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"Our Best Words", May 16, 1891 p 7 3
Windsor
Miss Richards of Tower Hill, after her election to this city’s schools, has resigned.
H. J. Hamlin was in this city Sunday. He went to Chicago Monday night in company with L. A. Gould.
Mrs. G. A. Edwards and Mrs. W. W. McVay were in Sullivan last week.
Mrs. H. R. Moberly and Miss Lib Linville drove over to Shelbyville last Wednesday.
A large delegation of the W.C.T.U. will attend the Moultrie County convention the 13th and 14th.
Effingham is to have a gold medal contest the 19th of this month.
Misses Nellie Gould and Irma Coppage of Mattoon are visiting friends and relatives in our city this week.
Mrs. Patterson of Sullivan is visiting with Mrs. Mattie Frazer.
Mr. Tom Miner and wife were visiting here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Messer and Mrs. Mary Messer were visiting friends in our city last week.
Miss May Warden entertained a few friends at her home Monday evening.
Miss Daisy McIlwaine was given a surprise party Saturday evening on the occasion of her birthday.
Mr. P.M. Hill lost a good horse last week. Mr. Rogers sold a valuable one to a buyer from abroad.
Findlay
W. J. Dixon, the blacksmith, is building a new house.
Geo. Padgett’s brother from Ridge visited him last Sunday.
Nannie Wright has sixty seven people enrolled Enfield.
Eld. J. S. Walis presided at Oak Grove in Moultrie County last Sunday.
The Findlay male quartette went to Gays last Saturday night to sing for a medal contest. They had a large and appreciative
audience.
The Woman’s Missionary Society of the Church of God will hold their regular monthly meeting Saturday night, May
16. The public is invited.
Elder Sibole filled his regular appointment at the U.B. church last Sunday at 11 a.m. He preaches every two weeks.
Keim & Banks have started their huckster wagon.
Brown, the hardware merchant, is building a new house.
Jas. P. Clay has a new buggy.
Mrs. White now occupies her new home.
It is said that Findlay is to have a lumber yard right away.
Edward Dazey was in Decatur last week.
Elder Sibole will hold quarterly meeting at the chapel, Sunday, May 24.
On Saturday night, May 30, a meeting will be held at the “west” church in Findlay for the purpose of organizing
a Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. Mrs. E. L. Douthit and other county officials of the W.C.T.U. will be present
to assist in the organization. Ladies begin to think about it. Fuller announcement next week.
OBW, May 16, 1891 p 5 1
Out and About
Dr. A. M. Collins has received a call to become pastor of the Christian Church at Santa Barbara, CA.
An adjourned session of the circuit court Friday, May 29.
Mrs. Rella McMullen of Grand Junction, Colorado, is improving as is learned from telegrams from her mother, Mrs.
Sarah Hall.
Dr. Squire, the veterinary surgeon, has been re-appointed to the U. S. Army.
Judge Moulton has returned from Cincinnati.
J. G. W. Morrison, piano tuner, will be in Shelbyville May 24.
Dr. Hamar has gone to attend the meeting of the State Dental Association at Bloomington.
A good time is reported at the “Y’s” sociable on Tuesday night.
The Choral Union Society of this city will give a concert at Opera Hall, Friday evening, May 15, the sections to
be the same as those to be rendered by the Society at the May festival in Decatur. Mesdames Chafee and Powers and
Miss Theresa Prince of this city and Mrs. Roseberry of Springfield will sing solos at the entertainment, which
promises to be grand. The proceeds go to pay the expenses of the society, and there should be a large patronage
thus aiding it to improve and cultivate vocal and musical talent of Shelbyville.
The K of P band and quite a large number of citizens attended the Knights Templars celebration at Charleston last
week.
The residence of the sexton at the cemetery will be removed.
Prof. Patton is conducting a second term of music lessons at Union Church, Pickaway.
James Stansfield is working for a firm in Chicago as type writer.
The Musical Festival at Decatur commences on the 20th of May. Mrs. J. W. Powers and E. M. Hopkins have solo parts
on the program.
Mrs. Stork of Trinidad, Colorado, a sister of Mr. Buck is visiting Mrs. Gregory of West Shelbyville.
There will be a two day’s meeting held at the Baptist church at Robinson Creek on Saturday and Sunday, May 30-31.
The Rose Township's Sunday School convention will be held at the same church on Sunday, May 31, at 2:30 p.m. All
are cordially invited to attend.
Thanks to Mrs. Dr. Van Dyke for a beautiful bouquet of flowers. We hope our readers will not forget to call on
her when they need anything in her line, in the shape of flowers or plants.
Mrs. H. S. Mouser of Huron, S. D., is visiting with the families of Will Roland, A. Ensminger and others in this
city.
Dr. Eddy has returned from Washington, D. C.
Charley Worley has about completed his new two story residence in East Shelbyville.
Miss Julia Embry has been re-elected as teacher in the Windsor schools.
Col. D. C. Smith and family are visiting at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Chafee.
J. N. Ballard is now sole proprietor of the Dry Goods business formerly owned by Levering & Ballard. He makes
his announcement this week to our readers.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Turner of Richland are visiting in town at the home of their son, J. B. Turner. Mr. Turner has
rented his farm for the season and is taking a well deserved rest in his old age.
W. L. Mann, the new Shelbyville manager for the Singer Sewing Machine Co., has moved the headquarters to Mrs. Marks’
millinery store.
A six year old son of John Renner of near Wichita, Kansas, was attached by hogs yesterday and killed. – Chicago
Herald, May 12, 1891. This will be sad news to the friends and relatives in this county.
We are authorized to state J. N. Ballard is now receiving the finest style of wash goods in all the new novelties
and at lowest prices ever in town. Go and see for yourself.
Good times are in prospect. Webster Bros. Sold sixteen buggies Saturday which means that farmers are counting on
bounteous crops. Here are the names of the purchasers: Miss Ione Gregory, Levi Douthit, William Gilliland, William
Cox, H. W. Davis, two, W. M. Kensil, John Hickman, Shelbyville; Daniel Wright, Todd’s Point; Thomas Minto, Robinson
Creek; Thomas J. Elliot, Windsor; Chase Garvin, Yantisville; William Gallagher, Brunswick; Theodore Warner, Henton;
Josiah Middlesworth, Cowden and Nehemiah Cristy, Lakewood.
It is said that about 200 people happily celebrated William R. Storm’s 46th birthday at his home in Ash Grove last
Sunday. T. N. Henry made a pleasant speech and Elder P. P. Warren gave thanks for the bounties at dinner. We have
no direct report, but we do hope, for the sake of the day, that the program included public attendance upon divine
services. That would seem so eminently fitting for a birthday on our Lord’s Day especially in this country where
too many persons incline to go visiting on Sunday, eat rich dinners instead of going to church as was the Master’s
custom.
We learn of several parties this week seeking for locations in Shelby County some with a view to moving to the
county seat and taking advantage of our good schools here for their families. They say this is a nice residence
town and they want to come to a town where they can educate their children free of saloon influences. Now that
Shelbyville is such a town we may expect many more of the best class of citizens to seek homes among us.
The first step toward correcting an error when convinced of it is a frank confession of that error. Rev. J. L.
B. Ellis makes such a confession in his excellent sermon on Page 6. Read it.
We hope a few score more who have voted for license in Shelbyville will make similar confessions before they die.
It is good for the soul.
On Thursday of this week, May 14, 1891, Mr. Low H. Turner of Richland, this county, was sixty-five years old.
A very pleasant surprise was given him that day in Windsor at the home of his daughter, Mrs. N. J. Storm. His brother
J. L. B. Turner (who is still in very feeble health) and family, besides sons and daughters and grandchildren and
several friends including ye editor were present to enjoy the sumptuous dinner spread under the shade in the yard.
The weather was delightful . It was like a smile of heaven, and a foretoken of the better country where there is
no sickness and a reunion with no more parting.
May 16, 1891 p 5 c 2
Announcements
J. L. Douthit preaches at Union Church Richland Sunday May 24 at 10:30 a.m.
The Editor of this paper has promised to give a Gospel Temperance address in Findlay nine miles North of Shelbyville
on the Saturday night before the fifth Sunday in this month of May, and he will preach at same place on Sunday
morning May 31, at 10:30 a.m.
May 16, 1891 p 5 c 3
Simeon Guilford of Lebanon, Pa., the father of Robert E. Guilford of this city, was 90 years old last Sunday, a
model of temperance and regular habits. Robert E. Guilford left here last week to join the family in a birthday
reunion of the children with the aged father. Blessings on the head of the good old man and all who greet him on
his ninetieth birthday! Once upon a time, during the civil war, at the close of a service we held at old Salem
schoolhouse in this township, that same Simeon Guilford (then living on his farm south of Shelbyville) placed in
our hand a piece of solid support that seemed a very special providence to us. The giver has forgotten it, perhaps,
but we are sure he is a happier man today for that habit of gospel giving, and we shall ever hold his name in tender,
grateful remembrance.
Wolf’s gang of men are now engaged at grading for the new railroad on the Tackett farm just north of the city.
The contractors east of the river expect to have the road bed ready for the ties from Sullivan to the river by
June first. The track-layers will then commence at Sullivan and lay the track to the river, using a train to supply
the material as they build. -- Daily Union, May 13.
Tower Hill, May 13, 1891
The Epworth League observed the anniversary of the Freedmen Aid Society on last Sabbath evening with a very interesting
program consisting of addresses.
The Odd Fellows are anxiously awaiting the completion of Mr. Dean’s new building as they have rented the hall for
a term of years.
The Good Templars are preparing for an open meeting in the near future.
Rev. George J. Rea of Moweaqua and Rev. Leonard Keeler of Tower Hill will exchange pulpits next Sabbath, May 17.
Mr. Rea is a student of McCormick ...
May 16, 1891 p 5 c 4
...Theological Seminary, Chicago, and is spending his vacation at Moweaqua. Mr. Keeler expects to go from Moweaqua
to attend the district Sabbath school convention at Danville.
Rev. Campbell is in Bloomington this week attending the church meeting there.
Miss Sallie Richards made a short visit home over Sabbath from her school at Prairie Home.
Cold Spring, May 13 1891
The Gospel temperance meetings in the Zion M. E. Church were well attended.
A Sabbath school was organized at Corley school house on Sunday with a full quota of officers and teachers and
a goodly number of scholars.
Farmers are nearly through planting corn.
The vegetation in this vicinity put on mournful appearance after the frost of last week but is coming out a little
again.
At the Sunday services in the New Hope Baptist Church, two new members were received into full communion having
been baptized in Beck’s Creek on Saturday previous.
Miss Carrie Prince in Cold Spring township Sunday, May 10, will long be remembered by the people of Cold Spring
as being the sacred natal day that gave birth to new resolutions to work more earnestly for “God and Home and Native
Land.” This new inspiration is the result of the Gospel Temperance services held by Miss Carrie Prince of Lincoln
on Sabbath Day and evening. Her very presence, full of magnetism and zeal, is an inspiration. Her addresses were
at the same time forcible, full of sound logic and eloquent in the last degree. Had it not been for the sacredness
of the day, enthusiasm would have been demonstrative; as it was the people listened attentively and earnestly;
and expressed their desire for her to return at some future time by rising to their feet when called upon for an
expression. She gave four talks and assisted in the organization of a Sunday school the same day which was a great
drain on her physical strength but her zeal knows no limit. We secured her promise to return in August. We need
more of three awakenings to get us ready for ‘92.
Cowden, May 13 1891
The funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Knight’s infant will be preached today at the F. M. Church, by Rev. R. W. Sanderson.
Rev. Shelhamer, Pentecost Band Leader at Stewardson, preached to large congregations in the F. M. Church Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings of this week. Services will continue during this week at the First Methodist Church. Elder
Colt is expected for Friday and Saturday evenings.
Chairman W.B.M. Colt will hold a memorial service next Sabbath, May 17, in memory of Mrs. Jennie Torrence, late
Missionary to Africa. Services at the Free Methodist Church. Sabbath sermon 11 a.m. by Bro. Colt, and addresses
by others. No doubt a very impressive and beneficial service will be made.
From The Shelbyville Daily Union, August 31, 1896, page one, column three.
The News
— A good rain would be highly appreciated in this vicinity.
— Jas. Mars of Cowden is transacting business in town to-day.
— Sam’l Rice and family of Fayette are visiting the Rices in this city.
— Fred Harp and Jas. Cribbitt of Findlay were in town over Sunday.
— Wm. Miller has workmen erecting an addition to his home in West Shelbyville.
— Horace Travis of Nebraska is in the city, called here by the death of his sister, Miss Allie.
— Geo Smith and family of Pana were guests at the Igo mansion on West Main street Sunday.
— W. T. Porter, the poultry king of Mexico, Mo., passed Sunday with relatives and friends in the city.
— Morris Cottlow and some seventy-five other Queen city people took in the Future Great yesterday.
— Wm. Cresswell departed for Indianapolis to-day to attend the sound money democratic national convention.
— Have you seen the very latest and prettiest in fall hats? They have just come in at E. M. Campbell & Co’s.
— Judge Clark is over from Mattoon looking after the interests of a client in the railway condemnation suits.
— John and Mrs. Barrett of Champaign are guests of the latter’s mother, Mrs. M. Dilley, on South Broadway.
— Every traveler should carry a copy of Rand McNally’s Official Railway guide. Sold by newsdealers everywhere.
— Rev. Lewis Baldwin, wife and baby of Kansas are visiting parents, grandparents and friends in this city and vicinity.
— Stewardson, the grocer, has bought a lot on North Morgan street and will have a house erected thereon in the
near future.
— A new toad stool will shortly adorn the smokestack on the graded school building — workmen are now putting it
on.
— The members of Father Reade’s congregation speak very highly of his lecture on charity at the Catholic church
last night. It was an eloquent discourse.
— See Mrs. Martin at the Northside Greenhouse for choice new fall flowering bulbs. Bermuda lilies, 3 sizes; Roman
hyacinths, paper white Narcissus, etc.
— We are selling the best soft coal handled here, especially for making steam, at 7 1/2 cents at the hay press.
We sell hard coal, egg, nut and blacksmith’s coal, and baled hay, corn and oats. The Harwood Co.
— Capt. John W. Powers, Hon. W. C. Headen’s partner in pleasure seeking, has returned. Judging from the tone of
his fish stories these gentlemen are dispensing, they had a little the biggest time on record during their sojourn
in Northern Wisconsin.
— John Metgzer (Metzger) has again removed to this city after putting in the summer on his farm northeast of Pana.
He will engage with his father-in-law Mr. Allison in the grain buying business as soon as their elevator which
is to progress of construction between the Big 4 and B. & O. S-W. tracks near Vine street has been completed.
— Pana Palladium
— Big “blow” goes with big prices usually. I can and do sell palms cheaper than anybody can import them from Terre
Haute. Cause why? I grow my own palms. “Proof of the pudd’n.” I have sold more palms in the past year than have
ever been sold in Shelbyville before. E. M. Harwood.
— Dr. Gillmore immersed at the river, yesterday, six persons: W. E. Worthman and wife, A. P. Worthman and wife,
Sadie and Leeta Smith. At the Christian church in the evening he immersed the Misses Mabel and Meta Yantis, and
in the Sunday school baptised Pearl Babb. There remain six to receive the rite of baptism. Next Sunday morning
the probation members, numbering 50, will be received into full membership. Mr. Clarence B. Tull united with the
church yesterday by letter from Lerna.
The Shelbyville Daily Union, August 31, 1896, page one, column five.
Surprised on her 69th Birthday
Mrs. Susan Bowman was yesterday the victim of a happy surprise planned and carried out by neighbors and friends
to the number of about a score, the occasion being the good lady's 69th birthday. The party moved on the premises
and took possession of the home and along about the noon hour the dining table fairly groaned under its immense
load of the richest and most palatable viands. following the disposal of dinner the time was spent until a late
hour in a general good time. Those present and participating in the good time were B. R. and Mrs. Field, J. M.
Miller and family, Jos. Cross and family, Dr. and Mrs. Hassler, Mrs. and Miss Kensil, Mr. Engel and family, Mrs.
Adams, Mrs. Klein and daughter and Miss Saddie Dutton.
Shelbyville Democrat , April 18, 1878 vol 4 no 38 p3 c8
Easter sermon next Sunday morning at the Unitarian church.
Under head of “Delinquent Tax List” we publish a long and exhaustive argument against forced resumption.
Eld. Waggoner preaches Sunday evening at the Christian church on “The Bible as a Book of Doctrine and Discipline.”
John Stewardson writes from Texas and says tell the people that his farm is for sale. For particulars see
Thomas Stewardson.
Rev. John H. Heywood, of Louisville, Ky., will preach at the Unitarian church in Shelbyville Sunday, April 28,
1878.
Shelbyville Democrat, January 1 1931 vol LVII no 27 p 8 col 4
Herman [F.] Bartman and family spent Christmas with Martin Pfeiffer.
Ira [A.] and Lee[verne] Rawdin buzzed wood for Glen Roley Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. [Blanche (Ishmael)] Henry Gottman and family spent Sunday at Tins Wade’s.
Miss Mildred Bartman [Beck] and Miss Aileen [possibly Elline] Gottman called at Wm. A. Ruwe’s Saturday.
Arch/[Artch] Wiley spent Sunday afternoon with Leeverne Rawdin.
Misses Mildred Bartman [Beck] and Miss...
Shelbyville Democrat
January 1 1931 vol LVII No. 27 p 8 col 5
...Aileen [possibly Elline] Gottman spent Sunday afternoon with Irene and Iona Lawrence.
Miss Elsie Braden has returned to Chicago after a few days visit here.
January 15 1931 vol LVII no 29 p 5 col 8
Mrs. Effie [(Houser)] Mummel and grandson of Sullivan, spent Saturday night and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Chas.
Wade and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wheat spent Saturday with their son, Frank Wheat, and family.
Wintress Wade [McKittrick] called on Mrs. Ray Fleming Monday afternoon.
Shelbyville Democrat
January 22 1931 vol LVII No. 30 p 4 col 2
PRAIRIE
Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and son Lee[verne], and Mr. and Mrs. John Hoy spent Sunday with Roy Largent
and family.
Ira [A.] Rawdin called on Claud Rawdin’s a few moments Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ira Rawdin and son spent Sunday with her parents.
Ira [A.] and Lee[verne] Rawdin called at Charlie Kessler’s Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kull and son spent Saturday evening with Ira [A.] Rawdin and family.
Mrs. Emma Bartman called on Mrs. Nettie and Maud [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] a few moments Friday evening.
Shelbyville Democrat - January 22 1931 vol LVII No. 30 p 5 col 4
CLARKSBURG
Mrs. Dick Houser of Shelbyville visited Saturday night and Sunday with Chas. Wade and family.
