Stark County Illinois Community News Gleanings

Stark County Illinois
Community News Gleanings

17 August 1876

Bradford Items from the Correspondent of the Post:

The city hotel has been leased to Captain Armstrong of Wyoming. Mr. Schofield retires.
A. J. Storm and J. E. Noyes are shipping cattle and hogs to Chicago. They are good judges of livestock and seem to be doing a good business.

[Transcribed by Nancy Piper]

25 February 1915

Henry Republican, Henry IL

Speer

The roads are about the worst they have been this winter. O. W. Hurd made a trip to Stark and back in his car Tuesday.
The men at Speer have been busy spreading cinders around the depot and other places about town where needed.

[Transcribed by Nancy Piper]

February 19, 1880,
Henry Republican

Castleton

Robert Bunnell shipped 180 hogs to McCurdy & Beveridge. These were of his won raising and realized him a handsome sum. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]

July 22, 1880
Henry Republican

Castleton can boast of a lady clerk, Miss Clara Lewis is clerking for Dr. Holgate in the city drug store.
Castleton is on the boom. We have a new harness shop. The proprietor, J. J. Gibbons, come to us recommended by Adams, Johnson & Co. of Galesburg.
Ed. Champ talks of starting a new hardware store in the building formerly occupied by J. A. White
H. D. Martin has his shop full of buggies; repainting them, and more coming, which speaks well for his work. He does his work well and prompt.

[Transcribed by Nancy Piper]

August 31, 1882
The Henry Republican, Henry Illinois
The Stark county agricultural fair meets at Toulon, Sept. 19 for 4 days. Its premium list is handsomely printed, emanating from the Toulon Sentinel press. This fair has been established 28 years and is successfully managed.
Wyoming succeeded so admirably in her fair last fall and gratified and surprised everybody so greatly in he exhibition and receipts; that she starts out again this year under the same able management. The time of fair is Sept. 11, to hold five days, with every promise of a fine exhibition in every department and one to please all who may attend. Over $4000 is offered in premiums. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]

August 12, 1886
(Reprinted August 16, 1939 Bradford Republican)
The oats crop is an exceptionally good one in this vicinity this year, averaging about fifty bushels per acre.

January 25, 1911
(Reprinted January 24, 1951, Bradford Republican)
St. John's bazaar, wich has been in program all the past week, came to a close Monday evening. The affair was a complete success, both socially and financially.
[Transcribed by Nancy Piper]

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17 August 1876	Bradford Items from the Correspondent of the Post: The city hotel has been leased to Captain Armstrong of Wyoming. Mr. Schofield retires. A. J. Storm and J. E. Noyes are shipping cattle and hogs to Chicago. They are good judges of livestock and seem to be doing a good business. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
25 February 1915 Henry Republican, Henry IL	Speer The roads are about the worst they have been this winter. O. W. Hurd made a trip to Stark and back in his car Tuesday. The men at Speer have been busy spreading cinders around the depot and other places about town where needed. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
February 19, 1880, Henry Republican	Castleton Robert Bunnell shipped 180 hogs to McCurdy & Beveridge. These were of his won raising and realized him a handsome sum. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
July 22, 1880 Henry Republican	Castleton can boast of a lady clerk, Miss Clara Lewis is clerking for Dr. Holgate in the city drug store. Castleton is on the boom. We have a new harness shop. The proprietor, J. J. Gibbons, come to us recommended by Adams, Johnson & Co. of Galesburg. Ed. Champ talks of starting a new hardware store in the building formerly occupied by J. A. White H. D. Martin has his shop full of buggies; repainting them, and more coming, which speaks well for his work. He does his work well and prompt. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
August 31, 1882 The Henry Republican, Henry Illinois	The Stark county agricultural fair meets at Toulon, Sept. 19 for 4 days. Its premium list is handsomely printed, emanating from the Toulon Sentinel press. This fair has been established 28 years and is successfully managed. Wyoming succeeded so admirably in her fair last fall and gratified and surprised everybody so greatly in he exhibition and receipts; that she starts out again this year under the same able management. The time of fair is Sept. 11, to hold five days, with every promise of a fine exhibition in every department and one to please all who may attend. Over $4000 is offered in premiums. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
August 12, 1886 (Reprinted August 16, 1939 Bradford Republican)	The oats crop is an exceptionally good one in this vicinity this year, averaging about fifty bushels per acre.
January 25, 1911 (Reprinted January 24, 1951, Bradford Republican)	St. John's bazaar, wich has been in program all the past week, came to a close Monday evening. The affair was a complete success, both socially and financially. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]