Henry community notes and local incidents recap
Mrs Charles Willard and Mrs L R Phillips shopped in Peoria Tuesday. The Dewey elevator safe was opened and $18.50 stolen with oats and corn taken, implying local involvement. J D Krenz's adopted son Charles died of pneumonia in Peoria at 3 1/2. funeral held. A Catholic Lenten regulation summary followed. A Farmers Protective association forms around Putnam and Henry to deter trespass. list of officers provided. A Henry businessman, H G Clark, joins a stock company with Lenzen and Baehr capitalized at 800000, paying 150000 in, with Clark as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Willard
L. R. Phillips
Peoria
H. F. Adams
Co. F. Hallforth
A. C. Henkins
Toulon
Henry
J. Honore Williams
Edward Street
EH. V. Hoyt
Bride
Charles Krenz
J. D. Krenz
Joseph N
Frank Krenz
J. N. Krenz
Edmund Dunne
Ainber
J. C. Blaisdell
Bradford
Nina
Farmers’ Protective Association
Putnam
Will
Fred Kapraun
J. H. Williams
Read Bros
P. P. Leichter
C. R. Jones
Elmer Quinn
G. V. Harney
Leroy Bracken
A. L. Stickel
Daniel Vail
H. W. Downey
B. P. Rollins
John Engelbrecht
H. G. Clark
J. F. Lenzen
F. A. Baehr
Henry Boys
Washington
Man in Henry City Commits Suicide Amid Business Ties
Louie Stertzer, a well known Henry butcher tied to local firms and a new rendering partnership, reportedly hanged himself Friday afternoon while temporarily insane. Funeral details, insurance holdings, and family thanks follow in this obituary note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Man
Henry
Louie Stertzer
Germany
Joseph Kapraun
Jacob Melick
John Heim
Hartley
Adam Glatz
Andrew Stertzer
T. H. Hunt
Frank Hartley
A. D. Stevens
Sidney Ray
Smith Undertaking
Lester Brown
Jacob Helgoth
C. C. Hayes
Jacob Noll
G. Wilde
David Dwyer
Henry Bostwick
Lewis Stertzer
Gensler
Val Bogner
William Peterman
Frank Siewers
William Maybach
George Hoffman
W. Cc. U. A. B. Smith
St. Mary's Cemetery
Union Central
Mystic Workers
School Board Banquets Pay 75 Cents Per Plate
The board of education paid senior girls 75 cents per plate for Monday night’s banquet. Miss Hunter is ill. Minerva McKenzie substitutes. Teachers missed days. Irma Waughop assisted in the fifth room during Mr. Steele’s absence. Activities include botany experiments, a cedar chest project, dynamo and motor lessons, and EnglishRomanticism tests. New library books arrived. eighth grade arithmetic studies solids. mumps absences noted. camp fire girls council met with Elizabeth Bell. Jennie Clark to host next council. Miss Bickerman’s room visited by Mrs. Roy Bauter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Miss Hunter
Minerva McKenzie
Steele
Irma Waughop
William Williams
English IV
Marjorie Duke
Mr. Steele
Florence Nichols
Fern Latourette
Mildred Rowe
Orval Ball
Iowa
Harry Morse
Camp Fire
Elizabeth Bell
Illinois
Henry
Jennie Clark
Roy Bauter
Miss Bickerman
Mothers Meeting At Mrs Haws Home
A mothers meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Clifford Haws on Tuesday March 10 at 2 30 p m All mothers are invited to attend and a very interesting program is prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Haws
Voters League Sets Meeting at City Hall Friday Evening
A special Voters League session is scheduled for Friday March 6 at 7 30 PM in the city hall. Bella Evans secures notice. Mrs Clyde Vail will depart with her sister Miss Bessie Soper to visit family in Putnam Marseilles and Chicago before moving to Marengo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voters’ League
Voters League
Clyde Vail
Putnam
Bessie Soper
H. R. Loomis
Marseilles
Chicago
Marengo
Interurban railway plan gains broad support in Henry
A large Commercial club meeting in Henry heard support for a Henry to Kewanee interurban line via Bradford. J O Hill reported $650 in road-improvement subscriptions and many volunteers. A plan by C G Lampman would finance the line with guarantees, stock, and a five year bond, with unanimous backing and a future Lacon meeting announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Ke- Wankee
Bradford
Lacon
Powell
J. O. Hill
Nn Commercial Club
Lacan
Lacon Club
Henry Club
Hlmer Quinn
H. W. Adams
Harry Snell
Harry Blackburn
Rev. Haist
Rev. Mercer
J. A. Williams
H. Hutchins
J. C. Blaisdell
Harry Mattison
Thomas Waterous
Theo Bickerman
Mr. Lampman
Lampman
Lawrence Hunt
C. G. Lampman
Henry
Kewanee
E. H. Hutchins
Whitefield
Local notices and social greetings in Tiskilwa
Rev Haist preaches at St Jude's in Tiskilwa and many residents share community highlights. Miss Tillie Ziegler returns to Watercott sales duties while Rev R W Martin accepts a call to the Presbyterian church and akan preparations begin for April services. Henry chapter lodge records a double initiation and a large women’s fraternal membership event with a luncheon concluding activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haist
St. Jude’s Episcopal Church
Tiskilwa
George A. Burt
Miss Widmer
Ottawa
Bridge
Matthew Steele
Lumbago
Tillie Ziegler
Watercott Sales
R. W. Martin
Presbyterian Church
Glenn
Western Avenue
Ben"” Lombard
Charlie Holt
Electric Workers’ Union
Chicago
Henry
Ma‘sonic Lodge
Ling
S. L. Clift
J. A. Williams
BE. A. Hall
Esther
Lyman Hunt
Florence Bobby
Famlis
Mock election proves women vote correctly without instruction
