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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
3
Local column recounts family visits in Peoria and nearby towns. Notes marriages births and engagements, farm life, auto mishaps, and community events in Sparland and surrounding areas with names of residents, visitors, and places like Peoria Lacon Starved Rock Bushnell and Henry Illinois.
Sunday and weekend visits fill Broadmoor with family calls from Tilkilwa Kewanee and Peru. Local events include an ice cream social to benefit the Red Cross and a scarlet fever quarantine in the Montgomery family.
Mrs William Struben of Yadger Whitefield visited Sparland last Sunday. Leroy Newell bought a Studebaker and delivered it home last Friday. John Steele and family of Henry are now in a new O Leary building with coal delivery work. Roy Nightwonger has a shoe inspector job in Chicago begun last Wednesday. Edward Baggs has returned from work. Rain is forecast to help berry picking and fruiting. Henry and the Mattison family visited and saw Mrs Beardsley and Mrs Bush, both noted as poorly or busy.
Miss Mabel Gruner and friends visit Pontiac with Mrs James Green and Kathryn Jackson while Virginia Wilmot stays with Mrs Will Stowell. Families from Chillicothe Green Valley La Prairie and Speer host and visit through the week. A wedding in Lacon and a birth for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Green round out the social items.
Sighs for rain mix with family news as Guy Smith and wife welcome a baby boy. A new Overland joins the Moores, Mayzella Miles nurses at the George Waughop home, and Ale x Wels and George Johnson buy cars. The Peoria marriage of Rose Bly and Léalie Watkins is noted. Ida Uwyer will teach Bon ham school. Hans A Otto comments on New York. Glen Wagner visits en route to Minnesota. Jay Barnes party travels by auto to a northern resort. Ham Hughs family vacation at the club house. registered men face boards or army draft enforcement.
Coming Tuesday August 21 1017 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and every third Tuesday forenoon thereafter at the Camp House. Bit ting glasses.
Probate matters list inventories, appraisals, and distributions for deceased Henry Hisher Otto Gustafson Sherman Sperry Clarence Snitcliffe James Downgend Thomas Connell Mary Sewards Marie Appel Rother, and others Real estate transfers include multiple conveyances in Henry and nearby areas Marriage licenses issued for Will Dixon and Ethel Snow Henry Doering and Mayme Distler Fred Ford and Hoa Schmidtt.
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Tablets as a cure for a unspecified disease. It promises results in most cases when users follow plain directions included with each package.
The Saratoga M E Church reports 29 Sunday school attendees and 565 cents collected with a year-ago comparison in cents. Rev Jacobs delivered a splendor sermon and the district superintendent salary was fully funded. Messages urge contributions to the treasurer Robert Kelley and announce a La Prairie meeting led by Dr McBroom. Enlistment totals for Illinois in the regular army rise to 5151 above the state quota of 11276, with seven new companies mobilizing at Camp Lowden and locations listed in Champaign Aurora Rockford Monmouth Peoria Freeport Decatur.
Toluca to celebrate Labor Day September 3 and continue with Home-Coming on Tuesday and Wednesday. Attractions include two high class acts offering free performances on streets all three days. Mullins Maselea Belles and Miss Happy Harrison engaged for the event. Col McVicker auctioneer has moved to 606 Central street Peoria and invites friends.
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