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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
3
Suburban column from La Prairie records a busy week of visits and arrivals. Families travel between Henry Henryetta Moline Chicago and Peoria while church events sales meetings and family gatherings fill the town. A birthday party for Viva McLaughlin and the birth of a girl to Mr and Mrs Carter are noted along with illness deaths and home updates.
A Tuesday service at Blue Ridge featured Rev Barnes with Rev Kyle of Biggsville also conducting U P church services. The week included farm fire damage near Mrs Wilmot's property, community thanks, and many local visits and items from Camp Grove and surrounding towns.
Advertisement offers the Complete Handy Atlas from SCOTT & BOWNE at 409 Pearl St and asks readers to send four cents for postage. It requests the recipient to mail the item with rammed papers and provide a return address for delivery.
R. J. Fennell’s house foundation work failed due to no brick on the ground. Local siren of light laborers contrasts idle loafers. Household misadventures include John’s cold feet and a young lady tending baby. Rocky Mountain tea helps. Local residents’ comings and goings: Bar ney Colgan’s Dakota trip, births, visits, land talks, schooldays, and social gatherings. Chicken pie supper raises 24 dollars.
The next Ladies' Aid gathering will be with Miss May Hannum on the first Thursday in November, the fifth day. The meeting location is Camp Grove at the Fouts house.
Clover hullers report a larger seed crop than ever before. Rev. A B Curtis attends Lincoln Douglas celebration in Galesburg and visits daughter Lucele at Knox College. Mrs Manda Pritchard visits from Pot town, returns with sister Parker. Curtis family travel to Michigan. J B Green begins corn harvest with three workers. dry weather speeds maturity. Sunday service to feature Evolution of the Mother sermon, weather permitting. John Anderson and relatives paint Dan Shane farm buildings. four workers from Peoria. Congregational Aid society holds a falcone social and apron sale at Lawn Ridge hall on Oct 21 with refreshments. Hobgoblins, witches, and fortune tellers expected. youths in grotesque masks.
Mrs Evens and Miss Helen were in Peoria Monday. Dunns shopped, Bennett visited relatives in Langly Sunday. James Speers builds a new corncrib and will elevate corn by machinery. Miss Scoughton visited parents at Walnut, returning Monday. Miss Florence Stisser home over Sunday enjoying Knox school work. Wm Brunner foundation done for new barn project. C E Gaumer to start carpenter work next week. Halloween hall entertainment planned to fund school library. List of perfect attendance includes Leroy Ghert and others. Milton Gaumer reports barn raised with a contractor overseeing details. CG Gaumer painted building red boosting Speer’s look. Campaign voters expected. Taft election noted. Woolfords Sanitary Lotion advert ends.
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