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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1900
Page
2
Local residents are noted for medical travel to West Baden Indiana and Acoria for foot injury treatment. Several neighbors visit relatives in Baltimore and Peoria while others plan moves to York Nebraska. Community events include an ice cream social in the courthouse yard and remarks on a coming senator from Lacon.
Maude Ray has gone to Chicago for a short visit. Cousin Miles and Mrs Tesmer are there. Many from here joined a Peoria excursion last week. Mrs Lizzie Moore of Davenport visits her father Thomas Kelley and friends. W E Downey and wife from Colchester visit Maude’s mother. Mrs Gunther plans a visit from England. Mrs Lester visits Red Cloud Neb and returns. Mr and Mrs Elie visit their son Curtis Sengery in South Dakota. Comrade W Arment of Lacon was ill then returned home. Frank Vand Antarero and Charles Maxwell leave for Niagara Falls on excursion. The funeral of Richard Hunt at Whitefield Center M L E church was among the largest in days, conducted by the Amazonian fraternity. Elder Weaver of Putnam delivered the sermon.
Elder Wasy conducted the singing and led the service with floral cof fin coverage. Worshipful master C. P. Carroll of Putnam oversaw the ceremonies as about 20 brethren from Sparland attended.
Barker and family visit Steuben relatives while Mrs Dayton of St Louis stays with cousins Kane. Grandma Longman visits Henry relatives. ice cream social at Lone Tree garners praise. George Barker suffers a near fatal oat cutting accident as four horses run, hip dislocated and heel bruised. doctors reset hip and he improves.
Mrs Q D Updegraff of Sparland visits daughter Mrs Clyde Darby. Henry Lowden had barn painted by F Brokaw of Whitefield. Mr and Mrs Howard Williams of Putnam guests of Frank Farling and wife. Mrs James Somers returns from Iowa visit. Mrs B Dille and daughters of Peoria visit parents Mr and Mrs H Thompson. Prof Dille visits his parents and plans return in weeks. M M Mallary and wife of Lacon visit James Hankison. Mallary attends funeral of Richard J Hunt at Center. Harry Mattison to thresh Wednesday with early corn and harvesting underway.
A collection of small community items: funeral at Center on Sunday. Retta Hawksworth employed by Mrs Herbert Wilson. Vorce Higgins and sister moving to Iowa. Jennie Wilson hosting a guest from Peoria. Rev Johnson of Chillicothe preached last Sunday. Epsworth League social at Owen Doyle’s. Mrs Amy Calin and son returned to Chicago. Peter Kine and family passed through. Henry Seelye and wife visiting countryside. Mrs Salisbury and Clara attended church. Oscar and Jennie Wilson and others attended Peoria Epsworth League convention. Ida Davis of Fleury visited. local cats and upcoming threshing machine whistle noted.
Tillie IXline visits sister Mrs Joe Mobaugh. Kline and wife spent Sunday with Joe Mobaugh. Readers report haying ending and threshing season, a rain on Monday and Tuesday greatly welcomed. Nearby visits include Jack Fitchhorn and friends at Willie Ransom's, Maggie Lyons and sister Lu I, and efforts of blackberry pickers amid pasture warnings. C H Ransom hosted cousins John Lubleib and family and Henry Cook’s group.
Hennepin reports include St John Weeks of Bureau visiting Monday and updates on local families. The church reopening is set for Sunday at 10 46 AM with Des Moines visitor Mrs A J Hartenbower, and a M E church seopening is planned. A local steamer trip to Peoria, a band concert, and multiple residents traveling or ill are noted.
Perry. Dakin is in Peoria this week. Fred Defenbaugh spent Saturday in Florid. Mrs Brady of Peoria visits daughters Lulu Hillabrand of Henry. Mrs Lewis Dean of Sandy visits Alrs Frank Hauger. Mrs Harris and children visit her parents at Dwight. Jo Inez Lundys in Sandwich guests ofairs Pr Pfarmer Miss Power of Paxton visiting grandfather Mr Horton. Mrs R W Spencer and Mrs Bobbitt returned from Iowa Friday. Gash and Frank Hauger spent a day in Varna. Nellis Phillipe was sick last week but is around now. Maude and Ruth Kennedy of Varna calling on friends in town Batur ry.
Walter Cook of Toledo visits his brother F C Cook while Grace Brown of Perry and Samuel Bracken visit relatives nearby. A social at Wm Wheeler’s succeeds. M M Henkins will run his threshing at C W Wheeler’s when weather permits. A well at the cheese factory reaches about 60 feet. Putnam Masons attend the Hlunt funeral. Howard Loomis hawks a patent cream separator at 6.60. Gas and security noted. James Chambers of Henry travels toward Bwede, falls from a wheel but recovers at Wm Wheeler’s, then returns to town to his brother John Chambers.
Walter Griffith traveled to Peoria Saturday night. Miss Lou Smith visited at Ohio station this week. Charles Stockhaus and wife attended our meeting Sunday. Reeves Shinn and family moved to a new home at McNabb that week. A Quaker Lane crowd planned a river fishing trip Tuesday. John Swaney and wife traveled east of Streator Monday to spend a day or two with Andrew Morfitt. Airs Gilbreth and daughter of Chicago visited the neighborhood Sunday with cousin David Wilcom and wife of Wenona.
Sunday school plans new singing hooks as Myrtle Williams visits A McKeon and Milo residents. Eva Anderson and Henry discuss plans while J H Williams family attend funeral. Miss Eddy to teach Lone Tree school next year. Ila and Elsie Clawson join a sociable at A McKeon with songs, recitations, and piano solos by Bell and Gaura Bell.
The G. M. Birley and barge brought the Pekin K. of P. excursion to Henry this afternoon. It was the largest excursion to visit the city in years. The Pekin band accompanied them and performed several pieces during the stay.
Secretary Hay orders immediate cable pressure for relief to Peking as Conger cipher messages raise fears of a massacre. Admiral Remey urged to send aid. London and Berlin skeptical about legations' safety. 300,000 troops mobilize toward China, with prep for action on Peking.
A telegraph from Admiral Remey says he is departing for Tientsin to assess matters while Newark proceeds to Nagasaki for docking. London reports debate over relief prospects and the massacre. officials in Shanghai cite Li Hung Chang assuring safety of ministers and foreigners in Peking based on a messenger’s account.
Three workers on the Kennedy farm were killed when a bolt struck them during evening work at Fort Scott Kansas on July 24. The accident occurred while the men toiled in a field, inscribing a fatal day for local agriculture.
Washington reports the government’s gold holdings on Monday reached a new record at 427,498,452 dollars including a 150,000,000 dollar lawful reserve. The prior peak was 427,238,600 dollars on May 2, 1900.
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