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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1916
Page
4
Various town visits and social notices in Black Hawk county area
Abbott Grist notes numerous visits and social events across Lenox Ackley Iowa Falls Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Mentions include Miss Bertha Oelman helping at a home, N R Knight and Herman Kromminga's Ackley call, Macy J G Chaplin and Oscar Hoffman at the county fair, a wedding in Iowa Falls, a horse sale, and Ella Chaplin undergoing appendicitis surgery with good post op hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma Merklin
Graettinger
CG. Blaksly
Sailer Threshed Wednesday and Local Social News
Fred Faulkner reported a sailer threshed on Wednesday. Terry Grice visited Geneva last Wednesday evening. Dave Card spent a day on business at Allison. The Ladies Aid society enjoyed a gathering hosted by Mrs. George Wolf. Mrs. Henry Graf spent part of last week at Rolla Thompson's home northwest of Hampton. A J Cole is tiling a farm northwest of town with Lawrence Kolthoff and Jake Root working the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Sailer
Terry Grice
Geneva
Dave Card
Allison
Ladies Aid Society
George Wolf
Henry Graf
Rolla Thompson
Hampton
A. J. Cole
Tis Farm
Lawrence Kolthoff
Jake Root
Visitors and illness mark Ackley area notes
Mr Jackmann from Danville visited his niece Mrs Kaster and returned home Saturday. Mrs Mayme Fischer and baby of Ackley spent part of last week there. Mrs Kater and Mrs Quiggle remain on the sick list after illness in Warren county. Dr Evans treated her last week. Fifty eight attended Sunday school last Sunday. The church drew many people with W A Wickham and wife as recent visitors at John Fossler’s home near Ackley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schneiderman
Lenox
Dak
Martin Schneiderman
L.G. Gimar
New London
Bertha Oelman
John Kugel Sr
N.R. Knight
Herman Kromminga
Ackley Callars
W. A. Whitaker
Mr. Jackmann
Bean
Danville
Kaster
Mra
Mayme Fischer
Baby
Ackley
Kater
Quiggle
Warren County
Evans
W. A. Wickham
John Fossler
Truesdell
U.S
Board of Education
Misa Kelly
Miss Brown
Miss Todd
Englan
Charles Hembd
Sahoo
Hembd
Bert Mapes
Glaze
Eleanor Sicard
Caroline Schwinger
Lester Steinmeier
Harvey Sletsema
Nettie Kopple
Crant Township News Briefs Prompt Spring Move Possible
Ed Ryan and wife return from Woodstock and Lake Wilson Minnesota trip. They visited Jobo and Mike Flannery families and report good prospects for the season. Mr Ryan may move from Old Grant to Minnesota in spring. Halph Hotchkiss visits Kidora for a week at his parents. A strong wind caused minor damage. A barn is being built on Ravh farm tenanted by Mr. Hudson, with remodeling and an addition underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudsmith
Local Notes On Visits and School Board Change
Mrs Wasley Millar returned to her Webster City home after a brief visit with relatives then traveled to Toledo for the United Brethren conference. C E Capper and wife planned to move goods to Winthrop. Walter Austin and daughter from Lancaster Wis were guests in the Martin home. Families from Waterloo attended conference. The school board hired Mrs Flora Boekemeier as an extra teacher to relieve crowded lower grades. Walter Thomas and wife of Jefferson Iowa visited at L J Austins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Wisconsin
C. R. Martin
Jacob Plastograf
Carl Boeckemeter
Theodore Hacker
Waterloo
Erades
Flora Boekemeier
Walter Thomas
Jefferson
Iowa
Ackley Notes And Visits Highlight Weekend Activity
Austinville residents, Harken family members, and Walter Austin were in Ackley Saturday visiting and trading. Rev Landselder preached at Wellsburg and Washington township, while families from Stillman Valley Illinois visited locals. Local grain business and bank officials were mentioned amid county affairs and a school event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville
Harken
Ackley
Walter Austin
Landselder
The
Reformed Church
Wellsburg
Washington Township
Brans
R. Mass
Stillmano Valley
Ill
J. W. Brass
Stillman Valley
Illinois
I. Harke
Ackley Eldora football clash stirs local fans
A heated football clash is set for Ackley on Saturday afternoon as the Ackley high School eleven hosts Eldora. Local supporters urged to attend to back the team, with spirited rooting hoped to boost morale and performance. The encounter caps a week of school notes detailing attendance efforts, music staffing, and classroom activities across grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackley
Teatween High School Slevens
Eldora
Local Overflows and Public Notices in Ackley Area
Electric light and telephone service recover to near pre-storm level with ongoing repairs. Town council contracts McHlltgott for about three blocks of water main extension from the power house southward. Rev. Pershing will miss next Sunday. Mrs. J. G. Leitch to preach at Presbyterian pulpit. Editor Beals quips about Methodist roots. Butler County GOP looks to German-language outreach. Post Office surpluses returned to treasury under current administration. decades of losses cited. Rural carriers monitor daily mail volumes as quarter begins. Ackley paper notes improved service and cost saving. local piano sale offers credit terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Pershing
Michigan
J. G. Leitch
Nevada
Iowa
Beals
Hopkinton Laader
Ferris
Hampton
Col. McClura
Butler County
Delapates
Postotice
United States Treasury
Burleson
Treasury
Thorn
Post Office Department
Postoffice Department
Ackley Pantottica
Postoffice
of Cassy
Washington
Hat Selection Reflects Season of Dressed Up Style
A concise note urges choosing a Stetson to complete a sharp seasonable appearance. Emphasizes that spending time on selecting an effective hat is worthwhile and fashionable.
