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Newspaper

Bedford Free Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1915

Page

5

Taylor County Couples Tie the Knot in Local Marriages

Multiple couples from Taylor County wed in ceremonies at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage and nearby farms. Zelda Hoover and Louis D Streeter wed in Jackson Township, Minnie Keith and John Jared married at the Christen parsonage, and Georgia Edmundson with Glorence D Jones also united in marriage. The record lists additional nuptials including Vera Golding and John Byane, Zelda Ditto and Glen Heaton, Ralph Thompson and Della Jemy, and Johnston Turnbull near Blockton.

Mina Vera Golding Fourteenth Street Place Zelda Ditto Glen Heaton Bedford ‘Wemenday Pharpsburs Filehmy-Thorpeon Ralph Thompson Della Jemy Hn Bighmy Mark Methodiat Episcopal Bedford Teader Restaurant lneton-Turnbull AfWam

Lenox Bank Change Highlights Local Power Shift

Frank Wilkin sells all interests in the First National Bank to J. J. Walter and H. B. Ridgeway. Walter elected president, Ridgeway to run Lenox Loan and Investment. Wilkin plans departure. cashier Fred Childs retains post. Also, Soldiers Monument committee seeks county funding. Bedford and Lenox pledges increase totals, with private subscriptions remaining to raise. Chicken show results in Maryville: Free Allen wins five first prizes and other honors.

Lenox Frank Wilkin First National Bank Hig J. J. Walter Fred Childs First National Walter Ridgeway Bank Lawa Walters Wilkin Lenox Loan and Investment Company Nevil and Bailey Clearfield Citizens Soldiers Monument Committee Board ‘of Supervisors Seeason Post Corps Bedford Hia Free Allen Maryville

Evangelistic Singer Chorister Tra L Deal Leads Revival

Evangelistic singer Tra L Deal from Waterloo Iowa conducts song services and workers campaign at First Baptist revival with a large chorus. He performs each evening at 7 34 and is noted for stirring revival choruses. A Des Moines policewoman has become engaged to a Des Moines sewing ma-

First Baptist Church Stelling Marshalltown Times Des Moines

James Todd Dies Suddenly at Hotel Garland

James Todd harness maker 7 years in Bedford died suddenly at the Hotel Garland noon yesterday after feeling unwell for some time. He was a member of I C O F and K of P lodges. burial planned at his niece’s home.

Rasi K. of P Bedford James. Todd Emshop Garland Mr. Todd Wetmore Undertaking Establishment James Todd O. W. Ormsby Steele Harness Shop Colorado Monticello Ind Lima Ohio Todd P. Lodgeon

World Champion Fancy Shooter to Appear Friday

Ranee, famed for coast to coast shooting, visits Redford Gun Club this Friday to meet local sportsmen and demonstrate his remarkable skill in a public in action appearance.

Rush Ranee Redford Qun

Farmer dies after fall near Maloy in eastern county

Corb Gerard a farmer living near Maloy died after a fall from a doorstep striking a stake that pierced his side. He had visited St Joseph the day before and returned home Saturday. In nearby events neighbors gathered to harvest Albert Turner’s corn crop totaling 900 bushels aided by many neighbors and a family lunch.

Corb Gerard Maloy St. Joseph the Mix Albert Turner Francis Mohler Frank Turner Brooks Nash Wm. Clark C. Q. Besco Silas Keith A. J. Weingarth Harry May Rolf Wildman Arthur Michler James Turner George Reece Andy Goff W. J. Nevins D.A. Ray A. D. Nash L. R. Hamilteh W. A. Mohler Lew Wildman Wm.Turner George D. C. Mohler W. E. Robb

Ethel George Weds Milder Campbell in Hopkins

Last Sunday evening Mise Ethel George married Milder L. FE Campbell pastor of Unity church at $20. Rev A R Brown of Eagle church performed the ceremony in the presence of about three hundred friends and relatives. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs James George, is a Hopkins High School graduate who taught at Cagle School last year. The groom, a Transylvania University Kentucky graduate, is a respected minister. the match meets broad approval.

