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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1906
Page
2
Public notices announce candidates for Putnam County offices in 1906. George W. Hunt seeks County Superintendent on the Republican ticket with April 28 primary. H. E. Wonser seeks County Treasurer on the Republican ticket with April 8 primary. Ward designated local representative authority for The Henry Republic.
Jasper Cecil is a candidate for sheriff of Putnam County on the Republican ticket. He seeks the party primary’s support in April 1906 and aims to win the office through the election process.
Magnolia residents share a flurry of visits and family updates. Ed Mathis and kin stayed with Henry relatives. Miss Frida Huline visited near Held. Luther Sammons' baby sick. D G Ruble spent Easter with kin from Toluca. Helen Edwards and George Hiltebrand visited Magnolia from Florida and Ottawa respectively. J H McKirgan and Mary McKirgan called on Henry. daarnaast several locals welcome guests, celebrate a new baby, and honors at Magnolia Star of Magnolia chapter meetings.
On April 12 neighbors gathered at Mr and Mrs H K Smith’s near McNebb for their 40th wedding anniversary. About 40 attendees enjoyed letters from absent friends, songs, recitations, and a full poem about the parents, with refreshments and heartfelt tributes.
A community notice page includes a wedding greeting from Irwin and Latretia Franklin of Kansas City to the Magnolia couple, plus a lengthy Magnolia School report for the month ending April 10 with attendance and enrollment figures across upper, intermediate, and primary departments. It also describes an Agricultural School excursion plan from Farmers' Institute offering train travel to Champaign and university visits, with details on dates, costs, and required participants.
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