News of a Week Incidents and Events Hereabouts
A week’s local happenings include the National Implement and Vehicle Show in Peoria with tractor contests, visits by relatives from Maine sea coast, and community excursions from Bloomington. Civil war veterans reconnect, thefts plague the town with fruit trees, grape arbors, and evacuated refrigerators, prompting fear of a recurring pilferer.
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Peoria
Ill
Clifford Haws
Henry
Maine Sea
Will Williamson
Bradford
Putnam
Smith Owens
Toulon
Curt’ Henkins
Katherine ©. White
W. E. King
Hazel Clift
Marseilles
George A. Lawrence
Galesburg
Starved Rock
H. O. Davis
Bloomington
Davis
W. A. Berreman
Mt. Pleasant
Connor
Berreman
4Th Iowa Cavalry
Central Park
Marshall County W C T U Convention at Presbyterian Church
The annual Marshall County Women’s Christian Temperance Union convention met at the Presbyterian church in this city with three sessions. Officers for the ensuing year were elected including President Mrs J A Williams and Secretary Mrs Albert Stickel, the meeting featuring an address on the New Suffrage Law and a civics drill by Rev Mary Kuhl.
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Marshall County Women’s Christi Temperannce Union
Presbyterian Church
Waughop
Hillabrand
Williams
Dunham
Thierry
Foster
Wenona
Turner
Helper
Henry
Stickel
White
Bella Hraus
Reed
Kuhl
J. A. Williams
Charles Turner
Albert Stickel
J. B. Dunham
Mary Kuhl
Mary E. Kuhl
Wilson
Kwhl
Entertaining Lyceum Season Promises High Class Lineup
The fall and winter lecture course showcases Fisher Shipp Concert Co, Lyric Glee Club, Maude Stevens Concert Co and speakers Henry Clark and W Powell Hale. Season tickets cost 1.50 for adults and 1.00 for children, with individual admissions at 50 to 85 cents. Bella Evans oversees ticketing.
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Fisher-Shipp Concert Co
Miss Fishershipp
Lyric Glee Club
United States
Panama
Panama Canal
Panama Zone
Maude Stevens Concert Co
Miss Stevens
Edith Welch
Charlotte Chamberlin
Henry Clark
Lyceum
W. Powell Hale
Hale
Fisher
The Rosary at the Opera House with Fr Brian Kelly
A drama by Edward B. Rose for Rowland and Clifford presents a wealthy unbelieving husband and wife whose home unsettled by doubt is saved by Fr Brian Kelly. The play explores faith, trust, and reconciliation ending in renewed hope, starring Frank Kilday.
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Edward B. Rose
Messrs. Rowland & Clifford
Kelly
New, Opera House
Frank Kilday
Brian Kelly
Farmers switch to corn binder amid hay scarcity demand
Local hardware dealers note unusual demand for corn knives as fodder is cut due to hay scarcity. Farmers prepare to use corn binders to bundle corn like wheat harvests.
School Notes Highlight Autumn Planting and Class Work
Read about window boxes in the assembly room planted with geraniums Wandering Jews and ferns after a long vacation. The physics class did their first experiment on the relation of circumference to diameter and metric measurements. Zoology books on grasshoppers are finished. Several social events and outings are noted along with various class activities and grade projects.
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Florence King
Paul Burkhart
Ruth Chapman
Dora Schubert
Cornell
Massey
Marie Gregory
Jeannette Frommel
Kewanee
Alden Rollins
Marion Stickel
Forty Hours Devotion at St Marys Church Observed
Forty Hours devotion opened St Marys Church at 8 am with exposition and high mass by Rev Fr Gensler. Evening sermon on The Holy Eucharist by Rev Fr Hawley of Lacon followed by benediction. Services continued with multiple masses and sermons through Tuesday with processions and benediction led by several assisting priests.
