County News Items Resting Facts Gathered During the Week
Regular correspondent Purdin reports social visits and local doings across the county. Mrs Persis McCollum returned to Kansas City with her mother Mrs John Johnson after a short visit. Lizzie Alexander attends summer term at Chilli cothe Normal. Mrs Luther Shepherd and Mrs P Fields visit at Watson Rogers. Tom Tharp and wife of Humphreys visit Gould Williams. several men build a house for George Carlestead. Mrs D B Hunter and daughter visit relatives. Sherman Hale received a carload of ice from Burlington and stored it. children’s exercises at Mor ingris Chapel well attended. W H Reedy works on granitoid walks and cement blocks. Herman Schrock occupies his new house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persis McCollum
Purdin
Kansas City
John Johnson
Luther Shepherd
P. Fields
Watson Rogers
Tom Tharp
Humphreys
Gould Williams
Sherman Hale
Burlington
Moringris Chapel
W. H. Reedy
Funeral attendances and local arrivals in small town notes
Roger and others from Purdin attended the funeral of Chas. P. Wood on Wednesday. Lizzie Alexander left Monday for Chillicothe to enter school. Major Johnson and wife of Browning visit locals. John Taylor and wife of near Cora visited Clarence Rogers. Rev Fouch held services Sunday night. Basket dinner and children’s exercises planned at Mt Olive. Ball game Haseville 7 Hecla 3. Howard Moore returned from Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Taylor
Near Cora
Clarence Rogers
North Hooker
James Neely
Mt. Olive
Cant Quigley
Cora
Frank Johnson
Linneus
S.L. Gibson
Milan
Sloans Fountain
J. M. Sitton
Willis Burwell
Green Castle
Lon McNally
Purdin
J. P. Newton
Amos Gotter
Brookfield
A. M. Hunter
Rasaday
Rik Hae
B. Hunter
Rev Estes Visits Laura Turner In Shafter
Reverend Estes of Liberty Missouri traveled to Shafter last week to visit Laura Turner during a brief local call.
Local Social Notes From South Sullivan Area
Sunday visits and family news fill the South Sullivan brief. J R Lantz and wife visited George Freeland. Mrs George Lantz has been ill. Sallie Chittum dined at Frank Nickell's. Frank Maggart closed a term at Brookshiel. Alpha Talbert finishes two months at White Oak Grove. W J Ford visited Cant Quigley. L W Taylor and family visited Jef Field's. Mrs W P Nickell and Mrs Russell Franklin spent Sunday evening at L M Kenley's. Lara Taylor's friends hosted a surprise supper for her fifteenth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Lantz
George Freeland’s
George Lantz
Sallie Chittum
Frank Nickell
Frank Maggart
Brookshiel
Alpha Talbert
White Oak Grove
W. J. Ford
Cant Quigley
W. L. Taylor
Jef Field’s
W. P. Nickell
Russell Franklin
L. M. Kenley
Lara Taylor
Linn Co Items Unsigned Notice Prompting Signatures
A brief Linn County items notice explains unreadable submission due to missing signature. It urges writers to sign their items before sending to avoid rejection and asks that contributors include their names for publication.
Local Socials and Visits Noted Around Linneus Area
Personal notices from the Linneus region record visits and travel, including W. J. Sloan and a kid's bicycle for sale, calls on neighbors, and church and Masonic lodge events. Names include Jas Neet, D P Myers, S L Gibson, Lon McNally, Mrs J P Newton, Mrs Amos Gotter, F W Cutberth, and Rev J S Henry with various towns cited such as Gifford Milan Brookfield Meadville and Linneus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Sloan
Jas. Neet
Gifford
D. P. Myers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lizzie Alexander
Chillicothe
Roger
Frank Robinson
Cris Anspach
Willie Ford
George Carlstead
D. B. Hunter
Herman Schrock
Chas. P. Wood
Chas, Simpson and
Grandtown
Layfaette County
Demmis
Major Johnson
Browning
Rev. Fouch
Sim McKinister
J. W. Rogers
Galt
Pete Ford
Howard Moore
Colorado
Haseville
Hecla
Mrs. Obe Broyles
Fannie
Lizzie Moore
Shafter
The
St. Louis Republic
Middle West
Republic
Louis, Mo
P.O
South Sullivan
Linn Co
F. W. Cutberth
C. Thurlo’s
Dan Brinkley
Clara
Wilson
Pauline Cotter
Eet Neet
Sting
H. Jay Jones
Rom
Nel Willems
Wm. E. Long
Saline County
J. A. Brown
Unionville
Philip Brumbaugh
J. S. Henry
Meadville
Baptist Church
Ruby Brush
Ninnie Carter
Centerville
Iowa
Harve Filson
F. L. Madden
Hamilton
International Tailoring Company
ODD Fellows
Browning, MO
Fell & Co
Mrs. Sayer
Fleming
Gales
Nates
J Bean
Wilson Shrock
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