The Graphic

July 21, 1927

ALL SET FOR THE MINSTREL REVUE: The costumes and scenery are here and the stage is all set for the Minstrel Revue to be given at the H.S. auditorium Friday and Saturday nights July 22 & 23.  Those who have seen the costumes and scenery say that they are far more beautiful and better in every respect than any used in a home talent production heretofore. A cast and chorus of over 50 local people have been hard at work for the past two weeks and the are all rarin’ to go.  The minstrel circle has a male chorus of 25 voices singing all the late and popular music in real professional style.  The girls’ choruses that are introduced during the course of the show are deliver and full of pep wearing the latest up-to-date costumes.

The concert given by the band downtown Saturday night will start at 7:30 and will be over in plenty of time to get to the show which starts at 9 p.m. Saturday night instead of 9:30 as stated on the tickets.  The show Friday night starts at 8:30. Prices are 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults.  The ticket sale so far has been very good and a large crowd is expected

BIG SEMI-FINAL BALL GAME HERE SAT. JULY 30th:  The Henderson County Farm Bureau baseball team, winners in the Western Illinois district are now eligible for the semi-final game in the Illinois Farm Bureau Baseball League which will be played at Stronghurst July 30.  This came about because Cass and Morgan Counties, one of which was to have been Henderson’s next opponent, forfeited their game on account of the busy threshing season.  This places Henderson up against the Marshall-Putnam team, state champions in 1924 and 1925…

B.B. CLUB 36th ANNUAL OUTING: The Stronghurst B.B. Club held their 36th annual outing at Clear Lake Thursday, July 14th.  Although threatening clouds kept quite a number from a distance from coming and the harvesting kept others, 64 people registered at the table. Chef cook Harry Crane assisted by John Dowell, Geo. Scott, Claude Vaughn, C. E. Peasley and W. C. Ivins prepared and cooked to the king’s taste 80 lbs. of catfish.  When that bunch had finished nothing was let but a few back bones and ribs.  Baked beans, bread, butter, pickles, olives, jam and preserves with punch, ginger ale, pop, country club and water to drink completed the menu for dinner.  At 5 o’clock a luncheon was served consisting of baked ham, dried beef, cheese, buns, crackers, jellies, jams pickles and olives.  Horse shoe contests and a game of baseball provided amusement. 

Owing to the death of Frank Crenshaw who had been president of the club for 14 years, an election of officers was held and C. E. Fort, Jr. was elected president and Geo. T. Chant, secretary.  A. E. Jones, C. E. Fort, Sr. and C. E. Peasley who attended the first meeting 36 years ago and nearly every outing of the club were present.  Farm Advisor Walker took a group picture of the bunch.

Those present from a distance were the following: A. F. Kaiser, R. P. Frans and Fred Gibson of Monmouth, Walter Martin, W. B. Gregory and Judge James Gordon of Oquawka; C. W. Cooper, Bald Bluff; Spurgeon Musgove, Rozetta; F. E. Abby, A. P. McHenry, M. I. Hutchson, J. Sloan, Jack Stevenson and James Kilgore, Biggsville; Alex Moir, Burlington, Iowa; Walter Gridley, Kirkwood; Harry Crane, Bev. Vaughn Claude Vaughn, Dea Vaughn, George Scoltt, John Dowell J. H. Emerson and Fred Rehling Lomax; Wm. Kaiser, Ernest Thompson, Al Hurdle, Ed Stark, LaHarpe; James Craig and Homer Burg, Dallas City; Luther VanArsdale, Huston Van Arsdale and John Crickstat, Blandinsville; H. D. Stratton and Ed Scherer, Springfield; C. J. Smith and Representative Searles, Rock Island.

CROPS IN HENDERSON COUNTY DOING WELL:  The crops in the county are doing well, considering the lateness in planting and sowing and the unfavorable growing conditions earlier in the season and many experiences farmers are expecting good yields this fall providing the weather doesn’t play any freakish stunts.   The wheat has practically all been cut and there are promises of some exceptional yields. Farm Adviser Walker reports the field on Harvey Adair’s field, east of Stronghurst and about one and one-half miles from Media to be one of the most promising he has seen.  The soil was special prepared for the crop by plowing under sweet clover and using limestone and phosphate.  The hay crop is very good this year. The fair crop of oats was damaged by rust.  The corn has grown wonderfully and, in some fields, stands four feet high.  It is still two or three weeks behind.  Irish potatoes are doing well and around Carman nice big ones are being dug. The sweet potatoes need a little more rain.  Watermelon vines are flourishing, but it is too early to forecast the yield.

