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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1889
Page
6
Local retailer J H Jones and Sons promotes a grand stock at upcoming market including Wool Dress Goods Wash Goods linens lace curtains gloves umbrellas clothing and carpets with new wallpaper and low prices. Community notices list visitors births and a village election result with new officials and a scald injury incident mentioned.
Local notes report Homer Barney has returned from Normal where he attended school. H JDuPue named postmaster at Lacan. Several residents travel or visit relatives, with election day underway and discussions on local officials amid social and church events. Death of Eadassah Long noted with funeral at Congregational church.
Crow Meadow residents report Bennie Vail recovering from sore throat while Henry Bell plans a new venture at Mrs Heacock's place with John Chambers. Laure Henrich begins dressmaking with Jenkins. Will Henrich buys a road cart. Alfred Kanpp studies medicine with Dr Kinnear walking daily. Mrs Smith visits Mrs Heinrich then returns home. Mrs George Helmandollar recovering from fever improves and sits up. Friends surprised Mrs Woods for her birthday at Tim Wood’s with euchre and a hearth rug. Most locals sow oats and plow for corn as gardens grow after the Sunday rain. The late Easter did not stop spring despite a brief Friday snow.
Spariad school announces a two week vacation and Eldar Todd will preach next Sunday at 4:18 p.m. A recent heavy rain fell over the weekend. James Gallup moved down the hill to visit his son Charlies on Monday. G W Zimmerman traveled to Scranton Iowa Tuesday to visit his aging parents. J Robb returned to Kewanee to stay with her parents during youth town.
Mrs Thomas Miller is very sick. Johnie Noyec killed by a brant last week. Farmers suffer planting delays and bad luck with spring colts as Peter Kisen loses four colts and a mare. Tremain heads to Nebraska with daughter Jennie Barnard. R roadster colt purchase boosts George’s stock. Miss Atchison, Cole man teacher, has measles. Amos Thompson buries an infant. Snow delays roading. Conrad Apfel’s sick colt dies. Whitefield community notes local residents, teachers, real estate and a Chamberlain cough remedy endorsement by Mrs Fields.
Monday April 1 marked the opening of the Whitefield Corner school led by Miss Morgan of Putazm described as a bird wield er. Early remarks hint at a good term while local gossip touches on a porch incident and cooler weather dampening spring enthusiasm among farmers.
Hennepin news reflects town life with farm notes, store plans, new improvements, notable moves, and election results. Citizens discuss Easter prep, new baths, a cooling room, and local candidates for township offices.
Sural Gladya Conroy visits Canton while many residents face labor shortages. Phonso Seelye farms 160 acres solo. Orle Webber returns from Kansas with ill relative. Horse sold, rain returns, and local sales bring good prices. Community events include school lessons, church meetings, and a Seattle trip tale. Local figures like Charles Holmes and Dr. Stipp appear amid family news and rainfall optimism.
A Saturday night rain refreshed the earth and promised growth if warmth continues. In Caledonia the S church held services with 7 attendees but the minister did not appear, reason unknown.
The community notes a spring election day and discuss local posts, schooling concerns, and a petition regarding a post office hold. Obituary notes Livingston Roberts passed last week after a long illness, remembered as a kind father and guardian to six orphans. Peace to his ashes.
Prosper Hill residents report sickness list updates and neighbors starting corn plowing. A Granville visit by Chat Ransom and a Mill a Goar land dispute occurred with Milam Goar absent. Ina B Norris’s sixth birthday party featured organ pieces and playful acts by Ads Murphy and Mattie Cass.
Local druggists J.E. and F.A. Powell advertise Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Dr King’s New Life Pills Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters. They guarantee satisfaction or refund the purchase price, claiming universal popularity from their own merits.
Regular meeting notes present Mayor C R Jones and aldermen. Minutes approved. Bills listed include marshal 31.00, nightwatch 25.00, street cleaning 4.00, waste water pipe work 180.00. Treasurers report deferred. March balance 2777.68, tax receipts 574.68, total 3355.68. Meeting set for April 17 at 2 o clock.
The Magnolia area mourns the funeral of Livingston Roberta reported as the largest on record in Marshall and Putnam counties. Roberta served as the first postmaster at Magnolls post office in 1802, originally Sandy Creek, later moved to Putnam and then Magnolia where Abner served as postmaster.
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