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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1925
Page
3
Athelstan Mrs G F Brett and children visit North Platte relatives while other locals travel to Topeka and Gillette. Several couples and individuals tour nearby towns including Redding Blockton and Bedford area, with fishing trips and family gatherings noted among Barber Henney Ailshie Tackett and Screggy circles.
Cris Whetstine visited Gravity on Monday. Mrs Carrie Parker hosted a Sunday gathering with Mesdames Helen Clark Hattie King and Misses Helen and Bernadine King. Miss Francis Johnson has fallen ill. Rod Vickery and wife returned home Saturday after an extended absence.
Vera Hughes returned home after a month in California with her daughter. Leo Olson and family visited here this past week with friends. Helen Wilkinson and Mary Jackson from Clarinda visited. J B Marsell Bert Clark and Paul went to St Joe on business. Lulu Street stayed a week at the Glen Taylor home. Herschel Harris and daughter visited J S Harris home Sunday. Fred Foster Jr remains ill. Wilma Pace and Jake Wells hosted Saturday night. Homer Cavender and family visited relatives here. Noriie Adams and family spent Sunday at Ben Adams home. Gilmore of Clarinda visited on business Tuesday.
Bert Knott and family returned from Kansas to their Sharpsburg home last week while Mrs. W I Knott and three daughters finished a two month trip through California Oregon Yellowstone Park Montana and the Dakotas and came back last Thursday. Miss Lela Filbert from North Dakota visited here three weeks before returning home. Chas Underwood and Clifford Underwood and wife accompanied her to Omaha Wednesday and returned Friday. G W Campain and wife spent an evening at Walter Scott’s. Geo Wilcoxson and wife then visited her mother in Hopkins Missouri. Abbie Richey and son Shanon visited Otis Brown’s home Saturday night and Sunday. Will Chitty and wife visited Charles Welsh’s home Sunday. M W Orme and family of Nodaway and Wm Cocrane and family spent Sunday at D R Moser’s. Weekly picnics were held at Nebraska City last Sunday. H H Potter and family of Mt Sterling Missouri arrived and will live in the D S Pennebaker place vacated by C Wickless and Potter will be depot agent. Therman Dunbar was a Clarinda visitor Sunday.
Mrs Mary Cook of Bedford visits this week with relatives and friends. Floyd Farlow is improving a sore hand. Several families including Mrs Clara Fine and son Glen, Mrs Adabel Davison and son Loren, Mrs Nellie Miller and daughter Gladys, Mrs Blanche Smith and children, and Mrs Verna McPherren and children visit Mrs Lola Reid. 4H Club meets with Miss Ber niece Bordner. canning for Strate Fair exhibit. Rev Zumsteg preaches at M E church. he and wife return from a south trip. Mr and Mrs Court Adams of Moberly Mo visit relatives. expect to return home late this month. Meads spend Saturday with home folks and attend Sunday School picnic at Corning. Jon Smith and Hopkins family spend Sunday with sister Mrs Family. Hala Miller, Stewart, Harry Clayton visit Sunday. Mrs Dessy Henderson and Mary Wer visit. Kenry Roush and family from Valley with mother Mrs C D Roush and Miss Bonnie Gray drive to Lincoln Nebraska Saturday.
Conway hosts a flurry of relatives and friends visiting from Romney, Bedford, Clarinda, Gravity, and nearby towns. Residents travel to Maryville, Lenox, and Ames for medical, familial, or leisure visits while reporting on outings, church gatherings, and hospital updates across the region.
Mann McKune dies after long illness at Gravity. Funeral at Christian Adventist church with Rev. Coleman. Interment Gravity cemetery. Mrs. Pearl Rice visits Gravity before returning to Chicago. Several residents travel to Lanesboro, Clarinda, Nevada and Chicago for visits. Mrs. M. E. Nickell dies north of Gravity. services at Gravity Christian church. interment Ladoga cemetery. Attendees from Bedford and Cantril attend Nickell funeral. Advent camp meeting to begin August 15 in park. Weller and Mahaffey visit Henry County. Ray Porter and family and others go to Lake Okoboji for vacation. W. W. Morey dies after long illness. funeral and interment Gravity cemetery.
John and Harry Blessman and others were hosted for Sunday dinners at the R E Hardee home in Page county. Church of Christ youth and teacher drove to Corning lake for an all day picnic. Hallie Mohler and Will Adams attended as guests. Families including Shields, Tine, Miller, Reid, and McPherron enjoyed Shenandoah day trips with a picnic, station visits, and gardens. I W Shields sold a car load of hogs to New Market buyers. Willing Workers met at the church with strong attendance and an engaging session.
Experiments at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Yonkers show that while some sun plants may grow under artificial light, the practice is not profitable for producing marketable plants flowers or vegetables.
Authorities warn that poisonous snakes inhabit Jerusalem and vipers may strike anywhere. The claim that people in Palestine have never been bitten is not supported by facts.
State reports white headed woodpeckers ruin hundreds of telephone poles yearly in Washington. Birds hollow cedar poles to store food, causing widespread infrastructure concerns.
A brief note from the construction recorder on using modern steam shovels over slow tedious methods. It argues that old habits hinder progress and encourages efficient equipment to tackle large excavations.
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