Local Notes From The Weekly Telegraph Front Page
Saturday and Monday reports include Postmaster Chase’s trip to Council Bluffs, Dr. McCall’s Grand Chapter meeting in Dubuque, and failures to run races at the fair grounds. Fire destroys Polk Byrd’s house with no insurance. families displaced. Republican speakers Larrabee Patrick Curtis address Lewis Noble discussions. detective Hayden nabs coal thieves near five points. Obituary for Mrs. Emma W. Cushing. liver regulator recommendation and Miss Van Pelt’s move to Indianola.
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Fred Alexander
Chase
Council Bluffs
E. Huchendorf
Nez
Grinwold
Paul Maclean
Baby
Mest
Carroll R
B. Michaels
Cumberland
Young’s Billiard Hall
Wtf
al Clauson
Fourth Street
Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge
Marshalltown
Jefferson
Charles W. Bowen
Centerville
J. S. Bellamy
Knoxville
J. C. Koonz
Burlington
William, Musson
Des Moines
A. J. Morrison
Marengo
N. Jasper
Jones
Shelby
M. H. Sharles
Will V. Tufford
Clinton
Grand Messenger
James H. Shrader
Guttenberg
Grand Guardian
Charles Schulze
Keokuk
Grand Herald
Rudolph Rolfe
Davenport
Grand
J.J. McIntire
G W. Miller
L. W. White
Woodbine
E. H. Hibben
John T. Riley
West Union
Geo. W. Evans
Wyoming
E. A. Howland
Eagle Grove
R. L. Tilton
Ottumwa
William Mugson
J. T. Abbott
Manchester
John W. Bulen
Frank W. Evans
Rebekah
Watch repair offered for punctual timing at local jeweler
Because his watch did not keep correct time and he was always late to his work, when for a reasonable sum he could have had it repaired and regulated at our jewelry store.
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Hayden
Chicago
Western Iowa Division
Rock Island Railroad
Five Points
al. Phares
Ave Points
North Branch
Chestnut Street
Telegraph
J. Burg
John Pierson
Cumberland
Gee
Byrd
H. Wright
Wyoming
Atlantic
Highland Church
Mr. L
Lowa
Mr. Long
Extra
Local notes from Anita Walnut and nearby towns
A cloud of small town updates lists visits and travels of residents including Mrs. Mickel, Miss Henderson, Miss Cordes, Bert Ferryman, Mrs. Bigelow, Rev. Northern, Dr. Macomber, Mrs. Eckles, Wm. McMillan, Mr. and Mrs. Overton, Rev. Stenley, Anna Caulson, Myrtle Kerr, Samuel Twining, Lintha Mooney, Fred Fox, Mrs. Boiler, Ray Asay, A. H. Berry, J H. Wood, and others. Social calls, travel to Des Moines, Denison, Colfax Springs, Atlantic, and Omaha appear amid church, school, and community events. Mentioned are piano purchases, obituaries, harvest poems, and local official notices.
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Rose Henderson
Siater
Anita
Cordes
Avoca
Eggers Bros
Bert Ferryman
Mrs. Overton
Walnut
J. Powers
Anna Caulson
Des Moines
H. M. Wilson
B. B. Martin
Mahaska County
Audubon
Ray Asay
H. G. Curtis
Carson
Mary Wright
Council Blaffa High School
Alice Hopper
Atlantic
Wm. McConville
Hampton
Wm. Wylie
Davenport
Hill
Congregational
Fred Alexander
Iowa Man Invents a Self Propelling Air Bicycle
Michael Leahy of Pocahontas seeks to revolutionize travel with a self propagating bicycle using compressed air. A working model tests a 200 pound rider, promising speeds from twenty to one hundred fifty mph. He plans to raise funds to build a full sized wheel and secure patents, aiming for an attachment to replenish the air tank via rider weight.
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Michael Leahy
Republican Meeting Draws Large Bear Grove Crowd
A rousing republican meeting was held at Bear Grove Saturday night with Geo. M. Lyon as principal speaker. Wil Follett of this city and Charles Cole of Cumberland added brief remarks. The schoolhouse was full as Lyon outlined campaign issues and the Republican stance while criticizing the Democratic party. Local Republicans were described as lively and enthusiastic, hinting at a large November vote.
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H. G. Curtis
State Central Committee
Bear Grove
Noble Township
Frank Jackson
Geo. M. Lyon
Wil Follett
Charles Cole
Cumberland
Lyon
Cat dies in school experiment in Salina Arkansas
In Salina Arkansas the high school conducted a nicotine test on a cat. A drop of cigarette nicotine placed on the cat's tongue caused immediate distress and within four minutes the animal died, shocking several students in the room.
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Salina
Ark
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Dr. McCall
Dubuque
Grand Chapter of
The
Royal Arch Masone
Court’ House
A. Block
H. L. Becker
Judge Walker
Billy
Fair Grounds
Beara
Oakfield
Taylor
Turkey Creek
Polk Byrd
C. J. Helmer
Lewis
Larrabee
O. R. Patrick
Glenwood
Mrs. Cushing
Emma W Cushing
East Fifth Street
Ohio
Edith
Sim
Simmon
J. M. Rollins
Fairfield
Miss van Pelt
Indianola
Mrs. Howard
Eccers Bros
Geo. Marah
Rock Island
Arthur Mickel
Stenley
Massena
A. H
Berry
Missouri Valley
J H. Wood
Portsmouth
Inl Paps State Central Committee
A.S. Hutchins
Fred Kerrick
Mrs. Caughney
J. A. Mc Waid
Myrie
Hot Springs
Byron Bair
Marie
Iowa City
Vida Bair
Ruth Fitch
Marietta Bradford
Toledo
Warner
A. R. Campbell
New York
H. B. Madison
Kent, Wash
Harlan
John Fritz
Benton Township
O. A. Olson
Battle Creek
Michigan
General Conference of the
Seventh Day Adventists
Mra
W. F. Berry
W.F. Berry
Hazel Street
Marne Cemetery
H. A. Dicker
Rebeckah Lodge
State Assembly
Rebeckah
Iowa
Hood
All Druggiate
Geo. Dalzell
John Bell
Wiota
Hinson Robert
Pine Grove
Ney
Robert
Mary Kinney
County Treasurer’s
T. W. Brown
Cumbeland
H. Heyman
Abe Block and
Daughters of Rebeckah
Orphans of
Order
Rebeckahs
Dr. Tanner
Heaven
Hades
Memphis, Tenn
Commercial Appeal
Dr. Price
O. W. Brown
China Hall
Brown
Republican Meeting
Oe & A
Irmen & Go
U. S. Gov’t
ST. Agors
J. O. Wilken
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