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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
2
Local representative R A Ward for The Henry Republican handles Magnolia news. Spotted visits, holidays, school resumes, church events, fraternal lodge plans, and community notices across Magnolia and nearby towns.
Jessie McNabb returns home from Oberlin for the holidays. Also visiting are Leon Sutherland Leland Griffith Cif fora Mille from Champaign Archie McNabb from Ladd and Wana Wilson. Bamgarnet 25 from On.
Last week Tuesday morning news spread that Charles Fasbender had suddenly died. The bereaved family receives heartfelt sympathy from all citizens who recall him as a kind husband and devoted father. He leaves a solid family inheritance.
The second annual McNabb Poultry and Corn association exhibition was held over four days December 23 to 26. The event featured numerous class winners across breeds including White Plymouth Rocks, Buff Plymouth Rocks, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Leghorns and others with many first and second place premiums awarded to W. Griffith F. E. Kerns Kessler Bros J. Otto and more. The report notes a warm reception at the Hoge home and a brief social scene with relatives from Lincoln Chicago Urbana and Venona including a San Francisco earthquake survivor among guests plus a marriage at St Marys parsonage and family visits in the area.
Miss Winifred Brown and W L Watts wed at the bride’s home on December 19. The couple will reside at Dana with the groom’s farm. Christmas events filled Wenona with visitors, church programs, and a well attended celebration.
The undersigned will hold a public sale at his Varna area farm on Wednesday January 15 1908 starting at 10 am. Thirty head of horses including 13 draft colts two years old, one day mare four years old, a dapple grey team seven years old, a roan general purpose team, several mare and colt combinations, road horses and road mares. Terms: credit 10 months on sums over 10 with interest 7 percent if paid late. cash for sums under 10. 5 percent cash discount on sums over 10. No removal until terms met. Auctioneers LEE A BROADDUS M L Buckingham and Joe Carver. Clerk R D McCullough. Lunch on grounds.
An auction set for Friday January 17 1908 at 10 a m lists fifteen horses including a registered Percheron stallion fifty head of cattle and one hundred ten hogs plus farm implements hay and 70 acres of stalks. Terms require cash under ten dollars and credit up to nine months on larger sums with bankable paper issued.
The undersigned plans a public auction on January 22, 1998 at 10 a.m. north of Varna and south of Magnolia Illinois. Items include fifteen head of horses, cows, steers and heifers, sixty five pigs, farm implements, hay and straw, with terms cash for under $10 and credit for bankable paper up to 12 months. C A Peterson and Linich & Son are auctioneers with Ralph McCullough as clerk.
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