Local News Notes From April Meetings and Visits
Sunday preaching at the Christian church resumed with Mr Ker pod Ja Lustic leading services. Jay Nelson began as a new clerk at Walker & Co. Several residents, including Mrs Mark Toothaker and Harold of Middletown, visited relatives last week. Cemetery association members plan a May 8 meeting at Miss Mary Damm’s home. Several deaths and funeral notices are recorded, including Mrs. Liza McVey on April 25 and the funeral at the Christian church. Residents attend pie social and church activities, with many names and places cited including Valpariso Indiana and Mt. Pleasant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Kerpod
Lustic
Jay Nelson
Walker & Co
Mark Toothaker
Harold
Middletown
Liza McVey
Lock
Oris
Joseph Nelson
and Webb
Jockton
Will Wells
Joe Cathey
Ord
Irs
Hollingsworth
Ril
Abriday
I. O. Webb
Ebb
Cora Bradfield
Valpariso
Indiana
Dfield
Vid Roth
Fairfield
McVey
Maggie Sinclair
Maines
Oughary
John Payne
Ewell
Hoogenakker
Odd Fellows
Oskaloosa
Odd Fellowship
Harry Walker
Round Prairie Notes Prominent Local Happenings
April 29 round up details parish life. Billy Sunday praise shared with community. Ida Long visited Salem with parents and attended Mt Pleasant play A Face at the Window. Mr and Mrs M K Smith plan golden wedding May 4 with many invitations issued. Lizzie Milks at parental home. Clyde Spray owns a new buggy. Mrs Hulse Billingsley and daughter Pauline leave for Hinsdale near Turtle Lake visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Prairie Two
Billy Sunday
Ida Long
Salem
Howe
Mt. Pleasant
M. K. Smith
Lizzie Milks
Clyde Spray
Hulse Billingsley
Pauline
Hinsdale
Mon
Turtle Lake
N. D
Wedding bells and visits mark Libertyville notes
Nellie Swanson visits Fairfield while Mr Acton visits his daughter Mrs James Peebler. Clara Wolff and Floyd Crawford wed at the bride’s parents home with Rev C B Hawkins officiating. The community, incl. graduates and club members, shares news from galas to services and travel plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Libertyville
Nellie Swanson
Fairfield
Acton
County Line
James Peebler
Henry Wolff
Clara
Floyd Crawford
Reed Crawford
C. B. Hawkins
M. E. Church
Bonaparte
Clara Watkins
Ruth Pollock
Spokane
Wash
Carrie Anderson
San Francisco
Cal
S. Davenport
Son
California
W. A
M. E
McNeil
Everett Frye
Maud Warren
Edgar Linder
Edna Pollock
Eric Shores
S. K. Davis
His Society Meeting Opens Saturday In Dale
Dale Iowa April 29 The His Society meets Saturday at 2. Rains Saturday and Monday frost welcome. No corn plant Esther Linderson of Lock began a term of school at Tuesday. Nelson was here from Burl Sunday to visit his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale
His- Society
Esther Linderson
Lock
Nelson
Burl
Stockport Items Include Births Visits and Fire
Mada Stockport announces April illnesses for Stockport In and Alvey Johnston. Earl Bates and wife welcome a baby girl born Monday April 22 from Chicago Ed Brewer has returned home. Floyd Johnston resumes school in Burlington. Mrs Fay Lemon and children visit Alva and Mrs Bee Newman. The Davidson farm east of town burned recently. A May 3 1907 musical is planned at the opera house. Local merchants urged to invite farmers to town with wagons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mada
Stockport
Alvey and
Cleola Johnston
Earl Bates
Chicago
Brewer
Em Selt Shoe Co
Floyd Johnston
Burlington
Fay Lemon
Boise City
Idaho
Alva Harlan
Robert Davidson
Opera House
Gentry
Keokuk
Bee Newman
Perlee Millinery Department Sees Strong Attendance
Local shoppers flock to Perlee Iowa store as millinery styles arrive daily. April 20 notes J W Court Pickerings last Wednesday and public interest in fashion, community events, and rainy weekend farming updates amid weather and social gatherings.
