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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1917
Page
2
Royal Duke Noman Grade Stallion No 0 g2a8, state license 11466 renewed January 15, 1917, foaled 1912, blackweight 23605. Sire will season 1917 on Mondays to Wednesdays at John Diverbiss home and the rest of the weeks at the home barn. Insurance cost 165 dollars. parting mares or moving forfeits insurance. money due and payable at once. Care given but not responsible for accidents.
At a La Salle area meeting about 40 members chose R J Fennigan and others as directors for the coming year. W T Bedford was named chairman and Axel Heiberg secretary after officers were absent. The group endorsed a $60 million hard roads bond and allocated funds to aid passage. State highway planners will mark state roads with cement posts, so temporary wooden posts will substitute for Ivy Way markers at about $1 each.
The piece argues that wars are fought largely by younger men, citing Civil War data where Union troops averaged 23 years old. It notes older soldiers on both sides and contrasts efficiency and hardship, insisting nations must seek to end fighting.
Sworn statement details ownership and management of The Henry Republican Henry Illinois Editors George Burt and George A Burt Henry Ill Managing Editor George A Burt Henry Ill Business Manager George A Burt Henry Ill Publishers George Burt Son Henry Ill Owners George Burt Henry Ill George A Burt Henry Ill Known bondholders none sworn April 3 1947 before J L Jones notary public commission expires April.
A notice from the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company outlines a special meeting at Room 1007 in La Salle Street Station Chicago Cook County on April 22 1917 to consider amending Article V of the Articles of Consolidation and to set capital stock changes including a shift to common and multiple preferred classes with defined dividends and redemption terms. The meeting will address authorization of the amendment and capital stock increases and will include director elections and related corporate actions.
An editorial urges hunting and fishing clubs to convert vast estates into productive crops. It cites a 4200 acre Illinois river island and 25 clubs along the Illinois river, noting wealthy members could fund cultivation and turn land into corn hay and hog farming while promoting a fishing industry.
The President calls for strict economy and increased production of edibles to divert resources from nonessential goods to war munitions. Citizens are urged to advertise unused items to aid the government and support neighbors. Billy Sunday plans a New York campaign with a $65,000 tabernacle. a Billy Sunday Extra will be sold for $1.50 in Greater New York. Measles spread erupts at Princeton with 17 new cases. total cases 109 and 87 homes affected. quarantine lasts at least 14 days after the last case in a family.
In a small town and city 7 inch taller, merchants realize the need for self protection and self defense. They begin advertising measures to safeguard their businesses and communities as the era of caution rises.
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