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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1907
Page
13
Sparland Department announces Prof. J. R. Bouton as the local representative for The Henry Republican. He is authorized to handle all business related to the newspaper and will ensure prompt attention to news items entrusted to him.
Curt Tanquary and family visited relatives Sunday while Walter Joseph and Fred Gehr traveled to Peoria. The community reports on disease, weddings, boats, a bridge completion, school term, and Memorial Day observances with updates on farms, orchards, and local businesses.
The article describes a house on wheels used for travel across the country. Mr. Chessman delivered a farewell sermon last Sunday and plans to depart east at week’s end. Frank Russell will preach next Sunday and Mr. Briggs will visit biweekly through the summer. Grandma Newell lies near Roy’s home in critical condition after fainting at the depot during Mr. Maxwell’s family departure to Chicago.
The notice invites representatives from every nation to attend a jubilee at H S Edminster's on Wednesday evening June 26. Italian singers flower girls a Gypsy camp Indian wigwam and ice cream will be served. General Kuroki rumored to attend.
May Colehour sews for Edna McClane. The Reid school closes Wednesday for a rest. Children’s Day at the Methodist church postponed to Sunday June 16 at 10 30 a m. Epworth League led by Mrs Mabel Bonner with topic Wasting Harvests. Several local residents attended a sociable at Will Austin’s. visits to Princeton noted.
Whitefield Center reports Mrs. Benjamin Andrews and her daughter from Paxton as guests of Mrs. J. C. Hunt. The Ladies Aid elected officers for the year: President Mrs. Fountain, Vice President Mrs. Aukland, Secretary Frank Clift, Treasurer Mrs. Hunt, with work committee Mrs. Bourdette, Mrs. Cook, and Mrs. Lassman. Next meeting at Mrs. Fountain’s on July 10. Children’s Day exercises at Center church Sunday at 2 30. Two Freeport youths visiting the Hunt family. college mates from Urbana. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin of Wenona visiting their son Charles Griffin.
Steuben reports Bethel church will host Children’s Day with services starting at 10 30 oclock. Mrs Albert Watkins and children visited Chicago Saturday. Local farmers plant corn amid cutworms while a neighbor reportedly shoots pests in the field. John Monier suffered a horseback kick and will miss days. Willard Odell and family of Kewanee visited their sons Louis and Enos. David Blackwell sold his sorrel driving team last week. Charles Gibbs and family of Lacon spent Sunday with Wm Gibbs. Joe Foul returned from Lincoln after a year at German school. Blanch Wabel closed her Bureau county teaching post and is with family now.
Saratoga notes warmer weather aiding corn as Mike Landers shells corn on Monday. Local folks report building projects including a hay shed and cow barn by Robert and Willie Kelley with Charley Jacobs as carpenter. Community events include Ladies' Aid meeting, Children’s Day church service, a strawberry and ice cream supper, and travel notes from A. P. Powers and James O'Brien. Mrs. Forbes laid to rest. Budd ill. local horses for sale.
Charley Driver works on a hay barn for Lindsey Anderson. Fred True and Floyd Longman visited Clarence Anderson. Trene Dwyer visited her aunt near Henry. Winnie Taylor and Clarence Lamb visited Allen Moffitt. Mrs. Frank Anderson and son Ivan dined with Mrs. Joseph Kelso. Mr. Young from Missouri spent time with Frank Anderson and family. The Andersons visited Dr. Simmons and family in Magnolia and returned from Peoria. Mr. Anderson is improving.
Adjourned May term of the circuit court ended before noon with all cases carried over. Custody granted to the mother in the Moreland divorce and injunction suit with $20 attorney fees awarded to Mrs. Moreland. The Thiedohr case postponed. Probate filings include E Ray Iliff and Charles A Iliff minors and Paulina Wonder estate. Letters of administration issued to Gertrude Parsons. real estate transfers listed in Henry County.
N. W. Tanner transfers part lot 6 block 9 Sparland to William Kenney. The Magic No 8 Mascot praised for George H. Parris of Cedar Grove Me in a letter noting recovery from liver and kidney trouble after using Electric Bitters. Sold by A J Irvenmonger's Drug Store at 50 cents.
National government maintains 84 cemeteries with 853 385 interments as of June 30 1906. Arlington Virginia holds 20376 graves on Gen Robert E Lee’s estate, Vicksburg Mississippi 16868, and Gettysburg Pennsylvania 3636 graves. Eleven cemeteries exceed 10000 graves each, with northern sites Camp Butler Mound City Quincy Rock Island and others. Confederate dead total 9300 graves included.
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