Easter Observances Across Churches Noted in City
Easter observances are described across Congregational, Methodist, Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist, Free Methodist, Presbyterian, Christian, and St Pauls Episcopal churches. Services featured special sermons, music, and Sunday school programs with extensive decorations by Ray Baker and a focus on the resurrection and immortality.
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Council of
Nice
Congregational Church
Specia
Pearse Pinch
Methodist Church
Thos Osborn
Baker
Jesus Christ
Father Hogan
W. Luther Bright
Hell
Baptist Church
Free Methodist Church
I. C. Behner
Christ
Moses
Presbyterian Church
Jones
Littleton
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
KR. G. Jones
Fall off railroad bale stack injures mill worker
FF W Voorhies fell from a bale stack atop a road near the railroad crossing by the business place while moving baled straw. Several bales slipped causing a back sprain and bruising. He is bedridden and likely absent from the mill for several weeks.
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FF. W. Voorhies
Severa
Miss Lydia Roth Dead In Trenton Area Funeral
Miss Lydia Roth died after a period of illness and passed away Wednesday afternoon. The Trenton area resident, about sixty, was the sister of Dave Roth and well known locally. Funeral services were held Friday at 11 a.m. conducted by Rev. J. S. Decker of Mt. Pleasant, with burial in the Green Mound family plot west of Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Roth
Trenton
J. S. Decker
Mt. Pleasant
Green Mound Cemetery
Parsons Baseball Season Opens With Close-Contest Hope
Parsons schedules seven close games this spring starting with Penn College at Fairfield next Friday. A large, improving squad returns several veterans and promising new players. The battery is new as Penn College visits Fairfield April 27 followed by Monmouth at Fairfield May 4, Monmouth at Monmouth May 14, Knox at Galesburg May 15 and L. W. O. at Fairfield May 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Penn College
Penn
Fairfield
Monmouth
Knox
Galesburg
Franklin Boys Win Game Over Logan By 12 Points
The Franklin basketball team defeated Logan by 12 points in a rematch matching a previous loss. The first halves mirrored each other in score. Clyde Greer and Jack Wisecarver started for Franklin replacing Harold Cassel and Charles Clark. Jack Wisecarver scored one basket as a standout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Logan
Franklin Five
Clyde Greer
Jack
Wisecarver
Harold Cassel
Charles Clark
Fairfield Council No. 627 Celebrates Fifth Anniversary
Fairfield Council No. 627 Fraternal Aid Association marks its fifth anniversary with a large public celebration. Hon. H. F. Don Carlos from Lawrence Kansas leads a visiting delegation, 41 initiates proceed at Modern Woodman hall, and a program of music recitations and prayers precedes refreshments and souvenirs for over 200 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Fraternal Aid Association
Sutton
G. A R Hall
Woodman Hall
J. L. Roberts
Thomas Osborn
Don Carlos
Meeks
Ili
PF. A. A
Pineh
Hartman
H. ©. Davis
Fairfield Council
Desperate family found living in cave west of city
A mother and her two daughters Mary and Nellie, about 9 and 11, were discovered in a dirty cave on Mitchell Creek two miles west. They had no bedding or food and had traveled on foot after desertion by the husband. They were brought to Ottumwa then Centerville and possibly Cherryvale Kansas to reach relatives. The Ladies Improvement Association held a spring meeting to plan city beautification and park improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall B. FP. Black
Black
Mitchell Creek
Winsor Hotel
Centerville
Rock Island
Cherryvale
Kansas
Keck
Muscatine
Mary
Nellie
Ottumwa
Ladies Improvement Association
Library Hall
J. P. Manatrey
Theodore Higley
Bock
Twenty ninth annual Womans Home and Foreign Missionary meeting ends at Mt Pleasant
The twenty ninth annual meeting of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary convention at Mt Pleasant closed Thursday. Attendees from here included Meschines T. L. James W. E. Parsons S. F. E. Kearns W. P. F. Jones P. H. Loomis A. L. Belles Hattie Greer I. MeAl ister L. L. Vernon and T. D. Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Convention
Mt. Pleasant
T. L. James
W. E. Parsons
S. FE. Kearns
W. PF. Jones
P. H. Loomis
A. L. Belles
Hattie Greer
I. MeAlister
L. L. Vernon
T. D. Foster
Lucky Mountain Tea Promotion by Frank S. Shriver
A promotional couplet urges readers to visit a druggist to buy Lucky Mountain Tea offered by Frank S. Shriver. The ad emphasizes quick relief from dull headaches and a feeling of liveliness.
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Frank S. Shriver
Meeting Note Sparks Duel of Fashions
A young man pledges a meeting with a German girl promising a light trousers dark coat and cane while she, in a rough reply from her father, vows to appear in shirt sleeves with a club and six shooters to confront him. The proposed rendezvous ends when the young man fails to keep the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Mit
Heinrich Muller
Miss Amanda Turnbull Guests In Packwood Home
Miss Amanda Turnbull of Packwood was an over Sunday guest at the home of Laura McCleary in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Turnbull
Packwood
Laura McCleary
Guard Regiment Encampment Planned for Davenport Route
Davenport readers learn the Fifty fourth Iowa National Guard plans an encampment in Davenport this summer with a mobilization from Muscatine to Davenport over three days and a late July or early August schedule. The march will cover about thirty miles with ten miles per day and tents set near MacManus pasture. Local officers support the plan, while final orders await the adjutant general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Lake Okoboji
Camp Riley
Kansas
Fort Des Moines
Fifty-fourth Regiment
Muscatine
Davenport
Des Moines
Robert French
Fiftyfourth Regiment
Iowa National Guard
MacManus
Ball Park
John Leonardy
Bishop
Outsiders Eye Fairfield Real Estate Boom
Fairfield residents note increased outside interest in city property as demand outpaces supply. Contractors anticipate several new homes this season with more to follow, while vacancy remains tight and bids rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Phere
Curfew Bell Arrives for Brighton Gas Plant
The Enterprise of Brighton reports a large curfew bell arriving for the gas plant. Bridget will learn two tunes, Curfew and Hire Alarm. The piece is described as a potential costly, but useful, experiment with expected loud ringing when hung and sounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Bridget
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Franklin Boys
Ar- Mitchel Creek Cave
S. J. Chester
Victor Larson
Robert Louden
LJ Marey
K. J. Wilson
Mrea
Fb. A. Howard
J.S. Meivemey
Alice B. Booker
FE. C. Bock
David Garrick
Parsons College
Grand Opera House
Company M
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