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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
13
Sparland and nearby towns report social visits and small events. Several residents travel to Peoria Lacon and Greenville. A funeral for Miss Susanna Charles is noted with upcoming Easter stock and an infant burial in Canada followed by La Prairie interment.
Mrs Shaffer and her son Raymond returned home Sunday after a three week visit with relatives in LaMar Missouri and Des Moines Iowa. Paper hangers and painters Kline and Tanner are busy serving farmers with first class work. Lloyd McLeish visited with his parents then joined his mother in a trip to Bloomington. Mrs R Murdock is hospitalized in Spring Valley having surgery for a head tumor and her daughter Mrs Cumming will bring her home. Ladies of the S S held a banquet in Lacon with Sparland guests including Mrs Bedford Mrs M sparr Mrs F Van Antwerp Mrs T Gapen and Lena Macon despite delays caused by floating ice.
A letter from R. J. Kyle urges La Prairie township voters to back a high school plan. It argues isolation from schools hurts youth, outlines a three year accredited program, small annual cost, and reuse of a town building to foster education and community unity.
Miss Lucie Calder guests in Princeville and Blanche Davidson visits Chillicothe. Obituary for Charles Robert Holmes of Melville born 1911, buried Saratoga cemetery. Leap year party hosted by L L C girls for H L C boys at the Madison home. Community updates include visits, travels, and a Y P C W election social at Wm Madison’s home.
The South Whitefield column reports visits among Betts Rickey Waughop Brown and Hunt families. postman disruption due to bad roads. Blanche Farling leaves school to help at home and learn sewing. health notes on the Baugh family. Frank Weichman neutralizes phone service. Grandma Betts stays with Alfred and wife. Mrs Oscar Swarts visits D D Brown. Louie Ely from Peoria sends news of a burned foot and subsequent measles.
Camp Grove reports include horse sales in Peoria attended by John Malone and others, numerous residents shopping in Peoria and nearby towns, and a large funeral for Mrs. Frank Colgan of Bradford attended by many from the area. The piece notes community events, callers, birthday celebrations, and local business visits, with plans for a bazaar in April and a shooting match won by Mr. Dalrymple. Mrs. Colgan, 28, left behind six children and a mourning family.
Brothers and neighbors mourn a motherly figure as one son suffers blood poisoning and Mr Colgan recovers from pneumonia. The family endures illness and loss, drawing widespread sympathy from the community.
Probate filings include administration petitions for Wilson B ush Michael Batrum and Charles Johnson with hearings scheduled March 18 and April 1. Inventories receipts and final reports approved. Real estate transfers list numerous quit claims and warranties across Henry La Prairie and Hopewell towns with multiple heirs and bond requirements.
A Cold La Grippe Then Pneumonia is often the fatal sequence and coughs that hang on weaken the system and lower the vital resistance. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound stops the cough promptly by healing the cause and soothing inflamed air passages. Keep on hand. Refuse substitutes. A J Ironmonger.
A judge measures a man by deeds not words. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is lauded as superior for its proven results. Sold by A. J. Ironmonger and T. J. Segraves druggists.
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