Highland and Vicinity Social News and Travels
Mr and Mrs Frank Norton spent Sunday with RE Porch and wife Andrew and Milt Smith and Wm Gillpatrick visited Des Moines Monday A number from this neighborhood attend the state fair this week Miss Alpha Kirkpatrick visited Friday with Miss Anna Kirkpatrick Mr and Mrs John McKay of Griswold are visiting M Hutchison and wife The ice cream social at Highland church Thursday evening was well attended Mr and Mrs Theo Benham and children visiting their daughter Mrs Ben Godenhour A L Saxton and O C Gipple left Monday for Minnesota lakes for several days fishing The trip to be in Mr Saxton s car Ada and Grace Domeny returned to Downs Kansas noting Miss Bessie Miller's visit with Chas Miller's family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Theo. Benham
Ben Godenhour
A. L. Saxton
O. C. Gipple
Minnesota Lakes
Mr. Saxton
Ada
Grace Domeny
Chas. Miller
Downs
Kansas
Bessie Miller
North Grant Items and Visitors Across the Region
North Grant items note W Marsh and wife headed for Canada on Tuesday. L L Dorsey attended the Woodmen Picnic in Audubon last Tuesday. Highland residents attend the state fair this week. Mrs. Wm Pond ill but improving. Mrs Henry Speaker of Cumberland visiting Wm Pond and wife. Highland social Thursday raised funds for the pastor’s salary. Mrs Alma Millhollin of Springfield visiting sisters Mrs Sam Howlett and Mrs W D Pratt. Mrs Della Winder and Miss Ella Griffith returned from Hugo Colorado after a visit. Mrs Louise Bodine of Omaha arrived from Creston to visit her brother Isaac Swanson and family. Mrs Addie Johnson and family head home via Des Moines and Rock Island after state fair stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Millhollin
Springfield
Sam Howlett
W. D. Pratt
Della Winder
Ella Griffith
Hugo
Colorado
Louise Bodine
Omaha
Creston
Isaac Swanson
Addie Johnson
Des Moines
Rock Island
Atlantic Families Visit Worthing and Morgan kin
The families of D. Conley and Karl Gaylord of Atlantic spent Sunday in the city with F. O. Worthing and family and D. D. Morgan and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conley
Karl Gaylord
Atlantic
F. Oo
Worthing and Family
D. D. Morgan
Williams and son visit Anita connections in Council Bluffs
Williams and son Vernon of Council Bluffs spent Sunday in the city with the families of Mrs. W. O. Blood and J. A. Irving. Mr. Williams is a former resident of Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Has. &. Williams and
Vernon
Council Bluffs
W. O. Blood
J. A. Irving
Williams
Anita
L. D. Pearson
Atlantic
Dr. Zook
Adair
Mr. Pearson
Veterans tents moved to Keystone Park storage
Tents from Cass and Montgomery counties Veteran’s Association were shipped from Lewis to Anita and are now stored in the building at Keystone Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass- Montgomery Counties Veteran's Association
Lewis
Anita
Keystone Park
Mrs Lulu Wagner Ford Returns to Casey Teaching Post
Mrs Lulu Wagner Ford comes back from Ruthven Iowa after weeks with her father S N Wagner and uncle F Anderson. She resumes duties as a school teacher near Casey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Wagner Ford
Ruthven
Iowa
S. N. Wagner
F. Anderson
Mrs Potter and daughter visit Massena hosts
Mrs Elizabeth Potter and daughter from Red Cloud Nebraska were guests of Levi Huff and wife and Capt C W Huff and family of Massena. The Indies have gone to Muscatine, their old home, for a brief visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Potter
Red Cloud
Nebraska
Levi Huff
Capt. C. W. Huff
Massena
Muscatine
Fort Peck land drawn for settlement in Montana
The Ft. Peck Indian reservation in eastern Montana will open 1 345 000 acres for settlement next month through a land drawing. About 9 160 acre farms will be allocated. entries enter a box, numbers drawn, and early numbers pick land in rotation. Settlement begins May 1 1914 under a partial down payment and five year or three year repayment option. Modern town sites along the Great Northern line are planned along the reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Peck
Montana
Uncle Sam
United States
Great Northern Railway
Ft. Peck Reservation
Local social and visiting news in Atlantic area
Short summaries of residents and visitors appear in Atlantic including F S Dorsey and wife from the Atlantic van. Lena and Cora Rogue visited Atlantic. Cliff Metheny called at the RECORD office. A social dance occurred at the opera house Friday. Mrs P Richards went to Omaha on business. Hayes Kelley and family visited friends in Harlan. A B Stone and family visited Omaha. Minnie Welton of Cumberland visited Atlantic with Dollie Saunders. Nate Padgett and wife from Eddyville stayed with Mrs Barber and S W Clark. Cecil Horn spent months with B D Carlton and family and leaves for Chicago.
