Pleasant and Noble Line Wedding and Society Notes
The December 18 wedding of Miss Ella Ingram of Noble township to Chas H Cornelison of Madison county Iowa occurred at G S Dickey Esq office Griswold. A Mrs Van Meter social raised 30 dollars. Prize table featured Mrs Sam Baughman first and Roscoe Anderson booby. A. E. Proctor is out again. Art Watrous and family left for parts unknown, creditors displeased. Mrs Casey and daughter Myrtie visited from Hayes Iowa. Mrs Frank Wheeler and daughter Tisa of Atlantic enjoy holidays near Pleasant Ridge. Pleasant Ridge M E Sunday school elected Jennie Sherwood supt D R Hall asst supt Clara Ackerman sec Geo Alband treas Anna Proctor organist Mrs Van Meter chorister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.S. Dickey
Griswold
Ella Ingram
Noble Township
Chas. H. Cornelison
Madison County
Iowa
Jennie Sherwood
D. R. Hall
Clara Ackerman Secy
Geo. Alband Treas
Anna Proctor
Mrs. van Meter
LORAH AND VICINITY COMMUNITY NOTES AND MARRIAGE
Corn is coming in with a rush and the community discusses plans from skating tickets to a packing house venture. Rev Dietrich preaches and Rev Reed delivers sermons on Sundays. Chris Laartz gains influence in Benton Township. Herb Allen 19 and Ida Lambert 15 wed in Omaha. Mr Fritz, an old veteran, dies suddenly leaving a wife and seven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wilson
Jas. Wilson
Oren Green
Ike Jensen
Gillett
Ed Stoner
Job
Republican League
Chris Laartz
Benton Township
Chris
Reed
Babe
Bethleham
Herb Allen
Ida Lambert
da Bourne
Omaha
Fritz
Here
Bailey Family Local News and Community Notes
Washington items report visitors J E Bailey and D A Winston in Atlantic occurrences. Emily Johnson plans Christmas north of Atlantic. J E Bailey sells forty acres of Hasset place to Charley Snyder for 800 dollars. A wedding is announced for Tuesday with particulars next week. Thieves took a single harness and tools from John Worley. N D Winston reports corn losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Bailey
Lewis
Lyceum
Emily Johnson
Atlantic
Nick Kenyon
England
Grover
Hasset Place
Charley Snyder
J. S. Bailey
D. A. Winston
John Worley
N. D. Winston
Pro longed meetings at Gold Hill Church noted
Teo Dietrich has commenced protracted meetings at the Gold Hill church. Mr. Doll suffers rheumatism. Young people enjoyed a visit at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Roe and Mr. and Mrs. Hank with games, music, and early refreshments. Atlantic visitors were seen at Gold Hill on Sunday. B Malone butchered four hogs for J A Lighty last week. Dave Duncan appeared in the area Sunday. Area teachers attended the Atlantic teachers meeting Friday and Saturday. Louise Lighty visited her uncle Loren Soper and wife Saturday and attended the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teo. Dietrich
Gold Hill
Doll
Roe
Hank
Atlantic
B. Malone
J. A. Lighty
Dave Duncan
Louise Lighty
Loren Soper
Local notes from town interactions and events
Marshall Triplett shelled his corn. Indians camping nearby have left us lik. G Olsen returned from Galion where he worked for his brother. Wonder what happened to the man who left boots hanging on Buck Creek bridge. A large crowd attended J E Stoner's sale and everything sold well. Mr S will move to Maine to engage in the grain business. Miss Johnson of zExtra visited Sunday. T G Smith bought a new carriage. Epworth League will entertain at the church Jan 2. Electa Lewis home on a short vacation attends school in Oskaloosa. Mr Lamb visited Wilson Harris Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Triplett
G. Olsen
Galion
Buck Creek
J. E. Stoner
Mr. S
Maine
Miss Johnson
zExtra
T. G. Smith
Epworth League
Electa Lewis
Oskaloosa
Mr. Lamb
Wilson Harris
Christmas Preparations and Local Moves in Five Mile Grove
D Y Siegfried promotes pure Xmas candy with orders. Nebraska visitor K J Everett stays with relatives. Mr. Becker moves into Mrs. rent’s vacated home. Frank Goodale delivers turkeys to market. Bob Bickett plans farming there next season to dodge bad roads. Ike Andrews and Haze McKeen remove trees. Boys urged to bring cow bells and tin pans for Christmas festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Y. Siegfried
K. J. Everett
Nebraska
Mr. Becker
Frank Goodale
Bob Bickett
Ike Andrews
Haze McKeen
Local Notes From Bear Grove and Surroundings
This item lists numerous brief notes from Washington township Bear Grove and Atlantic areas. It records travel, visits, holidays, marriages such as J J Bailey to Marie Clement, church and school activities, skating wishes, and local train business before Christmas along with names like W Hopley Edgar Gaylord Ina Murphy and Rev Varley.
