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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1889
Page
6
Our Sister Towns Lacon, Ill
Mr and Mrs R B Edwards returned from their eastern trip in improved health. Laconites enjoyed a Friday evening at Conrad Held’s with bountiful supper and fine music. A WOTU district convention at Pontias drew delegates from Geary and Lacon. Indies visited the State reform school for chapel songs recitations and flowers. Mary Cowan Bloomington presented a bouquet. Replogle gave a humorous selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Edwards
Conrad
Ira Ong
John Grieves
Cartle Fairbanks
Mat Thomas
Leland Birdwn
Spencer Ellsworth
Cora Broscidus
Quito
Geary
Lacoh
Pontias
Indies
State Reform School
Una Adama
Ilonry
Mra Frank Martin
Sparland
Nel Me Thompson
Lacon
Lucy Gaston
Replogle
Mary Cowan
Bloomington
Local Notes and Social Roundup From Sparland and Nearby
Sapariuna Me Moon burial reported Tuesday afternoon. Rev H H Houston visiting locally and in La Prairie. Andrew Stephenson returned to Johns Hopkins University Monday. Trustees have new ordinances soon to take effect. Railroad repair crews installed a new roof on the elevator. No Sunday night preaching due to church work. Frank Kline of Peoria passed through en route to Streator for a convention. Mrs Fass of Englewood visiting relatives, and Mrs A Burnham’s sister-in-law visiting. James Gallupte in Chicago planning to plait his children and perhaps fish in the lake. Mrs Frank Martin and you returned from a visit to relatives in Chonos. Mr and Mrs Smith visiting their daughter and son-in-law Mr and Mrs Athay. Thelhowe in Northern Iowa described as a beautiful country. Sparland horse won a race at Henry. owner I Barr subjected to abuse. Old Mrs Moon, wife of Leroy Moon, died Monday about noon after illness. Hel, Bonham and wife started Wednesday for a pleasure trip across the lakes with children at Two Harbors and St Paul. Wishing them a pleasant voyage and safe return. Old Better’s day noted as a grand wood-time for the old settler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Me Moon
H. H. Houston
la Prairie
Andrew Stephenson
John Hopkins
M. E
Frank Kline
Peoria
Streator
Fass
Englewood
A. Burnham
Hero
Indy
Jamoa Gallupte
Chicago
Rank Martin
Chonos
Franke
Smith
Mra A. TrAthay
Bonham
Harbors
Minn
St. Paul
A. A. Knapp
Becker
Abel Vail
St Lest
Benny Vail
Kewanee
Emmett Morgan
Archy Williams
Galva
Mr. Christ
Annie Heinrich
Henry
John Harrison
Dunlap
L. Case
J. A. Hawkes
Toulon
Sheffield
Princeton
Walnut Grove
Fred Dawson
Deacon Dunlap
Colorado
Quinn
G. W. Brown Jr
Browns Business College of Peoria
Walter Harrison
D. W. Horrom
Jesse Harrison
Nebraska
Red Man
Utica
Starved Rock
Lover's Leap
Ottawa resident attends old settler meeting with friends
Mra T. 5. Gapen of Ottawa, a former Sparland resident, visits town for the old settler's gathering. Last week the town saw runaway teams: a horse and cart overturned at Frank Martin's corner, Qus Garrett's team wrecked the edge of a bridge, and W. H. Smith's buggy was destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra T
Gapen
Ottawa
Sparland
Frank Martin
Qus Garrett
W. H. Smith
Various Local Notables and Visits Highlight Meadow Creek
A wide array of village items includes A A Knapp on the sick list and Otto Heinrich’s Chicago trip for recreation. Emmett Morgan buys a new roadcart. Archy Williams and wife return from Galva. several residents camp at Walnut Grove. Distant trips to Starved Rock and Utica are described with scenic detail.
