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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1907
Page
3
Local items recount visits from residents to families around Sparland, changes in schooling, travels to Chicago and Onarga, a subscription push for McCalls, a move by Rev St John, and a shotgun accident injuring a child, with many short updates on neighbors and events.
LA PRAIRIE John Pringte visiting in Denver Col Rev and Mro Barnes attending conference at Rock Island this week Miss Eliza Patterson of Chicago visiting friends in vicinity Ralph Green gone to Onarga to attend school Winnie Edminster to KNOX Seminary Kara Greene to Chillicothe High School
Ulisses Lucia and Ethel Galder attend the Princeton fair on Thursday. A Mrs John Rus sell Jr party for her sister Miss Cora Reynolds is noted. Miss Eva Winkler and Emma Lennart visit, threshing continues, school opens with Miss Bessie Goodwin, and Rev. F E Peterson resumes services. Nearby visitors include Bert Moore and Nina Stevenson, George Perkins from Peoria, and repairs on local houses. A mare belonging to Wilbur Armstrong was killed after an accident in the pasture.
Threshing has ended and plowing begins as locals share small updates. Miss Marie Sutton attended the Princesta fair and Marie’s school in District No 9. Marion Doyle visited in Peoria with her brother Karl. Mr and Mrs James Murphy visited Edelstein. Clever Shearer returned to Peoria to resume school. Rob Daniels and a new telephone are mentioned. James O'Brien was heat affected threshing at Gubbins’ but mostly recovered. Mrs John Burton returned from McNabb. John remains a bit unwell. Camp Grove prices noted at 60 cents and 45 percent. Kate Hughes and Ed Pugh wed in Peoria recently. Tom Salisbury left for Indiana. Tom returned, Fanny stayed longer. Bessie Holmes back from Canada with brother Harry. Joe Clark, Jennie, and Karl Doyle visited Peoria last Friday. Charney Lollar and a Murphy boy left for North Dakota. County Sunday School Convention planned at the church on Friday Sept 20 with basket dinner. Gatherings urged for the Saratoga graveyard cleanup on Saturday Sept 14.
Nes and Mrs Charles Griffin and Grace visit Venona with Mr Griffin s parents while they are away. Rev A G Wood preached a farewell sermon at Center church. The barn of Dad Mubbard was struck by lightning last Saturday morning causing little damage. various local visits noted including Miss Harrington Seelye Lassman Johnson Higgins Harrison Quinn and Lara Bourdette.
Attendees from these parts included Hilmer and Lawrence Hunt Jerrel Ketchum Thomas Seelye Mr and Mrs Lewis Lassman and Mr and Mrs Joseph Bogner Golda Hubbard is on the sick list Marie Aukland shows improvement after three weeks rheumatism Dr and Mrs Willet visited T A Seelye's on Sunday Sept 18 A social ball Jos Fennelle's orchestra Just smile into the mirror of life Miss Olive Dillman leaves for Chicago Celestine Ryan to Peoria to enter Sacred Heart Academy Mrs T E Salisbury visits Indianapolis F A Sager of Edelstein transacts business Mrs Alfred Mickworth and relatives depart for Wyoming and South Dakota Miss Ellen Flynn visits Sterling Patrick Colgan of Wyoming and Thomas Conway noted at St Bede's college Thursday
Thomas OBrien guest Thomas OCnwer travels from Chicago via Crescent City visiting his sister on Wednesday evening. Camp Grove plans a grand social ball with the Jos Fennelle Italian orchestra for music. Mike Landers returns from South Dakota unimpressed with Dakota lands. Bureau county fair and old settlers picnics draw many from the area. Camp Grove reps Cruthoff and Bulleyment attend Lacon. Will Cruthoff accompanies his father to Peoria. Mrs C J OBrien and Mrs M M McManus visit Peoria. Hattie Bulleyment visits Speer. Peter Newhalsen returns from a pleasant visit.
A bold step by Dr B V Pierce of Buffalo reveals a complete ingredient list for his medicines to counter objections to secret formulas. Claims include no alcohol or narcotics and roots from native medicinal plants. emphasized is Favorite Prescription for women and other tonics, with Indians historically using key plants.
Local人物 and notices show Mr Carl Doyle and others traveling to Peoria Bloomington and Chicago for visits studies and medical care. Cattle deliveries to Wyoming James Colgan and Brimfield visits. hospital trip for a sister. local business and property sale notes including Devlin coal mines sold for 221000 with Walsh Bros as buyers and commentary from Toluca Star and Spring Valley Gazette.
Court House News lists multiple transfers including Joe Olteno to Geosepina Troila for lot 12 block 528 Toluca and James Porterfield to Joe Olteno for lot 19 block 43 Toluca. Other exchanges cover Toluca lots 20 block 43 Bridget Burke to Ella Stateler Venona lot 6 block 6 and more.
An eastern newspaper reports William A Woodbury of Long Island has found a use for mosquitoes by feeding them to hens and ducks. He claims the insects, collected with a net and lamp, boost poultry health and that about a ton have been culled since summer. Farmers are urged to consider this inexpensive poultry feed, with experts to be consulted in a future bulletin.
A. D. Williams of 107 West Main Street Richmond Indiana urges all persons with wealth to take Dr King’s New Discovery claiming it saves more lives than any other throat and lung remedy. He says it cures coughs asthma bronchitis croup whooping cough and more and stops lung hemorrhages while building health. Trial bottles available at local ironmongers shop.
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