County Notes Highlight Local People and Events
A county roundup reports on births and visits across communities. Notable items include a June 14 birth to Mr. and Mrs. C V M Rains, gatherings for Children’s Day at Brookville, and visits by families from Parsons Kansas and Fairfield to relatives in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mim Grove
Jay Ileston
Charles Arthur Rains
M. Rains
Eanmie Weldy
Fairfield
John Ramsay
Jonzo Barr
Brookville
Wilson
Packwood Hears Busy Week with Community News
Packwood residents report busy farming days as corn planting and plowing proceed. A Sunday night Children’s program at the MFE church drew many locals. Ed Swanson left for Omaha on business. visits by Frank Marlow family from Ollie. Cement sidewalks are being installed around town. Mrs Pollock hosts a visitor from Illinois who is nearly eighty. O M Bundy returned from banking duties. Peabody family from Washburn, Illinois, visited Isaac Webb. Mrs Bundy and Dinah stayed with Peters at Martinsburg. Lutheran folks spent Saturday at Gustaf Samuelson’s home. F C Woolum plans to start building a lease on the fire-destroyed farm site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Packwood
Besar
M. FE
Ed. Swanson
Omaha
Ness
Frank Marlow
Ollie
Harris
Ir. Steeton
Pollock
Illinois
Bertha Loomis
O. M. Bundy
Peabody
Washburn
Ilinois
Isaac Webb
Bundy
Barnadine
Peters
Martinsburg
Gustaf Samuelson
F.C. Woolum
Merrimac
Wade Casper
William Turner
Four Corners
Henry Norton
Estrus Norton
Sherm Norton
Frank Vorhies
Nebraska
Mt. Ayer
Harley Smith
Wm, Ross
Wim. Boos
Germanville
Rev. Wilson
Shuppy
Libertyville Social News and Visitors Roundup
Libertyville residents host and visit relatives across Kansas and Iowa. Mrs Frank Brown of Fremont Nebraska visits brother Charley Roberts while Oscar Swanson and family travel from Fairfield to spend Sunday with relatives. Local events include K P convention attendance, institute in Fairfield, and various visits by Ada Ackley, Bertha May Hedrick, and Nellie Swanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertyville
Frank Brown
Fremont
Nebraska
Charley Roberts
Oscar Swanson
Fairfield
Charley Teppo
Douds Tleando
W. Riggs
Richland
Bertha Gobble
Will Linder
Fannie Troxell
Charles
Methodist Church
Manford Clark
Will Mill
Mt. Pleasant
A B. Hawkins
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
D. W. Garber
Ada Ackley
Merrimac Notes From June 15 1908 Local Roundup
Stockport district reports include judge Keck illness and various residents traveling to Birmingham Davenport and Chicago. Births deaths and visits noted along with upcoming Mt Ayer church meeting and Merrimac Fourth celebration plans. Community updates mention floods damaging bottom lands and corn, plus local church services and social visits.
Local visitors and social calls in Parsonville area
Miss Marguerette Roach visited Mt. Pleasant while Miss Hales of Keosauqua spent Sunday nearby. Victor Rovets Jean Parsons and Bill Kearns had dinner at the Bush home. Mr. Carrigan is ill. William and Mrs. Bush hosted a strawberry dinner for seventeen north of Fairfield last Friday. Forbey Carlson visited Burling ton and Mt. Pleasant several days last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockport
Judge Keck
Silas Gregory
Birmingham
Union Telephone Company
Birdie Hughes
Fairfield
Gladys Brewer
Wim. Groves
Mr. Groves
Airfield
Elsie Stout
Davenport
Iowa
Nat Brown
Etta Thompson
Brooklyn
Pearl Howard
Chicago
Mamie Miller
Ottumwa
Jessie Johnston
Marguerette Roach
Mt. Pleasant
Miss Hales
Keosauqua
Spen
Victor Rovets
Jean Parsons
Bill Kearns
Bush Home
Mr. Carrigan
William Bush
Forbey Carlson
Burlington
Weather Crop Bulletin for Week Ending June 15 1908
Des Moines Iowa reports below normal temperatures and sunshine with mixed rainfall across the state. Northeastern areas dry while southwestern parts see above normal rain. showers occur daily but four days without rain average. Corn fields cultivated, second cultivation advanced. wet fields require replanting. River bottoms remain wet. overall staple crops improve though acreage may shrink. Small grains thrive in cool weather. hay and alfalfa cut in portions. cherries abundant in north and light in south. strawberries promising. apple crop expected light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Marion
Des Moines Tragedy Drowns Two Young Men at Dam
In Des Moines Iowa the Edison Light company launch swept over Center street dam after their engine failed. Edward Ebersall and William Jennings, prominent young men, drowned this afternoon. Their brothers Earl Jennings and William Ebersall swam to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Edison Light Company
Center Street
Edward Ebersall
William Jennings
Earl Jennings
William Ebersall
Memorial Day Observances By Local Lodges