OQUAWKA REACHES 100 YEAR AND WILL CELEBRATE:  Oquawka is one hundred years old this summer, the first house having been built in 1827.  In commemoration of this event a Home Talent Chautauqua terminating in the review of the early days in a dramatic fashion on the third day ending with a fish fry on the last day.  The first day of the Chautauqua will be a miscellaneous program without a dry moment-music, monologue, dialogue, “grand opera” and other attractions.  The second night a three-act comedy entitled “5050” will be presented by a select cast with high grade entertainment between acts.  The after of the last day will be Homecoming when all the old-time residents of Oquawka are expected to return and renew acquaintances.  An appropriate free program for the benefit of those who care to listen and then in the evening the fish fry.  The dates, August 2-5 have been set and a big tent has been secured.  A big crowd is expected.

AVIATORS IMPROVING: Mr. Ed Hath of Chicago and Mr. O. R. Bush of Amboy, Ill., the two flyers who were injured in an airplane crash at Lomax are improving slowly.

BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS:  The United Presbyterian School was held on the last Sabbath afternoon at the Biggsville U.P. Church and included two other schools: Gladstone and South Henderson.  An interesting, instructive program was carried out with Mr. Gibson, District President in charge (officers listed). Mr. and Mrs. Ben Pendarvis and son of Lorena, Texas, are visiting at the home of their cousin, Mr. Ed Pendarvis.  Mr. and Mrs. E. Dixon celebrated their wedding anniversary on last Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rhodes, this being Mrs. Rhodes birthday.  Mr. and Mrs. Walter McClain and Mrs. W. B. Henderson attended the funeral of Mrs. Arthur Brent at Smithshire on Sunday afternoon.

LOMAX LINGERINGS:  Chas. Fortney and family moved their household goods to La Harpe and will leave this week for Colorado for the benefit of Mr. Fortney’s health (Many people went West to be healed in the dry atmosphere. This was especially popular if one had TB).  A three-week meeting begins at the Nazarene church Thursday in charge of Rev. and Mrs. A. L. Roach.  Harry Mead who has been at the St. John’s Sanitarium for the past several months was bought home last week.  

OLENA OBSERVATIONS: No services will be held next Sabbath afternoon on account of the Bible School Convention in the M.E. Church in Stronghurst.  You will probably notice that this series of conventions have been arranged that they all take place in the hours of the Olena Sabbath school and preaching services and the only thing left for the Olena congregation to do in order to attend is to dismiss services which is not always agreeable to the majority. (Guess they had their say!). As the Olena pastor has been given a two-week vacation, there will only be services one more Sabbath day this month.  Mrs. Myrtle Davis and daughter who have been visiting Chicago relatives the past two weeks returned home Friday evening accompanies by her son, Lee, who is having his vacation.  They motored down by way of Starved Rock.  Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brown of Walnut, Iowa, spent a few days at the J. W. Lyon home.  They left for Chicago to visit their son, who is a minister of the Gospel there and hoped to hear him preach Sabbath Day.  Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Lyon are sisters. Miss Nellie Johnson has enrolled at the Business College at Ft. Madison, Iowa. Mrs. Bert Burrell and daughter Miss Thelma and son Jimmy have taken rooms in Burlington, Iowa in order to be near Dr. Franz, who is treating Thelma for an injured eye.

CELEBRATED HER 82nd BIRTHDAY:  Mrs. A. E. Lewis celebrated Her 82nd birthday at her home in Gladstone on Sunday.  Her birthday was Monday, July 18th.  She has a granddaughter, Mrs. Florence Whitemore, who has the honor to also have a birthday on that day.  Relatives gathered with well-filled baskets and spent the day with her.  Mrs. Lewis has lived in Gladstone vicinity for 50 years.  She has two daughters, three sons, twenty grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren, all of which were present except one granddaughter, Alice Lewis who is in Chicago.  Both ladies received many nice gifts and the grandchildren presented Mrs. Lewis, a rocking chair.

There were about 55 relatives present.  Those from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Appleby and daughter, Mrs. Chas. Appleby and daughter, Mrs. Hazel Moon and children and Leonard Anderson, all of Galesburg; Mr. and Mrs. Page Randall and children of Olena; Mr. and Mrs. M. Ceck and children of Biggsville; Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lewis and sons of Burlington; Mrs. Otis Arnold and son of Iron Mt., Mich. 

