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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
2
Magnolia community keeps busy with visits and gatherings across Peoria Granville and Toluca. Local society meetings church events lectures and a New Year dinner are reported along with a double shot of Mason lodge activity and a shooting accident involving Lloyd Mills.
Church notes list Strawn Sunday school at 10 am and preaching at 11 am. Magnolia Sunday school at 10 am Epworth League 6 pm preaching 7 pm. Cordial invitation extended to all. Annual Sunday school board meeting Dec 27 elected officers for spring year including Superintendent Breen and others.
George P Gallaher has returned to his school at Sycamore. Miss Mona Wetherding celebrated her fifteenth birthday with a family party. Nora Koehler visits relatives in McNabb. Will Leitscher returned to Georgetown Tuesday. Edward Laughlin Jr of Levasy Mo arrives for extended visit. Stansell family entertains a guest from Fisher. Anna Leitscher is visiting her sister in Magnolia. Frank Signer of Tonica and a guest at the Helgoth home last week. Mary Bishop returns to Magnolia Sundar.
A reader laments rising impatience in telephone use. The piece mocks callers who demand instant access and scold operators for delays while urging politeness and understanding of busy lines.
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