County News Highlights Local Appointments and Visits
Ida Morgan is appointed deputy auditor for Jefferson county and will start soon. Ralph Bray visits relatives in Burlington. Woolson Young People Society donated a nine volume raised type Bible weighing 110 pounds to Wilson Love day. A new son and daughter arrived in local homes. Multiple moves and illnesses noted. Descriptions include community members, school and church activity, a large horse sale by C. E. Heald at Douds, and hunting progress with opossums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woolson
Black Hawk
Ida Morgan
Jefferson County
Ralph Bray
Burlington
Woolson Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
Wilson Loveday
Geo. Greiner
Fred Woolum
Clarence, Johnson
Blakesburg
Wm. Quakenbush
Fairfield
Quakenbush
Jemima Quakenbush
Lida Humphrey
Des Moines
Gladys Fry
C. E. Heald
Douds
Abingdon Notes and Local Weddings This Week
Abingdon residents attended a Brookville revival meeting. Grace Davis wed William Shelton in Wichita Kansas. Mrs. Mary Snider wed Mr. Adams of Washington Iowa. Local residents H M McCreery and wife visited Fairfield. J R Peters and W J Fleenor visited the county seat. May and Pearl Martin visited Mrs. Frank Gobble in Ottumwa. Ida Davis and daughters visited Hedrick. Chas Hood and wife were Packwood visitors. W A Black and wife spent Sunday with daughter Mrs. W F Jones of Batavia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
Brookville
Grace Davis
William Shelton
Wichita
Kans
Mary Snider
Washington
Iowa
Adams
H. M. McCreery
Fairfield
J. R. Peters
W. J. Fleenor
May
Pearl Martin
Ottumwa
Frank Gobble
Ida Davis
Ina
Lena
Hedrick
Chas Hood
Packwood
W. A. Black
W. F. Jones
Batavia
Brighton Roundup Among Residents and Infrastructure News
Brighton Iowa reports Mrs E E White and children depart for Dallas for the winter health, Mrs Martha Cole and baby visit, post office moves to Woodford building with work by L M Buck on a new structure. Local visitors include O W Mitchell in Washington and J B Heaps with Tom Brinton. Framed by family visits and a 21 year reunion of brothers D H Spohn and another sibling.
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Brighton
E. E. White
Edna
Dale
Dallas
Texas
Martha Cole
Baby
Fairfield
Woodford
L. M. Buck
O. W. Mitchell
Washington
Tom Brinton
J. B. Heaps
R. H Pringle
County
Sue Yockey
Z. J. Cassidy
Rennie Dawson
Arthur
New London
G. M. Humble
Jordan
Charles I. Bennett
D. H. Spohn
Arkansas
Glendale Gossip and Social Notes Highlight Nearby Visits
Glendale Iowa reports include Alex Gordon of Central City Nebraska visiting friends last week. Frank Smith spent Sunday in Burlington with brother Paul. Ida Johnson of Middletown visited her home. Joseph Hickenbottom of Oklahoma visited sister Mrs M Damm Jr. Mrs Henry Lamanski has recovered from illness. Mrs Addie Pickens and her sister there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Alex. Gordon
Central City
Neb
Frank Smith
Burliington
Paul
Ida Johnson
Middletown
Joseph Hickenbottom
Oklahoma
M. Damm, Jr
Henry Lamanski
Addie Pickens
Fire razes building in Libertyville. town ill prepared
A restaurant building owned by J R Laughlin in Libertyville was destroyed by fire about 12 30 Sunday night. Tenant Wainscott barely escaped with little clothing as his upstairs room and all belongings burned. Origin believed stove related. Insured values noted and town fire protection described as inadequate. Community notices report social events, visits, and revival meetings continuing at the M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertyville
Emma Gillett
Cornell
Clarinda
J. R. Laughlin
Wainscott
Mr. Wainscott
Mr. Laughlin
James Hurst
Isle of Pines
Elmer Warner
Dr. Davis
M. E. Church
Gus Riniker
Oklahoma
E .H. Davis
Fairfield
J. T. Rodgers
Clarence
Fairfield Township
C. W. Linder
Maggie Hunt
Burger
Idaho
Idaho Falls
Cross Lanes
Wylie
Elm Grove Social Notes and Local Visit Highlights
Miss Bertha Lamansky of Glendale visited Elm Grove relatives last week. The box supper at Plum Grove produced a fine time. Ralph Downing and Ray Yearger with Pearl drove to the city where Miss Pearl attends school. Mrs. Blakely lies ill at home with Mrs. Omez and Mrs. Stone visiting. Harry Junkin reports a lost driving horse. Julian the assessor is making rounds in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove
Bertha Lamansky
Glendale
Theo, Crowe
Plum Grove
Ralph Downing
Seth McCarty
Frank Omez
J. M Stone
Blakely
Ray Yearger
Pearl
Miss Pear
Vance Palm
Harry Junkin
W. J. Kennedy
J. C
J. J. Crow
Julian
Notice to settle accounts at Fulton Hardware Co.
