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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
2
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE lists numerous residents visiting relatives and running errands across towns including Maloy Des Moines Waverly and Sheridan. It notes baptisms at Isadora and several moves sales visits and ongoing road and rail improvements plus a profitable sale by Rev Pitcher and a Christian Endeavor ice cream fundraiser raising over six dollars.
A selection of small notes includes Mrs R R Smith visiting her husband in Riverton Iowa J F Blagrave and W C Curran on a business trip to Clarinda Carrier Wid Holmes enjoys a new mail cart Chas Ridenour joins Sleep Bros threshing crew Ewing and Clarence Bradley visit Gravity John Arthurs son fractures forearm from a horse fall Ladies of the Christian church host a social D E Summers sprains ankle and adopts crutches Mr and Mrs Harris of Kansas City move to the Wheeler property F E Stickleman with daughter visits Des Moines Lister family well represented in Liam W T Allen improves property with a new smokehouse and woodhouse Justice Williams presides over State vs Irvin Oxley and Jap Manley in Bedford the issue concerns reattaching a stockholders telephone The case is bound over to the September grand jury by Justice Williams
The annual Baptist church meeting is planned for next Saturday afternoon at the church starting at 2 o'clock. Forest Grove services follow at 3 o'clock next Sunday.
Weir has the teasles this week while Mrs J L Firth and others are ill or recovering. Many residents, including Clarence Weir on a Bedford visit, Miss Mable Cowen and Jesse Engles on sick lists, and Bert Killam families visiting Nelson, are noted. Protracted meetings begin August 4 at New Hope as locals visit Bedford Sheridan Hopkins and Maryville for errands and social events.
The Jeffersonian for August features a Gov. James K. Vardan portrait on the frontispiece, editor Thos E Watson’s history based pieces, six national editorials, Gordon Nye cartoons, Ernest Cancroft’s On the Trail of the Settler, Watson’s Life and Times of Andrew Jackson continuation Some aftermath of the Civil War, and five short stories with poems. Published by Thos E Watson Thomson Ga at 1.50 yearly. Also an offer for a largely pedigreed 16 month old Chester White boar, Route 3 W. FE Blane Bedford lows.
Otisfield Maine proves a local remedy claim as Bucklin Arnica Salve is marketed with broad healing claims for fever sores ulcers boils burns frost bites and skin diseases. The ad notes the product costs 25 cents at A L Bibbins drug store.
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