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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
4
IR A Ward serves Magnolia as Local Representative for The Henry Rebekian and will receive all news items entrusted to his care. He will ensure prompt attention and authority to supervise all business connected with the paper.
Chicago visitors and local residents converge in Florid and nearby towns through midweek. Many callers from Magnolia Hennepin Iowa City Lostant Granville La Salle and Joliet share health news social visits and club activity.
Miss Mollie Ryan visited a sick cousin in Rutland for typhoid care. Mrs Dick Champ and children returned from Dwight. Maria and Laura Kelso traveled to Wenone. Whitney Frank Avery and Mrs Nora Manley visited Ottawa. Maud James returned home to Gardner. Ora Curtis to teach in her place. Joseph Plunk of Chicago visited Matt Toemmes. School closed for fire escape carpentry. Infant loss mourned by Herbert Hitler and wife. Edward Curtis ill. W H Robinson improving. Miller Barnhart and Ben Graves ill with dropsy. not better. Lippincott Hannum brothers went to Melvin for timing. G C McDermott, formerly of this place, in Champaign greeting friends. Mrs Harvey Elden and two children with Mrs W H Thompson also present.
Travel notes include visits to Oklahoma Kansas towns and local trips. Tax collector efforts yield Hope township arrears of 550 dollars. Local residents attend events in McNabb Tonica and La Salle. Putnam County jurors for April term listed by district with names of individuals and towns such as Senachwine Granville Magnolia Hennepin and Olaf Matson.
D L Packingham grows weaker after a recent fall in the butcher shop and lacks strength to rise. Hon A W Hopkins and Hon Hunt assist Springfield efforts to ready the Republican machine for priming after frosts. Mrs Fredrickson’s clothes burned. daughters saved her despite injuries. Miss Mary Clark returns home for vacation due to sickness. Miss Clara Binder covers. Supt Hunt addresses Varna on school consolidation. locals seek guidance. Rollin Travis, the Cadillac man, relocates to Tonica to devote long hours to hustling.
In Bennington township Marshall county farmers and voters desert the To luca control and back an independent ticket from both parties. The slate includes Peter Peters Jr supervisor and others. Republicans nominate Polich Newburn Johanas McCall and others for town offices. Henry Peters visited Wenona with the coroner and a local option speech is set with J R Golden to speak April 2. A veteran credits Electric Bitters for a near-fatal illness cured by the tonic.
A nationwide protest by newspaper publishers opposes the post office rule mandating advance payment for subscriptions. They argue cash payments benefit customers and publishers, reduce bills and losses, and note that cash-only plans improve value for readers. The piece cites doctors and Magnolia, LL, and a notice about a new judgment.
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