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Newspaper

Henry Republican

Location

Henry, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1917

Page

9

Local Happenings Highlight Small Town Business and Accidents

A condensed weekly note lists three enlistments in Peoria for the army, a Maxwell car driven by a woman overturning on Log Cabin hill with no injuries, coal mine activity north of Sparland, a diamond medal contest in Pontiac with Helen Coppin among contestants, and a morning marriage license incident near Putnam.

Undercliff Hill Norma Fountain Will Fountain Keota Elizabeth Fountain Whitefield George Wheeler Putnam Long Beach Wenona Wenona Boy Scouts Maxwell Hagel & Son Peoria Sparland F.-A. Barr John Steele Mason Wilson Putnam County Senachwine Township Lake Senachwine Pontiac Chautauqua Helen Coppin Virgil Gordon Pontiac Pontiac Assembly Joseph Finnegan Bradford Broadmoor Northwestern Mr. Elliot L. D. Gregory Gregory

Peoria Henry Colony Holds Fourth Annual River Excursion

The Peoria Henry colony’s fourth annual trip on August 4, 1917, aboard the Julia Belle Swain from Fulton street, featured a successful voyage with business elections and a social return. Officers elected include President Barney Yaeger and Vice President Robert L. Eckhart, with Mrs. A. A. Knapp as secretary and Mrs. Anna Keith as treasurer. The gathering honored Mr. Worley for service before adjourning and reuniting with old friends along the river.

Peoria-Henry Julia Belle Swain Fulton Street Lacon 8. A. Worley Barney Yaeger Robert L. Eckhart A. A. Knapp Anna Keith Frank Ward W. W. Dewey John Abrams Julius Krenz Willard King A. Worley Harvey Leech Worley Peoria J. Logan Jones

County Exemption Board Reports Draft First Call

The county draft board completed examinations for 280 men and prepares to act on exemption papers. About 42 were rejected on physical grounds, 15 did not respond, and Marshall county’s first draft quota is roughly 154 with about 76 expected to be accepted, prompting a possible second call.

District Exemption Board Peoria Marshall County Army I. S. Donelson Lacon Tair Halil Camp Grove Angel Alvarez LaRose G. BE. Ellison Wenona L. I. Shreve Toluca E. T. Smith Magnolia W. A. Colson Varna Clyde L. Roof Wyoming J. M. Pratt J. C. Durst Simeon Smith Sparland W. Meier Henry H. L. Hurt A. Kock R. Anderson Washburn M. R. Gallup A. Pallocci John Franklin John Spicer F. A. Kuken F. N. Heckard H. H. Sargent Barton Wier Robert King Venona A. B. Schick J. BE. Herry C. T. Nightwonger William Schull W. E. Broaddus H. G. Wood J. H. Ames Chillicothe H. R. McClure Rutland G. J. Manning Bradford Edward Baggs Joseph Schwartz Lewis F. Peltz Hans Jenson A. Bienemann L. N. Zimmerman O. H. Bendlin L. E. Pople J. F. Murray H. M. Stateler

Personal notices and local legals from Tiskilwa

Grace Blazey returns from visit to Miss Dorothy Cromwell. Gertrude and Emma Schmitt visit Gertrude's mother Mrs Lena Schmitt at Sonnemin Alfred. Two year old son of Charles Green of Lacon loses ends of three fingers in lawn mower accident. Wheat from Ferdinand KaPraun yields about forty bushels per acre. John Hartley learns Rev Fr Brennan reports warm weather in Brooklyn. News includes a divorce suit by Ethel Mitchell against George Mitchell filed in October term. A corn stalk tall tale and a boy nearly starved on raw corn amusements abound. Alfonso Grey suffers severe hand injury requiring amputation of a finger. Lacon witnesses include Dr Swem and several locals in the John Green estate case verdict for $1440.

Grace Blazey Tiskilwa Dorothy Cromwell Gertrude Emma Schmitt Gerstrude Lena Schmitt Sonnemin Alfred Charles Green Lacon Ferdinand Ka- Praun N. J. Webber Denver Denver Daily Post Colorado Joseph Garrity Chicago Henry Sam Neal King O. B. Yarnell Venona Benedict St. Bede's College Pert St. Joseph's Father Benedict Alfonso Nick Grey Ben Sivell George Warren Hans A. Otto T. C.tibbitts C. Waterous Levi Durflinger Thomas Hubbell J. R. Paskell C. E. Elliott John Green Gregg John Green, Sr Richard Street Jacobs, Black and Magoon Potter

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