Glendale and Nearby Folks Send Spring News Across County
County notes from Glendale Iowa dated March 11 report visits by Peter Rizor to a daughter, Miss Ethel Teeter returning from Fairfield, and family gatherings in Brookville and Fairfield. Foreman Allerdice is appointed on the C B Q road crew at Fairfield. Reflective items include birds signaling spring and light local travel, with several residents listed for visits and birthdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendale
Peterizor
Ystic
Rizor
Farnsworth
Alex Allerdice
Misuri
The
Ark
Elmer Smith
Columbus Nation
Elmer
Columbus Junction
Ethel Teeter
Fairfield
Minnea
Ugh Allerdice
Local notes from Ockridge and surrounding area
Arthur man from Four Corners and A. L. g visit Chicago firms and Larson and son nail company works for Louis Duttweiler. Mrs. F. J. Craft and children visit Clarence Murphy near Glendale. A. L. King completes blacksmith shop for Wm Debrand. The week brings visits from Swedesburg and Fairfield residents and a long illness of a child under doctor A. M. Morrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ockridge
Arthur Man
Four Corners
Chicago
Larson and Son
Louis Duttweiler
Morrow
Birmingham
Alex Smith
Lynda
Glasgow
Louis Craft
Swedesburg
Harriet Gardner
Leland Etta Kleinhan
Fairfield
Williaugh
A. M. Morrow
Hillman
Jno
Grabelph Hillman
Rehn Ottumwa
A Smith
Ottumwa
David Clark
Elm Grove School Directors Elected and Local Updates
Elm Grove IA March 11 Mr and Mrs John Ramsey are sick. At the school election M Fisher of Elm Grove was elected director and Ike Shan at Plum Grove. News arrived from Andrew s and Chas Herriott that they served in South Dakota all right. Tillie Burke spent Sunday noon at H L Wilson home and Mrs Sneden Fisher visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Grove
John Ramsey
M. Fisher
Elm Grove
Ike Shanat Plum Grove
Andrews
Chas. Herriott
South Dakota
Tillie Burke
H. L. Wilson
Sneden Fisher
Local Notes From Beckwith and Nearby Towns
Relatives from Libertyville visited the Bennett home. Hillmans report satisfaction with their Kansas home. Alfred Larson moved north of Fairfield to the W. D. Shirk farm. J. R. Davis serves on the grand jury. A surprise gathering honored Will Maxwell on March _, with many locals attending. A baby girl arrived at Chas McClain’s home in New London. he and his wife are former local residents with many friends here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckwith
Libertyville
Bennett
Hillmans
Kansas
Alfred Larson
Fairfield
W. D. Shirk
J. R. Davis
Will Maxwell
Chas. McClain
New London
Chas
Our Town
Local Notes From Blackhawk Iowa District
John Holcomb from Rock Island visited his parents over Sunday. Mrs. E K Caviness from Beckwith and family with daughter Ed Raines visit. Minnie Carlson closes a term at No 7 school. George Phillips moves to Stockport. Ramsay ill and cared for by Dr Hague. Mrs Douglass mother of Mrs Koontz is very ill. Harry Ramsey seeks sub director at No 8 school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackhawk
John Holcomb
Rock Island
R. B. Pickens
Babe
Minnie Carlson
No. 7
E. K. Caviness
Beckwith
Ed. Raines
George Phillips
John West
Stockport
Floyd Davidson
Derwin Teeter
Fairfield
Chas. Walker
Mark Doughty
Buchanan Township
Harry Ramsay
John Ramsay
Elm Grove
Ramsay
Hague
Douglass
John Koontz
Harry Ramsey
No. 8
Local Social Notes From Libertyville Area
