Bear Creek Community Notes and Local Visits
Frank Murfin and wife and daughter Emma Wilson from Wisconsin visited Frank Lake and family. Luther Brown and wife from St Louis stayed with relatives. Maggie Walls and children from Decatur visited. Harry Rouse threshing beans nearby. Uncle Charles Huddleston is poorly. J Libell and wife with granddaughter visited John Anderson. Walter Pribble went north to help harvest corn. Mrs S A Richardson hosted a quilting party with neighbors. Bear Creek Baptist church formed an A B Y P A with eighteen members in two groups led by Albert Halbrooks and Mae Linton. Rev Oral Brown led services. Walla Cooper and wife visited W W Olmstead. Chas Christie and family with Rev Brown and Clara Benefiel visited Fred Lake. Christie, Harvey Phinney and Fred Lake went to East St. Louis to see Lem in hospital. Bert Halbrook and wife with daughter visited Chas Halbrook. George Christie family visited Frank Lake. I F Thompson not well. Carl Easton and family Sundayed with Orval Jones. Joe Outhouse visited Darrel and Lewis Linton on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Murfin
Emma Wilson
Wisconsin
Frank Lake
Luther Brown
St. Louis
Maggie Walls
Decatur
Harry Rouse
Charles Huddleston
J. Libell
John Anderson
Walter Pribble
S. A. Richardson
Bear Creek Baptist Church
Albert Halbrooks
Mae Linton
Oral Brown
Baptist Church
Walla Cooper
W. W. Olmstead
Chas. Christie
Clara Benefiel
Fred Lake
Harvey Phinney
East St. Louis
Lem
Bert Halbrook
Herrick
Mary Lake
Chas. Halbrook
George Christie
I. F. Thompson
Carl Easton
Orval Jones
Joe Outhouse
Darrel
Lewis Linton
For Sale and Rent Notices and Farm Listings
Classifieds list items for sale including a cap honey at 26 cents a pound, a Poland China sow, Brown Leghorn hens at nine dollars per dozen, and a fine cow. Farms and fruit tree nursery offerings note 80 acre rental and 300 000 trees with wholesale prices. Includes moving services and foundation work from Patoka area traders. Also mentions soil storage habits of native China and Malay peninsula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Frahs
Livesay
Arewine Willett, Jr
Shobonier
Ill
I. F. Outhouse
Patoka
Illinois
H. L. Cox
C. O. Livesay
George Ballance
Salem
Alma
M. Shieffler
Alma, Ill
Huge Bhatghar Dam Claims World Volume Record
The Bhatghar Irrigation dam near Poona India holds a masonry volume of 21 500 000 cubic feet and is described as the largest dam in the world by volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bhatghar
Poona
Community Notes from East of Town and Nearby
Nellie Belcher buys a new Ford while Nathan Daniels and family relocate to Finley. Ora Green visits Salem on business and wins first prize with Mrs. Vergil. Rev. Henley starts Zion revival. Salem visitors include Chas Hall viewing his farm remains and Roy Thompson with Luther Caldwell families. Madison Jones sale draws a large crowd. Jones plans Chicago move. Theo Williams buys farm. Elmer Albert hosts Fred Hugo of Chicago and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Belcher
Nathan Daniels
Finley
Ora Green
Salem
Ted Nelson
J. A. Caldwell
Vergil
Lora Caldwell
Mary
Alma
Rev. Henley
Zion
Ross Smith
Floyd Stormen
Chas. Hall
Roy Thompson
Luther Caldwell
Dr. Laswell
Sarah Caldwell
Mudison Jones
Mr. Jones
Chicago
Theo. Williams
Fred Hugo
Elmer Albert
Doctor Haney Offers Wide Range of X Ray and Therapeutic Equipment
Dr Jo M Haney advertises latest approved apparatus and accessories for X Ray Ultraviolet Rays Electro-Therapeutics and more. Office at 104 North Locust Street Centralia Illinois operates 9 to 12 and 2 to 6 daily. Telephone 809.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Locust Street
Centralia
Tolinois
Local Illinois Business Cards and Professionals Listed
A compact catalog of professionals and services in Centralia Patoka and Vernon Illinois. Includes Dr Baldwin dental office Hartmans chiropractor H B Johnson Zobrist physician Smith Murfin funeral service Earl Graham painter A L Murfin J M Smith real estate and B N Griffin insurance providers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Zobrist
Patoka
Illinois
B. N. Griffin Real Estate Bought and Sok Fire and Life Insurance
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Deafness Cure
Catarrhal deafness results from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube and can cause irreversible hearing loss. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised to rid the system of catarrh and related deafness, sold by druggists for over 40 years by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Chensy & Co
Toledo
Objo
Ehrat Family News and County Sale Notes
Albert Ehrat and family drove to Centralia on Thursday. Residents visited Vandalia where Barbara and Lizzie Ehrat’s land sold to the highest bidder, Wm. Ehrat the buyer. Several members traveled to St Louis to visit daughters, and other family visits occurred in Alton and Peoria. Shotgun shells and powders advertised at Altoms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Ehrat
Centralia
Frank Sasse
Ed Meseke
John Riedle
John
Vandalia
Sveral
Barbara
Lizzie
Hunting Notice Prohibits All Hunting on Local Lands
A long list of landowners and lessees including Houston Bros and Pope Sisters pledge no hunting or trespassing on their lands. Signatories such as A Gettleman J Talbert Laura Carter Chas Jett Carter Bros O Hill Orville Hill Elmer Kirgan and others join in the notification. The notice directs enforcement by the named property owners and controllers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Bros
Pope Sisters
John Frahs
H. L. Logan
F. M. Peddicord
Oscar Davis
Frank Lake
George Perkins
L. M. Green
Lydia Logan L. V. Patton
Jesse Piercett
Woeoters
James W. Thompson
Anna Weatherholt
Leo Freyer
W. W. Davis
Wm. Ververs
A. Gettleman
J. T. Talbert
Laura Carter
Chas. B. Jett Carter Bros
A. S. Jett
N. Walker
O. Hill Co
Harris Orville Hill Elmer Kirgan
C. B. McHaney
S. T. Meredith
Clarence Cozad Herman Mack W. A. Meredith Marion Evans — Fi Meredith
M. J. Palmer , E. Palmer
J. E. Palmer
E. BE. McHaney
E. E. McGlumphy
W. D. Cozad
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bear Creek
Nacre
China
Inutn
Malay Peninsula
Mobil Oil
George J. Wasem
Patoka Business Men’s
Co-Operative Association
J. Altom & Son
Patoka Motor CO
F. J. Rogier
Becketts Garage
Patoka How. & Furn. CO
First State Bank
Patoka Register
Martin & Martin
J. W. Delassus
W. H. Cain
Patoka Elevator CO
Gilleys Garage
Hill Brothers
WM. Thalman & Sons
B. F. Hostlar
Geo. E. Ballance
T. E. Irvin
A. E. Good
Boxer
Bayer
Ude
Fred Gilley
Patoka, Illinois
E. F. Greer
H. B. Johnson
Earl Graham
Vernon
Augsburg
Altoms
Eous
Kohl & Meyer Co
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