Local residents head to visits and trips across the Midwest
Mrs Ann Fellows and Mrs Elizabeth Campbell return from Galesburg. Porter Norton departs for a six day Mississippi trip from Davenport aboard Morning Star. Many Ottumwa residents visit relatives in St Louis Burlington Chicago and Des Moines with several traveling by road and rail including a furlough for Co K men from Ft Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Fellows
Elizabeth Campbell
Galesburg
Porter D. Norton
Davenport
Morning Star
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Minn
Louis Thoma
St. Louis
B. H. Henderschott
Ottumwa
May Ketcham
Brigham Spray
Goldie Hill
Libertyville
Mary Melcher
Burlington
Chicago
Ill
Anthony Turner
Revised List of Chau Tauqua Campers Read aloud
Revised list of Chau Tauqua campers includes names and affiliations such as Friday FJ Black Woman's Suffrage Assn refreshments Fairfield Daily Journal Parsons College Presbyterian Church Mrs Alice B Booker M E Church T F Campbell G A R and W R C Mrs T L Workman Carrie Ruth Rangner Anna Bates Girls' Honor Guard Ray Eckerman Chas Angstead H Rietveld Bob Angstead W B Parrett M H Cuddy L Leedy Knowles Wilson J M Hammer Ralph Lamson Ray Oliver Imperial Sextette J H Montgomery J H Stuckey Mrs Chas Clapp Mrs P H Fisher Spratt Blough Christian Church J A Huglin Mrs Frank Crail Vikingen Mrs James Clarke Raymond Charles Wm Parsons H H Brown Mrs Wm Hufstedler Ken Starr George Goeke Mrs E B Lane Frank McCormick Mrs Marion Shearer Helen Hafferty Read the Classified Ads
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. L. Black
Woman's Suffrage Assn
Fairfield Daily Journal
Parsons College
Presbyterian Church
Alice B. Booker
M. E. Church
T. F. Campbell
T. L. Workman
Carrie
Ruth Rangner
Anna Bates
Ray Eckerman
Raymond Charles
Wm. Parsons
H. H. Brown
Wm. Hufstedler
Ken Starr
George Goeke
E. B. Lane
Frank McCormick
Marion Shearer
Helen Hafferty
Over the Line in Van Buren County
Report from Van Buren County notes Mrs. Pittman of Keosauqua canned 109 quarts of peas 414 quarts of beans and plans 100 quarts of corn with no extra canning outfit. George Jamison, a Birmingham area farmer, was committed to Mt. Pleasant hospital following insanity last week, recalling a prior runaway injury. The 8 L Collins Oil Co plans a 10 000 gallon tank at Birmingham beside a 20 by 20 office with a driveway near the Standard Oil station. Charles H Baker of Des Moines, an oil geologist, will start operations northwest of Bonaparte and northeast of Bentonsport with options on land and a test well. Baker believes oil lies beyond failed nearby attempts and is confident of finding it. The Van Buren County Old Settlers Association will hold its 40th annual meeting August 15 at the Keosauqua Court House grove with speakers W E Mason of Chicago congressman L D Proper of Omaha and G B Hagkins of Milton. Jacob Roth learned his son Lawrence, in the Medical division of the Rural Army, passed final exams and awaits transfer from Jefferson Barracks to another post as around 1 000 new recruits arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Damm
Excelsior Springs
John E. Crail
Des Moines
Arch Jones
Carmen
Manitoba
Canada
Elmer Anderson
W. A. Hook
Lockridge
M. D. Rodibaugh
Minocqua
Wisconsin
Ida Mintoneye
Rome
Norene Switzer
Florence Clapp
Salem
Dillon
Crawfordsville
Thos. Davies
South Main Street
Glen Freshwater
J. B. Painter
Belknap
Cecil Despain
J. F. Despain
J. G. Maasdam
Claire Wisecarver
Etta Louise Jackson
Louisiana
E. G. Grove
Elizabeth Freding
Washington
Ralph Peebler
Eldon
George Jamison
Birmingham
Mt. Pleasant
Jamison
Chas. H. Baker
Bonaparte
Bentonsport
Mr. Baker
van Buren County
Old Settlers’ Association
Court House Grove
Keoseaqua
W. EB. Mason
Chicago
Congress
L. LD. Proper
Omaha
Neb
Harrisburg Township
G. B. Hagkins
Methodiet
Milton
Jacob Roth
Lawrence
Rurar Army
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Burlington Gifts Fund X Ray and Lab Gear for Unit R
Mrs. Charles Hutchins of Burlington donated 2918 for X ray equipment and Mrs. C. B. Perkins gave 750 for a laboratory outfit for Unit R of the American field hospital corps in Southeastern Iowa. Total Iowa unit equipment amounts to 25000 with Burlington contributing heavily and the Red Cross furnishing about 9000 in hospital gear. An ambulance may be donated by Burlington residents, and the unit is expected to have top equipment for the war service area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Charles Hutchins
American Field Hospital Corps
Iowa
C. B. Perkins
Red Cross Society
Hutchins
Perkins
Iown
Free Methodist Camp Meeting At Birmingham Dates
The Free Methodist Camp Meeting at Birmingham will begin August 16 and end August 26. The meeting outlook is very encouraging and invites attendance. Pastor KF C Behner signs the Birmingham Enterprise notice. T. A. Sherman was called to Chicago after a telegram reported his daughter Mrs. Fred Goehner gravely ill and unable to have surgery. she remains seriously ill and is hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Methodist
Birmingham
KF. C. Behner
T. A. Sherman
Chicago
Fred Goehner
Bert
Verne Graber Joins Division After St Louis Trip
Verne Graber son of Pr Graber of Stockport has joined the division and traveled to St Louis last Sunday. He has studied at Iowa City for six years with the past two in a medical course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Graber
Pr. Graber
Stockport
St. Louis
Verne
Iowa City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Criefs
Mary O'Connor
Melrose
St. Joseph's Academy
Margaret O'Connor
Neema Johnson
Fence James
A. L. Crecraft
Liberty
Ind
Abingdon
Frank Chidhester
Mary
Denver
Col
John Cammack
Bloomfield
Wm. Gifford
Ps ”. H. Fisher
Mt. Pleasey
Rachel August
Josephine Weston
Raymond Voorhies
Columbus Junction
Maggie Voorhies
Eldon Fair
Sam Bell
Richard Warner
P. H. Fisher
Carl Copeland
G. W. Gaumer
Wm. Mitchell
A. J. Smith
Dude Bell
Chester Fulton
O. H. Corey
Fred Connell
Leo O’brien
Francis O'Neil
Earl Hendricks
John Ebert
Minnesota
Frank Baker
Win. Trail
Perry
Tauqua
Bob Angstead
W. B. Parrett
M. H. Cuddy
L. Leedy
Pittman
Keosauqua
8. L. Collins Oil Co
Standard Oil Co
Atl
Cash
P. McLaughlin CO
Fairfield
Gaumer Bros
Camera and
KODAK
Orpheum
Orpheum Orchestra
Paramount
Barton Holmes
Pourra Bray
Picturegraph No
Reckless Romeo
Roscoe Arbuckle
Mary Miles Minters
Annie
Circus Ine
Ots Asus werTy
Uungle
Congo
UMAN
Poors
Shriner & Johnson’s
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Frank
Kerrick
Embalmer & Funeral
Lowe State Savings Bank
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