City Notices and Local Happenings In October
Mrs. John Peterman and baby head to Cincinnati due to illness of her mother. Wm Klein to sell 80 head of horses cattle and hogs on December 7 with details to follow. Alphonso Seelye travels to Wapheton NC and Minnesota. Lovett's Variety Store offers bookcases sideboards and tables. A box social at Quinn school to raise funds. Samuel Parker arrives in Glendale CA after stop in Salt Lake City. Adam Henkins reports three sheep killed by dogs and advocates drastic action. Invitations issued for Clyde Spitler of Montrose and Miss Retta Downey at Montrose on Nov 15. Masonic district deputies named for Bureau Putnam Marshall and for Livingston Ford. Presbyterian synod notes Foreign Mission gifts total $114,964 plus direct gifts to field $152,063, per member gains. Illinois Valley Gas and Electric plant lights future city. Will Bellows tours plant. Henry County residents expect service after year. Henry Chautauqua selects new board. Rev. R. L. Vivian receives $100 for service. 95 stockholders in association. Dr. Hendrick invited to New York inaugural dinner Nov. 9 with speakers from top universities and $4 dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Peterman, Jr
Babe
Cincinnati
Wm. Klein
Alphonso Seelye
Wapheton
N. C
Minnesota
Lovett
Quinn School
Samuel Parker
Glendale
Cal
Salt Lake City
Adam Henkins
Putnam
Clyde Spitler
Montrose
Effingham
Retta Downey
Henry Downey
Delmar D. Darrah
Masonic Fraternity
F. H. Bradley
Bureau
Marshall
W. A. Hoover
Livingston
Ford
John C. Wels
Peoria
Woodford
Presbyterian Synod
Charleston
W. 8
Marquis
Foreign Mission Committee
Henry
Henry Chautauqua Association
H. Hutchins
R. L. Vivian
George A. Burt
Messrs
R. L. Philips
R. 8. Bayne
C. Hallfarth
John Hartley
C. A. Camp
A. B. Smith
J. S. Burt
L. Peterman
W. BE. King
Clifford Haws
J. O. Hill
H. ©. Jacobs
Henry Meister
F. W. Potter
Rev. R. L. Vivian
Halloween Pranks Turn Destructive In City
The city recounts Halloween night mischief by youths and adults. Property damage covered small buildings, buggies, and signs, with fines looming. Notable pranks included moving business signs, a widow’s outbuilding moved to a depot and returned, and a water-soaked public display at Frommel’s cigar factory. An incident on a crossing line caused near-drowns, and a Princeton sidewalk string left Charles Dunbar with a $200 medical bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallowe'en
A. H. Green
Bureau
Henry
Hallowe’eners
Johnnie Wise
Paul Jones
Kenneth Helper
Andey
Hiram Clisbee
Clisbee
Princeton
Charles Dunbar
Corn price gamble in Minonk market noted
The Minonk News reports that many predict corn will fetch 70 cents per bushel before the next harvest in Minonk. It recounts a past tale where two farmers chased 70 cents, but the market fell, one sold at a loss after a day, and the other was forced to accept 38 cents. The piece ends urging subscription renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minonk
Wm. Janssen
School Chimes and Celebrations Mark Local Week
Helen Phillips plays piano this week as students note gifts and improvements at the school. The class of 1910 thanks Mr Perdew for supplying a Diana statue base, new wall display, and first use of donated curtains for a recital to fund building lighting. A centenarian visit and multiple class activities fill the scene with community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Phillips
Perdew
Diana
Stickel
Ethel Seelye
Andrews
Seelye
Mesdames Duke
Greenlee
Mr. Steele
Miss Harrison
Miss Hunter
Robert Burt
Chicago
Barbara Haws
Miss Young
Remarkable Feat by Mrs Fosdick at Pike Near Chenoa
Mrs Joel D Fosdick of Pike six miles from Chenoa age 72 describes her ambitious labor to dig a cellar install a heater and prepare winter stores including 30 gallons of preserves 300 pounds of butter 33 quarts of canned fruit 16 tumblers of jelly and 10 gallons of pickles while cooking for four to six men during the corncrib project and cellar work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel D. Fosdick
Pike
Chenoa
Wo man’s Club hosts Illinois themed meeting