Shelbyville Democrat - January 29 1931 vol LVII No. 31 p 4 col 3
ROCKFORD
Ben Volkman and family called on Paul Volkman’s Sunday.
Ed Haines entertained company Sunday.
Ab [Albert] Shaw spent one day last week with Tins Wade and family.
Tins Wade and Roy Largent assisted George Largent with work last week.
Lewis Campbell and son Forrest, called on George Largent Saturday.
Louise Largent spent on day last week with her mother, Mrs. Conn Fox.
Mrs. Belle Hanson was down to her farm Sunday.
Chas. Shanholtzer was a Shelbyville caller Wednesday.
Howard Kearney was a Shelbyville caller Wednesday.
Adolph Rawdin was calling here Sunday. He’s moving down to Holliday where he has work.
Lee[verne] Rawdin and mother ate Sunday dinner with Roy Largent and family.
Floyd Yakey was seen out to his farm Saturday.
Shelbyville Democrat, February 12 1931 vol LVII No. 33 p 4 col 5
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Wilbur Harmon spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. [Emma] Herman [F.] Bartman and daughter.
Mildred Bartman [Beck] called on Irene and Iona Lawrence Monday afternoon.
Ab [Albert] Shaw called on Mrs. H. T. Wade and Miss Dora Wednesday.
Paul Volkman was in Strasburg Wednesday evening.
Roy Largent was consulting Dr. Schroeder Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
Ira [A.] and Leeverne Rawdin buzzed wood for H. F. [Herman F.] Bartman Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Louis Lenz and daughter assisted the former’s parents butcher porkers Monday.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and son Leeverne spent Tuesday evening with Clem Roley and family.
Ira Rawdin buzzed wood for Clem Roley Wednesday.
Charles Shanholtzer was shopping in Strasburg Thursday.
Harry Thomas, wife and two children spent Thursday with Paul Volkman and wife.
Dr. Shroeder was called to see Mrs. Roy Largent Thursday evening.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and sons were in Mattoon Friday.
Henry Gottman, wife and baby were Sunday dinner guests at the H. T. Wade home.
Ben Volkman and family spent Sunday at Paul Volkman’s
We were sorry to hear of the death of Mrs. Alva Walls. We all extend our sympathy to the family.
Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and son Leeverne were calling on Roy Largent and family Sunday afternoon.
Ira Rawdin and family were visiting Sunday.
A nice rain was had in these parts last week which was sure needed and welcomed by all.
Miss Juanita Strohl who has been doing house work in the Charles Shanholtzer home for the past few weeks has
returned to her home Sunday.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and son Leeverne called on Claude Smith and wife Sunday evening.
Shelbyville Democrat, March 12 1931 vol LVII No. 37 p 7 col 2
ROCKFORD
Tom Ulmer, Roy Largent, Paul Volkman, Leeverne Rawdin and Ben Volkman were Strasburg callers Saturday.
This community was visited by the biggest snow of the winter Thursday night and Friday.
H. W. Doehring hauled lumber from George Largent’s saw mill Thursday to Strasburg.
Everett Geer and family spent a few days in the Roy Largent home.
Leeverne Rawdin called on the Wiley Bros. Saturday morning.
Mildred Bartman [Beck] spent a few days with Mrs. Blanch Gottman.
Mrs. Roy Largent and children spent Thursday with Mrs. George Largent.
Mrs. Retha Gauger came for a two week’s visit with her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. George Largent.
Blanch Gottman spent Thursday with Mrs. Emma Bartman and daughter.
Mrs. [Martha (Vandament)] N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones and son [Charles] Elwood, and Mrs. Ed Haines and daughter,
Mildred [(Bartman) Beck] spent Wednesday evening with Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] .
George Young and wife spent one evening last week with Paul Volkman and family.
March 12 1931 vol LVII No. 37 p 10 col 3
ROCKFORD
Roy Largent and Ira [A.] Rawdin were Strasburg callers Saturday morning.
Charles Shanholtzer was a business caller at Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith]’s Sunday afternoon.
Paul Volkman and family ate Sunday dinner with Ben Volkman’s.
Roy Largent built his wife a fine new hen house last week.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family and Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] were Strasburg callers Saturday evening.
Lee[verne] Rawdin called on the Wiley Bros. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Max St. Pierre spent Sunday near Beecher City.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family and Roy Largent and family spent Sunday with Adolph Rawdin and wife of Holliday.
John Hagerman and wife were through this district Saturday.
Bert Kearney and family were visiting Sunday.
Linn Wade’s entertained company Sunday.
Spring must be here, Chas. Hannan was seen Sunday with two fishing poles.
Chas. Shanholtzer was in Strasburg Thursday.
Mrs. [Martha (Vandament)] N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones called on Chas. Shanholtzer’s Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. [Blanche (Ishmael)] Henry Gottman spent one day last week with Mr. Tins Wade and family.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and brother, Lee, buzzed wood for Chas. Shanholtzer Tuesday.
Mrs. Pearl Manhart assisted Mrs. [Rose] August Doeding with quilt making one day last week.
Tom Ulmer was visiting Saturday.
George Largent called on his son, Roy, Thursday morning.
Shelbyville Democrat
March 19 1931 vol LVII No. 37 p 5 col 1
ROCKFORD
Roy Largent assisted H. T. Wade with work Thursday.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Emma Bartman.
Paul Volkman worked in Strasburg Friday.
Ben Volkman and family and Harry Thomas were callers at Paul Volkman’s Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Max St. Pierre were shoppers in Strasburg Wednesday.
August Doeding and family enjoyed Friday evening with Gilbert Stremming and family.
Paul Volkman and family, August Doeding and family and Roy Largent were among those shopping in Strasburg Saturday.
Line No. 84 had their annual meeting at the school house Saturday morning. The following were elected: president,
Charles Shanholtzer; secretary and treasurer, August Doeding; directors, H. T. Wade, Shelby Robison, Louis Lenz.
H. Clay Robison spent Friday night with Otto Curry and mother.
Charles Shanholtzer and children and Mr. and Mrs. Max St. Pierre spent Saturday evening with Andrew Welton
and family.
Herman [F.] Bartman and family spent Sunday with Henry [F.] Gottman and family.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family spent Sunday with Ben Saylors and wife.
Roy Largent spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday with Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and son.
Thomas Grove and Dean Roley called on Leeverne Rawdin Saturday afternoon.
Leeverne Rawdin and Roy Largent were county seat callers Sunday.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family spent Friday evening with Whit Groves and family.
Thos. Grove and Dean Roley call- [sic] were among the shoppers in Strasburg Saturday.
April 9 1931 vol LVII No. 41 p 5 col 4
ROCKFORD
Mildred Bartman [Beck] has been spending the past week with her uncle and aunt in Strasburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Rawdin of Holliday, who has been at his mother’s the past week and a half returned home
last Thursday.
Roy Largent and family, Adolph Rawdin and wife and Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] enjoyed last Wednesday
evening with Ira [A.] Rawdin and family.
Shelby Robison and family were shopping in Strasburg Saturday.
Paul Volkman’s were in Strasburg Friday evening.
August Doeding and family, Roy Largent and family and Paul Roellig were among the Strasburg shoppers Saturday
night.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family enjoyed Sunday with Harry Carter and family.
Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe and wife [Mathilda], Mrs. Wilbur Harmon and children and Paul Ruwe, Henry [F.] Gottman
and family were Friday visitors at Herman [F.] Bartman’s.
Ab [Albert] Shaw and wife [Margaret] called on Tins Wade and family Thursday.
Paul Volkman and family ate Easter dinner with G. W. Gill and family.
George Largent and wife called a few moments at Roy Largent’s Sunday evening.
Wilburn Largent and family were through here Sunday.
Miss Beatrice Fox spent the weekend with her parents.
Theo Lawrence and family called on A. W. Kearney and family Sunday.
John Hagerman and wife were through here Sunday.
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ROCKFORD
Roy Largent called on the Wiley Bros. Sunday forenoon.
James Benefield of Shelbyville was in this district Sunday.
Paul Volkman’s entertained company from Decatur Sunday.
Ray Wade and wife of Ramsey vis . .
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April 23 1931 vol LVII No. 43 p 6 col 6
. . . ited the week-end with H. T. Wade and family.
Ben Volkman’s spent Sunday in Stewardson.
Tins Wade, Roy Largent and Wilburn Largent assisted George Largent with his saw mill work last week.
Mrs. Elston of Effingham came to spend a few days with Shelby Robinson and family.
Ab [Albert] Shaw and wife [Margaret] spent Sunday with H. T. Wade and family.
Roy Largent and family were in Strasburg and Stewardson Saturday evening.
Shelby Robinson called on Harve Wiley Sunday morning.
Gilbert Wade called on Ira [A.] Rawdin Sunday morning.
Shelbyville Democrat
April 30 1931 vol LVII No. 44 p 8 col 5
ROCKFORD
Ira Rawdin called on Lute Childress Sunday morning.
Ben Volkman and family called on Paul Volkman’s Sunday.
Mushroom hunters are seen every where here lately, but are not finding many, too cool, we guess.
Roy Largent called on his father and mother Sunday forenoon.
Ira Rawdin and family called on Adolph Rawdin and wife at Holliday Sunday afternoon.
Max St. Pierre and wife were Strasburg shoppers Wednesday afternoon.
Roy Largent and father were Clarksburg shoppers Friday.
Freida Harmon called on Mrs. Theo Lawrence and daughter Friday.
Bert Kearney and family called on Paul Volkman's Tuesday evening.
Arch/[Artch] Wiley, Tins Wade and Roy Largent assisted George Largent with sawmill work last week.
George Largent called on Herman [F.] Bartman Sunday evening a few minutes.
Shelbyville Democrat, May 7 1931 vol LVII No. 45 p 10 col 4
ROCKFORD
Roy Largent and family spent Sunday with Everett Geer and family near Mode.
Claude Rawlings and family spent Sunday evening with Roy Largent and family.
Blanch Gottman and babe spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mrs. H. T. Wade and daughter, Dora.
Paul Volkman and family entertained company from Decatur Sunday.
Several from this district attended the play at Roley school Wednesday evening.
Rockford school closed Friday with a dinner for the teacher and pupils. Mr. Hash is employed again for the
coming year.
Art Nippe and family spent Sunday with Paul Volkman’s.
Max St. Pierre and wife spent Sunday in Beecher City.
Ben Volkman’s spent Sunday in Sigel.
Roy Largent and family called on Harvey Boden and family Saturday evening.
Shelbyville Democrat, May 21 1931 vol LVII No. 47 p 5 col 2
ROCKFORD
Max St. Pierre and wife spent Sunday near Beecher City.
Claude Rawlings called on Paul Volkman and Roy Largent Sunday forenoon.
Roy Largent and family and Mrs. Maude Rawdin were in Shelbyville Saturday afternoon.
Chas. Shanholtzer was in Strasburg Friday.
Roy Largent called on Mr. Wm. Smith Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of near Windsor last week.
Guy Jones called on his parents, Mr. and Mrs. [Martha (Vandament)] N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones one day last week.
Ira Rawdin, wife and son were Stewardson callers Saturday evening.
James Benefield of Shelbyville was in this district Sunday.
Roy Largent called on Ed Grove Friday.
Gahart Roellig drug the roads here Saturday. Thanks Gahart.
John Hagerman and wife were in this district Sunday.
Shelbyville Democrat, May 28 1931 vol LVII No. 48 p 5 col 3
PRAIRIE
Mrs. Blanch Gottman spent one day last week at Tins Wade and family.
Shelbyville Democrat, June 18 1931 vol LVII No. 51 p 3 col 2
ROCKFORD
Several from here attended the Strasburg picnic Sunday afternoon.
Roy Largent was calling in Old Mode Sunday morning.
Martin Pfeiffer and family called on Herman [F.] Bartman and family one day last week.
Roy Largent and family and Everett Geer and family picked seven gallon of wild strawberries last Saturday.
Mrs. Maud [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and son Leeverne enjoyed Sunday at Holliday with Adolph Rawdin and wife.
Mildred Bartman [Beck] spent a couple of days last week at Clarksburg.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Gill spent Sunday afternoon with their daughter, Mrs. Paul Volkman and family.
Mrs. Roy Largent and children spent Thursday with Mrs. Maud [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith].
Blanche [Ishmael] Gottman assisted Mrs. [Mathilda] Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe with papering one day last week.
Gertrude Volkman was helping Ruth Volkman with work one day last week.
Shelbyville Democrat, June 25 1931 vol LVII No. 52 p 4 col 5
ROCKFORD
Roy Dixon, game warden from Lovington called on Ray Largent Saturday and left Roy a nice setting of pheasant
eggs.
Chas. Figge baled his clover hay here Thursday and Friday.
Arthur Nippe, wife and sons were calling on Paul Volkman’s Friday evening.
Paul Volkman’s called on Mrs. J. . . .
Shelbyville Democrat, June 25 1931 vol LVII No. 52 p 4 col 6
. . . W. Rawdin and sons Friday afternoon.
Ben Volkman’s called on Herman [F.] Bartman’s Friday.
Jack Strohl was in this district Friday.
Roy Largent and family were in Stewardson Saturday evening.
Blanche [Ishmael] Gottman called on Mrs. [Emma] Herman [F.] Bartman Friday.
Shelby Robinson and family were shopping Saturday evening.
Mrs. J. W. Rawdin, Mr. and Mrs. Ira [A.] Rawdin and son and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Largent and children called on
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Rawdin at Holliday Friday evening.
Mrs. Roy Largent and children spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. [Martha (Vandament)] N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones
and granddaughter Cleo [(Jones) Moran].
Charles Grove the “Baker” man was through here Friday and Saturday.
Orrie (Ora) Wiley spent Sunday with home folks.
John Cox and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Laura [Laurabell] Wiley and children.
Shelbyville Democrat, June 25 1931 vol LVII No. 52 p 4 col 6
PRAIRIE
Mrs.Marie [(Smith)] Largent and children called on her mother Friday.
Mrs. Emma Bartman called on Mrs. Nettie Rawdin Saturday morning.
Ben Volkman and family and Mrs. Emma Barman and daughter called on Mrs. Blanche [Ishmael] Gottman and did shopping
in Clarksburg Saturday.
Mrs. Nettie Rawdin and son Melvin Eugene, called on Mrs. Susie Fouste and children Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Blanch Gottman and children spent Friday at Herman [F.] Bartman’s
Sunday visitors at Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe’s were Henry Gottman and family, Herman [F.] Bartman and family
and Ben Volkman and family. They all enjoyed eating ice cream.
Mrs. Maude Rawdin and son and family and daughter and family called on her son Adolph Rawdin and wife Friday
evening at Holliday.
Shelbyville Democrat, July 16 1931 vol LVIII No. 3 p 5 col 1
ROCKFORD
Mildred Bartman [Beck] is home after a few weeks’ of work for Mrs. Edwin Stremming.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Lawrence and daughter spent Sunday evening at A. B. Kearney’s.
Paul Volkman and family entertained relatives Sunday afternoon.
Velma Sidener and Velma Cohea spent Thursday with the former’s uncle and aunt, Paul Volkman and wife.
Ben Volkman were out driving Sunday afternoon.
Roy Largent and family were at Charles Shanholtzer’s a few moments Sunday.
Harvesting the crops and berries are keeping everyone well occupied at present.
H. T. Wade and family entertained company Sunday.
Ira Rawdin and family were visiting Sunday.
Jack Yarbough [sic] and wife were in this vicinity Sunday.
Shelbyville Democrat, July 23 1931 vol LVII No. 4 p 10 col 3
ROCKFORD
Paul Volkman and family and Ben Volkman and wife spent one afternoon last week with their father, Pete Volkman
of St. Elmo.
Herman [F.] Bartman and family spent one day last week with Henry Gottman and family.
Roscoe Hash, the school teacher, was calling here Saturday.
Walter Kull and family and Mrs. Roy Kull and son Floyd called on Roy Largent and family Friday evening.
Mrs. Guy Jones and Mrs. [Martha (Vandament)] N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones were Strasburg callers Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Barnes of Windsor called on Mr. and Mrs. Paul Volkman one evening last week.
Stelma Volkman spent from Friday until Sunday with her Grandpa Volkman and her aunt of St. Elmo.
August Doeding and family were visiting Sunday evening.
Relatives from Decatur, St. Elmo and near Strasburg were entertained at dinner Sunday in the home of Paul
Volkman and family.
Leeverne and Ira [A.] Rawdin were Mattoon callers the fore part of last week.
George Largent and son Roy moved the threshing machine Monday to begin work in this vicinity.
Shelbyville Democrat, July 30 1931 vol LVII No. 5 p 8 col 4
ROCKFORD
Paul Volkman’s entertained company from Decatur Sunday.
Roy Largent and family called on Everett Geer and family south of Mode Saturday afternoon.
George Largent and wife and Whit Groves and wife motored to Decatur Saturday on business.
Herman [F.] Bartman was a Herborn shopper Saturday.
Martin Pfeiffer and family called on Herman [F.] Bartman and family Sunday.
Eby Wiley and family from Hammond spent Sunday with Mrs. Laura [Laurabell] Wiley and sons.
Louis Lenz has completed his work on the Rockford school.
Chester Largent and family from Clarksburg were in this district Sunday.
Tins Wade and Henry Gottman and wife were callers in St. Elmo one day this week.
Shelbyville Democrat, August 13 1931 vol LVIII No. 8 p 8 col 4
ROCKFORD
Sunday dinner guests at Paul C. Volkman’s were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barnett of Decatur and Ben Volkman and family.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Gill called in the morning and Arthur Nippe and family and Harry Thomas and family called
in the afternoon.
Mrs. Roy Largent and children called on Mrs. Albert Kearney Wednesday.
Flora Josephine Kearney has spent the past few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Virgil Jones at Redmon.
Mrs. Mildred Hazen has been....
Shelbyville Democrat, August 13 1931 vol LVIII No. 8 p 8 col 4
.... spending a few days at A. B. Kearney’s
Charles Shanholtzer and children were in Strasburg Monday morning.
Several from here have been attending the fair.
Juanita Jones is spending her vacation here with her grandparents.
Thomas Ulmer was visiting Sunday.
Shelbyville Democrat, August 13 1931 vol LVIII No. 8 p 8 col 6
MIDDLESWORTH
Sunday school was well attended at this place Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Hudson is spending a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Adam Gaug.
Howard, Carl, Mae Pike, Cecil Banks, Lester Biehler called on Mr. and Mrs. Rexroad and daughters Sunday.
Clem Brown and girl friend of Edwardsville, Mr. and Mrs. John Brown and Donna Jewel, Albert Huffer spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Huffer and daughters.
