Public Installation and Box Supper Planned
Cora McCowan conducts, John D Joan lectures, Chas Wagner guards. Next meeting Wednesday evening June 17 features a public installation and box supper. A. E. Miller, state organizer from Kankakee, will present on Gleanerism and the order’s benefits for farmers in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora McCowan
John D Joan
C Prek
Chas
Wagner
A. E. Miller
Kankakee
United States
Elwood News Roundup Highlights Weather Farmnotes And Local Events
The Elwood column reports dry fields from past weather, oats and meadows in good condition, and farmers noting ground cracking from wet followed by drought. Local social items include births, commencements, church ladies’ meetings, visits to Aurora and Oshkosh, a baby shower, a social on the Methodist lawn, and a streetcar accident funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Plattville Socials and Visits Highlight Local News
Mrs Blanche nstein and children from Pontiac visited at Mrs Rosina Weeses home. Epworth League social at Miss Anna Fortens on Fry night net about 7. Jesse Platt of Cedar Rapids visited his parents. Rev Baccus from Aurora preached at local churches. Children’s Day planned at M E church next Sunday at 11. Will McTague traveled to Morris to visit his father before a Minnesota trip.
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Plattville
Blanchenstein
Pontiac
Rosina Weese
Ottawa
Walter Weese
Epworth League
Anna Forten
Jesse Platt
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
June
Platt
Baccus
Aurora
Hisbon Center
George Peterson
Rufus Churchill
George Churchill
Fred Manley
DeKalb
Pearl
The
M. E
Velock A.m
Will McTague
Morris Sunoy
Minnesota
Ginols
Social Roundup from Troy Area Friends and Relatives
Miss Grace Steele spends week with friends in Morris and Ottawa. Mr and Mrs Wm OBrien of Sea guest at Henry Tierneys. Mr and Mrs Thomas Coulehan Joliet visit with Fred Coulen. Wm Kaffer family dine at John Kinneys. Daisy Riley and Melvin Hey guests from Chicago. Anna and Gertrude OBrien entertain Joliet friends. Cecelia OBrien closes Henderson school after teaching. Robert Dempsey of Blodgett visits Troy relatives. Sypher of Joliet and Ipsey of Chicago visit Thomas Dempsey family. Mrs John Snyder of Plainfield visits Lyman Gaskill. Joseph Dollinger loses a valuable horse. Sadie and Hazel Paul visit Joliet relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Grace Steele
Morris
Ottawa
Wm. O’brien
Sea
Henry Tierney
iMr
Thomas Coulehian
Joliet
Fred Coulen
Wm. Kaffer
Minooka
Othe
John Kinney
Daisy Riley
Melvin jHey
Chicago
Anna
Gertrude O'Brien
Cecelia O’brien
H Enderson
Robert Dempsey
Blodgett
Sypher
Thomas Ipsey
Thomas Dempsey
John Snyder
Plainfield
Lyman Gaskill
Joseph Dollinger
Sadie
Hazel Paul
Seward Ward June 8 Daughter to Make Home
A fittite daughter to make her home with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sanders Wednesday morning June 3. The Theodore Paikenberg and the WCTU will meet with Mrs. Perkwie on Wednesday. Today’s day exercises will be held.
