Henry Republican - 1892

07 Jan 1892

Born

• Near Benedict, Neb., Dec 24, a son to Mr and Mrs S. H. Bell.

Married

• In Steuben township, Dec 31, at the residence of the bride's parents. Lewis Odell and Miss Rella, daughter of Cornelius Tanquary.
• At Rose Hill, Iowa, Dec 11, at the bride's parents, by Rev G. H Clark, Wilbur L. Orr, of the firm of Orr, Hunter & Orr of this city and Anna A., daughter of W. H. Moore of Rose Hill.

Died

• In this city, Jan 6, of hemorrhage of the lungs, Capt D. W. Buck, of Helena, Montana, age 49.
• At Englewood, Jan 5, Ira, only child of the late Albert E. Veeder, and nephew of Mrs. D H. Anderson of this city.
• At Lawn Ridge, Jan 3, of la grippe, Leander Powell, a prominent merchant for years in that locality.
• In Milo, Bureau county, Jan 4, of la grippe, David, 24, son of William Harney. Interment at Henry.
• Near Tonica, Dec 25, Mary, wife of Amos Ryan, and daughter of Joseph Funk of Oxbow, aged 34 years 11 months 5 days.
• At Kansas City, Mo., Dec 17, Eliza Haggarty, nee Robinson, 44, formerly of Magnolia.

1891
A Brief Panorama of Life's Varied Scenes and Transactions
The Year's Resume of Important Local Events in Marshall County and Vicinity
As Compiled from the Year's File of the Henry Republican

January

• A Happy New Year in all
• Quartery meeting at M. E. church, 4th
• Woodman had a grand all at New Opera Hall, 23d
• Prof A C Weis engaged for the year as organist and choir leader at Lacon Catholic church.
• New Year's eve a cobweb party at residence of ex-Mayor Huirbins, seeing the year out and new year in. A gala time
• Marketmen decorate their markets in holiday attire.
• J R Veach returns from California with oranges for the Putnam S S children.
• Johnny Peterman shot in the right hand, day before New Years while out gunning.
• A reception to Rev Speck and bride by his congregation of the Church of Christ. Presentation of a silver set by J M Kirkpatrick.
• A son to Thomas L Jones, 2d
• Marriage of Laura Dayton and Wm Bromley.
• Death of R H Ruggles, 6th, the founder of this newspaper, age 63
• Death of Nellie Everett at Grand Crossing, aged 21.
• Grand social of Sparland A F & A M, 2d.
• Hi Henry Minstrels, 8th
• Leavitt and Wood Bros commence harvesting ice, 8th.
• A protracted meeting by Evangelist Perdue at Congreational church
• A surprise party to Gil Clark to crystalize his 42d birthday. A rocker presented.
• Marriage of John A Hacket and Ella P Kirk, 8th
• Mrs Dille vists Buda and installs the officers of the W R C
• Howard Young's pension increased to $12 per month
• A surprise party to Ella Riser, in commemoration of her 17th birthday 12th
• Mamie Kirkpatrick celebrates her 10th birthday with a party of friends
• Daughter to W Seitz, 17th
• Death of Marian, daughter of Editor Ellsworth of Lacon, 8th.
• C R Jones takes a trip to Denver
• Protracted sickness of F S Potter
• Drs Kinnear and Forrest form a copartnership.
• Sisters of Mrs Serick Fox surprise her on her 61st birthday, 20th. A grand dinner followed.
• Revival meetings at Putnam held by Rev Ayling; 18 additions
• Temperance meeting, G N Colver making his maiden speech.
• Marriage of Abram Bell and Fannie C Horner, 22d
• An accident to Charles Gregory, resulting fatally
• Assessment of 1890 for Henry township was $360,800, equalized value $321, 410.
• Horace Hutchins calls together a merry party to celebrate his 14th birthday
• G W Brooks takes possession of the Baxendale barber shop
• B A Kline hardware store sold to J H Perry of Cabery.
• J H Perry, the hardware merchant, buries their infant son at Cabery, before leaving for Henry.
• Martin Coan presented with his present homestead by Mrs. Horrom
• A surprise party to Mrs Amer Smith, and a water set presented
• Death of wife of Wm Perdew, 28th
• At Putnam, death of wife of Henry McManus

