220th Annual Magnolia Grange Fair Tops Illinois Series
The Magnolia Grange Agricultural Fair association in Magnolia township Putnam county Illinois hosted a 220 annual fair last week Tuesday through Friday with about twenty five hundred people on the grounds. It was the largest attendance with fine exhibits and ideal weather. Long Point and Henry bands played as teams lined the grounds. The program included two match baseball games Wenona vs Granville on Thursday and Henry facing the Thursday winner on Friday. Wenona won Thursday and Henry faced the Friday opponent.
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Magnolia Grange Agricultural Fair Association
Clear Creek
Magnolia Township
Putnam County
Illinois
Long Point
Henry
Association
Wenona
Granville
Granville and Wenona Play Tight Baseball Duel
A 1 to 1 tie through eight innings gave way to Wenona’s five run burst in the eighth as they defeated Granville on the Magnolia fairgrounds. Umpire Milan of La Salle called the game at 3 pm with Wenona the victors amid a crowded line of spectators along the baselines and fences.
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Granville
Wenona
Fairgrounds
Milan
la Salle
Magnolia Fairgrounds
Last Game of Season at Pavilion Park Diamond
The Peoria Portmans faced Henry Reds in the final game of the season on the Pavilion Park diamond. Henry led 6 0 after six innings, held Portmans scoreless through eight, with a critical sixth inning bases loaded and two out where Glatz struck Abrams out to retire the side. Plus, a nonagenarian birthday celebration for Alexander Forbes in Henry featured a surprise party, a new Morris chair gift, and tributes from friends and family at his 90th birthday on Oct 3. Forbes, a Scottish immigrant and longtime Henry resident, worked as a cabinetmaker and undertaker, helped build The Republican office desk, and remained active, reading nightly despite deafness and blindness in one eye.
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Pavilion Park
Peoria Portmans
Henry Reds
Henry
Portmans
Portman
Glatz
Abrams
Alexander Forbes
Thomas Monier
Mr. Forbes
M. E. Todd
Katie
William
Nebraska City
Neb
Frank
Peoria
Todd
Perth
Scotland
America
New York City
Dmily Buckhout
John Kline
Forbes
Wenona Fire Dept Beats Henry In Exhibition Game
On the last day of Magnolia Grange fair Wenona and Henry played a friendly. Wenona imported professional players Jeager Rhodes Miller Fitzpatrick and five locals to back a rout. Wenona shut out Henry, aiming to discourage future challenges at the fairgrounds diamond on the southeast side.
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Wenona
R H PO
Moulton
Bee
Fitzpatrick
Rhodes
Stateler
Melody
Missel
Miller
Stene
Jeager
P Wees
Henry
AE Haines
A McManus
H Coe
Glatz
Gregory
Lofgren
Elses
Kerns
Panzer
I Frommel
McManus
Frommel
Haines
Latz
Milan
Magnolia Grange
Vem
Venona
Fairgrounds
Peoria
Miller and
Women's Club Meeting October 1905 Highlights Japan and Far East
The Women’s Club met at Mrs. S A Clift’s home with Mrs. Clift presiding in the absence of the president. Papers by Mrs. Alice M Coe on Little Mothers of Japan and by Mrs. Evelyn BE Jones on Music in the Far East explored Japan’s child rearing, history, and cultural arts, with letters from Han Kondzuma read by Mrs. Marietta Robinson and exhibits of Japanese articles. Pension day followed with many papers signed. guests included several ladies such as Mrs. Florence Hill and Mrs. Mabel Diverbiss.
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Woman's Club
S. A. Clift
Department of Home
Clift
Alice M. Coe
Japan
Han Kondzuma
Marietta Robinson
Clara Belle Waughop
Tokio
Evelyn BE. Jones
Far East
Gertrude Bayne
China
Alice Ketchum
Laverna Disosway
Zella Kellogg
California
Florence Hill
L. Loomis
Kelso
McCown
F. 2. Lovett
Mabel V. Diverbiss
Henry Team Wins Opening Football Game Over Princeton
Henry High School defeated Princeton High 11 to 6 in the opening football game at Pavilion Park. Henry led 5-0 after the first touchdown, then added an 11-point second score on a doubled drive before time ran out with the ball near Princeton’s 10-yard line. Miss Zoe Dailey and Miss Pearl Thompson clerked at J. Watercott & Co.
