The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
RARITAN REPORTS: Mrs. Bob Kuyper of Pella, Ia. spent the last week in the C. E. Perrine home. Mrs. Doren Perrine, who was called here by her mother’s illness, Mrs. P. H. Voorhees, departed for her home in California. The Ladies of the Reform Church will give a chicken pie supper and bazaar in the church basement the evening of Nov. 2nd.
OBITUARY-MAGNUS MUNSON: : Mr. Munson passed away at the Burlington Hospital last Thursday following an operation for acute appendicitis. Rev. F.M. Caughey of the U.P. Church, assisted by Rev. Tennant of the Grace M.E. Church of Burlington were in charge of the services. Singing was by Miss Evelyn Dixon, Mrs. A. P. Mc Henry, A. W. Pearson and Ora Smith with Mrs. M. J. Babcock accompanying. Casket bearers were A. P. McHenry, James Kilgore, Sr, H. B. Kelly, Clyde, Dixon, E. L. Claybaugh and John Boyd. Burial was in the family lot in the Biggsville Cemetery. Relatives present from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Munson from Davenport, Ia., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Munson and children of Galesburg, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Munson and children of Burington, Miss Matild Linberg, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Lindberg, Arnold Lindberg and Mr. and Mrs. Knutstrom of Galesburg, Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. C. B. Fauetchy of Burlington and Abe Bergen of Monmouth.
OBITUARY-JACOB LOX: : Mr. Lox who was 64 years old and a resident of Gladstone for 40 years, passed away at his home Wednesday. He had been ill for several years and bedfast for eleven weeks. The funeral services were held Saturday at 2 o’clock in the U.P. church with Rev. Whitmyer officiating. Burial was in the Oquawka Cemetery.
Those from out of town attending were Mr. and Mrs. Launroth, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph James and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Huneke and children, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Leurs and son, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cook and Mrs. Clara Sewards of Burlington, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Putney of Stronghurst, Mr. and Mrs. John and Ike Peterson of Olena and Ivan Brown of Monmouth.
BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: : Mrs. Will Musser entertained last Saturday afternoon, Verna and Mildred Millen, Mary Jean and Elizabeth Foster and Delta Knox in honor of Mary Jean’s 13th birthday and the first birthday of her little daughter, Danna Jean Musser. William Sloan was able to return from the hospital Saturday. Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Caughey and son Mac returned from a visit with Mr. Caughey’s brother at Ames, Iowa, and with Mrs. Garrity at a Des Moines hospital; she is very low.
GLADSTONE GLEANINGS: : Mrs. R. N. Stephenson and Mrs. Ida Day of Cheyenne, Wyo. are here making preparations for the selling of the Stephenson home. Mrs. Stephenson has been living with her daughter, Mrs. Day, for the past two years there. Miss Adaline Thomas came from Rio for a brief visit with home folks before going to her work in Burlington. Wilson Stewart is shucking corn near Stronghurst. Mrs. Smith of Ipava came to help care for her daughter, Mrs. J. Hubbs, who is ill at this time. Zelda Gray Schell and a number of her girlfriends enjoyed a wiener roast Monday evening. Miss Iva Gray acted as chaperone.
OQUAWKA QUERIES: : Mrs. Etta McFarland, Mrs. Martha Schell, and Mrs. Frank Thomas and daughter attended the Billy Sunday meeting at Monmouth Sunday. Mrs. Arthur Gilmore has returned home from Macomb where she was called by illness of a relative. Mrs. Clarence McOlgan was quite sick Saturday. A session of Circuit Court was held here Saturday. Miss Ethel Knox and Amos Noble attended the show, “Blossom Time” in Burlington Saturday evening. Mrs. John Fisher returned to her Chicago home after a few days visit at the Mrs. Lucretia Phelps home. Arthur Stripe north of town is driving a new Ford Sedan. Miss Beulah Radmacher has been quite sick with an attack of appendicitis.
BAND IS NO MORE: : The Stronghurst Band is no more. The money has stopped coming in and expenses could not be met so it was not deemed wise to go in debt during the winter with only the promise of compensation during the next summer’s concert season. The band members receive no pay for rehearsals and most of them pay $1 per week for lessons (In today’s values is $17.42.) devote an hour of their time each day to practice and as a majority are minor sand cannot afford to pay additional expenses. Of course, some of the merchants are willing to help the band financially, but this will not do. The organization does not boost one or two merchants, it boosts all of them in Stronghurst.
In some towns there are a few merchants who will not contribute their share to public enterprises, but at the same time receive equal benefits from them as others who contribute. We don’t believe we have any such merchants in Stronghurst. We hope soon to be able to publish a list of those contributing to the band fund, which will bear the names of every business firm in Stronghurst. (The paper is putting pressure on those who do not contribute.)
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: : Miss Frances Worley left for Des Moines, Ia., where she, with other members of her class, will take the Iowa State Board examination for nurses. Mr. J. B. Staley is putting in hard wood floors at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Cavins at Media this week. Miss Audrey Marsden has been confined to her home the past few days by illness and Mr. Donald Chandler has been filling her place at the Farm Bureau offices. Mr. John Knowles who has been clerk for the Wax Mercantile Co. for the past number of months, has resigned his position and is again care taker of the Stronghurst Club house. Mrs. Arthur Macombrie of Olathe, Kans. came for a visit with Mrs. Elbridge Fort and other friends. She will be remembered as Miss Mary Monteith, a former Stronghurst young lady. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stevenson of Elvaston, Ill. spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Brooks. Mr. Brooks is recovering from the attack of influenza which he has been suffering for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Ross entertained with a family dinner on Sunday in honor of the 88 birthday of their mother, Mrs. Katherine Ross. Elmer Coleman, who has been visiting his mother, Mrs. Joe Long, left for the Great Lakes training station and will leave in the near future for California.