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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
3
A compilation of social visits, church events, and travel notes from Steuben and nearby communities. Residents and visitors attend patriotic services, family visits in Peoria and Chicago, farm work updates, and preparations for the upcoming chautauqua and public celebrations.
Attendance at Sunday School was 17 with a 3.43 dollar Red Cross collection. The school pledges 10 dollars and plans a July 15 collection. devotionals featured Mrs Alfred Holmes and her America for Christ topic. Florence and Merrill Holmes sang. Chautauqua at Sparland next Sunday. no services there. Ladies Aid meets July 11 at Mrs Vina Burton’s home.
Reports from Henry reveal visits to Benny’s home by Fenny Ey- and wife and notes on farm work by Frank Cornell aiding Earl Wherry. Several residents, including Lizzie Kapraun and Anna Bergantz, visit kin while Peter Appel remains seriously ill. Lena Klein Brotsky reports a new home nearing completion and the Hayline family shares hospital updates and garden chatter.
At the Chicago head camp a rate increase is approved for Woodmen of the World members. The war driven hike covers a minor rise in insurance to meet extraordinary wartime demand, applying to members prior to hostilities with two new members eligible to participate.
Amid debates on armory construction the governor signals opposition to state funding spending, delaying new armories in Aledo Pontiac Danville Dekalb Peoria Rockford and Sterling for at least two more years. Also notes bootlegging penalties tighten and continued wartime unity and suffrage progress across several states.
In Minnie Bailey matter, judge orders letters of conservatorship to Frances B Knight bond 1200 while Minnie Bailey adjudged ingane and confined at Western hospital. Administrators bonds set for Bes Fisher 7000 and Warrant of appraisal issued to Powers Reese and Quinn. Heirship orders signed for estates of August Bendlin and William Hynes. Real estate transfers include Anna E B Left to Earl Harrison and Eliza L Helper to Edward Horney with several lot deeds and quitclaims recorded.
War time needs push Illinois Indiana to produce 25,000,000 more tons than last year amid coal shortages. The draft selects 3.9 million men with no exemption. Farmers may claim exemptions for heavy farm toil. Road funds near 7.0 million planned for 1917 1918. War registration shows 9,649,988 men aged 21 to 30 enrolled, plus 6,001 Indians enrolled on reservations.
The article traces Illinois constitutional history from 1818 to the 1870 instrument and warns that Chicago seeks to dominate state governance. It cites population growth from 60 000 in 1818 to over 2 539 000 by 1870 and warns of Chicago extending influence beyond city lines, jeopardizing down state interests and fair apportionment.
Rock Island district Epworth League officers were elected last week with Rev J T Jones D D named district superintendent and president R E Koerber led as first vice president J P Hanna second vice president Miss Susanna Clarke secretary Miss rat Cobb and Miss May Smith named junior officer along with regional delegates and committees. The session also notes a state law expansion regulating paints and oils labeling to prevent misleading substitutes.
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