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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
5
The Henry township page lists advertisements for Segraves paint and Fenwick Funeral Director services, ice cream orders, and various local notices. It reports residents visiting from Spai J and Camp Ogan, and updates on taxes due by March 10. News items include local deaths, births, family travels, school entrance rules, public sales, and a Peoria banquet.
Local items report poultry supply ads from Meter Bros and Meier Bros. poultry gear and incubator claims. notices on road commissioner changes in township election. church and school activities. residents visiting, moving, or ill. hospital and funeral notices for C. C. Doran and Peter Horner. community events, sales and appointments.
Clover Leaf Casualty Company markets Peerless accident and sickness coverage at $20 per year with Payol options. W J Thomas Henry is listed in the advertisement.
Floyd D Melkey writes from Milton Kansas to George Burt & Son about being in Kansas three months awaiting war service. He notes examination cleared and readiness to go, wheat moisture issues, oats sowing, scarce help, wages from two dollars per day to forty or forty five dollars per month, and sends a money order for The Henry Republican with a request to send mail if he goes to war.
Local ad notes Bign Work as a decorator and paper hanger with contact at phone 1144 in Henry Township. Indicates small business directory listing for tradesman services.
John Diverbiss sold his span of mules to J F Hasslar of Princeton and delivered them to Tig kilwa on Monday. Miss Schubert illness cancels Sugar Grove school. Mrs Logan Barrett and yon re returned from Arizona, feeling fine. S L Clift with Logan during wife’s absence now back on Henry. Joe Park McAllister and Lawrence Gregory visited Wil Downey Sunday. Mrs Ben McAllister and daughters were guests there. Mrs G T Wilson visited Peoria Friday. Harry Monroe and Mrs Herr hosted Sunday dinner. Lou Ely, Ivan, Blabough and Vera visited East Peoria relatives and expect home today. Martha Wilson returned to Henry Saturday after weeks with son Guy. John Morse moved from Duffield to Tomilin’s farm. Monroes will live on Henry Callin. Brokaw moved near Cottage Church last week.
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