Local Notes from County and Vicinity News
County and vicinity items report illnesses births and marriages including a baby girl born to Col Nordman's wife, E M Bourne owning a new carriage, Perry and Lambersons with a baby boy, and Rev Kirk of Atlantic preaching. Also mentions house sale to Mr Forsythe of Anita and Rev Miller preaching at the M E church. Celebration planned next Saturday and travel to Illinois to see a sick relative. Grandma Brooks returns from Ogden. Mrs Price of Winterset and J B Burke marry on Thursday June 25. Rev Helmick of Altoona attends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May
Col. Nordman
E. M. Bourne
Perry, Lamberson
Rev. Kirk
Atlantic
J. E. Burke
Mr. Forsythe
Anita
BR. W. Campbell
Rev. Miller
Anita Circuit
M. EK
Ja. ‘Timmins
Ed. Smith
Illinois
J's
Grandma Brooks
Ogden
Utah
Lillian Marshall
Grandma
Price
Winterset
J. BH
Burke
Thursay
Helmick
Altoona
Plé
Winey
Brighton Farm and Local Harvest Notes
Brighton reports Mr Shepherd finished a new barn and Jones stacks a large clover crop. Wm Wallace bought a second hand binder, John Welsh bought a new binder and mower. Thursday night wind damaged corn and grain. several fruit trees were blown down. John Fritz left for Madison county on Tuesday June 23 to attend his mother's funeral. Ora Berry is seen passing through the township on Sunday afternoons toward the east road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Shepherd
Jones
Wm. Wallace
John Welsh
Mr. Spears
Albert Alexander
Fred Powell
John Fritz
Madison County
Ora Berry
Fourth of July festivities and local life in Galion region
Farmers busy with wheat and hay harvest as community members travel and visit. Sylvia McKinney visits from Lewis. Steena Thuline from Griswold visits Mrs. G. V. Vedaine. Local events include children’s day at Fairview, Foworth League meeting, and a social dance. Trades note yearling steers at 17 dollars. a horse bitten by a snake prompts medical notes. A new house under construction and road improvements are reported, alongside school visits, a church pastor’s farming duties, and a June 18 marriage in Adair county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia McKinney
Lewis
Galion
Joe Marsh
Grove
Steena Thuline
Griswold
G. V. Vedaine
Galton
Fairview
Foworth League
Fletcherchapel
Hattie Breece
Maine
Ollie Cranston
Minnie Marsh
Harlan
Willis Miller
Charley Kuester
John Shueler
Dr. E. 5
Montgomery
Milford
Will Pelzer
Edgar Daft
Tom Ely
Simon Sunderman Jr
Will Muller
Crist Hendershied
Chas. Goehring
Adam, Lena
Mathilda Kuester
Massena
Adam Woolenhaup
J. H. Baurenfiend
Minnesota
Grove area weather, damage, and social notes
Grove residents report strong wind damage from a recent storm. J J Swartz lost sixteen fruit trees while Ed Hammond's wind storm destroyed a wind mill and Dooley's outbuildings. Bridges and culverts require repair as waters rise. Social visits include Miss Masters, N D Winston, Mrs Link, and others. Mabel Gaylord toured Bear Grove, Miss Jenkins of Anita completed a stormy term at No. 8. Haying starts with a heavy crop to put up. J L Franklin reported a crib unroofed and Hopley hay barns damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. B. Link
Maine
Miss Masters
Grove
Wm. Hopley
Fred Franklin
Mabel Gaylord
Adaur
Ed Hammond
N. D. Winston
Link
J. J. Swartz
Florence Clark
Sophia
Hopley
Jessie
Minnie McAfee
Atlantic
Ernest McNeal
Charley Bigelow
Bear Grove
Franklin Townships
Miss Shannon
Bulles
A.N. Gaylord
Chicago
J. L. Franklin
W. Hopley
Mr. Dooley
Geo. Hardenburg’s
Jenkins
Anita
Lorah and Vicinity Community Notes
Joe Jenson travels to Chicago leaving Lorahiis without a preacher Jim Burns moved to Oakfield hay harvest and plowing begin this week Oats rust and damage noted Ringling Bros shipped hogs from Sarah and Will Southwick brought cattle Last Sunday's Sunday school elected Mrs Orin Green superintendent and Carrie Gentle assistant Prof Rowley from Wiota lectured on Temperance Morality but the temperance talk clashed with a hoe down The dance proceeded as the youths enjoyed an evening of worldly pleasures Harvest prospects questioned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Jenson
Chicago
Lorahiis
Jim Burns
Oakfield
Yom Lanny
Jensen
Ringling “Bros
Sarah
Will Southwick
Orin Green
Carrie Gentle
