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Henry Republican

Location

Henry, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 29, 1915

Page

10

Local Notes and Deep Wells Highlight July 1915 Gatherings

Community items from Magnolia Department and nearby areas record visits, travels, and social events including relatives in Veona Peoria Starved Rock outings and Sunday school activities. The piece also mentions a major fire at the Phillips home and a lengthy report on global and American deep-well drilling progress with several depth figures and locations.

Reta Dean Lewis Dean Venona Dr. Simmons Ervin Dean Peoria Harve Ramage John Ramage Will Johnson McNabb Fannie Johnson W. A. Franklin Nebraska Charles Wierman Denver Cathryn Donne. Smith Wivan Haws Varna Alvin C. Spencer Chicago H. Ehringer Washburn Ladies’ Aid Society Mary Peridotti Gladys Crocker Mary Gladys Charles Johnson George Hillabrand Marcella Marie Dunne John Dunne Starved Rock R. A. Ward Ed Mathis Walker Johnson Ottawa Margaret Henry Phillips

Life on Quaker Lane shows visiting neighbors and community events

The column lists residents visiting relatives in Toluca and Peoria, social gatherings at Magnolia Grange and Evans Grange, church dedication plans, and local trips to Granville, Lostant, Lacon, and Dwight. It notes friendships, committees, and a looming war outcome impacting Allied securities.

Quaker Lane Karene Spalding Louis Toluca Walter Griffith Streator Clifford Haws Henry Enida Griffith Peoria Laura O'Connell R .C. Tomlinson Piper City Belle Hannum Pennsylvania A. B. Wilson Fannie Morris Wonser Montana Alice Tomlinson Magnolia Grange Fair Alex McKirgan Hazel Boman Coggshall Mary Kathryn Griffith Oak Park Joseph Taggart Wonona Oscar Wheeler Long Point John Swaney Magnolia Grange Evans Grange Reading Circle J. N. Wilson Wm. Griffith Messa Boyle Lostant Swaney Lacon Homer Willey Granville Ruth Bumgarner Winona Lake Friends General Conference Young Friends’ Association Lestant Lodge Evans Chautauqua Mason C. H. Merritt Zilm la Rose Frank Donnelly Kathryn Donne Smith Magnolia Miller of Ozell Stateler Roy Day Ed Norwood Jacob Myers Verna Louise Josephine Haws Louise Merritt Louis McNabb Allan Ash McNabb Lawrence Merritt Dwight Senechwine Lake Ervin Tinkhaus Chicago Olney Hurl Albin Palm Louis Palm Merritts Toledo Oliver Holmes Ida Murphy Holmes Ray Cook George Dorff Charles Traver Anna Schmidt Charles Scoon la Prairie George Myers Washburn

Local Social Notes From Tonica Area Provide Busy Week

A flurry of visits and gatherings marks a Tonica area week with many guests from Chicago La Salle Peru and Iowa. Mrs Hagg and Mrs Kelso host relatives while local families entertain and attend chautauqua funerals and a birthday party showcases community life.

Illinois Roads Through Lumped Gumbo to Concrete

Col iers humorist George Fitch critics Illinois effort to fix roads by roofing them with concrete. He notes the muds once spurred settlement and growth, but argues modern travel demands durable thoroughfares that avoid boggy quagmires and keep motorists from being defeated by Illinois gumbo.

George Fitch Peoria Illinois Ohio Lincoln Decatur Ilinois Iowa Missouri Springfield

Editor receives cork from joker in mail

A prank reaches Highland Kansas as the editor identifies a cork mailed with a note. After five months of speculation the editor declares the cork a stopper and ends the paper, but the sender must cover five months of undelivered papers.

Bessie Barriscale Enid Markey

Bill Turner the Farmer Who Modernized Crime or Fortune

Bill Turner, a lifelong farmer without schooling, embraced bold farming innovations. He bought a hay loader, built a dairy operation that churned butter in ton lots, and used a crank milking method. His skepticism neighbors mocked him, but his methods yielded wealth and notoriety in Squeedunk Valley.

Bill Turner Bill Smith

Mike Schroud Suffers Poisoned Arm Broadcast in Washburn

Pat of the Washburn Leader discusses Mike Schroud a well known city figure. The article notes his left wrist is boils and poison has spread up the forearm. He wears a bandage from elbow to hand and endures a sore arm.

Pat Washburn Mike Schroud Mike

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