County News Briefs From Wood Iowa Area
April reports from Wood Iowa detail local deaths and services. B D Mowery of Hedrick died at home and funeral services were held at Chris church with burial at Abingdon. Attendees included Webb, R A Webb, and Isaac Webb kin. Local residents and families attended Sunday school at Fairfield and visited friends. Elmer Davis of Abingdon remains ill. Elmer Packwood’s visit. Erma Nelson visited grandparents. local marriages and social visits noted.
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Wood
Abraham Il
Mowery
Hedrick
Christirch
Abingdon
Charles McVey
Kansas
Jme
Webb
Afton
Rs. R. A. Webb
Shannon A
B. D. Mowery
Par Ir
Isaac Webb
Faird
Farmer
Peterson
Samuelson
Erma Nelson
Elmer Davis
Ioka
Packwood
Ile Barron
Miss Lenaney
Asbell
Local Social Notes From Libertyville Iowa Apr
Community brief lists visits and gatherings in Libertyville Iowa and nearby towns. Names include Mrs J E Rankin Mrs Frank Speers Bertha May Hedrick and many residents visiting relatives attending business college and hosting M W A meetings.
Local notes and family travels from unknown source
A fragmented item records Isa iah Ham building a new addition in Wainscott and Clearwater Kansas. J Leffler and niece Miss le visited Beaver Falls Pennsylvania after a telegram from a farmer. Hiatt of Centerville visited with his son and family. Clements moved into Gregory property and half the Union Central office. Johnston and wife acquired property, Brown Fox. Huff bought two Percheron roadsters.
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Wainscott
Clearwater
Kansas
J. Leffler
Miss le
Beaver Falls
Clements
Gregory
Union Central
S Johnston
Illiams
Fairfield
Huff
School openings noted at Glendale and Union
Late April 13 reports state Glendale began classes with Miss Bertha as teacher and Union started with Rangner as teacher. Names S Turner Wm. Fordyce and John Howell, all of [location], are mentioned.
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Glendale
Miss Bertha
Union
Th Rangner
Mes S. Turner
Wm. Fordyce
John Howell
Parsonville Easter Services Noted With Church Renovation
Albert Olson and family spent Sunday with the For bey Carlson home. Miss Eva Larson attended a Friday recital at Miss Flora Gilley's. Mrs. Jack Parson of Fairfield visits FE R Parson and relatives. Mrs. Carrigan is sick. Jean Parsons visited Orin Fry. Easter services are set for Sunday at 8 PM at Parsonville church. Ladies' Aid redid the church with new carpets.
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Parsonville
Albert Olson
Forbey Carlson
Eva Larson
Flora Gilley
Jack Parson
Fairfield
FE. R. Parson
Carrigan
Jean Parsons
Orin Fry
Ladies’ Aid Society
Elm Grove Social News Across April Weekend
Elm Grove notes report visitors and gatherings: C D M Rains and brother Chas visited Douds. C D McPhersons enjoyed Richards home. Ike Shanstrom spent time at T M Junkin's. a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Harry Junkin. Wm Lyon relatives visited Packwood. Edith Mae Hafferty and C D McPherson visited a Packwood school. S P South home had a Saturday party. Fisher Myers and grandchildren visited Dave Salts. Frank Holmes family spent time at Wm Lyon's. C J Gilly family from Fairfield joined Louth household. Chas Salts and Sam Anderson families visited Packwood. Griff Myers and Sam Myers visited from Abington.
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Elm Grove
C. D. M. Rains
Douds
Chas, Rains
C. D. McPherson
Richards
Libertyville
Ike Shanstrom
T. M. Junkin
Harry Junkin
Wm. Lyon
Packwood
Edith and
Mae Hafferty
C. D
Sam Anderson
Griff Myers
Abington
Sam Myers
Merrimac Social Notes Findings and Scare at Home
Merrimac Iowa notes include visits from George Paul and Chas Haifley family, Estrus Norton guests, and recovery of Mrs. Sam McGuire. Maggie McGuire reports a prowler. a man looked into the window and fled after being challenged. Henry Shippy's Fairfield trip and Mohawk school reopening with teacher Mrs. Gowey are recorded.
