Local baseball game ends in favor of Walnut Creek team
Hur al for the Blackhawk slugger in Blackhawk Iowa as Prairie Chapel nine played Walnut Creek last Thursday afternoon. Our sluggers won 1 to 0. Miss Ola Johnson ill with neuralgia of the heart. Miss Alice Jones praised as a top teacher. Numerous local notes: floods, weddings, deaths, and community visits color the county page.
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Blackhawk
Iowa
Prairie Chapel
Walnut Creek
Ola Johnson
Hague
Alice Jones
Friay
She
Lawrence Fisher
Carl
Crow Creek
Lewis
Mr. Fisher
Darwin Teeter
Salina
John Teeter
Flood Luck Improves Iowa Tin Shop Lot
In Sioux City May 31 Julius Eidt owner of a tin shop benefited from Perry creek flood. His seven lots on the bank were irregular and largely unusable, costing him 125. After flood waters receded the land was covered with fertile black loam and leveled to street grade, improving the property far beyond expectation.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Perry Creek
Julius Eidt
Eidt
Local notes from Packwood June 1 Packwood social updates
Packwood and surrounding area residents are noted at gatherings and visits. Ola Farmer Etta Edmund and Hanna Sabe] spent a Saturday in Hedrick with Miss Euma Nelson. Family visits include the Bundy and Webb households in Eldon Batavia and near Elm Grove. Funeral attendance in Brighton and Abingdon is mentioned along with church programs and a pastor transfer.
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Packwood
Iowa
Ola Farmer
Etta Edmund
Hanna Sabe
Hedrick
Euma Nelson
O. M. Bundy
Eldon
Isaac Webb
I. O. Webb
Batavia
Lou Morgan
Linby
Lela Peters
Davenport
Arthur Loomis
Own
Cora Peterson
Miss McCart
Brighton
Gillett
Garden Grove
Whit Yons
Benn Widner
I. B. Nelson
Mabel MecCherry
Rey
Asbell
Kingity
Missouri
Christian Sunny School
Whit. Lyon
M. E
Abingdon
B. B. Nelson
Virdaelson
Larence Cline
Elm Grove
John Loomis
Arthur
Graham of
Pekin
Lockridge News Roundup Includes Scare and Socials
Mrs. Robinson dislocated both shoulders in a fall at Mrs. Albert Larson’s home Saturday evening. An ice cream supper at the church drew a large crowd and a good sum. The W O W lodge plans an ice cream supper Saturday evening. Croft and Damm shipped one carload of hogs to Ottumwa. Marley Overstrom attended the Ottumwa Retailers convention. A W Anderson L Boos George Fagan and Wm Hildebrand visited Burlington for a ball game last Saturday.
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Marley Overstrom
Ottumwa
A. W. Anderson
L. Boos
George Fagan
Wm. Hildebrand
Burlington
Surprise visit from Charlie Teeter brings rapturous reunion
Blackhawk Iowa June 1 Mr and Mrs John Stephenson and children spent Sunday with relatives. Darwin Teeter Chas Moyer of York Nebraska arrived for a short visit. He surprised his brother Frank by voice on the phone and then traveled to Fairfield to meet him. Charlie is kept busy shaking hands with friends who are glad to see him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Iowa
J. W. Palm
Opera House
John Coppack
Woodburn
John Bickler
John Eighma
Mary Morris
Cedar Falls
Harald Hunnicut
Waukee
Dallas County
Joseph Osburn
Dr. van Winkle
Bert Foster
Burlington
Hugh McCoy
Hillsboro
Blackhawk
John Stephenson
Darwin Teeter
Chas, Moyer
York
Neb
Frank
Charlie
Fairfield
Charley
Death of Zelta Mae Graber at age 14
Obituary notice for Zelta Mae Graber born April 16 1894 and died May 23 1908 from rheumatism. It notes her patience with suffering her willingness to meet loved ones in heaven and her kind helpful nature. Funeral held at Parsonville church with many attendees and burial in Union cemetery.
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Zelta Mae
Dan Graber
Zelta
Bernard
Edna
Kingdom of Heaven
Parsonville
Union Cemetery
Salem Quiet Wedding Seals Vow in Iowa Town
In Salem Iowa on June 1 a quiet wedding was held at the groom’s sister Mrs. Tom Randolp’s home. Rev Mr Knight united Harry Kester and Chattie Widdowfield in vows attended by close relatives. The couple, longtime Salem residents, will reside on the Pidgeon property in the east part of town. Farmers face poor corn prospects after three weeks of heavy rain with crop damage and unsettled planting.
