The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
RETURNED FROM CRUISE: Rev. C. S. McClure, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church after a three months’ cruise on the Mediterranean, arrived in Quebec, Canada on May 7th and was in Chicago May 9th and arrived here May 10th. On his cruise he visited Maderia Islands, Spain, Gibraltar, Malta, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Palestine, Jugo-Slavia, Italy and England. When he was at Gibraltar, he and two others went in a small rowboat across St. Paul’s Bay to the Statue of St. Paul, which is erected on the small island where St. Paul was shipwrecked. (His stories of his cruise are in the Graphic.)
GOOD DEED DONE: The Masonic Grand Lodge of Illinois has donated $10,000 for flood relief to sufferers. The Stronghurst Lodge at their evening meeting donated $50 to this cause. The Treasurer of the Stronghurst branch of the Red Cross chapter of Henderson Count has sent checks to Mr. Brooking at Oquawka for the needy flood sufferer. Good Fellowship club of this village gave $15 and the Red Cross members $15.
MEDIA BROADCASTER in the GRAPHIC-SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS: The total collections for the flood relief fund taken up at the Media United Church Sunday morning amounted to around $25. It was necessary to haul 35 tons of gravel in the mud hole in the mile road south of town. That together with the labor that was required to fix this place has amounted to a hefty sum and they have not completed the work. All the tile was taken up and placed back to the best of their knowledge. Many more places in the nearby Media roads will take lots of work and money to make them in shape for cars. Dorothy Rankin and John Lynch, pupils of the Barry School each have won five spelling certificates which means 100 perfect spelling lessons. Miss LaVelle is their teacher. Clifford Adair, who has taught at the Stone School north of town, closed a very successful term with the students and parents gathering at the school house for the annual picnic. Archie Heap has purchased a new tractor and accomplished lots of work during the nice days last week. Miss Goldie Heap has been hired to teach the school at Jackson Corners in Warren County for the coming year. Mrs. F. I. Baskett’s father, Mr. Holder, who is at her home, has suffered a stroke of paralysis and is in very critical condition. Mr. Holder took a slight stroke Tuesday and was not much alarmed, but in the night a severe attack completely crippled his left side.
CARMAN MAN SCALDED TO DEATH: The horrible death of John Haley, age 38, occurred while carrying out his duties as fireman at the Henderson County drainage District No. 1 and 2 pumping plant at Carthage Lake about 4 o’clock Friday morning when a water tube in the north boiler ruptured forcing live steam into the cinder pit where the unfortunate man was at work. It was some time before the body could be removed from the pit and it is believed the man met death instantaneously. In removing the body, F. Hobbs, engineer at the plant, was severely burned and is now in the Burlington hospital where he is slowing recovering. Mr. Haley was well liked by his many friends. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon in the Olena Church and interment was in the Olena Cemetery.
The Carthage Lake pumping plant is located just north of the C. B. & Q. tacks east of Burlington and near the Carthage Lake Clubhouse. The broken pipe has put the plant temporarily out of order, consequently, the water in its district is slowly rising and this (Thursday) morning about two feet of water is standing in the viaduct on Route No. 8 just this side of Burlington. No serious damage is likely to be done. Automobiles have been getting through without much difficulty. One pump is expected to be repaired by this evening and the other in a few days.
LOCAL MEN REPRESENT COUNTY AT BANKERS’ MEETING: The annual meeting of Group One of the Illinois Bankers Association was held in Kewanee, Ill. at the Elks Club with representative from Bureau, Henderson, Henry, Mercer, Rock Island Warren and Whitside Counties. Several hundred banks from these counties together with prominent bankers of St. Louis and Chicago, who making a statewide tour in a special train for two weeks attended...Henderson County was represented by Douglas Prescott, J. F. McMillan, H. E. Painter and Dr. L. F. Harter. Mr. E. G. Lewis of Media also was present.
AWARDED A RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP: Raymond C. Johnson, a senior at Monmouth College, has been awarded a research fellowship in Metallurgy and Mining at Carnegie Institute of Technology. The competition for the honor was open to all graduates of colleges, universities and technical schools. Only eight such fellowships were awarded this year. Mr. Johnson has been an assistant in the Chemistry Department at Monmouth and assisted Professor Haldeman, head of the department in some work on a process for making acetic acid. His work will begin the latter part of August and will be of ten months duration. At the close of this time, he will be given his master’s degree and the thesis he writes on his research will be published. Raymond is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson of Stronghurst. (This is quite an honor!)
BACCALAUREATE SERVICE: Baccalaureate services of the Stronghurst Community High School will be held in the school auditorium Sunday evening, May 29th beginning at 8 o’clock. Rev. Elmer J. Holt will deliver the sermon on the subject, “Acceptable Service Offered to God by Heirs of His Kingdom.”
HIT BY LIGHTNING: Considerable damage was done by lightning at the Sam Claybaugh home east of town when a bolt hit a telephone pole near the house and cork screwed around it into the ground. The shock knocked out the glass in the front door. Soon after another bolt struck the west side of the house making a hole in the weather boarding and knocking off a number of boards from the southwest corner. A small blaze was started but was easily put out with a bucket of water. The family consider themselves fortunate in escaping so easily.