The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
Registrar for Daniel McMillan Chapter, N.S.D.A.R.1919
Stronghurst Graphic: Oct. 23, 1919
MEDIA MEANDERINGS: Mrs. Pearl Leinbach, Mrs. Will Musher and Mrs. Arthur Pogue went to Galesburg to have some dental work done. The Community Club met at the home of Mrs. Gilliland with a good attendance. The afternoon was spent on bazaar work. A delightful feature was a song by the three Gilliland boys and Mr. Clifford Campbell. Dainty refreshments of whipped cream, steamed pudding and coffee were served by the hostess. Considerable interest is being taken in the revival meeting held at the M.E.Church.
Mr. H.Howard Bigger of the U.S.Department of Agriculture, Cereal Disease Investigation Division, has been here assisting Charles E. Pendarvis, agronomist of the E.G.Lewis Seed Co., to harvest a corn plot where important work is being done to learn more about corn diseases and how to combat them. It has been shown that the corn root rot is cutting the corn yield and it is possible to prevent this to a greater or lesser extent. The men traveled to Yarmouth, Iowa where they went over to a corn breeding demonstration and explained a few things about the corn disease works.
CARMAN CONCERNS: Sam Howell, who has been quite sick with pneumonia at Urbana, Ill., came home to recuperate. He expects to return to his studies the next semester. Mr. Charlie Kirby and wife entertained Mrs. Will Scott of Dallas City and Mr. and Mrs. Nolan and a gentleman friend from Oklahoma; the group with a few relatives and friends motored from there to Keokuk to spend the day.
Miss Gladys Gittings of Dallas City spent Friday night with her friend, Miss LaVeta LaVine, at the Alexander home (teachers were housed by families in their school districts) and attended the box supper and social which was given by Miss LaVine and pupils at the Crystal Lake School Friday night. G.W. Howell received a telephone message conveying the sad news of the death of Miss Jane Edwards of Monmouth, Ill.
GLADSTONE GLEANINGS: Railroad detective Mower was in town looking after some railroad interests. Dr. Ditto went to Green Bay, Ia. where he has farming interests. Dr. and Mrs. Albert Keener of Altoona, Ill. and Mrs. Milroy and daughter of Oneida visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Galbraith. Mrs. Max Rodman visited the E. Rodman home before returning to her home in South Dakota.
The stork made a call at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Whitmeyer and left them a fine baby boy to brighten their home. Will Galbraith went to Wisconsin to look after farming interests. Herbert Cisna is very ill with appendicitis. "The Sweetest Girl in Dixie" was given Thursday evening in Bryan's Hall to a full house.
LOMAX LINGERINGS: W.H.Wyatt returned home from Savannah, Mo where he had been for treatment; he was pronounced cured. Well, the wedding bells did ring-LeRoy Pence and Miss Dora Buxmeir of Ft. Madison were marred there on Saturday. It is useless to speak of these worthy young people that good wishes and congratulations are extended by their many friends. Gus Nixon's new house is well under way with F.A.Magers doing the carpenter work. James Hedges and wife have gone to house keeping in the Geo. Hoover dwelling. A large shipment of brooms of over a carload was made from the broom factory. Coal seems to be fairly plentiful as there were four carloads on track last week and more due this week.
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: Mrs. Joe Wilcox is suffering with a painful finger of the right hand which is detaining Mr. Wilcox at home a few days from his shop work. While out riding Joe Peasley's car skidded and struck the end of an iron bridge near the Wm. Nolan corner and tore off a rear wheel; fortunately, no one was hurt. The building on Main St., east of Broadway, recently purchased by Art McKeown from Mrs. Mary Dixson, is being remodeled and refinished for the use of the Co-operative Store Co.
The merchandise of all description that is being shipped into this place and the immense shipments of grain, stock, poultry and all kinds of products that are being shipped out would be a credit to a much larger town. James White of Hartman, Colo., an old time resident of this vicinity and a nephew of Mrs. Mary Thompson is visiting relatives and friends. H.N. Vaughn, Geo. Widney, Dr. Dickerson, Dale Davis, W.C.Zugg and Tom Dodds visited the hunting camp on Burlington Island where they succeeded in killing 45 ducks. Ed Brewer moved the frame building which formerly stood on the site of the new Knutstrom garage and recently purchased by J.F.McMillan to the McMillan home on Nichols St. where he will remodel it for a garage and wood house. Reed Salter, Homer Weddington and M.E.Beardsley had a very successful day of duck hunting at their camp on Burlington Island, each one killing the limit of ducks allowed by law.
Members of the M.E.Church were honored by their pastor, Rev. Victor Crumbaker and wife with a reception given them at the M.E. parsonage. The large audience at the regular services of the U.P. Church showed their appreciation of their many blessings by contributing $173.71 to the Thank Offering Fund. Mrs. C.M.Bell held the regular sewing circle of her U.P. Sunday school class at the home of Miss Loraine Anderson.
C.E. Peasley went to Canada to look after his farming interests there. He visited at the John Annegers and A.R. Blanden homes near Lang. Sask. Mr. Peasley says the price of land has advanced there the same as in the states and good farms in the Saskatchewan country now sell at $100 per acre.
The Thompson and Reynolds garage added a new store room to their office. Dr. R.K.Dickinson, state veterinarian, is here testing cattle for tuberculosis. The Johnson and Gregory garage received a car load of new Ford cars. Grover Rehling, who recently purchased the T.J.Hunter residence on Mary St., is remodeling it.
Three car loads of coal arrived and were delivered out by the next morning. The city was shrouded in darkness for an hour caused by a bad circuit on the high tension electric line. On opening his work drawer Tom Morgan, local barker, found a surprise in the shape of a small hedge knife which some friend had left. Tom says that he is now ready to shave that or those kind friends with his new razor free of charge if they will call on him. (Men just knew how to have fun in 1919!)