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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1888
Page
6
Our Bargain Column lists parlor furniture from John Kline and a large mix of discounts and sales from J H Jones & Sons and other local merchants. Details include coats, wearables, wall coverings, groceries, dress goods, undergarments, and farm catches with prices and events.
A Mobile Alabama reader extols Dr King's New Discovery for consumption and other remedies, plus endorsements for Ely's Cream Balm. The page also lists political announcements for Democratic and Prohibition candidates and dates, with local speakers traveling to LaPlairie Center, Whitefield, Venona, and nearby towns.
The C. R L. R. will sell tickets from the station to Chicago at excursion rates. A ticket to the exposition is $5.20 with dates Oct 3 4 6 8 11 12 13 15 18 19 20 22. For details contact H. Moss station agent.
Local items report Mrs Matthews returning to Chicago, Mrs Powell visiting Peoria, a grange fair at Clear Creek, nuts and cider prospects, mail schedules, carpenters at work, dances, concerts, and market chatter. Several residents travel to towns like Michigan and St Louis while noting harvests, schoolwork, and community events in Henry county.
In Saratoga Marshall county Sunday evening John Winn and John Harty spent time at John Casey’s residence. David Casey aged about 20 retrieved a revolver and fired it unintentionally wounding Winn in the back and chest. Winn died Tuesday evening as an inquest ruled death caused by accidental discharge of a pistol by David Casey.
Mrs Moreland delivered a well received address on the aims of the Daughters of Rebekah to a large crowd in New Opera Hall. The event featured regalia parades by Odd Fellows and D of Rebekah, musical interludes, a stirring recital by Fred Shurtz, and a humorous tableau that drew sustained laughter from attendees.
Webb's Ticket Office at Corner Main and Adams streets offers low fares to all points aboard railroads and ocean steam ships with multiple routes. See them before purchasing to save money.
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