The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
FARMERS AND TEACHERS INSTITUTE: A successful Henderson County Farmers and Teachers two-day institute closed at Biggsville last Friday. The number of teachers registered was very good, but the attendance of the farmers not quite so favorable. Those who attended were privileged to hear especially fine talks in the various departments. Gibert O. Miller of Seaton, Ill spoke of “Saving America.” Music was furnished by the Biggsville high school girls glee club and the school orchestra. The following officers were selected for the Henderson County Farmers Institute for the coming year: President, Marion Allaman; Vice-President, Clifford Delabar; Treasurer, Harve Foster; (Household Science Department) President, Mrs. J.C. Brook and Secretary, Mrs. Allen Annegers. A very interesting display of school exhibits was a big feature of the institute. Stronghurst had much the better display of work, but all entered were a credit to their respective owners….
(Program for the First Big Corn Show in this edition)
A NEIGHBORLY SPIRIT SHOWN IN IOWA: Mrs. J. F. McMillan left this afternoon for Knoxville, Iowa where she will assist her parents in getting ready for a sale of their farming effects, preparatory to moving to town. Her father’s health, being poorly, has caused him to quit farming. Recently 18 men with 9 wagons from the vicinity of Knoxville visited her father’s farm and gathered all of his corn for him free of charge. As further demonstration of the neighborly spirit in Iowa, she also told of a similar happening at the farm of her brother, Mr. Arthur Linderman and family of Anita, who recently experienced a bad auto accident. In this case 227 men gathered from miles around and with 60 wagons picked 3,000 bushels of corn in exactly one-half day for the unfortunate family.
NEXT YEAR’S CALF SHOW: Boys and girls all over Henderson County are making preparations to enter the Beef Calf Club for the coming year according to Farm Adviser Walker. Many have already signified their intention of joining a club and have secured their calves. No doubt other boys and girls who would like to enter the club work who have not been seen definitely need to enroll. Any boy or girl in Henderson County who will be over ten and under twenty-one on July 1, 1927 is eligible to join the club. Each member is required to secure a good beef calf weighing between 400 and 500 pounds and to feed the animal until the time of the show next fall and in the meantime keep records on the feed consumed…
MEETING OF SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION: The executive officers of the Henderson County Sunday School Association, the Sunday School superintendents and pastors of the county and their wives and husbands met Nov. 12th in the Women’s Community Club room in Stronghurst. Some 40 were present, but Oquawka, Gladstone, Reed and Rozetta were not represented. The women of the Community Club served the banquet. The meeting was called to order by President, Mr. Clarence Gibb, who brought before the group the lack of support throughout the county. It was voted to hold a banquet and business meeting bi-monthly in various districts of the county with the next one to be held at Lomax, Jan 7th; the subject to be studies would be “Teachers’ Training.”
OLENA OBSERVATIONS: A dark, gloomy morning after an all-night rain followed by showers Sabbath Day and Monday have put the roads in bad condition again. Mrs. Hubbs, wife of pastor Rev. Hubbs has been quite seriously ill the past week and was taken to the Burlington Hospital for an X-ray picture and treatment. The Kalamazoo Stove Co. of Kalamazoo, Mich. have placed several of their stoves in homes near Olena. A gentleman from Burlington was in this neighborhood tuning and repairing musical instruments. He did work in the Ira Peterson and Joel Marsden homes and also the Olena Church. Mr. J. N. Lyons spent a few days looking after his farming interest near Liberty, Iowa. Mrs. Margaret Peyton kept his wife company during his absence.
LOMAX LINGERINGS: Born to Moore Cook and wife Saturday, Nov. 13th, a son. Rev. Faye Willy filled the pulpit at the Nazarene Church Sunday evening. John Kling received the sad news of the death of his father at Canton, Mo. Sunday. Mr. King will be remembered as having lived here in former years. Burial was at Ottumwa, Iowa. Rev. Geo. Nicol, a former preacher of this locality and Dallas City, will preach next Sunday at the Christian Church with intention of taking up a pastorate for that church if suited. Mr. C. C. Corbitt and family have taken up rooms at the Lomax Hotel; he is the new east end section foreman. Frank Farquhar is operating for the Santa Fe at Cameron.
LIKE MAGIC: On Thanksgiving Day millions of seals will be on sale like magic. They will appear by mail, in booths and in some place the school children will be selling. The seals provide a gigantic network of health protection through nursing service, clinics, sanatoria, child health education and training well people to keep well. The story of this penny Christmas seal is like a dream come true. It was in 1908 a postal clerk in Denmark hit upon the idea of selling seals to help tuberculosis patients. In 1908 Miss Emily Bissell of Delaware decided to use the idea in America and the total sale was $3,000. Today, the Christmas seal has become a sound investment and every purchaser of a Christmas seal strengthens its purpose to help fight tuberculosis and all diseases.
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Wm. Long, Jr. of Stronghurst area shot a red fox in an open field near town. It surely was a beauty and probably about “the last of the Mohicans” (they are rare), It is on display in the Benteco store window. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Voorhees are now domiciled in their new house in Raritan. Seventeen teachers in the county took examination in Oquawka. Starting Nov. 20th and throughout the rest of the month Chicago round trip rate will be reduced to one and one-third fare on account of the International Livestock Exposition. In Dallas City chicken thieves raided the John Layton place in the southwest suburbs of this city one-night last week and carried off about 75 chickens. It was a heavy loss to them and the sneaking scoundrels got away with the poultry without even arousing the family or disturbing them in the least. Simpson Bros. have installed a new Atwater Kent radio in the home of Miss Grace Slater. (All the neighbors now know where to go to listen to nightly programs.) Mr. J. R. Mudd, Veterinarian, left for Urbana where he will take a three days course studying poultry diseases. Farm Advisor Walker left for Chicago to attend a conference called by the Illinois Agricultural Association. Dr. F. M. Henderson, osteopath of this place who has been making trips to Dallas City for the past 19-20 years practicing his profession, has decided to discontinue those trips and confine his practice locally.