Kendallville News Reflects Old Time Fourth Preparations
County items from Kendallville dated June 29, 1914 recount social visits and travels of residents from Elgin Illinois to Cresco Harmony Orleans and Hawkeye. Local weather notes heavy rain and a damaged dam. Community events include an ice cream social, L A S meeting at the Wallace home, and a windmill accident. Several residents travel or relocate with relatives and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendallville
C. C. Brown
Elgin
Ill
Ruth Handke
John Pierce
Gladys
Emelie Holness
Harmony
R. Barnes
May Handke
Clinton
Town
Harrison Culbert
Cresco
Edson Eddy
Helen White
Volga City
W. A. Clink
Button
Lillian Todd
Helen Todd
Linda Eliott
Monticello
Minn
Dave Foster
Belle Robinson
Little Daughter
Hawkeye
Gertrude Steele
Little Eekter
Grand Meadow
W. C. Fifield
Fairhaven
Indianapolis
Local Notes From Spillville Area District Aims
Spilled city notes date June 30 1914 list residents and visitors including Geo Huber Elven Davis A T Roe Robt Klimesh Anton Balik Carl Heinie Hang John Sobolik Gustave Meyer Miss Milly Frye Jos Mikesh Mrs Busta Miss Rose Shevik and others with visits from Cresco Protivin Calmar Decorah Wahpeton Idaho Lincoln Neb Mt Vernon and Cresco events include a June 27 birth and a July 4th dance at Fisher's hall with the Fisher piano orchestra and ice cream plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Huber
Conover
Elven Davis
Calmar
A. T. Roe
Ridgeway
Klimesh
Protivin
Anton Balik
Carl and
Heinie Hang
Dubuque
John Sobolik
Near Cresco
Spillville
J. H. Hospodarsky
Decorah
Gustave Meyer
Will Mikota
Rose Shevik
Wahpeton N. D
Jos. Andera
Frank Chyle
Protivia
Clemence Herold
Lena
Barbara Vrba
Frances Swehla
Cresco
Victoria Hrushka
Wallace
Idaho
Jake Smith
Buble
Moravets
J. Kubish
Jos
Mikesh
Stella Klimesh
Lizzie Lukesh
A. G. Fisher
Robert Lukesh
Lisbon
N. D
Fred Bernatz
John Bernatz
John Jalente
Prativin
J. Kovarik
Bruck
New Prague
Frank Chyla
Mary Andera
Protton
Hesper Notes on Weddings Fires and Local Visits
Local column from Hesper June 30 1914 covers neighborhood news including Uncle Cyrus Burt dining at the parsonage, Sanden brothers masonry near Locust, W R Morgan visiting relatives, measles in White and Bryant families, updates on Rev Carter Dr Worth and others, a heavy rainstorm, crops and fruit notes, a firecracker accident injuring Bert Harkness, 4th of July festivities at Mabel, marriage announcements for Clarence Rolfshus and Ruth Darrington, and Mrs Brace's hospital visit in Rochester with her husband visiting neighbors in Mabel and Backus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Burt
Sanden Brothers
Locust
W. R. Morgan
Moline
R. J. White
John Bryant
Elling Wold
Spring Grove
J. W. Welch
Bert Harkness
Fred Baker
Ogema
Decorah
Esper
Mabel
Clarence Rolfshus
Ruth Darrington
C. Brace
Backus
Minn
Rochester
Hesper
Brace
Castalia Notes On Local Visitors And Property Deals
Castalia notes list Harriet Bakeman of Elgin as a guest of Hazel Pernhard. Attendance at Osian Lansing game is noted along with farm vehicle shipment by John G Wander to Chicago. Local residents Frank Kneeskern and Franger return from Maquoketa auto trip. Rev Harris as new Lutheran minister expected to arrive and preach. Henry Aulthouse sold Stewart Oxley farm to John Stendal at 145 per acre. Riggs family to spend summer with L K Riggs. Perry to build a new residence with foundation work already started. Campbell of Maquoketa visits Kneeskern. auto ride home. Edw Wirsching buys lot from Andrew Smith and begins cellar digging for a neat dwelling. Joe Barrett buys HM HW Curragher farm at 130 per acre across from Barrett farm. Mary Pickford Princess shown Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Bakeman
Elgin
Hazel Pernhard
Osian-Lansing
John G. Wander
Chicago
Frank Kneeskern
Franger
Maquoketa
Harris
Henry Aulthouse
Stewart Oxley
John Stendal
L. K. Riggs
Gail
L. K
M. E. Perry
Jas. Campbell
Frank
Edw
Wirsching
Andrew Smith
Joe Barrett
Curragher
Barrett
Joe
Local Residents Attend Visits and Weddings in Ridgeway Area
Ridgeway and nearby towns see a flurry of visits as residents travel to Canton and Waterloo. Emily Larson attends a meeting in Riceville while Grace Kimball stays with Mrs. Libbey. Several relatives visit in New Hampton, Lime Springs, and Cedar Rapids area. Nearby residents head to Benton Harbor and Decorah for weddings and moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Larson
Riceville
R. A
C. A. Griswold
Hesper
D. EF. Butz
St. Cloud
Minn
Grace Kimball
Canton
M. O. Libbey
Nick Schuetz
New Hampton
W. E. Hoyt
Madison Township
C. Helms
Lima
Ridgeway
H. H. Albertson
Leroy
L. H. G. Larson
H. B. Lathe
Benton Harbor
Mich
Decorah
Michigan
Bulls in Parliament and the House of Howlers
