The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
Stronghurst Graphic, Oct. 4, 1923
WINS THE GAME: The local high school football team won its second victory for the season last Friday afternoon on Sanderson’s field when it held La Harpe warriors scoreless and accumulated 13 points to its own credit through two touchdowns and a goal. The opposing team proved a much stronger organization than the Biggsville team which was here the week previous and the contest was a hard fought one throughout, the failure of the visitors to score being due to failure to profit at critical periods in the game from the gains made before
INCOME TAX INVESTIGATION DRIVE: We’ve got you on the list, or we’ll get you on the list is the song of the deputy income tax collector from now until Feb.1. Under instructions from Washington an intensive and nationwide income tax investigation drive starts today…Where unreported income is discovered by investigations made by Field Deputies under the law, the maximum penalties must be imposed, but where the taxpayers voluntarily report mistakes in filling returns, the policy of the bureau is to be as lenient as the law will permit…With 90,000 warrants inherited when she took office now reduced to 3,000, Collector Mabel G. Reinecke of this district declares that her deputies are now ready to do good work in the new drive.
POTATOES AT STRONGHURST: I will have a car load of choice U.S.No.1 grade red River early Ohio potatoes on the track next week. Phone orders to W. A. Keener or the Haben Feed Mill. Prices reasonable-W. A .Keener.
***OBITUARY***AMOS EDMUNDS: Amos Edmunds, former prominent resident of the Terre Haute neighborhood and a member of the Illinois Legislature in the early 90’s and who for the past 23 years had made his home at Chelan, Wash., died at a Galesburg, Ill. hospital on Sept. 26th.
Amos Edmunds, son of Daniel Edmunds and Eliza Logan Edmunds, was born on the old Edmunds homestead near Terre Haute, Ill. Feb. 28, 1849 and died at Galesburg, Ill, Sept. 26, 1923, aged 74 years, 6 months and 28 days. He came of pioneer New England stock, a descendant of Roger Williams, the missionary preacher and founder of Rhode Island. His father was one of the earliest settlers in Western Illinois.
In boyhood days he attended the district school on the prairie and at the age of 16, he entered Denmark Academy, Denmark, Iowa where he completed his preparatory education. He was one of the first students of the University of Illinois after it was founded at Champaign. Upon completion of his college work he commenced farming upon a portion of the old homestead, engaged in school teaching and lecturing during the winter months. One of these lecture trips took him to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, and it was there that he met Mary A. Campbell, daughter of Hon. Daniel Campbell, who became his wife on Dec. 15, 1875.
Dairy farming and the raising of blooded cattle made a particular appeal to him. He made a special effort to procure the best breeding stock possible and his success in that line was such that within a few years, he was shipping breeding stock to nearly every state in the Union and even to Old Mexico. Becoming favorably known as a stock breeder of discerning judgment, he was employed for many years by the Illinois State Fair Association as an expert judge and in that capacity he awarded prizes to some of finest show herds in the United States.
During the time he was acquiring a fund of knowledge and experience in agricultural affairs which made him an authority in that field. In 1890 he was honored by his neighbors by election to the Illinois general assembly. During this session occurred the famous senatorial deadlock resulting in the election of Gen. John M. Palmer by the “101” of which group he was an aggressive and enthusiastic member.
In 1900 the pioneer urge which had brought his father to Illinois nearly a hundred years ago came to him and although he never parted with the old farm and made frequent trips back to visit it, the family home was moved to Chelan, Washington. In this new community he took a leading part in community life. The town was organized soon after he became a resident and he was elected its first Mayor. Thereafter he was elected for several successive terms to succeed himself. He participated actively in all of the business and civic enterprises of that region and took a leading part in developing it from a raw state to one of richest sections of the West.
While a boy at the Denmark Academy, he united with the Congregational Church and in later years transferring his membership to the Congregation Church at Lakeside, Washington.
Besides his widow and two children, he leaves to mourn his three grandchildren-Loraine, Lucile and Vera Ridout; a sister-Mrs. Susan Lockwood of Gilman, Illinois, and two brothers-Logan Edmunds of Gilman and James Edmunds of Winemucca, Nevada. Funeral services were held at the M. E. Church in Terre Haute with burial in charge of La Harpe and Terre Haute Odd Fellows in the old family burying ground in Terre Haute Cemetery.”—LaHarpe Quill
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Joe Peasley is expected home from Canada where he has been for the past ten days buying 90 head of cattle. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Peasley Tyler, Texas stopped on their way home from a business trip to Detroit, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Reece who came recently from Loraine to assist their daughter, Mrs. H.A. Epping, in running the Mahnesmith Hotel and rooming house, returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Epping have secured living rooms upstairs above Dr. A.E. Lauver’s office. A number of young ladies of the community were entertained by Miss Lois Marshall at a slumber party given at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. A. Marshall. A fine 10 lb, daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Putney on Oct.1st at the home of Mrs. Putney’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schulze at Dallas City.