The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS: A short funeral service was held early Sunday morning at the United Church for the infant child, of Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Keith,. The child lived only a few hours after its birth Friday night. Burial was in the Walnut Grove Cemetery.
OLENA OBSERVATIONS: The Easter roads were somewhat improved and a goodly number were able to get out to preaching services Sabbath P.M. Rev. Hubbs gave a fine Easter sermon. He reports his wife as being again in very poor health. His parishioners presented him with several dozen eggs and are planning a case to be sent to the Baby Fold in the near future. Rev. Hubbs announced if roads and weather are fit, prayer meeting will be held in the Olena Church Thursday evening. Miss Nellie Johnson and her sister, Mrs. Pence accompanied some of their pupils to Stronghurst Saturday to attend the play in the auditorium. Mrs. Margaret Payton’s son has recently moved from the Frank Lant place to Olena. The village school election resulted with Mr. Lyman Ross and Calvin Lant re-elected; they with Wm. Brown constitute the school board. Mr. Frank Rickles was called to Burlington quite recently to attend the funeral rites of Mrs. Longcor, who was formerly Miss Ethel Rickels of this place. (name spelled both ways) Mrs. Minne Peterson, who recently was operated on in Galesburg is making satisfactory recovery.
GLADSTONE GLEANINGS: The ladies of the U. P. church will serve a chicken pie supper and have a “Country Store” Thursday evening in Sandy’s garage. Jack Sebring of Chicago spent the weekend with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Schell and daughter of Beardstown visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gray.
NOT EVERYTHING PASSES THROUGH THE COUNTY: Last week seven carloads of asparagus were reported to have passed through the north end of Henderson County enroute from the Pacific coast to New York City. Frequently it is heard of many other commodities passing through in carload. Last week Stronghurst Grain and Merchandise received a whole carload of molasses feed from Kansas City. Mr. Bert Yaley also received a carload of International stock feed from Minneapolis, but the roads would not permit it being transferred to his farm so on Saturday it was stored in the H. M. Allison barn in the east part of town.
TO ENTER THE CONTEST: Stronghurst will be well represented in the literary and musical contests in conjunction with the Military Tract Meet and Knox Relays held at Galesburg on May 6th. Miss Eileen jones will represent the town in the girl’s oration and Wayn Claybaugh will give the declamation in the boy’s contest. In the musical contest Miss Dorothy Day will sing a vocal solo and Miss Winnibeth Rankin will play a piano solo. These contests are a recent addition to the attractions of the Military Meet.
RESOURCES OF COUNTY BANKS: The seven banks of Henderson County have resources totaling $2,158,405.25, which shows a decrease of $78,511.60 in total resources of three months ago. State Bank of Raritan-$176,883.26; State Bank of Media-$387,098.95; State Bank Stronghurst-$325,776.02; 1st National Bank of Stronghurst-$324,563.25; Comm. T. & S. Lomax-$167,222.31; Bank of Oquawka-$393,890.47; and 1st State Bank of Oquawka-$382,970.99.
OQUAWKA PIONEER EXPIRED: Mrs. Mary Laford, an old resident of Oquawka, passed away at her home Monday morning about 1:30 after an illness of pneumonia. She was 80 years of age and her family settled in Oquawka years ago. She was born in Ohio. Surviving are the aged husband, who is 96 years of age; one son John and daughters Mrs. Fred Louck of Oquawka, Mrs. Pearl Styles of Alton, Ill. Another daughter, Mrs. Andrew Hess, passed away a few months ago. A daughter, Sadie, died in infancy. Funeral services were held from the Presbyterian Church with burial in the Oquawka Cemetery.
LOMAX LINGERINGS: Mr. W.T . Jones who has been laid up with rheumatism is slowly improving. Mrs. Nora Wyatt has been quite sick with a bad cold. Carl Williams is under the doctor’s care as he took sick while working on the Santa Fe section. They had to bring him home. Robert Scott and George Reams are busy repairing the barn on the Maime King farm where the wind storm did quite a lot of damage. R. J. Porter is quite a busy man with his tax assessing. Men with teams are busy all over town putting in gardens. Little Manly Staley has been suffering with something like an abscess in his ear; he is better now.
BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: The operetta “Bits of Blarney” will be given by the high school pupils Thursday evening in the high school gym. The Junior-Senior banquet will be held at Hawcock’s Café in Monmouth on May 10th. A serious accident happened Sunday to little Marie Olson of Monmouth, who in company with her grandmother, Mrs. D.A. Allaman, who came for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Lukens southwest of Biggsville. On arrival and just as the child entered the yard, she reached to pet the dog which made a lunge at her, biting her in the mouth terribly lacerating her lips. Her grandfather, who was near, rescued her from might have been a worse fate. A physician was called who advised that she be taken to a surgeon and she was immediately taken to Monmouth Hospital. No reason except that the child was strange to the dog could be assigned for his vicious attack. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Plummer and Mr. and Mrs. A. P. McHenry motored to Bloomington Sunday where they attended the Passion Play. L. M Crosthwaite, who takes the part of the high priest, Calaphas, formerly lived in Biggsville.