East Grant News Includes Fair Trips and Local Notes
Local column from East Grant reports John Daume at the state fair and Ed Carlton with Willie Reed visiting Des Moines. Several residents visit kin in Atlantic and Anita, with travel notes on White Pole Road and road conditions. The writer warns about careless driving at tribal corner and urges horn use at corners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Carlton
Willie Reed
Des Moines
White Pole
Atlantic
East Grant Township
Anita
Local Social Notes From Maple Grove Community
The Maple Grove News records a sequence of visits and social calls. Families mentioned include the Jewett, Sisler, Stager, Soper, Dill, and Lawrence Reynolds households with relatives and friends visiting on Sundays and weekdays. An auto incident injured a black rooster owned by Mrs. F. L. Sisler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Sisler
Miss Ruth Turner Heads to Audubon Millinery Post
Miss Ruth Turner spends a few days in the city and will be employed in a store at Audubon during the fall millinery season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Turner
Audubon
Patterson Visit Reaches Anita Nearby Resident
Andrew Patterson of Streeter arrives in Anita Saturday morning and visits at the home of Ham Campbell and wife. Mrs Patterson has been in Anita for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Patterson
Streeter, Hill
Anita
Ham Campbell
Mrs. Patterson
Mrs Robison Visits Des Moines and Plans Menlo Stop
Mrs J F Robison traveled to Des Moines on Monday to spend a few days with her daughter Mable. On returning she will pause at Menlo for a short visit with her daughter Mrs Roy B Felt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Robison
Des Moines
Mable
Menlo
Roy B. Felt
Local Couple Completes Quick Kansas City Trip
Chas. Clardy and wife and Carl D. Carson and wife returned Monday from their overland trip to Kansas City. They made the home run in less than ten hours, and were favored with good roads all the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Clardy
Carl D. Carson
Kansas City
New Summer Garment Combines Shirt and Underwear
The Harlan Tribune notes a new athletic union style garment for men that merges a dress shirt with underwear. It eliminates the need for tail weights or belted trousers to keep the garment in place, simplifying wear during hot weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atheletic Union
Harlan Tribune
Pugh Plans Egg Ranch Venture Near Des Moines
Des Moines man C. C. Pugh visited the area briefly this week to attend to farm business near the river. He is weighing a proposal to start a chicken ranch producing eggs, seeing substantial profits for a hustler, with his Dexter area farm seen as a favorable site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Pugh
Des Moines
J. Pugh
Mr. Pugh
Dexter Sentinel
Trains Going West Summary Note
Cc R J and P Time Fable reports trains moving westward in a brief transit update with no other details or context provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. R. J
P. Time Fable
H. K& Boatrigh'gent
Also Mentioned on This Page
Highland and Vicinity
Frank Norton
RE. C. Porch
Andrew
Milt Smith
Wm. Gillpatrick
Alpha Kirkpatrick
Anna Gilpatrick
John McKay
Griswold
Hutchison and Wife
Highland Church
W. Marsh
Canada
L. L. Dorsey
Highland
Wm. Pond
Henry Speaker
Cumberland
F. S. Dorsey
Atlantic van Sunday
Lena
Cora Rogue
Cliff Metheny
Opera House
Mrs . P. Richards
Hayes Kelley
Harlan
A. B. Stone
Miss Mayfred
Minnie Welton
City
Dollie Saunders
Nate Padgett
Eddyville
Cecil Horn
B. D. Carlton
Chicago
East Grant News
John Daume
A. Forrester
Dan Spiker
S. H
Rhoda Pearson
Irma Spiker
Mrs. Coomes
E. Miller
Hans Hansen
Pete Peterson
I. S. Holton
G. BE. McDermott
Mrs. Backus
Maine
KE. Miller
Clarence Hedges
G. Miller
L. B. Trumbull
Sam Turner
Alf Steinmetz
THE
Maple Grove News
Chas
Jewett
F. H. Forrester
Wayne Sisler
F. W. Stager
Mary Crow
Lawrence Reynolds
Chas Jewett
John Dill and
Minnie Aggen
Frank L. Sisler
Bert Mountain
E. A. Soper’s
KE. A. Soper
Miss Ethel
Leah Inhoffe
John Dill
Glen Soper
Clayton Dill
Chas. Jewett
A. C. Godanour
F. Warner
Evelyn Sieeenight
Davenport
Anita Board of Education
W. H. Wagner, Sr
Ed. M. Blakesley
J.D. Young
H. R. Robison
W.H. Wagner
F.C. Chinn
W. EF. Fish
N.C. Burkhart
H. R. Bundy
ITA
Alamito Sanitary Dairy Co
J. B. Beveridge
MO. E. Brookner
H. E. Campbell
Campbell Block
Wagners Restaurant
M. E. Church
Earl
S. Holton
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