Libertyville News Remembers Local Events and Loss
Aug 12 Libertyville column notes visits by Mollie Springer and Minnie Carlson and lists many social activities. The youngest Hoffman child dies and is to be buried Saturday. Mrs. Gertrude Cox dies after a long illness. funeral by Rev. W S Kitch in Richland cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Woolum
Missouri
J. A. Casady
Libertyville
Claude Patrick
Chariton
Wm. Hall
Florence Johnson
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of
Woolson Church
Tom Stuart
Burlington
Gertrude Cox
W. S. Kitch
Richland
J. M. Baldwin
Thomas Davis
Fresh and Cured Meats
Local storefront advertises fresh and cured meats located first door north of Reynold's Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynold’s Grocery
Obituary: Infant Lester Huffman Dies at Age One
Lester Ellis Huffman born October fifteenth, 1903 died August eleventh, 1905 at 1 30 a m after two months of Brights disease. Funeral service Saturday at 1 30 p m by Rev C Springer. interment Bethel cemetery. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Huffman endure the bereavement. Poem closes the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Ellis Huffman
Joe Huffman
Bright
Rev. C. Springer
Bethel Cemetery
Public urged to try Electric Bitters tonic
A Columbus woman reports rapid relief and cure after using Electric Bitters for fever nerves and stomach weakness. The ad claims benefits for liver and kidney health and notes availability at Frank S. Shriner's drug store priced at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary H. Walters
St. Clair Ave
Columbus
Frank S. Shriner
Price Soc
Fire destroys Lockridge feed mill
In Lockridge Iowa on August 4 a feed mill owned by Emil Gnekow burned with losses estimated around 1500 dollars. The cause is unknown as no grinding had occurred since July 29. Community members and visitors are noted, including local open house for a new drug store run by Israel and Kramme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockridge
Emil Gnekow
Emil
Wm. Hopkirk
Ft. Madison
Belle Sampson
Ida List
Keokuk
Louis Duttwieler
Harry Tennant
Burlington
Chas. Overstrom
King and Men
Oscar Sherman
Four Corners
George Craft
Oregon
Ida Hanson
Clara Johnson
Chas. Herm
Albia
P. A. Dallner
Mt. Pleasant
May Brown
Frankie Foss
Myers
Friends
Clarence Mickey
Libertyville
S. M. Duttweiler
George UN
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Praised For Ulcers And Sores
Wm Bedell of Flat Rock Michigan testifies arnica salve heals ulcers sores and cancers. It soothes cuts burns and scalds and is sold for 25 cents at Frank S Shriner’s drug store with guarantee. August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Bedell
Flat Rock
Mich
Bucklen
Frank S. Shriner
Woolson and Blackhawk Weekly Meeting Notice
Woolson and Blackhawk Aug 14. Quarterly meeting at Center M E church Saturday Aug 16 at 2 pm and 7 30 pm and Sunday at 2 30 pm. Elder J W Lambert will attend all sessions. Leland and Raymond Holgate visiting relatives in Illinois. Mr and Mrs John Samuelson entertained friends from Mt Pleasant last week. Mrs Fred L Hanna of near Pekin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertyville
Mollie Springer
Mystic
Joe Hoffman
A. Robertson
H. L. Rodebaugh
C. W. Leppo
Grand Lodge of the
Knights of Pythias
Davenport
Mesdames Newland
Leppo
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Minnie Carlson
Ed. Woolery
Ora Claypool
Brighton
M. A. Hood
Texas
S. F. Fell
Fairfield
S. H. Watkins
Cora Watkins
Nellie Linder
Nelle
Manford Clark
J. H. Richards
Martinsburg
J. O. Boyd
Ebelheiser
Kingsley
M. E
J. W. Whitlock
Whitney
Ottumwa
Frances Ferrill
New London
Iowa
Nellie Warner
M. E. Church
Cedar
Taylor McKain
Wm. Cowan
Dorothy Hibbard
Blocomington
Thornton Fordyce
Grace Leppo
Presbyterian Sunday School
Huldah Peterson
Perlee
Nellie Swanson
Eva Stover
Jennie
Hawkins Home
Mary Gunniere
Henry Wolf
Wm. Bush
Beckwith
Uriah Bush
James Hurst
Kansas
Jim
S. T. Laughlin
Jones
Lotspiech
Monmouth
Chas. Roberts
Clara Hawkins
Stockport
James Coleman
Epworth League
Marian Davis
Moline
Ill
John Famulner
Leland
Raymond Holgate
Ilinois
John Samuelson
Mt. Pleasant
Fred L. Hanna
Pekin
Four Corners Local Notes and County News
Threshing is nearly complete in the district. Carpenters build an addition at O. H. Sherman’s house. Wilmer Essley family visits in Coppock. J. W. Kleinhan departs for the Dakotas to run a threshing engine. Mrs. J. N. Wyatt ill. The old settlers plan a Madrid reunion on the 16th. Highland Park college offers a $48 free tuition scholarship per county. Fire destroys the E. Lukenbill farm home near Mediapolis. Ptomaine cases in Davenport. Ottumwa dairymen fined for adulteration. Mrs. Chad dock bound over for obscene letters. Rural mail service harms saloons and local trade. Independence approves saloon petition and a refreshment parlor will open. Horticultural report foresees below‑average crops. Sylvia Talcott runs away to Alden after family dispute. not returning yet. The Talcott family remains prominent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Corners
King and Scott
O. H. Sherman
Wilmer Essley
Mae
Coppock
L. E. Zihlman
J. W. Kleinhan
Dakotas
Emma
Clara Hildebrand
New London
J. N. Wyatt
A Touching Story of a Child’s Recovery in Cumberland Md
