The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Compiled and Edited by Virginia Ross
Registrar for Daniel McMillan Chapter, N.S.D.A.R.1920
Stronghurst Graphic, July 29, 1920
LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: C. C. Butler of Galesburg is superintending the remodeling of his farm home in the south country. The Graphic office force enjoyed a box of Royal Ann cherries from Seattle, Washington packed for them by Mr. E. W. Bell. The Monday livestock shipment to the Chicago market from Stronghurst were Fort & Simonson-two carloads of hogs and butcher stuff; R. A. McKeown-one car load of hogs for the Farmers Co-op Shipping Association; Elbridge Fort-one car load of hogs; Asa Wassom-one car of hogs; and Art McKeown-two cars of hogs for F. C. Association. Lyman Ross and Chas. Heisler were in Kansas City buying cattle. Messrs Roy Mudd, Dewain Rezner, Clifford McKewon and Will Reedy left for Indianapolis, Ind. to bring back four touring cars and two trucks for the Johnson & Co. Garage. Geo. Hunike of Burlington, Ia. drove into town and finding barriers across many of the newly oiled streets became disgusted with the village laws and attempted to take matters into his own hands. After throwing the ropes aside he drove through and left the rope down. This seeming neglect convinced street commissioner Sutliff that it was time to collect tribute; Mr. Hunike paid his fine and left town. Little Miss Lucile Parish was operated upon for appendicitis in the Burlington Hospital. Stratton bridge contractors are at work on the bridge just west of Raritan which was damaged by the June storm. Mr. Mullin, a brakeman on the local freight, received a very painful injury to his foot and ankle while switching in the yards here. He was taken to Dr. Marshall's office where the injured limb was treated and he was sent to his home in Chillicothe. Up to July 19th Dr. R. P. Frans, D.V. has established a record for treating hogs. Up to the middle of the month nearly 3,000 hogs were vaccinated. Last year in July Dr. Frans treated less than 1,000 hogs; he says that farmers are beginning to realize the value of protecting their hogs against disease. The Dallas City Chautauqua went behind $300, but the guarantors decided to hold one next year. Sarah Mc Elhinney, Margie Thompson, Ethel Hartquist, Audrey Rezner and Marie Mudd have returned from taking a six weeks Normal course at Bloomington, Ill. (summer school for teachers) Emmet Cleveland of Raritan, who is seeking relief at the health sanatoriums of Arizona, returned there after a visit with his parents.
Friends of Mrs. Ferrin of Dallas will regret to learn of her death at the Burlington Hospital. Tom Morgan left for the Mudiavia, Indiana health resort where he will take treatments. Mrs. Morgan and nephew, Lyle Christian, drove with him as far as Collison, Ill. where they will visit Mrs. Morgan's sister, Mrs. John Christian. Lyman Taylor is receiving the thanks of the Community Club women or decorating the flower boxes in front of the club rooms. The bright green boxes of blossoms are certainly appreciated by all who pass on Broadway. The following Masonic brothers of Stronghurst attended the ceremonies of laying the corner stone of the new Masonic temple in Burlington: E. R. Grandey, Geo. Dixson, Joe Peasley, Algert Nolen, Walter Nolan, A. E. Wetterling, J. F. McMillan, Albert Kaiser, John McGovern, I. F. Harter, G. W. Worley, Fred Gray, G. C. Rehling, J. Saunders, R. Butler, Guy Leinbach, W. C. Regan and others. Mrs. Florence Patterson of the Oquawka Journal staff underwent a surgical operation at Burlington Hospital; she is making a satisfactory recovery. The Economy Manufacturing Co. of Lomax, Ill., began the manufacture of 50,000 brooms for the U. S. government; five experts are at work on the order.
OBITUARY: CHARLES H. SCHENCK: The funeral of Charles H. Schenck, 16 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Schenck, was held at Raritan. The child had been afflicted from birth with spinal disease. The little fellow was unable to use his limbs and kept one position all of his life. Specialists were consulted, but could give no relief. The patient care of his fond parents and those who grew to love him, made his life less hard, but God's messenger came as the only relief from this suffering on July 21st. Besides his parents and baby brother, he is survived by his grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Schenck and her daughters, Misses Loretta and Luella and great grandmother, Mrs. Lydia Schenck, who is now nearing her 90th birthday.
BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: Mrs. Herbert Jamison, Mrs. W. B. Jamison of Burlington and Mrs. Smith of Kirkwood left for Seattle, Washington where they will visit a sister. Wm. Cochran who has been in the Burlington hospital with an infected finger was able to come home. Miss Anna Burrus left for Macomb where she will attend the Normal there for six weeks. Both Mrs. John Dixon and Mrs. Harry Myers are on the sick list. Both Mrs. Irena Zimmerman and H. O. Garrity, who have been ill, are reported better. Rev. C. C. French of Monmouth will preach Sabbath morning at the U. P. Church in absence of Dr. Douglass.
OBITUARY: SANFORD RUSSELL: On July 19th Sanford Russell, a brother of Mrs. George Deitrick with whom he had been making his home, passed away after a very brief illness of acute indigestion. His children, who reside in Burlington, were notified and came immediately. He leaves two sister and four children to mourn his death. Funeral services were conducted in the Olena Church with burial in the Olena Cemetery.
OLENA OBSERVATIONS: Rev. Russell announced that the last quarterly conference would be held in Biggsville. Those who are delinquent on salary will greatly oblige the stewards of the church by sending in their money by that time. C.H. Curry has added a new silo to his farm home adjoining the village. Charles A. Witterman of Hopper has been wielding the paint brush on the Peter Dahl home. The Peterson brothers have begun threshing in this neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Marshall are planning a trip to Yellowstone Park. Mrs. Coppage of Emerson, Iowa, while visiting here, had her niece, Mrs. Laura Lant, take a few snapshot pictures of the two brick buildings in Hopper, formerly owned by the Hopper families. Mrs. Coppage was asked to secure these for one of the Wesley Hopper girls whose home is also in Emerson, Iowa. Mrs. Charles Jacob and several small children came near having what might have proved a very serious accident. Their horse seemed to have turned or backed in such a manner as to cause the buggy to upset throwing the occupants out and hurt some of the children. A wheel of the rig was broken so that they had to leave the buggy and secure another was of getting home.