Birth day celebration at Elgin-West Union road home
Thursday July 18 marked the birth day anniversary of W. A. Vinton Jr. A social gathering of 25 friends featured dancing with Win Reed, John Johnson, Mrs. John Johnson, and Mrs. Henry Conner providing music. John Bracken joined the dancers and led a set including W. H. Vinton Jr and others. spectators praised the veteran’s fancy steps amid refreshments and merriment.
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W. A. Vinton Jr
Elgin-West Union Road
Win Reed
John Johnson
Henry Conner
John Bracken
W. H. Vinton ,Jr
Mission Feast and Sunday School Picnic Note
A German Baptist church sets a Mission Feast for the second Sunday in August the 11th with Rev A L Tilgner from Muscatine preaching both morning and afternoon and Rev Frank Day from West Union giving an English sermon in the evening A musical program and offerings to mission funds follow A Methodist Episcopal Sunday School picnic is planned for Friday meeting at 9:00 at the church and then in Bauman's woods on the Elgin Wear Union road Old junk iron rubber and tag8 are being bought at high prices by Bovayon and Wine The state tax levy increase at Des Moines ups the railroad telegraph and telephone values and real estate assessments The Bartlett and Keen Kutter lawn mowers are on sale at C Leaman Harry Gilson and family visit West Union Digester tankage for hogs and Elgin Roller Mills are noted The week records several deadly accidents including a Philadelphia heat parade collapse a Salem freight collision and a San Francisco boat collision The San Pedro and Columbia collision claims many deaths A coal mine explosion in Japan reportedly kills 500 workers Also advertised is a business university catalogue and a final warm query.
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Viste
Bauman’s Woods
Elgin-Wear Union Road
Des Moines
Executive Council
Bartlett
Keen Kutter
C. Leaman
Harry Gilson
West Union
Elgin Roller Mills
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