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Princeton
Henry
Pavilion Park
Princeton High School
Henry High School
White
Clark
Yanochowski
Wagner
Zoe Dailey
Pearl Thompson
J. Watercott & Co
Central Illinois conference assigns pastors in Marshall county area
The Central Illinois conference met at Peoria and announced assignments for the coming year. Rev. D. S. McCown returns to Henry. Rev. J. B. Dille remains at La Prairie and Saratoga. Rev. George A. Alvord returns to Whitefield circuit. Lawn Ridge and Putnam supplied. Rev. J. T. Bliss to Sparland. H. W. Bell to Magnolia. Additional district postings include Sam Van Pelt as P E at Chillicothe, J. Rogers at Pairview, D. McLeish at Glasford, J. Gimson at Wyoming and Castletown, and further listings across Galesburg, Normal, Kankakee, Rock Island districts with numerous names.
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Central Illinois Conference
Peoria
D. S. McCown
Henry
J. B. Dille
la Prairie
Saratoga
George A. Alvord
Whitefield
Lawn Ridge
Putnam
J. T. Bliss
Sparland
H. W. Bell
Magnolia
Marshall County
Dana J. E. Taylor
Henuenin
A. R. Graves
Ila Rose-Varna
I. R. Lord
Lacon D
Dr Williams to Visit Henry for Consultation and Glasses
Dr Williams, eye ear nose and throat surgeon of Peoria and successor to Dr Dombrowski, will be in Henry Friday November 3 from 3 to 4 30 p m at the Camp House for medical and surgical consultation and fitting glasses. The Missionary society of the Presbyterian church meets next week Friday at 2 30 p m with Mrs Leslie Djivelbiss and all of the society are invited.
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The
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Leslie Djivelbiss
Society
Henry Illinois City Council Proceedings 1905 Oct 2
Regular meeting notes bills and ordinances discussed at Henry Illinois City Hall. Aldermen Brown Dewey Smith Cromwell Dille present. Townsend absent. Ordinance to curb autos and horseless conveyances read and adopted. various petitions referred to fire and water committee. Treasury report filed. adjournment follows. Obituary and funeral details accompany local notices for a child’s death with floral tributes and thanks.
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Hutchison
Brown
Dewey
Smith
Cromwell
Dille
Townsend
George Halbleib
Walter Eagleston
Walter Heagleston
James Kincaid
George Hall
Charles Vogelsang
Alds
Brown, Dewey
City of
Henry
City of Henry
County of
Marshall
State of
Illinois
H. Hutchins
Elias B. Wright
Ald. Dewey
Ald. Smith
John Hartley
James Colligan
Ald. Cromwell
Cassie Griffin Obituary Details A Short Life Ended
Cassie Griffin son of Charles and Edna Griffin was born in Hopewell and lived there before moving with his parents to Whitefield. He died Tuesday September 26 1905 at age 6 years 10 months 24 days from lockjaw after stepping on a rusty nail two weeks earlier.
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Cassie Griffin
Charles
Edna Griffin
Hopewell
Whitefield
Mrs Flora C McLennan Dies In Kewanee Iowa
Mrs Flora C McLennan dies after a long life in Kewanee and vicinity at about 11 p m Saturday Sept 23 at the home of Kenneth Murchison on West Fifth Street Born Flora Cameron in Scotland April 20 1812 she spent 1812 years in America after marriage to John McLennan moving from Elmira to Iowa in 1852 and then to Kewanee Three children survive Angus Marengo Ia John C Toulon and M C McLennan Williamsburg Ia another daughter Mrs Donald McKay died last fall and a son Findley died in 1892 Also surviving are three brothers and sisters and several other relatives Funeral was held at the house Tuesday at 1 pm with Rev E L Lord in charge Burial followed at Elmira cemetery The Rock Island company is repairing the platform at Henry station this week.
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Flora C. McLennan
Kenneth Murchison
West Fifth Street
Kewanee
Ill
McLennan
Flora Cameron
Scotland
John McLennan
America
Elmira
Iowa County
Iowa
Murchison
Angus
Marengo
John C
Toulon
M. C. McLennan
Williamsburg
Donald McKay
Walla Walla
Wash
Findley
Mia
Betsy Riddell
Henry
Alex Cameron
Washington
William
South Amana
John
Wethersfield
George
New Zealand
Hugh
Harriet McIver
Presbyterian Church of
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Ee Barnes
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Tee Touliet
Bredic
Winters
A. Stateler
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Veces
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Statelen
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Wenona S
Billing
Bredick
Henry Cross
HPO
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C. Wetzler
Decker
Maertz
T. Wetzler
H PO A Haines
Coe
Wenona Fire Department
Council Proceedings
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Hall
Alford
Bourdette
George Shorts
Keller
Kingdom of Heaven
Albert Perdew
Chestnut
Nancy Perdew
Lewis Bogner
Beulah Kneip
Frank Daniels
Joe Cook
Aura Rowe
Pillow
Herman Hofer
Leona Lowden
John Perdew
Maggie Henderson
Will Murphy
Cora Klein
Mollie McGee
Charles Griffin
Rock Island Company
Henry Station
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