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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1925
Page
3
Vernon residents and visitors are listed in a roundup of social activity. Guests include Lizzie Hathaway and Claire Moody. visits to Decatur and Patoka are noted along with attendance at services, picnics, and funerals. Local events feature band music, a gaylord indoor baseball game, nail driving and cracker eating contests, and community announcements.
Master Wayne Doolen was out of school Friday nursing a sprained foot. Our community expressed thanks for recent rain easing drought. Water scarcity forced some residents to borrow drinking water for the freshers. Arthur Stevens and wife of Omaha were guests of his.
Harry Metzger owner of new Chevrolet on route one. Rev Fox and family with Paul Metzger enjoyed Labor Day at Kitchell port in Pana. Harold Meaders visited Mervel Willett in Melean. James Lane and wife toured Vandalia on Tuesday. Mervelett Holt and Clarence Holt attend school in Vandalia. School dismissed several afternoons last week due to heat. Orin Walker cut corn for Byron Albert. Avewine Willett family attended Jones family reunion at the park in Pana. Reunion honored livad Mrs W J Jones's fifty fifth wedding anniversary on Sept 15. a fine noon dinner was served.
Gordon Sheffler and family of east of Alma visited Sunday with Elmer Albert and family. Fred Eagan and family of Colfax visited Sunday and Monday with Henry Williams and family. Dan Fetgaster and family of Centalia visited Sunday with T. Ss. Wooters and wife. Joe Christ of New Berlin visited Sunday with friends. Merritt Caldwell and family called on J. A. Caldwell and family Sunday afternoon. Addis Walton and family visited Sunday with Ras Arnold and family. P. S. Caldwell visited relatives in Odin Sunday. Jegs Walton of Vernon was a business visitor Monday.
Irvin Bowen and family and Charley Bopp visited Charley’s parents from Saturday night to Sunday evening. Mrs. Hayes Smith returned from a three week visit. Ike Belcher and daughter Edna visited his son Owen Belcher Sunday. Louis Brown and family of Sandoval visited C. Peyton. White and Carley Thornton from Decatur called on Matt Belcher. Millard Palmer and family visited Pete Bopp and family Sunday. Prayer meeting at Temple Wednesday night. Forty eight attended Sunday School at Temple. Rosy and Muri Snyder visited with the Bopp sisters Lela and Lila. Mrs. Mat Belcher spent Tuesday with Mrs. Ru Collins. James Troutt has appendicitis. Sympathy extends to the family of Mr. Hostlar. Mother and daughter say God knows best.
EAGLIN G. W. Perkins hosted a Tuesday apple butter gathering at Marion Peddicords with W. M. Perkins and wife, Owen Belcher and family, and G. W. Perkins visiting Willie Long and Lost. In Patoka a four ton pitch fork finder should notify William Perkins. Mrs. Hayes Smith returned Saturday evening from Arkansas. A good rain fell here in recent days.
Sixth class claims were entered against the estate of Martha L Robinson including Ree F C Freyer 3 20 Dr W W Murfin 10 50 GC Betts 24 31 A L Murfin 339 00 F L Cox 3 12 Alva Binnion 6 98 Fred L Brown 2 83 Beatrice Buxton 291 22 E N Binnion 2 32 Petition to sell personal property at public sale granted. People vs George Glenn Centralia Prohibition Act defendant pleaded guilty fined 100 on each count total 300 plus costs and 90 days county jail.
Local figure Lysle Gray spent a couple days in Decatur this week as part of a brief visit. The note ends with a reminder to follow the arrow and buy the Sunday dinner.
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