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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
9
Community notes recount visits among residents of Whitefield Princeville and Woodford county. Headlines cover election rules, highway aid and county officer convention dates, sugar stock sales, Peoria to Depue road work, and real estate actions including the Tomlinson estate auction and transfers.
John Hartley, lifelong Henry resident and former postmaster and county clerk, died Tuesday morning after a two week illness. Born January 6 1858 in Henry he served in public life, built up real estate and left a legacy of civic work and roses. Funeral Mass at St Josephs church featured an address on death and gratitude for his upright life.
The Greys defeated Edwards 11 to 2 in a Sunday game at Pavilion Park. Phelps allowed five hits for Edwards with eight strikeouts, while Henrys Stoner homered in the fourth as the Greys surged late. Haas made a key running fly catch, and Edwards managed two runs in the second and ninth innings amid multiple double plays.
The Bogner Auto Co. garage at Camp Grove was entered last Sunday night and robbed of tires tubes and auto accessories worth several hundred dollars. Thieves bored a hole above a spring lock to gain entry and carried away tires and parts from the second story. An adjoining resident woke but did not hear anything as the thieves fled unseen. The Merchants Protective Association advised locking doors until investigators arrived. In other notes a Putnam county picnic hosted by Mrs Eugene Bacon for MEB primary department and Putnam ladies drew about 35 children and 18 adults with a large punch bowl cookies and a joyous outlook.
The business men closed their shops from 9 to 10 30 to attend the funeral. Pall bearers included Theodore Rott Lot Sullivan Peter Green John Hanley William Siewers and John Williams. Burial was in St Josephs cemetery. G E Fenwick was the funeral director. Relatives from Oregon Chicago and elsewhere attended, including Thomas Gorman H P Moran J F Garrity and Charles Hartley with others not named.
A four day baseball tournament at Tiskilwa runs August 19 to 22 with ten games and 2000 dollars in prizes. Schedule lists Tiskilwa, Buda, Bradford, Wyanet, Atkinson games across five days, with umpire Jack Woods noted. An elopement in Davenport follows before the local WCTU meeting at 3 pm Tuesday hosted by Mrs. Henry Morse.
Damp weather moved the Sunday meeting to the M. B. church where Rev M B Van Leer led singing and Rev W J Carpenter delivered a sermon from Matthew II 1 10. He urged care for religious instruction of children and cited Whittier Longfellow and others as believers. Mass times listed for St Joseph and local pastors noted. Fat McBride family left for Madison Wisconsin after two weeks visiting relatives. L B Phillips and wife hosted Mr and Mrs J B Barclay of Moline over Sunday. Judson Ong and wife attended the band concert at Wenona.
Otto Schurz and John visit Henry with various relatives while local homes and businesses see activity. Cars overturn during a Lake Senachwine outing. the region notes river, mud banks, and local shipping. Influenza's legacy links to tuberculosis care. census district appoints John A. White to supervise Illinois 1920 census.
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