Loss of Youngest Child in Glendale County
County correspondence reports the death of two year old Lester Howard from pneumonia during hot weather. Funeral services were held at the home's, interment at Union cemetery. The note also lists various families visiting, traveling, and local social events surrounding the Fourth of July in the Glendale area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Bert Howard
Lester
Bev, .S., Pool
Fairfield
Union Cemetery
N. Lamansky
Arthur Woods
Birmingham
Wm. Kennedy
North
Henry Lamansky
Otumwa
Wesley Walgren
Earl
Four Corners
Emma
Burlington
Anna Hayes
Creston
Nathan Hockett
Salem
Marshall
Merrimac Fourth Celebrated Without Incident
The July Fourth celebration in Merrimac was a success with Mr Unkrich praised for his boys band and Mr Crail delivering a well received speech. A minor scare from an anxious horse occurred near an automobile, and several local residents shared weekend activities and sad notes including the death of Miss Nattalie Baumgartner and a wedding of Roy McGuire to Lulu Agnes Seman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrimac
Unkrich
Crail
Art Williams
Shuppy
Estrus Norton’s
Little Katherine
Ruth Rauscher
Anna Shuppy
Ed. Shodt
Peter Lyon
Pearl Sherman
Chicago
Steve Lyons
Nattalie Baumgartner
Parsonville Families Make Fourth Of July Visits
Parsonville and vicinity reports several residents spending the Fourth in Burlington. Mr. and Mrs. John Vedin visited Frank Lundquist home, while Eugene Parson and family dined at Fry residence. Boughners attended Four Corners church, Larsons dined at Bush home, and Joe Hickenbottom hosted a family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsonville
Burlington
John Vedin
Frank Lundquist
Eugene Parson
Fry
Boughner
Four Corners
Larson
Bush Home
Joe Hickenbottom
Packwood News Reports Fourth of July Events and Local Visits
Rainy weather shaded Packwood but many residents attended the Martinsburg celebration. Several families visited relatives, including Griff Myers and son with O. B. Myers, Roscoe Smith of Des Moines, and Walter Thomas's family heading to Douds for the Fourth. A band concert drew a crowd, and local birthdays were noted at Roy McChesney’s home. Horses were lost in the hot conditions while field work continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packwood
Martinsburg
Thomas
This Place
Ida Carr
Stella Thomas
Clarence Cline
Joseph Nelson
May Peters
Giles Smith
Roy McChesney
Pleasant Plain Social Notes and Visitors
Pleasant Plain notes report Mrs. Dr Crumley and daughter Carrie from Missouri visiting Mrs Crumley’s mother. Mrs Harry Reed of Hibbon Minnesota visits her father and brother Richard and Orrin Caviness. Elizabeth Hodson is on the sick list. Rebecka Hodson and Leona of Richland visit Pleasant Plain. An Endeavor social was held at Eli Macys Saturday night. Fred Wiggins and wife visited his brother Sunday. John Fuqua was in Fairfield Sunday.
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Pleasant Plain
Dr. Crumley
Carrie
Missouri
Fred Wiggins
John Fuqua
Fairfield
Fourth of July notes from Walnut Township
Paul Gelski and family from Washington visited his mother Mrs Thomas Gelski. A Fourth of July crowd gathered at Merrimac. Rev Stan Liepiech from Oklahoma led the Polish congregation for about three weeks. Gertrude Gelski returned home after visiting relatives south of Fairfield. Adam Linn hauled oats to market. Frank Crish completed a new barn. Mrs Bert Montgomery ill at her aunt’s. Frank Suppalla’s horse is very sick. John Viera of Chicago visited his wife and family. J S Kurtz and family spent the Fourth at Merrimac. A good hay week reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walnut
Paul Gelski
Washington
Thomas Gelski
Merimac
Stan Liepiech
Oklahoma
Gertrude Gelski
Fairfield
Adam Linn
Frank Crish
Bert Montgomery
Frank Suppalla
John Viera
Chicago
J. S. Kurtz
Merrimac
Local residents attend various regional visits and events
Libertyville reports Rev. R B Ralls and wife from St Joseph Missouri assisting Free Methodist tabernacle meetings. John Allison and wife spent Friday in Ottumwa. Mrs Morrison of California visits relatives. Reed Crawford visits Burl ington. Dan Leppo and Lloyd Frye visit Victor Iowa. Emma Garber and son visit Henry Wolff. Gus Garber from Albia visits. Silas Wray of Berwick buys cattle. Wray a cousin of Mrs H D Davis. Tom Work of Birmingham here on business. Henry Hawkins and Mrs Oscar Swanson visit Stockport for a local celebration. many locals attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertyville
R. B. Ralls
St. Joseph
John Allison
Ottumwa
Morrison
California
Reed Crawford
Burlington
Dan Leppo
Lloyd Frye
Victor
Iowa
Emma Garber
Leon
Henry Wolff
Gus Garber
Albia
Silas Wray
Berwick
Mr. Wray
H. D. Davis
Tom Work
Birmingham
Henry Hawkins
Oscar Swanson
Gail
Stockport
Death of Sam Sage at family visit shocks community
During Fourth of July observations in several towns, Sam Sage of Washington Iowa collapsed after a dinner under shade trees at a relative’s home west of town and died before a doctor arrived. He leaves a wife and children and is mourned by relatives. Local families from Shenandoah Ottumwa and Keokuk were visiting area homes during the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douds-Leando
