County and Vicinity News and Local Notes
Elmer Pellett acquires a new banjo. Enugene Hyatt of Turkey Grove visits relatives in the county. George Goodale travels to Council Bluffs seeking work. Floyd Lighty and family visit the Grove. John Gingery improves despite rheumatism. George Gingery trips to Oakfield and returns with four fine rows. Charles Gingery and family visit George Gingery. Five Mile Grove school opens with Missy Finn Everett as teacher. Dwight Gingery ill with lung fever and pneumonia but improving. Rumor of a Grove wedding. boys practice for a charivari. Mrs. George Goodale returns from Harlan to visit relatives. Do not experiment with corn planters. buy Peters or Fuller & Johnson sold by Johnson & Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Pellett
Enugene Hyatt
Turkey Grove
George Goodale
Council Bluffs
Floyd Lighty
John Gingery
George Gingery
Oakfield
Charles Gingery
Wiota
Five Mile Grove
Missy Finn Everett
Dwight Gingery
Harlan
Albert Fitz Simmons
Fyuily
Gold Hill Community News Highlights
Walter Darling has measles and Guy Patten whooping cough. Mr Rice bought two new top buggy. Pete Murray and wife visited Rob Judd’s last Sunday. Ed Darling shelled corn last week. Alex Wishert shipped a carload of cattle to Chicago. Miss Longwell teaches spring term at Load Leap. Lincoln Lang shelled corn and sold to Wm Mastellar. A Sunday school organized at Gold Hill church meeting at 2. Malander’s Gold Hill photograph gallery is booming. Four store and a post office are needed. Chas Brillhart busy with four horses hauling hay for King ranch cattle. Miss Mary Matthews teaching spring term at Gold Hill. Toad Leap Sunday school attendance fifty. Everyone invited and welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Darling
Guy Patten
Mr. Rice
Pete Murray
Rob d Judd
Ed Darling
Mr. Odem
Alex Wishert
Chicago
Miss Longwell
Load Leap
Zeno Lang
Atantic
Lincoln Lang
Wm. Mastellar
Gold Hill
Malander
Chas. Brillhart
King Ranch
Mary Matthews
Cumberland
Toad Leap
Lewis Local Notes Chronicle Community Life
A flood of small items from Lewis and nearby towns spans social visits, deaths, business moves, and farm work. Members join Eastern Star, residents travel to Atlantic and Griswold for affairs, and tradesmen like groomers and bakers plan openings. Mrs Minnie Jones dies suddenly. tributes and condolences follow. A wave of medical and personal updates touches families, farms, and local institutions.
Rural Iowa Notes and Local Happenings Chronicle
Mrs Clara Peters visited in Atlantic with her mother last week. Bud Blankenship called in Bear Grove last Friday. Jake Blosser and Prank Rowel marketed hogs in Lewis last week. Fred Graby and Mrs Frits drove to Atlantic Sunday to see Mrs Greaby. Dred G Rishel attends tat Kuelvy and Dealy were laid up for repairs last week their corn sheller. Several attended the Sanoral of Mrs John Jones in OW is last Monday. Ed Wissler drove the power for W C Santo last week with the woondsaw and corngheiler. Little La Flour builds self feeders for Carlson boys. Fred Gruby bought a herd of heifers in Atlantic last Friday at 820.50 per head. Bessie and Bole Bradbury attend school in Atlantic and vacation on the farm. C B Switzer shipped two cars of stock to Chicago for Benedict Murry McDowall. School began Monday in Bear Grove township. The spring foyer and robin arrived. Farmers trim hedges and stock summer wood. Mia D Catlow and Frank and Charlie attended Uncle Tom’s Cabin in Atlantic last Tuesday night. Mrs Fred Gruby is in Atlantic under a physician. Drs Campbell and Porterfield operated last week and she recovers. John Wippler drove to Lewis last week and returned with a wife. We welcome Mrs Wippler to our neighborhood. E A Tharmah offers clock watch and jewelry repair at Fourth street rear of the Commercial Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Murnan
Colfax
Bud Blankenship
Cumberland
C. E. Livingston
Atlantic
Luther Temple
F.O. Temple
H. D. Sheets
George Case
Walker
Jack Wilson
George Robert
J. H. Alexander
Citizens Bank of Griswold
Minnie Lynch
Oakland
Frank Casad
W. W. Walton
G. L. Campbell
Brown
Jones
M. J. Davis
Everett Evans
O. Mill
Jim Grant
HH. B. Newcomb
Bert Orton
Griswold
Hopkins
Pol Omberland
Minnie Jones
J. M. Fulton
Audab
Wl Kettering
Tama
Ft. Madison
Julia
Wiota
Ity
Peter Hopley
R. Switzer
J. K. Bailey
Charlie Baxter
Mr. Young
Fred Switzer
John Bailey
Ethano Allen
Chicago
Fred
Clara Peters
Bear Grove
Jake Blosser
Prank Rowel
Lewis
Fred Graby
Mrs. Frits
Greaby
T. Mee
Dred. G. Rishel
Kuelvy
Dealy
John Jones
Wis
Ed Wissler
W. C. Sainto
Little la
Carlson Boys
Didady
Fred Gruby
Bessie
Bole Bradbury
