Local notes and visits fill county correspondence
County correspondence lists visitors including Fred Stansberry of La Porte and Mrs Geo Rollett from Minneapolis. Several residents travel to relatives, attend events, or welcome guests. A lightning strike at Will Bennett’s house damaged chimney and stove pipe but caused no fire, and a funeral for Mrs R C Russell was held at the Fell church with interment in Fell cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stansberry
la Porte
Ind
Geo. Rollett
Minneapolis
Roy Bonnet
Albuquerque
N. Mexico
Bertha Pearson
H. D. Davis
Washington
Iowa
Will Bennett
Leedy Hall
Young Men's Athletic Club
Roy Glotfelty
J. O. Boyd
Yost
Rock Island
Maude Warren
Edna Pollock
Blaksburg
Will Raines
Gallatin
Ray Loehr
Fairfield
Vaught
Stephen Lewis
Emma
T. B. Lewis
Albia
Hattie Scovell
Glasgow
Hattie Free
Lola James
Batavia
Cleo
Leslie Peebler
Hillsboro
Frieda Carter
Burlington
John Coleman
Richland
Missouri
Ivy Gallahgar
Dorothy Russell
Elmer Anderson
Nevada
Frank Howard
Ottumwa
Reed Crawford
Preston Ashmead
Harvie Mills
Smith's
Ford
Hilding
Rosco
Edwin
R. C. Russell
M. EF
Huff
Farson
Fell Cemetery
Prayer and Praise at Methodist Church This Week
Prayer and Praise service set for Thursday night at :00. Sunday schedule includes Sunday school at 10 a m with a goal of 200 by Jan 1 1913. 189 enrolled after the last report. Epworth League at 7 45 and song service at 8 00 with sermon Can a Man do what he will with his own. Miss Ivy Galliher and Miss Dorothy Russell performed last Sunday and Mt Zion holds 11 00 service with Living Yet Dead sermon. Everyone is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Epworth League
Crystal Sea
Ivy Galliher
Fairfield
Dorothy Russell
Mt. Zion
Death of Mary Ann Carson in Libertyville
Mary Ann Carson born August 16 1850 died July 16 at her Libertyville home after two weeks illness. She married W A Carter October 13 1870 in Van Buren county. A Protestant Methodist, she lived in Jefferson and Van Buren counties before moving four years ago to Libertyville. Survived by husband two sons Emery Clara and Harlie three grandchildren one brother Lincoln Carson and one sister Alice McClain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Carson
Libertyville
W. A. Carter
van Buren County
Protestant Methodist Church
Jefferson
van Buren
Emery
Clara
Harlie
Fairfield
Lincoln Carson
Birmingham
Alice McClain
Abingdon Obituary and Local Notes
James Cuddy of Martinsburg dies at home after tuberculosis battle aged about 46. He leaves a father and six siblings. burial in Abingdon cemetery. Also notes: Batavia phone upgrade by A V Beeman and son. several local residents attend church. Elmer Davis house struck by lightning with no serious injuries. lawn party at Laura Flint’s. guests from Freemont and Brookville. excursion to Keokuk. Sunday school invited to Packwood basket dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cuddy
Martinsburg
Cuddy
T. W. Gobble Dry Goods
Abingdon
Herman Dorothy
Batavia
A. V. Beeman and Son
Toodle Fresconi
John Whitaker
Cross Lanes
Florence Laughlin
Brookville
Glendora Waters
Fairfield
Elmer Davis
Laura Flint
Frank Davis
Fremont
Ralph
Koert Snider
Keokuk
Packwood
Local visitors and notes from Glen dale community
Mr and Mrs Willis Green visited relatives in Burlington over Sunday. Rev L and Mrs Burdine of Montezuma spent Sunday with Eben ezers. Earl Howard, now adult, returns from Oklahoma for a few weeks visit and inherits his late mother's property. H Heaton reports a large crop of red and purple plums. James Parsons returns for extended visit, having moved to Kansas twenty five years ago. Frank Smith came from Stockton for a weekend at home. Glen Grant, Mt Pleasant college graduate, spends vacation in Idaho working.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Green
Burlington
Rev. L
Burdine
Montezuma
Ebenezer
Earl Howard
Oklahoma
Earl
H. Heaton
James Parsons
Kansas
Frank Smith
Stockport
Glen Grant
Mt. Pleasant College
Idaho
Rainstorm Causes Barns to Burn and Local Mishaps
