County Notes Highlight Visits and Accidents in Local Area
Local correspondence recounts visits across Fairfield and nearby towns including Ed Ditmar's mother from Kewanee Illinois and relatives from Kansas City. It notes carriages and buggy accidents injuring drivers, a fatal wedding-related sale, farm sales at Mollie Davidson farm for 125 dollars per acre, and various visits, picnics, travel plans, and a Chautauqua attendance in Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Leathers
Fairfield
Ed Ditmar
Reed
Kewanee
Ill
Kansas City
Lawrence Fisher
LaRue
Muscatine
Clara Fisher
Charles Walker
Eldon
Jay Calhoun
Charles Spencer
Hans
Jessie Mc.eal
John Krumboltz
Mr. Freeman
Illinois
Mollie Davidson
John
Jefferson County
Gladys Raines
Libertyville
Heald and Mitchell
Mr. Heald
Mr. Mitchell
Will Greeson
Luther McCracken
Chautauqua
Zeigler Farm
Community Happenings and Local Attendance
Mrs. Bert Montgomery visited her grandmother Mrs. Miller on Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and their daughter Frances of Chicago stayed with Mrs Taylor’s mother Mrs. John Wiora. Nick Shelvargoski is very ill. A well attended dance at Mr. Wiora’s Wednesday night. Miss Rosalie Gelski visited Fairfield on Sunday. Adam Sinn was a Fairfield caller on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Montgomery
Miller
Taylor
Frances
Chicago
John Wiora
Nick Shelvargoski
Wiora
Rosalie Gelski
Fairfield
Adam Sinn
Family notes from Seattle trip and local updates
William R. Smith and son began travel to Seattle and nearby points Wednesday. Mrs. A. G. Straley, recently operated on, visited her mother at Lucas Wednesday and returned Saturday. M. Damm hauled four cattle cars to Chicago with R. Fisher and J. Helfenstine. Willis Green family at Burlington for regatta and relatives. Harry Hartley welcomes a daughter. Wm. W. Stewart traveled to town last week by cart, preferring two wheels to four if an auto appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Smith
William
Seattle
Northwestern Points
A. G. Straley
Lucas
M. Damm
Chicago
R. Fisher
J. Helfenstine
Willis Green
Burlington
Harry Hartley
Wm. W. Stewart
Tribune Seeks Neighborhood Correspondents for Jefferson County
The Tribune invites readers to cover Jefferson and surrounding counties. We supply stationery and stamps and welcome recommendations from readers for any section not already covered by a correspondent. Contributors should sign with full address including route if applicable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Tribune
Harris dies at home after illness in quiet community
Mr. W. S. Harris, age 75, died at his home Thursday night after several days confined to his room. Funeral held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Christian church, conducted by C. L. Walker of Brighton, with burial in Packwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Harris
Harris
Christian Church
C. L. Walker
Brighton
Packwood
A. H. Ruggles
Mary Ryman
Isaac Webb
Iowa
W. C. Harris
A.Q. Harris
Joseph Nelson
Clarence Cline
Fairfield
Mary Bennett
Rymon
Parsonville Epworth League Ice Cream Social
A rain is needed to save the corn crop in Parsonville area. The Epworth League will host an ice cream social at Parsonville church next Thursday night August 26, with all invited. The Ladies Aid Society will meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Parsonville Church
Ladies Aid Society
Local Social Notes Highlight Aug Baby and Visitation
Mrs Charley Johnson prepares for an event next Wednesday afternoon August 25. Mr and Mrs A F Carlson celebrate the birth of a baby boy last Thursday. Grant Nelson and wife from Galesburg visit the Nelson home of Mr and Mrs Richard Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Charley Johnson
A. F Carlson
Grant Nelson
Galesburg
Richard Nelson
Horse killed after escaping from pasture
A fine young horse belonging to Eph McCleary escaped James Gorman's pasture last week and was struck by cars, suffering fatal injuries. Mrs Fr B Culbertson and children left for Marsh al Mo for a month long visit. Snowden Fisher and family visited Elm Grove. P R Laughlin and family visited Carl Stanford. Mrs J R Culbertson improving after an operation. Guy Salts spent Sunday with Verner Salts at Brookville. The Chautauqua is over Ed Crew baling straw in this vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Kisher
Monrovia
Cal
Crawford
Ida Roberts
Hedrick
Carl Riggs
Claude Heston
Ethel Wiley
Birmingham
Frank Fell
Harry Copeland
W G Allison
Marie
Luther Leedy
Lucelle
Goldie Anderson
Fairfield
Floyd Crawford
Combination Ironing Board Co
Glid McKee
Stockport
Ward Yests
Gus Riniker
Morris, Minn
Alexander
Des Moines
Ruth Pollock
Bertha Barber
Leando
Eph McCleary
James Gorman
Fr. B. Culbertson
Marshal, Mo
Snowden Fisher
Elm Grove
G. W. Fisher
P. R. Laughlin
Carl Stanford
J. R. Culbertson
Brookville
Ed Crew
Dave Allman
Ottumwa
Mt. Gilhad
Harley Plowman
George Miller
Jake Schlotter
White Elm
Eldon
Henry Ritz
Selma
Jackson Drake
Will
George Lasley
Isaac Griffitts
T. Allman
Ed Michael
Rick Godley
Emanuel Morrow
S. C. Sumner
Eldon area notices and social visits mixed with malaria cure
Local residents from Eldon, Ottumwa, Leando and Selma attended gatherings and shopped in nearby towns. Visits included the Griffitts, Allman and Drake families with several made trips to Ottumwa for business or social events. The piece also advertises Electric Bitters as a malaria cure.
