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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
7
Prof. J. R. Bouton serves as the Sparland local representative for the Tenn ey Reec paper and all entrusted items will receive prompt attention. He is authorized to conduct all newspaper business.
Sparland personals announce Bert McLaughlin offering plow polishing and brown leghorn cockerels for sale. A Sparland band mas querade ball is set for Thursday Feb 1. M E church meetings continue for two weeks. Local visits, hunting party bags 45 rabbits, and a basket social at Monier school raising 25.50. Ed Van Antwerp moves into a new home. Fred Van Antwerp, 7, sells 25 Saturday Evening Posts. Hacker of the Journal seeks Lacon post office candidacy. Miss Edith Waugh returns from Chicago, reflecting on teaching work. Mystic Workers lodge installed officers with 95 members in good standing.
Local column reports on events in La Prairie Center and nearby towns. A Santa Fe Edelstein collision killed three and injured others. Rev Herlen to speak Feb 21 on Wagons and Stars with Morphet Stevenson and company performing magic and music to raise funds. The Presbyterian church plans a five room new building pending weather.
An old advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion claiming fat nourishes babies and cushions nerves. It argues scrawniness causes distress and urges sending for a free sample. The label image is advised to be on every bottle wrapper.
Gene Cooper suffered a severe cut on a lip after his sled hit a stump and knocked him between the horses. Minnie Kratz had a head injury and was briefly unconscious. A sleigh overturned during the week. Large crowd at John Mallmann's sale. Card parties at J R Crocker and Mike Hayden. Cecil and Amon Scheelar visited Peoria. Emer Staab remains able to move about.
The Lacon Journal reports competing postmaster applications for Lacon with George Hutchins and Charles Hawker, noting Hutchins seeks Graff’s recommendation while Hawker has grassroots support and 882 signatures. Readers are told Thomas plans to move to California, prompting a likely office change. The paper warns of H B Houck alias and Rogers fraud schemes, offers rewards, and cautions publishers nationwide. Also covered are Varna person Morrell about a magazine scam, Mrs Broske’s chicken routine at the old jail, and poultry association efforts with J N Young and John Watt. Future plans include a Lacon poultry show next December and Wabel’s new flour and feed store with in-house grinding, plus Heim’s real estate office reopening.
Toluca saloonkeepers announce an appeal to the appellate court. Toluca and Bennington township voters see a sheriff candidate on the Democratic ticket this fall. Frank Ball Dick Dunn and Fred Bastian led a rabbit hunt that produced forty three rabbits and pigeons. Reverend Knapp hosted a banquet for the choir and altar boys with plates for twenty four and a lively evening of music and games.
At Camp Grove Ed Hennessey and companions bid in a Jennet mule during a local sale. The animal was paraded on Main street as the crowd watched the playful stunt. A mix up split the original herd with a junior mule joining the buyers after a 5 to 0 vote.
Probate actions include final reports and discharge of executors for Tanquary Moss and others, hearings set for Feb 5 on will probate. Real estate transfers show a series of warranty deeds and lot transfers in Evans and Henry areas. Marriage licenses record George Watkins and Joseph Konrad with respective ages and residences.
The Rev. J C Warren of Sharon Baptist Belair Ga calls Electric Bitters a Godsend to mankind saying it cured his lame back stiff joints and physical collapse. He claims two bottles gave him strength walking three miles in 50 minutes and feeling ready for more. Sold under guarantee at Powell's City Drug Store Henry Ill priced 50 cents.
An office advertises printing services with emphasis on prompt work and urges orders. It promotes school tablets offered at two for a nickel, claiming quality superior to the state.
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