Obituary of John Harper with Western Kansas ties
John Harper died Sunday morning at his West Grimes street home after two months illness. Born May 4 1836 in Delaware county Ohio he lived in Hillsboro Iowa and Fairfield Iowa before settling in western Kansas where he built a big ranch. He leaves a wife Elizabeth Arnold Harper three sons C A Harper Wellington J M Harper and A K Harper of Fairfield two brothers Miller Harper Milan and G W Harper Santa Kan two sisters Mrs Linn Cook Salem Ill and Mrs Wm Newbold Wellington Kan. He served as a longtime Methodist church trustee and helped build Harper Memorial churches in Kansas and Nebraska. He remained active on the ranch and in driving his car at eighty. He spoke of Heaven near the end and died peacefully after a final decline.
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John Harper
West Grimes Street
Kansas
A. Harper
Delaware County
Ohio
Hillsboro
Fairfield
Elizabeth Arnold Harper
C. A. Harper
Wellington
Kans
J. M. Harper
A. K. Harper
Miller Harper
Milan
Kan
G. W. Harper
Satanta
West
First Call Exemption List Advances 45 Jefferson Men
The local exemption board has 45 men ready to certify to the district board for military service from the 148 called. Names include Leonard Fresconi, William Trail, and Leonard Fresconi among others, with two married and several seeking exemption. The next 150 county names will be called for examination to complete the quota around 26 short.
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District Board
Leonard Fresconi
Batavia
William L. Trail
Jefferson County
National Army
Petition Notice for Street Oil Approval
City Clerk Paul Coleson calls all residents to sign a petition by a majority of street property owners to approve oiling the street and file it at once.
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Paul Coleson
Circus to unload at Fair Grounds tomorrow morning
John Robinson's Circus arrives by Rock Island railroad about 5 a m unloads at Briggs street crossing on the Fair Grounds. The parade departs 10 30 a m along Kirkwood Fourth Burlington Court Broadway Fourth Kirkwood. Shows at 2 and 8 p m with doors opening 1 and 7 p m. Tickets on sale at Shriner Johnson's drug store.
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John Robinson
Rock Island
Briggs Street
Fair
Kirkwood
Burlington
Court
Broadway
Shriner & Johnson
Perkins Named Warden at Fort Madison Prison
Sioux City Iowa August 13 Reverend J R Perkins pastor of the First Christian church of Sioux City was appointed warden of the Iowa penitentiary at Fort Madison effective September 1 Warden J C Sanders resigned citing ill health The new warden is expected to uphold the honor system policy established nine years ago by Sanders
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Sioux City
J. R. Perkins
First Christian Church of
Iowa Penitentiary
Fort Madison
J. C. Sanders
State Board of Control
Ft. Madison
Sanders
Death of Mrs. Fred Goehner in Chicago
Word reaches Birmingham of the death of Mrs. Fred Goehner at a Chicago hospital after illness. Formerly Miss Wermuth Sherman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Sherman of Birmingham, she is survived by four sisters, her husband, and an infant daughter. Remains to be brought here for burial. Sympathy extended to the family.
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Fred Goehner
Chicago
Ill
William Ramsay Called by Death in Jefferson County
William Patterson Ramsay, a well known Jefferson county resident, died yesterday at 3 13 p m at his home eight miles north of the city after two months of poor health. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 11 a m at the Methodist church with Rev Carson officiating. Interment will be in the Mausoleum. Also noted is Florence James on furlough from Dexter Washing Machine Co visiting Burlington. Mrs Isaac Pence leaves for Pittsburg and Baltimore before moving to Norfolk, Va.
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William Patterson Ramsay
Jefferson County
Methodist Church
Rev. Carson
Thee Mausoleum
Florence James
Dexter Washing Machine Co
Burlington
Isaac Pence
Pittsburg
Penn
Baltimore
Farmers Meet Revenue Officer Over Income Tax Queries
The exemption board room at the courthouse hosts I. E. Cawley deputy revenue collector from Ottumwa as farmers discuss income tax summons. The retroactive 1928 tax is 2 percent on over 4090 for married and over 3000 for single, with 1 percent for earlier years. Farmers should bring bank books and receipts to estimate income. Cawley visits Fairfield Batavia Libertyville Rockridge Brighton and Packwood in the coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exemption Board
Court House
I. E. Cawley
Ottumwa
Jefferson County
Nothes
Cawley
Fairfield
Batavia
Libertyville
Rockridge
Brighton
Packwood
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Chautauqua
C. van Lantschoot
Leo L. Nady
Hiram S. Stark
Wm. J. Baldwin
Emer Ingersoll
Clinton R. McGahan
Fred H. Diers
Frank R. Danielson
B. A. Shelangouski
P. L. Battista
Donald M. Koons
Guy McCormick
John B. Frasher
Marshall Shipley
L. S. Melinskie
Alva Kitchen
Jos. F. Reisch
Louis C. Nady
Theodore Ricksher
Herbert L. Hall
Dempsey E. Brown
A. M. Boysel
Raymond H. Johnson
Moses D. Tweedy
Elmer R. Larson
Earl C. Humphrey
G. C. Schwartz
S. Schlangouskie
P. J. Easton
A. L. Hodson
Oral L. Killion
Harold A. Nelson
C. V. Sharpe
Leonard R. Fresconi
Hubert P. Kurtz
W. H. Smith
George H. Johnson
Harry W. Metz
Will C. Radley
George I. Byczek
C. R. Roberts
Harlan Castile
Taylor Watts
Ernest McClure
Botics
Circus
Perkins
William Ramsay
Store OF Quality
Eve- Hee
Olman
Ghautauqua
Roth & CO
Frank D. Kerrick
Iowa State Savings Bank
National Life Assn
Des Moines
W. B. Parrett
James F. Wilson Jr
Agts
Jamie Clark
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