February

• Marriage of Lewis Bogner Jr and Gertrude Swartz, Peter Erich and Elizabeth Schmidt; Fred Merdian and Amelia Bikerman
• Death of Henry Clift 2d
• Funeral of Mrs Thorp, at residence of her soninlaw I M Forbes
• Roads extremely rough and weather cold.
• J M Kirkpatrick read a paper on "Rain" before Horticultural meeting at Lacon, 4th.
• A farewell surprise to Mrs Ed Keith, a taffy party, and M E hymnal presented. The family moved to Peoria.
• Gospel temperance meeting, addressed by Mrs M B Wright.
• Elder Harry Barnett, the boy preacher, delivered two sermons to the congregation of the Christian church.
• The Magnolia Lecture Association employ the Philomel lady quartet of Chicago for their 2d entertainment
• Vern Kline goes into Coan's hardware store as salesman.
• Matthew Rossweg dies in Waco, Kansas at the age of 68.
• Marriage of Daniel Murnane and Frances Kemple, Wm Henneberry and Catherine Longman, John Riggs and Bertha Brown, John C Rouch and Mrs Harriet A Huffman
• Death of Mrs David Coan, 69
• Death of Isaac Swiger, 42
• Death of John Mattern at Peoria
• St John's church held an entertainment at Opera House, well patronized
• A taffy party at the Library room, and lots of fun for the young people
• Lenten services at Catholic and Episcopal churches, 11th
• Edward Wigand has 85 chickens a week old
• Leaving of Mr and Mrs Dennis Spellman for a residence in Chicago
• Mrs Anna Krenz, 80th birthday celebrated in Peoria by a reunion of her children, five sons, all being present
• Third entertainment of Magnolia lecture course, Prof W W R French, a caricaturist
• A daughter born 17th to Wilford Townsend, 18th, a son to John Wherry Jr, a son to J Archie Williams, a son to John Barry
• Marriage of Wm Duffield and May Wilson
• Death of wife of Alonzo Ray, 7th
• Death of wife of R B Edwards at Lacon, 14th
• The Board of Education sells its school bonds to a Bloomington firm, at a premium of $750
• A brilliant reception at residence of J S Thompson of Lacon, in honor of Hon L S Wilcox and bride
• George Longman Sr moves to Nebraska
• Porter O Martin and James McCarty both locate in Nebraska
• Bruce and Leslie Wilson purchase stallion at Pontiac, said to be one animal
• Farmers institute at Opera House 24th. Discussion of topics in which farmers were interested
• Thomas Runnells markets 70 shoats that averaged 285, and Wm Brokaw 66 that averaged 275
• Andrew Renz enters the employ of Duke Bros
• John Colson says it's a son
• Marriage of Dr Evans of Varna and Mrs Mollie H Glenn, David E Massie and Luella Merritt
• Death of Mary Townley, 75, Mrs Mary Seelye, 58, Willard Bonham in Nebraska, 35
• Duke Bros commence the erection of a large wareroom for their growing business
• John Heim purchases the Spignell homestead, and commences the work of "pulling down and building greater"
• Contract let for the new school house to T & H Colwell of Ottawa for $18,170
• Death of Mrs Annie Bickel, mother of Dr Bickel of Florid. She was 71
• Oda Scott becomes foreman of the Princeton Tribune office. He is a good printer
• Elder Evans gathered in 38 additions to his church at Putnam, as a result of his meetings
• Wesley Horrom purchases the S G Worley farm – 60 acres for $3800
• Harry Niece went to Galva to take charge of a drug store
• David Huffman enters the barber business at Varna
• A small party held devotional meeting at Mrs L Horrom's, commemorating her 79th birthday 21st
• Went and got married – Henry Dutro and Mrs Phebe Robertson, James S Weir and Jane Arnold.
• Deaths – Elizabeth Evans, 80, Mrs Anna Everett, 81

March

• E E Keith enters the restaurant business at Peoria
• Sam Sperry Jr "enjoying' Job's comforters
• George Johnson drops dead in the Lacon woolen mill. He was an old resident.
• Charley Motter opens a livery stab le
• Considerable snowfall – sleighs and bells numerous and jolly
• Peter Holler's wife found dead with a bullet hole in her neck, at her home in Lacon. Her husband arrested
• Aaron Clark ships a car load of horses to his Nebraska farm
• Zimmerman & Aten move their drug stock and open business at Peoria.
• Effie Ketchum goes to Atkinson to Conduct a dressmaking establishment
• Albert Stevens and Hattie Blood take the matrimonial yoke after prayer meeting at the Congregational church
• Grace McBride's 12th birthday celebrated by a party of her mates
• A basket sociable at M E church and an enjoyable one
• The steamer Rescue commenced the spring navigation on 16th
• Henry bible society held its annual meeting at M E church
• Dr Henry Tesmer called to his long home Masonic funeral
• Emma Bonham goes to Two Harbors, Mich, to accept a position in the school there
• Prof Cook of Normal before the Magnolians, 20th
• Miss DeLine, a missionary, speaks in M E church.
• St Joseph's day, 19th, celebrated at St Joseph's church. Sermon by Rev Fr Mulgrew of Seneca. In attendance Rev Frs Mulgre, Libert, Lizee and McCarrew
• Dr A A Knapp graduates with honor from Rush College, passing the best examination of the class and assigned to hospital practice for best scholarship
• Matrimony – Lewis R Mutton of Le Grande, Oregon and Effie Stapp, Alonzo Higgins and Lillie Lombard, Otto Schuster and Maggie Sunness.
• A robbery of 68 watches and jewelry from Watercott & Co's store, burglars prying up a back window to gain admittance.
• Collector Worley reports $17,331.99 collected, $1593.15 delinquent
• J W Nichols delivers a temperance lecture at Congregational church, being an organizer under the state prohibition committee
• E H Hutchins puts in a new cash carrier.
• Times office move to opposite pot office
• D McDonough purchases the 60 acre farm of Mrs Becker of Peoria
• John Riley closes out his flour and feed store
• Julius Watercott in New York buying summer goods
• Wherry & Goltra add millinery to their dry goods business, and Miss Clara Tiel employed as milliner
• Rev C W Ayling preaches a memorial sermon at M E church, the G A R present in a body. Sermon was published
• Death of S M Garratt at Kansas City, a subject of Commiseration
• Marriage of Samuel Baxendale and Frankie Baker, at Peoria where located
• Died, Mrs Jehiel Root in La Prairie
• A E Smith brags about a new son
• Dr J H Malone, having graduated from the Chicago veterinary college, locates in Henry for the practice of a veterinary surgeon
• Marriage of Constan Coleson and Anne J Norquist, just over in Putnam county. Rev Ayling driving three miles north of town to perform the ceremony, as the license was drawn in Putnam county
• Easter services all very interesting
• Mr and Mrs John McFadyen depart for Oklahoma
• Drs Kinnear & Forrest add a new operating chair to their medical rooms
• Eli Wright buys the Hutcheson house and occupies it with his family
• Harry Niece again becomes a salesman in his father's drug store
• Mud deep and roads impassable
• G W Emerick purchases the G W Kline property on Western avenue, 160 acres, for $9075
• The merchants all have business openings.

