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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1909
Page
3
The store announces a major alteration sale to occupy the entire ground floor of the Woolner Building doubling floor space. To move massive stock from dust and construction, prices are reduced enthusiastically to clear inventory.
Bargains announced to showcase price reductions across the entire store starting Tuesday July 6. Featured lots include 60 tailored suits, 18 black taffeta and silk dresses, 28 foulard pongee and messaline dresses, 15 wool coat dresses, and multiple lots of women’s tailor-made suits and silk ensembles with prices slashed from $7.50 to $55, all indicating steep discounts on fashion items.
Sparland Department notes list residents visiting relatives in Peoria La Salle and Chicago and describe heat illness, piano purchases and college completions. Rev Rist's father ill in Toulon. the parsonage near completion. several trips to Peoria and Chicago. Miss Stella O Leary returns home for a week before new duties.
The Royal Neighbors met in Lacon on Monday with a new candidate initiated and refreshments at Snyder ice cream parlor. A sick Harry Marshall requires someone to sit with him at night. A free boat trip to Peoria drew large river-town crowds. St John’s Day activities in Sparland featured Masons, banquets, and church programs with steady attendance and praise for hospitality.
The Steuben Sunday School Convention met last Sunday at the M. E. church with a fair congregation despite heat. Rev Rist was away caring for his ailing father in Toulon and others were noted as being absent.
Miss Minnie Conrad and Thomas Burke of Peoria were married June 23 at their place. The couple, well known locally, visited relatives here Monday. The issue notes sympathy for the Fennell family after the death of Hubert’s two year old son and reports on local visits, arrivals, and events including a bazaar and balloon ascent by Guy Atkinson.
A 75 year old immigrant who came to this country as a youth and spent over 30 years in livestock trade with William Riddell at Sparland died. He served in Co A, 113th Ill. Vol., attaining orderly sergeant before discharge in Memphis. Survived by wife Mrs L M Holmes and son George, he owned 180 acres in La Prairie township. Funeral Saturday at St Patrick's Camp Grove with Rev Dooling officiating. interment south of town. Pallbearers listed. Sympathy expressed by the bereaved.
Holly Cornell travels from Peoria with family while Ellen Patterson visits Charles Goodrich and attends church. Fred H. Cornell goes to Chicago on business and pleasure. A gathering from Trinity parish enjoys a Glen Oak park picnic. Local residents and students return from studies, with notices of real estate and probate activity shaping a broad community tableau.
Mr and Mrs Hoyt Rogers of Chicago visit relatives here as they and other families travel to Peoria on Sunday. Mrs G B Hinman and son Gerald of Chillicothe visit, and Mrs E Hinman with daughter Martha stay with Mrs R B Harrington in Oak Park. Miss Mary Peters, recently returned missionary from China, visits Miss Ella Speers. The Hillebrand sisters host Edna and Irene Calder of La Prairie. Mrs C E B Gaumer reports a financially successful social, boosting the ladies treasury. Children Day exercises drew a large crowd with praise for the entertainment and fine performances by the children and youth.
Advice urges farmers to improve farm appearance and brand by giving farms distinctive names, displaying signs, and using letterhead stationery. It argues a neat farm enhances community respect and acts as a valuable asset, with The Republican office offering printing and judgment notes.
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