Georgia Negro Lynched After Alleged Assault and Infant Murder
Henry Taylor, a black former convict, was seized by a mob between Lumpkin and McRea in Fitzgerald, Georgia. He had been charged with assaulting Mrs. Josh M. Vickers and murdering her and her infant, with reports confirming the lynching tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Henry Taylor
Josh M. Vickers
Lumpkin
McRea
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve advertised for wounds and sores
An 19th century advertisement touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the universal healer for burns boils ulcers fever sores eczema and piles. It claims rapid inflammation relief and pain reduction with a 25 cent price at F S Shriner’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
F. S. Shriner’s
Homan Named Matron of A. C. College Home
Corning Iowa August 21 Mrs M E Homan of this city selected as matron of the A C College home at Mendota Illinois and departed this week to assume duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
M. E Homan
A. C. College
Mendota
Ill
Dr. King's New Life Pills Promote Health For Lazy Livers
Idleness invites trouble and a lazy liver brings constipation headaches and poor complexion. Dr. King's New Life Pills banish liver troubles and build up health. 25c at F. S. Shriner's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
F. S. Shriner’s
Intense Colicky Pains Relieved By Remedy
Beaver Dam Kentucky resident I S Son credits Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with lasting relief after just a few doses four years ago. He notes no return of symptoms and confirms the remedy is sold by F W Jericho. Oakland Indiana traveler H S Nichols endorses its speed and reliability since 1872 and always carries it on trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. S. Mason
Beaver Dam
Chamberlain
F. W. Jericho
H. S. Nichols
Oakland
Ind
Runaway Injury Ties Up Des Moines Neighbor
Mr. Ward Yost of Des Moines township sustained a broken right leg above the knee and a dislocated left knee in a runaway on August 6. He recovered well with no flesh wounds or blood loss and thanked Libertyville neighbors for aid. He planned threshing soon and was surprised when neighbors offered to work in his stead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Yost
Des Moines Township
Libertyville
Borah as Cupid After Husband for Widow
Chicago dispatch reports United States Senator Borah of Idaho has offered to find a Chicago widow a husband from Idaho who will wear overalls. The widow, Grace Hartman, distrusts Chicago businessmen and sought a working Idaho husband, prompting Borah to promise help and noting the husband would be the family boss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Borah
Idaho
Cupid
Grace Hartman
Senator Borah
Iowa Yearly Meeting Opens in Oskaloosa Monday
The Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends will convene in Oskaloosa on Monday August 30 and continue through the ensuing week and the following First Day. The gathering marks the colony of Quakers meeting in the city with sessions planned for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends
Quaker Meeting Opens With State and Visitors Expected
Representatives from separate meetings have been appointed for the opening of the Quaker gathering on Sunday. Most attendees will come in addition to these, with visitors from other states and yearly meetings anticipated. Grounds and building repairs are completed and ready for opening day.
Man Max Seward Hangs Self Near Wayland Farm
Keokuk reports say Max Seward, a middle aged farmer with a wife and several children, hanged himself in the barn at the Williams place in Alexandria shortly before noon yesterday. He had dined there and was moving from a farm by the Des Moines river bridge toward Wayland. He was missing at noon and found dead after a short search. Authorities say he was deranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Max Seward
Alexandria
Williams Place
Des Moines River Bridge
Wayland
New geyser erupts near Fountain Geyser
A telegram from Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone Park reports a new geyser breaking out 109 feet north of Fountain Geyser. It plays 150 to 200 feet high and its eruption lasts about one hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone Park
TIRES OF WANDERING LIFE NEOSHO MAN RETURNS
W. H. Wright a former Neosho merchant who vanished from a Nevada Missouri hospital eight years ago and was legally declared dead has returned to the institution. He says he wandered the middle west for years and is in good health. His wife died after his disappearance and his estate was given to his daughter Miss Marguerite Wright who lives in Seattle Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho
W. H. Wright
Nevada Mce
Wright
Middle West
Marguerite Wright
Seattle, Wash
Keokuk Woman Ends Life Amid Dissipation
Keokuk Iowa August 21 Mrs Anna Sresnahan Croak 33 committed suicide by morphine after a life of dissipation Her husband recently died on Sunday and she left a note to her mother asking for comfort at her funeral stating she had lost her husband and loved him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Iowa
Anna Sresnahan Croak
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