Hooppole News Briefs From Town and Surroundings
Hooppole notes on local travel to Tampico and Prophetstown for business and entertainment. Residents celebrate a new barber shop, church services see Rev Brothers leading at Zion and Calvary, and upcoming visits include Miss Nancy Ver Straete and Miss Emma Croegaert with several April events listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Miller
Tampico
Chris Blockert
Stacy
Geneseo
Prophetstown
Ness
John” Crockett
Charles
Kol Kolp
Charles Rovu
Allo
Henry Miller
Charles “Heldrick
Kewanee
Trubert Mathis
Charlie Fredrick
Trubert
Miller & Son
Henry Salzman
Cleve Hogue
Marcie
Bynest
Salzman Hooppole
Frophotstown
Wm Berge
Sterling
Catherine Berge
Catherine
Manshardt
Zion Church
Ion Millers
Miller
Res Wood Bauman
Myersdale
Mistauman
Zion
Calvary Church
Rev Brothers
Brothers
Alba Township Notices and Personal News Roundup
A fragmentary Alba area notice compiles social visits and farm work, including Walter Pritchard with his mother in Geneseo and repairs on the McNeill farm. It mentions school trustees appointing Chas Pritchard as treasurer, a rural highway commission warning about hedge fences, and thanks for support after a death in Green River Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Pritchard
Geneseo
Richardson
McNeill
R. ‘Tl
White
John Sanders
Bas
Pritenan Nosco
Vistli
Walter
John—Frankenrider
Britton
Annawan
Jas- Henson
Anna
Carl Lorenzen
Hooppole
Jobo Mupos
S Ve Uy
Pritchard School
Chas Pritchard
Geneseo Township
Fredolph Swangoh
E. Sommers
Joseph Vogl
Highway Com
Henry County Democratic Convention Names Delegates
Henry County Democrats met in Cambridge selecting delegates to the state convention and endorsing E. Fy. Dunas for governor. Judge Bergland was named permanent chair, Robert J. Wilson secretary, with A. E. Bergland and others as officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Cambridge
Bergland
Robert J. _Wilson
A. E. Bergland
Galva
Louis B. Rastede
Geneseo
William Hoeft
Sroaia Wilson Nan
J—H._Andrews
Vernon Hughey
Alpha
John Miller
John A. Stein
Carl J Lager
Joseph Ryan
Wm. J. McGuire
Teonaxd
County Central Committee
A. Eb, Borgland
R. J .Wilson
Conard
Colona Notes A Busy Week With Visitors And Local News
Colona columns report April 25 meeting postponed, visits from the Kincaid and Schieldmillér households, and shops in Genesco. Mary McFadyen improves after illness. several locals purchase materials for new homes and farms. The Colona Ferry resumes service but mud limits crossings. a large Mary Cain family reunion entertains relatives. Chas Fuller takes a Maplewood farm supervisor post. desk contest results and a new shoe line featured. John Taylor, patrolman, dies after a paralytic stroke. funeral held in Geneseo with canal workers among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Pattison
M_EAllen's
Amos Lagers
Rock Island
Jas. McFadyen
Colona
Henry
Charles Maynoon
Mathersville
Capt
Fendo
Muddy
Mary Cain
Chas. R. Fuller
Maplewood
Rock River Bottom
Sherrill’s_atanda
Letie Schildmiller
Hazel Block
Nellie Hart
Alicé Cain
Maggie Collis
Grace Lubnow
Alta Seble
John Taylor
Logan
Geneseo
Bowlesbury Cemetery
Carbon Clit
Planting Trees: Choose Species for Longevity and Use
The guide stresses picking tree species by purpose and site, warns against fast growth alone, and notes water needs, pests, and pruning. It advises careful root handling, avoiding top mutilation, and keeping roots moist for transplanting. It ends with an insurance ad by J. H. White Agents.
Fragmented schoolyard exchange with rough speech
Fragmentary dialogue shows a teacher scolding Johnnie and classmates reacting with sarcasm and questions about soap. The garbled text hints at a rough, humorous schoolyard scene with limited readable names and actions.
The Danger After Grip Requires Electric Bitters Cure
An old advertisement warns grip weakens nerves and organs, urging Electric Bitters as a tonic and purifier. It claims the remedy strengthens the nervous system, rebuilds health, and restores energy after grip attack. Also a debt notice asks patrons of Elmer De Groff to settle accounts at the Sanitary Meat Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J E Wright
Elmer de Groff
Sanitary Meat Market
Mr. de Groff
Also Mentioned on This Page
ALBA
Trey Edge
Green River Station
Ahsan Scuwanrk Anp Paoyy
Henry County
Andover
Otto Johnson
Justices of the Peace
Andover Township
Burrows Farm
Franberg
Joel
Ee Johnson
Carl G. Landberg
Tranberg
Peter Samuelson
What Cheer
Iowa
Carrie.Samuelson
Jasdan
Lses ‘ Board-Of- Supervisors
Henry County Board of Supervisors
Court House
E.R. Fitch
Satee Assurance
J. H. Whitet
Johnnie
Mike
Vy T
Brussels
Axminster
Ford
Généseo
Glenn K-Fracy
Illinois
Ama
Drawers
Samsook
D C
Ao Bos
Young & McCombs Cooperative Store Co
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