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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1875
Page
5
A citizen writes from Florida about Tallahassee as state capital and life there. He describes geography, climate, agriculture, and social tensions, noting Emigration pressures and local politics including carpetbaggers and a brawl in the Florida legislature. He teases future letters.
Readable items report weather, sleighing, moves to Lacon, marriages, lectures, church events, and upcoming meetings. Obituary notes mark the death of Captain Andre Huefte Pheod and the family’s sorrow. Community plans include a pickle and canning establishment push and a water-reserve meeting at the courthouse.
In La Prairie readers are invited to discuss spring prospects and farming methods. The club considers seedbed preparation for oats and wheat, with plans to share experiences on corn spacing and ducking, aiming for a better crop if the season favors.
The article notes Varna becoming a noted business center and Magnolia people engaging in weekly commerce there. It mentions a weekly event, a new saloon planned in Varna, and local comments on law and order as residents discuss weekend activities and local personalities.
The night express on the O. BR T. & PR R jumped the track two miles west of Sheffield, killing a man named Browning and injuring 15 or 16 others. Earlier that month two freight trains collided, killing a worker on the train. An infant, the beetle baby of Mrs. Montgomery, died accidentally. An aunt of H. Mason said he died in November after arriving in Colorado. A sale on Patrick Real farm will offer 15 cows 27 heifers reaper plows and furniture with terms of 10 months.
Proposals due by March 19 for boring an artesian well in Hennepin. Bodemer, president of the board of trustees, invites parties to submit bids.
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