Local residents and visitors noted in Ottumwa area
Mrs F Schaff of Keota visits daughter Mrs Geo H Lee. George and Helen Lee improving at North Main after illness. Kenneth Thorpe of Des Moines visits grandmother Mrs D Pr Stubbs. Jesse Ketcham of Mt Pleasant in Ottumwa on business. John Axelson returns from Missouri trip. Mrs F E Dickey of Reliance SD visiting Frank F Simpson Sr family. Everett Fry and wife returned from Libertyville visit. Mrs Stewart Laughlin and daughter visit Libertyville. Mrs Harley Gossing and Miss Grace Rogers visit Ottumwa. J Q Adams, Centerville engineer, in Ottumwa for possible improvements. Mrs Wm Gifford visits Libertyville relatives. Miss Sarah Frush leaves for Kansas City. Mrs F A Cushman and children visit Mrs John Lindbloom. then to Waterloo for future home. W H Galbraith in Floris on business. H P Campbell of Bloomfield in city. Mrs A P Cannon of Keithsburg IL visits daughter Mrs W H Parker. Rev Glenn Schillerstrom returns to North English after visit. H L Waters returns to Davenport after short stay. Earl Dennison of Centerville visits. Charles Sanger of Parsons College goes to New London on business.
Moose Banquet Opens First Annual Lodge Event
Nearly one hundred members and friends gathered at the Moose lodge rooms for the first annual banquet directed by Roy Erickson of the Iowa Cafe. The evening featured four courses, Edison phonograph music, piano violin and recitations, with short talks from members and visiting brothers.
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Moose
Aquare
Roy Erickson
Iowa Cafe
G. W. Gaumer
Paul Bishop
Pauline Woelhaf
Erickson
Payroll Robbery Nipped Near Benton Two Suspects Captured
Constable Joseph Adams was shot in the shoulder as a posse pursued bandits Roy Davis and W J Tindell of Eldorado Illinois. A running battle yielded over 200 exchanged shots before Davis and Tindell surrendered after their horses were shot. They planned to rob Middle Farm Mine payroll of two weeks pay, but after a failed ambush they robbed Stewart Hogan of $80 and a revolver.
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Benton
Joseph Adams
Roy Davis
W. J. Tindell
Eldorado
Davis
Tindell
Mac MecCreery
Middle Farm
Renton
MecCreery
Stewart Hogan
Treason talk is punished in Marinette jail exile order
German immigrant Ewald Mans is jailed in Marinette Wisconsin after alleged disloyal utterances. Municipal Judge C C Daily sentenced him to five days in jail and banished him from the city for one year with prohibition on return until the term expires.
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Marinette
Wis
Ewald Mans
C. C. Daily
Mans
Hallen
Two sailors shot during clash aboard Kronprinz Wilhelm
In Philadelphia two sailors from the interned German raider Kronprinz Wilhelm were shot and wounded by US marines during a deck clash. Navy yard officials denied the report at the hospital and refused to discuss the incident.
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Philadelphia
Mar
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Philadelphia Navy Yard
United States
Navy Yard Hospital
Methodist social meeting at Mrs Parks home
The Methodist church held its regular business and social meeting at the home of Mrs. E. S. Parks. The committee in charge included Mesdames M. A. R. Kelly, T. A. Workman, F. M. Biddle, F. Baker, A. Long and M. Shaefer. Fifty one answered roll call and a program followed with St Patrick day decorations and color coordinated refreshments.
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Methodist Church
Swedish Lutherans Seek New Pastor for Immanuel Church
Immanuel Swedish Lutheran Church of this city hopes to secure a pastor. Rev. P. O. Bersell will conduct meetings in Fairfield and Lockridge on Friday to call a pastor for the Immanuel church at Fairfield and the Trinity English Lutheran church at Lockridge. Bersell returned from Stanton where a joint Iowa Lutheran Homes board meeting recommended a new administration building costing about 20000 dollars, with Bersell and C. W. Johnson named a sub committee to draft plans.
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Fairfield
Lockridge
Immanuel
Trinity English Lutheran Church
Stanton
Iowa Lutheran Orphans Home Board
Iowa Lutheran Conference
Stanton Home
P. O. Persell
C. W. Johnson
Chariton
Bill would fine liquor sellers $50 per drink to minors
Springfield Illinois March 15 relatives of minors or habitual drunkards could collect up to 1000 dollars for liquor sold to such persons after a warning. A bill by Representative Clarence Jones of Springfield proposes the damages and a 50 dollar fine for each drink.
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Springfield
Ill
Clarence Jones
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Lady Jane
F. Schaff
Keota Ifs
Geo. H. Lee
George
Helen Lee
Nrth Main Street
Kenneth Thorpe
Des Moines
D. Pr. Stubbs
Jesse Ketcham
Mt. Pleasant
City
John Axelson
Missouri
F. E. Dickey
Reliance
South Dakota
Frank F. Simpson
Mrs. Everett Fry
Libertyvile
Stewart Laughlin
Harley Gossing
Grace Rogers
Ottumwa
J. Q. Adams
Centerville
Wm. Gifford
Libertyville
Sarah Frush
Kansas City
F. A. Cushman
John Lindbloom
Waterloo
W. H. Galbraith
Floris
H. P. Campbell
Bloomfield
A. P. Cannon
Kiethsburg, Ill
W. H., Parker
Glenn Schillerstrom
H. L. Waters
Davenport
Earl Dennison
Charles Sanger
Parsons College
New London
H. H. Nieman
N. I. E. Club
South Main Street
St. Patrick
J. W. Price
South Third Street
Vern L. Hague
Bert Bowermaster
W. F. Porter
Prairie Grove
Arkansas
Birmingham
L. L. Vernon
West Kirkwood Street
First Methodist Church
English Lutheran Church
Presbyterian Church
J. A. Huglin
Cecil Johnson
Oscar Larson
Harry Canterbury
Winn Howell
Jack Swan
Gus , Schillerstrom
A. H. Anspach
Lut
The
Wesleyan Bible Class of
Benton, IN
Wisconsin
St. Patrick’s
Stubbs
Nemo
J. C. Thorne & Son
Kayser
Fitrite
Ettic
of the Church
Rev. P. O. Bersell
Armand
Complexin
Pwder
Gaumier Bros Jewelry
Brunswick Phonograph
Fairfield Steam Laundry
Roy L. Emry
Selz Shoes
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