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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1912
Page
3
Local Sparland residents visited and toured nearby towns. Miss Bernice Hoskins received a new plane and Leslie Hunt won the Henry Sparland oratorical contest honors. a church recital, student exercises, and multiple visits by families and friends filled the weekend activities.
Mrs Riba Anderson of Wood Lawn spends several days at a Parsonage. Her children have been there for a couple of weeks. Dr N B W McCartney attended the Northwestern Dental Danquet given by the alumni in Chicago last week.
Village social and church announcements list visitors and guests from Peoria Sparland Monmouth and Chicago. Events include ice cream socials and gatherings. several residents travel to Esmond N D and Colorado for visits.
Mrs. James Edwards of Champaign visits sister Mrs. J J Noyes. Leona Bushawn of Camp Grover visits home folks. Mrs Henry Churchill visits Peoria relatives. Blackburn Oldridge ship hogs to Peoria. Broadmoor relatives hosted by Rupert Commerford. Lyman Loomis and wife visit William Blackburn. Owen Sharkey and Walter Applen travel to Peoria. Patrick Powers goes to Milwaukee sanitarium. wife stays. Blackburn daughter visiting. Powers and Rees attend grain dealers convention in Peoria. Mrs Smith visits Pekin. Speer ball team plays Camp Grove, 11 6 win. Francis Quinn's barn nearly complete with a dance planned June 27. Speer opens a new hotel run by Jessie Mattey. local boarders to be accommodated. Corn crop prospects improving with good weather. Emily Root visits brother Wilbur. Adebert Colwell and son Ransom visit. praise Dako. The ad hoc column includes general commentary on rheumatism and medical ads.
Hitchcock urges passage of the Bourne parcels post bill as a rural and urban system reform. He argues a ten parcel post service will cut living costs by bringing producer and consumer closer, aid farmers with morning product shipments, and boost trade while preserving a flat rate structure for small items.
Reports from the Freeport Journal describe Democratic and Republican tensions as Taft Roosevelt messages divide the party. Delegates face a hard proposition to unite before the election. Roosevelt is urged to respect party precedents while conditions threaten the party’s future.
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