Rowley
Wiota
Will Fitch
Rose
Miss Plack
W. E. Fish
F.O. Worthing
Marie
C. C. Plunket
Perry Northup Jr
Adair
J. D. Young
F. RB. King
Our City
Esta
Asa
Carrie Brown
Atlantic
8. W. Woods
Rhineart
Ethel Weston
Mitchelville
Frank Gipple
Lincoln Center
Joe Pilmers
Anita Bruce
Porterfield
Tom McDermont
Chas. McDermont
Walter Robinson
Evergreen Cemetery
Enida Votan
Hawarden
E. H. Wotan
A. D. Beckhart
Belle Irving
Orin Romick
Npworth League
Harlan
Loveland
Colo
Opera House
Five Mile Grove Hosts Holiday Picnic and Storm Reports
Horace Lynch builds a hay barn in Five Mile Grove while a young cyclone tore windmills and barns Wednesday evening. Prof G A Pike visited the Grove. G A Bayliss bought a PerKing mill. The Fourth of July celebration features a grand picnic and inviting everyone to bring filled baskets. Mrs Hickman arrives for summer. L B Warren and family visit Mrs Wead. B K Gaylord fixes storm damages. George Gingery and wife visited in Harlan. Mrs D Wead and family and Miss Hutchinson were in the area Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Lynch
G. A. Pike
G. A. Bayliss
George Gingery
Harlan
D. Wead
Marne Community News Highlights Farm Work and Fourth of July Plans
Farmers plow corn harvest hay and reap grain while schoolhouse work progresses under Mr Winters. Mrs Perry Woods recovers from a fall with Dr Macomber in attendance. A wine social by the Ladies Aid at I E Squires’ home raises 9 35. July 5 services at M P church include Sunday school baptism and multiple sermons. Fourth of July celebrations feature music oration and fireworks. The storm damaged hay barn windmill shade trees and fruit trees around Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Kellogg
Perry Woods
Dr. Macomber
Atlantic
Winters
Maine
Mick
Ladies Aid Society
The
M. P. Church
I. E. Squires
M. P
Jwy
Yowa
Willard
Blakesley
Lewis Allen
Fourth of July customs and local social notes in Cass township
Lewis and Griswold bands performed with Edmister's sermon in Elliott. Sunday School Convention of Cass township set for July 12 in Lewis. Kneedy of Elliott Graphic passed through Lewis to the capital. D Richardson showcased a new fash light machine. Mrs. Palmer returned home from Cumberland after visiting Huston. Mr. Both died after long illness. funeral conducted at the house. Community sympathy for the children left without parental care. Hurrah for the Fourth event and public celebration plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Beadle to Speak at Crystal Lake Celebration
Prof Beadle to be orator of the day at Crystal Lake with Lewis Cornet Band providing music. Community urges decency and self restraint to keep the celebration safe and pleasant for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beadle
Crystal Lake
Lewis Cornet
Phen
Washington Items Highlight Local Visits and Baseball Victory
A city column records A F Fulton selling hogs J O Fudge conducting business in Atlantic and several Sunday visits by residents including Jim Bagley Emery Brown and wife and Ernest McNeal with Miss Edith Jones. Washington baseball nine defeated Marne 12 to 10 led by captain Jack Coomas. A touring minstrel group entertained locals with music and acrobatics during a Nebraska storm near evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Fulton
J.O. Fudge
Atlantic
Jim Bagley
Emery Brown
N. D. Winston
Grove
J E
J. S. Bailey
Kate and
Anna McMenimen
Gardner Talbot
Wheeling
Washington
Lewis
Crystal Lake
Ernest McNeal
Edith Jones
Washington Baseball Nine
Marne
Jack Coomas
Nebraska
Miss Laura Franklin Ends School Term at No 6
Last Friday Miss Laura Franklin closed her school at No 6 after two terms of teaching. The crowd filled the house as patrons and visitors enjoyed a program of recitations songs and performances by pupils including Mame Franklin Netta Werner Pearl Werner Dora Dining and others. Musicians augmented the event with high quality music closing with a farewells salute to the students and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
Franklin
Hero
DaRnby Warner
Margaret Anderson
Mame Franklin
Netta Werner
Farmer Boy
Bertha Keffer
Dora Dining
Mable Wettie
Pearl
Nettie Werner
Werner
Henry
Nee Egas
Grandma
Paul Werner
Ruby Werner
Mamie Anderson
Kitty Anderson
Cortie Dining
Mamie
Murrel Franklin
