The Graphic

June 9, 1921

MOVED TO BURLINGTON: James Sutliff and family moved to Burlington, Ia. and will hereafter make their home at 1616 Bluff Street in that city. Mr. Sutliff will be in the employ of The Leonard Schell Oil Co. which has a branch there.

Since coming to Stronghurst several years ago this family has taken an active interest in the village and community affairs and Mr. Sutliff has been prominently identified with the business interests of the village as well as with its municipal affairs.

Last Monday evening some 15-20 neighbors and friends of the family gathered at their home to express their regrets over their departure. The coming of guests was unannounced, but this fact did not distract from the spirit of the occasion. Refreshments were served and a pleasant social time enjoyed by all.

IMPORTANT CHURCH GATHERING HERE: On Thursday and Friday of next week, the 40th annual convention of the Monmouth Presbyterial Women's Missionary Society will be held in the United Presbyterian Church here. The program will be one of unusual interest and the local committee is planning for the entertainment of a large number of delegates from the churches composing Monmouth Presbytery.

SUFFERED PARALYTIC STROKE: Mrs. Jay H. Foote suffered a paralytic stroke at her home in the north part of town and is reported to be in a critical condition. Her sister is here from Ottawa, Kan. and also her sister-in-law, Mrs. F. Livingston of Fort Madison, Iowa. The two daughters, Laura and Mrs. Ruth Little, who live in Chicago, arrived here on Tuesday.

OBITUARY: MRS. AGNES GILLILAND: Agnes Stevenson Gilliland was born in County Antrim, Ireland, July 28, 1840 and passed away June 2, 1921, aged 80 years, 10 months and 5 days. She was the fourth daughter of John S. and Elizabeth Stevenson. On Dec. 16, 1865 she united in marriage to William Gilliland who died on Feb. 6, 1920. To this union six children were born, three of whom survive their parents: John Gilliland of Stronghurst; David Gilliland of Media and Mrs. Pearl Drain of Terre Haute. Nine grandchildren and one great grand child also survive.

Mrs. Gilliland came to this country with her husband in 1868 and settled in the Biggsville neighborhood. Henderson County has been the family home ever since with the exception of two years spent in the neighboring commonwealth of Iowa.

Many years ago Mrs. Gilliland united with the United Presbyterian Church at Biggsville, later transferring her membership to the U. P. Church in Media when the family moved to that neighborhood. Mrs. Gilliland was one of the early members of the Biggsville congregation and community, the ranks of which are fast being thinned by death.

During the past few year Mrs. Gilliland has made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Drain, and during much of that time has suffered from the infirmities of old age. About ten weeks ago it became necessary for her to take to her bed and although loving hands and hearts ministered to her every need, she gradually grew weaker till she peacefully fell asleep Thursday evening.

LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: The Dorcas Circle of the Lutheran church will hold a midsummer social Saturday evening June 18th at the Charles O'Gren home; ice cream and cake will be served. The Apt Brothers and Sister will serve ice cream and cake in the community rooms in Stronghurst on Saturday evening, June 11th; the price will be 25 cents with music a feature of the evening. Miss Merle Adair, who was one of the recent graduates of the Stronghurst High School this year, wrote the examination for a scholarship in the College of Liberal Arts in the University of Illinois in the office of the county superintendent of Schools at Oquawka. At the baseball game here with Gladstone the local team lost with a score of 8 to 9 in favor of Gladstone.

GLADSTONE GLEANINGS: The Gladstone second team were victorious over the Monmouth stone quarry boys by a score of 16 to 9; Clarence Cisna as been selected as manager. Clayton James and Elmer Pence who were in Chicago drove home in Elmer's fine new automobile bought there. Frank Jacob moved into the A. J. Ditto home in the west part of town. Mrs. Lucy Wilds has bought the home of Mr. and Mrs. G.H. Tribler and will soon move here from Keithsburg. Rolf Miller and family returned from Indianapolis after attending the auto races.

