Obituary notices from a distant Midwest town
Notices report the deaths of Paul Palda of Minot North Dakota and Mrs Mork aged eighty eight, with funeral details. Also listed are Cornelia Blakesley Owen Blakesley and Chris Berger, plus a fire loss at Tom Carlton’s Garvey building in Clermont with Mrs Garvey and family escaping, and questions about insurance and cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Berger
German Apostolic Church
Clermont
Tom Carlton
C.H. Garvey
My. Garvey
Str Ctate
Garvey
Married in Syria Union church Elizabeth Richards Israel Shaffer
Elizabeth Richards and Israel I Shaffer were married at the Syria Union church in Illyria township on Wednesday February twenty second. The ceremony was followed by a wedding dinner at the bride’s home with a social reception. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs T F Richards and is respected for accomplishments and character. The groom is a son of Hon and Mrs J D Shaffer with a reputation for honesty and integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria Union Church
Elizabeth Richards
Israel I’. Shaffer
Illyria Township
Miss ‘Richards
T. F. Richards
Mr. Shaffer
Hon
J. D. Shaffer
Ecao
Oelwein Woman Shorted by Chicago Heater Purchase
A local Oelwein woman attempted to buy a ceiling heater in Chicago catalog fashion, paying 98 cents nonrefundable and receiving a stove minus pipe and damper. The total cost tallied 63 cents more than the price quoted, leaving her short by 18 cents and highlighting a likely misprint or misrepresentation in the catalog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Chicago
Oelwein Hardware
Windy City
SRR
Mail delivery through snow drifts to Brick City
Morris Callahan and an assistant hauled a load of mail ten miles from Clermont to Brick City on Wednesday. The run took three hours through heavy drifts as residents awaited reading material, with Crowe's almanac stock nearly exhausted. A Denmark note mentions a cooperative egg marketing rule fining members for bad eggs, hinting such a policy would bankrupt farmers here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Callahan
Clermont
Morris
Billy
Crowe
Postville Review
Denmark
Formote
Joe Trigg
Biggest snow in years affects Diattict area Feb 24 fundraiser
Snowstorm disrupts daily life with record snowfall in the district. A community event at the local basketball gym on February 24 aims to raise funds for a charitable cause, drawing volunteers and residents. Authorities urge caution and travel planning.
Mail order houses and local markets debate impact and current events
A long reader letter discusses mail order houses versus local markets, asking how much they pay for cattle and crops and what benefits they provide to schools roads churches and the community. It notes a revived dam project at Keokuk, smallpox quarantine ideas, Fourth of July plans in West Union, and various regional tidbits from Decorah to Edgewood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bock
Keokuk
Niagara
Congress
Mingeapulis
Decorah
Weat Union
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Paul, Balda
Leo Palda
Minot
North Dakota
Paul Palda
Loth Iist
Palda
Mork
Mra. Mork
K. E. Mork
Alty
la Grippe
Hang
L. M. Blakerley
Cornelia Beelye
Crawford County
Penn
Alonzo JF. Owen
Egin
Town
Alonzo Owen
New Orleans
J. M. Blakesley
J. W. Baumgartner
Riverside
Iowa
Elgin
Portland, OR
GEON
Des Moines
Portland
Denver
Salt Like
Los Angeles
Bon Francisco
Danuda
Thornburg
Schuaty
Jno
G. Farther
Sant Rook
Cedar Rapids
Iow
Taquirs
ElsistaNn
Clermont Town
Berg’s
California
Sleeper
Rock Island
Kansas City
St. Louis
Pullman Company
MNO
Farmer
D. P.A
Cedar Rapids, Towa
Wabida
Basket Social
Bob
Ate
Iowa State Board of Health
Wall Street
Tom Tawson
Mrs. Chadwick
Nan Patterson
Dodge-Morse
West
America
Tvedh
Ariansad
Hig Opini
Ion
South Africa
Great ‘Western
Baltimore
New York
Differnt
Edgewood Journal
Asher
Scott
Cn World
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