Maxwell and Castor Residents Attend Visits and Trips
Mrs Dr Keith of Castor Wyoming visits sister Mrs George Cole in Maxwell. Milo Warner of Maxwell trips to Minneapolis for a week. C Z Reitz returns home after six months in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Leigh Olinger goes to Aberdeen SD for an extended business trip. Mr and Mrs H A Johnson of Ligonier PA and Miss Linn Johnson of Laughlintown PA visit Maxwell with cousin L R Shepherd. They praise the western country. Mr and Mrs Forney Strombeck return to Sparling's drug store after a year in Mt Vernon North Dakota. Mrs Strombeck recovers from typhoid fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Keith
Castor
Wyoming
George Cole
Maxwell
Milo Warner
Minneapolis
C. Z. Reitz
Minnesota
Dakotas
Leigh Olinger
Aberdeen
South Dakota
H. A. Johnson
Ligoner
Linn Johnson
Laughlinstown
L. R. Shepherd
Iowa
Forney Strombeck
Mt. Vernon
North Ora
Strombeck
Sparling
Roland Sees Summer Moves and New Visits
Tom Sorem returns to Roland from Chicago where he worked as a carpenter this summer. C G Amdall of Dallas Wis visits Roland with plans to settle there. Joseph M Johnson comes back from Lakefield Minn after farming for his father this past summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Sorem
Roland
Chicago
C. G. Amdall
Dallas
Wis
Joseph M. Johnson
Lakefield
Minn
Slater Notes and Social Updates from Local Residents
Rev. Hans Urdahl visits Hurley while Mrs. L. B. East of Peoria visits her Slater brother. Dr. and Mrs. Mott return from Yankton county. Rev. Barnes leaves Slater for Texas after a year’s work. Miss Alice Weeks to wed Richard Reinerston at Slater church November 27. Rev. Evenson returns to Kansas. Brit Christopher and John Browns accompany him to scout land. Olney Nelson of Slater invited to Minnesota talks on tilling and draining. Nelson reports on steady steamboat dredging near Slater and attends St Olaf chapel dedication in Northfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Urdahl
Hurley
Slater
L. B. East
Peoria
Mlinoia
Wright Fread
Evenson
Excelsior
Kansas
Brit Christopher
John Browns
Olney Nelson
Kenyon
Goodhue County
Minnesota
Iowa
Wing
Nelson
Northfield
New Chapel
St. Olaf College
Nelson and Tollefson Drill Deep Water Well
Nelson and Tollefson at Slater are drilling a deep well to supply water for use in their meat market, enhancing operations and securing dependable water access for their business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson & Tollefson
Slater
McCallsburg News Briefs Include Elevator, Barn Accident
Monday evening the London Imperial Entertainers performed the second lecture in the McCallsburg course. J C Smith received serious injuries from a barn incident with a horse, suffering three broken ribs. B E Bunn and wife visited Brock Nebraska to see their nephew Boyd Blair who is improving. The Western Grain Company contracts a large grain volume at McCallsburg prompting new cribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Imperial
McCallsburg
Messrs
Olson
I N
Merg
J. C. Smith
B. E. Bunn
Brock, Neb
Boyd Blair
Western Grain Company
Local Notables See Moves and Returns Across States
J F Lingenfelter traveled to Chicago on business. Harvey Wood of Collins bought a farm in Oklahoma and plans spring move. Deming returned from a shipping trip to Chicago with two carloads of cattle from Rhodes. Frank Shepherd of Collins went to Amherst Massachusetts to settle permanently. May Kennedy of Collins came back from Indiana. her sisters from Ames and Jefferson joined a Sunday gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Lingenfelter
Chicago
Harvey Wood
Collins
Oklahoma
Deming
Rhodes
Frank Shepherd
Amherst
Mass
Perman
May Kennedy
Indiana
D. H. Biller
Ames
F. M. Hansen
Jefferson
Story City Notes Reach From Roland to Minneapolis
Will Emmet traveled from Roland to Story City on Sunday. Ira Olson of Story City died recently in Washington state, with remains shipped to Iowa for burial. Miss Julia Mathie visits friends in Minneapolis. Andy Jacobsen of Minnesota attended Nels Jorgenson's funeral in Story City. Rev. L. Shewen visited family in Story City and faces a pulpit charge in Omaha. Ever Peterson returned to Story City from Winslow Arizona then left for Iowa City. Corneliussen, Story City merchant, was in St. Louis. Rev. Wang of Story City led services at Pierre South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Emmet
Story City
Roland
Ira Olson
Sto City
Washington
Iowa
Julia Mathie
Minneapolis
Andy Jacobsen
Minnesota
Nels Jorgenson
Rev. L. Shewen
Omaha
Ever Peterson
Winslow
Ariz
Iowa City
Corneliussen
St. Louis
Rev. Wang
Pierre
Zearing News Roundup Includes Local Wins and Fire
