Shelby County Interurban Association organized for Harlan to Des Moines line
Harlan weekly reports the formation of the Shelby County Interurban Association with officers President Edmund Lockwood Secretary C D Booth Treasurer W T Shepperd and directors P Hammer A O Clapp. Two surveys planned from Harlan to Audubon line and via Kimballton Fiscus to prepare estimates and contract letting. C L Persons B and Q locating engineer to oversee work with 10 percent of pledged funds now due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
Des Moines
Shelby County Interurban Association
Edmund Lockwood
C. D. Booth
W. T. Shepperd
P. Hammer
A. 0
Kimballton
Fiscus
C. L. Persons
Baseball Scores and Obituary Notice
Western League results Lincoln 3 Des Moines 1 Pueblo 10 Denver 2 Sioux City Omaha rained out American League Washington 2 Chicago 2 in sixteen innings St Louis 6 Philadelphia 0 Detroit 8 New York 2 Cleveland 6 Boston 0 National League Cincinnati 5 Boston 4 Brooklyn 3 St Louis 0 Pittsburg 7 New York 6 Chicago 3 Pittsburg 2. Albert Borens learns his stepfather Peter Steltenburg of Durant Iowa has died at about 60. Harness businessman, funeral tomorrow. Albert and wife travel to Durant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Des Moines
Pueblo
Denver
Sioux City-Omaha
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Albert Borens
Durant
Peter Steltenburg
Mr. Bojens
J. Bojens
Prompt Payment at Audubon June 1908
The record notes a June 1, 1908 proof of death for a husband to Arthur Farquhar of Register Life Insurance Iowa. Farquhar delivered a $1,057.55 draft in settlement of the policy. Bertha A Tamera ux thanks Farquhar and Parker/ Cornell in Atlantic and Des Moines for assistance. Atlantic heat reached 95 degrees. Justice Straight ruled for the plaintiff in Christensen vs Cate after deliberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha A
Tameraux
Brof
R. J. Cornell
Christensen
Cate
Justice Straight
Massena News Roundup Highlights Local Guests
Massena community notes visitations and travels. Cornelius Roberts returns from the western coast. Clyde Graham and wife stay with Walter Slo cum. Mrs John Wyckoff home from Moorhead. Fred Parkinson and Harley Marlowe go to Lake Okoboji. S D Wyckoff and father visit Villisca. John Downey and Miss Mayme Downey visit Massena. Miss Alice Morse arrives from Chicago for nurse training. Mrs Duncan McMartin returns to Madison County with son Vernal remaining. George Arnold seeks health advice in Creston. Lena Hill and Carl Henninger marry in Massena area. Will Greenleaf attends county medical meeting in Atlantic. Massena fair to host boys judging contest with Ames college support. J E Bruce and C W Bruce check Massena Savings Bank. Inez Moore and Toliver A Cotton marriage noted from Billings to Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Graham
Grinnell
Walter Slocum
John Wyckoff
Moorhead
Minn
Fred Parkinson
Harley Marlowe
Lake Okoboji
S. D. Wyckoff
Villisca
John Downey
Mayme Downey
Menlo
Massena
Alice Morse
Chicago
Duncan McMartin
Madison County
Vernal
George Arnold
Creston
Arnold
Lena Hill
G. A. Hill
Carl G. Henninger
Bank of Goodrich
McLean County
Will Greenleaf
Atlantic
County Medical Association
Massena Fair
Ames College
J. E. Bruce
C. W
Mont
Inez
Moore
el Toliver
Rosebud
Sheridan, Wye
Sheridan and
Burney
Five Mile Grove Residents In Newsful Week
Community notes report Clark Swiger buying a hay loader Neff helping Pel lett's hay setup Harl Beckhart hired for a month by A Pellett Maud Stoodt to teach fall term at Grove and visiting relatives from Harlan Lewis and Warren family visits Anita Maine Casey Atlantic and Winterset residents appear at friends' gatherings The Grove extends congratulations on the marriage of William Toepfer and Mrs Zook by Rev Elston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Swiger
Neff
Frank Pellett
Harl Beckhart
A. Pellett
Maud Stoodt
The
Grove
Gingery
Harlan
Mae Gingery
Ernest Tobias
Council Bluffs
Wallace
Lyman Warren
Lewis
George Kohl
Anita
Edwin Fritz
Winterset
John
Maine
J. W. Lamb
Elmer Pellett
Daisy Dooley
Casey
Weather forecast for Jowa remains fair tonight and Sunday
Generally fair conditions expected in Jowa with cooler highs on Sunday. Tonight, winds light with clear to partly cloudy skies in the north portion of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jowa
Henry Kohl Scheen Dead at 50 After Appendicitis
Henry Kolscheen, a well known Audubon County resident, died at the hospital shortly before 6:00 PM from aggravated appendicitis after an operation proved unsuccessful. Funeral services are set for 2:00 PM tomorrow at the German Evangelical Church in Exira with a Shelby minister officiating. Lorah Ensor Nuptials report Arle W. Ensor and Miss Chlora E. Lorah wed July 2 at the Scharff home south of Exira, Rev. E. W. Bates officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kolscheen
County
German Evangelical Church
Shelby
Lorah-Ensor
Audubon County
Samuel Scharff
Exira
Arle W. Ensor
Chlora E. Lorah
Brayton
E. W. Bates
News Scores’ Strong Week Headlines Local Paper Dominance
The News established itself as the region’s leading newspaper by scooping the field on John W. Kern’s vice presidential nomination and delivering complete coverage of the firemen’s tournament. It outpaced the rival paper on county district changes and offered more inside pages with varied material, marking a gratifying week with several additions to its list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Kern
Indiana
Denver
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Mrs Elmer Vincent Injured In Horse Riding Accident
