Live Stock Notes From Around Story County
Reports from Nevada to Maxwell and Ames cover livestock losses and sales. A. L. Higginbotham’s fate at the fair is noted. E. R. Silliman’s herd suffered a heifer overheated and died en route. Buyers Henry Meyers and Harley Maxwell seek feeding stock in Kansas City. Watson Turner’s Iowa State Fair hog misstatement is corrected. William Pedrick & Son of Ottumwa supply a Poland China hog called Dude Pedrick. J. Thomson of Maxwell buys a Poland China male. W. T. Barr of Ames reports 240 Chester White spring pigs and lists sale stock with Prize winners and sires. sale set October 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ©. Thomipson
Maxwell
William Pedrick & Son
Ottumwa
Poland
China
Dude Pedrick
Iowa
Minnesota
Maxwell Tribune
W. T. Barr
Ames
Mr. Barr
Challenge
Man Jr
Gray Lad
Idwa State Register
A. L. Higginbotham
Bingham Farm
Billy Morgan
E. F. Posegate
B. J. Shelden
Matrimonial Fever Spreads in Story City Area
Local papers report several weddings and engagements involving Story City residents and neighboring towns. Nora Jacobson and M J Swan wed in Des Moines. Olive Fritz marries Pickle of St Paul. Varrick Crossley and Gladys Whitley wed in Webster City. E J Britson and Isabelle Prescott unite. Hattie Wyeth and Elmer Johnson wed near Maxwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Jacobson
M. J. Swan
Story City
Des Moines
Mr. Swan
Citizen's Bank
Varrick C. Crossley
Gladys Cali Whitley
Webster City
The
Baptist Church
Fitchpatrick
Nevada
Watchman
Story City region deaths and local sale notices
Obituaries and death notices from Story County and surrounding towns report the passing of Mrs. Daniel Pifer, Agnes Jacobs, E. L. Tomtenzen, Joseph York, and Mrs. J. A. Fitzpatrick, with ages and family details. A sale at the old Bing ham farm near Ames lists horses, cattle, hogs, and farming implements with payment terms and auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes
Henry Jacobs
Story City
Fowl thefts and feuds plague Boone area
Reported chicken and milk thefts target R Yates and S Green in Boone while thieves operate north of Roland. A Nevada man Waltz strikes Tillotson youth over a lunch dispute. both ar rested and to face Mayor Allen. Suspects with burglar tools are found at Maxwell depot. Local marriages and charivari events described with community sentiment and playful mischief amid wedding visits and trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland
Waltz
Nevada
Tillotson
Allen
Maxwell
Iowa Towns, Schools, and Local Incidents Featured in Briefs
Regional notes from Story, Boone, Maxwell, and Nevada areas cover school events, bond votes, new pumping operations, telephone directory release, and minor accidents. Highlights include Collins post grad study at Cedar Falls, Miss Osmundson et al attending St Olaf in Minnesota, a Nevada exam date change, and local infrastructure developments and mishaps.
