The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
Stronghurst Graphic Aug. 31, 1923
CIRCUS COMING TO TOWN: Campbell Bros. trained wild animal shows will exhibit afternoon and night at Stronghurst Tuesday, Sept. 4th under the mammoth waterproof tents. This year the management has spared neither time, effort nor expense in providing a diversified program of entertainment without any objectionable features. Among the numerous wild animal acts you will see Lucy, the most intelligent performing elephant on the American continent, then there are lions from the African jungles in their large steel arena, educated Shetland ponies, dogs, monkeys, bears and the prize-winning, most beautiful mule in the world. The arena acts consist of daring aerialists, graceful acrobats, jugglers, trapeze artists, wire-walkers and comical clowns. Show goes on rain or shine.
FARM BUREAU MEETING FEATURES FREE SHOW: As a part of the campaign for re-organization and the securing of new members, the Henderson County Farm Bureau put on a free moving picture show at the Lyric Theatre followed by an address by Mr. L. E. Frazee of Carthage, Ill. The first film showed the meanderings of a small stream and how it turned into a river that reached the ocean. The second film showed the various branches of work undertaken by the local Farm Bureaus. (A free movie was a big draw for crowds.)
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: The third annual picnic was held in the Davidson woods east of the big railroad bridge east of Media (check this issue for list of participants). Mrs. Rhonda Anderson Wolford has been engaged as teacher for the Coloma School for the coming year. Mr. Wolford will be employed at Weir’s Fruit Farm. Master Roy Millen of Biggsville visited his cousin, Paul Bell, over the weekend.
A new barber shop is opening in Media one block north of the Farmers Co-operative store by Ed Heap. His prices are 25 cents for hair cutting and 15 cents for a shave. Nearly every Sunday School in the county sent a large delegation to the second annual picnic of the Henderson County Sunday School Association at Weir’s Oak Grove Farm Saturday. The ladies of the Maple Grove M.E. church will hold a bake sale at the Harter Drugstore Saturday afternoon, Sept. 1st. (Note for the 25 yr. column, Aug. 29, 1898-the new U.P. Church in Media was dedicated.)
About 80 of the neighbors and friends of Mr. A. A.Worthington gathered at the Worthington home southeast of Stronghurst last Friday evening and spent a very enjoyable time celebrating the gentleman’s birthday and the close of the threshing season. The affair was in the nature of a lawn fete and outdoor games and sports were indulged in by some of the guests while other enjoyed themselves in social chat. During the course of the evening the hostess served a delicious hot lunch cafeteria style. Mrs. Zoe Salter and daughters returned from their summer in Colorado and Miss Mildred has resumed her position as clerk in the Grandey store. There were enough doctors of Chiropractic school in Stronghurst last Sunday to constitute a sized convention. In addition to Mr. and Mrs. Gent, local practitioners, the following were in the village before going to Davenport to attend a chiropractic lyceum course: E. E. Nordeen of Dallas City, Ill.; C. W. Mills of LaFayette, Ind.; C.E.Wells of Canton, S. Dak.; and Mr. and Mrs. Brown of Sterling, Ill.
Fred Lindell, a former well known resident and business man of Oquawka, died at his home in Artesia, N. Mex. On Aug. 20th. The C.B. & Q. Railroad officials have been forced to order the hauling of water in their tank cars from Gladstone for use in the Galesburg yards because of the extreme shortage of water there. J. Paul Califf, attorney and present mayor of Carthage, Ill., has been appointed secretary to Chief Justice Floyd Thompson of the Illinois Supreme Court; the position carries a salary of $5,000 per year ($68,600 in today’s values). Mrs. Lillie Mahnesmith left with her son Earl for Los Angeles, Calif. where they will spend time with friends before going to Moapa, Nev. where Earl has secured employment with a railroad company and they will make their home. Livestock shipments from this station were as follows: Curry and Ross, five car loads of cattle; Frank Nelson, three car loads of cattle; F.J. Johnson for Shippers Ass’n., one load of cattle and one load of hogs; Frank Pearson, three loads of cattle; thirteen car loads in all. C. H. Curry, Jos. Ross, Frank Nelson and Frank Pearson accompanied the shipment.
DEATH FROM EATING GRASS: The little three year old daughter of John Middletown of Gladstone died last Monday from the effects, according to physicians, of eating a quantity of “Shadow Grass” which she found in the yard of her home the day before. The child had been suffering from whooping cough for a week or more and this fact the doctors state may have been a contributory cause of her death. The funeral will be held at the home with the remains interred in the Olena Cemetery.
OBITUARY***MRS. MARK VAUGHN*** Mrs. Mark Vaughn of Burlington, Ia. Died at the Mercy Hospital last Sunday night following an illness of about 8 months. Mrs. Vaughn was formerly Fanny L. Kirby of Terre Haute, Ill and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Josephus Kirby. She was married to Mark Vaughn in Terre Haute and for the last 16 years they have made their home in Burlington. The deceased is survived by her husband and three children: Alice, Clifford and Glenn. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. C.A. Tharp of Carman, Ill. Funeral services were held at the Terre Haute M.E.Church with interment in the Terre Haute Cemetery.
OLD BEDFORD PICNIC: After an interruption of several years following the late world war, the yearly Old Bedford Picnic has been re-established as a feature of community life in that neighborhood. Sept. 6th has been fixed as the date and in addition to the big basket dinner an excellent program will be in the afternoon. Featured speakers include the following: D.E. Hughes of Cameron, Ill.; Ivan Agee of Monmouth, Ill.; F. W. Leonard of Blandinsville, Ill.; Walter Kline of August, Ill. and S. A. Cook of Roseville, Ill.