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Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
JUNIORS AND SOPHS TIE IN INTERCLASS MEET: The weather last Saturday afternoon was ideal for an ideal track meet, and such the Stronghurst High School third annual Inter-class Track Meet held at the old school grounds on that date proved to be. There was a good crowd present to witness the performance of the almost two score of contestants and the athletes proved to be well trained and all did very creditably.
The Juniors and Sophomores, however, proved to be the best represented and each of the two classes accumulated a total of 60 ˝ points. The Senior Class did very well considering its small number of contestants entered; it three entrees secured 16 points, winning third place in the meet. The Freshmen placed fourth but accumulated 15 points which is very credible for a lower class….Seven records of the fourteen records were broken, the most notable performances being Harvey in the 100-yard dash, Veech in the high jump and Smith in the javelin.
OBITUARY-PERRY THOMAS COOPER: Mr. Cooper of Crandon, Wis., departed this life at an early hour in the morning of April 29th with stomach trouble. Perry was born at the old home of the Cooper’s southwest of Stronghurst on July 21, 1869 and resided in the home county most of his life. For a number of years, he was in the hardware business. As health began to fail, he consulted a specialist and was advised to be out in the open air so decided to make Crandon, Wis. his home and live on a farm. As the years went by, he enjoyed the lakes with their fish, his boat and the woods though many times he longed for the old home.
He was united in marriage to Miss Anna Waugh of Burlington on Oct. 16, 1895 and to this union were born four children: Mrs. Elsie Nelson of Lacona, Wis.; Everett Cooper of Crandon; Oliver of Los Angeles, Calif. and Thomas of San Francisco, Calif. He leaves to mourn one sister, two grandsons and many friends. His last was a peaceful trust in the Savior of his parents. He enjoyed having the pastor of Crandon and his wife come and pray and sing with him. It was a feast for his soul. He was a man of strong convictions, honorable in his dealings and his death is regarded as a great loss to his loved ones, but we meekly say rest from pain and sorrow our dear one.
BAND MEETS HIGHEST EXPECTATIONS: The Stronghurst band proved to satisfy the highest expectations of a large audience in its opening concert last Saturday evening, given on the corner of Broadway and Main Streets. The musicians and their leader are to be congratulated upon their success as a new organization. The band is a fine example of what can be achieved through the cooperation of the business men and the townspeople. To organize and develop a new band takes a great deal of money, especially if the band is ever to amount to much. The merchants have stood behind the band in the one great way that helps and that is by donating the necessary funds to keep the band going through the winter and up to the present time; however, they have stopped their payments, but the band still has some money to go on.
STAG PARTY: Mr. Orville Boyd very delightfully entered twelve gentlemen friends at his home last Friday night. Three tables were arranged for Pinochle, the highest score being won by Mr. Albert Nichols and the consolation prize went to Foster Lazear. At a late hour, nice refreshments were served and a good time enjoyed by all.
STRONGHURST BETTER LEAGUE MEETS: Last Friday evening the Stronghurst Better League met at the NuVon Hotel for their monthly banquet. After justice was done to the fine supper, President Estel Mudd called the meet to order and the question was taken up of changing the name of the league. After some discussion a vote was taken and the result was that hereafter the organization will be known as “Stronghurst Fellowship Club.”
Ora Smith of Biggsville gave pointers on how the club in his town financed their picnics by creating an attractive money maker in the way of a merry-go-round. The group decided confer with the Farm Bureau to invite the calf club show to Stronghurst. C. E. Painter, presenting Terre Haute Township, came before the club to seek aid in regard to helping oil a strip of road from a mile north of Terre Haute to the Ellis Roberts corner; they were short $150. The proposition was voted on and a committee was appointed to solicit the funds necessary. This will give an oil road from Terre Haute to Stronghurst.
A FINE PIECE OF MANUAL ART: After a great amount of painstaking labor, Robert Mathers, who lives a few miles northeast of town, has completed a fine piece of workmanship, that of a small Barbary Pirate model boat. The boat is about 17 inches high, 20 inches long and 5 inches in breath. It is a thing of beauty and artistic workmanship from its gracefully curved helm to its dainty ship lanterns and cannon gilded to a golden splendor which contrasts pleasantly with the rosy tint of the small sails.
Robert says his main tool was his pocket knife and this makes the exacting qualities of the production all the more wonderful. Similar boats have sold for as high as $60-100 ($956 -$1,593 in today’s values) and this model would bring a nice price if its owner would feel inclined to sell it. The boat is now on display in the show window of the W. C. Regan furniture store and is something that will be worth your while to see. (Anyone know what happened to the boat?)
A SCHOOL PICNIC: The pupils of the 3rd and 4th grade with their teacher, Mrs. Boyd, took their supper to the woods last Thursday. The afternoon was spent in gathering flowers and later a picnic supper was enjoyed. On their arrival in town, Mrs. Boyd took them to the Worley Ice Cream Parlor and treated them. A very delightful time was enjoyed by 28 children.