County Notes Spark Local Reunion and Visit Recap
Henry Boyner returns from Colorado to settle with his brother Lionrad. Ice harvest nearly complete. future crop prospects are light. Clarence Schiefer of Round Mountain Nevada visits relatives. Wesley Walgren has been ill. Mrs H Bogner hosted a carpet rag sewing gathering. Mr and Mrs Geo Schmidthein of Austin Nevada visit relatives. Mr Jordan from near Brighton spent Sunday at N Glauzman’s home. Maze from near Martinsburg bought the livery barn and started work this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Boyner
Colorado
Lionrad
Clarence Schiefer
Round Mountain
Nevada
Wesley Walgren
H. Bogner
Geo. Schmidthein
Austin
Mr. Jordan
Near
Brighton
N. Glauzman
Parsonville Community Notes Dated January 25 1909
Rev T S Pool conducted services at Parsonville and Bathsheba churches. Earl Sperry from Groton S Dak visited locals. Liberty school plans an oyster pie and coffee supper January 29 to fund a flag and library. Oscar Larson and Gerald in Burlington. Elmer Hollander home repairs. Oscar Monson relatives from Nebraska. Oren Fryes and Miss Jessie Edwards with E A Parsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Pool
Parsonville
Bathsheba
Earl Sperry
Groton
S. Dak
Liberty School
Buchanan Township No. 6
Oscar Larson
Burlington
Gerald
Elmer Hollander
Oscar Monson
Nebraska
Oren Fryes
Jessie Edwards
E. A. Parsons
Whitlock Family Visits Libertyville on Way to West Point
Li bertyville notes report several local visits and arrivals including Mr and Mrs J W Whitlock and children en route to West Point from Fairfield. Others mention Fred Davenspike visiting Stockport, Mrs Green and daughter visiting Rankin home, and Curt Sheets from Colorado attending a father’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Whitlock
Fairfield
West Point
Fred Davenspike
Stockport
Green
Burlington
Rankin Home
P. H. Heston
Kansas
Carl Riggs
Richland
Geo. Paine
Washington
S. C. Ross
J. W. Peebler
M_ Club
Oscar Swanson
E. S. Warden
Pratt
Henry Hawkins
Yost and Sherrick
Martha Richards
Ott
W. G. Allison
D. W. Garber
Curt Sheets
Colorado
Walnut Township News Briefs Highlight Ice Hauling and Visits
January reports from Walnut Township note Joseph J. Kurtz hauling ice this week while Mrs. S N Gelski improves. Roads are poor in the area as Miss Roalie Gelski visits her brothers Domnic and Felix Gelski near Fairfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Kurtz
S. N. Gelski
Roalie Gelski
Domnic
Felix Gelski
Fairfield
Local Notes From Packwood Jan Twenty Fifth
Roads drying after rain and cloudiness. Vilda Nelson of Linby attends church. Many youths spend Sunday at Mrs J H Peters home. May Peters visits Luella Thomas. Christian church meetings attract interest with good early results. Laura Loughary visiting Taylor and Mrs Gillett in Sterling Colorado. Nate Reinier buys Ben Widmer’s blacksmith shop and starts work. Bert and Mrs Fairchilds and two children spend winter weeks in Oklahoma. Mabel Smith visits O M Bundy home. M N Smith visits Charles Peters. Abingdon residents attend Christian meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vilda Nelson
Linby
J. H. Peters
May Peters
Luella Thomas
Christian Church
Laura Loughary
Taylor Gillett
Sterling
Colo
Nate Reinier
Ben Widmer
Bert Fairchilds
Oklahoma
Mabel Smith
O. M. Bundy
M. N. Smith
Charles Peters
Abingdon
Property transfers and deeds from Fairfield Batavia areas in January 1909
A sequence of real estate transactions dated January 12 to January 25 1909 list numerous deeds. Purchasers include C M Glass Lena Glass Anna C Gilmer Ralph W Gilmer Nathan H Filley Lolla Filley Andrew A Holmes Peter Nelson Jesse F Lathers Joseph F Simmons J M Barrow Grant Hudges Jane Salts D J Johnston Henry G Bates W L Vernon Elizabeth A Graves W L Noe Marg…
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Glass
Lena Glass
Fairfield
Iewa
Anna C. Gilmer
Ralph W. Gilmer
Fred M. Taylor
Walter S. Campbell
Whitwood
Batavia
Nathan H. Filley
Lolla Filley
Iowa
J. M. Barrow
Husband
I Grant Hudges
Jane Salts
D. J. Johnston
Brookville
Henry G. Bates
W. L. Vernon
Township
A. R. Lightfoot
R. H. Spence
New Plat
Emma C. Ross
Bertha M. Hudgell
George Walker
James Perry Cramer
L. M. Clark
Cora E. Elliot
Sixty Six Dead In Chicago Crib Fire
Chicago authorities report the death toll may reach sixty six after yesterday's crib fire. Forty seven bodies lie in morgue sacks while nineteen more names are sought from those said to have worked at the crib by the day. Fifteen of thirty nine rescued remain in hospital, with five in serious condition. The Morford tug searches the lake for additional victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hoffman