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Merrimac
George Paul
Brighton
Chas. Haifley
Henry Norton
Estrus Norton
Sam McGuire
Margaret McGuire
Maggie
Henry Shippy
Fairfield
Mohawk
Jean Gowey
Four Corners Social Roundup April 13
Four Corners notes a new school term with Miss Winnie Bennett Fairfield teaching No 2 and Miss Clara Roberts Pleasant Plain teaching No 8. Baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Henry Graf April 10. Rev E S Ternberg Mt Clair N D new Swedish Lutheran pastor. Mrs John Stephenson ill. locals Hugh Miller Fairfield and others visit. Oats sowing finished with many plowing for corn.
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Four Corners
Winnie Bennett
Fairfield
Clara Roberts
Pleasant Plain
Henry Graf
C. J. Gilly
D. R. Lynn
Alta
Myrtle Wyatt
Hillsboro
John Graf
E. S. Ternberg
Mt. Clair
N. D
John Stephenson
Hugh Miller
Progressive wing backs Bryan at New York meeting
The progressive democratic party in New York, favoring Bryan for the Democratic nomination, formed a committee to push Bryan at the state convention next Tuesday. Speeches praised Bryan and William Harmon Black stated there is no feeling of opposition within the group.
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New York
Progressive Democratic Party
Bryan
Wm. Harmon Black
Bryan Progressive League Emerges Amid Tamany Hall Clash
In a scene marked by antagonism toward Bryan in Tamany Hall, applause greeted a decision to rename the organization the Bryan Progressive League signaling a shift in political alignment and street-level reform efforts.
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Ing
Bryan
Tammany Hall
Bryan Progressive League
Property transfers and deeds listed with multiple owners
A fragmented notice records multiple April property transfers and deeds. It lists individuals including Isaac O Webb, L K Wallace, Jacob Greber, Frank P Witkosky, W A Carse, James Hutchinson, Charles W Sturgis, George N Sturgis, J M Baldwin, J P Ashmead, Frank Mitchell, Mary M, Harriet A Hague, S K Davis, Maggie May Clinkinbeard, MEOG TRF ERIG, N A Erick, and others, with parcel descriptions by section township range and undivided interests, along with recorded acreages and monetary amounts where legible.
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Hosette Erickson
Isaac O. Webb
L. K. Wallace
Jacob Greber
Frank P. Witkosky
J. M. Baldwin
F. H
J. P. Ashmead
Frank Mitchell
Mary M
Charles Winner
Weidmann
Harriett A. Hague
S. K. Davis
Maggie May Clinkinbeard
MEOG
Trf Erig
Pate Stantts
N. A. Erick
Charles Harris
Guaranteed Matrimonial Knots by Judge Roe in Des Moines
Des Moines April 9 Judge Zell G Roe offers marriage certificates with a divorce coupon good for free legal service within a year. Couples wed in his private ceremony room report no divorces so far and praise plain talk on mutual forbearance. The judge, a bachelor, claims strong success despite secrecy of his admonitions.
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Des Moines
Zell G. Roe
Father Coffin Weds Mrs Nellie Ingall in Detroit
Hon L S Coffin founder of Hope hall and temperance leader married Detroit woman Nellie Ingall yesterday. The couple will arrive in Fort Dodge this morning to stay at Willowedge and celebrate his 85th birthday with local friends and neighbors. Previously Coffin and Mrs Ingall served as superintendents of the Arlington Heights home for disabled railway men.
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Fort Dodge
L. S. Coffin
Hope Hall
Anti-Saloon League of
Iowa
United States
Coffin
Detroit
Mich
Nellie Ingall
Father Coffin
Willowedge
Pioneers
Carrie Rutledge
Ingall
Arlington Heights
Caught After Thrilling Bank Robbery Attempt at Barker Show
At the Barker Moving Picture Show on Monday April 20 the feature 1000 foot film Caught After Thrilling Attempt to Rob a Bank dramatizes crooks diging into a vault only to be thwarted by police. The climax ends in a jailbreak at Sing Sing. A Strange Love Story also screens.
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Opera House
Ossinging
New York
Sing Sing
Barker Moving Picture Show Presents Francesca di Rimini Romance
A Barker program features Francesca di Rimini about two brothers vying for the same girl. Also shown Out of Work and Desperate follows a man who goes to sea after hardship, endures abuse, and escapes with a cabin boy, aided by Jack, then returns home.