25 YEARS AGO - 1896 GRAPHIC: Judge Botkins of Hutchinson, Kans. gave an address on the subject of temperance at the United Presbyterian Church on the evening of June 10th. It was described as being one of the most original and beneficial of the kind ever delivered here. During a storm lightning killed three fine steers belonging to C.E. Peasley. A total of 100,000 bushels of corn had been bought in Stronghurst, Media, Carman and Lomax by the Moirs of Oquawka and was being held in storage. Miss Florence Dobbin left for Valparaiso, Ind. to attend summer school. Miss Hattie Evans of Hopper and James Pendry of Carman were married in Burlington on June 9th. Reports published showed the total resources of the Stronghurst State Band to be $147, 071 and those of the State Bank of Henderson County to be $63,093. Scott Jackson was awaiting execution at Newport Ky. for the murder Pearl Bryan.

BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS: Miss Dorothy Millen returned home after a visit at the Arthur McIntyre home. Miss Lizzie McKinley is confined to her bed again with sickness. Miss Margie McIntosh arrived home from Washington, D.C. where she has been engaged in work ever since war times. Mrs. Wheatley and children left for Arkansas where they will spend the summer with her people. The play, "Bird Haven" is to be given at the high school on Thursday evening.

Rev. Baker, the new minister of the Presbyterian Church, and his family arrived here last Saturday. The Country Club and community Club held an ice cream supper on the lawn of the Presbyterian Church clearing almost $30; this money is to be used to help pay the expenses for the local Chautauqua. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Martin and daughter Margaret, Misses Emma Folmer and Virginia Norris attended the play, "Robinhood," in Galesburg given on the Lombard campus by the college students. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Whitman attended the baccalaureate services for the seniors of the Western Illinois Teacher College at Macomb, their daughter, Miss Louise, being a member of the class. A birthday party for Lela and Lois Kilgore, little daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kilgore, was attended by ten little people. Games of various kinds were played and refreshments of ice cream and cake were served. Chas. Gilliland moved his family from the Walter Kilgore property north of town into the Alvah Martin residence.

CARMAN CONCERNS: Miss Anna Connell of Elkader, Ia. was a business caller in town. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Morrison now occupy the Huppert property. Ben Wisbey of Chillicothe is recovering from an operation for tonsillitis at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Wisbey. Lew Bagles, our liveryman, is sporting a fine new Ford-Henry Jones having purchased his old one. Ed Ahlers of Carthage has returned home after being the supply man at the "Q" depot. Fred Crane's familiar face as agent is again in evidence. Mr. and Mrs. A. Rebel of Chariton, Iowa are visiting at the Thos. Dixon home and with other relatives. LaVerne Anderson of Dayton, Texas is visiting his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Dowell.

LOMAX LINGERINGS: Mrs. Minnie Anderson of Kansas City if visiting at the home of her brother, James Hedge and family. F. J. Walling left for Chicago on a business trip in the interest of the Lomax Boiler Co. The small son of Gid Worley and wife, who was taken to the Burlington hospital and operated on for appendicitis, is getting along as well as could be expected. Mrs. A. R. Rice, who has been sick for several weeks at the home of her daughter, Mrs. I. P. Bowlin, passed away Friday with the funeral held at Dallas City on Sunday afternoon. Prof. L. E. Foote left for southern Illinois to work for the Standard Education Society. Thos. Howard of the south country has purchased the Effenbeck property and will move there in the near future.

CLOSES TERM AT MAPLE GROVE: Miss Emma Wright closed her school at Maple Grove with the annual basket dinner and picnic. In past years the crowd has been composed chiefly of the mothers and children, but this year most of the fathers left their work and enjoyed the holiday with the others. After dinner, the crowd was entertained with two little operettas given by the children-primary grade and older children.

This closes Miss Wright's third successful year of teaching at Maple Grove. Her unusual success has surely been due to her splendid teaching, her untiring efforts and her conscientious interest in every pupil in the school. (Isn't that a glowing assessment of a teacher!)

