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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1894
Page
2
Henry township debates assessor appointment and retrenchment. Taxpayers compare past and present fees to regional rates, urging fair pay and urging efficiency. A tongue in cheek plea from J M Kingpatrick hints at local politics and school board intrigue.
Letter by Eli Albertson to the Board of Town Auditors of Henry NL dated April 18 1894 offers to serve as assessor for Stenry in Henry IL for 125 dollars and to provide a bond for faithful performance of duties.
The Chicago Inter Ocean will print a four page color Sunday edition titled a Little Paper for Little People starting April 29. It will include a children's story by Sam Vlover and a musical supplement. School children will name the story after reading. A celebration with cannons occurred Tuesday night to mark an election and the new year for city officials.
Probate business in Clark Jiar tley district features final naturalization certificates for John H. Riddell John Lindberg Joseph Grgweich John Morris and others. Numerous property transfers listed incl Varna Henry Lacon McCulloon Ensign and Ridge areas with lots, blocks and additions among buyers such as Schumacher Winkel Stevens and Ingram.
The Woman's club met April 16 at Mrs Mary Griswold's home with the Reform department chaired by Mrs Griswold. Essayist Mrs Minnie Kline spoke on What the XIX century has done for woman and what woman has done for the XIX century, followed by discussion led by several members. Music by Mrs Evelyn Jones and Mrs Ida Jones enhanced the afternoon. New member Miss Spencer was welcomed. Adjourned to meet April 30 with Mrs Mary McDonough.
Returns reveal For aldermen results with J R Paskell and others leading. Water works proposal defeated as town debt concerns sway voters. License of dram shops approved. Board composition along party lines reported. Dr P B Jacobs noted asIst Ward alderman hopeful not a candidate.
Frederick A. Raymond Sr a pioneer citizen of Henry died at 74. Born April 6 1820 in New Hartford Conn he lived in Mt Palatine and Hen Tyr. He served as justice of the peace city marshal and assessor among other offices and was active in church and Masons. The funeral was at the M E church with ministers praising his public life and family legacy.
Obituary and memorial notes from a town board and city council honor the late Frederick A. Raymond Sr. and a veteran resident Henry Snell. Resolutions praise Raymond’s 17 years of public service and lament his passing, while Snell’s death is marked with family tributes and a Whitefield Corners funeral.
Joseph E. Devalon long time Henry resident died in Omaha at 86 years and 9 months on April 4. He moved to Henry in the 1860s and was active in public affairs church life and social circles for nearly a quarter century. His children were all born in Henry and raised there.
The obituary notes birth in 1807 in Belmont County Ohio, later moving to Fayette and Henry counties before emigrating west to Omaha about 12 16 years ago. He lived in retirement, died April 4 at noon in Omaha in the arms of his son Lt. Devalon. He was loyal to the Republican party and left two daughters in Exeter and Fairmont and several grandchildren. Funeral services were held April 6 at Marys Avenue Congregational Church, with burial at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
The speech by Hon W. Mason at a Chicago love feast is highlighted. Mason, a strong candidate for U S Senate, known for a notable congressional career and prominence in the Prairie State, engages voters with his proven public service and civic leadership.
The ladies of school district No. 2 choose War President Robert Hunter for the election on Saturday. For Members of Board of Education they name Mrs Mary L Hildebrant and Albert G Humphrey. Congress went Republican Monday by a large majority. It can now Reed its title clear to a quorum whether the members vote or not.
Louise from Washington praises a friend’s beauty in Life magazine style chat. Lulu of New York responds with modest flattery. The exchange compares features and notes one woman’s admired beauty against another’s less favorable traits.
A collage of short exchanges from vintage papers features childlike banter and domestic frailties. Little Miss Freckles teases Susie, while Little Miss Muggins hints at a secret. A tramp thanks for bread and notes shoes, and a four year old comments on a father’s song.
A brief humorous exchange shows a youth thanking a man for permission to visit his daughter and noting a gas shutoff at ten o clock. The dialogue shifts to a light domestic moment about biscuits and a joking remark on cookbooks being heavy versus light.
An armica salve ad promises cures for sores and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Misses Della Spencer and Tennie Bates report on a Pekin convention at the Congregational church. Reed's German Cough and Cure is advertised as a cold remedy with no poison. Legal blanks offered for sale.
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