Virginia Items Highlight Memorial Day Plans And Local News
The Virginia area hosts a Fourth of July party with the Virginia band and Prof Whistler, Squire Paddock, Prof Wilson and John Foster promising music. Ice cream and candy on the ground. children’s pieces from church youths expected. Death: Martha Richey Oldham born 1840 in Indiana died 1907. funeral at Howell graveyard with Rev. Clapp officiating. eight children, strong community ties. John Porter visits Nevada to see daughter in asylum. others travel to Kansas City and California. local notables attend court and circuit events. ice cream supper by Christian Church netted 25 dollars.
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Christian Church of
Butler
Christian Church
Virginia
Maud Wilson
Kansas City
John Foster
Meno Miner's
Foster
John
Martha Richey
Ripley County
Indiana
William Oldham
Livingston County
Ill
Bates County
Clapp
Old School Baptist
Mother Oldham
James
Kansas
Oldham
Howell
John Porter
Nevada
San Asylum
Spitzenberger
Whistler
Squire Paddock
Wilson
Hrietian Lam
James Crook
California
Venus
Tandry
Biggs
Hume
Ohio
L. Garner
Fester items Rev Crawford of Kenens City Ill Perper
A fragment notes Reverend Crawford of Kenens City Illinois in connection with a list of festering items or concerns. The readable text provides limited context and names a religious figure without clear actions or outcomes. Further details are unavailable in the surviving OCR fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Kenens City
Telephone notes praise for Barr and local civic items
The article salutes 8 W Barr elected secretary treasurer and general manager of the People's Elevator Co in Butler with a Butler base. A Joplin ballast carload was hauled to the cemetery, six dollars per car plus twenty eight dollar freight. The Cemetery Association ordered several cars. The Good Templar Band wore emerald green broad cloth uniforms with U S army style caps at a Tuesday concert and looked sharp on parade.
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W. Barr
People’s Elevator Co
Butler
Rich Hill
Joplin
Cemetery Association
Good Templar
U S. Army
Hume
Southwest Summit News Briefs and Local Notes
Harvest near. rain delays may affect wheat. Celebration plans for the 4th crowded by harvest and plowing. Elith Palm helps Mrs Wrestler briefly. Summit Ice Cream supper did well despite rain. another run held Saturday. Frankie Palm and Fred Wheaton vacationing with the former’s relative near Adrian. Roads deteriorating in places, causing hazards for poultry and markets. Merchants urged to address township roads to retain trade. Brackney preaching July second Sunday at 4 p.m. Rev. Duncan. Geo Palm building hog fence. Another wind and rain hit Monday night. small grain status unknown. X. to teach winter term at Oak Grove. Miss Nancy Jackson improving after illness. W O Shillinger and wife with James Stephenson’s family. Jake Frey family visited Martin Mistlera and Burwuc.
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Elith Palm
Wrestler
Summit
Frankie Palm
Fred Wheaton
Adrian
Butlert
Brackney
Duncan
Geo
Palm
Tornot
Oak Grove
Nancy Jackson
W. O. Shillinger
James Stephenson
Jake Frey
Martin Mistlera
South of Spruce community notes and mishap update
The report notes persistent rain delaying farm work and mentions injuries to Earl Atcheson from nails in his foot but improvement is reported. It records Roxe Layeon visiting Tumola, and the Ridgway family moving to the Bihy Wises property. Tiny entries mention a house under construction and local residents Hattie Shillinger and Mra. 3. A, Jaci, Pag Prof. Ire L. Ladwisk.
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Earl Atcheson
W. J. Atcheson
Roxe Layeon
Tumola
Wm. Ridgway
Bihy Wises Pats
George Shelton
Hattie Shillinger
Mra
Jaci
Ire L. Ladwisk
Two Wichita Boys Drowned in River Whirlpool
In Wichita Kansas on June 24 Clyde Helm son of Judge A E Helm and Earl Allen drowned while swimming in the little Arkansas river as floods from recent rains sent the current rising. Helm went under at 2 o clock and Allen at 4. neither body was recovered.
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Wichita
Kan
Clyde Helm
A. E. Helm
Earl Allen
Little Arkansas
Helm
Allen
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James Treasure
Santa Fe R. R. Co
Fred
Joe Quintin
Earnest Bagett
Mallis
Worland
Bob Woods
Benday
Ladies of the Christian Church
Clara Stoker
Reed
Otis Jennings
Frank Jennings
Pearl Bagett
Tom
New Howe
Jno
Boatright
Neil Davie
Moorehouse
Nyhart
Elmer Laughlin
Pierce
Oklahoma
Foater Baptist Church
Mesars
Woods
Campbell
Lockhart
Plymell
Fine Oxfords
Hill’s
Butler, Missouri
Southwest Summit
Old Glory
Java
Youra
Novtleet
Ream
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