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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1913
Page
3
Local items report visits from Abe Ridenour to Bosworth Missouri and Laura Carver attending a funeral. Updates describe illnesses including la grippe and a child’s bronchitis, a few moves, and community sympathy for the Culver and Davis families.
Machinery and tools including Case and Moline plows planters wagons and manure spreaders. Fuller range of dairy equipment grain dumps cream separators power washers heaters fencing buggies whips oils greases and pumps tanks available.
The funeral was held at the Baptist church Sunday at 2 pm led by Rev. Klotzsche. A program by the high school and grammar rooms honored George Washington with recitations, solos, readings, and a dialogue, followed by burial beside the father in Sparland cemetery.
On Feb 1 the high school boys organized an athletic club in the office electing Director A Smith President Chester Van Antwerp Secretary Fred Aitchison Treasurer Yvie Duncan Sheriff Howard Anderson Sanitor Leslie Christman Reporter Tim Watkins. The basement is being converted into a training room.Active members limited to boys. outsiders may join as honorary members with 27 enrolled. Two substantial trapezes have been installed.
School notes report second graders making dollhouse kitchen cabinets. The class also made shield booklets last month. Andrew Costelli left first grade after his family moved to Missouri. The Blues lead the Reds by three in a second grade spelling contest. Miss Vineta Sparr is asked to serve as organist this week. Kenney was absent last Thursday due to fitness issues. Miss Mabelle Pelz was detained from school Friday because of high creek water.
English class members study Sir Roger DeCoverly papers while reporters are appointed. Girls handle physical culture under Milgey and Hoskins. Freshmen review the Third Punic War and glacier topics. Visits from Lacon girls noted. Various grade activities include German translation and geography work. A joke about marriage closes the column.
La Prairie Epworth League plans a home talent play When a Man's Pingle at the town hall Friday evening February 28 with Estella Calder Margaret Webber Lucy Calder Ruth Eenne and Charles Brown Lloyd Longman Dick Calder and Ralph Greene. Repeats March 1 at Speer hall. Norris Root visits due to his father Jemel Root's illness. The United Presbyterian group held a farewell for Mr and Mrs VanPetten who depart for Wisconsin.
South Whiteford items report the Hofer sale drawing a large crowd and property selling well. Local residents greet visitors and visitors move, with notices of mail carrier service and township purchases. Dr King’s New Discovery advertised as effective cough medicine with testimonials.
Wilmer Lyon remains under doctors care with slow recovery causing concern among friends. Jjte Medard plans to clear and renovate living rooms connected to the Cornell store and move his family there for the season. Local housing demand rises and residents urge caution before tearing down more structures. Ice delivery plans were thwarted by a warm breeze from Mexico affecting hopes for summer ice cream. Millard Judd of Glen Elder Kansas visits old friends, now renting out his farm due to changes in the Panhandle. Bert Shane and family consider moving with Rorfl. they have rented a nearby farm. The Aid Society hosted a Valentine social at Mrs. Thomas Collins’s home with good turnout, festive decorations, and a program including recitations by Miss Odellele. A light supper was served as the gathering ended.
Broadmoor residents and friends gathered with 40h-Histler of Camp Grove visiting the area. A E Reese attended a Camp Grove shooting match. Mrs Margaret Hemingway of Llgin visiting home folks ten days. Nora McMannus from North Dakota staying with Aunt Nellie Powers. Mrs A W Shriver visited Putnam relatives recently. Samuel Benham and family moved from southern Indiana. Laura Brown and Margaret Hemingway visited Peoria. John X Brown and wife traveled to Missouri, bought a farm, plan to stay in Illinois for now.
Lacon resident William T Gapen of Fair avenue says Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his backache and irregular kidney action. He recommends them highly for kidney problems. For sale by dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N C sole agents. Remember the name Dean's.
Circuit Court hears attachments and confessions. Probate reports approve inventories and sales for estates of Croft Klees and Kirchman with guardianship and conservatorship filings. Real estate transfers include multiple parcels in Toluca Lacon and Santa Feist additions with several deeds and half interest transfers.
A notice notes a party wall erected on the north lines of Hot 14 and 50 Bouthins of lot 13 Block Toluca. Otto A. Scherer and wife quit claim deed to C B Dorsey. Marriage licenses list Herman Folken and Anna Felt. Isaac Walker and Hthel Hines. Walter Kanive and Josephine Stonier, with respective ages and residences.
In Yukon Missouri a local ironmonger recommends Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for children when a cough medicine is needed. He cites family doctor advice and says it always gives the best satisfaction and he recommends it to others.
Farmers seek simple formalin treatment to prevent smut in seed oats. Method uses one pint formalin per 80 to 40 gallons water, wetting oats, covering 24 hours, then drying. Alternative is dipping sacks in solution for 10 minutes. Cost about two to three cents per bushel. formalin preferred for effectiveness.
J C Hames of Marbury Alabama praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as one of the best, saying it helped all five children. He notes it treats colds and whooping cough effectively, with sale advertised by T J SéBraves and Au Jo Yronmonger.
Fragmentary note traces a dog sale where Brown starts by selling to White for 10 dollars netting White 10 percent, then Green, Gray, and Black each take 10 percent profit. question remains what Black finally sold it for. The garbled text mentions a misdated or mis-typed notice with unclear location and date.
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