Libertyville March 11 residents and visitors include Mr and Mrs Andrew Peterson Perlee visiting Gus Swanson Mrs H D Davis ill W G Allison Clyde Morley Dan Peebler attended an Ottumwa horse sale Manford Clarke spent Friday in Batavia J Lamkin Kansas City visited sister Mrs Manford Clark and sister Mrs Geo Martin Grover Petsinger returned from Burlington where attending school Rev McNeil left Wednesday for
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lhertyville
Andrew Peterson
Perlee
Gus Swanson
Will Haritage
International Falls
Minnesota
H. D. Davis
Charles Roberts
Roberts
Pleasant Plain
W. G. Allison
Clyde Morley
Dan Peebler
Ottumwa
Manford Clarke
Batavia
J. Lamkin
Kansas City
Manford Clark
Geo. Martin
Grover Petsinger
Burlington
Rev. McNeil
Ladies Aid Meeting Gathers in Colorado Visit
A month's sojourn in Colorado and the Ladies Aid society of the M. E. church plan a Wednesday afternoon meeting at Mrs. W. D. Wilson's home. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Roelabaugh traveled to Eldon on business. J. W. Whitlock packs goods to ship to West Point and is undecided about his destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Ladies Aid Society
M. E. Church
W. D. Wilson
W. D. Roelabaugh
Eldon
J. W. Whitlock
West Point
Parsonville School Election Elects Directors
Parsonville Iowa reports the Liberty school election held March 4. Jean Parson was elected director for the coming year and Oscar Larson won the vacancy in A C Hillman's absence. Rex Parsons injured a foot by stepping on a nail last Saturday. he remains in pain but not seriously ill. Eva Larson visited friends in Fairfield. Mrs Maxwell hosted a surprise party for Mr Maxwell's birthday with about fifty guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsonville
Liberty School
Jean Parson
Oscar, Larson
A. C. Hillman
Rex Parsons
Eva Larson
Fairfield
Mrs. Maxwell
Mr. Maxwell
Changes of residence and farm work at Perlee
At Perlee Iowa on March 11 many residents moved homes. Charles Coop moved to the old Kyle farm, vacated by Joe Simmons who moved to his own farm. Simmons’ prior farm was used by his son Dean, now southwest of Perlee. J W Courtney J J Watts and Scott Davison baled hay last week. O L Macy expects to bale soon. Ira Harreld operates the baler. Macy and family visited his parents and sister yesterday. A S Miller dehorns cattle today. Myrtle and Jennie Coop returned from LeGrand after schooling. Wilber and Ira Macy are on vacation as Pleasant Plain Academy closes Friday. A young group gathered at Mr and Mrs N S ver Sr’s home Saturday to surprise their daughter Lucie. all enjoyed themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perlee
Chas
Coop
Kyle Farm
Joe Simmons
Mr. Simmons
Dean
J. W. Courtney
J. J. Watts
Scott Davison
O. L. Macy
Ira Harreld
A. S. Miller
Myrtle
Jennie
Safe Coop
LeGrand
Messrs
Wilber
Ira Macy
Pleasant Plain Academy
Four Corners
C. A. Schneider
Hedrick
Iowa
Lizzie Lillyblade
Fred King
Mt. Pleasant
Peter Young
Ottumwa
O. F. Lillyblade
E. Vorhies
Peter Farman
L. E. Zihlman
Dist
F. H. Miller
Jacob Schneider, Sr
Peoria
John J. Graf
D. R. Lynn
Clarence Scheider
Minot
N. C
Retka Kauffman
Lester
John H. Boos
Beckwith
Wm. Boos
Clara Hildebrand
Fairfield
N. Glanzman
Kilpatrick and relatives note in Stockport area
