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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1913
Page
2
The Magnolia column lists neighbors visiting relatives and friends from Henry to Granville and Whitefield. It notes hospital updates, moving to Henry and Cornell, farewells for Jessie Emans headed to Washington, a Grange Fair outing, and a forthcoming lecture by Prof R. E. Hieronymus titled From Edinburgh to the Alps at Magnolia High School.
Grace Scofield wed Murray F Merritt at the Scofield home in Hoopeston with 75 guests. Rev William Croll officiated. A reception followed and the couple plan a wedding trip before settling in Wellington. The bride, a Jacksonville IL graduate, wore white brocaded charmeuse with Irish lace. the groom is cashier at Merritt Koplin Bank, Wellington.
A physician offers daily treatments at 497 Mason Temple Building claiming cures for bronchitis indigestion stomach and liver troubles without drugs or surgery. He invites the sick to visit and asks only a contribution toward expenses, with no charge for treatment. He lists Havana Illinois and Peoria as locations and cites a cured patient.
Mrs John Annason visits her mother while A Harth returns from a city trip. Park Avery moves to the Avery farm west of town. George Robinson and wife reside in the Baptist parsonage. Mrs Lou Quaintance and Miss Mary Hillis attend the Ottawa fair. Mrs Mary Bell convalesces at home after a fall. Miss Gertrude Cooley hosts Miss Blasberg of Granville. T F Comisky ill but improves. The Royal Neighbors plan to perform a Skedunk Special soon. Mrs M E Ball and granddaughter depart after visits with James Davey and others. Rev OD Evans returns as pastor for another year. Blanch Umphres is sick. The two-month-old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Zellmer dies. Mrs Wm Mylenbusch and Miss Lena Grivey visit Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas. Miss Shea attends State Street millinery opening in Chicago. Mrs Hattie Squires moves to Mendota. Grace Evans joins. A W Merritt and wife attend Murray Merritt’s wedding at Hoopeston. Mrs Dollie Skeels ill. hospital care. mother and sister visit. Hennepin notes also cover a judge election schedule, county officials’ travels, and the new Granville State Bank officers. William Tomasson and Mae Anna Hearst wed in Muscatine, Iowa, then begin housekeeping. Mrs Clara B Fort and Miss Annie Bellows return from abroad. Miss Bellows plans Benton Harbor visit. Mrs Jerry Trone suffers a paralytic stroke but recovers steadily. Waughop family crises as a child refuses to eat and health remains unsettled. relatives hope for improvement.
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