BRIDAL SHOWER: A very pleasant social afternoon was enjoyed by some 15 young ladies at the beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Park of the east country at which Miss Marjorie Gibb, who is to be a June bride, was the guest of honor. The house was tastefully decorated in yellow and white and in the dining room a large umbrella was suspended over a table on which a number of handsome gifts were placed. The guests were given envelopes containing crepe paper and were asked to compete in the making of a suitable trousseau for the bride. The first prize, an incense burner, was awarded to Mrs. Mabel Sanderson while the "booby" prize of a pair of clothes pins went to Miss Madeline Lovitt. Dainty refreshments of angel food cake, tut-i-fruit salad, ice cream and punch were served. The Misses Juliette Wheeling, Opal Stine and Madeline Park were hostesses.

AUTO RACES AND FLYING CIRCUS AT GALESBURG: What gives the promise of being the most spectacular show of the sort given in Western Illinois in years will be staged at the District Fair Grounds in Galesburg on June 11th at 2:30 pm when championship automobile races and Ruth Law's Flying Circus will be presented for popular approval of racing and aviation fans. On the program are six automobile races in which men rated as the best dirt track drivers in the world will go after track and world records and in which purses amounting to $3,000 ($35, 670 in today's money) will be hung up. (Long list of drivers and their cars included in this article-read it on microfilm at Henderson County Public Library.)

In addition there will be two aviation events, both of which are entirely new to the people of this vicinity. One will be the changing from a racing automobile on a circular track to an aeroplane in flight, both machines traveling at the rate of ninety miles an hour. This will be done by Louis James, the young Chicago dare devil, who stands on the back of Soule's racer and grasps a rope ladder dangling under the wings of Lieut. Verne Treat's aeroplane and scrambles aboard the aeroplane. James does many other aerial acrobatic stunts, hanging by his feet from the running gear of the plane or by his teeth from the end of a long rope while the plane does stunts in the air.

The supreme stunt that Ruth Law herself performs is to stand on an aeroplane while her pilot loops the loop. Miss Law has been flying since 1912 and holds all world records for women aviators but previously has been content to fly while safely strapped to the seat of her plane. She is the first woman to attempt this dare devil stunt on an aeroplane.

OBITUARY: ROY BERG: Roy S., third son of Carl and Carrie Berg, was born in Burlington, Ia. Aug. 8, 1905 and died at his home in Stronghurst June 7, 1921. His parents lived in Burlington until Roy was four years old when they moved to a farm near Stronghurst where they lived until 1911 when they moved to the village. All of his school days were spent in the Stronghurst schools where he gained many loyal playmates. He was also a member of Mrs. Dixson' class in the M. E. Sunday School, his classmates being chosen as pall bearers.

Until 14 months ago Roy was quite a rugged lad with the promise of a long life seemingly before him, but about this time he contracted a severe cold. No serious results were anticipated, but it seems that the dread disease which carries away so many of the human race was gradually fastening itself upon him. He was a hopeful lad and did his part in the struggle against the disease as long as he was able. Last August his mother took him to Albuquerque, New Mexico in the hope that the climate there would prove beneficial to his condition. After a three month's stay, he became so homesick that his mother thought it best to bring him back home. He seemed somewhat better for a time, but I soon became evident that the malady from which he suffered was gaining ground upon him. About April first of this year a rapid decline set in which ended in his passing away last Tuesday evening at about four o'clock.

His father, a sister, Hazel, 19 years of age, and a little brother, Cecil preceded him in death. He leaves to mourn his departure his mother; two brothers, Alphonso and Charles; two sisters, Marie and Margaret; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Nona Berg and a little nephew, Dickey Berg besides many friends and playmates. Funeral was conducted at the Stronghurst Christian Church with interment in the local cemetery.