Alpine social notes and church service change
Alpine residents report visits by Mrs George Deur inger and Mrs Wm Irving of Melvin Ill. Mrs Matt Newton bought a new piano from a New York firm. Mrs Baston of Chicago vacationing with Mrs B F Sayers. Orland Center church held Sunday service 1 00 to 11 00, with children’s day set for 2 30 next Sabbath. Wm Hewson has a new well drilled by Mr Matthews of Joliet. Arthur Allen and Walter Franks visited the White City. Miss Margaret Hamerding ill with possible typhoid fever. John Murfitt and granddaughter Leone Hewman vacationing in Brook Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Newton
New York
Baston
Chicago
B. F. Sayers
Orland Center
Hewson
Matthews
Joliet
Arthur Allen
Walter Franks
White City
Margaret Hamerding
John Murfitt
Leone Hewman
Brook
Ind
Lemont Social News and Locals Share Weekend
Lemont notes include visitors Bert Hracken and Mrs. Kelly from Chicago, Mrs. Conrad Anderson visiting her Chicago son, and Mrs. Andrew Johinson hosting a luncheon. Agnes Jacobs and Hilda Larson visited relatives, and Lemont bats beat South Chicago A A 8 to 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemont
Bert Hracken
Chicago
Mike Lynch
Illinois Street
Dennis Kelly
Son Stanger
Joliet
Kelly
A. Stanger
Conrad Anderson
Andrew Johinson
Agnes Jacobs
Jonnathan Thoren
Lockport
Hilda Larson
Joe Nelson
South Chicago A. A
Lemonts
Local Notes From Symerton and Vicinity
Andrew Baskerville's daughter Rachel is sick. Mrs Hager of Marshfield Wis visits her brother John Brassei. Mrs McDonald and granddaughter of Saunemin visit. Thomas Baskerville welcomed a baby girl last Thursday. Mother and child thriving. John O Thompson loses a valuable horse. leg broken in Manhattan. John Hayden attends board of supervisors session. Kennedy couple welcome a baby boy last Friday. Daniel Barrett shows new automobile on the streets. Canada thistles grow fast after wet spring. active commission busy. Local baseball to host Elwood at home. Brassel recovers from illness. Road drag usage urged on local roads. Chicago papers at News Bookstore.
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Symerton
Andrew Baskerville
Rachel
Hager
Marshfield
Wis
John Brassei
McDonald
Saunemin
Thomas Baskerville
John O Thompson
Manhattan
John Hayden
Board of Supervisors
Michael Kennedy
Daniel Barrett
Canada Thistles
Elwood
John Brassel
Plainfield High School Class Day and Commencement News
Plainfield announces commencement exercises June 11 and 22 at Electric park with program details for Class day on June 21. The article lists speakers and performances, names students in the class roll, and notes community events and local visits surrounding the Plainfield area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plainfield
Plainfield High School
Electric Park
Edward Feze
Plainfield Orchestra
Reyne Robinson
W. Coleman Parker
Lainfield Orchestra
Kenneth H. Owens
Velma M. Boyd
Herbert Thompson
Southern Dream
Temperance Politics Loom in New Lenox and School Socials
In New Lenox the temperance group pledges to back anti saloon legislation and nominate virtuous candidates in August, warning that a Prohibition party vote could surprise Republicans. The town reports active school events at Grange hall with a New Lenox orchestra debut and a parish social to fund summer work, while local markets list corn oats eggs and butter prices.
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New Lenox
Illinois
Rudolph Brand
Brewers
Prohibition Party
Grange Hall
New Lenox Public School
Schoars
Dellwood Pars
Cunningham
Carrie Bentley
Chicago
Young Ladies' Guild of the
Episcopal Church
Channahon Drowns Polish Notable dies after illness
Ho ward Conklin dies at 10 16 p m Sunday June 7 after a three month illness. Immediate relatives include wife two daughters Catharine and Virginie and three sisters Mrs Morey Mrs Whitmore and Mrs Goulden. Commencement program announced for June 10 at 8 00 p m features invoca tion vocal selections instrumental solo by Miss Frank Watson and Ralph Wilbur Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channahon
Howard Conklin
Catharine
Chicago
Virginie
Sarah Morey
Plainfield
Maria Whitmore
Joliet
Charles Goulden
Morris
Ugh
Ralph Wilbur Davis
Frank Watson
Norton Plants Oats in Gary Front Yards
Captain H. B. Norton converted sand and barren plots in Gary into fields of oats and rye after consulting scientists. Oats now reach a foot high and greet visitors as a practical beautification effort in the town, where grass struggles to grow in the soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton
Gary
Manhattan Notes On Graduations And Local Issues
The week featured drills and recitations by primary and intermediate pupils, high school graduates delivered addresses, diplomas were presented, and a teacher’s edition was well received. The Will County Rural Letter Carriers Association set June 13 for annual officer elections and delegate planning in Manhattan. An ordinance raised the saloon license to 750 dollars, with several applicants approved. Emma Glade undergoes surgery at St. Joseph’s hospital. Carl Johnson sustained serious injuries when a horse bolted, leading to Joliet for treatment.
