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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
5
Correspondences from Independence note roads remain bad as farmers drag wagons to ease travel. Independence school has closed. D. N. Smith jokes he can crawl fish if offered $55.00 per acre for his land. Road Overseer is forced to work after many washouts.
Sandoval minds tilt toward local option amid a divided vote climate. Hoover and his eldest son left for Hot Springs Arkansas after selling household effects. Mrs. H R Sherman remains critically ill. Electric line work continues when weather allows. Kennedy reports no accord between Illinois coal operators and miners at the Peoria UMWA convention. Elder Tannon of Salem spoke at Murphy's Hall on local option benefits.
West of Fairman reports Arthur Morris has moved to the George Tabor farm and intends to try farming this summer. He believes farming offers more money than carpentry, and locals hope he will do well. Lewis Easten and family from Missouri have left after visiting relatives and are returning to their future home.
Robert Foltz bought 200 acres from L H Gerrish while Miss Myrtle Belcher’s health is noted as not improving. Local social items report visits and shop- ping by Gerrish Foltz Belcher families. Eaglin school closed. funerals for Mr Lee with relatives from St Louis and Sandoval attending. land surveys by Mr Washburn of Vandalia. Marion County death of Abraham Lee buried in Harrison cemetery.
A Central examination drew attendees including Jake Ehrat in Vandalia on Saturday, with James M. Emerson and Wm. Busenhart visiting Vandalia on Sunday. The March 14 gathering at the High School building involved Mr. Gray of Elwin Till who spent Saturday night with John Busenhart.
Mrs. Jacob Yenney of Mulberry Grove visits with son L Yenney and wife. Several residents travel to St Louis and Vernon for work and errands. Wedding reports, church events, and a long list of visits fill the week. Died Clement Ousery of consumption after a two year illness, interred in Vandalia. Muir of St Louis attends funeral of daughter Jenettia Meseke in Wilberton township.
William H Ballard died March 1 1908 at 3 pm aged 6 years 3 months 26 days born Washington County Illinois June 27 841. Married twice first to Mary Galfean in Texas later to Laura Humphrey Clinton Illinois. Served in Co E 11th Illinois Infantry 1861 1864. Funeral March 3 Farmers Cemetery conducted by Rev Good with MWA. Two living children Charles and Eva Soujlers. A Morganfield Ky dispatch notes Cumberland Presbyterian church property case in Kentucky.
The list shows mixed corn and white corn per bushel and per ton, oats, wheat, straw, flour, butter, eggs per dozen, hens per pound, spring chickens, geese and turkey prices per pound or per young animal, ducks, feathers, hogs per cwt, beef cows per head, lambs, veal calves with prices ranging from small cents to several dollars, ending with a choice veal calves price around 450 dollars.
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