Birth, death and local notices from Woolson area
Gertrude Hiatt of Jackson County born March 31 1819 died near Woolson August 16 1905 aged 86 years 4 months 10 days. Married Uriah Cox March 27 1845 three sons and three daughters named. Funeral at Richland cemetery. Uriah Cox ill and absent. Various local items note barn fire, Chautauqua attendance and visitors from Oskaloosa Batavia Fairfield Hot Springs Ark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolson
Blackhawk
Gertrude Hiatt
Jackson County
Indiana
Hendricks County
Iowa
Uriah Cox
William
Chicago
Illinois
Enoch
Richland
Joshua
John
Albia
Hannah Randall
Sand Lake
Mich
Rachel Hodson
Marshalltown
Friends Church
W., S. Kitch
Thos. W. Hanna
Cal Estes
Fairfield Chautauqua
Libertyville Social News and Travels
Libertyville Iowa August 21 report notes illness of Mr James Hurst and low condition of Mrs Sarah Blair. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Dave Lytle from Denver Colorado and relatives of the Buchanan home. Several locals and visitors travel to camp meetings and nearby Birmingham with many attending.
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Libertyville
James Hurst
Sarah Blair
Dave Lytle
Denver
Col
Buchanan Home
H. D. Davis
Mayme
Ottumwa
John Peebler
S. K. Davis
Carrie
Mayme Davis
Fairfield
Cecil Sheidel
Mt. Pleasant
Rain Delays Dry Spell as Glendale Residents Move Plans
A soaking rain arrives in Glendale as residents adjust travel and work plans. Mrs Wm R Smith begins a trip to the Portland fair and to Oregon relatives while Mrs Wm Kinneman and daughter visit their Illinois home. Louis Hansen moves to Omaha. threshers await Chautauqua’s end. Rev John George preached at the church. Joseph Hickenbottom visits sister Mrs M Damm and Elsie Overhulser from Fairfield.
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Glendale
Wm. R. Smith
Portland
Oregon
Wm. Kinneman
Illinois
Louis Hansen
Omaha
John George
Joseph Hickenbottom
M. Damm
Elsie Overhulser
Fairfield
Abingdon News Roundup and Travel Notes
Miss Ina Davis visited Hedrick and Oskaloosa friends after leaving Abingdon. Mrs. Best traveled to Fairfield to hear Capt. Hobson. Mrs. Clara Hudson has been ill. Mrs. Eliza Jones returned to Boulder Colorado. Dave and Carl Black departed for North Dakota last Thursday.
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Abingdon
Tra
Ina Davis
Hedrick
Bessie
Neta Fleenor
Oskaloosa
S. D. Cline
Best
Fairfield
Capt. Hobson
Clara Hudson
Eliza Jones
Boulder
Cole
Dave
Carl Black
North Dakota
Packwood Social News Aims for Ice Cream Night
Packwood Aug 21 Station Agent Battleston and wife of Yarmouth were guests of Mr and Mrs J C McKay Sunday. Epworth League to serve ice cream and refreshments Saturday. Ruth Morrison Ames instructor guest of Mrs O B Myers. Prof Morganson Mt Pleasant visited for I W university. Rosa Young celebrates twelfth birthday with friends. Bert Anderson welcomed a newborn son. Edna Roth and child back from Wayland. Henry Cline and Perry Harrison return to Nebraska.
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Minnie McKay
Bertha Myers
Bert Anderson
Edna Roth
Wayland
Henry Cline
Perry Harrison
Nebraska
Fairfield and Blackhawk Townships News Mixed
Aug 21 notes report cattle shipment from Kansas to Fairfield then Brighton with a veteran observer. Local updates mention W B Holcomb finishing a silo, Harry Ramsay's plastered house, Jimmy Knight building a cave, Hazel Coop social, Emmet Mahon visiting from Brighton, Roy Cornell and wife seeking a farm, Pleasant Grove church Epworth League organized, Chautauqua and Wallace show attendance, and Clarence Spencer with a new buggy.
