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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1912
Page
12
Geneseo Illinois announces Fourth of July program at 1 p m with Hon. W oo. Clark presiding. Cambridge Band, Rev. Father Foley invocation, Henry Haynes reading of Declaration, Geneseo Quartet music, Hon. C. E. Sturtz patriotic address.
Report of various regional happenings including theater ads at the Armory, a Geneseo Collegiate Institute pastors meeting, Group One bankers aboard the steamer W W, Vashti Shrine activities, a Nyberg car fire near Cambridge with injuries, and Harold Hippler's Michigan achievements and return plans.
John E Kane Geneseo and D L Skeleher of Orion with daughter visit Geneseo accompanied by Mrs Charles Hanna and Mr Hanna in a touring car. They inspect a line of gem melons advertised as banner and buggy items.
Daniel Henney longtime resident of Phenix and Geneseo townships died June 20 1912 at his Love land Colorado home after a long career as a farmer and business owner He lived in Nebraska for twenty five years prior to Colorado and left a wife and five children Mrs John William of Salt Lake City Utah Mrs E N Wilsony of Wausa Neb P A Henney of Crab Orchard Neb G A Henney of Philadelphia and a fifth child with connections in Philadelphia The funeral was conducted by Rev E O Rife at the Grace United Evangelical church and interment followed at Oak Wood cemetery with the body brought to Geneseo and attended by relatives and a niece Mrs Aaron Rapp
A compilation includes jurors for Cambridge and social visits from residents of nearby towns, a public sale and assessment notices for Henry County for 1912, a long list of assessed personal property values in Loraine, and local event notices such as a Firemen's dance at the Geneseo Armory on July 4.
Supervisor and Mrs Miller and family visit Nebraska for a few weeks. Donald Delany heads to National Park for summer guiding. John Patterson plans a large barn at Briar Bluff and recovers from illness. Colona faces a long-awaited celebration with a morning program by Hon Jas B H Andrews, athletic events, dancing, and a Rock Island brass band. A wedding pairs Dr Archie L Horn of Tampico with Miss Lela May Glenn in Colona.
Joy Morton of Chicago president of Morton Salt Co says the Illinois and Michigan canal between Lockport and La Salle could be navigable again with widened locks dredging and better management. He cites successful trials on the I and M and Hennepin canals and plans to publish a log of the trip to promote the waterway and continued salt transport by packet line.
Notice invites all well behaved persons to attend a bowery dance at the Hanna Center on July 4 with good music provided.
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