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Newspaper
Correctionville News
Location
Correctionville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
1
A holiday sales note promises a merry Christmas for him with a wide range of gift options. The ad highlights that the store offers everything to please him and invites shoppers to find the perfect present.
At the annual Congregational church meeting last Thursday the roster was filled and a committee empowered to secure a replacement pastor. Prof M D Smith heads the lay movement and chairs the music committee as plans advance. Prof Robins of Morningside College preached last Sunday but declined a call to the pastorate.
A local group has voted to hold a Christmas tree ceremony and morning exercises at 7:30 on Christmas Eve, outlining plans for participants and venue. The decision reflects holiday community traditions and coordinated activities in the town.
Gnes Wright of Mount WaArk and Mrs Alice Wright of Kings JrArk met in Correctionville this week at the funeral of their daughter Christena Wright Hathaway who died in Des Moines last Saturday and was buried in the local cemetery. Her husband Isaac Hathaway a Des Moines mounted policeman and the Ladies Star club member sent a floral emblem. Christena was born August 3 1867 and lived in Marenga Town Waterloo Des Moines Mason City and other places before her death at 41 years. She leaves a husband and children Walter Hathaway of Mason City and Join Day and Frank Hathaway of Mason City.
Modern Woodmen of America Soo Valley Lodge 470 and Correctionville M W A plan a new hall costing several thousand dollars. The two stories may host the lodge above a public space near the business center. A January 2 installation at the opera house will be a major winter social event with a large banquet committee.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Watson served injunction notices from Anti-Saloon League superintendent H. H. Sawyer against saloonkeepers J. H. McManaaan Correctionville Co L Ritz Anthon Hugh Hague and T F Laces Pierson. A notice for J Waugh was sent but returned since he sold and moved to Sioux City. Defendants are charged with unlawful operation and cited to appear in city court in January.
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