Henry Republican News Briefs Highlights Local News
Sparland and Henry community life is summarized with notes on Homer White at Lacon plants Wm Aitchison traveling to Chicago for purchases Miss Margaret Harney visiting Mrs Charles Schafe social at M D church and Chautauqua attendance by local residents Henry area builds ware house for Van Antwerp Osborne and Chautauqua support Epworth League bake sale raises funds local schooling and travel updates including Mrs N B W McCartney and Dr N B W McCartney Chautauqua bills and family illnesses and gatherings at Thomas Hollow and area churches with reduced services due to Chautauqua and a notice about mail subscriptions for The Henry Republican.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer White
Lacon Electric Light
Wm. Aitchison
Chicago
Margaret Harney
Peoria
Charles ‘Schafe
M. D
Ola Hunt
Henry
Fred Blackwell
Rose Baugh
South Whitefield
Anna Mcfarland
Electa Frisbey
Bruce
Wapells
Epworth League
F HH. Ge
Frank van Antwerp
Gladys
Lincoln
Neb
Spainand
C. D. Marshall
E. E. Garrett
Allison Garrett
Laura Carver
Mms
Laura Bourdette
Mary Osborne
Morgan Park School
John van Antwerp
Lewis Osborne
Thomas
Wm. Osborne
Mary
Flora
Thomas Hollow
Sparland
Bethel
Edn Shafer
Raymond
Iowa
Local Parsonage Hosts Guests Ahead of Chautauqua
District superintendent O. T. Dwinell and Mrs. D. M. Dunlap hosted dinner at the Mr B parsonage last Friday. Rev McLeish and his daughter Mrs Helen Dobbins of Chicago visited, while the M S T concert company delighted at the M B church, their first performance as a troupe. Plans intensify for the upcoming Chautauqua with Illinois Glee club and bell ringers added, Blanche’s Chautauqua band and orchestra will perform on day four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. T. Dwinell
D. M. Dunlap
Chicago
McLeish
Mr. B.parsonage
Illinois Glee Club
Don’t Fai
Blanche
Fourth Quarterly Meeting at Sparland M E Church
Fourth quarterly conference held July 11 1913 at Sparland M E Church reported active church work with resolutions of sympathy for Mr. Snell and son Harry after a bereavement. Rev O T Dwinell gave a notable address World in Chicago. Also an advertisement promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer with testimonials and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Snell
Harry
O. T. Dwirell
Chicago
Sparland M E
Harriett Snell
Snell
O. T. Dwinell
Angie Baughman
Whitefield Center Social Notes and Local Arrivals
Mrs. Louie Bogner entertains cousin Mrs. McMahon while Lara Bourdette is seriously ill and unable to take medicine. Miss Lina Stickel and Arleene Hunter visited Mrs. Anna Hunt. Ray Smith stays with sister Fern Ketchum. Gus Hall moves into Rowe tenant house. Hartley family enjoys a new five passenger Ford. Aukland brothers and friends attend Chautauqua in Henry with a new Overland. Jemel Ketchum shelled corn Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Bogner
McMahon
Lara Bourdette
Lina Stickel
Arleene Hunter
Anna Hunt
Ray Smith
Fern Ketchum
Gus Hall
Rowe
Horatio Hartley
Willis Aukland
Harry
Joseph
Henry
Surprising Cure of Stomach Trouble Promises Relief
A Plainfield New Jersey woman credits Chamberlain's Tablets with curing her stomach trouble and frequent constipation after trying ads from the company's booklets. She reports relief after taking most of a package, enabling her to eat normally again. Local notices and social items follow in the column with community updates on residents and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Stengle
Plainfield
N. J
Chamberlain
T. Megreyea
A. J. Ironmonger
Marriage of Testeldi to Rev Dalton Galloway at U P church
Sabbath morning Rev Kyle invited members and friends to witness the marriage ceremony of his daughter Testeldi to Rev Dalton Galloway of Waterloo Iowa at the U P church Thursday July 24 at 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P
Burnett
James Renwick
Appper
Kyle
Chirch
Testelld
Dalton Galloway
Waterloo
U. P
King of All Laxatives Ad From Buffalo Prospect
Paul Mathulko of Buffalo New York calls Dr King's New Life Pills the king of all laxatives and a blessing to his family. The ad claims relief from constipation headaches indigestion and dyspepsia. Price is 25 cents and it notes endorsements by T J Segraves and A J Ironmonger r Ady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Brisbin
Elgin
Kickapoo Indian Medicine Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
T. J. Segraves
A . Tronmonger
Dr. King
Paul Mathulko
Buffalo
N. Y
A. J. Ironmonger
rAdy
Steuben Visitors Socially Noted In Sparland Area
