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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
9
Misses Millie and Dorothy Granburg dine with friends in Peoria. Henry’s Christmas candles illuminate Putnam area as city loses power Sunday. Princeton to dedicate a $20 900 city hall heated from its own power plant this month.
The city welcomed numerous Christmas gatherings as families hosted relatives and friends from Freeport Peoria La Prairie Gardner Urbana Toluca Henry Henry Henry and Chicago. Notable hosts included C F Snyder C A Pratt Landlord John Kirby Hiltabrand Merritt Aukland Burt Blaisdell Adams Mead and many others sharing extended dinners with spouses children and guests.
Rev. O. T. Dwinell calls Peoria district churches to treat the second quarterly conference as a church convention. Each church to tailor its program with key matters, invite neighboring pastors, and plan a light lunch to minimize trouble. A schedule lists Jan dates from Henry to Whitefield and a New Year’s ball prize at the Henry opera house won by Clarence Phillips with Miss Helen Hadfield.
The Woman's club met December 29 at the Commercial club rooms with Mrs. Disosway presiding. Members discussed The Merchant of Venice and Portia portraits by Mrs. Paskell and Misses Evans Sievers Gilpin and others. Guests included Mrs. J. C. Blaisdell and Miss Helen Slowers. Roll call quotes from Shakespeare. Meeting adjourned for two weeks.
The passage reflects on a tumultuous year with the Titanic disaster, cyclones, floods in Ohio Indiana and southern Illinois, severe heat and droughts, and heavy snowfalls in Colorado and Ohio. It closes with hope for a kinder 1914 and better fortunes for readers.
Obituary notes the life of William W Sleater 51 of this city who rose to auditor at Central & Eastern Illinois Railroad after early school years and work in town He leaves a wife two sons in St Louis and siblings George Sleater Mrs Ironmonger and Bertrand Sleater Funeral held in St Louis with Ironmonger and George Sleater in attendance.
A wedding took place at 1 p.m. on Wednesday December 31 1913 at Mrs Alice Williams home on School Street Henry with Miss Frances Felicite marrying Clyde E Allen son of Mr and Mrs Joseph E Allen of McNabb. Rev J E Mercer officiated. The couple will reside on a farm near McNabb after a brief honeymoon. The issue also reports a lawsuit in Judge Westcotts court with Sheen Coan Co of Chicago vs Gordon Bros of Granville over 114 dollars, ending in a verdict for the defendants. The piece notes southern corn yields, boys clubs, and a Harper's Weekly remark on future farmer prosperity, ending with a student exchange on country and man.
Chaste and beautiful Christmas Eve cantata presented by the Sabbath school in a decorated church. The Christmas tree, provided by Alex Brown and A G Hillabrand, drew great interest from children. Principal parts included Arleene Hunter as Christmas Queen and Louis Kraus as Santa Claus.
The united Protestant churches of Henry announce a week of prayer with services each evening from Monday January 5 through Friday at local churches. Topics range from Thanks giving to Humiliation to Missions and Families and the Young, inviting the public to attend any or all services.
The Sauk Center letter defends cooperation for higher apple profits with a numeric example. It also notes demand for better plays, highlighting The Great Divide touring to Henry Opera House January 2 after long runs in New York. The New York Commercial critic called the performance agreeable and surprising.
Times of services listed for St Johns Episcopal Church include an 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist with sermon, and 4:30 p.m. Evensong with sermon led by F. W. Haist as Priest in Charge.
The Methodist Church lists services: 4:45 a m Sabbath school led by M L Coan with Men’s Bible class, 11 a m public worship with Lord's Supper, Epworth League at 6:30 p m, 7:30 p m public worship with Rev O T Dwinell preaching. St Joseph's Church offers 8 a m low mass weekdays and 8 a m Sunday low mass with 10 a m sermon, 7:30 p m benediction.
St Marys Church holds daily mass at 7 a m with a high mass and English sermon. Sunday high mass and English sermon at 7 a m morning. Low mass and German sermon at 10 a m. Sunday afternoon service at 2 30 p m conducted by R M Gensler.
At the Voters League session in the M B church lecture rooms last Friday evening Rev. G T Griscel resigned as secretary and treasurer and Miss Bella Evans was elected to fill the vacancies. A three member committee Mer cer Williams and Hillabrand will study legal questions for the upcoming election. The next meeting is set for Friday Jan 2 1914 at 7 30 p m in the city council room. Arthur Newell 11 ½ year old son of Mr and Mrs Newell who moved to the Bobby residence on Western avenue won the Booster prize at Hexter Bros store in Lacon and now owns a $300 piano with a vote total of 4641110.
Guy Forrest his wife and two sons arrived to spend the winter in Detroit Florida visiting his brother Dr Forrest landlord of Hotel Detroit. Guy Forrest will oversee a ditch building crew along the canal and son Ben Forrest works on dredge related tasks. Mrs T Floyd Monier formerly of Miami visited her father J M Powers and family and returned to Miami with her kindergarten class.
The regular annual meeting will be held in Ziegler's hall on Monday January 12 at 1 o'clock p m. to elect three directors for a three year term and one director to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of F E Kerns and to transact other business as may properly come before the meeting.
The town schedules a dance at Chauncey Peters on Wednesday evening January 7 1914 with music by Chillicothe orchestra. The notice notes civic activity and public reflections on voting and private graves. It mentions local residents visiting and various community updates from Putnam County and nearby towns.
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