The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
Stronghurst Graphic: Sept. 11, 1924
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Frederick Fitz went to Cambridge, Ill. to take up his work as teacher in the high school. Herbert Fitz returned to Bloomington, Ill to resume his studies at the Illinois Wesleyan University. The interior of the Grandey dry goods store is being remodeled and redecorated and when the work is completed, much will have been added to the store in the way of attractiveness and convenience. At the guardian's sale of real estate held at the former Rezner property consisting of lots 22, 23, and 24 in Block 37, First Addition to the town of Stronghurst, it was disposed of to A. E. Moore on his bid of $700 ($12,152 in today's value). The friends of Mr. I. V. D. Perrine of Raritan will be sorry to learn that the gentleman suffered a slight paralytic stroke while attending church services last Sunday. His condition is not considered serious by physicians. Miss Ethel Brokaw underwent an operation for appendicitis at a Peoria hospital; latest reports are that Miss Ethel is recovering nicely. C. L. ("Skip") Greer, the former well known and popular auctioneer of LaHarpe, died from apoplexy at the home of a son living at Eugene, Oregon. Fort Hicks, who is in a U.S. Coast Guard training school at New London, Conn., is enjoying a vacation with home folks in Stronghurst. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Knoph stopped for a visit at the F.A. Annegers home west of Stronghurst while enroute by auto from Bloomington, Ill., where they spent the summer; they are returning to their home in Saskatchewan, Canada. Mrs. Knoph is the former Miss Mina Annegers of this vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Rankin and their six year old son arrived from Long Beach, Calif. for a visit; they were guests at the D. Headen home until they left for Rochester, Minn. where Mr. Rankin will consult with specialists in regard to his physical condition which has been causing him and his family some concern for several months. 293 acres of farm land belonging to the William Dean estate and lying partly in Hancock and partly in Henderson County about two miles south of Lomax was sold at public auction for the sum of $51,322, or a little less than $107 per acre ($1,536+ in today's values). Mrs. Mattie Brokaw, who is employed in the Veteran's Bureau Department at Washington, D.C. and who is also enrolled as a student at the George Washington University in that city, arrived for a two weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brokaw. Two boxes of grapes were sent to Mrs. J. N. and Mrs. C. N. Salter compliments of Dr. Ney M. Salter of Williams, Calif., and Silas Salter of Portland, Oregon. The grapes were both white and purple variety and were unusually fine in appearance and flavor. Fred Salter, who is employed in Chicago as lineman for the Western Union Telegraph Co., was married there on August 16th to Miss Rose Melba of Lena, Wis. Stronghurst manufactured stove pipe, elbows and fittings.-P. A. Stamp
The canning factory at Lomax had a narrow escape from destruction last Friday morning when a fire broke out in the boiler room and put the power machinery and boilers out of commission. The plant is again in operation after a shut down of a few days. The tomato season is unusually late this year and only about 10,000 cans had been put up previous to the fire.
MEDIA MEANDERINGS: Rev. Paul Walsh, pastor of the M. E. Church, preached this farewell sermon Sunday afternoon. The union meetings which were held during August have proven so successful that it has been decided to continue them another month. Rev. Mahaffey of Stronghurst U. P. Church will have charge of the preaching services at 9 o'clock Sabbath morning at the U. P. Church and Sabbath School will be held immediately afterwards. The Men's Bible Class has been fortunate to secure evangelist Clyde Lee Fife to conduct a meeting during October. Rev. Fife is a"Big Man" having held meetings in cities the size of Cincinnati and Cleveland, Ohio and about 15 different cities scattered over the U. S. He had a total of 15,981 conversions which averages about 1,065 for each city. The U. P. Church's Ladies Missionary Society met at the church with Mrs. Etta Thompson as leader and the topic studied was the"Negro and Indian." The society sent a donation to the George Memorial Hospital just completed at Addis Ababa, Abyssinia. Norman Grossman bought the two small houses in the north part of town from Mr. and Mrs. John Pogue. The largest one he is remodeling and installing a furnace as a future home for his family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sullivan are occupying the other one which has been newly painted and papered. The building of the E. G. Lewis Seed Co. are being painted and repaired awaiting the coming of seed corn. Mr. Ott Lamb and sons, Clyde and Bryan, and grandson Beryl are sojourning in the Dakotas. Roy Anders is attending Business College at Fort Madison. Albert Swanson is again a student at Augustana College, Rock Island. Clifford Adair will attend the Teachers' College Macomb. Miss Anna LaVelle is again teaching at South Prairie this year. Ruth Howell is the teacher at Stone School north of town. Bennie Heap is a member of the Lomax high school faculty. Miss Faree Mathers is principal of Smithshire School. C. R. Pendarvis returned from his Kansas City trip to buy cattle and sheep. C. G. Richey is in Canada looking after his land interests.
BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: Earl Trimble returned from California and is again working for his brother-in-law, Walter Hazen in the garage. Prof. Schuler of the high school moved his family into the Charles Kilgore property. A resident of the south part of town living on the hard road counted automobiles for a stated period on Sunday and found that the average was almost 100 an hour going both ways (this was big news back then as more and more families were investing in cars.) Members of the Pearson family were here to attend the golden wedding anniversary of their parents. (Long article listing attendees). Miss Hazel Thompson came from her home in Minneapolis to care for her parents. Mrs. Tom Nolan has been confined to her bed with a heart attack. John Appleby passed away at the home of his niece, Mrs. Elmer Epperly.