Lower Illinois navigation endangered by dam work
River stage falls threaten operations between Peoria and St Louis as Copperas Creek dam repairs advance. Locks are being upgraded to restore water flow, with pumping by the Aeolus and a large labor force pushing toward early completion amid riverman speculation about the motive behind Lockport water shutoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois River
Peoria
St. Louis
State Locks
Copperas Creek
Lake Michigan
Lockport
Sanitary Board
Hmit
Aeolus
Henry
Wallace Boat Yard
Luther Woodruff
Copperas Creek Lock
Sanitary District
Canal Board
Illinois
Canal Commission
National Hotel
Drainage Board
Chicago
Lake
Senachwine
Hotel Undercliff
Under Cliff Hotel Marks Lake Channel For Safe Boat Passage
The Under cliff hotel at Lake Senachwine states a channel through the lake has been marked for safe motor boat passage. Ganzer and Panzer, hotel proprietors, report white ribbons tied to stakes mark a six foot deep route familiar to watermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Undercliff
Lake Senachwine
Ganzer & Panzer
Steel Boats for River Trade Proposed by Mississippi Panama Co
The Mississippi Panama Navigation Co of Chicago plans a deep water line for heavy freight from Chicago to New Orleans. O H Beinsohn leads the effort, visiting Peoria merchants to gauge demand and aims to launch steel barges and four foot draft boats to move lumber cotton molasses and grain upriver and coal and alcohol southward. The venture expects to operate on the Mississippi and possibly the Illinois within the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi-Panama Company
Mississippi-Panama Navigation Company
Chicago
Mississippi Basin
Illinois Valley
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
O. H. Beinsohn
Peoria
Ne Commercial Club
Mississippi River
James A Blackburn 74, longtime Henry area resident dies
James Adam Blackburn born July 21 1834 in Carroll County Ohio died July 17 1908 at his Henry Township home He lived in Anglaize County Ohio Marshall County Illinois with his wife Sarah M Clawson since 1859 He leaves five children Kenneth Alice Charlotte Anna William and Harry two sisters and three brothers Survived by wife and three more siblings funeral held at Presbyterian church with Rev H W Burger officiating and burial at Sugar Grove cemetery pallbearers named The community remembers him as sober honest and devoted to home and family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Adam Blackburn
Carroll County
Ohio
Hentry
Til
Anglaize County
Sarah M. Clawson
Marshall County
Illinois
Kenneth
Kansas City
Alice
Charlotte Anna
William
Harry
William Blackburn
Buckland
Allen County
J. M. Blackburn
Maranda Edmond
Henne
Blackburn
Henry
Presbyterian Church
H. W. Burger
Sugar Grove Cemetery
Whitefield Township
Clarence E. Burt
C. L. Loomis
Isaac W. Cannery
Wesley Doyle
Alex Brown
Thomas Monier
Misses Missouri and Vivian Monier Visit Henry County
The Misses Missouri and Vivian Monier of Lincoln Nebraska daughters of the late James Monier are guests of their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Thomas Monier. They have many relatives in Marshall county and will spend two months visiting many families of the connexion enjoying hospitality and a general good time. They had been at Champaign before coming to Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Vivian Monier
Lincoln, Neb
James Monier
Thomas Monier
Marshall County
Champaign
Henry
Triple play powers Dwight to draw with Henry in ten innings
In Pavilion Park Henry and Dwight play a tense ten inning game before 400 excursionists. Dwight turns a stunning fifth inning triple play to erase a Henry lead, and both teams score once more late, yielding a 1 1 draw when the Swain boat whistles. Henry fans applaud a spirited showing despite missing a win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Smith
Dwight
Illinois
Henry
South Bend
Ind
Depue
David Swain
Pavilions Park
Pavilion Park
Halligan
Bucheal
Haines
Lof|ggren
Lofgren
M. Brown
McConnell
McLinden
R. Brown
Stateler
Swain
Summers Teachers Institute at Marshall County
County Superintendent B Frank erry has arranged the annual Marshall county teachers institute to be held at Lacon from August 17 to 21. Instructors include Prof Gillan of Milwaukee Miss Forse of Carlton Eastern Normal school Prof W H King of Henry and Prof Bouton of Spainand. Drawing chair Prof W A Porter of Chicago. Eighth grade diplomas will be issued August 20. Gillan lectures August 18 in the assembly hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summers Teachers Institute
B. Frank|erry
Marshall County
Lacon
8. Y. Gillan
Milwaukee
Anna Forse
Eastern Normal School
Carlton
W. H. King
Henry
Bouton
First Wreck on Canal: Stone Barge Sinks After Collision
The first wreck on the canal occurred last Wednesday when government barge No 3 laden with stone collided with the tug Fox near mile five. Temporary repairs failed and the vessel sank with its cargo next morning. Salvage will require removing all stone and the barge, delaying traffic but not halting it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mile Five
Thennepin Canal
Fox
Mile Fourteen
MYSTERY OF BAKER FAMILY SAGA TIED TO YORK NEBRASKA OBIT
Mrs Sylvia A Baker longtime York resident dies July 10 at daughter T W Smiths home in York Neb aged 83 11 months 23 days survived by daughter Mrs Smith and sons Erwin Lincoln Lewis Lincoln of York Neb and other kin funeral held at Smith home and Mee Cool Neb interment at Mee Cool Neb plus school notes on state normal schools and Orpheum theater changes in Henry with talks of new stage vaudeville additions
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I. M. Lincoln
Sylvia A. Baker
T. W. Smith
7Th Street
York
Neb
Oneida County
New York
Myron Lincoln
New York State
York, Neb
Erwin Bh, Lincoln
McCool
Lewis M. Lincoln
Wfe
Leonard Baker
Illinois
Nebraska
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alexander Bennett
Orpheum Theater
Messrs
Lawrence & Campbell
Chillicothe
Hkely
Henry
Printer Fred Green Seeks Position After Illness
Fred Green, a printer, has been home for a couple of weeks with acute rheumatism and recently recovering from poisoning a couple of fingers from a poisonous weed. He is convalescent and seeks a job in a nearby printing office if help is needed, able to handle both job and newspaper work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Green
Death at Mineral as Train Hits Farmer Fagan
James Fagan 75 a farmer near Mineral Bureau county dies instantly when his buggy is struck by a westbound Rock Island limited train at a crossing. Inquest verdict accidental death. Fagan long resident of Henry county and near Annawan. Funeral held at Camp Grove Catholic church.
