The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
A WORTHY APPEAL: Word has been received from Evangelist Loren E. Pecaut, who is now conducting meetings at Keithsburg, Ill., that he has an option on a tent 48x80 that he can get if he acts at once. He desires to purchase it because he can do more work for Christ. He says he realizes the need of preaching the gospel to as many folks as possible and that many people will come to a tent meeting that will not come to a church. He asks for small donations by letter from several of the churches in Stronghurst and he has requested the paper to solicit contributions from the business men, farmers and whoever feels able to give.
CANNERY UP TO FARMERS: Whether this community is to have a canning factory or not is now up to the farmers, the townspeople have done their part said Mr. Zeigler, manager of the United Fords \Company whose main plant is at New Boston and proposes to build a branch factor here. The statement was made before a large crowd interested in the establishment of such a factory, who had gathered at the Community Room Saturday afternoon to discuss details to clear up things which had not previously been understood by many people.
In reference to Mr. Zeigler’s statement that the proposition is now up to the farmers, judging from the large number of farmers present in spite of the rain and the almost impassible condition of the roads and the interest displayed in the meeting by the farmers, it looks as if this community is assured of a canning factory. At the opening of the meeting a number of business men who had visited the New Boston factory told for the benefit of those who had not heard before of the favorable opinions of the people of New Boston vicinity regarding their plant, the good business it had been doing for several years, and of the reliability and financial soundness of Mr. Zeigler.
Mr. Zeigler explained that he was not going about establishing a factory here in any haphazard manner, but careful attention would be given to every detail. For instance, Mr. Elsworth Wetterling told of how when he started raising tomatoes for the Lomax factory, he was left to work out his own salvation. Being a green hand at it naturally he made some mistakes in growing, which cut down his profits, but he said that last year he netted $75 per acre off of his tomatoes ($1,352 in today’s values) and the rains cut the production about in two. Mr. Zeigler said that he would have experienced men from New Boston here the first year to help the farmers get started right and to give them whatever help they needed. He said the first year the plants would be brought from the New Boston green house but after that a large green house would be built here. He said that he would furnish machines and men to plant for those who desired help and the cost, plants labor and all, per acre, for planting tomatoes would be but about $5.00 ($90 in today’s values).
The farmers of the community are asked to raise 500 aces of tomatoes and a much less acreage of cabbage, cucumbers and pumpkins. Mr. Zeigler promised this kind of truck raising to be highly profitable if careful attention is given to the business. He cited $100 ($1,802 in today’s values) to be a fair average for tomatoes to net when properly cared for…Farmers are urged to think this matter over seriously and if they have any questions which they would like answered, to see Mr. Zeigler himself or Mr. Walker of the Farm Bureau. The town is not trying to shove this factory onto the farmers. If the farmers want it, the town wants it and if the farmers don’t want it, the town can’t make it a success.
OBITUARIES-TILLOTSON: Dr. G.K. Tillotson of Moline, Ill., passed away at 9 pm March 9 at the hospital. He had a stroke on Monday of this week and was taken there. He never regained consciousness. Dr. Tillotson was well known here and had many friends as a result of some 25 years of dental practice here which was discontinued about 10 years ago with his moving to Moline, where he followed the same profession until the time of his affliction. Time and place of the funeral is unknown but his body will be taken to Marshalltown, Iowa for burial.
VAUGHN-Relatives received the sad news this morning of the death of Mrs. Robert Vaughn at her home in LaGrange, Ill. Mrs. Vaughn was formerly Miss Helen Landon, one of our most efficient high school instructors. She had hosts of friends here who extend sympathy to the bereaved husband.
NOTES HERE AND THERE: The Women’s Community Club meeting held in the club room featured an interesting paper on native birds read by Mrs. I.F. Harter and Mrs. Anna Marshall. About 40 women met in the prayer service at the United Presbyterian Church last Friday afternoon. The Henderson County Farm Bureau held an interest meeting discussing the results and methods of the McLean County System of Swine Sanitation and the mixing of rations to secure the cheapest gains. (A table of carloads of grain and stock shipped on the Santa Fe from Stronghurst 1920-1926 is in this issue) (A listing of perfect attendance by grade of the Stronghurst Grade School in this issue-look to see if your great grandmother is listed.) The application of the Warren-Henderson Oil Co. for recognition as a corporation has been acted on favorably by the state authorities and a certified copy of the articles of incorporation has been received and place on file in the county recorder’s office in Monmouth. The crack Terre Haute quintet won the Henderson County High School Basketball Championship at the Biggsville gymnasium when it defeated the fast Media cagers by a score of 23 to 18 in the final game of a two-day tournament.
