County Notices and Local School Events Summary
Reverend J H Bauernfeind and Chas Kuester traveled to Des Moines Monday for the district meeting. Noble township children’s day featured strong speaking and singing with a catechism class graduation and a flawless public examination. Collection totaled 14 dollars. Miss Masters visited Grove. Frank Beckman, Frank Hopley, John Whoppler, G E Link mentioned. Grove voiced satisfaction with county convention nominees. Possible names include Gaylord family and McAfoe sisters. Gracie and Ida Link attended No 3 school in Boar Grove Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bauernfeind
Chas, Kuester
Des Moines
Noble Township
Miss Masters
Grove
Frank Beckman
Frank Hopley
Council Bluffs
John Whoppler
Atlantic
G. E. Link
Washington Township
Thel Gaylord
Sophrona Gaylord
Jessie
Minnie McAfoe
Gracie
Ida Link
Boar Grove
Fine Rain and Local Happenings at Ive Mile Grove
Myrtle Jones lies ill with whooping cough while Charlie Asman trades horses weekly. Children day proved a success as Buck Creek sent four youths to League Sunday. Miss Lee from Atlantic visited with Miss Johnson over Sunday. News arrived of Frank Weade's death in Omaha. Five young ladies spent a busy afternoon breaking a colt to ride, each taking an active part in the play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Jones
Charlie Asman
Miss Lee
Atlantic
Miss Johnson
Buck Creek
Grove
Frank Weade
Omaha
Local Notes From Atlantic Region This Week
Washington. G. E. Link was over last week. J. B. Bailey was in Atlantic Saturday. Miss Sheridan visited in Atlantic Sunday. Miss Conyers school at No. 2 is out Friday. Clarence Jones was an Atlantic visitor Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Winston were in Lewis last week. Mrs. Strong of Atlantic was out here last week. Miss Ella Winston was visiting friends here Saturday and Sunday. Henry Fulton was defeated for clerk but has no sore head. Jack Wilson and wife now live on Jack Myers place. John Tobin and wife moved to Atlantic. T. S. Eis is on the sick list. Farmers busy with hay and corn. Mrs. Reining home from California. D. A. Peters conducted a Sunday school convention at Pleasant Ridge last Sunday. Rev. Wright preached for them Sunday evening. Dr. Plunket visited his brother in Anita last week. Mrs. White spending days in the country with her son. Chas. Lair’s brother and family visiting here. Dan Aunier had a lively runaway last Sunday with little damage. Mrs. Chizant selling bushels of raspberries. Buy some, get some cream and let us know when. Wheeler family returned from northern state trip. Large gathering at J. C. Dahl’s to celebrate his 66th birthday. Ask L. A. Grantlow he sells lemons. One clerk says selling foods at cost but won’t pay for removal. Men with bruises seen. they reply it’s the dobugean at Fern Like. Someone will take one ride too many one of these days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Link
Bailey
Atlantic
Miss Sheridan
Miss Conyers
Clarence Jones
Jack Myers
John Tobin
T. S. Eis
Dan Aunier
L. A. Grantlow
Fern
Scott Foster
Hallah
Arthur Coomes
Mrs. Bechtel
J. K. Burke
I. C. Russell
Mr. Welton
Kansas
Rev. Dietrich
Macedonia
Barnard
F. M. Hemphill
Fontanelle
Adair
Villisca
Advent
M. BE
Epworth League
A. J. Roe
Lawhead
Cumberland
Morgan School
Wickersham
Ballantine
James Ballentine
Ats
Bethel Church
M. E
Hamilton
Des Moines
McCormick
Wiota
Canton
Mc.Kintoy
Clark
Market Club of
Boston
Shaw
New York McKinley League
St. Louis
Mahoning Valley
McKinley
Taylor
Judge Baldwin
Stark County
Fudge Day
Major McKiniey
Major McKinley
Allance
Massillon
Akron
Trumbull County
Mahoning County
Stark
Mahoning
Reservce
National House
Giddings
Wade
Garfield
New York
John EH. Milholland
McKinley League
House of Representatives
Washington
Senator Miller
Webb C. Hayes
Hayes
Marne Free Press Moves and Fourth of July Plans
The Marne Free Press reports a move to new quarters and previews a Fourth of July celebration with Maine on the agenda. Walnut and Buck Creek bands will provide music and Judge Willard will speak. Also noted are local notices on cattle shipments to Chicago, a photo social at ELC, and a fatality from a railroad incident with Kristine Reich buried in Brighton Township cemetery after an inquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marne
ELC
Whitaker
Patton & Co
Lund
A. C. Fulton
Maine
Walnut
Buck Creek
Judge Willard
Kristine Reich
Llver
Brighton Township
Dv. Potter
Presbyterian Church
Death and farewells touch Wiota community
In Wiota Scott Foster is on the sick list and Mrs. Ballentine dies after a long illness in the city. The piece notes school repairs, picnics, church events, and local condolences. Rev Dietrich attended district conference, and Rev Wickersham will lecture on Independence with several talks planned. The community extends sympathy to James Ballentine and family, with funeral details and burial in Wiota cemetery.