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Barker Moving Picture Show
Francesca di Rimini
Jack
Neal Jones Secured as Des Moines Mayor's Private Secretary
Neal P. Jones former assistant editor of The Tribune and recent Des Moines Daily News staffer has been named private secretary to Des Moines' new mayor. A 25 year old Cantril native, Jones attracted praise for his campaign work and his influence aided multiple city election wins.
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Neal Jones
Neal P. Jones
The
Tribune
Des Moines Daily News
Des Moines
Jones
J. D. Jones
Mathis
Washington
New York
Iowa
Cantril
Wyoming opens 100000 acres to entry June under Carey act
Robert S Lemmon named commissioner of deeds for Wyoming to handle filings for Eden valley Sweetwater county irrigation project. About 100000 acres to be opened to public entry June 1 1909 with water rights paid via 30.50 per acre and 25 per acre down and ten yearly payments. residence 30 days required for title. irrigation works built under state supervision and turned over upon settlement.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Robert S .Lemmon
Wyoming
Brooks
Eden Valley
Sweetwater County
Lemmon
Kansas City
Middle West
Wine versus Whisky in Temperance Debate
The Philadelphia Record cites Thomas Jefferson noting wine cheapness deters drunkenness and calls for low wine duties as a whisky antidote. A White House visitor argued French and Italian troops with wine rations have far lower drunkenness, while U S data show thirty per thousand treated for alcoholism.
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Thomas Jefferson
White House
Chevalier Andrea Sharbo
Philadelphia
Broken Spectacles Repaired By First Class Work
A repair service offers to fix broken spectacles without eye medicine and invites customers to bring their damaged glasses for restoration. The note emphasizes expert repairs and no use of medicines during examination.
Three Fine Stallions at Wilson Farm for 1908 Season
The J W Wilson Horse Co advertises three stallions Octavian Sansonnet and J W B An Electioneer at the Fairfield area farm four miles NW of Fairfield. Prices 12 50 for Octavian and Sansonnet and 10 for J W B with insure colt option. Pedigrees on request.
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Admiral Dewey
Ile
My Farm
Glasgow
Fairfield
Martin Bros
J. W. Wilson
Fairfield and
Brookville
Octavian
Sansonnet
J. W. Wilson Horse CO
Libertyville
W. G. Allison
Dr. Kings New Life Pills Promoted as Liver Purifier
An old advertisement claims Plenty of Trouble from stagnation of liver and bowels. Dr. Kings New Life Pills are described as reliable purifiers that relieve head ache biliousness and jaundice without grinding or griping. 25¢ at Shriner's drug store.
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Dr. King
S. Shriner's
Apr
Local Markets Re open Poultry at Zeigler's
Local markets advertise poultry sales including old hens roosters turkeys. Live stock and hides offered with emphasis on Zeigler's as the sale point.
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Zeigler’s
Bank Bosses Bossun and Goodun Face Legal Fallout
The quip imagines two rivals each running a bank that fails, then becoming receivers of the other's bank. It suggests they at least recovered money legally through the receiverships, highlighting a sarcastic take on accountability and reform in finance.
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Bossun
Goodun
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J. E. Rankin
Frank Speers
Jessie Speers
Charley
J. E. Coleman
Wm. Riggs
Carl Bradshaw Vis
Atkins
Bertha May
And
Ornton Fordyce
Ana Warren
Business College
W. Fordyce
Fair
Price
Ireland
Nend
Gus Garber
Cen
Ashmead
J. V. Hurst
M. Club
J. V
S. K
Hurst
T. Er
Ed Warren
Edna
Beison
Ottumwa
Claude
Isel
van Patten
Charley Roberts
Stockport
Isaiah Hamilding
Reene
Hiatt
Centerville
Fam
Guranteed
Clyde Bell
Clyde C. Bell
North Fourth Street
Admiral Dewey II
Purina
Globe
Maddox & Maxwell
South Side
D. G. Higley
East Side Square
J. W. Simpson
Fledboro
Newark
England
Pioneer Stud Farm
Bushnell
Illinois
Boscobel
Royal Gem
Ras aisUts
Voorhies
ROE Fou
Perenne
Shorts
Graham
Zeigler
Emry’s
A.w.chase Medicine Co
Buffalo,n.y
W. Chase
Ioma’s Pharmacy
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