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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1914
Page
9
Public notice announces an executors sale of land from the will of Sidney Ketchum deceased. The sale is authorized by the probate records in the Record of Wills and will be conducted in the county court during the January term 1916.
Public vendue at the bank corner in Champaign County Illinois offers the sale of a half section of land near the county seat. The listing includes detailed terms, lease obligations, and a two stage bidding process for parcels or the whole, with purchase details to 1916 and ownership to follow.
Reader letter from J. Burdette Baldwin era details a 1864 Lincoln concert at Poole Broddus schoolhouse near Clear Creek, plus coast updates on J. G. Thorn ton, G. W. Prince, and Rev. R. J. Burdette. Mentions Long Beach gatherings, Henry to Kewanee railroad talks, and family ties with Peoria figures Baldwin and Burdette.
A collage of classified notices from Henry Illinois items include FOR SALE offerings such as Duroc Jersey hogs two for a nickel school tablets and dry hard wood cord deliveries. Also ad for Coulter homestead 160 acres in Saratoga township and Center Church oyster program. Bank notice announces First National Bank of Henry annual stockholders meeting January 12 1915 between 10 am and 4 pm.
The Henry City Bridge Co holds its annual meeting at the company office in Henry Ill on Saturday January 29 1916 at 10 o clock am for election of the board of directors for the ensuing year Secretary Joseph N Krenz provides the notice from Henry Ill December 9 1914.
Notice shows a married man with nine years experience in Illinois seeks a farm position starting March 1. He is 86 with no children. References: W D McAtea or Quinn Bros in Henry. prefer Marshall or Putnam counties. Address J I Claycomb New Florence Pay Westmoreland Go-Advt10-312.
Wheatland Township commissioners warn stock owners to keep livestock off roads due to foot and mouth disease. Those allowing stock to run at large will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Bureau County Illinois advertisement dated October 31.
An editorial advocates rehabilitating the 66 miles of obsolete waterway from Chicago to La Salle at under 1 million, arguing the Illinois and Michigan canal can rival the Hennepin system. It notes tolls long and small, and cites federal studies urging an 8 foot channel with outcome to boost Midwest trade and replace rail.
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