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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1921
Page
3
Sparland residents feature court news school visits and club activities Mrs Walter Burnett and Ruth Webster are among locals noted for health and travel while adults attend concerts and meetings The Keep Singing club concert raised funds for Armenian relief and church events mark church services and social gatherings across Sparland and Steuben counties.
The Bethel Sparland and Whitefield churches invite worship at 10 a m 7 30 a m and 2 30 p m with Sunday school at 10 a m Bethel 11 a m Whitefield 1 30 p m Epworth League at 6 45 p m and Thursday communion at 7 80 p m A White Cross day is planned for Sunday May 1 led by Pastor Wm Henry Day.
Sparland High School plans a Friday baseball game against Varna High with the boys team. Miss Root visited on Tuesday. Students Olint Hastings Frances Odell William Osborne Charlotte Russell Louis Royce Bella Rae Vivian Miles Frank Campbell and Margaret Campbell train for declamation under Mrs Hood and Mr Barker. Margaret Campbell also sings in vocal and Mabell Watkins enters instrumental music contest.
Onlookers offer varied judgments of Jimmie as his sister carries him away while he resists. The sister calls him contrary, the father stubborn, the neighbor a little savage, and the mother praises his strong will in this Henry Republican item.
Mrs. Sellers slowly recovering from illness. Hunt attends funeral of cousin Monard Andrews in Paxton. return to Henry by midnight train. Mrs. Moore and children ill. Miss Tracy Ely cares for the sick. Postman hindered by bad roads and rain. Edward Damm elected to Burson School Board. George reelected in Bonham district. Local callers and spring work details. Reading Mrs. Leech’s California letter sparks homesickness and memories of Pasadena and San Francisco.
Court-house notices list transfers including Charles Dille and wife to Bertram Sleater and Evan Sleater in Davis addition Lacon. Lenz to Barker. Evans to McKinney in Richland township. Monahan to Jane Monahan. United States patent to Jefferson Walter in Hopewell. Probate entries cover estates of Ames Lenz, Moritz Horch, Mary Wink, Otto Bluell, Jesse H. Whiting, Adda J. Rowe, Alphonso Seelye with guardians ad litem appointed, will probates, bond settlements, and hearings. defaulted defendants, dedimus petitions, and nunc expeditions noted.
Lacon residents report a clumsy cattle and wolves tale at the county clerk’s office with wolves allegedly roaming. Six infants from South Lacon and eight young from Belle Plain arrive with mothers. Frank Specht and wife plan a May 8 trip to Chicago then Washington and New York, sailing May 12 on the Maritania for France, with routes to London and Wales for Mrs Port and Miss Jones.
Mrs Adam Lowe and Mrs Harry Drake plan to leave Lacon on April 27. They sail from New York on April 30 for the old country and do not expect to return before September.
Camp Grove and surrounding communities report visitors from Peoria Princeton and Chicago as well as local gatherings. Church and club activities include Ladies Aid Stitch and Chatter and Sunday school teachers meeting while ice cream parlor openings and storm damage with telephone lines noted.
Mr and Mrs W Fr David son Ed returned to Peoria. Mrs O Shea stayed for a forge r visit. Mrs S Cornelius came back after a week with her Peoria parents Mr and Mrs Conrad. Jas Herberger rode to Peoria last week. Large church crowd Sunday despite bad roads. Rev Kennedy preached an excellent sermon. Camp Grove leads and invites neighbors to join. Farrel Malone visited with Whoris Riel. Marie Hickey weekend visit with home folks. Jane Roof visiting daughter Mrs John Lawless. Dave Ross and children returned from Eagle Grove Iowa for funeral of her father. Beal accompanied home and returned Wednesday evening to Iowa. Glen Malone and children guests of John Malone. Jess Duncan and Geo Duncan of Spar land visited Bert Duncan Sunday afternoon.
A nostalgic portrayal of country retreat sounds as city dwellers seek rest. The piece catalogs insects, frogs, dogs, windmills, roosters, and morning farm calls, noting how daytime livestock and humans contribute to a growing chorus of rural noise.
A La Salle Post item notes some people prefer quiet rooms in the main building at crowded resorts and recalls a guest who cannot sleep in an annex. In Chillico a holdup at Apollo candy store saw a robber threaten a clerk and take four dollars from a cash register, leaving no trace.
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