Local notes from Galesburg area and neighbors
Della Spencer attends school in Galesburg. Will Ward is seriously ill under Dr Kinnear care. Elaine Loomis’s baby is very ill with little change. Robert Clark plans to look for a new home. Jack Landers injured a broken wrist. Alfred Diehl painted his house and hopes to remain nearby. John Blackburn bought the Mohler farm and preps to live there. Kirk Booth begins teaching at Red schoolhouse. Several residents travel to Nebraska in low rates. John Gardner paints for Johno Mah on Bradford. Mrs Jack Kinney broke her leg from a buggy topple. Joe Lyon sold his farm to Mr Hoffman for 5000 dollars. Walter Hoffman dies. he moved to Nebraska two years ago and is mourned by the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Spencer
Galesburg
Will Ward
Dr Kinnear
Elain Loomis
Robert Clark
Jack
Jack Landers
Heaald
Alfred Diehl
John Blackburn
Mohler
Coon Martin
Kirk Booth
Red
Thos, Wier
A. W. Hunt
Porter Martin
Hunt
Nebraska
Geof Gardner
Johno-Mahon Bradford
Jack Kinney
Spa
Kinney
Joe Lyon
Hoffman
Joe
Walter Hoffman
Pana
Walter
Hitefield
Dr E Gaylord back. Arkansas judge visits old friends
Dr E Gaylord returned last week and Judge Ben Dent of Arkansas calls on old friends. The Interstate milkmaid convention is planned for Friday Sept 18 with 24 young ladies, admission 15 cents. Thornton family heads to Wyoming hunting grounds for weeks. School opens with promise. Professor Gooch principal. teachers stressed order as key to a good term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Gaylord
Ben Dent
Arkansas
Interstate Milkmaid’s
Thornton
John W
Little Bob
Wyoming
James B
Edward Spencer
Great Bend
Kansas
Olli Milla
Gooch
Misa Bruce
Beachers
Science class and reading circle at Dunlap school
A science class and reading circle supervised by Clarence Watt will meet Saturdays at 1 PM at Dunlap school. All who would benefit from this opportunity are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Watt
Dunlap School
Prized Princeton Fair Draws Town Crowd
Wennepin resident Joe McMahon visits his mother in Chatsworth. Town buses and excursions to Lacon and Utica captivate residents. Hennepin High opens with staff including Professor Egor and Milas Fitch. A horse accident near R R Bentley’s home injures a child. rescuers note relief as she recovers.
State fair bids from Putnam and local church notes
The state fair will be well represented from Putnam next week. The 8.8. lesson for next Sunday is David sparing Saul. Golden text in Be not overcome with evil but overcome evil with good. Johnny Brackco attended the county 8.8. convention at Union Grove church last week and reports an interesting meeting. Rev J. H Scott will preach his farewell sermon next Sunday afternoon. His sermon last Sabbath was one of his best. we are sorry he is leaving. George Finley has taken charge of a clover bulletin for David Robinson near Boyd's Grove and will operate it as long as there is work. He is the boss hand with threshing machinery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
David
Saul
Johnny Brackco
Union Grove Church
J. H Scott
George Finley
David Robinson
Boyd's Grove
George
May Fever Relief Story From Cream Balm Claim
A hay fever sufferer from Syracuse endorses Bly's Cream Balm after initial skepticism, calling it wonderfully effective. Another Vermont resident, after 26 years of affliction, confirms lasting relief and recommends Ely's Cream Balm to all-day fever sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Ely
W. H Haskins
Marshfield
Emp’s Balsam for Coughs and Colds Ad
Advertises a patent remedy with free sample bottles from druggists to try before buying. Promises relief from coughs colds and potential prevention of consumption. Large bottles offered at 50 cents and one dollar.
Local notes from Lacor area readied with names and events
A jumble of brief items reports visits and births, a marriage notice, gifts and donations from Mrs Funk and Mrs Baird, a Sunday school picnic talk, a missing child’s cashmere, a Missouri trip for Leslie Foster, a new plagi g class in Caledonia taught by Harry Bee, and other small community happenings with several local names.
Fourteen scholars seek extra lessons for a dollar venture
The note mentions 26 scholars hoping to add four more lessons at one dollar, with My Beck offering twenty lessons for a dollar as a cheap option. N J Matinus begins a western trip with his wife guiding him to Varoa, while locals react to the journey and Caledonia church attendance.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Blood Remedy
Catarrh cannot be cured by local application. it is a constitutional disease needing internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, targets blood and mucus surfaces, and is backed by physicians. It is marketed by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, sold by druggists for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Local notes from Prosper Area Sunday gathering and weekly visits
Sunday meeting attendance noted for Prosper area with visits from A Mr Cook and Iohn Williams. various residents ill or traveling to LaSalle and Peoria. Mrs James Shields and Mrs Henry Hailey reported unwell while C H Ransom preached at Pool schoolhouse. Rains, races, and local farming concerns also mentioned.
