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High Home Telephone Company Annual Meeting and Local News
The High Home Telephone Company plans its annual meeting on Saturday February 1 1918 at the school house in District No 8 with a call for good attendance to elect officers and conduct business. Lieut C Cooley returns to Chicago after army discharge and will devote himself to dentistry and medicine as he trains at St Anthony's Hospital for twelve to fifteen months. A marriage at Apostolic Church south of town unites Mrs Rosa Meyer and Mr Fred Schlupp with well wishes from friends. Mr and Mrs Frank Capper take a vacation to Cedar Rapids Des Moines and other places for about a month. School notes invite attendance to Shake Twist program and report class rings, visits from Mrs M V Kiple and Mrs Sam Lehman to the Primary room. Absentees in Grammar Room include Alma Dean Leo Boleyn and Arlie Holger. A February musical program is planned, with junior commercial arithmetic replacing political economy, civics for juniors and English for seniors. The High School basketball team hosts Fayette High School with a post-dinner loss 41-13, and a dinner is planned for Oelwein Girls Team January 31 to entertain visiting teams. Dr Cannon, Dentist, West Union. Berg & Bobler advertise suits and overcoats at 20 25 percent off.