Local Greys and Other Teams Score in City Play
Historical society notes Greys games with Islanders Spring Valley Streator Browns and Terre Hautes as part of a city league. Doelzer Ray operate a general repair shop in wagons and farm machinery with August Doelzer and Sidney Ray as partners. Bauter, a New York native educated at Lawrence University, becomes a master mechanical engineer with a diverse career in mills grain elevators and marine engines.
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Islanders
Greys
Spring Valley
Combinations
Streator Browns
Terre Hautes
Anessete
Wood
Lee County
Henry
Hanna Wagon Works
Peoria
Duke Bros
Doelzer & Ray
HW. A. Bauter
New York
Appleton
Wis
Lawrence University
Ketchum, Knox & Morgan
Great Lakes
Nokontis
Bauter
Hunter Lumber Co A Century of Honest Dealings and Growth
Progressive Henry I) HER NATURAL RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES chronicles Hiram Hunter and son E F Hunter building a 34 year old lumber business. From Cortland County to Bureau to Henry, 20 yards, sparland Winchester growth, honesty, fair dealing, and courteous service define the firm’s reputation.
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Hiram Hunter
Cortland County
New York
Nof i
Bureau County
Hunter
Wyanet
Henry
B. W. Houghton
Galva
Hanna Wagon, Co
E. F. Hunter
Sparland
Winchester
H. & E. F. Hunter
Fred W Potter An Esteemed Henry County Lawyer Describes Family
Fred W Potter born 1877 in Henry. Son of Frederick Story Potter, a renowned Henry County lawyer who settled in Beards town then Henry. Potter studied at Michigan Law, married Mary I Harney in 1908, has three children, and built a large probate and chancery practice while active in local politics.
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Fred We Potter
Frederick Story Potter
New Haven
Conn
East Yurkee
Finais
Christian County
Beardstown
Henry
Fred W. Potter
Henry High School
University of Michigan
New
Mary I. Har
Potter
Hethus
Retionis
A. Safescounselor
Mayor John R. Paskell A Long Local Official
John R. Paskell, son of former mayor George F. Paskell, rose from alderman at 22 to serve as mayor of the city on three occasions. He managed the hotel and livery business, then ran a stable, emphasizing well kept, finest matched teams and high standards for horse care.
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John R. Paskell
George F. Paskell
Winchester
Packell and Powells
Paskells
Powells
Lvery
The
Racing Association
W. L. Stoner Heads Duroc Swine Breeding Enterprise
W L Stoner, son of the founder, continues a noted Duroc breeding business begun by his father in 1864. The firm, once partnered with his son in 1898, now ships stock nationwide and earns high prestige from the Swine Breeders Association. The Stoner family, including wife Florence Owens of Shenandoah, Ohio, has two sons and two daughters.
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T W. Stoner
Stoner
Mansfield
Eleanor N. German
Stowers
Swine Breta -Association
Pénates
Florence Owens
Shenandoah
Lincoln man promotes Auburn auto at East Edward Street
J HL Jones of Lincoln Nebraska, a 1913 high school and business college graduate, rents a room on the east side of lower Edward Street to demonstrate Auburn autos and Cushman farm engines. He aims to attract probable buyers and barn users with a reputation as an energetic, honorable young man.
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J. HL
Jones
Yourscot
Lincoln
Neb
Lower
Edward
Sigarage
Cushman
Forbes Brasfield and Davis Real Estate Firm Heads Local Market
Forbes Brasfield and Davis, a prominent real estate firm, leads local deals and title transfers. Founders include R C Forbes, son of Isaac M Forbes, and J W Brasfield, a Texas land salesman and longtime dealer. O H Davis, born 1883 in North Salem Indiana, joined after teaching and insurance work. Their office sits on Segraves drug store building’s second floor, a regional real estate hub.
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Forbes, Brasfield & Davis
R. C Forbes
Isaac M. Forbes
Europe
R. C. Forbes
J. W. Brasfield
Putnam County
Gem City Business College
Wunicy
City State
Texas
Gulf Coast
Lorne Star
Burton 7
Hurd Land Co
O H Davis
North Salem
Ind
Henry
Novelty and Nation
I. W&. Lovett
J. C Ford
Allen B Smith Pioneer in Funeral Service
Allen Smith born in Norwood Park Chicago in 187 after schooling at the anatomy school in 190 came to Henry in 1909 and bought the business expanding to a vast funeral enterprise. He earned a reputation as an expert organizer ensuring tasteful funerals and smooth service. his practice alleviates grief for the bereaved and he enjoys strong patronage.
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Allen
Smith
Norwood,Park
Chicago
Gr & New
Walker
Mabel Ree
Smiss
Natestrom
Seiten School of Anatomy
Henry
Ironmonger Drug Store Roots Deep in Charumey History
Arthur J Ironmonger, proprietor of the Rexall drug store in Charumey since 1907, trained as a pharmacist after Northwestern School of Pharmacy studies and a 1894 registration. The store, run with wife’s assistance, offers prescriptions from fresh medicines, paints, oils, and other first class goods.
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Hsculapius
J E & F. A. Powell
Arthur J. Trommonger
Northwestern School of Pharmacy
F.A. Powell
Charumey
aAside
Ironmonger
Rexall Inc
Ironmonager's
Bauter Bros. Fish Packing Firm Built On River Bank
The Bauter brothers Fred Clyde Earl and Roy run Bauter Bros a fish packing shipping and ice house business started after moving from Chillicothe in 1903. Their best year saw over nine hundred thousand pounds of fish handled as they expanded operations with power boats nets and large crews.
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Bauter Brothers
Fred
Clyde
Earl
Roy Bauter
Firor
South
Dakota
Illinois River Map and Deen Waterway Plan Noted
A historical notice discusses the Illinois River map with the Deen Waterway proposal from Chicago to St Louis. It mentions Mrs Alberta Reed born, educated in the city, her marriage to Arthur Smith, two children, and the family’s move to Wayne Nebraska after tragedy.
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Illinois
Chicago
St Louis
Alberta “Smith
R. L. Reed
Tanent School
Arthur Te Smith
Ham E. Green
Henny W. Wommacher Pioneer Contractor Passes
Obituary notes Henrye Wonbacher a leading contractor and builder born in Wood County. The fragment confirms his prominence in construction and local origins with partial biographical details.
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Henrywe
Wonbacher
Ounty
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Historical, Business and Social Review of
Our City
Henry Greys
Doedzer &Ral
EB. A. Bauter
Bassett
Ginnochio
Phelps
Goldsboro
Haines
Heininger
Wagoner
Elwanger
Williams
Clark
Hunter Lumber Co
W. Potter
John RR. Paskelll
W. Lb. Stoner
Allen B. Smith
A. J. Eronmonger
Bauter Bros
John
Thomas McKenzie
Senachwine Lake
Ssea
Molen
Sol
Uae
Uasa
Veer
Alberta
Henny W. Wommbacher
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