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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
11
Local representative Prof J R Bouton in Sparland authorized to receive and promptly handle all entrusted news and business for The Henry Republican. He is duly empowered to transact all paper affairs.
Sparland gossip notes a wife beater in town, a possible wedding in Theinus hollow, and moves by residents including Robert Buck and Irving Parsons. A false report on a new section boss is mentioned, with social visits to Peoria and Philadelphia linked figures. Voter results show cement sidewalks approved and liquor licenses rejected 126 to 72, prompting editorial remarks on citizenship and saloon impact.
Church notes report a rapid response to a fundraiser for cement walks in front of the church property, with full amount raised in a few hours. Goold congregations greet Rev Bliss each Sunday evening and the Ladies Aid met with Mrs H Gehr last Wednesday afternoon. Next Sunday the League will be led by Mrs J R Bouton on Our Call to Service.
Lila Tanner has quit school and Robert Rae moved from Rutland with two school age daughters. Miss Thomas and Miss Osborne bought bookcases for their rooms. Our boys organize a baseball team and may travel to Henry Saturday to play Henry high school. Civics questions for teachers cover Congress privileges, two chamber legislature, town boards, trial by jury, plaintiffs in theft and debt cases, direct and indirect taxes, joint ballot officers, county terms and elections, and presidential appointment checks.
Probate Court commits Elizabeth Feazel as insane after doctors report. Warrant issued to Ren. F. Feazel. Estate claims approved for Latourrette estate. Minor guardianship inventories. Marriage licenses issued for multiple couples. Real estate transfers listed for Varna La Prairie Lacon and more. Henry Republican office advertises printing services for various business materials.
Mrs Hannah Greene visits relatives in Peoria then plans trips to Galva and Iowa. Al McCullough re elected Center school director. Ruth Greene Mabel Stowell take final exams at Lacon. Rev J B Dille travels to Onarga. Cora Scott improving under Dr Blough. Eunice Durham visits grandfather in Lacon. Edith Harlan funeral at Blue Ridge. she died at Cottage Hospital at 16 years 10 months. Earl Edminster marries Mamie Holihan of Chillicothe. Charles Monier under doctor care. Sciatica relief credited to Chamberlains Pain Balm. ad from 3322 Clinton St Minneapolis Minn via J E & F A Powells City Drug Store Henry Ill.
Weather very warm in Saratoga as residents and visitors share family meals and visits. Mr. and Mrs. Rickey welcome a baby boy. others visit relatives in Toluca, La Prairie, Peoria, and Camp Grove. John Casey longtime township resident dies after months of dropsy. funeral held April 26 at Camp Grove Catholic Church. Ed Hennessey ill with mumps and a cold. James OBrien's residence owner Wilson reports tile work recently completed. Charley Hawksworth loses a horse. Homer Cox visits uncle near Toulon.
Not if as rich as Rockefeller you could not buy a better medicine for bowel troubles than Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The eminent physician cannot prescribe a superior preparation for colic and diarrhoea for children and adults. It never fails and is pleasant when diluted with water and sugar. Sold by J. E. & F. A. Powells City Drug Store Henry Illinois.
Howard Loomis and family visited Wm Blackburns on Sunday. Ed Poarch hauled hogs to Bradford on Monday. Jackson and family spent Sunday at Chastine’s. A McKeon organized a Sunday school at Thomas Saturday returning Monday. People attended a Whitefield gathering to hear Rev. Gough of Hedding College. Decoration Day planned at Boyd’s Grove M B Church. Report that H Reed has died after years of illness. Rev J A Alford and wife traveled to Wyoming for a ministers’ meeting. Shorts district directors met. president J McClane clerk A McKeon, Dora Barker among directors. Office offerings list envelopes, note paper, writing tablets and pens.
The carpenters finished work on N. E. Nurss barn and will soon build a house for Gill at Camp Grove. Bell Telephone crews laid a new line from L. A. central to Holmes corner and connected it to the local line. Lawn Ridge Telephone reports 150 instruments in homes and 115 rented, 210 miles of wire, with stockholders’ operations growing apace.
River ton postmaster G W Fouts narrowly escaped harm and was robbed of comfort after a lifelong liver ailment led to jaundice. He credits Electric Bitters as a sure cure, noting eleven years of good health since treatment. Sold at Henry Illinois drugstores for 50 cents.
A quiet Monday rain follows weekend visits among residents. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Henkins hosted relatives with Mrs. Carrie Moore and Miss Marie Shammel visiting. L. Garrison ferried groceries. Eddie Burcky recently visited Hennepin. Will Minier entertained guests including George Minier and family. Amy Johnston and her son visited Adam Henkins. Fruit trees are blossoming in spring. Bradford was a visitor, and the Chicago Daily Chronicle and Henry Republican cost $4. Strike while the iron is hot.
A vintage advertisement urges buyers to request Scott's Emulsion at drug stores noting the clerk will steer toward substitutes like wines and cordials. It claims thirty years of rising sales due to superior quality and superiority to alternatives.
An advertisement from Scott and Bowne Chemists at 409-415 Pearl Street New York offers a free sampis and lists a price of $1.00 for the general druggist audience.
A shower brightens gardens while residents report farm work and social visits. Weddings, illness, Bible presented to the church, school trustee elections, and a future U.S. Senate ambition for a New York state representative are noted among local happenings.
A light verse expresses spring fever and reluctance to work. The speaker jokes about shirking duties and longing for fishing like wealthy folks, imagining leisure under willows and asking a companion if they feel the same.
Minier News publishes Valentine Myers recollections challenging the common belief that John W. January endured Andersonville. Myers traces January’s 1864 capture in the Stoneman raid, transfer to Raleigh and Florence, a hospital stay, and a leg amputation. He notes January’s pension, upbringing in Whitefield and Minnoak, and that he was later released from Micrann Prison.
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