Pruitt Dies After Farm Roadway Shooting Near Aurelia
Joseph Pruitt a farmer south of Aurelia died of bullet wounds inflicted by James Elmore on a public highway in front of the Morgan farm. Elmore confessed and was jailed at Cherokee after a manhunt ending with arrest near Galva. Pruitt, 35 to 40, left a wife and two children. funeral services scheduled at Dr Bates home and Pleasant Hill cemetery.
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Joseph Pruitt
Aurelia
James Elmore
Morgan Farm
Pruitt
Elmore
B. B. McCarty
E. W. Peterson
Dr. Bates
Mr. Pruitt
Bates
Morgan
Nightwatch Mahoney
Love Home
Mr. Love
Galva
Ida County
Hill
Cherokee
CN Elmore
Kentucky
Cherokee County
M. E
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Union Thanksgiving Service Set By Our President
Union Thanksgiving meeting announced for Thanksgiving day at 10:00 a m at the Congregational church with Rev Young of the M E church delivering the sermon. The notice urges gratitude for peaceful times amid world suffering and economic growth.
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Union
Congregational Church
Young
M. E. Church
Jesus
Contests Election of Clerk in Afton Township
Olin Jones through attorney Guy M Gillette files with County Auditor Dailey a contest of the Afton township clerk election. Jones claims certain legal votes for him were rejected and counted improperly for Melton. judges ruled Melton winner 49 to 19.
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Cherokee Times
Olin Jones
Guy M.gillette
Dailey
A. W. Melton
Afton
Jones
Melton
Mr. Jones
Dr. John A. Gray to Speak on Hobo Life at Local Church
Dr. John A. Gray known as the hobo expert will lecture at the Congregational church this Saturday at 8:00 PM. Tickets for the full course are discounted but proceeds benefit the local school, with single admissions urged to boost sales. The lecture, titled Out of Work and On the Trail of the Hobo, blends humor and pathos drawn from Gray’s firsthand experiences with homeless men in New York City.
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Aurelia
Congregational Church
John A. Gray
Dr. Gray
New York City
Fred
Mike
Jim
Windy Bill
Bowery
Consolidation Meeting Discussed in Woodman Hall
A Thursday evening gathering at Woodman Hall weighed sentiment on consolidated achoola. County Superintendent McDonald presented both sides. A vote of 13 to 10 favored the consolidation by residents outside the town. J A Clark E Cline and B Smith named to push the matter forward.
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Quimby Quimby
the Herald
Silver Township Schools Consolidation Vote Planned
Silver township schools are to be consolidated with a central school at Silver hall. The new district will include a territory comprising thirty two sections. For weeks the consolidation issue has been debated with meetings and petitions, and last week the proposition was submitted at an election.
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Silver Township
Silver Hall
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M. E. Church of Cherokee
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