The Graphic

June 30, 1927

THEY WON THE GAME: In their first game of the season the Henderson County Farm Bureau baseball team defeated the Burlington Milandts by a score of 9 to 7 Saturday, June 25 at Stronghurst.  The game looked bad at the start when a little stage fright in the shape of two errors coupled with a double by Schlamp, a homer by Haugh and singles by C. Miller and Klein staked the Mailandts for a lead of four runs.

The Farm Bureau got back two runs in the second on a base on balls to Keener and Ricketts’ homer and another in the third when H. Galbraith was safe on an error.  He stole second and scored on Ricketts single, but the Mailandts increased their lead by one in the fourth on an error, a stolen base and a single by Haugh and added another in the fifth on a base on balls to Diewald followed by singles by Daly and Hagemeier.

It was on the last of the sixth that the merry-go-round started for the Farm Bureau.  Dale Galbraith led off with a double and Ted Galbraith followed with another scoring Dale.  Herbert Pence produced a single which scored Ted but Steffey was out on a fly to short right, H. Pence holding first.  C. Pence shoved his brother to second with a single by H. Galbraith.  Both C. Pence and H. Galbraith advanced on an infield out by E. Pence and scored a moment later to short ended the inning which netted four runs and put the home team in the lead.  For good measure, the Farm Bureau boys added two more in the eighth on a double by Steffey, a triple by C. Pence and a single by Ricketts. 

Haugh opened the ninth with a home run and an error, a wild throw and a single by A. Miller with one out put the tying runs on the paths.  Diewald popped up to the pitcher and Daly struck out to end the game.

NEARLY ESCAPED: On Monday Arthur Cox, colored, was bought before Judge Gordon on Oquawka on a charge of grand larceny for stealing $24 ($448 in today’s values) out of John Keener store at East Burlington (Gulfport).  He waived examination and was held to the Grand Jury in bond of $1000.00 ($18,670 in today’s values, an impossible amount for Cox) Owing to the fact that he had almost dug out of the jail, Monday morning he was taken to the Warren County jail in default of bond.  Jailer Mead had heard suspicious noises in the jail during the night and made an investigation Monday morning and found that Cox was digging out through the wall.  Had he succeeded in getting out one more rock, he would have escaped.

GRADUATION AT U.P. CHURCH:  C.A. Oliver Teachers Training course given under the supervision of Mrs. W.H. White and received their diplomas at graduation exercises conduced in the U.P. Church last Sunday morning.  The course was divided in five parts with ten lessons in each part.  The divisions of the course embraced (1) Old Testament, (2) New Testament, (3) the pupil, (4) the teacher and (5) the lesson.  The examinations were given and the papers were graded by J.B. Craig, Sabbath School Secretary at Pittsburg, Penn.

Those receiving diplomas were Mrs. W.H. White, Mrs. Chas. Lukens, Miss Anna J. Fort, Mrs. Estel Mudd, Mrs.  Rose Fort, Miss Esther Marshall, Miss Ida Ruth Sandy and Mr. Estel Mudd.  Mrs. White was the teacher of the class and a very competent instructor, but as she had no diploma for this particular course, she took the examinations along with her pupils.  Miss Emma Marshall, Sabbath School Superintendent, in presenting the diplomas congratulated the members of the class upon their splendid work, explaining to the audience that this class had received unusually high grades…

OILING THE STREETS: Owing to the backward season the village streets could not be oiled in June as had been planned but word received today from the Iowa Road Building Co. that 30,000 gallons of road oil will be shipped to Stronghurst on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week and that arrangements will be made for spreading immediately upon its arrival

If the weather continues as at present, conditions should be favorable for good oiling and it will be a short time until the people of the community will be free from the dust which lately has become quite disagreeable. 

LOCAL AND AREA NEWS:  The Stronghurst band is much in demand this season.  It gives concerts at Stronghurst on Saturday evenings and at Blandinsville Wednesday nights.  It is also engaged to play at Raritan for the Fourth of July celebration, but no other definite dates have been made.  Some very strenuous rehearsals have recently been held by the band.  On last Monday evening the members came early and worked so faithfully that the director, Mr. H.H. Koerner of Burlington, sought to show his appreciation by treating the members to ice cold pop.  After the rehearsal that evening the pop bottles were stacked around the door remained a visible tribute to duty well performed.