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Fairfield
Blackhawk
Kansas
Brighton
Jefferson County
W. B. Holcomb
Mr. Holcomb
Harry Ramsay
Jimmy Knight
Jimmy
Hazel Coop
Emmet Mahon
Roy Cornell
Beckwith
Pleasant Grove
Wallace
Clarence Spencer
Death of Mrs. T. M. Hawk in Wayne County obituary
Mrs. T. M. Hawk formerly of Wayne County near Clio Ta died Wednesday afternoon after a long illness. Born July 25 1861 to Sarah Jennison, she married Thomas Hawk in 1880. Survived by three children Rolla Minnie Ina. Funeral held Friday at Lower Richwoods church with Rev Chamberlin. The community mourns her kind, hopeful spirit.
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T. M. Hawk
Sarah Jennison
Wayne County
Clio
Thomas Hawk
Jefferson County
Rolla
Minnie
Ina
Chamberlin
Lower Richwoods
Thai Heavenly Corps Nea
Quiet Merrimac wedding unites Sinn and Gentner
Anna M Sinn married Rev E Gentner former German Lutheran pastor of Germanville Iowa at the bride’s brother home in Merrimac on Monday Aug 7. The ceremony officiated by Rev Meier of Muscatine. Only family members attended as the couple entered to a wedding march.
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Gentner-Sinn
Merrimac
Anna M. Sinn
E. Gentner
German Lutheran Church
Germanville
Iowa
Meier
Muscatine
Wedding of Miss from Merrimac and Pastor from Germanville
Margaret McGuire and Bert Linn attended a ceremony where a white lillies arch framed the event. The bride wore white with a veil of roses and carried a bouquet. The groom, pastor of the German Lutheran church at Germanville, plans to move east after a Niagara Falls wedding trip.
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Margaret McGuire
Bert Linn
Merrimac
Germanville
Niagara Falls
East
Wallace Circus Arrives with Grand Parade Draws Thousands
Wallace's big circus reached Fairfield with 35 train cars and a lively crowd. A 10 000 strong street parade kicked off the day, followed by a two hour afternoon show that impressed all. A heavy rainstorm forced an abrupt end to the night performance, but no injuries were reported and orderly conduct prevailed.
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Wallace
Joe Carbaugh
Fair Grounds
Fairfield
Trial Jurors for September District Court Named
County Clerk E. E. Lucas R. H. Curtis Fairfield list jurors for the September term includes H. G. Cole Pleasant Plain H. A. Filler Fairfield Ed Neiswanger Fairfield William Vogel Fairfield George Rizos Lockridge T. M. Hawk Pleasant Plain R. J. R. C. Winsell Libertyville E. B. Bray Woolson J. Fred Clark Fairfield Andrew J. Burke Batavia H. A. Hoopes Fairfield J. S. Gantz Fairfield R. C. Sands Fairfield C. C. Brown Fairfield R. H. Myers Packwood Chas Black Fairfield Frank Whitmore Batavia C. A. Nilson Packwood Geo Walker Batavia D. N. Sense Fairfield Perry Munphort Fairfield Geo C Woods Fairfield F. C. Cook Batavia.
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E. E. Lucas
R. H. Curtis
Fairfield
H. G. Cole
Pleasant Plain
H. A. Filler
Ed. Neiswanger
William Vogel
George Rizos
Lockridge
T. M. Hawk
R. J. R. C. Winsell
Libertyville
E. B. Bray
Woolson
J. Fred Clark
Andrew J. Burke
Batavia
H. A. Hoopes
J. S. Gantz
R. C. Sands
C. C. Brown
R. H. Myers
Packwood
Chas. Black
Frank Whitmore
C. A. Nilson
Geo. Walker
D. N. Sense
Perry Munphort
Geo. C. Woods
F. C. Cook
Why Women Sin at the Grand on August thirty first
A society woman seeks consolation away from a neglectful husband as a unscrupulous suitor uses every art to tempt a young wife and mother. The play Why Women Sin has charmed patrons and sparked reflection for married couples. Grand Theatre screens the production Thursday.
