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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
2
Round up of social visits, school disruptions due to diphtheria, weddings, several marriages in Magnolia region, Grange and church events, and Christmas activities. Reports include callers in Granville and nearby towns, family travel, a diphtheria quarantine, and a large Santa Claus candy distribution in a store.
The Ladies Aid held a bazaar and social in the hall Saturday evening with good turnout despite bad weather, raising about 50 dollars. Various local residents are mentioned visiting relatives in Chicago Joliet and Hennepin. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Allen on December 16. Dr O Neal who died in Chicago was buried here after a short church service.
Short classified notice advertises lumber for sale at a mill four miles northwest of Magnolia. The seller, Spencer, lists oak and redwood products with a price around 20 dollars per thousand feet.
L H Durley visits Henry forem daughter Mrs Albert Walter Boyle. J E Barbara returns from Texas to attend to business. Board of Supervisors meet in semi annual session. Various locals attend institute at Granville. Commerce fills Hennepin with Christmas goods as shops advertise boots china glassware and hardware. School closes for Yuletide Friday then reopens Jan 2. Christmas tree concert planned at Congregational church. Many residents travel for business, illness hits Mrs A L Weeks family, and a state grange meeting occurs in Peoria. Farmers face rotten corn losses due to heavy rainfall. plan to use spoiled corn for fuel shifting cost to coal suppliers.
An advertisement touts HYOMEI as a cure for catarrh coughs colds croup asthma and related ailments. It promotes a $1 complete outfit from T J Segraves and suggests home use with a rubber inhaler and daily treatments.
The Mt Palatine community celebrated the dedication of Immaculate Conception Church on December 6 1911 led by Bishop Dunne. Fr Schuetz and a corps of priests assisted, with a German language sermon and home choir. The new Romanesque brick building includes memorial windows, a white and gold altar, organ in the balcony, a large rose window, a 2650-seat capacity, a bell from 1865 weighing 667 pounds, and heating by a large furnace. The previous two story brick church began as an academy and college in 1845 and became St Marys church in 1859.
Contractors Wm Nelson and Johnston of McNabb won a $180 contract to raze the old church for a larger up-to-date building. Work began June 26 with three to four helpers and lasted under a week. E H Child of Tonica auctioned the wreckage on July 7, bringing just over $150. Fred Wolf Sr. reportedly took the first holy communion in the old church.
Miss Stella Nelson visits Teft and Miss Helen Funk visits Magnolia while families host guests from Monticello and Peoria. Wedding at the Kahn home precedes obituaries for Johnson of Junes and Bridget Comiskey born in Richland Township. Funeral held at St John’s Lostant with large attendance and processional.
Toluca residents bid farewell to Mr and Mrs Frank Ball and family as they move to Alamosa Colorado. John Korneman suffers a broken leg in a pig related accident. Miss Katie McEntee dies suddenly in Venona while visiting Toluca. Mrs Ria Ball and daughter plan a Florida winter. Luther an church to be dedicated with two services. Chamberlains Tablets advertised for constipation relief.
The ad claims acute indigestion causes death and touts MI-O-NA tablets as a preventative. It urges readers to carry the medicine, promises relief within days, and mentions 50 cent boxes sold by T. J Segraves.
Public sale announced for December 28 1911 at the Charles Wildey farm two miles north Magnolia Ill and south of McNabb Ill on Magnolia Grange Fair Grounds selling seventeen head of horses twenty three head of cattle ten hogs and extensive farm machinery and household goods. Terms: cash under 3100 and credit 12 months on larger sums with 5 percent discount for cash over 10. Auctioneers Col A P Child son with clerk G A Morphew Lunch served.
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