The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
MARRIED AT HIGH NOON: At noon today, August 5th, Miss Ruth Genevieve Brooks was married at the beautiful country home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Brooks northwest of town to Mr. Edward H. Stevenson of Elvaston, Ill., youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Stevenson. Two beautiful vocal solos were rendered by Mr. Ernest D. Walker, tenor, preceding the ceremony: “I Love You Truly” and “At Dawning.” Miss Gladys Frank of Monmouth, Ill. played the accompaniments.
The bridal procession entered to Lohengrin’s wedding march played by Miss Frank and was headed by the ring bearer, charming little Miss Ruth Stevenson, niece of the groom. She was followed by the bridesmaid, Miss Opal Wilson Biggsville, a cousin of the bride. Next came the bride with her father who gave her in marriage. The groom and his best man, Mr. Carl Stewart of Monmouth, met the bridal party at the altar. The double ring ceremony was used by the bride’s pastor, Rev. J.A. Mahaffey. The ceremony was performed before a bank of asparagus and ferns arranged upon a lattice background with huge white wedding bell suspended from the top. While congratulations were being tendered, Miss Frank played Mendelssohn’s wedding march.
The bride’s dress was of white crepe back satin with lace and pearl trimmings, giving it a very beautiful appearance. She wore a full-length veil of tulle made in cap effect and cleverly held in place with a pretty wreath of smilax and orange blossoms. She carried a colorful bouquet of bride’s roses and gladiolus. The bridesmaid was charmingly attired in a dress of pink georgette crepe. She wore a pink transparent braid hat to match and carried a beautiful bouquet of roses. The little ringbearer wore a frock of white georgette crepe over pink satin which gave a very beautiful effect. She carried the rings on a white satin pillow. The bride’s going away costume will be of woodland rose crepe with hat, slippers and hose to match.
After the ceremony a sumptuous two-course wedding luncheon was served by Mrs. Johanna Wheeling, cateress, and Miss Eva Elliott of Elmira and Miss Mary McKeown of Stronghurst as waitresses. The interior of the house was made beautiful by bouquets of roses, snapdragons and gladiolus placed in the various rooms.
The bride is a graduate of Stronghurst High school and later attended Monmouth College. She is a charming young lady of many accomplishments and a devoted worker in the local United Presbyterian church and Sunday School. She will be missed by a host of friends and especially her mother whom she has faithfully cared for during several years of ill health. The groom is a graduate of Carthage High school and of the University of Illinois. During the World War he served as Second Lieutenant in the Officers’ Training Camp at Camp Gordon, Ga.
Thirty-five guests were present at the wedding. Out of town guests were the following: Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Stevenson; Mr. and Mrs. Dana Stevenson and family of Elvaston, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilson and family and Mrs. Carrie Reifschneider of Biggsville; Miss Eva Elliott of Elmira; and Mrs. Margaret Frank and daughter, Gladys; Mrs. Pricilla Brooks, Miss Mary Schultz and Mr. Carl Stewart of Monmouth.
LOCAL PLAY A SUCCESS: Last evening the Community Club women presented their play, “The Land of the Honeymoon,” to a packed house at the Strand Theatre. Special costumes and special scenery for the occasion were furnished by the Frederick B. Ingram Production Co. of Rock Island, Ill., and much credit is due Mr. N.D. Davidson who has been directing the local players for the past ten days for the success of the play. It will be presented again tonight.
VISIT DEMOSTRATION FIELDS: On Monday, Aug. 9th, the truck growers of the county will have a chance to inspect the results secured on the demonstration fields of the county. Last spring seed of the Marglobe tomato and the Conqueror watermelon, both wilt resistant varieties, was used by several growers around Lomax. At least one fertilizer demonstration was also arranged. The meeting Monday will be in the nature of a tour and Farm Adviser Walker will be assisted by B.L. Weaver, truck crops specialist of the College of Agriculture. The growers will assemble at Lomax Canning Factory at 1: 30 pm and after a short talk by Mr. Weaver visits will be made to the farms of Page Randall, Ellsworth Wetterling, Gus Rehling and possibly others where matters of interest may be located.
OBITUARY-STEPHEN A. GIBSON: Relatives received word some time ago of the death of Stephen A. Gibson of Wichita, Kans. The deceased was a son of John and Martha Gibson, pioneer settlers of this community and was born on the Gibson homestead one mile east of Olena where he grew up. He was a soldier in the Civil War enlisted at Oquawka and then called to Young America (Kirkwood). He was a member of Co.B, 59th Ill. and served two years being mustered out at the end of the war.