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Salem
Iowa
Tom Randolph
Mr. Knight
Harry Kester
Chattie Widdowfield
Widdowfield
Pidgeon
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Wins Quick Cure Claim
Tom Moore of Rural Route 1 Cochran Ga reports using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve on a bad sore comb on the instep and achieving a perfect cure after applying less than half a 25 cent box. The product is sold under guarantee at FF S Shriner’s drug store, June.
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Bucklen
Tom Moore
Cochran
FF. S. Shriner
Three Drownings Reported Near Mason City
Three drownings occurred near Mason City on June 1. B W Norton was drowned while attempting to swim his horse across Lime Creek after becoming tangled in the harness and struck by a horse kick. Edward and William Maurer drowned near Austin when their boat capsized during rock the boat activity. neither could swim and rescuers arrived too late.
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Mason City
B. W. Norton
Lime Creek
Edward
William Maurer
Austin
Marriage Licenses Issued in Fairfield Area
Marriage licenses issued since the last report include Joseph F. Carbaugh and Etta M. Freeburg both of Fairfield George Peck and Miss Gertrude Chock both of Pleasant Plain Loren H. White of Fairfield Nora Savanah Wallace Packwood Vernon M. Saltz and Zelma V. Johnston both of Fairfield James A. Williams and Miss Bertha J. Van Trump both of Fairfield.
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Joseph F. Carbaugh
Etta M. Freeburg
Fairfield
George Peck
Robbers Enter Iowa Farm Residence for $4000 Theft
In Creston Iowa June 2 robbers broke into the Al Collins home near Tingley and took money and valuables totaling around $4000. They fled when frightened by the 12 year old son of Mr Conklin.
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Creston
Iowa
al Collins
Tingley
Conklin
Assault Charged Man Arrested In Keokuk
Keokuk Iowa June 2 Otis Taylor is under arrest charged with assault He allegedly found his wife in a disreputable resort and attacked her inflicting serious wounds.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Otis Taylor
Freebury and Carbaugh Quietly Wed at West Burlington Home
Miss Etta Freebury and Joseph Carbaugh surprised friends with a Wednesday evening ceremony at Mrs. Joel Turney home on West Burlington street. W. F. Jones, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiated. The couple, well regarded in the city, plan to reside on West Stone street.
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Freebury-Carbaugh
Etta Freebury
Joseph Carbaugh
Joel Turney
West Burlington Street
Presbyterian Church
Carbaugh
West Stone Street
Wallace and White Married in Quiet Parsonage Ceremony
Miss Nora Wallace and Mr Loren White were quietly married Saturday evening at the M E parsonage with Rev Thomas Osborn officiating. The couple plans to visit Rutledge Iowa and will reside in this city after the ceremony.
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Maddox & Maxwell
Wallace
Packwood
Mrs. White
Aerial Navigation Meeting Elects Officers at City Hall
The International Aerial Navigation association met at City Hall on May 30 at 8 o'clock and elected W. C. Spaulding as president Joseph Ricksher as vice president John F Loehr as secretary H L Brown as treasurer W A Simons as superintendent of construction Lewis Chapins as superintendent of ascension Hugh Stephenson as electrical engineer. Anyone may join as charter member by signing the roll by June 16.
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International Aerial Navigation Association
City Hall
W. C. Spaulding
Joseph Ricksher
John F. Loehr
H. L. Brown
W. A. Simons
Lewis Chapins
Ascension
Hugh Stephenson
Death of Mrs G W Fligg in Endersby Oregon
Word reached this city of the death of Mrs. G. W. Fligg at her home in Endersby Oregon on May 22 She was the mother of Chas E Fligg and Mrs John C Bailey of this city and was a highly respected lady with many friends who mourn her passing and extend sympathy to the sorrowing family.
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Oregon
G. W. Fligg
Endersby
Chas. E. Fligg
John C. Bailey
Aged minister Rev. Dr S M Fellows dies in Iowa City
Rev Dr S M Fellows, said to be Iowa's oldest minister, died at 78 in Iowa City. He led pastorships in northern Iowa and served as presiding elder and philosophy professor at the State University of Iowa. He recently wrote a history of the northeastern Iowa Methodist conference.
