The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Miss Florence Crapnell, on starting to school last Monday morning, fell upon the icy walks near her home tearing the ligaments in one of her ankles. Mr. I. H. Brokaw has moved from Powell, Wyo. to Lemmon, S. Dakota. Rev. Shult has accepted a call as pastor of one of the churches at that place. Chas. Rochel of Jordan, Mont. Is here for an extended visit with relatives. His wife, Mrs. Bessie (Dobbs) Rochel, will come later and will spend part of the winter with her sisters, Miss Edna Dobbs and Mrs. Elsie Adair. The oyster supper given by the firemen last night was well patronized by the citizens of the town and surrounding country. They put on some fine eats at small cost. In fact, the renumeration might be small; the equipment fund might have to be strengthened from some other source. Mrs. G. M. McGaw is critically ill at her home northeast of town. W. B. Gregory and wife were in Oquawka looking for a suitable residence property with the intentions of becoming citizens there in the near future. Mrs. Roy Mudd entered the Burlington Hospital and underwent a gallstone operation. Miss Frances Worley accompanied her there and will be her special nurse. Mrs. Helen Burrell discovered she will again be “grandma”. A fine baby girl arrived at the home of her son, Dean Burrell, and wife last Friday morning. The little Miss will be known to her friends by the name of Geraldine Helen. Mrs. Mary Carothers never recovered from the fall she had two weeks ago; she died last Tuesday morning at her home northwest of town. The funeral was held at the U.P. Church on Wednesday afternoon with burial in the Olena Cemetery.
VOICE OF S.H.S. (high school paper) On Dec. 10th “Grumpy,” a home talent play for the benefit of the stage equipment will be given. Tickets on sale at Bennington’ Jewelry store and by the Senior class. The basketball squad is working hard. As everybody is green, it is impossible to name a possible team as yet. Coach Nicholas is not satisfied with the number of candidates out. Basketball is a game that takes a great deal of practice. If all the freshman and Sophomore boys would come out this year, they will get the training which in a year or two will put them on the team. The coach will let all boys off early who have work to do…The school has one of the best floors around here running the whole length of the auditorium. The frame work for the baskets are of steel and were set up by Mr. Grier of Monmouth who makes that type of work his business while Mr. A. E. Moore, local contractor, made the wood work for the back boards of the baskets. The results of the football season end up quite unique. The team won five games and lost five games. This made a total of 65 points and had a total of 66 points run up on them. The team did not have more than 15 points run upon them in any game while they beat two teams by 21 points each.
What is known as the Bruner farm located just west of the teachers’ college and owned by Lina D. Callihan is to become Farm No. 1 for the Pike’s Peak Fox & Fur Co. for production of silver and blue foxes according to an announcement by President J.R. France of the company. The farm he has leased for a period of five years commencing next March 1st. Associated with President France are H. M. Leighty of Vermont who is the secretary/treasurer, John D. Nagel of Bushnell, director and Roy Sears of Vermont, ranch manager. The company will produce silver and blue foxes for their pelts and also for breeding purposes. They will also breed milk goats for sale.., (long article about the particulars of the company).
DISCUSS INCUBATION AT 1ST SESSION OF POULTRY SCHOOL: At the first session of the evening poultry school, Jan. 5th, Homer Kipling, Mgr. of the K. and T. Hatchery at LaHarpe will lead the class in an open discussion on incubation. Anyone can sign Up by coming to the first session of the course. Those enrolled at the present time are the following: Mr. Robert Gray, Mrs. Robert Gray, Mrs. G. W. Voorhees, Mr. Delbert Dixson, Mrs. Delbert Dixson, Joe Dixson, Sarah Shaw, Mr. Albert Peterson, Mrs. Albert Peterson, George Chant, Mrs. Bell, Al Burg, Cliff Harvey, Mrs. R. W. Harvey, Chas. F. Heisler, Mrs. Rank Lant, John Johnson, L. E. McAndrews, Albert Jones and R. H. Davies.
STRONGHURST BAND PLAYED AT THE PALACE IN BURLINTON: The Stronghurst band played at the Palace Theatre last Thursday evening. The band is under the directorship of Mr. J. H. Koerner of Burlington. After giving their second concert, the members and a few others from Stronghurst who accompanied enjoyed a lunch at the Anderson Café given by Mr. Blank, Manager of the theatre.
A good-sized crowd was at the theatre and expressed much pleasure over the music rendered by the band. Three of the members were unable to be with the band that evening, but the following members were present: Frederick Rehling, Herbert Brook, Eileen Jones, Lucile Rehling, Erma Curry, J. S. Mc Millan, Eloise McMillan, Estel Mudd, Lester Gerber, Vincent Upton, C. M. Bell, Ernest Spiker, Elizie Gilliland, Everett Upton, Blanche Beardsley, Pauline Stine, Lester McKeown and Paul Bell. Carl Koerner of Burlington also played with the band.
WEDDING BELLS: WIEGAND-HOLMES: A wedding surprise to local friends is the marriage of Miss Marjorie Wiegand and Willard Holmes, which occurred a week ago Tuesday evening in Galesburg. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Lawry of the Presbyterian Church and the attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ahearn of Oneida. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Carl Hector and was born and grew up in the Biggsville vicinity. She is a graduate of Biggsville High School, class of ’25, attended the Illinois State Teachers’ College at Macomb last year and this year is an Oneida grade school teacher. The groom is a native of Oneida, a plumber by trade. The couple will reside in Oneida where Mrs. Holmes will continue her school work.