Henry Ledger News Notes and Local Updates
Local items from Speer to Henry include visits by Misa Jessia Green, Mrs. Charles Bell in Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. Davis at Princeton. Ed Siewers ill, a truss rod lost, and coal dealers expanding under new ownership. Military and school agriculture plans, telegraph of soldiers and sailors, hospital updates, and parish notices fill these community briefs.
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Misa
Jessia’ Green
Speer
Henry
Bmre
Grenier
H. J. Blackburn
Hen. Nichols
PTA Meeting and Classroom Activities Noted at Local School
Parents attended an early PTA meeting while grade levels toured rooms. Miss Young’s class illustrated pumpkin growth with seed to plant drawings and verses. Eighth graders Lauretta Ziegler and Doyle May show best penmanship gains. The algebra I class finished factoring. Domestic science prepared corn meal muffins celery soup and Brown Betty from leftovers.
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Lauretta Ziegler
Doyle
Miss Young
Putnam M. 3. Church Sabbath Services Notice
Sabbath school at 2 p m and preaching at 3 p m announced by Glenn Tilton minister. Bring food reports. All are welcome.
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Putnam M
Glenn, Tilton
Home Talent Minstrel Olio and Red Cross Benefit
Sparland Steuben Town Hall hosts a Home Talent Minstrel on Saturday November 17 1917. The program features a large company with songs monologues ragtime and character sketches led by Interlocutor Margaret Webber and a long cast list. The event accompanies a Red Cross relief effort by the Magnolia chapter and the Country Woman's Club with ongoing garment collection and sewing for headquarters distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Steuben
Sparland
Home Guards
John VanAntwerp
Margaret Webber
Clementine Snow
Louise Osborne
Lucy Washington
Elizabeth Marland
Malinda Johnson
Nellie Aitchison
Sally Jackson
Gara Gallup
Mandy Washington
Myrtle Hastings
Liza Brown
Cecil ‘Parsons
Clarissa Johnson
Rena
Tanquary
Belle Jackson
Della—Taylor
Pearl White
Mabel.Gehr
Lily Snow Florente Wiley
Tods
Hugh Hastings
Melissa’ Wilson Holmes Tanner
Sam Brown -Clifford—Gibbs
Edim Whit Wilfred Webber
Jack Black
Bert Wilson
Country Woman's Club
George Thiel
Broaddus
Guy Davis
Chesney
Thiel
Relief Commission
Magnolia
Red Crogs
Heur
William Green
Clara HB
Ash
Methodist Church Schedules Sunday Services and Mass Meeting
The Methodist Episcopal Church announces Sunday events with Sabbath school at 9 46 a m morning worship at 11 oclock Epworth league at 630 and evening service at 730 A Thursday prayer service is listed A sermon titled The Day the Evangeliat follows Epworth league and includes an officer electionThen attendees proceed to the opera house for a patriotic mass meeting All are welcome through minister Glenn E Tilton
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth League
Dyaert Evangeliat
Epworth, League
Glenn E. Tilton
Notice on Private Grounds Prohibits Hunting or Trespass
The notice warns that hunting or trespassing is not allowed on the grounds of John Gluntz John Antrim and Pence Freemen in Virginia and mentions old papers for sales at the office per package.
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John Gluntz
John Antrim
J. BL Cabiaon to Bain Henry Tuesday Forenoon
The notice states J. BL Cabiaon will Bain Henry on Tuesday forenoon November 20, 1617 at Brom Ss Phio Lp. Thy, with the event repeating every third Tuesday forenoon in November.
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J. BL Cabiaon
Will Bain Henry
Brom Ss. Phio Lp
Henry C Richie Civil War Veteran Dies at 80 in Lincoln Ark
rt FIDE aetyes chard M Tremain learned yesterday of the passing of his brother in law Henry C Richie former resident of Henry. He was born in Marseilles spent his boyhood there and became an expert pen man and bookkeeper. He worked for a coal company in Braceville and later for George Nicholson in the grain business while serving as Henry township treasurer. He had two marriages and three children from each union. After Florida and Guthrie Center he farmed in Iowa before dying at his son Clyde Richie's home in Lincoln Ark at about age 80. He was a Civil War veteran who left a lasting local reputation.
