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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1921
Page
3
Harold Aitchison visited Peoria while Henry residents attended church and social events. The week featured baptisms, funerals, burglaries at H D Hories grocery, school activities, a theater of music by Henry high school orchestra, church notices, and community notices of visitors, moves, birthdays, and elections.
Last Thursday evening a large crowd gathered at the M. B. church in Sparland to hear the Henry High School orchestra. The concert was finely rendered and well appreciated as the students have shown great musical progress after nine months of study under Prof. Seitz.
The Steuben column notes rapid highway completion near Sparland from the south as motor trucks push the work. Local residents report family visits from Henry and Lacon, plus a funeral in Lacon and a suggestion for a new hotel name The Dam Site Inn in Henry.
Broadmoor residents Charley Rees and Daniel Driscoll attended a Peoria track meet while Mrs Wm Maple and Robert visited Henry visitors Saturday. Harry Jones spent Sunday with relatives in South Pekin and Dave Williamson with wife visited relatives in Kewanee. Charles Brill and Evelyn Charlton have mumps. Mrs Frank Hill of Kewanee visits her sister Mrs Dave Williamson. Charles Brill and family went to Peoria Sunday to see his ill brother-in-law at a city hospital. Mrs A W Shriver visited Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Whitefield and Putnam.
The daily papers note a two cent per gallon gasoline reduction, a boon to drivers who will thank John D. every time they start their engines.
South Whitefield 'Merry May' greets readers with a festive tone as Chesney of Princeton visits, Miss Marland closes her Bonham school for next year’s engagement, and local events unfold. A charity musical at Sparland M E church, family gatherings, corn shelling, and a pony gift for Hunt children are noted alongside a death in the community and messages of sympathy.
Marriage licenses issued to Fred Fetters and Agnes Smith of Lacon. Real estate transfers include deeds in Toluca Sparland Varna Washburn and LaPrairie townships. Probate reports list estate of Margaret Galvin with a May 23 hearing. Draining district and election ballot orders set for May 28 and May 9 respectively.
The Saratoga M E Church praises Rev Kennedy as a true bearer of a vital message. His talk titled The Art of Healing, with Luke 9 2 as text, urged citizens and church members to heed enduring truths. Choir solo by Mrs Doyle and spirited S S contest notes conclude with two fine recitations.
Two local pieces note Mothers Day observances with readings by Irma Elliott and Viola Van Ostrand. Rev. Kennedy will preach a special sermon and Henry will provide extra music with the choir. Local contest scores list La Prairie 1781 Saratoga 1873 Camp Grove 2043. Tom Page of Dixon wins a major suit seeking to stop clam digging on Rock River. Judge Heard rules clam and fish rights accompany land to the river's midpoint, ending a long dispute.
The document shows a bank balance and deposits figures with totals for total capital stock paid in surplus funds and various deposit types. It includes a sworn statement by J L Jones cashier and attestations by directors J L Jones and T J Segraves with notary M J Duke and Mary E Schick.
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