A heavy rainstorm Saturday night caused lightning fires on two farms near Packwood. A barn on J. H. Basson’s northeast farm and another on A. H. Ruggles’s south of town burned. Several residents reported minor injuries and travel as families visited friends and relatives in nearby towns. Mrs. Bottorff remains ill, and others visited relatives in Sigourney Washington and Oregon during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Basson
A. H. Ruggles
Bottorff
L. G. Myers
R. H. Myers
Joseph Nelson
Linby
Isaac Webb
Florence
Lucy
Grace
Kelley
Sigourney
O. B. Myers
Washington
George Fairchilds
Clyde Brown
Gertie Jones
J. S. Loughary
Montana
Colorado
Oregon
A. Smith and Son
Herald
Mira Eckley
I. O. Webb
Salem
P. T. Mitchell
Linby People Share Family Weekend Visits
Mrs J A Clingman of Illinois enjoys a sister visit. Mr and Mrs Charles Erdman and daughter Mary spent Sunday with F R Gambell. C H Linder and son Horace spent ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Clingman
Illinois
Charles Erdman
Mary
F. R. Gambell
S. C. H. Linder
Horace
Weddings and engagements page fragment
Brief readable items note weddings and engagements with names and locations partially visible. Details are fragmentary but indicate personal announcements and community interest in local unions and ceremonies.
Haying accident injures Utica woman in discharge of duty
A cartridge explosion struck Miss Mabel Howard of Utica during haying. The horse she rode was frightened and threw her, breaking both bones of the lower right arm, the shoulder blade, and several ribs in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Howard
Utica
Sunday with Mrs. Mary Cuddy at Hedrick
Sunday afternoon visits feature Mrs Mary Cuddy at Hedrick and Mrs Ada Pollock from Missouri with her sister Mrs Jessie Steele. A Ladies' Aid supper is planned for Saturday evening in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cuddy
Hedrick
Ada Pollock
Missouri
Jessie Steele
Ladies’ Aid
Frank Johnson
Packwood
Nettie Johnson
Ottumwa
Bill
Jim McVey
Amos Ruggles
Elsie McVey
Ora Ruggles
Creston
A. J. Miller
Levi Harrison
Charley Brown
Mary Brown
Dr. Wiley
Farson
Wilburn Braden
Bladensburg
Edward
C. W. Edward
Local Notices and Upcoming City Hall Referendum
Mrs A V Serman and daughter visit Mt Pleasant and Mrs Bert Smith in Ft Collins join gatherings with Fairfield visitors Chas Jenkin and Miss Elsie Wilson. A special city election August 12 will vote on a combined city hall jail and fire engine house costing 1600 dollars on the post office lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Serman
Mt. Pleasant
Bert Smith
Ft. Collins
Colo
Joe Curray
Chas. Jenkin
Elsie Wilson
Fairfield
Geo. Walker
E. Fulton
Brighton
L. W. Shaw
Ella Noe
Melrose
S. E. van Noorden
Mattie Phillips
C. P. Lrother
Hillsboro
C. S. Cole
Frank Stanhope
Ethel Lougherty
O. J. Fix
Crete
Nebr
Stockport Social Roundup Includes Visits and Accidents
M C Mott and family left Saturday for Martinsburgh on a short visit. Frances Silvers and children arrived from Galesburg for a few days. Marion Silvers broke three ribs and sustained internal injuries loading goods at the depot. Other locals mentioned include J C Silver’s Nebraska trip, Mrs Johnson’s acute appendicitis, and several residents visiting or visiting in nearby towns. A mishap left Dora Dorothy seriously injured by playing with cartridges near a fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Mott
Martinsburgh
Frances Silvers
Galesburg
Ill
Marion Silvers
J. C. Silver
Nebraska
R. M. Johnson
J. H. McCarty
Harold
Des Moines
F. A. Rhynas
Batavia
Ethel Harsbarger
Utica
Mt. Pleasant
Roll Harlan
H. D. Hiatt
Centerville
A. R. and
Clyde
Ross Wheatley
Fairfield
Cortez
Roy Standley
Ft. Madison
Ezra Silvers
Zola Brown
Keosauqua
Floyd Johnston
Runnells
Little Dora Dorothy
George Dorothy
Thrashing talk and local visits in Center Township
Farmers discuss thrashing plans as community members report weekend visits and minor misfortunes. W FF Miller and family, Alvah Cornell, and Miss Perera Montgomery visited Verne Cornell. Several others called on Mies, Holgate, Cornell, and Lewis households. two runaway incidents caused minor injuries.
