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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1928
Page
2
A dense list of visits, neighbors, and social happenings around Vernon Illinois fills the week. Numerous residents travel to Decatur Patoka Vandalia and Centralia. a Vernon ball team win and a Fourth of July plans loom.
Fosterburg residents report visits and travels including Jane Walker visiting sister Mrs Lewis Jones and Mrs Frank Frizzell returning from Vernon. Local happenings include mud repairs on the Vernon road and skunk captures. Melvin Doolen learns of daughter in law Keith Doolen’s death at South Bend. No Kan Kansas City parade delegation from The Burg.
Lloyd Kinney the road boss completed essential road work last week. John Shepard's brooder house was attacked by rats killing 108 chicks and 2 ducklings on Wednesday night. Luther Barnes and wife visited Pa toka and dined with John Barnes and wife last Thursday. John Shepard helped brother Charley clear stump land in the river bottom. Freda Shepard and children visited Lulu Sharp Friday afternoon. George Goodwin and John Henry Belcher hauled hay Friday. A heavy rain Friday night paused farm work for a few days. John Shepard and family visited Sandoval for Mr Stone's fiftieth birthday on Sunday. Ted Moore and family visited Lou Belcher and family Sunday. A cattle tester was in the area last week. Gladys and Louise Barnes visited Genevieve Bryant after Sunday School.
On Monday night June 11 a surprise party was held at Louise Lake’s home for her forty sixth birthday. Seventy five people attended including Emmett Caudle and family Wm Chriss and family Amon Sterling and family Chas Ballance and family A Brummitt and family Orval Jones and family W P Lawrence and family Darrel and Clark Linton Lucy Robertson and children Albert Brown and family Wm Brewer and family Walter Pribble and family Mary Pribble George Christie and family Wm Linton and son Beryl Linton Winess Linton and wife and daughter Frank Tompkins and son Horace.
Anna Benefiel and family celebrate with games and music at Bear Creek near Donald Lake Niantic. Visitors include Anna Roberts and daughter in law Mrs Kenneth Roberts, Clinton, Laura Olmstead and sons, Effie Olmstead, Alvin Hathaway, Andrew Peddicord, N Rosenbaum, Vernon, Charley and Oscar Rosenbaum Detroit Michigan. Mamie and Ina Lawrence visit W P Lawrence's family. Forest Baxter Letta Cox attend Carbon dale school. Mary Pribble returns from Assumption visit. Vandalia callers Frank Lake and Frank Tompkins. Jerry Zimmerman family visit Walter Melton. Beautiful residences for rent on Main Street near Everglades. apply at Real Estate office during low tide.
Numerous for sale notices including livestock pots plants furniture and land. Names show Hiram Logan Mrs J S Hudspeth W L Parks Arthur L Irvin Logan Meredith Fred C Busenhart J R Livesay Harry Perkins J L Simcox F M Smith and F Bank of Patoka with items like sheep 40 acres house pigs corn canna bulbs and more listed with prices and locations Patoka Vernon Shobonier Patoka area.
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