April

• John Swaney, appointed by the grange, will edit a grange column in The Republican
• Lady Quartet
• Wife of J B Dille burned by her clothes taking fire. A narrow escape from a severe accident
• Citizens hold a drainage meeting and Mrssrs Paskell, Yaeger, Koehler and Potter appointed to attend the convention at Ottawa
• Town elections as usual Clerk, Joe Hilb, assessor F A Raymond collector S A Worley Commissioner Charley Motter trustee E H Hutchins
• Elder E E Bennett moves to Kekoma for a future residences and pastorate
• G A R post observed its silver anniversary by brief services at the post room on the 6th
• Death of Vincent Becker, 75
• Suicide of Mrs T Hanrahan nee Emma Herder at Racine, Wis
• S C Brown purchases the W G Snyder homestead - $2700
• Clark Swift buys town property and will build a house and locate in Henry
• Rex commenced her trips, 13th
• Wm Niblock awarded contract for building Ed Sparling's new house
• W R C employs Olive Thompson for an elocutionary entertainment
• Some one makes love to George Hall's hog, just butchered, leaving only the head.
• A series of four temperance meetings by ministers in the county – Revs Shoop, Johnson, Marsh, and Ayling
• Death of Mrs W W Hancock, a pioneer, and highly respected
• Death of Hiram Blossom at Atherton, Mo 85
• Mrs Ann Bowers called home, aged 56
• Mrs Nancy Dever, died at Lacon, 94
• Billy Siewers becomes a salesman in J Watercott & Co's store
• Drs Willis and Zellar administer the celebrated lymph to William Fountain. No apparent results ascertained.
• Receipts if the post office $200 greater than the year previous
• Teachers institute at Varna. Passed a memorial to the legislature for a uniformity in text books
• Rev Ayling delivers a temperance lecture at Congregational church, in which he handles the license question without gloves
• Sons of Veterans organize a lodge April 21. Alfred Coleman master
• Albert Bacon of Annawan purchases Billy Smith's barber shop and locates in Henry
• Geo W Keller, undertaker, succeeds the late V Becker, as undertaker of Henry.
• T J Cooney moves his saloon to its present location on the public square.
• William Wheeler of Putnam sinks an artesian well, having ample flow for farm and residence.
• City election – Mayor, J N Krenz aldermen, H D Watercott, E H Hutchins Alex Brown clerk E T Disosway; treasurer, H J Gregory
• J S Thompson Esq elected mayor of Lacon, going in with a swoop, - 200 majority
• W G Snyder bids adieu to Henry and locates on a farm in Stark county
• C C Mills, veterinary surgeon locates in Magnolia township. He is a graduate of Chicago veterinary college
• The new 10 o'clock am train, thro efforts of Postmaster Brown, to commence mail service.
• Rev G W Gue give a tree lecture on war reminiscences at M E church. He was chaplain of the 108th reg
• Wenona votes school bonds for a new school building
• AThe assessors held a consultation at Lacon and received their blanks. They set their figures high, and their work had to be deducted 18 per cent by the state board of equalization
• Death of Roy Jones, son of Lawyer C C Jones at Omaha. He was 9 years old
• A son to John Herr, 30th
• Joseph Greenlee and Mrs Joel Carson called to mourn for a sister, Mrs J H Eckley at Greenville, Iowa
• Dr Malone opens an office in the Kleinhenz building
• V M Lincoln, inaugurates a shooting tournament every Wednesday at Undercliff
• G M Locke fined $3 for firing within the city limits. He kills one of A Coleman's chickens which annoyed him, who was complainant.
• J A Melick embaks his imported flock of sheep for S Dakota for a market
• Geo W Zimmerman of Sparland adds a bay window to his residence
• Death of Mrs John Shultz of Hopewell, 69
• Death of Capt Jonathan C Kingsley at York, Neb
• School election – Guyer president, and R D Jones, L V Smith elected as members

