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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1894
Page
5
Item from Clarke & Co. The Dear Umbrella Silk on Paragon lock frame. When open reveals a full umbrella. when closed it fits a compact size. Guaranteed wear equals 87.50 quality. Lot price offered at 3.50.
The notice states wash suits priced at $2.50 are reduced to 81.4 cents with some better suits in proportion.
Community notes recount visits from Charles McClanahan Pred McClanahan plans to Chicago and Marseilles work Warlord Bonham ill and kin summoned Mrs J W MacClenahan sick and homebound Mr and Mrs Burnham attend church services Birdsall singing praised at Christian Church Watford Bonham condition worsens Coxeyites drill set for Saturday evening with DV Bill leading ceremonies costumes and masks ready at P 1 Antwerps Maria
Whitefield Corners reports a successful lawn social with proceeds of 219.22. Townsends well at 120 ft depth shows about 80 ft of water. Delegates Tamer Swift, T Runnells, and Grandy attended county conventions in Princeton. Moton Worthington heads to Iowa for an upcoming marriage to Mrs A Norton. Nelson of Galesburg canvasses for Mig Co and visits his brother. Mrs G W Kousman of Peoria stays with Jetta Stringer. Ches Gridley from Peoria visits Whitefield. Mrs Maud Walker and baby return home from Peoria. Dr Willis, Mrs Wills, and twins accompany to Eureka. Albert Anderson, son of Abrein Anderson, undergoes hip abscess surgery with Dr Wills as lead surgeon and Dr Bradley of Peoria assisting. patient recovering well.
South Whitefield notes report calls from Green and Jessie, visits with Jacobs family, and health updates on Grandpa Jacobs. Mentions Chas Griffith selling for Mark Ament in Peoria, church attendance in Henry, and preparations for a new barn by Conrad Swarts with Wm Starliper as contractor. Includes a marriage of Nellie McCune and Dr Knapp, and well wishes for departing residents.
A Saratoga column reports on residents and events: Auntie Mcteo ill, Mrs Salisbury improving, Bertie Walsh recovered from a foot injury, new buggy purchases by Wittie Hennessey and a neighbor, and Jake Kissel’s runaways this spring. It notes a quarterly church meeting, a Whitefield County convention being prepared, and various minor accidents, losses, and social happenings.
Negligee shirts offered at 50c to 1.25 with large sizes 17 to 18 18 34 and 175 shirts for fat men at 1.00 Straw hats priced from 10c to 75c Cool pants in Henry assorted sizes 85c to 2.50 Washable summer vests a bargain at 1.50 each
Reported incident near Whitefield Corners as Mr Hayline family and Jim Diverbiss party, returning from church, drove off a bridge. The horse jumped a hedge and barbwire fence, landing in Mr Hawksworth's yard. no injuries but two wheels damaged and a close call for all.
John Stadell visits from Cathory Wm Strawn as the oldest Hopewell settler is laid away last Sunday. A good rain is observed. An acre of Wymer Schlosser’s land in Mich Bulenseifen suffers a horse power injury. Stephen Appell sports a new hat amid unclear local chatter.
Ida Hollaway visits her mother Mrs A F Leigh Hamilton Simmons from Peoria while a grunge meeting, quarterly Saratoga gathering and Peoria District Epworth League convention are noted. Visitors Addie Calder from Normal, Roy Nesbit sermon, Ward family visits, Root family celebration with band and oration by Geo Bane, temperance meeting at U P church, and Rev Ward Kerr’s temperance origins paper are reported with local names and events.
Whooping cough grips area children as Mrs Vivan Haws entertains Iowans and Mrs Armstrong visits her daughter Mrs Mills. Locals attend Normal College commencement. families report travels, guests, and a July 4 grange gathering at Clear Creek with plans for speakers and home talent. Advertising notice for Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin included.
Mr and Mrs L C Loomis of Whitefield visited Sunday at George Beans home. Mary Wright closes her term of school in the Sparling district this Saturday. Pupils and teacher plan a Walnut Grove picnic. W L Kelso moved a small building and laid water pipes using artesian water. A Peoria pleasure party of 60 visited the Lake, returning Saturday. 25 from Joliet were there. A storm on the 17th struck a horse owned by Jim Woods Sr, killing it instantly. Charles and Frank Morgan narrowly escaped the same fate.
While returning from church, Charles stepped from a buggy to open a gate when a lightning bolt hit the telephone wire behind them. The strike delivered a jolt but no major injuries were reported.
Hennepin hosts a Grand ball and multiple events on July 4 including a light weights baseball game, a picnic at Central Park, a church ice cream festival, and a driving horse sale. A cistern accident trapped A C Harris in a building, rescued by 100 locals. he survived and praised the helpers.
Mrs Lizzie Zenor writes clearly while organizing a home guard amid a riot threat. Leland Broaddus plans a large new barn. Edna Perdew and others visited Lena Balensiefen in Hopewell. Mrs Forrest and Mrs Ra som visited Ina Perdew. Fred Tomlinson Jr. suffered a sore foot from stepping on something.
The passage notes a fatal death of Edwin Glenn from Bow, with a young life cut short. It mentions a school closure at Brush college on Friday, and describes the speaker's shock at the tragedy, hoping it was God's will that he did not suffer. The text hints at walking with crutches and a crowded college atmosphere.
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