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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
10
Bergner's promotes cooling breezes and electric fans in a wide one floor store over 80 feet of space. The layout offers wide aisles balcony seating and easy access to depots and streetcars with no elevator delays. Low prices and large summer stock claim to save shoppers time and money.
The Republican offers two International Unabridged Webster's Dictionaries for sale. They are only a few years old, in good order, and priced at 3 dollars.
Magnolia Alumni Association hosts a reception and banquet at Masonic Hall in Magnolia on Saturday evening June 10 to honor the 1911 high school graduates. Each alumnus may bring one guest. music, toasts, and talks will mark the event. People urged to attend and celebrate school days with former classmates.
Local residents made short trips to La Salle Streator Ottawa Wenona McNabb and Chicago for shopping visits dances and calls. Notables include Miss Myrtle Groat Miss Blanche Phillips and Kate Shut visiting family and friends while John Zimmerman purchased a new four passenger Hudson.
Local items recount visits by Norman Robinson in town and other travelers, church fundraisers clearing 25.60, graduation at the opera house, and memorials. A Granville rescue tells of a mother joining a child in a 35 foot abandoned well, Fred Papke aiding the effort, and nearby heroism lauded with Carnegie medal mention.
Dr Watson and wife hosted a well attended reception at the M W A hall Saturday. Several locals including Mrs Samuel Clemens and daughters Frances and Dorothy returned from Chicago. Various residents share visits and duties around Mark and Granville amid Decoration Day events and farming tasks. Read The Republican for more news.
Leland Griffith of Woodhull visited home folks Saturday and Sunday. Laura Smith made a business trip to Peoria. Josephine Hollingsworth is very poorly while caring for her mother. Several locals visited friends and relatives in Venona Henry DeKalb Hudson and Florid. The Swaney commencement address by Hon. G. W. Conn was well received. A large group spent weekend at Lake Senachwine with various local residents present.
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