Death of Isaac Smith Brings Siam Community Together
Isaac Smith longtime Siam resident died Thursday night at his sister Mary Cook's Bedford home after 75 years in the area. Survived by wife Helen Woolen Smith and sons Edward John, ten children listed, funeral held Monday at Church of Christ with Rev. Price. buried Siam cemetery with Masonic honors. Relatives from Sheridan Wyoming, Dakota and nearby towns attended.
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Eldon Avere
Claude Pace
Nores
Adams
Church of Christ
Rea Oak
Town
Corning
Crewdson
Elsie Stickleman
Victor Whaley
Sid Bradley
Bruce
Mary Rankin
Margaret ‘Bradley
Bedford
Isaac Smith
Grover Jackson
Morris
Riley Smith
Gearldine
Hugh: Reid
D. D. Miller
Floyd
McPherron
Isaac ‘Smith
Siam
Mary Cook
Joe
Hopkins
Crystal
Clayton
Alice Henderson
Hattie Wright
Clatinda
Lizzie Allen
Abe Smith
Sheridan
Wyo
Annie Shepherd
Edna Bullock
Steve Smith
Oregon
Sim Smith
Dakota
Price
Siam Cemetery
Phimbridge
A. F
A. M
Bolton Patrick
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Bros. Hospital
Farm Bureau
N. H. ‘Reid
Nordhausen
Community notices from Smithville area and vicinity
Local residents visited relatives in Bedford St. Joe Shenandoah and Des Moines. Obituaries for Will McCullough and Grandma Irwin noted. School board directors elected and a runaway team incident reported with safety suggestion.
Gravity items shake Peters property dispute report
Lute McPherrins moved into the Peters property last week, with Will Price and his wife and Harley among those involved in the dispute. The situation centers on occupancy and ownership questions affecting the property in question.
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Lute McPherrins
Peters
Will Price
Harley
Sharpsburg Ongoing Social and Travel Notes
Carl Philpot and family recently returned from a three month Nebraska visit. W S Faurot visited Mt. Ayr briefly. J O Key and wife stopped by Lenox for an afternoon. A large crowd attended last week’s Declamatory, with sixteen speakers delivering excellent prose. Farm folks hauled corn and oats shipped in on Friday. Mrs C Young and children returned from Shenandoah Saturday night. Guy Campain and son Weatley visited Bedford on Saturday. Fred Borden conducted business in Bedford Saturday. Clifford HeHer of Gravity visited friends for a day. M D McArthur visited Bedford early this week for business. Charles Lepley shipped farming tools and household goods.
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Carl Philpot
Nebraska
W. S. Faurot
Mt. Ayr
J. O. Key
Guy Campain
Weatley
Bedford
Fred Borden
Clifford HeHer
Gravity
M. D. McArthur
Charles Lepley
Wim. Lavette
Ora Ewart
Roy
Weaver
John Albert
T. Campbell
Benton
Iowa
G. FE. Rusco
J. H. White
Lenox
Raymond Weaver
Madalynne Marie
C. T. Rusco
C. E. Sickles
Amos Ford
Blockton
Vernon Chandler
Alice Freemyer
George Booher
Jonathan van Skyock
Athelstan
W. R. Raede
G. W. King
Fly Older
Floyd Rayartre
W. H. Barber
J. C. Matheny
Age Matheny
Platteville
E. B. Johnson
Honeycrerk
Harry Freemyer
Sheridan
G. Freemyer
And
Mirs
George Barber
H. €. Stout
St. Joseph
Athelstan Social Roundup Notes Gather Nearby Visitors
Athelstan residents hosted and visited relatives and friends from St. Joseph Brookton Sheridan and Isadora in a busy week. Births include Madalynne Marie Weaver born March 3 to Mr and Mrs Raymond Weaver. Several families traveled, visited kin, and attended dances in regional towns.
Townsman Visitsand Comes and Goes in Diagonal Area
A flood of neighborhood visits fills weekends across Diagonal and nearby towns. Friends and relatives from Bedford Gravity Sheridan and beyond travel to see family members, attend funerals, and share meals. Notable mentions include Carl Morris visiting Mrs. Morris’s mother, and Lavona Junger visiting Rusco and King homes.
