The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: The girls of the seventh and eighth grades held a farewell party and handkerchief shower for May Dye, one of their classmates, at the home of Miss Mildred Beebe last Friday evening. Games were played and a poem, “To Our Classmate,” written by her teacher was read by Phyllis Rowley. Dainty refreshments were served. Those present were June Gibb, Phyllis Rowley, Lois Kilgore, Mary Blevins, Marguerite and Gertrude Gibb, Mildred Beebe and their teacher, Mr. Delabar. Vesti Churchill and family are moving into the house vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Ora Rezner and Miss Maggie Reynolds will move into her property which has been occupied by the Churchills. Mrs. Robert Glenn was hostess to the Eldeen Book Club Friday afternoon. The home was prettily decorated with flags and patriotic colors and a delicious Washington lunch was served by the hostess. One of their members, Mrs. Earl Trumbull, who is leaving soon for her new home in Burlington, Iowa, was presented with a silver meat fork as a token of remembrance from the club. A pleasant time was enjoyed and the usual exchange of books took place.
The food sale conducted by the Ladies Aid of the M.E. Church on Saturday afternoon netted $11 and the sale of home-made candy by the Kings Heralds brought something over $4. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wiegand have moved to the Fuller property in the northwest part of town which was recently purchased by Mr. Will Stine. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Rezner have moved to the property vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Weigand. Mrs. Sarah McVey suffered a stroke of paralysis Sunday night from which her condition was slightly improved on Wednesday. Her son Harry from Reed and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Drebenstedt of Burlington, her daughter, were called to her bedside. At note to Biggsville subscribers: The ship Chaumont has reached China after passing through the typhoon off Manilla harbor recently. On board this war vessel was a former local youth, Mr. Clendon Welch, a member of a picked rifle squad of the USA marines.
FROM A CLEVELAND, OHIO PAPER: BIGGSVILLE BOY, NOW A JUDGE: Judge Clifford Bell, who was a graduate of our township high school and who is now municipal judge of Cleveland, Ohio ruled on a case where a 20-year-old man was fine $25 and a sentence of 30 days in the work house for speeding. “Judge Bell meant what he said Wednesday when he told the crowded court room that hereafter all speeders brought in traffic court would go to the work house and the fines would be heavier than before. He added, “This is my first and last warning. Hereafter the chap who was driving a Ford and didn’t know how fast he was going will have plenty of time in the work house to find out. This is the time of the year the sap starts running. I know it’s in your blood, but don’t let it run into your accelerator foot.” After citing drastic laws in regard to speeding and signal lights, he said, “Motorist have always been given the benefit of a doubt up to five miles an hour; now speeders will be given the benefit of the work house.”
LOMAX LINGERINGS: Willard Echardt who has been sick for several weeks was taken to the Burlington hospital. W. R. Gaddis, who has been housed for a few days, is able to be at the post office again. Harry Sutton and family are moving to the hotel and Leonard Waddel and family are moving to the farm north of town vacated by A. G. Smith and family. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Apt are mourning the death of an infant son born at the Burlington Hospital. The remains were shipped to Lomax for burial. Mr. Bundy, who was staying with Mr. and Mrs. C. Fortney, was stricken with paralysis and died before medical aid reached him. Dr. Emerson held an inquest. The body was taken to LaHarpe where the funeral was held with burial in the LaHarpe Cemetery. They are employing several men at the aeroplane factory at the present time. It is rumored that they will soon have another plane completed and ready to fly.
RARITAN REPORTS: Miss Gale Brook. who is a teacher at the high school at Sherrard, Mercer County, came home sick with the measles. Doctor Cleveland, a former Raritan physician is taking up practice at Dallas City. The Judd Wetterling family, who have been employed by Charles Lind and have been living in the house leased by him from Richard Nevius, have gone to live with Lewis Worthington. The Earl Wickle family living in Mr. Lind’s tenant house are removing to the house vacated by the Wetterlings. The Henry Adair family are removing to a place near Champaign. The first robins have been heard and seen in this locality. Earl Evans moved his family and household goods to a farm near Swan Creek. A goodly number attended the public sale of Mrs. Carrie VanArsdale. Dan Leinbach and family moved to the W. H. VanArsdale farm vacated by the Reed family.
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: The scarlet fever patients are recovering nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Page Randall of near Lomax are the proud parents of a ten and half pound boy, born Feb. 24th. Mr. Ray Myers , who had been farming near Biggsville, is now taken up residence in Oakville, Iowa. Mrs. Doug Steffey who has been visiting her son Arthur and family at Knoxville, Iowa, reports that her son has gone to Dallas, Texas to attend a National Convention of City School Superintendents and he will be gone for ten days. Seventy school superintendents from Iowa will be in attendance. Dr. Fulkerson, a returned missionary, theologian, lawyer and ex-consul to Japan along with District Supt. Dr. Newland, had charge of the morning service at the M.E. Church last Sunday.
87th BIRTHDAY: Mrs. H. Whitmyer entertained a number of relatives Saturday in honor of her mother, Mrs. Freed’s 87th birthday. Mrs. Freed makes her home with Mrs. Whitmyer and is quite active for one her age. All her living children were present and a bounteous dinner was served cafeteria style by the hostess. (Long list of attendees in this article).