Local Personal Notes and Society Updates
Francis Hammond improves after pneumonia. Jefferson County Historical Society meeting postponed to March 21. Ladies' Improvement Association banquet set for March 15 at the Methodist church. Cross Lanes church plans play “Out In the Street” on March 14. Abbie Shrader visits from Parsons College. Kathryn Turney returns from Chicago. Various residents report travels, visits, and homecomings including Mrs. C J Fulton, Mrs. George Roth, Orphane Witt, J and Long of Lockridge, and the Foster home. Real estate transfer: Charlotte Johnson sells 80 acres west of town to J F Nelson for 225 per acre. Arm strong estate guardians named P N Goodwin and J C Frain. Sidelights on Prairie city visitors and local confirmations.
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Charlotte Johnson
J. F. Nelson
Richland
Parsons Concert Company Presents Home Concert Monday
Parsons College Concert Company, formed last October, has built a strong reputation. The group leads the Vesper Choir music and plans weekend college outreach trips. They have toured Packwood, Winfield, Middletown, and Batavia among others.
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Parsons College
Packwood
Winfield
Middletown
Batavia
New
Bethesda Ed Ogden Returns to Home in Miami Illinois
Ed Ogden visits the family home in Miami Illinois on Sunday March 4 as thermometers register zero. Prof Douglas to speak Wednesday at Beckwith Schoolhouse at 3:00 pm. Roy Burnett returns from Kansas to work with Ed Ogden for the coming year. Mrs D M Green visits center township with daughter Mrs Holgate. Clarke brothers are preparing.
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Ogden
Mimia
Ilinois
Prof
Douglas
Beckwith
Roy Burnett
Kansas
Ed. Ogden
D. M. Green
A French Soldier’s Letter To An American Friend
A French soldier writes to Bob about falling for an American girl near Longueval. He recalls the castle and estate being sold and relates how the arrival of the owners sparks excitement, capturing the moment with a warm, personal tone.
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Longueval
Parsons Concert Company Impresses multiple towns in lecture course
The Parsons College Concert Company drew praise across New London Oakville Morning Sun and Washington with a varied program. Reviews highlight Miss Collins readings Miss Stewart piano and the male and female quartets with strong vocal and dramatic displays. A Morning Sun letter from Rev Cameron lauds the performance as the year's best on the course.
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London
Haskins
Bethel
Oakville
Morning Sun
Washington
Burlington Hawkeye
New London
Parsons Concert Company
Colins
Mountain
Charlotte White
Stewart
Oakville Sentinel
Parsons College Concert Co
Miller
Amy
Miss Collins
Mr. Mountain
Cameron
Presbyterian Church
Parsons College
Curt Forrest Funeral Today
Curt Forrest of Jefferson county died Sunday at his home northwest of Abingdon after a short illness. Funeral services were held this afternoon at two o'clock from the residence and interment was in Abingdon cemetery. Attending the service were Mr. and Mrs. Lee Loehr and Mrs. Hugh Huston. He is survived by his wife formerly Miss Belle Loehr, a sister of J. F. Loehr, and a son Jesse Forrest of Abingdon.
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Curt Forrest
Jefferson County
Abingdon
Lee Loehr
Hugh Huston
Forrest
Belle Loehr
J. F. Loehr
Jesse Forrest
Four Die in Tong War Across San Francisco Oakland Stockton
A major tong war erupts across the coast with Bing Kone and Suey Sing factions clashing. Four Chinese were killed and five shot, two fatally, as fights broke out in San Francisco Oakland and Stockton.
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San Francisco
Mar
Pacific Coast
Oakland
Stockton
Bing Kone
Suey Sing Tongs
Local Briefs Cover Visits Jobs Illness and Appointments
Mr and Mrs W F Johnson travel to Des Moines to visit sister Mrs C F Burkit and Johnson attends a shoe dealers convention. Florence Loehr resigns from Hufstedler Baker to join The Fair. Mrs J F Deardruff returns from Abingdon after Fryman Scotts funeral. John H Boyd critically ill at daughter Ona Stout’s home. Lydia M Oliver named administrator of Joseph W Olver estate. W R C meets at Court House. Mrs William Pinskie of Revena Nebraska mourns mother Mrs John Anderson. Joseph McDowell of Ottumwa district highway engineer in city on business. Mary McGaw leaves Huglin Rorick law to join Ford Garage. Ernest Frank visits family in Washington. Naomi Wicksell rests from Montezuma teaching at sister Eric Aaronson’s home. Mrs M C C Renshaw of Des Moines visiting. Attorney John F Webber of Ntumwa in city on business. G A Gray of Mt Pleasant in city on business.
Moving Service Appeals as Sizable Load Options
A local mover advertises flexible rates for large or small jobs. B M Metzer offers moves by load or by hour and can be reached at phone 3716 for estimates.
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B. M. Metzer
Harvard Men Elude U Boats In Transatlantic Voyage
The British steamship Andania, a Cunard liner, left New York on Washington's Birthday carrying sixty passengers including a Harvard unit of American ambulance men and arrived safely in Liverpool, according to cables received by the line.
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Harvard
New York
Andania
Washington
Liverpool
Fairfield Business College Enrollment Opens for Spring or Summer
Fairfield Business College announces enrollment for spring and summer terms at Junkin Block South Main Street. Day and evening sessions available with a tuition of 35 dollars.
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Fairfield Business College
Junkin Block
South Main Street
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Hawtheland
Francis Hammond
Jefferson County Historical Society
Ladies’ Improvement Association
Methodist Church
Cross Lanes Church
Abbie Shrader
Kathryn Turney
Chicago
C. J. Fulton
Kansas City
George Roth
Dr. Hayden
Mt. Pleasant
Orphane Witt
Stockport
J. &. Long
Lockridge
Charles Freding
Hilda
Helen
Jess Foster
M. R. Collins
Cc. M. Collins
Fremont
P. N. Goodwin
Armstrong
Mr. Goodwin
J. C. Frain
Charles Armstrong
C. M. Cochran
Lew van, Sask
Canada
C. Cochran
Malinda Erickson
Dan Riggs
Riggs
Marshall Field
B. T. Raines
Florida
Fred Breckenmaker
Columbus
Anna Harris
Kirkwood, Ill
Alfred of
William Gifford
Bloomfield
D. BF. Crail
A. K. Harper
W. C. Knight
City
Des Moines
Bethesda
Bob
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Christine Hisel
John Keller
Nellie Root
Mrs. Nelson
Lucas
Effie Johnson
Ottumwa
Roy Coreill
Evangelist Harper
Harper
Bettina
Fairfield
Betrina
Jean Reymand
California
W. EF. Johnson
C. F. Burkit
Johnson
Shoe Dealer
Florence Loehr
Hufstedler & Baker
Fair
J. F. Deardruff
Fryman Scott
John H. Boyd
Ona Stout
North Main Street
George M. Ball
Lydia M. Oliver
Joseph W. Olver
Court House
William Pinskie
Revena, Neb
John Anderson
Joseph McDowell
Ottawaa
Mary McGaw
Huglin & Rorick Law Office
Ford Garage
Ernest Frank
Naomi Wicksell
Montezuma
Eric Aaronson
M. CC. Renshaw
John F. Webber
Nttumwa
G. A. Gray
Mt Pleasant
GaumMer Bros
John T. Davies
Undertaker
George Q. Loesch
L. E
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Gains Bros
Hayden
Gairfield Theater
Lena
Fred Mace
Keystone
Philips & Arp
Louise Lovely
Francelia Billington
Baby Zoe Rae
Frank
Kerrick
Iowa State Savings Bank
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