Local residents mingle in Bedford area visits
Mr and Mrs Roy Novinget stayed at the Cliff Novinget home for several days. Mr and Mrs Glen Taylor visited Bedford Friday evening. Floyd Journey and Fred Novinger attended the American Legion meeting in Bedford. Clarinda callers included Mrs S B Aid Mrs Ed Smith Mrs Carl Johnson Mrs Carrie Parker Miss Beulah Wamsley and Miss Dorothy Combs. Rev Aldrich left for Massina Town for a short visit with home folks.
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Roy Novinget
Cliff. Novinget
Glen Taylor
Bedford
Floyd
Ned Combs
S. B. Aid
Carl Harris
Clarinda
J. S. Harris
Ed Smith
Near Bedford
Carrie Parker
H. Journey
Rev. Aldrich
Massina
Conway News Notes Visitors from Bedford and Missouri
W W Myers and daughters Stella and Geralding visited Bedford Saturday. Will Cavner returned to Missouri Tuesday after short visits with brothers J A Cavner J A Cavner and sister Mrs Herman Roberts. Mr and Mrs B F Wilson of San
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W. W. Myers
Stella
Geralding
Bedford
Will Cavner
Missouri
J. A
J. A. Cavner
Herman Roberts
B. F. Wilson
San
Will and Testament Probate Notice in Bedford
Filing dated 1925 requests proof for last will of deceased. Court at Bedford to decide by 710 AM on stated day. Interested persons must appear at the Court House and show cause why the instrument should not be probated. Frank Fleming, Clerk of District Court.
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Bedford
District Court
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Nery
Orville Humphrey
Smithville
Lee ‘Crosby
Hepburn
George Brookman
Will Scott
Verna Lacey
Sharpsburg
Tom. Scott
Prof
Olson
Shenandoahast
Ladies Missionary Society of the, Christian Church
Frank Chandler
J. P. Taylor
Mrs.Copple
Frank Phillips
Tulsa
Qoklo
L. F. Phillips
Grandma Gartell
Clyde Damewood
Will McCullough
Methodist Church
McCullough
Henry Burge
Conway
Denny
Des Moines
Drake University
Christian Church
Grandma Irwin
J. G. Posten
Fred Myers
Charley .Underwood
Wil Beckatt
Rzhodl
Walter ‘Corliss
McQuay
Winter
Henderson Garage
Bedford, Iowa
Mary Cross
J.M. Adams
J. W. Large
Fern Ray
Harold Ray
Henry Hays
Wm. Swett
H. C. Stout
Wim. Swett
Diagonal
Okley Ewart
F. W. Osmond
Floyd Ray
J. M. Adams
Miss Sickles
Marie Sickles
Elbert Adams
Roy. Weaver
Marion Jenkins
C. M. King
Fred. Scott
Frank Ails
Redding
Carl Morris
Nancy Collins
Kate Hellier
Cliff Rosenbaugh
Fern Lambley
Oe Hough
AL Bates
W. L. Grubb
Clydie Deer
Cooper
Rosebaugh
Lamtley
Myrard
Orda
Aflubon
M. J. Fabricius
Chas
Quinn
Jim Quinn
Earn
Edward Will
Phyllis
Guy Hinton
Leo Hinton
J. L. Hinton
Lula
Leonard Roy Hinton
Chas. Quinn
J. C. Cooper
Atwater Kent
Joe Cooper
G. N. Nixon
Margaret Ann Irwin
Ralph Hinton
G. L. Nixon
John’ Mason
Maurice Lawler
Lee
Irwin
N. J. Carmichael
R. M. Daniels
Bidford
Amos Humphrey
F. M. Humphrey
A. B. Corey
Texas
Noble Hargin and Sons
John
Will
Chillicothe
Gladys
Jackson University
Dudley Haven
Quincy
George Gold
NEW ‘Market News
Conway News
Ays
Om Motors
MonaMotor
Marehil
Frank Fleming
Clark
S.C
Rhode Island
Cora Kemper
Auto Top Shop
John Marcy
P. H. Underwood
Snyder Motor Co
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