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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
4
Derby residents share visits and travel from Corydon Indianola Chariton Humeston and Reynolds. Local society notes record family gatherings school trips and business visits plus new millinery ventures and council election results. Notable movers include Merrill Scoville and Alfred Conner.
Oakley Safe Mark shipped a car load of hogs to Ottumwa Friday. Tom Carpenter and wife spent Thursday in Oakley with friends. George Clark and wife were in Chariton Friday on business. Ralph Miksell sold his grocery store to Arthur Peas who takes possession Monday. Mrs A E Campbell returned home after six months in Fort Morgan Colorado with her son Joe. Mrs David Books returned to Des Moines after a few days with daughter Cora Cackler and son George north of Oakley. Roy Bevan went to Chicago Saturday night with a car load of sheep. Homer Gillaspey sprained his ankle Friday when his horse fell on it. Mrs Maggie Smith and children of Des Moines, Floyd Clark and Archie Mumford spent Sunday with Edna Van Winkle in Oakley. Mrs Fred Powers and children of Ottumwa are visiting at W S Holmes. James Keen Dell and Onie Herron spent Sunday evening at C Gillaspey. The Dillman party and Hemphill family stayed at Patrick Kenney home southeast of Oakley Tuesday. Aunt Eliza Niswender spent Sunday at John Bevan home. Hugh Howard spent Sunday near Newbern with cousins Edith and Nellie Howard. Ray Kruteinger and Earl Miksell were Chariton visitors Sunday.
B B White longtime Cedar Grove resident dies Friday morning after months of cancer. Funeral at Bethel church Sunday past at eleven, Rev Bennett officiating with Rev Wood of Russell. Buried Bethel cemetery. Alvin Phillips attends uncle B B White funeral. Sawmill move near Cedar Bridge to Vannices farm. expect to resume work soon. New pastor Rev Bennett from Centerville preached Sunday night. James McFarland and Dr Storie attend erysipelas patient Joseph Sanborn in Chariton area. Lon Ashba family attend church funeral. Farmers sow oats. Ira Sams and family visit Hixson home.
A long list of local visits births and events appears from Newbern and nearby towns. People from Cloud Moran Oakley Chariton Lacona Milo and Des Moines are mentioned with visits sales and farm activity. A new parsonage project and church efforts are noted alongside livestock trading and family milestones.
Nora Russell hosts a dinner party as friends gather. Visitors include Mrs. Lena Harrell of St Charles and Mrs. Frazier. Ora Adcock takes a new job in Fairfield Nebraska. School elections name principal Miss Mayme Lewis and several teachers. Deaths and injuries prompt sympathy for Asa Elliott and Mrs Dixon. City election results announced. Various visits, moves, and trips noted, including Kinmouth family loss and the Farmers Bank opening with P A Rockey as cashier.
Market items listed include cows and cattle at various per unit prices and per bushel rates for oats wheat and timothy seed. The report notes figures for hay per ton and clover seeds with quoted ranges and unit measures.
In Lucas this week Mrs Henry Lane visits Norwood, Frank Lundeen visits from Hiteman, and March 80 saw city officers elected including Mayor James Moore. Other items note shifts in residents, school leadership, religious meetings, travel to Chicago, and local entertainment.
A historical sketch recounts John Harvard’s role in establishing a leading American university in 1638. It notes his donation of about 300 volumes and roughly $2,000, shaping the institution’s early growth and reputation.
The article details Harvard University origins from 1686 founding efforts by Massachusetts Bay general court to educate English and Indian youth. It notes John Harvard's endowment and library, the 1640 first president Henry Dunster, 1642 first class, and the 270th anniversary of the first college building. It also mentions Eliot's long tenure, campus growth, the Harvard memorial window at St. Saviour's London, and Shakespearean ties to John Harvard's family.
Whooping cough relief offered for sale by Williamson Drug Co. with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy said to loosen the cough, ease expectoration, and lessen fit frequency and severity. Safe and reliable. Miss Luella Hayes of Centerville visits Des Moines and Miss Marcia Hayes. Robert Waynick visits. Helen Garvin returns from Ottumwa to visit Mrs Lynch. Mr and Mrs C R Marshall visit relatives. Mae Clouse returns to Simpson College after home visit.
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