The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
Stronghurst Graphic June 7, 1923
WOOL POOL SHIPMENTS: Because of the very satisfactory returns received by the farmers who pooled their wool last year, the Henderson County Farm Bureau has made arrangements to ship to the pool from two points this year instead of one. Shipment will be made from Little York on Tuesday and from Stronghurst on Wednesday. Any farmer who has wool to sell is invited to bring it to either of the above points on the dates mentioned...
CHANCE AT NAVAL ACADEMY: Congressman Graham says that there are at present four vacancies at the Naval Academy at Annapolis which may be filled by young men from this Congressional district. He explained that three vacancies exist because of the failure of those previously appointed to pass the entrance examination. He also stated that if appointments are not made before July 1st, his quota will drop from five to three and that two of the vacancies now existing cannot thereafter be filled. It would seem that there ought to be four young men in the 14th Congressional district capable of passing the entrance examination at Annapolis and to whom a naval career appeals. There ought to be at least one or two in Henderson County.
SEEING AMERICA FROM A HOUSE CAR: Mr. John Wilson and Mr. Wm Powell had arrived here on June 2nd in their house car in which they had been touring through the South and West. The territory covered by their trip all lies east of Norman, Oklahoma as their starting point. The car in which the men are traveling was built at Norman, Okla. under the supervision of Mr. Wilson and while not especially ornate in appearance, was built with the idea of comfort and convenience in view and contains all of the absolute requisites for a home a well as a conveyance. The two gentlemen left Norman Okla. on the 26th of December with Miami, Fla. as their objective point. (A long article details all the places visited.)
USE OF PARK INSTRUCTIONS: The Stronghurst Community Playground opened June 11th with Miss Dorothea McMillan in charge as instructor. The forenoon from 9-12 will be given to the smaller children, opening with calisthenics, followed by kindergarten work, croquet, folk dancing, singing games, and stories and dramatization of stories, which will conclude that program.
The afternoon from 2-5 will be devoted to older children. Volley ball, croquet, baseball, old country dancing, games of all kinds and tennis will be included in this program. An invitation is extended to children from the country at all times, but special effort will be made to entertain them Saturday afternoon when the parents are shopping.
Miss McMillan is planning to have an exhibition day later in the season that parents and friends may see what the children have accomplished during their play time.
GATHERING THE NEWS THE HARD WAY: While out looking for something of news interest in connection with a rumor that there had been an outbreak of prisoners at the Ft. Madison penitentiary, according to a story which appeared in the Burlington Evening Gazette , B. D. Glaha, editor of the Ft. Madison Democrat, was held up at the outskirts of that city by a stranger and forced to take the latter into his car and drive him to Burlington.
On the way the stranger "frisked" Glaha of $18 at the point of an automatic and when they arrived in Burlington, he ordered the newspaper man to slow down at the corner of Polk and Main Street where he jumped from the car and headed up the hill toward the river east of Main Street.
Glaha was considerably unnerved by the strain he had been under during the 19 mile drive, but he quickly notified the Burlington police of his experience and a hunt for the bold bandit is now on.
WEDDING BELLS: JOHNSON-SWANSON-Monmouth Review: "A pretty home wedding took place yesterday at high noon when Miss Edna E. Swanson was united in marriage to Bert M. Johnson of this city at the home of the bride's parent, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Swanson at Stronghurst. Rev. Nels Olson, pastor of the Lutheran Church of Stronghurst, assisted by Rev. A. T. Lorimer of this city, performed the single ring ceremony in the presence of about 50 relatives and friends.
The home was beautifully decorated with large baskets of peonies, roses and ferns and the altar where the ceremony took place, was arch-shaped and was trimmed with ferns, roses and peonies.
The bride and groom, preceded by the bridesmaid, Ella Swanson, a sister of the bride, and the best man, Elmer Johnson, brother of the groom and the two pastors entered the room to the strains of the wedding march from Lohengrin, which was played by Mildred Johnson. The bride wore a gown of white Canton crepe, a veil and carried a bouquet of bride's roses. Following the congratulations, the wedding luncheon was served at individual tables beautifully decorated with bowls of roses.
Mrs. Johnson is a popular young lady of Stronghurst where she has lived practically all her life. She graduated from the Stronghurst High School and for a short time worked in this city. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson west of Monmouth. He graduated from the local high school and attended Augustana College at Rock Island for a short time. At the present time he is employed in the National Bank of Kirkwood. The happy couple will be at home on a farm west of Monmouth."
FULL LINE OF FEEDS IN STOCK: Tankage, Oil Meal, Dried Buttermilk, Four Middlings, Bran, Poultry Scratch and Baby Chick Feeds, Ground Alfalfa Meal and Ground Oats. Grinding every day-any kind of grain and any amount-Custom Feed Grinding Mill, H. C. Haben, Prop., Stronghurst, IL.
ILLINOIS FRUIT CROP: Calhoun County, known as the "Apple Kingdom" of Illinois shipped from its docks during 1922 nearly a half million barrels of apples. There were shipped also 7, 278 barrels of cider. Chris Ringhausen, who owns more orchard acreage in the county than any other person, sold his 1922 peach and apple crop on the trees for $52,000 ($713,440 in today's values).