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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1925
Page
2
The notice from Patoka Illinois announces the weekly publication details edited by James M Emerson. It states second class mailing and subscription rates for one year and six months in advance with a 75 cent figure mentioned.
A collection of short notices lists animals for sale including a Duroc Jersey hog a White Wyandotte cockerels two teams of work mules and Brown Leghorn roosters plus three Jersey cows and two purebred Scotch Shorthorn bull calves. Other items include an English Setter puppy, an older Overland car, furniture repairs pumps and pipe fitting and real estate rental for 18 acres with 22 in pasture. Also requests include track hauling services and a trade offer for a gun or watch. Local names appear with locations and contact details.
WANTED A few daily customers for fresh milk. T. C. Speer. FOR SALE Barred Rock roosters $1.00 each L. P. Hill. NOTICE Big Watermelons for sale 75c per dozen Morrison Hibbs. FOR SALE Cider Apples 10 cents per bushel George Christie. FOR SALE Old Turkeys for breeding purposes Mrs W W Cain. FOR SALE Several rarities of Winter apples Sprayed fruit Prices reasonable at farm or delivered in town C M Rogier. FOR SALE 1 year old bird dog with extensive lineage See Albert Cruse Patoka Il.
Vernon announces a pie supper to be held on Saturday night October 17 to benefit the Vernon Band boys. Loyal supporters are invited. ladies bring pies and boys bring money to buy them.
Farmers anticipate imminent rain relief as drought fatigue grows, with officials noting moisture deficits and crops awaiting beneficial showers to end the dry spell.
Prices for eggs remained at 40 cents per dozen after a week of little change. State bids for highway work announced in Springfield list F. W. Barren of Waukegan at 7162.90 and Trumpeter & Sons of Peru at 4484.45 for specific route sections. First Trust & Savings Bank of Hast Moline closes as Joseph Van Hoe, ex assistant cashier, is rearrested and face forgery charges alongside embezzlement counts.
Locals Mark Cunningham and wife from Salem visited Patoka on Tuesday. Bob Kelly the Clin ton telegrapher spends a week or ten days at home. Ed Lawson and wife moved from the Bess residence to the Mrs. Madalene Porter home. The item notes a sale on khaki pants and fur shoes at local outlets.
Martins store advertises husking gloves gloves and mittens at sale prices. Altoms offers 1-2 price closeouts and $4.50 shoes. Miss Mae Lane visits Blooming ton with Mrs. D R Livesay and Miss Mae Eagan. Flora Houston goes to St Louis for festival week. family visitors and car purchases noted.
Advert reads at Altoms heavy weight flannelette 36 inches for 25 cents a yard with Friday and Saturday 50 cent wait. Mentions Miss Ross Chandler teaching at La Plage visiting with Miss Cleo Plankenhorn and Helen, Decatur trip by farmers, and family travels including Chas Carter and wife en route to Florida. Patoka residents Madalene Porter family move to Bloomington. Langon and Wasem to California. Langon joining US Army at Jefferson Barracks.
Margaret Mercer and child ren of Decatur visited sister Mrs Percy Lester and relatives last week. Attendees at the Du Quoin fair included Paul Metzger John Frisby and George Willett Sr on Wednesday Ralph Morey Cecil Holt and wife on Friday Fred Klinge and wife with Mr and Mrs Bert Simcox and wife on Saturday. Farl Leninger visited Friday with his parents George and wife. Robert Holt busy making Sorghum. Miss Freda Lane visited Miss Georgia Lane Friday night. James Lane wife and daughter Georgia were in Vandalia Saturday. Opal Forehand and family of Pak a Earl Funk and family visited Byron Albert and family Sunday. Arewine Willett and daughter Viarle visited Vanalia Monday. Byron Albert reported a fine bunch of chickens market Saturday morning. Sunday services at 11 o clock with Sunday School at 1 route. Prayer meeting every Tuesday evening.
Mrs Ida Moeller's sale draws attendees as she plans to move to Peoria with her daughter. Wm Ehrat and Grace visit Vandalia. Celesta Reidle seen with Geo Rebbe in Nokomis. Geo Meseke and family at Vandalia. Rev Richter Prof Hy Kiehl and John Krunegal attend Springfield conference. Fred Meseke Jr. returns from St Louis. Torbeck family visits Chas Gable Jr. John Schmid Jr. returns from Peoria trip with Louie Marzahn. English and German services planned at Augsburg Sunday led by Walter Schafer.
Alfred Jett assists Forest Sanders in building a new home. T W Gray visits Patoka on Monday. H W Somerville and son travel to Salem for a business outing. Mr Race reports a horse struck by lightning. Cecil Black family visit Wesley Black. Harry Zollar visits J R Gray. McHaney school hosts annual pie social on Wednesday October 2. Woodard pie supper set for Sunday October 4. Mrs Safe and Minnie Somerville visit H W Somerville and wife. Josie Sanders daughter of Forest Sanders recently married Borah and moved to Texas. Eldon Williams heads to Deedfur. Mrs Daisy Vanmeter of Ohio visits son Laura Carter. James Palmer visits daughter Mrs Clarence Smith and family. Salem gasoline truck makes a business trip to Dorris store.
Day visitors at Eli Morgans include Mesdames Wm and Edgar Jones with Mrs Lewis Jones. Grant Arnold of Clinton visited with his son Robert and family. Eli Morgan builds cement walks around his house. Arnold Chapel school held a pre supper, proceeds totaling thirteen dollars for the school. Erna Jones and wife spent Sunday with his father S M Jones. Lew Engler drove to Champaign to visit his sister Mrs John Neil. Mrs Ida Moeller sold personal property and will move to Peoria soon. Francis Griffin paints his house. his son Marion is chief painter. Lester Telephone Company met to plan improvements to lines and switchboard.
Karra Meadors wed Beatrice Brown at Salem and will reside on a Vernon area farm east of town. W M A Bear Creek church held a successful quarterly meeting at Central City, banner secured for three months. Local residents John Anderson and wife visited A Brammitt family. Frank Murfin toured Vernon. Weather delays and continued wheat sowing noted.
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