Mike Kessel and Mrs. Albert Kessel of Shelbyville spent Sunday with Fred Kessel and family.
Ned Reynolds of Chicago is visiting his mother, Mrs. Henry Carpenter.
Kenneth Hancock of Shelbyville is spending a few days with Walter Camfield.
Shelbyville Democrat, August 13 1931 vol LVIII No. 8 p 8 col 8
PRAIRIE
Mrs. Ruth Volkman and family spent Saturday evening with Herman [F.] Bartman’s.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family attended the fair and carnival in Shelbyville Saturday evening.
Mr. John Hoy returned home to Gibson City Sunday morning after visiting his daughter, Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin
[Smith].
Mrs. Maude Rawdin and son, Lee, and J. W. Hoy were shopping in Strasburg Saturday evening.
Ira [A.] Rawdin took his brother, Adolph, and wife home to Holliday Friday. They had been at their mother’s,
Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith]’s for a few days.
Ira, Adolph and Lee[verne] Rawdin were shopping in Mattoon Thursday.
Mrs. Amelia Stewardson has gone to East St. Louis for a few days’ visit with relatives and friends.
Miss Lucille Corley has returned to her home here after attending the summer term at Western Reserve University,
in Cleveland, Ohio.
FOX TERRIER PUPPIES FOR SALE – Mrs. H. M. Jackson, Westervelt, Illinois.
FOR SALE – I want to sell my 5-room bungalow on North Chestnut St. Newly painted outside and in. Good garage, large
basement, two good closets. Bath room. Large pantry. Water, lights, gas and brand new Rudy furnace. Bath and toilet.
In plain words, if you are in the market for a house that you will not have to repair right away, see J. C. Hillard.
STOCK HAULING – Anyone wishing to send stock or poultry to St. Louis Stock Yards by truck, please phone 617. All
stock insured against death or crippling. – Geo. R. Heinz, Shelbyville.
Shelbyville Democrat, August 20, 1931 vol LVIII No. 8 p 5 col 8
THE TURN
Joseph Breighner went to Mode on Business Tuesday.
Chester Westenhaver was a Sunday morning caller in Clarksburg.
McKittrick Bros. of Mt. Tabor were on our streets Saturday. They state they began cutting broom corn Monday.
Catherine Breighner of Shelbyville spent Sunday here with her parents, B. W. Breighner and family.
Ross Arganbright and son Wayne were business callers in Clarksburg Saturday.
Jesse Gregg and George Wheat were business callers in Clarksburg Saturday.
Joe Severe and family were shopping in Clarksburg Monday.
Forrest Barbee delivered brick to Jack Burris in Clarksburg Saturday.
Minor Parks has moved into the O. E. Tripp from west of Clarksburg.
Merritt Ragan is sinking a well in Clarksburg for Mrs. Burris.
Ralph Gottman was a Friday caller at Tom Westenhaver’s.
Ervin Strohl and son, Aubrey, of Clarksburg called on Noah Strohl’s Saturday.
Fred Bare and sons of Tower Hill spent Sunday at Bert Breighner’s.
Clyde Compton was shopping in Clarksburg Thursday.
Tom Montonye of Hackberry was here Thursday calling on friends.
Belle Miller spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Wm. Bivins.
Grover Shanholtzer was a Thursday caller at J. P. Houston’s.
Isaac Wheat was a business caller at B. W. Breighner’s.
Minor parks is doing some repair work on Clyde VanMeter’s car.
Barrett Bros. were shopping in Clarksburg Saturday.
Wm. Pease of Stewardson was here Thursday calling on old friends.
Grant Schinzler was a Clarksburg caller on Saturday.
Miss Caroline Breighner of Shelbyville spent Saturday night and Sunday here with home folks.
Jack Burris of Clarksburg was a Saturday caller here at Chas Barbee’s.
Mrs. Chas. Wade was a Friday caller at Henry [F.] Gottman’s.
Verl Shutt was a Clarksburg business caller Saturday.
Freeman Summers was in Clarksburg on business Monday.
Roy Shuff, who is working for successful farming spent Sunday with home folks.
George Wheat is erecting a new broomcorn shed.
Shelbyville Democrat, Sept. 3, 1931, p. 8 c. 7, THE TURN
Clyde Compton and Jim Cain were business callers in East Salem Thursday.
George Wheat and family spent Sunday with Joe Severe’s of Mt. Carmel.
Bert Breighner assisted Dave Ulrich bale hay Thursday.
Tom Westenhaver made a business trip to Shelbyville Friday.
Henry Gottman was a business caller at Wheat Bros. Monday.
Joe Tripp was a business caller at A. H. Smith’s Saturday.
Elmer Thompson spent Sunday with John Edwards near Herborn.
Shuff brothers of Baster were callers here Sunday.
Marion King of Mode was a business caller here Thursday.
Arthur Shields and family of Decatur spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Smith of this place.
Delbert Shanholtzer of Clarksburg ....
Shelbyville Democrat, Sept. 3, 1931, p. 8 c. 8
Minor Parks spent Monday at J. R. Cain’s.
Robert Adams of Mt. Zion was a business caller here Monday.
George Severe accompanied by Adolph Barrett were Clarksburg callers Monday.
PRAIRIE
Gilbert Ulmer threshed timothy and oats for Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and son Ira [A. Rawdin] Saturday.
Mrs. [Mathilda] Bill [William H. Y.] Ruwe and Mrs. Freida Harmon and children spent Friday with Mrs. Emma
Bartman and daughters Friday.
Miss Mildred Bartman [Beck] and Mrs. Freida Harmon were shopping in Strasburg Saturday evening.
Leevern Rawdin and Delbert Roley attended the dance at Strasburg Saturday evening.
FOR SALE OR TRADE – Will sell good used furniture, or will trade for good light car. Call or write Grover Baker,
R. 7, Shelbyville or Democrat office.
WANTED – High school girls wants spare time work. – Dora Grubb, Beecher City, Illinois.
NEW FRUIT STORE – Opening at once in Mullins old stand. Fresh peaches, Albertas and other varieties. – J. W. Prosser,
Pro.
FOR RENT – A good 100 acre farm, with good improvements, to rent. – F.P. Hish, R. R., No. 2, box 22, Shelbyville.
FOR SALE, RENT, OR TRADE – A modern residence property and a block of ground, in the village of Lakewood, Illinois.
Double garage, barn, sheds and poultry houses. Excellent improvements. Hard road will run past this property. –
H. B. Miner, Pana, Illinois.
REDUCED PRICES on all Papering and Painting on all inside paints and varnishes. – Reese B. Williams & Son,
Phone 317, Shelbyville, Ill.
FOR SALE – 7 room house, On surveyed hard road in Findlay. Corner lots – ideal location for filling station and
tourist camp. Phone 630 or write Mrs. A. Birkett, Shelbyville, Illinois.
GENERAL HAULING – Trucking of hogs, cattle, hay, grain, household goods, etc., day or night. – L. E. McConnell,
S. Morgan street.
FOR SALE OR RENT – 7-acre tract on north 6th street, Shelbyville, northwest of Glenwood cemetery. See Mrs. Richard
Fagan. Phone 816.
Shelbyville Democrat, September 17 1931 vol LIX No. 12 p 5 col 6
ROCKFORD
Roy Largent and Claude Rawlings made a business trip west of Shelbyville Sunday forenoon.
Harry Thomas and wife called on Paul Volkman and wife Sunday evening.
Delbert Jones and mother were in Stewardson Sunday.
Lee[verne] Rawdin and brother Adolph Rawdin, and wife were in Sullivan Sunday.
Dr. Buzzard called on Paul Volkman Sunday afternoon.
Blanche [Ishmael] Gottman assisted Mrs. Tins Wade with canning last week.
Roy Largent and Claude Rawlings are assisting Mr. Grant with his broomcorn cutting near Sexton Corner. Mr.
Grant has cut broomcorn for five weeks and has about five weeks yet to cut. He’s paying 20 cents per hour.
Lydia Rawlings called on Mrs. Marie [(Smith)] Largent Thursday morning.
Roy Largent took from his bees about seventy pounds of honey Sunday evening. See Roy for Honey.
Shelbyville Democrat, September 24 1931 vol LVIII No. 13 p 8 col 4
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Marie [(Smith)] Largent and children spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Lydia Rawlings and children.
A. B. Kearney and wife and Mrs. Arthur Kearney and son Wayne were visiting Thursday afternoon.
Paul Volkman and wife motored to St. Elmo Thursday and spent the day with his father.
Blanche [Ishmael] Gottman spent a few days last week with Mrs. Laura Wade.
Mrs. Roy Largent and children spent Thursday with her mother, Mrs. Rawdin.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and son Leeverne were shopping in Stewardson Thursday evening.
Ed Duncan called on Roy Largent Saturday morning.
Joe Falk was here Saturday.
Claude Rawlings and family were shopping in Strasburg Saturday evening.
Paul Volkman and children were in Strasburg Sunday morning.
Roy Largent and family spent Sunday in Old Mode.
Ben Volkman’s entertained Mr. and Mrs. Rosene and son from Stewardson Sunday.
Harry Thomas and family called on Paul Volkman and family Sunday.
Audra Wheat and some lady friends were through here Sunday morning.
Martin Pfeiffer and family and Ben Volkman and family spent Sunday evening with Herman [F.] Bartman and family.
Ab [Albert] Shaw were at H. T. Wade’s Sunday.
Shelbyville Democrat, October 1 1931 vol LVIII No. 14 p 7 col 3
ROCKFORD
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yarnell and sons spent one evening last week with Mr. and Mrs. Claud Rawlings.
Paul Volkman was in Strasburg Saturday.
Charles Shanholtzer was in Strasburg Thursday.
Joe Rawlings and Charles Bingaman were here one morning last week.
Roy Largent called on H. T. Wade Friday.
Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe and family were in Strasburg Friday.
Edwin Stremming and family were through here Sunday afternoon.
Claud Rawlings and family enjoy- . . .
Shelbyville Democrat, October 1 1931 vol LVIII No. 14 p 7 col 4
. . . ed Saturday evening with Roy Largent and family.
Arthur Kearney and family are still with his parents here.
Harry Thomas and children were at Paul Volkman’s Sunday afternoon.
Claud Rawlings was a county seat caller Saturday morning.
Mrs. J. H. Benefiel, son and daughter were at their farm here one day last week.
Charles Poelsing and family were visiting here Sunday afternoon.
Shelbyville Democrat, October 8 1931 vol LVIII No. 15 p 8 col 5
ROCKFORD
Roy Largent and family called on Everett Geer and family Sunday.
Conn Fox and wife were Strasburg callers Wednesday morning.
Lee[verne] Rawdin and Roy Largent were east of Trowbridge Wednesday morning.
A surprise dinner was given for Paul Volkman Sunday with several of his relatives present.
The farms of this district are sure busy putting away their crop of soy beans.
A big band of gypsies were in this district Saturday.
Claude Rawlings helped Tom Ulmer and John Lantz with beans this week.
This district hated to learn of the great loss that befell our huckster, Mr. Elmer Falk, when he lost his store
and entire stock by fire last Tuesday. We all liked Elmer and looked for his Thursday visit.
Mrs. [Mathilda] Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe and Mrs. Wilbur Harmon were in Strasburg Friday.
Marie Largent and children called on her mother, Mrs. Rawdin Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon.
Harvey Boden and wife were in this district Sunday.
Paul Volkman and family were Strasburg shoppers Saturday.
Paul Volkman threshed clover Friday.
Shelbyville Democrat, October 22 1931 vol LVIII No. 17 p 8 col 5
ROCKFORD
Ben Volkman and family and Paul Volkman spent Sunday with Peter Volkman and wife at St. Elmo.
George Largent threshed soy beans for Otto Roellig last week.
Roy Largent called on Tins Wade Saturday morning.
Claude Rawlings was a caller in Strasburg Saturday night.
Chas. Shanholtzer was in Strasburg Thursday.
George Largent called on his son Roy Sunday afternoon.
Roy Largent took over 100 pounds of fine honey from his bees Sunday morning.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] is treating her home with a new roof.
Paul Volkman and family spent Saturday evening with Roy Largent and family and enjoyed the radio.
Gahart Roellig was a Stewardson caller Saturday morning.
Shelbyville Democrat, November 19 1931 vol LVIII No. 21 p 8 col 2
ROCKFORD
H. T. Wade visited last week with his son Ray and wife at Ramsey.
Miss Aileen [possibly Elline] Gottman spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Roy Largent and children.
Paul Volkman entertained company from Decatur Sunday afternoon.
Roy Largent and family were in Stewardson Saturday afternoon.
Joe Fox and family spent Sunday with Conn Fox and family.
Ray Wade and wife of Ramsey visited Sunday with H. T. Wade and family.
Bert Kearney was a Strasburg caller Sunday morning.
N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones and wife [Martha (Vandament) Jones] entertained company Sunday.
Mrs. Earl Shelton and children spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Paul Volkman and children.
Several attended the John Smith sale Tuesday.
Roy Largent and family called on Henry Gottman and family Sunday afternoon.
Mildred Bartman [Beck] has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Martin Pibber, in Strasburg the past couple of weeks.
Shelbyville Democrat
December 3 1931 vol LVIII No. 23 p 8 col 1
ROCKFORD
Theo Lawrence bought hogs of Charles Shanholtzer last Thursday.
Paul Volkman was in Clarksburg Saturday.
Roy Largent and family were in Stewardson Saturday.
Claude Rawlings and Roy Largent butchered a 600 pounds hog last week on partnership.
Nick Eckhart and wife were in Stewardson Saturday.
Fred Barnett and sons and Mrs. Belle Volkman visited Friday with Paul Volkman and family.
Arnold Baldwin and family were in this district Saturday.
Mrs. J. W. Rawdin was in Stewardson Friday evening.
Ben Volkman and family spent Sunday with Paul Volkman and family.
Claud Rawlings has been entertaining his cousin.
Adolph Rawdin called on Roy Largent’s and Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe Sunday morning.
Thomas Ulmer and Roy Largent called on Claud Rawlings Sunday morning.
Shelbyville Democrat, January 14, 1932 vol LVIII No. 29 p 8 col 4
ROCKFORD
Mrs. [Emma] Herman [F.] Bartman called on Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] one day last week.
Mrs. Wilburn Harmon and sons called on Chas. Shanholtzer and children Saturday afternoon.
Wiley Bros. were in Stewardson Saturday.
Paul Volkman and family were in Strasburg Saturday.
George Gill, Jr. and Joe Rawlings were here Sunday.
Mrs. Maud [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and sons Leeverne and Adolph, and granddaughter, Maud, spent Sunday with
Roy Largent and family.
Mrs. and Mrs. Harry Thomas spent one day last week with Paul Volkman and wife.
Ben Volkman and wife have been cutting brush on their new farm.
Shelbyville Democrat, January 28, 1932 vol LVIII No. 31 p 5 col 3
ROCKFORD
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Volkman were in Strasburg Tuesday of last week.
Roy Largent was working in the woods Tuesday.
Leeverne Rawdin was in Strasburg one day last week.
Harry Thomas called on Paul Volkman Monday morning.
Shelbyville Democrat, February 4, 1932 vol LVIII No. 32 p 6 col 3
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Adolph Rawdin returned home one day last week.
Mrs. Paul Volkman was in Strasburg one day last week.
Line No. 84 had a meeting at the school house Saturday.
Paul Volkman and family were in Strasburg Saturday.
Mrs. John Rawdin and son Leeverne were callers at Roy O. Largent’s Sunday evening.
Ben Volkman’s entertained his brother Sunday afternoon.
Paul Rincker and Gaylord Ulmer were at Roy Largent’s Monday morning.
Shelbyville Democrat, February 11, 1932 vol LVIII No. 33 p 8 col 1
ROCKFORD
Mr. and Mrs. [Blanche (Ishmael)] Henry Gottman spent one day last week at Herman [F.] Bartman’s.
Mrs. Roy Largent was consulting Dr. Schroeder last Monday and Friday in Strasburg.
Claude Rawlings and sons were working in the woods Saturday.
Paul Volkman and sons were in Strasburg Saturday afternoon.
Ben Volkman and family are moving to their new farm and Paul Volkman and family are moving to the John Cress
farm vacated by Ben Volkman.
Herman [F.] Bartman and Ira [A.] Rawdin were in Stewardson Saturday.
Ora and Arch/[Artch] Wiley were in Shelbyville last Tuesday.
Mrs. John Rawdin and son Leeverne called on Roy Largent and family Thursday evening.
Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe has been working in the woods.
Shelbyville Democrat, February 18, 1932 vol LVIII No. 34 p 4 col 4
ROCKFORD
Mrs. John Rawdin and son Leeverne were in Shelbyville Monday.
Paul Volkman called on Ben Volkman Tuesday.
Mrs. Ben Volkman and son Maurice Dale, spent Wednesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Krile. Mrs. Krile
is very ill.
Chas. Shanholtzer and children entertained Tuesday evening with a dance in their home.
George Largent hauled a load of wood for his son Wednesday morning.
Ben Volkman called on Charles Shanholtzer last Thursday morning.
Ben Volkman and wife called on Roy Largent and family Thursday evening.
Irene and Iona Lawrence went to Effingham Tuesday.
Claude Rawlings called on Chas. Shanholtzer Thursday morning.
Delbert Roley is assisting Leeverne Rawdin with his work.
Mrs. John Rawdin called on Mrs. Roy Largent Friday afternoon.
Theo Lawrence was a Clarksburg caller Thursday.
The birthday party given at the John Lenz home was well attended Friday night.
Ben Volkman was in Strasburg Saturday and helped care for his wife's parents.
Clay Robison, Jr. spent Saturday afternoon with Paul Louis and Dean Volkman.
Mrs. Frieda Harmon was a Strasburg shopper Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Ben Volkman was called to the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Dan Krile, Sunday.
Claud Rawlings was in Strasburg Saturday.
Paul Volkman and children were in Strasburg Saturday afternoon.
Dorothy Volkman spent Sunday and Sunday night with Wilbur and Norma Jeanne Largent.
Kenneth Volkman was calling here Sunday afternoon.
Shelbyville Democrat, March 3, 1932 vol LVIII No. 36 p 8 col 3
ROCKFORD
Thomas Ulmer was in Strasburg Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. John Rawdin spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Roy Largent and children.
Leeverne and Ira [A.] Rawdin were in Decatur Wednesday.
Louis Lenz and Tom Ulmer hauled wood for Ben Volkman one day last week.
Mrs. Ben Volkman is is saddened at the passing of her mother, Mrs. Dan Krile, Wednesday morning. We extend
our sympathy.
Walter Washer was through these parts last week looking up votes.
Claud Rawlings, wife and daughter were in Strasburg Wednesday.
