The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
WOMANLESS WEDDING: Those who attended the social at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Davis enjoyed a most pleasant evening. A womanless wedding, staged by the young men of the community, caused a great deal of merriment. As a prelude to the service, Mr. Ernest Walker sang, “Yes Sir, That’s My Baby.” The bride, Herbert Annegers, was charming in a dainty gown of white with accessories to match. Eldred Kemp as flower girl and Kenneth Daugherty as ring bearer wore cunning little frocks of blue and white. The groom, Orville Fox, wore the conventional black. The bridal party were met at the improvised altar by John Mudd of Stronghurst, who cleverly performed the mock ceremony. Later refreshments were served to a large crowd. (Remember, people had to make their own fun as cleverly as possible.)
TAKES A FALL: Mr. J. B. Milliken, while cutting some small limbs from a tree for a neighbor the first of the week, experienced an accident which is causing him no little pain. He was standing upon a step-ladder and as the limb which he was sawing parted from the tree, he became over balanced and fell backwards alighting upon his head and side. The doctor summoned reported no bones broken, but Mr. Milliken is till confine to his bed suffering many bruises.
DEFEATS BURLINGTON MAILANDTS: In the tightest game of the season the Henderson County Farm Bureau defeated the Burlington Mailandts 1 to 0 in a baseball game played at Biggsville Saturday afternoon. Carlson who did the pitching for the Farm Bureau was in great form allowing only two hits and getting 14 strikeouts. Miller for the Mailandts was hit harder but kept the hits well scattered. The Farm Bureau boys lost a chance to score in the second when Fryrear tried to stretch a double down the left four line into a triple and was nipped at third. Ricketts, next man up, made a safe hit which would have scored Fryrear. The one score of the game was started when John Galbraith drove a hot one to the first baseman and was safe when they failed to handle it. John took second on Ditto’s bunt and immediately proceeded to steal third from where he scored on Keener’s sacrifice fly…
PICNIC AT THE PARK: The Stronghurst village park is to again be the center of attraction for pleasure seekers in this vicinity upon next Friday evening when the ladies of the Community Women’s Club will serve, starting at 6 pm, a picnic supper or light lunch consisting of sandwiches, pickles, ice cream, cake, pie and coffee. The ladies will also run a stand so that refreshments may be had throughout the evening with the proceeds going to the Stronghurst band. Those of the community wishing to help by furnishing any of the things on the above-mentioned menus, their contributions gladly accepted by the ladies of the club, may bring them to the stand at the park before the supper hour. The band will give a concert during the evening and the Biggsville merry-go- round will be run. Come and have a good time.
WEDDING BELLS-THORELL & PETERSON: Mr. G.F.Thorell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Thorell of the Old Bedford neighborhood, and Miss Amy Peterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.G. Peterson of Stronghurst, were united in marriage at Burlington, Iowa on Monday, July 26, 1926 at high noon at the German Lutheran Church parsonage. Miss Hazel Peterson, sister of the bride, and Mr. Paul Strand of Stronghurst were witnesses to the ceremony. Miss Peterson is a graduate of the Stronghurst high school and was a successful teacher in the country schools of the county for several years. Mr. Thorell is a high school graduate and also took a business course at the University of Illinois at Urbana. After the wedding ceremony, a picnic dinner was enjoyed at Crapo Park by many relatives of both the bride and groom. Mr. and Mrs. Thorell left Monday evening for Omaha, Nebr. where they will make their future home.
PROMINENT CITIZEN DIES: Robert Arthur McKeown, son of Robert C. and Anna M. McKeown, was born in Gladstone Township, Henderson County, Illinois on May 4, 1880 and passed away at the family residence here the evening on July 23rd being 46 years, 2 months and 19 days old. On Nov. 1, 1905 he was united in marriage to Frances E. Bainter. To this union three sons were born: Joseph Lyle, William Lester and Everett Marshall. One son, Joseph Lyle, preceded him in death. Left to mourn their loss are his wife, two sons, his father and mother and four brothers: W. J. McKeown of Stronghurst: Sam McKeown of Overton, Nebr.; M. S. McKeown of Gladstone and High A. McKeown of Galesburg and four sisters: Mrs. T. C. Knutstrom, Mrs. Arthur Hedges, Mrs. Albert Jones of Stronghurst and Mrs. Charles Pendarvis of Chicago.
Arthur followed the vocation of farming until a few years ago when he and his family moved to town. Here he engaged in the mercantile business until his health became so he was unable to attend to the duties connected with the steady grind in that line of endeavor and turned his attention to other activities. He was a man of character and a friend of nearly everybody in the community in which he lived. He was a school director for several years and took an active part in all affairs for the uplift and betterment of both the civic and social welfare of the village.
For the past few years, he has been in failing health and several months ago submitted to a surgical operation at Burlington Hospital, which gave him some relief for a time. After he became strong enough, he was brought to his home here, but the nature of his ailment gradually became worse and he succumbed on last Friday evening.
Funeral services were held at the U.P. Church on Sabbath afternoon at 2:30 p.m. by the pastor, Rev. J. A. Mahaffey. Music was furnished by a quartette composed of Mrs. Alice Painter, Mrs. Marie McAndrews, Estel Mudd and Charles E. Fort, Jr. with Mrs. Gertrude Upton at the organ. The pall bearers were John Marshall, Fred Chandler, Roy Mudd, James Stevenson, Harold Bainter and Clifford McKeown. Interment of the remains were laid to rest in Hope Abey Mausoleum in the local cemetery.