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St. Mary's Church
Gensler
Hawley
Lacon
Western Catholic Union
Sacred Heart
Young Men's Societies
Fr. Schauer
Warsaw
Rosary Society
Ladies’ Guild
Young Ladies’ Sodality
Edw. Schuetz
Hennepin
B. Hawley
F. J. Schaff
Lourdes
Alois Katsigar
la Salle
Andrew Schauer
St Johns Church Announces Visit by Rev Francis M Wilson
The Rev Francis M Wilson D W of Tiskilwa will visit Henry next Sunday as celebrant at 8:00 AM Holy Eucharist and at 11:00 AM to preach and administer Holy Eucharist. It is hoped many communicants attend the 8 o'clock service and vestrymen should be present after the 11 o'clock service.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Francis M. Wilson
D. W
Tiskilwa
Henry
Wilson
Tr. W. Haist
Peoria
Nellie Morgan
Chicago
Watter
Ingram Smith
Clara Davidson
Goldie Simonton
Mark J. Sweaney
Samuel Swobel
St. Louis
The
Orleans Chronicle
Orleans
Harlan County
Neb
F. P. Shields
Republican
Kansas City
Illinois
Iowa
Florence Wescott
Chillicothe
Edward S. Freeman
Varna
L. Ada Kreider
Wenona
Nellie Sheridan
Phil Sheridan
Somerset
Post Office Department
Washington
Tr. C. Wilson
Presbyterian Sabbath Services Announced by Pastor Griscel
The Presbyterian Church invites all to Sabbath school at 9:45 a m. preaching at 11 a m. and 7 30 p m. with Christian Endeavor at 6 30 p m. All are welcome to attend. Pastor George T Griscel signs the notice.
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Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
George T. Griscel
Methodist Church Services This Sabbath
The Methodist Church schedules Sabbath school at 9 45 a m with M L Coan as superintendent A men s Bible class during the Sunday school hour Public worship at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with preaching by the pastor Epworth League service at 6 30 p m and another at 7 p m Mid week prayer meeting Thursday evening at 7 30 o clock Pastor J S Mercer.
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Methodist Church
M. L. Coan
Epworth
J. 5
Mercer
St Joseph Church Services and Pastor on Leave
St Joseph Church holds services every Sunday with low mass at 8 a.m. and high mass with sermon at 10 a.m. A supply from St Bede's College Peru will serve until the pastor Rev Fr Brennan returns from Ireland.
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St. Joseph Church
St. Bede's College
Peru
Ireland
Fr. Brennan
St Marys Church Daily Mass and Sunday Services Notices
St Marys Church announces daily mass at 7 a.m. with a Sunday morning high mass and English sermon at 7. A low mass with a German sermon follows at 10 a.m. Sunday afternoon services are at 2 30. Fr M Gensler directs.
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St. Mary's Church
Fr. M. Gensler
Henkins and Anderson Picnic At Walnut Grove
The annual picnic of the Henkins and Anderson families was held at Walnut Grove last Saturday. A large Putnam and Lone Tree prairie territory population, largely related to the families, treats the event as a community celebration with abundant food and broad welcome to all.
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Walnut Grove
Putnam
Lone Tree Prairie
Troubles Plague the Gunn Family in Oglesby
The Gunn family faces a string of disasters in Oglesby including Hamp Gunns overturned bus at Jones Location a lightning struck barn destroying two horses two buses an express wagon hay and feeds and a closet fire at their home barely saved by the fire company.
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Luther Gunn
Oglesby
Hamp Gunn
Jones
Gunn
Elmira Township Farmers Buy 1500 Lambs Amid Drought
Farmers of Elmira township Stark county recently purchased 1500 lambs from Kansas City markets for fall and winter feeding. Drought pressures drive western breeders to part with flocks as Iowa and Illinois farmers bury freely. Elmira, settled by Scotch shepherds, grew wealthy through thrift and patrimonio, and descendants continue emphasis on sheep.
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Elmira Township
Stark County
Kansas City
Towa
Illinois
Elmira
Horsely Buys Late Brother's Interest in Elmwood Gazette
Edward Horsely of Montana has purchased his late brother Earl Horsley's share in the Elmwood Gazette. Earl Horsely was killed in an automobile accident a few weeks ago, leaving Arthur Cooley as the remaining partner.
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Edward Horsely
Montana
Earl Horsley
Elmwood
Earl Horsely
Arthur Cooley
News Budget and Peoria Rail Growth Highlight Orleans Chronicle
A feature lists The News Budget from the Great Western circuit show in Peoria Ill and notes rapid changes in rail traffic. It reports increased Rock Island lines traffic through Peoria, with roadbed widening and ballast work to support growing east-west shipments.
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H. S. Battes
Rock Island Lines
Peoria Bureau
Peoria
Rock Island
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