Mrs Elmer Vincent daughter of L R Bragg wife to Elmer Vincent sustained a broken ankle yesterday afternoon while riding a horse on the Halleck place northeast of town. A second horse kicked the one she rode fracturing three bones in the left ankle while they tended cows on the pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Vincent
L. R. Bragg
Halleck
Subscriptions Grow for City Fire Team Fund Drive
The city shows strong response to the fire team fund with many subscriptions today. Listed contributors include Atlantic Canning Company one hundred dollars W T Joyce Company four dollars twenty five cents J A Campbell and Sons twenty five dollars I Gransky twenty five dollars C J Litterst ten dollars H J Seivers Linn Street five dollars P Dull Hazel Street five dollars total receipts show one hundred ninety five dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Canning Company
W. T. Joyce Company
J. A. Campbell & Sons
Qransky
C. J Litterst
H. J. Seivers
Linn Street
L. P. P. Dull
Hazel Street
E Eden
City Churches Hold Union Park Service and Sermons
Sunday church activities in the city include Danish Lutheran services with 9 am Sunday school and 10 am sermon. Presbyterian morning worship at 10:45 am with a park union at 7 pm featuring Mr. Henderson and Christian Endeavor at 8 60 pm after the park gathering. Methodist expects no evening service due to park union, with morning sermon on Facing the Record and usual class meeting and Sunday school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danish Lutheran Church
Henderson
Christian Endeavor
Methodist Episcopal
Union Park
Methodist
Haworth League
Missionary Rev Stuart to Speak at Union Park Meeting
A union meeting at the park at 7:00 will feature Rev Mr Stuart, filling the pulpit at United Presbyterian church. Stuart plans to go to India soon as a church missionary, and Henderson, secretary of local ministers, invites all to hear him and reconsider views on missionaries' qualities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stuart
United Presbyterian Church
Stuart
India
Arthur S. Henderson
Social and club life highlights in Pleasant Affairs City
The Missionary Society met at Mrs. Clarence Brown’s home to study medical missions and memorialized Mrs. Helen Moses. Lotos Rebekah lodge installed officers at the Odd Fellows hall. Fifty ladies sewed, played conundrums, and enjoyed refreshments at Kensington. Dinners and social hours followed, with gatherings hosted by Miss Grace Allen and by the Worthingtons, featuring guests from Pasadena and Des Moines, plus a Knights of Columbus dance with guests from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missionary Society of the Christian Church
Clarence Brown
Birch Street
Helen EH. Moses
Lotos Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Hall
R. 8. McGeehon
Mattie Dinges
Margaret Anderson
W. B. Martin
H. C. Gillett
Marie Fulton
William Waddell
George W. Mead
Kensington
R. G. Phelps
Ea. Berg
Anna Hamerick
Wilken
Edith Kinsman
Pasadena
Cal
Locke
Grace Allen
Hast
Tenth Street
Ais
H. K. Williams
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Home Department
M. L. Langdon
United States
J. George
Hawaii
Philippines
Louise Hostetler
Knights of Columbus Hall
Virginia Cuykendall
Alice Little
Chicago
Helen White
Harmie Patterson
Des Moines
J. W. Cuykendall
Miss Cuykendall
Mesdames A. &. Mullina
Walter Roberts
F. W. Porterfield
W. A. Follette
A. A. Gillette
Dr. Salisbury
Griswold
Fannie Block
Zulu McCall
Joe Dufford
G. R. Miller
Lyndhurst
Mrs. Cuykendall
Air Fred Roberts
Miss Little
Parisian Daredevil Mile. La Belle Roche Seeks Danger
Mile. La Belle Roche, famed for her Ringling Bros double somersault automobile act, explains to a reporter why she risks life and limb. She recalls her first car thrill in Paris and her passion for speed, heights, and the rush of flying through space to conquer danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mile
la Belle Roche
Ringling Bros
Paris
Reene
Evening attire at private party described in frock details
The report lists guests in formal wear including champagne silk with lace for a White guest and Miss Patterson in pink silk. Miss Cuykendall wore pink diik with lace and Mrs. Cuykendall a white embroidery lingerie gown. Out-of-town guests included Miss Hopley, Mr. Harry Hopley of Lewis, and Dr. Salisbury of Griswold.
Toepfers Move to North of City Home
Mr and Mrs Toepfer, long residents, have moved to a new home three miles north of the city. They are warmly congratulated by friends since their marriage. The groom is industrious and thrifty with a strong farm, and the bride is well loved. The News wishes them a rosy, thornless life ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avid
Wilam Toepfer
Legion
Firemen Tourney Buzz After Cordial Atlantic Reception
The Red Oak Sun notes the city firemen’s tourney enthusiasm and cordial Atlantic reception. Firemen returned home pleased with hospitality and effort, believing prizes eluded them though expectations remained high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak Sun
Atlantic
Not So Bad Advertisement Advice Fragment
A fragment shows a tradesman urged to advertise despite garbled OCR text. The piece hints at a project offered by Neplect and suggests moving ahead with promotion to prolong business. The readable items include a call to advertise and a description of a silent business on deck, with uncertain words and incomplete phrases.
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Shelby County Interurban
Ben Parker
Ben F- Parker
Chestnut Reet
Parker
Wee
Inez Moore
Cornelius Roberts
Five Mile Grove
Henry Kohlscheen
Kern
LITPR
Presbyterian
Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church
Union Park Service
Ball Park
Quick McClellan Club
Atlantic’s
Greys
Ladies
Grandstand
Atlantic Society
Bostom
Aeas
Hammond
Lewis Road
Cramer
Omaha
P. J. Appleman
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