Having sold out our business to J A Putnam we require all creditors to settle their accounts at once. J W Fulton Jr will be at the old stand in charge of the books. 46 31 Fulton Hdwe Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Putnam
J. W. Fulton, Jr
Fulton
Winter Meat Eating and the Mi-O-Na Cure
The piece warns that indoor life and heavy winter eating harm digestion. It promotes Mi-O-Na as a stomach remedy that strengthens digestion and treats related ailments. It urges readers to ask Frank S. Shriner for the guarantee and notes the price at 50 cents per box with a money back promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank S. Shriner
Deserter from Navy Located in Sidney Jail
Sidney Iowa January 21 1903 John Booten held in jail on bootlegging charge is alleged to be a United States Navy deserter. He enlisted in Omaha January 26 1903 and deserted along the Atlantic coast. Sheriff Kent has sent the case to Washington authorities. He is a cousin of George Booten recently sent to Ft. Madison for five years for horse stealing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Sidney
John Booten
United States Navy
Omaha
Atlantic
Sheriff Kent
Washington
George Booten
Ft. Madison Penitentiary
Assessors Strike in Tama Iowa
Tama county faces an assessors strike as the supervisors set a short period for assessing. The assessors refuse to quit and will bill for extra days needed to complete the work, taking their books and blanks to continue. Pay day could bring friction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traer
Tama County
Pain Balm Credited With Easing Longstanding Rheumatism
W H Howard of Husband Pennsylvania reports his mother suffered years of rheumatism and could not move. After using Chamberlains Pain Balm she could walk with ease and remains reliant on it. An occasional application keeps pain away. For sale by Shriner Swayze. Jan.
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W. H. Howard
Husband
Pennsylvania
Shriner & Swayze
Omaha Mother Sues Relatives for Damages
Mrs Myrtle Wilson of South Omaha files federal suit in Council Bluffs Iowa asking 25000 dollars for alleged alienation of affection of her daughter Blanche The suit names Mr and Mrs Elisa Andree of Cedar County Iowa as defendants claiming the child was persuaded not to return to Omaha after visiting the Andree home and was told her mother was not fit to care for her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Myrtle Wilson
South Omaha
Elisa Andree
Cedar County
Iowa
Blanche
Wilson
Andree
Andrees
Baker Injured When Gasoline Bottle Explodes
Sidney Iowa January 21 A baker named John Sitton sustained a severe hand injury after a four ounce gasoline bottle exploded while corking it The blast tore a shard through Sitton s hand The accident likely resulted from warm gasoline and extreme cold affecting the bottle
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Sidney
John Sitton
Electric Bitters touted as cure for malaria and ague
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a pure tonic medicine especially beneficial for malaria and fever. It claims to cure malaria without quinine’s after effects and cites a testimonial from E S Munday of Henrietta Texas. Sold at Frank S Shriner’s drug store for 50 cents with guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Munday
Henrietta
Tex
Frank S. Shriner
Woodward Found Guilty of First Degree Murder
Leon Iowa January 21 The jury found Charles Woodward guilty of murder in the first degree for poisoning his wife with strychnine after a 15 1 2 hour deliberation The prosecution offered two motives the wife’s conflict with his three children and a $2000 life insurance policy naming the husband The children are 16 14 and 12 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
Charles Woodward
Woodward
Ex-Mayor Jim Brenton Cut From University Place Lodge
Des Moines Iowa January 21 ex mayor and former county superintendent Jim Brenton was expelled from the University Place Masonic lodge for violating by law barring members connected with a saloon. Brenton had worked as a bartender and later owned a pool hall at Locust street. The expulsion followed a Sioux City meeting and a formal investigation.
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University Place Lodge
Des Moines
Jim” Brenton
Parker
Walnut Street
Third and
Court Avenue
Locust Street
University Place
Brenton
Retired farmer John A. Arends sued for ten thousand
Frank Luick of Wahpeton sues Hampton, Iowa area resident John A. Arends for 10000 damages claiming alienation of Mrs Frank Luick's affection. Mrs Luick previously lived in Franklin county before moving to North Dakota and returning to Hampton. The suit shocks Franklin county acquaintances who believed Mrs Luick left of her own will.
