Lewis News items mix of visits and events
Miss Eve Elliott is sick at her home. Many locals visit relatives and attend picnics. Law student Will Scarf seeks regimental band service for the Philippines. A bright baby girl arrives to the Haworths. The Extra band performs at the summer resort. A humorous anecdote about Uncle Tommy Meredith and Rev Evans ends with a five dollar wager and work day.
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Tommy Meredith
Rey
Tommy
Evans
Meredith
Uncle Tommy
Rev. Evans
Bear Grove Community Notes Include Local Visitors and Illness
Be ar Grove reports Bessie Brunbury visiting Inginds nearota and several Mussem visitors Jake Biesser and Hortie. Rav Case cut oats for Milton Funk last Saturday and Monday. Switzer and Ralph Wallace visited Atlantic Friday. Switzer feeds a horse for Hirket. John Borsh helped by Jofa Fisher on buy fist Friday and Saturday. Child of Nels Marks sick and nearly dead. Custlie Guske injured from a horse fall. Fred Switzer and Ervin Graham visited Buck Creek last Sunday. M L Case sick last week but improving. G W Peters family visited Atlantic last Sunday with Mrs Anna Hebing Stee.
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Bessie Brunbury
Inginds Neariota
Jake Biesser
Hortie
Mussem
Rav
Case
Milton Funk
Switzer
Ralph Wallace
Atlantic
Jofa Fisher
John Borsh
Tiss
Nels Marks Xe
Custlie Guske
Fred R. Switzer
Ervin Graham
Buck Creek
M L. Case
G. W. Peters
Anna
Hebing
Bear Grove Notes on Local Visits and Hogs Sales
Milford Myora builds sheep sheds for hogs this winter. Residents and visitors from Buck Creek, Bear Grove, Griswold, Alma, and Lewis attend social events, church services, and family visits. Hogs sold to Albright Roberts for 88.95 per hundred. pockets found and ownership returned. several railbirds and travelers listed with names and towns. A Miss Minnie Marsh departs for Indianapolis to attend the north league convention, visiting Marion and Gas City en route.
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Milford Myora
Ben
Tow Coeil
Buck Creek
Frank Osen
Bear Grove
Geo
Cranston Pod
West Fof Griswold
H. J. Casa
Albright & Roberts
Clarence Abbe
Alma Kansas
Clara Peters
Tom Hopley
Grove
Linest Quks
Wim. Charles
Pottawattamie
Mina Rafenberg
Wiota
J. D. Bradbury
Lewis
G. F
D. M. Sheets
Perry Aylesworth
Atlantic
Chas. Bradbury
D. Ellis Evans
Congregational Church
Charley Cutter
New York City
Warne
Gus Osen
Mr. Gettis
G. F. Onur
Henry Crane
C. K. Society
Ernest Wisgler
Minnie Marsh
Indianapolis, Ltd
Mpnorth League
Marion and
Gas City
Many Firemen Injured In Milwaukee Motel Collapse
Twenty five firemen were injured when the Grace hotel collapsed during a motel fire in Milwaukee Muavateet on July 19. Four may die. Most injured were taken to Emergency hospital. Loss to the hotel estimated at 20900. Named severely injured include Peter O Connor Michael Quirk Captain P J Linehan Captain John Wolf. The building fell as crews worked to subdue remaining flames.
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Milwaukee
Muavateet
Grace
Peter O'Connor
Michael Quirk
P.J. Linehan
John Wolf
Peavey predicts record corn for Kansas and Nebraska
Frank F. Peavey, on an inspection trip across Nebraska and Kansas, reports wheat better than expected in Nebraska and about 60 percent of last year’s Kansas yield on the Union Pacific line. He says corn in Kansas could set records if no accidents occur, and notes farmers improving lands and buildings. he may build new elevators in Nebraska and expand in Kansas.
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Peavey
Minneapolis
Frank
Nebraska
Kimasus
Kansas City
Kansas
North Platte
Manhattan
Salina
Union Pacific
Kinss
Beer Law Push Seen In Missouri Legislature
Jerrenson City Missouri July 20 E C Kehr prominent St Louis attorney traces passage of the beer inspection bill through both houses for the St Louis Brewers association preliminary to a test of the law Bids on a Court House Junction City Kan July 20 county commissioners opened bids for a new 35000 court house and jail Zeigler Dalton of Junction City lowest bidder at 384 Philippines on Board for Omaha San Francisco July 22 recently arrived steamer Indiana carries Filipino men and women for the Omaha and eastern expos but they may not be allowed to land
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Junction City
Kan
Zeigler & Dalton
Junution City
Omaha
San Francisco
Indiana
Bradley
Kentucky
Clay County
Cleveland
Barker
Oregon
Victoria
B. C
Fairbanks
Joint
John Hyde
United States Commission
Convention of Iron Moulders
International Cigar Makers’ Union
Newfoundland
Bedford
Local Notes From Wiota And Surrounding Towns
Chas Brown buys a fine driving horse. Ole Misa Waita of Anita visited Wiota last Thursday. E M Bourne shipped hogs to Omaha Monday. Mrs Geo Jordan stayed in Atlantic Saturday. Prof Harrison of Anita seen on streets Saturday. A back load of boys went to Dewey Lake Saturday. Malone and Love shipped hogs to Indianapolis Saturday. Laura Selby hosted friends last Friday. Grace Love visiting aunt Mrs K C Gage at Dexter. Vina Williams of Atlantic spent Thursday with sister Mrs L C Russell. Geo Dasher rode to Manning Saturday and returned Sunday. W A McClure and wife from Valley Junction visited relatives. D C Robinson and family from Alvin Texas visiting relatives here. Finch school house quarterly meeting led by Elder Ramsey Saturday and Sunday. Mrs J R Turner of Pymosa township visited friends last week. Frank Tabor returned from Omaha Saturday, visiting daughter Mae who is very SIGE. Louise Jones returned home to Ft Madison after a month with sister Mrs Chas Sherrett.
