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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1907
Page
2
A testimonial touts Arbuckles ARIOSA Coffee as superior to hotel coffee and the top packaged brand in the United States. It notes lower cost and long trust with American consumers over 37 years, urging readers to sample the product.
R. A. Ward is named the Magnolia local representative for The Henry Re SB aH and authorizes him to handle all news items and business related to the paper with prompt attention.
Magnolia residents share news of guests from Indiana Virginia and Kentucky visiting families in town. Laboring in nearby towns, trips to lake Lostant and trips by auto are noted along with hospital stays and a funeral.
Magnolia and Strawn churches announce Sunday school and preaching times with special services in August. An ice cream social is planned at Strawn's church on Aug 24 and Magnolia park event is Aug 31. Dr Crewes preaches Aug 25 and Sep 1. Grant W. Hauger, 43, of Magnolia Illinois, died Aug 14 1907 after a life as a Methodist and M W A member. he leaves a wife Nellie Phillips Hauger five children and two sisters. Funeral at Magnolia Methodist Church Aug 16 with Rev Beil. hymn details included. card of thanks from Nellie Hauger and family.
Bluff, Mo business figure C G Hats endorses Buckien's Arnica Salve as the quickest and surest healing salve for sores burns wounds and piles. A J Ironmonger druggist guarantees the product at 25 cents.
MT Palatine social round reports Miss Etta Smith visiting at Tonton last week and Wm Strawn displaying a curiosity about a natural graft cut from a crab apple tree. Mrs C F Anderson of Putnam visited relatives here. Souvenir stationery views of Henry for sale at this office. Tables ten cents. tf
The theatre notice previews Eugene Moore dramatizing The Hidden Hand by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth. Capacious heroine Capitola is set to star alongside Old Hurricane Black Donald and others in a sixteen month transcontinental tour with Australia likely to follow.
Granville editor recounts a peculiar west side wedding lasting three days. Guests brought meats and fruit, four carriages carried the bride to church, and guests broke dishes with silver dollars for the bride, collecting hundreds of dollars in gifts as dishes shattered on the floor and baskets filled with proceeds.
The county court now holds law terms on the third Monday in January and July each year, replacing the October term. The first term under the change closed last Friday and lasted long due to many saloon cases from Mark, Granville, and Standard. Eleven pleaded guilty with fines from 59 to 150 dollars. 17 complaints existed, three unserved, three deficient and dropped. Total fines around 1000 dollars, the largest single batch in the county.
McNabb area social items record Cordelia Wilson hosting two nieces Pauline and Eleanor Shinn of Fairbury and Eleanor Hughes of Granville. Missouri visitors Mr and Mrs Lauder and two sons stopped by James McNabb. Mrs H K Smith and Miss Helen returned from Kansas City. James McNeal of Streator visited Leland Griffith. Dr Cromwell of Henry called. J E Boman from Spring Valley paid a visit Tuesday.
Frank Patterson visits from Blackwell Oklahoma for two weeks to see relatives. A Illinois Central train wreck injures the engineer. Multiple local residents are noted visiting and teaching opportunities for the coming year.
Mrs Albert Ryan and two children have been visiting in Princeton Ind for two weeks. J P Merritt and wife spent Sunday at the home of Charles Merritt near Wenona. James and Johan Arnold bought a new two seated automobile. Miss Anna Mortenson returned home from Chisago Sunday evening after visiting relatives and friends the past week.
A J J Ironmonger sells Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised by S Jemison of Spring Grove York County Pa who reports five years of successful family use and widespread recommendations in York County.
Bids opened by trustee Walter Reeves in Streator for the Devlin Coal properties include a $525,009 cash offer by Frank Smith and a $710,000 on‑time proposal by a Geary of New York. Valuation totals cited reach about $1.251 million with liabilities around $1.406 million. court rules require cash bids meet 75 percent of appraised value, making likely rejection of the cash bid and close consideration by Sept 6.
Delayed reports from High Prairie list Elsie Putcamp visiting her sister Mrs W Winship and John Wherry of Tribbey Oklahoma visiting relatives. The article notes Mrs Rebecca Bell of St Louis Mo as an evangelist planning revival services for three weeks at the My E school. Also mentioned are Mrs Oscar Wood of Juniata visiting George Finley and Gertrude Winship hosting Miss Phillips from Sterile Tast.
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