Centralia notes and town ads highlight bids and visits
Local items record in town visitors including A B Ennis, J L Simcox, and Mrs M J Underwood. Ads promote Altom’s corn, raisins, Carbolineum lice killer, and fresh produce at Town Market. Community events include I O O F meeting, band concert plans, preacher Willey, and Patoka notices.
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A.B. Ennis
Centralia
Altoms
Tom Altom
Vandalia
Altom
S. Town
Reid
Town
Reading Room Effort Aids Young Readers In Town
Prof Sullivan backed a spring reading room push now progressing as the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union works to secure a room and obtain book prices. Donors are urged to contribute books or cash to equip a library for local youth.
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Sullivan
Loyal Temperance Legion social at Mrs Wasem’s
Senior members of the Loyal Temperance Legion met at Mrs Anna Wasem's Friday evening in May. About twenty five members and officers attended. The evening featured music and games. Neill Davidson won the prize in the contest. Refreshments were served and all thanked the hostess and officers for a pleasant and beneficial evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Temperance Legion
Anna Wasem
Neill Davidson
Memorial Services Planned at Baptist Church
Memorial services will be held Sunday morning May 24 at eleven o'clock at the Baptist church. Rev. Wiley will deliver the memorial address. The choir has arranged special music. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
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The
Baptist Church
Wiley
Decoration Day Program by Wm. Smith Post No 167 G A R
Decoration day events arranged by Wm. Smith Post No 167 G A R include a 1 PM procession from G A R Hall to the cemetery led by Patoka band, grave decorating, church service, choir and audience singing, roster reading, Lincoln's Gettysburg speech by D F Blankinship, poem Our Flag's Defenders by Mr Crawford and Miss Elsie Belcher, drill by 22 children, and Rev. Wiley's address. Flowers to Grand Army Hall by noon Saturday May 30th. donations requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R. Hall
Patoka
Lincoln
Gettisburg
D. F. Blankinship
Crawford
Elsie Belcher
Lillian Shimp
Rev. Wiley
Grand Army Hall
Indians at Patoka Baseball Clash Sparks Hype
The caller promotes a May 238 game at 3:00 p.m. between Patoka and a team called the Indians, promising a strong Patoka side and asserting past opponents were defeated. The Patoka band will play at the park and provide music as the big Indians take the field.
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Sandoval
Odin
Salem
Patoka
Coneee
Patoko
Gold Medal Contest at Opera House May 23
The Gold Medal Contest will be at the Opera House on Saturday evening May 23. Admission 15 and 10 cents with half net proceeds to the library. Contestants from Iuka Centralia Kinmundy and Patoka include Helen Briddell Faye Shuttleworth Hobart Arnold Clara Belcher Flossie Livesay. Programs feature songs solos recitations and a presentation of medal with judges' decision.
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Opera House
Goodale
F. C. Freyer
Daisy Gray
Anna Buss
Helen Black
Presly
Iuka
Centralia
Kinmundy
Patoka
Helen Briddell
Faye Shuttleworth
Hobart Arnold
Clara’ Belcher
Flossie Livesay
Regiarone
Jessie Altom
Dean Blankinship
J. C. Pressly
Memorial service at Vernon cenotaph for Civil War volunteers
A Vernon memorial service invites attendees to place flowers on the cenotaph honoring those who died for the Union. The event also offers a chance to express gratitude to veterans and future generations for the nation's blessings. Subscribe for the Register.
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Vernon
Patoka youths raid a Balance homestead for ice cream and goods
A Saturday excursion from Patoka with a wagon party reached the Balance home four miles SE of town. Miss Anna Ballance and John Cools aided the party in taking over the premises while residents were away. Despite the raid the crowd enjoyed a sociable session with ice cream and cake and prepared for further similar trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patoka
Geo
Anna Ballance
John Cools
Lester Ballance
George Smith
Leslie Ballance
Centralia
Mr. Heirt
Cairo,il
Colt Show In Patoka June 27 With Frank S S
Colts to be halter broke shown without mothers on Patoka streets Saturday afternoon June 27 from two to four o clock. First prize is the service fee for 1908, second prize half the service fee for 1908. Bring costs and remember May 27 date. Vor Skin Poor toilet requisites endorsed by U S Health Board. Patoka Illinois.
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Patoka
Frank S&s
Hogs Flee in Uncertain Weather Says Pleasant Hill Observer
Walker Brammock reports a herd of hogs moving en masse across a field then regrouping, while a buyer notes the animals’ nervousness and fighting tendencies. The piece attributes the odd behavior to phonetic malaprops and a farmer’s reply about woodpeckers driving the hogs to distraction as warm weather returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Brammock
Pleasant Hill
Marion County Farmers Institute Announces Sept 16 18
To Farmers Gardeners and Fruit Growers the Marion County Farmers Institute will be held Sept 16 17 and 18 offering liberal premiums for orchard farm and garden products. Prepare exhibits of fruit grain and vegetables to credit our county. Onas T McLauantin Secy.
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Marion County ‘Farmers’ Institute
Onas. T. McLauautin Sec’y
Auction Sale Postponed Due to Weather
Auction sale postponed from Saturday May 23 due to unsettled weather. If weather allows on the following Saturday, farmers would be busy, so the sale is moved to the first Saturday in June.
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Pressly
Odin Mon
Craig
Preyer’s
Addie Messenger
St. Louis
Wm. Sicher
Altom’s
Jno. L. Simcox and Son
Lisle
M. J. Underwood
Maud
Alcom’s
Sara Farmer
J.T. Dukes and Daughter
Joe Humes
Ed. Delassus
G. F. Cothern
Gunn
Baptist’ Church
Wasem & Zimmerman
I. O. O. F. Lodge
S. E. Altom
Dale
Mr. Altom
Anna M. Adamson
Marjorie Robb
Tom Lynch
I. C. Park
Leta Ward
Magnolia
C. E. Blankinship
I. C
J. E. Willey
Indiana
Bro. Willey
David van Fossan
Clay City
Warren Jett
Buckley Wash
Louie Wasem
C. EB. Bugs
Elena Gray
Wade Brow
A. J. Earl and Son
Indianapolis
C. S. Blankinship
Eli Jones
M.L. Jones
Archie Messenger
Normal
M. E
Bro
Willey
Patoka Land & Loan Co
J. H. Davis
Strasburg
Floyd
Hannah Livesay
Patoka Dell
Wiley, Wilton & Co
Purina
C. E. Buss
J. A. Simcox
Barrette
Alice
Lillian
I. H. Wilton
Rev. Green
Ike
Frank H. Loy
Anti-Saloon League
Mr. Loy
Register
Walker
Texas
Findlay
Senior
L. T. L. Social
Memorial Services
Wm. Smith
Nebraska Indians
Central Station
Colt Show
U. S. Health Board
Poto
Mus
C. J. Pressny
Patoka, Ill
Missouri Pointers
Ile
Turk
Turk Said
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