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Local Henry county notes and social tidbits
Local items recall visitors and arrivals such as Mrs A I Blanchard staying with her niece Mrs Ben McBride, farm rental news, river flooding affecting boat landings, found watch turned in, new birth at Peru People's Hospital, and various small town happenings. It notes hunters allowed to shoot migratory birds, a Peoria show success for Glenn in Poland China pigs, plus multiple personal updates on residents, travel, and local business.
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Spring Bay
Peoria
C. PF. Meng
Granville
People’s Hospital
Peru
Frank Barr
J. Frederick Hilton
Congress
Washington
Dr. Zeller
Illinois
United States
Sampleson
Glenn
Poland
J. W. Remley
Hopewell
Wenona Bank
Jerome Howe & Co
Wenona
First Presbyterian
Pekin
Theresbytery
Martin
Eis
Peotlarig
Minois
Henry areiHey
G-ky-Burt
Herc
Magnolia Grange
Eorge
E. Bechis
Ira Boyer
Henry
Will Anderson
South Dakota
L. A
Phillips
Lake Gregory
George Moore
Vincent Schubert
Atlantic
C. A. Camp
John
el Campo
Texas
Iva
M. C. Doyle
Logan Doran
Anthony, Kas
Robert Doran
Orient Depot
Theodore Kaiser
Henry Werner
Jud Ong
Capicona
Chillicothe and
Lacon
Henry Sunday
Swain Packet Co
Starved Rock
Mesdames Harpster and
Patne
Wisconsin
McNeal
Ken McNeal
Wien
Alex Doelzer
Gus Doelzer
Seelye
Abfiene
Alfonso Seelye
Laura Harrison
M. G. Harrison
Bride
A. B
Chicago
Charles Brown
Putnam
Nebraska
Daniel Strout
Turon
Kas
Peo*ria
Capperrune
Sherman
Grant
Nana Chinas
Amboy
Omada
Ponzer.las
Harrisburg
J. A. McCune
Green Street
A. A. Knapp
Columbia Terrace
Til
Wheatland Township
Bureau County
Nicholson
Storms
O. P. Thurber
Clark Street
Vismiall
Thomas Monier
McDonough
Ee County
Fulton County
Richard
Casper Hoffman
James ‘Wabel
Sivell
Stapp
Will Terain
Heran
Peelmproyments