Local notes from Greenfield and vicinity feature visitors and travel
D R Grabill transacted business in Greenfield while Miss Lulu Snelson visited from Ottumwa over Christmas. Many locals, including Enid Swepton, Imogene Rummel, Daisy Bell, and Delphia Huff, vacationed or returned from trips to Des Moines Atlantic and Newton. Cattle news, skate at Botna, and New Year gatherings mark a busy holiday season in Grove and surrounding towns.
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D. R. Grabill
Greenfield
Lulu Snelson
Ottumwa
Enid Swepton
Indianola
Imogene Rummel
Little Son
Anamosa
Allen Smith
Daisy Bell
Creston
McBride
P.R. Smith
Frances
McFadden
Wm. Rogers
Mr. Huyck
Mandy Knop
Morton
Miss Biglow
J. Perkin
G. E. Link
Avoca
Hugh Wilson
Council Bluffs
John Abbott
Corbett
Bear Grove
Grove
M. Speaker
Cumberland
Albert McKinstry
M. Limpuss
Chicago
D. Pollock
Des Moines
J. T. Thayer
Newton
Renovations Stir Griswold as Town Welcomes Visitors
Clarence Merritt leaves Monday for Beatrice Nebraska for an extended stay. Feathers will fly here for a spell. Frank Jerome and wife, noted local pedagogues, spent Sunday in town. Miss Sadie Daugherty visits Monmouth Illinois for several weeks. Miss Katie Dolan, a county seat teacher, vacationed with her parents. Epworth League members hosted by A L Young Thursday evening. Hugh Bennig spent New Year in Atlantic with a local belle. He is reportedly seeking vacant residence property in town. His wife and three daughters arrived Saturday morning from Lincoln.
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Clarence Merritt
Beatrice
Neb
Frank Jerome
Sadie Daugherty
Monmouth
Katie Dolan
Epworth League
A. L. Young
Hugh Bennig
Atlantic
Hugh
Griswold
Higgins
Lincoln, Ll
Marsh's
Geo. Cranston
Henry Shannon
Maud Linderman
Ada McFadden
Hannah Marsh
John Cranston
Eli Adams
Barton McFadden
Winnie Mash
Cumberland
Will Mountain
Clarence Peters
Cedar Falls
Ed. Wissler
Des Moines
Ben Cranston
Howard
Charles
Linnie Miller
Will Marsh
Missouri
Enoch Marsh
Ollie Cranston
F. M. ‘Tidvick
Winterset
Swartz
F. S. Lattig
Kings Daughters
E. R. Boyd
Nellie Haynes
Lorimer
W. E. Haynes
Chas. Robinson
Daryl
Lincoln Center
Irving
Brett
Votant
Frank Doty
West Liberty
Columbus Junction
Worthing
Vera Hook
Bessie Brown
Maud Wells
Lulu
Euelah Slater
Jennie Donaldson
H. L. Boatright
Anna May
Minden
C. M. Blakesley
Gladden
R. C. Rasmussen
Hood's Sarsaparilla Heals Varicose Sore Case
Mrs A E Gibson of Hartland Vermont reports long standing varicose vein sores on one limb healed after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. She credits the blood purifier with stopping pain and restoring health, praising the remedy as the best true blood purifier.