Jackson Company
Murphy’s Morgue
Lake
Morford
Funds for Conservation Prompts Dolliver Cummins Role
Washington officials say Dolliver and Cummins will lead a push for a national conservation commission appropriation and to make the body permanent. The plan, urged amid president cited waste figures, faces opposition but gains from a 48 member commission including 18 lawmakers. Dolliver is among the supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolliver
Cummins
Washington, D. C
National Conservation Commission
Taft Heads to Panama from Augusta for Canal Trip
William Howard Taft left Augusta for Charleston today where he boarded a train to sail for Panama on Monday. He was greeted by a large crowd and accompanied by John Hays Hammond Wendell Mischler and others. Mrs Taft will join him in Charleston and travel to Panama. Senator Knox and Frank Hitchcock plan to meet him there for cabinet talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Charleston
William H. Taft
S. C
Panama
Taft
John Hays Hammond
Wendell Mischler
Secret Service
Mrs. Taft
Senator Knox
Frank Hitchcock
Dunlap Lawyer Dies by Own Hand After Business Woes
George Cadwell of Dunlap Iowa a college educated man who recently joined his father in a law practice was found dead in his bed the result of a self inflicted act. Officials cite business failure domestic unhappiness and despondency as causes. He leaves a wife and one child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cadwell
Dunlap
Mary Jenkins to Wed Missionary in China
Swaledale Iowa January 22 Miss Mary Jenkins daughter of J T Jenkins president of the Swaledale Savings bank sails for China to wed Rev Mr Worth a Presbyterian minister in the field She had taught at American schools in Shanghai and was delayed by lack of funds before the wedding could proceed upon arrival overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Swaledale
Mary Jenkins
J. T. Jenkins
Swaledale Savings Bank
China
Worth
Shanghai
Hebrew Union seeks to bar sectarian teaching in public schools
Delegates at the twenty first council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations voted to form a committee to distribute literature arguing that the constitution does not recognize Christianity as the nation’s sole faith. The report sparked a spirited debate among rabbis and lay members over language on sectarian instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebrew Union
Philadelphia
Twenty-First Council of the
Union of American Hebrew Congregation Today
Council debates on Christian Country issue and child labor
Delegates led by Dr. Max Heller object to a section risking a reflection on the Supreme Court. The section was amended to remove court references and the resolution passed. Other civic religious topics were discussed and a resolution condemning child labor was adopted. The council plans to meet in New York City in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Heller
New Orleans
Supreme Court of the United States
New York City
One Big Funeral for the Victims
Forty-seven hearses escorted by 200 policemen carried unidentified men killed in the lake crib fire last Wednesday to Greenwood Cemetery. The procession moved from South Chicago with funerals in Protestant and Catholic churches and many suburban businesses closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Greenwood Cemetery
Burkett Bill Draws Iowa Interest In Express Firms
Iowa jobbers in Washington push Senator Burkett's bill to bar express companies from jobbing business. Des Moines' E. H. Moyer and Davenport's C. F. Francis attend hearings with fruit traders, seeking action despite indifference from Interstate Commerce Committee chair Elkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator
Senate
Washington
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Burkett
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
E. H. Moyer
Des Moines
A. A. Chang Company
C. F. Francis
Davenport
Iowa Fruit Brokerage Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Nebraska
Senator Elkins
Union Pacific Declared Guilty of Unlawful Discrimination
Interstate Commerce Commission found Union Pacific guilty in the elevator allowance cases. The decision, announced in Washington, D. C., orders reparation totaling 12,524 dollars plus interest to several grain and lumber firms for discrimination against complainants compared with Omaha and Council Bluffs rivals. A tariff requiring car return within 48 hours before allowance was deemed unlawful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
