Local notes show visits, travel, and new laws
Marshalltown guest Mrs Stansberry and Brighton visitor Wm Hellepeter arrive for business. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Coleson. Mrs Rice of Kansas City visits daughter Roscoe P. Thomas Wayne Green and Ralph leave for Wyoming. Z T Moore of Libertyville visits. Attorney C G Sparks to Chicago for weeks. Mrs A J Huddleston visits Mt Pleasant. Charles Easton heads to Huston Michigan for summer. Ogden family guests, Rev Polly retires from Boone convention. Robert Umphrey visits nieces J G Miller and Ed Hopson. Barrletts travel to Kirksville for Mrs Barr’s operation. Mabel Coleson returns from Red Cross service overseas. Everett Mullenix returns to Newell SC via visit. School boards No 1 and No 2 Round Prairie discuss new laws. all members present. Mrs George T Roberts departs for Colorado Springs en route stops in Denver. Ruth Clark White awaiting word from husband Lieut White overseas. E V Simons of Washington visits O J Simons. Simons move to Keokuk. Frank Tracy of Los Angeles visits Mt Pleasant. Iowa Housing and Meteor Vehicle laws newly published. other laws on hiring, hotel inspection, workmen’s comp revised. Highway law pamphlets from Highway Commission Ames. Ora Williams state document editor. Senate and House Journals to be published with new division laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State of Iowa
Highway Commission
Ames
Ora. William State
Senate
House
Banker is Slain at Galena Over Feud Trapdoor
Earl A. Fitch, 37, cashier of Merchants' National Bank and former Corn Exchange banker, was shot by neighbor Frank Willy in Galena Illinois. The feud over a trapdoor between homes preceded the killing. Fitch was married with three children. Also noted are transports with 16,925 troops arriving in New York and the U S S Harrisburg sailing with 2,000 casuals and 500 sick soldiers, bringing total repatriated troops to 675,000 since the armistice began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl A. Fitch
Merchants’ National Bank
Galena
Corn Exchange National Bank of Chicago
Frank Willy
Fitch
Willy
New York
South Bend
Brest
Harrisburg
United States
National speaker to defend League of Nations at Darrow lecture
Ex President Taft will respond to Clarence Darrow and defend the League of Nations at a Darrow lecture. Reserved opera chairs and settees cost 50c with 2:00 p.m. start Monday June 23 at Jericho Easton Drug Store. General admission 35c and tickets sold at Fairfield outlets and Chautauqua Park after 6:00 p.m. June 27. Reserve early to avoid lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrow
Jericho & Easton’s
Fairfield
Chautauqua Park
W. H. Taft
Clarence Darrow
League of Nations
Army Burns Vast Stores
Washington June 20 congressional investigation into wartime expenditures opened with Sergt Charles B Malone of Company L Twenty third Engineers who just returned from France testifying he personally saw large quantities of government property old and new burned by fire The salvage officer allegedly did not care to sort the equipment and salvage loss was implied
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional
War Department
Charles B. Malecolm
Company L. Twenty-third Engineers
France
Malcolm
Ohio House asks governor to halt Willard Dempsey fight
The Ohio lower house adopted a resolution by Rep Pearson urging Governor Cox to stop the Willard Dempsey heavyweight championship prize fight scheduled for Toledo on July 4. Cox is ill at his Dayton area home and not available for comment. executive office officials would not comment. The governor is confined to his bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Pearson
Cox
Qoledo
Dayton
Jeffeson Cafe to Open Sunday with Weekend Dinner Tickets
The Jeffeson cafe will open Sunday. Tickets will be on sale at the cafe Friday and Saturday for Sunday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffeson
Senate committee agrees on 400000 Army plan
Washington June 20 The senate military committee tentatively agreed on provision in the army appropriation bill for an army of 400000 officers and men for the next fiscal year. The house bill before the committee would reduce the temporary force from 509000 to 800000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Senate Military Committee
House
War Department
Hear Helen Osborn Next Tuesday at Methodist Church
A brief notice advertises an event featuring Helen Osborn next Tuesday at the Methodist church with admission 25 cents and children’s price 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Osborn
Methodist
Household goods auction at 2:30 p.m. June 21
Breaking up housekeeping An auction will sell all household goods at 2:30 p.m. Saturday June 21. G A Larson 702 W Grimes Street. T B Allender Auctioneer 458.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Larson
W. Grimes
T. B. Allender
Ice Cream Social Planned on St. Mary's Church Lawn
An ice cream social is set for Thursday evening on the lawn of St. Mary's Church. All are welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Scholl
Ititreland
Hellepeter
Brighton
Mrs. Lawrence Coleson
Rice
Kansas City, Mo
Roscoe P. Thomas
Wayne Green
Ralph
Wyoming
Z. T. Moore
Libertyville
City
C. G. Sparks
Chicago
A. J. Huddleston
Mrs.a. W. Beaker
Mt. Pleasant
Charles Easton
Huston, Michigan
H. L. Ogden
Milner, Ill
O. H. Ogden
Park Rapids
R. H. Polly
Boone
Robert Umphrey
Uniontown, Ohio
J. G. Miller
Ed. Hopson
Alonzo Barrlett
Kirksville, Missouri
Everett Mullenix
Newell, S. C
No. 1
No. 2
Round Prairie
George T. Roberts
Colorado Springs
Colo
Henry Alston
Denver
Ruth Clark White
Etta Clark
Lieut. White
E. V. Simons
Frank Tracy
Los Angeles
Calif
Mrs
Marion Tracy
Banker
Ohio House
Classified Ads
ERY
Clearange Sale
East Side
Ryzon
Charles A. Herring & Co
West Side Square
Iday
Sporting Life
FORD
All Star
Harold Lloyd
Harold Bell Wright
THE
Jefferson County
Thomas Son
Square
Pathe
J. Ray Oliver
A. I. Anderson
Colum
Dr Scholls
Dr. Scholl
Vince
Run
Bunions
Dncall
Dr. Boll
C. E. Anderson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!