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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1908
Page
1
A compact Patoka community page lists horseriding mischief warning, visits from Salem and Springfield residents, sales at Charles Arnold’s, and upcoming events. Reports mention farewells from Rev Willey, a piano gift to Beatrice Hall, and football, ball games, and town meetings. Notable names include G B Simcox, J R Quayle, and Ella Young with multiple local social updates.
Kinmundy cousins visit A S Gray as Cumberland Presbytery meets at Patoka with Rev Sharp and Rev Sprouls. Social evenings with music, new baker Hartley opening Sept 12, and an obituary for N W Holland born 1828 in Todd County Kentucky who died Sept 7 1908 at Patoka. Also notes on Mt Vernon Presbytery gathering, local banks, and social events.
Rt H Sturgess of First National Bank Vandalia helped open the books for Patoka's new bank the Marion County Bank located in the rear of J B Davis Co. officers include W W Davis president J H Davis vice president and E Lily Barrette treasurer at Vienna and
The cannery work progresses with a large help force and well running machinery. Two fillers and four cooking vats operate, elevators unload empty cans and lift tomatoes to the catsup machine. Pato ka Belle catsup and tomatoes will be on the market soon. The ware room holds many canned goods. locals praise the modern, up-to-date facility built with the latest improvements.
The advertisement invites ladies to a fall opening on September 18 and 19 to view an up to date line of hats at Mespames Buss Crate. Felt and velvet hats are priced from 25 cents to 5 dollars.
R N Gray announces return to the livery business at his former location offering good rigs at the old prices. He invites friends and former customers to come by the shop for drives.
On Tuesday September 8th relatives gathered at Mrs. Jesten Adams home to celebrate her seventy first birthday with a surprise dinner. Cephas Adams Oscar Davis Charles Adams and wife and Mrs. Louis Zimmermann were among those present as baskets were brought and a pleasant day with Grandma concluded with wishes for many more happy birthdays.
We express heartfelt thanks to our many friends for kindness and sympathy during the long sickness and death of our husband and father. We especially thank the Old Soldiers and Rebeckah Corps. Mrs. N. W. Hoitagp.
J M Outhouse will hold a Colt and mule show at his farm on September 19 at 1 PM inviting everyone to bring cakes and mules to the event.
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