Fire Drives Destruction At Conrad Apfel Farm
A Thursday afternoon fire swept two barns a buggy shed tool house and a hen house on Conrad Apfel s farm two miles below town. Sparks from a passing Rock Island train are blamed as the main cause with a high eastern wind and dry conditions increasing the danger. The dwelling house survived thanks to a bucket brigade and two protecting cedar trees. Loss to Apfel includes crops and equipment totaling about 2500 dollars with insured items around 1176 dollars. Fire also damaged hedge and fences on nearby farms.
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Rock Island
Henry Stanton
Bromley
Conrad Apfel
Apfel
Charles Nock
Nock
Dr. Nock
Sampson Rowe, Sr
Ezekiel Dieh
Kurley Ward
Mr. Apfel
Rock Island Tailroad Management
J. A. Harelson
Ezra Townley
Stephen Carr Brown dies at 69 in Chicago home
Telegram reports Stephen Carr Brown died at 2 30 in his Chicago home on Vernon Avenue. Funeral and burial were in Milo on Tuesday. Brown, a former Bureau County boy, served as postmaster from 1889 to just after Cleveland and Stevenson’s 1892 election, later moving to Chicago to run a furniture storage business with his two sons. He leaves a widow, two daughters in Kewanee and Essex, and two sons Clare and Clyde.
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Isaac W. Cannery
Stephen Carr Brown
Chicago
Vernon Avenue
Milo
Mr. Brown
Bureau County
Milo Township
Henry
Harrison and Morton
Payson
Brown
Cleveland
Stevenson
McWilliams
Dr. Bridges
Kewanee
Harry Camery
Essex
Kankakee County
Clare Brown
Clyde Brown
Misidentified passerby sparks party joke on beauty
A reporter mistook Mike Fahey of Toluca for Judge Gregg of Venona as an auto passed by. The mix up sparked humor about looks and a mock beauty contest, suggesting it might have fundraising upside for the Bryan campaign.
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Gregg
Venona
Mike Fahey
Toluca
Bryan
Funeral rites for W T Law held at St Johns Episcopal
Funeral services for W T Law were conducted Thursday at St Johns Episcopal Church at 2 30 pm with choir requiem scripture and prayers led by Rev R B Negitt. The casket was moved to Henry cemetery for burial in a cement vault. Officiants pallbearers and visiting relatives from Chicago Wenona Magnolia Peoria Ottawa Lacon and Shelby attended.
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W .T. Law
St., John’s Episcopal Church
R. B. Negitt
George Nicholson
B. H. Hutchins
W. W. Dewey
F. A. Powell
John Kline
E. AL Buchanan
Thomas Monier
Henry Cemetery
Chicago
G. G. Guyer
R. D. Law
Wenona
J. W. H. Hodge
Harry Taggart
W. Monser
Lara Howe
Beckwith
Fall
Pierson
Magnolia
A. A. Law
Benjamin Law
Small
Law
Peoria
J. N. Ward
Susan Davis
Virginia Clarke Keeley
Ottawa
Mary Widmer
Lacon
G. L. Fort
Bellows
Anna Chapman
Vernay
Willis Ford
Emma
Stevenson War Record Sparks Letter Defending Union Views
A letter signed S P from Richard Coulter contests Henry Times praise of Stevenson during the Civil War. It argues Stevenson’s actions harmed the Union, cites Adlai’s affiliations, wartime drafts, and postwar civil service concerns, and mentions local residents Wayne Ham and Mrs. Lippert in Michigan disaster relief context.
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Wayne Ham
McNabb
California
Lawrence Lippert
Illinois
Marshall County Sunday School Convention Program
The Marshall County Sunday School Convention meets at Sparland M. H. church on Thursday Oct 29 1908. Events include morning sessions with welcome by Miss Jenny Watkins and theme by Rev Calhoun, afternoon sessions with nominating reports and church officer elections, and an evening program. Departments cover primary and adult classes with state and county officers named.