On Sept. 15, 1867 he was united in marriage to Miss Jane Alden of Olena and to this union four children were born. After spending their first few years of married life on the home place and then moved to Iowa and later to Kansas. During part of the last few years, they spent at the Old Soldiers Home at Fort Dodge. On Mary 25, 1925 he suffered a stroke of paralysis which left him helpless for some time, but he later improved the they moved to the home of a daughter in Wichita where he passed away on July 4, 1926 at the age of 82 year. He leaves a wife, one son, Charles of Chicago, and two daughters, Margaret and Sarah of Wichita.
REDUCED RATES: The Santa Fe is offering reduced fare of $11.30 for the round trip to Chicago account of the World’s Championship Rodeo contest. Dates of sales Aug. 13 to 21, return limit Aug. 25th.
BIG SPORTS PROGRAM ON AUG. 17TH: The sports program will be one of the big events at the Farm Bureau Chamber of Commerce picnic, according to Joe Rowley, who is chairman of the committee in charge of that portion of the day’s attractions. The morning program of the big picnic will be held at Wever Lake and include races of various kinds, log rolling and some water sports. An interesting variation of the usual tug of war will be furnished by a dynamometer pulling contest. The dynamometer is an instrument for registering pounds of pull and is being furnished by the College of Agriculture. Instead of pulling against each other, teams and individuals representing the various townships will pull a record.
The hog calling contest will be another big feature. Men all over the county can be heard training for this event. In picking the winner, the judges will be asked to use the score card devised b the Iowa Agricultural College, which reads as follows: 1.—Volume, loudness or carrying capacity of voice, 30. Volume necessary to reach the ears of hogs, especially if they are in the back eighty and the wind is blowing from the wrong direction. 2.-- Enticement of appeal to the hog, 20. The hog callers voice must have the ring of sincerity and honesty. It must carry conviction to the porkers or the calling is not a success. 3.—Variety, 20. A varied appeal is always more effective than a monotonous, uninteresting call. 4—Originality, 10. The hog always want to be able to distinguish its master’s call from those of the neighbors. 5—Clearness and musical quality, 10. Happiness aids digestion and hogs enjoy music. A clear, musical call will bring them in happy and light-footed to eat with more enjoyment and more profit. 6—Appearance and facial expression of caller in action, 10. Facial expression and general appearance of caller are one of the surest ways of judging the extent of the effort.
Mr. Rowley is being ably assisted by Fred Anderson of Biggsville and Lou Clark of the Reed community. It is a safe bet that these fellows have some things up their sleeves that they haven’t revealed. Plan to be at Wever Lake August 17. Something offered morning, afternoon and night.
A GOOD EVENING: Tuesday evening a number of friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Gibb, north of Stronghurst where a fish fry and ice cream was enjoyed. A good social time was had by all. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Marsden, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Adair and family, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Montroy, Mr. and Mrs. Glen McKeown, John McKeown, Jr. and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Putney and family.
NEW FEATURE AT BURLINGTON FAIR: One of the new features to be held at the Burlington Tri-State Fair is the old fiddlers contest, which is open to any old fiddler who desires to come to Burlington and compete. Suitable prizes range from $25.00 down to $5.00. Already a dozen old fiddlers have entered this contest.
The Juvenile Orchestra contest was a grand success in 1925 to is planned for another such contest for Monday night. Any musical organization composed of members who are under the age of 21 years is eligible for the contest.
BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: Mrs. Carl Wachutka of Muscatine is spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Gibb. Miss Ruth Gibb who has been visiting her sister returned home also. Mrs. Louie Dixon and baby were dismissed from the Burlington Hospital. Dr. George Jamison of West Chester, Iowa and his sister, Miss Anna Henderson, spent several days last week at the home of their brother, Dr. W.D. Henderson. The entertainment given by the male quartette from the Knoxville, Tenn.college of vocal, piano numbers and readings was well attended by a pleased audience. Mr. Arch Griffith and son Wayne and Mrs. Pence have returned from two weeks camping at the Dells in Wisconsin. Will Gibb was elected to the board of education of the township high school to fill the vacancy of J.M. McIntosh, deceased. Chas. Richie of Ojai, Calif. came to visit friends; he is a son of Rev. and Mrs. Richie, former pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Raymond Renard, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Renard, had the misfortune to be badly crippled by his pony falling when getting up the cows. The ligaments of her foot were torn and the foot badly bruised. Miss Grace Seiboldt of Victoria and Mrs. Leon Price are acting as chaperones to a number of Biggsville girls at the Oquawka beach. Those in the party are Misses Margaret McMillan, Hazel Sterrett, Louise Gibb, Dorothy McHenry, Margaret Martin, Enid Mc Gaw and Adeline Stevenson. Miss Evelyn Dixon has accepted a position with the Illinois Bankers Association and takes up her duties on Monday.