H. T. Wade drug the roads Thursday.
Roy Largent and Leeverne Rawdin were in Stewardson Thursday.
Paul Volkman and family called on Mrs. Ben Volkman and sons Wednesday evening.
Paul, Louis and Dean Volkman spent Thursday night at Louis Lenz’s
Henry Rincker was cutting wood in his timber last week.
Roy Largent and family called on Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] Friday.
Ben Volkman and son were in Strasburg Saturday.
Dean Volkman spent the weekend with his grandfather, Mr. Dan Krile.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and brother, Lee, were in Decatur, Saturday.
Ruth Volkman and sons called on Paul Volkman and family Sunday evening.
Shelbyville Democrat, March 17, 1932 vol LVIII No. 38 p 5 col 3
ROCKFORD
Several young folks spent Sunday afternoon skating on Richland Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. George Largent and son Elmer spent a while Sunday afternoon with Roy Largent and family.
Ben Volkman ate Sunday dinner with Shelby Robinson.
Tom Ulmer and Claude Rawlings were Strasburg callers Saturday.
Roy Largent helped his father butcher Friday.
Ed Haines of Cowden is spending a few days with N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones and family.
Herman [F.] Bartman and family spent Sunday with Henry Gottman’s near Clarksburg.
Ab [Albert] Shaw’s were visiting in this district Sunday.
Paul Lewis Volkman and brother Dean, spent the week-end in Strasburg with their mother and sister.
Cleo Jones [Moran] called on Mrs. Marie [(Smith)] Largent and children a few minutes Friday evening.
Herman [F.] Bartman and wife were in Stewardson Friday.
Ben Volkman and son called on Charles Shanholtzer and children Friday evening
Shelbyville Democrat
March 24, 1932 vol LVIII No. 39 p 6 col 3
ROCKFORD
Mrs. John Rawdin and grand-daughter spent Tuesday of last week with Mrs. Roy Largent and family.
Mrs. Ben Volkman spent Tuesday night and Wednesday with her husband and sons.
March 24, 1932 vol LVIII No. 39 p 6 col 4
Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe and daughter, Mrs. Frieda Harmon were shopping Thursday morning.
Ben Volkman and sons called on Mrs. Dan Krile and Mrs. Ben Volkman and daughter Dorothy, son Maurice Dale
in Strasburg Wednesday evening.
H. T. Wade was shopping in Strasburg last Wednesday.
Dorothy Volkman has returned home since a few weeks spent at her grandfather’s.
Thomas Ulmer was visiting Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Krile and daughter of Mattoon and C. B. Kearney, wife and sons spent Sunday afternoon
at Ben Volkman’s.
Justine Beck spent Sunday with his [sic] stepfather, Charles Shanholtzer, and children.
Tom Ulmer assisted Ben Volkman with their butchering Saturday.
Shelbyville Democrat, March 31, 1932 vol LVIII No. 40 p 8 col 4
ROCKFORD
Roscoe Hash called to see Dorothy Volkman Tuesday evening.
Roy Largent called on Charles Shanholtzer Tuesday morning.
Ben Volkman called on Charles Shanholtzer and Claude Rawlings Tuesday afternoon.
Charles Grove “The Baker Man” was through here Tuesday and Wednesday of last week.
H. T. Wade and Roy Largent are assisting George Largent with his saw mill work.
Thomas Ulmer and Ben Volkman were in Strasburg Wednesday morning.
Claude Rawlings and family spent Tuesday evening at Ben Volkman’s.
Roy Largent and father were in Strasburg Saturday.
Shelby Robison assisted George Largent saw lumber Saturday, which he bought of Mr. Largent to build his new
building.
Roy Largent will farm the Chas. Shanholtzer farm this year.
Tins Wade was a Clarksburg caller Thursday.
Bert Kearney was a Strasburg caller Saturday.
Several from this district attended Dan Krile’s sale Saturday in Strasburg.
Shelby Robison and family were in Strasburg Saturday.
Lee[verne] Rawdin bought a car from Ora Wiley recently.
Elmer Falk and wife called on Roy Largent and family Sunday evening.
Shelbyville Democrat, April 7, 1932 vol LVIII No. 41 p 7 col 3
ROCKFORD
H. T. Wade and Shelby Robison assisted George Largent on the saw mill Friday.
Ben Volkman and Roy Largent worked for J. E. Falk last week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Bartman and daughter, Grace, were in Herborn Friday.
Mrs. Ben Volkman, son Paul Louis and daughter, Dorothy, were in Strasburg and Herborn Saturday.
Mrs. Paul Volkman spent one day last week with Mrs. H. T. Wade and daughter.
Mrs. Roy Largent and children spent Thursday with her mother.
John Lenz called on Claude Rawlings Sunday afternoon.
Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe and wife [Mathilda], Mrs. Wilbur Harmon and children spent Sunday at H. F. Bartman’s.
Roy Largent and family attended the funeral of Charles Crockett in Stewardson Sunday afternoon.
Ben Volkman and family spent Sunday visiting near Sigel.
Guy Jones and family spent Sunday with N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones and wife [Martha (Vandament) Jones].
Alva Patterson and family spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. H. Wiley.
H. T. Wade entertained company Sunday.
Mrs. George Largent went to Wheaton, Illinois, Sunday for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Gauger and
family.
Tom Ulmer was visiting Sunday.
Paul Volkman and family visited Harry Thomas and family Sunday afternoon.
Shelbyville Democrat, April 21, 1932 vol LVIII No. 43 p 3 col 4
ROCKFORD
Ben Volkman is treating his house and barn with a new coat of paint.
Chas. Shanholtzer was in Strasburg Friday.
A. E. Roellig, A. B. Kearney, Louis Lenz and Roscoe Hash were in Shelbyville Thursday.
Roy Largent and family were in Strasburg and Stewardson Saturday.
Ben Volkman and family were in Stewardson Thursday evening.
Ira [A.] and Leeverne Rawdin were among those shopping in Stewardson Saturday.
Ed Kull and Paul Ruwe, Max and Opal Shanholtzer were at Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe’s Sunday.
Mr. Zatman, the assessor, was here a few days last week.
Roy Largent purchased a nice sow from Clarence Brandt Saturday.
Theodore Lawrence and family were visiting Sunday.
Shelbyville Democrat, May 5 1932 vol LVIII No. 45 p 10 col 2
ROCKFORD
Charles Shanholtzer was a Strasburg shopper Thursday.
A dinner was given Friday at Rockford school for the teacher and pupils by the residents of the district. Mr.
Hash is reemployed for the coming term.
Cleo Jones [Moran], Flora Josephine Kearney, Paul Louis Volkman and Warren C. Robison wrote on semester examination
Saturday at Shelbyville.
Joe Young was through here one evening last week.
Ben Volkman and family spent Sunday at Sigel.
Harry Houser was through here again Thursday.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith], son Leeverne, and granddaughter, Kathleen, were in Strasburg Wednesday
afternoon.
Mrs. Ben Volkman and children were in Strasburg Saturday evening.
Louis Krile and family of Mattoon, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ulmer and Sons Karl and Alfred and Roy Largent and family
spent Sunday evening at Ben Volkman’s.
Clay Robison, Jr., spent the weekend with relatives in Shelbyville.
Honor and Leota Lenz spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Moorman and children
Morris Dale Volkman spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ulmer and daughter.
Justine Beck visited here Saturday and Sunday.
Dan Krile came Sunday for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Ruth Volkman and family.
Shelbyville Democrat, May 12, 1932 vol LVIII No. 46 p 4 col 6
ROCKFORD
Ben Volkman and family and Mr. Dan Krile were in Strasburg Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kearney were charivaried Thursday evening at the home of the groom’s parents, A. B. Kearney
and wife.
Charles Shanholtzer and children entertained company from Decatur, Illinois, and Columbus, Ohio, Thursday.
Herman [F.] Bartman and daughter, Mildred [(Bartman) Beck], and Charles Shanholtzer were among Strasburg shoppers
Friday.
Wm. Milligan was through here one day last week.
Mrs. Louis Krile and daughter of Mattoon were here Friday.
Dan Krile and grandson, Morris Dale Volkman, called on Gilbert Stremming Friday morning.
Charles Shanholtzer called on Roy Largent and family Saturday morning.
Ed Haines is spending a few days with his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. [Martha (Vandament) Jones] N. D. [Nelson
D.] Jones
Ben Volkman and son Paul Louis, Roy Largent, A. B. Kearney and son Howard, Gayhart Roellig and Andrew Welton
were among the Strasburg shoppers Saturday afternoon.
Guy Jones is farming his father’s farm.
Dan Krile went to Strasburg Saturday morning after a few days’ stay with his daughter and family.
Chas. Foelsing and family spent Sunday afternoon with Allen Roellig and family.
Louis Lenz and family and Paul Louis Volkman attended church at Strasburg Sunday morning.
August Doeding and family called on Claude Rawlings and family Sunday afternoon.
Paul Volkman’s entertained relatives Sunday.
Ben Volkman and family spent Sunday evening at Herman [F.] Bartman’s.
Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe and wife [Mathilda] spent Sunday evening with Charles Shanholtzer and family.
Shelbyville Democrat, June 9, 1932 vol LVIII No. 50 p 8 col 3
ROCKFORD
Charles Shanholtzer and Roy Largent were trading in Strasburg Friday.
Claude Rawlings and family were in Strasburg Saturday evening.
Paul Louis Volkman was in Strasburg Friday.
Geraldine Kearney spent this week with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kearney.
Charley Grove the “baker” man was here Friday.
Howard Kearney will move to he old Shanholtzer place in the near future.
Dorothy Volkman spent Friday afternoon with the Kearney girls.
R. O. Yakey and family called on R. O. Largent and family Sunday afternoon.
Martin Pfeiffer and family were here Sunday.
Leeverne Rawdin was in Decatur Saturday.
Ben Volkman and family spent Sunday evening with A. B. Kearney and family.
John Hoy of Gibson City, Illinois, Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] , and son Leeverne called on Roy Largent
and family Sunday evening.
Shelbyville Democrat. June 30, 1932 vol LIX No. 1 p 5 col 1
ROCKFORD
Ben Volkman and family spent Monday evening with Tom Ulmer and family.
Irene and Ione Lawrence assisted Mrs. A. B. Kearney Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Volkman and children, Dorothy and Morris Dale, spent Tuesday evening with Shelby Robison and
family.
Dr. Schroeder and family were calling in this district Tuesday evening.
Keith Kearney worked for Joe Young last week.
Mrs. Theo Lawrence and daughters Irene and Ione called on Mrs. Roy Largent and children Tuesday afternoon.
Paul Volkman put his clover hay up last week.
Charles Shanholtzer purchased corn from Roscoe Renshaw last Friday.
Several from here attended band concert in Strasburg Wednesday evening.
Elmer Krile, wife and daughter called on Ben Volkman and family Thursday noon. Paul Louis Volkman returned with
them to their home where he will help in harvest.
Wm. Hagerman and wife were through here Friday and Saturday.
Mr. H. T. Wade was in Strasburg Saturday.
Claude Rawlings and wife were Strasburg shoppers Saturday afternoon.
Louis Krile and family of Mattoon, Dan Krile, Mrs. [Rose] August Doeding and son, Mrs. Doehring of Strasburg,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Snodgrass and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dauke and children spent Sunday afternoon with Ben Volkman and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Rawdin and daughter spent Sunday afternoon with Roy Largent and family.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and sons Leevern [Rawdin] and Ira [A. Rawdin], Mr. John Hoy and “Fat” Wade
made a business call to Gibson City, Illinois, last Thursday.
Charles Ostermier and family enjoyed Sunday evening in the Ben Volkman home.
Wm. Milligan was through here Monday.
The Shelbyville Democrat, Sept. 29, 1932, vol LIX no 44 p5 c3
Henton
Cecil Mose and wife of Sioux Falls, Dakota, are visiting her sister, Mrs. George Brownback, and his brother,
Sam Mose, and other relatives.
Carl Storm, who lives down by Clarksburg, called on his mother, Mrs. Julia Storm, Sunday.
P. J. Pea and wife spent Sunday with his daughter Mrs. Walter Pfeiffer, and family.
Fred Storm and Abb Small shipped cattle to Chicago Monday
Orville Sprague and famly spent Sunday at George Downs’.
Russell Saver and wife spent Sunday with his sister, Mrs. Paul Burk, and family.
Bea King is staying with her sister, Mrs. Jack McGuar, and attending Center School.
James Belser and wife called on her parents, Tom McDonald and wife, Saturday evening.
Chas. Appelt helped Jack McGuar bale bean hay last week.
Dr. Voight and wife from Mattoon called on her brother, Ed Warner, and wife Sunday evening.
George Rittgers is suffering form blood poisoning in his arm.
Ben Christy and Chas. Crook and wife motored to Decatur one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews from Decatur spent Sunday with Paul Burk and family.
Bud Eversole and family spent Sunday with Herman Small and family.
Clarksburg
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Bivins spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bivins.
Mr. and Mrs. John Burrell spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Mansfield and the Barrett brothers.
Mr. and Mrs. Elza Caskey and daughter spent Friday with his parents, Sell Caskey and family.
Nile Hickman and family, Ervin Strohl and son, Mrs. Ina Selock and daughter spent Saturday evening with Noah
Strohl and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Guston visited Monday with Mrs. Chas. Barrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Root and Chester Arganbright ate Sunday dinner with Mrs. Mary Arganbright and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wheat and daughter spent Sunday evening with Geroge Fouste and family.
Marie Hickman and son spent Saturday afternoon with Ethel Marsh.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Riley visited Thursday with Mrs. Abbin Barrow.
Mrs. Laura Hannaman is visiting Mrs. Wm. Bivins.
Mrs. Verl Shutt spent Monday with her mother, Mrs. J. A. Hickman.
East Salem
Lucille Milligan of St. Louis visited a week with her parents, L. S. Milligan and wife. Visitors with Sam
Huffer and family Thursday were Pete McGilligan and wife, Herbert Martin and wife, Arthur Huffer and wife of Danville;
Lawrence Severe and wife and Mrs. Al Manning and son Don of Decatur.
Mr. Elmy of Detroit, Mich. Joined his wife here to spent their vacation with L. S. Milligan and wife.
Mrs. Ira Elliott entertained the Friendship Club Thursday afternoon.
Willie Fox and wife called on Earl Blacker and wife Sunday afternoon.
Mary Lane returned home Tuesday after a visit with Rev. Duling and family. Clara Lane went Friday morning
for a visiting the Duling home.
Curtis and Faye Camic, Harold and Ellen Cole spent Sunday evening with Ross Camic and wife.
Ray Westenhaver had sorghum made out of cane last week.
Wanda Jones spent Wednesday with Mrs. Ross Camic.
Several of the community club people called on Ed Lane and family Friday evening.
Chris Lading and family called on Rufus Kull and family Sunday evening.
Glen Radloff and family attended the Raetz reunion in Shelbyville Sunday.
Sam Huffer and family spent Sunday in Tower Hill with George Meyers and family.
Norris Dihel and wife and Ira Elliott and wife attended the funeral of Tom Moore at Pleasant Hill Monday.
Julius Hellar of Siana, Austria, and Austin Milligan of Cleveland, Ohio…. Page ended.
The Shelbyville Democrat, Sept. 29, 1932, vol LIX no 44 p5 c5
West Salem
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Henry and Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Elliott spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Walker at Arcola.
Bernice Elliott spent Sunday with her grandmother, Mrs. J. E. Sims of Shelbyville.
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Kensil spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Foster near Tower Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold and family of Effingham spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alpha Largent, Mr. Dan Largent of
Stewardson accompanied them and remained for a visit of several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Elliott and children spent Sunday with Mrs. Jennie Weakley and family of near Obed.
Orth Elliott went to Chicago last week where he will visit with friends for a time.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kirk of Findlay spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Henry.
Mr. and Mrs. Alpha Largent and Mrs. Tisha Gladman spent Sunday evening with Mrs. Frances Clark and family
at Assumption. Mrs. Gladman remained for a week’s visit with her daughter, Mrs. Clar,.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hudson of Shelbyville spent Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Elliott and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilse Henry and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Mart Hannaman and Mrs. Sarah Henry
in Shelbyville.
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Section Breeze
T. A. and Burt Askins were business visitors in Shelbyville Saturday.
David Seeley had his silo filled one day last week.
Isacac Finks of Iowa is visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Silas Finks this week.
Mattie Banning was a Saturday evening caller at John Boatz’.
Shelbyville Democrat, October 13, 1932 vol LIX No. 16 p 6 col 2
ROCKFORD
Irene and Iona Lawrence and Flora Josephine Kearney visited school Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Largent and daughter Norma Jeanne [Largent], called on August Doeding’s and Nick Eckhart’s
Monday afternoon.
Morris Dale Volkman spent Monday afternoon with Tom Ulmer and family.
Claude Rawlings has been helping John Lenz with work.
August Doeding hulled beans Monday.
Adolph Rawdin was in Shelbyville last Thursday.
Ben Volkman assisted Nick Eckhart with work Friday.
Tom Ulmer, wife and daughter, Florence spent Saturday in Decatur.
Flora Josephine Kearney spent Friday afternoon with Irene and Iona Lawrence.
Paul Louis and Dean Volkman and Paul Thomas attended the pie supper at Whitlatch Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Eckhart, Ben Volkman and Adolph Rawdin were among the Stewardson shoppers Saturday.
Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe and Harvey Wiley assisted Roy Largent with Bean hay Saturday.
Ben Volkman’s entertained relatives Sunday.
A. B. Kearney entertained their son and family at Sunday dinner.
Claude Rawlings and family were visiting Sunday.
Adolph Rawdin and family ate Sunday dinner with Roy Largent and family.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family were visiting Sunday.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and son entertained guests Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. [Margaret]Ab [Albert] Shawspent one day last week with Mrs. H. T. Wade and daughter.
Otto Roellig hulled beans Saturday.
Roy Largent and Adolph Rawdin were calling on Gard Largent Sunday afternoon.
Ora and Arch/[Artch] Wiley went north to husk corn Sunday.
Orval Shaffer hauled posts through here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hagerman were through here Sunday.
Shelbyville Democrat
November 10, 1932 vol LIX No. 2 p 3 col 5
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and son, Leeverne, spent last Wednesday evening with Roy Largent and family.
Mrs. Ben Volkman and son Norris attended the funeral of Mrs. J. J. Kull Thursday.
Tom Ulmer was in Strasburg Thursday.
Charles Shanholtzer was in Strasburg Thursday.
Mrs. [Blanche (Ishmael)] Henry Gottman and daughter Betty Jeanne spent Friday with Mrs. Roy O. Largent and
daughter, Norma Jeanne [Largent].
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Wade and daughter Dora, were visiting Friday.
