Henry City Election Favors Pace Hupp and Hunt slate
The Henry city election set for next Tuesday includes a packed GOP slate with George E. Pace running for mayor and Wayne Hupp for city clerk. Tim S. Hunt seeks treasurer and Fred W. Potter is nominated as attorney, with B. H. Hutchins and Alex Brown as aldermen in two wards. Mrs. Lamanda Holcomb, longtime resident and mother of Mrs. Rowe, dies at 87 following a stroke. funeral at St. John's Episcopal Church.
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Adminster
George EB. Pace
Pace
Vater
Wayne Hupp
Wayne
Henry
Henry High School
Brown's Business College of Ottawa
City of
Wright
School Street
Henry Peters
Treasure
Timothy 5
Hunt
Gile
Fred W. Potter
B. H. Hutchins
Alex Brown
Lamanda Holcomb
William A. Rowe
West Park Row
Peoria County
Marshall County
Wm. P. Williams
Mr. Holcomb
R. B. Nevitt
Sheriff Arrests Man Over Missing City Benches
Sheriff Howard of Lacon arrested Will Rowe on Henry city complaint for taking twelve benches from Central Park. Rowe posted bonds after the arrest.
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Howard
Lacon
Will Rowe
Henry
Central Park
Rowe
Beardsleys Arrive in Henry From Tennessee
Mr and Mrs Charles Beardsley of Florida arrived safely at Henry last evening. They left Tennessee and encountered cool weather on the trip. The couple brings a hopeful note of warmer weather as spring is promised today.
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Charles Beardsley
Florida
Henry
Tennessee
James Code Fatally Crushed After Freight Train Accident
James Code of Bradford died at St. Francis hospital Peoria at 10 30 Friday night April 2 after his legs were crushed when he fell under a moving freight train at Wyomin g. Amputations failed to save him and a coroner's jury ruled accidental death. He left a wife and three children and was 48.
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James Code
Bradford
St. Francis Hospital
Peoria
Code
Wyoming
Collins
Code J
John
High School Notes Highlight Weekly Activities
Cecilia Herry is this week’s pianist. Fourth year English finishes the book and moves to review. Physics tests cover wireless telegraph studies. Winnie Anderson was absent Monday. Boys prep for dual track meet with Chillicothe. Senior class plans class day. Herman Elgin returns to first primary after illness. Primary grades craft Easter charts and frieze of hens and chicks.
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Cecilia Herry
Winnie Anderson
Chillicothe
Herman Elgin
Easter Sunday Service at Methodist Church Delights Full House
An entertaining program of songs solos readings and class exercises delighted a full Methodist church audience on Easter Sunday. Highlights included Eloise Leadly of Bradford singing solo and Mrs G M Clark's Golden Rule Circle Girls performing a class exercise. Easter lilies carnations and roses adorned the decorations. Little Ida Brown is recovering from scarlet fever.
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Methodist Church
Little Eloise Leadly
Bradford
G. M. Clark
Ira H Cook longtime Hennepin Record editor dies
Ira H Cook editor and owner of the Putnam Record died April 7 1909 in Hennepin Illinois aged 73 after a 41 year career in the same family newspaper. He was born January 20 1836 in Huntsville Indiana and married Sophia Hengsteller in 1857. He started the Putnam Record in 1868 and maintained continuous publication until his death. The funeral was held April 9 with Odd Fellows rites and burial in Riverside cemetery. He leaves wife and three children.
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Ira H. Cook
Hennepin Record
Hennepin
Cook
Sapp
Ottawa Republican Times
Libernecht
Genesee Republic
Mercer
Princeton Tribune
Richardson
Tonica News
Henry Republican
Henry
Putnam Record
Huntsville
Madison County
Ind
Ill
Anderson
Sophia Hengsteller
Pennsylvania
Lamar
Indiana
Janesville
Wis
Charles Holt
Kankakee
Pople
Henry Brink
M. E. Church
Odd Fellows
Odd Fellowship
Riverside Cemetery
Charles C. Greiner
Adam Deck
James S. Simpson
James B. Bush
James E. Taylor
Thomas Paxson
Thomas Cook
Hot Springs
Ark
George W. Campbell
Granville
Tonica
Bureau
J. P. Towle
Peoria
W. Ross Guyer
Eleanor
Abingdon
Charles W. Pool
Tecumseh
Neb
Death by own action shocks Henry township area
Joseph Blood, aged nearly 51, died by suicide near midnight after a history of nervous prostration and asylum treatment. Funeral under J A Williams in Joliet vicinity with burial at Henry cemetery. The report notes his ties to Henry township and his painting work on Mrs. G. M. Locke’s farm. The piece also mentions wild water fowl season ending and snipe prospects along the Illinois river. Sacred Heart parish in Rock Island founded 1898 with Rev. Father Lockney earning silver jubilee in June.
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J A. Williams
Bessie Blood
Joliet
Joseph Blood
Mr. Williams
H. W. Burger
Henry Cemetery
Mr. Blood
Henry
J. A. Williams
G. M. Locke
Illinois
Hennepin Marshes
Sacred Heart Parish
Rock Island
John F. Lockney
Tri- Cities
Father Lockney
Peoria
St. Joseph’s Church
Henry Woman's Club Luncheon Shared At Mrs Clift Home
Members of the Henry Woman's Club enjoyed a domestic science luncheon at Mrs. S. Almeda Clift’s home. Miss Lulu Hillabrand directed the menu and decorations in yellow and white with Easter themes. Music by Mrs Curtis Lucas accompanied speeches from Mrs Evelyn Jones and others celebrating hospitality and club service.
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THE
Henry Woman's Club
Flora Hill
Nellie Hartley
Alice Coe
Almeda Clift
Hill
Gladys Hannum
Goldsmith
Byron
Clift
Elizabeth Hendrick
Sticke
Curtis Lucas
Ada Beall Leadley
Bradford
T. Allan Beall
Curtis M. Lucas
New Touring Rules for 1909 by Farmers Anti Auto Society
The 1909 code from the Farmers Anti Auto Protective Society sets strident rules for automobilists. It covers concealment with scenery tarps, secret speed limits with escalating penalties, violent measures near corners, and aggressive harassment of passing cars. It also prescribes seasonal colors, nocturnal red rockets, and drastic actions to deter country touring.
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Farmers’ Anti-Auto Protective Society
Tailor Craft Boosts Employment Prospects
A newspaper ad extols neat dress as a path to business success and employment, urging readers to trust Hutchins & Downey for tailored clothes. It notes the firm’s 40 years of growth, satisfied patrons, and invites readers to subscribe to The Republican.
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Hutchins & Downey
Hutchings & Downey
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Little Ida Brown
Joseph
Woman's Club
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