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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1888
Page
5
A collage of visits and news from Luceon Chicago residents and other towns. Mrs Nurburt and Mrs Howard entertain, Chas Vernay from Chicago visits family, Evelyn Halsey travels to Peoria weekly, and plans for the St Louis Exposition. Court begins, a notable breach of promise case looms, and local railings on politics and travel are noted. The Princeton fair tale, potato crop worries, and a Sugar Grove pie social conclude this week’s digest.
Spariaud reports visitors and family news in Sparland and nearby towns. Mrs O Martland visits St Louis to see her daughter. a boy was born to John and Mary Tumy. weddings include Ollie Athay to Harrison of Iroquois County. Comrade A J Diebi shares Columbus memories. Rev Windsor remains pastor of Sparland Bethel.
Whitefield is closed for winter at The Mound 8 8. Visitors include Sirs Wm Ball in Chillico and A J Dick from Normal tending to farms. A prohibition meeting is planned next Wednesday at the Whitefield Christian church with Judge McCulloch and Miss Emma Strawn urging a pro prohibition vote. Two young men from Aery butchered two yearlings with seven shots fired. Oscar Hill questioned the attackers about tools and targets. D M M Dunlap confronted a stranger in his yard with a loaded shotgun and demanded identification. the voice claimed to be Thompson, followed by Sucker who could not identify himself due to knocks. Sucker now spends evenings at home.
Adam Brown builds a new wood shed at Crow Meadow while Edith Heinrich attends a German school in Henry. Mrs B Vail and Mrs Stacking visit Peoria area friends. Dr Kinnear treats a broken colt. Duck hunting thrives. Woods brothers kill over 200 in a day. A Grange drive gathers about 15 names, mostly women, with planning for a meeting on Saturday Oct 6 by Mr Wilson.
Abel Vail visits Tonics this week while Mrs A C Putnam of Chicago is staying with Mrs Clara Morgan. Rev Scott gave a talk on the conference. A church supper last week was a success and another planned at the M E church soon. Etta Ada Cora Murphy and Emma Merritt enjoyed the Chicago exposition and returned Monday. Mr Beers of Vermilion Coal Co bought coal land here. a boom may follow. J B Veach and E C Montgomery bought a corn shelter and a good machine for local farmers. Children spoke against saloons in temperance lesson and urged action. A cemetery meeting Friday Oct 12 will gather residents to improve grounds. bring teams and shovels. Rector.
John Weeks spent Sunday with his brother in Bradford. Miss Gotham returns from Chicago with millinery. Cholera infantum caused a baby's death. Several residents attend fairs and ship corn to Chicago. School director Jas Simpson elected. Isaac Cecil and mother visit Hennepin. Mary Leech and friends travel to Rio and Utica. J D Harrison opens a singing school at Mt B church.
Elder Thompson travels to Tonica and Rev Martin of Rock Island is appointed to lead the M E church here. Anthony Reavey becomes Hennepin township supervisor after Albert Boyle's death. Old Putnam county settlers plan a courthouse gathering in Hennepin on Tuesday Oct. All invited. Geo M Langtree welcomes an 8 lb baby girl. Pocahontas steamer visits Hendepin with crew dining at the Commercial. J Mason Long conducts wagon lecture and singing. Durley and Leech Jr survey Iowa Nebraska routes. Leech may visit Harvest Howard City Nebraska and possibly relocate.
Frost lingered after three cold nights while Isaac Ham shingles his house with Wayne assisting. The Grange fair is set for Tuesday as residents prepare. A political rally season features a Magnolia gathering with Lovejoy and a sizable torch-driven turnout by Democrats, followed by a Republican event with strong speeches and music.
A crowded El Paso fair last Friday witnessed a fatal morphine overdose after a quarrel over a lover. The husband died shortly after. four laborers carried his coffin head first through Summit House and Campbell House as bystanders watched in shock. Several onlookers from Bloomington and Pooris attended, while a bevy of prostitutes posed in the final procession. The event prompted stark warnings about vice and its consequences.
Chicago-based Mary Polson, associated with Quaker University, is highlighted for her activities in the city. The short item notes her connection to Ostryal foon Inst and mentions ongoing work or status.
Residents note visits from Mary Griffiths brother Abner Yotan and Nebraska wife, Latra Smith Victoria Trueblood Perry Mills travel to Deer Park last Friday, and Emma Barnaby of Indiana plans return home this week. A school director election elected Emma Wilson after a board resignation.
A rhymed tale recalls Mary with a lamb as black as a rubber shoe roaming through a church scene. The ram causes uproar as the deacon confronts the animal with a painful kick and a chaotic tumble, sparking a hasty exit and a scattered crowd.
Warner's Log Cebin Sarssparilla Reena introduces Pagan Sarasparilla bottle in the market. Manufactured by pronitar of Warner's Safe Cure. Sold by all druggists. Take no other. It is the eat.
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