Adolph Rawdin was delivering dressed pork in our district last Thursday.
Paul Louis and Dean Volkman enjoyed Saturday evening at A. B. Kearney’s.
A. B. Kearney and family entertained company Sunday.
Ben Volkman came home Thursday night from husking corn for Harry Wallace.
Shelby Robison called on Ben Volkman Monday morning.
Andrew Welton and son were shopping in Strasburg Friday afternoon.
Shelbyville Democrat
December 1, 1932 vol LIX No. 23 p 6 col 1
ROCKFORD
Claude Rawlings and Roy Largent worked for Nick Eckart last Wednesday.
Ira and Adolph Rawdin butchered a beef for Charles Shanholtzer one day last week.
Elsie Ulmer is spending a few days with her parents.
Paul Louis Volkman was a Strasburg shopper Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Eckart were Stewardson shoppers Saturday morning.
Dan Krile spent the week-end with his daughter, Mrs. Ben Volkman.
Mrs. Nick Eckart spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Roy Largent and family.
The teacher and pupils had Thanksgiving and Friday off.
Claude Rawlings worked for Earl Shelton Friday.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and son Leevern spent Sunday with Roy Largent and family.
Claude Rawlings was shopping in Strasburg Saturday morning.
Roy Largent and family spent Sunday evening with Ben Volkman and family and Mr. Dan Krile.
Shelbyville Democrat
December 22, 1932 vol LIX No. 26 p 5 col 2
ROCKFORD
Claude Rawlings and Roy Largent were Strasburg callers Monday evening.
Nick Eckhart and wife were shopping in Stewardson Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Theodore Lawrence and daughters spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. A B Kearney and daughter.
Ben Volkman assisted Tom Ulmer with work Tuesday.
Walter Manhart buzzed wood for Nick Eckhart Thursday.
George Largent and son Roy were in Stewardson and Strasburg Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Largent were in these parts one day last week.
Valley Boden was here Saturday.
Adolph Rawdin called on Roy Largent Saturday.
H. T. Wade and family entertained company from Stewardson Sunday dinner.
Edwin Stremming and family spent Sunday afternoon at Ben Volkman’s.
The teacher, Roscoe Hash, and his pupils are giving a Christmas program Friday.
A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.
Shelbyville Democrat, February 8, 1933 vol LIX No. 32 p 8 col 4
ROCKFORD
Claude Rawlings helped John Lenz with his butchering Saturday.
Theo Lawrence called on William Ruwe Wednesday morning.
Andy Welton and son and Chas. Shanholtzer were in Strasburg Monday.
Roy Largent did work for Dr. Schroeder Monday.
Roy Largent was a Shelbyville and Stewardson caller Thursday.
Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe was a Stewardson caller Thursday.
The farmers of this district had a meeting last week at the school house on how to control parasites in horses.
Ben Volkman was in Shelbyville Monday.
Leeverne Rawdin and wife are at Mrs. Rawdin’s again, after a few weeks with her parents near Stewardson.
Mrs. Ben Volkman and daughter spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Tom Ulmer and daughter.
Tom Ulmer was in Strasburg Friday.
Paul Louis Volkman and brother, Dean, attended church in Strasburg Sunday morning.
Tom Ulmer called on Ben Volkman Sunday morning.
Shelbyville Democrat, February 8, 1933 vol LIX No. 33 p 10 col 6
ROCKFORD
Mrs.Marie [(Smith)] Largent had dental work done in Stewardson Saturday.
Leeverne Rawdin and wife ate Sunday dinner with Mrs. Roy Largent and children.
Ray Wade and wife called on Tins Wade and family Saturday.
Claude Rawlings did butchering Friday.
Arch/[Artch] Wiley and brother, Bert, were in town Saturday.
Theo Lawrence and family entertained company Sunday.
George Largent will start his sawmill this Monday with Tins Wade and Roy Largent assisting.
Adolph Rawdin has been making posts for Jim Barr.
Ira Rawdin and brother, Adolph, and George Largent and son, Roy, called on Jim Barr and son Sunday afternoon.
Whit Groves, the milk hauler, has been seen in this district quite often since the roads have dried up.
Mrs. Belle Hanson is having her hedge posts hauled from here to her home northwest of Strasburg.
Shelbyville Democrat, February 16, 1933 vol LIX No. 34 p 7 col 1
ROCKFORD
Claude Rawlings and Charles Shanholtzer were in Strasburg Friday.
Hobart Yakey called on Ira [A.] Rawdin Sunday.
Wm. Dolan was in these parts Sunday.
Merle Barr was visiting Saturday evening.
Mrs. Ira Rawdin and children spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Leeverne Rawdin.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] spent Sunday with Roy Largent and family.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and son Ira [A.] were in Stewardson Saturday.
Claude Rawlings called on August Doeding Saturday afternoon.
Shelbyville Democrat, February 23, 1933 vol LIX No. 35 p 2 col 2
ROCKFORD
Adolph Rawdin and Roy Largent were in Strasburg last Monday.
A. B. Kearney butchered fat porkers last Tuesday.
Adolph Rawdin called on Earl Shelton, A. B. Kearney, Charles Shanholtzer, and his sister, Mrs. Roy Largent
Tuesday.
George Largent and Merle Barr assisted Roy Largent haul fodder the first of last week.
Shelby Robison and Charles Shanholtzer were among the Strasburg shoppers Friday.
Nick Eckhart called on Claude Rawlings Thursday morning.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and son Adolph called on Mrs. Roy Largent and children and Charles Shanholtzer
Wednesday.
Irene and Iona Lawrence, Flora Josephine Kearney, Esther Rawlings, and Wayne Kearney visited Rockford school
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Andrew Welton reports finding a goose egg last week, the first this season.
George Largent is sawing logs now with Jim Barr and Roy Largent assisting.
Clay Robison, Jr., Duffron Welton, Bert Wiley and Roy Largent spent Sunday afternoon with Claude Rawlings and
sons.
Merle Barr assisted Leeverne Rawdin with work Thursday.
John Lenz buzzed his wood Friday morning.
Orval Lenz dragged the roads one day last week.
Mrs. Mildred Kearney worked for Charles Shanholtzer Thursday.
Claude Rawlings and family were in Strasburg Saturday evening.
George Largent and son were in Stewardson Saturday.
Elsie Ulmer of Effingham had a new radio installed for her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ulmer, Saturday.
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ROCKFORD
Claude Rawlings worked for Gilbert Ulmer a few days last week.
Mrs. Ben Volkman was a Strasburg shopper Friday.
Mrs. Howard Kearney called on Charles Shanholtzer Thursday.
Roy Largent was a Clarksburg caller Friday.
Charles Shanholtzer was in Strasburg Friday.
Claude Rawlings called on George Young Sunday morning.
Paul Louis and Dean Volkman were visiting Saturday evening.
Duffron Welton called on Roy Largent a few moments Sunday.
Leonard and Harry Rawlings, Bert Wiley and Duffron Welton spent Sunday with Paul Louis and Dean Volkman.
Claude Rawlings, wife and daughters enjoyed Sunday afternoon with Earl Shelton and family.
Roy Largent was in Strasburg Monday morning.
Ralph and Floyd Rawlings played Sunday afternoon with Wilbur Largent.
Dorothy Volkman spent Sunday afternoon with Tom Ulmer and family.
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ROCKFORD
Miss Irene and Iona Lawrence were in Effingham Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Strohl and Mrs. Roy Largent and daughter Norma Jeanne [Largent] spent Wednesday with Mr.
and Mrs. Nick Eckhart.
Harvey Wiley has purchased a tractor to do his summer farming.
Mrs. Roy Largent and daughter Norma Jeanne [Largent] assisted Mrs. Theodore Lawrence and daughters quilt
Thursday.
Elmer Falk started his huckster trucks through here Thursday.
Charles Grant of Chicago spent Thursday night with Conn Fox and family. He lived in this vicinity several
years ago. Claude Rawlings called on Roy Largent Sunday morning.
Charles Harlan Jones spent Friday with his grandparents.
Roy Largent called on his parents.
Shelbyville Democrat, May 11, 1933 vol LIX No. 46 p 5 col 5
ROCKFORD
Claude Rawlings and wife and Mrs. Jones and granddaughter, Cleo [(Jones) Moran], attended the funeral of Mrs.
Cordelia Rawlings Tuesday.
Wilbur Largent spent part of last week with his grandma, Mrs. John Rawdin.
Merle Barr visited in Champaign over the week-end.
Leevern Rawdin and wife spent one evening last week with Ben Volkman’s.
Mrs. Ira Rawdin spent the day with Mrs. Roy Largent and daughter Wednesday.
Mr. Mize and Ben Volkman and wife were in Farina and Edgewood one day last week.
Roy Largent, wife and daughter were shopping in Stewardson Saturday.
Adolph and Ira [A.] Rawdin and son were in Mattoon Sunday.
Fad Largent and family were through here Sunday
Irene and Iona Lawrence were in Stewardson Sunday.
Leevern Rawdin and wife spent Sunday with her parents.
Ben Volkman’s were visiting Sunday.
Dan Largent and son Jimmie were through here one day last week.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Largent, and family.
Rufus Von Behren and John Falk were in these parts Saturday.
Shelbyville Democrat, June 29, 1933 vol LX No. 1 p 5 col 4
ROCKFORD
Joe Fox and family and Milbern Largent and family spent Saturday afternoon with Roy Largent and family.
Claude Rawlings and family spent Sunday evening with Edgar Frede and family.
Paul Louis and Dean Volkman were visiting Sunday afternoon.
Roy Largent and son Wilbur assisted with raspberry picking at George Largent’s last week.
Shelbyville Democrat, July 13, 1933 vol LX No. 3 p 2 col 4
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Maud [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] spent one day last week with Mrs. [Martha (Vandament)] N. D. [Nelson D.]
Jones.
Shelby Robison and family spent Monday evening with Ben Volkman’s.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family spent Sunday with Ben Saylors and wife.
Roy Largent and family spent Sunday afternoon with Claude Rawlings and family.
N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones and wife [Martha (Vandament) Jones] entertained company Sunday.
H. T. Wade and family had company Sunday.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family called on Roy Largent and family Sunday evening.
Leeverne Rawdin and wife spent Sunday with Henry Bartimus and family near Stewardson.
Shelbyville Democrat, August 3, 1933 vol LX No. 6 p 2 col 1
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Blanche [Ishmael] Gottman and son Ralph and daughter Betty spent Monday afternoon with Mrs. Marie [(Smith)]
Largent and children.
Mrs. Maud [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and Claude Smith stole a march on their many friends and were quietly married
in Effingham last Tuesday.
Mrs.Emma Bartman and daughter Grace, Mrs. Mildred [(Bartman)] Beck and daughter Martha Jane and Mrs. Blanche
[Ishmael] Gottman and daughters Betty and Aileen, ate dinner with H. T. Wade and family last Thursday. While here
they called on other friends, also.
Ira Rawdin called on Ed Grove Wednesday evening.
Elmer Webner, wife and son and Mrs. John Coons spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. claude Smith.
Adolph Rawdin and family and Mrs. Effie [(Houser)] Mummel called on H. T. Wade and family Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith called on her daughter, Mrs. Roy Largent and children Wednesday afternoon.
Charles Shanholtzer was shopping Saturday.
Wilbur Largent spent Saturday with Tommy Jean Falk.
Ben Mize, Claude Rawlings and Roy Largent called on the Wiley boys Sunday morning.
Dan Krile of Strasburg and Louis Krile and family of Mattoon spent Sunday afternoon with Ben Volkman and family.
Claude Rawlings and family were visiting Sunday afternoon.
Ebb Wiley and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Laura Wiley and sons.
Mrs. Claude Rawlings and daughters called on Mrs. Roy Largent and children one evening last week.
Mr. and Mrs. [Martha (Vandament)] N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones entertained relative Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Wade and daughter entertained relatives from Stewardson and Ramsey Sunday.
Roy Largent worked for Elmer Falk last week.
The game warden has been working in these parts recently.
Shelbyville Democrat, September 3, 1933 vol LX No. 11 p 8 col 1
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Lydia Rawlings and daughters were at Earl Shelton’s Wednesday assisting with canning.
Mrs.Marie [(Smith)] Largent and children spent Wednesday with her mother, Mrs. Claude Smith.
Miss Iona Lawrence spent Tuesday night and Wednesday in Stewardson.
Ira [A.] Rawdin, wife and daughter June were in Shelbyville Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. N. D. Jones left Tuesday for Ohio, where she will visit relatives.
Miss Flora Josephine Kearney is visiting her sister, Mrs. Virgil Jones and family at Redmon, Illinois.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Lawrence and daughter Iona, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rawlings and daughter Esther, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Largent and children, Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Robison and children and Mrs. Ben Volkman and daughter attended the
funeral of George W. Gill Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith were in Kingman Thursday.
Mrs. Guy Jones and children spent last Wednesday with N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones and granddaughter, Cleo [(Jones)
Moran].
Roy Largent called on Claude Rawlings Sunday morning.
Wilbur and Norma Jeanne Largent and Keith Kearney called on Theo . . .
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. . . Lawrence and family Thursday morning.
George Largent, wife and son Elmer called on Roy Largent and family Sunday evening.
Tom Ulmer and wife and Dean Volkman spent Sunday morning at the Okaw.
Theodore Lawrence, wife and daughters, Ione and Irene were visiting Sunday.
Ab [Albert] Shaw and wife [Margaret] called on H. T. Wade and family Sunday evening.
School began here Monday, Sept. 4th with Mr. Roscoe A. Hash of Trilla as teacher. We wish him success with
his school.
Roy Largent, George Largent and wife and Elmer Largent spent Labor Day in Champaign.
Shelbyville Democrat, September 14, 1933 vol LX No. 12 p 6 col 3
ROCKFORD
George Largent and son, Roy, were in Clarksburg Saturday.
Claude Smith, wife and Melvin Rawdin ate Sunday dinner with Roy Largent and family.
Guy Jones hauled corn for his parents Saturday.
Lee[verne] Rawdin and brother, Ira [A. Rawdin], motored to Decatur Monday.
Roy Largent and daughter called on John Fling Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Lawrence and daughter, Iona, were visiting one day last week.
Ben Volkman was in Stewardson Saturday.
Ira Rawdin trade for a Nash car Saturday.
Mrs. Roy Largent and daughter spent Wednesday with her mother.
Ben Volkman and family had company Sunday morning.
Lewis Campbell was through this district Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith and Mrs. Ira Rawdin and children spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Roy Largent and
children.
Guy Jones has been hauling coal to his father’s which he mined near Fancher.
Roy Largent hauled coal from near Fancher last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith spent last Tuesday evening with Theo Lawrence and family
Shelbyville Democrat, October 12, 1933 vol LX No. 16 p 3 col 3
ROCKFORD
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Ira [A.] Rawdin and children, Mrs. Roy Largent and children and Bert
Kearney and wife were in Shelbyville Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith entertained company Tuesday.
Ester Rawlings visited school one day last week.
Roy Largent and father are digging their winter’s coal near Fancher.
George Young of Herborn was here selling apples one day last week.
George Fouste of Cherry Grove district was showing his fine big horse at Strasburg Saturday. He took first place.
Tom Ulmer was a Strasburg caller Saturday morning.
Andy [Andrew] Welton, Shelby Robison, Harve [Harvey] Wiley, Roy Largent, Ben Volkman, Eddie Roellig, Walter Manhart
all won prizes at the home-coming at Strasburg Saturday.
Shelbyville Democrat, October 19, 1933 vol LX No. 17 p 2 col 4
ROCKFORD
Wilbur Largent visited from Thursday until Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith.
Theo Lawrence, wife and daughter, Iona, were visiting Sunday.
Mr. Mize and sons visited Sunday afternoon with Ben Volkman and family.
Claude Smith and wife ate sunday dinner with Roy Largent and family.
Lee[verne] Rawdin and wife were in Strasburg Thursday evening.
Wm. Pikesh [sic] called on Roy Largent Sunday morning.
Roy Largent and family were in Stewardson Saturday.
Blanche [Ishmael] Gottman and daughters and Marie [(Smith)] Largent and daughter spent Tuesday of last week
with Mrs. Laura Wade and daughter.
Shelbyville Democrat. November 9, 1933 vol LX No. 20 p 7 col 5
ROCKFORD
Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Robison and daughter June, were in Shelbyville last Monday.
Roy Largent, Glen Roley and Ira [A.] Rawdin helped Claude Smith saw wood last Tuesday.
George Largent and Roy Largent were in Stewardson last Tuesday afternoon.
Iona Lawrence and Flora Josephine Kearney visited school one afternoon last week.
Luther Bence of Windsor was here last Tuesday.
Mrs. Theo Lawrence and daughter, Iona, spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. A. W. Kearney and daughter.
Roy Largent was in Shelbyville Saturday morning.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] called on Mrs. Nettie Rawdin Friday afternoon.
Ira [A.] Rawdin was in Mattoon last Thursday afternoon.
Glen Roley has been helping his brother, Harold, with his work on the farm, which he will move to soon.
Imogene Kearney was a caller at Ben Volkman’s Sunday evening.
Roy Largent called on Walter Wascher Thursday morning.
Shelbyville Democrat, November 30, 1933 vol LX No. 23 p 10 col 5
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Ben Saylors spent part of last week with her daughter, Mrs. Nettie Rawdin.
Roy Largent and Ben Volkman were in Strasburg and Shelbyville last Thursday.
Chas. Shanholtzer, Shelby Robison, Andy [Andrew] Welton and son were in Strasburg Thursday.
Conn Fox called on George Largent one day last week.
Tins Wade was a Clarksburg caller last Thursday.
Lucille Robison and daughter visited school Thursday afternoon.
Samuel Richards is pending a few days with Andrew Welton and family.
Vallie Boden was in this district one day last week.
George Largent and son Roy was trading in Stewardson Saturday evening.
Paul Volkman was a Stewardson caller Saturday forenoon.
Mrs. Margie Largent and daughter visited school last Friday afternoon.
John Hoy of Gibson City came Wednesday for an extended visit with his daughter, Mrs. Claudia Smith, and family.
Tins Wade and family entertained company Sunday.
Ben Volkman was a Shelbyville caller Saturday.
Flora Josephine Kearney is visiting in Redmon, Illinois.
Shelbyville Democrat
December 14, 1933 vol LX No. 25 p 4 col 3
ROCKFORD
Roy Largent and Ben Volkman worked last week on a gravel road near Sigel.
August Zalman and wife were calling in Rockford district Sunday afternoon.
Lee[verne] Rawdin and wife spent Sunday with Roy Largent and family.
Ruth Volkman and son spent Thursday with Mrs. Tom Ulmer and daughter Florence.
Prairie townships will start work on two gravel roads Monday, which will employ about 80 men.
