Week's Local News and Personal Notices in Four Counties
A review of events in Hardin Franklin Grundy and Butler counties covers cemetery society on New Year’s Day, travels for holidays by Geo Wolf and Miss Sue, New Year celebrations in Beaman and Savanna, a 40th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Wagner, Rev Western’s trip to Savanna, Geo Wagner’s Hampton visit, Fy S Whitney joining the county board of supervisors, and light reflections on weather and a fading memory of Old Jack Wreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardin, Franklin
Grundy
Butler Counties
Geo. Frenon
Cemetery Society
Geo. Wolf
Chicago
Sue
French
Stillwater
Mion
Moses Meyers
Beaman
Tos
Anni
Saalah Wagner
Western
M. B
Savanna
Geo. Wagner
Hampton
Whitney
Jack Wreat
Cleves and Vicinity visiting and travel snippets
Dick Sherfeld of Kenneth Iowa is visiting at the Heya Boyenga home. Miss Reloda Boyenga returned from a month in northwest Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota. Miss Matilda Aipson of Mason City visited Mr. and Mrs. George Arends. Henry Sinning of Dubuque visited the Stoning home and returns to school Monday. Jana Ludeman will go to school at Cesar Falla. George Bleeker was a Ackly visitor Friday. Mr. and Mrs. John Bobet of Des Moines are visiting relatives. Harold Gillett came from Dumot to visit relatives. Oakley Clock and Wilbur Thompson at Steamboat Rock. Dave Clemens and Glenn Boots at Waterloo for a few days. John Waddington Bay returned from a visit to his old home in roots. Miss Marie Winlow of Hampton visited Miss Cella Venter. Miss Hazel Masterson returned to Melbour ne school work. Mrs. O L Fox and son Raymond went to Darlington Wis. Miss Hazel Haymond returned home to La Porte City. Steamboat Rock, Bomer Dond and wife spent New Year at Eldora visiting relatives. Bella Henderson of the Iowa Central is at home for ten days. Frank Cartwright and family of Tourad spent Wednesday at the W Cartwright home. A J Jangsen and family visiting relatives at Belmond and other points. Mrs Anna Black of Obeney Kan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Sherfeld
Kenneth
Rock Empty
Heya Boyenga
Als E
Boyenga
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Matilda Aipson
Mason City
George Arends
Henry Sinning
Dubuque
Stoning
Jana Ludeman
Cesar Falla
George Bleeker
Co Ackly
John Bobet
Des Moines
Harold Gillett
Dumoot
Oakley Clock
Wilbur Thompson Wee
Steamboat Rock
Dave Clemens
Glenn Boots
Waterloo
John Waddington Bay
Misa Marie Winlow
Hampton
Misa Cella Venter
Mies Hazel Masterson
Melybourne
O. L. Fox
Aon Raymond
Darlington
Wis
Hazel Haymond
B. A. Haymond
la Porte City
Bomer Dond
Eldora
Bella Henderson
Iowa Central
Frank Cartwright
Ourad
W. Cartwright
A.J. Jangsen
Belmond
Anna Black
Obeney
Kan
Loui Patrice
Cedar Rapids
Duluth
Bickél
Aterea and Tobacco
Boone
Sturgia Dry Goods Company
Ft. Dodge
Sturgia
Ansell Briggs
Thomas McKnight
Charles Sweet
Liberty Township
Pear Osage
Black Hawk County
Lizzia Dankisnaw
Moorehead
Saints
Lamont
Quimby
William Gilmore
Grace Baumgartner
Raleigh Bollin
Milas Byrd Casey
Postmaster General orders cease for overdue subscribers
The Postmaster General issues an order effective January 1, 1908 stopping second class and weekly newspaper transmission to subscribers in arrears over one year. The World publisher will cut off all subscribers unpaid as of January 1, 1907. We will send statements to those a year or more in arrears to avoid depriving any reader.
