Local items and notices from Putnam and nearby areas
Uncertainty and light details mark a mixed batch of news. Ford sales in bad weather showcase dealers C M Lucas and buyers A L Kildon L R Phillips and J L Jones. Visitors include Mrs Mary B Ketchell of Plainfield N J and J Logan Barrett moving to Bisbee Arizona for work. Also noted are horse trading by Stephen Appel and Hunt Bros and a lemon-growing boast by Alfred Betz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
C. M. Lucas
Ford
A. L. Kildon
Putnam
L. R. Phillips
J. L. Jones
Henry National
Mary B. Ketchell
Plainfield
N. J
T. C. Leech
J. Logan Barrett
L. Clift
Hunt Bros
Putnam III
Whitefield
Alfred Betz
Gun Club
Illinois River
Bureau
George
Skinner
Phil Schendel
Princeton Gun Club
Princeton Republican
Three Republican Tickets Vying in City Election
The Republican slate lists Mayor George E Pace and candidates for City Clerk Adam P Brown City Treasurer Frank B Morgan City Attorney Fred W Potter and Aldermen George Daniels Charles C Smith and Lester Brown. The piece lauds Pace for two years of steady governance and urges voters to back the full slate. Dr and Mrs Coggshall are in Chicago for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George BE. Pace
Adam P. Brown
Frank B. Morgan
Fred W. Potter
George Daniels
Charles CO. Smith
Jester Brown
George E. Pace
East Park Row
Edward Street
Mammoth
Duke Bros
Morgan
Wrigley Poultry Shipping
Hsq
Daniels
Charles C. Smith
Sam
Lester Brown
Brown
H. J. Gregory
Country School Problems Spark Rural Education Debate
Despite rain on April 7 the Woman's Club met at Mrs. Nettie Morgan's home with President Mrs. Charlotte Sparling. Miss Alice Gilpin chaired Education, and papers by Mrs. Howard Ash and Mrs. Irving Broaddus on country schools sparked discussion on teacher selection and consolidation. Delegates to the Sixteenth District Federation were named. guests included Mrs. Violet Birch and Miss Nellie Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Morgan
Charlotte Sparling
Alice Gilpin
Howard Ash
Ash
Wm. Merritt
Clara B. Waughop
Irving Broaddus
Broaddus
Henry Public
Bickerman
Young
Gilpin
Hunter
Hya Harrison
Walter Boyle
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Pekin
Ida Ketchum
Bella Evans
Almeda Clift
Laverna S. Disosway
Commercial Club Sets Regular Friday Meetings and Plans
Commercial club schedules regular meetings on the first and third Fridays each month until further action. Updates from the promotion committee are anticipated at the next meeting. Plans are refined with hopes to launch the project soon. Acknowledgment was given to Mrs. C. R. Jones and Mrs. T. C. Waterous for flowers donated at the club rooms opening. Chautauqua association directors will meet in the club rooms tonight. A request seeks help finding a suitable site for a manufacturing plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
C. R. Jones
Chautauqua Association
Teachers' Examination Scheduled for April 18 and 19
The county announces a teachers' certificate examination to be held in the office on Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19, beginning at 8 a.m. County Superintendent H Frank Perry urges readiness and cautions that the assessor will be the next to check, so be vigilant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Frank Perry
Local Camp Fire Girls Hold Council and Spring Activities
The Red Wing Camp Fire girls gathered at Miss Pfaff's on April 8 to discuss local camp plans, sew and mend, and add Olive Henkins as a new wood-gatherer. They enjoyed frappe and cake as rain helped extinguish their camp fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Wing
Miss
Buckingham
Helen Phillips
Venona
Miss Eagleston
Miss Simpson
Albert Neuhalsen
Edna McManus
Esther Hunter
Mr. Steele
Portieres
Early Settler History of Perkins Grove in Bureau County
A historical sketch recalls Timothy Perkins and family from Kentucky who settled near LaMoille at Perkins Grove. They built Bureau Creek’s first flour mill, known as the Red Mill, after ground the county’s first flour. The mill burned in 1876 and was rebuilt as a red landmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timothy Perkins
Ross
Bureau County
Kentucky
LaMoille
Perkins’ Grove
Perkins
Timothy, Jr
Shabbona
Peru
la Salle
Mr. Perkins
Timothy
Bureau Creek
Masters
Leepertown
Leeper
Solomon Perkins
Missouri
Doctor’s Odd Diet Advice Sparks Laughs
A young man visited a physician with stomach pains. The doctor diagnosed dyspepsia and prescribed a dill pickle to rest on the stomach, with a morning report. The patient said he could keep it awake but it rolled off during sleep, prompting the humorous exchange.
