Local Briefs Highlight Social and Travel Moves Around Ottumwa
A flurry of short notes lists residents traveling visiting relatives and returning home. Ann Fellows and Elizabeth Campbell return from Galesburg. Porter Norton sails Morning Star for a six day Mississippi trip. Mrs. Louis Thoma comes home from St. Louis. numerous Ottumwa residents plan visits to Chicago Burlington Denver and Des Moines with family, friends, or for medical trips and vacations.
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
Mary O’connor
Melrose
St. Joseph’s Academy
Margaret O’connor
Neema Johnson
France James
A. L. Crecraft
Liberty
Ind
Abingdon
Frank Chidhester
Mary
Denver
Col
John Cammack
Bloomfield
Wm. Gifford
H. Fisher
Mt. Pleas
Rachel August
Josephine Weston
Eldon
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
Co. K. Ft. Madison
Mises Valeda
Effie Johnson
E. R. Smith
Harry Booker
Winona
Minnesota
Frank Baker
Win. Trail
Des Moines
Perry
Revised list of Chau Tauqua campers read aloud
A long catalog of campers and associated groups lists numerous names and organizations such as Fairfield Daily Journal Parsons College Presbyterian Church Woman's Suffrage Assn and Girls' Honor Guard. It ends with a prompt to read the classified ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Daily Journal
Parsons College
Presbyterian Church
Alice B. Booker
Over the Line in Van Buren County
Mrs. Pittman of Keosauqua reports this season’s crops with 109 quarts of peas 414 quarts of beans and a planned 100 quarts of corn while noting no canning outfit beyond common kitchens. George Jamison a Birmingham area farmer was committed to Mt. Pleasant hospital after a recent mental health episode and recalls a prior runaway injury. S L Collins Gil Co plans a 10 000 gallon gasoline tank at Birmingham beside a 20 by 20 building with a driveway near the Standard Oil station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittman
Keosauqua
George Jamison
Birmingham
Mt. Pleasant
Jamison
S. L. Collins Gil Co
Standard Oil Co
Baker to start oil tests northwest of Bonaparte region
Geologist Chas H. Baker of Des Moines announced will begin operations at once, with land options secured for a large test, undaunted by nearby failures as he expects oil in a favorable formation. The Van Buren Old Settlers meet Aug 15 at Keeoseuqua with speakers Mason Proper Hawkins. Jacob Roth learns son Lawrence passed medical exam and joins the army at Jefferson Barracks with 1,000 new recruits daily. Verne Graber also joins, traveling to St. Louis after six years at Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Baker
Des Moines
Bonaparte
Bentonsport
Mr. Baker
van Buren County
Old Settlers’ Association
Court House Grove
Keeoseuqua
W. E. Mason
Chicago
Congress
D. Proper
Omaha
Neb
Harrisburg Township
G. B. Hawkins
Methodist
Milton
Jacob Roth
Lawrence
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Verne Graber
Graber
Stockport
Verne
Iowa City
Burlington gifts boost Iowa Red Cross unit equipment
In Burlington on August 4 a $2918 gift from Mrs. Charles Hutchins funds X ray equipment for Unit R of the American Field Hospital Corps to be organized in SE Iowa. A $750 gift from Mrs. C E Perkins equips a laboratory. Total Iowa unit gear reaches $25,000. Burlington has supplied about $9,000 in hospital equipment and an ambulance is likely to be donated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Charles Hutchins
American Field Hospital Corps
Iowa
C. BE. Perkins
Red Cross Society
Hutchins
Perkins
Free Methodist Camp Meeting at Birmingham Aug 16 to 26
The Free Methodist Camp Meeting at Birmingham will begin August 16 and end August 26. The outlook for the meeting is very encouraging. Plan now and attend this great annual gathering led by Pastor F. C. Behner. Birmingham Enterprise reports T. A. Sherman was called to Chicago after his daughter Mrs. Fred Goehner fell ill and remained in hospital over the past days with a serious condition awaiting possible operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Methodist
Birmingham
F. C. Behner
T. A. Sherman
Chicago
Fred Goehner
Bert
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Oxford
Mike Damm
Excelsior Springs
John E. Crail
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
Headquarters
F. J. L. Black
Woman’s Suffrage Assn
M. E. Church
T. F. Campbell
G. A. R. and
T. L. Workman
Carrie and
Ruth Rangner
Anna Bates
Ray Eckerman
Chas. Angstead
H. Rietveld
Bob Angstead
W. B. Parrett
M. H. Cuddy
L. Leedy
J. M. Hammer
Ralph Lamson
Ray Oliver
Imperial Sextette
J. H. Montgomery
J. H. Stuckey
Chas. Clapp
J. A. Huglin
Frank Crail
Vikingen
James Clarke
Raymond Charles
Wm. Parsons
H. H. Brown
Wm. Hufstedler
Ken Starr
George Goeke
E. B. Lane
Frank McCormick
Marion Shearer
Helen Hafferty
Cash
Ist
Fairfield
Gaumer Bros
Camera and
KODAK
Orpheum
Orpheum Orchestra
Paramount
Barton Holmes
ETA Bray
Picturegraph No
Reckless Romeo
Roscoe Arbuckle
Mary Miles Minter
Annie
Wipnespav
Agus Nae
oTsa Sas Rliwry
Congo
Baby
Firprrpoo Firnne anTrihan
Zante
Sts
Shriner & Johnson's
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
Frank Kerrick
Embalmer & Funeral Director
Iowa State Savings
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