Citizens Meet At City Hall Discuss Decoration Day Plans
A Friday evening gathering in City Hall appointed committees to organize Decoration Day activities in Henry. Mayor Hutchins chaired. Prof. Henry Tupper served as secretary. Speakers, music, flowers, and school participation were planned with arrangements and finance committees to report next. A second topic urged county consolidation of Putnam and Marshall counties citing cost savings and improved facilities with Henry as county seat.
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Henry
Central Park
Opera House
E. H. Hutchins
Henry Tupper
Board of Education
J. A. Williams
Thomas Monier
Loomis
E. G. Cromwell
C. E. Smith
Kevy
D. S. McCown
Father Emery
T. A. Runnells
Ransom Gregory
George A. Burt
Eli B. Wright
Relief Corps
Graves
Putnam
Marshall
Henry Times
Granville
Lacon
Hennepin
Wenona
Eithr
Milo
Wheatland
Bureau County
Hennepin and
City Election Set with Three Aldermen to Be Chosen
The City Election occurs next Tuesday with three aldermen to be elected. In the First ward Democrat Frank Yanochowski is the candidate. Second ward features Republican C Elsie Smith for re election. Third ward offers a contest between Republican W W Dewey and Democrat Theo Bickerman. Dewey praised for past service. voters urged to choose best candidate. Election runs 7 am to 5 pm. Also noted is the death of Rev. S H Spencer former Henry Society pastor and editor of The New Christianity. burial in Columbus, Ohio.
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Frank Yanochowski
C. Elsie Smith
W. W. Dewey
Theo Bickerman
Dewey
H. Spencer
The
Henry Society of the New Church
Yonkers
N. Y
Colum Ilana
Thomas J Butcher 1832 1906 West Virginia to Nebraska
Thomas J Butcher born Wetzel County West Virginia October 8 1832 died February 15 1906. Married Esther Millman March 16 1854. Seven children named Solomon D Marinda Anna E Nicholas B George W Abner. Moved from Wenona NL to Custer County Nebraska spring 1880 on Middle Loop river nine miles west of West Union. Worked twenty years nine months as water pump for Illinois Central Railroad before moving to Nebraska. Funeral held February 19 in Gates Cemetery Custer County. John Rambo bought Morgan Hardsock property for 1500 dollars.
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Thomas J. Butcher
Wetzel County
West Virginia
Esther Millman
Wenona
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Custer County
Neb
Middle Loop River
West Union
Christian Church
Gates Cemetery
Spring town notes mix elections travel and church news
Local readers hear of upcoming school elections, residents visiting Champaign and Peoria, property sales on Third Street, and social events including Eastern Star initiations and church services. Weather and transport updates accompany various personal notices and community happenings in Henry.
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Charles Dewey
Champaign
R. R. Curtis
Carrie Nicholson Thornton
Gardner
Miss Dewey
Henry
Peoria
Willie Siewers
Express
Marie Gallagher
Mt. Palatine
B. A. Hall
F. 5
Becker
Decatur
Nordica
Lawrence Gregory
George Hulden
Third Street
Woman's Club
Clara Tupper
Ella Kirkpatrick
L. R. Phillips
John Kline
Phillips
Rock Island
George Hank
Hartley
Petri
Lacon
Miss Brelim
Presbyterian Church
Cowles
Chillicothe
Order of the Eastern Star
D. I. Davis
L. G.landenberger
New Church Society
Maria Davis
L. G. Landenberger
St. Louis
Riverside
San Diego
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Oregon
O'Farrell Street
Ellen C. Davenport
Ann H. Taber
Allen
Maud Taber
Golden Gate City
Ed Kermeen
Saratoga Township
Ned
Claims Judge Green is prejudiced and will not grant fair trial
Peoria district seeks change of venue in seventeen damage suits against the Sanitary District of Chicago. R R McCormick and others allege Judge Green is biased after remarks to a grand jury about bribery charges. Judge Green may delegate the motions to Judge Puterbaugh or another judge in Pekin's branch court.
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Peoria Herald-Transcript
T. N. Green
Sanitary District of Chicago
R. R. McCormick
District Board
Frank Quinn
Peoria
B. C. Lindley
B. M. Chiperfield
Sanitary District
Judge Green
Sanitary Paistriet
Beach
Tazewell
Green
Puterbought
Worthington
Peterbaugh
School Ticket Named For President And Two Board Members
At the annual meeting of the central committees of the two parties the school election ticket was named for April 21. The Republicans select the President this year by agreement. President for one year is J. A. Williams. Board members for three years are Jesse Anderson, Dr R K Bayne.
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Board of Education
Republican Committee
J. A. Williams
Jesse Anderson
RK. S. Bayne
Hats Delight Peoria at Graves Millinery Store
A Peoria store by Graves showcases an unprecedented hat display with French sailors described as jaunty and youthful. The vendor anticipates a large shipment of new stock this week. Also noted, the Presbyterian C E B society elects delegates for the Wenona district meeting in May.
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Graves
Peoria
The
Presbyterian C
Wenona
Easter Date Rules and Recent Occurrences
The text explains Easter Sunday dated April 15 this year and outlines the computus from Nicea 825 A D with Easter on the first Sunday after the full moon on or after March 21. It notes past and future extremes: Easter on April 25 in 1886 and again in 1948, and on March 25 in 1818, with long intervals between extremes.
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Nice
Waster
Haster
Obituary of Elizabeth Werner Trundle
Mrs Elizabeth Werner Trundle dies April 1 after a long illness in Chicago. Born 1870 in Henry New Jersey she became a bookkeeper then cashier before marrying W H Trundle. The service included altar boys and the hymn Nearer My God to Thee. Pallbearers included Elmer Hoyt. many flowers and a large, sorrowful gathering.
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Maggie Hoyt
Chicago
Elizabeth
Werner) Trundle
Elizabeth Trundle
Episcopal Church
Frederick
Dora Werner
Henry
Henry High School
Gooch
W. H. Trundle
Elmer Hoyt
Mabel
Margaret Hoyt
Clifton Avenue
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John Rambo
Morgan Hardsock
Front Street
W. W. Heath
Edward
M. WB
Henry Charge
M. E. Church
van Pelt
Central Illinois
F. C. Ames
Rutland
R. M. Livingston
R. M. Livingston and Mr. Davidson of Toluca
C. Kipp
Minoak
Livingston
Haws Agency
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Mary Holmes
India
Clifford Haws
Rampler
S. C. Kipp
John B. Farrell
Westminster Church
Persbytery
M. E. Todd
M. EB. Todd
Iowa
Wapello
G. W. Emerick
Mrs. Zeller
Anna Burt Jenks
Savanna, J
Burt
Main Street
Miss Payton
St. John’s Church
Christ
Teekok Fev
Weiss
A. A. Randall
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