The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Mr. Harry Hardin, whose youth was spent in this section of Illinois but who struck the westward trail some 40 years ago or more and is now a prosperous resident of Santa Cruz, Calif. and who with his wife and daughter Florence are making an auto tour of the Western and middle Western states, was greeting old friends in this village at the home of W. J. McElhinney were they are guests. The family are traveling in a car which is the last word in the matter of convenience for camping tourists and have spent most of three months already in the open. They expect to stop in Iowa and Missouri on their return trip for visits with friends and also to tour Yellowstone Park.
La Harpe voters approved the proposition of a $25,000 ($2,878,250 in today's values) bond issue for building an addition to their city school building by a vote of 291 to 88. Bids for the building work were opened and the contract awarded to T. G. Raines of Fort Madison, Ia. whose bid was $22,494. The ladies of the Stronghurst Christian Church are now serving dinner daily at the woman's Community Club rooms for the benefit of threshing crews operating in the neighborhood. They are receiving a nice patronage and performing a service which many housewives in the community who have formerly wrestled with the threshing crew feeding problem doubtless appreciate.
A band of yeggmen (robbers) attempted to crack the safe of the bank at Berwick, Illinois last Saturday night, but gave up the job after the first charge of nitro-glycerin had proved effective in only starting the outside plate of the safe door. Following their failure, the yeggs made a hasty exit from the village after scooping up about $60 in cash which had not been put in the strong box. A young couple of the town who were making the bank steps a trysting place when the robbers arrived, were marched about under guard by one of the gang for a while and then compelled to lie down with their faces in the ground until the yeggs made their getaway.
OLENA OBSERVATIONS: On Thursday evening, Aug. 6th in the Olena Church the Farm Bureau management will put on a four-reel picture show. The admittance is free. At this time the ladies of the church will serve refreshments. Rev. and Mrs. Bartram were calling on many of their parishioners in the neighborhood. Mrs. Glen Carlson was taken to the Burlington Hospital and operated on for appendicitis; reports are she was resting nicely. Miss Thelma Peterson who a few weeks ago was operated on for gallstone trouble and appendicitis has been returned to her home west of Olena and is making satisfactory gain. Mr. and Mrs. Smiley Brown of Oakland, Calif. after spending two weeks visiting relatives left for their home by was of Seattle, Portland and Puget Sound. Mr. Brown is the brother of Mrs. Emily Long of Olena. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Lant who have since their return from Lincoln, Nebr. have moved into Olena having rented the Mrs. Hult property. Rumor is that Miss Grace Wolford of Olena neighborhood and Mr. Charles McCannon of Mississippi Valley were quietly married in Monmouth of July 23, 1925. Mrs. Laura Lant and her mother, Mrs. Alex Marshall, are out to the Wm. Marshall home today preparing dinner for Mr. Lant's threshing crew. Mrs. Chalmer Perdue spent several recent days at the Edgar Rankin home helping care for Mrs. Rankin and a new baby daughter. Mrs. Rankin will be remembered as Miss Veta Perdue of Olena. Some from here have been getting a fine quality of Alberta peaches at the Benteco store in Stronghurst at $2.90 a bushel. Many from here attended the Dollar Day in Burlington.
MEDIA MEANDERINGS: A large crowd was out Sunday morning to hear Evangelist Grady T. Cantrell who came over from Roseville where he is conducting a meeting to preach here. He was accompanied by his former singer, Red Pecaut, who led the song service. Everyone was glad that these two were with us once more. (Revivals were big deals; save your soul and see your neighbors.) The Men's Bible Class will serve ice cream and cake at a social at the church Saturday night. All the ladies are asked to bring cake. The annual Sunday School picnic will be held here Friday, Aug. 21st. All schools in the county will take part in the program. The annual Alumni picnic of Wever Academy and Media Community High School will be held at the Academy Aug. 20th. Paul Erickson, Eston Palmer, William Cross, Nina Heap, Dorothy Dixon and the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Schroeder have been quite ill the past week of malaria fever; all are thought to be improving. Harry Norville and Clyde Drain are baling hay and straw near Ponenah. Paul Gibson returned from a trip to California. Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Tilly of Kansas City are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Barnard White; the ladies are sisters. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Schroder are riding in a new Chevrolet. Miss Faree Mathers has purchased a Ford coupe. Mr. and Mrs. Dan J. Smith have returned from their honeymoon trip, having visited St. Paul, Minn., the lakes and Dells of Wisconsin and several places in Iowa during their absence. They were treated to an old-fashioned charivari upon their return by a bunch of young people and are receiving congratulations from their many friends. Mr. Smith went to Burlington on Monday to resume his work. They will be residing with the bride' parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gram.
BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Pearson entertained at dinner last Sabbath Mr. and Mrs. Tunina and son who are driving through from Great Falls, Mont. to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mekemson and daughter Corabell and Mrs. Myers of Hamilton, Ill. and Preston Plummer of Casper, Wyo., who was spending a weekend here with his mother were present. Mrs. Lucia Davis who has been seriously ill at the home of her niece, Mrs. W.D. Henderson, is quite low. Mrs. Sam Beer of Kirkwood is here helping to care for her. Miss Olive Noyes is helping at the post office taking care of books during the absence of Mrs. Jamison who is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Lou Folmer at Cortland, New York. Fulton Henderson, a former local boy who is now from Hamilton, Ill. with the Hamilton Entertainers broadcasted over the radio at Carthage one evening last week.