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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1899
Page
7
Local notes report varied events from deaths and funerals to social visits and entertainments. Miss Heten O Bick headlines a comedy sketch at New Opera Hall while Mia Rikewing dies in Fiorid and a noon funeral is noted.
Mrs Hole of Mr Palatine attended the Granbury-Corey wedding and visited relatives in Evanston and Henry County. Local events include Corn carnival premiums for Putnam County, Marthas and Kline family visits, a large water well for John Kays, and Henry high school football at Princeton with a 6 to 0 win. Town improvements include a new Town Hall and a forthcoming Education and Patriotism program at the hall dedication on Friday October 27.
Arrivals include overcoats and suits, millinery, carpetings, and solid carloads of sideboards and bedroom suites. Amana Society wool blankets and horse blankets with plush robes, including the Blue Stone, weigh 5 7 and 8 pounds. The October rush pushes sales ahead of last year as prices run 2 to 60 percent lower than rivals in the state.
J Watercott and Andrew Songer faced trial in the gircult court at Lacon for shooting at Winebarger in Stem township last year and Songer was found guilty of intent to kill. Belog minor Le received a reform school sentence at Pontiac for an indefinite term. Thomas Taylor was tried for murder in Hopewell township with a 22 year sentence. Monare Franklin and Potte led prosecutions. The note also praises Chamberlain's Cough and Diarrhoea Remed y by W W Massingill of Beaumont Texas and mentions Dr Powell as a seller.
Thieves broke into W O Balderston’s Magoolia grocery last Wednesday night. They ransacked the shop but did not find money and left without stealing. Balderston found his stock intact on inspection next morning.
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