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Newspaper
Chariton Patriot
Location
Chariton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
4
Lacona fills page with visits and calls from Chariton Indianola Belinda Garden Grove and Osceola. Residents travel for family visits church events and social gatherings while local business and streets improve with new sidewalks and a barn project. Notable names include Miss Maude Throckmorton Miss Katherine Pressly and Prof. George Eaton among others.
A round of visits departures and arrivals marks the Lucas area scene.Residents and visitors include Miss Mamie Mason in Woodburn with Miss Bessie Monger, Frank Southward on a Colorado pleasure trip, and Des Moines visitors James Conrad and family with Frank Conrad and wife in Norwood. Mary Owens of Broken Bow joins Mrs Armstrong. Miss Cassie Yont heads to Denver for summer with sister Mrs Lane. Grandfather Gina buried north of town. various transfers and property changes noted.
Belinda residents report visits from Miss Clara Carson Eva Ornduff returned to McCook Neb Miss Beatrice Brownfield ill with malaria fever Local families Amy Spiker and others spent Sunday in Chariton Fid Long and Joe Mitchell of Chariton leased coal in the area Bet Andersons Lora Eliza and Jesse Anderson traveled from Des Moines for Fred Anderson’s wedding Esther McCorkle and others on sick lists Mrs Selby recovering from stroke Bent Stanger returned from North Dakota Prefect notes on baptisms and local social visits Repairs and visits at Chariton Omitz Russell Russell area families West of Chariton attended weddings and services at Zion A.P McAfee’s farm duties shared by Wiley Beaver Additional visits to Chariton and Russell regions Central social at Chariton home of Mr and Mrs Brightwell and dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Gillam with local friends.
Olmitz reports extended telephone service. A horse drowned during recent heavy rains near Shimp. Cedar Township resident Mrs. Lizzie Cooper visits sister Mrs. Isabel Smith. Mrs. Ellen Peterson of Jefferson County visits brother N. J. Swanson. Columbia native Mrs. G. M. Whitlatch visits daughter Mrs. Dick Foster. Rev. Paulson baptizes nine candidates at Batten's pond last Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Neiford of Chariton spends time with ill mother Mrs. Isabel Foster. Chas. Morehead's house struck by lightning last week, corner damaged but no injuries.
The Rev Petit will preach at Central next Sunday morning and evening. The ice cream and strawberry festival at Central cleared a neat sum of 13 dollars. Mr and Mrs Jack McDowell spent Sunday in Pleasant township. Mr and Mrs George Williamson of Chariton are at his home due to his mother Mrs Peter Williamson’s illness. Mr and Mrs Laurance Avitt of Chariton visited their uncle Will Carney and family. Emanuel Foster is reported quite sick this week.
Derby residents Ida Dun Lois Moore and others travel to Chariton and neighboring towns while visitors from Kellerton Ashland and Humeston spend time with Derby friends. Local happenings include school entertainment plans and community notices for June events.
Cora Connor of Derby visited friends in the area. The Shimp farm reported a drowned horse after the last heavy rain and high streams. A. J. Long and family visited A. Hixson. Clifford Julian and wife were Wayne county visitors. John Long, recently back from Nebraska, visits his parents. Fred and Arl Shull, west railroad workers, visited their parents. Jack Lutz and family called on Stephen Randall. Charlie James moved his saw mill to Shimp’s farm and is currently sawing lumber.
North Liberty report notes the burial of the infant son of Mr and Mrs Jno Parry at Baptist cemetery on June 15. Also recorded are visits by Mrs Hattie Hamilton and daughter Lois, funeral delays due to Tuesday services, and burials of Mr Aaron Burgett at Baptist cemetery on June 15. Bruce Balderson on sick list. Clum Murrays of Lacona visited M Davis home.
Chas. Kinmouth and family visited John Allen on Sunday. Robert Hammond and wife attended children s day exercises in Russell and visited Mrs. Eva Wilteer. Alta Horner visited Greenville school on Monday. Albert Werts and wife attended children s day in Russell Sunday.
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