Independent phone exchange planned for La Salle Peru
Northern Illinois independents form plans to create a new company with stock to install an automatic exchange in La Salle and Peru. Key figures from Princeton, Sandwich, Henry, Ottawa, Streator, and Chillicothe pledge stock. aim to challenge Bell toll service and expand local coverage within weeks.
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Peru
Illinois
Harrison House
la Salle
International Independent Telephone Association
O. A. Coles
Aaron Dunbar
C. V. Field
Elmer Capp
Bureau County Independent Telephone Company
Princeton
F. Z. Ames
Central Illinois Telephone Company
Sandwich
C. A. Camp
Henry Telephone Company
Henry
H. @. Barbour
The
Home _ Telephone company of
Ottawa
F. T. Patterson
Strea
Illnois
Central Union Telephone Company
Bell Concern
Bell Company
Home Company of
la Salle County
Home
Ottawa Company
Merchants’ Association of la Salle
Central Union
Bell
Death of Edward Kermeen a Man of Quiet Dignity
Edward Kermeen born January 6 1822 on the Isle of Man died April 21 1908 at 86 after a long life marked by honesty kindness and devotion to family He emigrated to America in 1856 living in Brimfield Galva Saratoga Township and Henry North Dakota later owning 200 acres in Saratoga Township Funeral held at his home with a large gathering and a church quartet Interment in Henry cemetery Card of Thanks from his wife and children expresses gratitude to helpers and singers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Kermeen
Kirk Mackel
Isle of Man
Marguerite
Jane
Kneal
Kirk Brethren Church
James McCarty
York, Neb
Porter Martin
Laurens
Will McAfee
Saratoga Township
Marshall County
Ill
America
Brimfield
Galva
Henry, Nl
Kermeen
William Street
Will Hannum
Worth McVicker
Mr. Keller
T. A. Beall
Henry Cemetery
Thomas
York
Neb
James Kermeen
Robert Lerwin
Kanknee
Eve Lippert Kramer
Gross Ausheim
Germany
Kramer
Henry
Putnam
Bureau
St.Mary's Church
Tiskilwa
Father Pierson
Christ
Jesus
Mrs. Kramer
Theodore Bickerman
Lipperts
Bickermans
Lawrence Lippert
Los Angeles
Cal
Adam Lippert
Magnolia
Blazey
Marla Barto
Tis- Kilwa
Frank Kramer
Subscribers praise southern coast trip from Los Angeles to Glendive
Frank Griffith of Glendive Montana says in a letter that he and his wife enjoyed a pleasant journey through the south and along the coast from Los Angeles to Portland and back via Spokane. He notes meeting several people including Putnam county residents J. B. Thornton Oliver Smith Mrs. Joseph Merritt Mrs. B. C. Griffith Will Beck and others formerly of Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Griffith
Glendive
Montana
Wife
Los Angeles
Portland
Spokane
Putnam County
J. B. Thornton
Oliver Smith
Joseph Merritt
B. C. Griffith
Will Beck
William V. Griffith
John Thornton
S. B. Wilson
Henry
Bird Day at School House
Arbor and Bird Day exercises at the high school drew Mrs T L Jones Mrs G M Locke Mrs R F Burt Mrs Lovett Mrs Halbleib Mrs Hendrick Mrs Otto Perdew Mrs Frommel and Mrs Thomas Wabel along with lower grade pupils They viewed first and second graders reading originality by students and a bird themed program with essays recitations and music The sixth grade also contributed four girls with original bird stories A heavy shower left the visitors stormbound until tea time with an invitation to return
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T. L. Jones
G. M. Locke
R. F. Burt
Lovett
Halbleib
Hendrick
Otto Perdew
Frommel
Thomas. Wabel
Students Receive New Testaments for Perfect Attendance
Rev H W Burger announced a reward for perfect Sunday school attendance through Easter. Ten scholars earned morocco bound gilt edged New Testaments with Westminster catechism: Harrison Gregory Marie Gregory Edwin Jenness Eugene Jenness LeRoy Stringer Vera Stringer Kenneth King Glendine Kirkpatrick Otis Stevens Mannard Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Burger
Harrison Gregory
Marie Gregory
Edwin Jenness
Eugene Jenness
LeRoy Stringer
Vera Stringer
Kenneth King
Glendine Kirkpatrick
Otis Stevens
Maynard Bell
Memorial Day Observance Moved to Friday in Henry
Henry plan Memorial Day events for 2 30 p m Friday May 29 in Central Park. Due to traders closing Saturday May 30 committees approve the date change. Rev H W Burger chairing speakers secures Bishop Fallows to deliver the address a former Union army chaplain with tales of the late war. Program includes martial music songs by students reading the Declaration of Independence and cemetery decorations with further details to follow.
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Henry
Central Park
H. W. Burger
Bishop Fallows
Delegates Named for Illinois at National Charities Conference
Governor Deneen selects Illinois figures to attend the National Conference of Charities and Corrections in Richmond Virginia May 6 to 18. Included are Right Rev Edward A Osborne Bishop William F McDowell Samuel Fallows De Frank Billings and state officials and hospital superintendents. Also notes Amza Joyce’s Erie canal tow boat relic and local farming trade on Saturday.
