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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1908
Page
6
Sabbath School starts at 9 30 with preaching on the first Sabbath each month at 10 45 a m and 7 00 p m Rev Suarp is the pastor Baptist Church also listed in the column for nearby congregations.
The Christian Church held Sunday School at 9 30 a m with good attendance and liberal offerings. Officers were reelected: D F Blanks hip Supt C M Ashton Asst Supt Daisy Gray Secy Leah Shimp Asst Secy James Kling Treasurer. Eld Leland Brown of Vandalia preached monthly in 1908 but fell sick during morning services. Both services were well attended.
The M. E. Church South reports Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and preaching at Zion Patoka Toad Island schedule on separate Sundays. Officers and teachers for 1903 were elected and Miss Elsie Belcher read a selection as ninety five attendees, two less than enrolled.
The total collection was 1.95 dollars with the largest contribution coming from Mrs. J. L. Altom's class of girls. C. J. Pressty and P. C. are noted among others.
Weather mild and busy days follow a dark week for hogs as nine hogs were slaughtered in one day at a single barrel with three parties involved. The Super Lake Drainage District dredge boat progresses with water and fish plentiful. Oyster suppers abound. Christmas Eve and New Year celebrations occur at local homes. A three week protracted meeting at Mound Chapel led to many conversions. The Christmas tree at West Chapel school drew a large crowd and praised pupils. The public is urged to take pride in communal moral education and elevating school programs.
White Haven notes January 6 start with weather blessing. Farmers haul corn despite bad roads. Thomas Christie advertises sale of farm implements and stock as his son plans to run the farm. Willie Oates covers mail duties while Mr. Payne is ill. others travel and visit relatives.
Miss Lillian Norris spent Saturday and Sunday with home folks. Uncle Clete Tarvin is very low with pneumonia and lagrippe. Mrs. Frank Hatch has an attack of lagrippe. Robert Norris plans to break the record in poultry raising. Clay Towler stays with grandparents and attends White Haven school. Jim Smith and family Sunday with Mrs. Z Ballance. Floyd Hatch did business in Vandalia Saturday. Mr. Vandeventer and family visited his son Hiram. Chester Cox, now in Oklahoma, was married at Christmas. Families watched the dredge boat plough through Old Mother Earth last Thursday.
Long list of Sunday visits and local movements as residents travel between Shobonier Vandalia Patoka Vernon Sandoval and nearby towns. Obituary notes Mrs Jane Ball dies Jan 6 1907. she lived in Ireland England and Illinois and joined local churches.
Mr and Mrs Squire Taylor attended the funeral of Mrs Taylors sister on Wednesday. Mrs Nora Belcher visited her sister Mrs Rosa Melton Tuesday. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs N Smith Tuesday night. Laura Hill is visiting friends over holidays. Chas Peacock and family visit Mrs Rebekah Howell and family. Mr and Mrs Martin Hopkins and Mr and Mrs R A Farmer visited with Mr and Mrs Harley Ore. Ed Let and wife spent Tuesday night in Keysport. Amnie Livesay returned home Monday after visiting her parents of Patoka. Mr and Mrs Ed Carter spent Sunday with Mrs Mindora Carter of Patoka. Little Beda Jarret is ill. Geo Thomason and wife and Lymon Litt and wife visited the Carters Sunday. Hayne Belcher and Otto Marohl near Jolyn Baxter’s house. Jim Kink and wife visiting Jim’s sister in Maron. Rev Wiley had dinner with Milord Jiscus and family Sunday.
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Metzger in Vandalia a New Year's day gathering brought together J. T. Mulford and wife, Lucile Mulford, and many relatives from Vandalia Hagarstown and Minnesota. Guests enjoyed a fine dinner and a mock surf game. the event highlighted hospitality and social ties among local families.
Health status remains fair with Mrs Rogiers and her son visiting Greenville for a few days. John Nelson and family visited Jim Thompsons Sunday. Joe Bates continues tiling his land and Jim Quail husked corn. Copple family and Gusta Bright visited Will Coop ers Sunday. John Smith returned to the Soldier’s home in Indiana after visiting W D Smith. Will Martin and wife visited his uncle Wes Martin Friday. Mr Swanson has rented the C Martin farm and will move in March.
The fragmentary OCR lists farm goods with scattered items such as corn wheat eggs hogs and beef. Many entries are garbled or incomplete with odd spellings and stray characters, making exact prices and units unclear. The piece resembles a market catalog or notice rather than a cohesive article.
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