The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
GLADSTONE GLEANINGS: Miss Marie Olson entertained the King’s Heralds and teachers, Mrs. Whitman and Mrs. Rausdale, at her home west of town Thursday afternoon. The Bible Study Class conducted by Dr. Rigner met at the Mrs. Lena Pence home Thursday evening. Mrs. Freed is feeling quite badly at this time Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Galbraith and children left for their home in Iron Mountain, Michigan by motor. Rev. Hubbs was called to Plymouth to preach a funeral for an old friend. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thomas moved their household goods to Keokuk where they will make their future home. The June Committee of the Ladies Aid Society held an ice cream and strawberry social in the park Thursday evening; they realized $23 ($429.41 in today’s values). Mrs. Ralph James received quite a scare Friday when her little daughter pulled the top part of the kitchen cabinet over on her. She apparently was standing on the table of the cabinet reaching for something and losing her balance, she grabbed the top part and pulled it over on her. She was very lucky to get out of what might have been a serious accident with only a skinned head and face bruise.
LOMAX LINGERINGS: Mrs. John Bowlyou who had been at the Fort Madison Hospital for the past three weeks expects to be able to return home this week. G. W. Shanks, J. L. Clark and John Clark are having their residences treated to a new coat of paint. Geo. Reams is doing the work. W. T. King preached at the Christian Church Sunday evening. The Prairie Pipeline and the Santa Fe, and T.P. & W. are all working here.
RARITAN REPORTS: Little Dorothy Ross of Roseville paid a visit to her Grandfather Ross. Walter Nolen was a Colchester visitor and reports that farmers are still planting corn in that vicinity Invitations have been received by relatives to the 50th wedding anniversary on June 28th of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gibson of Broken Bow, Neb. The Gibson spent their young married lives in this immediate community. Mr. and Mrs. Clas Carlson and Mr. and Mrs. Pete Johnson motored to Lomax a recent day to spend the day with Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Pence; however, they were not home. They took possession of the home, got themselves a “square meal” and enjoyed the trip hugely. Mr. and Mrs. John Sterling and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Davis of near Hopper were entertaining friend Sunday from New London, Iowa. Sabbath afternoon Mrs. Lug Lant and children of Stronghurst, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lant of Olena visited the Olena Cemetery, the Walnut Grove Cemetery and the Stronghurst Cemetery placing tokens of remembrances on the graves of departed love ones. The grounds were in good condition, but the cemetery just east of Olena known as the Watson Cemetery is surely a “sore-eye” to any community; it is almost abandoned. (Don’t know the date, but when Lyman Ross, Sr. and Corky Fort got on the cemetery board, hogs were routing up the ground and the whole thing was overgrown. They had to clean it up and in doing so, headstones and actual location of graves may have changed so if you place flowers today, know in your heart you are remembering that person wherever he/she is.) The public is pleased to learn that the Stronghurst mausoleum is now closed on the “Sabbath Day” as the privileged given the public on that day was greatly abused. (We know of whom we speak-must have seen someone.) Mrs. Clint Burrell of Wisconsin is visiting Illinois relatives. Mr. Joseph Avery has been entertaining a brother whom he has not met for a number of years.
BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: Sam Still of Carthage spent the latter part of the week visiting his aunt, Mrs. Laura Knisley. A meeting of the Girls’ 4-H Club leaders of the county will be held in Biggsville Friday afternoon. A state worker will be the speaker. Mrs. N. Q. Welch returned home from Reed where she has been caring for anew granddaughter in the home of her son Fred and wife. Mr. Thomas Boyer is quite poorly and under a doctor’s care. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Brown have been spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Pearson and expect to leave today for their home at Newton, Kansas.
SALVATION ARMY TAG SALE, A SUCCESS: The Salvation Army Home Service tag day sale which was to be held in several towns was decidedly a success in Stronghurst. The total sum netted by the six girls selling tags, namely Wilda McKeown, Irene Huff, Mary Elizabeth McClure, Virgie Gilliland, Fanny Jones and Jean Mahaffey, was $41. 25. The girls receiving prizes were Wilda McKeown (first) with something over $14 ($261+) and Irene Huff (second) with something over $12 ($224+). The people of Stronghurst are to be congratulated in helping such a worthy cause.
GUEST IN ST. LOUIS: Richard L. Peasley of Stronghurst, Ill., formerly a student of Knox College, was a guest in this city Saturday along with Col. Lindbergh. Although the visitor from Henderson County did not enjoy the popularity and out bursting acclaim accorded the trans-Atlantic flyer, the young farmer from Stronghurst was enthusiastically welcomed by several of his former colleagues. Peasley witnessed the most explosive celebration ever given a returning hero. Lindbergh furnished the excitement making Peasley’s visit to St. Louis a fitting send-off for his journey to Mobile, Alabama where he will take a position in the ice cream business.
FACTS ABOUT ILLINOIS IN 1927: Illinois ranks second among the states in general construction and repair of cars in electric railroad shops. New York is first. Illinois ranks second in the construction and manufacture of cars in steam railroad repair shops. Pennsylvania is first. and Illinois ranks second in the manufacture of rag rugs and rag carpet.