Claims Against Bank Heard in Chariton Court
Judge Smith McPherson of the U S Circuit Court for the southern district of Iowa sat in Chariton to hear testimony and arguments on preferred claims against the Receiver of the failed First National Bank of Chariton. Plaintiffs include Thomas J Lovett Samuel H Moore William Mosher Lucas County and others while the Receiver represents the government. The case hinges on whether these claims can be paid in full before distributions to other depositors. The hearing was held in Chariton to avoid moving records to Creston where the case will be decided. Judge McPherson will issue a decision later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith McPherson
U. S Circuit Court
Southern District of Iowa
First National Bank of Chariton
Thomas J. Lovett
Samuel H. Moore
William Mosher
Lucas County
Guy Patterson
Chandler Bros
McElveen & Hikenberry
Joseph A. Brown
William W. Sones
Parker’s National Bank
South Omaha
J. H. Wood
C. E. Emery
Circuit Court
Creston
Iowa
McPherson
Chariton
W. C. Billiott
Washington, D. C
O. A. Bartholomew and Son
J. C. Mitchell
Frank ‘Hunter
Ottumwa
Stuart and Stuart
J. A. Penick
Chariton Big Store Sold to Leon Iowa Leader
Important business change notes the sale of the Big Store in Chariton to A E Dorn of Leon Iowa. Dorn a leading local figure and principal stockholder of the Exchange National Bank succeeds Press whose family will leave Chariton with the deal. The sale includes 720 acres of Missouri land and marks a major community event.
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Chariton
A. E. Dorn
Leon
Iowa
Dorn
Exchange
Pes
Lucas County
Press
Monroe
Benton Counties
Missouri
Chariton Hosts Busy Fourth Of July Celebration
The Fourth in Chariton featured perfect weather and a full day of events. The Chariton Volunteer Fire Department organized races tug of war drill water fights a Georgia Minstrels tight wire act and hose race. The Chariton Orchestra provided music and a free moving pictures show capped the day.
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Chariton
Chariton ‘Volunteer Fire Department
Co. H
Percifield Brothers
Chariton Orchestra
Youthful Burglar Howard Plymate Nights Store Breakin
A 14 year old youth Howard Plymate gained entry to R. D. Piper’s grocery through a window on a Sunday afternoon with a younger playmate and stole 2000 tobacco tags and several tobacco packages. He was sent to Eldora reform school, from which he had been released last December for good behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Plymate
R. D. Pipers
Young Plymate
Eldora
Tent meetings end at Chautauqua grounds
Rev. Fred Berry completes attendance at the Centerville meeting then returns to Indianola for a few days. The mission on the Chautauqua grounds has been successful and well received by many friends who extend good wishes as he proceeds to his next engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Centerville
Fred Berry
Indianola
Charitonian in the Philippines Sends News Home
Lieutenant Gerald Brant A S stationed at Camp McGrath Philippines writes to his parents in Chariton detailing family health life abroad and camp routines. He describes long range target practice heat of 140 to 150 degrees and dry conditions near the sea. He also notes earning a rifleman qualification and a bar with dates, a rare achievement in his regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Gerald Brant
A. S
Camp McGrath
Philippine Islands
C. T. Brant
Antipodes
Fifty Second Anniversary Of Chariton Presbyterian Church
The fifty second anniversary was observed on July 5 1908 with Warren 8 Dungan attending as a communicant from fifty two years ago. Chariton and Lucas county citizens helped organize the church and Reverends Anderson Holliday Tappan Reed McElhinny Atwood Ormond Chittenden and current pastor William 8 McCullagh are named. The community hopes Col Dungan may live long enjoying the regard of local people for his long useful life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton Presbyterian Church
Warren 8
Dungan
Chariton
Lucas County
Joseph Best
Jacob Best
Jacob C. Best
Robert Robe
James McDowell
M.G. Burkholder
T. Blair
Waren
Springs
Presbyterian Church
John ‘Anderson
Pas‘tor
W. C. Holliday
David
Tappan
James Reed
S. Mc
Fourth of July Accidents Report From Chariton
Several minor injuries marked the Fourth in Chariton though no serious incidents. James Gillespie burned his right hand holding a firecracker under a tin can. Ruth Maloney suffered facial and eye burns from a cracker blast. Albert Yocom, Kirk Jones, Marvin Dixon, and James Baker also sustained burns or cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton
James Gillespie
Cicero Gillespie
Oakley
Ruth Maloney
J. C. Maloney
Albert Yocom
Kirk Jones
Marvin Dixon
A. C. Reibel
James Baker
Wreck Near Thayer Kills Dozens of Livestock
A Monday night rail wreck near Thayer spread rails and sent seventeen freight cars into a ditch. Eighty eight hogs and forty seven cattle plus three horses were killed and many animals injured. One car belonged to McCullough and Bown. Frank Thompson of Osceola was killed while riding home from Creston.
