Barrell Ends In Murder In Iowa Town
Fred Zeke of four miles south of Prams Iowa was held for the grand jury for the murder of Cyrenus Chamberlain a Tama feed keeper. In a quarrel over horses Zeke stabbed Chamberlain in the neck with a knife severing the jugular and causing swift death. Chamberlain a lifelong peaceable man about 30 is described as a well known citizen. Zeke is described as quarrelsome and habitually carrying a knife. The second item notes Republicans in Scott county lacking a candidate for state representative with vacancies to be filled by the county central committee after no primary name was filed and a search for a candidate fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prams
Iowa
Fred Zeke
Irmer
Cyrenus Chamrlain
Tama
Zeke
Chamberlain
Chamrlain
Chamtlain
Chamberlain Cude
Scott County
Harry Phillips
Davenport
Struck by Live Wire in Iowa City Man Survives
Frank Vaughn of the Iowa City Electric Light company received a severe shock when he touched a live wire 25 feet high. He fell unconscious but was saved by a waist strap that kept him suspended from the pole. He suffered burns to his hands face and head and his hair was burned off, but he is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Frank Vaughn
Iowa City Electric Light Company
Fairfield notices of visits and movements across towns
Burlington trip by Rev. Hogan. Seattle visitor W. C. Knight arrives for a visit. Miss Dysart vacations with her parents after teaching in Indian Territory. Ell of residents travel to and from Cedar Rapids Denver Ottumwa and Mt. Pleasant for church events funerals and weddings. A large group attends the democratic national convention preparations for a track meet cup transfer parade and local farewells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Hogan
Burlington
W. C. Knight
Seattle
W. F. Bevering
Brighton
Chloe Dysart
Henry Dysart
Dysart
Indian Territory
Nellie Smith
B. I. Carter
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk
A. M. E. Church
J. P. Manatrey
Bonnie Manatrey
A. J. Kaufman
Mt. Pleasant
Laura [Linkhouse
Ottumwa
T. D. Foster
Etta Grice
Denver
Col
D. P. Baines
Howard Skillen
E. J. Skillen
Chicago
Scott Jordan
W. C. Spaulding
Henry Alston
Julius Tappert
Davenport
Charles Heer
Edgar Bean
Bancroft
Neb
James Bean
I. D. Jones
Jones
Pueblo
Ellen
Edith Foster
Dr. Parsons
Mary Lee
Danville
Wim. H. Dunn
Bethany
Milt Cuddy
C. D. Warner
Louise Twinam
Red Fish Lake
Minn
Will Mohr
Washington
Herbert Emry
Winnipeg
Canada
Fairfield
Roy McKee
H. M. Gage
Seymour
Parsons College
Southeastern Iowa
Alumni Field
Corydon
State Board of Athletics
Gage
Frank Simmons
West Jefferson Street
William Louden
al Sumner
O. D. Stubbs
Dr. Conner
Sioux City
Mary Bean
Bancroft, Neb
Winfield
Iowa
Tom Powell
Marshalltown
Powell
M. L. Greenleaf
Cecil
Ainsworth
Centerville
Cen
Death of Eight Year Old Charles Russell
Charles Russell died peacefully Saturday at seven at his parents’ home on East Jefferson street after illness from pneumonia and typhoid fever. The youngest son, eight, was beloved by family and friends send condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Russell
William Russell
East Jefferson Street
Charles
Norvell Withdraws From State Representative Race
E R Norvell, nominated as a Democratic candidate for state representative, has withdrawn his candidacy. A Democratic county central committee meeting will be held at The Tribune office on July 4 at 2 o clock to fill the vacancy. All committeemen are urged to attend promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Norvell
Democratic County Central Committee
Tribune
Marriage of Harry E. Loring and Marie Johnson
Harry E. Loring and Marie Johnson wed last Wednesday evening at the bride’s mother's home five miles west of the city. Rev. Luther Bright conducted the ceremony at 8 o’clock. A wedding supper followed in a tastily decorated dining room as friends offered congratulations and best wishes. Loring, a plumber, anticipates a move to Kewanee or Omaha after receiving offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring
Kewanee
Omaha
Neb
Ferrel-Pratt Nuptials at Congregational Parsonage
Rey Pearse Pinch joined Miss Mabel Ferrel and Mr Loren D Pratt in marriage at the Congregational parsonage last Wednesday. The ceremony began at 9 oclock with relatives and close friends as witnesses. The couple will reside in Libertyville and greet friends there from now on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sventhe
Rey Pearse Pinch
Mabel
Ferrel
Loren D Pratt
Libertyville
McClelland-McKee Exchange Vows in Fairfield Home
Roy S. McKee of The Tribune and Miss Marie McClelland wed Thursday at the bride’s parents home on North D street. Rev G W Burch officiated in a small ceremony with close relatives and friends. Out of town guests included relatives from Ottumwa Macomb Chicago Winnipeg and Libertyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. McKee
Will McKee
Clyde Weldon
Ottumwa
Herbert Emry
Winnipeg
Canada
Grace Smith
Macomb
Fern McClelland
Chicago
Gaila Stansberry
Libertyville
Marriage Licenses Issued In Fairfield Area This Week
County Clerk Smith reports licenses issued to eight couples including Thomas D. Sammons and Miss Della Gates of Lockridge, Harry E. Loring and Miss Mary S. Johnson of Fairfield, Roy S. McKee and Marie C. McClelland of Fairfield, and Arthur W. Gridley of Eldon with Maggie M. Thomas of Eldon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Thomas D. Sammons
Rome
Della Gates
Lockridge
Harry E. Loring
Fairfield
Mary S. Johnson
Roy S. McKee
Marie C. McClelland
Arthur W. Gridley
Eldon
Maggie M. Thomas
Not Burglar Married Man Surprises Hampton Office
Hampton June 29. Town Marshal and residents thought burglars were at the Pohl elevator office. It turned out to be a well known married man with a young woman not his wife. The man dropped letters as he fled. they are kept at the Hampton Chronicle awaiting return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Town
Pohl
Jacob Pohl
Hampton Some Time Previously, and Mr. Pohl
The
Hampton Chronicle
Stands for shirt sleeves in hotel dining room
Sioux City hotel keeper Frank J. Donahue of the Hotel West defends coatless men in his dining room calling it a progressive age and says a man in shirt sleeves is no more shocking than a sleeveless woman, amid patron objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Frank J. Donahue
Hotel West
A Boy Finds Joy in a Suit Cut From Father’s Clothes
A youngster discovers delight in a bran new outfit only after wearing a suit fashioned from his father’s old garment. The tale highlights thrift and family ties as the boy learns value in recycled clothing within a timeless moral frame.
