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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1913
Page
3
April 3 1913 Henry area notes report many local happenings. Families and neighbors share health issues births and illnesses, with news of measles pneumonia jaundice and a near obituary for Emily Lee. School notes mention Lena Macon and a missionary meeting planned at the Baptist church April 11 with speakers from nearby towns.
Local notes recount hospitalities and visits including Mrs Duncan and babe Morris with N W Tanner in Sparland, Mrs Snell improving, Mrs Tanquary's health fluctuations, and artful entertainments by Mrs Hall and pupils at Henry high school. Emily Lee, a Sparland pupil aged 9, dies after measles and pneumonia. services held, schoolmates send flowers, and community sorrow follows.
The second grade spelling contest ended with the Blues on top as April contest prep begins with boys and girls competing. Miss Eula Hoskins missed days due to neuralgia, while Miss Cora Wyckoff and Mrs Anna Luft visited the primary room. Church notes cover Sparland ME church events, hymn books, and flood relief donations.
Steuben and nearby areas report visitors and household news. Phil Compton Doris of Blockton, John Baggs host at the Newel hotel for a duck hunter crowd. Mrs Lydie Wilde returns home from Indiana. Ben Bull home hosts four victims of a mess. Johanna Wallace helps Thomas with domestic tasks during bachelor years. Mrs Anna Hastings spends time at her sister’s bedside and farm work keeps her busy. Win Baggs and companion visited Peoria. Mrs Clyde Doren and children visited grandmother in Sparland. Abe Ridenour adds to his house. Little Elsie Hensley sick with measles. Uncle Billy keeps watch. Mrs Brooks returns from county infirmary with improved shoulder. Drive Sick Headaches Away ad promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills.
Whitefield Corners reports the birth of a baby boy March 10 at the Baker City home of Mr and Mrs Walter Runnells. Various local updates: Sunday services change starting next week with Sunday school at 10 and preaching at 11, communion and League at 7:30, morning service first and third Sundays, evening service second and fourth Sundays. Dr and Mrs Willett return from New Jersey, George Barkman arrives from New Jersey to work for Harry Snell, Robert Daniels and family visit Henry for hunting and fishing, Beulah Barker bleeds from a cut thumb requiring Dr Hess, sister Bertha Bryson and family write from Ballentine Montana, scarlet fever cases reportedly not serious, Mrs Snyder returns home, League social postponed to Friday at Charles McAllister’s home, oats forecast unsettled by wet weather.
Miss Grace Miles is reported quite ill with measles. Little Richard Hunt is recovering from illness. Leslie Montayne and sister and Esther Sundayed with Mr and Mrs Elif Swanson. Miss McGee spent Sunday with Miss Blanche Farling. Mrs Wm Baugh returned home from Enoch Baugh home. Polly Nightwonger is the new granddaughter. Polly Nightwonger was a Sunday visitor at Mrs S Osborne. Mrs L Waughop spent the weekend with Henry folks. Tommy Farling was ill and came home for weekend. Rose Baugh is back at Sparland telephone office. Mrs Fred Bly was sick last week. Dr Royce prescribed. C Jacobs visiting home folks. Young folks dance at Clarence pavilion drew a large crowd with Mead orchestra. Rose Baugh Jennie McGee Blanche Farling visited Mrs I W Waughop and Miss Miller. Frank Ely left for Metamora to start carpenter work. Mrs D Brown and Irma visited Mrs G Waughop. Baugh family mourned a favorite horse loss. Old ock.
Center Milo area news notes a baby girl with the parents and mother and babe reported doing fine. Several local residents visited Elmer Mortell and others over the weekend while some illnesses were mentioned as improving. A business ad for first mortgages at seven percent net on Canadian real estate ends the items.
Robert Monler Princeton spent several days in La Prairie with relatives. Mrs. Ruth Turnbull hosted her sister Esther Stowell from Peoria. Mrs. Mary Turnbull and Cora Beet shopped in Peoria Monday. Truman Packingham visited Henry for a day. Frank Marshall of Monmouth checked in at La Prairie for business. Ed Calder visits Princeton this week. Rev R J Kyle attended the Sabbath school convention in Henry Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Gale Reynolds visited Mossville Sunday. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound remains advertised with warnings against substitutes. A J Ironmonger ad.
Sugar Glove residents report Harriet Greene ill with a doctor and sister aiding care. The Spencer scarlet fever cases are improving. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Johnson Lutes, Mr and Mrs Simeon Doyle, Roland Doyle, Martha, Ben, and Miss Stephens. The threshing outfit purchase by Kapraun firm is arranged with officers named. Enoch and Mrs Baugh announce a baby girl.
Francis Quinn of Broadmoor shipped two car loads of fat cattle to Chicago last week for a strong market. Mrs Elmer Rollins visited in dewanee with sister-in-law Mrs James Case as her parents were cared for. Paul Leichter and Henry Kapraun sawed wood for George Harney and Ed Quinn using their gasoline engine last week. Miss Lean Hannum visited her parents in Peoria over the weekend. Mrs Charles Aukland stayed with sister-in-law Mrs James McAleer to help care for a very ill mother. A new boy brings happiness to the home of G Stickel, grandson of Albert Stickel of Henry and Mrs Thomas Bobby of Western Avenue.
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