25 February 1915 Henry Republican, Henry IL	Speer Mrs. Root paid a week-end visit to her mother in Sparland, returning Sunday with her family. Mrs. Grant Burdick attended the O. E. S. school of instruction at Peoria Friday and Saturday. Ot Hurd had the misfortune to lose one of his work horses last week by it falling in a well near his barn. Columbia school had a vacation Thursday and Friday of last week. Miss Sweetland and Helen Even spent theirs at Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. McCraw spent Sunday at Peoria, at the home of their daughter Edith who accompanied them home for a few days. Miss Violet Burnett went to assist her brother John Bernett and wife, who will move Wednesday, exchanging places with Hugh King, who has been living upon the old Crawford farm. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stowell returned home Saturday evening after spending the week in Peoria and attending the auto show. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
February 19, 1880, Henry Republican	Castleton: C. Bermaster and S. A. Clark leave here for Nebraska this week. H. O. Brown and Will. Perkins start next week. Chet. Fulford spent an evening with us last week, glad to see our old friends. Mrs. Joh of Valley, had been visiting with her daughter Mrs. H. D. D. Martin a few days. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
April 29, 1880 Henry Republican	Castleton Harlow Brown has built an addition to his property, this gives Mr. Sullivan more room to display his fine stock of hardware, and also to make room for Mr. Holland, who occupies the second floor for a restaurant and boarding house. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
July 22, 1880 Henry Republican	Cyrus Bocock has build an addition to his farm residence east of this place. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
October 19, 1910 (Reprinted October 18, 1950 Bradford Republican)	Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Sharp and daughter, Hazel, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Tyschen spent Sunday in Mendota, the trip being made in the Ford.  They returned home Monday morning. Thursday afternoon Mrs. Otis Montooth and children and niece, Sophia Christianson, returned from Idaho, where they had been during the summer months.  Mrs. Montooth feels improved in health and strength. A letter received by Mr. Peter Phenix from her daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Murchison, says that in Alberta, Canada, where they have been located this season, there was snow in the air a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Murchison will not winter in Canada, but are making their way by easy stages to Salt Lake City, Utah. Mr. and Mrs. William Steimle and family last week moved to their farm property a few miles southwest of town.  During the summer the place has been improved by the building of a fine residence, barn, granary, and other farm buildings. Peter Thurm returned from Peoria on Monday evening.  He has been there a week with his son-in-law, Nic Stauffer, who under went an operation for appendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. John Tumbleson are here for a visit with relatives.  He has taken a lay-off day from work in a Galesburg foundry and will visit his parents in Kansas before returning to work. Mrs. Arthur Wilson and babe arrived yesterday from Marathon, Iowa, to make a short visit with relatives. Arthur Harmon, of near Wyoming, will move to the farm where his brother, Clair, now lives, in the spring and the latter will locate on the property which he lately purchased of his cousins, the Harmon heirs. A. Loudenburg, Morgan House, and Mike O'Brien, of Spoon River, went to Omaha, Monday to purchase cattle. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
November 30, 1910 (Reprinted in the Nov. 29, 1950, Bradford Republican)	Mrs. T. J. Capperrune, son Clifford, daughter, Mrs. Ruth Hanchett and husband, went to Chicago on Saturday for a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. Cady R. Capperrune. John Kimble is here from South Dakota to spend the winter, leaving his father to take care of the ranch. Arley Harwood has forsaken the vocation of traveling salesman and has become junior partner of the firm of Weisenborn-Harwood Land Co., which has offices in the Mayer building in Peoria. Charles Gerard who has employment with the Buda Plaindealer, passed the day with his family here. An item to escape us last week was that of the return to Bradford of Mr. and Mrs. John F. Kopp, who have proved up on their South Dakota claim. Mr. William Austin and little daughter arrived on Saturday from their home at Mitchell, S. Dakota, and are enjoying a short visit with relatives. Word was received here Monday by C. Huffman that lightning had struck the barn Sunday morning, on the farm occupied by their daughter, Mrs. John Nickolls, near Wady Petra, burning the structure to the ground. The loss is a heavy one and only partly covered by insurance. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
January 25, 1911  (Reprinted January 24, 1951, Bradford Republican)	Miss Ida Ketchum went to Chicago last week, where she enrolled for the spring term at the Chicago Kindergarten college. Byron  Allen and Fred Farley, after visiting a week in Nevada, Iowa, returned home Monday. John Barry was very much surprised Monday evening when a number of friends dropped in.  Mrs. Barrry had invited the, it being his birthday.  Oysters and other refreshments were served. Everett Wright, of Milo, came home Friday after an extended visit in Missouri. Having decided to move to South Dakota, Michael Malone, will have a farm sale, Tuesday, on the farm 2 miles east and 1 1/2 miles north of Bradford. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
August 20, 1919 (Reprinted August 16, 1939 Bradford Republican)	Mrs. Fred Deyo of Augusta, Kansas is a guest at the home of Mrs. E. D. Rennick, and other relatives. Mrs. J. F. Carroll received word the first of the week that her son, James had arrived at New York from France. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
August 12, 1886 (Reprinted August 16, 1939 Bradford Republican)	H. Phenix has recently bought a Hedrick perpetual baling press which has attracted a good deal of attention.  It will be operated by steam power. Mother Fairbanks and son, Stokely have gone on a visit to Nebraska. Mrs. Elton Boyce of Stanton, Mass., who has been visiting friends in this section returned to her home Tuesday. William Pilgrim and wife visited friends at French Grove, Peoria county from Saturday until Tuesday. Miss Hettie Burtt returned from her visit to Mendota last week. Simon Cox, of Wyoming was a Bradford visitor last Tuesday. G. E. Prouty made a flying visit with friends here the first of the week. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
August 20, 1919 (Reprinted August 16, 1939 Bradford Republican)	J. H. Bucher, linotype operator at the Republican office, received word from his parents, at Kansas City, that his brother-in-law had been killed instantly when an automobile in which he was riding skidded on the new boiled boulevard. [Transcribed by Nancy Piper]
September 11, 1890 (Reprinted September 11, 1940 Bradford Republican)	Mike Carico this week emigrates to Dallas County, Iowa. Ed Decker, John Finnegan, Alva Ames and Morris Fowler took premiums with their colts at the colt show at J. H.Jamison & Co.s, barn Saturday. Mrs. Reardon and family of Keota, Iowa are visiting in the Patrick Finnegan home. Jacob Thurm, or Hahn, as he is sometimes called, has rented the Horton elevator at Lombardville and refitted it for business. Squire Dator has gone to Nebraska on a visit and to recuperate his health. A. R.Hepperly, clerk of the district court at Ellsworth, Kansas has been a visitor with the family of J. N. Ketterman.
January 23, 1896 (Reprinted January 24, 1951, Bradford Republican)	R. Rakestraw, of Wyoming, has received a patent on a swinging gate. Hosea Harmon's public sale, held Thursday of last week, brought fair prices.  Next week the Harmon family will move to Fillmore county, Nebraska. C. R. Capperrrune returned to his studies yesterday morning in Dixon.  He has been home about a week between terms. Squire Bocock, W. A. Washburn and William Weeks are attending a Masonic school of instruction in Dixon this week. E. Andrews is now making a specialty of the three best brands of cigars made.  The Royal Sport, American Seal and Havana Rose. William Ribley marketed a nine month old turkey this week that weighed 30 pounds. The Thomas Imes family left recently for their new home in Des Moines, Iowa