Local Notes: Births Visits and Plans
Born to Mr. and Mrs. George Fagan a boy. Charles Overstam visits relatives in Swedesburg. Mrs. Minnie Craft returns home after visiting Mr. Pleasante relatives. Miss Bertha Calberg of Four Corneas visits Mrs. A. L. King. Miss Helen Shaffer and pupils plan an entertainment Friday evening March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Fagan
Charles Overstam
Swedesburg
Bertha Calberg
A. L. King
Helen Shaffer
Four Corners Births and Local Happenings
A boy was born Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Lewis Achenbach. Minnie Smithburg returns from Burlington for a few days. Carrie Rangner visited Effie Stephen son. Rev Persenies and John Quick left for Boone Iowa for conference. Rev Edwards of St Paul assists Rev Borgerson at Lockridge. A M Kauffman and wife travel to Fairfield then Kansas business trip. Mrs Kauffman stays with Lizzie Lindburg. Minnie Odean hosted a Friday gathering for Esther Strand and Jennie Edmond of Packwood. Burglars blew open J Harvey’s grocery safe and fled with 26. Blacksmith Perry Cole’s shop was entered for tools. no clue. William Dewolf and Mary Turner married quietly in Pleasant Plain. guests at a supper. The writer and friends wish the couple a happy life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Harvey’s
Perry Cole
William Dewolf
Brighton
Mary Turner
Fairfield
Pleasant Plain
Community Notes From Cedar Township and Surrounding Areas
Cedar Township residents report court attendance by F P Ball and visits from Miss Lulu Cox and Mrs Clay Wright who is improving after illness. Several residents travel to Trenton Beckwith Fairfield and Hayes parson areas while farm work includes hay, corn and ice crop preparations. Louie Nady family completes a large new country home. wedding bells are anticipated after many moons.
Scarlet fever scare fades as Pleasant Plain visits occur
Pleasant Plain residents note the scarlet fever scare is nearly over. Mr. Hansen, wife and daughter visited friends on Thursday. W. C. Fuston nears completion of a photo car for business. Mary and Pearl Turner called on their sister Ada Dickinson Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Oak return to Cambridge Illinois after a stay with their daughter Mrs. Rambrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hansen
W. C. Fuston
Mary
Pearl Turner
Ada Dickinson
Mrs. Oak
Cambridge
Illinois
Mrs. Rambrick
Local Notes Include Moves and Visits Across Town
Dillon Turney visited Ottumwa on Saturday. Many residents traveling or visiting relatives include Miss Gertrude Brown departing for Houston and Mrs. Margaret Neal’s death. Weddings, licenses, and relocations mark the week with several departures for Denver Des Moines and California.
Mrs. Hofstedler's Sorrow and Local Market Notes
Mrs J H Hofstedler returns from Munroe Iowa after her sister Mrs Kupp dies soon after arrival. Funeral notices and local business visit recount A V Frazeys new shop on North Court. Fairfield merchants stock up for spring with optimism for heavier trade. Kate Porter visits from Loudonville Ohio and Miss Huglin observes a patient improving under Dr Maddox. Obit notes Mrs A H Coleman of this place dies in Titusville Pennsylvania. Markets section lists grain oats and livestock prices from Chicago and East Buffalo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Hofstedler
Munroe
Iowa
Kate Porter
JA. Huglin
Loudenville
Ohio
Huglin
Maddox
A. H Coleman
W. M. Way
West Walnut Street
Titusville
Pennsylvania
Oranges Offered At Low Prices This Week
Local fruit deal lists 126 size oranges at 40 cents per dozen 176 size at 30 cents per dozen and smaller oranges at 20 cents per dozen for this week.
The Best Pies You Ever Bought Phrase
An advertisement touts assorted fruit pies peach mince berry apricot apple raisin at ten cents each claiming cheaper than making them at home.