Knights of Pythias and Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodges and auxiliaries observed Memorial Day with a square procession led by the Forest City band to the Methodist church. Rev W S Kight delivered the address at the cemetery while flowers adorned graves. Fairfield Camp No 246 Modern Woodmen decorated graves after services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Order of
Odd Tellow
Forest City Band
Methodist Church
J. Wilbur Dole
W. Luther Bright
Theodore Hochuly
Cora Ball
W. S. Kight
Salem
Fairfield Camp No. 246
Modern Wood Men of America
Chautauqua booklet due in two weeks announces lineup and tickets
The Chautauqua booklet is nearly ready and will include a complete talent list with half tone cuts and a detailed daily program. Fairfield residents are urged to mail the book to friends and attend August 1 to 21, with season tickets at $1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Cummins Lead in Iowa Senate Campaign Costs Reported
Des Moines June 13 The Cummins for United States Senator campaign and allies spent 5130.05 with Cummins personally contributing 360.90 and the campaign committee 4760.15 Printing stationery and campaign buttons totaled 2971.82 Postage 943.36 and office costs 853.07 Allison expenses include 50 postage from Washington and 2000 donated to his committee with Dubuque chair John T. Adams. Good of Cedar Rapids reported 4329.83 for the Fifth district GOP bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Cummins
United States
Stat
Allison
Washington
Allison Committee
John T. Adams
Dubuque
Iowa
James W. Good
Cedar Rapids
Congress
The Ideal and the Real in Matrimonial Tales
A reflection on how men romanticize the soul and end up choosing a partner with freckles and No 6s, contrasting idealism with actuality in marriage. The piece uses witty social commentary to tease pretensions about romantic ideals.
Support Your Weeklies and Democratic Papers Across States
A call for a Democratic weekly in every county and a state organ to cover state and national issues. The Commoner and local weeklies should collaborate, with affordable club rates to keep readers informed and encourage editor feedback on coverage and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Weekly
National Weekly
Bryan
Road to success through purpose and discipline
The Commoner argues that new paths to success do not exist. Strength of body and quick, clear mind must serve a lofty lifelong purpose. Physical or mental power alone leads to harm, but subservience to a great cause brings achievement and inner happiness.
Women Folk on the Farm Urged to Lighten Burdens
In a farmers short course address Prof Holden urged greater consideration for the women folks on farms. He asserted that a large percent of the women who have...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Holden
Best Workers Spaniards in Isthmus Labor Claim
A globe trotter praises Andalusian workers for Panama Canal digging, describing stamina, diet, and discipline. He contrasts meat-heavy diets with cucumbers vinegar oil and melon, citing soldiers and generals as examples of endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe-Trotter
New York
Panama Canal
Castle of Solomon
Cadiz
Panama
Isthmus
Tere
Europe
Francis Marion
Electric Bitters Praised As Grand Family Medicine
Mr. Frank Conlan of 430 Houston St New York extols Electric Bitters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia liver issues and for lame back and weak kidneys. The product purifies the blood regulates digestion and restores vigor. Available under guarantee at F S Shriner's drug store for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Conlan
Houston St
New York
F. S. Shriner
Ad Copy Skeptically Questions Wives Fairness
A cheeky massage cream ad asks if a wife is as fair and fresh as wedding day, but the line provokes scoffs at marital felicity. The narrator notes the old word play and warns either answer could stir trouble.
From Pauperism to Riches
Bernard W Kotch a 660 year old partly blind resident of the Viola alms house left four years ago with a fortune of 88000 dollars. A Philadelphia friend provided the legacy and lawyers tracked him down after a period of search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Wkotch
Viola
N. Y
Philadelphia
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Salts
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Margie Burke
Seaday
Sin
South Daota
Dr. Maning
Harvey South
Luther
Wyoming
Ed Bosker
Lather
Mrs Posker
Mrs. 3i
Louth
Parsonville and Vicinity
India
Dixie
W. B
George W. Unkrich
Ayer
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mess
Liolden
Wioman
Gome
A.W. Chase
Thema’s
Best Workers
Chas
Stevenson
Chas. Stevenson
North Main Street
Gaines Bros
West Stor
Messett Bros
Iowa State Sav
Ings Bank
Fairfield Marble Works
Kellogg's Bakery
Bakery Dainties
Northeast Corner Square
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Hss Ca Asia
Emry’s
Zeigler’s
Cietel Batar
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