Union Pacific Railroad
Nebraska-Iowa Grain
Cromwell Lumber and Grain
Updike Grain
Cavers Elevator
Nye, Schneider & Fowler Grain
Union Pacific
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Kennedy Gets Chairmanship in House Mileage Panel
Representative Kennedy of Iowa becomes chairman of the committee on mileage after Mr Brumm of Pennsylvania resigns. He moves from ranking member to lead the audit of mileage accounts for the extra session to revise the tariff, one of the few committees named for the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Kennedy
Congress
Brumm
Pennsylvania
Kenndy
Billy Sunday Speaks to 10000 in Spokane
Billy Sunday addressed an audience of 10,000 men in Spokane Washington delivering his sermon to a large crowd in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Sunday
Spokane
Wash
Callahan’s Bowery redemption honored by Pinkertons
John Callahan once a world famous criminal receives special Pinkerton orders to erase his name from records as Hadley Hall marks eleventh anniversary of his reform. Bowery rescue work draws clergy and philanthropists, with President Roosevelt praising his Bowery mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Callahan
the Bowery
Callahan
Pinkerton
United States
Bowery
Hadley Rescue Hall
J. Wesley Hill
D. D
Taft
Roosevelt
John
Washington
Pinkertons
One Bushnell cigar factory sales in 1908 reach 342050 cigars
A Bushnell Illinois cigar factory reports production of 342050 cigars in 1908 marking a strong year for the plant and its workers. Company records show steady output and demand during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bushnell, IL
Kodol for Dyspepsia Advertised Remedy
An advertisement promotes Kodol digestive aid claiming it provides stomach like digestion, reduces indigestion pain, and allows rest for the stomach. It emphasizes natural digestion, safe use, and a money back guarantee via local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. S. Shriner
Public Sale Of Farm Equipment And Livestock Near Glasgow
An estate sale near Glasgow lists 7 horses, 35 cattle, 44 hogs, farm Implements, wagons, harness, and poultry. Describes terms for cash and credit, with lunch on grounds and multiple auctioneers and clerks.
Public sale of Gosick farm stock set for January 28
The undersigned offers at public sale on the Gosick farm two and a half miles northeast of the airfield on Thursday January 28 1909 at 10 oclock a m the described property. Six head of horses include a Norman brood mare six years old in foal a roan horse three years old a gray Norman mare colt one year old a black Norman mare colt one year old a full blood English Shire stud colt one year old and a well bred black roan filly two years old. Nine head cattle include three milk cows and a full blood red Pole cow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glasgow
Poland
Surrey
McCormick
Wm. Nt. Gosick
Airfield
English Shire Stud
Ill Temper Breaks Up Marriage Under Western Judge
A western judge grants a divorce on account of ill temper and bad breath. Marketing copy claims Dr Kings New Life Pills would have prevented it by curing constipation, liver troubles and other ailments. 25 cents at F S Shriner's. Jan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
F. S. Shriner
S. Jan
Landlady Seeks Damages Over Carmichael Room
Minerva Hughes landlady of the Carthage boarding house in Port Huron Michigan has filed a claim of 100 against the Rev John H Carmichael estate. She says she burned the room pets and bedding after the minister was found with his throat cut to remove evidence and to repair damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron
Mich
Minerva Hughes
Carthage
John H. Carmichael
Carmichael
Also Mentioned on This Page
County News
Maze
Martinsburg
Parsonville and Vicinity
Libertyville
Walnut Township
Packwood
Jefferson County
Funds For Conservation
Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Express
Des Moines Daily News
Ito
Wnisky
Broadway
Hadley Hall
Joliet
Kansas City
Denver
Frisco
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Dan Coughlin
Dr. Cronin
Kodol
B.C. DeWitt & Co
West Side Square
Henry Graby
T. B. Allender
Thes
Tlewell
Alice Gosick
W. H. Gosick
Gaines Bros
West Side
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