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Newspaper

Henry Republican

Location

Henry, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1913

Page

6

Building boom in Henry Illinois spurs 150000 expended on new structures

The article reviews five years of building in Henry Illinois, noting over 150000 spent on new buildings and 35000 on additions and improvements. It lists numerous residents and firms, including John Barry, Anton Stadel, John Kraus, C C Doran, J O Hill, A B Smith, and the Henry Telephone Company, detailing cottages, stores, and two story homes erected or planned along Main, School, West Second, and other streets, reflecting steady growth and modernization in the agricultural town.

Henry Illinois John Barry Richard C. F. Hallfarth Anton Stadel John Kraus Edware Street Slewers Bros Ryan School Street August Meier J. J. Barnes Pavilion Park O. H. Bass North School Street William Street Dr. Adams R R. Lash Wiliam Heininger Howard Street Alderman W. Flynn Edward Street Robert Doran Comert C C. Doran Second Street J. O. Hill Main Thomas Streets L. R. Phillips Main Street Capt. Wallace Phillips Joseph Greenlee Edmund Streets H. W Adams Upper Edward Street Benjamin Hewitt Green Street William Knight Familly Judson Ong Werth Street Presbyterian Church Bauter Bros A. B. Smith Richard Street James Hartley Fred Seitz People's Hall Theodore Kaiser James Streets Lynn Downey Hennepin Abram Stapp Second Carroll Streets William Farling Collins Sisters Lawn Ridge Thomas Monier Laura Harrison J. Howard Williams Banter Bros Star Restaurant C. R. Jones T. C. Waterous Warren Street University Avenue Deacon Hill Mary Clark Louis Kraus Triangle West Street Western Avenue Ben Gallup Bowers First Street Hezanworthy Lewis Snyder Mar‘ket Street Houiéstead Merritt Clyde Worley Deacon Huome Len

Local Homes Undergo Extensive Remodeling Across City

A succession of residences and commercial properties along Edward, Second, School, and Carroll streets showcase major remodels and additions. Notable changes include verandahs, porches, new kitchens, conservatories, and expanded living spaces for residents such as Bernard Yaeger, Drs Cromwell and Coggeshall, and John Tomasson. Many properties near the depot and riverfront also gain extended rooms and enhancements to improve comfort and utility.

Io Clovastons Worley Frank ‘Hartley Second Street Henry Bernard Yaeger Bernard Merdian South Street St. Alary’s Catholic Church EL Wright School Street Andrew Stibgen Drs Cromwell & Coggeshall Lower Edward Street Kline L. A. Meier West Street Adam Glatz James Latourette Henry Times Curtis Lucas Wberal Jacob Fosbenner L.M Bell Warren Street Deacon Hill John Tomasson onn—Parker Sandy Russel Rickey Main Street Sarah Leech Miss Davis Camp House George L. Schultz Tozler Edward Street Henry John Reinbeck Schultz E. A Hall Richard Street J J Hartley Carroll Street Lester Brown Third Street D. R. Blackwell Steuben Township Market Street George Huffstetter James Keenan Hart Mary Ann Green Clyde Bauter Charlotte Sparling

Homes remodeled and new improvements boost city streets

The article details extensive remodeling and additions across multiple properties on School Street Western Avenue Edward Street Market Street and Richard Street. It notes upgraded homes with electric wiring cement walks new brick fronts verandahs and new offices for Flynn Schultz and Hubert bakery among others. The piece mentions St Marys and St Josephs churches recent work and plans for future residences by C F Hallfarth Henry Wombacher and Gasper Hoffman.

Charles McManus Peyton Gaura We-Emerick-two Western CG. R. Jones Schuster Hubert Bakery Commercial Club Robert Clark Market Street Will Green St. Mary’s Catholic St. Joseph’s Church Second Street Wrigley’s Poultry House Duke Bros McNeal House C F Hallfarth Richard Street

Father and son reunite after years apart on Illinois farm

A bronzed elderly man visiting Wesley Griffith on his 160 acre farm near Grafton, Illinois, reveals he is Griffith’s father after a long separation spanning Jersey County and the northwest. The man explains their mothers believed the father dead, then remarriage, and a journey west before returning to grant a joyful reunion. Griffith is now a prosperous farmer with a stockaded home. The tale ends with a churchyard anecdote about a boardinghouse verse reading Hebrews 13:8 to provoke Bible reading among readers.

Wesley Griffith Grafton, Jr Griffith Wesley Jersey County Joseph Boorhees Logan County Missot Oh Enos Ardeh Boorhees Northwest Miller Bureau County Ottawa Princeton Chicago Ventire India Miss Miter

Pearl trade and fashion notes from a century old issue

The piece discusses American pearls from Illinois mussels valued at millions yearly, notes on the Paris market, and how American buyers price freshwater gems. It mentions rivers in Illinois, the Wabash, and auctions to European firms, plus a Peoria cleaning firm advertisement and a bird shipping plan to Vancouver Island. It also quotes a presidential speech on civic duty and a Ottawa woman’s travel life and book.

Worgeste Illinois Fox Clinois Europe East A&a Wamond Africa Paris France London Victoria B. C Vancouver Island Pacific Coast England

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