Local Notes From Fostersburg and Surrounding Areas
Robert Arnold and family visited the Owens Belcher family near Zion last Thursday. Mrs. M. S. Walker hosted her daughter Mrs. Lewis Jones on Sunday. Road conditions kept teachers from Vernon for the meeting. Measles at Paul Erwats was a misdiagnosis. cases of whooping cough are reported nearby. Lewis Jones and Orval Walton went to Patoka on a shopping trip for neighbors. Francis Griffin brought a red top seed to Vernon. Mean Arnold spent Sunday with Wayne Doolen. J W Arnold marked his eightieth birthday with a family dinner February 14. Mrs. Blanche Doolen lost a sheep to dogs. advice to tie up dogs at night. Marshall McCarty now handles mail for W. H. Frambes, who is nursing his ill father. Lew Engler expects to finish moving by April 1 if roads improve. Paul Arnold of Chicago spent the weekend visiting farms and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Arnold
Owen Belcher
Zion
M. S. Walker
Lewis Jones
Vernon
Paul Ehrats
Orval Walton
Patoka
Francis Griffin
Mean Arnold
Wayne Doolen
J. W. Arnold
Jeems
Blanche Doolen
Marshall McCarty
W. H. Frambes
Lew Engler
Paul Arnold
Chicago
Altom’s
Altoms
Edward Gruber
St. Louis
Hazel Foster
Farmington, Mo
Wm. Brocklelmeyer
B. F. Elefritz
Cruse
Bloomington
Grace Pigg
Astoms
Jack Agee
Albert Cruse
Harry Clark
Davenport
Iowa
W. K. Hoag
Legion Hall
David van Fossan
Clinton
I. C
Bob Walton
Homer Potts
Potts
Gerald Cox
Johnny Anderson
Bettie Clark
Decatur
Clark Blankin
Ship
Clark
Davidson
Ira Caldwell
Robert
Ben Livesay
Springfield
Bill Eagan
Harry
Ed Jones
Centralia
W. R. Simcox
Johnny Moran
Clara
Walter Parks
Walters
J. T. Stephens
Wichita Falls
Texas
J. L. Parks
Walter
Ada Burns
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Merryman-Weatherholt
Clayton
Maxine Anderson
Mable Wimberly
Nell Hawkins
Treva Riley
Joe Nester
Dale Altom
White Haven Community Notes Busy for Spring
Farmers drag roads and clean up around homes as spring nears. Mrs. William Linton and neighbors visit. The Landreth child is reported very sick. Families host and travel for visits. Regular meeting day set for next Saturday night and Sunday with all invited.
Alma Residents Attend Teachers Institute at Centralia
Report notes Alma residents including Mr and Mrs E J Jackson Miss Mary Winks and Miss Lulu Foster attended the teachers institute in Centralia on Friday Mrs Frank Malone visited W E Sullens Harry Maxey delivered lumber to Marion Griffin this week A kitchen shower for Evelyn Williams drew many presents at Mrs K A Williams home Tuesday night Pearl Painter hauled wall for Glove Lumber Co A party for Edith Hines drew many young people Ernest Harris and Co cleared a hedge fence row for Dan Purcell J P Watson planted garden Elmer Black and boys were in Alma on business Merritt Caldwell of Patoka visited Dan Purcell and family Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Jackson
Mary Winks
Lulu Foster
Teachers Institute
Centralia
Frank Malone
W. E. Sullens
Harry Maxey
Marion Griffin
K. A. Williams
Evelyn
Pearl Painter
Glove Lumber Co
Rock party and injuries cited in East of Town notes
The report records a Wednesday rock party at James Caldwell's residence and a knee fracture from a fall at a tree last Sunday involving Herbert Green. It notes visits by Henry Somerville with Wiley Campbell, recent residence moves by Jim Pollard and Loren Bullard, a Nichols sale attended by a large crowd, a February 19 birth of a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Chris Neil, and a light humorous note about Chris reacting to a baby's colic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Caldwell
Herbert Green
Henry Somerville
Wiley Campbell
Jim Pollard
Henry Williams Place
Uka
Loren Bullard
Williams Place
Nichols
Chris Neilson
Chris
Not Sleep Tonight After He Knows It All
A terse line notes that once aware, he will not sleep. The fragment hints at looming knowledge driving insomnia or urgency. No names or places are provided to anchor a broader story.