Pain Balm Brings Relief to Michigan Soldier
Mr James Perdue of Monroe Michigan suffered severe rheumatism but found prompt relief from pain using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He states his back ached badly yet the balm eased the pain and he could write these lines. Sold by Vic Emmert, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Perdue
Monroe, Mich
Chamberlain
Vic Emmert
McKinley Receives Congratulatory Ovation in Canton
Governor McKinley, amid a throng of delegations and marching bands, greeted by New York McKinley League and Ohio supporters. He thanked friends from Stark, Mahoning, Trumbull, and the western reserve, noting 600 visitors and a flood of telegrams from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
McKinley Club
Boies boom centers in Chicago amid Democratic split
Ex governor Horace Boies arrives in Chicago to establish headquarters and a literary bureau as Iowa delegates push a free silver campaign. Arkansas delegates back Bland for president while backing a 16 to 1 silver standard and denouncing peacetime bonds. Wanamaker returns home praising McKinley and Hobart. Montana and Whitney rally gold forces with mixed signals from national committee. International talks in Paris discuss a bi metallic policy.
Local notices and arrivals from the Tuesday daybook
Max Crain returns from Des Moines. A C Fulton comes from Chicago. Tom R Wallace travels to Omaha. Prof Lamson rode to Des Moines. G Hebing of Cumberland visits the city. A new walk laid in front of the Commercial Bank. Croquet sets in exchange for silver at Palmer and Findley. Tom Bruyn and Wilson Pratt return from Chicago. Fred Horn and wife back from Davenport. Congregational Ladies Union announces an upcoming concert. Beaman Hardware sells hay tools below cost. Dy Richards and family and Mr Murray leave on the Tacoma flyer a foray to Taco ma Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Fulton
Tom R. Wallace
Omaha
Prof. Lamson
Des Moines
G. Hebing
Cumberland
Palmer & Findley’s
Tom Bruyn
Wilson Pratt
Chicago
Fred Horn
Davenport
Local notices and travel notices blur city life
A stream of items chronicles sales by address and names, travelers passing through and visiting kin, farm rentals, illness and bereavements, school and church events, a local fire scare, railroad ticket offers, and arrivals of relatives. The miscellany mentions J C Stewart from Maine in the city, Mrs. John Colwell leaving for Stuart, L Scott to Colorado Springs, Moberly family returning, Miss Mabel Miller visiting, the Atlantic District Epworth League convention in Harlan, and the death of Mrs Jane Parry near Ft Ninbrara Neb. The Rock Island line advertises trips to Griswold and Red Oak, while new shoes appear at the Old Reliable Shoe Store. The Highland Park Normal College graduation runs June 28 to July 2 in Des Moines and a pepper meat market fire near-miss is noted with damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Parry
Ft. Ninbrara
Neb
Reliable Shoe
Commercial Bank
Alfred Green
Della King Nearly Loses Finger After Mower Injury
R E King reports his young daughter Della had a finger nearly severed by a mower last week. The wound was sewn and stitches removed today as the finger heals rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. King
Della
County Auditor James Green Remains in Hospital Care
County Auditor James Green has been confined to his room and bed since Saturday evening. The attending physician believes he may recover enough to return to duty within two weeks if he pulls through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Green
San
Lightning Strikes Home on Walnut Street Injures Janitor
