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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1908
Page
4
For sale notices list a six room house at 800 dollars a eight room house at 1 200 dollars and a five room house with good jot at 1 100 dollars. Apply to John Hartley. All rural telephone accounts are due March 1 and statements will be sent to delinquents. Prompt payments appreciated by Henry Telephone Co.
Heving leased the C R Jones ground known as the rice field for hunting and fishing. Warning to all persons to stay off or be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Lui Schmitt, George DeoBoss.
Public sale items listed for H C Swift office including chairs tables rugs and linoleum plus a household inventory. Administrator Harvey Hunter seeks claims against the Perry Dunn estate with a April 6 1908 court date and calls for debt payment. Also notice of administrator sale of Casper C Wood property on March 14 1908 with horses cows wagons harness furniture and more.
Within four months and within six months references show SUGAR GROVE residents Will Klein and his wife hosted a Monday evening card party for a large circle of friends. Visitors included Mr Blackburn and daughter Mrs Will Dorsey. Lloyd McGee plans to go to North Dakota this week. Oscar Diverbiss and family visited John Diverbiss. Henry Merdian and family were guests of Val Bogner. George Wall and uncle Mr Peck visited John Diverbiss. Thomas Monier of Steuben purchased horses on our street. Jay Barnes and family called on Henry Sunday afternoon. An ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough and cold remedy sold by a local dealer.
The Lundy family moved their household goods to Henry after a snowy sleighing day. Roads are poor with drifted snow, delaying mail delivery west of the store corner. John Haylite and Jamily visited Joseph Moody's. many locals spent Sunday with friends and reports note several moving households due to bad roads.
An old advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Remedy as a cure for irregularities and various kidney and bladder disorders. It claims prevention of Bright's disease and diabetes and directs readers to purchase from a local ironmonger vendor.
OCR fragment lists scattered terms with corn oats wheat and dates like November. The garbled text hints at a market page snippet with prices and commodities but is largely unreadable and lacks clear facts or names.
Lacon residents attend long list of events from a postponed firemen ball to visits by Chicago merchants. tributes, family histories, funerals and inquest reports reflect a tight knit community, with notices on Miss Huldah Heinrich, Leighton Davis, Mrs Engelbrecht, and Mrs Mary Engelbrecht.
John Oberer 1824 born German immigrant and carpenter died early Tuesday at his daughter Louise Felger’s home in Lacon. He lived in Lacon since 1860 with his wife who died twenty years ago. Survived by three of four children Amelia Hilger Louise Merger and Carrie Peters. Funeral at his home Friday afternoon conducted by Rev Stephens of the Congregational church. Grandchildren and neighbors praised his character and kindness.
An obituary note reports Mrs. D. M. Dean died at her city home Tuesday morning around 7 o'clock. The fragment also mentions the birth of Miss Bertha Hoffreichster.
Mrs. Mary Powers-Davenport, longtime Streator resident, died at her home 206 South Sterling Street after several weeks of illness. Born February 1833 in Jackson County West Virginia, she moved to Illinois as a child and married James Marion Powers on July 21 1850. Eight children were born from the marriage.
Chicago’s largest music house Lyon & Healy announces a clears sale of pianos with hundreds of instruments offered without reserve. The assortment includes Lyon & Healy, Huntinig, Vose, Knabe, Washburn, Kimball, Chickering and other known makes priced from 120 to 200 dollars and up. Returns accepted if not entirely satisfactory. freight charges borne by the seller.
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