Rumley Tale of Oliver October Baxter and a Swamp Mystery
Oliver October Baxter grows up in Rumley where a gypsy prophecy haunts him. decades later detectives probe his father's disappearance in a swamp as Oliver enters politics while his aunt, lover, and uncle stir family and town intrigue.
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Olver October Baxter
Rumley
Oliver October
Baxter
Hapter II
Oliver
Josephine Sage
London
Heraughter
Jane
Young Oliver
Chicago
Mr. Baxter
Oiver
Sage
Rumiley
Mr. Sage
Horace Gooch
Friends
Gooch
Despatch
Malone
Oliver Baxter faces a gypsy prophecy and a marriage choice
Oliver confronts Malone and Edwin at a tense gathering as detectives plan a probe into his missing father. He wrestles with fear and love for Jane, confessing to her that he is in love and weighing whether to propose before turning thirty.
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Oliver
Chicago
Jane
Doctor Ansing
Malone
Mr. Malone
Charlie
Baxter
Olver
America
Sammy
Mrs. Sage
Sherlock Hawkshaw Malone
Mr. Sage
Gay
Ollie
Old Boy
Mrs. Grimes
Josephine
Lansing
Muriel
Janie
Vernon area residents host visitors and relatives
The long list of social calls and weekend visits shows residents from Vernon Bear Creek Mattoon Decatur Vandalia Patoka and nearby areas hosting relatives and friends. Reports include travels to Denver Meeker Okla Champaign and other towns as well as gatherings at homes and parks.
Local News Notes Entertain Visitors in Town
A L Vallow and wife of Clin ton visited Patoka Friday evening. Miss Eilen Chandler of Moweaqua is visiting here for a few days with friends.
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A. L. Vallow
Clinton
Patoka
Eilen Chandler
Moweaqua
Morgan family to relocate to Vernon after sale
Eli Morgan and Emmet Jones of Foster township visited Pa toka Thursday. Morgan left orders for sale bills dated Tuesday August 10. The Morgan family has bought the Holt place in Vernon and plans to move there.
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Eli Morgan
Emmet Jones
Foster Township
Patoka
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
Holt Place
Vernon
Weekend Socials and Local Visits Across Towns
Daughters Vanda and Miss Anna Morton visited Mattoon on Sunday. Henry Meadors and family plus Lester Crowder and family from McLean spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs W J Jones. Mary Evans of Vandalia visited the John Jones home Sunday. The Vernon Annual Picnic is set for Saturday July 31 at the Park. Several residents attended events including an Eastern Star meeting in Patoka and visits to Mil waukee for W L Grey.
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Lawrence Wilson
Lora
Bear Creek
F. C. Freyer
A. A. Griffin
Vernon
W. L. Hathaway
Tom Quayle
Hobart Arnold
Lee Peyton
Taylorville
Alice Arnold
Arnold Chapel
Juanita Hathaway
Gus Protz
Elmer Wortman
Mt. Olive
Dave Johnson
Decatur
Arewine Willett
Ethel
Nettie Cox
Mary Epps
Lem Meador
Elizabeth Meador
Edna Lawrence
Vandalia
Fred Lawrence
Roy Cox
Marcus
William Willett
Mary Kee Smith
W. L. Danbury
Delmar
J. W. Epps
Marion
Kitchel Park
Pana
Mildred Sorrel
Louise House
Mattoon
N. J. Newman
Meeker
Okla
John Jones
George Jett
Thelma
James
Dean
Fredonia
Vanda
Anna Morton
Henry Meadors
Lester Crowder
McLean
W. J. Jones
Mary Evans
S. C
George Bundy
Maron
Kapp
Helen
Jerene Sprinkle
Donald Lape
la Marr Moore
W. L. Grey
Milwaukee
Wis
The
Park
Town Hall
Mrs
Lee Muffin
Arthur Lee
Champaign
Juanita Hatch
West of Town
Lois Peacock
Ferne Danbury
Nellie Johnson
Patoka
Henry Sprinkle
Mr. Day of Pana
Lula Foltz
Salem invites you to attend County Reunion
Salem business men plan a two page notice inviting Patoka Register readers to attend the County Reunion next week. The editor spent about an hour in Salem arranging the layout, with local merchants glad to extend the invitation through paid channels.
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Salem
Patoka Register
Hudson Coach Destroyed By Fire Near Patoka
The Hudson Coach of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Nall was destroyed by fire on the hard road about a mile north of Patoka Monday night. Dean Eagan, asleep in the back seat, awoke to the alarm as fire consumed the vehicle. The coach was entirely destroyed and beyond repair.
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Hudson
Taylor Nall
Patoka
Robbery suspects captured after Greenville theft
Two men stole the Hupmobile from former Centralian Attorney Bob Wright in Greenville. A chase led toward Vandalia, then boarded a Van Line freight east. Brownstown marshal captured them. they are jailed in Bond County awaiting sentence.
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Centralian
Bob Wright
Greenville
Vandalia
Billy Green
Brownstown
Bond County
Oklahoma business men visit Patoka on trip home
Charles Pitcher an undertaker and George W Rodgers a hardware merchant of Carnerge Oklahoma spent most of Tuesday in Patoka en route home from Pickaway Ohio with a fine new funeral car Mr Pitcher is married to a former resident Miss Nellie Eaglin and paused to greet relatives and friends of his wife
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Charles Pitcher
George W. Rodgers
Carnerge
Oklahoma
Patoka
Pickaway
Ohio
Mr. Pitcher
Nellie Eaglin
Marion County Medical Association Meeting Report
Dr Murfin attended the Marion County Association meeting at Rainey Lake near Salem last Friday and called it very enjoyable. On the way home Dr Diehl of the State Board Effingham visited friends in Patoka.
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Murfin
Marion County Association
Rainey Lake
Salem
Diehl
State Board
Effingham
Patoka
Soldiers Special From Down State Evacuates to Camp Grant
Members of the 130th Illinois Infantry rode a special train from down state Friday morning to Camp Grant Rockford for a two week encampment. The unit’s movement emphasizes regional mobilization training as part of state defense.
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130Th Illinois Infantry
Camp Grant
Rockford
Profitable Year for Local Sheep Farmer Near Patoka
Frank Brocklemeyer reports a strong sheep year with 36 ewes and 1 buck. He raised 49 lambs, sold 11 for profit, net $15.85 per head and $11.25 on 20 more. Wool sales totaled $114.00, total receipts $485.85, leaving 18 lambs unsold.
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Frank Brocklemeyer
Patoka
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George Barr McCutcheon
Bell Syndicate
WINU
Mr. Gooch
Reverend Sage
New York
Sammy Parr
Herby
Baxter House
Peter
Jane Austen
Samuel Parr
Sikes
Link
John Phillips
Peteriines
Peter Hines
Pete Hines
Trent
Serepta
Sale Ando
Marion County Medical Association
Down State
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