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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
6
Local items report Mrs Ann Hoskine returning home, others traveling to Minneapolis and Chicago for work or events. Notes on church attendance, property purchases, hotel sale, corn carnival trip, a kidney operation update, and deaths of Mrs Walters and Mrs Jones. Also mentions Arvid's speech and a large turnout for a recent event.
Citizens from Toluca Prairie Saratoga Whitefield Henry Lacon and others welcomed a presidential candidate who spoke for about 10 to 15 minutes. Lieutenant governor hopeful Jerry on the Democratic ticket delivered a half hour rambling address before Col Bryan's train arrival. Local notes also report school absences and events at Hebry and Henry schools along with a Sparland football game result.
Edna Powers visited at A. E. Burts over Sunday. Clearge Vail traded a black horse for a white one last week. The Rowe brothers returned from a month in Kansas. Geo Vail attended the corn carnival with Gertie and Fannie. Val lark all went to Missouri last Friday to spend winter with relatives. Ed Dawnon and wife visited her parents and carnival. Thomas Landers lost a fine driving horse last week. George Wable visited Broken Bow Nebraska to see a sister and relatives. He was with an Magnolia uncle. Elsie Loomis was here recently with relatives and uses crutches.
Whitefield Corners reports reshingling and papering of the church and notes social visits. Bertha Tanquary returns from Mineral. Ben Lutes family to visit New Jersey. farmers haul coal from Modena. many attend the corn carnival. Cary Fosdick and family visit Henry. Luck of Armour reports safe arrival after delays at Rock Island. Harry Bonham visits for cider and stays with Swift and Moadick relatives. Quarterly meeting next Sunday with services at 10:30 AM and a love feast earlier.
Local readers from around Peoria report attendance at the Corn Carnival with names including James Blankison and Wilki Chonan while a Sunday school convention report is unavailable due to a family illness. William Bell and wife visited Homer Thompson's family and returned home.
Reading notes from South Whitsefield report a string of social visits including Delber Marshall and wife at Peoria Carnival with a large local turnout. The community mourns the sudden death of Mrs J P Jones of Iowa. funeral held at Sparland Baptist Church with Rev Kelly delivering consoling remarks.
Putnam residents attend Peoria carnival and prepare corn for cribbing. J M Drake moves to Giltner homestead. road improvement westward noted. Birthday surprise for J M Winship with family gathering and stories from old days. Local church box social planned October 17. Various visits, travels, and housing projects cited in community update.
The singing was edly rendered by the choir of the Baptist church. Services were modest and quiet. Grief stricken friends attended in large numbers and followed the remains to the resting place near her old home in South Whitefield at Nighswonger cemetery. Death came suddenly. her death is the saddest. We extend sympathy and share the fears of many dear friends who will miss her. May she rest sweetly.
Henry Trendt attends corn carnival. Patterson family to Peoria. Elder Wiley leads first M I church conference. Downey Taylor and Stanton travel to Streator to hear Theodore Roosevelt. Thos Dore returns from Iowa trip praising crops. Wood and McGormick sell trotters, delivery to Syrop. Decks tour river to Big Lake for fishing tales. Jos V Grail speaks at Court House on Friday, praised by locals.
Percy MecWharter, a Tur ner-Hudnut Co grain agent, lost the end of his little finger while assisting Henry Pletsch in unloading oats. Dr McCormick treated the wound, and Percy remains on duty. Also noted is M J Lowther's claim of cholera morbus relieved by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy sold by Dr Powell.
McNabb family returned from the St Louis fair while Hattie and Ethel McNabb stayed at home. James Newburn’s family visited Streator for a few days. Many locals went to Streator Monday to hear a show. Mrs Owen Allen’s medical treatment continues toward recovery. Peter Clemens of Florida sealed ice supply contracts here for the season. Townspeople set to lay out streets this week as Ham and King grade. A Swede wedding in Copper place drew a pan serenade. Thirty Chicago travelers attended the Lutheran Danes assembly at Grange Hall and the church building plan is postponed until spring.
Weather cools as Lone Tree residents discuss events from a busy week. Reports mention visitors from Putnam and Peru Iowa, a Wake Gudgel burial in Tiskilwa, Sunday school at Lone Tree schoolhouse, registration drives, and upcoming board meetings. Community life, politics, and family news fill the item.
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