Merrimac News Highlights County Socials and Incidents
Merrimac reports Sunday visits by Frank Shippy and Effie Hart ley to the Nelsons near Beckwith. A grain stack fire during threshing damaged two stacks at Ira Saunders farm. Saunders suffered heat exhaustion. Local notes include new autos, well-boring mishaps, paint updates, and a motor buggy breakdown. Cross Lanes mentions a newborn daughter and regional chatter about the Chautauqua. Krank Sears shipped hogs from Barnhart to Ottumwa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimac
Frank Shippy
Effie Hartley
Frank Nelson
Beckwith
Gillmans
Ira Saunders
Mr. Saunders
E. Noeton
Alfred Johnson
Joan Craft
Germanville
Jake Shafer
Wade Carper
Lockridge
Merrion Adams
Spring Creek
Charley McGuire
Grandma McGuire
Walter Shupp
John Baldosier
Dr. Morrow
Fagan
Charles Hidy
W. S. Beverings
Fairfield
Willard Whitakers
Bertha Parrett
H. D. Smith
Batavia
Milton Fisher
Krank Sears
Barnhart
Ottumwa
Farms Change Hands as Land Prices Rise in County
Land sales dominate the week with Asa Roberts farm selling for 152 dollars per acre to a Winfield buyer. Mollie Davidson farm changes hands at 117.50 per acre while Bradshaw and Hugh Sands farms change owners as Eugene Prince plans to rent the Sands place. Local social notes mention Ruth Hull's Ottumwa visit, sewing circle meetings, and minor mishaps like Ed Raines and barb wire injuries. The report notes a busy spring for farmers and a general land rush in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lance Freeman
Loren Randall
Mr. Sullivan
Asa Roberts
Winfield
John Krumholtz
Ed Ditman
Ruth Hull
Ottumwa
Elsie Holcomb
Fletcher Stansberry
Garry Minster
Birdie
Margaret Elder
Bernhardt
Rumboltz
al Greeson
Will Ramsay
Ed Raines
Frank Davidson
Ohio
Electric Bitters Claim Malaria Cure for Washington Plague
In a period piece ad style note, Electric Bitters are touted as a universal remedy for malaria illnesses in low Potomac bottoms, claiming to cure chills fever ague biliousness jaundice lassitude weakness and debility. A testimonial from R M James of Louellen South Carolina praises the tonic as the best malaria cure. The ad guarantees the product for 50 cents from F S Shriner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Potomac
R. M. James
Louellen
S. C
F. S. Shriner
Round Prairie Sunday School Convention at Glasgow
The Round Prairie Township Sunday School convention will be held in Glasgow on Sunday August 29 1909. Sessions start 10:00 with Mrs John Goodman opening and President Combs R Workman presiding. Various topics follow including religious education temperance and Sabbath observance with multiple leaders and a 3:30 five minute talks segment. Election of officers will occur. bring Bibles and Pentecostal hymns No 3. Edna Williamson is the organist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Prairie
Round Prairie ‘Township
Glasgow
John Goodman
Combs R. Workman
Gus Scott
Geo. Stephenson
M. Mickey
L. Whittaker
E. O. Y. Culbertson
Goodman
Edna Williamson
H. Heaton
Tribune Highlights Jefferson County News
The Tribune, the leading Jefferson County newspaper, reports on local events, updates, and community affairs with detailed coverage and timely notices from city government, schools, and organizations.
