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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
3
Mrs Corcoral was a Lacon caller Friday. Several residents, including Etta Thompson and Mrs Wilde, visit Henry and nearby towns. families attend Chautauqua in Henry and nearby areas. Ice cream social planned August 7 at the Baptist church. upcoming visits to Peoria, Moline, and California noted. several relatives hosting gatherings and outings.
George Sargent returns to Barton county to visit relatives before going back to California. A juvenile home adds another girl, making three girls and two boys. Flooding devastates the south township damaging fields and bridges. Mrs Thomas Wood and Mrs James Manock visited Mrs Wilbur Hastings. Sunday services canceled due to impassable roads. Hester Molt enjoys vacation at Aunt Albert Russell’s. Johahi Noran, a famed machinist, keeps busy repairing items from locomotives to alarms with numerous patrons calling daily.
Advertisement for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy urging purchase before summer. Sells by T D Segraves and A J Tronmonger.
Gamp Grove reports several Sunday and Friday visits including R. J. Wennell to Peoria and Mrs. J Kistler and Mrs. Mallman with daughter Margaret in Milo and Peoria. Miss Mamie McGibbons of Bradford stayed with friends, Celestine and Edna Doran of Peoria visited their grandmother Mrs. E Malone, and Mr and Mrs James Murphy saw Peoria relatives. A large crowd attended last Thursday night’s dance in Peoria. A Anderson the ticket agent returned from a ten day vacation. Mrs Malone of Peoria visited her sister Mrs Murphy. Eva and Bernice Powers of Broadmoor were here Friday. Maile McManus Bessie Owens Emma and Aleo Colgan attended the Henry Chautauqua Saturday. Rev J A Roach of Chillicothe, with his mother and aunt, visited Friday. Homes of Mr. R J Fennell C J O’Brien Hol Bogner and the Dewey elevator were repainting with two coats.
South Milo invites all to an ice cream social at William Smiths residence next Tuesday evening, July 30, hosted by the Ladies Aid. Various local residents are mentioned visiting relatives and several notes detail neighbors' activities and coming and going throughout the week.
The column lists Sunday visits by Mr and Mrs Earl Wherry and others, including Mr and Mrs F Miller of Prairie, Miss Anna Ely, Mrs Frank Wunder and relatives. It notes Thursday shopping, a Thursday evening gathering at Val Hofers, and a large crowd. Walter Holfer and family visited Pride, while farmers cut oats. A rainstorm refreshed the area Saturday night into Sunday morning.
Boston man loses leg from insect bite two years ago. Use Bucklen's Arnica Salve promptly to kill poison and prevent inflammation swelling and pain. Heals burns boils ulcers piles eczema cuts bruises. Only 26 cents at T. J. Segraves and A J Ironmonger's.
Miss Hettie Whittaker visited George Smith on Friday and Mrs Olive Griswold thanks friends for 81st birthday cards. Birth announced for Rudolph and wife daughter born July 16. Ice cream social planned at Frank Lidgard's. Chamberlains Colic Remedy recommended for young children. Published social notes include visits to and from various locals and families with names such as Merrite McKee Joder J Miller Reynolds Chesney and Smith.
Broadmoor residents host and visit friends including John Driscoll in Princeton and Laura Brown in Elgin. Marshall County Board of Review will meet weekly at the courthouse in Illinois from 9 am to 4 pm to handle complaints and adjustments in person or by board submission.
A Paragone of small town life recounts Alma Wilson Irene Sims and Stella Doda visiting relatives in Peoria, Holly Cornell’s return from vacation, and Mr and Mrs Nurse spending a day in Peoria. Fishing parties flourish as stories of big catches spread. Miss Georgie Johnson injures his foot, and Jacob Shafer becomes a US citizen after passing exams. Mrs Wilbur Root hosts a Ladies Missionary society event with 65 attendees and a tea.
Bradford church members plan the 16th annual picnic on Wednesday July 31 featuring Henry Greys versus Princeton Tigers in a $160 purse ball game. Other events include motorcycle and barge races and foot races with prizes. refreshments served by Ladies' Auxiliary. grand ball at the Opera House closes the day.
Court records show confessions and inventories in Circuit Court. Probate notices include final settlement date August 5 and various estate actions with guardianship and real estate transfers detailed among multiple parties and locations.
A Cass county mussel fisherman found a lustrous pearl weighing 100 grains sold to a professional buyer for about 1600 dollars. A petrified bone, likely a giant pterosaur toe, was found near Carroll by Henry Fraser and may go to the University of Illinois museum. A Savanna couple, James Murray and Miss Metha Hansen, wed in Omaha and will reside in Savanna. Dr S M Green, held in Savanna on charges in a Lee county death, with Clarence Maxwell and the victim’s brother as witnesses. the trial will move to Dixon. Grundy county eyes moving the Morris courthouse to Mazon with a November 12 special election likely to decide the issue.
Reports describe a local infestation of small frogs in Hennepin and nearby areas last week. Residents, including boys near a pumping station, removed frogs from streets and tracks as vehicles crushed many specimens. The unusually wet spring is blamed for the surge.
D Glenn Anderson and Lone Tree students earned a four year normal school scholarship after a countywide eighth grade examination. The test, fair and impartial, placed Anderson and others among top scholars from Wheatland and surrounding townships. County officials display the papers for public inspection.
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