[Charles] Elwood Jones is spending a few months with his parents.
Roy Largent called on his parents Sunday forenoon.
Mrs. Claude Smith, Mrs. Nettie Rawdin and children and John Hoy spent last Thursday with Mrs. Roy Largent and
children.
Mrs. Oda [(Jones)] Haines and family spent one day last week with her parents, N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones and
wife [Martha (Vandament) Jones].
Mrs. Lydia Rawlings spent a few moments with Mrs. Roy Largent last Friday.
Norma Jeanne Largent spent Friday afternoon at school.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family and brothers, Lee[verne] and Adolph were Stewardson callers Saturday evening.
Shelbyville Democrat
December 28, 1933 vol LX No. 27 p 5 col 5
ROCKFORD
The teacher and pupils entertained with a Christmas program Friday afternoon.
Some from here attended the play in Strasburg Thursday night.
Paul Louis Volkman had dental work done in Stewardson last week.
Leevern Rawdin was in Shelbyville Friday morning.
Mrs. Ira Rawdin and son Melvin and Mr. and Mrs. Leevern Rawdin ate Friday dinner with Mrs. Roy Largent and
children.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith and John Hoy spent Christmas in Kingman with Mr. Smith’s parents.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Saylors.
Elmer Largent of Decatur and Roy Largent called on their parents Christmas day.
Misses Elsie Ulmer of Effingham and Agnes Ulmer of Decatur are enjoying the holidays with their parents and
sister here.
Leevern Rawdin and wife visited her parents near Stewardson Christmas.
The snow came a little too late for Santa, but the “Kids” can enjoy their Christmas sleds.
There is no school this week. Mr. Hash, the teacher, is spending the week with his parents near Trilla.
Paul Volkman and family ate Christmas dinner with his brother, Ben Volkman and family.
Ray Wade and wife and George Largent assisted H. T. Wade and wife do their butchering Saturday.
Ray Wade and wife spent Sunday with his parents.
Morris Volkman called on Tom Ulmer’s Monday morning.
Shelbyville Democrat
February 8, 1934 vol LX No. 33 p 3 col 1
ROCKFORD
Edwin Stremming and Ben Volkman helped Paul Volkman made wood Tuesday.
Roy Largent called on his parents and Mrs. Claude Smith Monday.
H. T. Wade called on George Largent last Thursday.
Marie [(Smith)] Largent and daughter, Norma Jeanne and Nettie Rawdin and children spent Thursday with Maude
[M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and father, John Hoy.
Theo Lawrence hauled corn Thursday.
Ruth Volkman and children spent Thursday evening at Stewardson and Strasburg.
Roy Largent assisted his father with work last Thursday.
Ruth Volkman and children passed Friday evening with Paul Volkman’s.
Mrs. Earl Shelton spent a few moments at school Thursday afternoon.
Wilbur Largent spent the weekend with her [sic] grandmother, Mrs. Claude Smith.
Ab [Albert] Shaw assisted Tins Wade with work last week one day.
Shelbyville Democrat
February 8, 1934 vol LX No. 33 p 3 col 1
ROCKFORD
Edwin Stremming and Ben Volkman helped Paul Volkman made wood Tuesday.
Roy Largent called on his parents and Mrs. Claude Smith Monday.
H. T. Wade called on George Largent last Thursday.
Marie [(Smith)] Largent and daughter, Norma Jeanne and Nettie Rawdin and children spent Thursday with Maude
[M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and father, John Hoy.
Theo Lawrence hauled corn Thursday.
Ruth Volkman and children spent Thursday evening at Stewardson and Strasburg.
Roy Largent assisted his father with work last Thursday.
Ruth Volkman and children passed Friday evening with Paul Volkman’s.
Mrs. Earl Shelton spent a few moments at school Thursday afternoon.
Wilbur Largent spent the weekend with her [sic] grandmother, Mrs. Claude Smith.
Ab [Albert] Shaw assisted Tins Wade with work last week one day.
Shelbyville Democrat, April 5, 1934 vol LX No. 41 p 7 col 2
ROCKFORD
Claude Smith purchased a calf from Roy Largent Thursday morning.
Mrs. Ruth Volkman and son were in Strasburg Friday.
Marie [(Smith)] Largent and daughter, Norma Jeanne and Leota Lenz visited school Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith spent Wednesday with her daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wade of Ramsey and Mr. and Mrs. [Margaret] Ab [Albert] Shaw of Stewardson enjoyed Easter
Sunday at H. T. Wade’s.
Ben Volkman and family were visiting Sunday.
Claude Rawlings and family attended church in Strasburg Sunday.
Harry Thomas and Roy Largent were in Stewardson Saturday evening.
Shelby Robison was in Strasburg Wednesday.
Mrs. Retha Gauger was calling on Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy) Rawdin] Smith Wednesday morning.
Dr. Risser and Dr. Schroeder were in this district Tuesday. Dr. Risser called on Miss Dora Wade.
Charles Harlan Jones was calling in this district Friday.
Shelbyville Democrat, April 19, 1934 vol LX No. 43 p 3 col 2
ROCKFORD
A. E. Roellig was re-elected Saturday with no opposition.
Shelby Robison and sons were in Strasburg Saturday afternoon
Roy Largent and Ben Volkman were in Shelbyville Saturday morning.
Lucille Robison and daughters spent a few moments with Mrs. Lydia Rawlings and daughters Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith spent Sunday with Roy Largent and family.
Harry Thomas and family spent one evening last week with Claude Smith and wife.
Mrs. Roy Largent called on Dr. Schroeder Monday morning.
A. B. Kearney’s had company for supper Saturday evening.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family and Claude Smith and wife were shopping in Mattoon one day last week.
Shelbyville Democrat, April 26, 1934 vol LX No. 44 p 7 col 4
ROCKFORD
Roy Largent was in Stewardson Thursday.
Ben Volkman had work done on his car last Thursday and Saturday.
Cleo Jones [Moran] called on Lydia Rawlings recently.
Gilbert Ulmer was working in this district last week.
Flora Josephine Kearney is working in Strasburg for Mrs. Gilbert Ulmer.
Mrs. Roy Largent was calling on Dr. Schroeder last Monday and Friday.
N. D. Jones and wife entertained company Sunday.
Mr. Rozene and family were visiting with Ben Volkman and family Saturday.
John Elbert and wife were through here Sunday.
August Doeding had dental work done in Stewardson last Thursday.
Mrs. [Rose] August Doeding attended a kitchen shower for Mrs. [Lillie (Vogel)] Fred Popendicker Thursday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith were in Kingman last Tuesday.
Glen Roley and family and Ed Roley and wife were in this district Sunday afternoon.
Paul Louis Volkman was visiting Sunday.
Shelbyville Democrat, May 10, 1934 vol LX No. 46 p 2 col 2
ROCKFORD
Marie [(Smith)] Largent and daughter Norma Jeanne spent one morning last week with Mrs. Nick Eckhart.
Tom Ulmer and daughter, Florence, were visiting Sunday.
H. T. Wade and family entertained relatives Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Carl Lawrence spent Thursday with Theo Lawrence and family.
School closed here last Thursday. It was the fourth successful term taught here by Mr. Roscoe Hash and he
is reemployed for the coming year. Seven pupils made a perfect attendance record.
Kenneth, Stelma and Wendolyn Volkman spent Sunday morning at Ben Volkman’s.
Mrs. John Arnold and Mrs. Carl Lawrence were in this district Friday.
Mrs. Mabel Rockwell of Chicago is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Eckhart.
Iona Lawrence, Melvin Rawdin, Alice Thomas, Norma Jeanne Largent, Esther Rawlings, Clary Robison, Jr. Paul
Louis and Morris Volkman were among the visitors at school last week.
Dan Krile spent Thursday here with his daughter.
Shelbyville Democrat
May 24, 1934 vol LX No. 48 p 7 col 2
ROCKFORD
Mr. and Mrs. Leevern Rawdin and Adolph Rawdin were in Mattoon Thursday.
Roy Largent was in Shelbyville, Strasburg and Stewardson last Wednesday.
Mrs. Mabel Rockwell returned to her home in Chicago Tuesday after a visit here with her parents.
Ben Volkman and family were out motoring Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Roy Largent and children enjoyed Wednesday with Mrs. N. Eckhart.
Roy Largent and son were in Strasburg Thursday.
Frank Price was in these parts Wednesday.
Ben Volkman, wife, daughter and son were visiting Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith were in Stewardson Wednesday.
Thomas Ulmer was in Strasburg Thursday.
Mrs. Oda Haines has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Jones.
Mrs. Ben Volkman was in Strasburg Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wade visited his parents here a few moments Saturday and Sunday.
Thomas Ulmer and family entertained company Sunday afternoon.
John Hagerman and wife were through here Sunday.
Paul Louis Volkman attended church in Strasburg Sunday morning.
Claude Rawlings and family were visiting Sunday evening.
Frank Price and wife were in these parts Friday.
Charles Shanholtzer was in Strasburg one day last week.
Shelbyville Democrat, June 7, 1934 vol LX No. 50 p 7 col 2
ROCKFORD
Harold and Gerald Kearney were at Theodore Lawrence’s [sic] Monday afternoon.
Roy Largent was at Claude Smith’s Monday.
Frank Price was in this district one day last week.
Dan Krile spent from Thursday until evening here with his daughter, Mrs. Ben Volkman and family.
Ben Volkman’s were in Strasburg last Wednesday and Saturday evenings.
Miss Elsie Ulmer spent Sunday with her parents.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and wife called on Guy Jones and family Sunday morning.
Mrs. Grace Wade and son and Gilbert Beck called on Mrs. Claude Smith a few moments Sunday afternoon.
Henry [F.] Gottman and family and Marion Cain called on Roy Largent and family Thursday afternoon.
Ab [Albert] Shaw and wife [Margaret] and Ray Wade were at H. T. Wade’s Wednesday.
Noah Smith of Sullivan was through here Friday afternoon.
Roy Largent and family and Ira [A.] Rawdin and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith.
Shelbyville Democrat, August 30, 1934 vol LXI No. 10 p 7 col 1
ROCKFORD
Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell of Chicago are spending a few days with Mick [sic] Eckhart and wife.
Mrs. Florence Ulmer has been in Decatur the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Will[iam] Milligan were through this district Sunday.
Dan Krile spent a few days last week with Ben Volkman and family.
Roy Largent was a Stewardson caller Thursday.
Claude Rawlings and family were visiting Sunday.
The first frost and light freeze was noticed here the morning of the 25th of August. Pretty early we think.
Wiley brothers are cutting broom corn east of Strasburg.
Mrs. Ben Volkman was a Stewardson caller Thursday morning.
Roy Largent was in Shelbyville Thursday morning.
Ed Weber and wife were through this district Sunday.
Shelbyville Democrat
September 13, 1934 vol LXI No. 12 p 2 col 4
ROCKFORD
Chas. Figge and wife were in this district Sunday.
Paul Louis Volkman spent Sunday in Strasburg.
Roy Largent was a Strasburg caller Friday.
Mr. Hudson of Middlesworth is our new milk hauler through this district.
Claude Smith ate dinner last Thursday with Roy Largent and family.
Honor Lenz was in Strasburg Friday forenoon.
Gilbert Ulmer of Strasburg was out after Mr. Squirrel in this district Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Howard Kearney called on Chas. Shanholtzer and children Saturday.
Wiley Bros. are still cutting broom corn.
Allen Roellig and family and Gahart Roellig and wife attended church at Strasburg Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Rawlings and son of Detroit, Mich., returned home last Monday after a few days’ visit here.
Bert Kearney and Roy Largent were in Strasburg last Monday.
Roy Largent and son Wilbur called on Louis Lenz and family Saturday.
Bert Kearney called on Ben Volkman Saturday.
Claude Smith is assisting Theo Lawrence with bean harvesting.
Shelbyville Democrat
September 20, 1934 vol LXI No. 13 p 5 col 4
ROCKFORD
Several from here attended the homecoming in Strasburg Wednesday.
Mrs. Roy Largent has been sick the past weeks. She was quite sick Tuesday and Wednesday and it was necessary
to call Dr. Hansen.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith and Mrs. Ira Rawdin and children were visiting at Kingman Sunday.
The Wiley boys and Paul Louis Volkman are cutting broomcorn for Kessler’s now.
Mrs. Ben Volkman and children spent Sunday afternoon with Roy Largent and family.
Miss Agnes Thomas has been visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Rad Thomas near Toledo.
Paul Volkman assisted Ben Volkman with work one day last week.
Shelbyville Democrat, October 4, 1934 vol LXI No. 15 p 8 col 1
ROCKFORD
Theodore Lawrence and family attended the funeral of a relative Thursday.
Mrs. Ben Volkman was in Strasburg and Shelbyville Wednesday.
Roy Largent was shopping in Strasburg Friday afternoon. Mrs. Ruth Volkman stayed with Mrs. Largent.
Miss Agnes Roellig was in town Friday.
Ab [Albert] Shaw and wife [Margaret] spent Sunday at H. T. Wade’s.
Mr. John Smith spent last week with her son Claude and wife.
Ira Rawdin and mother, Mrs. Claude Smith, were in Effingham Friday.
Miss Julia Dill was visiting in the district last Wednesday.
Claude Rawlings and family were visiting Sunday afternoon.
Claude Smith and wife and Mrs. Ira Rawdin and children spent Sunday with Roy Largent and family.
Claude Rawlings delivered coal to Ben Volkman’s Friday.
Adolph Rawdin and family spent part of last week at Leeverne Rawdin’s near Stewardson.
Agnes and Alice Thomas spent Friday with Mrs. Paul Volkman.
The “Foster” salesman from Trowbridge was through here last Wednesday.
Shelbyville Democrat, October 11, 1934 vol LXI No. 16 p 2 col 1
STEWARDSON
Rev. Thomas Shaw of Tulsa, Okla. will conduct a two weeks’ revival meeting in the Christian church here, beginning
Sunday, Oct. 7th and ending Oct. 21st. Rev. Shaw is a former Stewardson boy, being born and raised here.
Shelbyville Democrat, October 11, 1934 vol LXI No. 16 p 2 col 1
THE TURN
Henry [F.] Gottman was in Mt. Zion community Wednesday.
Lee Severe is moving to the Dove farm near Mt. Zion.
Clyde Compton was a Shelbyville business caller Saturday.
June, Donald and Paul Compton assisted Frank Devore at the sorghum mill Saturday.
Clyde Vanmeter of Shelbyville was a business caller here Monday.
Oscar Green, republican candidate for sheriff, was here Thursday shaking hands with voters.
J. N. Wortman of Hackberry community was here Wednesday polling the voters.
The Breighner sisters of Shelbyville spent the week-end in the parental home here.
A. Lincoln Ward of Shelbyville was a business caller here Thursday.
Carrie Ragan was shopping in Shelbyville Saturday.
The Medicine show at Clarksburg drew large crowd the past week.
Carl Storm, who has been working for Fred Storm at Clarksburg has moved to near Middlesworth and Ernest Fisher
takes up the job for Fred.
Chester Largent and family of near Henton was on our streets Sunday enroute to Old Mode to spend the day with
Mrs. Largent’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Prosser.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Manning of Shelbyville was a Sunday evening caller here.
Bertha Summers was calling on Shelbyville friends Saturday.
Truman Miller was a Shelbyville visitor Saturday.
Ervil Ragan and Kenneth Mars has a Ford each.
Bean cutting and wheat sowing is the order of the day.
Wm. Nichols was a Saturday caller at Wm. Rodger’s.
Walter Nichols of Old Mode was on our streets Thursday.
Fred Martin moved to near Shelbyville Wednesday.
Shelbyville Democrat, October 25, 1934 vol LXI No. 18 p 7 col 2
ROCKFORD
Walter Lawrence and wife were visiting in this district Sunday.
Tom Ulmer hauled coal Saturday.
Nick Eckart was in Strasburg Thursday.
August Doeding and family were visiting Sunday afternoon.
Gail Elbert was in this district Sunday evening.
Otto Watson was shaking hands with the voters of this district last Thursday.
Roy Largent and wife were in Strasburg Friday.
Andy Welton and son were in Strasburg Friday.
Roy Largent was a Shelbyville caller Tuesday and Thursday.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy) Rawdin] Smith called on her daughter and children last Thursday.
Ab [Albert] Shaw’s called on Tins Wade and family Saturday.
Bert Kearney was a Strasburg caller Saturday night.
Mr. Small is cutting his winter’s supply of wood in his timber which he lately bought of Mr. Green of Strasburg.
Dan Krile called on his daughter and family Thursday.
Shelbyville Democrat, November 29, 1934 vol LXI No. 23 p 3 col 1
ROCKFORD
Several from here attended the sale of Mrs. Belle Whitlatch last Tuesday.
Roy Largent called on Paul Volkman’s a few moments Thursday afternoon.
Miss Letha Kearney visited school here Friday afternoon.
Claude Rawlings and Ben Volkman’s each butchered fat porkers Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith and Mrs. Ben Volkman were among the Strasburg shoppers Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. [Margaret] Ab [Albert] Shaw enjoyed Sunday afternoon with H. T. Wade and family.
Miss Flora Josephine Kearney is working in Effingham.
Paul Volkman was a Strasburg caller Friday.
Ben Volkman was a Shelbyville caller Wednesday.
Richland creek was able to be up and out last week after the rain.
Wilbur Largent called at A. B. Kearney’s Saturday afternoon.
Wayne Kearney spent a few days with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Kearney.
Shelbyville Democrat,December 20, 1934 vol LXI No. 26 p 6 col 1ff
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Ben Volkman assisted Paul Volkman’s with their butchering last Monday.
Claude Rawlings and Ben Volkman each butchered fat hogs recently.
Mr. Rawlings also butchered a beef recently.
Harry Thomas and wife helped G. W. Lofland butcher fat hogs one day last week.
Ben Volkman’s entertained company for supper Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Claude Rawlings attended ladies’ aid in Strasburg one day last week.
Andrew Welton and son were in Shelbyville Friday.
Roy Largent was doing his trading in Strasburg Thursday.
Ira [A.] and Adolph Rawdin were to Shelbyville Friday.
Ab [Albert] Shaw and wife [Margaret] called on H. T. Wade and family Sunday.
Shelby Robison’s butchered one day last week.
Ben Volkman and wife helped Chas. Shanholtzer butcher Saturday.
Roscoe Hash spent the week-end with his parents near Trilla.
Mrs. Claude Smith spent Sunday with her daughter.
Adolph Rawdin and wife spent last Wednesday with Roy Largent.
Shelbyville Democrat, January 3, 1935 vol LXI No. 28 p 6 col 4
ROCKFORD
There was no school here the past week. Mr. Hash, teacher spent the holidays with his parents near Trilla.
