Local and Personal Gains from Memorial Day and Visits
Memorial Day in Ottumwa and Decoration Day in Chariton feature visits by Hooper residents and friends. Notables include Mrs. G.S. Blue in Russell, E. A. Temple of Des Moines, and Mrs. J. H. Andrews’s family. multiple trips to Lucas, Albia, Osceola, and Ottumwa are noted along with visitors from Chicago and Kirksville. Local commerce mentions cash for butter and poultry at Hooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Temple of
Des Moines
Chariton
Tlion
Derby J Garland Visits Archie kin and hospitalities
Derby J. Garland returned Sunday from a visit with daughter Mrs. Lewis Garland of Archie Mo. Mrs. Fred Hoyt came back to Sac City after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs Leander Moore. Devo Kirk a Vinton school for the blind pupil is home for holidays. Mattie Henry concluded a term at Fisher school with a strawberry and cake social to raise funds for the library. R T Davis and wife now of Utica Mo have a daughter born June 2. Rev A J Irwin will preach at the Presbyterian church next Sunday morning. Ladies of the Benevolent Society plan ice cream strawberries at the Opera House June 9. J B Wyatt suffered a badly lacerated eye from timber work. Mrs Walter Brewer and children visited relatives last week. Arthur Pulley bought the restaurant from Will Winslow. D A McMains went to Sioux City Ia for a short business trip. Gretta Taylor of Humeston visited Georgia Throckmorton. Mrs Henry Catron of Bozeman Montana visits her mother and relatives. Emma Christy hosted a Ladies Benevolent Society dinner with a three course meal and social amusements. Mayme Throckmorton entertained guests with a three course luncheon and fine decor. Out-of-town guests included J L Taylor and wife and Miss Chiretta Heller. Minnie Hixson of Humeston spent the week with Clara Burgdorf. Mrs Will Parkin has been ill with nervous prostration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. McMains
Sioux City
Gretta Taylor
Humeston
Georgia Throckmorton
Henry Catron
Bozeman
Montana
Mary Rash
Emma Christy
Ladies Benevolent Society
Derby
Mayme Throckmorton
J.L. Taylor
Chiretta Heller
Ottumwa
Russell Social News Highlights Local Visits and Events
Chariton residents and guests figure in a week of visits and gatherings. Miss Nellie Hanlin visits her cousin Mabel Post. church ice cream and cake planned Saturday. Several locals travel for work, hospital support, or family visits, with weddings and parties noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Hanlin
Chariton
Mabel Post
Bethel Sunday School Plans Children’s Day June 10
Cedar Grove report notes Floyd Hixson eyeing a westward move around August. Corn planting is done with good prospects. Ola vigilance committee met June 2 at Dr. Buzzard’s home. Ira Sams and family visited A Hixson. Hay crop may be light due to dry weather while corn looks fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Sunday School
Ola Vigilance Committee
Dr. Buzzard
Ira Sams
A. Hixson
Birthday Surprise at Chapple Home in Oakley
Friends gathered Wednesday to celebrate Mr Chapple's birthday at his Oakley home. Rev Brown and veteran friends were among the invited guests. Local updates note church attendance, illness improvements, and a baby's burial after a death yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Chapple
Rev. Brown
Do Not Neglect the Children This Season
A health notice urges immediate care for a child’s looseness of bowels and recommends Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy followed by castor oil. Sold by Storie & Paton and Kirk Drug Co. Also promotes the Cabanella cigar at 5 cents, marketed by Hobson & Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storie & Paton and
Kirk Drug Co
Chamberlain
Public Sale of Neptune Farm Assets in Benton Township
The firm of Neptune and Son dissolves after Marion Neptune relocates to Kansas. A public sale will be held at the Samuel Neptune farm in Benton township four miles south of Chariton six miles west of Russell and nine miles east of Derby on Friday June 5 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neptune & Son
Benton Township
Marion Neptune
Kansas
Lucas County
Samuel Neptune
Chariton
