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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
3
Zerot confirms J R Bouton as local representative for Sparland. Items include social visits, births, moves, and community events such as the La Rose Dramatic club supper and the town hall performance A Noble Outcast. Church services and Sunday school activities are outlined with attendee remarks and a birthday offering by Harry Anderson.
Miss Florence Spangler and Mrs. Delbert Marshall visited the primary and intermediate rooms. A new bookcase was placed in the recitation room by Melby Marshall at a cost of 34 dollars, funded by a basket social. Miss Pamella Cumming of rab Peoria visited the high school Friday evening. The high school will debate the question Resolved That a poll tax is just.
A list of civic topics asks about presidential powers and duties, state restrictions, original Supreme Court jurisdiction, qualifications and appointment methods for federal and state offices, impeachment and tenure concepts, amendment processes for the U S Constitution and the state constitution, and terms like perryman der lobby and party machine.
A San Francisco article notes an evening meeting for Decoration Day observance. Rev H M Burr will give the address, Thomes Martin named president, Sheridan Grove marshal, and a five woman committee overseeing the service with plans in progress to ensure a successful event.
The Center school closed Tuesday with a picnic. Miss Durham taught a month, and her aunt from Lacon arrived. Cemetery improvements are underway with a ditch being dug by Loree Webber. Spworth League officers were elected at the M B parsonage. Memorial services set for May 21 at the Methodist church with Dille's address and Mendelssohn quartet. Children’s Day planned for the second Sunday in June. Local notes mention Blue Ridge area residents over 70, Herman Webber in Lacon, and various community updates.
Mr and Mrs Adam Henkins visited Putnam on Sunday. Holything and family from Lone Tree visited Lee Haye. Robert Maddox and family from Bradford called at J Kisler's. Charles Moore and his little daughter visited Ben Burckey's. Most farmers have finished planting corn.
A vintage ad praises Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for weak overworked nervous women and Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for indigestion biliousness and related ailments. The text extols their curative powers across stomach bowel kidney throat nasal passages and general ill health.
A fragment from a local paper lists guests and visits at several homes including Vernie Ketchum, Frank Hiegler, and James Barry. It notesDecoration Services at Center church on May 27 and a cemetery cleanup at Whitefeld Center on May 18.
Weather notes and farm economics lead a compact Saratoga column. Hennessey and others recover from illness while Ed Hennessey and Bert Welsh improve. A church festival, decoration service, and school director election are announced. Local court news covers Peoria blackmail cases and probate actions amid community notices and upcoming public events.
The text notes that a comparison of file handwriting reveals not only similarity of power manship but also identical spelling traits. The third person, whom officers consider implicated, has not yet been apprehended.
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