Personal Notes and Social Updates From a City
A roundup of local social items lists A K Harper and Charles Wade on Founders Day at Moody Church Chicago. Mrs F C Behner visits daughter in Birmingham while Ed Thomas of Washington and I T Smith of Ottumwa visit for short stays. Wm M Parker and wife attend Burlington Lumbermen’s convention. Mrs Fred Graber remains ill. W D Gilbert returns from Ames after a short course. Parsons College basketball vs Christian Brothers Canton Mo tonight. H F Waters of Centerville in city on business. Mrs A L Hill travels to Monmouth Alabama for a few days. J W Ransom of Burlington and George W Slater of Batavia in town. Marriage licenses issued to Russell Johnson and Myrtle Nelson. J A Woodruff meets Pleasant Plain school board. Mrs William Julian of Columbus Nebraska recovering from pneumonia. W E Smith of Ottumwa in city. Bert Hook and daughter Carrie of East Pleasant Plain spend Wednesday here. Next Study Center February 17 with Ida Fesenbeck and Gladys Hopper addressing teachers. Mrs J F Loehr ill two weeks. E B Shields in Chicago on business. Elmer Hinkhouse visits Sioux City. M J Kinnavey and wife at Burlington for Lumbermen’s convention.
Americans Rebuild First Village In Vitri Mont France
Ambassador Sharp lays cornerstone for the first rebuilt houses in Vitri Mont France as Mrs Crocker funds the project. Old men and youths unfit for service work on the construction while Miss Daisy Polk oversees. M Mirman and Leon Pobe spoke thanking Americans for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitrimont
France
Ambassador Sharp
Crocker
Gerbeviller
William Graves Sharp
William H. Crocker
San Francisco
Daisy Polk
San _ Francisco
Miss Polk
Leon Pobe
M. Mirman
Nancy
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Sharp
Stamboul Faculty Nominates German Emperor for Nobel Peace Prize
A Constantinople dispatch reports that the legal and literary faculties of Stamboul University have proposed the German emperor as the foremost champion of the peace idea in response to a Nobel Peace Prize nomination request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamboul
Berlin
Stamboul University
Constantinople
Excellent Recital by Susan Fulton at South Main
Miss Susan Fulton gave a piano recital last evening at her home on South Main street for invited guests. She was assisted by her sister Kathrine Fulton and Mrs Mertie Pooler Mercer, violinists. Fulton, pupil of Prof. J P Moorhead, performed twelve standard pieces with strong technique and memory, opening a series of Parsons College Conservatory recitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Fulton
South Main Street
Kathrine Fulton
Mertie Pooler Mercer
Burlington
Parsons Triumphs Over St. John's in Close Upset
Parsons College edged St. John's 20 to 16 in a hard fought basketball game marked by strong teamwork on both sides. Hedrick 3, Gantz 3, Russell 3 led Parsons scoring while Grothe 2, Wagner 2, J. Eversman 1 paced St. John's. Free throws favored Parsons 4 to 1. Substitutes Brueck and Self saw action. Referee Elliott officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Parsons College Five
St. John’s Basketeers
St. John’s Speeders
Burlington High School
St. John’s Zeigler
Eee
Grothe
Wagner
J. Eversman
Parsons
Hedrick
Russell
St. John’s
F. Eversman
C. Nieman
Brueck
Self
Keesey
Elliott
Two unfurnished rooms wanted near the square
A light housekeeping request appears in the people’s column seeking two modern unfurnished rooms on or near the square. Respondents should send details to the Journal via the “M” mailbox.
For Rent West Half of Coffin Property
Classified notice offering the west half of the Coffin property opposite The Orpheum for rent with six rooms. Contact Harry Smith at 139 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffin
Orpheum
Harry Smith
For Sale Listings with Multiple Properties and Contacts
A scanned classifieds page lists varied sale notices including a house with three fruiting lots and a barn, a ten acre property with house and orchard near the city, hay and wood cut offerings, and several residence and building lots. Phone contacts and a Wisconsin land magazine promotion are included along with a 40 acre farm land sale near Fairfield Iowa with bidder details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Bailey
J. E. Hickenbottom
C. B. McPeek
Condit
Wm. L. Long
Wisconsin Farm Lands Landology
Landology
Skidmore Land Co
Skidmore
Marinette
Wisconsin
New Bell for Columbia Class Gift at Commencement
Columbia University to install a 2000 pound bell as the class of 1893 gift for the 1918 commencement. The bell will be mounted over the St. Pauls chapel portico and strike the hours serving as the chapel bell, replacing the old locomotive bell used for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbia
Columbia College
Madison Avenue
Fortyninth Street
St. Paul's Chapel
Samson's Modern Counterpart Steals Water Valves
In New York a thief has carried off 500 pound bronze valves from beneath Cooper Square. The items, unused except for Watergates, present a mystery problem for the detective bureau as they seek the culprit behind the modern Samson-like theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson
New York
Gaza
Cooper Square
Detective Bureau
Harvard Men Smoke Less and Read Less
Cambridge mass Harvard Union reports a drop in student smoking and billiards and pool play over the past year. Reading habits also fell with expenditures on leading matter showing a decline from 1325 dollars in 1915 to 1292 dollars in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Union
Leather boots with Louis heels in assorted colors
A brief item lists leather boots described as dull, glazed, or colored, available in black, white, or two tone. Styles include lace or button fastenings with heights of 8 9 and 10 inches and Louis heel designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Probate Notice of Will for William E Cowan
State of Lown Jefferson county. Notice is given that an instrument purporting to be the last will of William E Cowan is on file in the Clerk of the District Court of Jefferson County. February 20, 1917 at 9:00 a.m. is set for proof and final hearing during February Term 1917. Witness GEO. M. BALL Clerk of the District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lown
Jefferson County
William E. Cowan
District Court
Geo. M. Ball
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. K. Harper
Charles W. Wade
Moody Church
F. C. Behner
Bert Miller
Birmingham
Thomas
Washington
I. T. Smith of
Ottumwa
Wm. M. Parker
Fred Graber
D. Gilbert
Ames
Parsons College
Christian Brothers University
Canton
H. F. Waters
Centerville
A. L. Hill
Monmouth, al
J. W. Ransom of
City
George W. Slater
Batavia
Russell Johnson
Lockridge
Myrtle M. Nelson
Fairfield
J. A. Woodruff
Des Moines
Pleasant Plain Consolidated
Wiliam Julian
Columbus
Neb
Mace Clinkenbeard
W. E. Smith
Bert Hook
Carrie
East Pleasant Plain
Ida Fesenbeck
Gladys Hopper
Cedar Rapids
J. F. Loehr
West Briggs Street
E. B. Shields
Chicago
Elmer Hinkhouse
Sioux City
Rev
Mrs
J. F. Hinkhouse
M. J. Kinnavey
William Graves Sliarp
Schumann Wiegenlied
Brahms
Mendelssohn
Angels
Serenade
G. Braga
Katherine Fulton
Tioteotoug
Bliss
MacDowell
Mrs. Mercer
Drake
Gronow Narcissus
Nevin
Bohm
Mary
People's
Iowa
H. M. Schooley
Libertyville
NEW Bell
High Roots
C. E. Anderson
Journal
Ray Maxwell
Gaumer Bros Jewelry
Fairfield Theater
Lottie Pickford
Grace Cunard and
Francis Ford
The
Ida M. Tarbell
Barhydt Chapel
Orpheum Orchestra
Jesse L. Lasky
Mae Murray
Valeska Suratt
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