Warren Kilpatrick of Laverne Minnesota visited his niece Mrs J J Minard in Stockport last week. E T Harlan and wife went to Keokuk last Tuesday. Several residents including Paul Spangy Harold McCarty Clay Phillips and Margaret Swan reported on the sick list. G Dorothy returned from Hoxie Kansas. Mrs Loyd Beswick broke her arm Tuesday. S M Whitmer visited Fremont relatives last week. Mrs Mary Newman went to Eddyville for daughter in law Mrs Ben Newman illness. H M Robinson and Sam Whitmer become next season’s opera house managers. G T McKee and wife move back from Fairfield to a Fairfield area farm near Union Church. Mr Anderson moves to Cunningham farm. Clyde Edwards and family relocate to Anderson farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockport
Fremont
Mary Newman
Eddyville
Ben Newman
H. M. Robinson
Sam Whitmer
Opera House
G. T. McKee
Fairfield
Clyde Edwards
Mr. Anderson
Union Church
Cunningham Farm
Lockridge Area News Roundup March Event Highlights
Will Hildebrand traveled to Burlington to stock his new shop. Samuelson, recently selling his farm, bought the Renshaw property in Mt. Pleasant, moving there with family in mid March. Samuelson, a longtime Jefferson County resident, receives well wishes for the move. Linus Craft of Birmingham visits, selling his business to relocate in Chicago. Hurst of Webster City visits relatives. Joe Samuelson and Ed Rodgers depart Burlington for Denver. Marlie Overstrum continues closing W. C. Rauscher stock in Salem. Eunice Hult visits sister Mrs. Everett Peel in Mt. Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mr. Hurst
Webster City
Joe Samuelson
Ed. Rodgers
Burlington
Denver
Marlie Overstrum
Salem
W. C. Rauscher
Eunice Hult
Everet Peel
Mt. Pleasant
Round Prairie social notes and farm prices in March listing
The Round Prairie notes report oats sowing season approaching with several community events. J M Gregg repaired his farm and prepared the house for Mr and Mrs Theodore Johnson. Ida Long of Salem to teach Clay Hill school this spring. Ladies hosted a quilting and carpet rag sewing at Ida Johnson’s with a fine dinner. Horse buyers active. Ross McCarty sold a team for Mr Frank Gilmer to a Mr Dawson for 400 dollars. Neuralgia improves for Mrs Gus Peterson. Boys enjoyed sleigh rides. Chester Workman and Elsie Peterson visited Ralph and Mrs Workman in Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Prairie
March Jr
J. M. Gregg
Theodore Johnson
Ida Long
Salem
Clay Hill
Ida Johnson
Ross McCarty
Frank Gilmer
Dawson
Pleasant
Gus Peterson
Chester Workman
Elsie Peterson
Ralph Workman
Birmingham
Merrimac News Highlights March Weather and Local Events
Little Florence Kirk broke her arm between the wrist and elbow Saturday evening. Dr. Morrow attended and she is recovering well. Rev. Schofield did not preach due to bad weather. Rosa Young and her children visit before moving to Wisconsin to join her husband. Lizzie Lillyblade visits Mt. Pleasant relatives. Pete Salzman heads to California this week. Ross Shuppy traveled to Wayland on business. Art Carper enters the sheep business with a sizeable herd. A fine boy is reported at Harry Lawrence's residence.
Four Corners Social Notes and Local Appointments
Four Corners Iowa residents share visits with relatives from Hedrick Ottumwa and Mt. Pleasant. A new baby boy arrived February 27 to E Vorhies. School meeting elected L E Zihlman sub director Dist 8 and F H Miller Dist 2.
Think Twice Before You Speak
A proverb urges caution in speech advising reflection before talking. It counsels avoiding unnecessary words and emphasizes silence when thoughts are uncertain or not needed.
