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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1911
Page
3
Sparland reports a resident Martha Timmons seriously ill and two writing fragments mention a household injury. A Milwaukee man named Curt Compton is described, and other scattered notes reference shopping in Henry and visits by Mr and Mrs Harry Maxwell plus a late death during a five day period.
Local residents report widespread illness this week with Mr and Mrs Gapen, Mrs Milby Marshall and Morrel VanDusen among the sick. A Rock Island wreck delayed trains near Henry, while Miss Elsie Gehr battled grippe and Miss Tilly Simpson hosted a miscellaneous shower at her home. The marriage of William Clifton and Dasie Griffilan was noted at Monica, with comments on their families and future life.
The Sparland Gun Club held a Monday shoot north of town with thirty five participants from Chillicothe Lacon Henry Whitefield Putnam Bureau Tiskilwa and Sparland. About two thousand fifty targets were fired after 1 PM as the traps functioned well. Fifteen shooters exceeded 70 percent with scores listed for names such as Bacon Martin Lormis Dawson Homfighouse Helgoth Sellers Childers Carroll Williams J Frey and E Van Antwerp among others.
Ralph Greene spends a week with relatives in Iowa. Will Drummond of Esmond New Brunswick assists. Miss Anne Estella Calder hosts a Saturday gathering. The community mourns a death of a father and a fatal accident involving Blaine Davidson, with local shock and brief details.
Coroner in Peoria held an inquest into the death of Mrs. Thomas McDonnell who died at St Francis hospital on January 22 from injuries after her legs were crushed when a freight train began moving while she crawled under a box car at Akron station. She was 48, widow of Thomas H. McDonnell, with five children. Funeral held at the family residence with Rev. Fr. O Neil presiding.
Local brief items report visits by Elmer Quinn and Alex Weis, Arthur Medearis of Iowa visiting relatives, plans to move by the Taylor family to Sparland, and various health and travel notes. The piece mourns Mrs. C. E. Smith of Henry, long a South Whitefield resident, noting her death in Peoria and detailing her life, character, and the community’s sorrow at her passing.
Local items: Mrs. Caroline Wilder ill with grip. Mrs. Fannie Perkins elected superintendent of Congregational Sunday school with Lillie Foster as assistant and Grace Chapin as secretary-treasurer. Rev Curtis Jeavessim in Jackson City hospital after two operations. Mrs. Fred Moody in St Francis hospital Peoria for a delicate operation. Patrick Cartney dies aged about 80 near Zoursville after long service as an early settler. Church reports show 68 members. new trustees and deacons elected. stockholders meet at Laws Ridge Telephone Co hall amid plans for extensions and service improvements.
In Saratoga a diphtheria outbreak hits three Wenkins children. Community reports many cases of grip as Dr Blough works around the clock. Local farmers note Ed Bogner delivering 98 grain loads to the elevator and the elder planning a Sunday sermon on February 12. Collected notes mention visitors from South Dakota and Iowa and a newborn baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Salisbury.
The community notes the death of James H. Thompson of Hopewell township at 60 after a rupture of the bowels led to hospitalization. He was a Lacon grocer, survived by a wife and daughter, one of six sons and a daughter, with interment planned in Lacon. Also mentioned are visits planned from Grace Heim and Oldfield, and ongoing health concerns for REO J. Q. Hall.
A reader cites relief from long standing female illness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills. Partial text mentions avoided operation and requests further proof from readers or pharmacists.
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