Claude Rawlings and Ben Volkman and family were in Stewardson one day last week.
Ben Volkman butchered a beef Friday.
Flora Josephine Kearney spent Friday night with Howard Kearney and wife,.
Claude Smith was a Strasburg caller Friday.
Those shopping in Strasburg from here Saturday were A. B. Kearney, Paul Louis Volkman, Roy Largent, Shelby
Robison, H. T. Wade, Harry Thomas and family and Gayhart Roellig and wife.
Claude Rawlings was shopping Mattoon Saturday.
Tom Ulmer and Claude Rawlings called on Ben Volkman Sunday afternoon.
Miss Agnes Ulmer of Decatur and Miss Elsie Ulmer of Effingham spent several days with their parents and sister
here.
Harold Roley has been caring for a sick cow.
Imogene Kearney spent a few days last week with Geraldine Kearney in Strasburg.
Miss Dorothy Volkman ate Christmas dinner with Thomas Ulmer and family.
Shelbyville Democrat, January 10, 1935 vol LXI No. 29 p 2 c 1
ROCKFORD
Claude Rawlings, Ben Volkman and wife were Stewardson visitors last Monday morning.
George Gill, Kenneth and Wendolyn Volkman were in these parts Monday.
Roy Largent was a Shelbyville caller last Monday morning.
Miss Letha Kearney and Clay Robison visited school Monday.
Irvin Thomas, Paul L. Volkman and little Miss Esther Rawlings visited school new year’s day.
Claude Rawlings assisted Tom Ulmer buzz wood Monday afternoon.
Wayne Kearney visited school Wednesday afternoon.
Ben Volkman, Claude Rawlings and Arthur Kearney’s assisted A. B. Kearney with his winter’s butchering Wednesday.
Miss Elsie Ulmer of Effingham came to help for a few days.
Ben Volkman and wife and Chas. Shanholtzer and children helped Andrew Welton’s with their butchering Thursday.
A. B. Kearney and wife attended the funeral of Mr. Small at Ash Grove Thursday.
Claude Rawlings hauled bean hay from Dan Krile’s farm Friday morning.
Roy Largent was a Strasburg shopper Friday.
Chas. Grove, “the Baker man,” was through here Friday.
Real mail service now since the change in routes. Mail was delivered at 8:30 a.m. now 4:00 p.m.
Mrs. Ben Volkman and daughter Dorothy and Tom Ulmer were among the Strasburg shoppers Saturday.
Ben Volkman was in Shelbyville Friday.
The teacher, Mr. Hash, gave his eighth grade pupils the first semester examination Saturday at the school
house. They were: Opal Shanholtzer, Leonard Rawlings, Dean Volkman, and William and Wendol Fox.
Shelby Robison and family and H. Clay Robison spent Saturday in Effingham.
Mrs. Ben Volkman were visiting Monday.
Shelbyville Democrat
January 24, 1935 Vol. LXI No. 31, p. 2 c. 1
ROCKFORD
Mr. and Mrs. Mack Harris, Albert Harris and family and Mildred Harris spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Sherman
Pearson.
Ray White and family ate supper and spent the evening Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Jake Pinkston.
Ethel Marie Taylor spent Thursday night with Virginia Stewart.
Will Kellett butchered Friday.
Mrs. Myrtle Ervin and Robert and Wilber Wicker of Taylorville spent Sunday with Clyde Taylor and family.
Ray Gregory, Wayne Gregory and Court Bales purchased new Twin City tractors last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Blake Noland and Clyde Taylor called on Leroy Taylor and family Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Gregory have moved to their new home vacated recently by Fred Howse and family.
Shelbyville Democrat, March 14, 1935 vol LXI No. 38 p. 6 c. 1
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Claude Smith spent Monday of last week with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Largent and family.
Harry Thomas hauled a load of corn one day last week.
Claude Smith called on Art Unruh last Monday morning.
Mrs. Marie [(Smith)] Largent called on Mrs. Lydia Rawlings a few moments Tuesday afternoon.
Roy Largent called on H. T. Wade Tuesday.
The Russell boys have been helping Harold Roley with his work.
Orville Lenz called on Claude Rawlings Friday afternoon and Sunday morning.
Roy Largent was in Strasburg one day last week.
Claude Rawlings and family were in Strasburg Saturday.
Ben Volkman, wife and son Paul and Claude Rawlings were in Stewardson Saturday evening with Wilbur Largent.
Some from here attended the corn-hog signup in Stewardson Tuesday.
“Old Richland” Creek was able to be up and out Sunday after the rain Saturday night.
Harold Roley was in Stewardson Saturday.
Shelbyville Democrat, March 21, 1935 vol LXI No. 39 p 10 col 4
ROCKFORD
Roy Largent was in Stewardson last Friday and ate dinner with his aunt and uncle, John Streng and wife.
Gayhart Roellig and wife and Roy Largent and son were in Strasburg Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Kearney and son Keith spent Tuesday with Letha ....
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..... Kearney at the home of Arthur Kearney and family.
Ben Volkman was in Shelbyville and Strasburg Tuesday.
Miss Ruth Volkman spent a few moments Wednesday morning with Mrs. Marie [(Smith)] Largent.
Ester [sic] Rawlings and Agnes Thomas visited school Thursday.
Ed Giesler was shaking hands with the voters of this district Friday.
Stelma Volkman spent the weekend with Dorothy Volkman.
Wilbur and Norma Jean Largent played with Ralph Floyd and Ester [sic] Rawlings Saturday morning.
Nick Eckart was in town Friday morning.
John Lenz dragged the roads Saturday.
Opal Shanholtzer spent Sunday morning with Dorothy Volkman.
Ben Volkman was in Shelbyville Saturday.
Shelbyville Democrat, April 4, 1935 vol LXI No. 41 p 7 col 1
ROCKFORD
Ben Volkman and wife were in Shelbyville Saturday.
Rufus Von Behren was through here last Thursday driving Falk’s huckster truck.
Bert Kearney called on Louis Lenz Sunday evening.
Paul Louis Volkman and Roy Largent called on Bert Kearney a few moments Sunday afternoon.
Claude Smith was in Shelbyville Thursday.
Bill Fling was in this district Saturday afternoon.
Claude Rawlings was in Strasburg Saturday.
Roy Largent was in Shelbyville one day last week.
Gayhart Roellig and wife, Paul Roellig and Roy Largent and family were among the Strasburg shoppers Saturday.
Shelbyville Democrat
April 11, 1935 vol LXI No. 42 p 5 col 2
ROCKFORD
Art Hudson is now making his regular trip hauling milk to Sullivan.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith lost their barn by fire, burning all their feed, harness, two cows and a calf.
Roy Largent was a Strasburg caller Saturday.
Andy [Andrew] Welton and son were in Strasburg Saturday.
Lee Rawdin of Champaign is visiting here a few days.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and Claude Smith were in Strasburg Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Volkman were calling in Strasburg Saturday.
Gilbert Ulmer now has his sawmill in operation on the farm known as the Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe farm.
Wilbur Largent called on Mrs. Nick Eckart Thursday evening.
Joe Fox and Earl Fox were Bethany callers last Thursday.
Roy Largent ate dinner last Thursday with his sister in Shelbyville.
Wiley Bros. were in Strasburg Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Largent were in Shelbyville Tuesday.
Roy Largent delivered spinach to Shelbyville Tuesday.
Shelbyville Democrat, April 25, 1935 vol LXI No. 44 p 7 col 3
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Milburn Largent and children of Decatur have been spending the past week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Conn Fox and family.
Claude Rawlings was in Shelbyville Friday morning.
Mrs. Walter Manhart and children were in Shelbyville Thursday.
The new road commissioner, Mr. Giesler, has been dragging the roads through here.
Mr. Zalman, the assessor, was through here last week.
Mr. and Mrs. James H. Benefiel were seen motoring in these parts Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Wade and daughter, Dora entertained Mr. Ray Wade of Ramsey one evening last week.
[Charles] Elwood Jones is visiting his daughter Ferne, and family near Chicago.
Mrs. and Mrs. Theodore Lawrence entertained relatives Easter Sunday.
Roy Largent and family spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin] Smith.
The teacher, Mr. Hash, gave the children an egg roast Friday. Visitors were Mrs. Shelby Robison and son Clay,
Alice, Agnes and Bertha Thomas, Gilbert Largent and Esther Rawlings.
Mrs. Ben Volkman were visiting a few days last week.
Miss Alverna Koontz has been employed to teach here the coming term. Mr. Hash, our teacher now, goes to Whitlatch
next year.
Roy Largent went to Shelbyville Monday morning on business.
Mrs. Ruth Volkman spent Friday afternoon of last week with Mrs. Lydia Rawlings and daughter.
Shelbyville Democrat, May 2, 1935 vol LXI No. 45 p 3 col 4
ROCKFORD
Ed Roley purchased a cow from Roy Largent last Tuesday.
Mrs. Ruth Volkman spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Lydia Rawlings.
Roy Largent and wife were in Shelbyville last Thursday.
Gilbert Ulmer is farming in this district now.
Otto Nippe and Paul Volkman of Strasburg were in these parts Sunday.
J. E. Falk, wife and son Tommy Gene were seen here Sunday afternoon.
From the new cars passing through these parts Sunday, it looks as though prosperity might be here full blast.
Louis Krile of Mattoon and Dan Krile of Strasburg spent Sunday afternoon at Ben Volkman’s.
Ray Wade and wife enjoyed Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon with H. T. Wade’s.
Cleo Jones [Moran] and Floyd and Esther Rawlings spent Sunday afternoon with Roy Largent and family.
Claude Rawlings and family were visiting Sunday evening.
Mrs. Ben Volkman was a Strasburg shopper Saturday.
Shelbyville Democrat, May 16, 1935 vol LXI No. 47 p 4 col 6
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Roy Largent spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Claude Smith.
Theo Lawrence’s entertained company Sunday.
Mrs. Ruth Volkman attended the funeral of Mrs. Chris Lading at Strasburg Friday.
Roy Largent and son Wilbur were at Herborn Saturday.
John Lenz drug the roads here Saturday.
Harry Thomas was a Strasburg caller Saturday.
Harry Thomas was visiting Sunday.
Elwood Jones is back again after spending a few weeks in the north.
Miss Laverna Koontz is employed to teach Rockford school the coming term.
Ben Volkman was a Shelbyville caller Saturday.
Shelbyville Democrat, May 23, 1935 vol LXI No. 48 p 5 col 5
ROCKFORD
Ben Volkman purchased some pigs one day last week from John Staehli.
Claude Rawlings has been working in Strasburg the past few days.
A. B. Kearney moved Roy Largent’s brooder house Wednesday.
Arthur Kearney and family spent Wednesday with A. B. Kearney and family.
Roy Largent delivered spinach to Shelbyville market Thursday.
Charles Shanholtzer was a Strasburg shopper Thursday morning.
Ira, Adolph and Melvin Rawdin and Roy Largent were Strasburg shoppers Thursday.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin] Smith and Ira [A.] Rawdin and family were shopping in Stewardson Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Ben Volkman and sons Paul and Dean and daughter Dorothy were among the Strasburg shoppers Saturday.
Ben Volkman and family are enjoying radio music now.
Allen Roellig and Roy Largent each purchased baby chicks from Ulmer’s hatchery Monday.
A. B. Kearney was in Strasburg Monday.
Leonard and Harry Rawlings called on August Doeding one day last week.
Wilbur Largent is spending part of his vacation with his grandmother, Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin Smith.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family, Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy) Rawdin] Smith and Agnes Thomas spent Thursday evening in
the Roy Largent Home.
Letha Kearney spent the weekend with her parents.
Dorothy Volkman spent the weekend with his [sic] grandfather, Dan Krile of Strasburg.
Shelbyville Democrat, May 30, 1935 vol LXI No. 49 p 4 col 6
ROCKFORD
Jim Workman of near Shelbyville was a business caller here Monday morning.
Mrs. Marie [(Smith)] Largent received word last Tuesday that her aunt had passed away in St. Louis.
Tom Ulmer moved a small building for Ben Volkman Monday morning.
Harry Thomas, George Gill, Adolph Rawdin called on Roy Largent Sunday afternoon.
Roy Largent called on Orville Bauer Monday morning.
Wilbur Largent has returned home. He spent last week with his grandmother, Mrs. Claude Smith.
Ira Rawdin and family, Mrs. Claude Smith, Miss Agnes Thomas and John Hoy spent Friday evening with Roy Largent
and family.
Claude Rawlings and family were visiting Sunday afternoon.
Bert Kearney was a queen city caller Saturday morning.
Imogene Kearney spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Roy Largent and children.
Tom Ulmer and Ben Volkman each purchased baby chicks from the Ulmer hatchery Saturday afternoon.
Shelbyville Democrat, August 1, 1935 vol LXI INo. 6 p 2 col 3
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Ed Haines and Miss Gladys Murray spent last week with N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones and family.
Mrs. Roy Largent and son spent a few moments with Mrs. Claude Rawlings one morning last week.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family and Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin] Smith were in Stewardson Thursday.
Mrs. L. W. Lenz and daughter spent Friday with her mother.
Roy Largent, L. W. Lenz, Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy) Rawdin] Smith and Ira [A.] Rawdin were in Shelbyville Friday
morning.
Arnold Baldwin and family spent Sunday in this district.
Ab [Albert] Shaw and wife [Margaret] enjoyed Sunday with H. T. Wade and family.
col. 4
. . . Claude Rentfro spent Sunday with Ira [A.] Rawdin’s.
John Hoy returned to Gibson City Saturday after several weeks’ visit with his daughter, Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy) Rawdin]
Smith.
Mrs. Ben Volkman and children were Strasburg callers saturday.
Wilbur Largent went Sunday evening for a visit with his grandma, Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy) Rawdin] Smith.
Ira [A.] Rawdin was a Shelbyville caller Monday morning.
Ben Volkman and wife spent Sunday evening with Thomas Ulmer’s.
Miss Elsie Ulmer has been visiting her parents here.
Shelbyville Democrat, August 22, 1935 vol LXII No. 7 p 5 col 4
ROCKFORD
Roy Largent was a Herborn caller Saturday.
Our school house is getting repaired and nicely painted which we all can be proud of. Mr. Louis Lenz is doing
the work.
Pete Dewar and family and Clarence Miller and family of Windsor ate Sunday dinner with Roy Largent and family.
Harold Roley and family were in Strasburg Saturday.
Claude Rawlings and family will soon depart for South Dakota for a few weeks’ visit.
Pete Dewar of Windsor called on Roy Largent last Friday.
Ben Volkman’s entertained company at Sunday dinner.
Roy Largent called on Tins Wade last Wednesday.
Shelbyville Democrat, August 29, 1935 vol LXII No. 10 p 6 col 2
ROCKFORD
Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell are spending a two weeks’ vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Eckart and other
relatives here.
Roy Largent was a Shelbyville caller Tuesday.
Harold Roley was delivering Sears Roebuck & Co. catalogs last week.
Mrs. Roy Largent and children called on Mrs. Nick Eckart Tuesday morning.
Steve Pridemore was through here one day last week.
Mrs. Ben Saylors spent last week with her daughter, Mrs. Ira Rawdin and family.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith], Mrs. Ben Saylors and Mrs. Ira Rawdin and children spent Thursday afternoon
with Marie [(Smith)] Largent and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rawlings and children and Miss Cleo Jones [Moran] are vacationing in South Dakota.
Ben Volkman and son Norris and Thomas Ulmer were in Altamont Friday.
Miss Elverna Koontz was in this district Friday.
Ben Volkman was a Shelbyville caller Saturday.
Roy Largent and son called at Harold Roley’s Friday.
Strasburg callers Saturday were Harry Thomas and family, Mrs. Ben Volkman, Shelby Robison and son, Roy Largent
and son.
Harry Thomas and wife were shopping in Mattoon Saturday afternoon.
Ruth and June Robison played with Dorothy Volkman Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. [Margaret] Ab [Albert] Shaw spent one evening last week with H. T. Wade and family.
Iona Lawrence went to Flint, Mich., to spend a few weeks with her brother, Carl, and wife.
Roy Largent and son were Stewardson shoppers Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Volkman called on Tom Ulmer and family Sunday evening.
Shelbyville Democrat, October 3, 1935 vol LXII No. 15 p 4 col 6
ROCKFORD
Roy Largent and Ben Volkman were in Shelbyville Saturday.
Our milk man failed to make his rounds on account of our good mud roads.
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Hash were in our district Sunday afternoon.
Ab [Albert] Shaw’s of Stewardson was calling in this district Sunday afternoon.
Paul Louis Volkman was in Champaign Saturday.
Roy Largent called on Harold Roley Saturday morning.
Mrs. [Martha (Vandament)] N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones entertained company Friday night and Saturday.
Shelbyville Democrat, October 17, 1935 vol LXII No. 17 p 7 col 2
ROCKFORD
Paul L. Volkman assisted Lawrence Krile with his work during the short vacation last week.
Harry Thomas and family were in Strasburg Monday.
Roy Largent was in Shelbyville Monday.
Leevern Rawdin and wife were in this district Friday afternoon.
Roy Largent was in Strasburg and Stewardson Friday.
Ira Rawdin and family were in Stewardson Friday.
Dan Krile spent the weekend with his daughter, Mrs. Ben Volkman, and family.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] and Mrs. Nettie Rawdin and children spent Saturday with Roy Largent and
family.
Karl Poelsing and family enjoyed Sunday afternoon visiting relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith and Mrs. Ira Rawdin and children spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Fleischner
and family.
Chas. Grove “The Baker Man” was through here several days last week.
Claude Rentfro and friends were in this district Sunday afternoon.
Shelbyville Democrat, October 24, 1935 vol LXII No. 18 p 6 col 1
ROCKFORD
Sunday dinner guests at Roy Largent’s were Peter Dewar and family, Clarence Miller and family, Orval Dewar
of Windsor and Everett Gear and family and Bertie Brown of Mode.
Mrs. Claude Rawlings and children were shopping in Shelbyville Saturday.
John Lenz, Tom Ulmer, Nick Eckhart threshed beans last week.
[Charles] Elwood Jones was in Shelbyville Saturday.
Roy Largent helped Clyde Hudson of Middlesworth bale beans last Wednesday.
Art Kearney and family visited home folks Sunday.
Henry [F.] Gottman and family of Clarksburg were through these parts Sunday morning.
Roy Largent was a business caller in Shelbyville Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith and Ira [A.] Rawdin called on Roy Largent and family last Thursday.
Roy Largent, Claude Smith, Ira [A.] Rawdin were Strasburg callers Thursday.
Ray Wade and wife called on Tins Wade and family Sunday.
