Brighton Twp Notes Open Rural Life Scene
Local corridor items report on Mr Webber ill and farming plans by J L Fritz and Walter Pellett s chickens. Several residents change work while Danes comment on spring, hail and groundhog. Community attendance at No 6 events, hog sales totals, school directors elected, church additions, and local meetings fill the column with a lively panorama of small town life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webber
J. L. Fritz
Walter Pellett
J. A. Welsh
Harry Stevens
Homer Everett
Charles Gingery
J. L. Frits
Ben Campbell
No. 6
Alva Williamson
Robin Crouch
Miss Taylor
Archie Campbell
A. A. Freeburn
Weelsh
Les Weber
John Locke
Isabella Mitchell
Grandma Stevens
Ilinois
H. G. Stevens
Stacks
Our Motto Keep A Goin Keeps Clothing Stock Sale
In a boastful jingle the seller urges persistence through hardship and announces an auction style sale to liquidate entire clothing stock at first cost to pay mortgages and stay in business. It blends weather, crops and perseverance with a final business motive.
Local Notices From Avoca and Surroundings
Block and Heyman report residents visiting and returning home with several mentions of Avoca Atlantic Grimel and Des Moines area travel. The piece notes Mrs Peter Anderson internment at Evergreen Cemetery and a weeklong high school vacation plus social events hosted by Athenian society with named attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester van Slack
Avoca
Our City
John Macomber
Chicago
D. B. May
Grimel
Roy Worth
Atlantic
Lizzie Mwelgwad
Peter Anderson
Evergreen Cemetery
Maud Bailey
Cedar Rapids
Maye Silcott
Enid
Edna Swepton
Frances Smith
Katie
Marie Knig
Alice Johnson
Delphia Hutt
Vira Whitney
Rosa Scott
Ethel Scoggin
Grove town notes and social updates from the county
Lee Harris will again teach No 9. Frank Limpus is home from Chicago. Rob Colter of Kansas visits Grove. School at No 9 ends this week. Several residents visit Atlantic Bear Grove and College Corners. A political note lists local sheriff candidates. A critical dig at an anonymous Democrat scribbler dominates the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. McCormick
Lewis
Henry Hansen
Peter Hopley
Arizona
J. PB. Parker
Atlantic
C. H. Morton
Council Bluffs
Ernest Multrop
Bear Grove
John Rousch
D. W. Woodward
Rev. L. B. Wickersham
Lee Harris
Frank Limpus
Chicago
M. Roberts
Dr. Cannon
Grove
Wm. Hopley
Wiota
Lee Pratt
Charley Beekman
Sophia Hopley
Charley Baxter
W. Hopley
Washington
Mr. Kent
Laura Franklin
Billy Davis
Mark Hansen
Roy Nichols
Grove City
Owen Worth
Gail Hamill
Berry
Kate Beekman
Mabel Gaylord
Victa
Kate Needles
College Corners
Newcomb
Cass Center
Bear Grove Notes Show School Vacation And Local Visits
The Bear Grove community reports improving Breeco and a Monday school board meeting. Local residents Nel Baker Charley Warne and Miss Minnie Multhrop visit, while Frank Olsen and Frank Breece lead an Epworth League gathering. A township meeting discussed a road through Diven’s land and future school housing plans amid rough roads and ongoing local activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Breeco
Nel Baker
J.C. Bradburry
Milford Myers
Atlantic
Fred Switzer
Billy Davis
W. Hopley
Bear Grove
Joe Brown
Tomason
la Grippe
D. Diven
Davis
Frank Breece
Ben
Ollie Cranston
Galion
Fletcher
Rev. Ramsey
M. E. Church
Ed Winsler
Cass Center
The
Democrat
Cleveland
S. D. Diven
Charley Baxter
Local News From Buck Creek and Surrounding Farms
Buck Creek notes villagers like Robie Smith Joyce Laartaz and Aden Odem back from college or farming. J W Butler Ed Harris and others plan land work and summer labor. A baby girl to Ed Harris and wife and a basket social at J H McFarland's. A college concert promises music and elocution with a 15 cent admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robie Smith
Joyce
C. FH. Laartaz
M. C. Balea
Morrow Place
John Joyce
Aden Odem
E. P. Gaddis
Jim Harris
J. W. Butler
Brayton
Charlie Erickson
T. M
Will Freeburn
Gaddis Place
J. H. McFarland
J. S. Herbert
League
F. C. Smith
McClusky
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted As Spring Medicine
Spring health advice urges use of Hood's Sarsaparilla to purify and enrich blood, boost nerves and stomach, and prevent illness through summer. Testimonials from users in Peoria Missouri Pottstown Pennsylvania and Illinois claim renewed energy and vitality. User cautions against substitutes and endorses Hood's as the best spring tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Ringhl
Attigg Peoria
Minoia
Haron Hammer
Pottstown
Pennsylvania
Ora E. Morman
Busey
Illinois
Local School Notes Reflect Education Focus and Community Events
The piece notes returning students, praise for W. C. Moyer as a potential state superintendent, Elmer Pruitt’s health improvement, and Masena High School’s German department interest. Teachers are in high demand. the Philomathean society and Reading Circle report active meetings, with C. C. T. R. C. divisions planning events for April and May 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Moyer
Atlantic
Elmer Pruitt
Preparing Veterinary Remedies Feature at Winer & Co.
