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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
3
Mrs Littie Duncan returns home from Iowa and Kansas improved after her visit. Many residents visit relatives in Peoria Denver Chicago and other towns. events include school and church social plans, farm news, travel updates, and local health reminders. An August 3 birth is reported and nearby weddings and gatherings noted.
Sparland residents including Miss Flora Trompeter and Mrs Ellen Uniter visit Peoria. Joseph Cook and family spend Sunday with Francis Lave Timmons family. Victor Hil of Iowa visits relatives in the area. Reports of social calls, a 10c social, and local gossip about a diamond ring.
Mrs Mohert spent Wednesday with sister Mrs Brier in Peoria. Dwane Stanier of Toulon visited Raymond and Elmer Gruyer last week. Mrs Parish returned to Brazil Indiana. Miss Burres of Sheldon stayed with Miss Mabel Gruner. Mr and Mrs Tom Collins and Mr and Mrs Otto Hurd went to Kewanee in Collings auto last Sunday. O G McCraw family visited North Hampton over Sunday. Mrs John Russell ill but improving. her mother Mrs Reynolds of Peoria with her. Mrs Morris Perkins of Peoria visiting daughter Mrs Armstrong. Funeral attender Himbervot old friends at Henry Stone burial Lawn Ridge Monday. Mrs Mary Peterson sold farm to Mr Bherle at 180 dollars per acre. Martha Hinman visiting brother in Chillicothe.
A. Webber visited on Monday and a correction to last week’s notices is issued. The Ladies’ Aid will meet with Mrs. Ernest Dee Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie’s wineman entertained Mrs. James Real and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Real Tuesday. Bulbert Harris went to Kansas last week. Julia Hogate and Eva Harris visited Roy Stone Monday. Frank Bell and Laura Burch with baby had dinner at John Reid Saturday. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets, sold by A. J. Crnmongor, are recommended for digestive issues.
Fire destroyed the Catholic parsonage at Meta Mora last Monday dawn. Firemen confined flames to the parsonage and saved the church after an attic flare rekindled in the afternoon. Also notes Gatera population drop from 5665 to 4835 per recent census. A P Nelson of Galva, long Rock Island foreman on the Peoria line, takes over section 167 on Bureau Junction branch with pension potential at 70.
Beginning July 7 1910 regular meetings of the Board of Review of Marshall County will be held at the Court House in Lacon Illinois at nine thirty a m and one thirty p m on Monday through Friday each week until work is completed All complaints must be in writing and signed or in person by August 15 1910 Address all communications to Board of Review Lacon Ill By order of the board D L Hartley Clerk
A brief item highlights a sharp take on local affairs in Central TH with emphasis on reader engagement. It notes a new public stance and invites citizens to consider the argument presented by the paper.
A Lawn Ridge page recounts Lucy Wilcox healing after a blackberry patch accident. It notes visits from relatives, tea gatherings, threshing season, and social events with residents such as the Saunders, Walters, and Ames families. Henry Stone, pioneer and trader, dies in 1919 with a Lawn Ridge burial on August 1, 1910 referenced among attendees.
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