Henry County News Highlights War Efforts and Local Losses
Local items report Henry, Hopawell and Whitefield townships over the top in Fourth Liberty Loan. News notes deaths include Albert W. Farling and Allen B. Smith obituary entries. Flu restrictions close schools. Barbara Haws returns from Galesburg. Mrs. Thomas W. Bobby visits relatives as epidemic spreads.
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Gus Anderson
Chicago
Avaist
Gnngr
Newport
Aliog
Mormany
Berlin
Myre
J. A. Williama
C. A. Rising
Santa Fe
N. M
John Davidson
Beasly
Magnolia
Bhig City
New
T. J. Segraves
Misa Barbara Haws
Galesburg
Haa Peon
Thomas W. Bobby
Roy Bracken
Putnem
Bureau
Illinois
Bureau County
H. Sanford
Elmhurst
L. Clift
Henry
Hopawell
Whitefield
Liberty Joon
Sar
Corcoran
Garfield
Albert W. Farling
Honarts
Kaisor
Eal Henry
Funors
Lyla
Maria Hinton
Fisher
Tarmera
Ae B. R. Daniels
Red’ Cross Jcas
Tiskilva man arrested on Peoria warrant in hardware robbery case
Milt Scrivens of Tiskilwa was arrested on a Peoria county warrant for involvement in a hardware store robbery. Deputy Sheriff Lou Main declined to reveal details, noting ties to Sid ney Baer of Chillicothe who allegedly confessed and implicated Scrivens. Scrivens, about 35 and married, had lived in Tiskilwa two years and worked as a farm hand and on the railroad section.
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Peoria
Milt Scrivens
Tiskilwac
Roghing
Tetarthyare“Atere
Peoria County
Malin
Peo
Berivens
Lou Main
Sidney Baer
Chillicothe
Scrivens
Baer
Slaters
Tiskilwa
A. Bachman
Aba Nathan
Tyakilwa Junk
Bachman
Mr. Nathan
Influenza Epidemic Strikes Illinois Thousands Affected
A state wide telegraph survey reports 227 Illinois communities with Spanish flu hits 55 725 cases including 17 943 in Chicago and 37 782 outside. 2 264 deaths in Chicago and 491 in downstate districts. The health department orders theater and school closures and urges care to curb spread.
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Henry Republican
Chicago
C. St. Clair
Drake
State Department of ‘Public
Illinois
Department of Health
Fyrom
State
Peoria
Rockford
Camp Grant
Kankakee
Catro
Marengo
Pecan
Outelie
Nokomis
Bloomington
State Health Department
FOR SALE Bunch of varied items and notices from 1918
A collage of classified ads and notices lists FOR SALE items including bucks, cottages, hens, baby gear, tools, and two timber employment offers. Also reports a missing money box, a battery service ad, a political wartime loan call by Cliford Treland, a tribute to Frank Weaver missing in action, and local services from Fulks Bros. and Meier Bros. roofing.
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Marvin—Herris
Miss Grawburg
Brown
Reed
Red Cross
Henry
Lester Brown
Fulks Bros
Hampshire
Eaaldenee
S. . Wade
Washington, D. C
Maols
Wilson
Sixteenth
Illinois
Clitford Treland
Advt
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Daugh
Alta
Earth
K. P. Hall
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Meter’. Bros
John Dauber
Elmer -Melick
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Harry Blackburn
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Dakotas
Minnesota
Peter Wunder
Wunder
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Oren Johnson
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Edith Gregory
Samual Chil Ee
Simeon Dayle
Tana Haraged
Valentine
Bogner Nee Cans
Casper Hoffman
M. Yeager
Bagsett
T. A. Sedlye
Siseengerr
William Kuga
Kathering Meister
Ance Rex
Pas Oe
Clleford
Ireland
Susanna Wooley
Frank Weaver
Wourndr
France
Frank
Keturda Wooley
Trenton
N.J
Tate-Meier Bros
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Mefer Bros
Eerie
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