Pittsfield Primary Teacher Mattie Merrill Retires After 47 Years
Miss Mattie A. Merrill, longtime Pittsfield primary teacher, resigns after 47 years of service. A pension fund raised $508 with $503.32 on hand for her lifelong teachers pension, backed by 228 contributors. A commemorative memory book, stamped 1869 1916, honors her career and pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Illinois
Miss Merrill
Women’s Club
Pi Eesterin
Mattie A. Merrill
Edward Doocy
Merrill
Pension Fund
Child Welfare Committee
Ray Anderson
First National Bank
Mattie Merrill Pension Fund
Pike Mutual Life officers meet in Pittsfield May 27
Pike Mutual Life association officers gathered in Pittsfield for their regular meeting. Members present included President A C Bancroft and Secretary Harvey Six as they levy June assessment No 6 and plan a July financial report.
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Pittsfield
Pike Mutual Life Association
A. C. Bancroft
Kinderhook
C. M. Bradbury
Perry
Harvey Six
J. R. Easley
New Canton
A. P. Ferguson
Griggsville
Harry Dober
Atlas
J. R. Gicker
Treasury
General Fund
J. C. Davis
Shimois Mining Co
Kellar
Washington
Merle Barber
Eureka
Roy Beauman
Arthur
Bloomington
Fred
Depue
Alexander Strauss
Baby
Nashville
Tenn
Jacob Strauss
Lelia Blanche Foreman
Hugh Heavner
Anderson Foreman
D. N. Wetzel
Disciples Church
Cecile Foreman
Russell Hull
Hull
Georgette Crepe
Miss Cecile
Marquisette
Wallace
Normal University
Milton
Heavner
Thomas Heavner
Woman's Relief Corps
Lydia Stultz
Mary Augustine
John Clark
Henry Bowers
George Locke
R. Tf. Hicks
Chester Foreman
Earl Grigsby
L. D. Hirsheimer
George Weaver
M. D. King
Barly
Board of Education
Glen Griggs
Galesburg
Miss Griggs
Illinois State Normal
Clinton
el Paso
Knox College
W. T. Reynolds
If Perry
John Stead
Wm. Fantz
Kinderhock
Senate
Ilinois
Mississippi River
Louisiana
United Commercial Travelers
Order
John R. Haskell
Supreme Council
Columbus
Ohio
Edna Robison
Bluffs
Ewart Berry
Matthew Wilson
M. D
San Francisco
Cal
L. A. Chapman
Farm Adviser Busy Through Spring Roundup in Hancock
In Carthage on May 20 Prof W F Hand schin led a class of 79 in farm management to study ten Hancock County farms under W W Wilson and County Agent J H Lloyd arranged travel by train and cars. Lloyd also spoke to local farmers as he plans future township visits amid widespread rain and floods.
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Carthage
University Witneis
W. F. Handschin
W. W. Wilson
Elvaston
State University
Urbana
Wilson
Lloyd
J. H. Lloyd
Farmers’ Club
Bowen
St. Mary’s
Pontoosue
Ft. Green
Pilot Grove
Hancock
Dallas
Durham
W. F. Boyd
Racine
Wis
Palmyra Notables Take Vacations and Bankers Convene
John M. Sosey of the Palmyra Spectator and Wm. H. Scott, circuit clerk, vacation at Bay De Charles club house for fishing. Charley Davis as cook. Mrs. Losey and Mrs. Scott hosted hospitality. Bankers H. J. Smith and Harold Baker attend Missouri State Bankers convention in St. Louis. Logan Owsley serves as grand juror in Hannibal. Lula Thames and Lucile Knobles visit Rev. A. J. Thames family in Pensacola. Tudor Lanius visits Lathrop home. Curt Young oversees county prisoners near rock cut. Mrs. Cunningham and daughter of Sedalia visit Kelley household. James Sharp visits from Hannibal. Sears depart for Shelbyville to run a shoe store. Real estate transfers recorded in Palmyra.
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Palmyra
John M. Sosey
Marion County Savings Bank
St. Louis
Logan Owsley
United States Court
Hannibal
Lula Thames
Lucile Knobles
Pensacola
Fla
A. J. Thames
Tudor Lanius
J. T. Lanius
Lathrop
Curt Young
Rock Cut
Cunningham
Scott Cunningham
Sedalia
J. H. Kelley
L. H. Sharp
James Sharp
W. W. Sears
Shelbyville
Sears
David Willock
Thos
Pine Tar Honey Cough Syrup Promoted for Quick Relief
A listed home remedy titled Br. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey claims to ease coughs by mixing pine tar halide and several medicinal ingredients. The ad asserts instant relief and invites customers to buy ready made 25 cent bottles, with the formula on the package and to request Bells Pine-Tar-Honey at local druggists.