GLADSTONE GLEANINGS: The Rev. and Mrs. Bournan, Rev. and Mrs. J. Hubbs and sons, Mr. Leland Fisher and Chas. Petherbridge started to Olena Sunday evening but found the roads too bad to finish their journey. Rev. Bournan and the evangelistic party were to be in a revival meeting there; however, they had the misfortune of getting stuck in the mud. They secured a team to pull them out and after much difficulty they returned home. Mrs. Anna Saben who lives north of town was arrested for selling liquor and was taken to the Oquawka jail, but was removed to the Monmouth Jail Thursday. The men coming from the south of here, Olena and thereabouts, are riding horses this far and taking the train to Oquawka. Wm. Graham hauled hay from Burlington. The members of the Sewing Circle will hold an apron and bake sale at the post office Saturday.
Mrs. Jesse Smith is quite sick. Mrs. John Mills was taken to the Burlington hospital quite ill with pneumonia. Mrs. Cora Thomas and children have just recovered from very bad colds. Mrs. Geo. Lewis is suffering with poison on her face. Miss Josphine Graham and her mother, Mrs. N. Graham, have been sick for some time with the La Grippe. Mrs. S.H. Thomas went to the Albert Saben home near Lomax to care for her granddaughter who has the measles. Her mother is a patient at the Burlington Hospital with sinus trouble. The Len Ditto family left for their new home in Missouri.
OLENA OBSERVATIONS: The roads which were just getting fairly passable are again in very bad condition caused by recent rains. Mr. and Mrs. Gear Peterson have been on the sick list the past two weeks, but their condition has improved. Mrs. Charles White, who is spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Lyons, has been quite sick but is reported better. Mr. H. O. White and family moved to Burlington where they have purchased a rooming house partly furnished. Mr. Fornell has moved from the Wm. White farm to the Black farm south of Olena vacated by Mr. Hulet who moved to Decorra. Donald, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Lant, who was recently stricken with infantile paralysis, has passed the crisis and is now recovering nicely. Miss Winifred, their oldest daughter, has been quite sick with La Grippe
In the recent “guessing’ contest put on by Gulick-McFarmland Co. of Burlington, Mr. Charles Tharp of Carman won first prize and Mrs. John Lant, 2nd. The prize money, however, is only available if applied on payment of one of their musical instruments. Mr. Martin Jacobs was shelling and delivering his corn crop last week preparatory to moving to the late Meyers farm near Biggsville recently purchased by Ceil Brook. Mr. Ralph McIntyre of near Raritan has moved his family to the Artz farm in the drainage district. Mr. Daryl Dowell and family of near Morning Sun, Iowa are moving to the farm formerly owned by Mr. Art Hedges. Mr. Hedges goes to the Green Bay district in Iowa. Miss Golda Davis states that she is again rooming in the B. G. Widney home in Chicago and is still employed in the long-distance telephone booth.
LOMAX LINGERINGS: Mr. Joe Walker of Lomax move his household goods to the Durham neighborhood. Mr. Fred Cox and Miss Clara Eckhardt were united in marriage at Burlington last Saturday. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Pell of Niota passed away at their home. Miss Pell will be remembered as Miss Madge Logan, formerly of Lomax. The Farmers Wife Club held their regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Victor Logan. About thirty young people enjoyed a birthday party for Miss Beulah Hazen at the Freeland Hall. Last Thursday evening Mr. Faye Willey and Mr. Oscar Sayr lost their good milk cows by death.
BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: Dr. and Mrs. R. O. Mudd of Lewiston and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Essex who have been spending the winter at the Mudd home, drove over and will again become Biggsville residents. Miss Ellen Gibb, who holds a business position at Louisiana, Mo. was a visitor at her home here. Mrs. Libbie Sloan, a former resident is quite ill at the St. Francis Hospital in Burlington. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Boyer are rejoicing over the arrival of a son at their home on Saturday morning. This is the third child, but the first boy. A Chevrolet Sedan turned over on the state highway west of town Sunday afternoon. The car was traveling east and the driver, in trying to pass another car, drove one wheel off the pavement onto the shoulder which was soft from recent rain. When the car stopped, it was headed west with all four wheels up in the air. The passengers, two men and two girls, escaped injury and the car was not seriously damaged-a broken fender and broken glass being the extent. The Hazen wrecker was called and righted the car after which it was driven to the garage.
