Water Rise Fares Illinois River Boom For Lacon Area
The river floods push river trade disruption across the region. Lacon bridge traffic halted as water covers the pike between Sparland and Lacon. West side trade to Henry’s gains while Lacon’s losses loom with farming and spring supplies delayed. A Walnut Grove club house opens and locals note peculiar coal theft with 85 cents found at the door.
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van Horn
Magnolia
Samantha
Denver
Kansas City
Junction City
Kansas
Fort Riley
Hays City
Ellis County
Lacon
Sparland
West Side
Henry
Walnut Grove
Chillicothe
Lake
Senachwine
George Sleater
Sleater
Ludwig
Lud
Percy Swain
LaSalle and Peoria Packet Co
LaSalle
Peoria
Santa Fe
Mortuary Record of David Holmes in Saratoga Township
David Holmes 66 a resident of Saratoga township died March 7 1908 after rheumatism heart disease and long illness. He was born November 16 1841 in Mt Hawley Medina Ill served in Co D 8th Illinois Cavalry Civil War and had lived as a horse buyer shipper with his son Charles in Henry. He leaves wife Sarah Keach three children Charles Mollie and Estella. Funeral at Center M E Church Whitefield Friday at 2 pm burial beside parents.
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David Holmes
Marshall County
Saratoga Township
Charles
Holmes
Mt Hawley
Medina Township
Peoria County
Ill
Sarah Keach
Henry
Charles McEntee
Lacon
Mollie
Peoria
Illinois Cavalry
Burt
Death of Lyman C Hunt in Whitefield township Illinois
Lyman C Hunt died at his Whitefield township home in Marshall county Illinois on Wednesday morning at 7:80 due to catarrhal pneumonia after a ten day illness. He was 67 years, 10 months, 2 days old. Born April 20 184? in OxBow prairie Putnam county Illinois he moved to Whitefield as a youth and became a successful farmer. He owned 500 acres on his present farm since 1873 and engaged in stock raising including horses, cattle and sheep. He also held land in Kansas and Nebraska and city property in Henry. He first married Mary Coan in 1871, two children born, Ola G. survives with his father. wife died in 1874. In 1882 he married Maria Van Allen of near Wenona, who with three children Lawrence Elmer L. continues after him.
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Lyman C. Hunt
Whitefield Township
Marshall County
Mr Hunt
OxBow Prairie
Magnolia Township
Putnam County
Ill
Kansas
Nebraska
Henry
Mary Coan
M. L. Coan
Ailing ex sheriff Isaac P Bush IlI to be sent to Watertown
Isaac P Bush III a long time resident and former city marshal aged about 74 to 85 was reported failing with dementia and illusionary insanity. Doctors recommended transfer to the State Hospital at Watertown for treatment but the move was postponed due to weakness. Bush known for firm police service and horse training is very ill with little hope of improvement.
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Isaac P. Bush
I. P. Bush
Watertown
Greggs
Citizens Meeting Aims to Promote Henry Town Growth
Citizens are invited to a Monday evening meeting at city hall to discuss measures that will induce manufacturing in Henry. The object will be fully explained and every town resident is urged to attend to boost growth and prosperity.
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Henry
Illinois Valley Traction expands freight flats at Spring Valley barns
The Illinois Valley Traction Co. is under construction at the Spring Valley barns with several flat cars to handle growing freight. The increased business since the line opened last fall necessitates special service. Merchants in Peru and LaSalle use the cars to deliver goods to customers in Spring Valley and Ladd.
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Illinois Valley Traction Co
Spring Valley
Peru
LaSalle
Ladd
Henry High School Items and Events
Henry High School notes an updated timetable for the preliminary literary contest now set for March 25 at the Opera House, starting 8 p.m. The program features Meier and Wright Orchestra and other musical numbers, with admission 25 cents. The senior class adopts pale blue and straw colors matching Ann Arbor, while the basketball team gains use of the hall three evenings weekly. The lyceum resumes after the literary contest.
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Ann Arbor University
Stever
Lyceum
Stevens
Church Notes Show Weekend Services and Events
Multiple church announcements describe Sunday and Sabbath services at St John s, Presbyterian, and M I churches with sermon topics The Three Temptations The Higher Criticism Home Going Martha s message and a Lent sermon Rev Campbell s resignation meeting at the Presbyterian church is noted plus a social Missionary society event in Peoria Presbyterian context The week ends with a Boys Brigade social and a prize drill demonstration led by Rev Campbell and aimed at praising the boys efforts with cuff buttons and stick pins awarded to top performers
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St John’s Church
Presbyterian Church
Campbell
M. I
Epworth League
L. G. Landenberger
New Jerusalem
Robert L
Martha
Mary
Barrett
Episcopal Church
St John’s Parish
Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the
H. F. Andrews
Julia Johnston
Peoria
Missionary Society of Peoria Presbytery
Rey Campbell
Mr Campbell
Walter Duke
Lee Wright
Ivan Wright
Tom Andrews
Allan Williams
Warner Scott
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May Dewey
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Emily Sparling
Julia Humble
Jacob
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M. Laverna Disosway
Ida A. Lee
Henry Woman's Club
Boston
Kalamazoo
Ralph Parlette
Henry Woman’s Club
St. Athens, Mich
George Daniels
Hutchins- Lincoln Co
Mortuary Record
Estella
Center
M. E
Edurch
Whitefield
Bourne Front
Illinois River Valley
Ilinois and
Michigan Canal
Copperas Creek
Springfield
God
Christ
Steinway Hall
Chicago
Hhis Church
Laddon
Seatonville
Canton
Aes
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McNabb
Clarendon
Texas
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