Miss Mattie Humphreys and her party linger in Louisiana and the South. A. M. Williams returns from South Dakota with a healthier heart. An Irish shamrock decorates the State Savings Bank window in Zearing. Ernest Perry defeats John Gally in a corn husk contest by eight kernels after eight hours. A gasoline stove explosion in the Zearing hotel caused a scare but no serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Humphreys
Louisiana
South
Zearing
Nevada Property Bequeathed to Mrs Bates in Will
By the will of the late Laura L. Cook of Nevada, Mrs. Mary E. Bates of Sioux City receives the Nevada residence. Mrs. R. M. McNeil of Wess n Springs 8. D. and her little daughter are guests of W. L. McNeil at Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura L. Cook
Nevada
Mary E. Bates
Sioux City
R. M. McNeil
Wess N Springs
W. L. McNeil
Wilson couple hosts gathering as name teased for infant
Mr and Mrs J Wilson entertain a small party at their Kelley home while deciding on a second given name for their expected baby. The newborn’s full name remains undetermined at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
Cambridge News Wraps: Local Masons Gavel Gift and Departures
M. 8. Beck presents Tabernacle lodge gavel from the Philippine islands. Cecil Warren leaves home November 10 with a note “Out to see the world.” A.Myers Severson and Mrs Severson await sister in law Mrs Hart at Berwick as Rev West and wife attend a church reception. Indians trapping west of Cambridge report good muskrat and coon catches. A concert at M E church set for November 23. Harry Mason from Ames visits Cambridge parents. M E choir enlists him again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. 8. Beck
Cambridge
Tabernacle
A. F
A. M
Philippine Islands
Iowa
Islands
Cecil Warren
Cecil
A. L. Myers
A. R. Severson
Mrs. S
Severson
Mrs. Hart
Berwick
West
M. E
Cam
Harry Mason
Ames
Harry
M. E. Choir
Football Debut Shocks Cole Town Fans Saturday
The town held its first football game on Saturday drawing local excitement. Chicago papers failed to report the score, leaving residents eager for the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Chicago
Ask Central for Answers and Waste Time on the Phone
An information bureau can be helpful yet busy. The piece notes how calls to trains or lectures disrupt staff and how many people seek details without regard for service. It argues callers should know where and when to ask and avoid overloading operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 4
No. 5
Western Union
Sunday School Convention at Nevada Aims to Boost County Work
The Story County Sunday school convention held near Nevada featured Arthur Dean in charge with Miss Mabel Sherk stressing home department work. Prof W R Manning offered practical tips to engage adults, while Rev Fowle of Ames warned that Sunday schools need constant boosting and spirit behind plans to avoid stagnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Ames
Story County
Arthur Dean
Home Department
Mabel Sherk
W. R. Manning
International Sunday School Association
Fowle
Franklin Quotation on Business Deaths of Time
An attributed aphorism by Benjamin Franklin discourages pestering unrelated parties for business details. The quote urges decisive action: go if you want service, else send.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Franklin
Over Niagara Falls at the Armory Friday evening
The scenic melodrama Over Niagara Falls returns with Row land and Clifford leading an exceptional company. The show promises beautiful settings and strong drama, praised by critics as a different kind of melodrama without vulgarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Armory
Rowland & Clifford
Chicago
Burglar Chokes Woman in Marshall Town Assault
Mrs. Fred Robertson, 84, wife of a restaurant owner in Marshalltown, was choked and beaten by a burglar who demanded money. The thief struggled to seize a revolver, escaped, and no clues are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Robertson
Marshalltown
Rifle accident kills 12 year old at Fort Dodge
A companion's accidental rifle discharge instantly kills Robert Johnston, a 12 year old boy, at Fort Dodge. The incident occurred as two youths handled the firearm, ending in a fatality and investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Johnston
Fort Dodge
Scalding accident on threshing engine pump injures Swalesdale man
Andrew Winter of Swalesdale suffered severe facial burns when ice around a thawed threshing engine pump gave way and released scalding water. He lost the top of the pump, turned on steam, and the hot liquid burned his face though his eyes were spared serious injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Winter
Swalesdale
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