Grief At Collins And Schoolhouse Vandalism
The Collins Gazette notes several citizens are temporarily unfit for duty due to injuries this week. Abe McCord, Dr. Sanders, Wm. Harrison, Charley Carver, and John Oxley are out with leg, lumbago, hand, ankle, and foot issues respectively. The Story City Herald warns Copenhagen schoolhouse vandals who have taken library books to return them or face prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Nelson
Rosie Bickelhaupt
Story City
Charivariers
Bickelhaupt
Abe McCord
Dr. Sanders
Wm. Harrison
Charley Carver
John Oxley
Collins Gazette
Copenhagen
Story City Herald
Insanity Case From Boone County Sends Woman to Iowa Hospital
Attorney John L. Brown traveled to Clarinda Iowa and returned with Mrs Carrie Cartner, sent by Boone County insane commissioners in August to an insane hospital. The superintendent certifies she is not insane. Family trouble appears to be the cause and others might belong there instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Brown
Clarinda
Iowa
Carrie Cartner
Insane Commissioners
Boone County
Huxley Chronicle
Unfortunate Woman Found After Cornfield Search
A demented elderly woman wandered the corn fields and was located by about twenty men and boys near Slater. She was carried back to town and turned over to relatives in Slater who were unaware of her whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Herbert
Slater
Slater News
Livery Driver At Large After Demolished Buggy
A livery man hired a team to drive to a camp north of town and released the horses. The buggy was wrecked. A warrant issued for the driver, last seen entering a corn field near town. Authorities expect he is walking to avoid arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snydness
the Law
Huxley
Found bill book restores owner and rewards finder
The bill book of M. J. Harding, advertised last week, was found near the King bridge and returned to Harding. The finder kept the $195 it contained, not $180 as advertised, and received a handsome reward from Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Harding
The
Tribune
King Bridge
Maxwell Tribune
Fire destroys barn and outbuildings at Dave Brown farm
A Saturday fire at Dave Brown's farm, attended by Thos Evans and son, burned a straw stack, barn, two granaries, a corn crib, hay, grain, harness and farm machinery. Mrs. Olin Evans rescued the horses and alerted neighbors. the house was saved. No insurance coverage reported. The incident followed stubble burning days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Brown
Thos. Evans and Son
Mr. Evans and Son
Olin Evans
Collins Gazette
After Dinner Coffee in the Drawing Room Scene
A quiet moment described after dinner as guests move to the drawing room. The narrator notes the shift from dining to a more intimate, relaxed setting. Subtle social cues hint at changing mood and conversation in the room.
MarZan Pile Pain Relieved Instantly
A medicinal product named MarZan offers instant relief for blind bleeding itching and protruding piles. It comes in collapsible tubes and can be applied at the source of trouble with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved. Sold by C A Gamble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MarZan
C. A. Gamble
King’s Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Fast Digestive Relief
A sour stomach bad breath and other signs of indigestion vanish quickly with two days of King's Dyspepsia Tablets. Sold by C A Gambie. The great seal of Great Britain requires extensive sealing wax monthly under the lord chancellors official custodian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Gambie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Story County
E. R. Silliman
Claverburn Stock Farm
Nevada Journal
Henry Myers
Chicago
Simon Meyers
J. M. Allen
Harley Martin
the Tribune
Watson Turner
Iowa State Fair
Watson
Maxwell ‘Tribune
Cambridge
Olive Fritz
Co. D. Pickle
St. Paul
Madison Lake
Zion Church
E. J. Britson
Isabelle Prescott
J. N. Sandren
Martha Prescott
Mabel Sexe
Tom Gudmunson
Will Pool
Hattie Wyeth
Elmer E. Johnson
Madrid
G. EB. Wyeth
Ing
Mossman
Daniel Pifer
Cole
Colorado
E. L. Tomtenzen
Twin Valley
Andrew Larson
City
John Osness
Journal
Joseph York
Zenorville
Yeager
J. A. Fitzpatrick
California
Harriet Victoria Pierce
Onondaga County
New York
Joseph A. Fitchpatrick
This County
William P. Fitchpatric
Viva Sverhard
Michigan
Genevieve
E. M. McCall
R. Yates
Boone
S. Green
Clarence Bull
Altha White
Marshalltown
Bird Slater
A. J. Smith
Corning
O. H. Cessna
Laura Weirick
Jennie Bechtel
No. 61
Indian Head
Maryland
EM Teed
Collins
Cedar Falls
Collins High School
Vina Osmundson
Rebecca Johnson
Jennie Halverson
Genevieve Ainertson
Willard Hjort
Northfield
Minn
St. Olaf College
Marvick
Ashland
Wis
Norway
Northland
Welty
Boone Democrat
Billy Godby
Iowa Center
Wm. King
Colo
Trearing News
First National Bank
Patterson
Lundgren
Fort Dodge Junction
Fraser
Ft. Dodge
Hannah Fix
Rhodes
Miss Fix
John McHone
Nevada Electric Company
Ray Riser
Anne Slattnow
Ontario
Cambridge Leader
J. C. Oxley
Mr Oxley
David Denn
Peru
Hamilton
Wellington
St. Clara
Biscle’s
S. & S. Majestic
C. Hamilton
Eae
J. N. Fry
Susan
Brookline
Sta., Mo
London
Forsey
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