Last Thursday afternoon 19 ladies of the Loyal Women’s class of the Christian Church gave a farewell party at the home of Mrs. Henry Haeflin, who is one of their members soon leaving for their new home in Monmouth.  Delicious refreshments of sandwiches, pumpkin pie and Dixie punch were served.  Each member presented the guest of honor a handkerchief as a token of remembrance and with best wishes for her new home.

ATTENDED A FUNERAL:  Mrs. Ralph Butler and mother, Mrs. Matthew Roderick of Burnside attended the funeral of the latter’s son, Dr. John F. Roderick at Kirkville, Mo. last Sunday.  Dr. Roderick was an osteopath doctor at Mason City, Iowa and being a victim of diabetes, had been taking treatments in the Louisville, Kentucky, Sanitarium for some time; it was at this place his death occurred.  Mr. Roderick was 30 eyars of age and leaves besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Roderick of Burnside and sister, Mrs. Ralph Butter of Stronghurst, Illinois, his wife and six yearr old son of Mason City.

POULTRY DEALERS MUST HAVE LICENSE:  After June 30th if the man who buys live poultry from you seems rather inquisitive, do not blame him.  He is acting in accordance with the law jut passed which requires all dealers in live poultry to procure a license and to keep records of such transactions.  The law was proposed, approved and enacted as a measure for the prevention of chicken stealing by making it impossible for thieves to find a market for their ‘Loot…”

RARITAN REPORTS: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harden spent the weekend in the Guy Sowers home near Macomb.  The Dorcas Circle of the Reformed Church held an all-day meeting in the church on Thursday. Miss Beulah Wolfe of Colorado is visiting in the Libbie Schenck home.  Mr. and Mrs. Kuyper of Pella, Iowa spent from Saturday evening until Monday in the C.E. Perrine home. The Maurice Lee, Will Reedy and Bert Russeler families were among the people of this neighborhood who visited the dollar and rooster sale at LaHarpe.  A few of the farmers are starting to make hay. 

FACTS ABOUT ILLINOIS: Illinois is to develop a new park in the southern tip of the state in Alexander County this summer.  It is to be known as Horseshoe Lake Park and will be the newest and largest pleasure ground in the state.  It contains 2,000 acres of water, which encloses an island 1,100 acres in area and will be used as a state game preserve.  It will cost something like half a million dollars to develop this spot, but every park in a state is an asset to the people and every beauty spot should be preserved for the pleasure of the people.

BIGGSVILLE BRIEFS:  Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Kelly and sons were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Ida Dixon at Reed.  Other guests included Mrs. Hettie Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. George Thornton of Oquawka, Mr. and Mrs. Max Fryrear, Miss Evelyn Dixon of Galesburg and Robert Swailes of Rome, Iowa.  Reuben Stevenson lost two valuable horses by poison the last of the week.  A cow also suffered from the same malady but is recovering.  It is thought they were poisoned while eating something in the pasture.  The horses were past help before their condition was discovered, but the efforts of a veterinarian saved the cow. W.B. McKenna, second trick operator at the local depot is taking a vacation from his duties.  The family left from Galesburg to visit relatives.  Communion was observed yesterday morning at the United Presbyterian Church.  One new member was received into the church.  A duet, “The Old Rugged Cross” by Mrs. W. D. Henderson and Mrs. H.B. Kelly was given as a special number.  Mrs. E.E. Davis suffered a painful accident Saturday morning when she got her forefinger caught in the wringer of an electric washer.  The finger was badly bruised and flesh torn between the first two fingers.  Dr. R.S. Taylor of Buffalo, N.Y. has joined his wife here in a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Ericson. 

List of Assessment of Biggsville Township and Town in this issue.