Nellie Aitchison and Frankie Anderson from Sparland visited Ella Garrett and Amesa respectively last week. Miss Anna Bigger of La Prairie visited relatives Albert and Mrs Russell. Aid Society of 12 meets at Mrs John Russell Thursday afternoon. Olive Russell staying with sick sister Mrs Harry Mathias. Charles Reed visited Katie Otto in Edelstein and homestead in Hallock. Harry Russell visited cousin James Bigger in La Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Aitchison
Sparland
Ella Garrett
Frankie Anderson
Ella
Amesa
Anna Bigger
la Prairie
Albert Russell
Aid Society
John Russell
Olive Russell
Harry Mathias
Charles Reed
Edelstein
Katie Otto
Hallock
Harry Russell
James Bigger
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Ad From Del Valle Tex
Bucklen's Arnica Salve recommended for burns cuts wounds and bruises. J H K Polanc Del Valle Texas writes it saved his daughter's cut foot, noting disbelief at her cure. The world's best salve priced at 25 cents and endorsed by A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckien
J. HK. Polanc
Delvalle
Tex. R
Bucklen
A. J
William Orvis
Clare, Mich
A. J. Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
Local visitors and community notes from Saratoga
Sunday evening callers included Mrs Bourdette and Charles with Mr and Mrs John Oliverbiss of Whitefield at Will Diverbiss. Billy Miller assists Andrew Kelley in harvest. Miss Maybell Hauger and friends spent Sunday in Magnolia. A well attended Sunday school convention featured local talent with Miss Busby and Rev Gebhart of Whitefield assisting. Game township officers were chosen for the following year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bourdette
Charles
John Oiverbiss
Whitefield
Will Diverbiss
Billy” Miller
Andrew Kelley
Maybell Hauger
Magnolia
Busby
Gebhart
Grandma Foster
Byron Allen
Brooderline
Otto West
Chauncey Peters
Stephen Merritt
John O’neal
Daniel Holland
Lone Tree
Roy Maynard
Wyanet
Clarence Hays
Merna Fountain
Henry
Adolph Miller’s
ChaNes Schaffer
Elsie
Annis Lundeen
Lawrence Lundeen
Henry Eckhoff
Adeodale
Andrew Hunter
George Smith
Wm. Smith
Bradford
Thomas Milo
Kentucky
Arthur Mills
Ben Mattingly
Jot
Jack
Leslie Wilkins
Albert
Wm. Chesney
Arthur Obermeyer
Ernest Reynolds
M. Charles
Bureau
Gus Ruberg
Ethel Thurston
Leonard Hunter
Sunday Visits and Community Notes Across Henry County
A collage of local social visits and Sunday gatherings from Byron Allen to Daniel Holland, Wyanet to Henry, with numerous families hosting or visiting kin and friends. Plus a testimonial praising Chamberlain's remedies from Clare Michigan, sold locally by A. J. Ironmonger and T. J. Segraves.
Lawn Ridge Notes and Local Wanderings
A fragmentary local item describes Bert McLaughlin and family visiting his sister Mrs Charles Donath, with G B Root of Chillicothe calling on sisters en route across the country. It mentions railroad tinsmiths and a Cornell store painted red, urging brighter walls, and notes on autos replacing horse and carriage. Jerry Phedmore is noted as a blacksmith in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Thim
Aichtaiso
Jerry Phedmore
Agy
Local Estherville tradesman thriving amid new ventures
A northern Iowa tradesman has quickly absorbed trade work and plans to bring back a helper as workload increases. An edition of the Vin dicator and Republican highlights Fred Kilgore and a Twin Stores venture in Estherville. The area sees a moving of lodging, rebuilding, and farm activity with corn plowings nearly finished, hay crops plentiful, oats rising, and weather affecting yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Vindicator
Republican
Estherville
Fred Kilgore
West
Gaumer, Sr
Cornell
Spéer
Albert Gehlert
Charles, Jr
Unsightly Face Spots Cured by Dr Hobson Eczema Ointment
A testimonial ad claims Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment heals skin eruptions and relieves itching burning and scaly humor. It states sores improve quickly and guarantees relief or money back with price 50 cents from Pfeiffer Chemical Co. and listed distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson
Alli Druggists
Pfeiffer Chemical Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Ironmonger
T. J. Segraves
South Whitefield Local Notes of Recent Visits and Events