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William McAleer
Mineral
Bureau County
Bureau County Republican
James Fagan
Rocky Mountain Limited
Rock Island Railroad
Fagan
A. H. Malm
Princeton
Camp Grove
A. H. Waugh of Ottawa Dies at Granville Home
A. H. Waugh of Ottawa passed away at his sister's Granville home after a lingering illness. He was warden of the Green Wing Hunting grounds at Bureau and had spent much time there in recent years. He leaves his wife, one son Rankin, one daughter Arlene, and several brothers and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Waugh
Ottawa
Granville
Green Wing
Bureau
Rankin
Arlene
Distinguished Visitor in Camp Texas Harry Hicks in camp with Mitchells at Pavilion Park
Captain Harry Hicks known as Texas Harry, famed rifle and pistol shooter, visits Pavilion Park with H. B. Mitchell and wife. He has toured the world with exhibitions for Rochester Firearms Co, was decorated by the czar and German emperor, and entertained by European royalty. A former cowboy, scout, ranger, and US government officer, Hicks has 35 notches on his revolver handle and claims to have helped clear out outlaws in Texas. He will stay about two weeks, then tour the southern states with Stevens & Marlin Rifles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hicks
Texas
Harry
H. B. Mitchell
Pavilion Park
Rochester Firearms Co
Russia
Germany
Europe
Texas Plains
Texas Panhandle
U. S
Panhandle
Buffalo Bill
Circus
San Juan Hill
Stevens & Marlin
Transfer of Rev Gensler to St Marys Henry Parish
St Mary's Parish of Henry receives Rev Gensler from Lourdes Woodford after Rev Zumbuehl retires due to frail health. Hess also retires. Zumbuehl suffered illness but remains remembered for faithful service and church building efforts amid a large parish and school.
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Zumbuehl
Bishop Spalding
Gensler
Lourdes Parish
Woodford County
St. Mary's
Henry
Hess
Camp Grove Receives Resident Priest for First Time
The Catholic parish at Camp Grove will have a resident priest for the first time, with Rev Fr Roach named to the assignment. Roach served earlier at Wyoming and Camp Grove during a vacancy, and now heads the Camp Grove parish. He plans a $5,000 parsonage, consulting an architect in Red Island, to be built this summer, while occupying the Nelson property until completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grove
Wyoming
Roach
Kennedy
Europe
Fr. Roach
Red Island
Nelson
Advertised Letters in Henry Post Office 1908
Unclaimed letters dated July 23 1908 listed for Henry post office include Albert Brady Willis Graves C G Herris Mrs Carl Obert Niels Jon sen Mrs Maggie Lester Lorges Sacga Theodore Disosway and P M
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Henry Post Office
Albert Brady
Willis Graves
C. G. Herris
Carl Obert
Niels Jonsen
Maggie Lester
Lorges Sacga
Theodore Disosway
P. M
Lost navy blue sweater vest reported near Whitefield
A navy blue sweater vest with a large yellow I on front is missing between Whitefield Corners and Clark Ball's in Whitefield. The finder is asked to leave it at this office as the owner is anxious to have it returned.
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Whitefield
Clark Ball's
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Copperas Creek Locks
James A. Blackburn
Heininger
Forrest
Tenry
Divelbiss
Smith
Bargo
Boyer
Phillips
McBride
Canal
MYS
Normal
Lindley
Felmley
State Normal At Normal
Sheffield
Rehmeyer
Mr. Fagan
Ireland
America
Henry County
Annawan
Broaddus
Lunsford Broaddus
Varna
Mollie Broaddus
Luunsford Broaddus
Virginia
Christopher Sawyer
Jesse Sawyer
Ira M. Ong
D. W.horrom
White Pigeon
Mich
Ilinois
St. Mary's Parish
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