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the Grand
Peculiar Disappearance Prompts Remedy Endorsement
J D Runyan of Butlerville Indiana reports relief from indigestion and biliousness via Dr King’s New Life Pills. He claims dizziness sour stomach headache and constipation disappear. Sold by Frank S Shriner’s drug store for 25 cents. Aug.
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J. D. Runyan
Butlerville
Dr. King
Frank S. Shriner
Cut the Weeds Before They Go to Seed
A practical injunction urges timely weed cutting to prevent seeding. It warns that delaying until seed set renders removal ineffective, implying gardeners should act promptly to maintain soil and curbspread.
Travels From Africa To Become Bride In Sioux City
Miss Charlotte Abel traveled from Johannesburg to marry her American fiancé George Patterson, an Armour & Co. employee. Patterson, a Norwegian who served in the Boer War after a career across Hong Kong and Bombay, met Abel during the war years and kept his promise to reunite in the United States. The wedding was performed at the Norwegian Lutheran church by pastor O A Norem after Abel arrived by ship via Liverpool. Patterson is 26 and multilingual.
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Sioux City
Charlotte Abel
Johannesburg
South Africa
George Patterson
Armour & Co
Patterson
Abel
Norway
Hong Kong
China
Bombay
India
Miss Abel
United States
Liverpool
Mysterious Barn Fire Wipes Out Property Near Packwood
In Packwood Iowa on August 20 a barn at C Estes farm burned to the ground destroying the barn granary and truck patch. Tenant O S Baldwin and his brother arrived too late to save a horse that perished in the flames. Estimated losses run to about 800 dollars for Estes and several hundred for Baldwin with the barn insured for 500. Origin of the fire remains undetermined.
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Packwood
C. Estes
O. S. Baldwin
Was First White Child
West Union Iowa August 21 The remains of Oscar Wentworth Rogers the first child born at West Union and among the county s early births arrived Saturday from Indiana where he died He had many inventions in electrical apparatus that promised to revolutionize electricity usage He left west weeks ago grew ill in Chicago went to New York and on a return trip died en route to West Union where he was installing a new electrical plant His mother who came to West Union in 1840 still lives there
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West Union
Oscar Wentworth Rogers
Indiana
West
Chicago
New York
Child Run Down by Horse in Bloomfield
In Bloomfield Iowa on August 21 a youth named Caldwell rode a horse around the square and ran over the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lute Hockersmith. The child suffered a broken right collar bone, a badly bruised knee, and facial scratches. The boy was taken to a physician for treatment while Caldwell faced sharp criticism for the incident.
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Bloomfield
Caldwell
Lute Hockersmith
Burns Prove Fatal in Independence Fatal Fire
Mrs. J. K. Henderson, who lived north of Independence in Ta., died from burns suffered when her sleeve caught fire while lighting the kitchen fire a week earlier. The tragic accident occurred near her home on a late summer day.
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Independence
J. K. Henderson
Centerville couple marks golden wedding anniversary
Centerville Iowa on August 21 celebrates the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Brokaw. Both are over seventy and long regarded as prominent residents. The anniversary is described as one of the most enjoyable events in the city.
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Centerville
Isaac Brokaw
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Praised For Ulcers And Sores
Wm. Bedell of Flat Rock Michigan reports using Bucklen's Arnica Salve for ulcers, sores and cancers and calls it the best healing dressing he has found. The product soothes cuts burns and scalds and is sold for 25 cents at Frank S. Shriner's drug store with guarantee, Aug.
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Wm. Bedell
Flat Rock
Mich
Bucklen
Frank S. Shriner
Smallpox Cases Reported in Johnson County
A woman arriving in Iowa City from Liberty township for skin treatment learned that several smallpox cases exist in her neighborhood. All infections are mild in type.
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Johnson County
Iowa City
Liberty Township
Yellow fever scare reaches Gregory Missouri near Fort Madison
A Greek railroad laborer from Mississippi dies of yellow fever in Gregory Missouri near Fort Madison. Doctors confirm the fatal case and warn against spread while asserting precautions and a belief the disease won’t spread as cooler nights return, per Keokuk weather bureau reports.
