Little Ea Welton’s accident and marriage notices
Little Ea Welton fractured her arm after a fall near a cave while father was digging. Dr. Weaver set the bone. Joseph Smith and Miss Louisa Spies wed at the bride’s parents home with Elder Jones officiating. Laura Pearl Hoyt died of cholera infantum after a weeklong illness. funeral held at Baptist church, Cumberland cemetery interment. Community offers sympathy to Mr and Mrs Hoyt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Ea Welton
Dr. Weaver
Joseph Smith
Louisa Spies
Lewis Spies
Elder Jones
Christian Church
Mr. Smith
Laura Pearl
Jas F
Clara Hoyt
Baptist Church
Campbell
Massena
Cumberland
Hoyt
Daly
Polt
Washington Township
A. P. Blake
Ella
Julia
Harry Myers
Lyman Notes on Bridges Prizes and Local Visits
Potatoes in this township are not turning out well but quality remains good. The new iron bridge over the Seven Mile is nearly finished and ready for public use. Local visits include Mrs Hofmeister and daughter Bra at Mrs Ruoke, and reports from Noble township’s Omaha trip on McKinley day by several residents. A threshing engine with a repaired boiler now works well. Mentions of McKinley day events, visits to Papillion, and a false death report dispelled. Local politicians Smith McPherson, Curtis, Meredith, Wim McConville, Herbert, and Shifflett were noted as candidates or speakers around Center schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seven Mile
Pray
Railroad Company
Bauernfeind
Council Bluffs
George
John
Chris Zimmerman
Chas. Kuester
McKinley
Smith McPherson
Congress
Major Curtis
C. A. Meredith
Center
Wim, McConvill
Frank Herbert
R.H. Shifflett
Winter Social Notes From Grove County Vicinity
Winter is down upon us. Frank Anderson attended the exhibition last week. Mr. Wallace is hauling lumber for a new corn crib. Sidney Dinges husking corn for H. Knop this week. Miss Carrie Gentle visited at her home in Sarah over Sunday. Hugh Wilson returned from a pleasant visit in Missouri. Miss Emma Blake of Maine visited her brother last week. Miss Shade left for Orient to spend the winter with relatives. A Bigelow and wife of South Omaha visiting L Bigelow and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Anderson
Mr. Wallace
Sidney Dinges
H. Knop
Carrie Gentle
Sarah
Hugh Wilson
Missouri
Emma Blake
Maine
Miss Shade
Orient
A. Bigelow
South Omaha
L. Bigelow
Local Notes Reflect Quiet Week Amid Snow and Travel
Carrie Gentle spent Sunday at home while Wm Lamb hauled lumber last week. Emmett Jensen visited Omaha for McKinley day. Church closed due to rain. Corn harvest praised and C C Howard plans a sale then Colorado departure. School teachers faced heavy snow and a blizzard mood. Lorab and Atlantic depot dedications noted with painting near Halloween. Reverend Kneedy visited Lewis. G W B Fletcher went to Atlantic. Bright’s disease improving for P W Partridge. Earl Dun wounded by shotgun discharge. John H Taylor milled in the city. Nannie McCormick visited Atlantic. Morris of Malvern canvassed for Chase Bros nursery. Rev Everest preached at Church of Christ. I O O F meeting featured Uncle Billy Myers’s silk badge from 1889, 59 years in good standing. Concert for Oakwood Cemetery success led by Ivanhoe Whitted. community urged support for another musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
Wm. Lamb
Emmett Jensen
Omaha
McKinley
C. C. Howard
Colorado
Ma’ams
C. L. Green
F. M. Stoner
Ike Jensen
Massena
Atlantic
Lorabh
Hallowe'en
Kansas
Morris
Malvern
Mills County
Chase Bros. Nursery
New York
Everest
Drake University
Des Moines
Church of Christ
Ladies Oakwood Cemetry Association
Ivanhoe Whitted
Cumberland News Briefs Reveal Local Developments
W A Dowell advances brick store construction while Henry Miller’s house nears plastering. G F Seaman sells restaurant stock to a brother who moves it to Massena. Gus shifts to auctioneering. J A Griffith and wife visited Griswold with Miss Ploma Johnson teaching in his absence. Cumberland plans a new elevator and Fontanelle buys Dan McDiarmid’s grain business for a future large elevator. A local group traveled to Creston to see President McKinley, including Mayor E Richart and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Dowell
Henry Miller
G. F. Seaman
Massena
Gus
J. A. Griffith
Griswold
Ploma Johnson
Cumberland
Fontanelle
Dan McDiarmid
Creston
McKinley
E. Richart
Wm. Cool
Wm. Speran
Frank Miller
N.N. Turner
Marne notes and social rounds mixed local news
Mr Findlay ships a stock car. A T Powell of Atlantic and others visit us Saturday. Obed Blakeslee ships corn. J C Stewart husks corn. Fifty three go to the ex position. M S Fudge of Harlan seen on streets. Mrs I B Johnson visits Ames. Mr Smith of Albia visits W C Harvey. W G Noon buys C H Powell farm. L W Wheatley buys cattle in Omaha and again later. Rev Currans travels to Cherokee for Synod. Polt-Blak e nup tials planned for Wednesday. Wiota teams aid Rev Chambers’ move. M P pulpit filled by Rev Kirkwood. Maine Shakespeare Club formed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Findlay
