News of the County Summary of local visits and illnesses
Opal Price returned from Bloomfield on Saturday. Mrs. Brandon and Seth Laughlin with daughter Edna are reported sick. Mrs. Henry Jackson and Mrs. Wright show improvements after Bloomfield visits. A son was born to Chas Robinson and wife on February 7. Ruth Brannon has whooping cough. Nature notes include Sunday school, visits to Newberry and Worthington, and several hospital and family illness updates. A runaway horse caused harness damage. measles affected Mrs. White, and a child near Owensburg underwent appendicitis surgery in Linton with a good recovery reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Brandon
Ed Horn
Frank Horn
Seth Laughlin
Edna
Henry Jackson
Bloomfield
Lewis Wright
W. E. Brandon
Owensburg
Chas Robinson
Corwin Long
Oklahoma
Kansas
Ruth
Chas. Brannon
Gertrude Clare
Newberry
Herschel Corbin
James Pompwell
Anderson
Frank Edington
Harve Laughlin
Sam Hudson
Ed White
White
Murl
L. D. Hudson
Linton
Visitors and a Bloomfield wedding noted in town
Crane from Bloomfield and Hart from Newark spent Sundays here while Maddox from Linton and Gilley from Bloomington visited last weekend. Avery Gallion wed Olive Yoho in Bloomfield. Goen of Independence Kansas visited last Saturday, returning to a family history tied to the local M E church sexton era as a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Clyde Crane
Bloomfield
Homer Hart
Newark
Everett Maddox
Linton
Mollie Gilley
Bloomington
Os Calvert
Sam Tribbie
W. T. Campbell
H. D. Lutz
Avery Gallion
Olive Yoho
J. E. Goen
Independence
Kansas
James
Ellen Goen
M. E. Church
Mr. Goen
Missouri
Local Social Roundup From McVille and Nearby Towns
Miss Edna Brown visited relatives in Solsberry last week while Henry Pielemeier and Miss Media Ooley also spent time with kin. Charles Minks and family visited Owen Eller and John Burks households. Various locals attended gatherings in Sherman Arthur and Hendricksville with a May Hudson and Roy Abram wedding noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Brown
Solsberry
Henry Pielemeier
Media Ooley
Owen Eller
Charles Minks
Nellie Ooley
Retta Cox
Russie Malice
Mr. Blakeman
Local social notes from Worthington and nearby towns
Amos Hostetter spent Sunday in Worthington. Miss Winnie Foster visits her sister and family. J W Ceasty’s brother from Martinsville visits. Mr and Mrs Byrd Jackson visited Sherman Hatfield last week. Miss Iva Canady went to Odon on business. G W Ed Canady and James Shanks motored to Westphalia. F K Chaney and Bloomer Hasler transacted business in Lyons. Joe Buckner of Linton checked on his farm interests. Brother Logan Hatfield preaches at Dog Island on the fourth Lord's day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos Hostetter
Worthington
James Hardisty
Winnie Foster
J. W. Ceasty
Martinsville
Byrd Jackson
Sherman Hatfield
Iva Canady
Odon
G. W
Ed Canady
James Shanks
Westphalia
F. K. Chaney
Bloomer Hasler
Lyons
Joe Buckner
Linton
Logan Hatfield
Dog Island
Local social notes and farming meetings in Newberry area
C C Hamilton of Newberry visited last week to see Marrietta Hasler. Dinner guests included the Miller, Grounds, Chaney, Acton, Hostetter, Mullis, Hasler, and McKee families. Farmers organized at Wells school for Friday lectures. an agricultural program aims to boost profits and knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Hamilton
Newberry
Marrietta Hasler
Ray Miller
Homer Grounds
Walter Burcham
Newton Jeffers
Joseph White
Vincennes
Fielding Turner
Willie
Rosa
Worthington
Ale McKee
Sandborn
Charley McKee
Fred Chaney
Lillie Acton
Agnes
Amos Hostetter
W. J. Mullis
Bloomer Hasler
Ben McKee
Missouri
Frank Cisel
Local Folks Attend Visits and Social Rounds
A string of visits and gatherings fills a Wednesday to Sunday period. Ellen Lester stayed with Alfred Faucett. Carrie Blackmore remains home with measles. the Bogards shopped at Bloomfield. Milton and Mrs Lester visited Albert Hathaway. Olaf Lester conducted Bloomfield business. the Street family visited T. C. Lester. Helen Street and Pearl Lester visited John Geddes. Gladys and Sarah Huffman called on George Lester. the Autrey family spent Sunday at Willam Fyr’s near Antioch. Mrs Hartling and Hazel called on Mrs Ruth Todd. Sunday services at Simpson Chapel followed by church. Mrs Lee Stone and Mrs Jane Lester called on Mrs Roy Porter. several attended Mr Whitaker’s funeral in Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Lester
Alfred Faucett
Carrie Blackmore
Newton Bogard
Bloomfield
Milton Lester
Albert Hathaway's
Olaf Lester
W. A. Street
Dale
T. C. Lester’s
Helen Street
Pearl Lester
John Geddes
Gladys
Sarah Huffman
George Lester
William Autrey
Willam Fyr’s
Antioch
Henry Hartling
Hazel
Ruth Todd
Simpson Chapel
Lee Stone
Jane Lester
Roy Porter
Whitaker
Scotland
Local Visits and Social Doings Around Bloomfield
Alvin Gwinnup and Harold Gwinnup visited Bloomfield and Aaron Combs respectively. Several residents, including Mrs. Carpenter and Mrs. Heaton, have measles. Guests at various homes attended dinners and a funeral in Bloomfield. Traveling workers Tommy Holtsclaw and Ivan Lynn returned home from Brazil to visit Aaron Combs. Families Mary Heaton and son Robert Lee returned to Centralia Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Gwinnup
Bloomfield
Harold Gwinnup
Aaron Combs
George Carpenter
Harrison Heaton
Calvin Holtsclaw
Dustin
Ailce Workman
Taylor
Tommy Holtsclaw
Ivan Lynn
Brazil
Helen Workman
Cleo Riddle
Daisy Quillen
Jamita Hunter
Jack Workman
Marie Shipman
Eva Wright
Herschell Helms
Otis Sylcox
Jordan Houselaw
Robert Denman
Curtis Hendren
Wm. Dailey
Mary Heaton
Robert Lee
Sarah Hardin
Centralia
Dow Helms
Mary Daily
Albert Combs
Henry Flory
Ivan Flory
Albert Heat
Diamond Ring Found in Tobacco Plug
Miss Mayme Peetz of Louisville Kentucky will recover a diamond engagement ring that slipped from her finger and was found by Jerome Hayes a rancher in Sutter County California as he bit into a tobacco plug. Hayes will return the ring after Miss Peetz described it in a letter to the Marysville California postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayme Peetz
Louisville
Jerome Hayes
Sutter County
California
Hayes
Miss Peetz
Marysville
Cal
Automobile for Children Propelled by One Cylinder
An automobile for children propelled by a one cylinder auxiliary like a rear bicycle attachment appears. It may not be long before complaints arise that the city is behind in providing garage accommodations at schoolhouses. When these are built they may have to be abandoned due to no hangars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Habit of date errors in new year letters
A secretary cites a common lapse as workers switch from 1916 to 1917. The piece notes people often fail to update the year, especially in longhand personal correspondence, while typists and paid scribes stay accurate.
