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Newspaper
Bowen Weekly Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1899
Page
1
A strong call for improving farm education over pageant fairs. Ex Governor Heard praises the Farmers' National Congress and warns that American farmers undervalue agricultural science. He cites lack of primary farm schooling, urging trained literacy in farming for practical results and national agricultural progress.
The speaker emphasizes sound ideas guiding farming and urges annual farm institutes. He recalls meeting a prosperous farmer who attended to learn and sometimes gained hundreds of dollars. He invites Bowen area residents within ten miles to attend, gain ideas, and apply them for better yields, profit, and contentment.
Carthage notes include Bert Sample visiting from Butte and Lieut James C McQuary staying with daughter Mrs Hooker. Laura Thompson spoke at Cincinnati missionary convention. Rev Oscar Sweeney preached here. Circuit court opens with twelve divorce applications. Hop ale ban enforced. two diphtheria cases quarantined. Cora Crawford and Mary J Wright visited relatives in Quincy and Warsaw. Laundry men Shumen depart for Eureka Springs Ark and John R Newton leaves for Little Rock Ark to pursue real estate business.
Elmer Ulysses Helm born January 17 1865 near Quincy Ill died at home in Keokuk from typhoid fever about 8 o clock Saturday morning wife Fannie Butler invalid carried into chapel at funeral services held in Bowen and Keokuk Rev McCoy of Bowen to lead services funeral at 8 pm Sunday in Bowen Methodist Church with burial in Bowen cemetery He leaves a 13 year old son and his parents J D and Mrs J D Helm of Bowen and sister Mrs George Hecox of Bowen.
The family thanks friends and acquaintances for their sympathy during the bereavement of their husband and son. Mrs. Vannik Hjelm and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Heim express appreciation for support and kindness.
Notice states the firm Mauk & Baker dissolved by mutual consent on October 1, 1890 F J Baker retiring and R E Mauk continuing the business as R E Mauk F M Baker Bowen Illinois October 16 1899.
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