Social notes from Derby and nearby towns in June
Wentfall visits friends in Avery while Mrs. Throckmorton visits Leon. Chariton residents Lloyd and Dewey travel, and Hough drives stock to Chicago. Several couples journey to visit kin in Iowa and Pennsylvania. The Presbyterian Sabbath School holds a June ice cream supper. The second annual convention features papers by Hitchcock and McCormick, with tours led by Rev. Tourtellet. Mrs. Jessie Conner dies in Polk County after a lingering illness. funeral at Goshen church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Charley Winslow
Will
Durham
Iowa
Annie Bond
Will Sanders
Wind Ridge
Penn
Jess Bond
Millie Garland
Archie
Justin Westfall
J. F. Tedrick
Ada B. Grimes
Chariton
Presbyterian Church
Attie Hitchcock
Emily McCormick
Col. Dungan
G. M. Tourtellet
Albia
Jessie Conner
A. Troutman
Goshen Cemetery
S. M. Clark
Goshen Church
Jessie Troutman
Lucas County
G. W. Conner
Polk County
Conner
Social Notes From Coal Glenn and Oak Hill
Miss Pearl Davia visited Oliver Fluke for several days last week. Miss Fanny Bastard spent Sunday with N J Swanson. Children day exercises are planned at Coal Glenn next Sunday at 2 o clock. Miss Pearl Fluke completed a successful term of school at Oak Hill last Friday with afternoon exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Davia
Oliver ‘Fluke
Fanny Bastard
N. J. Swanson’s
Local Items From Lucas County Weekly Notes
Lucas County correspondence lists scattered visits and travel among residents. Names include McDaniels, Knotts, Him, Taylor, Williams, Muir, Evans, Reed, Farley, and others. many patients travel to Chariton Ottumwa Des Moines Denver and Denver area. Community events include Epworth League, box suppers for Latter Day Saints, and a traveling library addition of twenty three books.
Rectol Remedy Ad Promises Piles Cure
An old advertisement claims Rectol is a remedy with a 98 percent success rate for piles. It offers free samples and declares the remedy free if it fails to cure, urging readers to try the product.
Local Social Roundup Notes From Coal Glen Area
Lew Turner called on Charley Cooper Sunday. Miss Mary Grimes visited Carrie Cooper Sunday. Tom Fouch and wife visited Pete Kline home Tuesday. Charley Foster of Olmitz was in this neighborhood Saturday. Nellie Kelsey works for George Hannen near Melrose this week. Ottie Umfenhower’s party last Saturday night was enjoyed by all. Mrs P H Grimes and daughter Mary were Chariton callers last week. Nellie Mader and child from Ottumwa visiting. Children day to be observed next Sabbath at Coal Glen with a good program. Charley Stoneking’s baby has the hopping cough and recovery is doubtful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Allen Wortman
Helen
Malvern
Tandy Allen
Mary Grimes
Carrie Cooper
Tom Fouch
Pete Kline
Charley Foster
Olmitz
Nellie Kelsey
George Hannen
Melrose
Ottie Umfenhower
Coal Glen
Otter Creek Community Notes
Mrs Perry Pearcy is very ill Geo Job moved to Osceola last week Lipe school closed due to scarlet fever Grandma Bond has been ill but is improving MWA social held their hall Dr Homer Stewart visited this vicinity G L Ashby and R O Miller in Chariton with stock Geo Wallace and family of Carlisle visited Otter Creek Eli Manning visited on horse deal Leonard Ryeari ad resident of Otter Creek now Bee Springs very ill with slim chance of recovery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Pearcy
Geo. Job
Osceola
Fred Conrad
Tom Wilson
Jay
Grandma Bond
Homer Stewart
G. L. Ashby
R. O. Miller
Chariton
Eli Manning
Otter Creek
Leonard Ry Eariad
Bee Springs
Local Notes and Events in a Small Town
W. H. Thomas visited Ogden Utah. Dave Watts and Len Pickett started for Wyoming Tuesday. D Jenkins and family moved to Smoky Hollow Tuesday. The quarantine is raised from Wm Evans home after 52 days. Elder John R Evans of Troy attended church business Tuesday. Mrs. Thomas Morgan and daughter Sarah Ann went to Chariton Monday. Saturdays payroll was the smallest in 18 months. Pat Boulger moves and rebuilds a nearby lot by the iig house. Mrs. Dreacher and daughter from Lucas Nellie attended the ice cream festival Monday evening. The festival for Jake Luke netted about 55 dollars. Rev. Fowler of Russell and Rev. Keller spoke at miners hall Sunday. John Jervis preached at Saints church Sunday evening and will devote himself to Gospel work. The primary passed pleasantly with some not winning. A dishonorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory. If you want horoscopes run for office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Thomas