Logan Berry Juice Delays Ship Launch on Portland Fleet
Four masted schooner Alpha from the built-in Portland fleet stalls as Myrtle Rheudson shatters logan berry juice bottle on its stem. Old salts blame the juice but fail to blame the shipyard. Engineers cannot free the vessel as spectators taunt and remark on superstition and fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Rheudson
Alpha
Portland
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Regulations Protect Moose In Alaska Enacted By Washington
The secretary of agriculture issues an amendment to Alaska game protection rules aimed at safeguarding moose and mountain sheep on the Kenai peninsula and nearby areas. It prohibits selling carcasses or parts south of 62 N and between 141 W and the Lake Clark outlet or shipping from Anchorage or Seward until October 1, 1918, unless an owner affidavit proves the animals were not purchased or intended for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Alaska
Kenai Peninsula
New York Herald
Lake Clark
Anchorage
Seward
Senai Peninsula
That Broad Expanse Impressed Explorer in Public
A great explorer boasts to hotel crowd about the Arctic when a listener challenges imagination. The exchange turns witty as the speaker recalls his first public appearance in a dress shirt, contrasting grand surroundings with a humble moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
Lady Beaconsfield’s Mistaken Welcome
Lord Mayo recalls an amusing misstep by Lady Beaconsfield in a library scene. He waited in Beaconsfield’s chair expecting to meet him, only to be greeted warmly by her in the dim light, calling him darling and revealing the affectionate mix up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Beaconfield
Lord Mayo
Lord Beaconsfield
Siam Irrigation Dept Seizes Private Works at Klong Rangsit
The irrigation department of Siam has taken over a large private irrigation firm's works at Klong Rangsit to extend coverage across the district and further north. The total project costs are put at 40 million dollars with about 4.25 million dollars slated for immediate improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Irrigation Department of
Klong Rangsit
Burglar Chats With Wilmette Home’s Inmate Miss Gemmill
A burglar broke into the Gemmill home at 4 30 in the morning and chatted with Miss Helen Gemmill about theater and authors while he searched for valuables. He entered two other Wilmette homes but fled after residents awakened, per the Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gemmill
M. J. Gemmill
Wilmette
Miss Gemmill
Bacon
Shakespeare
Spencer
Getting Started and Staying in Flight
A writer explains that pigeons and people share a truth about beginnings. Starting is the hardest part and requires energy, but once aloft, progress becomes easier. Persistence matters. avoid frequent starts and keep going in home, school, and life.
England's Great Arsenal Woolwich as a Symbol of War Effort
The London Times describes Woolwich near London as a vast war arsenal with 17 000 women and 50 000 men, expanding to 97 000 workers and 30 000 more in allied factories. It emphasizes Woolwich as a symbol of industrial reach beyond the Thames with extensive internal rail and workshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Woolwich
London
Thames
London Times
Big Rubber Ball Aims to Protect Pedestrians on Cars
A Texan inventor proposes a front mounted rubber ball over a yard in diameter to gently bump pedestrians rather than cause harm. The device would envelop and cushion impact while a compressed air system automatically actuates the brakes when pressure is applied. The concept envisions safer urban travel but could raise new safety questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itsields
For Sale or Trade Auto and Mule Team Exchange
For sale or trade a five passenger touring car for a good team of mules wagon and harness used but good auto W L Slinkard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Slinkard
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Ray Reed
Goen
Ernest Bruce
Tulip
Ruth Hannum
Law School
James Barnes
Corina Keys
C B. Barnes
R. M. Mason
I. C. Agt
Indianapolis
Winifred Easton
Stinesville
McVille
Ilene
THE
Bloomfield Democrat
St. Louis Republic
Bloomfield, Democrat
Cincinnati Enquirer
Todays Magazine
Woman’s World
Home Life
Better Farming
Household Journal
Womans World
Democrat
Ind
Lester
Sharkey
Cate
Oliver
Hasler Bros
Ballard’s
Kessler Bros
North Side Square
VanMeter Hardware Co
Bloomfield Sheet Metal Works
S. D. Miles
Greene
S. B. Shertzer & Son’s Drug Store
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