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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
3
Henry area residents Calibrating a busy week with gatherings in Sparland and Peoria. Notable items include Mrs. Martin Scholtz shopping in Henry, gatherings at the Sparland church, and a Putnam Sparland dual meet victory. The cement road from Peoria to Sparland nears completion with crews moving toward Sparland.
Sparland high school and eighth grade girls served a charity dinner raising funds for the baseball team. Sparland won the Senachwine-Sparland meet and the baseball game 11 to 8, with Dean Powell injuring his ankle. The junior and senior meets featured multiple events with Sparland contenders placing in sprints, jumps, and relays, and Putnam taking several top spots in the senior results.
A Sparland eighth grade drama is set for Friday May 20 at the Baptist church featuring characters Patty Steele The Mouse Patty and Maisie Marsh with a cast including Ruth McLaughlin Helen Helton and Isabelle McCartney. The play titled Patty Saves the Day spans two acts with Patty saving the day using two spades and Sara named May Queen. Next, local notes report visits, a garage under construction, a police-styled store burglary, road work updates and the death of Mrs Lizzie Huffman Nichols, a Whitefield native.
Army discharge dates for Charles E. Bean and Howard L. Anderson appear alongside multiple circuit court cases including Wm. Thompson vs Chicago & Alton Railroad Wm. Yarger vs Louis Priebe and a divorce case Dane Damario vs Erminia Damario. Real estate transfers include Illinois State Christian Conference Julius Watercott quitclaim and several federal patents to township and county lands. Probate matters list estate actions for Amelila Shafer James B Harris Henry Frey Matilda Gibbs Leroy Strawn Joseph Donnelly with guardian ad litem fees and administration orders.
Final reports and hearings noted for the estates of Joseph Nagel Moritz Horch Joseph Weichman John G Hank and John H Riddell. Discharge of executor and full estate closure ordered for Nagel. May 9 and May 16 hearings scheduled for probate and heirship evidence and adjustment term notices.
Alex Weis and sister ride in a Studebaker car. Miss Elizabeth Marland visits I W Waughop home as school closes Wednesday. Six Peoria visitors have an auto accident on the Big Hill injuring three lightly. Farm work and road construction progress amid community social visits.
A large crowd attended a special service at the Saratoga M E Church honoring mothers last Sunday. Each mother received a white carnation as a symbol of purity and the event culminated with marimba performances by Bruce Bauter and Harold Daniels of Henry, featuring two marimba solos and a final marimbaphone piece.
The report highlights a duet by Mr Bauter and Mr Danels praised for beauty and talent. Mrs Herbert Doyle sang a solo and Miss Sara Carter read at Sunday school. Rev Kennedy delivered a Mother’s Day sermon as the choir performed two selections with Marie Kaine and Mrs Arno Reinbeck. The Reds lead the local contest by 45 points. three point scores and an ice cream event at Saratoga M E on May 18 are noted.
Twenty safety deposit boxes stolen weeks ago from the Leonore bank were recovered about a mile and a half from Spring Valley. All boxes were empty except one containing a few papers.
The Peoria County Farm Bureau screens two short dramas across county venues. One highlights the need for modern conveniences in farm homes, the other addresses tubercular cattle and their treatment. The film teaching is presented as a story and drew much interest from viewers.
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