The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
Stronghurst Graphic: Oct. 9, 1924
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Robert Steffey is attending Monmouth College. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hurd accompanied their son, F. E. Hurd and wife of Galesburg on a ten day auto tour of eastern Iowa and Missouri recently visiting friends and relatives enroute. Mrs. W. E. Hurd has a sister at Meade, Mo. where they spent part of time returning to Stronghurst last Sunday. Eugene Wilson was dismissed from the Santa Fe Hospital at Fort Madison where he had been the past four weeks being treated for an infected eye. He was allowed to go home but instructed to be careful with his eye and return once a week for an examination. George Galbraith of near Gladstone was in town visiting his sisters, Miss Jennie Galbraith and Mrs. Clair White. Contractor A. E. Moore and assistants are constructing a very substantial garage for Dr. Harter on the rear end of the lots on which his drug store and living rooms are located. It is being built of hollow tile with a brick veneer and when finished will be complete in every detail.
Mrs. Mable Stine met with a painful accident last Sunday night. After returning home from church, she had occasion to step outside the door and in some manner fell and broke her right arm near the wrist in almost the same place her left arm was broken some time ago, but this time one bone in the arm broke instead of two in the former case. Frank Silsbee, a former Stronghurst boy, is now located at Shreveport, La., and is making good in the oil and gas business in which he has been interested in the past 20 years. He makes occasional visits back to the old home town to see his 80 year old mother. Frank, when here growing up, was of a rather slender build, but now he says he weighs 210 pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Putney, who reside on the R. N. Marshall farm south of Stronghurst, are the parents of a fine 10 lb. boy, born on Oct. 3rd. Relatives received work that twins were born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moreland at Truman Minn., on Sept. 30th. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Foote at their home in Anna, Ill. on Oct. 1st.
During three months ending Oct. 4th, the local elevator company bought something over 100,000 bushels of grain from the farmers of this locality for which over $103,000 were paid out. Mrs. Ida Suter of Kirkwood passed away at her home in Kirkwood where she has spent her entire life. She was the mother of Del Suter of Media. James Strictland, who has conducted a filling station on east Main St. for several years, has decided to retire and is offering his station equipment for sale. Miss Ethel Brokaw returned home from a Peoria hospital where she underwent an operation for appendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. John Breen returned from their auto trip to Wyoming. They thought they might decide to locate there, but decided after a few weeks stay that they liked Illinois better. O. P. Duncan and family who came from Berwick, Ill. have moved into the house on Cooper St. vacated by Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Lovitt. Mr. Duncan is employed on one of the shifts at the local railroad station. Mr. John McConn, a railroad man from Winnipeg, Can., has been visiting his half brother, Wm. Graham, who is slowly recovering from a paralytic stroke. Mr. McConn is himself recovering from a recent illness and is taking a 60 day furlough from his railroad work. He expects to spend a few weeks in Florida before turning to Canada.
MEDIA MEANDERINGS: Mrs. J. B. Heap and daughter, Arlene, accompanied by Dr. Kimmery of Smithshire, went to Galesburg where Miss Arlene underwent an operation for the removal of tonsils and adenoids by Dr. Winters at Cottage Hospital. The doctor came home the same day, but Mrs. Heap and daughter remained until Friday when Bennie drove over to bring them home. Lloyd Palmer has been laid up for a week with a strained back he hurt while loading baled straw; he is recovering slowly. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brokaw and two children are moving to town into the building owned by N. J. Gram and recently vacated by Dr. R. H. Rankin and family. Mr. Brokaw has been employed as a salesman for the E.G. Lewis Seed Co.
Archie Heap, Dale Moon, Forest Admire, LaVerne Gerald, Don Gilliland, Clifford Campbell, Mesdames George Wax, C. R. Pendarvis, Etta Thompson, Misses Lillian Mink and Zelma Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mathers and Donald, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Murtland and William, Mrs. Frank and Robert Gibb attended the moving picture play of "Tess of the Storm Country" at Raritan Wednesday night. Bennie Heap went to Lomax Sunday evening to resume his work as a high school teacher, but retuned on train No. 24 Monday a.m, as the schools were ordered closed another week on account of small pox. C. G. Richey returned from an extended stay at Winnipeg, Canada looking after farm interests. Charles Pogue and Edison Moon have brought in Western lambs which they intend to feed for the Eastern market. Profs. Jasper Shoemaker and Neil Ausmus went to Burlington Thursday night to attend the moving picture of one of Zane Grey's writings which was reproduced on the screen in natural colors.
BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: Ray Johnson moved his family from the Weigand property to the Adair property. The high school football team was defeated at Colchester last Friday. A birthday surprise was sprung on Mrs. Nancy Jamison last Friday afternoon at the home of her son George who she thought was to accompany him to Burlington. She was surprised to find guests assembled at a social planned by her daughter-in-law. A two course luncheon was served. Decorations carried out the Halloween idea and with a big birthday cake with candles. Mrs. Jamison received several nice presents. Those attending were the following: Mrs. Nettie Welch, Mrs. Will Campbell, Mrs. S. C. Whiteman, Mrs. Lizzie Whiteman, Mrs. Esther Foster, Mrs. George Kelly, Mrs. Albert Pearson of Biggsville; Mrs. Hiechel of Smithshire; Mrs. Will Fliege of Oquawka and Mrs. H.V. Jamison of Burlington.