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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
2
The Magnolia department reports community notices and social updates including visits, illnesses, and travel. Obituary notes for Charles Morphew’s return from the West, the death of Wm Potter, and Memorial Day plans by the Magnolia camp. Church and charity activities appear with several local residents named.
Magnolias charge lists Strawn Sunray school at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m. Magnolia Sunday school 10 a m Epworth league 7 p m preaching at o clock Caledonia Sunday school 2 p m every Sunday with second and fourth Sundays 3 p m preaching.
The expert grain buyers of the EAOC Mills scour the country in search of high grade whist. The private laboratories of the BAOC MILLS analyze all fully up to their established standard.
The Magnolia high school class will graduate on June 8 with three graduates Marie Dunne Carl Simonton and Harry Ramage The baccalaureate address will be given by Rev H W Bell at the M F church on June 2 Prof M E Bogarte of Valparaiso University will deliver the commencement speech A Knight of the Twentieth Century The graduation requirements and extended four year curriculum are detailed and celebrated along with community notices and local visits.
Miss Potter spent Sunday with Magnolia neighbors while Wm Brenn of Streator visited his father Monday. Ernie Klein visited town over Sunday. Miss Olive Glidmermaster of Peoria visits Miss Bedssie Hannum. I M Hannum led a Mason funeral service Monday last. James Hannum of Aurora visited his sister Mrs Robinson from Saturday to Monday. Friends welcomed his return after an absence of 24 years.
A detailed pedigree for the bay trotter Bob Onward foaled in 1899 outlines numerous ancestors and inbreeding to notable sires. The entry notes the horse’s height, weight, gait, and speed, emphasizing strong lineage and performance potential. Sale listings across several barns and days are described with terms about insurance and ownership transfer.
The obituary notes the death of a respected local matron with surviving children Laura Hess and Emma Harper and brothers Charles Louis Henry Zilm and others. Funeral services were conducted Thursday at the German Lutheran church, with English and German sermons, floral tributes listed, and burial arrangements noted alongside Memorial Day preparations and local church services.
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