A string of short notices reports visits by Mr and Mrs Damm and Mr and Mrs Wunder to Peoria and local residents touring Indiana. Clyde Bauter and family stopped by, and Anderson and Clay sold patent gates. The Brown family spent days at the Henry home, with Keenan and Rowley visiting in Mrs K s runabout. New spouses Piersons were seen driving, a crowd heard the Schildkret Hungarian orchestra and Rev Fr MacCorry at the Chautauqua. Wunder family visited Herman Hofer s home. Kuba family from Clifton attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Damm
Frank Wunder
Peoria
Mr. Damm
D Brown
Indiana
Mr. Sendelbach
Clyde Bauter
Messrs
Anderson and
Clay
Orville
Brown
Henry
Alex Brown
James Keenan
Rowley
M C Marshall
Mabel
Milford
Pride
Will Pierson
Schildkret Hungarian Orchestra
Fr. MacCorry
Wunder
Herman Hofer
A. Kuba
Clifton
Causes of Stomach Troubles And Remedies
The ad lists causes of stomach troubles including sedentary habits lack of outdoor exercise insufficient chewing constipation torpid liver worry overeating and unsuitable foods It promotes Chamberlains Tablets and notes A J Ironmonger and T J Segraves as sellers The Star Spangled Banner celebration at Starved Rock is described with DI A details and pole planting debate and officials from Chicago Streator and other places attending
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Ironmonger
T J. Segraves
Adv
Loufest
Starved Rock
D. I A. Ri
Chicago
Bowes
Avills
Wildes
John Ames
Streator
Dean
Fror Cage
Bloomington
Ak Salle
Itsei
Spring Valley
Otia
Illiteracy and Roads Tied in National Talk in Minneapolis
National Highway Association president Charles Henry Davis argued that illiteracy stems from poor roads and cited data showing illiteracy rises where road improvement lags. He said better highways boost farm land values and urged heavy investment, predicting over a billion dollars annual road spending for 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henry Davis
National Highway Association
Minneapolis
United States
Probate Court Proceedings and Real Estate Transfers
Probate court records show dis charge petitions in conservatorship cases for Theo dore Bickerman and estate actions for Carolina O Horr Louis Hinz Lewis J Hotee and John F Leavitt with hearings notices and dis charge orders. Real estate transfers list Erico Antonacci to Nicola Antonacci Tomaso Trentino to Contino Pascione R W Paull to George Travis and Betsy C Clark to Lincoln B Smith among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Bickerman
Carolina O. Horr
Louis Hinz
Elizabeth Wink
Ama Vosberg
Lewis J. Hotee
George O. Hodge
Lewis J. Hodge
Circuit Court
Marshall County
John F. Leavitt
Allen B. Smith
Quinn Bros
Peterman Bros
A. Doelzer &Co
Alex Doelzer
Erico Antonacci
Nicola Antonacci
Duggan
Santa Fe
Toluca
Tomaso Trentino
Contino Pascione
Santa
R. W. Paull
George ‘Travis
Prairie Park Subdivision
Henry
Betsy C Clark
Slinton B. Smith
Frrstee
Property transfers and marriages listed in Clinton notice
Legal notices reveal multiple property transactions including releases and descriptions for blocks and lots in Clinton area. Marriage licenses granted include Arthur Zilm with Anna Macfarlane Toluca and others from La Rose, Peoria, Bloomington, and Venona with multiple ages and spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Jones
ANC
Byron EB. Smith
Lugtee
Toluca
John. Pfister
Zelma. WinWright
Henry
Walter le Sparck
Peoria
Anna l. Anderson
Blooming~ton
Howard V. Stateler
Margaret K. Christ
Venona
Joe Caponi
Gedar Point
Domenica Tannacci
Toltica
Illinois Stallion Licensed to Stand for Public Service 1913
A stallion named Billie Thomas Hill is described with breeding records and lineage, examined by Dr. H. A. Gebhardt and certified free from diseases and sound. License expires March 29, 1914. J. K. Dickinson, Sec’y II. Stallion Reg. Board. Season to be held at home barn in 1913. Terms $12 to insure living colts. insurance and payment due now. GEO. VAIL, WHITHEDSDD, LOU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. M. Hill
Possum Pie
Judge’ Hurt
Lena Hill
George Campbell
aura[Hill
Abbott Hill
Doctor Lower Hl
Possum
Pie
Octoroon
Charlie Ba
Bobbie Bal
H. A. Gebhardt
Illinois
J. K. Dickinson
Sec
Geo
Vail
Whithedsdd
Lou
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Hursday
Sparland Department
Myron Newell
Will Aitchison
Harry Seibold
Leta Maxwell Wand
Rose Pelz
Chauitauquay
Schroeder
C. ML. McGatghen
Spargand
Whitefield Center
Tr. N. Turnbull
Trudell
Washburn
Louis
Mina Stgyeit
Myrtle Gordon
N. Turnbull
Ruth Greene
Aime
Ae eGalier
Richard
Davidson
Beorla
Thasvesk
Arta Aken
Lestbad
Steuben
Saratoga
Yours Truly
Deuggist
Court House News
J. Watercott
Lee A. Broaddus
J. A. Aree Coie
Chichester
Best
Iinois
Billie Thomas Hill
Illinoia
Cienenen
X MO
I. Thompson
Leoca
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