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Hood
Tarkio notes mix poetry, politics and parish life
Local column from Lorah recounts a month in Tarkio by Frank West and revivalist Lewis Elder Kneedy with Prof Landrum. correction on medal winner Maud Nelson. socials at Marsh’s, gifts to a deserving family, and many town happenings. Neighbors visit, farms trade, and YMCA style meetings recur with parish humor and local color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank West
West Bros
Tarkio
Lewis Elder Kneedy
Landrum
Ella Nelson
Maud Nelson
Wiota News Roundup Highlights Local Happenings
Len Engles beams at WIOTA. Mrs Judd’s son recovers from illness while the Nordman stroke patient improves under Dr Stults. Miss Jennie Maxson vacationing with parents. Mr Lighty teaches at Morgan school after moving to Wiota. Fitch enjoys brisk trade and teachers’ meeting in Des Moines noted. Xmas tree praised. Wiota ladies praised for thorough holiday efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Engles
Frank Nordman
Stults
Albert Neely
Des Moines
Teachers’ Association
Wiota
Diphtheria Outbreak and Fire Endanger Main Street
Diphtheria cases reported in town include Bud Edwards area and Lyman Worthington’s daughter at school. Louis Waldron and Mr Spooner’s child listed as very ill. A fire at Frank Miller’s barber shop sparked by a defective flue was contained just before spreading, narrowly saving the east side of Main Street from total destruction as onlookers acted quickly with buckets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Edwards
Lyman Worthington
Louis Waldron
Mr. Spooner
Frank Miller
P. Pettinger
Main Street
English reporter's trip probes US silver sentiment
F L Moneypenny of the London Times met Governor Leedy for insights on silver finance then plans stops in Lincoln Nebraska and Denver to gauge sentiment since the Bryan defeat. He aims to compare regional views, noting English interest in presidential and congressional elections on the silver issue. He will also visit San Francisco before returning home.
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Toprxka
F. L. Moneypenny
London Times
Leedy
Lincoln
Neb
Denver
San Francisco
Moneypenny
Baldwin Damages Upheld in Pittsburg Suit
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed the Pittsburg common pleas court verdict awarding Pitcher Mark Baldwin $2,500 in damages from Chris Von Der Ahe owner of the St Louis club. The case stemmed from Baldwin’s false arrest over alleged efforts to lure pitcher Silver King away from St Louis during 1892.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court
von der Ahe
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Common Pleas Court of Pittsburg
Mark Baldwin
Chris von der Ahe
St. Louis
Baldwin
Pittsburg
Silver’ King
Von
Local and Personal Notes From Atlantic Town
Tuesday listings show Mrs Hughart in critical condition and multiple residents traveling, visiting, or returning from holidays. Entries note Dr Findley and family from Dexter, Drake University studies, and preparations for The Merchant of Venice at the opera house, plus upcoming Lyric Ladies entertainment.
Shakespeare lecture house program announced for Thursday
The article notes a Thursday afternoon Shakespeare lecture at the lecture house under Chapter A F, promising a rare guest, with public and press protest reported in past appearances by Mr. Dvérak. A birthday gathering on Birch Street celebrated an upcoming 37th year with refreshments, while Parmalei library adds two new fiction and history sections including works on Palestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dvérak
Agnew
Nieh Nner & Findley
Parmalei
Histor
Palestine
Card of Thanks for Mother's Sickness and Death
We thank all kind friends and neighbors who rendered assistance during the sickness and death of our mother THOMag MITCHELL Motu MITCHELL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomag Mitchell
Motu ‘Mitchell
Political Equality Club to meet at Mrs Swan home
The Political Equality club will meet Thursday afternoon at 8 o clock at Mrs T B Swan owner of Ninth and Poplar. The committee on petition work aims to report fully and forward the work to headquarters by January 10. The group seeks to place the question before voters not as suffrage but for legislative review and majority decision. A few refusals have been reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Political Equail Club
Political Equality Club
T. B. Swan
Ninth and Poplar
Com
Mittee
College Notes and Theatre Preview in Small Town Iowa
Miss Woolsey returns this morning and new students join Atlantic area colleges. Tim OBrien from Panter is back. Frank Ruane of Wiota reenters school after illness. Evening bookkeeping and penmanship classes considered. Jan 6 theater at the Opera House features John E. Dvorak in The Merchant of Venice with praise for Dvorak, Du Bois, Wang, and the ensemble from Monmouth Illinois press notices.
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Frank. Ruane
Wiota
Mar Bradbury
Walter Chamberlain
Arthur Nolff
Arthur K. Potter
Atlantic
Ben and Maude Howell
Brayton
Oscar Ostrus
George Thiele
Berea
Grant Knox
Extra
Opera House
John E. Dvorak
Reapable
Evening Gazette
Monmouth
Ill
Mr. Dvorak
Shylock
Edwin Tanner
Launcelot Gobbo
Frederick Wang
Renssalaer
Bassanio
Eugenia du Bois
Portia
H. Leland
Webb
Lorenzo
Mabel Wright
Jessica
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