Local Briefs From Valley Center Several Come and Go
Local notes record visits and travel of residents and guests. Mrs. E Talcott of Valley Center attends to illness and death of her aunt Mrs. Margaret Summers. Camp Dodge soldier Leo Gibson spent Sunday with relatives. J B Trent of Batavia on business. Kenneth Coder returns to Muscatine after visiting his father L V Coder. Cecil Johnson of Davenport visits his parents. Marriage licenses issued during the week include C R Wilkins and Cordelia Leeper and Harold Messer and Mary Gorman. Various residents visit and travel between Burlington Des Moines Lincoln and Washington with usual greetings and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Johnson
C. R. Wilkins
Brighton
Cordelia Leeper
Harold C. Messer
Libertyville
Mary Gorman
Batavia
M. M. O’laughlin
Mt. Pleasant
Marion Swayzee
Burlington
Blanche Banta
E L. Mattix
F. D. Kerrick
Lincoln
Neb
Abbie Schrader
Washington
Local residents visit and notable appointments in Ottumwa
Arthur Julian of Burlington visits his parents Mr and Mrs Alex Julian. Mr and Mrs H H Symonds of Sioux City, former Miss Nellie Julian, visit Ottumwa. Symonds resigns as assistant building inspector to join the War Department in Charleston WV as an engineer for munition plants. Hon Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, will speak at the Grand Opera House Ottumwa on Thursday April 11 at 2 00 PM. Mrs Fred Wilson recovers after tonsil removal operation at Jefferson County Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Julian
Burlington
Alex Julian
H. H. Symonds
Sioux City
Symonds
Nellie Julian
City
War Department
Charleston
West Virginia
Oscar Larson
Des Moines
T. Y. Larson
H. A. Nelson
Dubuque
J. H. Frush
Carl Vrooman
Grand Opera House
Ottumwa
Fred Wilson
Jefferson County
District Court Opens April Term Under Judge Vermillion
The April term of the District court opened this afternoon with Judge C. W. Vermillion presiding. The appeal of the Sunday picture show case is scheduled for trial tomorrow morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
C. W. Vermillion
Teachers Elect Their Officers Southeastern Iowa
Ottumwa April 7 The Southeastern Teachers association elected officers including President O P Flower Oskaloosa and secretary Hmna Fiedler Ottumwa Treasurer Minner Connor Washington and Vice President A W Crane Fairfield The executive committee will choose four more committee members and delegates to the general convention include W E Beck Iowa City William Aldrich Keokuk H M Taylor Centerville E Lynn Lee County H D Kies Albia Emma Nye Eddyville Edith Helting Oskaloosa H C Johnstone Ottumwa Caroline Campbell Mount Pleasant Geo A Hillard Sigourney. Mrs George Spiers visited Ottumwa en route to Joliet Ill where her mother had fallen and broken her hip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Southeastern Teachers’ Association
O. P. Flower
Oskaloosa
A. W. Crane
Fairfield
Hmna Fiedler Ottumwa
Minner Connor
Washington
George A. Brown
Burlington
W. E. Beck
Iowa City
William Aldrich
Keokuk
H. M Taylor
Center
R. K. Corlett
Republican Candidate for County Supervisor in June 1918
The undersigned announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for member of the Board of Supervisors for the term starting January 1, 1919. Primary election is scheduled for June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
The Girl and the Tramp at Fairfield Theatre
Local theater presents The Girl and the Tramp this Friday night at Fairfield Theatre. Viewers can expect a family friendly production with performances by local actors and a brief intermission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Theatre
Mrs Summers Died Sunday After Prolonged Illness
Margaret Ellene Summers a longtime resident of this city died Saturday afternoon at her West Hempstead Street home after several years of poor health and a month of serious condition due to a complication of diseases and old age. She was born September 15 1842 in Greenville Ohio and married E C Summers on March 24 1874. Survived by one half brother M Benn Wichita Kan and two half sisters Mrs Alice Clouse and Mrs Minnie Judy Valley Center Kan. Funeral held at 2 pm from 305 West Hempstead Church with Rev R H Polly. interment Evergreen cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ellen Summers
West Hempstead Street
Margaret Ellene Summers
Elizabeth and
Joseph Perry
Greenville
Ohio
E. C. Summers
M. Benn
Wichita
Kan
Alice Clouse
Minnie Judy
Valley Center
Kansas
West Hempstead
R. H. Polly
The
Christian Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Mrs. R S Norvell Dies After Stroke in Trenton Mo
Mrs. R S Norvell, about 73, died after a stroke at her daughter Mrs Ross McClintic’s home in Trenton Missouri where she and her daughter Mrs Drumond were visiting. A telegram from S L Drummond announced the death this morning. Funeral plans call for Trenton services and burial in Humphrey Missouri. Morris Pollock of Kansas City has been visiting in the city. S L Drumstond will depart tonight for Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. L. Drummond
R. S. Norvell
Ross McClintic
Trenton
Mrs. Drummond
Morris Pollock
Kansas City
S. L. Drumstond
Thirteen Hundred Raised in Thirteen Minutes at Fairfield Church
The Disciples of Christ Emergency Drive at Christ Church raised thirteen hundred dollars in thirteen minutes after pastor R H Polly appealed for gifts. Pledges ranged from 250 to 5 dollars, with many members absent, and the total likely nearing 1500. The drive marks the fifth anniversary of Polly’s pastorate, noted as a citywide event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
R. H. Polly
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Tont
Ireland
P. J. Easton
Howard Wood
Myrtle Hufstedler
Wm. M. Hufstedler
Elmer Logan
St. Louis
Virgil McEvers
Camp Dodge
Lela McCleary
Pleasant Plain
Frank Bruggemier
George Spiers
Joliet, Ill
Trenton, MO
Polly
White Tea Store
Cgaumer Bros
Frank D. Kerrick
Tribune
Goodyear West
Louis
the Home Outfitters
J.C. Bradshaw Furniture Co
Unkrich
NRT
Tnesteneneieeeeen Geen Ae
East Side Square
Fairfield, Iowa
Children’s Union
Unkrich’s Dry Goods Store
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