Encampment Set for Fifty-fifth Iowa Guard in Chariton
The Fifty-fifth Iowa National Guard encampment will run August 5 to 14 on Co B Q land west of town with about a thousand guardsmen. Chariton chosen as site. lake view, night drills, and chautauqua programs August 9 to 15. Citizens urged to support logistics water provisions and supplies to ensure a successful, memorable event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifty-fifth Regiment
Iowa National Guard
Lincoln
Logan
E. E B. Carroll
Chariton
Seeitiidn
County Seeks Stockholder Taxes From Defunct Bank Case
The board of supervisors weighs a suit to recover 1905 1906 and 1907 taxes from First National Bank stockholders claiming taxes paid by the bank were illegal. Receiver Jamison represents stockholders opposing further taxes citing bank insolvency and prior settlements with Mrs Mallory and the government. The outcome could delay deposits settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
First National Bank
Jamison
Mallory
Treasury Department
Freeland and Seaton Wed in Chicago May 30
Mr. D2A Freeland of Chicago and Miss Cartie Seaton of this city married in Chicago May 30 at the bride’s aunt Mrs. Edwin Miller’s home. Rev. Fletcher officiated. The bride has lived near Chariton most of her life and recently resided there. The groom is a stranger to most local residents and is an electrician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D2a
Freeland
Chicago
Cartie Seaton
Edwin Miller
Rev
Fletcher
Chariton
Atranger
Church Notes Highlight Sunday Services and Society Meetings
Methodists praise organ and soloists Dr Anderson presides last Sunday with praise worthy music. Swedish Lutheran notes schedule next services and Dorcas and Concordia Society gatherings. Christian Church notes announce Children’s Day prep and Ladies Aid sections plus a June 11 discourse by Pilgrim Hoskins. Ladies Aid groups meet June 16 and June 11 with lunch and invitations to all services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
Dorcas Society
Andy Newman
Christian Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
M.E. Prather
Eva Beardsley
Rebecca Black
Pilgrim Hoskins
Brooklyn
Rain Whitens County Roads and Tracks With Flood Threats
Heavy rains sweep the region causing creeks to overflow and rail lines to flood. The Chariton river swells like a lake near town, delaying trains and washing out tracks. Crop observer C C Burr notes cumulative rainfall from Sunday night through Tuesday night totals 3.75 inches, signaling continued wet weather and concerns for crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton
Leon
Lucas
Troy
Old Cleveland
Lehart
Aston
C. C. Burr
The
Agricultural Department
Commonwealth Male Quartet Delights Audiences With Stunts And Song
The Commonwealth Male quartet earns wide applause for blending four voices in classic harmonies and lively readings. A. H. Carpenter delivers notable Riley readings, while humor, bamboo canes, rattles and other novelties accompany diverse songs and costume segments for an engaging Chautauqua program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Carpenter
James Whitcomb Riley
Union Fraternal Memorial Program of Memorial Day 1909
Decoration of graves and services for Union Fraternal members on Sunday June 13 1909 assembling 2 pm at I O O F hall marching to cemetery 2 30 pm. Master of Ceremonies A D Gray presides with invocation music recitations sermons addresses and readings by listed members and Taps. I N Bowen marshal F C Elliott chairman J H Collins secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Gray
Margaret Gow
A. H. Lathrop
H. W. Gittinger
Octavia Bellor
I. N. Bowen
F. C. Elliott
J. H. Collins
Solo Entertainment at Derby Program by church choir and orchestra
The Presbyterian church choir with the Derby orchestra and reader Miss Eva Livesay present a Wednesday evening program at the Derby opera house in Derby Iowa. Featured solos include Effie Kirk The Old Fashioned Movers Eva Livesay Over the Ocean Blue and a reading by Rev. A E Nutting. The program also includes selections from the Gallant Bandolero and a quartet by Mesdames Parkin Mitchell and Messrs Winslow Parkin with the Derby Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby
Presbyterian Church Choir
Derby Orchestra
Eva Livesay
Opera House
Iowa
Social Events Involving Dorothy McCullough And Guests
A house party hosted by Miss Dorothy McCullough and Theo dore Grant Stuart will run June 23 to 28 with numerous out of town visitors including Misses Chella Holcomb Lillian Hubers and Bettine Bradley and several gentlemen. Local and visiting guests attended picnics tea events church choir gatherings and club meetings through the week at various homes and clubs including Pandora Yadrif ZBE X and Montana clubs with hostess duties shared among neighborhood families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy McCullough
