Train wreck near Albia leaves mother and child dead
A Burlington passenger train No. 3 derailed at Cedar Creek bridge near Tower 307 four miles west of Albia. Three people died, including Mrs. Ethel Mitchem and her four year old daughter Mildred. many were injured as cars burned and rescuers worked on the icy bridge. Conductor Robinson and other crew aided passengers. an inquest absolved the railway of blame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Chariton
Cedar Creek Bridge
Tower 307
Albia
R. W. Robinson
William Wallace
H. H. Smith
Cedar Creek
Robinson
Ethel Mitchem
W.E. Mitchem
Mildred
Russell
J. H. Cook
Little Weat Ferguson
Mitchell
Nebraska
Mamma
Ferguson
Ottumwa
Thos.Beattie
Linneman
Perry Scott
Osceola
Clarke County
G. T. Browning
Yates Center
Kansas
Missouri Pacific Railroad
C. E. Blair
Lamont
J. H. Merrill & Co
Depot Hotel
Anderson
South Dakota
Chas
Henderson
W.P. Martin
Chicago
J. H. Robinson
Pen
Thayer
Peoria
Elmer
Thos, Beatty
John Davis
Lucas
Davis
Clyde Best
Ed. Best
St. Louis
Harry Tyler
Express
Adams
Cromwell
Afton
Sid Brown
Banquet and Parade Planned by Local Knights Lodge
The Knights pledge 75 cent banquet tickets and open access to the Temple for all pythians and their ladies during the banquet and ball. The lodge, parlor, and reception rooms will be available with harmless games and amusements. Chariton Orchestra to provide music for the event. about 250 Knights expected in line of parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pythian
Chariton
Temple
Armory
Angel Justice
Dr. Chittenden
F. M. Molsby
Homer Caughlin
Rev. Palmer
Dewey Hall
Chariton Orchestra
Death of lifelong Chariton resident Jacob Courtleyow
After eight years of illness, Jacob Courtleyow died at his Chariton home on December 14, 1903. Funeral services were held at the M E church with I O O F involvement, and burial followed in Chariton cemetery. He was born January 23, 1834 in Warren County Ohio, married Salina Allison in 1856, lived in Indiana before moving to Chariton in 1867. He was a blacksmith by trade, paralyzed eight years ago, and leaves two daughters Fannie and Della and his widow as mourners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Courtleyow
M. E. Church
B. F. Miller
Chariton
Warren County
Ohio
Indiana
Shelbyville
Salina K. Allison
Decatur County
Iowa
Fannie
Della Courtleyow
Mr. Courtleyow
County Spelling Contest Names Winners for Albia Trip
A county spelling contest drew 125 contestants despite bad weather. Winners from multiple schools were listed with their teachers, and Bertha Ambelang and Ruth Bennett achieved perfect scores in both written and oral rounds. The successful spellers, guided by county superintendent Miss Laura Fitch, travel to Albia tomorrow evening to compete in the Lucas Monroe contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas—Monroe
Albia
Bessie Demerice
Pleasant
T. J. Wilson
Jessie Brenneman
Elida Brownlee
Lulu Wilson
Savilla McDowell
Della Neal
Jackson
Effie Spencer
Florence Carroll
Whitebreast
Gussie Levien
Mildred Boylan
Carl Bowen
Lincoln
Fannie Owens
Clarence Jennison
Washington
Maud Foster
Martha Ambelang
Ruth Bennett
Warren Benton
Elsie Courter
Elsie Morris
Benton
Helen van Arsdale
Alice Lazear
Union
Emma Rice
Bertha Ambelang
Laura,Fitch
Union Spelling Team Earns Honor in County Contest
In Lucas county, Warren township included Freedom May and Union schools. Union won the top honors after a tie between Martha Ambelang and Ruth Bennett, with Ambelang set to represent Albia and Bennett as substitute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Superintendent of Public Instruction
Lucas County
Albia
Warren Township
Freedom
May
Union
Warren
Old Union
Martha Ambelang
Ruth Bennett
Elsie Courter
Fitch
Death of J T Tate noted in Chariton community
J T Tate longtime Chariton resident died at home in west Chariton on December 14 1903 after a three year illness. Funeral services at the Baptist church were led by Rev Fred B Palmer with interment in Chariton cemetery. Born July 26 1834 in Fayette County Pennsylvania he moved to Iowa in 1864 and lived in Oskaloosa before settling in Chariton in 1872. He was married to Lydia A Stentz and leaves four children Frank P Charles Lee Lydia Olive and Jennie L Greenlee plus his wife. He sold lightning rods and pumps and was respected for integrity and upright character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Tate
West Charlton
Fred B. Palmer
Baptist Church
Chariton
James T. Tate
Fayette County
Pennsylvania
Lydia A. Stentz
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Frank P
Charles Lee
Lydia Olive
Jennie L. Greenlee
Allerton
Tate
Court Adjourns After Two-Week Session In Lucas County
Proceedings list numerous dispositions including I N Clark bond reduced to 8500 for a gery charge. Haywood case on incest continues with not guilty plea. Several nuisance cases plead guilty with 300 fine and costs, others dismissals for want of prosecution. Jail terms for nonpayment, damages and quiet title decrees, and various attachments and appeals resolved or taken under advisement. A sheriff injunction favors plaintiff in Riggs case.
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State of Iowa
I. N. Clark
Wm. Haywood
Thomas ‘Jones
Geo. Devlin
Geo. Taylor
Wm. Boxdale
Horace Fuller
Lucas County
Frank Brown
Frank Coy
Dessie Gilford
Charles Drake
Ella B. Norris
R. L. McMurray
B. M. Hutchins
James Galloway
S. McKinley
T. Phillips
J. H. Brown
L. R. Gibbon & Co
Marinda L. Farber
Frank Phillippi
L. R. Christy
Jennie A. Christy
F. M. Waynick
F. R. Crocker
P. M. Lawson
O. A. Bartholomew
Jennie M. Anderson
Amanda Gregg
Samuel Badger
H. Prose
J. J. Rig
Card of Thanks Extends Gratitude for Kind Aid
Gratefully we thank friends neighbors and the I O O for their kind aid during the sickness and recovery.
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Sheuerman’s
Wm. Tressel
J. A. McElveen
E. L. Field
Theo Barnes
A. L. Yocom
T. M. Throckmorton
David.Stokie
M. E
C. L. Cooper
BE. L. Schreiner
Mitchem
Ethel Cook
W. E. Mitchem
Mr. Mitchem
Malvern
Raila
Frank Knox
Creston
K. P
J.T. Tate
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