A. T. Powell
Atlantic
Obed Blakeslee
J.C. Stewart
M. S. Fudge
Harlan
I. B. Johnson
Ames
Iowa
Mr. Smith
Albia
Wiota
Chambers
M. P
Kirkwood
Christ Jesus
Grieve
Maine Shakesperian Club
F. N. Moon
Flora
Giles
Storm King Supreme Snowstorm Hits Midwest Rail Lines
A severe snowstorm and northwest gale sweep Nebraska Iowa Kansas and South Dakota delaying trains disrupting telegraph and telephone lines and paralyzing streetcar service. Des Moines Iowa and Chicago report wide effects. Omaha reports limited damage with 14992 visitors at the fair gate. Wires recover by night fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Middle West
Nebraska
Iowa
Kansas
South Dakota
Missouri
Minois
Des Moines
Associated Press
Kansas City
Chicago
East
President McKinley Honored With Chicago Law Degree
President William McKinley received a Doctor of Law from the University of Chicago amid cheers in Kent theater and a large crowd along city streets. He shook hands with countless admirers at a landmark reception, then attended a dinner, before weather notes and dispatches on storms across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cuicano
University of Chicago
William McKinley
Kent Theater
Harper
Kent Hall
Armory
George R. Peck
Henry L. Turner
C. B. Farwell
Gage and
Bliss
Turner
John M. Harlan
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Dr. Harper
Alex H. Revell
McWilliams
Lincoln Avenue
Pow Wow at Leech Lake Decides Peace or War
Oct 14 Leech Lake Minnesota. Indians hold powwow to decide whether to turn over the man sought by Marshal O Connor. If refused, General Bacon prepares a winter campaign with famine as an ally, aiming to subdue or annihilate the rebels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornoth
Wateri
Minn
Leech Lake
Marshal O'Connor
Bacon
Jones
Walker
Dismissed Chaplain McIntyre Court-Martial Findings
The Navy finds Chaplain McIntyre guilty on three charges for criticizing superiors in a Denver lecture and sentences him to dismissal from U S Navy. The case is under department review while Rev Joseph McIntyre suffers nervous prostration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McIntyre
Wasu Hinaton
Navy Department
Navy
Denver
Naval Service of the United States
Department
MacIntyre
Joseph McIntyre
Oregon
Prove the Value of Oxydonor Instron on a Plant
A reader cites experiments with an Oxydonor Instron device showing plant growth responds to cold water treatment and a treating plate in soil, then with hot water causes withering. The note claims similar device use on humans increases oxygen absorption and vitality, aiding disease resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E.warnex
Cealer
FE. A
Local News Briefs From Tuesday City Visit Exposition
Wm Kerr of Massena visited the city. Frank Limpus and wife attended the exposition. Several locals and visitors from nearby towns were listed, with outings to Omaha and Chicago. A jail intake and a keys lost notice appear among miscellaneous society items and plans for a double marriage at the Catholic church tomorrow morning.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hood
John B. Serre
Shelby
Julius L. Havsme
Osborn Street
Burlington
Lyman
County and Vicinity Grove
Lorah
Marne
Egistered
Shropshires Rams
EWES
C. Frazier
J. O. Wilken
Walnut Street
Storm King Supreme
Northwest Territory
Curiaco
Lincoln
Des Moies
Jefferson City
Supreme Court
Banc
Secretary of State
Edgar P. Mann
Springfield
Brace and Robinson
Dalque Veasse
Bouruiaton
Iowa Iron Works
Dubuque
Orleans
Mississippi
St. Louis
Maryeville
Kan
Charles Birney
Salem
Neb
Birney
Ed Delair
Delair
G. Steinke
Wm. Kerr
Frank Limpus
Bessie Bixby
Walnut
Recorder Herbert
Ethel van Pelt
Indianola
T. W. Brown
J.A. Laird
Newton
Willis Laird
Sallie
Amanda Neimeyer
J. B
Wags
Park Meredith
Sam Reed
Gem Orchestra
Yetterhall
J. A. McWard
Birdie Barnard
M. Northup
Geo. E. Pennell
G. W.B. Fletcher
Lewis
City
I. O. O F Grand Lodge
Council Biuffs
S. B. Raeist
Silas Wilson
Y. B. Swan
Squaw
Jim Crowley
Marshall Terbush
P. F. O'Connell
Chas. Barnard
Windsor Hotel
Delone
Mr. Vance
Mrs. Ludwig
Grinnell
D. Vance
Mrs. Vance
J. W. Perry
Geo. Masier
Mia
Bee Madge
Colorado’ Springs
Pittsburg
Miss Larson
Avoca
Wis
Palo Alto County
L.T. Spangler
Geo. B. Rochefort
Nancy A. Burrows
Steck
E. Bizer
Shelby and
Underwood
Putnam
J. Nichols
Base Ball Association
Athletic Park
Emmett Everett
Randolph, Neb
W. S. Everett
David Crofts
Superior
J. A. Conerd
Conerd
Crofts
Randolph
Reform School
Hamill
Finch
Billing
Mont
J. Lamadue
Genette
Myrtle
Irom
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