Death of Samuel I Dennis in Henry Ill 1903
Samuel Irving Dennis born July 24 1876 near Henry Illinois died April 12 1903 at home of his parents. He was 27 years 8 months 19 days, oldest of four boys and three girls. He taught school two years then health declined from tuberculosis and he died after a long illness with his burial arrangements made in advance. He leaves a wife Ada M Beebe and parents Mr and Mrs F B Dennis and siblings Ralph Walter Agnes Ella Edith. Funeral services were held at the M E church with Rev D S McCown and Rev May officiating. Henry lodge K P attended the burial. He was a member of the K P lodge at Anawan.
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S. Irving Dennis
Samuel Irving Dennis
Henry
Ill
Dennis
Ralph
Walter
Agnes
Ella
Edith
Henry High School
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Annawan
Chicago
la Junta
Colo
Las Vegas
New Mexico
Ada M. Beebe
Wiota
Wisconsin
Jesus
Dr White
Mathew Steele
Ed Clark
Merton Swift
Charles Doherty
Benj L. Vail
Fred Harney
Henry Lodge K. of P
Henry E. Jacobs
K. of P. Lodge
Anna- Wan
Henry Lodge
J. A. Williams
Princeville
Peoria
Bayne
D. D
Mendon
Presbyterian Church
M. E
Edgar L. Williams
St John’s Church
J. M. Davis
Eva
Christman Church
Putnam
Albert Stickel
Wm Bracken
Mra Dally
Prof Snow
Mrs Snow
Taylor
L. G. Landenberger
Englewood
Albert C. Nicholson
Coral R. Woodward
Jonas D. Woodward
Grant Avenue
Joliet
Canton
Altho
The
Christian Church
First Christian Church of Henry Dedicated in 1891
The First Christian Church in Henry, Disciples of Christ, completed in 1891 and dedicated December 27, 1891, features an 280-seat auditorium, baptistry under the pulpit, electric lighting, furnace heat, and an active congregation with missions and Sunday school.
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First Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
L. L. Carpenter
Wabash
Ind
G. M. Locke
H. F. Andrews
Eliza A Wilkinson Pioneer of Peoria Church Lifelong Worker
Eliza A Wilkinson of Henry Illinois born Ohio June 17 1834 died after a long widowhood. She joined the Baptist church after a Methodist revival and served 82 years in Henry as a Sunday School teacher prayer and class meeting leader missionary society member and Ladies Aid charter member. She married John L Adkinson in 1851 and had four children. five years ago health failed yet she remained active in church life and temperance work leaving three children and eight grandchildren.
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Eliza A. Wilkinson
Ohio
Nebraska
Illinois
Peoria
Fort Clark
Bloomington
Baptist Church
John L. Adkinson
Henry
Methodist Church
The
Missionary Society
Ladies Aid
Battle miner Buys Half Interest in Itmay Copper Venture
Sol Fuiks of Battle has purchased a half interest in the Itmay mine from Gus Anderson, making Fuiks and Bros the sole owners. The deal, worth about 20 000 dollars, covers eighty acres four and a half miles south of Battle on the Roaring Fork of the Snake River. The ore body shows copper values around 30 percent and gold over 17 1/2 dollars per ton, with a vein about 22 feet wide. The partners plan immediate development and machinery, with Sol Fuiks and David Fuiks returning from Wyoming and Illinois to organize the company.
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Dillon
D. Fuiks
Lacon
Sol Fuiks
Battle
Itmay
Gus Anderson
Fuiks and Bros
Battle Lake
Wyoming
Roaring Fork
Snake River
Anderson
Slater
Colo
Fulks
Funks
Funks Bros
Chicago
Sol Fulks
David
David Fulks
Walter Scott for City Treasurer April 21 Vote
A local election notice urges residents to vote on April 21 supporting Walter Scott for City Treasurer. The brief appeals to cast a ballot for Scott and emphasizes the importance of voting correctly.
