The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
INSPECTING THE MAIL ROUTES: Postmaster J. F. Mains completed the annual inspection of the three rural mail routes from the Stronghurst Post Office. He reports finding everything in good condition with a large amount of excellent work being done by the road commissioners of the four townships through which the routes pass. Nearly all boxes are located at the right-hand side of the road as traveled by the carrier, but there are a few that should be moved. In repainting boxes, it is best to use metal paint as other kinds soon crack and peel off. One of the duties this year was to re-measure the routes. Joseph Huff, Lloyd Rankin and Orville Boyd, the three carriers from the Stronghurst office, all have new cars and their speedometers indicate that each route is more than a mile longer than the schedule on which their compensation has been based for the past several years.
THE VOICE OF S.H.S. by Paul Bell-Junior-Senior Banquet: The Junior-Senior banquet for the graduating class of S.H.S. of 1926 was held in the dining room of the United Presbyterian Church Saturday evening, May 22nd. A three-course menu consisting of fruit cocktail, chicken souffle, creamed new potatoes, golden wax beans, orange sherbet, spring salad, pickles, radishes, Clover leaf rolls, punch, ice cream, golden rod cake and mints was served by Mrs. Joanna Wheeling, cateress. The young ladies of the Sophomore Class were waitresses. The decorations were the class colors, blue and gold, and were also carried out in the place cards and menu cards. The long tables were prettily decorated in runners of blue and gold and baskets of yellow tea roses, the tea rose being the class color. (Read the class will and prophesy in this issue on microfilm at the Henderson County Library.)
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hicks and family and Mr. George Fort drove to Monmouth to consult a specialist in regard to Mr. Fort’s eyes. A picnic supper was enjoyed by the members of the local high school Sophomore Class at the Footprints near Decorra last Thursday evening. Estel Mudd was initiated into the Rebekah lodge Tuesday evening. A good variety of bulk gardens seeds on hand at F. O. Tweed’s Hardware. Rudyard Kershaw came from Akron, Colo. for a visit with home folks. Miss Clidean Simpson has been engaged to teach the Cork School south of town for the coming school year. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brooks of Benson, Ill. have returned to their home southwest of Stronghurst for summer vacation. Lafe Ogden returned to Washington state after visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ike Breuer and family of Gladstone. Mrs. Joe Long and children will leave tomorrow by auto for Pawnee, Nebr. And Sabetha, Kans. where they will visit relatives. Misses Stella Marshall and Mabel Rankin have gone to Normal, Ill. for a 12-week course at the State Teachers’ College. Miss Agnes Findley has been employed to teach the Maple Grove School the coming year. Miss Edna Dobbs received word that her sister, Mrs. Chas. Rochel of Jordan, Mont. was a patient at the Miles City, Montana Hospital. Geo. Foote and family of Chillicothe will return to Stronghurst to over see the remodeling of the buildings on his farm south town instead of taking charge of the farming operations as stated previously. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. French and daughter, Mrs. Cris Egle and husband and son of Bluffton, Ind. are visiting at the J. W. McElhinney home. Mrs. French in a sister of Mrs. McElhinney.
The firemen of the village express their thanks to Miss Lucretia Bruen, who treated them to a box of cigars in appreciation of the services they rendered last week when her barn was burned. Miss Ethel Lola Weed, a missionary supported by the Monmouth Presbytery will speak at the local church to the regular meeting of the Willing Workers. Rev. J. A. Mahaffey left for the East to visit friends before going to Sharon, Pa. for General Assembly. Features at the local theatre this weekend include Kenneth Harlan and Patsy Ruth Miller in “The Fighting Edge” and the Hallroom boys in “Day by Day.” William Ottoson of the Decorra neighborhood shipped out some corn graded No. 2 in Chicago. This was the first car of No.2 corn out of here this year and it brought a one and half cent premium over No. 3.
BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: Miss Marjorie McIntosh, who has spent the past week with her parents, returned to Scranton, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Whiteman of Monmouth are the proud parents of an eight-pound boy born Saturday morning. The little one has been named Donald Graham. Miss Arline Dixon has accepted a position in the grade school at Fairview, Ill., where she will teach music, penmanship and physical training. Miss Marjorie Weigand will teach the 6th and 7th grades in Oneida, Ill. grade school this year. Commencement exercises for the 8th grade class will be held on May 26th in the high school auditorium. Members of the class who will enter high school next year are the following: Mariam Pearson, Martha Smith, Barbara Dixon, Gertrude White, Lelah Kilgore, Madeline Campbell, Ivan Gibson, Rau Kilgore, Earl Rice, Wendall Sloan, Russell Shook, Dale Gibb and Carl Kennedy.
Mrs. Laura Knisely and daughter attended the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Judith Totten in Burlington. Burial was at Raritan. Mrs. Jessie Rezner has purchased the residence of C. L. Kilgore now occupied by Prof. T. W. Everett and family. Mrs. Frank Campbell of Red Oak, Iowa is spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. Plummer of this place and Mrs. Walter Martin at Oquawka. Mrs. John Sandstrom’s Ellison Valley School closed last Friday. She will teach next year at the Bacon School.
RARITAN REPORTS: A number of this community attended the track meet at Lomax. Lormer Runner was operated on at the Macomb Hospital for appendicitis. Miss Della Hockje departed for her home at Holland Mich. for several weeks’ vacation. The Reform Sabbath School is preparing a Children’s Day Program. The Decoration Day services will be observed at the opera house Monday afternoon.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH NOTES: Bible school attendance showed a slight increase last Sunday with 74 present. Next Sunday morning all will be dismissed to attend the Memorial Service at the M.E. Church. Union Service will be held here Sunday evening with Rev. R. C. Myers preaching.