Open House New Year's Reception At Haws Home
A New Year open house was hosted by Mesdames Clifford Haws Edgard Cromwell Charles R. Jones and George A. Burt at the Haws residence from 4 to 9 PM. Guests enjoyed decor red lighting smilax and holiday music by the Henry Mandolin Club amid formal dining and social chats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames Clifford Haws
Edgard G. Cromwell
Charles R. Jones
George A. Burt
Lyle Humbel
Marshall Downey
Bessie J. Hill
Mary Keller
Henry Mandolin Club
Frank Ganzer
Frank Hartley
Eoward Schurr
Henry
Flower Puzzle Answers From The Henry Republican 1905
The Henry Republican lists Samuel Parker's flower puzzle solutions as solved by readers. Ethel Winship, Olive Tomlinson, and Alfred J. Mallory contribute verified answers or substitutions. The piece praises young solvers and notes several numbers left blank or differing from Parker's key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Parker
Chicago
Henry Republican
Mr. Parker
Lily
Cockscomb
Pansy
Shamrock
Dahlia
Lotus
Cypress
Heather
Ethel Winship
Putnam
Miss
Arbutus
America
Olive Tomlinson
Alfred J. Mallory
Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of January 1 1906
The regular city council met at city hall Monday night January 1 1906 with Mayor Hutchins and aldermen Dewey Smith Cromwell Townsend Dille present. Minutes of prior meeting read approved. Bills listed include water works December 50 00 marshal December 7 50 prisoner meals 1 00 lighting 207 91 street cleaning two Mondays 3 00 paint oil 1 35 supplies 6 98 coke 1 75 soft coal 7 14 team work 4 50 packing firepi pe 3 00 gasoline 10 35. motions to authorize payment carried with ayes from Dewey Smith Cromwell Townsend Dille. Treasurer reports balance 522 13 receipts 100 total debit 528 13 paid 593 31 amount due bank 70 18. Motions to accept report and file vouchers passed. meeting adjourned. EB Hutchins mayor. Attest Elias B Wright city clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchins
Dewey
Smith
Cromwell
Townsend
Dille
Brown
Geo. Halbleib
Walter Eagleston
Stiller
J Henry Electric Co
George Hall
Dr. Powell
Kuss Bros
Meier Bros
Greenlee & Humphrey
B. Brown
D. B. Brown
Standard Oil Co
Alderman Cromwell
Alderman Townsend
Dewey, Smith
H. Hutchins
Elias B. Wright
Mateer and Miss Drummer Wed in Rutland Wedding
Alfred T. Mateer and Miss Kate Drummer were married at Rutland last week. The groom, son of Alfred Mateer Sr., nephew of Mrs. L. M. Lincoln and Mrs. Fred Dawson, belongs to Mateer Brothers general merchants of Rutland. both are regarded as highly respected young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred T. Mateer
Kate Drummer
Rutland
Alfred Mateer
L. M. Lincoln
Fred Dawson
Mateer
Reserved Seats On Sale At Digelbiss Tea Store
Saturday night seating available at Digelbiss Tea Store with several seats held for Lacon and Putnam parties. Out of town patrons urged to call promptly for reservations. phone 142.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Digelbiss
Lacon
Putnam
Penalty Paid in Fish Seining Case on Lake Senachwine
State officials in Chillicothe pursued John Hurt over under ice seining on Mud Lake near the city. Hurt, living on a cabin boat on Lake Senachwine, paid a $25 fine and costs after 26 000 pounds of fish were released. The piece also recalls Hurt's earlier alleged murder attempt against Zenor in Hennepin and notes broader remarks on farming's rising status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seitz
A. C. Wilkey
Chillicothe
John Hurt
Lake Senachwine
Hart
Hurt
Melick
Hennepin
B. Zenor
Zenor
Mr. Zenor
Zenor J
Jdurt
John
Illinois River
Senachwine
Joliet
Swedish church of Varna thanks local merchants
The members of the Swedish church of Varna wish to thank the merchants of Henry, Lacon, Varna and Held for contributions to their church. They express gratitude and use this note to convey their appreciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varna
Henry, Lacon
Burning of Van Nuys Hotel Drives Laura Emerick to Hope Street
