Local Personals Highlights From Ottumwa Area
Local notes report Miss Edith Sense in Ottumwa and Mrs. Adam Kasowsky returning to Brighton after visiting Florence Kasowsky. Others include Elizabeth Collins after Batavia visit, Enola King ill with mumps and measles, Rollie Stewart returning to Chicago, and various visits to Ottumwa homes. Regular G A R meeting noted at the Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Kasowsky
Brighton
Florence Kasowsky
Charles Stewart Home
Elizabeth Collins
Batavia
Enola King
Perry King
Jurors Named for April Court Term in Fairfield Area
A list of trial jurors drawn for the April term includes Emry Crenshaw of Round Prairie township and M. L. McCrackin of Blackhawk township among many Fairfield and Lockridge residents. Names cover townships and wards across Fairfield, Lockridge, Abingdon, Pleasant Plain, Batavia, and surrounding areas. The roster lists jurors from Center Liberty Penn and other townships with multiple Fairfield wards and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Albert Nelson
Center Township
Fairfield
R. E. Caldwell
Abingdon
Ray Bennett
John P. Kyle
Walnut Township
East Pleasant Plain
Geo. W. Young
Fourth Ward
Geo. Deckinson
Penn Township
Pleasant Plain
Wm. Brewen
Lockridge
Wm. Horton
Round Prairie
H. J. Eshelman
A. B. Beale
Des Moines
Libertyville
Bethel Jubilee Singers to Perform for Mt Pleasant
Local brief notes report the Bethel Jubilee Singers of the A. M. E. church will give a benefit concert tomorrow night at First Methodist in the city for Mt. Pleasant A. M. E. church. Other items mention residents visiting relatives in Keota Ottumwa Brighton Eldon Washington and Crow Rock Montana with several weekend trips and illnesses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Jubilee Singers
A. M. E. Church of
First Methodist Church
Mt. Pleasant
Plan to mobilize trucks for food supply in Gary
Gary Indiana March 19 plan would commandeer motor trucks to bring food into the city if a railroad strike occurs. Authorities also weigh restricting car use for pleasure. A survey shows food on hand is low and munitions plants nearby would be heavily guarded if shut down by the shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Ind
Russian Students Celebrate Czar Downfall At Valparaiso
More than 300 Russian students at Valparaiso University gathered in Recital Hall to mark the downfall of Czar Nicholas. Professors Hoover and Damron led the talks as students voiced intent to return home after studies. a planned street parade was postponed due to gale winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso University
Czar
Valparaiso
Ind
Nicholas
C. H. Hoover
O. E. Damron
Russia
O. P. Kinzey
Danville Dry and GOP Fusion Targets Saloons in April
In Danville Illinois drys allied with the Republican city machine to attack saloons in the April election. George F Rearick won the Republican mayoral nomination over John W Barzer by 500 votes, marking the wets first defeat in twenty years. The drys operate with limited backing from the GOP amid a dry stronghold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ill
Drys
George F. Rearick
John W. Barzer
Cannon's Family Leases Indiana Home
Uncle Joe Cannon may reside in Indiana for the summer. Ernest X. LeSacre, president of the Danville National Bank and Cannon's son in law, leased the Rodgers homestead in Warren County with option to buy within a year. The 1821 colonial mansion cost $80,000 to build and lies near Covington, Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Danville
Ill
Joe Cannon
House of Representatives
Indiana
Ernest X. LeSacre
Danville National Bank
Rodgers
Warren County
Elisha Rodgers
Covington, Ind
Here
Man Held In Girl's Death Probe In Seattle
Eugene P. Erckenbrack assistant manager of the Portland Line Transportation company held in Seattle pending investigation of the shooting death of Marie Howe aged nineteen maid at the Erckenbrack home.
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Seattle
Mar
Eugene P. Erckenbrack
Porder Line Transportation Company
Marie Howe
Erckenbrack
Boston Courthouse Bomb Mystery Deepens
Boston authorities report the courthouse bomb mystery remains unsolved. One of the two victims is identified as the building janitor, while the second body has not been identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Halferty
Libertyville
Boston
Mar
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Edith Sense
Ottumwa
Rollie Stewart
Chicago
Donald McElderry and Son
Dr. C. A. McElerry
Charles Quackenbush
Marengo
Percy J. Easton
Rev
H. McCarty
Fairfield National Bank
Stockport
Claude Gaines
George Cochran
Omaha, Neb
Hugh Shriner
Chas. Martin
Jefferson County Hospital
West Hempstead
the Historical Society
E. FE. Watson
Osceola
Cora Diers
Ethel Lundquist
Ottumwa Hospital
Asa Chilcott
Salina
Arthur Moss
Wash
Mrs. Stephens
Cheago
Lit
Moss
Chicago Herald
Moss & Fry
Rialto Theatre
Mrs. C. J. Facer
Bertha and
Florence Peebler
Byron Neibert
Harry Wilson
C. P. Lowther
Kedta
Court House
Emry Crenshaw
Round Prairie Township
M. L. McCrackin
Blackhawk Township
Richland
Chris Pohren
Tra Bennett
Liberty Township
Geo. Cornell
Karl A. Larson
Lockridge City
Lockridge, Iowa
L. H. Smithart
Packwood Precinct
Packwood, Iowa
Frank Rivey
Harry Jacobs
Charles Hennes
E. G. Wheeler
Chas. Lesher
J. J. Valentine
Harry Vandoren
F. E. Anderson
Orville Smith
W. S. Courtney
Frank Oriez
Ray Whitmore
Ion
Chas. Hisel
R. C. Parrott
First Ward
Henry Oliver
Chas. Griffith
Co. W. Wheatley
Joe Klineman
Fred Ryner
Robi. Woodrow
Henry Horton
J. R. Fresconi
Ben Gager
Criefs
A. J. Smith
Helen Parsons
Mrs. Lester Chambers
Keota
Arthur Minster
Nellie Burnagh
Arminda Farrier
David Lambert
H. H. Master
L. E. Kuhns
Louis Davis
Cameron, Il
Eldon
W. A. Spiers
Blakesburg
Mrs
Phillip Sauer Jr
Katherine Rauscher
Blanche Brnta
Lela McCleary
Mabel Swain
Washington
Leota Reynolds
Iowa City
Dan Stout
James Turner
Robert Harris
Wayne Harris
East Hempstead Street
Ina Crone
John Mrogenski
Frank Mrogenski
Crow Rock
Montana
Lady Jane
RUSS
G.O.P
Danville, Il
Carl Stanford
William A. Brady
Robert Warwick
Oliver Morosco
Kathlyn Williams
Brogs Gaumer Bros
Brunswick Phonograph
Grahan Theatre
Washington, Iowa
Andreas Dipple
York
Fortyfourth Street Theatre
New York
Charles Cuvillier
Yorke Film Corporation
Harold Lockrood and
May Allison
William Fox
Valeska Suratt
Daniel Frohman
Pauline Frederick
Essanay Film Corporation
Charles Chaplin
Chaplin
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