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Br. Bell
Property transfers and local notices in Green City
Murphy and wife sell 40 acres in section 13-588 for 32 dollars. Whitcomb couple transfer 410 acres to Johnson brothers for 2400 dollars. Philadelphia man J B Sams visits Palmyra for business. Ollie Woods returns to D C Meyer grocery after Gem City College stint. Numerous local visits and family news from Green City Missouri including Kirksville and Kansas City trips and a funeral in Bethel.
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Green City
Ollie Woods
Gem City Business College
Kansas City
D. C. Meyer
John Hayden
Bethel
Meriwether
George Sharp
Kirksville
Joe Eblen
George Blair
Churchill
Brookfield
Charles Downing
Ellis
Oscar Hunsaker
McFall
M. D. Osborne
Cincinnati
Resinol Stops Itching At Once
Resinol ointment quickly ends itching and aids healing for eczema ringworm pimples and similar eruptions. Safe on tender skin and suitable for babies. doctors have used it for over twenty years. Sold by all druggists with free samples from Dept. 29 R Resinol Baltimore Md.
Foley’s Honey and Tar Cough Syrup Promises Quick Relief
A Covington reader touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as an instant help for coughs and croup. She recalls a neighbor with a very young child who, after giving the syrup, saw a marked improvement and praised its effectiveness. Miller & Arthur Drug Co. ad.
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Foley
Mrs. Redkamp
Herman St
Covington
Miller & Arthur Drug Co
Community Notes and Local Visits Across Wyaconda Area
Local residents and visitors gathered for a week of social calls and family visits. J B Nicely of Columbus and Dr and Mrs D Pierce visited their relatives here while Newark’s ball team passed through en route to Marcelline, losing 4 to 2. Sidney Roy of Hannibal spoke to a large crowd on Saturday as plans formed for a Fourth of July celebration.
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Gem Picture Theater
J. B. Nicely
Columbus
Ohio
J. Rudd
Norman Haldeman
Wyaconda Sunde
D. Pierce
M. L. Minor
Newark
Marcelline
George Legg
Huntington
T.r. Legg
Professor Mott
Consolidated High School
Steffensville
Cyrus Miller
Gara
Norfolk
Miller
J. G. Wetzel
E. G. Ross
Sidney Roy
Hannibal
Congress
Local social notes and school update in Galesburg area
Mrs Ward of Galesburg attends her brother R D Longs birthday. School closes Friday with a picnic in the basement as students admire the new schoolhouse. Several residents travel to Mt Sterling Springfield Quincy and surrounding towns for visits and shopping. Families mentioned include Elizabeth Rooks J D Bowen Dora Cleaves Leslie Trumbill Enos McPhail and Glenn Williams with relatives in Mt Sterling and Clayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Sterling
J. E. Wilson
Springfield
Enos McPhail
Glenn
Quincy
Beverly Curry
Chas. Harrison
Henry Hickman
Kansas City
Roy Brown
Fred Williams
Williams
Frank Williams
Arthur Rookes
John Cleaves
Roy McCaskil
Owen Nelson
Howard Patterson
Otha Bennett
Sam Hyler
Clayton
Charles Dunham
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Erie
Iesbas
Cerely
Helen Bush Anderson
Caroline
Benson Corey
Clara B. Doocy
Belle
Elizabeth’ Graham
Allie Grote
Pike Mutual
Hancock Farm
Mr. Lloyd
Motor Club
Lake View
Hamilton
John Hungate
Warsaw
Fred Salin Jr
Nauvoo
C. J. O'Harra
Warren H. Orr
L. W. Berr
C. A. James
Missouri
Knights Templar
Inglevere
Keokuk
Madison Commanderies
C. L. Ferris
Warsaw High School
John Connor Worthen
H. D. Hoover
Crooked Creek
F. G. King
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
King
M. L. O'Harra
M. E. Church
Pontiac
State ‘Reformatory
J. A. Califf
J. T. Booz
Booz
Inlaw
Elizabeth Booz
Ft. Madison
M. C. Hall
Joy
Mt. Pleasant
Wm. M. Gordon
Tall
Mr. Hanson
N. P. Hollingsworth
Stronghurst
Otis Bray
Harold Campbell
Hollingsworth
Helen
Bray
Wm. Blender
Columbus Junction
T. J. Clotz
Dora
Edythe McLaughlin
Burlington
Vera Austin
Lomax
Carthage High School
Hal Miller
Harvey Robinson
Vermillion, S. D
Vis
John Rahn
Glen Augustus Rahn
Sarah DeForest Rahn
John Carl Rahn
Loyd Rahn
Floyd Rahn
Elizabeth Rahn
John W. Betschi
A. J. Schneider
Nellie Haynie Cutler
E. P. Cutler
Charles A. Bullock
John H. Bullock
Linda J. Bullock
Orville F. Berry
Eittor
Mrs. Gobb
Turkey
Sosey
Scott
H. J. Smith
Harold Baker
Bankers’ Convention
Lewistown, MO
Timewell
Ill
Ator, Gayer
Pure Ice Company
Hampshire Ste
Northwind
Quincy Gas, Electric & Heating Co
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