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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
8
Varna community happenings include parties, dances, and visits among residents such as Dorothy Myers and Jane and Winnie McCiskey. Obituaries mark the deaths of Will Swan and Elizabeth Reeves Jenkins, detailing family ties and long local service.
Hopewell markets report corn and oats prices while a long list of residents and visitors from Venona Munster Ottawa Lacon Varna Peoria and Streator are noted with social calls picnics and family gatherings through the week including A Fern Melin Lindberg Selquist and Selquist families and the Leons Leonard Sohn event.
A fragment notes Conrad Elgenbrod and family as Sunday visitors or guests of Herman Schefelbin, with unclear context and limited readable detail.
A week of neighborly travel and gatherings across Speer Sparland Broadmoor Peoria and Morris. Mrs Hattie Monroe visited relatives and traveled with her husband returning Sunday. Mrs Dr Simmons of Magnolia visits Anderson brothers Mrs Orin Johnson. Thomas Oleson visited parents near Morris wife met him in Tiskilwa. Joe Ziegler family headed for Peoria Sunday. Simeon Doyle hauling gravel for a corncrib foundation. Eleven ladies met with Mrs Lydia Piper. Sunday School convention planned at Whitefield Center on second Sunday after noon in August. Lucian Fosdick and Francis visited Henry. Preaching and 10 o clock Sunday School announced. Thirteen local students received diplomas. Ed Shurts shows a new five passenger Velie. Orrie Debolt visit with family. Willing Workers meet next Thursday at Mrs Shurts. Saratoga and Whitefield Leagues to hold joint social at John Burton's in Saratoga. KC Blackburn of Kansas City visiting relatives this week.
Paul Mathulka of Buffalo NY declares Dr King’s New Life Pills the king of all laxatives and a blessing to his family. The ad urges readers to get a box and get well, priced at 25 cents and recommended by T J Segraves and A J Ironmonger.
A baby girl was born on Friday July 25 to Mr and Mrs John Wherry. Mrs J O Winship visits Park Rapids Minnesota with her two daughters Mrs Grace Hughes and Mrs Gertie Johnson. Local families host visitors from Chicago Leroy Dana and Princet on. Dr and Mrs Stipp visit Oglesby to see daughter Mrs Georgia Brown. Addison Stickel of Iowa visits niece Mrs Charles Hen kins. Sunday dinner honors aunt Mrs Thomas and family. Teachers Miss McWntee Wyckoff Waters Lake Geneva. Ethel Kildow returns from Chicago improving. Curtis Henkins and Mr and Mrs J S Kelso visit new home in Tiskilwa. Mrs Grace Marie Maloney wife of John Williams dies at Proctor hospital aged 34, leaving two daughters Lucile and Hazel and relatives in Peoria and Seatonville. Funeral held at Putnam M church with Rev Seble. interment in Putnam cemetery.
The Herr family hosted Miss Elsie Brokaw of Neponset and others including Mrs. Simon Doyle of Henry as well as Winnie Taylor and Laura Hufnagel. Attendees visited, shared hospitality at the Gregory and Duffield circle, and carpentry crews repaired the Doyle farm barn with plans for a double corncrib foundation.
Threshing began last Saturday with Frank Kapraun Charles McAllister and Dufield Brosan among those who have threshed wheat in Crow Meadow. The report notes sewing lessons in Mrs Arthur Smiths class and a new Avery engine for Ferdinand Kapraun. Irvin Cappertine and Annie Davis wed in Peoria and will reside in Broadmoor.
W D Magiy of Whitemound Wisconsin bought a stock of Chamberlains medicine to supply large customers. After receiving them he fell ill and says one small bottle of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth more than the cost of his entire stock. For sale by T J Segraves and A J Imonronger Adv
Miss Sarah McGuire of Peoria visited the McGuire home. Jennie Drawyer of Bradford was a guest at Otis Hodges's home. Miss Mary Cadell of Akron has been visiting. Mrs Henry Churchill visited relatives in Peoria. Doris Packard of North Dakota was Fern Oldridge’s guest. Nellie Sunset of Peoria visited her sister Helen for several days. Milo Driver of Quincy is visiting his daughter Mrs Frank Thirkell. Clarence Perkins and family are taking a two week vacation.
Attention veterans. The Grand Army of the Republic encampment will be held Sept 15–20 in Chattanooga to commemorate Mission Ridge Lookout Mountain and Chickamauga. The event aims to draw tens of thousands, aided by unusually low travel rates and Chattanooga’s attractions.
The piece recalls historic markets at Seven Pines and Richmond Oakwood, noting 13 000 to 16 000 men in gray, and recalls drastic stock losses from 96 000 to 40 000. It cites former million share days, now slim volumes, blaming public awareness of bunco and gambler commissions.
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