Bear Creek Notes On Health Travel and Local Weather
Aunt Jane Christie has been ill but better now. Local sightings include Warren Caudle and family in town and S A Richardson visiting the Brummit family. H L Cox hauled corn to Vernon. J A Wilson and wife plan Iowa visit stopping at Peru, Illinois. Weather chatter predicts a changeable period to December 25 then bitter cold to mid January with a dry winter and limited snow. Reverend Graf Brown led revival meetings at Bear Creek Baptist Church. Various neighbors visited, traveled, or hosted, including Mr and Mrs Lyman Hitchcock of Canada and Dale Payne of St Elmo. City events: Ladies Aid met and plans for December 5 entertainment at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Christie
Warren Caudle
S. A. Richardson
Shelbyville
R. A. Brummit
H. L. Cox
Vernon
J. A. Wilson
Clifford
Iowa
John Fiedler
Peru
Geo. Christie
Walter Pribble
Graf Brown
Bear Creek Baptist Church
Geo. Olmstead
Geo
Lyman Hitchcock
Canada
J. C. Linton
Dale Payne
St. Elmo
Geo, Payne
Pert Tedrick
Vandalia
George Olmstead
North
Jaret
Mary
Centralia
Kate Leninger
Nealt Sorrel
Mildred
Grace Meador
I. W. Doolen
Mt. Vernon
Jesse Doolen
Gus Protz
Patoka
Avey Gideon
Missouri
John Rouse
Luke Snyder
Curtiss
Grace Revis
Dale
Robert
Southeast Town Visit Notes Show Local Families Socializing
Leatha Bowen and her children visited Matilda Bowen and family. Leo Sebastia and wife visited Theo Meredith and family Tuesday. Mrs. Jim Snyder called on Matilda Bowen Thursday evening. Mat Belcher family visited with Luthe Williams and family of Decatur on weekend. Coby Peyton visited friends at Monequa Sunday. Agnes Collins visited Matilda Bowen and children Tuesday. Theo Meredith and granddaughter Hazel called on Jerbie Belcher and daughter Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leatha Bowen
Matilda Bowen
Leo Sebastia
Theo. Meredith
Jim Snyder
Matilda Bower
Mat Belcher
Luthe, Williams
Decatur
Coby Peyton
Monequa
Agnes Collins
Theo
Meredith
Hazel
FOSTERSBURG NEWS Local social notes and stray mud hole quip
Mrs Blanche Doolen visited Mrs Fanny Crowder and Rev Kapp filled his regular Arnold Chapel appointment. Neighbors and kin share weekend calls at Alton hospital and with the Griffins. Marion Griffin left Monday to help with corn in mud. The editor jokes about a pet mud hole and city ordinances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Doolen
Fanny Crowder
Kapp
Arnold Chapel
Mya
Hacan
Eli Morgan
Jane Walker
Martha
Alton
Lewis Meuhlausen
Alma
Francis Griffins
Bert Arnold
Clinton
Robert
Marion Griffin
Lewis Jones
M. S. Walker
Erna Jones
Sam Jones
Mee
Local notices from Vernon and surrounding areas
William Belcher leaves for Decatur to visit relatives while Mrs. Link Cox arrives from Maron for a few days with her parents. Rev C H Carleton and family visit Vernon. Alice Wade, employed in Centralia, visits her mother. Cottage prayer meeting at Rufus Stephens home draws attendees. Pentecostal meetings in Patoka Legion Hall on Tue Thu and Sun. Sunday school organized with Mr Carr superintendent and staff. Thelma Arnold visits Grace Meador. Little Lynn Jarret shows slow improvement after illness. Grover Betts family and Beulah noted in local updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Belcher
Decatur
Link Cox
Maron
I. W. Doolen
C. H. Carleton
Ramsey
Vernon
Alice Wade
Centralia
W. H. Wade
Rufus Stephens
Legion Hall
Patoka
Carr
Dukes
Harvey Livesay
Chloe Williams
Jesse Ballentine
Nellie Smith
Thelma Arnold
Arnolds Chapel
Grace Meador
Little Lynn Jarret
Fred Jarret
Grover Betts
Louise
Beulah
Mud Hole Tales and Local Labor
The note recalls E. L. Sharp dressing and shipping geese on Monday and mentions a large mud hole in the state. George Kinney reportedly waded in with a corn wagon, while George Belcher works for Chester Bryant. Corn husking is expected to fade in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Sharp
George Kinney
George
George Belcher
Chester Bryant
Peters Shoes New Shipment Arrives at Vernon Store
New shipment of Peters Shoes arrived at Whites Store in Vernon Illinois featuring work shoes and dress styles for men women and children. Heavy weight buckles and shoes priced at $1.50 $1.25 and 75e, sizes and quantities limited until sold out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Public Farmsale Auction Near Zion Church December 2 1925
A public auction will sell at the W. J. Chince Setrm, six miles northeast of Katake and seven miles southeast of Vernon, first house south of Zion church, on Wednesday December 2 1925. Local residents are invited to attend this farm sale event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ske
W. J. Chince
Katake
Vernon
Zion Church
River Bend Farm Auction Announces Broad Livestock and Goods Lots
Beginning at 10:09 o clock the following property includes horses and mules, cattle with two milk yielding cows, farm machinery, and household goods. Terms are regular with 10 months time and 7 percent interest, 6 percent discount. Riley Williams owner. John Jennings auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley Williams
John Jennings
Public Sale of Cannon Farm Goods Near Odin
Public sale to liquidate farm assets on Cannon farm 2 miles north of Odin on Saturday November 28 1925 at 10:00 am. Items include several horses: matched team, bay and black singles aged 5 to 9 years. a 18 month road horse colt. cows aged 5 and 7, a 300 pound hog. 3 dozen purebred Plymouth Rock hens. 250 bushels oats, 150 bushels corn, some timothy hay. 1 oak heating stove, 1 telephone share. machinery: 165 inch five wagon, new wagon box, Weber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon Farm
Odin
Weber
Farm Equipment and Implements for Sale by Ramsey
Household and farming gear offered including hay frames, harness, horse collars, harrows, mowing machines, McCormick and Deering brands plus plows, binders, cultivator, disc, seeder, mill, buggy, tarpaulin, trough, cream separator and more. Terms show regular sale with nine month time, seven percent interest and five percent discount. W. J. Ramsey, owner, A. A. Galbreath, clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCormick
W. J. Ramsey
John Jennings
A. A. Galbreath
Catarrha Deafness Claims and Patent Remedy Ad
An old advertisement asserts catarrh causes deafness through inflammation of the mucous lining and the Eustachian tube. It promises a proprietary remedy FALLS CAWARRH MEBICIVE to rid the system of the catarrh and restore hearing, claiming effects over two years of use and selling through druggists nationwide.
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G. E. Ballance
Leo C. Walker
Ches. B. Anderson
Dr. H. Rosenberg
Optometrist
Gilleys Garage
Fred Gilley
Patoka, Illinois
Zero
Bear Creek
Fostersburg
Cracker Neck News
Public Farmsale
Griffin-Walton Hdw. Co
Ill
the Three
of Us
Penheimet
Wm. Hutter Clothing Co
Illinois
Aseline
Chamber of Commerce
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