Local News Highlights from Taylor County and Nearby
Reports include Cyrus Wagner’s toe injury and amputation by Dr. M. C. Connett, a locust sting treated by tobacco, and a severe hail storm causing crop damage in Jefferson township. The Sabbath School Association at Forest Grove meets June 8 1879 electing officers. marriages include Sam Coleman to Clara Hoy in Moulton, Iowa. A double track iron bridge project is planned across the One Hundred Two River, with piers by H. A. Greenlee. Land sales price $65 per acre east of Bedford to Frank Greeley. rural carrier appointments and school term notes. a bicycle accident injuring Helen Nelson. land drawing winners in Shoshone Idaho include G. F. Manker Karl Paschal, Claude Carter, Gilbert Duckett, Jennie Cooper, Clifford Allison.
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Bedford
Kingdom of Taylor
Litteer
Fair Grounds
H. A. Greenlee
Shoshone
Idaho
Taylor County
G. F. Manker
Karl Paschal
Claude E. Carter
Sharpsburg
Gilbert H. Duckett
Lenox
Ir ish Setter Returns After 2000 Mile Journey
The limp Irish Setter, once left with his master in Seymour, Wayne county, wandered 2000 miles from Long Beach California to rejoin his Seymour home. Bert Braggs died in McCook Nebraska and was buried back in Seymour. the dog’s voyage spanned desert and mountains across several states, ending where it began. The tale inspires comment from The Afton Star Enterprise.
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Seymour
Wayne County
Long Beach
Calif
Bert Braggs
McCook
Neb
Braggs
Afton Star- Enterprise
Beware the Beggar by the Roadside
A Gazette letter decries hitchhikers as beggars on the roadsides urging drivers to refuse rides. The writer argues well-to-do youths join beggars in asking strangers for transport and warns the practice should be outlawed like other street beggings. He urges motorists to let hitchhikers hike to curb the custom.
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Miteeli
S. Dah
The Annual Sunback Dress Problem Revisited
A Marshalltown Times-Republican column reprises the sunback dress issue noting its practicality in heat and suggesting elders should tolerate rather than arrest excessive display. The piece endorses comfort over strict dress codes and hints at aging perspective on fashion norms.
Audubon Bachelor Keeps Promise For 50 Years
Silent Bill Perry, 66, an Audubon bachelor, was buried this week. The obituary notes his lifelong vow to remain single and his steady devotion to a former lover who attended the funeral. He lived a quiet life in the county, leaving a legacy tied to that years‑long promise.
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Bill Perry
Owl Attacks Man. Eye Injury Reported Near Corydon
Willis Gorden was attacked by a vicious owl while feeding his chickens about three miles east and north of Corydon on May 31. The bird clawed his face and ruptured the iris of one eye, an injury described as serious though not necessarily leading to blindness.
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Willis Gorden
Corydon
Gorden
Ines
Republican
Some Give All the News Some Get the Printing
A cafe scene highlights the local newspaper as a community institution. The piece argues weekly papers serve towns by promoting local causes and keeping trade in town, contrasting with out of town printing shops. The author cites Clayton Rand on journalism and town vitality.
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Hamburg
Court House Square
Nincompoons
Clayton Rand
Vicious Skunk Attacks Man and Livestock Near Fairview
At Brown Rhodes farm in Decatur County a skunk entered the barn and attacked Rhodes and livestock. He killed the animal with a shotgun after the dog joined the fray. Rabies feared. watchdogs and other animals are being watched.
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Corydon
Republ
Fragmented Tale Mentions Water and a Resigning Teacher
A garbled note from the Villisca Review hints at a quirky water related question and a teacher who resigns amid confusion. The remarks refer to a table, a pie analogy, and a scattered sequence of events.
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Villisca Review
Local man recalls wife’s remorseful joke in Hopkins Journal
A local man recounts a joke about his wife scolding him for mistakes. He asks if she ever made a mistake and she replies she once made a sad mistake. The tale ends with quiet reflection and the imagined sound of wedding bells.