Consumption Cure Offered Free by Rochester Doctor
Retired physician claims a vegetable remedy can cure consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous debility. He says thousands have benefited and will mail the recipe free in German French or English to any reader who requests it with a self addressed envelope to W A Noyes 149 Powers Block Rochester NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East India
Las
Eee
W. A. Noyes
Power
Milo And Bradford Social And Travel Notes From Milo
Nevitt and Lewis ton Saturday plus Sutherland on grand jury last week. Jackson of Eureka preached at the Christian church Sunday. McCullough returned from a western trip with a good time. Kelso passed through to Putnam on Sunday. Mrs Elizabeth Nevitt and daughter plan a Montana winter starting Tuesday. Augutst’s wife died in Milo. funeral Sept 2 at Bradford Catholic church. Griswold won 7.4 at Creston with trotters and heads to Marian Missouri. Corbin and wife returned from western trip visiting Milo folks in Kansas and Colorado. Sutherland to northwestern Nebraska to visit daughter and land interests in Cheyenne. Berry of Kansas City in Milo Bradford visiting. taught Bristo district winter term about 20 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T A Nevitt
Lewiston
Sutherland
Mr Jackson
Eureka
J. L. McCullough
Wm L. Kelso
Putnam
Elizabeth Nevitt
Montana
Milo Augutst
Erasmus Thurm
Bradford
Sarees
C. L. Griswold
Creston
Marian
Kansas City
Milo
Berry
Bristo
Joshua
Shall Women Vote and The Cronin Murder Trial
Debate on female suffrage continues with strong arguments on both sides. An advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed remedy for women. In Chicago the Cronin murder trial has opened and jury selection drags on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Hood's Sarsaparilla praised as superior blood purifier
The Hood family advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla as a distinct concentrated extract and urges careful comparison with other blood purifiers. It claims remarkable cures and that the medicine nourishes the body by aiding digestion and blood formation.
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Benry
Sapariuna
Crew Meadow
Whitefield
Wagmolia
Saratoga
Wennepin
Joe McMahon
Chatsworth
Crispin Wood
Atlantic
Towa
Burt Thomas
J. B. Davis
Worthington
W. E. Eddy
Greiner
I. C. O. F. Lodge
Hennepin
Willis Danley
Champaign
Park
Hennepin High School
Professor Egor
Milas Fitch
Guroham
Percy Shepard
R. R. Bently
Adtler
Lacor
Tohn Williams
Cipat Creek
H. Ransom
Silas King
W. F Trone
W. A Smith
Quaker Lane
Ella Moors
Baird
Mt. Palatine
Frank P. Shields
Blue Hill
Ned
John Shields
Nellie
Oxbow
Frank Funk
Leslie Foster
E. 0. Hillabrand
Missouri
Lealle
Caledonia
Harry Bee
N. J. Matinus
Varoa
Bosley
Edwards
Cottage Hill
Prosper Fill
Cook
Iohn Williams
Mathis
James Shields
Isaac Evert
C H Ransom
Anton Margason
Babe
LaSalle
Jennie Drake
Henry Hailey
A.8 Bickel
Mattie East
C.H Ransom
Pool
Mra J B Thorn
Nile
Cronin
Hood
Princeton Bridge Co
Ayer
New York
Bell
Biri
Bes Lumbe
Demat
Revanrees
Fred
Potter
Nineva
Mary Chamber
Alexander Chambers
Charles Cambers
Rachel Shulenberger
John Chambers
James Chambers
Margaret Culton
Matilda Ramp
Eatelle Creamer
Charles Creamer
Adella Brevall
Charlés F. Hitchcock
William Chambers
Bill
Rxbove
Matilda Ram
Esstella Creamer
Charlés ‘Creamer
Delia Brotell
Ilinola
Matilda Court
Returnx Court House
Tacon
John B. Wright
Clark
Sol
J. W. Ryan
Renal
AbingCo
Kahn Bros
Varna
A. H. Kinnear, M. D
Iiness
Gresser
Calla
W. H. Jones
Henry, III
Regulator
Third Street
City Drug Store
M. Pendleton
Magnolia
Sepumry
A. Swemn
M. D
Flonio
Putnam Co
Fred Spotter
Attorney AT Law
Moler & Son
Edward Street
T. Q. Hildebrant
Henry, Ill
YW Ik
Court of Claims
Supreme Court of the United States
W. A. Smith
D.V.S
Chicago Veterinary College
Sparland, Ill
O. J. Lanigan
Burgess Broa
Wen Ona
Ill
H. A. White
Illinois
Ira M. Ong
Marshall Ceunty
Lacon, Illinois
Venona
Geo. F. Worley
ECE . —Cit
Marshall, Putnam
IIL
Lida Baker
Nilliner and
Hodiste
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