Incidents and People in Iowa Amid Holiday News
A sprawling column lists social visits, travel, sales plans, travels of residents from Dumont to Ackley, Des Moines and Cherokee, and a wave of local events. Notes include births, deaths, weddings, marriages, and family visits, with mentions of public figures like Senator Dolliver and Governor candidates, plus a divorce filing by State Rep. John O. Cottrell.
Local notes and events from Ackley and vicinity
A roundup of visits and moves in the Ackley area includes A Stukenberg senior in alok, Martin Lindaman described as an AckTiy visitor, Dick Speiker spending Sunday with friends in Des Moines, and A Kramer and family visiting Ackley early in the week. Van Blondin and wife visited their daughter here last week, Geo Whaley and wife from Wisconsin visited the Whaley family, John Spieker and family moved into a new residence. The ladies cemetery association met with Mrs H Younker, Mrs Jno Clark returned from Kansas, Mrs Cora Peters ill at the Peters home near Parkersburg. Garry Kramer of Ackley was a guest of his brother here, Arend Arends and wife of Aredale visited relatives, A Hamilton and wife and daughter from Lona Falle visited Chas Stockdale family. Jobo Skeel of New Hartford looked over the restaurant to buy. Geo Smith shipped a carload of baled hay from Buffalo Center to retail at 97.50. Mrs A Eckhoff died yesterday of consumption. funeral Saturday. Presbyterian church damaged by fire Wednesday afternoon, loss about 800, furnace origin suspected. Mark Twain on Prohibition noted with a temperance viewpoint. The W A T A woman quotes Twain, remarking on prohibition’s impracticality and referencing German methods as a comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Voline
Lillian
Agnes
Bessier Faiat
Kealey
Dumont Opera House
Ole Swenson
John Cunn Oghaum
Kansas
Martin Lindaman
Dick Speiker
Das Moines
Mies
Cora Peters
Peter
Parkersburg
Garry Kramer
Ackley
Arend Arends
Aredale
A. Hamilton
Lona Falle
Stockdale
Jobo Skeel
New Hartford
Geo. Smith
Buffalo Center
A. Eckhoff
Presbyterian
Prohibition Debate and Wit in Early 20th Century Dialog
The excerpt quips about prohibition's effectiveness and ways to drink, joking about brandy from sawdust and delirium tremens from furniture. It references a mock moral code and a character quip about presidential mentions, ending with a publication credit to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
An nex social standing and barn or stable term query
In the New York Sun query, the speakers ask about social standing of An nex and whether Bocker calls their place a barn stable or garage. The item reads as a brief exchange or caption noting terminology questions without a clear event or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Novico Settlement Notice From A. D. Gimer & Partners
Parson and others named as debtors are urged to appear and settle accounts by the close of January, under the authority of the firm A. D. Gimer and Co. in Iowa.
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Novico
Parsons
A. D. Gimer & On
Adoutt, Towa
Uet
Aus
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Ane
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Mick Beasts Briggs
Habbo Johnson
Sam Todd
W. Skiff
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Mra. C
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Albert Arnold
Whitten
Philip Ruppelt
Cherokee
R. A
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Thomas Clancy
J. HE. Clancy
L. E Spengler
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Summit House
Forest City
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J. P. Dolliver
Davenport
Pneumonoia
el Paso
Texas
Collings & Beaslip
Eli Richardson
Wade
Riggs
Mary Raney
Algona
Fred Grobe
Humboldt
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Marshalltown
Martinique
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Wm. Reed
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Father Druesa
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Hockwell
Isaac Garmoe
Morningside College
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Iike
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Nellie Delaney
Mason Otty
W. M. Vesey
Webster Ctty
Atock
West Virginia
Vesey
Johnn O. Cottrell
Plymouth County
Amelia Cottrell
Mra. Cottrel
LeMars
Scott
Aplington
A. Stukenberg Sr
John Spieker
Town
Ladies Cemetary Association
Mra. H. Younker
Mra
Jno
Clark
Mark Twain
Atlantic
Mark Twaly
Ivest
Colorado
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Boyero
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Mollie
Mr. Simpson
Mrs. Simpson
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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