Mies Zelda Hoover Jackson Township Louis D. Streeter Lompoc Calif Methodist Episcopal Parsonage Joe W. Goodsell Hoover B. Hoover Don Hoover Quincy Phoenix Ariz Mise Ethel George Milder L. FE. Campbell Unity Church A. R. Brown Eagle Church George James George Ross Township Hopkins Hopkins High School

Doctor Dunlavy Dies After Long Illness

Dr. H F Dunlavy of Bedford died on Friday December 3 at 12 45 PM at his home. Funeral was Sunday at 2 PM from the First Christian church with Rev W E H Robb and Rev John Currie officiating. Masons conducted graveside rites. Born October 27 1845 in Putnam county Indiana he served in the 2nd Iowa Infantry and later practiced medicine in Davis county Iowa.

H. F. Dunlavy Bedford First Christian Church W. E H. Robb John Currie Presbyterian Church Masonic Fraternity Duninvy Donlavy Henry Francis Dunlavy Putnam County Indiana Davis County Iowa 2Nd Iowa Infantry Drakeville Sherman Atlanta Farmy Washington, D. C the College of Physicans and Surgeons Wi. Towle

Noted Davis County Doctor Mourns Loss in 1912

In his home county of Davis he resided in Wedford from 1872 aside from three years in Texas and a brief stay in Des Moines. He married Nancy E. Frank in 1869, had seven children, five died with mother. survivors are Tressie Mabel and Theron. Mrs. Dunlavy died in 1911. he remarried Nora Hayes in 1912. Grandchildren Pauline Walker and Guy Dunlavy also mourn.

Davis Wedford Arch Texas Des Moines Pr. Dunlavy Nancy E. Frank Jasper County William Francie Henry Austin Elizabeth Adele Ethel May Maude Dunlavy Walker Tressie Mabel Theron Dunlavy Dr. Dunlavy Nora Hayes Pauline Walker Guy Dunlavy

Quirky News Snippets Across Towns and Nations

A collage of brief, odd reports from across the U S and abroad. Accounts include a Georgia man claiming two dozen matrimonial entries, a partridge striking a Norfolk engineer, a blind driver who assembles cars, a coroner’s infant with three arms, and a White House exchange with a self styled Teddy Roosevelt in Washington. Local tales cover a coffin too short for a funeral, a smoker who quits and dies, a man swallowing a knife, a 92 year old never shaved or had a tooth pulled, and a British box social with community notes plus small ads for a Duroc boar sale and a district box supper.

Thomasville Malachi Jenkins United States of Matrimony Wilmington Del State Road Eugene Jamison Norfolk Express Belle Fontaine James McSkeever McGuffey Camden N. J Washington, DC Blue Ridge Walter Blackshear Blackshear Newsomer San Francisco Cal Jason Rutter Siskiyou County Rutter Rushville Ora Tomilyon Salisbury Wm. Hammack London Eng India

Jury Trials Open This Week At Court

Judge Maxwell orders Taylor county and nine Ross township school districts to pay 305.80 in damages from a long dormant road levy. Last week approved reports wills and equity matters. petit jurors report and trials begin this week as court adjourns yesterday afternoon.

Rome Maxwell Creston T. F Taylor County Ross Township Ross T. R. Allen J. N. Hughes T. Allen

First Baptist Church Reopens Services With Large Attendance

Large crowds greet Sunday services as Mr. Deal leads a chorus and solo program. Dr. Wilbur Clapp will visit for midweek conferences at East Mission and Forest Grove with a oyster supper after. A committee meeting and Ladies' Aid spread are planned, with a men’s meeting Sunday afternoon on “The Measure of a Man.”

First Baptist Church Deal Wilbur &. Clapp Northern Baptist Convention Territory East Mission Forest Grove Clapp

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