The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
GOOD SHOWING IN JUDGING: Ten boys from the Agricultural department of the high school were in Galesburg with 200 other students from high schools in Western Illinois in a live stock judging contest. Sixteen schools representing nine counties in the western agricultural district sent teams of 12-15 boys to the district meet. The competing schools included Blandinsville, Elmwood, El Paso, Eureka, Galesburg, Metamora, Minonk, Pekin, Princeville, Oneida, Roanoke, Stronghurst, Washburn, Washington, Alexis, and Bardolph.
The Stronghurst boys made an unusually good showing in the contest in view of the fact that our school is new with its agricultural department and that our boys were in competition with other boys of a much wider experience in judging, having been in previous contests. The Team championship was won by Pekin with a score of 2,321 out of a possible 2950. The next four schools in rank were Alexis-2,237; Stronghurst-2, 147; Princeville-2,118; and Galesburg-2,095. Although we did not win any first places, we are proud of the rank of the team and individual boys in the final fat stock judging. These placings were won by Walter Dannenberg, fourth and Frederick Rehling fifth. The dairy judging team from Stronghurst placed fifth. In individual in poultry, Kenneth Veech tied for fourth place with E. Rhachty of Blandinsville. The poultry team from Stronghurst placed third in that division of the contest. In grain judging, four boys from Stronghurst High School won third place. The boys representing the local school were Kenneth Veech, Lavern Leinbach and Rus Gibb, judging dairy cattle and poultry; Walter Dannenberg, Frederick Rehling and Ralph Peterson, judging fat tock; and Albert Peterson, Harold Nolen and Orval Jacobs judging the grain.
At 5:30 p.m. the boys enjoyed a banquet which was held in the reception rooms of the Galesburg High School given by the agriculture club of that school. They had the privilege of hearing Dr. W.W. Yapp of the Dairy Department, University of Illinois, and Dr. A.W. Nolan, head of the Agricultural Education Department of that same institution.
***OBITUARY***Robert McKEOWN: Mr. Robert McKeown, retired farmer and respected citizen of this village, passed away at 7 a.m. Wednesday morning at the Burlington Hospital where he had been since Sunday, April 24th. On Monday, May 2 he underwent an operation and for a time it was thought he was improving, but his condition changed and death resulted. Funeral services will be at the Stronghurst United Presbyterian Church.
HONORED ON HER BIRTHDAY: Relatives gathered at the home of Mrs. Emma Cook Sunday to help her celebrate her birthday. All of her children that are living were present except two. A bounteous dinner was served and she received many nice gifts. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. E.F. Huneke and children; Mr. and Mrs. John Seward and children; Mr. and Mrs. John Cook and children; Mr. Floyd Lewis and son all of Burlington; Mr. and Mrs. George Cook and son of Biggsville; Mr. Earl Lewis; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph James and daughter; Mrs. Cook, Stella and Jean Cook of Gladstone.
COLOMA NEWS: The many friends of Miss Mildred Swedlund, a pupil of the Coloma School, will be glad to learn that she received second place in the contest put on for getting the most words out of the subject “Economize with Economy Shoes,” the prize being a pair of roller skates. Mr. Harry Norris, assessor Gladstone Township, has been busy assessing this neighborhood. Liland Morris has been absent from school for several days on account of bee stings. The pupils of the 7th and 8th grades of the Coloma School are busy reviewing for the final examination to be held at the school on Saturday May 18th. Those to take the examination are Archie Morris, Lynn Curtiss, Loren Stevenson, Marie Malmburg, Ruth Gibb, Adeline Milligan and Mae Dye. Sunday was an ideal summer day and a large number of cars were seen on the roads which are getting in good shape again. Several picnic dinners were enjoyed under the Elms at Bogus Hollow camp. Mr. Charles Morris has employment at the home of his brother, Earl Morris of near Little York. Lloyd Curtiss enlisted in the Navy and has gone to the Great Lakes Training station. Mr. William Milligan is erecting a new filling station west of his farm on the hard road. Miss Fern Mills has employment in Burlington at the Dr. B. L. Ditto home. Misses Thelma Lyons and Adeline Stevenson attended the dramatized “Elijah” in Monmouth one-night last week. Mr. William Stevenson shipped cattle to Chicago and accompanied them there. Stone School with Miss Winifred Galbraith will close Saturday for the summer vacation.
RARITAN REPORTS: Max Veech is attending Monmouth College. Miss Agnes Ahlers is taking a brief vacation from school and entertaining the measles as special guests. The Stanley School taught by Miss Mary Hayes of Blandinsville closed on Saturday with a picnic. She will go to Macomb to enter the Normal to continue her summer school work. The Fitz school, renamed Crescent of which Miss Anna Ahlers was the teacher, closed on Saturday with a big picnic. Miss Ahlers will return in the fall. The patrons and pupils of Cox School and their teacher, Miss Helena Barry, enjoyed a picnic on Tuesday, the last day of School.
LOMAX LINGERINGS: Mrs. Frank Miller returned home after two weeks visit with her son and family in Oklahoma. Harry Pence is treating his home to a coat of paint done by Joe Mowers. R.E. Wyatt and L.E .Gamble went to Galesburg to see Mr. Gamble’s sister who is seriously sick. Mrs. Mary King is having her barn and house reshingled. G.L. Reams and R. H. Scott are doing the work.
CARMAN CONCERNS: On account of the measle epidemic, many children are absent from school. Mr. Peter L. Good who has been quite sick for some time was taken to the St. Francis Hospital in Burlington for further treatment. Mr. Thomas Dixon, who has been quite ill, is somewhat improved. Miss Garnet Hupp and Joseph Clover are students at Ft. Madison.