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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
3
Local items recall a busy Sparland week with visits from Ed Corcoran Hoadley and missed electricity outages. Labor Day plans feature Hon. Owen Scott as speaker while residents report harvests, travels, and community events including a band concert and a weekend trip to Al Fresco Park.
Robert Turnbull Jr. in Chicago last week. John Reynolds took an excursion to Niagara Falls. Misses Cora and Beulah Reynolds attend Institute at Princeton this week. Richard Davidson and Mike Hackett visited Peoria Thursday. Nellie Burnett to teach near Mason City next year. Mr and Mrs James Davidson and others attended a dinner hosted by Mrs Will Riddell of Sparland for Mrs Sempie. Harold Dryden of Peoria visiting at I. T. Burnett home. Mrs Thomas Scott and Walter of Perry, Ta visiting relatives here. Harold and Grace Hunt left for Cedar Rapids after two weeks here. Birth: Aug 12 a daughter to Mr and Mrs Al McCulloch. Frank Barnes of Wyoming and Emily Barnes of Princeton visited Mrs H N Wilmot. Claud Calder returned from Paxton visit. Patrick Colling dies after illness.
Long list of brief town news from La Prairie including visits by Patrick Collins and Mary Smith, moves, job changes, and social calls. Mentions a shooting scare, a pioneer’s death, and plans for a Sunday school picnic at Root's Grove with committee assignments and participant schools.
Mr and Mrs Frank Anderson and son Ivan spent last Sunday at George Finleys Rev J B Dille preached a large crowd Sunday evening at Whitefield Mr and Mrs Lindsey Anderson and children were Pearls visitors from Friday to Sunday Mrs Allen Moffitt traded in Henry and her sister Miss Winnie Taylor joined her for a week J H Williams and family of Putnam were visitors at Frank Bells Mable McClane Laura Bell Winnie Taylor Roy Stone Joe Burch and Clarence Lamb were entertained at Allen Moffitts last Sunday Mr and Mrs Frank Bell John and Charley were trading in Henry Monday
Mrs. Alice Brimmer visits her mother in Chillicothe while wm Foster brings in the wheat crop praised as the sole in the vicinity. Farmers report damaged corn from a recent wind and rainstorm and oats stored late. Road improvements include a new steel bridge near Sweetman corner. Rev J A Runalls assists in Turnbull funeral as old friends gather strength in town.
South Milo and nearby residents share visits and travels with relatives in Neponsit Peoria and Bradford Several social visits include Mrs Maud Moffitt and Winnie Faylor Mrs Laura Latourette of Bradford visits her mother and sister Eldna McClane spends time with Alta Orwig Winnie Taylor takes a vacation from Henry work to visit family and old friends Rev J B Dille preaches at Boyd s Grove and advocates for the Conference Claimant society William Shorts suffers paralysis and is cared for at home awaiting transport home from Ed Jennings barn with his buggy horse returning home later
William McColl aged 34 and Dora McGee aged 18 from Steuben township visited the county clerk for a marriage license and certificate. They paid 2.60 for a certificate, believed the clerk’s papers sufficed, and later corrected the situation by a proper ceremony with Squire Zimmerran.
An advertisement extols a tonic for torpid liver and weak digestion. It claims the product restores stomach activity, blood secretion, and overall vitality, detailing ingredients and endorsements while urging continued use for vigor and strength.
The Illinois State Reformatory at Pontiac releases its eighth biennial report noting 352 paroled inmates to Cook County since 1904. Of these, 219 completed parole satisfactorily, 46 returned to crime or prison, 14 violated parole, and 1738-10 percent recidivism is shown.
A Winona preacher urges love for neighbor while a pupil defines spine with a humorous misinterpretation. A minister in a nearby town laments vanity in youth while urging respectful conduct. the text captures fragmented quotes on morality and social behavior.
Dr. Carpenter of Peoria closes a Sunday sermon arguing death is not an evil but a good when stripped of fear. He promotes a broad faith that sees pain and suffering as part of development and labor as a blessing, softening the grave’s terrors.
Fragmented court docket shows names Feazel Kern Haws and Bulleyment against Starliper plus multiple estate and property references. Scattered entries include trespass, administrators, and block and lot descriptions such as Toluca Ada Wallace and Devore Rachke.
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