Rolley Household Struck by Illness and Stroke
Mrs C E Rolley has been an invalid since December and underwent an operation on March 31, later recovering enough to sit on the porch April 9. A nervous relapse Friday caused heart trouble Saturday, with Mrs Disosway’s arrival and Elder W R Stowe, her father, suffering a paralytic stroke in his right leg, unable to speak for hours but then improving. he is 87 and recovery may be slow.
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S C. E. Rolley
W. R. Stowe
C. E. Rolley
Disosway
Rolley
Lou Willey
Stowe
Henry Republican
ML. D
Walter Scott Seeks City Treasurer Post in April Election
Walter Scott campaigns for City Treasurer in the upcoming April 21 election. The race centers on financial oversight and local services, with Scott asserting experience in municipal budgeting and public accountability.
April Fool Letter from Chicago Postal Card
A dated Chicago postal card from April 14 carries a playful note to Mr Burt claiming to reveal an April Fool letter. It quotes a message from Melvin Meade Hoyt stating he arrived April 1 weighed 10 pounds and that his mother is well, prompting speculation about lineage and family joy.
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Chicago
Mr Burt
Sp.m
Melvin Meade Hoyt
Pais Elmer Hoyt
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promoted in Public Notice
A notice declares DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve the sole salve on the market made from pure witch hazel. It claims thousands of cures for piles and warns of counterfeit products while praising its efficacy and the proponent Dr Powell.
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Ublic
DeWitt
Powell
Easter Services Omitted by Henry Times Criticized
A reader letter accuses the Henry Times of ignoring Easter observances at St Marys and St Josephs churches. The writer praises Catholic services and questions editorial bias while urging fair coverage in future editions.
Ballard's Horehound Syrup Endorsed By Local Resident
Mrs Mary A Vliet of Newcastle Colorado endorses Ballard's Horehound Syrup as superior for coughs and pulmonary ailments stating it is pleasant to take. The ad notes prices of 25c 50c and 1.00 and lists J K F Powell's as sellers.
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Mary .A. Vliet
Newcastle
Colo
Ballard
Powell
Sugar Grove Cemetery Directors Report Aug 1900
At a cemetery meeting on August 11 1900 the directors ordered a one dollar assessment on all buying relatives buried there. Tenants paid 22.50 over two years leaving 80.50 on hand after 8. Disbursements in 1901 and 1902 included yard cleaning fence repair grave filling secretary printing postage and envelopes totaling 28 leaving 2.50. Respondents in 1901 1902 include 8 P Hill R N Gregory C L Clawson Al True Thomas Stout J A Spen cer Luke Gregory T L Wilson Mrs Arthur True Mrs Mary Duffield Mrs Sarah Gregory Chester Bidwell Chas Thompson H J Gregory Mrs Wm Powell Oscar Madearis Henry Mohler James Wilson Mrs Nilson Jas Fountain Mrs Luther Jones and J A Blackburn president and T L Wilson secretary.
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Board of Directors
Treasury
P Hill
R N Gregory
C L Clawson
al True
Thomas Stout
J A Spencer
Luke Gregory
T L Wilson
Arthur True
Mary Duffield
Sarah Gregory
Chester Bidwell
Chas Thompson
H J Gregory
Wm Powell
Oscar Made
Interscholastic Contest Mass Meeting Adverts Varna
Athletes gathered at the New Opera House on April 18 for the Interscholastic contest at Varna with the aim of securing the largest number of prizes. Prof H. M. Snow attended and addressed the assembled crowd.
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Varna
New Opera House
H, M, Snow
Sensation in Leesville Over Life Saved by Discovery
A Leesville resident, W H Brown, credits Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption with saving his life after expected death. He says the medicine eased agonies from asthma and led to a complete cure. The remedy is advertised for consumption pneumonia bronchitis and grip with trial bottles and guarantees.
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Leesville
W. H. Brown
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Sunshine Bulletin
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Henry Times
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