Sale of Lots in Sumner 1910
In the 1880’s, J. S. Christy owned and operated a drug store in Sumner. While primarily a drug store, the People’s Drugstore also sold...
Lawrence Lore
Apr 6, 20232 min read
Railroads and Railroad Towns
The first railway charter granted by the Illinois General Assembly was to the Chicago and Vincennes Railroad in 1835. The demand for...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 20, 20231 min read
Obituary for Dog 1889
February 1889 News Gleaned from the Sumner Press A Chapter of the O. E. S. (Eastern Star) instituted with fourteen members. Mrs. Rose...
Lawrence Lore
Feb 26, 20233 min read
Climate Change?
Weather for Sumner in January 1889: Highest temperature was 58 on the 16th and the lowest 20 above on the 28th. The average for the month...
Lawrence Lore
Jan 30, 20231 min read
NEWS OF SUMNER AND VICINITY 1889
January 1889 Gleaned from Sumner Press New Year’s gift to Mrs. M. Coffman a daughter. Francis M. Burget to Mary E. Shick married in...
Lawrence Lore
Jan 27, 20234 min read
Wait 'til you hear what they collected next...
On September 10, 1942, the Sumner Press introduced a new Youth Group. A group of forty-two Sumner boys and girls formed the Sumner...
Lawrence Lore
Dec 9, 20222 min read