Laura V. Emerick recounts escaping the Van Nuys hotel fire in Los Angeles on December 29 1905. She moves to 1033 South Hope Street then to Hotel Keneilworth after the blaze, noting her trunk survived with contents intact despite water and smoke damage. She thanks editors Burt and the Republican paper and mentions securing clothing from J W Boyd and lodging at Hotel Rockwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Messrs Burt
Henry Republican
Henry
Ill
Sirs
van Nuys
South Hope Street
Keneilworth
Broadway
Obituary of Captain W H Mann and local horticultural history
The Watseka Republican notes Capt. W H Mann early hedge plant pioneer, rancher, and Gilman founder who died at his son Frank I Mann’s home aged 80. A Civil War captain, he fought with the 94th Illinois volunteers and later cultivated orange hedges in Florida and Illinois. Burial is at Gilman and his family remains prominent in agricultural circles. The report also mentions the Woman's club meeting replacing Ella Kirkpatrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Mann
William H. Mann
Osage
Illinois
George P. Mattern
Whitefield Township
Mann
Gilman
John C. Dent
Wenona
Bloomington
Watseka
Ill
Captain Mann
Iroquois County
Frank I. Mann
Capt. Mann
Kentucky
Texas
Rangers
94Th Illinois Volunteers
McNulta
Missouri
Florida
Illinois Horticultural Society
James R. Mann
Congress
Chicago
Frank IT
Farewell Party for Brown Family of Milo Illinois
About 40 neighbors honored Thomas and the Misses Elizabeth Ada Brown of Milo Bureau County with a farewell gathering on December 30 1905 before their move to Chicago. A purse of money and a cane were given, with a lengthy address praising the Browns long service to the community and Elizabeth and Ida Browns teaching and club leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Elizabeth
Ada Brown
Milo
Bureau County
Illinois
Chicago
Brown
Thomas Hunter
Mr. Brown
Elizabeth Brown
Ida
Thomas Brown
Week of Prayer 1906 Evangelical Alliance Topics
The Week of Prayer for 1906 lists daily topics from January 7 to January 15. Subjects include Believers Purified and Quickened, The Church Renewed in Christ, The Unsaved Urged to Seek Salvation, Society Evangelized, Missions Reinforced, All Mankind Restored, and Conditions of Blessing. Union meetings occur at M. E. church on Mon Tue Wed and at the Presbyterian church on Thu Fri, starting 7:30 p.m., with no meeting Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Alliance For the
United States
M. EB
Streator Home Wedding of Miss Mabel Hill and Tr L Wood
Miss Mabel H Hill and Tr L Wood wed at 11 30 AM at the bride’s home 313 East Bridge St Streator Ill. Rev W McVey officiated with relatives present and a breakfast served. The bride, a nurse trained at Cottage Hospital Peoria, and the groom, state manager of Minneapolis Threshing Machine Co Peoria, will reside at 122 Seventh Ave Peoria Ill after February 1. Out of town guests included Miss Elsie Hill and Miss Jessie Webber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Bridge Street
Mabel H. Hill
Tr. L. Wood
Peoria
Paris
Joseph Rohr
Jennie Hill
W. McVey
M. I
Butterly
W. G. Hill
Nurses Training School
Cottage Hospital of
Wood
Minneapolis ‘Threshing Machine Company
Minden
Neb
Council Bluffs
Seventh Avenue
Elsie Hill
Henry, Il
Jessie Webber
Chicago
J. O. Hill
Henry
Australian fills pulpit at Eureka college
Cyprus R. Mitchell of Australia preached last Sunday in a Christian church. He is in his first year at an American college. Several bright Australian students arrived last September to study for the Christian ministry with four joining Eureka College and others heading to Lexington Kentucky and Waco Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyprus R. Mitchell
Australia
Christian
Eureka
Lexington
Waco
Texas
City bargains draw crowd as stocks melt away
A New York traveler praised J. Watercatt & Co in Peoria noting the store’s weather and crowd, saying the shop would fit a large city. The Peoria customer agreed, and the NY man stated the sale is a credit to any city. stocks are rapidly selling out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peoria
J. Watercatt & Co
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clifford Haws
Alex Brown
G. M. Brown
Streator
James Brown
J. B. Dille
C. W. Grubbs
Council Proceedings
Mud Lake
Laura V. Emerick
Mortuary Record
Woman's Club
Mary L. Locke
Ella Kirkpatrick
PARTY
Misses Brown
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