Sue Maries Howlett Dies After Blood Poisoning
The Beck community mourns Sue Maries Howlett who died Wednesday at 7 am after a facial scratch led to blood poisoning. She married Bill Howlett on March 13 1897 and spent much of her life in Beck before moving to a farm near Ottumwa last March. She leaves a mother, husband and four children Celeste Tama Robert and the baby aged eleven to one. The article notes a lack of questioning God's providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton Tedrow
Eldon
Harry Campbell
Shanandoah
Iowa
J. P. Campbell
Roy May
Hedrick
Fordyce
J. W. Lyon
Packwood
R. O. Sherrick
Afton
W O Eon
W. H. Robertson
Chicago
Henry Reitzell
Ottumwa
Paul Ferrel
Danville
New London
Burlington
Wallace
Merton Clevett
Machlin
Hattie Mower
A. N. Hibbard
J. J. Kyle
Perlee
Lew Fordyce
J. S. Glotfelty
Floyd Morley
Leon Foster
Tabor Grove
Lizzie Heston
Fairfield
Will Barthlow
Harry Allright
Birmingham
Loren Fisher
Batavia
Geraldine Roberts
Chautauqua
Dick Morrell
Kansas
John Davenspike
Davenspike
Wallace Davis
Marion Davis
Des Moines
C. G. Watkins
Cedar Rapids
S. N Watkins
Flo Garber
Frances Carter
W. H. Linder
Beck
Bill Howlett
Sue Maries
Celeste
Tama
Robert
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promise Quick Liver Relief
Idleness breeds trouble for a lazy liver causing constipation headaches and pimples. Dr. King’s New Life Pills banish liver troubles and boost health. Available for 25c at F. S. Shriner’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
F. S. Shriner’s
Otto Schultz Held in Drugging Case In Laporte
Otto Schultz aged 209 is held for trial in Laporte circuit court on charges brought by Anna Manlove 15 who says Schultz drugged her with port wine in Michigan City then kept her in an empty house where she was forced to drink whisky. She escaped Tuesday morning after enduring threats to kill her if she spoke. Schultz pleads not guilty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
Otto Schultz
Anna Manlove
Schultz
Michigan City
Tribune seeks neighborhood correspondents for Jefferson area
The Tribune invites readers in Jefferson and nearby counties to become correspondents. Sign with full name and address, including route if applicable, to contribute. Recommendations from readers are welcome in sections lacking a correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Tribune
Relief From Colicky Pains With a Kentucky Testimony
A Beaver Dam resident I S Son recalls years of severe colicky pains. After using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on friend recommendation, relief came after a few doses. Four years later the symptoms have not returned. For sale by F W Jericho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. S., Mason
Beaver Dam
Chamberlain
F. W. Jericho
Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Endorsed
A testimonial from H. S. Nichols of Oakland Indiana proclaims Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy never fails since its 1872 introduction. He travels commercially and always carries the remedy. For sale by F. W. Jericho.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised As Universal Healer
An old advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the instant remedy for burns, cuts, bruises, and a range of skin and inflammatory issues. It claims the salve subdues inflammation and relieves pain, calling it Earth’s supreme healer and listing boils ulcers fever sores eczema and piles. Available for 25 cents at I S Shriner’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. S. Shriner's
Notice of Partition Suit In Jefferson County Iowa
A statewide notice announces N E Welch's petition to quiet title and bar heirs in the land described as the NE and NW parts of Section 18, Township 72, Range 11. It names unknown heirs of Andrew F B Hagey and other defendants and orders publication for four weeks starting July 9, 1909, in the Fairfield Tribune. The case seeks decrees to confirm title, reform deeds, and bar claimants from interest, with a September 27, 1900, deadline for appearance noted by Judge M A Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Jefferson County
Welch
Andrew F. B. Hagey
John Robinson
James Tatum
Andrew Harris
Martha
Andrew
Martha Harris
Elizabeth Martin
District Court
N. E. Welch
Andrew B. F. Hagey
Wm H. Jordan
Wm R Wells
N. E
N. W
Piff
Sandrine Tatum
Isaac Harris
S. E
Elizabeth Jane Martin
Elizabeth
Court House
Fairfield
A. M. van Allen
Fairfield Tribune
M. A. Roberts
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Browndoughes
East Side Hardware
Edison Phonograph
Dison
Edison
D. Merrick & CO
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Z. W
Fair Grounds
Jeferson County
A. C. Wisecarver
Ie Whitney
Blackhawk
Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mass
Libertyville
Charley Leppo
Grand Lodge of the K. of P
Sioux City
Brighton
Harry Bidwell
Meta Kientz
Brighton Rebekah Lodge
Richland
Richland Order
Alice Stack
Lowa City
Gus Snyder
Jane
Hampton
Florence
Ella Alkire
Daytons
Joe Day
Lillie Hicks
Fairfeld
Flora Seaman
Davenport
McGuire
Henry Kientz
Colorado
Utah
California
Oregon
Presbyterian Church
Frank ‘Tracy
Boston
Ernest Downs
Jim Johnson
Ralph Nichols
Lila Gudgell
Ottoman
Madge DeLong
Jennie South
Nell
Luella Engle
A. RK
Stacy
Red Oak
Grace Brinton
Worthington
Minn
Henry Ransher
Harry Lloyd
Key
Davis
Walker
Royal Reedy
Indiana
James Potter
Iowa City
N. W. Lyons
Smithland
Wm. Draper
Hulda Rader
Rob. McKee
Ocean
Freeport
Shed Draper
Oliver
Will
Lawrence
Clinton
LSL
Frank Draper
Wm. Middleton
Lopeka
Kan
Elizabeth Swisher
J. Rader
Rempo Hampsher
Max Keller
Ainsworth
C. C. Davis
Angie Neal
Bonnie Cassady
Sue
Methodist Church
Parsonville
Union
Liberati
Iowa Brigade
Oskaloosa
Sth Reg’t
Ft. Dodge. Ie
Pain
C. E. Cameron
J. Simpson
Des Moinnes
Lewa
H. S. Nichols
Oakland
Hufstedler & Baker
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