City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 1908
The city council met in the council chamber Monday evening January 6 1908 with Mayor Haws and aldermen present. The treasurer Charles E Vogel reported balances and receipts December and January 1908 ledgers details. Bills in multiple funds were approved with a separate vote on the electric light bill. The finance committee was instructed to investigate city hall insurance for five years and Jos N Krenz was approved for $15 for 1500 policy. The meeting adjourned with clerk Elias B Wright and mayor Clifford Haws certifying the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haws
Yanochowski
Pace
Smith
Cromwell
Bickerman
McCune
Charles E. Vogelsang
Henry Electric Co
Burt & Son
Duke Bros
F. A. Yanochowski
Ald. Bickerman
Ald. Cromwell
Ald
Committee On Finance
Alds
Jos
Committee On
John Helgoth
First National Bank
Henry City Bridge Company
J. N. Krenz
First National Bank of
Henry
Henry Bridge Company. Co
EB. Smith
Clifford Haws
John Hartley
Henry, Ill
Washington Trims Henry High in 37 to 26 Basketball Game
Washington High defeated Henry High 37 to 26 at the opera house. Washington, deemed the state’s second best, led after a 17-15 first half but surged in the second, overpowering Henry with steady offense and defensive pressure. Henry faces Sparland next Friday. Thomas B. Andrews signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry High
Opera House
Washington High
Henry
Achilles
Phillips
Rock of Gibraltar
Venona
H. Kern
L. McBride
A. Williams
C. Phillips
H. Hartley
Herbert
Risser
Tinser
Moyer
Ryf
Heiple
Brokaws Move to Comanche County Oklahoma Farms
W R Brokaw and son Lee of Henry Illinois arrived in Lawton Oklahoma with two carloads of livestock and goods. They held a public sale before leaving Illinois, totaling over $6 000 in sales. They purchased two farms five miles east and a half mile north of Lawton, planning hog fencing and a Jersey Red herd of nineteen head. They are related to local residents and stress Comanche County’s prosperity and good land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brokaws
Lawton
W. R. Brokaw
Sor Lee
Henry
Marshall County
Illinois
James M. Powers
Comanche County
Oklahoma
Brokaw
T. A. Runnells
Lawton Heights
J. M. Powers
Mrs Busby Pink Tea drama boosts city library fund
A Saturday evening performance at the opera house presented Mrs Busby's Pink Tea to support the Woman's club circulating library. The cast, led by Cleo Chance and Mr Busby, featured songs, recitations, and a hush of social satire, drawing a large audience and about 35 dollars in receipts. The report also notes strong manual training progress in Henry public school under Prof. W. E. King, highlighting student work across grades and praise from Prof. Knapp of Lacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Chance
Mr. Busby
Thomas Andrews
Dashsleigh
Ethel Swein
Mary Busby
Alta Humphrey
Busby
Marie Gregg
Jessie Swein
Henry
W. E. King
Knapp
Lacon
Rock Island Railroad Adjusts Sunday Train Times
The Rock Island railroad shifted Sunday running times with the morning train to Chicago starting at 8 15 a m and the evening train to Peoria leaving at 5 22 p m The changes are limited to these adjustments A separate timetable will note arrivals at Chicago and Peoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago
Peoria
County school notes show progress and awards statewide
County Superintendent Perry reports on school progress across the county. Whitefield library, raffia and weaving crafts at Forrest Grove, perfect attendance awards at Ramsey, and a district No. 225 election. Lacon and Antioch schools gain facilities, while scholarship plans for Normal schools expand access. Illinois students vote white oak as state tree and purple violet as state flower in a statewide tally of 49,959 ballots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Perry
Forrest Grove
Florence May
Ramsey School
Whitefield
Emilie Fawcett
S. Grady
G. Walton