Methodist Church Weekly Schedule and Notes
The church lists Sabbath school at 9 45 with M L Coan superintendent and public worship at 11, plus 7 30 evening service. Monday April 14 board meeting at Alex Brown’s residence. Notes praise quarterly conference progress, missions, church additions, and a $1 000 000 Goucher fund success. Rev L G Landenberger to fill monthly appointment with Holy communion, Bible class at 10, and choir practice at Miss Maria Davis’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Coan
Wpworth League
Alex Brown
Freedman
Sabbath School
Epworth League
Superineengeoe
Goucher Woman’s College
Baltimore
J. E. Mercer
Church of the New
Presbyterian Sabbath Services Announced
Sabbath school begins at 9 45 a m with preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m by the pastor George T Griscel Christian Endeavor gathers at 6 30 p m All are invited to attend these services by the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
George T. Griscel
St Mary's Church Mass Schedule and Services
Rev Fr Gensler, pastor. Sunday services listed: 8 a m low mass and English sermon, 10 a m high mass and German sermon, 2 30 p m vespers and benediction. Weekdays mass at 8 a m daily except Saturday at 7 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
Gensler
St Joseph’s Church Mass Times Published
St Joseph’s Church announces Sunday masses at 8 30 and 10 40 a m and weekday services at 8 a m The public is invited Rev Fr Brennan pastor serves as the author and signatory of the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Church
Fr. Brennan
Triebel & Sons Continue Monument Business After Death
To the People of Henry and Vicinity we announce the continuity of Triebel & Sons of Peoria. Despite the senior member Henry G. Triebel’s death, Albert and Otto Triebel will carry on offering granite monuments at competitive prices and with decades of local reputation. The display room on Adams Street opposite the courthouse remains open and drawings of work are available by request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry and Vicinity
Triebel & Sons
Peoria
Henry G. Triebel
Albert
Otto
Illinois
Adams Street
Court House
R. Mellon & Son
Lacon
Wm. H. Triebel
Per Otto and
Albert Triebel
Advt
To the Voters of the Third Ward Ad Letter by Conrad Helgoth
A Democratic nominee urges Third Ward voters to endorse his record. He states he has tried to deserve support and asks for votes and influence in the upcoming election. The message emphasizes ongoing public service and earnest sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Ward
Conrad Helgoth
Gossip and Cruelty Reflect Social Standards
A reflection on how people gossip about others focusing on appearance and behavior. It critiques Dame Gossip for lacking truth in criticism and highlights limits of mean commentary in social discourse.
Henry News Budget and Local Civic Notes
The Henry News Budget reports Feaster moving from Crab Orchard to Beatrice Nebraska and corrects a hog price error. It notes Cramer Bishop visiting Magnolia, praises youths in local government, and highlights Lester Brown's alderman campaign. Also covers horse trading in New Mexico, state attorney staff additions, a new excursion steamer project, Buick racing telegrams, and C G C Carpenter’s talk on government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Feaster
Henry
Beatrice
Neb
G. C. Helper
Cramer Bishop
Wapello
Lester Brown
Pantagraph
Maras County
New Mexico
C. HW. Blattman
Albert N. Tyler
Dewey
Charlie
Tyler
H. EB. Jacobs
E. Cavaletto
Brown's Business College
J. S
F. W. Warner
Chicago
Buick Company
Buick
Fresno
Cal
Buick Motor Company
Flint
Mich
Larl Jackson
Mercer
Waterman “Bros. Co
Advt. C. GC
Carpenter
Voter's League
People's Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Genevieve Stone
Claude A. Stone
Washington
Capitol Building
Senate
House of Congress
William Grubbs
Elizabeth Stevens
Livingston County
State Hospital
Watertown
Kewanee
A. B. Smith
Mrs. Coggshall
Bureau Milm
Methodist Church
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