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Jong Wo
Hopkins Journal
Dodge City remembered as frontier boomtown near Fort Dodge
A history of Dodge City in southwestern Kansas, from its origin five miles from Fort Dodge and the edge of a military reservation to a booming cattle and buffalo center. It recalls gunfighters like Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson, Boot Hill Cemetery, and the town’s evolution into an agricultural hub, with Boot Hill now surrounded by the growing city.
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Dodge City
Kansas Town
Chisolm Trail
Texas
Kansas
Errol Flynn
Wyatt Earp
Los Angeles
Masterson
Masterson Brothers
Fred Sutton
Tom Marshall
Pag Sughrue
Ham Bell
Chalk Beeson
Bill Tilghman
Dora Hand
Boot Hill
Ann Sheridan
Bruce Cabot
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle at Rialto
The Rialto screens The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle from June 18 to 20 1920 starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The film traces the pre war dancing duo from New York to Paris and their meteoric career with the Castle Walk and related routines amid a notable supporting cast including Edna May Oliver and Lew Fields.
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Rnan
Irene Castle
Rialto Theatre
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Fred
Ginger
Vernon Castle
Shcvk
Lew Fields
Vernon
Irene
New York
Paris
Naval Flying Corps
Lyons
Edna May Oliver
Walter Brennan
Janet Beecher
Etienne Girardot
Broadway Serenade at Rialto Theatre
Broadway Serenade starring Jeanette MacDonald arrives at the Rialto Theatre for a two night engagement on Wednesday and Thursday June 21 and 22. The musical romance follows a young married couple and promises romance and spectacle with songs and eye catching numbers.
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Jeanette MacDonald
Rialto Theatre
Aeginger
Local Social Notes From Bedford and Nearby
Thirty five years ago Miss Margaret Dinges toured the far west. Etta Evans and Winifred Fuller return from Des Moines. Ava Sawyer marries a Creston girl and returns to Bedford. Alma A. Thompson and Editor J. H. Chilcote wed in Conway June 8. Marriages listed include Dunlop Bowen and Klopp Wieser, Hackett James, John Hatfield, Judd Boatwright, Bright Smith, Tando Hensley.
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Alma A. Thompson
J. H. Chilcote
Conway
J. W. Thompson
Frank H. Dunlop
Augusta Bowen
Leslie C. Klopp
Effie E. Wieser
Walter S. Hackett
Esther J. James
Walter W. John
Polly J. Hatfield
John H. Chilcote
Manly Judd
Bertha Boatwright
Albert M. Bright
Anna D. Smith
Earnest E. Tando
Winifred M. Hensley
Thirty Years Ago Three in a Broadway Triangle
Killion brothers two stars rise through New York night clubs to success while the husband battles to win fame as a composer. Lew Ayres plays the composer-husband, Ian Hunter adds a third angle, and Frank Morgan with Virginia Grey and Rita Johnson vie for his affection in a comedy of show business and jealousy.
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New York
Lew Ayres
Miss MacDonald
Ian Hunter
Frank Morgan
Virginia Grey
Rita Johnson
Bedford Area Births and Airport Dedication Plan
Ten years ago a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Glen Snyder of Bedford on Sunday June 9. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Rex Webber of Bedford on the same date. Bedford Community Club and Southern Iowa Airways plan dedications for Bedford Municipal Airport on June 8 and 29. Jim Taylor was bitten by a rattlesnake on his right leg Tuesday forenoon while unloading lumber eight miles northwest of Bedford. Taylor is employed by Taylor county.
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Glen Snyder
Bedford
Rex Webber
Bedford Community Club
The
Southern Iowa Airways, Inc
Bedford Municipal Airport
Jim Taylor
Taylor
Taylor County
Rooster Days Market Ongoing Says Frank Priebe
Dear friends, a long standing custom in many towns marks roosters being sold after the hatching season. Fertile eggs lose freshness fast, so infertile eggs are preferred for market. Roosters now fetch more than a decade ago, boosted by soup makers demand. This is the time to sell roosters. Sincerely yours, Frank Priebe.
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Frank Priebe
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