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West Union News Notes From The County Farm And Roads
Dr John H Bower visits relatives in Bikader while John Falk and wife visit. Weibel Bros offer buckwheat seed. good pasture for a few horses advertised. Miss Marie Falk visits West Union to see Miss Kniel and Mary Pickford. Barn raising at Gus Gunderson farm and road work on Curren hill south of town. Baptist youths stranded after Burlington wreck. Hans Keiser recounts hazards with a loose horse and a fast train crossing. Local businessmen help repair the bridge east of town to ease weekend travel. West Union girls warned after carting destruction threats to public and private property. Mayor Phillips addresses the issue.
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John H. Bower
John Falk
Bikader
Arnold Bauman
Wherry
Wead Union
Jos
Butler
Weibel Bros
Marie Falk
West Union
Miss Kniel
Mary Pickford
Gus Gunderson
Gus
Curren Hill
Burlington
Rock Island
Brainard
Hans Grether
Julius Freiburghaus
Mesdames Harl Greenley
T. N. Carothers
Chas Akers
T. W. Dean
Wm. Vinton
Emmet Patterson
John Anderson
Grace Howen
Odd Fellows
Hans Keiser
Phillips