Republican Ticket Presses for City Elections in Henry
Local notices urge residents of Henry and Marshall County to vote Republican and elect a city ticket. References to Mayor candidates O A Camp and John Hartley, and county official campaigns, plus plans for the Last Saturday Horse Sale Day on April 24 at Henry Illinois with calls to bring buyers and horses to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacon
Henry
Marshall County
Sjohn Hartley
Alder‘mikn
Marcahall
O. A. Camp
Business College
Ill
Joome
Anus B. Durftinger
Anna B. Durftinger
Illinois
A.D
Illiam H. Francis
Republican City Ticket Praised for Tuesday Vote
The editorial endorses the Republican candidates led by Henry for mayor and lists nominees for clerk treasurer and alderman across wards. It urges citizens to vote the Republican ticket and expects clear, businesslike administrations with handsome majorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuesaday
Alty
Republican Party
Henry
White
Frank Osbon
Charles Oo. Slygh
Thorns Duke
Julius Adkinson
Slygh Emerges as Alderman Candidate in Local Ballot
Voters circulate a petition to nominate Charles C. Slugh for Alderman to fill a vacancy. Slugh consents to use of his name, and ballots will require voters to write his name on the line above To Fill Vacancy. The note praises Slugh’s integrity and economic, careful city administration, urging votes for O C Slugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Daand
Charles C. Slugh
O. Oc. Slygh
O. C. Slygh
Charles ©. Slygh
Slygh
Henry
O. O. Slygh
Grand cantata Queen Esther to aid library drive
Local singers arrange a Queen Esther cantata at New Opera Hall in May under Woman's Club Li bra Association auspices. Mra T L Jones directs rehearsals. 60 singers engaged. Proceeds fund library improvements. First rehearsal next Monday at Presbyterian church.
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Queen Esther
New Opera Hall
Mra W. T. Law
Esther
George Lloyd
Mordecai
Rey T. J. Finn
Boeggar
Worley
King Ahasueras
H. F. Andrews
Haemon
Presbyterian Church
Our School Taxes Answered by Board of Education
The board explains higher taxes for 1896-97 due to prior neglect to levy sufficient funds. Officials note expenditures for bonds and operations, including interest, with prior years showing savings when possible. The 1897 notice states only half the necessary amount was levied to cover deficits, and the document was approved April 12, 1897.
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Board of Education
Timea
Republican
Syrup and Harness Offers From 1896 Humanities Ad
An 1896 notice from Orrand Temple Tecumseh Miah invites readers to write on January 14 about orders from November 11 706 for syrup in bulk and single bottles, praising it as a top seller. The ad also promotes Dr Powell’s remedy and discounts for horse owners on carriages harnesses and related items from Hikhart Harness Mfg. Co., promising a free catalogue.
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Orrand
Temple
Otf Tecumseh
Miah
Dr Powell
Hikhart
Iennity Fa
Harness’ Mfg. Co
Biichand
Woman's Club Library Augments with New Book List
The Woman's Club circulating library now holds 124 volumes with a new titles list. Officers include Mrs Frank Fyffe as president and Mrs L M Lincoln as secretary. the year’s progress is reported as satisfactory. The list features works from Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Men by Elbert Hubbard to Sir George Tressady in two volumes by Mrs Humphrey Ward, among others.
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Woman's Club Circulating
Mra Frank
Fyffe
L. M. Lincoln
Elbert i'Hubbard
Gan
Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
Margaret Fuller
Julia Ward Howe
Elizabeth
Btuart Phelps
Bunyan
Liltaur An Bella
F.ma“Rion Crawford
Eden
Annie
Swen
Gentleman
Clara Louise
Buarnham
Phelps
Marcella
Humphrey Ward
Marm Lisa
Kate Douglas
Wig“ginger
Jules Verne
C.D. Warner
Micah, Clark
A.conan Doyle
Edward Barton
Henry Wood
Marie Corelli
Philip Gilbert Hamerton
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Sir George Tressady
Shipped goods at Henry Station show brisk trade
The depot activity lists J. A. Melick shipping 47 cases of eggs and Henry Station handling many cattle horses hogs and fish. Royal Olmsted bought a Honeywell ticket. Quinn Bros and Peterson & Biers moved cars of cattle hogs and horses. Forrest Bros. shipped 4000 pounds of fish on three days, and freight rates between Peoria Henry LaSalle are cut to five or ten cents per hundred.
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J. A. Melick
Mike Englebrecht
Royal Olmsted
Henry Station
Honeywell
Quinn Bros
Thomas Monier
Chicago
Owen Allen
Smith & Town
Gentl
Peterson& Biers
Hogland
Henry
Forrest Bros
Sonia
Peoria
River Levels Rise and Local Activities Reported
The river stands 6 feet 4 inches above low water and 4 feet 8 inches on the dam. More traffic past Henry Bridge this month. Witnesses from Chillicothe came by pleasure yacht for a lawsuit hearing. Wildflowers attract crowds after school over the river. Ice barges pass through the lock. Rex faced wind trouble at Henry. Hunters face new game laws from April 16 to September 5. City of Peoria runs daily Henry to Peoria at 7 to 10. Fishermen busy with good harvest. Seine fishing may drop if water stays low. School notes show attendance around 95 percent. seniors sending in work as contest time nears. address by Prof. Herderson and notable educators listed for an upcoming program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Chillicothe
Str Rex
LaSalle
Ilinois
Peoria
Arpa -M
O Arnold
Calleee
Herlderson
Columbus
Ohio
Buckfen Arnica Salve Auctioned for Cat Ailments
An advertisement for Buckfen Arnica Salve promotes its use on cats bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions with claims of positive cures and guaranteed satisfaction or money back. The price is 25 cents per box and the sale is via Dr Powell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckfen
Powell
Thanks from Ramsey for Republican support in Illinois
Letter from Grott e Ramsey Jr member of the Fourteenth General Assembly thanking Magnolia Township Putnam County and the East Senatorial District Republicans for securing his appointment as janitor in the Capital Building of Civicis Springfield Illinois dated April 6 1807. He pledges to serve employers and visiting Republicans by keeping the hospital visit pleasant and aiding their stay during their visit to the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly
House of «Represetatives
Springfield
Magnolia Township
Putnam,Co
Ospital
Grotte
Ramsey, JR
House of Representatives
Springfield, Ll
Mystic Cure For Rheumatism Promises Rapid Relief
An advertisement touts Mystic Care as a radical remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia claiming cure in 1 to 3 days. It asserts system wide action and immediate disappearance of disease after first dose. Price 75 cents. Sold by A Powell, druggist, Henry. Also notes an upcoming Horse Sales Day on Saturday April 24 with buyers sellers and cash payments.
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Eversai
Sheamanem
A. Powell
Henry
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