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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
8
Magnolia and nearby areas share updates on visits from Elmer Mooberry and Ed Rork party en route to Starved Rock, Chautauqua activities, a 1916 17 U A C program planning session, Masonic lodge proceedings with three degree conferrals, and community notices from Magnolia and Varna including hospital visits, courtesy calls, and local gatherings.
South Milo reports Bradshaws visiting three daughters then returning to Chambersburg. Festus Bentley and wife spent last week with their children. Dave Wright and two sons visited Oscar Wright and wife. Miss Mildred Hall hosted a birthday party with ice cream and cake. George Reid was sick briefly. Mrs. Theodore Clark hosts niece Dorothy Calef. Mae Colehower sewed for Mrs. Hess. Most residents enjoyed Fourth of July in Henry. corn thriving. men in clover fields.
Eddie Ransom eight year old son of Roy Ransom suffered a broken right leg in a fall after peering into a chimney. The incident occurred last Saturday evening as he and a brother climbed to the house. Miss Lela Gray assists Mrs Rolling with work as community notices reference various local residents, marriages, and travel.
Fragmentary OCR yields scattered names and places including Whitterteld Center and Sparland. Mentions of individuals Leo Hoffman Garni Binet Clara and a Mrs. Thomas appear amid garbled phrases about a farmers event and visiting sisters.
The town reflects on a relaxing Fourth of July with visits from Jeriol Ketchum and Carter Shearer’s haying helper, and Miss Dorothy Cater staying with relatives. Families from Missouri arrive to see Grandma Fountain, and illness news reaches Mrs Bryson.
Putnam closes Fourth of July notes as Oliver Skaags dies Monday evening from neuralgia of the heart after a Goshen visit. Funeral planned Friday at 10:50 a.m. in the Christian church with burial in Putnam cemetery. Community mourns the loss amid family sympathy and local reporting.
The Country Woman's Club held its annual luncheon at the rural home of Mrs Mary Kaye with hostess duties by her daughter Lora. Guests included Mrs Barney Relsmeyer and Mrs Lawrence Ash with entertainment by Ellen Lippe and Misses Vioret and Ellen Hippert. Decorations featured pink and white colors and pansy theater pieces. The club plans a Columbia reception and historic literature and costume displays.
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