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Thayer
Chicago
McCullough & Bown
Frank Thompson
Osceola
Creston
Second Quarterly Conference at U B Church
The Second Quarterly Conference will be held at the U B church on Wednesday at 2 00 pm with Rev J H Patterson D D of Tama presiding elder and delivering charges. He will also preach at Otterbein U B Church at 8 00 pm the same day. A midweek harvest meeting is urged. Tonight a baseball game features Chariton versus Hopkins Bros from Des Moines.
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U. B
Tama
Otterbein U. B
Chariton
Hopkins Bros
Des Moines
Churches Resume Services and Sunday Activities
The tent meetings end and all services resume at the Baptist church next Sunday with membership candidates received after the morning service. Baptism in the evening, sermons on salvation themes, Sunday School at 10, Junior at 3, Senior at 7, and local church notices including meetings and social events are announced.
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The
Baptist Church
U. B
M. E. Church
Social Gatherings Highlight Local Hosts And Clubs
Mrs. Grover Fluke hosted a Thursday gathering in honor of Mrs. Lizzie Hedges of St. Joseph with cards and games and a two course luncheon. Harry Hemphill entertained participants in the Hemphill Martin Vaudeville and the Chariton Orchestra. The Montana Club held a Monday picnic at Miss Edith Ensley’s home. Mrs. H B Stewart led a silk party for local ladies while Zeta Epsilon Chi met with Mrs. Verner James and Ly Antaan with Miss Hattie Press Friday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Fluke
Lizzie Hedges
St. Joseph
Harry Hemphill
Hemphill—Martin
Chariton Orchestra
Montana
Edith Ensley
Zeta Epsilon Chi
Verner James
Mrs R D Piper and sisters Attend Denver Wedding
Miss Elizabeth Swope and Elmer Dillman wed at the M E parsonage in Denver. They will reside near Vernal Utah on the groom’s claim. The bride has lived in Chariton. the groom is an undertaker-in-training and a nephew of H C Dillman. Local friends send best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Piper
Harriet
Fannie Swope
Garden Grove
Elizabeth Swope
H. C. Dillman
Near
Oakley
Chariton
Larsen Lundgren 61 Dies After Illness in Chariton
Andrew A Lundgren a longtime Chariton resident and Swedish Lutheran church worker died at home July 3 after a year and a half with stomach cancer at age 61 years 4 months 13 days. He was born in Gunnestrop Sweden February 19 1847 and emigrated to America in 1873 moving from Renovo PA to Houston MN then to Des Moines IA before settling in Chariton nineteen years ago. A tailor by trade he served as deacon and Bible class teacher in the Swedish Lutheran church and left a wife Gustava Swanson and nine children six living in Chariton with two grandchildren and one sister in Minnesota. Funeral services were held at the Swedish Lutheran church conducted by Rev O A Elmquist with burial in Chariton cemetery sever al out of town attendees.
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Andrew Severin Anderson Lundgren
Charlton
O. A. Elmquist
Chariton
August Lindquist
Gunnestrop
Sweden
America
Renovo
Pennsylvania
Houston
Minnesota
Iowa
Des Moines
Lundgren
Swedish Lutheran Church
Gustava Swanson
Harry Swanson
Charles Swanson
Pabor
C. A. Gustaveson
Ottumwa
Tailors Union
Willard Dewayne Carpenter Dies at Home in Chariton
Willard Dewayne Carpenter died suddenly of heart trouble at his Chariton home. The funeral was held Tuesday at 6 o'clock from the home, with Rev. Nathan Evans of the M E church officiating and burial in Oakley cemetery. Born April 25, 1837 in Clinton county, Pennsylvania, he moved to Warren county in 1852 and Lucas county in 1875. He served in the 40th New York regiment Co H, discharged June 27, 1865. Survived by a large family, he had four sons and one daughter with his first wife Sarah A. Norton, plus later marriages to Mrs. Sidney Turpin and Jane Keller, who both predeceased him or survived. He was a longtime member of the M E church.
