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The 1925 Graphic

Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross

Stronghurst Graphic: June 11, 1925

LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: T. D. Turnbull and wife of Newark, N.J. arrived during the past week for a visit with Art Mills and family.  Mrs. Turnbull is a sister of Mr. Mills, whom he had not seen since she was seven years of age. Mr. and Bert Putney, who have been at Joliet, Ill. for the past two or three weeks where he was employed with a Santa Fe Signal Service crew, returned to Stronghurst and within a few days will leave for Medill, Mo., to which point Bert has been transferred and where a crew of workman will make their headquarters for a year or two. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Binnion whose home for the past year has been at Magnolia, Ill. where he was employed as superintendent of the high school, were business callers in Stronghurst.  They are the owners of the former Q.W. Nelson farm south of town.  Miss Esther Marshall, who has been a student of Columbia University, New York City, returned home for the summer.  Gail Brook, Louise Rankin, Mildred Grandy and Clifton Regan, students at the University of Illinois, returned home for the summer.  The ladies of the Stronghurst Christian Church will serve ice cream and cake at the Community Club room on June 13th. 

According to the Galesburg papers the new power line of the Illinois Power and Light Corporation between Keokuk and Monmouth is practically finished and most of the wire stringing completed.  Of the 14 deaths in Henderson County in 1924 which called for a coroner's inquests, 10 were found to have been due to apoplexy or heart affections, one to bronchial asthma, and three to accidental injuries. 

Mrs. Jessie Denum was stricken with a severe attack of appendicitis early this week and was taken to the Burlington Hospital where an operation was performed for her relief; she is reported as resting easily.  Mrs. Wm. Hartquist, her daughters Ethel and Edith, her son Clarence and Miss Margaret Vaughn started on an auto trip to Chicago where they will spend a week visiting and sight seeing and will also attend the commencement exercise at Northwestern University where Miss Evelyn Hartquist will be one of the graduates.  Mrs. Amanda Johnson of Roseville completed her 30th round trip to the Pacific coast recently when she returned home from her winter's stay in California.  Mrs. Johnson, who is 86 years of age, has traveled over 140,000 miles on Santa Fe trains in making her trips to the coast and while she usually travels alone, was assigned a colored maid by the railroad officials to look after her needs on her last trip home.  A joint birthday party in honor of the Misses Erma Curry and Edith Salter was given on the lawn of the Nat Curry home.  The grounds were illuminated with Japanese lanterns and tables, chairs and benches scattered about for the comfort and convenience of the company of young people.  Hobert Musser, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Musser of this vicinity while visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Newton, at Kirkwood, was attacked b a dog belonging to a neighbor, Frank Lamphere.  The boy received a scratch on the nose, but whether from a barb wire fence through which he climbed or from the fangs of the dog could not be determined.  The dog was killed and the head sent to a Kansas City laboratory for examination for rabies and the result of the test being anxiously awaited. The members of the Stronghurst "B. B." Club are enjoying their annual outing at the river near Carman.  C.R.A. Marshall and daughter, Lois, left on an auto trip to Walton, Kansas where they will spend two weeks visiting relatives. Members of Chef Shaubena Chapter of the D.A.R. of Roseville and their families will hold their annual flag day program followed by a picnic dinner at the J. C. Brook home southeast of Stronghurst; quite a number of ladies in this community are members.

MEDIA MEANDERINGS: The home talent play, "A Modern Cinderella," promoted by the Media Community Club was performed before a good house and the hearty cheers from the crowd voiced the sentiments of the loyal supporters. Mrs. J. E. Campbell and LaVerne Gilliland entertained the audience between acts with their blackface specialties and responded several times to encores.  The ladies realized $73.75 from the two-night play and are very thankful to all who helped and contributed in any way to make their play a success.  Mrs. Homer Dixon entertained the Home Missionary Society of the M.E. Church at her home for their regular monthly meeting.  Their topic was, "The Business Girl."  The Young People Society of the United Church will have a sack social at Wever Spring in the woods west of town.  Dan Campbell and grand daughter Miss Zelma left in Miss Zelma's car for Akron Ohio to join Mrs. Campbell and Grandson Clifford who have been there for several weeks.  They will spend the summer there with relatives.  C. G. Richey came over from Fairfield, Iowa to spend the week with home folks.  Mrs. Grace Kimball, who is away nursing most of time, is home for a short vacation.  Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Lamb are the proud parents of a daughter born Sunday night; both are doing nicely.  Paul Gibson and Frank Nelson left in Paul's Ford for Denver and other western cities.

BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: The Misses Carol Everett and Eva Gibb left for Macomb to attend summer school.  A letter was received from Sam Glenn, clerk of the United Presbyterian Church indicating that Rev. Caughry would accept the call to become pastor of the church here.  Miss Louise Willman returned home from her schoolwork at the Weston School in Galesburg where she will teach next year.  This shows that they are well pleased with her work as this will be her fourth year at that place. Lynn Jamison returned to Harlan, Iowa where he will spend the vacation  writing insurance and again teach there next year.  A company of ten people from Joliet, relatives of the Stevenson family, were entertained in the Wm. Stevenson, Sr. home.  Children in town are busy practicing for the Children's Day Program which will be at all three churches next Sabbath.