West Union News Roundup Ties Town to Regional Figures
J Winston visited Fayette Tuesday and J Ainsworth tracked down business in Waterloo Monday. H L Adams spoke at Maynard for regal duties while Hugh Patterson of Elgin conducted city business. L A Grimes left for Oelwein to serve as trial juror in the Superior Court. Amy Green headed to Miles City Montana for dry goods employment. Robert Bartholomew of Elgin conducted business in West Union Monday and Tuesday. Tall Gruyer of Port Wing Wisconsin attended to various matters and West Union locals greeted him. Lovell traveled to Postville to meet his daughter Mrs Higgins of Alpena, who will visit his parents in West Union. Milton Marougze arrived from Chicago for a two week stay, traveling and enjoying a change of scenery. Peter Johnson of Decorah planned to install a heating plant in the L Bigler home in Wadena with men. B T Weed came from Lewistown Montana for a brief stay and later headed to New York City. Mr and Mrs F Chambers spent Sunday in Oelwein with Charley and wife. A C Wilson and Bull reportedly poorly and set to return to Rochester for surgery. Judge Hobson and War Comstock escaped a recent hotel fire with belongings intact. Miss Knight visited West Union friends. Mrs Yenny improves after a tough week. An organ for sale and a Sunday evening program at the German Baptist church are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ainsworth
Waterloo
H. L. Adams
Maynard
Hugh Patterson
Elgin
L. A. Grimes
Oelwein
Superior Court
Amy Green
Miles City
Montana
Robert Bartholomew
Milton Marougze
Chicago
Indiana
South West Territory
Peter Johnson
Peter Johnson & Sons, Plopibers and Machinists
Decorah
Wadena
Misa Knight
West Union
Yenny
German Baptist Church
Christmas Train of Toys and Traveling Dreams
A bygone verse fragment imagines a shimmering train of baggage cars filled with toys. The narrator plans a nationwide tour beneath Christmas stars to spread joy to children, guided by a determined agent and powered by growing steam as the iron deer bell chimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boundles Plain
Munkittrick
Christmas in the Colonies and Coastward Yuletide Tales
Readable excerpts recount Christmas scenes across colonies and ships. A traveler notes a merry inland December with palm parlor decor and festive dishes, while Stevenson aboard the Lubeck shares Christmas at sea and jokes about new costumes and coral beads. Polish village fêtes feature star processions and nativity plays, with guidance on gift taste and decor. mistletoe growth on English apple trees concludes the slice.
Christmas Offerings and Local News Snapshots
Christmas greetings mark the paper with wishes for joy and a festive season. A purse snatching incident in Cedar Rapids ended with Miss Jennie Benson recovering her purse after striking the thief, who fled. Silver Leaf Lodge No 518 A F and A M elected officers for the term including C J Harrington and Josephs Burjanek. Local residents Frank Miller and wife moved into a new west side house. Abe Miller of Rockwell City and David Miller of Sioux Falls to join family for Christmas. Holly available at the store by Friday. Mrs George Schori serves as clerk at Boleyn Wing’s store during the holiday rush. T J Capper visits Ossian on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Leaf Lodge
C. J. Harrington
J.B. Williama
W. Josephs Burjanek
J. W
C. E¢hmian
Theo Schmid
August ‘Benson
Hadsel
Patios Pou
Frank Miller
Weil
C. Miller
Abe Miller
Rockwell City
Bank
David Miller
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Honstunson
George Schori
Boleyn & Wing's
German Baptist Church
T. J. Capper
Ossian
Frivolous Convalescents At Sanitarium Balcony Noise
Harper’s Weekly reports a scene at two well known sanitariums where convalescents lounging on sun balconies disregard silence rules. Lively talk and giggles fill the air until a plaintive voice from a dark room chides the noisy group to keep quiet so others can sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper'a Weekly
Girl Miner Laura White Breaks Ground in Death Valley Claims
Laura White, 22, from San Francisca, works eight hours daily at mining claims she located in the Funeral range near Death Valley. With her brother, she works the rich claim, hauling ore from the mine bottom to the surface. She swapped a skirt for miner boots trousers shirt and sombrero to ease her work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Laura White
San’ Francisca
Dreary
Funeral Range
Famouwa' Death Valley
Regula
Climate drives appetite in polar explorers and natives
The article notes sharp appetites in extreme cold, citing a native party that ate for 88 hours and consumed 200 pounds of seal meat. It adds that Europeans react similarly to harsh climates. It mentions Capt Scott on a long sledge journey who ate and slept for three days and nights but remained hungry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
Capt
Scott
Antarctic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stoehr
Monnahan
H. S. Hadsel, M.D
Greenly Bros
Iowa
Blacksmith
R. Lehman
Henry Topp
Oslis
reiGenen
Erdis
J. Winston
Fayette
T. L. Green
Los Angeles
New York City
F. Chambers
Charley
Hobson
War
Comstock
New Hampton
Colonies
Philippine
Jack
Stevenson
Lubeck
Robert Louis Stevenson
Austraia
Samoa
Soyn
Aveye Agid
Maldie
Atyle
Chicago Record-Herald
Poand
Cargpar
Melchior
Carola
Amalf Nina
England
Newsy
Oyer
Dho
Dubuque
Jennie Benson
Cedar Rapids
Miss. Benson
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