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Newspaper
Sumner Press
Location
Sumner, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
3
Sumner weekly items show farm sales and auctions with Wm. Lewis property, S-W Labor Day travel tickets, local shops promoting buggies and horse gear, building materials, and a missing gold ring. Also notes on reunions, a church service, a fire loss near Sumner, and public notices for the Eleventh Missouri reunion and G A B excursion rates.
An ice price jump from 0c to 75c per hundred at retail drew concern and rumors of the Olney plant joining a trust. J M Prather says the rise reflects overwhelming demand and tight supply, not a formal trust. He notes weather may ease demand, but predicts more plants or higher prices if demand stays strong, urging Sumner to consider a local plant to benefit trade and poultry shipping.
Three Olney youths, aged 14 to 17, attempted to take a dinner from a filled basket near the railroad bridge. They were chased by a patrolman, taken to the calaboose for four hours, and released by Squire Baird due to their impoverished parents. The incident followed two drunkenness arrests, with fines levied, and a separate railcar accident reported on a westbound mail train where a box-car door swung open and injured none.
Attendees are urged to note the unusual dates for the Munteriog District reunion at Olney August 19 20 and 21 falling on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday Speakers expected include regional leaders and dignitaries A health anecdote cites Dr King's New Life Pills as a remedy for liver trouble with a local druggist sale.
Mrs James Eaton visits her mother on Bozant Dolson Garrison of Ohio visitsMrs Belay Garbet Miss Cora Stivers of Russellville visits relatives this week New wells being dug due to water scarcity Marshall Mivers and daughter Mary Lindsay visit Bridgeport Joe Marley returns to H F Combes lumber yard Adams Price funeral attended by W U Hart and wife Arthur Born er and wife James Hart of Grney attend Bible reading Mise Della French visits aunt Emme Metvifre near Stunner Trov Fivcos staying near West Haleur returns for reunion Stella Brian with cousin Mier Tare Manes near miner rides with Gob Eisensoe to Wee Salem for fox-chasing
Marshal Sells planned a raid on a blind pig at the Seunion reunion. Leak of the plan alerted the offenders who fled before the attempt. There was liquor present but the crowd stayed quiet. Steven Thoraday described as a black pig with white feet and a stripe. Finder to return. Marian and claim reward.
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