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Newspaper
Henry News Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1925
Page
5
Union Central policy holders may hear the Union Central choir on WSAI Monday evening from 10 to 11 eastern time. The ad notes the concert and carries agent C. H. Davis contact.
The board of supervisors in Marshall County met at the courthouse in Lacon to organize for the coming year. John Turnbull was chosen as chairman. Committee chairs include Robert Kelley for County Farm, H J Jensen for Election, D W Davis for Finance, B F Farson for Printing, E L Waughop for Pauper, Fred Bestold for Public Grounds and Buildings, C W Kemp for Regular Claims, Walter Burnett for Road and Bridge, Robert Kelley for Rules, Fred Arndt for Birth and Death, Wilbur Casey for Indigent Soldiers, Walter Burnett for Fuel, and Wilbur Casey for Indigent Soldiers. Miss Buck began duties at the circuit clerk’s office on Friday May 4.
The article lists numerous local visits and family gatherings across Lacon, Magnolia, Peoria, Sparland, Varna, and surrounding areas. It mentions illness and recovery, a hospital appendectomy, travel to Peoria for business, and a church history note to be published next week.
Funeral held Tuesday for John Geitner who died Sunday at his Princeville home aged old age. Family members including Mr and Mrs Charles Geitner and Mr and Mrs Henry Geitner attended. Also notes of visits, picnics, patients, and parish events follow in this community roundup.
William Siebold of Peoria visited with his brother Fred between trains on Sunday. Ralph Christman has been appointed patrolman of this division of the hard road, with his brother Leslie now stationed at Macomb, formerly patrolman on this section.
S. H. Tyree of Hopewell, son of Noah Tyree, served as special agent in La Salle County raids led by the state's attorney. On April 30, raids across communities yielded arrests and penalties with more cases pending. A Gedar Point raid found bond liquor, moonshine, and a saloonkeeper who offered a bribe. Similar actions have occurred in Putnam Stark Peoria and Tazewell counties as officials push to enforce prohibiti on laws.
Door receipts for the afternoon were 94.50 and for the evening 249.00, totaling 343.50. Total expenses, including trophies and personnel costs, amounted to 216.58, leaving a final balance of 126.92.
Miss Cecelia Bickett stayed with sister Mrs. John Morris at Tiskilwa while Arthur Trobaugh visited his sister Mrs. Ernest Hodge in Sparland. John Shearer spent time with sons Carter and Willis, and Ada Willard joined Alden Trobaugh’s family. The Wide Awake class plans a May 13 gathering at the Reinbeck home.
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