Poultry Buyer Promises Cash Market Prices
H C Young advertises cash payment at top market rate for all poultry. The note urges readers to bring hides to H C Young who pays the highest market price. Other small items report family births, hog shipments, local trips, church attendance, and a Christmas entertainment with a Ferris wheel, plus brief social notices.
Immense Corn Flows to Market in Valley Area
NODAWAY VALLEY reports large corn inflows as the season peaks. Sunny Side school house meetings closed last Sunday with a large audience. Rev Bauernfield welcomed warmly. Rev Wickersham to lecture at Newtons Grove Baptist church on Dec 31 on Young People in Society. Teachers from area attended Atlantic meeting. Lewis Linderman of Cumberland visited. Tom Westrope shipped cattle to Chicago and joined for the trip. Moses Patterson from Shelby County seen nearby, staying with Ollie Westrope. A calf was taken home. Jap Paulline sawed wood for E A Baer. Christmas plans include killing the prodigal calf or wild turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunny Side
Bauernfield
Wickersham
Newtons Grove Baptist Church
Atlantic
Lewis Linderman
Cumberland
Wit
Read
Tom Westrope
Chicago
Moses Patterson
Shelby County
Ollie Westrope
Olie
Jap Paulline
Milford
E. A. Baer
Victoria Social Roundup Highlights Local News
A lively Victoria notice lists KE Kaufman and wife hosting a party Friday night and several residents’ updates. Grandma Symonds recovers slowly while Mrs. W B Hill remains ill. Eva B Moore and Flora Kaufman return from state normal school. Various visits and travels appear, including Rhinehart Snyder heading to Germany and Bell school hosting a shoe box social to fund library books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. M. Kaufman
Grandma Symonds
Rev
Maine
Mt. Etna
Devore
W. B. Hill
Eva B. Moore
Flora Kaufman
State Normal School
Scheulmestrat
William Gardner
C. J. McCall's
Miss Coleman
Illinois
R. Vetterick
Rhinehart Snyder
Germany
Bell School
Alex. Dallas
Atlantic
J. McMillan
John Roe
Frank Fee
John Bauman
Massena
Fred Tombkins
Herman Rhine
Bridgewater
Alice Bagshaw
Bear Grove Christmas Notices and Social Happenings
Christmas greetings to Bear Grove subscribers come from the Telegraph. Mentions visiting Cedar Falls and Des Moines guests, a 12th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. John Lloyd with silverware gift, Congregational and M E church services, a Christmas dinner event at Mr Switzer’s, and notes on local visits and good behavior in public meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Grove
Telegraph
Clarence Peters
Graham
Cedar Falls
Harry Myers
Des Moines
Amanda Wissler
Mae Hebing
Fred Switzer
Daniel Sheets
Tabor
John Lloyd
Congregational Church
M. E. Church
The
John A. B. Myers
New Jersey
Clark
Nellie Riggs
Griswold notes and holiday plans fill Cass County column
Sunday in Griswold covers visits by John McQuade and families, a Christmas tree at Fletcher Chapel, teachers convention in Atlantic, and many journeys to Iowa, Wisconsin, California, and New Jersey. It notes corn activity, sales, and protracted Fletcher Chapel meetings while listing locals and their movements. Juror drawing notice closes the item.
