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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1915
Page
9
News of a Week item notes Henry Commercial Club members are asked to meet at the club rooms on Friday evening November fifth at eight oclock. Local items cover residents visits, births, deaths, school events, and community notices from Henry and surrounding areas.
Emil Lofgren retires from the saloon trade leaving nine saloons. Mrs John Peterman Jr and Elizabeth Marie visit Tiskilwa with B F Blazey to view Larry Peters man’s Overland. Families attend funerals in Rock Island for Otis Booth. Local drives include clothing for Mothers club and school meeting under Henry school parents. Main street Horr property bought by William Anderson. Kermeen family visits from Galva. ancestry notes on aged relatives. Auction at Moffitt farm to Lindsey Anderson for 70 per acre. Opera House Sunday union preacher program urged for Baptist missionary E P Brand. Mrs Fred Harper and Mrs Stillman visit Nicholson family after Equal Suffrage convention. Car accident injuries from harness and wagon to auto incident near Tiskilwa. Brannaman auto wreck near Wyoming shows narrow escape and damage.
Bayard Veiller's Within the Law receives praise for stirring scenes and a strong lead by Margaret Illington as Mary Turner. The play, a sharp look at police and a store proprietor, drew crowds in New York and Chicago and ran over a hundred performances. It is slated to appear at the Henry Opera House on Tuesday evening, Nov 9.
In Memory Elizbeth Jane Erven Hart born Kansas Feb 19 1885, married Ray Hart at Princeton Feb 17 1903, mother of three daughters. After illness she died Monday morning Nov 1 in Milo, funeral at home 11:30 a.m. and Milo M E Church 2 p.m. Interment Mound Cemetery Milo. Funeral director A B Smith.
The wedding took place in Lacon on October 27, 1915, uniting Dayton E. McKeel of the city and Carrie May Mercer daughter of Elias and Mrs Mercer of Putnam. Rev. F R Egerton of the Congregational church officiated. The bride is esteemed locally and well prepared for her duties. the groom is a respected local industrious man. Congratulations are offered.
The brief obituary notes the death of Mrs. Ora McCuskey wife of Frank McCuskey and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Roberts. She died in Peoria hospital October 30 and was buried at Varna on November 2. A longer notice will follow.
Petitions circulated in Sheffield and Buda urge replacing the three man road commission with a single road overseer on duty year round. A 25 signers petition to the township clerk would trigger a special election within 320 days. if approved, a single commissioner would be elected at the spring election to oversee township roads.
Sunday school at 9 45 A M led by A B Smith. At 10 45 a march with other churches to the Opera House for a union sermon by Rev E P Brand. Christian Endeavor at 6 30 P M with preaching at 1 30 P M and prayer meeting at 7 30 Thursday evening Read Martin Pastor
St. John’s Church lists services this Sunday with Holy Eucharist at 7 30 a m Sunday school at 9 45 a m Holy Eucharist and sermon at 11 a m and evening prayer with sermon at 7 30 p m The Woman’s Guild meets next Thursday in the Guildroom led by F W Haist Priest in Charge.
St Josephs Church announces the first mass on Sunday at 7 30 a m and a second at 9 30 a m with weekday mass at 7 30 a m led by Rev Fr Brennan Pastor.
St Marys Church lists Sunday services at 8 a m English sermon 10 a m high mass and German sermon at 2 30 p m vespers and benediction Weekday mass at 8 a m daily except Saturday 7 a m Saturday service 7 a m Pastor Rev Fr Gensler leads the parish.
A W R GC meeting met at Miss Bella Evans home last Saturday with a good turnout. Evans, a Pekin delegate, gave a partial report on the corps and work and will present the full report at the I O O Hall on Saturday at 3. Two visitors attended and Evans provided lunch. Remember the next meeting is Saturday at 3.
The Marshall county teachers’ exam will be held in the office of County Superintendent Nichols at the courthouse in Lacon on Thursday and Friday November 11 and 12. Claude Thompson of Bradford dies after lifelong illness. James McCune of Peoria visited in the city Sunday.
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