The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
OILING TOWN ROADS: At a special meeting of the Village Board 30,000 gallons of road oil to be delivered on or about June 1st, 15th or 27th were purchased from the Iowa Road Building Co. of Des Moines, Ia. The oil was purchased a very good price with the company agreeing to furnish and apply the oil at cost of seven cents per gallon.
WINS DISTRICT TITLE: Western Academy, Macomb, won the district basketball title at Macomb and the right to play in the sectional tournament this week at Peoria when it defeated Good Hope 19-15 Saturday night in the final game of a three-day tournament. Four Henderson County high school quintets were entered and all made creditable showing, Media and Biggsville working up to the semi-final. Terre Haute and Oquawka were the other teams participating…
GLADSTONE GLEANINGS: Paul Duncan was taken suddenly ill with appendicitis while attending the tournament at Macomb. He was taken to the Monmouth Hospital. Mrs. Wm. Graham is quite sick. Rev. and Mrs. Hubbs were called to Ipava by the illness of Mrs. Hubb’s mother. Mr. Hubbs returned here, but Mrs. Hubbs remained.
LOMAX LINGERINGS: A revival meeting begins at the Nazarene Church Saturday evening in charge of Rev. Mrs. Keel of Des Moines, Iowa. Mrs. John Bowlyou who has been quite sick for sometime is improving slowly. Ottis Rice who is quite poorly remains about the same. Joe Walker and family moved to the Delbert Pershing farm south of Dallas. Willard Echjardt who has been a patient at the Burlington Hospital with pneumonia is expected to return home Tuesday. Word has been received that the marriage of Bess King to Dr. Edward Shuey took place at Decatur, Ill. March 10th; they expect to locate at Brook, Ind. Miss Mavel Frye who has been sick so long is still absent from school, The high school boys have started practicing for track.
BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: The basketball game played on Saturday night by the girls’ teams of the grade and high school was won by the grade school team with a score of 10 to 8. S. F. Rowley received word that his brother, Phil, who underwent a serious operation in a Chicago hospital came through the operation successful and it was thought if no complications arouse that he would recover. Phil was a former Biggsville boy and for some time edited the Biggsville Clipper. Fred Beebe of near St. Augustine will work for Will Wiegand this summer and he and his family are moving into the tenant house. “Twilight Alley,” an operetta by the grade school will be presented March 17th at the high school auditorium. Friends here are sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. Wm Holmes which occurred recently at her home at Prescott, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Holmes were former residents of Biggsville. The Y.P.C.U of the United Presbyterian Church has been divided into two teams who will sell tickets for the concert to be given by the Monmouth College Men’s Glee Club on March 25th. The team selling the most tickets will be banqueted by the losers.
RARITAN REPORTS: Walter Nolen accompanied a shipment of livestock to Chicago. Allis Keith has been suffering for some time with inflammatory rheumatism. Mrs. Samuel Rankin has been numbered among the sick. Little Jean Reedy is among the sick babies of the neighborhood. A number of people in the neighborhood have little chickens and incubators and hens are being set right along.
SPENT A NIGHT IN STRONGHURST: Edward Payson Weston, famous for 40 years as a pedestrian and now receiving much attention in the metropolitan newspapers, spent a night in Stronghurst some 25 years ago. He was on one of his cross-continent hikes and found it convenient to spend a night here. Although he traveled much and saw a great deal of this country, his walking does not seem to have got him any place in particular, judged from a financial standpoint.
Mr. Weston is now an octogenarian and when his earning capacity was about down to zero, the attention of Anne Nichols, author, who has made seven million dollars out of Aby’s Irish Rose has established a fund of $30,000 for the benefit of Mr. Weston and he will now receive $150 per month, which will enable him to spend his remaining years in comfort. Not such a bad world after all.
CARMAN CONCERNS: Mr. J. Fred Clover was in Burlington to call on an eye specialist. His eyes have given him much trouble, but better at the present time. Mr. and Mrs. George Babcock still remain quite poorly. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bowlyou were moving their household goods to a farm near Lomax known as the Chauncy Bowlyou farm where they will rent the coming year. Mr. Wm. Babcook is very busy this week taking in corn.
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: The first letter from Rev. McClure reports a wonderful voyage on the Empress of France. The seas were rather boisterous at times yet he has made a good sailor… Alfred Shallenberger is attending business college at Fort Madison. Page Randall and family moved from the Lomax neighborhood to the Oscar White farm one-half mile west of Olena. Miss Lillie Walker is care taker at the present at the home of the Apt brothers and sisters (They were blind.) Mrs. Wm. Adair who underwent an operation at the Burlington Hospital is reported to be improving. Mrs. Joe Woodward was called to Pleasanton, Nebr. by the serious illness of her sister. She was accompanied by her niece, Mrs. Lois Putney and sons. Miss Ordelle Leinbach who is employed at the Ed Links home, was taken ill and brought home here in town. Mrs. Ruby Butler is helping with the work at the Links home meanwhile. Mrs. Lee Wilson who underwent an operation at the Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago has recovered sufficiently as to be able to be taken to the home of friends in the city. Mr. Robert McKeown is numbered among the sick. Mrs. Jay Foote accompanied by her son Oliver came from Chicago where she had been in a sanitarium. She was taken to the Joe Long home where she will be cared for by Mrs. Long.