Fresh ground corn meal and local notes at Altoms
Fresh ground corn meal advertised at Altoms with light local notes. Busy social week includes visits from Mr and Mrs Edward Gruber of St Louis Miss Hazel Foster of Farmington Mo to Wm Brockl emmeyer and B F Elefritz families. Local shipping and dress sale promotions also listed.
Menthe-Krecamo Promoted For Deep Colds And Coughs
An Illinois physician claims Menthe-Krecamo M K relieves deep seated colds and stubborn bronchial coughs after over 12 years of development. The ad promises fever reduction and infection progress checks with a money back guarantee and lists Thomas Altom of Patoka as a seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Altom
Patoka
Illinois agriculture reports January activity across divisions
The Illinois Department of Agriculture outlines January work across divisions. Dairies shows 7588 inspections and 921 samples with 637 analyzed and 856 legal, 281 illegal, 21889 pounds destroyed, 67 hearings and 49 correction notices. Cooperative Crop Reporting notes 1926 summary to 9400 readers and 14000 reports. Plant Industry lists seed analysis and European corn borer monitoring. Poultry division highlights the annual show and record egg lays. Dairy Husbandry Promotion reports membership up to 2000. Standardization and Markets details flock and hatchery accrediting, eggs show. State Fair progress covers grandstand work and sewer extensions. Apiary Inspection notes no inspections but ongoing educational work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairies
Springfield Laboratory
Division OF Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Division OF Plant Industry
Division OF Poultry
State Poultry Association
Modern American Industrial Spirit Guides Illinois News
Illinois weekly notes local upgrades and projects across towns including Grayville paving streets and a new state highway, Auburn street paving, Chicago subway plans under the B and O at 79th and Yates, a Milan fire truck arrival, South Chicago hospital plans, Windsor Park post office completion, Richmond waterworks, Glen Ellyn street widening, and various utilities and industrial efforts statewide. It mentions a flour industry statistic for Southern Illinois and a new semaphore signal at Grayville’s Four Railroad crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayville
Grayvalle
Mt. Carmel
Auburn
Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio
79Th Street
Yates Avenue
Milan
New South Chicago Community Hospital
Keithsburg
Ashland
Fulton—Tri-City Telephone Company
Miles Center
College Hill
Dempster
Frankfort
Waukegan
Glenview
Howard Street
Casey
Sparta
Weil-Kalter Bay
Illinois
Big Four Railroad
South Street
Locals Share Weekend Visits and Travel
Locals include Mr. and Mrs. William Bruening of East St. Louis visiting relatives and returning with Mrs. Laura Holland and Mrs. C. N. Cruse. Glen Quayle and wife with Mrs. T. H. Quayle attended the Nichols sale and visited briefly. John H. Davis and family, wintering in Florida, headed to Patoka and then Decatur for summer. Frances Gilley, wife and Fred Gilley went to the auto show in St. Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bruening
East St. Louis
Laura Holland
C. N. Cruse
Glen Quayle
T. H. Quayle
John H. Davis
Florida
Patoka
Decatur
Frances Gilley
Fred Gilley
St. Louis
Local Notes From Shobonier And Nearby
Shobonier residents report Mrs. George Cox returned home after hospital wait. Miss Della Thomas visited with S A Willett family then returned home. Sam Robinson joined his sister and uncle for an early Thursday Patoka visit. Mrs. George Metzger returned home from Wood River after visiting her son and family. Rollin Brown, telephone manager, has been on the sick list. A Tintee Behren daughter riding Purple Swan bus reached her gate after detour from St Louis. Anna Schmid rode an inbound bus to St Louis. A damages suit was filed by Gene Henniger connected with local violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cox
Effingham Hospital
Della Thomas
Farmer Cemetery
Greenup
S. A. Willett
Sam Robinson
Patoka
Eagan
George W. Green
George J. Metzger
Wood River
Frank Leever
Gon John Jr
Rollin Brown
Ot Tintee ‘Behren
Purple Swan
St. Louis
Chicago
Anna Schmid
Wm. Schmid
Gene Henniger
Local notices and obituaries from Beecher City area
Trial setting for a local figure and the transfer of an association to Marion Mutual frame the brief. Miss Tercie Horn died in Chicago last Thursday. funeral and burial near Beecher City followed. Frank Allender Jr and wife announce a baby boy. The six year old son of Earl Smith died of diphtheria at home, two siblings ill, family quarantined. mother was hospitalized previously at Southern Illinois Hospital in Anna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Marion
