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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1925
Page
5
Daily biblical reflections listed for Monday through Sunday with verses from Matthew Proverbs Philippians and Isaiah. Messages urge purity of heart, cheerful spirit, self restraint, humility, and peace in Christ. Includes guidance on fasting burdens and Jesus’ example.
The report credits broad community help for a successful fair two days of effort. It lists numerous premium winners including Largest pumpkin J G Bilek. Best peck of potatoes first Jesse Pierce second L P Ill. Heaviest Hen Francis Walker. Stalk corn with most ears Chas Foltz. Indian Runner ducks Rev W T Cox. Best peck tomatoes first Lora Altom second Chas Maulding. Best loaf bread Purity flour Mrs T F Meredith. Best angel food cake Ethel Ro. Best peck sweet potatoes Chas Watermelon Albert Potts. other prizes awarded across vegetables fruits breads and flowers.
A lengthy list of prizes announced for livestock poultry crops and produce led by vegetables apples largest tomato and best chickens with winners such as Barred Rocks White Wyandottes Rhode Island hens and pullets along with names like Cahill Binnion and Nat tier. Local notices cite sales ads and community happenings including visitors and sales at Martins Hill Bros and Altoms with various shoppings and personal notices.
Last week Ben Wivesay spent the week near Litchfield while Robert Caldwell worked there. Misses Ruby and Florence Cain visited relatives in Vernon. George Wasem and Johnny Simcox visited St. Louis on Wednesday. Wilbur McIntyre and family left Patoka for a new home at Nason. Mrs. Jeff Smith left for an extended visit with her daughter in Chicago and son in Priceville Indiana. W. W. Lawrence and son visited Jacksonville and returned with Mrs. Lawrence after a overnight stop in Springold with a nephew. Mrs Mojonnies and daughter Alice are at Okanville this week. P. J. will fetch them next Sunday.
Last Sunday evening rain visited parts of Southern Illinois with more storms Tuesday evening and again Thursday morning. Herrin felt the lightest rain but surrounding areas saw the drought end as water prices had risen to five cents per gallon.
A Mt Vernon letter states Mrs Herbert Kin sall returned with her husband and daughter from Omaha on Wednesday at 6 30 pm. She developed acute appendicitis at 5 am the next day and was operated on at 9 05 pm by Dr Hamilton and Dr Williamson. She is recovering under a special nurse Miss Briden and expects discharge early next week. Her husband and daughter have returned to Peoria.
The Patoka How & Furn Co prize was won by W. L. Griffin of Alma for guessing 469 seeds in the pumpkin, with 470 actual seeds. Other top guesses included J. B. Miller La Place 467 Francis Gaston Patoka 477 Geo Mason Sandoval 479 Paul Troyer Patoka 476 and A Wernsman Patoka 475.
On account of going to California a public sale will be held at the Ike Brown place four miles west of Pa toka Friday September 18 1925 starting at 9:00. Readily listed are 11 horses and mules several aged cattle cows heifers and milking stock plus 17 geese and other poultry.
The sale features farm implements horses cattle hogs and household goods from the Neat Smith and Sharp properties. Items include plows cultivator corn planter buggy wagon harness chairs beds cabinets and an incubator with cash and credit terms offered. Auctioneers W H Wade and Theodore Stone supervise with lunch on grounds.
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