WEDDING BELLS: PENCE-BURR: Robert Pence and Miss Mildred Burr, both of Lomax vicinity, were married June 22 at the home of Rev. Marion Williams, pastor of the Burlington Christian Church in the presence of their parents and a few other relatives.  Robert is the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pence of Lomax and is well known in this vicinity having made many friends while in Stronghurst as a member of the Senior Class of Stronghurst High School class  in 1926.  He has been employed in a machine shop in Rock Island for several months. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Burr, and is very popular.  The couple will make their home in Rock Island.

COLOMA CLIPS: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Whiteman entertained at dinner Saturday evening Mrs. Chares Boren and son Charles of Lewiston, Idaho and Mrs. M.L. Pollard and daughter Virginia of Monmouth. Mrs. Rhoda Wolford and Mrs. Lois Coy left for Peoria where they will act as agent for the Compton Encyclopedia Co.  Lloyd Curtiss, who is in the navy at the U.S. Training Station will arrive home tomorrow evening for a ten-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Wilson Curtiss and family.  Corn is all planted.  Much of it has been cultivated over once and looks fine.  Clover hay is ready to put up. The Pons-Winnecke comet which comes near the earth’s orbit every six years, was closer this year than it has been for years. 

LOCAL AND AREA NEWS:  Miss Mary Jeanette Allison arrived from Winfield, Kansas where she has been attending South Western College.  Mr. Edgar Rankin of Palms, Calif. is visiting relatives and old friends on his return from the general assembly of the United Presbyterian Church held at Washington, D.C. Mrs. Melvina Crane, accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Frank Wray, left for La Crosse, Kansas where she will make her home for a time with her daughter.  Mrs. Ramsdale from California came to Monmouth to be present at her son’s graduation and marriage. SheZa visited her brother, Mr. John Shaw of Stronghurst, and sister, Mrs. Lizzie Gibb of Biggsville.  Mrs.  Foster Lazear entertained the members of her bridge club on Thursday afternoon.  The afternoon was spent playing bridge at four tables.  Mrs. J.F. McMillan and Mrs. C.E. Fort received honors.  Mrs. Clinton McKnight and son Breslyn of Brooklyn, N.Y. visited at the home of their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Boyd.  Junior Watt of Brooklyn accompanied them here.  Taking a summer in Stronghurst is Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Hatten of Peoria.  Mr. Hatton is employed in the Peoria Malleable Casting Co. Another sign of summer was the hanging of the screen door at the post office.  Calling on old friends between trains was Mrs. J.L. Ford of Clifton, Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. F.H. VanDyke are the happy parents of an eight-pound daughter born June 25 at the Burlington Hospital. The little miss will be known as Marilyn. 

Mr. Albert Hickland of New York City visited Mrs. Ella McKeown and was accompanied home by her; she will visit relatives in the East.  Miss Reba Calvin has recovered from her recent appendicitis operation and returned to her home in Chillicothe.  Leone and Garrett Burrell of Galesburg and Clarence Burrell of Fort Madison, E.R. Land and family, Mrs. James Brewer and family were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mrs. Helen Burrell.  Miss Matilda Hanson of Victor, Colorado, who recently graduated from the University of Wisconsin Library School, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. Elmer J. Holt and family enroute to her home. Mr. John Peterson returned to his home in Stronghurst after having visited for two weeks with relatives in Sweden.  He reports a good trip, but is glad to get back home.  Miss Ruth McMillan who has been teaching French and Latin in Chinook, Mont. returned home Friday.  She spent two delightful weeks in Glacier National Park and went to the coast and was the house guest of Mrs. Marjorie Thompson Glodt of Portland, Oregon.  She also visited friends in Tacoma and Seattle, Washington. 

GLADSTONE GLEANINGS: Loren Graham left for Colorado with two friends from Monmouth.  They will make the trip by motor.  Loren expects to play in an orchestra at Estes Park in the Lewiston Café.  The Sewing Circle will meet under “The Elms” Thursday and have invited the members of the Ladies Aid Society as their guests.  The quarterly conference will be held in the M.E. Church at Olena Thursday.  A committee of ladies from this community will give a chicken supper Wednesday evening to benefit the Biggsville Cemetery Association. 