College Notes Highlight Plans for Normal School Chorus
Prof Moore organizes a chorus of young men and women as class sizes grow. An artistic work by Prof Pike will soon appear on the post office wall. Prof Pike notes strong student delegation from Wiota this fall and winter. Families are urged to report for boarding or rooming near the music room. A kindergarten department opens soon and a few families plan to move to Atlantic for the normal school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Pike
Wiota
Music Room
Fifth
Chestnut Streets
Worthy Stoner
Maine
Dexter Normal
Stoner
Mamie Lindley
Atlantic
Normal
Jones Lever Binder proves superior at Iowa field trials
In Iowa a field trial tested the Jones Lever Binder against the Minneapolis and Deering binders. The Jones proved best, defeating claims that it would not tie a knot or lock. It has led in twenty two trials this year and stands ready to meet all competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiota
Minneapolis
Deering
Jones
Plano
Atlantic
Iowa
Boat Tragedy on Missouri River Near Ludwick Saw Mill
Four youths on a pleasure boat on the Missouri near Ludwick saw mill were swept into the water as the eddy tipped the craft. Two couples struggled to escape the sinking boat. one girl and a man drowned, another man was saved, and the drowned youth was named Samaon, from Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taman
Missouri
Ludwick Saw Mill
Samaon
Council Bluffs
Kelso
Reese
Snved
Three Die In Sudden Boiler Explosion In Houston Office
An explosion in the Evening A offices of The Age in Houston killed engraver Wenry Lyons telegraph operator Edwin Emery and stenographer Myas Martin Lorn. General manager W. G. Van Vieck was seriously hurt while Miss Loeb died beside him. The blast occurred when cold water was let into an empty boiler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ous Holter
Houston Age
Houston
Wenry Lyons
Edwin Emery
Myas Martin Lorn
W. G. van Vieck
Atlantic
Southern Pacific Railway
Lyons
the Age
van Vleck
Southern Pacific
Miss Loeb
Emery
van Vieck
Boat Upsets In Lake Massapong Drowns Five Choir Boys
Four choir boys and the choirmaster from St. John's Episcopal church Charleston drowned in Lake Massapong near Saaron Massachusetts. The party had come to camp when a boat capsized after Harry Parker fell overboard. Frank Cox aged 16 rescued Parker and both swam to shore. The accident happened suddenly with no time for warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Massapong
Saaron
Mass
St. John's Episcopal Church of Charleston
Caprn Mastin Frep EK. Brackett
Thomas Parker
Harry Lakgen
William Watkins
Benjamin Gibbs
St. John’s Church
Charleston
Mr. Brackett
Harry Parker
Frank Cox
Wharf Collapse Drowns Four in Boston Crowd
Boston on Farragut day sees a wharf collapse at South Boston as hundreds crowd the landing for ferry passage to the island. The Ella boat broke loose, 75 to 80 people fell into eight feet of water. 4 boys died and 18 hurt. Names of victims include James J. Washburn and Joan A. Leary. Rescue crews, police quick action calmed the scene amid chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Sheldon’s Wharf
South
Farragut
Ella
James J. Washburn
James F. Comn
Joan A. Leary
Lawrunor McCdowall
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L. B. Lant’s
R.R. Shows
Museum and Menagerie
Prade Marks
Aultman-Taylor Machine
EE. W. Peterson
DR. E. S. Montgomery
Post Office
Wilota
Brighton
Victoria
Frank Morrison
Martha Rae
Denver
Col
Symonds
Holste
Sandy
Rae
Colorado
James Davidson
Sarah Angus
Turkey Grove
Flora Kauffman
Eva B. Moore
Cedar Falls
James Ford
Agnes Ford
Wim. Gardner
Adair County
Gardner
Victoria Township
Lorah and Vicinity
Five Mile Grove
Grace Hutton
D. B. Froshay
Miss Pearl
College Notes
Clius
Steadt
A. EB. Cassen
Cassen
Wasnrxaron
Wiman
Marine Hospital Service
Santiago de Cuba
United States Sanitary Inspector
Port Townsend
Wash
Norma
Kodiao
Cook's Inlet
Gray Gables
Thurber
Lamont
New York
Dennis
Keystone Rolling Mill Company
Washine Ron
Treasury
Takamah
Tex
Choir Party
Simen
Maes
South Boston
St. Louis and
Frisco
Jarretson Orry, Mo
L. F. Parker
St. Louie
Arnon
Harry L. Rickey
W. W. Leonard
Cotell
Newfoundland
St. Jouns
Botwoodville
Piley ‘S Island
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