Local and Personal News from Bowen and Vicinity
Bowen area notes light on major events but filled with names and small items. Mentions J. S. Barker visiting Carthage friends, Felgar’s Grocery Christmas goods, and various calls, sales, and requests to settle accounts for 1901. Also reports marriages, relocations, funerals, and local trades and plans for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Barker
Carthage Friends
Felgar’s
Frank Gibbs
Coatsburg
B. Nash & Son
W. L. Clark
Denver
Chronicle
H. K. Nash & Son
Fairbanks Leale
W. J. Carlin
Baltimore
Clayton
Keokuk
Joseph Crawford
Mendon
Lola McGill
Card of Thanks for William Witt and Witt family
The family expresses gratitude for the care and kindness shown during the illness and death of our dear father William Witt. Sincerely Ida L Sutherland Alpha Witt and family appreciate the support from friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Witt
Ida L, Sutherland Alpha Witt
Clem Byrnes Leads at Mt Sterling Social Evening
Mr. Clem Byrnes of near Mt Sterling with his brother Rev PACee Byrnes attended the appointment Sunday evening. About one hundred enjoyed the Peasiut Social hosted by the M E Sunday School Saturday. A dialogue by seven old maids and seven old bachelors pleased attendees. Elizabeth Tanner died Monday at age seventy two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem Byrnes
Mt. Sterling
Pacee the Byrnes
Maud de Gormo
E. M. Bower
Elizabeth Tanner
Revival closes at M. E. Church with thirty four added
Augusta notes say revival meetings at the M. E. Church ended Sunday night adding thirty four new members. Also reported are visits from Mr. and Mrs. Tobie of Avon to their son W. S. Tobie, Elmer Reed from Camp Point visiting friends, a girl named Jennie Thornton injuring her right arm on the way to school, and Estey Bidwell of Plymouth with Chas. Rampley planning a barn on his east town lots served by C. H. Witt daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eells
Eell’s
Harry King
Winnifred Wood
Augusta
Joseph Thompson
Ramsey
Frank Motter
Martin Courtney
Motter
George
Spary
West Point
Allie Pitney
Chicago
Angie Pitney
Mayme
George Stanley
Galesburg
Nina Avey
Redfield
J. ©. Doty
Austin Walsh
Macomb
James Woolridge
Janie Woolridge
Fred DeJaynes
T. W. Avery
Big Neck
Elmer Reed
Camp Point
Friends
Jennie Thornton
Estey Bidwell
Plymouth
Rampley
C. H. Witt
Daniel Witt
Chili
Fuller
Arkansas
Mike Stillwell
Washington
M. E
Hiram Clarke
Aron Wishon
Arthur Clarke
Battson
Prof. Moore
Bowen
Ed Stillwell Sick in Mongroe Stillwell’s District
Daniel Witt dies after paralysis with funeral in the neighborhood. Prof Moore forms a singing cluster. Family members travel to Washington and Bowen as relatives attend the service. Weather brings rain but no water supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Witt
Nelson
Mr. Witt
Moore
U Peter
Washington
Crum
Bowen
Cora Rice
Wm. Witt
Merwin
West Point Community News Highlights Local Activities
West Point reports ongoing church meetings and a growing Reading Circle class for teachers. Inspections note sick Mour Margarite Bryant improving while Mrs McCune orders prayers after a paralysis stroke. Local funerals for Henry Clark. In Stillwell area, Dessie Howard ill, Chili meetings led by Rev Dimmit, and a growing hunting season affects game. Major locals include Wm Knott at Keokuk Medical College, Estella Peterson to Quincy for dressmaking, and a Christmas program planned by the M E church.
Hog profits promise shared with customers pricing note
A local notice asserts the hog seller will share profits with customers and invites readers to review quoted prices as proof. It frames the seller as distinct from others and emphasizes profit sharing and pricing transparency.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bowen and Vicinity
Baldwin
Clayton’s
Kells
Velgar’s
Boss Jewelry Store
Charles Hill
Harry Jones
Havana
Illinois
Messrs
Moore, Howard and
Jackson
Stillwell
Charles Findlay
George ‘Taylor
McNeall & Sons
Springfield
Epworth League
Chaddock Boys School
Bowen M. E
Santa Claus
Opera House
Hurd
Charles Crossland
Lemuel Byrnes
Rev
A. K. Byrnes
Poland
G. M.wood
de Wabash
Henry Corder
S. G. Odell
Circuit Court
Hancock County
C. E. ‘Gorby
Linn Manlove
Wm. Dickhut
Lucy Merrick
George Courtney
Pelgars’ Store
G. W. Barker
Idaho
Belle Neal
Alexander Miller
Powell
Union Church
Huston I Ludson
Tennessee
Selena Herring
Elveno
Oklahoma
Witt Bros
Harry Elliott
E. L. Grosh
Loraine M. E
William Hudson
Lane
Corvesqualenet
Joseph Manussier
Electa Gumble
This Place
M. E. Church
Mrs. Tobie
Avon
W.s.tobie
Houston
Mongroe Stillwell’s
Sutherland
The
Christian Church
Margarite Bryant
C. E. Wetzel
LaHarpe
Milo McMillan
Wm. Knott
Keokuk Medical College
Earl Cunningham
Carthage
Electa Gamble
Basco
J. A. Califf
Henry Clark
Cook Cemetery
Dessie Howard
Jack Owen
Mrs. Patent
New York
California
ORY
Rae Nets
Ieneries South Side Grocery
Claytons
Marsh’s City Drug and Book Store
Ness
Glass
Queensware
China
Berry
Merry
Xmas, W. BR
Yan Artsdale
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