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National Conference of Charities
Deneen
Illinois
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Richmond
Edward A. Osborne
Springfield
Episcopal Church
William F. McDowell
Chicago
Methodist Church
Samuel Fallows
Reformed Episcopal Bharyh
de Frank Billings
State Board of Public Charities
William C Graves
William B. Moulton
Illinois Civil Service Commission
Janet Addams
Hull House
Murphy and Smith
State Penitentiary
Mallary
State Reformatory For Boys
Hart
St. Charles
Ophelia M. Amigh
State Institution For the
Lincoln
Podstata
Northern Hospital For the Insane
Elgin
Greene
Eastern
Kankakee
Gillette
Central Hospital
Jacksonville
Athon
Southern
Anna
Zeller
General Hospital
South Bartonville
Somerville
Soldiers' and Sailors’ Home
Quincy
Amza Joyce
Erie Canal
Buffalo
Ann Joyce
Fulton Line
Oriskany
Utica
Syracuse
J S. Townsend
Henry
Neb
Golden Wedding Celebrated by Hyndshaws in Council Bluffs
The April 29 Nenapriel notes the 50th wedding anniversary of Silas C. Hyndshaw and wife, longtime Henry Ill. natives who later lived in Chicago before moving to Council Bluffs to reside with daughter Mrs. D. W. Bushnell. The couple, married April 12, 1858, have two children and are active in local clubs.
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Hyndshaw
Henry
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Silas C. Hyndshaw
Walker
E. H. Hutchins
W. T. Law
Edward Street
Nenpariel
D. W. Bushnell
Silas Hyndshaw
Jackson
R. HB. Montgomery
Victor H. Bender
Henry, Ill
Chicago
Bushnell
Hving
Frank Hyndshaw
Ideal Club
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
New Trial Granted in Stoner Hazing Case
Judge Worthington grants a new trial for the five Bradford youths in Stark county. The $14,000 verdict for the Brad word boy injured when seven men tied him in a cemetery faces review after earlier civil and criminal actions. Details recall the 1907 March hazing and subsequent disappearances of key witnesses and suspects.
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Worthington
Bradford
Stoner
Stark County
Joseph A. Weil
Frank J. Quinn
Magoon Barnes
Lacon
Hazers
Arthur Pilgrim
California
Frank Sharkey
Jin Peoria
Arley M. Harwood
William Real
Earl Lattin
Francis Long
Earl Howe
Star
Second annual motor boat race on the Illinois near Peoria Henry
The June 13 event draws an expected 100 entries with new fast craft and Ivy club participation. Prize money includes 200 cash and a silver trophy, plus merchant prizes. Henry and Quincy groups show interest, while Ivy flag rules limit participants to club members, though outsiders may join to race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy Club
Charles W. Harris
Pekin
Harris
Chillicothe
Alton
Chicago
City of
Henry
Harry Tanzer
James McNutt
New Boating Organization
Quincy
Herald Transcript
McClure's May issue previews varied fiction and art
The May McClure's features Percival Gibbon tropical tale In the Dark Hour and Lucy Pratt's Ezekiel in In Charge of Trusty. James Barnes The Silly Ass Anita Fitch The Radical Judge Caroline Dyer The Lie Direct Edward S. Moffatt The Misadventures of Cassidy. Nonfiction includes George Kennan Poverty and Discontent in Russia and Carl Schurz First Days of the Reconstruction. Mrs. Eddy biography, Ellen Terry Autobiography, Flor ence Wilkinson Flower Factory, and notable illustrations by Alice Barber Stephens Brendon Campbell N. Co Wyeth and others. The Flower Factory theme returns as the children’s cry recurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May McClure
Percival Gibbon
Lucy
Pratt
Ezekiel
Trusty
James Barnes
Anita Fitch
Caroline Dyer
Cassidy
Edward S. Moffatt
George Kennan
Russia
Carl Schurz
Mrs. Eddy
Georgine Milmine
Ellen Terry
Olivia
Faust
Lyceum
Mrs. Cutting
Alice Barber Stephens
Brendon Campbell
N. Co. Wyeth
Frederic Dorr Steele
Franklin Booth
Erle Pape
The
Florence Wilkinson
Charles Wilson
Powell in Phoenix Sees Roosevelt Dam and Salt River Valley Growth
Dr Powell toured Phoenix with Green & Griffin in their new auto to Roosevelt Dam under government construction. The dam will create a 17 000 acre basin about 200 feet deep securing valley water. Powell calls Green & Griffin the liveliest west realtors and reports strong southwest outlook with 40 acre holdings yielding 5000 to 7000 dollars yearly and alfalfa values of about 50 dollars per acre alongside rich fruit and vegetable production.
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Powell
Phoenix
Ariz
Salt River Valley
Green & Griffin
Roosevelt Dam
Green & Griffins
Southwest
Chicago cab driver injured after streetcar collision
Dr Edward Burt a medical college student in Chicago examined James Raymond after a streetcar crash. Raymond, a cab driver, sustained three broken ribs and a dislocated collar bone. He is a brother of Mrs C M Dawson and F A Raymond. Friends here express sympathy as he recovers from non fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Burt
Chicago
James Raymond
Raymond
Mr. Raymond
C. M. Dawson
F. A. Raymond
Ex-Governor Yates urged to avoid attacks in nominating campaign
In his own experiences the ex-Governor or Yates should not campaign by abusing the present incumbent. He should hold a loftier view of the office and recognize that such tactics could endanger a Republican nomination and make it not worth having, per the Streator Free Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yates
Streator Free Press
Advertised Letters at Henry Post Office List
Letters remaining unclaimed in the Henry post office list readers names Jas Andrews Edna Carlson Wm Farris Atrim Emma Smith Martley Nibraska Theodore Disosway and P M Ten. Ten pages present in today issue with full dispatch of notices and content.
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Henry Post Office
Jas. Andrews
Edna Carlson
Farris Atrim
Emma Smith
Martley Nibraska
Theodore Disosway
P. M
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