News of the City and Milestones in Henry County
J E Monier of Milo rides a new automobile amid spring notes as St Patrick’s day decorations brighten streets. A Presbyterian supper raised 30 dollars for the Ladies’ Aid. A hunting accident near Chillicothe claimed a 65-year-old fisherman. St. Joseph’s Church plans art windows and a Quincy Independent Telephone Association convention elected officers. A steamer will start Illinois river service April 1 from La Salle to Peoria. Henry notables include William Proctor of Lamoure visiting, and Henry Republican ads boosting horse sales. Elizabeth Riddell Cameron Riddell died at 75 in Henry after long illness. services held at La Prairie U P church. Putnam Co-Operative Grain Co formed with 300–400 shareholders for a $10,000 capital, aiming to buy and ship grain from Putnam station.
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J. E. Monier
Milo Township
Presbyterian Church
George Devoss
Chillicothe
Harry
Archie
Henry
St. Joseph's Church
Fr. Dooling
Independent Telephone Association of the State
Quincy
L. A. Herrick
Freeport
Ed S. Sterrett
W. W. Halliday
Jacksonville
Marc B. Farwell
Bloomington
St. Patrick's Day
la Salle
Peoria
William Proctor
Lamoure
N. D
James Fountain
Nebraska
Kansas
Arkansas
William Fountain
Whitefield
Lamoure County
Henry Republican
Fairbanks Bros
Donnie Horrom
Willis
Elizabeth Riddell
Elizabeth Cameron
John
Rosshire
Scotland
Henry, Il
Elmyra
Ill
Alexander
Walla Walla
Wash
Cameron
Free Church In
Scotch Presbyterian Church
Robert Riddell
H. W. Burger
la Prairie
U. P
Clarence EE. Burt
Spencer Ketchum
J. A. Williams
Hiram Hunter
George E. Travis
William Harney
A. B. Smith
Putnam Co-Operative Grain Co
Putnam Station
Putnam
James Wherry
J. C. Bacon
Henry Downey
Daniel Bachman
Henry Louis
Elmer Rollins
Mike Kuhn
Williams
Woman's Home Missionary Society of the
Peoria District of
Central Illinois
Carrie G. Davis
Home For
Berkeley
Cal
United States Senate
Connecticut
Wisconsin
Hinds Grain Dealers’ Association
Springfield
Charleston
Ogle County
Oregon
I. A. Cornelison
D.b
Washington
Tazewell County
Prairies
Lingis River
Secretary of State
Milwaukee, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad Co
Illinois River
Howe
Hennepin
East Henry
Lacon
Spring Bay
East Peoria
St. Louis
Milwaukee Railway Co
Bluffs
F. W. Cherry
Princeton
Pushago
Bureau County
Rockford
Oglesby
Milwaukee
Cherry
Presbyterian services and schedule at the church
The pastor will preach at 11 o'clock on An Invitation From Christ and at 7 30 o'clock on Blessed Are the Pure in Heart. Sabbath school at 9 45 and adult Bible class invite attendance. The Christian Endeavor meets at 6 30 with a prayer meeting tonight. Mrs. Frank Wood returns home from Streator.
Calvin W Buckley dies in Peoria at 60 after sudden illness
Calvin Wayne Buckley, a Marshall county native and longtime station engineer, died at his Peoria home on March 16 after a brief illness. He was born March 17, 1861, in Mount Union Pennsylvania and served in Sparland and Henry Illinois before moving to Peoria in 1900. He was active in Baptist church work, an Odd Fellow, Modern Woodman and Mason, and leaves wife Louise Frances Hawker and three children Florence J Waugh Allan Buckley and Mary Osborne plus siblings and grandchildren. His funeral in Sparland drew large crowds with multiple fraternal and church groups in attendance.
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Marshall County
Peoria
Calvin W. Buckley
Douglas Street
Sparland
Calvin Buckley
Mount Union
Henry
Our City
J. R. Paskell
J. W. Graff
Revenue Service
First Baptist Church
Mr. Buckley
Florence J. Waugh
Aberdeen
Wash
Louise Frances Hawker
Shirleysburg
Order of Odd Fellows
Clayton Lodge
Brotherhood of Masons
Illinois
C. W. Buckley
Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of
Mary
Osborne
Allan K. Buckley
Howett Street
Piye
Illiott
Woodman Lodge
Miners’ Union
Buckley
Methodist
Willong
Reynolds
Baptist Church of
Venice Theme Dominates Henry Woman's Club Meeting
The Henry Woman's club met at the president Mrs Samuel L Clift home with a Venice program arranged by art chair Mrs T L Jones. Mrs Townsend presented a paper on Some Venetian Painters and Miss Bickerman traced Venice the Bride of the Sea. Mrs Hannum sang Bridge of Lights as the event closed with refreshments and social hour. Guests included Lina Stickel and Mrs Lofgren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Woman's Club
Samuel L. Clift
Topic
Venice
T. L. Jones
Department of Art
Townsend
Hannum
Hood
Lina Stickel
Lofgren
Henry Ranks Third In State Fish Commission Report
The Illinois Fish Commission lists Havana first in river fish shipments, Peoria second, and Henry third with totals of 2,947,000 pounds, 2,478,000 pounds, and 2,406,000 pounds respectively. Nationwide figures show nearly 20,000,000 pounds shipped, plus 27,627,448 fish released from 420 hatchery plants. Pike and perch dominated with rainbow trout used in experiments. Lake Michigan propagation included whitefish and lake trout. Also note the fatal shooting of George DeVoss, a veteran hunter formerly of the city, now in Chillicothe, aged 66 with a wife and 12 children.
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Fish Commission
Ilinois Fish Commission
Havana
Illinois
Peoria
Henry
Pekin
Chillicothe
Putnam
Ilinois
Lake Michigan
George DeVoss
News of a Week in Peoria and Nearby Hills
Local notes include J O Hill and Arthur Ironmonger in Peoria, Sara Fawcett teaching near Granville, and Henry area visits. Reports mention a Rock Island rail flagger receiving a gold watch, 1910 census data for Marshall and Putnam counties, and a $2.50 to $3.00 film at Star theater. The Woman’s Home Missionary meeting at M E B church features Miss Davis speaking.
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Sara Fawcett
Standard
Granville
Henry
R. J. Thornton
Gardner
George Nicholson
T. F. Brennan
Toluca
Putnam County
James F. Smith
Charles Smith
San Fernando
Los Angeles County
Cal
St John’s Church Plans Sunday Service and Evening Talks
St John’s Episcopal Church holds its usual Sunday service with a morning sermon on the Annunciation, noting the Feast occurs Saturday. In the evening the fourth short lecture on the history of the Anglican communion will be given, with Lenten services planned for Wednesday and Friday evenings led by Rev. R Baner Whipple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Church
Episcopal
R. Banern’ Whipple
Sunday School Programs and Ladies Aid Meeting Announced
The Christian Church invites all to attend Sunday School at 10 with preaching at 11 and 7. The teachers training class meets, and the young ladies and young men classes won banners on recent Sundays. Ladies' Aid meets Wednesday March 29 at Mrs Lillian Bauter's with full attendance desired. pastor Rev H C Reichel outlines morning and evening topics The Pountains of Christian Faith and Monuments. Subscribe for The Republican.
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News OF the City
Frank Wood
Streator
J. O. Hill
Arthur
Vitagraph Life
Charles Dicksens
Star Theater
France
Dr. Manette
Paris
Bastile
Marquis Hvermond
Carton
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