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Newspaper
Henry News Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
10
Local society notes list numerous visits and travels among residents visiting Chillicothe Camp Grove Peoria LaPrairie and other nearby towns. Frequent mentions include Miss Lonie Newhalfen Miss Mae Zeiger Miss Florence Green and several families attending picnics dinners and church events across the region.
A local furniture shop promotes its motto of low prices and full customer satisfaction. The ad claims one hundred cents' worth of value for every dollar and invites customers to trade with them to bank the difference.
McNabb Cardinals beat Rockwell Union 5 to 4 at Griffith’s field. Rockwell led 1 0 0 then tied the game in the ninth on Malindrome’s homer before Cardinals walkoff winner. Jaggo walked Griffith with bases loaded in the ninth to set up the decisive run.
Walter Meyer seventeen year old son of Mr and Mrs Herman Meyer of Granville passed away Sunday morning in a Spring Valley hospital from peritonitis following an appendicitis operation. He was a large robust boy and left behind his parents three sisters and numerous relatives and friends. Funeral services were held Tuesday at his parents home conducted by Rev R H Barstead of Danville who also once had Walter as a Sunday school pupil.
At Camp Grove the Salisbury home hosted 44 descendants including children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren for a surprise 80th birthday. Dinner was served at noon and ice cream and birthday cakes followed in the afternoon. Attendees from Perry Iowa Osakis Minnesota Bradford Henry and nearby communities attended from a distance.
Bert Harris of the Klein farm southeast of Bradford suffered heavy loss from a Feb morning fire. The machine shed and granary were consumed, with a new binder, cultivators, plows, tools, a Buick and other machines, total loss estimated between 1000 and 1500 dollars with limited insurance. Origin of the fire is unknown.
A marriage ceremony was performed at the parsonage in Sparland on Friday by Rev. E. W. Albaugh. The contracting parties were Henry Linning and Mrs. Ida Schmitt, both of Peru. Witnesses were J. C. Ginelich and W. B. Bailey.
Miss Verna McBride of Springfield is spending the week with her grandmother, Mrs. Lucy McBride, at her home in Springfield.
The sixth annual farm bureau picnic will be held August 25 on John Swaney school grounds north of Magnolia. A C Everingham of Hutsonville headlines with Dr W L Bayne in charge and the carn huskers orchestra from WLS providing music. J L Barrett leads races as part of sport events, with free movies at 2750 in the afternoon if entertainment lacks. The public is invited to attend.
Granville attorney M. J. Faletti is being urged to run for Congress in Illinois 16th district. Backers include labor leaders and farmers with expectations he will listen to their needs. Born in Braidwood he worked in mines, attended high school, then Illinois to earn record, served overseas in wartime, and was Putnam County States Attorney.
Last week's issue misstated W. H. Wheeler of Henry as receiving 25000 dollars for alleged land damage in Putnam county. The correct award is 9500 dollars.
Two eminent Swedish musicians, violinist Goran O. Follinger and pianist Carl G. Berggren, called on Rev. Nilsson in Varna during a North American tour. They performed selections at the parsonage before a luncheon reception, adding a memorable evening for the Nilssons.
In Richland Township a singular scene unfolds as a lone guinea hen mothering 30 ducks three-quarters grown. Mrs. Conrad Smith on the Richland farm reports the creature adopted the brood and began supervising them as soon as they hatched, turning the household into an amusing local oddity.
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