GLADSTONE GLEANINGS: The Ladies of the Sewing Circle and their husbands gathered at the Rev. Whitmyer home and gave a handkerchief shower and enjoyed a picnic supper Saturday evening in honor of three members’ birthdays-Mrs. T. Alderdice, Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. W. Woelhaf, While coming down the steep hill east of town Monday, the hay rack on which Harold Galbraith was riding slid forward and bumped his team and frightened them causing the to run.  Seeing that he could not control them any longer, Mr. Galbraith jumped.  They ran a short distance and ran into the grader ditch in front of the Graham home thus throwing one horse down.  The harness was unfastened so the horse could get to his feet and in a little while, Mr. Galbraith was on his way without any damage whatever. 

A SUGGESTION: Commission men suggest that farmers haul their hogs to market at night since the recent excessive heat has caused a loss of hogs enroute to the yards.  Stock will be received at the yards any time during the night and if the owners desire it, the animals will be fed and cared for the next morning by the commission men.

FACTS ABOUT ILLINOIS:  Illinois stands second in the distillation of ethyl alcohol and other lawful distilled products.  Illinois ranks second in the manufacture malt.  Illinois ranks second in the manufacture of mattresses and bed springs.  The state ranks second in the manufacture of musical instruments (not including organs, pianos and orchestrions which are classified separately). It ranks second in the manufacture of pianos.

RARITAN REPORTS: The women of the Raritan Community Club held a board meeting in the club rooms Wednesday afternoon of last week when Mrs. Spencer Corzatt gave a talk on “My Favorite Hero of History.”  Miss Agnes Findley has been employed to teach Sunny Ridge for the coming school year.  A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jake Neff on Saturday.  Elbert Schenck and Madeline Lee were among the children nursing sore and swollen feet.  Miss Ada Barr of Dallas City has been engaged to teach Bedford School for the coming year.  Her brother, Homer taught this school several years ago. Miss Mary Hayes who taught the Stanley School for the past two years has been engaged to teach the Yard School near Blandinsville.

Mrs. Will Voorhees left for two weeks visit in the Russell Brokaw home at Albion, Michigan.  A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Verne Barnes at the Macomb Hospital July 18, 1927.  Mrs. George Cavins and son Roy left for Ohio for a visit in the home of the former’s sister.  The second son of Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Corzatt had his arm broken last Monday morning by getting it caught in the wringer of a Maytag washer.

E.G. LEWIS SEED CO. ELECT OFFICERS:  At the meeting of the Stockholders of the company held Monday morning at 10 am in the Seed Co. office, the following were elected:  E.G. Lewis, President and S. N. Mathers, J.C. Brook, J.J. Mathers, Waldo Erickson, Chas. Heisler, J.Y. Gearhardt, John Keane, and O.J. Becket directors.

MEDIA BROADCASTER, part of the Stronghurst Graphic: LOCAL NOTES:  The Media Community Theatre reopened last Friday night and expects to feature a good show every Thursday night for the next few weeks.  A number of high-class pictures have been contracted for which insure the best of entertainment. The ladies of the United Church and Community are planning to serve regular dinners to threshing crews during harvest season.  Anyone interested should see Mrs. Alice Schroeder for further particulars. Garland Taylor who has been attending the Teachers’ College at Macomb for the past six weeks, visited over the week end at the Charles Pogue home.   Mrs. John Pogue is a victim of the summer flu. Mrs. Hazel Bruner and son left Friday afternoon for their home in Fremont, Ohio after a few weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. Emory Eberhard.  Mrs. Mildred Beale conducted teachers’ examination is Oquawka Thursday and Friday of last week.  Perry Heap is suffering from a badly smashed thumb which he received while attempting to repair a binder. 

The pipe line has a force of about 90 men working near here at the present time.  Most of the men are encamped at the big bridge east of town, but some of them, with their families, have moved into the vacant houses in town and expect to be here about two weeks.  Ward Gibson and Henry Drain have found employment with this company.

DAILY VACATIONAL BIBLE SCHOOL: The Daily Vocational Bible School closed last Friday morning after a three weeks session with an average attendance of 63.  The last day was given over to examination and at the noon hour a goodly number of parents and friends gathered at the school house with well filled baskets and a bountiful dinner was enjoyed.  After dinner the kiddies were taken to Lake Wever where they as well as a number of the older folks enjoyed an afternoon in the water. Graduating exercises were conducted Sunday morning and the children certainly proved to the community that a Bible School is a great asset and is truly worth all it costs in money as well as time…

OBITUARY: WILLIS WORLEY: Mr. Worley, a resident of Blandinsville, passed away at his home there Saturday evening very suddenly. He leaves to morn his departure two daughters and one son, namely: Mrs. Fred Cook of this vicinity; Viven at home and Roy of Iowa.  He also leaves two brothers, Harley and Robert, besides a host of sorrowing friends and relatives.  Funeral services were at Blandinsville Thursday afternoon.