May

• Mrs Mahlon Newburn has a cancer removed with the scalpel at a Chicago hospital
• The Q Q Qs under the auspices of the Congregational ladies at New Opera Hall, 13th
• The weight of mail sent out and received at Henry from April 1 to May 3 inclusive, amounted to 1913 lbs – 438 sent out 1505 received
• T W Stoner discusses "Henry as a horse market" in a forceful and vigorous manner in The Republican
• Elias Herr appointed nightwatch by Mayor Krenz
• N Green and N E Worthington nominated by the democrats for circuit judges
• May Pol dance, 20th
• Bilnd Boone, 28th
• Ascension day 7th
• Rev Ayling relieved from preaching one month owing to the la grippe and sore throat
• Sheriff Lenz on invitation, attends the hanging of Ford at Ottawa
• Death of Edith Julia Heinrich, 13, also of Fred Bonham at Chicago
• Abba Burt leaves for the hospital at Chicago, absent 7 months, returning home without benefit.
• Prof Preston King Cross engaged as principal of the Henry school with K O Booth assistant
• Republican nominations for circuit judges – Winslow Evans D P Faum and Miles A Fuller. H W Weils for supreme court
• N J Webber elected mayor of Warwick, Kan
• Albert Bacon and Patrick Green form a co-partnership as barbers
• Mrs E L Cook sells her property a Punam, and moves to Toledo, O, to live with her sons
• J R Voach returns from California to spend the summer
• Frank Deyoe in a land deal, purchases the grocery store of Joseph Schick
• Mrs S P Hill read a sermon at M E church, owing to illness of pastor
• Rev Leo Krenz returns from New Mexico, but not improved in health
• Memorial services at New Opera Hall, sermon by Rev A F Marsh of Lacon
• Miss Sadie Albertson reads an essay before the treachers institute, entitled "Primary Number Work," and published in Republican the week following
• Joseph Ball and Emma R Ward make a Ball – by marriage, 18th
• Peter Shultz and Tillie Carver united in wedlock 14th
• Death of Major A V Brown, 74, on 18th, at Clinton, Ind
• Prof W H Evans engaged for second year at Magnolia
• County W C T C held at Lacon
• Young Ladies Sodality of St Joseph church give an entertainment at New Opera Hall
• The Owl launched in Lacon, B F Scott conductor
• Prof I M Ong engaged as principal of the Wenona schools.
• Joseph Schick's young son fell from a ___ fracturing a thigh
• Seventh saloon started, Jacob Balleweg proprietor
• Hon G M Bane delivered the oration on Decoration day at Lawn Ridge.
• Richard Gell, the Lacon clothier, dies in La Prarie at the home of Rev Thomas Martin.
• Prof S W Dixon of Plymouth, engaged for the Lacon schools
• J W January, the orator of a medicine wagon, on our streets with a Concert Co.
• Demise of Horace L Hutchins, father of the merchant
• Wenona graduates a class of 11
• The J W Jones farm north of town sold to Mrs W T Law for $8000
• The Weis block to receive a plate glass front and other improvements.
• The favorite steamer Rescue commences her Saturday night excursions from Peoria, 30th.
• Mrs Harper sustains a fracture of an arm by the overturning of her carriage.
• Organization of a fire company
• Katie Vogelsang leaves Henry for Brooklyn to be absent at least a year
• Memorial services at cemetery, T F Clover, Esq orator. At Whitefield Center Rev J B Dille was the speaker
• Death of Thomas Funson at Lone Tree, 78
• Jeriah Bonham gives a write up of the Reeyes Gang, a reminiscence of the 1840 period of this section

June

• Wind storm 3d, many trees blown down
• Farmers alliance held a meeting at Lacon, 6th
• A Peru excursion spent Sunday at then lock fishing.
• County Horticultural fair at Lacon, 4th.
• Norton Pavilion Combination stranded in Henry 3d. No great loss even to owners.
• Sermon to "class of '91" by Rev C W Ayling, 7th
• Commencement exercises at M E church – 6 graduates Misses Ella Riley, Blanch Brown, Agnes McManus, Bertha Swift, Grace Harper and Gertie Bickerman
• Fine strawberries from the garden of Mrs Daniel Ketchum
• Death of Charles Spicknell, 41
• Ball of Henry Fire Department, 4th Parade in the afternoon
• Stephen Moon has a hand amputated in a planning mill at Chicago
• Mrs John Koch sustains a fractured limb by a fall
• Ed Southers Co play two nights at Opera House
• J E Buffum of Rockford delivers a temperance lecture at Presbyterian church on "Our boys of tomorrow"
• Election of circuit judges Shaw, Green and Worthington
• Wenona commences the building of zinc smelting works
• June 18, The Republican commenced its 40th volume
• Death of Wm Wallace, 67, Mrs Frank Towle, 31, Mrs R C Newell at Lacon
• Holler trail at Lacon – sentence 14 years in penitentiary
• Andrew Stibgen, the miller, moves to Palmyra, M_
• Masonic brethren celebrated St John's day (24th) by a picnic in Themis's hollow
• Dissolution of partnership and purchase of Capt Zeller's interest by Capt Sol York by which he becomes sole owner of steamboat Rescue
• Prohibition conference at Lacon, 26th, address by Mrs Helen M Gougar
• Mrs Eleanor Horrom gives $100 to the Temperance temple of Chicago
• John Wunder dies to Whitefield – the tallest man in the county, 6 ft 7-1/2 inches
• Peter Holler commits suicide in Lacon jail, saving a 14 years term in penitentiary
• Death of Mrs Brown Smith of Arispe
• J A Melick returns home with 55 sheep – five more than he took away
• Marriage at Denver of John Riley Jr and Lenore Hooker of Grand Rapids, Mich
• Marshall Downey enters the store of E H Hutchins to learn the business
• The assessment for Henry township for 1891 was $23,000 less than that of '90
• Charley Spangler the printer and wife, depart for Independence, Iowa
• Wenona has a new hotel – the Transient House
• Shooting of Royal Frisbey in Steuben township and arrest of James Carver and G N Culver, bailed by citizens in bond of $10,000, grand jury failed to find indictment. General opinion – justifiable homicide
• Terrell Bros circus, 29th, tent caught fire burning a number of their educated school of horses
• Death of Dr Charles Davis, 77, J A Daniels 77, Lizzie B Horan, 19, Capt H Price, 89
• Marshall Co S S convention at Wenona, 22d and 23d
• Charles Motter, liveryman, moves to the 2d street barn