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Eve Elliott
Morton
Parker
Beatrice
Nebraska
Mills
F. J. Macomber
Belle
Colfax
Grinnell
Adams
Griswold
Samuel Disbrow
W. P. Oaks
Buck Creek
Levi Disbrow
Political Equality Club
Battersy Grove
Lewis
Will Scarf
Des Moines
Philippines
Louisa Elliott
Cumberland
E. C. Roberta
Dick Haworth
Jennie Morton
Crystal Lake
James Dunn
Back Creek
Martin
Baughman
Tibbets
Bear Grove Congregational Church
Rev. Evans
E. J. Bates
Atlantic
M. J. Davis
Brodie
Finois
Lewis Lodge
Hawkeye
A.F. Hillier
F. J. Macouber
H. H. Battersby
Henry Frank
Henry Smith
Henry Herstein
Chas. Brown
Ole Misa Waita
Anita
Wiota
E. M. Bourne
Omaha
Geo. Jordan
Prof. Harrison
Dewey Lake
Malone & Love
Indianapolis
Laura Selby
Grace Love
K. C. Gage
Dexter
Vina Williams
C. Russell
Geo. Dasher
Manning
W.A MccClure
Valley Junction
McClure
D.C. Robinson
Alvin
Texas
Finch
Ramsey
J. R. ‘Turner
Pymosa Township
Frank ‘Tabor
Mae
Louise Jones
Ft. Madison
Chas, Sherrett
Little Robbie Hofman Dies in Cass County At Age 6
Obituary notice from the Toad Leap Sunday School records for Robbie Hofman of Elkhart Indiana and Cass County Iowa. He died July 18 1899 after appendicitis. The piece notes his birth November 27 1892 in Elkhart and his residence in Cass County for three years with his mother and sister. It recalls his Children's Day address and a prayerful farewell in a somber school resolution praising his gentleness and faith.
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Robert Archie
J. M
Alice Hoffman
Elkhart
Indiana
Atlantic
Cass County
Iowa
G. W. Plummer
Ed Oak
Baria
Wicts
Robbie
Little Robbie
Toad Leap
Robbie Holfan
Subbeth
Hin
Kingdom of Heaven
Mada Longwell
Murthi Rice Charles Gingery
Thomas Carter
Card of Thanks and Local News from July 20
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends who aided a family after sickness and death of their son and brother, while other items report drownings in Iowa after a cloudburst, a call for a national Christian party convention in Davenport, and a woman fatally burned by gasoline near Council Bluffs.
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Alice Horruan
SruLba Hoyrman
Trramanh
Neb
Iowa
Minnesota
A. W. Blades
Drs Morus
W. R. Wenkert
Davenport
United Christian Party
Chicago
Couxci
Bruarrs
Henry Austin
Alger Down and Out Immediate Appointment Expected
The midnight resignation of Secretary Alger from the war portfolio becomes effective Aug 1. President will accept, with Meiklejohn to lead temporarily. Speculation swirls on a successor as Alger plans rest and likely political moves in Michigan senate contest.
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Wasmncatox
Alger
War Department
Washington
United States Senate
McMillan
Pingres
Michigan
Hobart
Normanhurst
Major Hopkins
White House
Corbin
Meiklejohn
Wisconsin
Northwest
Premiums for recruits extra inducements for ten regiments
Washington July 20 The war department offers extra inducements to speed recruitment of ten volunteer regiments. Commissions issued, many applicants advised to enlist as privates to gain promotion path. Policy to fill vacancies from ranks. some applicants already enlisted as noncommissioned officers. Some qualified men offered commissions if they bring at least 40 men who pass muster and enlist for service in the Philippines.
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WashieTon
War Department
Corbin
Philippines
Plague Steamer America Maru Quarantined at San Francisco
The America Maru from Hong Kong and Yokohama was ordered into quarantine in San Francisco. Passengers will not be released until tomorrow at the earliest and no mail matter has yet been landed. The ship did not display the yellow flag on entering port, and quarantine follows a suspected bubonic plague death aboard, linked to Nagasaki quarantine.
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San Francisco
Hong Kong
Yokohama
Nagasaki
Shamrock Grounded in Sandy Bottom Trial
The Shamrock ran aground on Sandy Bottom near Portsmouth while preparing for a Belfast voyage, not hurt but to be inspected by divers today. Morning papers regret the abortive race with Britannia, noting Shamrock’s windward speed.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Belfast
London
Morning Papera Express
Shamrock
Britannia
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Philadelphia Medical News
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