CARMAN CONCERNS: Mr. James Johnson shelled corn Tuesday of this week. Mrs. Clara Coffman is very poorly. Mrs. Cora Pendry is an Oquawka visitor with her son Clyde Mead and family. A number of campers are enjoying their vacation along the river. Mrs. E.A. Cowdry is very poorly at present and Dr. Marshall of Stronghurst is caring for her. The 3-H Club was entertained at the home of their leader, Mrs. Carrie Rehling (yes, it said “3-H”). Mr. A. Wagnear of Burlington, Ia., is tuning pianos here this week.
FASHION NEWS FROM PARIS: A novelty ensemble in jewelry is the double hat ornament and pendant drop of etched or engraved crystal. Two short spike pins are worn instead of the one of last season and the come in a variety of shapes and design. Another summer novelty is the new insect pins which are strikingly realistic and faithful in detail. Concentrated perfume in paste form comes from Paris too. It comes in a small boxes and is used simply by taking a small dab of it and applying it wherever desired. A powder puff for the handbag is different in that it has a case all of its own which is not much larger than a lipstick holder. Its cap over it unscrews and then removed, reveals the puff tucked inside.
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Junior Peasley is suffering from an attack of tonsilitis. The Christian Church Sunday School picnic will be held at Crapo Park Aug. 14th. Willis Kenner and family motored to Prairie City and visited relatives. Mrs. Mary Kern is taking her vacation from her duties at the telephone office and visiting friends in Monmouth. Mrs. Zula Allison entertained in honor of her cousin, Glendine Kirkpatrick; also included were Misses Gail and Sarah Brook and Lucile Jones at dinner Saturday at the NuVon Hotel. Mrs. Chas. Pendarvis and children of Peoria are visiting relatives in the village while Mr. Pendarvis, State Deputy of Internal Revenue, is completing arrangements for the family to locate in Chicago. The M.E. Sunday School are holding their annual picnic at Crapo Park. The United Presbyterian Sunday School and church picnic will be held at Monmouth Park on August 13th. Mr. Herbert Fitz left Stronghurst for Bloomington, Illinois where he will start with a friend on a motor trip to Colorado. Mrs. John Anderson who has spent the past three months visiting in Philadelphia, South Bend, Indiana, New Jersey, New York and Chicago returned to her home in Stronghurst. Mr. R. W. Upton and Mr. C. E. Spiker went to Galesburg early Wednesday morning. Mr. Spiker took his painting outfit and is engaged in painting a residence property on East Main Street. Edward Logan and E. R. Grandey left by auto to attend a radio salesmanship banquet to be held that evening in Davenport, Ia. Mr. Logan intends to take a short course in the radio salesmanship school before retuning home.
Miss Edna Dobbs received a telegram that her sister, Mrs. Mary Wheeler, had been killed in automobile accident at Columbus, Mont. On August 3rd and the body is being brought to Williamsfield, Ill., for burial. Miss Dobbs left this morning for that town. Postmaster J. F. Mains returned home from two weeks visit with his brother, T. W. Mains of Palos Park near Chicago. Frank says he spent part of his vacation playing ball with the pitchfork in the hay field. Miss Ruth Mains, who assisted in the post office in the absence of her father, has gone to Chicago for a visit. The “Do What You Can Circle” of the Maple Grove neighborhood met last Thursday afternoon at the beautiful little country home of Mrs. George Siegworth, the former homestead of Mrs. Katherine Strodtman. After a most interesting program on birds, flowers and current events, dainty refreshments were served. The social hour was spent among the flowers, arbors and under the beautiful shade tree. Arthur J. Steffey, wife and daughter arrived in Stronghurst on No.5 from Chicago and made a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Steffey and with relatives in Dallas City before leaving for Knoxville, Iowa where he is employed as principal of schools. Mr. Steffey had been attending the Chicago University for the past six weeks and had the misfortune to lose his auto while there. Mr. Drewis Kern has accepted a position as clerk with the Tweed Hardware store. Elmer Coleman had his tonsils removed by Dr. Marshall at his office. The young ladies belonging to the Martha Society of the Lutheran Church enjoyed a picnic at “The Elms” on the hard road near the Curtis fruit farm. The pastor and his family were also along.