July

• Nuptials of Maud Hutchins, daughter of A V Hutchins, to John C Hessler, at Chicago, 1st
• "The tie that binds" thrown around John Stockton and Hattie Murray
• Lyman Hunt's little son from an accident from a runaway, had an arm amputated.
• F A Raymond Sr returns his books. Mrs Raymond complimented by County Clerk Hartley for their neatness and accuracy.
• The 4th at Undercliff was a grand occasion. Speech by Hon N E Worthington. V M Lincoln conducted the day's proceedings with excellent skill and success
• McKenzie Bros purchase a restaurant at Bradford, where they go into business.
• Adrian DeLong elected chairman of the board of supervisors
• The Normal school opened at Lacon, 6th, in charge of Supt Morgan
• Annual picnic of the Lacon alumni held at Henry Islands, 24th.
• Ferry at Lacon resumed, to allow pontoon of bridge to be repaired
• John S Thompson secured the Wenona school bonds, netting the investor a little less than 5 per cent.
• Drowning of John J Reichl, a coatmaker for Hutchins & Lincoln
• The Lacon Democrat and Henry Republican selected by the Board of Supervisors as the official papers to publish the new election law.
• Rev C W Ayilug baptized 10 by immersion at the lake, and 2 by sprinkling at Undercliff, 12th
• F S Potter exhibits a new and choice blackberry, the best of that kind of fruit. It ripens early and is delicious.
• Postoffice Inspector Gardner overhauls the Henry P O, and finds the P O O K.
• James Harris of Whitefield has a Harris son
• Nuptials, 16th, of John McKenzie and Mrs A Stevens.
• Mrs Susan Martin granted a divorce from her husband Henry Martin. She resumed the same of Susan Johnson.
• Mrs Elizabeth Murrell is granted a pension of $12 a month, and $300 back pay
• Gone and got married – Lon Ray and Lois Nighswonger.
• Jack Mathews, who had run away from county farm, was found ill and taken back. He afterwards died at the farm.
• Burial of C S Edwards at Lacon. An old veteran of Marshall county.
• T F McCoy of Varna took a young son to board, and W C Patterson's taste was a daughter. How people will differ.
• Capt Henry Fisher wed Mrs E T Beaublan at Ottawa.
• Myron Worthington buried a wife and Wm Hamilton a son
• Lacon had an excursion ostensibly for Starved Rock, but La Salle only was reached
• Dr Pendleton loses a barn by fire, and Michael Mattern a hay shed containing 80 tons of hay
• Fine fishing thetse days – strings that would make your mouth water.
• Rev Father Leo Krenz assigned to Piper City, Ford county charge.
• Henry vs Lacon at the bat at Henry, 24th, a draw
• Burning of Williamson Durley's large barn near Hennepin.
• Undercliff has 80 boarders, and the rush continues. A popular summer resort, and V M Lincoln and his sons are excellent caterers.
• Geological surveyors at the Paskell House, taking maps of the Illinois valley
• School census taken by John Morgan – total children under 21, 593; under 16, 450, under 6, 126, number school children 461, 14 less than in 1890.
• Elder C M McCurdy of Toulon preaches to a good audience on "Enthronement of the Mind"
• Mrs George Worley buries her father Miles Wheeler at Verona.

August

• Marshall Co Horticultural society held mid summer meeting at Henry.
• Ezra Calef returns from New England, absent 6 months
• Rescue ran a Sunday excursion from Chillicothe to LaSalle, to witness a ball game
• Nuptials of Dr B F Forrest and Cora Tiel, at Belvidere
• Wedded at Lacon, Benj F Scott, editor of Owl, and Mae Smith
• Death of two prominent Marshall county men – Rev R N Morse and Charles Parker both of Wenona
• Wm Niblock awarded the contract for building the new Christian church for $2027
• Two suicides – John Crayton cast of Lacon and David Whitlow west of Sparland
• Ernest Ponzer becomes principal of the Putnam school, and Ranney Vall one near Lone Tree
• Hyers Sisters at Opera House. Full house
• Andrew Greser's horse "Little George" a winner at Ottawa
• Elder Boyer Lectured in Henry on "Is Christianity Declining"
• Henry vs Lostant, 4 to 2 for Henry
• A number of citizens present Memorial Records to Lookout Mt Post G A R with imposing ceremony. Geo M Bane made the presentation speech. Rev C W Ayling responded for post, and Rev G W Gue delivered the oration.
• Criticism of Supervisors for granting Co Attorney Barnes $50 on the Holler trial in excess of his regular salary.
• Demise of R N Clark, 76 Funeral from New Jerusalem church, conducted by Rev C W Ayling.
• Death of Mrs. Albert Stickel at Putnam.
• Summer teachers' drill at Lacon Prof Barton of State University in attendance.
• Lawn sociable at George Nicholson's.
• Nightwatchman Herr made a drinking water tank a fire extinguisher and put out a fire in Squire Disosway's office, saving the building
• The fish warden is enforcing the fish law, and a number of fines imposed.
• Charles Fosbenner sells his residence in Wenona, and moves to California
• Death of Elizabeth Haws, 92, at Magnolia
• St John's Episcopal church purchase a new organ
• German parsonage sold to J J Merdian.
• M E church purchase a new pipe organ.
• A new National cash register at Dr Powell's drug store
• Born, a son to Aaron Rapp.
• Nuptials – Emery Carpenter of La Porte Co, Ind, and Helen Gregory.
• Deaths – Edward Murphy of Putnam 58; Amasa Garrett, 74; wife of Daniel Betz, 81.
• Another Lacon suicide – Elijah Holloway.
• Grange picnic at Undercliff – grange day Wednesday, temperance day Thursday.
• The sanitarium of Drs Kinnear & Forrest for the morphine habit is prosperous, having numbers of patients.
• Lacon schools opened on 31st
• Death of Mrs Frank Kline, 22
• Write-up of Sparland and Varna by The Republican's missionary.