Theodore
Grant Stuart
Chella Holcomb
Lillian Hubers
Charles and
Martin Smith
Davenport
Louise Angell
Geneseo
Ill
Louise Watts
Atlanta
Georgia
Bettine Bradley
Centerville
Chloe Dysart
Fairfield
Francis Barga
Leon
Arthur Schramm
Burlington
Harvey Bryant
Mason City
Carrie Custer
Margaret and
Clifford Hakes
Polly Wolcott
Hazel Israel
Grace Penick
Raymond B. Leland
Clement
Henry McCullough
Ed Woodman
Raymond Penick
Stuart Home
Miss Dorothy
Miss Jones of
Independence
Progressive Dinner and church program in 1909
The northeast division of the Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church hosts a Progressive Dinner Friday June 18 from five to ten pm in the church basement. At 8 pm a program features Organ Voluntary by Oliver Trautwein, solos by Ela Lundgren, readings by Ida Lavely, duets by Mabel and Clara Stafford, recitations by Marvel Prather, and a choir trio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society of the Christian Church
Oliver Trautwein
Ela Lundgren
Ida Lavely
Mabel
Clara Stafford
Marvel Prather
Reading
Marie Bowen
Messrs Lundgren
Tinder
Trautwein
Unclaimed Letters At Chariton Post Office
Unclaimed letters for week ending June 5 1909 at Chariton Iowa include David Knox Gester Guthman May Freeman Lester Cullyer Charles Bubeck G A Anderson Mrs Lizzie Clark R A Hasselquist P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton
Iowa
David Knox
Gester Guthman
May Freeman
Lester Cullyer
Charles Bubeck
G. A. Anderson
Lizzie Clark
R. A. Hasselquist
P. M
Lincoln couple to study music in Germany for years
Mr and Mrs Mortimer Wilson of Lincoln Nebraska with son Mortimer junior plan five to six years abroad visiting relatives in Chariton Culver Indiana Warsaw Indiana and Pennsylvania before sailing to Vienna Germany to study music. Wilson resigns as head of theory at Nebraska State University to pursue extended study in European musical centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortimer Wilson
Mortimer, Jr
Lincoln, Neb
Chariton
Vienna
Wilson
Germany
Austria
School of Music
Nebraska State University
Will Visit in Sweden Carl Lindahl Leaves for Two Month Trip
Carl Lindahl departs Sunday for a two month visit to Smaland Sweden with his parents. It is his first trip to his native country in eighteen years and friends hope for a safe pleasant stay. Mrs Dalin recovers well from a serious operation performed by Dr Storie with assistants Dr Boynton and Dr Brittell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Lindahl
Smalard
Sweden
C. Dalin
Memorial Day in Washington 1909 Observances Across the City
Washington DC May 31 1909 Patriot Memorial day services held in churches and Arlington National Cemetery with Grand Army of the Republic veterans. Senator McCumber of North Dakota delivered a long eloquent oration praising unity and recalling Civil War leaders and battles. The piece notes reunions of blue and gray veterans and reflects on the nation’s peace and patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington D. C
Washington
Arlington
Grand Army of the Republic
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Winchester
McClellan
Seven Pines
Comrades In Blue
Spain
McCgumber
North Dakota
Thomas
Stuborn Sherman
Jackson
Pickett
Webster
Senate of the United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Devere Bros
Seaton
Methodist Church
Anderson
Ralph van Dyke
Miss McIntire
B. EF. Miller
Concordia Society
John
Freda Larson
Ladies Aid Society of the
Swedish Mission Church
K. L. Sandahl
Sam Sandahl
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
J. E. Hall
North Grand Street
Coulter & Coulter
Commonwealth Quartet
Union Fraternal Memorial
Music, Reading
T. F. Niblock Baba
Miss
Eva Livesay Quartette
Mesdames Parkin
Mitchell Messrs Winslow
Parkin
Me Dee Sie
Cleo McGuire
Adda Malette
Carl McGuire
James Malette
Lynn Doze
Ralph Gardner
Humeston
Hazel Scott
Marie Nisewender
Gladys Nolen
Cecelia
Gertrude Lyons
George Bergman
Grover Burgstrom
Clyde Bratcher
Slab Castle
Pandora Club
E. A. Anderson
Mesdames
Nate Henderson
Carmi McKinley
Verner James
Henderson
John Keller
Mesdames Dot Crowl
Earl Prather
Oklahoma
J. H. Curtis
Baptist Choir
Daisy Dukes
Tacoma
P. T. Pat
Cleo Bryan
St. Joseph
Homer Caughlan
Montana Club
Carrie Adams
Laura M. BR. Gow
Ramsey & Son
Lucas County
Patriot
Eighth Street
Lloyd Penick
L. F. Maple
Chariton National Bank
Patriot Office
Josephine H. Walker
the Patriot
Ge W. Ensley
C. E
LL. M.R. Gow
Elijah Lewis
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