A lightning strike yesterday damaged Mrs. J. Mack’s Walnut Street residence, knocking off the chimney while Miss Morgan, her niece, hid inside and feared for moments as bricks clattered to the ground. Saturday the school board elected Prof. Wm. Wilcox of Des Moines as high school principal and schools superintendent. They ordered repairs to schoolhouses and planned another meeting to fill vacancies. Married. At the Church of Christ pastor’s home, J. W. Skipton united Mr. J. W. Skipton and Miss Ellen L. Cart at 2 p.m. They departed for Cumberland where the groom works on the railroad. Albert Seydell, three miles north, was injured when a wagon wheel passed over his head after he fell beneath. he suffers head and facial wounds but hopes for his sight to be preserved. He rests easily today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Wilcox
Des Moines
Mason City
Church of Christ
J. W. Skipton
Cumberland
Ellen L. Cart
Lewis
Wickham
Albert Seydell
James Woodall
P E O Convention Sees Officiants Delegates and New Chapters
At the P E O convention in Winterset six grand officers presided over eighty two delegates and thirteen visitors with forty eight chapters represented. Charters were granted to Red Oak Osage and Prairie City. New officers named include Flora Herring Fairfield as president Mollie Campbell Oskaloosa as first vice president Estella B Walker Keosauqua as second vice president Marie Lyons Winterset as recording secretary Anderson Albia as corresponding secretary Josh T. Smith Centerville as treasurer Julia W. Robinson Cedar Falls as organizer. Next annual meeting slated for Knoxville Iowa. Prof Moore to organize no class in harmony soon. Rain hindered Prof Pike’s field trip but he remains optimistic. Students travel from all directions and demand for qualified patrons grows. Maggie Boller Cumberland planned to attend fall term in Atlantic. Prof Pike proposes an Art Department headed by a local Atlantic artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. EF. O
Wintersot
P. EK. O
Oskaloosa
Estella B. Walker
Keosauqua
Marie Lyons
Winterset
Anderson
Albia
Josh T. Smith
Centerville
Julia W. Robinson
Cedar Falls
Knoxville
Iowa
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Anita
A. D. Backhart
Anita Bruce
Mabel Beckhart
Indianola
Ira Plunkett
Eva, Lattig
F. E. Doty
May Whitmore
Caroline Haist
Ed Petit
Susie Russell
Leonard Brown
Grinnell College
Chas. Voorhees
Anits
Boatright
Bert
W. E. Fish
Mildred
Pearl Hutton
Indisnola College
Forshay
Fern Anderson
Audubon
Grandpa Chapin
Austa
Evergreen Cemetery
Phoenix
Ariz
Childs
Grinnell
Major
Democrata
Onicaco
Boies
Davis
Oreston
O. A. Walsh
Iowa State Democratic Committee
Myr
Arkansas
Bland
Little Rock
Jones
Berry
Jones and Berry
Darrell Armstrong
Wanamaker
John Wanamaker
Harrison
Furst Biemarck
Hobart
Philadelphia
Montana Democrats
Butte
Mon
E. D. Matts
United States Senate
Whitney
Michael Doran
Minnesota
Democratic National Committee
Doran
Europe
London
Paris
Daily News
International Commission of Husbandry
France
Germany
Belgium
Austria
Sweden
Switzerland
Ministry of Husbandry
Resoluton
Melins
Great Britain
Max Crain
The
Congregational Ladies Union
Beaman Hardware Store
Dy, Richards
Mr. Murray
Tacoma
Wash
J.C. Stewart
Porter
Beaman
John Colwell
Stuart
McCormick Stancard
Lillian Dawson
Red Oak
R. B. Robinson
W. A. Wilken
Jas. Walker
W. 2
Oaks
Pymosa Township
Yates Center
Kan
Lona Scott
Colorado Springs
Colo
W. A. Worthing
A. W. Brown
Roberta Green
Jana, Green
Crawford
Graham
Famly
Moberly
Family
State Center
Palmer & Findley
John Gentle
Larah
Brooklyn
Levert Sampson
Franklin Township
D. Findley
Harlan
Henry Weber
G. C. Hebing
Otis Metes
Mr. Olsen
Union Township
Idaho
Edith Duell
Jennie Berg
the Rifles
Crystal Lake
Mac Brewster
Avoca
Rock Island Railroad
Griswold
Mgr
Hellyer
Extra
al Hutchins
Red Cliff
Col
John Tharnish
Hebing Hill
Highland Park Normal College
Hill
Elliott
Congregational Church
B. F. Myers
Congregational
Andrews
Judge Andrews
South Dakota
Willard
H. Wilcox
Gertrude
Ade Mark
Nep
Autle
Rani Stack
Aultman-Taylor
W. Peterson
College Notes
Maggie Boller
Pike
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