A London Tit-Bits note ranks the two Houses of Parliament for verbal gaffes. It cites Lord Balfo ur of Burleigh remarking on a head shake, a honed jab at Indian affairs, and Captain Craig’s fiery quips about Nationalists and tar barrels. Sir W Hart Dyke chides peers speech bans while Halsbury is said to have climbed the tree to reel in a big fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Lord Balfour of
Burleigh
India
Craig
W. Hart Dyke
Lord Halsbury
William
London
Douglas and Ramsay Outwit Captors in Poitiers Battle
In the 1356 Poitiers clash Scottish soldier Sir Archibald Douglas was mistaken for a noble by English captors. Sir William Ramsay of Colluthie feigned anger, forced Douglas to remove a boot, and Ramsay disguised the ruse claiming Douglas as a servant. The English paid 40 shillings to ransom the supposed manservant. Douglas escaped thanks to Ramsay’s feigned insistence on burying his master.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poitiers
Sir Archibald Douglas
William Ramsay
Colluthie
Archibald
Douglas
Sir William
Ramsay
William
Stories of Sheridan and His Quirky Parlor Tricks
The tale recalls Richard Brinsley Sheridan's habit of borrowing when short of cash. Benjamin Haydon relays two anecdotes where a butcher’s leg of mutton was seized, and Sheridan escape with wit. In another encounter a creditor meets him as he leaves Pall Mall and Sheridan uses a quip about a mare to dodge repayment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Benjamin Robert Haydon
Bey
Sheridan
Pall Mall
Fort Atkinson Notes Many Local Visitors and Sports
Fort Atkinson records a flurry of social visits and local events. Celia Sattler visited from New Hampshire while Clara Kubish returned from Mahnomen. The Ft. Atkinson baseball team beat Waucoma 5 to 1. A spring and summer millinery closing sale at Daubney Millinery concludes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Sattler
New Hampton
Kubish
Jakie
Calmar
H. J. Giesen
Clara Kubish
Mahnomen
Minn
Reed
Waucoma
L. A. Jirak
Jackson Junction
H. J. Etteldorf
Ossian
Chas. Krumm
Bohumil Koloe
Charles City
Frank
John Krivachek
J.C. Kubish
Frank Swestka
Jos
Wandas
Daubney
Canal Zone Bird Life Could Grow as Habitat
The Gatun lake area, the canal zones only large water body, is expected to attract many migratory birds and house native species. Along the Chagres river abundant small animals support a potential wildlife reserve if the isthmian commission continues protecting the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gatun Lake
Canal Zone
Chagres
Isthmian Commission
Christian Science Monitor
Small Fish Prey on Mosquitoes in Pools
The article explains using small fish to control mosquitoes in undrainable pools. It notes only very small fish feed on larvae at all life stages, while large fish prey on the small fish, reducing mosquito control effectiveness in lakes or ponds.
Looking Backward on Revolvers and Mandolins
A nostalgic note recalls youth when desire for a revolver and a mandolin felt essential. The piece hints at page 4 containing clothing news with extraordinary suit values at Bears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear
Flying Bullets and Air Waves Photographed
A New York Sun excerpt explains that bullets traveling faster than about 1200 feet per second disturb the atmosphere enough to form air waves that can be photographed. At 3000 feet per second the disturbance resembles ripples in water, with faster speeds creating larger, easily captured waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Farm in Freehorn County Minnesota Promoted by Petersen
Henry D Petersen of Albert Lea Minnesota invites prospective buyers to view a listed farm in Freehorn County Minnesota. The notice mentions a box contact and hints at new tall hats arriving, signaling a marketing tease for buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freehorn County
Minnesota
Henry D. Petersen
Albert Lea
Minn
Quotations and ads mix with city notes in 1920s style
A garbled collection quotes and ads including a wry line about men who claim to act, a remark on women changing views, a Mary Pickford note, and a warning about a truth used to justify lies. The ad highlights summer shirts in Deco rah style with prices and a promise of savings from Ben Bear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah
Ben Bear
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County News
Stephen Kruchek
Anna Kulish
Herman Becker
Marion
Carl Haug
J. J. Haug
Weiningen
Zurich
Switzerland
Robert Klimesh
J. H. Ha
Castalia
Mary Pickford, Princess
Sir William Ramsay
Battle of
Fort Atkinson
Chas. Phaler
Prairie du Chien
Paul Witte
Fred L. Huber
Okemah
Okla
Guthrie
James Mikesh
Cambridge
Mass
J. J. Kubish
Mt. Vernon
Mason City
Anton Hayek
Olivia
Martin Mikesh
Clem Rewhel
Procter, Minn
Indianapolis News
Mary Pickford
Princess
ExperLepair
UR Repair Department
E. J.parman
Meritos
the National Bank of Decorati
L. B. Whitney
D. C. Johnson
H. C. Hjerleid
W. F. Baker Asst. Cashier
P. H. Schlatter
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