Round Prairie township events and small-town visits
Local residents and visitors fill pages with social calls and daily business in Batavia and surrounding towns. Notables include A. B. Mullinnix of Fairfield, Chester Carlson of Burlington, Miss Ila Harvey of Pleasant Plain, and many others visiting relatives, attending meetings, or handling errands.
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Batavia
A. B. Mulinnix
Fairfield
Chester Carlson
Burlington
Ed Kreiner
Ottumwa
Co. E. Carlson
Loren White
Packwood
Ila Harvey
Pleasant Plain
Julda Perry
North Dakota
Malissa Hiatt
Ackworth, Jr
J. E. Bowermaster
Infant LeGresley Dies of Diphtheria at Six Months
Ora LeGresley infant son of Mr and Mrs James LeGresley died Saturday after a four day illness from diphtheria. No funeral service was held and the remains were interred in Evergreen cemetery with a small gathering of relatives and friends. The family has received deep sympathy from their friends in this sorrow.
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LeGresley
Ora
James LeGresley
Evergreen Cemetery
Jefferson County Horse Sale Draws Big Crowd and Praise
The first winter horse sale in Jefferson County attracted 138 draft horses with prices from 160 to 250 dollars and teams up to 450 dollars. Promoters plan regular sales February 4 18 and beyond to capitalize on strong buyer demand and local breeders reputations.
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Jefferson County
West End Hotel Fire Damages Roof. Insurance to Adjust Loss
Firefighters battled a roof blaze at the West End Hotel Saturday after it started from the kitchen flue. Water caused most damage to furnishings. the hotel, owned by Russell Smith, is insured and being repaired pending insurance adjustment. The Ridleys, managing the hotel, have moved to the vacant Q hotel across the street. Smith is abroad but will return soon to settle the loss with insurers.
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West End Hotel
West End
Ridley
Wes End
Russell Smith
Smith
Landlady's Son Quips On Duel Phrase Over Dessert
Mr Newcome contemplates his dessert as he and the landlady discuss a nautical command stand by to repel boarders. The exchange centers on Stewed prunes and a humorous misreading of the phrase.
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Pardner
Court Opens Next Monday Four Week Term With Heavy Docket
The February term of court begins next Monday February 1 with Judge D M Anderson presiding. The docket lists 200 cases across eight criminal, eighty five law, fifty one probate and fifty six chancery actions. Grand jury meets Monday noon, petit jury the first week of the second week. New cases include Eureka Coal and Dock Co vs Louis Hisel account and several other civil actions.
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D. M. Anderson
Eureka Coal & Dock Co
Louis Hisel
F. S. Curry & Co
C. R. Messett
W. H. Miller
John R. Parsons
J. R. Speck
Ella A. Snock
J. M. Snare
H. K. Snare
Frank Cooper
Equity
M. E. Heston
Anchor Fire Insurance Co
Cooper & Son
Iowa Central Ry. Co
J. H. Merrill
O. J. Kellogg
Fairfield Mayor Proclaims Lincoln Birthday Holiday
Mayor Thomas L. James proclaims February 12 1909 the centennial of Lincoln birth as a legal holiday in Fairfield urging citizens to pause ordinary duties and honor the memory and achievements of the war president. Governor Carroll has signed the act declaring Lincoln's birthday a holiday.
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Carroll
T. L. James
Birth
Lincoln
Iowa
Thomas L. James
Fairfield
A. D
Farmer Converts Rationed Wood to Barn Gate Then Barn
An old farmer asking for timber to build a house is refused by his landlord who then grants permission to cut wood for a gate. The farmer notes this suffices and even exceeds his expectation, highlighting practical bargaining.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Complimentary to Him Sparks Laughs in Exchange
A brief dialogue reports Cholly Sappy saying Miss Reod called him a crank and Miss Cutting reacting with mock astonishment. The exchange frames a humorous, lighthearted dispute about being seen as one idea.
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Cholly
Delays Are Dangerous in Sour Milk Dispute
In Cleveland Leader style dialogue, a woman condemns the milk as sour and refuses it. The seller retorts that she would not accept it when fresh, blaming her delay for the spoiled product.
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Cleveland
Kansas City Boy Mistakes Axle Grease for Caviar
A Kansas City lad ate axle grease believing it was caviar and would have felt worse if the roles were reversed. The odd mix up highlights a comic misperception reported in the Cleveland Leader.