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Willard Dewayne Carpenter
Chariton
Nathan Evans
M. E. Church
Oakley Cemetery
Mr. Carpenter
Clinton County
Penn
Warren County
Lucas County
40Th
New York Regiment
Co. H
Carpenter
Crawford County
Sarah A. Norton
Sidney Turpin
Marion County
Jane Keller
M. EB. Church
Evan Lewis dies after illness at Knoxville Iowa hospital
Evan Lewis brother of the writer died at 4 15 am July 7 1908 at the State Hospital for Inebriates Knoxville Iowa where he was committed for treatment last Friday He was born in Chester County Pennsylvania in his sixty second year Coming to Chariton in 1867 he lived there 41 years He was joint owner of the Patriot and active in the newspaper for eight years Survived by four children a brother and his wife Corilla Copeland Lewis who died in 1899 Funeral held July 9 with local musicians furnishing music for the service
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Evan Lewis
State Hospital
Knoxville
Iowa
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Chariton
The
Patriot
Corilla Copeland Lewis
Elijah Lewis
Chariton Base Ball Team Wins and Suffered Setbacks
The Chariton baseball squad posted a 5–1 record over six games from Friday to yesterday. They defeated Hocking 3–2 on the local grounds with Stacy on the mound, then won 2–1 after a late Pollock homer, and took a 2–1 ten inning win aided by Noel’s 14 strikeouts. They lost at Hocking 3–0, then beat Oklahoma Indians in two games on the home field before an expected Friday match with Hopkins Bros and a Saturday visit from the Des Moines Pikers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton
Hocking
Stacy
Charlton
Bheenix
Pollock
Borger
B. J. McDowell
McDowell
Poulson
Noel
Oklahoma Indians
Redskins
Bar Ballerins
Hopkins Bros
Des Moines. Pikers
Mrs. Minerva Casteel Dies at Chariton Home
Mrs. Minerva Casteel aged 86 died at the northwest Chariton home of her son Edward Thursday morning. Funeral services were held at four o'clock Friday at the home conducted by Rev. W. S. Cullagh of the Presbyterian church. Burial was in the Chariton cemetery. She was born January 31 in Coshocton County Ohio and married Jessie Casteel. They had six children, including Mrs. Nel Casteel of Ohio, Uriah of Russell Missouri, and Edward of Chariton. The Cast family moved to Chariton in 1879. She leaves one sister Mrs. Susan Cacks Oakley and was a Universal Church member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minerva Casteel
Edward
North- West
Chariton
Cullagh
Coshocton County
Ohio
Jessie Castee
Nel Casteel
Uriah
Russell
St. Joseph
Missouri
Edwar
Death of Irvin A Hulick in Chariton area funeral details
Irvin A Hulick died Monday afternoon southeast of Chariton after months of stomach illness. Funeral services were held from the church Wednesday at 2 PM conducted by Rev McCullagh of the Presbyterian Church. Interment in Chariton Cemetery. Born October 12, 1854 in Illinois, he was married in 1886 to Maniyauthi of Illinois City and had ties to Burns Kansas and Fairrade, Illinois.
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Irvin A. Hulick
McCullagh
Chariton Cemeter
Hulick
County
Illinois
Maniyauthi
Ilinoisee City
Glare Fair
Rade
Pa Burns
Kansas
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Gard
U.B. Church. Information
BASE
Chariton Vs
Des Moines Pikers
Chri
Jawan
E. H. Bést
Christian Church
Ladies Aid of the Christian Church
Ladies of the Christian Church
Hosea
Baptist Benevolent Society
Chas, Rose
N. Evans
Center School House
W. C. Hummell
Saint Anthony
Idaho
Clara Fredrickson
Racine
Wisconsin
Roy Hatcher
Weldon
Pearl Tansey
Charles Tansey
Delia
Etta Wedean
Holdredge
Nebraska
A. Wedean
Minneapolis
Grace Peck
Ana Bown
Faye Burke
Hiteman
Isaac . Phillips
Lucas
Rolla ‘Wicksman
Jennie Bush
Des. Moines
H. B. Stewart
Ly Antaan Club
Dillman
McCollough & Co
Frank Young
Fairfield
J. H. Young
C. M. Piper
Iris
Marjory
Edith Parsons
Jessie Andrews
Marquette
Michigan
Lizzie Wieford
B. E B. Goldsberry
Fred Goldsmith
Florence Goldsmith
J. Fred Greene
B. N. Clayton
Albert Carroll
Whitebreast
Hugh Moore
I. B. Alldredge
F.W. ‘Bells
Ce Rr, Kirk
Ee AL H, Latimer
Humeston
Andrew
A. Lundgren
Vivian Early
Messrs Johnson
Wick
Asa Cad Baa Hi Donne
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