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Gregory
Fort Madison
Here
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Government Weather Bureau
Keokuk
Cedar River boating trip ends in Charles City report
John G. Lege and A. L. Dodd with their wives returned from a ten days voyage down the Cedar River from St Ansgar. They praised the scenery as nearly equal to Colorado and described campsite nights along the riverbanks. Both men are prominent businessmen.
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Cedar River
Charles City
John G. Lege
A. L. Dodd
St. Ansgar
Colorado
Binder Cuts Off His Legs In Runaway Fieldwork
Charles City Iowa August 20 Glenn Carter eight year old son of James Carter living near Bailey in Mitchell county lost both legs when a runaway team hit a self binder. The horses were frightened by a pail hung on the hames and bolted catching the boy on the apron of the machine. The boy will live.
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Charles City
Glenn Carter
James Carter
Bailey
Mitchell County
Oil expert proposes gas franchise for Muscatine
An oil expert from Coffeyville Kansas sas won city council approval tonight to supply Muscatine with natural gas at 35 cents per thousand feet. He says he has discovered petroleum and natural gas in paying quantities near the city and a franchise was granted.
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Muscatine
Coffeyville
Kansas
Elevator Fire Destroys McCausland Grain Elevator
Davenport Iowa August 21 The elevator at McCausland owned by D Rothschild Grain company burned last night. Loss estimated at 33000 for the building and 2000 for grain. The plant will be rebuilt at once.
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Davenport
McCausland
D. Rothschild Grain Company
Horse Frightened to Death Near Webster City
A horse driven by James Miller fell dead north of Webster City Iowa yesterday as F A Sackett approached in an automobile to pass. The animal, likely frightened to death, died instantly.
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Webster City
James Miller
F. A. Sackett
Unknown Man Killed by Northwest Bound Train Near Burlington
An unknown man was instantly killed by a northwest bound passenger train last night just south of Burlington, Iowa. His body was found this morning by section hands. The incident remains under local investigation.
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Burlington
K. Line
Farmer Boy Drowned Near Rose Hill
Bruce Blake aged 19, son of a prominent farmer, drowned in the Skunk river near Rose Hill Iowa while bathing after stepping from a sand bar. The drowning occurred on August 21 in Oskaloosa.
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Oskaloosa
Bruce Blake
Skunk River
Rose Hill
Sioux City Philosophy On Virtue And Public Life
A compact reflection on moral conduct praising goodness and self restraint. It argues integrity over appearances, notes that admiration for leaders lies in self-improvement, and warns against hypocrisy and corrupt money. The piece stresses personal responsibility in public office and cautions against mixing good books with bad company.
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Sioux City
Washington
Lincoln
Moving Furniture to Europe Trade Blossoms
The New York Journal notes a growing European moving trade. An American company ships complete house furniture from New York to any European city with one packing, transferring by van onto a trans Atlantic line, then by steamer and train to the destination. There it is wheeled to the house and unpacked.
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Europe
New York
New York Journal
Highway Appointment Study In Jefferson County
A commissioner is appointed to examine the expediency of establishing a highway in Jefferson county Town. The study begins at a point one fourth mile south of Linby and traces the proposed route to determine viability and impact for local travel and development planning.
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Jefferson County
Linby
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W. J. Bryan
Chautauqua
Claude
Bert Conner
Hot Springs
Ark
W. A. Black
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Merle
A. M. Davis
Lena
Edgar McCreery
Reynold’s Grocery
Tnlord& Workman
Fairfield and
Blackhawk Townships
the Wallace
Africa
Castoria
Tor
Bargaj
Brig Washington Co
J. L. Down
Brighton, Oy
Shallendiay
Leggett House
Ger
Felson
W. E Shallenberge
Oakwood Blvd
Chips
Drexel State Baal
N. R. Rr
W. N Brown
Braden
Robert Ashall
Lam Hanna
Ted
Jaims
D. M
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