Local Visits and Weekend Plans Among Des Moines Residents
CORRESPONDENCE Mr Loren Randal is visiting relatives in Des Moines Miss Edna Green is spending the week with Miss Stella Clark Mr John Maxwell and family of Lockridge spent Sunday at the Will Maxwell home Mr and Mrs Frank Ogden left Monday for a visit with relatives and friends in Illinois
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Randal
Des Moines
Edna Green
Stella Clark
John Maxwell
Lockridge
Will Maxwell
Frank Ogden
Ilinois
Local Notices From Lockridge and Nearby
Miss Cora Shuppy spent Tuesday in Lockridge. Clarence Shuppy suffers catarrh in his hand. Hattie Van Winkle bought a new buggy. S. A. McGuire and wife called in Fairfield Thursday. Farmers harvest wheat. Miss Lyde Chatterton of Fairfield visits Mrs. Lizzie McGuire. Large crowd at Mohawk schoolhouse Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Ross of Mt. Pleasant visit Mrs. M. S. McGuire Thursday. Miss Katie Turner and Mr. Clyde Lawson wed at the Turner home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Shuppy
Hattie van Winkle
S. A. McGuire and Wife
Fairfield
Lyde Chatterton
Lizzie McGuire
S. S. Ross
Mt. Pleasant
M. S. McGuire
Katie Turner
Clyde Lawson
Wim
Fairfield Notes From Brookville Society and Weather
Mrs. J. B. Gilyeart remains on the sick list. Miss Maud DeGood visited Fairfield Thursday and Miss Ocie Schooley called in Abingdon Sunday. Mrs. Marion Tracy was in Fairfield Monday. TS. S. Laughlin was a Fairfield caller last week. Mrs. Sawuel Salts shopped in Fairfield midweek. Sunday rain halted corn plowing and hay making briefly. Rainy day attendance stayed strong as the normal class met with renewed interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocie Schooley
Abingdon
Marion Tracy
Fairfield
TS. S. Laughlin
Sawuel Salts
H. C. Gantz
Johnston
Zelma
Winnie
Ollie
Tracy
Martinsburg Natives Share News and Tragedy
Miss Zetta Howell of Martinsburg visits family in town while J D Bates recovers from a week of illness. Pete Johnson leaves for Cedar Rapids. Harlan Johnson responds to a friend’s illness in Keokuk. 3d Lyon visits Oceola seeking medicine. John Hufstedler, aged about ninety five, is found dead near his home. funeral held Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan Johnson
Keokuk
3D Lyon
Oceola
Mr. Lesher
John Hufstedler
Here
Broadcloth News Notes from Birmingham and Nearby
Local social roundup lists residents and visitors across towns including Birmingham Fairfield Hedrick Valley Junction Canton Garnett Wayland Alamagu eque Council Bluffs Eldon Burlington and Chicago. Names include Christy Bush Stine Smith Norris Grahm Calhoun and Wells among others as kinfolk travel for illness and family gatherings.
Four Corners and Skunk river boom report
Four Corners and the Skunk river area sees renewed boom activity as locals report rising work and activity at farms and buildings. Peter Roth and family spent Sunday in Trenton while Lewis Achenbach did business in Wair field. Larson and crew from Lockridge completed a large barn for Henry Rupp last week. John Hostettler, aged ninety five, died at his home north of the place Saturday night. Mrs. William Grooth returned to Denver after weeks with her sister Mrs. Retha Kauffman. Katie Turner and James Lawson were married at the Turner home on June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fulton
Wooster
Henry Scheiber
Larson
Lockridge
Henry Rupp
John Hostettler
William Grooth
Denver
Colorado
Retha Kauffman
Pride
William Turner
Katie
James Lawson
Libertyville
Salina Vera Longquist and sister Eth a I pleasant callers
Salina Longquist and her sister Eth a I visited friends, described as pleasant callers in local accounts. The note records a social call sequence and cordial interactions among neighbors.