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John A. Arends
Hampton
North Dakota
Iia
Richland County
Frank Luick
Wahpeton
Luick
Franklin County
Band of Gypsies Lawless on Iowa Road Near Jesup
A large band of gypsies camped between Jesup and Independence, Iowa, felled hay and grain from farmers, jumped into a sleigh, and attempted robberies. A physician repelled two women from a patient’s sleigh with a whip, then drove the others from the cutter. Other lawless acts were reported.
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Jesup
Jesupp
Des Moines Man Commits Suicide Over Sick State and Will
Despondent Des Moines man Newton Ferguson 28 dies after cutting his throat with a razor at 806 East Elm. The son of a Baptist minister, he felt slighted by his father’s will which left him only a $100 bequest while others inherited more. His wife supports four children while he had saved a small bank balance by making brooms. efforts to enter a hospital failed.
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Des Moines
Newton Ferguson
East Elm Street
Ferguson
Widow Sues for Damages Over Drugged Whisky Death
Margaret Hiscock sues for 10000 dollars claiming her husband Joseph Hiscock died nine hours after partaking drugged whisky at a Lyceum event held February 26, 1904 at Ellsworth schoolhouse Washington township. Defendants Adolph Woodward Anthony Morton and Charles Baxter are Griswold residents named in the case. The attack on the decedent sparked jury concerns in Atlantic district court.
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Ellsworth School
Washington Township
Adolph Woodward
Anthony Morton
Charles Baxter
Griswold
Courtroom Clamor Draws Hundreds in Griswold Region
Subpoenas issued to large numbers of witnesses fuel an intense legal clash. The packed courthouse and surrounding corridors reveal the high public and media interest as residents fill seats as witnesses or spectators.
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Griswold
Hyomei Promises Cure for Catarrh in Days
An advertisement touts Hyomei as a complete cure for catarrh claiming it kills airborne germs and enters the bloodstream to eradicate the disease. It cites testimonials including Mrs. Le Rendu of Cleveland and promises refunds if not cured. The full outfit costs $1 with refills available for 50 cents. use from Jan 12 to 26.
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le Rendu
Western Avenue
Cleveland
Ohio
England
France
Frank S. Shriner
Personal recollections of the great snow year 1855
Attorney I D Jones recalls Iowa winters from 1848 to 1881 recounting storms and drifts. He notes the 1855 January snowfall eighteen inches at a rural school, drifted fences, and comparison to later heavy snows, including 1880 81. He mentions Macon county Missouri and prairies with old drifts, and October snows in the north.
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Tribune
I. D. Jones
Iowa
Macon County
Shaw Secures Bail in Keokuk Mail Robbery Case
Walter Shaw night mailing clerk at Keokuk post office held on federal charges after decoy letters marked money found on him. He provided $1,000 bail to await the federal court appearance as ordered by U S Commissioner Rob ers.
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Shaw
Keokuk
Walter Shaw
United States
Robers
Public Sale at Peebler Farm Details
F W Peebler offers a public sale 114 miles southeast of Libertyville on Monday January 30 1905. Items include wattle hogs and various farm implements.
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F. W. Peebler
Libertyville
Jefferson District Court Notice of February Term 1905
Allen Macy versus unknown claimants of described property and numerous Rob erts and Nordyke parties with spouses and heirs. The filing states there is now on file in the clerk’s office a formal notice proceedings in the Jefferson District Court February Term 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson District Court
Allen Macy
Thomas Saylor
Saylor
Adin Nordyke
Nordyke
William Roberts
Quieting title in district court of Iowa
Alien Mac Coin petitions for establishing title to three tracts in section 15 township 73 north range 9 west Jefferson County Iowa. He alleges 30 years open adverse possession and seeks to remove clouds from claims by Thomas Saylor Adin Nordyke and various Roberts heirs and administrators. Court set for February 6 1905 at Fairfield with default possible if no appearance.
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Iowa
Jefferson
Etting
Rock Island
Aif
Thomas Saylor
Saylor
Solomon Nordyke
Adin Nordyke
Mr Nordyke
William Roberts
Roberts
Mahlon Roberts
Hulda Roerts
Aaron Roberts
Mary Roberts
Elijah Roberts
Isaac Robert
Rober Hodson
Robert Hodso
Ady Nordyke
Moses Roberts
Adi Nordyke
Fairfield
Mugen An
Wilson & Jordan
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May Davies
Harry Rider
Mary Heaton
Harry Hartley
Wm. Rizor
Salina
Robert Teeter
Tama
J. M. Brenton
Mason
Band OF Gypsies Lawless
W. M. Campbell
T. B. Allender
Hunt & Howard Elk
E. Hempstead. Fair
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