Burglary at Smith & Friederich Store in North Chillicothe
The Smith and Friederich General store at North Chillicothe was broken into Friday, with merchandise valued at 811 dollars 50 cents stolen. Charles Burns tracked the thief to a wheat field near the Santa Fe roundhouse, where a Mexican guard was arrested and bound over to the grand jury in Peoria. A separate note mentions a saloon closing night in Minoak ending with a whiskey mix up in an automobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith & Friederich
North Chillicothe
Charles Burns
Santa Fe Round House
Peoria
Grand Jury
Ra Papa
Fitting Glasses Session at Camp House Third Tuesday
A notice announces a continuing fitting glasses session at the Camp House from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and on every third Tuesday forenoon thereafter.
Open Air Meeting in Henry Addresses Spiritual Renewal
Sunday evening at Central Park drew churchgoers as Rev. M. B. Van Leer urged close communion with God to weather unrest and sin. He preached on Moses and Sinai praising prayer, purity, and a Christ centered life to radiate holiness over Henry. The note continued with obituary details for Sidney Crissy of Joliet, his family, and career, and then local notices of residents and marriages in Bradford.
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Central Park
Henry
M. B. van Leer
Moses
Mount Sinai
van Leer
God
Christ
Church of Christ
Sidney Crissy
Life of Ella DeVoe Remembered From Hennepin to Pasadena
Ella DeVoe, longtime Hennepin resident and early educator, died in Pasadena California on July 15. She taught, sang, and spoke publicly in Illinois Seattle and Pasadena, with a life of service at Pilgrim Congregational Church and in Young Women's Christian Association work. Her friends recall her modest spirit and vigorous life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella DeVoe
Hennepin
Pasadena
Cal
Henry
Illinois
Seattle
Young Woman's Christian Association
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Sunshine Alley Stars Mae Marsh at Henry Opera House
The quaintest play features Mae Marsh in Sunshine Alley a Goldwyn production written by Mary Rider and directed by Jack Noble. Nell loves a bullfinch valued by her grandfather Harbost while Ned Morris helps and the bird becomes central to a hospital visit at a city home. See it at the Henry tomorrow.
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Sunshine Alley
Mae Marsh
Goldwyn
Henry Opera House
Mary Rider
Jack Noble
Everett Shinn
Harbost
Carlo
Morris
Harbest
Nell
Ned
Mrs. Morris
Phillips Family Reunion at Ed Phillips Home Near Magnolia
The Phillips family held its annual reunion at Ed Phillips’s home near Magnolia on Sunday July 27 with about two hundred relatives attending. Ted Phillips aged about 84 rises at 4 am daily and remains healthy. The article also warns of a potential coal shortage this winter and urges readers to stock up while supplies last.
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Irvin Cappertine
Cambridge
James McKean
John Poff
Providence
Im. G. Rees
Lloyd Winslow
Chicago
M. Shimer
Putnam
R. W. Shisiel
Clark Reed
Bride
Omaha
Neb
Clarence Johnson
Ien
Emma Johnson
Harry Lee
Marathon
Iowa
A. W. Shriver
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Peoria
Alice Post
Thomas Code
Bradford
Pradford
Phillips
Ed Phillips
Magnolia
Ted” Phillips
R. W. Phillips
Bloomington
George Phillips
Melvin
Nelson Grant
Fairbury
Jane Warner
Ernest Tansley
Henry
Varna
Tonica
S. B. Merritt
Tonica News
Tincle Ted
Signs of mild or cold winter prophesied in two dispatches
Two July 29 dispatches forecast winter conditions. Milwaukee predicts a mild season as sunspot decline signals gentle weather, while Dowagiac warns of a long cold winter aided by a beech nut surplus. The piece also notes Clifford R. Trimble selling his stake in the Bureau County Tribune to Harlow B. Brown with Trimble shifting to The Honor Roll of Bureau County and fair work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Chris Spaeth
Dowagiac
Mich
Clifford R. Trimble
Bureau County Tribune
Harlow B. Brown
Mr. Trimble
Bureau County
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Republican
Minoak
Public Service Company OF
Northern Illinois
J. HK. Carlson
Websters Orchestra
Herry
Charles Holt
Kittie Buck
Joliet
Myron
Dana
West Point
U. S. Navy
Aviation Department
Dana Crissy
San Diego
France
Ohio
Mr. Crissy
Jessie Ruck
New Jerusalem Temple
Bay City
Oscaloosa
Broadmoor
Black Diamond
Mgs
Cerry Joe
A. J. Tronmovger, Henry
Cord Tires
Itlee
J. E. Barry & Co
Henry, Ill
V. R. J. Reynolda
Prince Albert
P. A
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
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