Libertyville Village Notes and Personal Updates
Mrs. Sarah Blair is in poor health. Miss Nellie Warner returned Saturday from Richland. Rev. C Springer preached in Utica. Miss Grace Morris of Fairfield visited for an elocutionary entertainment. Heavy rains hinder corn plowing and haying. Rev. Lewis Fordyce visited Stockport and the vicinity. Mrs. John Bishop left town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Warner
Richland
C. Springer
Utica
Grace Morris
Fairfield
Lewis Fordyce
Stockport
Community Notes From Rock Island District
Rock Island residents plan visits and travel, including a June 24 trip to see a daughter and a July 3 departure for Denver for Epworth League events. Miss Sadie McClain attends a Cedar Falls summer course. Family visitors arrive from Kansas City and Burlington. A Presbyterian lawn social faced rain, and a baby girl was born to C. W. Seppo. Des Moines township hosts a Sunday school convention at Turkey Scratch with Z. Moore leading county efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Win
Hill
Carrie
Grace Leppo
Denver
Sadie McClain
Cedar Falls
C. W. Seppo
Charles
Babe
Mother
Des Moines
Z. 'T. Moore
Bark Green and Peach Trees In Private Orchard
A homeowner reports oak post pruning in the woods and sap sprouts from bark. He hopes peach trees may survive after bark injury as he trims tops, shortens shoots, and ties sapling growth, noting peaches as a forbidden fruit to grow but still sought after.
Norots By The Way On Peach Tree Confidence
A column recounts farmers cutting peach trees after a bad forecast and the author warns about sharing bad news. The piece references Cleopatra and Antony, King David, and the ethics of news reporting while noting some branches show life despite apparent death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleopatra
Antony
Octavia
Villian
David
Abrunaaz
Jadok
Spring Fever Quip From The New York World
A quip from the New York World jokes about spring fever lasting year round. The lighthearted exchange contrasts seasonal whimsy with persistent humor among interlocutors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
How to Mend Amber
Instructions explain mending amber by applying linseed oil to the broken edges then heating over a gas jet while covering surrounding area with cloth. Once the oiled edges become sticky bring them together and hold firmly until the glue like bond cools.
Law in Cachahoula County
In Cachahoula County New Mexico there was no formal law and citizens faced killings. Bill Mattuck and Sam Mattuck hire others to murder Redheaded Pete. Josh Scull is paid to kill Pete but Pete foils the plan and the group later ambushes the hired killers. A makeshift court convenes and justifies homicide as public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cachahoula County
N. M
Lynch
Sal
Bill Mattuck
Bill
Sam
Pete
Josh Scull
Mattuck
Sam Mattuck
Scull
Tie
Seal
Rascal
Scott
Law and Order
Thor Mattuck
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Beckwith
Cora Shuppy
Mohawk School House
Brookville
J. B. Gilyeart
Maud DeGood
Zetta Howell
Martinsburg
Grandma Castell
J. D. Bates
Pete Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Birmingham
Christy
N. J. Bush
EF. M. Stine
Fr. Christy
Rev. Smith
Hedrick
Sands Calhoun
Maggie Sholland
Ellen Crum
Fairefield
Anna Hope
Hazel
Valley Junction
Tom Wells
Burlington
Randall
Yarnell
Fred Creamer
Canton
Smith
Kansas City
J. Hill
Anna Lindsay
Garnitt
Kansas
Frank Kimball
Joseph Graham
Mary Smith
Tom Randall
Chicago
J. B. Calhoun
Eldon
Pitt Norris
F. M. Stine
Bertha
Wayland
Rash
Joe Farrell
Almigqureque
Harvey Farrel
Council Bluffs
Peter Roth
Trenton
Lewis Achenbach
Wairfield
Salina
Vera Longquist
Etha I
Liberyville
Sarah Blair
John Bishop
Rock Island
Mrs. Green
The
Presbyterian Church
Norts
Heaton
Dea
Rock Island Service
H. A Mohler
Asatte
ABS
Aalses AB
Ralph H. Munro
Roth Bldg
W.S. Maddux
Mary T. Maddun
Jefferson County
Lresidence
West
Calvin Snook
Speck’s
East Side Square
Iowa
W. Fordyce
Risk & Hufstedler’s
Northeast Corner Square
JA. Huglin
Jefferson County State Bank
S Iirfield
E. R. Holson
Othee West Side Square
Bradshaw & Jericho
Frank Fourt
South Side Drug Store
Gerry FE. Whitmore
Bailad& Brick Works
Pairfield
Jt_ SUTTON
Bashaw Barn
West Burlington St
Sense & Mitchell
Puneral
North Main Street
Gregg & DeMarsh
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