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Newspaper

Bedford Free Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1907

Page

2

Siam News Correspondence Notes Local Happenings

Siam News summarizes a busy period with visits, new businesses, and community events. Samuel Gant’s cold, Ora Scrivner’s trip to St Joe, Blagrave family visits New Market, and Elzia Clayton’s farm improvements are noted, alongside multiple store openings and firings, Sunday school contests, and local travel for markets and excurtions.

Sam Gant Ora Scrivner St. Joe Mon J. F. Blagrave Grace New Market Elzia Clayton Siam C. T. Whan Claude Welch Gunn Land Co Liam Generals D. Collins Ed Smith & Son Ira Weingzarth R. R. Smith Aew Groon Signelly

Local notices from Gay Center and surrounding towns

A run of short notices lists residents visiting relatives in Bedford and Hopeville, attendances in St Joseph and St Louis, and trips to Omaha, Honey Grove, and North Dakota. Names include Amy Loutzenhiser, Ruby Payton, John Shafer, WW C Wilson, Marie Cosner, Eunice Huff, Sylva Huff, Lottie Ketch, Joe Harvey, Mrs Flowers, A Griffith, Bernal Turnbull, Rev Pitcher, Wallace Schoemann, Farnsworth, John Nye, W A Harvey, Laura Loutzenhiser, Ben Lupton, Matia Strachan, Mamie Maltbee, Alley Albaugh, J M Dennis, Georg McLain, Amos Ford, Jaude Harmison, Addie Cline, A Lowenthal, and Delta Ketch. Occasional notes on mumps, pension rise, and a fifteenth wedding anniversary are included.

Dr. Thomas Rev. Leiser Mt. Ayr Gay Center Jerry Wildman Robert Campbell St. Joe Methodist Starke Paul Hunter Charles Cool Sam Williams Henry Carr Wm. Link Richards Grant City Harvey Fleming Brush Colo Ned Crouch Phil Cullings Diagonal H. Lupton J. M. Dennis Earl Williams Oklahoma H. A. Williams Wm. Ewart Clarinda George Scott Jamestown Virginia Elwood Drake Alma Watson Des Moines Ira Turnbull Knowlton Guy Agee Manilla George C. F. Quinn Diagonal Progress Charles Staten Ringgold Roe Newton Commercial James Hendrickson Huff Parnell Minnie Huff Harris Smith Maloy J. Dennis Leona Peacock Loutzenhiser Miss Warring Lottie Ketch Mr. Williams Joe Harvey Irena Brockton Bernal Turnbull A. Williams Pitcher Honey Grove Church Wallace Schoemann Omaha Farnsworth John Nye A. Harvey Bedford R. W. Miarvey Laura Loutzenhiser Church’s Ferry North Dakota Ben Lupton Matia Strachan California Mamie Maltbee Benton Alley Albaugh Frank Harvey J. L. Scott Georeg McLain Chesterville Texas Dennis Amos Ford Jaude Harmison Addie Cline Athelston A. Lowenthal Delta Ketch Leroy Edgely N. D

Blockton News Roundup Includes Local Repairs and Visitors

Blockton residents report a busy week with cattle and colt losses, home painting, and carpentry work. Visitors from Clearfield and Maloy call on residents while plans for new buildings and repairs continue. Moving picture shows, insurance inquiries, and a newborn add local color to a quiet week.

Gravity Items Chronicle Local Residents And Visits

The column lists numerous gravity area residents with illnesses and social visits. Measles cases among Charles Singleton's son and whooping cough among Houck children are noted. Dozens of Bedford and Gravity residents, including Postens, Hargadins, Andersons, Baileys, and Clark family members, are recorded visiting, traveling, or visiting kin in nearby towns such as Bedford, Villisca, Blockton, Mankato, Missouri, and Dubuque, with moves and Grand Lodge attendance mentioned.

Chas. Singleton Gib Posten Bedford Geo. Posten Eugene Posten Houck Storer Whiteman Chas. Toler Kansas City Chas. Hargadin Glenn Mary Anderson Villisca Chas. Bailey Chas. Beall Stoneburner Tingley Gravity Geo. Clark Lloyd Churchill J. W. Ledgerwood Missouri Claude Thomas Stimson Blockton Frank Milton Grant City Cal Masters D. F. Sellard Mt. Ayr Joe Barton Mankato Minn Sam Robinson James Heaton Holt Township Grand Lodge Dubuque

Auction Cleanout Ends Stock of Goods at A Wiley Store

A. Wiley, operator of a second hand store, held an auction Saturday and disposed of all stock. He has not decided his future business. Arnest Hamilton, John Stewart Kemery Brothers and Tom Wier visited town Tuesday and retrieved the grader recently purchased by Jackson township.

A. Wiley Arnest Hamilton John Stewart Kemery Brothers Tom Wier Jackson Township

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Siam News Ackamith Hersel Wildman Hay Blanche Amy Loutzenhiser Joe King Jim Owen Fay Dean Bert Amick Canada Sherman Hickenlooper Dr. King Arie Cline Colorado Hart Becker Frederick Christian Sunday School Clearfield Ada Adams M. A. Griffith Telluride Newt Fanning Jenks U Iderwood Bruce Kemper Conway Leavenworth F. E. Crouch Blanch Crouch Kate Armstrong Wil . Bellas Will Visi Clara St. ‘Joe Brehtren Wilson Abe Flick Socratese Williams Blockton News A. E. King J. H. Poe Elmer West West Brett A. J. Agee Cline Stephens Wilson Staten Redding John Lepley Wm. Huff Albaugh Lawrence Hall Jake Brown Shay Athelstan Mary Chas. Swanson Astoria Dr. Price E. S. VanSickle UNE Maite Peters Shoe Foster Waist Co
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