The Wo man’s club met October 30 at Mrs Alice Coe’s home with social conversation and a program on Education and Illinois laws. Miss Alice Gilpin led the department Education and distributed a song Illinois while discussions covered women property laws and tuberculosis efforts in Knox county and Illinois history. The gathering concluded with refreshments and praise for Miss Gilpin’s chairmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Coe
Almeda Clift
Ida Ketchum
Alice Gilpin
Illinois
May C. Starliper
Call for High School Auditorium Expansion
A town urges the school board to convert the third story of the high school into a public assembly hall or to add a ground floor annex. Crowded audiences and the district’s solvency are cited, with emphasis on finishing the spare space despite stair climbs. The piece argues for timely provision of a true hall for all public events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tha
Board of Education
St John’s Church Seeks Larger Attendance and Responsibility
St John’s Church invites members and others to attend services, urging greater responsibility. A guild gathering at Mrs Anderson’s last Thursday was enjoyed. The guild meets this Thursday with Mrs Greenlee. Photographer Daniels has captured a fine interior including altar and rood-screen. copies available by request through the rector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guild
City Council approves saloon bonds and licenses
The October 31 1911 city council meeting at City Hall approved saloon bonds and licenses for November 1 1911 to May 1 1912. Aldermen Dille Yanochowski Helgoth Doelzer Smith Hutchins voted aye. Mayor Pace and City Clerk Wright presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace
Alds
Dille
Yanochowski
Smith
Hutchins
Helgoth
Doelzer
Charles W. McManus
Peter Yacor
John Kapraun
Surees
Emil Lofgren
Thomas JF. Dwyer
Joseph P. Heininger
Fred Ely
John Ely
Henry J. Meister
Richard Blankenship
Bernard Yaeger
Ald. Dille
Ald. Doelzer
Ayes
Hel
News of the City items and local notices
Miss Fanne Moody will go Saturday to Mrs Roy Dallys near Bradford to remain several weeks. Mr and Mrs Ray Judd announce the arrival of a son on Thursday Oct 26 at Wenona. Mrs Anna Suft and daughter of Sparland in Henry visiting Mrs Charles Wabel. J M Hall of the Oxbow has a stray steer in his corn field and seeks owner. Public school exhibition at high school drew a large audience. Mrs Monroe Cox sold her farm to John H Aukland of Henry taking possession March 1. Veterans at Quincy Soldiers and Sailors Home eligible with 90 days service. Chicago papers raise price to 2 cents per copy. Mrs James Fountain returned from Iowa. Death of Al Van Ostrand 17, in Bradshaw Neb after a horse accident. Funeral of Frances Marie Salisbury held at M B church with pallbearers and solos. Interment in Henry cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanne Moody
Roy Dally
Bradford
James Keenan
Ray Judd
Wenona
Anna Suft
Sparland
Henry
Charles Wabel
John Devore
Hennepin
Albert Forrester
Forrester
J. M. Hall
Chicago Evening Papers
Chicago
Journal, News and American
The
Post
H. R. Trim
al van Ostrand
J. D. van Ostrand
Bradshaw
Frances Marie
Thomas . Salisbury
M. B
Helen
Mildred Sievers
Wdita McManus
Margaret Kuss
Phillips
Stickel
Graves
Mr. Vivian
Henry Cemetery
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Hendrick
Hotel Astor
New York City
Himer Ellsworth Brown
United States Commissioner of Education
New York University
George Alexander
Lowell
Harvard University
Hadley
Yale University
Butler
Columbia University
Finley
College of the City of New York
Schurman
Cornell University
Charles Perdew
America
Zillah McMurtrie
L. C. McMurtrie
Lacon
McMurtrie
Canada
Marshall County
Davis
George Daniels
Pom Stock
A. C. Drake
LaVergne Drake
Tom Stock
Republican
TH Woman's Club
St. John’s Church
Episcopal
City Council
Charles P. Heininger
Fred Bly
John Engelbrecht
Conrad Helgoth
Thomas Dwyer
John R. Paskell
Tra L. Hupp
Wayne Aubes
S. T. Rowe
W. A. Rowe
A. W. Kern
W. R. Broaddus
J . R. Paskell
Wm. Steimle
Peter Jacobs
Edward Merdian
Wh. P.green
James R. Boynes
Union
Colorado
Dakotas
Ohio
Indiana
W. H. Jones
Presbyterian Church
Frank Potter
News OF the
James Fountain
Iowa
A. C. Snyder
Lacey
Keota
Snyder
Fountain
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