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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
6
Listings include Dr C Willett veterinary surgeon and dentist in Whitefield Illinois with round‑the‑clock call service, Barnes Magoons attorneys at law in Lacona Illinois specializing in estates and land titles, First National Bank financials, W W Dewey Sons grain and coal buyers, The New City Meat Market proprietor John Hartley Jr offering fresh meats and cured products.
The State Highway Commission urged township and district clerks to hold semi annual meetings before September to determine and certify the county tax rate under Sections 50 and 56 of the new good roads law. Attorney General Lucey supports early meetings to ensure state aid for road building.
Detectives tracked suspects Spagnaolo and Sirasusa after wives led to hiding spots. The pair fled to Chicago and were nabbed in California with Cahill Demear and McGuire White agency operatives monitoring. Sirasusa faces confidence game charge in Chicago, to be dismissed for La Salle county transfer. Spagnaolo arrested in Los Angeles on murder charge. requisition from La Salle issued.
Campers from Griggsville and Pittsfield left LaGrange locks tents and outfit at the site. They enjoyed a week of fishing bathing boating and frog hunting. The frog hunts used flashlight blinds and yielded a haul totaling 206 3 with a single night catch of 83. Harold Winter led the effort as chief frog hunter and previously worked along the Illinois river.
Henry area in river swamps hosted vast monster frogs and dealer Mr Hunter shipped car loads of logs to New York markets. He later amassed capital to buy a lumber yard and prospered by acquiring a wife and a Hudson car. Also an old worm remedy ad promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer for children with digestive and growth issues.
Judge Israel C Pinkney announces candidacy for Circuit Judge in the Tenth Judicial Circuit with primaries on Sept 18 1913 and a special election Oct 20 1913. He was born on a farm in La Prairie township and has practiced law in Peoria since 1861 serving as City Attorney and Probate Judge.
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