Russell
Derby
Belinda News Roundup: Birthday, Visits, Camping Near Cedar Creek
Ora Edwards celebrated his 14th birthday with over thirty friends on a Thursday evening. Mrs. Chas. Stanger visited. Mrs. L A. Byers and Mrs. Christia Newman visited in Belinda. Mrs. J. B. Hespelhorn visited her ill niece. Two camping parties left Belinda for Cedar Creek near the Des Moines river to fish and sleep in covered wagons, listing participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ora Edwards
J. B. Hespelhorn
Whitebreast
Harry Miller
Belinda
Cedar Creek
Des Moines
C. L. Byers
John Carson
Francis
John Duffield
Jonathan Lenig
Harve Taylor
Lincoln F M Holmes builds new cattle barn near Chariton
The item notes Lincoln F M Holmes erecting a new cattle barn on his farm northwest of Chariton. Other social items list visits by Milton Brenaman and wife from near Newbern, John Carlson family from west of Chariton, and various local residents. Beulah church plans preaching next Sunday evening led by Rev L H Wood. A free entertainment with strawberries is set at Goode school on Saturday evening June 16 with all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Holmes
Chariton
L. H. Wood
Guy Foster
English Township
Friends
Beulah
the Goode School
Pleasant Center Community Notes Highlight Local News
A neighbor reports Dr. T. O. Murphy is ill and seeking treatment in Chicago after a friend received an award there. Children’s Day is set for next Sunday at 8 p.m. at Zion. Smoke Noxall Club charity event referenced as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
T. O. Murphy
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Hooper
Homer Caughlan
A. H. McCullough
Willis Aten
Garden Grove
Riley Wilson
A. E. Wilson
Mae Howe
Farther Light Club
Ada DeLong
Fern Hobson
Osceola
Rev. Borg
Carson School House
Ethel Callahan
G.S. Blue
Union Lodge
the Christian Church
Ella Gibbons
Lacona
Iva Waugh
Woodburn
Maude Roberts
Jessie Waight of Leon
Nelle Argo
Helen Boynton
Maude Price
Genevieve Argo
W. H. Argo
Isaac Phillips
Albia
Burk
Ethel Hall
Lucas
Fanny Steele
Ed Lawrence
Elliott
Mr. Lawrences
Blanch Westcoat
Alvena Mann
Lamont
Madge Hawk
Brighton
T. B. Tennant
Pocono
Colo
Joseph McNeely
Ethrege Rodgers
Express Company
Dr. Rogers
Gerald Brant
Gerald Clark Jr
Ft. Leavenworth, Kans
C. T. Brant
W. F. Rutherford
Kirksville
Dr. Elrod
Oklahoma
J. D. Garland
Mrs. Lewis Garland
Archie, Mo
Fred Hoyt
Sac City
Leander Moore
Devo Kirk
Vinton School For the
Mattie Henry
Fisher School
R. T. Davis
Utica
A. J. Irwin
The
Presbyterian Church
Ladies of the Benevolent Society
Opera House
J. B. Wyatt
Walter Brewer
D. J. Scott
Mr. Brewer
Arthur Pulley
Will Winslow
Minnie Hixson
Clara Burgdorf
Will Parkin
Ora Adcock
Omaha
Ora
John Winsel
Bert
Blanchard
H.S. Boyd
A. J. Woodman
Edd Lewis
Ethel Craven
Marie Curtis
Lou Millon
John Curtis
Lyon Grove
Wells
Frank Crocker
Marie Kennedy
Ruch
Frances
Lacona Washington
Albert Russell
Charles Cook
Little Son
Pueblo Cole
John Cook
Wessie Shields
Harry Larimer
el Paso
Texas
Mr. Larimer
M. E. Parsonage
Alvin Wallace Thomas
Blanche Anna Robinson
Creswell
John Stearns
Rev. St. Clair
M. E
M. E. Hospital
Earl Milnes
Ella Wiltsey
Sel. King
Ivy
Adam LaFollett
Boone
Hattie Goodwin
Ladies Aid Society of
the Presbyterian Church
Maude Sutton
Creston
Jessie Allen
Fredrick
Wm. Gross
S. W. Rowley
F. Ashbee
Mapleton Kan
Wm. Kinton
A. E. Sprague
Drake University
Fern
Homer Shirer
Myrtle of
Knoxville
James Morrison
Melrose
Florence Currier
Indianola
O. E. Kinmonth
Gertrude Tansey
Wim. Brandon
Flora van Dyke
Mary Howell
Shadlay
Ida Jones
Jennie Bower
Buzzard
Ralph Huston
Roserville
Ill
Bruce Clinton
Robb
Kela Allen
Sidney
J. H. Cook
Cedar Grove
Floyd Hixson
Oakley
B. F. Miller
Buxton Chapel
Carrie Fletcher
Lon Brown
Vanita
Bessie Swope
Parsonage
Ramsey
Winford James
Hobson & Martin
Fuller & Johnson
McMains & Johnson
Samuel Neptune & Son
Chas. Stanger
L A. Byers
Christia Newman
Alfred Wiren
Lincoln
Milton Brenaman
Near Newbern
John Carlson
West of Chariton
Charlie Collins
Aaron Collins
Otho
Shelley Butcher
D. Stonebraker
Pleasant Center
Zion
Cizar
F.e.oakes & CO
F. E.oakes & CO
Spring Lake Addition
Culbertson & Williamson
Lam
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