September

• Removal of Prof Harnett and family to Chicago, with best wishes from their friends for their success
• Residence of H H Kirchman ignited by lightning during a thunder storm, but extinguished by daughter.
• Ys elect officers with Anna Bell for present.
• Close of second year's pastorate of Rev C W Ayling 6th. Jug breaking at evening service.
• Big Bend Reunion and Old Settlers' picnic, Sept 8-11.
• Passenger trains now carry 8 mails each way daily.
• Campbell Bros add Music rooms to their jewelry store, stocking it heavily with a variety of musical merchandise.
• The Bridge Co issue commutation tickets, good each way until used.
• New Church picnic on the lawn at residence of ex Judge W H Williams near Putnam.
• Purchase of the Rogers house by James Hartley, the blacksmith. Now, where's the housekeeper?
• Frank Ebaugh again in charge of the pilot house of the Rescue.
• E J Riely graduates from the Dwight cure.
• Melon social by Christian congregation.
• Rev A F Marsh preaches first sermon after vacation, 6th.
• Jacob Syphers fell thro a hole in a barn loft, and was saved a bad accident by striking upon a horse in his descent.
• Mr and Mrs E H Heath accompany their little son to the blind asylum for a source of instruction.
• Magnolia grange will enforce the game and trespass laws of the state.
• Capt York sells the Rescue to the Green River Packet Co.
• Show day – Dick's Circus, traveling by wagon, and Robinson's Museum, traveling by boat. The balloon ascension and parachute drop by Prof W H Jones a sky rocket success.
• Births – sons to J H Perry and Wm E Ketchum and daughter to Timothy Hunt.
• Nuptials – John Dauber and Katie Barnes, 9th, and Will S Hannum and Gladys Cotney, 3d.
• Elder J E Parker, the young preacher, officiated morning and evening at Sunday services here, and is a very promising young minister.
• Simeon Doyle breaks the record on oat hauling – 194 bushels 22 lbs, hauled 7 miles on a Birdsell wagon sold by Duke Bros.
• Marriage of Thomas Duke and Mry F Bishel.
• Mrs Howard Young injured in a runaway at Peoria.
• Minnie Horr returns to school at Baybrook, 7th year.
• Nuptials of Morgan Hartsock and Laura B McNiel at Melvin, O.
• A Nebraska wedding, John Weeks and May B Smith at Kearney.
• Nick Denu had a leg broken in a scuffle.
• Goltra building Clark Swift's new house, and Wm Niblock one for Thomas Harrington.
• Anton Gaab's daughter swallowed a wire fence staple, but no injury came of it.
• S P Hill was the lay delegate to Central M E conference at Moline, J O Hill from Whitefield, and Porter Webber from La Prairie.
• Mrs Anton Hank terribly gored by a ferocious bull.
• Sept 19, last trip of the Rescue on the Illinois river She was sold for $6750.
• Births, son to Michael McBride, and daughters to T F Clover, J P Herry and Caleb Condit.
• Nuptials, Augustus Stover and Ada Freeman
• Mrs G M Locke elected president of W O T U, and Ella Heath secretary.
• M E conference assigned Rev Wm Woolley to Henry, Rev Dille to Whitefield, and Rev Ayling to Normal.
• Mary Krenz falls, breaking an arm, while housekeeping for her priestly brother at Piper City.
• Wm Schlosner amputated three fingers and a thumb in a revolving cylinder of a threshing machine.
• J R Paskell awarded the contract to carry mail to and from the depot.
• Rev A Bower of Hennepin the possessor of a fig tree loaded with delicious, ripe figs.
• Wm Wheeler of near Putnam puts in water works to his residence and heats by steam.
• A farewell reception to Master Gilbert Ayling at Mattie Orr's, his S S classmates being present.
• G W Fuller dies at Chicago. He married his wife at Henry, Malvina Kellogg, who survives, as also two children.
• Birthday party to Ina Divilbiss, by her grandparents Mr and Mrs S P Hill – 11 years old.
• Death of Mrs Madison Durley at Chicago, 18th; burial at Hennepiin.
• Birthday dinner to David Coan, 21st, celebrating his 75th anniversary.
• The Varna Herald office moved to Wenona.
• The Henry public school adopts a course of study.
• Grace Griswold leaves for Chicago to study reporting by short hand.
• Earthquake shock felt by many residents, 26th.
• W R C convention, 17th, Mrs J B Dille save the address of welcome, Mrs Jennie Cunningham of Chillicothe the response. Mrs L M Raymond presided.
• A son to Fred Morgan born.
• Death of Carrie Louise Schneider, daughter of F S Potter, Esq at Chicago, __th. Buried at Henry.
• Deaths, at Putnam, son of John Bell; near Caledonia, son of Charles Harper.
• The Frankie Folsom attempted to handle the business of the Rescue after it left the river, but left the trade after a brief trial.
• Dr A A Knapp enters hospital practice at Chicago.
• Hen turkey of F H Goodrich laid 127 eggs during the season, without making an attempt at setting. Profitable fowl.