Shelbyville Democrat, November 21, 1935 vol LXII No. 22 p 5 col 2
ROCKFORD
Roy Largent, Harry Thomas and Ben Volkman were in Shelbyville Saturday.
August Stremming, James Fleischner and Edwin Stremming were callers in Strasburg Saturday.
Joe Fox was in Decatur Saturday.
Claude Smith and wife ate dinner Sunday with Roy Largent and family.
John Lenz was trading in Strasburg Saturday.
Harry Thomas and Roy Largent are working on the road project here.
Ben Volkman and wife were in Shelbyville Monday.
Tom Ulmer called on Ben Volkman Sunday morning.
Miss Cleo Jones [Moran] visited with Miss Opal Shanholtzer Sunday.
Arthur Kearney called on home folks Sunday evening.
Shelbyville Democrat, November 21, 1935 vol LXII No. 22 p 5 col 6
CLARKSBURG
Mrs. Joe Severe, who recently underwent an operation for the amputation of a limb, is convalescing at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. Wheat.
Shelbyville Democrat, January 9, 1936 vol LXII No. 29 p 5 col 1
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Theodore Lawrence and daughter Iona were visiting New Year’s day.
Shelby Robison and wife and A. B. Kearney and wife assisted Theodore Lawrences with their butchering last Tuesday.
Roy Largent and family ate New Year’s day dinner with Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy) Rawdin] Smith.
Ben Volkman and wife and John Lenz helped Thomas Ulmer with his butchering last Friday.
H. Clay Robison is visiting.
Art Hudson, “the milk man,” makes his route through here every other day.
[Charles] Elwood Jones was in Strasburg Saturday.
Shelbyville Democrat, January 16, 1936 vol LXII No. 30 p 2 col 1
ROCKFORD
Ben Volkman and wife were in Shelbyville last Thursday afternoon.
Ira [A.] Rawdin was a caller in Kingman and Strasburg Thursday.
Harry Thomas and wife, Roy Largent and wife and Ben Volkman were in Stewardson and Strasburg Friday.
Opal Shanholtzer Spent Sunday with Agnes Thomas.
Mr. Richards has been on the sick list.
Roy Largent and family and Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] ate Sunday dinner with Ira [A.] Rawdin and family.
Ben Volkman and daughter Dorothy called on Gilbert Stremming and wife Sunday morning.
Shelby Robison and family spent one evening last week with Ben Volkman’s.
The report cards at school were passed out last week for the second exams. Grades were poor for the first exam,
but fell lower for the second. Several subjects were rewrote with not much increase in grades. Miss Elverna Koontz
is teacher.
Willie Ritter, wife and son were in this district last Friday.
Flora J. Kearney has accepted a job in Mattoon.
Shelbyville Democrat, Jan. 23, 1936 vol LXII No. 31 p 2 col 1
ROCKFORD
There was no school here the past week. Mr. Hash, teacher spent the holidays with his parents near Trilla.
Claude Rawlings and Ben Volkman and family were in Stewardson one day last week.
Ben Volkman butchered a beef Friday.
Flora Josephine Kearney spent Friday night with Howard Kearney and wife.
Claude Smith was a Strasburg caller Friday.
Those shopping in Strasburg from here Saturday were A. B. Kearney, Paul Louis Volkman, Roy Largent, Shelby
Robison, H. T. Wade, Harry Thomas and family and Gayhart Roellig and wife.
Claude Rawlings were shopping in Mattoon Saturday.
Tom Ulmer and Claude Rawlings called on Ben Volkman Sunday afternoon.
Miss Agnes Ulmer of Decatur and Miss Elsie Ulmer of Effingham spent several days with their parents and sister
here.
Harold Roley has been caring for a sick cow.
Imogene Kearney spent a few days last week with Geraldine Kearney in Strasburg.
Miss Dorothy Volkman ate Christmas dinner with Thomas Ulmer and family.
Shelbyville Democrat, February 12, 1936 vol LXII p 8 col 2
ROCKFORD
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family and Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy) Rawdin] Smith visited with Leevern Rawdin and family in
Stewardson last Thursday.
Harry Thomas and wife, Ben Volkman, and Roy Largent were in Stewardson and Strasburg Thursday.
Ben Volkman and family called on Thomas Ulmer and family Friday evening.
Thomas Ulmer lost a mule Wednesday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Vaught and daughter returned to their home near Chicago after a visit here with her father and
other relatives.
Charles Harlen Jones was in this district Friday.
Dorothy Volkman called at the H. T. Wade and Shelby Robison homes Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. [Margaret]Ab [Albert] Shaw called on H. T. Wade and family Saturday.
Ed Roley and Floyd Swank called on Roy Largent one day last week.
Ed purchased a cow from Largent’s.
Roy Largent purchased a Jersey cow last Friday.
Dean Volkman was in Strasburg Saturday morning.
Joe Fox delivered coal for Roy Largent Friday.
Ben Volkman called on Ralph Ulmer Friday morning.
Shelbyville Democrat, March 6, 1936 vol LXII No. 37 p 2 col 3
ROCKFORD
Charles Jones was in this district one day last week.
Miss Elsie Ulmer returned to her work in Effingham after a few weeks’ at home.
Harry Thomas and family moved from the farm known as the J. T. Barr farm to the John Cress farm Saturday.
Charles Shanholtzer helped Harry Thomas move Saturday.
Morris Dale and Dorothy Volkman spent Saturday with Wilber and Norma Jeanne Largent.
Morris Dale Volkman spent Friday with June Robison.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rawlings called on Mr. Gritzmacher at the home of his son Sunday.
Max and Opal Shanholtzer, Bert Wiley and Wayne Robison called on Harry Thomas and family Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kearney spent Sunday with A. B. Kearney and family.
Shelbyville Democrat, April 30, 1936 vol LXII No. 45 p 7 col 3
ROCKFORD
Shelby Robison and wife attended the funeral of Samuel Richards Monday.
Duffron Welton is the proud owner of a brand new Ford.
Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin Smith spent one day last week with Mr. and Mrs. [Martha (Vandament)] N. D. [Nelson
D.] Jones.
Roy Largent and son Wilbur called on Ora and Bert Wiley Friday morning.
School will be out here this Friday. Miss Koontz has been re-hired for another year.
Shelby Robison and family were shopping in Strasburg Saturday evening.
Roy Largent was in Stewardson and Strasburg Saturday morning.
Keith Kearney and wife and Howard Kearney and wife spent Sunday with their parents.
Thomas Ulmer called on Allen Roellig Sunday morning.
Mrs. Theo Lawrence and daughter Iona were in Effingham Friday.
Shelby Robison and daughter Ruth called on Ben Volkman’s Sunday morning.
Sunday morning callers at Ora Wiley’s were Arch/[Artch] and Harvey Wiley, Roy Largent and son Wilbur and Rube
Kite.
Agnes, Irvin and Bill Thomas spent Sunday with Opal and Max Shanholtzer.
Shelbyville Democrat, July 16, 1936 vol LXII No. 4 p 2 col 1
ROCKFORD
Lee[verne] Rawdin and family called on Roy Largent’s Tuesday.
Roy Largent’s were visiting in Stewardson Friday evening.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family were Strasburg shoppers Saturday afternoon.
Ben Volkman’s were in Shelbyville one morning last week.
[Charles] Elwood Jones was shopping in Strasburg Saturday.
Harold Roley and family entertained company Sunday.
Roy Largent and family entertained company Saturday night and Sunday.
Miss Elsie Ulmer spent the weekend with her parents here.
Dean Volkman, Dan Krile and Louis Krile were Sunday afternoon callers in the Ben Volkman home.
Opal Shanholtzer was visiting Sunday afternoon.
Shelbyville Democrat, August 13, 1936 vol LXII No.8 p 5 col 5
ROCKFORD
Leevern Rawdin and family of Stewardson spent part of last week with Ira [A.] Rawdin and family.
Nettie Rawdin and children and Agnes Rawdin and daughter spent last Thursday with Marie [(Smith)] Largent and
children.
Opal Shanholtzer spent one afternoon last week with Agnes Thomas.
Ruth and June Robison played with Dorothy and Morris Volkman one day last week.
Roy Largent and family enjoyed Friday with Henry [F.] Gottman and family near Trowbridge.
Most of all the men and boys here are busy cutting broom corn near Gays and Mattoon.
Frank Price was looking after his stock on pasture here Saturday.
Roy Largent and family and Agnes Rawdin and daughter were Shelbyville shoppers Saturday.
Ben Volkman’s were shopping Strasburg Saturday night.
Ella Boden and sons were business callers here Friday and Saturday.
Dan Krile spent Sunday his daughter, Ruth Volkman, and family.
A. B. Kearney’s spent Sunday evening with Theo Lawrence and family.
Joe Fox took a truck load of folks to the Charleston fair one day last week.
Roy Largent’s spent Sunday evening with Ira [A.] and Leevern Rawdin and families.
Charles Shanholtzer and son were in town Monday morning.
Shelbyville Democrat, November 12, 1936 vol LXIII No. 21 p 8 col 3
ROCKFORD
Only an enrollment of nine pupils at Rockford school now. Five have quit.
Mrs. Shelby Robison spent Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Claude Rawlings.
Agnes Thomas called on Opal Shanholtzer Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Volkman were in Shelbyville Thursday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Robison and son Wayne were in Strasburg Thursday afternoon.
Vallie and Melvin Boden called on Roy Largent one morning last week.
Ben Volkman was in Shelbyville Saturday.
Agnes Thomas spent Sunday afternoon and Monday afternoon with Opal Shanholtzer.
Shelby Robison and family spent Sunday afternoon with Ben Volkman’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith of Kingman spent Sunday afternoon with Roy Largent’s.
June Robison was absent from school Monday.
Shelbyville Democrat, December 31, 1936 LXIII No. 28 p 6 c 1
ROCKFORD
Agnes Thomas spent Christmas with Opal Shanholtzer.
Leevern Rawdin and family ate Christmas dinner with his mother.
Roy Largent and family were shopping in Shelbyville Thursday evening.
Shelby Robison and family and H. Clay Robison were in Strasburg Saturday.
Opal Shanholtzer spent Sunday afternoon with the Harry Thomas family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Volkman, Paul L. and Dorothy attended the funeral of Mrs. Volkman’s aunt in Strasburg Sunday
afternoon.
Shelbyville Democrat, January 7, 1937 v LXIII No 29 p 2 Col 6
ROCKFORD
Charles Shanholtzer and children and [Charles] Elwood Jones were shopping in Strasburg Saturday.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family, George Tucker and wife, Roy Largent and family were in Shelbyville Saturday.
Bert Kearney and family entertained relatives Sunday.
Mr. Dan Krile spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Ben Volkman and family.
Dean Volkman spent the holidays with his parents.
Roy Largent and family and Ira [A.] Rawdin and family were visiting Sunday.
Shelbyville Democrat, January 21, 1937 v LXIII No 31 p 6 Col 3
ROCKFORD
Shelby Robison and son Wayne were in town Tuesday afternoon.
L. W. Lenz is working in Strasburg.
Joe Fox was in Strasburg Tuesday evening of last week.
Chas. Grove, the Baker man, of Stewardson was calling on patrons here last Wednesday.
Miss Koontz, the teacher, stayed at Bert Kearney’s Thursday night.
Five pupils were all that was present at school Friday, due to the cold weather and sickness.
Chas. Shanholtzer had a sick horse Saturday.
A. E. Roellig and family attended church in Strasburg Sunday morning.
Ben Volkman and family were visiting gout to dinner Sunday.
Leevern Rawdin and family and Adolph Rawdin spent Sunday at Roy Largent’s.
Mrs. Nick Eckart, who is taking treatment in Chicago, is also visiting her daughter there.
Shelbyville Democrat
January 28, 1937 v LXIII No 32 p 7 Col 5
ROCKFORD
Agnes Thomas spent one day last week with Opal Shanholtzer.
Mr. and Mrs. [Martha (Vandament)] N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones are enjoying a nice new radio.
Chas. Shanholtzer and son were in Strasburg Wednesday.
Ben Volkmans were in church at Strasburg Sunday.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family spent Sunday at Ben Saylors.
Roy Largents had company Sunday.
A. B. Kearney entertained company Sunday.
PRAIRIE
Wilbur Largent called at N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones’ Sunday morning.
Shelbyville Democrat, February 25, 1937 v LXIII No 36 p 1 Col 5
ROCKFORD
Theodore Lawrence, Shelby Robison and son Wayne attended Chas Renshaw’s sale last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy O. Largent were business visitors in Shelbyville last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Shelby Robison and daughters spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Ben Volkman and children.
Theo. Lawrence, Roy Largent, Chas. Shanholtzer and son and Shelby Robison and son Wayne were Strasburg shoppers
Saturday.
Ralph Terry was picking up live stock for the market through here Monday morning.
Shelbyville Democrat, April 15, 1937 v LXIII No 43 p 4 Col 4
ROCKFORD
Mrs. Marie [(Smith)] Largent spent Tuesday afternoon with her mother.
Wayne Robison has been working in Strasburg.
Shelby Robison and MR. H. Clay Robison were in Strasburg Wednesday afternoon.
Ruth and Jone Robison played with Norma Jeanne and Wilbur Largent Wednesday afternoon.
Ira [A.] Rawdin, wife and daughter were shopping in Strasburg Wednesday.
Chas. Grove, the “Baker” man, was in these parts last Wednesday.
Shelby Robison was in Strasburg Thursday evening.
Mrs. Lucille Robison and daughter spent Thursday evening with Roy Largent and family.
Shelby Robison and wife attended the funeral of Mr. Kite Friday.
Mrs. Pearl Welton and son were in town Saturday.
Roy Largent and children called on his parents Saturday afternoon.
H. Clay Robison called on N. D. [Nelson D.] Jones and wife [Martha (Vandament) Jones] on day last week.
Shelby Robison and family were shopping in Strasburg Saturday night.
Ben Volkman and wife called on H. T. Wade and family Wednesday afternoon.
Ab [Albert] Shaw and wife [Margaret] spent Saturday with H. T. Wade and family.
Paul L. Volkman spent the weekend with his parents here.
Letha Kearney returned to her work Monday morning.
Roy Largent and family attended a surprise birthday dinner Sunday in Windsor.
Nick Eckhart and wife were visiting Sunday.
Roy Largent attended a business meeting in Shelbyville Monday morning.
Mr. White visited school one day last week.
Shelbyville Democrat
April 29, 1937 v LXIII No 45 p 7 Col 3
ROCKFORD
Rev. Mr. Boston, the traveling evangelist, was calling through here last week.
Ben Volkman helped Bert Rogers spray fruit trees one day last week.
Chas. Beck was unable to make his huckster route through here last Wednesday.
Merle E. Potts spent last Wednesday afternoon and night with Roy Largent.
Mrs. Ben Volkman called on Mrs. Harry Thomas one morning last week.
Bobby Fox and Bertha Thomas visited school one day last week.
Ruth and June Robison spent Saturday afternoon with Norma Jeanne and Wilbur Largent.
Shelby Robison, Allen Roellig and family and Chas. Shanholtzer and son were shopping in Strasburg Saturday.
Paul L. Volkman and Clay Robison spent the week-end with their parents here.
Mrs. Pearl Welton and son were visiting Sunday.
Ben Volkman was in Shelbyville one day last week.
Roy Largent attended a business meeting in Shelbyville Monday morning.
The Harry Thomas and family were in Strasburg Monday.
Shelby Robison and sons were Strasburg callers Monday morning.
Ralph Terry was picking up stock in these parts Monday.
Shelbyville Democrat, May 20, 1937 v LXIII No 48 p 2 Col 3
ROCKFORD
Mrs. [Blanche (Ishmael)] Henry Gottman, Mrs. [Emma] Herman [F.] Bartman and Mrs. Minnie Diepoltz called on
H. T. Wade and family Thursday afternoon.
Wilbur and Norma Jeanne Largent spent Thursday with their grandparents, George Largent and wife.
Chas. Shanholtzer and son were in Strasburg one day last week.
Roy Largent and family were Shelbyville visitors Saturday afternoon.
Lawrence Gorden was in this district Friday.
Ruth Robison spent Sunday afternoon with Dorothy Volkman.
Roy Largent and family spent Sunday with Henry [F.] Gottman and family.
George Patterson and family were through here Sunday.
Thomas Ulmer was calling Sunday.
Clay Robison and Paul Louis Volkman each visited their parents over the week-end.
Shelbyville Democrat, June 24, 1937 v LXIV No 2 p 7 Col 1
ROCKFORD
Laura Mae Shaw is spending part of her vacation with H. T. Wade and family.
Wilbur and Norma Jeanne Largent played with Ruth and June Robison one day last week.
Bert Wiley is home from the CCC camp on a vacation.
Harry Thomas and family spent one afternoon last week with Ben Volkman’s.
Dorothy Volkman spent Thursday with Dora Wade and Laura Mae Shaw.
Shelby Robison and family were shopping in Strasburg Saturday evening.
Paul Lawrence spent Sunday with his parents.
Ab [Albert] Shaw and wife [Margaret] spent Sunday afternoon at H. T. Wade’s.
Harry Thomas and family called on Ben Volkman’s Sunday afternoon.
Shelbyville Democrat, July 15, 1937, p. 7 c. 1
ROCKFORD
Rev. and Mrs. Tom Shaw started on their way back to Tulsa, Okla., Monday.
Ira [A.] Rawdin and family spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith.
Lucille Robison and daughters spent a few moments Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Wade.
Stelma Volkman spent a few moments Sunday evening with Dorothy Volkman.
The Thomas children called on Ben Volkman Tuesday morning.
STRASBURG HERALD
July 1, 1937, vol 44 no. 44 p 2 c 2
ROCKFORD
Mrs. [Margaret]Ab [Albert] Shawspent Friday with Mr. H. T. Wade.
Roy Largent spent Thursday night with Reuben Yakey in Shelbyville.
Lucille Robison and daughters visited one evening last week with Ruth Volkman and children.
Herman Hoette has been seen in this vicinity quite often recently.
Ruth and June Robison spent Saturday afternoon with Wilbur and Norma Jeanne Largent.
Louis Krile and family and Dan Krile enjoyed one afternoon last week with Ben Volkman and family.
Z. T. Moore and W. D. Toney called on Roy Largent Friday evening.
H. T. Wade and family entertained relatives Sunday.
Paul Volkman and wife spent Sunday afternoon with Ben Volkman and family.
Shelby Robison and family spent Sunday afternoon with Roy Largent and family.
The Thomas children spent Sunday evening at Ben Volkmans.
Elmer Largent and daughter were through here Sunday evening.
STEWARDSON CLIPPER, October 18, 1934 vol 48 No. 6 p 1 col 5
Dixie Shaw and family and Ray Wade and family from Ramsey, spent the weekend with relatives here.