Republicans Hold Meeting at Waterloo in Campaign Rally
Hardin County marked the third district gathering as Butler’s McClure urged bombardment of the Germans with literature while Butler’s natty resented the event. Campaign plans surged. Congressman Sweet defended wartime policy and urged credit for prosperity to the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
McClure
Butler
Hardin County
Sweet
Qacasa
Republican Party
Deafness Cure Through Constitutional Remedies Advocated
An old advertisement claims local applications cannot cure deafness and promotes constitutional remedies. It describes the eustachian tube inflammation as the cause, cites catarrh as a frequent origin, and offers a reward for any deafness case unchanged by a claimed cure. The notice directs readers to send for circulars and mentions Wall's Emily Pile for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheney
Dho Eiats
Wall
Emily Pile
Toleld
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Hour County Ee
Peovie
the Abbott Grist
Faulkner
Louis C. Althouse
George
Bowman
North Dakota
Sioux Falls
S. D
Chris Viemer
Radcliffe Bank
Radcliffe
Jepurt
George Elerding
Lawn Hill
Hardin, County
Wm. A. Graves
Enid
Oklahoma
Graves
Dian Teapeea
Uncle Sam
the First National Bank
Kley
Iireheatien
Ant
Earl Shugar
Ab- Senos
Frieda Ulfera
Viola Truesdell
Helen Rath
Grace Grobe
Leona Mowbray
Jean
Robert Flessa
Kathryn Goettal
George Grussing
Herman Hubrecht
Delvin Meyer
Myrl Mowbray
Walter Weber
Harris Vietor
Harold Wattil
Orland Miller
James Whitcomb Riley
Riley
Prada
Simon Slater
Banry Rothenbeutel
Wayne Truesdell
Narola Vietor
Peter Bakker
John Dospke
Ana May Hadley
Mildred Faye Hadley
Marie Elizabeth Utters
Theodore 4Uohsras
Frad Pagsamore
Ruth Pettit
Priory Dentel
Bernice Wetzal
Pauline Teaper
Delther
Selma Fischer
Kenneth Hulkers
Howard Shugar
Helen Shugar
Marie Sincing
Hattie Vietor
Luelle Scourtel
Wilbur Paysmore
Carolina Albhouse
Cararmns
Helen Fulkers
Ndith Hubrecht
Grace Hubrech
Ward Flessa
Hilda Grupsing
Gwendolyn Krusearriet Bruns
Mording
Flo Gomys
Des Mutnen
Meaker
Wlaya
Lawson
Mildred Butts
Cora Fischer
Baulah Frerichs
Ruth Hilbrand
Baulah Leach
Olga Miller
North America
Helen Whiteside
Loutan Wessels
Bertha Stoehr
Esther Muller
Esther Hathaway
Hannah Kramer
Richard Ulrich
Henry Thielke
William Hubrecht
Chaster Hathaway
Fred Althouse
McHlltgott
McWuray & Basins
Chicago
Ackrey
Piado
Gao
Blowers
Stetson Hard
V. E. Kachelhoffer
Winesby
Poland
Waa
Tettet
Sultan Bashoo
Louisville
Memphis
Nashville
Valley View Farm
Chalee Spring
Chalee Spring Bourg
Rowmrons
Thhree Stud
B.S. A
Guaranti AM
ORM
Fak T. Pemberton, Pore
Ackley Coal Co
Ole and Yapes
Will Kothoreuta
Miviiss
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