The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
Stronghurst Graphic June 12, 1924
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Miss Ruth McMillan left for a vacation trip through the western states with a young lady friend from London Mills, Ill. Their itinerary will include Salt Lake City and Yellowstone Park. Miss Marie Dice has secured rooms at the Mary Morgan home for a time. The Misses Sarah and Martha Pollock of Reinbeck, Ia., were weekend guests in the R.N. Marshall home; the young ladies were college friends of Miss Esther who is now home from having finished her term of teaching at Bath, Ill.
Word has been received here by friends of the death of Mrs. Theron Hardin who leaves two little boys aged two and four years. Mrs. Hardin will be remembered as Maude Miller. Her marriage to Theron occurred about six years ago. The cause of her death was pneumonia and her illness was of only a few days duration. The children will be cared for in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brewer where Mrs. Hardin passed away. Mrs. Doug Steffey, her son Arthur and wife and Elzie Gilliland, wife and daughter, motored to West Point, Ill. to attend a reunion of the Hawkins family at the home of H. H. Hawkins. Mr. Smith, wife( a sister of Mrs. Steffey) and two unmarried daughters from Lamar, Colo. as well as Mr. and Mrs. Alexander, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, attended.
For prices on used parts from wrecked autos or other machinery, see W. J. Long & Sons, one door south of the R.R.Station in Stronghurst. Beginning June 1, prices for bottled milk delivered to any part of town are as follows: quarts-10 cents; pints-5 ½ cents. The entire herd is tested strictly in accordance with the law Mrs. Douglas Steffey. The annual outing and fish fry of the Stronghurst B. B. Club is being held at Clear Lake near Carman
James Green of Terre Haute was in the village delivering some very fine strawberries of his own raising. Years ago when Stronghurst was new and more or less on the Wild West order, Jim conducted the only restaurant in town. The building stood on the ground now occupied by the Jones grocery store. He did quite a business, as some of the older boys like Lyman Taylor, Will Graham and other living here at the time will recall. C. Elliot Moore and wife, who are on their way home in Cherryvale, Kans. from Washington, D.C. where Mr. Moore holds a position as assistant Sergeant at Arms in the U.S.Senate, are spending a few weeks visiting relatives of Mrs. Moore in the Terre Haute vicinity. Mrs. Moore as formerly Miss Flora Jenkins of Terre Haute and Mr. Moore is a former newspaper man of Kansas. They stopped off at Cleveland, Ohio during their journey west and took in the big Republican National Convention which met there last week.
A train consisting of 108 brand new freight cars, half of which were of the latest type of steel construction, and half refrigerator cars painted a bright yellow with red ends, passed through Stronghurst shortly afternoon. They were, no doubt, intended for distribution over the western lines of the Santa Fe system. In the center of the train were two Mogul engines of the 4000 class; the whole train was pulled by a single engine. The unusual length of the train and its fine appearance made it an object of interest to many spectators.
CARMAN CONCERNS: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirby who have been staying in the country returned to their home. Mr. Fred Hugg and son Ralph of Burlington were looking after their farm interest east of the village. Mrs. Lottie Dowell has been suffering very much from an ulcer on the eyeball which must be very painful. Dr. Emerson is caring for her. Mrs. Wm. Graham is quite poorly. Mrs. Minnie Rehling, Harry Coffman and family Sundayed at the Fred Rehling home in Burlington. Fred is improving and the doctor doesn t think now his finger will have to be amputated. A. C. Babcook received a telegram from his brother, Chet Babcook, stating that his son Abraham was in critical condition in the hospital at Detroit, Mich. Mr. Babcook and his sister, Delia Jarvis, left for that place. However, Abraham had passed away and will be taken to Glasgow, Mo. for burial. Abraham was 28 years old and an only child. James Johnson is the owner of a new binder bought from implement dealers of Dallas City. They are here putting it in trim for him. Mr. Wm. Babcook, the grain merchant, is shipping out wheat; he has employed Joseph Milton to help him load it on the C.B. & Q.
BIGGSVILE BRIEFS: Dr. Z. Shum, who was operated on at the Burlington Hospital, is getting along nicely. Miss Elizabeth Clark, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lou Clark of the Reed neighborhood, and Clarence Woods, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Woods of Reed, were married recently. Miss Clark has been a student of the high school the past two years. The commencement exercises for the 7th and 8th grades of the county were held at the high school. Two hundred and fifty graduated but not all were able to be present.
MEDIA MEANDERINGS: Mrs. Joe Cromwell is very ill in the Burlington Hospital following an operation for gall stones; her recovery is doubtful. Clyde Stansberry and Harold Graham are building a new house for Dr. and Mrs. Hoyt of Raritan. Mr. and Mrs. Henry White and family are occupying the M.D. Drain house, having moved over from Raritan. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton have moved their household goods to Denmark, Ia., where they will open a restaurant. Wm. Hickman took things over in his truck. Miss Waneta Howell returned to her work in the office of Judge Gordon of Oquawka after a week s stay with home folks. Prof. Neil Ausmus expects to do post graduate work at Chicago University during the summer vacation. Miss Faree Mathers has been employed as principal of Smithshire schools for another year. The Lomax Canning Co. commenced canning strawberries this week. The C.B. & Q. Railroad will build a new switch track in the west part of town.
RARITAN REPORTS: a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Melvin. Mr. and Mrs. Lormer Runner welcomed a new daughter too. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brokaw and children left for their new home at Seaton.