The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
Stronghurst Graphic: November 25,1926
CARMAN CONCERNS: Mrs. Fred Crane who has been bedfast for the past week is better and able to be up again. Preaching service will be in the village next Sunday afternoon at 3 pm by Rev. Rostrum. A Thanksgiving program will be at the school Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Walter Dannenburg and Frederick Rehling went to the football game at Blandinsville. Mr. J. S. McMillan of Stronghurst was in the vicinity buying chickens. The Carman Thursday Club was entertained at the home of Mrs. W. J. Emerson at Lomax with these members present: Miss Minnie Rehling, Mrs. Mayme Clover, Goldie Babcook, Louisa Brown, Susan Rehling, Mary Bradley, Pearl Coffman, Mattie Gillis, Ruth Wisbey, Dorothy Pendry, Georgia Boulou and Mollie Dowell. The invited guests were Mrs. Gaddis, Veda Mae Bowlin, Isabelle Scott, Ethel Smiddy, Edith Strickler, Marie Kimball and Mrs. Maude Howell of Media. A delightful time was spent and a nice two-course luncheon was served.
AROUND THE COUNTY: Robert Moody of Rozetta met with quite a painful accident while shelling corn when in some manner of his arms caught in the cogs of the machine and was badly lacerated. He was taken to Oquawka where Dr. Eads dressed the wound. While no bones were broken, he will be laid off from work for some time. Rev. Lepeltak, pastor of the Reformed Church of Raritan for the past two years or more, has resigned and has accepted a charge at Spring Lake, Michigan. P. H. Voorhees has moved into a new brick veneer bungalow in Raritan. School closed at LaHarpe on account of scarlet fever C. E. Perrine and George S. VanDoren were at Bushnell to see Mr. Perrine’s father, I.V. Perrine who suffered another paralytic stroke at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Spiker. Mrs. George Kemp, Sr. of Decorra had the misfortune to cut her left hand quite badly while pumping gas at the store. On Nov. 13th a new fire truck and hose costing $2,500 arrived in the village of Biggsville. The residents there will feel much safer now, but it is hoped they will never have another bad fire like the one that occurred a few months past.
OBITUARY-SAMUEL RYASON: Samuel Ryason passed away Sunday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. Thos. Milligan with whom he has made his home for some time past. His death was due to a complication of diseases and while he was ailing for some time, his last illness was less than a week’s duration. Mr. Ryason was born Jan. 26, 1851 near Oquawka. All his life has been spent in the vicinity of Oquawka and Biggsville. Surviving are two sisters: Mrs. Thos. Milligan of Biggsville and Mrs. A. B. Pershin of Dakota. Funeral services were held in the home of Mrs. Milligan with burial in the Oquawka Cemetery.
SOUTH HENDERSON HUNT CLUB: Last Friday evening occurred the annual six o’clock dinner of the Hunt Club of South Henderson at the Albert Swedlund home. A sumptuous feast was served the men by the ladies. The hunters sat at a special table prettily decorated with fruit, garden asters and candles. Afterward, music and games furnished the amusement for the evening. The following families were represented: Mr. and Mrs. James Kilgore; Mr. and Mrs. M.J. Cleek; Mr. and Mrs. S.E. Bigger; Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Bigger; S. W. Graham; Stephen Graham; Mrs. Mary Sandy; Joh, Agnes and Lucille Bigger; Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Swedlund; Russell, Rannie and Aalice Ericson; Ed and Everett Kane; Lura Stripe of South Henderson; Miss Emma Rankin, Mac Whiteman and Earl Trumble of Biggsville and Mr. and Mrs. Paige Randall of Lomax.
OPINION OF THE PAPER-CONSTRUCTION WORK: A few new bill boards are going up on Main Street. They look very substantial and will probably bear very heavy messages such as the best quality cigarette to use or perhaps, chewing gum. We have health officers to see that our nose is not insulted; peace officers to see that our ears are not abused, and it seems a pity that we do not have some method of preventing our eyes from suffering unnecessary abuse within the city. (Remember this is prohibition time and alcohol and cigarettes were labeled as evil.)
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Mrs. Marion Kemp of Decorra is caring for Mrs. Cecil Kemp and son Dean of the Stronghurst neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dobbs and family are moving to Edelstein to make their home as Mr. Dobbs has secured a permanent position as Santa Fe section foreman at that point. Harold Luken leaves for Haxtun, Colo. where he will put on a play for the company he represents. Music lovers will have a treat Saturday night, Nov. 27, if they will tune in the radio broadcasting station W.O.C. at Davenport, Ia., and hear the P. & O. Band of Canton, Ill., in a concert assisted by the Plow City Trio. Whistling numbers and coronet solos will be a pleasing feature of the program.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Kaiser and Mrs. Chas. Kaiser left by train for Chicago where they will spend Thanksgiving in the E. F. Smelter home. Mrs. Smelter is a daughter of Mrs. Chas. Kaiser and the sister of Mr. A. F. Kaiser. Albert says he has a ticket to the Army-Navy football game which is to be played at Chicago Saturday and he expects to see some good football playing. He also plans to attend the International Livestock Exposition while in the city. Mr. George Dixson of Rochelle, Ill. was in town last Friday. He is now the traveling salesman for the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. Mrs. Mary Carothers had the misfortune to fall down the stairs in her home last Saturday evening and is under the doctor’s care; no bones were broken. Mr. and Mrs. Orville Fox are the proud parents of a young son born to them Tuesday morning, Nov. 23 at their home on the Otto Steffey farm. The young man will be called Wendell Otto. Floyd Clark sent two trucks to New Windsor, Ia. for the household goods of Mr. E.E. Davidson’s mother who will become a resident of the village. She recently purchased the Silsbee property north of the Santa Fe depot. Mrs. Russell Brooks and Mrs. Chas. Bell who took the Moody Bible Teachers’ Training course held here last fall, passed the required exam and received their teacher’s certificate.