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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
1
Local events include clerk changes at the Henry post office with Newell replacing Cromwell. Henry residents report travel to Peoria for low fares, a concert at Undercliff, and updates on health cases from mosquito bites causing blood poisoning. A streetcar riot in the capital prompted National Guard duty, while a near-m catastrophe occurred near the Fredenzi corner as a careful driver avoided a collision, injuring only a few.
Henry township high school and grades begin the new year under Prof. Charles Beesley superintendent with two new high school teachers Miss Mildred Brown and Miss M M Logeman and one new grade teacher Miss Rose Travis. Grade enrollment totals 176 with 33 first grade and 45 in the fourth fifth room. Teachers include Miss Gertrude Bickerman Miss Mary Stephens Miss May Young Miss Alice Gilpin and Miss Violet Balleweg.
Mrs Frank Rogers of Fairy Prairie visited her sister Mrs B S Merritt on the way home from Lons. She left on the boat Wednesday morning while her sister accompanied as far as Peoria. Charles Holt, electrician, recently returned from Mayo Brown hospital Rochester Minn after an operation removing two stones from the right kidney. He was absent six weeks. The piece lists several names including Clarence, Kenneth, Murriel Wright, Bernice Snyder, Marguerite Herr, Mildred Ransom, Truth Wabel, Zita Hofer, George Staner, Ilda Wood.
Mrs. Clemens Gould widow of Clemens Gould died at her home 2521 Piedmont Ave after a several month illness. She was born in Pennsylvania and a sister of the late Judge Crawford of Santa Rosa. Surviving are two children Harry Gould of Washington DC and Mrs Mabel G Lazier of Berkeley CA. Body shipped to Santa Rosa for interment. funeral services at Santa Rosa.
Tomorrow evening the Henry opera house offers a varied bill headlined by One Girl's Experience a drama designed to warn young women about city life dangers. Manager O'Neil opens Monday shows for winter with Bettina Loved a Soldier last week and Broken Fetters next week. Mary Pickford stars in The Dawn of a Tomorrow on Wednesday and Charlie Chaplin in The Floor Walker Friday. Jackie Sanders appears to boost the big show. A correction from Henry Republican addresses a family naming error in Mrs Holmes obituary.
Local church notices list Holy Eucharist and Sunday school times for St John’s and St Joseph’s with pastors named. St Mary’s shows mass, sermon and vespers times with Rev Andrew Schauer. A union meeting at M E church Saturday. next Sunday includes an address by Rev J E Mercer and a farewell music event. Parent Teacher association hosts a teachers’ reception next Tuesday at 7 30 in the school building.
Labor Day layoff for mail carriers noted. Clifford Vogelsang moves to vane to practice. Thunderstorm Monday forenoon. Three auto loads promote Good Fellows Carnival in LaSalle. M E annual meeting set at Macomb September 12 lasting over a week. William Green from Scranton visiting Peter Green. Herman Shatt welcomes daughter, born Saturday September 1 with Mrs. Ford nurse. Benjamin Hewitt adds front veranda on Main Street. John O Neill of Tiskilwa sold horses and visited sister in law Mrs. William Flynn. Himer Martells and Harry Munroe seek land in Missouri near Hunter Carroll county. A. D. Stevens located nearby. uncertain country sentiment. Clark Brewer rents Johnson farm for next year to Hank G. Will Gray to oversee Roger Rowe Homestead farms next year. O D Harris of Plymouth shot five times by John Perry at Princeton race track. hospital stay not hopeful. John Noll of Chicago in Henry on legal business. visit with Harrison Gregory. Lawrence Lippert of Los Angeles visits family in Henry. plans Chicago trip. Mae and Vera Vail house hike planned to Long View Beach next Saturday. Piano options discussed. Imelda Hartley and Bessie Haddon to prepare program. next meeting at Elizabeth Weaver's. Mrs L DuChesne dies at Varna. 78, pneumonia. funeral in Lacon. leaves three daughters. Aunt of Lee Wilson of Avery’s Peoria. Purdue bulletin urges culling old hens. four flocks with unprofitable layers. farmers feed efficiency. Henry township farmer brings six Plymouth Rock roosters to Steele’s. setting season passed, high prices.
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