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S. M. Fellows
Iowa City
Iowa
Upper Iowa
Methodist Episcopal Church
State University of Iowa
Iowa Methodist Conference
Aged Colored Woman Mrs Wilkerson Dies in Keokuk
Keokuk Iowa June 2 Mrs Charity Wilkerson a colored woman aged about seventy died at her home this morning cause heart failure She had been complaining for about a week but was sick in bed only a day Born in Athens Alabama in 1838 she was a slave in a southern family until gaining freedom in 1863
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Keokuk
Iowa
Charity Wilkerson
Former Burlington athlete wards off armed attackers in St. Louis
Ed Nelson, a former Burlington athlete, was attacked by footpads in St. Louis on Saturday. He successfully stood them off despite their knives and escaped unharmed in the tense street encounter.
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Burlington
Iowa
Ed Nelson
St. Louis
Reunion of Exiled Suckers in Iowa Falls
Annual reunion of Exiled Suckers will be held in Iowa Falls on June 25. It is a gathering of sons and daughters of Illinois who have made Iowa their home.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
Illinois
Cedar Rapids Opens Largest Open Air Airdome Theatre
Cedar Rapids debuts the Airdome claiming the nation’s largest open air theatre with seating for about three thousand. It opens yesterday and will showcase vaudeville acts throughout the summer.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Airdome
W H Welch Dies Pioneer Iowa Newspaper Man
William H. Welch a pioneer Iowa journalist and former Des Moines Leader owner died at his Chicago home at 7 30 p m aged sixty He is survived by his wife two sons and four daughters.
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W. H. Welch
Des Moines
Iowa
William H. Welch
Pioneer
Des Moines Leader
Chicago
Mr. Welch
Bad Luck Blamed for Laziness in Local Reflections
A compact saying appears in a local column linking laziness to bad luck as readers weigh personal effort against external fortune. The piece hints at cultural attitudes toward motivation and the role of chance in daily discipline.
Local Market Prices For Wheat Oats Barley And More
Readable market notes list grain and livestock items including wheat oats barley new corn butter eggs old hens roosters turkeys and related prices. Entries are terse and reflect a historic farm market page style.
Nurse Shot by Stray Bullet in Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge Iowa June 2 Mrs Elmer King a well known nurse was shot by a stray bullet yesterday The shot came from a rifle in the hands of Sam Buttericks a hotel employee who was shooting at a mark She now lies at the point of death.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Elmer King
Sam Buttericks
Hastings Man Killed By Train Near Prescott
Marion Kever of Prescott was instantly killed when stepping from a passenger train at Hastings Iowa. He fell back and was dragged under the wheels, his head nearly severed.
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Hastings
Iowa
Marion Kever
Prescott
Mysterious Wild Man Reported Near Sidney Iowa
A nude figure wore a woman’s sunbonnet and stood on a Missouri river bluff during Brightside school picnic near Sidney. A posse pursued him but he escaped. Authorities suspect an insane man and have not identified him.
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Sidney
Iowa
Missouri River
Brightside
Ele
Gasoline Fire Fatality Reported Near Burlington
Mrs. Young of Burlington area is dying from burns after a gasoline flare up that also killed her child. Local authorities report the incident occurred on June 2 as Mrs. Young started a fire with gasoline.
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Burlington
Town
Young
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Charlie Junkin
Fay Heston
Elsie Wilson
Winfield Halbe
J. W. Wilson
Tillie
Maggie Burke
H. G. Wilsons
Ross Johnson
Stella Barger
S. P .South’s
Frank van Dorin
George
William Knight
Canada
Sutherland
J. W. Sutherland
Serena Guess
O. A. Garretson
Huffman
Indianapolis
Ind
Valley
Rebecca Hosier
Wellington
Kansas
Nathan Campbell
Whittier Academy
S. U. IL
Miss Halfer
Lockridge
A.w.chase Medicine Co
Buffalo, N.Y
TI Fairfield
W. Ghase
Aoma
Divine
Hufstedler & Baker
the Schacht Mfg. Co
Cincinnati, O
Campbell & Earl
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Schacht
Moline Automobile
Moline
Tl. Carson
Campbell
Zeigler
Emry’s
Zeigler’s
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Veerhies
Wizard
Maddox & Maxwell, Grocers
South Side
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