The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brooks accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Kurrie of Dallas City left on an auto outing trip to Detroit and other points north and east. Elijah Carman, a 67 year old resident of Colchester, Ill. was smothered to death Friday morning when 15 feet of shale and dirt suddenly loosened and slid down over his body on the bank of a small creek 5 miles northeast of Colchester. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Carothers of Dallas City arrived home from a week's auto tour of Illinois including visits at Monmouth, Galesburg, Kewanee, LaSalle, Starved Rock, Streator Dwight, Decatur, Sullivan, Bloomington, Springfield, Jacksonville, Beardstown, Mt. Sterling and Carthage. Peter Foote, the trotting stallion owned by Ira Foote of this place, won first money in races in which he was entered at Macomb and Griggsville, Ill. He also won second money at Winchester, Ill. in a race in which he stepped the last quarter of one heat on a half mile track in 31 seconds flat, which is a 2:04 clip. A number of people from the various Stronghurst churches enjoyed the hospitality of the good people of the First Evangelical Church of Burlington, Iowa at a picnic in Creiger's park.
OLENA OBSERVATIONS: Mr. and Mrs. John Evans and the lady's parents all of Winfield, Iowa motored over to Illinois Sabbath day and were dinner guests at the Joel Marsden home. They were trying out a new car they had recently purchased. On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Maud Burrell was hostess to quite a few young ladies in honor of her daughter, Miss Inis's 16 birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Logan are now riding in a spick and span new Chevrolet car. The annual Dowell reunion will be held on Sabbath day, August 16 in a grove west of the village near the Arthur Dowell home. The Marshall-Richey reunion will be held at the C.R.A. Marshall home.
BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: John Graham and Homer Grant came the middle of the week from New Virginia, Iowa to spend some time at the Steven Graham home. Mrs. Bessie Campbell and children of Reed will move to town soon and reside in the house on the Francis Gibb place. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer VanTime of Kansas have been spending the past two weeks with the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cook. Ray Gilmore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gilmore of Scranton, Pa. is visiting his parents here. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Luci Davis at the home of her niece, Mrs. Dr. Henderson. Interment was in the Kirkwood cemetery. Friends have received word of the death of Mrs. Flora McGaw-Henderson at her home in St. Louis. Dyson Brothers are at Rozetta where they are doing interior finishing and outside painting on the new home of Lee Beal which has been erected this summer.
MEDIA MEANDERINGS: Preparations for the annual Sunday School Picnic of Henderson County to be held here on August 21st are almost completed and everything is being done to make the day one of pleasure. An orchestra has been employed to furnish music. There will be a ball game, horseshoe game, races and various contests that will furnish amusements while the Sunday Schools of the county will furnish entertainment and a basket dinner. The Alumni picnic of Wever Academy and Media Community High School will be held on the Academy lawn. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Lewis and family departed for a trip through the West. They are traveling in a house built on their car and no doubt will have a most delightful trip. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stanbary and family have moved to Smithshire where he will work in the garage for Ernest Staley. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Norville and family have moved into the Wolf property. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Mink and family will move to the vacated Norville home. Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Murtland and son William drove to Lindenwood, Ill. Mr. Murtland had been called there as principal of the high school, but as there was no house in which to live and several other undesirable things, they returned without signing for the job. They had the privilege on the way home to meet Battery A of Galesburg and Battery B of Monmouth of the 122nd and 123nd Field Artillery of the Illinois National Guard with their combat train enroute to Camp Grant for 15 days of training. It was worth seeing as there were about 175 enlisted men and their officers, seven supply trucks, a medical and first aid truck, five tractors and big guns and the officers' cars which formed the column. All along the way they were greeted by throngs of people who knew of their coming and were watching for them. Although it was raining, the boys were in good spirits as they were kept warm and dry in trucks and by their heavy rain coats and caps.
CARMAN CONCERNS: Mrs. Mattie Gillis and daughter Mildred left for Leolo, South Dakota to visit her sister, Mrs. Reuben Marsden. A number here attended the circus in Burlington. Mr. and Mrs. Darr and sons Howard and George of Eldon, Ill. are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Dowell. Mrs. Darr was formerly known as Orpha Dowell. Mr. and Mrs. August Rehling and daughter Lucile were Stronghurst goers. Their son Frederick accompanied them home after being on a three days hike with the boy scouts. Several from here attended the Burlington Fair this week. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Loncton of Chicago called at the home of Mrs. L's mother, Mrs. J. W. Twilley, making the trip by auto. The Gleaner Sunday School Class will give an ice cream social at the ladies' aid hall next Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Crane and son Fredrick left for Boston, Mass.