LOCAL AND AREA NEWS: The junior and senior class enjoyed a picnic at Crapo Park. Dr. I. F. Harter was seen driving his car which had been in storage in Monmouth. Miss Lois Shaw, who was one of this year's graduates from Stronghurst High School, has been employed as teacher of the Dutch Row School in Biggsville Township for the coming year. The stork left a young son at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stine; the young man will bear the name Wallace Weber. Glenn Marshall has finished his studies at the Gem City Business College and is presently at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. A. Marshall, north of Stronghurst. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Gibb of Media Township announced the coming marriage of their daughter, Miss Marjorie, to Mr. Estel Mudd which will occur on June 15th. Miss Icle Rezner has been engaged to teach the Gearheart School southeast of Raritan next year. Mr. Dale Davis and bride returned from their honeymoon trip to Chicago. Miss Loretta Schenck, a teacher in the public schools of Pueblo, Colo. will spend her summer vacation with relatives in Raritan.

Paul Bell, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Bell has been going about on crutches for several days on account of having the misfortune of stepping on a rusty nail which penetrated his foot an inch or more and surgical attention was necessary. Rev. C. D. Wiesman of Hope College, Mich. has assumed the pastorate of the Raritan Reformed Church for the summer. Rev. Mr. Mueller, a graduate of the class of 1921 of Hope College, has accepted a call to become the regular pastor and will begin his labors on Sept. 1st. Rev. Chas. Fisher, evangelist, is holding a series of meetings at the South Prairie M. E. Church, five miles east and one mile south of Stronghurst. This is one of the pioneer churches of Henderson County and at one time had a strong organization but like many other country churches in recent times, has practically ceased to function.

Earl Beaver, who is connected with the Detroit, Mich. branch of the well known Capper & Capper firm of men's furnishers, visited his father, A. L. Beaver. Earl is in affluent circumstances now and drives a fine Pierce-Arrow car. He drove from Detroit to Indianapolis and attended the big auto races there and then came on to Stronghurst by way of Chicago. Homer Justice had a valuable horse killed by lightning in the June 1st storm. Mr. Wm Weir of Coloma is at home again after several months spent at a sanatorium at Springfield. (Sanaitorium could be a TB or cancer hospital.) Mrs. Sallie Woods is caring for Grandma Justice, who was badly injured by being thrown from a buggy a week ago at the home of her son Clarence. Wm. Connor, the well known farmer of the country south of Raritan, who died on May 26th, is reported to have left an estate valued at over $132,000. ($1,569,480 in today's values). All of the property is willed to his wife and daughters. Ten cars of livestock were shipped to Chicago from the local station: Frank Nelson-4 cars of cattle and 1 of hogs; C. E. Fort-1 car of hogs; C. G. Richey 1 car of sheep and Chas. Lind-3 cars of cattle. The marriage of Kenneth Gordon of Oquawka to a Miss McClellan of Aledo took place at the home of the bride's parents. The groom is the youngest son of County Judge Gordon; he will take his bride to Altoona, Pa. where he has employment.

The late frosts last spring had the effect of shortening the strawberry crop at Oak Grove Farm and the supply has not been anywhere sufficient to meet the demand as many customers have been turned away daily. Last Wednesday morning at least a dozen cars where at the patch whose owners were waiting for it to become light enough for them to pick the berries. Mrs. William Hartgrove, wife of the Oquawka Township supervisor, died at her home ear Oquawka early Monday morning. A car of road oil arrived in the village and arrangements are being made to have it applied. Judge J. W. Gordon is now an inmate of the Burlington Hospital as he was not making satisfactory recovery from his recent illness.

PAID BY INSURANCE: On April 19th last Mr. Robert Kline suffered the fracture of three ribs by being thrown from a gang plow which he was operating. He fortunately carried a Woodmen Accident policy and on June 1st received a check for $31.56 in settlement of his claim for disability arising from his injuries. Mr. Kline expresses himself as being well pleased with the treatment by the insurance company.