Excursions and visitors noted around Lockridge area
The column lists residents and visitors including George Craff and L J Graff on a Keokuk excursion, Miss Emma Personius from Grand Forks visiting Mrs Sodergren, and families returning from travels. It notes a Jefferson county marriage license for L C Capron and Anna R Pearson, a church social earnings report, and local remarks about civic conduct and community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Craff
L. J. Graff
Joe Zillman
Tillie Hilderbrand
Keokuk
Perry Scotts turkey tale from Revolutionary Carolina legends
The Argo naut recounts Col Gordon’s wartime supper myth of Perry Scott owning a turkey. Wayne’s raiding soldiers secretly shared legs and wings with Gordon’s hungry men to avoid punishment, each man risking detection and death. The story ends with the war’s end and Gordon revealing the multi legged fowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Scott
Carolina
Gordon
Rudolph
Ashles River
Wayne
Medical Register reveals height and measurements of Thirty-ninth congress
A DC health officer desk overhaul uncovered The Medical Register of the District by Dr J M Toner listing senators with weight height and chest measurements. It notes senators exceed global and national averages with Kentucky producing the tallest members and New Hampshire West Virginia the shortest. The average height is five feet ten and a half inches and average head circumference twenty two and a half inches. Fourteen of the forty senators were six feet tall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Columbia Health Officer
Medical Register of the District
J. M. Toner
Kentucky
New Hampshire
West Virginia
Ellery Band to Play Two Concerts in Fairfield
A renowned Ellery band will perform two concerts at the Chautauqua auditorium in Fairfield next Saturday on its route from Davenport to Texas. The 45 member ensemble is praised for perfection in classical and popular works and offers affordable prices to reach all community classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Ellery
Davenport
Texas
Chautauqua
di Girolamo
Atlantic Ocean
American
England
Scotland
Liverpool
Manchester
Leeds
Sheffield
Nottingham
York
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Elle
Secret Service to Probe Office Holder Campaign Activity
Washington reports the United States secret service will investigate alleged political activity by federal office holders in the pre convention campaign at Chicago. Charges claim over seventy officers, mostly from the south, violated rules by using influence in politics. Chairman Black says the inquiry will begin around August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Secret Service
Chicago
South
Black Today
Also Mentioned on This Page
Church Notes
Glendale
A. V. Frazey & Son
Undertakers
Center Township
W. FF. Miller
Alvah Cornell
Perera Montgomery
Verne Cornell
John Krumholtz
Mable
Mies
C. P. Nelson
Anna Stever
Hellen Jacobson
Roy Cooper
W. I. Miller
Virgie
Gladys
Trene
T Udle Cornell
Fern Miller
Krumholtz
Wm. Beatty
D. M. Holgate
Sadie Lewis
Helen
G. W. Cornell
Laura Wireman
Violet
Charley Johnson
Waldo McPherson
Waldo
Elmer Johnson
Elmer
Lockridge
Emma Personius
Grand Forks
N. Dakota
Hannah Sodergren
Bert Tenant
Dorothy
Fred Rauscher
New London
Henry
Carl
John Dougherty
George Fagen
Mary Hilgardner
Henry Rauscher
Jefferson County
L. C. Capron
Anna R. Pearson
Baptist Sabbath School
Jennie Woline
Washington, D. C
Amanda Erickson
Estres Norton
E. A. Brand
Gladys F. Bankhead
Wm. L. Bankhead
M. N. Allerdice
Mystic
Garfield Messer
Harry Thorne
Bruce Gobble
Lew Thorne
Mr. Day
Our
Turkey
George W. Unkrich
George W. Mnerich
East Side Square
Fairfield, Ia
Iowa State Fair and Exposition
Miller’s
Selz Royal Blue” Store
Stubbs Bldg
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