Congressmen on New Currency Commission Earn Little Forgiveness
The writer questions whether members of the new currency commission will serve the public in monetary issues as well as they did for themselves with a 50 percent salary raise, suggesting default forgiveness if they fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Currency Commission
Husband shoots wife at Iowa farm accident scene
Mrs Anton Simons of Troy Mills Iowa was accidentally shot and killed by her husband at their farm near Troy Mills on June 29. The couple were reportedly alone when the incident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Simons
Troy Mills
Iowa
Here
Woman survives shot accident after mink attack
A farmer attempting to kill a mink that preyed on his chickens fired a shot that entered his target’s body. The woman endured terrible agony from the incident, which occurred around 4 o’clock in the morning, until late afternoon.
First Mower Accident In Iowa Falls Leaves Child With Amputated Foot
In Iowa Falls on June 29 a serious mower accident in the southern county area cost Julius Balvanz’s three year old daughter her foot. The child approached the mower while calling her father to supper and the sickle severed the right limb above the ankle. She was taken to a hospital where the foot was amputated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Falls
Iowa
Julius Balvanz
Man in the Moon Not Tied to Local Phone Switchboard
A humorous note explains that the man in the moon has no link to the town's telephone switchboard sparking relief from potential embarrassment about misrouted calls or lunar lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man In the Moon
Grand Army Staff Appointments Announced
Des Moines reports Department Commander Milliman and adjutant George A. Newman reveal staff appointments for the Grand Army. Several selections mirror those of former commander David J. Palmer, listing roles from inspector T. R. Irons to senior aide Lee Dakin and a committee on Soldiers' home with members from Des Moines, Dubuque, Rock Rapids, Council Bluffs, and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Milliman
Grand Army of Town
George A. Newman
David J. Palmer
T. R. Irons
Toledo
Fred O'Donnell
Dubuque
H. H. Rood
Mount Vernon
Robert Kissick
Lee Dakin
Logan
Phil Schaller
Sac City
George Monlux
Rock Rapids
D. R. Witter
Council Bluffs
J. W. Krapfel
Waterloo
Levi S. Moss
Committee On Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home
C. H. Wickkersham
West Branch
C. F. Kellogg
Clinton
Gus Schmidt
Muscatine
John E. Jayne
Town City
E. J. Wood
Anamosa
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Frank H. Wells & CO
J. D. Scothorn
Harness and Saddles
Northwest Cor. Square
Buarrel
Ogas Go
Jes Moine
Terville High School
Frank Paxson
Clifton
Newton Williams
Waltz
Ozro Jewett
la Fargeville
N. Y. Buford
Murray
Ed Allender
S. L. Machesney
East
T. T. Stuckey
May McClain
Crete
Luce
Velma Snook
United States
Kobe
Japan
Virginia Droz
Mt. Sterling
J. F. Hinkhouse
First Presbyterian Church
E. E. Lucas
Emma Chandler
Stillwater
Oklo
Ella Clark
Bessie
Hightstown
N. Y
G. W. Townley
T. F. Higley
Nina Fry
Colorado Springs
Cal
Bruce Young
Maywood
C. D. Leggett
Gambier
Ohio
Kenyon College
J. H. Buchanan
A. C. Fuller
Storm Lake
George Whitmore
E. A. Howard
Fannie Welday
C. C. Clark
Nellie Sullivan
Anna
Alamogordo
N. M
Anna Sullivan
Jay Copeland
Carl
Hopedale
Copeland
Board of Trustees
Dnd
Sherry Junkin
Creston
Dr.a. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Thoma’s Pharmacy
Ferrel-Pratt
Fairheld
Committee On Attractions
Pure Food Grocery
Elijah
Sakery
Southeast Corner Square
Wilson Bros
Grand Army Staff
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