Ogden
Utah
Dave Watts
Len Pickett
Wyoming
D. Jenkins
Smoky Hollow
Wm. Evans
John R. Evans
Troy
Thomas Morgan
Sarah Ann
Chariton
Fowler
Russell
Keller
Miners Hall
John Jervis
the Saints Church
Chariton Area Gossip Notes Report Small Events
Friday return of Joe Fiver from Gridley Illinois. visits by J L Piper to Chicago. J W Clark and wife in Chariton. Eliza Mumford and A D Reibel farm painting. T Jonson quilting party. Goldie marriage visit by Carrs from Carlisle. Baker and Elsie Krut at Chariton show. storm damages straw stack and a house. opera house attendance and social gatherings noted. district ewee league convention at E church in Chariton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Clark
Chariton
Eliza Mumford
A. D. Reibel
Whittena Farm
George Baker
Elsie Krutsinger
H. H. Godlove
John Eaton
Transfer Frenzy Aboard The Herodic To Shoreham Station
A woman in black aboard the transfer vehicle frantically searches a large bag for a forgotten transfer ticket. Passengers watch as she dumps items from the bag including pins, a handkerchief, a comb, samples, cold cream, and a hair restorer while the ticket resurfaces at last, only to be misplaced again, startling the rider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shoreham
Washington Star
Will of David W Hitchcock restricts Wellesley Seminary by race and religion
The Boston will of David W Hitchcock excludes Roman Catholics and colored persons from a fund for Wellesley Female Seminary scholarships. It directs officers to select beneficiaries unable to afford education and to limit aid to those deemed bright, intelligent, and likely to profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David W. Hitchcock
Boston
Wellesley Female Seminary
Senator Evarts Farewell Joke Recalls Philippines Quip
Harper's Weekly recounts a retiring Senator Evarts joke about a minister who spoke long to him while he lay in bed about the Philippines. The minister asks if he cares about the Philippines and Evarts dryly replies that he does not plan to go there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evvartes
Mr. Evarts
Philippines
Harper’s Weekly
Robbery at Corning Grocery Ends with Victim Left on Track
Theodore Gerard, owner of a Corning Indiana grocery, was bound and beaten by two men who robbed the store and safe, then dragged him a quarter mile to the railroad track west of town before leaving him. He later reached a nearby house and was taken home. doctors find no visible injuries but cannot assess overall harm. The stolen amount remains unknown. The note closes with a political quip about office holders and wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Theodore Gerard
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Derby
Wentfall
Avery
Mrs
Mayme Throckmorton
Leon
J. W. Lloyd
Ralph Tedrick
Indiana
Walter Dewey
Isaac Hough
Chicago
Tuy
H. 8
Ekleberry
Humeston
O. B. Taylor
St. Paul
Joe Howard
P. F. Howard's
Dr.price
Grym
PRION
Dr. Price
O Rereduc County
B. McDaniels
Joe Knotts
Des Moines
M. J. Him of
Lucas
Ben Phillips
Charlie Williams
Beacon
Dr. Muir
Oskaloosa
Fannie Taylor
Hiteman
Wm. Plows
A. Bolden
Centerville
Fred. Hess
Ottumwa
John Pasco
Allie Thorbone
Lamoni
Hal Evans
J. Evans
J. D. Knotts
Division Street
Josie Middleton
Effie Buck
J. D. Beaman
Indianola
Huntington
New York
Buffalo
James Stumbaugh
Lacona
Retta Hutchins
Milo
Roy Burns
T. W. Richards
J. S. Anderson
Earnest Evans
Woodburn
Jasper Nickell
A. Stephens
Oz Evans
T. J.ims
John and
Frank Kitto
Tom Farley
J.W. Whitmore
Whatcheer
M. E. Church
Fern
Mary Reibel
A.M. Reed
Bess Sidebotham
Lem Prickett
Cheyenne
Mitchell
Epworth League
Minnie Jones
Latter Day Saints Church
Henry Turner
Katherine Evans
Jones
Raymond
Denver
Ida Burns
A. C. Richards
Farley
Wm. Richards
Maggie
Higbee
John Robinson
Will Plows
Chas. Taylor
Will Yont
Chas
Cook
Nellie Gasser
Russell Friends
H. S. Condit
Manning, Ia
Nellie Argo
Mertie Shirer
Knoxville
C. S. Post
National City
California
Walter S. Crozier
Keota
T. 8. Crozier
Mabel Werts
Frank Robb
Parson’s College
Fairfield
Edward Calvin
Miles City
Montana
J. L. Johnston
The
Christian Church
Mattie Ewald
Hallie Hatcher
Weller
Lew Turner
Charley Cooper
P. H. Grimes
Mary
Nellie Mader
Charley Stoneking
Lipe
Geo. Wallace
Carlisle
Cleveland
Pat Boulger
Iig House
Jake Luke
Oakley
Joe Fiver
Gridley, Ill
A. O. Gillespie
J.L. Piper
S Oppenheimer
Chariton Markets
G. J. Stewar
Ss.ceees
Geo. VonBet
Toox
And
Ohio
NEW Deere
North Side Square
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