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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1911
Page
1
Henry wins 12 to 2 in a home opener as Blundell and powers supply heavy hits. McLinden backstops for Chillicothe, while Henry’s strong batting, including Blundell’s home run, leads to a one sided win amid a large local crowd.
A tourist named W Brown travels from St John Newfoundland with a light wagon and a team of five to six dogs aiming to complete a seven year journey. He has four years out, started Christmas day 1896, averaging 40 miles daily, now en route home via Putnam Bureau and Chicago. He has lost two dogs, gained recruits, and a cub wolf kept as a pet in a wagon box. The wager requires one original dog to reach home, with detectives ensuring contract terms. He charms towns, sells postal cards, and rests at Paskell's livery.
Memorial Day reflections recall over 60 graves in a local cemetery honoring veterans of the 1861-65 war. Names of surviving area soldiers are listed and urged to honor them with flowers and patriotic observance.
Community notes record the Henry Township Sunday School convention at the M E church in Henry, May 21 1911 with A B Smith presiding. The program lists sessions, singing, biblical topics, and a county contest prelim on May 15, with contestants named and admission 15 cents and 10 cents.
April report cards issued as Paul Jones misses school with measles. German II covers Wilhelm Tell and prepares to study Hoher als die Kirchu. Plane geometry advances to book five with polygons and circles. Commercial law reviews agencies. Teachers pledge their positions for next year. Botany studies trees and learner recognition. Mrs. Harter from Pearl visited the fourth room. grammar and drawing classes work on proportion and repairs.
Florence Swigert visits the Bureau Bureau office aids and church events fill May including Ladies Aid Presbyterian meeting May 18. Teachers reengaged with higher wages. Dredging progress at Deane. Star theater repeats The Blarney Stone with no price rise. Community visits to Henry by Peoria residents. Church services schedule Father and Mother day observance upcoming Epworth League events and Township Sunday School convention planned next Sabbath week.
A Saturday night concert at MBS church offers a refined entertainment program for lovers of good music. The bill invites readers to read and bring a friend, with admission priced at 25 cents for adults and 5 cents for children.
A home tale from an 19th century paper describes Lyman Horrom’s two patented alarm clocks waking the household with a barnyard rooster at 4 AM. The bird’s crowing disrupts the family, prompting Horrom to chase it across fences and yards. Authorities and neighbors are mentioned in a chaotic, humorous chronicle of an overzealous early riser.
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