Parsonville Correspondence Sentiments and Local Notes
Parsonville reports from Friday visits by Parson relatives and Fairfield guests. Rheumatism and heart trouble afflict Mrs Carrigan while Easton of Salina improves under care. A horse buyer dislocates an arm at Mac Randall's. Ed Crumley quarantines scarlet fever with precautions. John Elmore sells March 27 and plans Idaho move. A tally of 96 rats killed at J F Turner’s corn crib closes the notice.
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Pleasant Plain
Floyd Hendricks
Academy
D. W. Downey
Packwood
Feeble Health and Farm Movements Reported in West Union
West Union notices show Kerr family health concerns and several farm transfers. George Kerr sells a cow to William Ferrell. Robson moves from Ed Duke’s vacated farm. Tou Trout elected school director. G Lowe buys Roda baugh farm and takes possession. James Ferrel moves from home to Wim. Gire residence. William Gire relocates to Dave Boley farm near James Ferrel property. Ferrel hauling logs to William Greenfield’s saw mill and plans a new smokehouse. Persistent rain and snow worsen road conditions, hindering moves. Rev Huff conducts Union services with small assembly due to bad roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ferrel
Wim. Gire
William Gire
Dave Boley
William Ferrel
William Greenfield
Mr. Ferrel
Community Notes and Local Visits
Route No. 1 Jucy Hedge visited Mrs Watters on Tuesday. Mrs John Fuqua was a business caller in town Wednesday. J Wayne Krueger spending part of his vacation with grandparents and relatives. Uncle James Hedge recovering from chills. Township voters set special election March 30 at the courthouse to fund a new school in sub district No. 2. Mrs G D Greeson at home after caring for her son’s wife ill with La Grippe. Ila to stay until Mrs. Greeson is better. Florence Howes and Mrs Martz visited Mrs Charles Krueger’s Thursday, also saw Mrs B F Fowler in the evening. Mrs Fowler convalescent after quinsy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Krueger
James Hedge
Court House
G. D. Greeson
Miss Ila
Mrs. Greeson
Florence Howes
Pleasant Plain notes on locals and school start
Pleasant Plain reports Sanford Humphrey in good spirits and Uncle Jimmie Huskins ill. W C Fuston praised for work in his photo car. School opened at the academy Monday with fair attendance.
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W C. Fuston
Local visits and social gatherings noted in Ottumwa area
Glasgow Carl Sense family visiting relatives this week. A large crowd from here saw the wreck at Lockridge on Monday. Curtis Lee and daughter Clara visiting relatives in South Ottumwa. W C Smith and Elina Gregg attended a Billingsley home reception Thursday. Mrs Charles Anderson of Fairfield and Mrs Barton of Oakland Mills visited their parents Archibald.
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Gregg
Fairfield
Carl Sense
Curtis Lee
Clara
South Ottumwa
W. C. Smith
Elina Gregg
Billingsley
Charles Anderson
Barton
Oakland Mills
Archibald
Thayne Greenleaf
Centerville
City
Lillian Greenleaf
Burlington Street
W. H. Jones
Tecumseh
Michigan
Presbyterian Parsonage
West Washington Street
Numerous visitors and events mark Fairfield weekend
The city welcomed guests from Ottumwa Burlington Monta na and beyond while locals addressed lectures marriages and sales. A wedding at Ruth Bowers home united Cora Belle and Walter Billingsley. new birth announced for Lou Unkrich’s family. and sales included Garver’s Libertyville hotel to Mr Carter. Proclamations designated Arbor Day by Gov Cummins and Measles caused school vacations.
Heavy Pine Log Sale In Northern Michigan Disputed
In Marquette Michigan on March 26 a vast timber deal sold millions of feet of pine logs from Ontonagon and surrounding areas to Empire Lumber and the NesTor estate Detroit. The NesTor group acquires 5,000,000 feet for rafting to Ashland Wisconsin for processing. The remainder stored at Ontonagon for future use. In Bloomfield California another legal argument concerns Claude Whisler and the shooting of Frank Ogden last April with defense claiming the shot was fired by a bush to protect his wife’s honor. The state counters Whisler acted unprovoked.
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Marquette
Mich
Onutagon
Qutagon County
D. J. Norton
Untonagen
Empire Lumber Company
Nestor
Detroit
Ashland
Wis
Ontoungon
Bloomfield
B C. Taylor
Claude Whisler
Frank Ogden
Bush
Whisler
Edgerton Schools Closed by State Board Action
Public schools in Edgerton Wisconsin shut down by the state board due to an epidemic of scarlet fever.
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Edgerton
Wis
State Board of Wealth
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Conkling
Bucyrus
Cerruccio A. Vivanti
United States
New York
Sioux City
Local lands shift and cheap plots attract buyers
Discussion notes rising land values as cheap tracts attract buyers with small means while larger farms form from combined parcels. Jefferson County telephone workers report two weeks of city repairs and new mouth piece plates guiding direct speech, touting good service barring weather trouble.
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Pope
Jefferson County Telephone Company
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Mac Randall
William Dewolf
John Elmore
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