Tercie. Horn
Chicago
Beecher City
Frank Allender, Jr
Earl Smith
Hanson
Farmer
Southern Illinois Hospital
Anna
Night prowler slams coal cinder through Noah Carter window
A large coal cinder was slammed through a window of the Noah Carter home last Wednesday night at ten o clock, striking the opposite wall with a thump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah Carter
Card of Thanks for Kindness after Death
We thank friends for kindness sympathy flowers and comforting words during the illness and death of our husband father grandfather and brother Rosetta Lee Mrs Will Gordon and Grandchildren Irvin Lee pray God’s blessing on all who helped in our sad hours
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosetta Lee
Will Gordon
Irvin Lee
Mind as the Lesson-Sermon Focus in Christian Science Churches
Sunday services in Christian Science Churches centered on Mind with the February 20 lesson. The Golden Text from James 1 5 urged asking God for wisdom. Romans 11 33 34 36 affirmed the depth of gods mind and infinite counsel. Science and Health notes Mind sustains the world and resists philosophy or skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Telephone Notice of Immediate Assessment Payment
Line assessment is now due and I should be paid at once as we wish to do some repairs at once. A. D. Nichols, Sec. Treas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Nichols
Sec
Treas
Why Are People So Indifferent to the Gospel
A 1920s commentary notes widespread indifference to religion amid a rush for worldly pleasures. It cites 1925 Bible production reaching 9 million copies in 150 languages, and 20 million automobiles, arguing secular pursuits eclipse spiritual concerns as the gospel is preached across streets and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Using Automobiles for the Glory of God
A reader argues that $700 per person would exceed European debt payments and fall short of the national debt, blaming worldly amusements for empty church pews. The piece cites scripture urging youth to rejoice but warns that God will judge desires, urging families to repurpose automobiles for divine purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Tax Sale Notice for Lot 10 Rosemont Addition
Rosa B. Kirkpatrick and unknown owners warned of a June 16 1925 tax sale in Marion County Illinois. L H Jonas purchased Lot 10 Block 4 Rosemont Addition Centralia Sidewalk District 2 NE part of town. redemption period expires June 16 1927. Redeem at County Clerk's Office Salem Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa B. Kirkpatrick
Rosa B. Kirkland
Marion County
Illinois
Salem
Marion
Ilinois
L. H. Jonas
Rosemont
Centralia
Willaim Morris
Hillard Danner
E. Limecox
Said
Patterson & Knight
Real Estate Redemption Notice in Centralia Illinois
Lena Gertrude Turner associate with Home Building and Loan Association and H A Lippert of Marion County Illinois announce a redemption action dated June 16 1925 for land described as Lot 1 Block 4 Pearcys Addition Centralia Northwest Drainage District Assessment No 32 Installment No 1. Property bounds include 113 ft 9 in north of SE corner N 50 ft W 50 ft W 1381 ft S 50 ft E 181 ft. Salem Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Gertrude Turner
Home Building & Loan Association
H. A. Lippert
Marion County
Illinois
Salem
Marion
L. H. Jonas
A. D
SE Corner
Pearcy
Centralia
Northwest
Iil
Property Redemption Notice for 1927 District Assessment
Adam Roth Grocery Co. declares redemption action on 40 ft S side Lot 9 Co. Clerk's Sub-div Pt Lot 10 SE Sec 7 Side walk District No. 2 NE part of Town. Assessment No. 33 Installment No. 1 & 2 dated February 25 1927 in reference to June 16 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Roth Grocery Co
Marion County
Illinois
Salem
Marion
L. H. Jonas
Salem, Il
County Tax Notice for Lot 61 Patterson & Knight Addition
William Morris Hillard Danner and E Limecox declare a general tax on Lot 61 Block 1 Patterson Knight Addition Centralia. Redemption period ends June 16. Dated February 25, 1927, County Clerk's Office.
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Fostersburg
White Haven
William Linton
Oral. Brown
Leo Landreth
Mary Pribble
Wm. Brewer
Albert Brown
Illinois Christie
Harvey Phinney
G. C. Johnson
S. W. W. Olmstead
Chas. Halbrook
Murvin
G. GC. Johnson
Wm. Linton
John Anderson
Murvin Halbrook
Louis Olmstead
ALMA
Illinois Department Agriculture
Division OF Foods
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Illinois Weekly Industrial Review
Shobonier
Twirls
Cinder
Christian Science Churches
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