Mr. Jim Carter who is employed at the W. R. Dobbin farm in using a hay fork stacking hay, lost control of the fork and it punctured his leg so that it had to be opened and dressed. Allen Annegers is taking an enforced vacation caused by stepping on a nail which penetrated his shoe and ran into his foot. Miss Gail Brook has been employed as instructor in English and Latin in the high school at Sherrard, Ill and expects to leave for that city on August 30th. James Sanderson was dismissed from the Burlington Hospital where he had undergone an appendicitis operation. Miss Frances Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith, was taken to the Burlington Hospital where she underwent an appendicitis operation; she is recovering rapidly. Mrs. I. F. Harter has been confined to her home with a badly sprained ankle.
Miss Bessie Brown, who just completed a course in stenography and typewriting at Macomb , had returned home and was doing practice work in the office of R. F. Robinson. The Santa Fe was selling round trip tickets from Stronghurst to new Work at $39.31. The wagon bridge west of Decorra over the Santa Fe was destroyed by fire. John P. Wells, an extra brakeman on the Santa Fe, was struck by a bridge over the tracks in Galesburg and was killed. Ice cream sodas were selling for 5 cents at Salter’s soda fountain.
RARITAN REPORTS: Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe McDonald departed for Indiana Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Lormer Runner and children departed for Kentucky. Will Walters of Lincoln Nebraska after an absence of 15 year, spent Tuesday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lue Lave.
NEWS FROM THE MEDIA BROADCASTER IN THE STRONGHURST GRAPHIC: Early Tuesday morning Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Garrett of this vicinity were the proud recipients of a 6 ¼ pound girl. There are now residing in the Garrett home four generations, Mrs. O. Garrett being a great-grandmother. Wayne, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Dixon jumped from the top of a wood shed and ran a rusty nail in his foot. The wound resulted in a serious infection, but he is doing nicely now. Seymores Curtis moved his household goods to the VanAlstine property. A few Media people are attending the Raritan Chautauqua since Sunday and report it an excellent program. The farmers of this community commenced threshing Wednesday noon after three or four days lay off due to rain. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Lewis and family and Miss Eleanor Wragg left in a house car for a vacation in Michigan.
WEVER LAKE UPDATE: The work on the lake and various things to be placed there is progressing rapidly. The bathhouse in nearly completed and promises to be a credit to the lake. A carload of sand has been distributed on the banks to make a beach for the bathers. Table and chairs are being made for picknickers and also various signs and other work of improvement. The grounds will be open to members at all times except that it will be closed from 9 a.m. till 12 o’clock noon on Sundays, church being held at that time. Now is the time to join this club. The good times you can have bathing, fishing picnicking and skating will repay you for your membership fee several times over. LET’S GO! JOIN THE CROWD! LET’S ALL BE HAPPY.
GLADSTONE GLEANINGS: The fried chicken supper given by the ladies of the M.E. Church was a success as they took in the sum of $38. A good sum was made selling candy and ice cream. Clyde Sandy went to Libertyville where he has employment. Zelda Gray Schell returned to her home in Beardstown after several weeks visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gray. Glenn Zerbirl opened a garage here. Mrs. Wm. Daugherty and son Frank, wife and children returned from a motor trip to Nebraska. Herbert Cisna was taken to the hospital in Burlington with blood poisoning in his hand. A fair crowd attended the ice cream social given by the ladies of the U.P. Church last night. George Lewis, Jr., is quite sick. Mrs. Aubrey Sebring is just recovering from an illness. A large crowd attended the baseball game. The Henderson County Farm Bureau and Brown County finished their game that they had started in Biggsville which had been delayed on account of rain. The Henderson County team was victorious.
STRUCK BY A TRAIN: Clayton James and Charlie Hotelle had a narrow escape Monday when the car in which they were riding was struck by a train. There were many cars coming from the ball game that had crossed the railroad before them. Mr. James apparently did not see the train until it was near them. They both jumped from the car, and Mr. James tried to push it from the tracks, but the engine was too near for him to save the car. Little damage was done-a front wheel was knocked off.