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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1915
Page
9
Miscellany notes on travel and society including Mrs. Lutes visiting relatives, a wedding in Ottawa, ice harvest news, a boy injured by a stake, Ford's views on rehabilitation, vote buying rumors in Lacon, highway funding plans, and advice to boost town spirit through community pride and positive publicity.
Mrs. Marsters presented the drama Other People's Clothes to a large appreciative audience. The play depicts rich versus poor, the worker, and the street girl, with a new path of character realism and a clear lesson. A banquet at Kinkaid restaurant followed with lavish service and speeches.
Civics, commercial law and botany classes organized. Mr. Crawford led a teachers meeting on secularizing and nationalizing tendencies in Russian schools in the eighth century. Examinations are over. most passed, few retakes. Rev. Mercer gave a talk to high school pupils. Senior class picks American Beauty as flower, green and white as colors. Otis Stevens visited. Eighth grade cocoa lesson and economical cookies. freshmen served spaghetti with Creole tomato sauce. Sophomores and juniors made fruit pudding. seniors to bake cake. Senior domestic science class hosted Frances Smith’s home. General history studies Romans. Mrs. Daniels and Mrs. Siewers visited eighth grade. Eighth grade arithmetic test of clrrley. Paul Steimle returned to second grade.
Francisco Fransto a Mexican surrendered to Marshall county authorities after being named one of two Mexicans seen in Toluca the night of the Toluca store robberies Pedro Brisenis identified as Fransto s companion but not yet released while Sheriff Butts holds him on assault with intent to kill in North Chillicothe incident Fransto to be sent to Lacon for grand jury action Also report Mrs Homer Barney wife of Marshall County Master in Chancery fractured her thigh from icy sidewalks and is hospitalized in Peoria Deaconess hospital with a slow recovery.
A masquerade card party at the home of Alderman and Mrs. Charles Dille drew guests from various walks. Prizes and laughter followed unmasking at 8 before a late lunch and compliments to the hosts and promoters for a memorable evening.
L. L. Sample and Miss Mayme V. Parker were married at 9 oclock on January 21 at Mrs. M. H. Peters residence in Des Moines. The Rev. Frank C. McKean officiated. The couple plans to reside with Mrs. Peters and later build a home on Forty first street.
The Woman's club met at Mrs. Abram Shorts home on January 26 with Mrs. Theo Disosway presiding. Miss Edna Hillubrand's paper on A Well Balanced Ration was read by Miss Bella Evans and sparked a discussion on cocoa preparation and leftovers.
A snowbound crowd of 30 attended a pre nuptial shower for Lulu Mae Russell at Ada Pringle’s country home. Guests filled a pink and white bassinet with hand embroidered linen, china, glassware, aluminum and silver gifts and donated a recipe for a community cookbook. A three course luncheon followed as guests bid best wishes for the bride to be.
Daniel B Turner of Hennepin died at 65 after a week of illness. A lifelong surveyor and former Putnam County surveyor for 40 years, he laid and staked boundaries and mapped Henry cemetery. He married Ella Hiltabrand in 1898 and left four sisters and three brothers.
A week ago Monday evening Mr and Mrs Edward Kaiter hosted neighbors for a lively dance at their home. The group recalled old square dances as they enjoyed music, a recess, and a final lunch before good nights were exchanged.
The Methodist Church held a Sabbath program with Sunday school at 9 45 led by superintendent Mrs Wm Wheeler. Temperance pledges circulated and a 11 pm worship with Lord's Supper followed by 630 Epworth League and 730 union temperance meeting at the Christian church. A midweek prayer meeting was announced. The Epworth League session featured a Moses from passion to self mastery talk, chants, readings, and a debate planned between E C Smith and J C Blaisdell but altered by illness and other duties.
The Christian Church schedules services at 10 00 a m 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m with Rev H C Reichel preaching and Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m. Members presented Pastor Reichel with a cash gift and thanked organist Mrs Charles Carrier. A lecture by W W Blair on February 15 will feature a stereopticon and foreign life views with an admission free offering to aid in cannien cannien collection.
Sabbath school at 9 45 a m with A B Smith supervising inclining worship at 11 a m Christian Endeavor at 630 p m prayer meeting Thursday 7 30 p m mission study class after prayer meeting at 230 p m There will be no preaching on Sunday evening January 3 with the pastor and congregation uniting in a union temperance meeting at the Christian church Rev W Martin pastor.
St Johns Church holds 7:80 a m holy Eucharist 9:45 a m Sunday school 11 a m matins sermon 7:30 p m evening prayer sermon Wo mans Guild meets Thursday afternoon Friday St Cather ines Guild at rectory Boys club in Guild Hall F W Hurst in charge St Marys Church services 9 am English sermon 10 am high mass and German sermon 2:30 pm vespers benediction Mass daily at 8 am except Saturday 7 am Ry Fr Gensler pastor.
St Josephs Church schedules its first mass daily at 9 00 am Sunday mass at 11 00 am and a second Sunday mass at 10 00 am with sermons. Lent begins February 1 observed by Roman Catholics Episcopal and Lutheran creeds. Easter is on the first Sunday in April with Good Friday on April 2 marking the traditional time for planting early potatoes.
In Chicago stock yards a car load hog weighing 980 pounds arrived from Varna, sent by C. D. Carlson on Dr Powell's place. The W C T U plans a union temperance meeting at the Christian church with Mrs 8 G Wilde as chair and Rev Reidhel delivering the discourse. The death of Mrs Charles inin offers is reported, mother to Edw and William Damm and aunt to Mrs George Stand, with funeral plans under way. A waiter kept a customer waiting thirty minutes for food, then the customer requested apple pie cheese coffee and a postal card. A stern judge questions a vagrant who says he voted for the judge. Ford Motor Co marks its first anniversary of a five dollar daily wage, sharing 10 million with 15,000 workers. The Ke Wanee choir delivers comforting songs despite cold weather. H T Lay resigns as deacon at First Congregational church, elected deacon emeritus. Captain Hatfield and wife plan a California exposition trip via New York and Panama Canal. Funding nears completion for a Chillicothe Peoria interurban line, with 41 subscribers at 100 dollars per share. A civil case Turnery-Hudnut Grain Co. vs Fred Bestold settles out of court after dispute over wheat grading and dockage.
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