Best and Late Styles at McElhany's Shoe Department
McElhany's announces new styles in Oxfords White Oxfords and Low Shoes for all ages. New High Shoes for ladies men and boys emphasize wear and appearance while offering value. The ad invites shoppers to visit the Shoe Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McElhany’s
Elm Grove Notes From Fairfield Weekend Visit and Local Trades
Elm Grove Iowa residents report Miss Stella Macy Lulu Fisher and Harold Fisher attended a Sunday meeting in Fairfield. Mrs A L Barr of Fairfield visited her daughter Mrs Halleck Wilson. Sneden Fisher is sick. Mr and Mrs C Sunday were in Fairfield at well home. T M Junkin bought a horse from Chas Rains of Douds Station. Geo Parker and Wayne Green were in the area last week. D M Rains visited W Hos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove
Fstella Macy
Lulu Fisher
Harold Fisher
Fairfield
A. L. Barr
Halleck Wilson
Sneden Fisher
Richland Notes On Local Visits and Travel
Richland April 27 local items report John Thompson of Lincoln Nebraska visiting his mother and old friends. Mrs Chas Swayze and son are here visiting with O Greeson and wife. William Schreiver returned from Cedar Rapids after a short visit with his daughters. Mrs O Greeson and Mrs Charles...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland
John In
Lincoln
Neb
Thompson
Dar
Chas. Swayze
O. Greeson
Wm. Schreiver
Cedar Rapids
Charles
Burlington Freight Handlers Strike Over Wages
Sixty two of sixty eight freight house workers at Burlington Route in Burlington Iowa quit their jobs Saturday morning after no raise to 1.75 for truckers and 1.85 for loaders and storers was offered. They cited rising living costs and better pay elsewhere for fewer hours as reasons to strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Iowa
Ware- Burlington
Geo. F
Freight Rummell
Workman Burns to Death While Crossing Bridge
Peter Riggs, a railroad workman, fled flames across the Milwaukee and St. Paul trestle over the Big Sioux river in Sioux City Iowa. His burning clothing slowed him as he crossed the bridge pursued by fire and pain before his lifeless body was found 350 feet from the start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
Peter Riggs
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Big Sioux
Wonderful Eczema Cure
Our little boy had eczema for five years. Two doctors said hopeless, lungs affected. We tried others with no benefit. We read about Electric Bitters, bought a bottle, soon improved. Continued use until cured. Best of all blood medicines and body building health tonics. Shriner's drug store. 50¢. May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Adams
Henrietta
Shriner
Indictments Challenged by Wapello County Grand Jury
Papers filed Saturday ask that indictments found by the Wapello county grand jury be quashed due to alleged disqualification of foreman and another juror. The true bills target nineteen offenders on mule law or gambling charges, with affidavits explaining the drastic action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Wapello County
Grand Jury
Plunk merchant recounts amputation scare healed by salve
GW. Cloyd of Plunk Missouri recalls a four year ago injury when a jimson bar nearly severed his thumb. The doctor urged amputation, but he used Bucklen's Arnica Salve totaling a cure. Sold for 25 cents at F. S. Shriner's drugstore in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cloyd
Plunk
F. S. Shriner's
Fire destroys Silvester McDaniels store at Fredonia
A fire early today gutted the Silvester McDaniels grocery at Fredonia east of Columbus Junction. A Rock Island train spotted the blaze and prompted alarm. stock insured for 850 dollars does not cover the loss. Cause unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
Silvester McDaniels
Fredonia
Here
Rock Island
Public Sale Near Fairfield Headlines Farm Assets Auction
M B Humphreys advertises a public sale at his home five miles southeast of Fairfield on Fairfield and Glasgow road Thursday May 2 1907 starting at 10 a m. Items include 6 horses 25 cattle 59 hogs and assorted farm machinery and lumber with notes due on time purchases and stringent payment terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
Glasgow Road
Markets Briefing Fairfield Grain Prices Edge Higher
Fairfield markets report grain prices with slight gains for hay and feed markets as buyers show modest interest. Closely watched futures move within narrow ranges amid light trading and unsettled demand conditions.
Percheron Stallion Favorite 42011 Offered for Breeding
Pedigree rich stallion with strong line by Pyrrhus 9786 and Coco St. dam Pelote and Mignon Blanc ancestry noted. Standing 1907 season near Fairfield on Glasgow road five miles southeast, terms include $100 to insure colt and $6 to insure mare. Owners offering mares with forfeit insurance and liability limitations.
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Narbonne
Brilliant
Coco IL
Vieu Chaslin
Coco
Mignon
Jean le Blan
Pelote
Desire
Mouton
Ilderim
Valentin
Vieux Chaslin
Coc
Jean L. Blanc
Gringalette
M. Vallee
My Farm
Fairfield
Middle Glasgow Road
Stan
Pride of the hth toper as he marches to the bar
A fragment from an OCR source notes a character described as a proud toper marching to the bar with a ket and a price implied in his poem. The text is garbled but centers on a ceremonial march or display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American TV Company
New York
Hth
Ket. Price
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Hintz
Harry
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McElhany
Perlee
J. W. Court- Pickerings
Ney
Tabernacle
Hawkeye School House
Margaret Shekelton
Shekelton
Workman
American Surety Company
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Oriez
M. B. Humphreys
J. M. Blough
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C., B. & Q. Railway
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Zeigler’s
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