C. E. Knapp
Lacon
Henry
Antioch
Toluca
Eunice Durham
Ed Umbarger
A. G. Cusac
Henry Wink
Whitefield School
Leslie Driver
Walter Driver
Hmery Driver
Ida Grady
Mary Grady
Effie Walton
Leola Thiedohr
South Lacon School
South Lacon
Macomb Normal School
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Illinois
Henry and Sparland High Teams Clash at Sparland Hall
The Henry and Sparland high school basketball teams meet at Sparland town hall tomorrow evening. Both squads are strong and a fine game is expected. Turn out and show support for the boys. Admission is 25 and 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry and
Sparland
Sparland Town Hall
Woman's Club Meeting Set for Jan 13 at Hartley Home
The Woman's club will meet next Monday afternoon January 13 at Mrs. James Hartley’s East Richard Street home. Department of education chair is Miss Gertrude Bickerman, with Mrs. G M Locke as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Club
James Hartley
East Richard Street
Department of Education
Gertrude Bickerman
G. M. Locke
Reverend Burger Called to Gardner to Aid Ill Parishioner
Rev. H. W. Burger of the Presbyterian church was summoned to Gardner to counsel with a former parishioner, an aged lady who is very ill. He departed Sunday night and expected to be away a couple of days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Burger
The
Presbyterian Church
Gardner
Presbyterian Annual Meeting Reflects Prosperous Year
The Presbyterian church held its annual meeting on January 2 with a banquet for about 120 attendees. Rev. H. W. Burger led reports praising strong services, a growing Sunday school, and a $226.75 balance in the Ladies Aid treasury, plus a $100 salary increase for the pastor and Mrs. Burger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Riddell
Presbyterian Church
H. W. Burger
Burger
J. A. Williams
Hiram Hunter
Treasury
Ladies’ Aid Society
H. F. Andrews
Regaret Riddell
Temperance Department
Anna L. Bell
Home Department
C. E H. Burt
Stevens
Locke
Christian Endeavor Society
Ella Meier
Burtl
Thomas Monier
T. L. Jones
ST. Lo Jones
Jenness
Thomas Andrews
C. E. Burt
Scarlet fever cases rise in Toluca town
Several new scarlet fever cases are reported in Toluca. A baby living north of the Herald office died Wednesday morning and was buried the same evening. The board of health met Tuesday and ordered city schools closed for a time to curb the outbreak. The decision is praised as a prudent move to prevent further spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Office
Board of Health
Community Tax Schedule and Social Offering Announcement
Saratoga Township taxpayers will visit Henry at Duke Bros store each Saturday starting January 31 and continuing weekly. In Camp Grove visits occur on Thursdays and Bradford on Friday January 81 and February 14. Peter Neuhalsen, collector. Miss Law hosted a young people gathering on North Howard Street Monday evening with cards and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga Township
Henry
Duke Bros
Camp Grove
Bradford
Peter Neuhalsen
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the City Council
Council
Geo. Pace
Finance Committee
Chet Woodward
Thos, O’mara
Gus Navit
C.A. Camp
Woodward
Henry Marshall
Wm. Morgan
Fire and Water Fund
Geo
Halblelb
Fred Morgan
Kuss Bros
Greenlee & Humphrey
Bors
Standard Oil Co
Fred Merdian
Allen Johnson
Geo. Johnson
C. Lester
Pape
City Hall
Meier Bros
Walter Teagleston
Night Watch
Geo. Anderson
City Mar Blialne
Altest
Elias B. Wright
Washington VS. Henry
F. Lewis Starbuck
Eureka College
Christian Church
Bridge Matters
Chas. Motter
J.S. Townsend
F. W. Potter
B. Yaeger
Thomas Duke
C. BH. Smith
J. R. Paskell
Charles Motter
U. S
McManus
Illinois River
Jos. N. Krenz
Henry’ City Bridge Company
James Edminster
Robert Monier
Alonzo Tremain
Richard
Edminister
Lincoln
Neb
Alonzo
Mr. Edminster
China
Paul L. Corbin
County School News
Presbyterian Annual Meeting
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