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Marshall County
Sparland M. H
Matto
Jesus
Rist
Sparland
Jenny Watkins
J. A. Williams
Henry
Calhoun
Wenona
Nellie Mountjoy
Lacon
Mollie Smith
H. W. Burger
Solo
Dr. McCartney
Spa
Henry Township Sunday School Convention program
Henry Township Sunday School Convention program at the Methodist church on Sunday Oct 25 features an afternoon session with praise led by J A Williams reports from each school topic finding the needs of our fields and various subtopics and officers elected. evening session includes praise led by W Ham ham vocal solo by Jessie Swein and talks on Bible study and the mission of the Sunday School with minute talks and benediction
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Henry Township
Methodist Church
J. A. Williams
Nellie Grawburg
J. H. Crickenberger
H. W. Burger
C. HB
Burt
L. V. Smith
J .H. Crickenberger
Wm. Hanham
Farms For Sale In Meade County And Minnesota Timber
Farm listings detail 160 acres in Meade Kansas with 10 cultivated acres at 7 dollars per acre and 320 cultivated acres in Meade County at 16 dollars per acre. Also 240 acres wooded pine region Minnesota at 15 dollars per acre. Terms easy with agent Charles H E Dunlevy at Whitefield Corners Illinois area. Bargain ends in 20 days. Registration reminder for next Tuesday.
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Meade County
Kansas
Pine
Charles HE. Dunlevy
Whitefield Corners
P. O. Henry
Marshall Putnam Medical Society Holds First Semiannual Meeting
The Marshall Putnam County Medical Society met in Varna on the 18th with twenty members, the largest county gathering yet. Papers covered medical organization, local physicians, ulcers, tuberculosis, hospital visits, coroner duties, and a visit by doctors from Dixon, Minonk, Streator, and more.
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Marshall-Putnam County Medical Society
K. of P. Hall
Varna
Wm. A. Simmons
Magnolia
Putnam County
O. F. Taylor
Granville
B. 8. Murphy
Dixon
Streator
B. F. Peterson
Enoch F. Peterson
Bruce D. Hart
K. of P
W. O. Ensign
Marshall County Farmers Institute Held in Henry Dates Set
The Marshall County Farmers Institute will meet in Henry on Wednesday and Thursday, December 16 and 17. Officers include President S S Merritt. Vice Presidents A Y Cusac Bennington A C Garvin Evans Harvey Broaddus Roberts J H Williams Henry Wilbur Root La Prairie James Johnson Lacon Herbert Wilson Saratoga Wesley Watkins Steuben C L Clawson Whitefield J D Ball Belle Plain I J Kanive Richland M S Miller Hopewell. Secretary Elmer Quinn. Executive Committee Ed B Smith J O Hill A Y Cusac. A program of exercises is being prepared and will be published in a future issue. Subscribe for The Republican.
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Marshall County Farmers’ Institute
Marshall County Farmers Institute
Henry
S. S. Merritt
A. Y. Cusac
Bennington
A. C. Garvin
Evans
Harvey Broaddus
Roberts
J. H. Williams
Wilbur Root
la Prairie
James Johnson
Lacon
Herbert Wilson
Saratoga
Wesley Watkins
Steuben
C. L. Clawson
Whitefield
J. D. Ball
Belle Plain
I. J. Kanive
Richland
M. S. Miller
Hopewell
Elmer Quinn
Ed B
Smith
J. O. Hill
Reciprocity Meeting Marks Successful Henry Club Visit
The Henry Woman's club held a reciprocity meeting in Lacon on October 16 at Mrs Richard Mellon’s home. Members were welcomed by Mrs Shores and hosted by the Lacon club with music readings and discussions led by Mrs Mary Locke. A later birth notice reports a ten pound boy born to Mr and Mrs George Haun with Dr Coggshall in attendance.
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Henry Woman's Club
Lacon
Richard Mellon
Lacon Club
Shores
Henry Club
Almeda Clift
Clara B. Waughop
Waughop
Lulu Hillabrand
Townsend
Anna C. Hall
George Haun
Babe
Dr. Coggshall
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Shelby
Chillicothe
Seltzer
Emma Osbon
Caddie Heath
Chidren
Carrie Carpenter
Margaret Thomas
B. L. Buchanan
Jay Magoon
Frank Specht
Mr. Specht
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Andrew Baechler
Lanon
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Princeton
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Anna Becker
Lewis Webster
M. N. Helmes
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Peter Held
D. F. Wilson
H. Black
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Temperance
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H. W. Prince
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Lyman T. Horrom
White Pigeon
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Florence Falkinstein
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Stella Potter
Bernadine Cameron
Thelma Gilbert
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