Local Couple Mattie Clements and John Bailey Tie the Knot
Mattie Clements and John S Bailey have joined hands for life. The groom is from Washington township and can support a wife. A new house awaits the couple and joy is predicted. Lee A Carson wed John's sister last fall and will live with them, pleasing the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Clements
John S. Bailey
Washington Township
Lee A. Carson
John
Othe
Local notes and visits fill a busy week
G Agnew sold cattle to Smith Patten & Co delivering them Tuesday. J W Berry and wife visiting relatives in Wintersot this week. Oliver Williams improving. Joe Stoner near completion of large corn crib. Rev Wickersham assisting Rev Potter in revival this week. Alfred N Coe Sioux City Indian lectured Saturday on Is Religion Beneficial to the Red Man. Missionary efforts praised as doing more good than government schools. Obed Blakeslee went to Chicago Saturday. School board busy with applications. W C Moyer in town Monday. Charley Berry of Dakota seen on streets. Mrs John Smith spent days in Atlantic last week. Dr P B Allen of Clay Township Shelby county in town Tuesday. W W Copley of Walnut in town Monday between trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Agnew
Smith, Patten & Co
J. W. Berry
Oliver Williams
Joe Stoner
Rev. Wickersham
Potter
Alfred N. Coe
Sioux City
Obed Blakeslee
Chicago
W. C. Moyer
Charley Berry
Dakota
John Smith
Atlantic
P. B. Allen
Clay Township
Shelby County
W. W. Copley
Walnut
Christmas Socials and Local Notices Highlight Holiday Week
Miss Hattie Townsend hosted friends Saturday evening. Miss Longlitt from the high school vacationing near Greenfield. Mrs. M. W. Wilburn, throat slashed by husband, recovering well under Dr. C. V. Beaver. Christmas wedding set for 8 p.m. between W. H. Dinsmore and Mrs. Elnora Browne. Dinsmore, a popular local photographer, and Browne, a public school teacher, receive best wishes. D. S. Umbenhauer travels to Grinnell for Christmas with family. Mrs. Solon Worthing dies at her son’s home after long illness. she was about eighty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Townsend
Miss Longlitt
Greenfield
M. W. Wilburn
C. V. Beaver
W. H. Dinsmore
Elnora J. Browne
Umbenhauer
Grinnell
Solon Worthing
G. S
Knights of Pythias notes reveal growth and governance changes
A long historical summary traces Knights of Pythias leadership from 1846 to 1896, noting key figures such as Sir Chancellor Richie and divisions like Uniform Rank Division. It highlights legal rulings, the Endowment Bank’s rapid growth, and substantial survivor benefits while detailing membership shifts and organizational terminology debates.
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Theo. G. Setvike
Lorah and Vicinity
Washington
Turkey Grove
Five Mile Grove
GROVE
N.S
Ina Murphy
McAfee
Mr. Feilding
Mary Masters
A. Gaylord
Mathew
Colechain
Casper Beekman
Jve
Hopley
Audubon
Rev. Varley
Jennie
Mabel Hopley
J. J. Bailey
Marie Clement
Peters
Colorado
Wiota
H. C. Young
E. M. Brooks
Otis Roe
E. M. Bourne
Prof. Rowley
Albert Campbell
Emmet Marsh
Jesse Miller
Willard Keller
Ilinois
Nodaway
Valley
Victoria
John McQuade
J. Friis
Family
C. R. Switzer
Fred Kirchoff
Streeter
Albert Krouse
Michigan
Mr. Krouse
Ernest Jahnke
Krouse Ranch
Fletcher Chapel
L. J. Chizum
Joe Brown
Sargent
Ralph Case
J.C. Bradbury
Preston
Mr. Heaton
Robert Graham
J. A. B. Myers
Myers
Murray Boller
Atlantic Business College
S. W. McMillan
W. C. Link
Henry Troup
Theresa Startzer
Ollie Cranston
Geo. Cranston
Tuer Telegraph
Riley Evans
Ezra Marsh
C. W. Pully
Fie Carter
Fontanelle
Clarence Bennet
Marshalltown
Clarence Richman
Louis Besser
Indianola
J. B. Thomason
McMillan & Whissler
Cigvenos Peters
Joe Kegerice
John Balter
John Jones
Howard McKinney
Arthur Andrews
Manda Whissler
May Hebing
Dan Sheets
25Th General Assembly
State of
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Jas, Green
Marne and Vicinity
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J. Dayton
Hood
Bertina Dayton
Mauston
Wisconsin
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Ontario
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Richie
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Missouri
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Tri E. Seay
Dallas
Texas
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Cheve
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John Hi. Alexander
Diego
California
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Lewiston
Gi Lodge of Illinois
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Quincy
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Order of Knights of Pythias
House of Congress
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Alisixig
Justi Gray
Waterman
Soci
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Supreme
John A. Hinsey
Chaman
Thomas Essex
Edward Atkinson
Walter B. Ritchie
P. T. Colgro
Oder
Department of T Order
Centre
Wildsjit J. F. Fisher
Franklin Grove
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