Local Items Roundup From Area Residents
Various brief notes show visits and callers in Toluca Streator Sparland and surrounding towns. Names include John Aimone Lena Schwiderski Nellie Burroughs Cass Norwood Emerson Dunlap Rudolph La Rose and several regional families with dances illnesses and a birth. A TV episode and local socials are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Peter J. Aimone
Toluca
Frank Ball
Peoria
Lena Schwiderski
Streator
Jerry
Steve Halpin
Lena Macon
Sparland
Pete Peterson
Nellie Burroughs
the Majestic
Cass Norwood
Emerson Dunlap
Custer
Rudolph
la Rose
Herman Schumacher
Arnold Steffins
Elmer McClure
Lacon
James Colligan
Manson
Iowa
Leslie Skelton
Chicago Heights
R. I. Litchfield
Wandering events and notices from Toluca area week
Local society items report visits and illnesses across Toluca Streator Varna Rutland and nearby towns. Highlights include Mrs J C McCrea sick with grippe and Mrs Roscoe Smith's death in St Paul after five weeks illness and funeral in Minonk. Jesse Sawyer aged 78 fractured hip after a fall in Hopewell township now resident of Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Fecht
Washburn
J.C. McCrea
P. L. Lantz
Toluca
Ill
White Pearl
Christian Church
Ruth Norwood
Custer
Hamilton Bishop
Evans
Frank Melody
Polly Burroughs
Streator
Ed Schumacher
la Rose
Herman Schumacher
Myron Stratton
Louise Henn
Varna
Flinn
Rutland
Wm. Robinson
Harry Colehower
Lostant
D. G. Ruble
Granville
O. A. Scherer
Ottawa
F. J. Scholtfeldt
America
Rutland Record
John McNeish
White Pearl Theatre
Marguerite Courtot
Roscoe Smith
St. Paul
Minn
Minonk
Petro Viero
St. Joachim’s Church
Father Pratt
St. Ann’s Cemetery
Lacon
Marshall County
Jesse Sawyer
Peoria
Hopewell Township
Sawyer
Varna Happenings and Nearby Stays and Visits
Local notes show residents visiting Peoria La Salle and Streator for callers and business while others travel to Lacon Toluca Wenona and Venona. Notables include Mrs. O M Harris undergoing tonsil surgery in Peoria and Jacobson’s death aged ninety three. A birthday surprise for Chas Statler and gatherings of the W L C and bridge club are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Walin
Peoria
Geo. Meirers
William Koch
Ben Myers
Jay
P. W. Held
Harry Hayes
Lacon
Dr. Massey
Granville
O. M. Hurris
C. B. Stateler
Bridge Club
Chatten
Hoge
Venona
Frank Donnelly
la Rose
Zilm
John McCusky
H. E. Broaddus
Miss Huron
Jennie Hawthorne
Thomas Breen
Jacobson
Maud Bell
Alma Schumacher
O. M. Hurt
Chas. Scoon
la Prairie
Schmidt
Chas. Stateler
Ida Murphy
Curtiss Wright
Rev. Chatten
Mysterious Sterling Fire Ravages Three Business Blocks
A blaze in Sterling destroyed three business blocks owned by Charles Fitzgerald. Investigators probed for causes as Adalat drug stock losses were reported and assessors began surveying property damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Charles Fitzgerald
Adalat
Illinois brief items report policeman killed in fall of revolver
J Enos a veteran Pana policeman dies instantly when a revolver drops from his holster and discharges. Other items note bankruptcy petition by J Fawyer grain man with assets and liabilities listed, traction line plans, appointments, a Washington birthday banquet note, prison liquor issues, a Springfield ex mayor death, pleas for pardon in a murder case, a damages suit over alienation of wife, a farmer owned phone company dividend, a mining fatality, and local notable deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Enos
Pana
J. Fawyer
Monarch Grain
Joliet & Eastern Traction Company
Joliet
Hammond
Ind
R. M. Carley
Galesburg
Illinois Traction System
Peoria
McKinley Traction
Knox County
T. A. Grier
Peoria Board of Trade
Washington
Zimmer
C. E. Hay
Springfield
John Hay
McKinley
St. Louis
Clifford Gilbert
Chester
Woods
Mattoon
Ill
Charles Ott
William Blair
Sterling
Green River Telephone Company
Ed Williams
Century Coal Mining Company
Tower Hill
John M. Babcock
Rockton
Commodore Perry
Lake Erie
Kendrick Babcock
University of Illinois
W. Deering
Winslow
Tomato Soup and Other Hot Day Dishes
A collection of historical recipes including Tomato Soup using canned or fresh tomatoes with milk and eggs, French Bouille with hot milk and croutons, Lobster Salad with homemade dressing and whipped cream, and Chicken Veal method with veal shanks, frying and optional peas as garnish.
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Star-Herald
Orre W. Bonham
To- Ya
Illinois
Rube Wilson
Magrath
John Magrath
Earl Stratton
W. R. Straton
J. Supek
Mr. Supek
Sarah Drain
Kankakee
Tighen
Daonil Voksen
Daniel Webster
Eagle Roller Mill CO
Safe & Sanborn Coffee
D. F. Gerardo
Dubuque
Peter L. Lantz
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