Geo A Eyler of Cumberland Md relates a dramatic recovery of his 11 month old daughter from throat trouble after two doctors lost hope. He credits Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with giving relief after four bottles, followed by a complete cure. Trial bottle offered at Frank S Shriner drug store with guarantees. Aug.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Eyler
Cumberland
Dr. King
Frank S. Shriner
The Annihilation of Distance and World News Reach
The article notes that modern telegraph and cable networks shrink global distances. It highlights The Chicago Record-Herald’s wide coverage with foreign correspondents and partnerships with the New York Herald, New York World, and the Associated Press, enabling broad international reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Old World
Old Earth
Asia
Africa
Australia
South America
Chicago Record-Herald
Record-Herald
New York Herald
New York World
Associated Press
America
Coates Seriously Injured Falling From Carnegie Library
L. E. Coates, a laborer on the Waterloo Carnegie library, fell about twenty feet from the top of the building while wheeling material along a plank and escaped with slight bruises. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon on the new structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Coates
New Carnegie Library
Waterloo
Mr. Coates
Dysart creamery closes due to lack of patrons
Iowa brief notes the Dysart creamery shutting its doors for insufficient customers. Shellsburg plans a harvest home festival in September while Vinton completes a temporary courthouse and begins foundation work on the new building. Isaac Porter, a claimed minister, is jailed in Des Moines for drunkenness and fined $15. Mrs. Ethel Du Bois sues for divorce alleging cruelty and nerve strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Porter
Des Moines
Couple in buggy accident near Cole
While driving one evening Mr and Mrs John Schmellic of Cole were in a buggy that broke down. Mrs Schmellic was thrown forward hitting her head on the dashboard. Her nose was broken and her face lacerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schmellic
Cole
Dog on Lafayette Street Faces Death Threat by City
A dog valued at $200 is under threat of being killed by the city after an incident on a Lafayette Street sidewalk. The bicycle rider involved alleges police actions and the owner warns of a lawsuit if the animal is slain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Street
Aeronaut L I Tillman Dies in Balloon Fall at Burlington
Prof L I Tillman aged 28 an aeronaut from Clinton Iowa fell from a balloon at Burlington Friday. His parachute failed to open and he struck a building dying instantly before reaching the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. I. Tillman
Clinton
Iowa
Burlington
Heir Benjamin Cocher Heavily Criticized for Downfall
Benjamin Cocher of Adrian Michigan is hospitalized in Dubuque described as a complete mental and physical wreck. Reports attribute his decline to wine and women though he is an heir to a vast fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Cocher
Adrian, Mich
Dubuque
Waterloo woman scalded by boiling water incident
Mrs C D Cass of Waterloo Ta was painfully scalded on the arms when she plunged them into a tub of boiling water. Her mother Mrs S M Bentley applied a whites of eggs lotion to ease the pain before the physician arrived. The doctor said the injuries should heal without peeling or permanent damage. The accident caused much suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Cass
Waterloo
Public library dedication and local incidents report
The Marengo public library was dedicated Friday with Hon. Johnson Brigham delivering the address. Mrs Bradford, wife of a farmer, was gored to death by a bull at her home near Indianapolis. Leonard Hollingsworth near Waterloo cut his instep with an axe, requiring five stitches. A hedge trimming machine attached to a wagon is advertised as labor saving. Waterloo considers a dog ordinance dispute with possible court action after a bite incident involving Martin Gilman and a dog owned by William P.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo Public Library
Johnson Brigham
Leonard Hollingsworth
Waterloo
Martin Gilman
William P
State of Iowa Chancery Notice in Jefferson County
Unknown claimants are warned that Abner Heald and Joseph Baldwin sue for title to parts of the west half of the southeast quarter of section 10 town 11 range 11 west. They seek a court to confirm title and bar claims, with September term filings due by noon of the second day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Jefferson County
Township Seventythree
Elizabeth L. Mathews
Samuel Mathews
James W. Bartlett
Bartlett
District Court
Abner Heald
Joseph Baldwin
Burlington & Western Railroad
Andrew Tracy
Randolph Gambell
Fairfield
County
Iowa
D. Jones
Field
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Freda LeClaire
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Green
Sylvia Talcott
J. P. Talcott
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Andrew Carnegie
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Carnegie
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