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Fred Weese
Iowa
Plainfield
Yorkville
Electric Park
G. W. Connelly
Center Street
John Mottinger
North Yakima
Manhattan
Jilice
Piriday
J. Stanley Brown
F. M. Muhlig
Engle
Hig
Higgins
Dellwood
Will County Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
Henry Pohlmann
Sehen Rs
Chicago
Beecher
Board of Trustees
Carey & Breen
G. Anderson
C. Brug
Gemann
Emma Glade
St. Joseph's Hospital
Carl Johnson
J.J] Baker
Joliet
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Grundy
Kendall
Cook Counties
L. H. Morey
Thomas Baskerville’s
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
Annie Klatt
Augusta Corbin
Gardiner Public Schools
Pst
Brown iChurch Ladies’ Aid
Frank
Mrs. Long
Washington, D. C
Margaret Gifford
Gladdis Barrett
Ray Morgan
Victor Lubhber
Methodist
Presbyterian Church
W. R. Wilson
John Holt
Fred Bedford
Gordon
William Bedfont
John Bronk
Ed. Holt
Oshkosh
Gallinger
Lagger
Bell School
Meigs
William Bedford
Drew Brothers
Seward Center
Henry Schofield
Fred Sanders
Seward
Alpine
George Deuringer
Wm. Irving
Melvin, Ill
Wm. Hewson
Orland Center Church
Ev. Pollock
Chicago Daily Papers
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Tor
Thos
Morse Plainfield Orchestra
Grace E. George
John J. McKenna
Mexico
Henry Franzer
Bohemia
Chas. Horn
B. A. Dekens
Rea Scarf—Veazle
Frances B. Wendling
Guido Papin
L. H. Darling
Cinemas Fraser
Pres
Board of Education
McLaughlin
Ralph Smith
Litoria
A. E. Beddoes
Velma Mildred Boyd
Mabel Clare
Plattville School
Sarah Spencer
Wilmette
Hannah Carr
W. G. Stopp
Grace Crow
Champaign
Clyde Jump
Bozeman
Montana
D. W. Jump
Emery Mather
Indiana
Oldt Tstle
Dillman Street
Hammill
Colorado
Washington
Ed Foster
Fort Collins
Colo
Emma Foster
Mary Catse Connell
Beulah Jane Peakings
Mie Harryty Smith
Smith Royal Dixon
Alexander Parks
George Weeks
Peter Drout
Channahon H School
Maude Knowlton
John Landis
Dudley
Alfred E. Calais
Arthur Hicks
Nettie Moon
Henry Hicks
George Hargan
John Fishdell
C. A. Gilkerson
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Henry
Helen
Ruth
Vreeland
Ella F. Kippers
A. E. Weeks
DeHart
Roy McCowan
Mildred
Mr. McCowan
Cyrus Whittington
Grosch
Florence
St. Louis
L. Hausser
Louis Liberty
George
Iown
Liberty
Miss Stephens
William Bell
Austin Whitmore
Noble
Cornelia Smith
C. P. Hard
India
William Willard
Raymond
John Dempsey
Wilmington
Oscar Mills
Texas
Patrick O'Brien
George Bedford
Joseph Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
George Liberty
Alma Porter
Northwestern University
Harriet Glazier
Rodgers
Geo. Hargan
Elsworth Green
Fred Crampton
Gleaners
Hulbert’s Hall
A. P. Gillian
Wylie McCloud
Allan McCowan
Treas
Hattie Efner
Manhattan News-Record
Pittsburgh
Meyers
Jefferson Street
McAtam Intl
Mateer-Bros
Joliet and Southern Traction Company
Jas. C. O’connor
Cass and
Scott Sis
G. E. Jarvis
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