C. B. Switzer
Benedict Murry & McDowall
Bear Grove Township
Mia
D. Catlow
Frank
Charlie
Cumberland News Snapshots From Town and County Events
Local snippets describe visits by Wu Atcbinson and wife in Bridgewater, a new wagon bought by C H Rhodes, and Mrs Sands and daughter passing through. Carpenters repaired the M E church while locals quarreled over water fights and a ten dollar settlement. A girl broke an arm near the wrist on the way to school, William Webver died near town, and a funeral was held at the Baptist church. An 1893 cattle sale highlights a history of cattle stock and a Hereford bull sale in Massena Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wu. Atcbinson
Bridgewater
C.H. Rhodes
Pettinger & Antrim
Jakes
Loue Johnson
Cumberland
Cass County
D. McDermott
C. A. Saunders
Manila
Iowa
Antis Tribune
Telegraph
Cumberland Banner
Roy Liston
Bro
Palmer
Wohrer
Local sayings of Grove area traders and movers
Mr Knopp sold wheat last week Theo Berry went to Walnut on business last week. Lee Pratt shipped a car load of fine cattle Saturday. Alex Wishard shipped a car of fine cattle last Saturday. Fd Limpus has treated himself to a set of fine harness. Liston Stone has returned from a pleasant visit at Newton. Frank Wheatley of Maine passed through Grove Sunday. James Corbutt and wife of Bear Grove passed through this place last Mr Pederson shipped out a set of fat steers last Saturday from this neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Knopp
Theo. Berry
Walnut
Lee Pratt
Alex Wishard
Fd Limpus
Liston Stone
Newton
Frank Wheatley
Maine
Grove
James Corbutt
Bear Grove
Mr. Pederson
Bargain sale notes and small town life snippets
A jumble of local items from a small town: second hand pianos and organs for sale, Ray Price leaving marriage, Gat Johnson, Tom Curry shelling corn, Rev Rickles visiting, Chas Denison buying a horse, Elie Pearson to work summer at his father’s place, John McGrain selling a mule, H Griffiths quitting farming to study law, Fred Berry buying and selling cattle, Sam Howlett husking corn, township trustees hunting for cash, Mays family mourning a baby buried at Anite cemetery, Stella and Frank Miller’s friends gathering for a Saturday evening, Dr Porterfield assisting Dr Stultz with a baby improving slowly, a four year old standard bred mare in foal offered for a good driving horse, W T Palmer in Atlantic Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Price
Gat Johnson
Tom Curry
Rev. Rickles
Sam Howlett
Bobbie
Mr. Mays
Anite
Miss Stella
Frank Miller
Dr. Porterfield
Stultz
Jobn Robert
Conveyances from April parcels list and transfers
A sequence of deeds recorded April 3 to April 8 transferring ownership of lots and tracts in Atlantic and Massena areas. Names include A L Brown, Etta Johnson, CE Parkins trustee, John Coppock, Maude Conrad, Ann M Corey, Danl G Rudig, Crispin Wood, John Connor, Mina Vertz, E M Willard Adm red, HA Barton, Albert Goessling, Jas Calanan, Ralph B Baer, Mary E Smith, Maggie White, J A Kinney, Ida E Eimmert, Trank Macomber, Cordic J Macomber, MG Buckley, JM Lmmert, Rachel E Kinney, E N Henderson, Mary Zanders, F E Gates, W W Eller, Major, Townsend, and others. Property descriptions include lots and blocks in Atlantic, Griswold, and Massena areas with monetary values noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A L Brown
Etta Johnson
Brown
Anita
Parkins Trus
John Coppock
Griswold
Maude
Conrad
Ann M Corey
Atlantic
John Ketchumet
Dan’l G Rudig
Crispin Wood
John Connor
Erastus Partridge
Pat Sey
Mary E Smith
Maggie
White
JM Lmmert
Rachel E Kinney
Gt Atlantic
Eller
N Henderson
Mary Zanders
E Gates
Henderson
Townsend
Appointment of Executrix for William Humerick
Notice is given that Mina Humerick has been appointed and qualified as executrix of the last will and testament of William Humerick, late of Casa Spuntyslowa, deceased. All persons indebted to the estate should pay promptly and those with claims must present them for allowance, dated April 3, 1893.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William, Humerick
Casa Spuntyslowa
Mina Humerick
Also Mentioned on This Page
Albert Johnson
DM E
Clothier
Tlen
Madras
St. Louis
Peters
Fuller & Johnson
Johnson &Thompson
Cedar Falls
Ted Jones
Park Disbrowe
Mr. Disbrowe
Opera House
Tom Elliott
James Grant
Dwight Evans
Dwight
Kennedy & Gardner
Mr. Gardner
Martin Star
Martin
Ladies
P. F. O'Connell
Ira Miller
Tresday
Geo. W. Peters
E.G. McCarthy
S. W. Peters
E. A. Tharmah
Fourth Street
Commercial Bank
Geo. J. Anstey
Fairview Hereford Stock Farm
Massena
Huchendorf’s
Osborne
J. F. McGriff
Sells 'Em
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