Yankee Bread Extra Large Loaf Advertises 5 Cent Price
An old advertisement promotes a large loaf of Yankee Bread wrapped in wax paper. The clean and fresh loaf is offered for five cents.
Boston Bakery Rolls Fresh Bread Daily Schedule
Boston bakery offers brown bread on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays with cream rye and graham varieties plus cottage Yankee bread and other loaves fresh each morning for customers.
Over Niagara Falls Play At The Grand
Grand theater announces Rowland and Clifford’s production of Over Niagara Falls on Friday March 2 featuring a simulated barrel ascent in the third act. Farmington Herald editor H Rockwell jailed on criminal libel charges after publishing accusations against town council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowland & Clifford
Niagara Falls
Anna Edson ‘Taylor
Mrs.Taylor
Old
Niagara
I H. Rockwell
Farmington Herald
Rockwell
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Lockridge
Minnie Craft
Lewis Achenbach
Minnie Smithburg
Burlington
Carrie Rangner
Effie Stephenson
Persenies
John Quick
Boone
Rev. Edwards
St. Paul, Minn
Borgerson
A. M. Kauffman
Kansas
Mrs. Kauffman
Lizzie Lindburg
Minnie Odean
Esther Strand
Jennie Edmond
Packwood
Cedar Township
F. P. Ball
Lulu Cox
Mrs. Jo Dill
Trenton
William Fickle
Stockport
William Werner
Alfred Wright
Louis Ball
Beckwith
Clay Wright
Edith Ball
Adams & Fisher
Beckwith Fnday
Harry Fulton
Hayes
Dale Parsons
Louie Nady
Agency For Red Cross
Japan
Grand Opera House
Asa Phillips
Goat Island
Baker’s Music Room
Dillon Turney
Ottumwa
Will Weibly
Grighton
W. H. Moyer
King & Bosworth’s
Theodore Higley
Mr. Higley
Lincoln
Omaha
Nebraska
Margaret Neal
S W Neal
The
Washington Gazette
Fred Spellman
R. D. Stone
Chicago
City
W. E. Harris
John Ryan
Washington
Gertrude Brown
Rock Island No. 29
Houston
Texas
Walter Brown
Russell Smith
South Land
Alice Booker
Turt Bowermaster
South Fifth Street
James Irwin
John Cummings
Maude Mason
Libertyville
Myrtle Pence
Walter Marsh
Batavia
Los Angeles
California
V Pleasant
Georgia Young
Des Moines
Miss Katy
Mary Dougherty
No. 4
Mt. Pleasant
Israel
Eramine
Myrtle Hufstedler
Abe
Harry Medes
North Dakota
Frank McClain
Baldwin Bros
Mabel Hollister
Colorado Springs
Colo
Charles Strom
Mr. Strom
Greenacre
Lucas
William S. Carter
Eldon
Belvie A. Sharpler
J.D. Warning
Pittsburg
Mr. Messenger
J. Hammon
J. S. Kelley
Keokuk
Knights of Columbus
Burlington No. 3
Wesley Erickson
Elmer Anderson
Denver
Colorado
Mr. Anderson
Elsie Benjamin
Madelon Medes
Rock Island No. 30
Centerside
Pete Salzman
Merrimac
Ho Oas
Hollister
Rocky Mountain Tea
Shriner
Bear
Rocky Mountain
Frank S. Shriner
Ida Wildman
Belle Case
Grace Langner
Hawkeye Rebekah Club No. 386
Wildman
South Fourth Street
Stacey Turney
Centerville
Severr-Snatt
W.F Kopp
Wright
A. W. Miller
How’s Academy
Bk. O. Whitney
Thomas Osborn
Birmingham
Glass Bros
Grocers
Telephone
Kellogg’s Bakery
Ast
Rce
Hartman's Place
Adams St
A. V. Frazey
North Court Street
Cassidy Com. Co
Chicago Board of Trade
Quincy, Ill
O. B. Knox
Solga
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Boston Brown
Davis
Ocers
Fairfield Daily Markets
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