October

• Horticultural Society at Lacon, 5th and 6th.
• Magnolia grange fair, 7, 8, 9.
• New school house accepted and contractor paid off and discharged.
• Births – daughters to J L Turney and Albert Longman.
• Went and married Lydia A Fosdick, did Robert S Erwin. Who had a better right?
• Whitefield post office made a postal not office.
• Sale of the abandoned Whitefield church and contents at auction.
• At Peoria, suicide of Dewitt C Clark, a brother of Mrs Dr Taylor of Magnolia.
• The dam, which had spring a leak, was repaired.
• Dry goods firm of Wherry & Goltra dissolve, J E Goltra retiring.
• C R Jones, W M, representing Henry lodge of Masons at grand lodge.
• S L Case while visiting in Kewanee "took suthin" that made him think he had been poisoned. What do they give a feller out there anyhow?
• O H Tyler visits Old Kentuck, from where he had been gone over 80 years.
• H S Howard of Lacon receives a paralytic stroke, so afflictive as to render him helpless and a confirmed invalid.
• Jacob Fosbenner buys the Schick grocery store of Frank Deyoe, and becomes a business man of Henry. Just the man for the business, and is doing well.
• St Joseph's parish had another entertainment at the Opera House on the 15th
• Chicken pie supper at Opera House by ladies of Congregational church. It went off successfully.
• Death of Prof A C Weis at Spring Valley, 52.
• U S express changes agents, H J Gregory succeeding Dr F A Powell
• A season of 40 hours devotion at St Mary's church, commencing 18th. Rev Frs Freishoff, Schnell and Kuchenbach assisting.
• The grand jury in the Culver-Carve-Frisbey case stood 16 against and 7 for indictment.
• Nuptials of James Hartley and Nellie Gorman.
• Sons to Wm Meier and Wm Marshall sent to bless their homes.
• Whitefield S S convention – speaking by J M Kirkpatrick, Mrs. J B Dille, J H Jones, Rev A C Price. J O Hill presided. Also an evening session.
• Theo Bickerman sells his farm of 485 acres to Conrad Meister.
• Fred Becker becomes an employee of J N Ward & Co, Peoria.
• H K Smith's vegetable man prodigy was on exhibition at J D Stubbles's for some days.
• George Gregory's little son falls in a closet, breaking a bone of the arm at the elbow.
• Rev L G Landenburger of Joliet preaches for the New Church folks on Sunday, the 18th. An eloquent speaker.
• J R Harriman sustains a sprained ankle in a runaway wreck, and laid up several weeks at the Camp House.
• Roger Merritt assaulted by some after night villain. Both had a rough and tumble knock down, but the fleet footed stranger took to his heels and decamped. He met the wrong man that time.
• J F Coan takes his ssalesman Frank E Bush into partnership, the firm name being changed to Coan & Bush.
• S S Merritt awarded two first premiums on butter at State fair.
• Postmaster DePue of Lacon inspected the Henry office and reported business methods excellent in every respect.
• Our bicyclists, five in number, wheeled it to Bradford one Sunday
• John Peterman adds a new bay window to his residence.
• Mrs John Monier moves into the city, and then buys the Guyer homestead for her occupancy.
• The insurance of $2000 on the life of Edward Murphy in the Modern Woodmen, was paid to the widow.
• Death of Mrs J R Veach at Pasadena, Cal, 89.
• Marriage of Joseph Schafer, the Peoria journalist, and Helena Yaeger, 27th.
• Death of Marshall Downey, 78, Mrs Margaret Parker, mother of Samuel Parker, 88; Robert Patton, 77
• High school bell raised to the tower of the new school house, by Theo Bickerman & Co
• Rev Fr Leo Krenz transferred to Denver, seeking a change of climate for his health.
• H W Ruggles crippled by a jump from a wagon.
• The Henry dancing club organized for the winter, O C White president.
• Dwight Morgan receives a shock of paralysis, and carried to the house from the gate. Has been improving since.
• La Prairie S S convention. Interesting session.
• Teachers' Institute at Henry, 31st.

November

• Grand Cloak opening of J H Jones & Son – 4th annual sale.
• Lacon to have electric lights. Where's Henry?
• Grand opening of the public school building, 2d. Schools leave the old buildings and occupy the new building the 3d.
• Demise of Ann D Worley, 85, William Fountain, 83; Nellie Widmer, 28.
• Silver wedding of Mr and Mrs E G Sparling, most beautiful presents and grand supper. Their new residence dedicated.
• "Braving the World," comedy at New Opera House, 9th.
• C R Jones takes a trip to Arkansas and New Orleans.
• Death of Charles D Arms at Oketo, Kan. He was formerly a grain buyer at Wenona.
• Hayden & Holmes open a livestock exchange at Henry.
• Rev D F Carnahan, the representative of the American educational aid society for finding homes for homeless waifs, raised $80 here for that benevolence.
• Good Tidings service at M E church, 1st.
• Inquest of Peter Lovealle of Hopewell at Toluca, ran over by a Santa Fe train.
• Clint G Ford's company play three nights at New Opera Hall.
• Eliphalet Ketchum purchases the residence of John Miller for $875.
• Death of L T Leech of Hennepin, 58; Michael Wolf of Mt Palatine, 59, the heaviest man in this section, weighing 426 lbs; Mrs Charles Peterson of Putnam, 21.
• Births – a son to Albert D Stevens, and daughter to George Heider.
• Thanksgiving sermon by Rev William Wooley.
• Thanksgiving dinner and fair by the ladies of M E church. Extensively patronized.
• Death of Mrs Hartley Malone at Varna. One of the old settlers of that part of our county.
• The Eagleston farm in Whitefield sold at auction to John Peterman for $4750, or $46.75 per acre.
• Death of Thomas J Mathis in Iowa.
• Marshall Co Board of Agriculture elect new officers, Thomas Monier as president and Frank Leavitt as secretary.
• Rev C E Marsh the new Congregational pastor at Lawn Ridge.
• The defunct Gazette at Wenona moved to Chicago.
• Births – daughters to Wm Hamilton and Thomas Brady.
• Nuptials – Homer Swife and Dillie Rowe; Ross H Gregory and Eldorado Fansey; Willard Kenyon and Violena Hosen.
• Prof Koch resigns as organist, and Vinnie Harper succeeds him at the Episcopal church.
• Council passes an ordinance defining the duties of a board of health, and Mrssrs Emerick, Niece, and Koehler appointed such board by the mayor.
• Soldier vets F H Goodrich and Walter Scott granted pensions.
• Sutton's Uncle Tom's Cabin at New Opera House one night.
• Winter term of public schools opened Dec 7.
• Demise of Wm T McKenzie at the age of 86.
• Mrs Mahlon Newburn passes away at Hennepin and is buried at Henry
• Death of Lara Field, 11 years of age
• Several worthy graduates from the Keeley Cure at Dwight – Sherman Glenn, Caleb Forbes, Howard Young, Orrin L Myers, James Chambers, Wm Shields, Ben Walker, Nels Gibbons, P C Bacon, and others.
• Assessment of Marshall county reduced 18per cent by the State Board of Equalization.
• Incipient fire at John Kline's furniture factory extinguished by its worthy owner.
• Illinois river frozen over during the last cold snap.
• Geo A Burt departs for a commercial course at the Davenport Business College.
• Mr and Mrs W H Worley observe their 36th wedding anniversary by a dinner of the family
• "Pete Peterson," the popular Swede comedy, given a good house.
• Elias Herr chosen truant officer at a salary of $25 per year.
• H H Kirchman attends grand lodge I O O F at Springfield, representing Marshall lodge at Henry.
• Third anniversary of wedded life celebrated by Mr and Mrs Frank Deyoe, with a dinner.
• A G Humphrey caught 9 premiums on fancy fowls at the Fat Stock Show.
• G C Griswold sold four cockerels at the Fat Stock Show, for the round sum of $80.
• Prof S B McClusky inaugurates a singing school here, the Sparland quartette assisting the first night.
• Births – daughters to Lyman Hunt and Geo P Merdian
• Dath of Asher Norton, 66 on the 26th; Mrs Wm Chambers, 77, on the 30th.
• Mrs Asher Norton appointed school treasurer of Whitefield, and C L Loomis supervisor, to fill vacancy by the death of Mr Norton.
• Thanksgiving dinner and fair of Putnam Christian church netted $82.
• Mr and Mrs Lewis I Beck celebrate their golden wedding in California, 18th.
• Mrs R M Tremain called to Kansas to nurse a sick mother.