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H. Haines
Canton
Iil
Mary Wood
Roger Lovett
Henry
Harvard College
Lane
Harvard
France
Rae
Wil
Ryan
George Hall
John Breele
Tynan
Hall
uniateSoe
Amate
W. C. Tobias
James Dillon
Dillon
Lacon
Aft
Federal Service
Willam McKinley
Marshall County
Nash Braden
Nichols
Tenth Militia Regiment
War Department
Yaoger
Bloomington
Danville
Quincy
Monmouth
Rochelle
Rockford
Decatur
Mattoon
Monticello
Freaport
Champaign
Murphy
Methodist Hospital
Peoria
Fide Aetyeschard M. Tremain
Terday
Henry C. Richie
Marseilles
Braceville
George Nicholson
Henry-township
Peter Day
Mary Elizabeth Tremain
Whitefield
R. M. O‘tremain
Florida
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Clyde Richie
Lincoln
Ark
Richie
Social notes from Whitefield Center observers
Mr and Mrs C R Brokaw entertained guests from Triveli including Mr and Mrs Howard McDonald Mr and Mrs Albert Stein and baby Leslie. Will and Lee Brokaw with families joined on Sunday. Raymond Max Hunt Leland Hunt and Bruce Barrett ill with colds. Farmers paused corn picking awaiting a cold snap. Henry Aukland Thomas Seelye bought two carloads of hogs in Wisconsin. Charles Bourdette promoting National Campaign fund for soldiers. Martha McAllister had growth removed in Henry hospital and is recovering. Lost a white dog around 130 pounds between Camp Grove and Thomas Seelye’s.
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Whitefield Center
C. R. Brokaw
Howard McDonald
Albert Stein
Leslie
Triveli
Will Brokaw
Lee Brokaw
Raymond
Max Hunt
Leland Hunt
Bruce Barrett
Henry Aukland
Thomas Seelye
Wisconsin
Charles Bourdette
C. A
Martha McAllister
Henry Hospital
Camp Grove
Aggressiveness and Perseverance in Christian Living Discussed
At Saratoga M E Church a Sunday evening devotional drew about fifty attendees. Dr E R McBroom led the talk on Aggressiveness and Perseverance in Christian Living and a quartet sang. Regular services are planned for next Sunday with Sunday school at 2, worship at 3, and devotional at 8 with Dewis in charge.
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Saratoga
M. E. Church
E. R. McBroom
Kerntalkenuf Club Social Highlights at Rexhurst
The Kerntalkenuf club met last Monday at Rexhurst on Western avenue with Misses Hallie and Trel la O'Dell as hostesses. Sixteen members and two guests attended. activities included knitting and crochet. The group voted five dollars to the YMCA fund to aid soldiers and pledged to sew garments for Belgian children. One new member, Elsie Bacon, was added. Daisy Kirby and Gladys O'Dell served a two course luncheon. Members enjoyed a social end to an active evening.
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Kerntalkenuf Club
Rexhurst
Western Avenue
Hallie
Trella
Elsie Bacon
Daisy Kirby
Gladys O'Dell
Saraly
Sun Santoms
Purple Cross Bill Petition at A B Smith Office
Citizens urged to sign petitions for Congress to pass the Purple Cross bill enabling embalming and preservation of trench soldiers within hours of death by professional morticians. Local residents are urged to visit A B Smith’s rooms to sign and support this humane measure.
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A. 8. Smith
Congress
A. B. Smith
Orr
James Jones to Return Home From Lincoln Farm Work
James Jones of Lincoln Nebraska, who has spent two months helping his brother in law Charles Beatley with farm work, will return home early next week and plans to spend the winter in Texas. For sale a remodeled five room cottage with electric, bath, and water. Apply Dr. 4 pepat.
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James Jones
Lincoln
Neb
Charles Beatley
Texas
Pepat
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