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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1915
Page
11
Sparland notes cover Sep 2 1915 with Miss Mary Moffitt visiting in Marseilles and Epworth League rallies in F H Gehr's store. Mentions school plans under La Rose manager Jarman, travel to Starved Rock, Go E 86th Ill. reunion, and a serious car accident injuring Mrs Alfred Betts with ongoing care and community sympathy.
Rev. Neil Stewart, evangelist, will conduct union meetings in a large tent at La Prairie Town Hall for three weeks starting Sabbath Sept 5. He and his choir will also preach at La Prairie U P church, Saratoga M E church, and a union meeting if the tent is not ready. Families and neighbors invited to attend.
Mrs Harry Compton of Bosworth helps care for her grandson in Chillicothe amid rain and harvest progress. Eddington attends Mrs Williams after gall stone attack. Old Settlers picnic draws patrons despite weather. Marion Faver dies. Russell family losses and visits noted. White car attracts attention. Galloway reports success in Livingston vacuum cleaner canvass before returning to Chicago.
Mr and Mrs Wm Russ of Henry and other locals share Sunday visits at Damm and Hunt homes. Rose Ely visits family, Wunder handles the new car, and Bonham school opens with Ida Dwyer teaching. Old Settlers Day is rained out. Wilder Brown recovers from surgery and Mrs Alfred Betts suffers a minor accident but improves.
Samuel Benham went to South Dakota on business. Mrs Frank Jones visits relatives near Vandalia. F M Hay of Pleasant Hill Missouri called on old-time friends nearby. Irvin Coppertune and wife visit Peoria. Clarence Perkins and family from Plano visit Broadmoor friends. Bruce Stewart and wife from Peoria visited Irvin Cappertune. Mrs Samuel Sutherland of Bradford visited Frank Thirkell’s home. Mrs Benham and her mother visit relatives in southern Indiana. K C Blackburn and wife from Kansas City visited W J Blackburn. Misses Elsie Fay and Mazel Driver return to Iowa. uncle Frank Thirkell accompanied them as far as Sterling.
Whitefield Center notes announce classes begin Sept 1 with Miss Edith Holton as teacher. The schoolhouse received one coat of paint and interior varnish. Local families and neighbors shared visits and gospel company at Thomas Seelye's.
Cottage, Raymond Jardine of Pittsburg and Emily Wilson of Providence are guests at the Ross Jardine home this week. The Allen family held a reunion at Glenn Park over Friday to Sunday with about 44 attendees from Colorado, Iowa, and Illinois. Local families Will Piper, Byron Allen, Samuel Chesney, and Wm. Chesney Sr. joined Wm. Chesney Jr. for Sunday. Edmund and Raymond Jardine visited Kewanee on Monday. Miss Mary Hunter visits Tiskilwa this week.
A terse dialogue depicts two hobos where one claims sleeping in a garage last night and admitting to drinking a gallon of antifreeze. The other compliments the speaker and notes concern for cold exposure. The exchange highlights harsh street conditions and risky behavior among the unhoused.
Week after week letters published praise Doan's Kidney Pills from Henry County residents including J. B. Klein, a retired farmer, who reports relief from loins ache, night urination, and dark secretions after three weeks of use. About 30,000 Americans reportedly endorse the product in home papers, with Foster Milburn Co. cited as maker from Buffalo, N. Y.
Olive Griswold visits daughter Mrs John McClane in South Milo. Elizabeth McKibbons of Bradford visits Mrs Elsie Longman. Robert Conover travels to Dakota. Sunman Indiana relatives depart after visiting Swinemans. Elsie Swineman and relatives visit Pontiac and Farmer City, meeting Mrs Huft's brothers. Elsie Fay and Mazel Driver return to Iowa. Dora Reed heads to Missouri to visit sister Grace Alspaugh. Reid school to begin September 6 with Miss Mary Longman as teacher. Hattie Barker leaves for Mitchell South Dakota with uncle George Barker. Carl Barker hosts relatives for dinner. Mrs Austin Clark entertains a visitor from Kansas City. Harry and Charlie Reid and family visit Garfield and Elijah Stucker family.
W. V. Harner of Montpelier says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is unbeatable for colds and offers prompt relief. The ad urges readers to try the remedy and notes it is obtainable everywhere.
Circuit Court hears cases for Millicent O. Peck estate garnishee I BE Stansell and Henry E. Jacobs, with notices of final settlement to heirs due by Sept 13. Letters of administration issued for Charlotte S. Monier after oath and $15,000 bond. Neal Estate transfers recorded, including Mary E. Swein to Mabel L. Steimle and others. marriage licenses granted for Karl L. Cole and Helen L. Harman. Minor L. Murphy and Annie McGowan listed in notices. couple Tony Kaplan and Wenona welcomed a son.
Five divorce cases have been filed in Circuit Clerk Wescott's office during the past week and will be passed on at the October term of court. Myrtle B. Hess of Henry seeks a divorce from Emil Hess on charges of desertion. Oliver F. Weston of Venona seeks divorce from Clara L. Weston on grounds of adultery. James F. Jones of Henry claims Mary E. Jones deserted him and seeks dissolution. Fred W. Potter will handle Jones' portion. Tenia L. Ridenour of Sparland seeks to end marriage with Abe H. Ridenour, alleging cruelty. Thomas Fred Lishman, also of Sparland, states Carrie Idella Lishman is guilty of adultery and seeks a divorce.
In Gibson City George McNabney harvested an acre and a fifth yielding 21 000 pounds of sweet corn. Factory tests showed seven and a half tons per acre, with canning plants paying 11 dollars per ton. He estimates about a ton left in the field unripe for packing.
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