CARD PARTY IN DALLAS CITY: “Miss Phyillis Steffey entertained a circle of her young lady friends at a five hundred party Saturday afternoon.  Three tables were played progressively, and Miss Vera Anne Logan carried off the highest scoring trophy.  Miss Steffey regaled her guests with sandwiches, ice cream, coffee and wafers at the close of the session.  Out of town guests were Mesdames Edward Logan Lloyd Rankin and Wim. Marshall and Miss Esther Marshall of Stronghurst”. -Dallas City Review.

THEY WILL HANG:  The supreme court of Illinois has upheld the hanging sentence for the slayers of Warden Klein of Joliet penitentiary and Walter Staleskie, Charles Duchowski and Robert Torres will hang on July 15th.  Bernado Roa and Charles Shader, who later escaped from the Will County prison will hang on the same date if they are caught.  James V. Price has never been found since his original escape with the other six convicts from the penitentiary and Gregario Rizo was killed in the last attempted escape. 

GAZETTE BEACH OPENS JULY 3RD: The Gazette Beach on the Mississippi river opposite the city of Burlington will inaugurate its seventh season of Sunday July 3rd.  The delay in opening the beach this year was occasioned by high water and cool weather, conditions which Nature has remedied.  The beach is not operated for profit, but has been proved as an indispensable service to the public.  A large investment has been made in a bath house containing dressing rooms and other conveniences for bathers; safety devices, playground apparatus, picnic grounds and tables. In fact, everything that would contribute to the beach as the ideal outing spot.

A capable beach superintendent and a life saving corps are on duty at all times ensuring courteous treatment and protection, especially for women and children who visit the beach and partake of its pleasures.  This year thousands of yards of new clean sand were pumped up on the shore where patrons, young and old, may partake of health-giving sunbaths to their heart’s content.  For experienced swimmers there is a diving tower and a diving board in water of ample depth.  For the inexperienced, a safe enclosed stretch of water with clean, sandy bottom is available.

ILLINOIS FACTS:  Illinois stands second only to New York in the manufacture of men’s clothing.  Three hundred and seventy factories and contract shops employ more than 40,000 persons.  Salaries and wages paid total more than $65,000,000 yearly; annual value of goods, estimated $186,000,000.  Illinois ranks second in the roasting and grinding of coffee and spices.  Illinois ranks second in the manufacture of confectionary.  Illinois ranks second in the manufacture of dairymen’s supplies, including cream, cheese and butter factory equipment, poultrymen’s and apiarists’ supplies.  Illinois ranks second in electroplating, enameling and Japanning(the 1920’s were fascinated with Japan-kimonos, dishware, lanterns, etc. My mother, then Clara Bardwell, had a Japanese orchestra that played fot dances in Pettis County, Missouri and surrounding area.  They all wore Japanese kimonos.)

MEDIA BROADCASTER, part of the Stronghurst Graphic: SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NEWS: The Daily Vacation Bible School opened on June 27th with an enrollment of 65 students.  Mrs. C.E. Pendarvis is vacationing with relatives in Chicago.  Mrs. Harold Graham had the misfortune to step on a rusty nail which is making impossible for her to be up and around. (tetanus shot developed in 1939).  Mr. Archie Heap is very ill. The members of the young married people’s class of the United Church gathered at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Moon and enjoyed a good old fashioned wiener roast; the night was ideal for such an affair and all report a very good time.  Mr. John Bell and Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Bell of Donnellson, Ia. spent Sunday at the Roy Bell home.  Mr. and Mrs. Frank Worley moved their household goods to Raritan where they expect to be in charge of the restaurant.  Mr. and Mrs. Harry Norville are the proud parents of a little daughter born June 28th.

CARMAN NEWS IN THE BOADCASTER: Ms. Cleo Bennington of Alton, Ill. is spending the week here among relatives and friends.  Mr. Elmer Morris was taken to the Burlington Hospital and remains in very critical condition.  Mr. Pete Good return from the hospital and his health is much better.  Farmers are beginning to harvest their grain.  Mr. Henry Goff, formerly of this community, passed away at the Masonic home in Nebraska; the body was brought here for burial.