Preparing Veterinary Remedies is a feature of our prescription department showcasing our pride in handling domestic animal medicines. We use the best and purest drugs and welcome prescriptions for condition powders, liniments, poultry medicines, hog cholera and related treatments at H. G. Winer & Co., Druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Winer & Co
Wapl
Conveyances list shows multiple property transfers in Cass County
March and James B Brouff assign to Sarah Burgess. John G Laartz to Fred L Laarte. M M Rezner to G B Rezner. United States to Silas Leach. Martha M Carter and Jas E Brace. John Williams patent copy. Nichols M Rezner to J B Martin. Wm E Keith to J A Brumer. James B Bruff assignee to LA Turner. B Martin et ux to Nicholas M Rezner. Olsen et ux to J BD Smith. W L Roberts to Ernest Hutchins. Dickerson to John F Wood. George A Brochman et ux to Charles B Broehoan. Cass County Treasurer to H G Savery. sheriff to B B Harris. Prices and lot descriptions vary. numerous parcels in Griswold and Atlantic areas with dates in March and mid-1970s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March
James B
Brouff
Sarah Burgess
Swd
Lot
Blk
Atlantic
John’g Laartz
Fred L Laarte
Rezner
G B Rezner
Sw & Se
George B Rezner
N M
United States of America
John Williams
Nichols M Rezner
Martin
Keith
Brumer
Bruff
LA Turner
Lot & Bik
B Martin
Nicholas M Rezner
Olsen
J BD Smith
W L Roberts
Ernest Hutchins
Griswold
Isang Dickerson
John F. Wood
Page County
Iowa
George A Brochman
Charles B Broehoan
Cass Counly
H G Savery
Jets
Sarah L Ballard
Sugar Beet Factory Hopes in Cass County
Letters urge Cass county residents to grow beets for testing and potential sugar factory sites. A donor offers to share seed and cultivation details while projecting net profits of 30 to 60 dollars per acre with proper quality. Community note includes bank account dispute and sheriff sale announcement in Atlantic Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Eutron Tercenari
Telegraph
Lowa
Cass County
S. W. W. Straiht
Columbia
Connecticut
Hartfords
Cardner W. Talbot
Iowa
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J. M. Foster
Arthur Coomes
M. FE
V. M. Lahman
Larah
Ed Roe
Rudolph Roe
Elmer Campbell
Tobe Hemphill
Bill Stofer
Jesse Jordan
Tim McEniry
A. N. Gaylord
W- Hopley
Hunt
Jameson
Thomas Hopley
Wm. Dawe
Charley Lamberson
Lyceum
Nick Kenyon
Levi Dowins
Levi Downs
Block & Heyman
Anita
Massena
Buck Creek
College Notes
Messrs
Moore and
Meier
Toussaint L’ouverture
Wendell Phillips
Fave
Mr. Hamill
Barcarolle
L. Dancla
Miss McCall
Sweet Dreams
Sheldon
Miss Crawford Grand Galop
Miss Riggs
Miss Goodspeed
Othanne—De Beriol
Mr. Meier
Volksjied—Mendelssohr
Fishers
Gabussi
Messrs. Moore
Gothard Pianse
Raff
Miss Powell
Cleopatra
Wmm
W. Story
Miss Faddis
Les Joyeux Papillions
Gregh
Moore
Walter Allen
Ellery Mills
C. J. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
Reading Circle
Rolf Call
Grant Triplett
Nellie Taylor
R. J. Nicowots
Lowell Kittie Needles
Rasta Bell
Miss Lamicin
Peter Landmesser
Bank of Atlantic
J. G. Whitney
Sherrit
District Court
D. E. Fudge
Chas. Seymour
Aix
Meredith
Marne
Towa
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