Arrested for Stealing: Holden Linked to Hide Theft Ring
Ed Holden is accused in Putnam and Chillicothe of stealing cattle hides, forging checks to James Wilson, and selling hides plus stolen chickens. Authorities identified marks on hides, traced sales to Tom Winchester, and tied Holden to multiple thefts and a livery rig. He was jailed in Putnam and bound over for grand jury action in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holden
James Wilson
Putnam
Wm Murphy
Charles Morgan
Henry
Mr. Murphy
Dennis McAvoy
Rock Island
Chillicothe
Tom Winchester
Mr. Morgan
Daniel Vail
Winchester
Jamies Wilson
Mr. Winchester
Murphy
Ed Holden
Thomas Soper
Paskell
W. W. Eagleston
George Anderson
Coldwell
E. E. Downey
Senachwine Township
Hennepin
Cecil
Seneca Hunter
Frank Coldwell
Kelly
Joliet
Fred Raymonds drama transports Arkansas moonshine life
The review praises Fred Raymonds melodramatic comedy based on a former Arkansas train robbery. It portrays life, love, mystery, and intrigue among moonshine mountaineers, presented at the opera house last Friday to a fair house amid rain. The production is deemed wholesome and well staged despite a small theater, with kudos to Mr. and Mrs. Eagleston for securing the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansaw
Arkansas
Fred Raymond
Raymond
Opera House
Fair House
Eagleston
Thester
Town Auditors Meet to Audit Town Claims
The board of auditors of Henry town in Marshall County Illinois will meet at the city hall on Tuesday September 3 1907 at 10 o'clock to audit all claims against the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Auditors
Henry
County of
Marshall
State of
Illinois
Reds Win Another In Low-Scoring Baseball Clash
Henry dominated on the mound with nine strikeouts and five in the fifth inning, delivering a 7 to 1 victory for Peoria Saratogas over the Reds. Conway sparked Peoria with a first inning tally, while Ellganger and Abby lesioned the catching duties, but the visitors managed only three hits and failed to score after the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Peoria Saratogas
Conway
Peoria
Ellganger
McManus
Saratogas
Henry
Manski
Forrest
H. Smith
Coe
Slewers
Kelly
Henninger
Heninger
O. Smith
Smith
Abby
HPO
A. B. Saratogas
Lincoln
Wills
Powers
Eynatten
P Stee
Weeee
Glatz
Fuse Manski
Cee
Gaeeee Forrest
Siewers
Heininger
Wee Ee
Saratogas Henry
Bynatten
Sara
Hartogas
Ney. Fair
Hidden Hand stage adaptation at New Opera House Henry Ill
The four act play The Hidden Hand by Eugene Moore debuts at the New Opera House in Henry Illinois on Saturday September 14 with Capitola the heroine. Critics praise the dramatic adaptation preserving the original charm and vivid Blue Ridge settings while manager Fred C. Conrad assembles a strong company for what promises to be a top season draw.
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Blue Ridge Mountain
Virginia
Fred C. Conrad
Community Notes From Henry Area City Pages
Various local items report moves and guests in Henry and surrounding towns. Miss Cecelia Corwin of Chicago visits Miss Lulu Hillabrand. Rev G E Young visits Yates City for Home Coming Festival. Mrs Lizzie Zenor and Miss Mattie Evans learn of cousin Laomer West’s death in Los Angeles.
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Cecelia Corwin
Chicago
Lulu Hillabrand
Holmes Morrison
Peoria
Henry
Bradford
John Niece
George Redden
Lacon
Wyoming
Big Bend
Granville
David Swain
Perennebla
Marshall County Board of Review
Rock Island
Sparland
Yates City
Young
Presbyterian Church
C. Willison
Lizzie Zenor
Mattie Evans
Laomer West
Los Angeles
Cal
West
Magnolia
Illinois River
Memphis
Roosevelt
Michael Balenselfen
Charles Hubbell
Hubbell
Clara Williams
Spokane
Wash
Allan
Minneapolis
F. E. Stocking
Miss Williams
I. M. Forbes
Canton
Fulton County
Mr. Forbes
Life and Death Gleanings From Henry Community
Obituary notices detail the passing of Adam P Brown aged 83 at his Henry home after a stroke on Sunday. Born 1833 in Pennsylvania, he lived 85 years on a Crow Meadow farm and left behind three surviving children. The piece also covers the death of Edna Lenore Schaeffer 35 of Henry after a hospital operation, and notes a South American cattle breeder visiting Lenwood Stock Farm seeking Short Horns, praising I M Forbes.
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Adam FP. Brown
Adam Plimpton Brown
Lester
Greenstreet
Mr. Brown
Washington County
Pennsylvania
Urbana
Ohio
Marshall County
Illinois
Isabella Eckles
Hiram Eckles
Brown
Crow Meadow
Mary
J. R.veach
Clara
Harriet D
Blanche W
William Morrison
Los Angeles
Cal
William J
Hiram Lester
Adam P. Jr
Henry
D. S. McCown
Henry Cemetery
Jaeeca Charles Perdew
Henry Burkhart
Frank Hartley
Ednal Lenore Schaeffer
George and
Lenore Schaeffer
Grand Rapids
Mich
J. B. Whiting
Chicago
Jessie
Imourn
L. Turner
Dr. Swein
Curtis Willison
Carl
Fred
North Yakima
Wash. George
Lenore
South America
United States
I. M. Forbes
Lenwood Stock Farm
Forbes
Barn Raising At Monier Farm Ended In Gala Celebration
At Thomas Monier’s La Prairie farm a large community barn raising drew about 150 participants and families. After the frame went up, ice cream and cake fed the celebrants on the lawn amid merry laughter. The event promised Monier a well appointed live stock house. Also noted is the Chicago marriage of Charles M Manski to Miss Anna Riesberg in Peoria. Charles, 31, works with The Hub in Chicago and is the son of Amel Manski formerly of Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Monier
la Prairie Township
William Monier
Monier
C. M. Manski
Anna Riesberg
Chicago
Herman Hofer
West
Clam and Pearl Hunter Sells Pearls Across River
Casper Wright, long the sole clam and pearl hunter on the upper Illinois, reported selling a pearl found near the Grey Hagle hull in New York for 1000 dollars and two others near Peoria for 1800 dollars. He also shipped clam shells to eastern button factories, noting water levels affect fishing and predicting better catches after a four foot fall.
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Casper Wright
Henry
Illinois
New York
Peoria
Herfry
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Holden the
Man
J. M. Williams
J. J. Buard
BE. Downey
Puttam
Tom
Mr. Soper
Camp House
Town Auditors’ Meeting
REDS
Henry Gingered
H. Lester Brown
Adam P. Brown, Jr
Edna Lenore Whiting
Edna Lenore
Nonie Schaeffer
Wesleyan Hospital
East Carroll Street
Charles W. Ross
The
Christian Church
William Duke
Alexander Doelzer Wilbur
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