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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
9
Local notes report Lincoln Kirk coming to the Opera House on Tuesday evening February 25. The item also lists many town residents and activities including Verbal updates on shops, shipments, and social visits across the area.
About forty Odd Fellows and Rebekahs attended the Anniversary meeting on Wednesday after a stormy eve. Bro. Pressley spoke on Odd Fellowship origin and aims, with E.N. Norris and others contributing. Music by Mabel Simcox, Lillian Vail, Allie Griffin, and Edwin Gray delighted attendees. A plentiful feast followed. guests regretted poor weather kept others away.
The W C T U and L T L staged an event at the M B E church Monday honoring Frances E Willard's birthday. Miss Elsie Belchers opened with a reading, the cantata featured L T L children, Miss Lillian Vail in a leading role, Mrs Ernest Simcox on organ, and a liberal offering was collected for which the ladies are thankful. Bro Willey gave the opening prayer and pronounced the benediction.
Mabel youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Lynch died Saturday February 13 at 1 pm in Pesotum after illness while visiting relatives. Born August 6 1907 she was six months nine days old. Funeral led by Rev Pressly at Robb home Sunday at two pm, burial in Patoka cemetery. Bereaved parents receive community sympathy. Also Mrs Mary Humes died at home northwest of town Tuesday evening. Catholic church service Friday at ten am.
A number of girls spent Sunday afternoon at Miss Jessie Haley's home. Miss Blanche Wilton hosted a party Wednesday evening. Miss Georgia Cruse entertained friends Thursday evening. Attendees included Winnie Hull Carrie Hostler Jessie Haley Nellie Quayle and Clara Belcher. Get your friends to subscribe for the Register.
Louie Wasem leases the Odd Fellows room to open a family market in Patoka. He will move his meat market there and add groceries, fruits, vegetables, and full market lines. Louie Zimmerman, returning from Denver, will help run the venture, with an opening planned around April 1 and details to follow.
The 1908 graduating class elected officers with Wm Crawford as president Martha Wheeler as secretary and Prudence Belcher as treasurer. Seniors tease Juniors wear class colors while teachers and students share weather woes and a leaking roof as life at the school continues.
Ross Walker pens a letter from Rio de Janeiro dated January 1808 describing welcome Brazilians, exchange money quirks, and equator crossing rituals aboard a ship. He notes other ships in harbor and hints at future sea travel toward Sandy Point and Magellan Bay.
A subscriber from Colfax to Cooksville Tl ht F D No 1 Box 9 asks the Horror Register to send issues to the new address. He praises Patoka news but misses Old Toast items and asks the Toad Is land correspondent to hurry up with coverage.
The community praised volunteers who worked hard to shovel snow from principal thoroughfares and sidewalks, noting many residents cleared walks around their properties last Saturday morning.
Notice from W. P. Lawrence, Collector, that tax payments or inquiries will be accepted at the Bank in Patoka on Wednesdays and Saturdays and at the Harness shop in Vernon on Tuesdays and Fridays each week.
An advertisement from Vail and Thalman seeks 100000 ties paid in trade with rates for No. 1 White Oak ties at 38 cents and culls at 15 cents. Red Oak 28 cents with culls at 10 cents soft timber 26 cents and culls 10 cents.
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