December

• Death of Hon Andrew Bell from apoplexy.
• Fred Thompson and P H McManus have a foot race, and Thompson gets there
• Lawrence Lippert ships 40 hogs, averaging 400 each, 40 teams conveyed them to market.
• Supervisors borrow $2500 to liquidate county expenses.
• School house awarded a silk flag by the citizens.
• The examination of the fall term held in all the rooms.
• Death of Mrs John Dressier, 70.
• Jeriah Bonham meets with an accident, being severely shook up by a fall.
• Lacon initiated a lecture course, musical and literary.
• Marriage of John Gregory and Mrs Sarah Gregory in Indiana.
• Ladies of Chirstian church give a public dinner and are liberally patronized.
• Fisk Tennnessceans give a concert at the hall Paying house.
• Capt York awards the contract for a new steamboat, and expects to launch the flyer about the middle of March, 1892.
• The census of Marshall county, as taken in 1890, is 18,468, some 1402 less than in 1880.
• The county expenses for 1891 foot up $24,000 – being $12,000 more than in 1886. And why?
• Mrs Mary A Livermore lectured at Lacon 16th on "What shall we do with our husbands?"
• L C McMurtrie makes a fine coroner. He held inquests upon the body of James Crotchet and P Donnelly.
• Henry Hough takes the suicide route. He was deputy sheriff in McLean county.
• Death of Mrs Samuel Parker at Chicago; burial at Henry, 16th.
• A difficulty hors combat between Jos Schieck and son Edward, in which a revolver figured, amicably settled.
• Christmas tree services – M E church at New Opera Hall, cantata, and two trees; Congregational church, a tree and singing and recitations, New Church, recitations, and present distribution.
• Episcopal services at midnight, 24th to commemorate the advent of Christ.
• Christmas day services at Episcopal and Catholic churches.
• Mrs J G Miles finds a burglar in her home who gets away without identification, also Mrs Harper one in her cellar.
• John Heim enlarges his market and puts in a new ice closet.
• Dedication of new Chirstian church 27th. A fine building. The church debt of $1100 provided for.
• Masons elect C R Jones W M and E T Disosway secretary.
• Oscar Hill and J S Townsend and wives Maude McVicker and P Doran spend the winter in California.
• James Chambers given a school at Boyd's Grove. His Dwight cure a great success.
• Marriage of Charles Everett and Mrs M J Stephens.
• The analysis of the Henry artesian well by James Steele chemist student of Champaign university found healthful and medicinally beneficial.
• Dedication of new church of Christ by Dr L L Carpenter of Wabash, Ind. Total cost $3200.
• Total expense of new school building $24,640.
• Anthony Chance loses a purse of about $190, and charges theft. John Swiger and John Johns arrested.
• Charles Booth appointed station agent at Spring Valley commenced work Dec 29.
• Death of Mrs James Frye nee Mary Cook, at Eureka Springs, Ark, daughter of the late Watson Cook.
• Nuptials of Charles Everett and Mrs M J Stephens, 26th. Residence Chaltenham, Cook county.
• Protracted meeting at new Christian church conducted by Elder Gilliland.
• Royal Olmsted gone to New Jersey to visit his aged mother.
• George Helper purchases the building in which is the Helper & Adams market for $1100.
• Dr Jones and family leave for Chicago to spend the winter. The doctor to take a course of medical lectures and homeopathic doses of homeopathy.
• James and John Steele form a partnership with John Kline in the furniture business, wholesale and retail, and also undertaking.
• The Morgan family at Putnam celebrate the 55th marriage anniversary of Mrs Clara E Morgan at Dwight Morgan's residence. Four generations present.
• Clark Swift builds a new house in Henry, and moves from the farm the 1st of the new year.
• Samuel Clift remodeling his Whitefield home.
• Death of Mrs James Gallup at Sparland.
• Holiday dance of the Henry Terpsichorean club. Grand time Willis's orchestra furnishing the music.
• Birth – daughter to A L Gilpin 2d
• This ends the year's record. Exit 1891.

Transcribed 08 Jan 2019 by Norma Hass from the Henry Republican, 07 Jan 1892, portions of pages 1 and 2.

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