The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
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.
March 17, 1927: AROUND ABOUT US: Judge Graham granted citizenship to three Henderson County Men: Eric Lundgren and Nils Harold Lungren of Biggsville and Oskar G. Immanuel Johnson of Stronghurst. John Kinnah of Princeville suffered a very painful and almost fatal accident when a tree fell on him when he and a neighbor were engaged in cutting it down. His leg was broken in two places and he received a light scalp wound. He was taken to the Peoria Hospital where he is recovering.
FORMER COLCHESTER MEN CONTRUCTING LARGEST HOTEL IN THE WORLD: Steven Brothers formerly of Colchester, are erecting the largest hotel in the world on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The Colchester Independent says they were former merchants in that city and several years ago moved to Chicago where they opened a store and made it a success. They also branched out into insurance business and built the LaSalle Hotel, one of the best in Chicago. (However-checking sources- Holabird & Roche are listed as builders and the designer was Daniel Burnham. Perhaps, the Stevens brothers were investors.)
The new hotel is to be called the Stevens. It is so vast that a guest can slumber under its roof every night for eight years and never sleep in the same room twice. Three trains of 20 cars each were packed to the roof to bring in the mattresses. More than 2,500 servants are to be employed. The cost will be $27,000,000. It has 3,000 outside room and as many baths. It will be opened April 15th. (Sources say that James W. Stevens and his son Ernest builders of The Stevens Hotel. It opened May 2, 1927. However, the official Hilton website list Holabird & Roche as designers and builders. Today, it is known as the Chicago Hilton and Tow