Ottumwa
Sam Sage
Washington
Iowa
John Winn
Shenandoah
James Winn
Frank Winn
Abe Rodibaugh
H. D. Davis
Ruth
Packwood
C. B. Morley
S. C. Ross
George
Eldon
Charles Elliott
Des Moines
Arthur Briggs
Oskaloosa
Anna
Maggie Riner
J. H. Atkinson
Frank Alspach
Keokuk
W. P. Ferrer
Washington State
Ice Cream Social Benefit Near Four Corners
Four Corners notes an ice cream social at the Samuelson home for Swedish Lutheran church funds next Thursday evening. Miss Lillian Burke from Kearney visits the John Lyman home. Rev Levendahl from San Francisco will preach at a nearby M E church next Sunday. John Neligh and wife of Washington DC plan a visit at the George Stephenson home. Elliott Lynn, a civil engineering graduate from Urbana Illinois, returns home. Wm Achenbach paints his house with John Hanson of Lockridge doing the work. Four Corners baseball team played Merrimac at the celebration, losing 12 to 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Four Corners
Samuelson
Lillian Burke
Kearney
Neb
John Lyman
Levendahl
San Francisco
Cal
M. E
John Neligh
Washington, D. C
Local Notices From Lockridge Area
Roy Keltner and family guests at Louis Boos home. C J Shaner and kin visit New London relatives. Chas Kirk moves barber shop from Rome to Lockridge and will occupy Peterson property with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockridge
Roy Keltner
Louis Boos
C. J. Shaner
New London
Chas. Kirk
Rome
Frank Peterson
Long Walker in Des Moines Ends Near Finish
Charles Meyer arrived in Des Moines with 23,948 miles of a 25 000 mile walk completed on a ten thousand dollar wager. He started at an unspecified location and is nearing the end of his long trek amid local attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Meyer
Des Moines
Meyer In Distance Walk Contest With Robert Allen
Meyer and Robert Allen compete in a $10,000 walking contest with a target of 25 000 miles. Meyer, 52, reports 175 miles since last Sunday and a three year finish plan despite a paralyzed left arm. He travels via the Rock Island route to Omaha, with expenses covered by souvenir postal cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Allen
Meyer
Allen
Minneapolis
Omaha
Rock Island Road
Sees Mother Grow Young With Electric Bitters
Mrs W L Gilpatrick of Dan forth Me reports her 70 plus mother improved dramatically after using Electric Bitters for 20 years of dyspepsia. She says the remedy revived appetite aided sleep and strengthened vital organs and cites liver and kidney relief. Available 150c at F S Shriner's Jul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gilpatrick
Danforth
F. S. Shriner
S. Jul
After boarder who wouldn't pay
Mrs Bertha Dooney of Des Moines says William Marsden boarded four months without paying and ate her out of house and home. He left with a doctor bill excuse then returned to move out his trunk and belongings. Justice Frisk was asked to arrest him. Constable Johnson pursued the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Marsden
Des Moines
Bertha Dooney
Lightning Prank Irks Council Bluffs Residents
A phenomenal electrical storm in Council Bluffs yesterday caused disturbances including a bolt that severed a glass chandelier in a house. Local witnesses report several other unusual effects as residents describe the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Lightning Strike Crashes Through Home and Rips Wall
At John Reno’s home on 120 Frank Street a lightning bolt entered via a phone line, ignited a gas chandelier, and forced gas shutdown for the entire house. The bolt tore an iron railing and a stone wall, lifting sections over six feet. The storm caused widespread chimney damage and stock losses citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reno
Frank Street
Miss Reno
Merriam Block
Pearl
Main Streets
Six Month Old Girl Cured of Cholera Infantum
E N Dewey of Agnewville Va reports his six month old daughter recovered from cholera infantum after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The advertisement touts its safety and ease of administration when diluted with water and sweetened and notes sale by F W Jericho Co in Jul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. N. Dewey
Agnewville
Chamberlain
F. W. Jericho & Co
Move to Oust Oil Octopus
Jackson Mississippi on June 30 reports District Attorney Lamb filed for a perpetual injunction against Standard Oil to stop operations in Mississippi and to collect 11 million dollars in penalties for alleged anti trust law violations. The hearing is expected in West Point during the chancery court’s November term. The filing traces Standard Oil methods to stifle competition in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Lamb
Standard Oil Company
Mississippi
West Point
Chancery Court
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Edison
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Merrick
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Z. W
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E Whitney
E. Smithburg
Charles
C. J. Shann
Raucher
Nancy Graber
W. M. Bankhead
George Fagan
Mt.Pleasant
Parsonville and Vicinity
Ayer
Formul
J. C. Aver Co
Lowell
Mass
Long Walker
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