RARITAN REPORTS: Miss Martha Lucille Brokaw, daughter of C.S . Brokaw and a student nurse in the hospital at Emporia, Kansas, is a victim of scarlet fever. The Missionary Societies of the Baptist and Reform Churches held a prayer meeting at the Reformed Church on Friday afternoon. Corn belonging to Earl Brokaw and stored at the place leased by Ernest Negley was shell and hauled to Percy Veech. Junior Jacobson is recovering from pneumonia. Lambert Manning, a former resident of the Raritan neighborhood, died at the Monmouth Hospital last Friday morning and was brought to Raritan for burial.
CELEBRATES 35TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY: Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. John Lant were guests March 2nd at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clas Carlson, helping them celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary. A splendid time was reported with all the good eats obtainable. Their guests left at a late hour wishing them many returns of this happy occasion.
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Mr. J. L. Mink and family, who have been residing in the tenant house on the O. J. Sanderson farm south of town, moved to the E. O. Bowen property east of the Stronghurst Lumber Co. yards. Mrs. Millie Shick is reported as somewhat improved since last week. Marion Evans has returned from a three months tour in Europe. Mr. Alex Marshall was taken to the Burlington Hospital where he underwent a surgical operation. From the LaHarpe Hospital Notes: “A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Miller. by Caesarian operation performed by Dr. E. L. Emerson and the mother and babe are doing nicely. Dr. Emerson is a Henderson County boy and a former physician of Stronghurst.”
Mrs. Clair White is keeping her little granddaughter, Katherine Hendrickson while Mr. and Mrs. Hendrickson are moving from Media to a farm near Biggsville. After spending time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brook southeast of Stronghurst due to illness, Miss Gail Brook returned to her school work. Brick ice cream for sale at Worley’s Drug Store. Mrs. Albert Meyers and children of Kentucky surprised her relatives here recently by returning for a visit. Henry Marshall came home from Quincey where he has completed his course at the business college. Mrs. Emma Price and Miss Martha Adair returned home from three months stay at Los Angeles, California. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford McKeown who have been living in the E. O. Bowen property north of the Santa Fe tracks, have moved to the Ray Nordstrom property south of the J.W. Decker residence.
VOICES OF SHS-high school paper: The game started very slow but the girls finally got warmed up and the game ended in whirlwind finish as the junior-senior girls’ quintet won over the Sophomore 11 to10. For the first time in the history of the SHS basketball, “letters” were awarded and a captain chosen. As this is the first season for basketball in SHS there were no regular qualification for “letters.” Coach Nicholas picked the players who had played in the most games and who had been out the full season. The “letters” are smaller than the football letters and are blue with a white edge. Those players awarded letters are Charles Davis, Lavern Leinbach, Harold Smith, Kenneth Sanderson, Frederick Rehling, Walter Woodward, Robert Mathers, Lester McKeown, Robert Gerber, William Lukens and Ralph Davies. The captain chosen was “Chuck” Davis, a junior.
It was rumored that Vincent Upton tried to become a second “Tom Mix (a cowboy)” and was very unsuccessful. His mount misunderstood him and as a result he found himself lying in a horizontal position of the ground. The orchestra has received some new music. Mr. Dawson handed it out and several pieces were played. Mr. Fochlinger of Burlington was chosen to take the senior pictures. Medical examinations were conducted by Dr. Marshall, Dr. Harter and two nurses, Mrs. Charles Fort, Jr. and Mrs. Clarence Hartquist. In spite of tender treatment received during the examination, many came out with a ghostly expression on their faces. However, all appeared in school the next day.
MEDIA RECORD, a newspaper: Dick Howell of Carman is assisting as manager at the Media Lumber yard during the absence of his brother, Walter, who is acting on the jury at Oquawka this week. Miss Mildred Martin was able to resume her duties at the High school after being inconvenienced several days with a sprained ankle. Dave Barr accompanied a shipment of stock to Chicago Wednesday. J.F. Powell of LaHarpe was exhibiting a lemon which grew on a tree at his home weighing 1 ¾ pounds. A golden eagle killed near Keithsburg recently weighed 31 lbs. and had a spread from tip to tip of its wings over 7 ft. The Burlington Post says that Mr. Wm. T. Love has moved his family from a farm home near Gladstone to Burlington at No. 807 South 12th Street. For some time, Mr. Love has been working on an important development which will be made in the near future. (Mr. Love had tried to make Lomax into an important rail terminal and failed so moved to Gladstone area to try sometime there.)
AGED OQUAWKA WOMAN TAKEN BY DEATH: Mrs. Esther Bricker, aged 87, passed away at her home in Oquawka last Sunday evening after an illness of two weeks with bronchial pneumonia. She has resided in Oquawka for past 60 years. Her husband preceded her in death some 10 years ago. Two sons and four daughters survive and also two brothers. Funeral services were held Wednesday morning with interment in the Rozetta Cemetery.