Local Notes From Richland and Nearby Towns
Miss Georgia Bosworth passes through on way home from Packwood. Ralph Baker visits his father-in-law Wm Schreiber in Richland. Bert Crew relocates from Newton with wife to Atkins property. Mrs Os Johnson recovering from neck tumor surgery. Ora Ramba heads to Seattle seeking work. former city marshal. Mr and Mrs Wm Callister recovering from flu. Dr Wm Stockman of Woodburn in Omaha hospital, feared not to recover. Ben Gardner attends Parker Grafton funeral. Jacob Mertz seen with T FP McCarty at First National Bank director’s visit. Heavy snow blankets area. National Biscuit Co displayed at Alf Pringle’s. Henry Bruns returns from Sigourney Ottumwa. Ladies Aid planning late-month bazaar. Byron Coffman rents Emma Seaton farm, moves family. F F McCarty and family recovering from grippe. Bunk Ward sells sixty draft horses, thirty-three sold for $5227 amid bad weather. Mrs Martha Bierce of Kansas City marries Henry Pickard of Pleasant Plain. Bierce daughter of Jacob Tracy of Brighton, once in local trade. Voters caucus at Union State Bank. Ds Greeson Levi Hinshaw nominated. Levi Bales and John Jones as park commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
Georgia Bosworth
Packwood
Ralph Baker
Cedar Rapids
Wm. Schreiber
Bert Crew
Newton
Atkins
Os Johnson
Town City
Ora Ramba
Seattle
Washington
Mr. Rambo
Wm. Callister
J. C. Stockman
National Biscuit Co
Alf Pringle
Henry Bruns
Sigourney
Ottumwa
Ladies’ Aid Society
Byron Coffman
Emma Seaton
F. F. McCarty
la Grippe
Bunk Ward
Martha Bierce
Kansas City
Henry Pickard
Pleasant Plain
Snow storms sweep Batavia and local elections set
A Saturday snow storm hit Batavia Iowa with several local events noted. Walter Nafziger returned home after visiting relatives in Peoria Washington and Bloomington Illinois. W H Giltner opened a branch of the Ottumwa Buggy Co. Geo Jager won a sub school director post by one vote. Mrs C P Gilbert left for Kilbourne to tend her ill son. Ada Nafziger will attend Moody Institute in Chicago. Voters will decide if the Iowa Telephone Co. franchise is granted at the upcoming city election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Walter Nafziger
Peoria
Washington
Bloomington
W. H. Giltner
Ottumwa Buggy Co
Geo. Jager
C. P. Gilbert
Kilbourne
R. S
Gilbert
Ada Nafziger
Chicago
Moody Institute
Iowa Telephone Company
Etiquette Tale Sparks Kiss After Ice Break
A saucy maid skated on the lake and fell keplunk before a man. He helped her up and kissed her rosy lips. You could not blame the man for she broke the ice as Byron Williams notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Williams
Pointed Paragraphs on Matrimony and Social Gaps
A witty reflection on marriage and gender roles. The piece mocks how courtship ends in ceremony but brings social tensions and practical fears. It plays on stereotypes of men and women, hinting at secret burdens carried within relationships.
Crushed as Tree Falls in Council Bluffs
A. J. Bane, a prominent Platte township citizen, had his skull crushed when a tree fell during timber cutting. He was with workers. a limb deflected the tree, causing the accident and leaving him in a precarious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
Towa
A. J. Bane
Platte Township
Notable Collision Halts Flight Between Men
A fragment notes that before Mr. Bane could leap aside, he was struck. The sentence hints at a sudden impact during an event, with no further context or details about location, injuries, or witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bane
A Pertinent Question About Life of a Reporter
Richard Harding Davis comments in New York on the hard life of reporting and its demands. He recalls a crusty bank president who refused an interview, then jokes about a cashier’s big haul and Jimmy Patterson’s quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Harding Davis
New York
Jimmy Patterson
Jimmy
Diamonds Reach London From Orange River Colony Mine
A consignment of exceptionally fine diamonds arrived in London from a new mine named Robert Victor located at Boshoff near the border of Kimberley in the Orange River Colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Orange River Colony
Robert Victor
Boshoff
Kimberly
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
County News
Brookville
H. Starks
J. W. Wilson
Chas. Salts
Harry Junkin
T. M
Miss Irwin
Lockridge
Crail & Crail, Attorneys
Merrimac
the Tribune For the News
Doubtless
Barton & Eastburn’s
Southwest Corner
Geo. W. Cable, Jr
F.D. Kerrick & CO
Emry
Zeigler’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!