A Tuesday mock election organized women as judges clerks and instructors with 128 ballots cast 71 straight and 657 scratched yet no defective ticket was recorded. The event praised women voters noting prior male errors under Australian ballots and celebrating female suffrage capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. McAtee
Ella Wood
A. Seelye
J. L. Jones
D. KR. Blackwell
Nisday
Woma
Demonstration of Minntouna Churn at A Hecht Sons
A big demonstration of the Minntouna Churn will be given at A Hecht & Son's Magnolia Illinois on Saturday March 7 1914. Lunch will be served to all visitors at the store during the demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hecht & Son's
Magnolia
Ill
Woman's Club Luncheon Set for March at Cromwell Home
The annual luncheon of the Woman's Club will be held Monday, March from the home of Mrs. BE Cromwell, with Mrs. G I Paskell as hostess. The House Economics department, chaired by Mrs. W A Boyle, coordinates the event. Bella Evans, Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. G. Cromwell
G. I. Paskell
W. A. Boyle
Railroad Meeting in Whitefield Planned Saturday Evening
A meeting near Whitefield to discuss the proposed interurban will be held at the wall at Whitefield Corners Saturday evening. Mr Lampman will present the financing plan and boosters from Henry are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitefield
Whitefield Corners
Lampman
Henry
Downey undergoes emergency appendix operation after illness at Hutchins Downey store
J Linn Downey fell ill at work in the Hutchins and Downey department store last Saturday. Physicians diagnosed severe appendicitis and performed a prompt operation. The appendix was removed and Downey is recovering in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Linn Downey
Hutchins & Downey
Methodist Church Sets Sabbath and Weekday Services
Services scheduled for next Sabbath include 9 45 a m Sunday school led by M L Coan and a men s Bible class during the hour. Public worship at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with sermons by the pastor. Epworth League at 6 30 p m. Official board meets March 9 at Mrs Owen Doyle s home. Mission study at Mr and Mrs Zenas Graves. Mid week prayer Thursday. Pastor J I Mercer extends cordial invitation to all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.L. Coan
Epworth League
Owen Doyle
Zenas Graves
J. I. Mercer
Christian Church Services and Programs
Bible school at 10 a.m. led by Wm. Knight. Preaching at 11 a.m. with solo by Rev. H. C. Reichel singing The Heart Is the Lord's. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.m. topic How to Prevent Poverty. Evening preaching at 7:30. Morning collection for foreign missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible
Wm. Knight
H. C. Reichel
Frank Lynes
Christian Endeavor
St Johns Episcopal Church Lent Schedule
St Johns Episcopal Church presents a Second Sunday in Lent program with 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9 45 a.m. Sunday school 11 a.m. matins and sermon 4 30 p.m. evening prayer and sermon. Wednesday services include 9 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. matins and address 7 30 p.m. evening prayer and sermon. Friday services feature 8 a.m. Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. matins and address 7 30 p.m. evening prayer and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Episcopal Church
St Marys Church Mass Schedule and Sermons
St Marys Church offers daily mass at 7 00 AM with a Sunday English sermon at 7 00 AM High mass and English sermon. Low mass and German sermon at 10 00 AM with Sunday afternoon services at 2 30 PM. Fr M Gensler presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
Fr. M. Gensler
St. Joseph's Church Services Schedule
The parish announces weekly worship with low mass at 8 a.m on weekdays and Sundays. Sunday services include low mass at 8, a sermon and high mass at 10, plus sermon and benediction at 7:30 p.m led by Rev. F. M. J. Brennan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Church
F. M. J. Brennan
Candidate for Tax Collector Seeks Republican Nomination
Mrs Alice Williams announces her candidacy for the Tax Collector of Henry township and asks supporters to assist in her nomination and election. She pledges an efficient and honest administration if nominated and elected by the Republican township caucus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Township
Alice Williams
California Weather Woes Interrupt Sunny Dreams
The narrator contrasts California’s climate with eastern winters and notes floods, frost, and blighting winds harming fruit orchards and travel. Despite hard conditions, a resilient tone claims Californians anticipate and adapt, even boasting high yields like five bushels of corn per acre and surviving cold air as bracers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Llinois
Ferret Bite Heals After Facial Abscess Forms
Willis Rinehart was bitten on the left cheek below the eye by a ferret at his sister’s country home while he rested. The wound was disinfected but an abscess formed above the eye causing pain. The infection is now improving and the bite near the eye is nearly healed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Rinehart
Willis
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Henry Kewaneer
St. Joseph's
Woman's Club
Methodist Episcopal Church
Christian Church
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