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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
9
Henry newspaper brief: callers and illness reports, charity and subscription appeals, draft quotas and camp assignments, war nurse commission, local events, a curious pumpkin exhibit, horse show successes, church notices, obituary of Marie Waldron Burt, and public notices on questionnaire delinquency plus local greetings from McNabb.
Henry Township faces a $15,000 shortfall in the Fourth Liberty Loan quota. Citizens who underpaid are urged to increase subscriptions and those not yet subscribed to join voluntarily by next Saturday. The committee hopes all funds are raised without individual assessments, continuing the township’s record as first in the county for prior loans.
The Marshall county farmers institute holds its annual fall meeting at Toluca on October 23 24 and 25 with a full program of addresses discussions and musical selections. A home wedding follows the event as Velma Rowe becomes the bride of Charles Bourdette in Henry with remarks and congratulations from family and friends. Dr. Ross Gregory of Creston IA a former Whitefield boy is promoted to captain in the medical corps.
The Presbyterian church held a public installation for Rev. H G Dusenberry on Thursday evening October 3 with Peoria clergy in charge. Rev D S McCaslin presided, Rev D E Williamson preached on I set before thee an open door, and Rev J S Benson gave the church charge. The benediction closed a hopeful service with notes about church activities and parish notices.
The concrete motor boat built by Walter N. Dowsey of Iron River Michigan completed a four month recruiting tour from Pittsburgh along the Ohio river and Mississippi to the Chicago area. It was presented to the U S Naval Reserves in October 1917 and will tie up in Chicago until new plans are announced. A second item notes Thomas A. Runnells selling his Lawton Oklahoma home and moving to Los Angeles with a Henry Republican update and a political remark about the Kaiser.
Local column items cover teaching shifts, a resignation to join Fairbury schools, and a dinner of war lessons. The state council of defense proposes six to seven cents per bushel for husking with or without board. Rice is repurposed as ice cream by food administration. Community members face losses, moves to farms, illness, and travel to funerals. The paper urges liberty bonds and notes autumn events, school association sessions, trial docket items, and a subscription notice for The Henry Republican.
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