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Cleveland
Kansas City
Washington gas poison claim spurs blame game in Congress
An Associated Press dispatch reports gas in Washington described as unusually poisonous. The president and the House of Representatives refuse responsibility, each blaming the other for the hazard.
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Columbia
Associated Press
Washington
House of Representatives
Burlington Girl Wins Fame With Stories
Miss Lucretia D. Clapp assistant librarian at Burlington Free Public Library earns recognition as a short story writer. Her tales portray human interest with pathos, published in New England Magazine Black Cat Collier's Craftsman Magazine and more. She was born in Burlington and is granddaughter of Clark Dunham wartime editor.
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Burlington
Lucretia D. Clapp
Burlington Free Public Library
New England Magazine
Black Cat
Hannah
Collier’s
Ann Young
Emmeline
Craftsman
Miss Clapp
Clark Dunham
Burlington Hawkeye
Iowa Mulct Law Upheld by Supreme Court in Campbell Case
Judge S M Weaver writes the opinion sustaining Iowa's mulct law as constitutional in the Campbell versus Jackman Bros. case. The decision traces legal roots to English rights and common law, affirming liquor sale as a legitimate business and supporting state measures against saloon harms.
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Jackman Bros
Waterloo
Blackhawk County
Campbell
Supreme Court
Weaver
Not Worth the Offer
A theater manager recalls a ragged boy with a mangy yellow dog who offered the animal in exchange for admission. The manager let the boy in, but the boy later says he was glad he did not hand over the dog. The anecdote highlights the boy’s wit and streetwise trade.
A Warm Corpse and a Graveyard Prank
An old diary recounts Irish body snatchers hiding a grave find in a churchyard corner. A half drunk lookout aided by sleeping in the corpse’s place. On a cart journey the “dead” man reveals he has endured two days of peril and is startlingly alive, causing the body snatchers to abandon him.
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M. E. Grant Duff
Tit for Tat in a Vacant House Lease Dispute
The Kansas City Journal notes a witty exchange over moving instead of cleaning a house. The quip recalls that others who left the same residence had the same thought, framing a lighthearted dispute about upkeep and tenancy.
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Kansas City Journal
Arizona Pompeii Unearthed in Gila Valley Ruins
Smithsonian excavations led by Dr. J. W. Fewkes reveal Casa Grande ruins in Pinal County Arizona as a vast compound type. The discovery sheds light on ancient Gila Valley peoples and aims to preserve relics for the national museum.
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Plains
Arizona
Plains of
United States
Southwest
Casa Grande
Smithsonian Institution
Pial County
Gila River
Florence
Casa Grande Station
Eusebio Francisco Kino
Father Kino
Gila Valley
J. W. Fewkes
Bureau of American Ethnology
Fewkes
National Museum
Little Colorado
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Gila
Salt River
Colorado
How to Make Resisting Cement
How to make a cement that resists hot and cold water for mending cracks in iron and tin kettles and pans. It is prepared by mixing litharge and glycerin to a thick cream like putty consistency.
Morning awakening mirrors life after death
The speaker ponders waking each dawn from a brief sleep as consciousness reclaims memory and emotion. Light returns to reveal joy or grief from the past, leaving the self and life unchanged, as if waking from death’s sleep into a familiar existence. The verse reflects on continuity and the perils of new perception.
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Helen Hunt Jackson
Sure of the Verdict in Ham Theft Trial
A New York case saw a truckload of hams stolen. The jury returned a not guilty verdict after a dramatic trial in which the prisoner taunted witnesses and the lawyer spoke harshly. The judge delivered a strong charge but the jurors acquitted, each in possession of a ham.
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New York
Regular January 1909 Session Continued
Proceedings continue from page six during the Regular January 1909 session. The fragment notes page references and line numbers but lacks explicit actions or outcomes to detail.
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C. J. Fulton
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W. A. Hook
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Parsons College
Ada B. Parsons
Round Prairie
Glasgow
E. A. Howard
Vancouver
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H. T. Cooper
Brighton
W.E. Cowan
Libertyville
Cornelia Maggio
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Margaret Green
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Me . B. Monfort
Frank Fourt
Bock
C. A. McElderry
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Mike Bond
Nerpice Doggett
Goldena Klineman
Mt. Pleasant
Pearl McClaran
Ralph Welday
John A. Bright
Luther Bright
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Frank H. Wells
N. C. Dickey
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Kate McClain
North Court Street
Ola Farmer
Nettie Harreld
John Lamson
Carl Gobble
Ames
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Roxy Chandler
J. C. Richenberger
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Roy Bell
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