HENRY MARTINEK, Rossville, has been growing sunflowers for about 15 years but has never had one this size! Planted the first of March from a Russian brand of sunflower seed, Martinek expected the plant to be short as…
Henry Martinek, Rossville, shows off some of the cotton he grew in his garden this season. Henry's daughter, Jo Copeland, contacted a sister-in-law in Alabama and asked her to send Henry the seeds, which he planted in April. He says the rows of…
This photo of the Henry Heine residence and Sylvan Water Tower (near 4th & Illinois) was taken from the Eugene Cross home located to the north across old Highway 18.
Farm residence, rectangle with central entrance, two stories with one-story rear kitchen ell, basement, brick masonry construction, sidegable roof, 4/4 and 2/2 double-hung wooden windows, interior brick chimney and end chimney. Smooth-cut stone…