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Newspaper
Henry Current News
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
4
Fragmentary notice lists advertising charges and contact details for the Peoria area. Mentions Geo A Lyon Jr of the Peoria City Building and local rates under ten cents per line and twenty cents per column for longer ads.
A discussion warns that stripping forests along the Illinois valley harms natural beauty and increases erosion. The article laments denuded hillsides with barren stumps and questions who would want a treeless landscape in the valley.
Three hog breeder associations organized in Marshall county promote an annual show in Henry with the aim to later develop a county fair. The Saturday meet demonstrated the value of school training in music and athletics for student success and drawing 1500 visitors, benefiting local business and social life.
The notice outlines plans for band concerts live stock shows agricultural fairs chautauquas and home coming events. It argues these activities can benefit the community without requiring year round indulgence.
The church notes urge memory of soldiers from civil war to world war and invite all veterans to Memorial Sunday service at 2 30 pm with a sermon by the pastor. The Sunday school meets Sunday at 1 30 pm under Pastor W Henry Day.
Sparland church notes recall valiant soldiers and invite Civil War Spanish-American World War veterans to attend Memorial Sunday services. Memorial sermons at Bethel 10:00 a.m. and Whitefield 2:30 p.m. Bible school at Sparland 10:00 a.m. Bethel 11:00 a.m. Epworth League anniversary Sunday evening with a pageant The Hope of the World at 8:30 p.m. Pastor Wm Henry Day.
Henry Lodge K P members are asked to meet at Castle Hall at 1 o'clock on Decoration Day Monday May 30 by order of Chancellor Commander L R Phillips Gee H Daniels K R S
Henry county notes recount a Friday motor trip by Mrs. Mabel Steimle and companions to Washburn, a St. Andrews Fr. Smith ride on the Steamer David Swain, and high school class outings at Unarcliff. It also covers a funeral for William Gill, a St. Joseph and St. Mary church fund-raisers, alumni plans, and a Richland Shipping Association formation with local officers and shipping points.
Instructive notice to farmers recommends killing black and yellow striped beetles harming cucumbers squash melons and pumpkins. It advises applying a calcium arsenate dust mixture over plant surfaces and surrounding soil, substituting arsenate of lead if calcium arsenate is unavailable, and using lime or gypsum as alternatives.
Two members from each of three breed associations weigh a fall swine show with pledges to cover most expenses. Twenty Poland China breeders in Marshall Putnam counties organized a strong association at the Farm Bureau office with officers elected H J Blackburn president A L Turner vice president C J Lundgren secretary treasurer and directors including Herbert Schumacher Awald Zilm and R S Bosley. The tenth Marshall Putnam shipping association organized May 20 at Richland Town Hall with Otis McClary president C Cian vice president C E Schumacher secretary treasurer and Andrew Huck on the board. R V McKee named temporary manager.
Eighth grade exercises at Henry school and several area schools including St Marys Quinn Niblock Sugar Grove Sawyer Red Town Burson and Dunlap will be held in the opera house Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. County Superintendent W E King will present diplomas. The program features violin and piano solos declamations speeches and choruses by the Henry school class of twenty six.
Change of time and additional service announced for June 1 with trains between Sparland Lacon Chillicothe and Henry. Inquiries at Chas Motter's for service to Lake Senachwine Putnam and Bureau resorts. Returning departures listed: Chillicothe 6 60 P M Sparland 7 35 P M Lacon 7 60 P M arriving at Henry 8 36 P M.
Mrs. Sarah Williams learns her grandson Arthur Eugene Williams died at age three from acidosis at his parents’ home in Salem Massachusetts. He had visited his grandmother weeks earlier during her illness. Graduation exercises for the class of 1921 are set for tomorrow at the opera house with Rev. Lumsden delivering the address and a list of graduates named.
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