County Correspondence Near Pleasant Plain Weekend Notes
Fred Wiggins visited his mother near Clay Sunday who has been quite poorly for some time. Rebecca Hodson and Ona Hodson are visiting relatives in and near Pleasant Plain. Elizabeth Hodson remains ill. Alson Hodson and family travel from Fairfield to see his sick mother. Abram Jones and wife from Richland visited relatives near town. Henry Woods of Henry county visits for a few days. Corn planting begins and measles mumps and chicken pox spread this week. Eva Hamilton and children visited her brother Olie Macy and family Sunday. Noah Miller and wife visited the parental home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Wiggins
Clay
John Kyle
Steve Angstead
Woolson
Rebecca Hodson
Ona
Pleasant Plain
Elizabeth Hodson
Alson Hodson
Fairfield
Mr. Hodson
Abram Jones
Richland
Henry Woods
Henry County
Eva Hamilton
Olie Macy
Noah Miller
Salina notes Fairfield visit and local events
Local items listing visits, farm activity, and community news in Salina. Names include Lewis Long and daughter, Miss Kate Duncan, George Haushand, Charley Larson, Joe, John H. Taylor, Tilph Johnson, and Harlie Yost. Mentions May dates, church services, meetings, renovations, travel, and obituaries.
Local Notes from Libertyville and Surrounding Areas
Residents and visitors are listed with travels and illnesses. Ed Mowere of Burlington underwent an operation. Mrs A N Hibbard was summoned for her son. Visitors include Charley Watkins and George from Cedar Rapids, George Cupp from Allerton, and George Sawyer from Illinois. Several students completed school terms at No 8 and No 1 with prompt attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Hibbard
Burlington
Ed. Mowere
Charley Watkins
George
Cedar Rapids
S. H. Watkins
George Cupp
Allerton
John Coleman
Robert
Preston Ashmead
C. B. Morley
Eldon
Edna Warren
Mt. Pleasant
George Sawyer
Illinois
Loren Foster
Hiram Crawford
Ottumwa
Chas
Margaret Elder
Hilda Peterson
Grace Morley
O. A. Swanson
Selah church anniversary marks 85th birthday of Rev Springer
North Yakima readers note a Sabbath anniversary social at the Selah Methodist church celebrating Rev Creighton Springer’s 85th birthday. Festivities honored his long ministry, with gifts, speeches by visiting pastors, and a large community meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Washington
Libertyville
Iowa
Selah
Brother Craig
Bro. Springer
Brother Springer
J. N. Bartels
Pueblo
Colo
Southwest Kansas
T. E. Webb
Northwest Indiana
Central Illinois
Bro
Craig
Growing Weather Shapes Local Plain Talk
Local notes describe nice growing weather with limited corn planting. Social items report Boyd Greason and Orrin at a band concert Thursday. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Polk DuBois and daughter Mabel with Mrs David Hedge for dinner. Mrs Frank Millane and two children from Nebraska visit Mr and Mrs Andrew Gantz in Fairfield. Mr and Mrs Howard and children of Muscatine visit Mrs Fowler northwest of town last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd Greason
Orrin
Polk DuBois
Mabel
David Hedge
Frank Millane
Nebraska
Local Residents Visit and Move In Community Listings
Rev. and Mrs J N Smith of Packwood visited W H Steele on Henry Street. Henry Stusack traveled to Weldon to see his parents. F R Gambell and daughter Dorothy visited M G Herman of Competine. Veda Bly Smith rode to Ottumwa. R A Miller from Lincoln Illinois moved into George Russell’s west street property. J W Mowery bought a new automobile. Mrs M N Smith remains on the sick list. Myers family visited recently. Myers will cover Henry Stusack’s duties for several days. W A Rockwell and J A Linder plastered Clyde Dickey’s house near Competine last week. Jesse Forrest Harve Cummings Nate Smith and Mrs D W Smith rode to Ottumwa Friday. B E Clark called on W H Steele Thursday. Rebecca Huddleston of Sigourney visiting W H Steele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Smith
Packwood
W. H. Steele
Henry Stusack
Weldon
Iowa
F. R. Gambell
Dorothy
M. G. Herman
Competine
Veda Bly Smith
Ottumwa
R. A. Miller
Lincoln
Illinois
George Russell
Nate Smith
D. W. Smith
B. E. Clark
Rebecca Huddleston
Sigourney
Packwood Social Roundup and Local Visits
Packwood residents share Sunday visits and school events. Families including the Carotis, Clevengers, Myers, and Moorman circulate between homes and gatherings. The High School commencement is set for Thursday night as community members reflect on illness recovery and church activities.
Social notes from A Ryman and neighbors observed
Parents, Nate Thomas, Rob Ryman and family visited the A Ryman home on Monday afternoon. Mrs Shepherd traveled to Oskaloosa to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Moler. They are aging and will spend weeks with Mr and Mrs Shepherd. Mrs A Ryman was in Fairfield last week. Mrs Marion Clevenger went to Kansas for her brother Thomas Ramsey's funeral. Mr Loomis spent Monday afternoon in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nate Thomas
Rob Ryman
A. Ryman
Shepherd
Oskaloosa
Mrs. Moler
Mrs. Shepherd
Fairfield
Marion Clevenger
Kansas
Thomas Ramsey
Loomis
Silo Boom In Jefferson County Amid Growing Farm Interest
A rising spring interest in silos spans Jefferson County with forecasts of many new structures. Des Moines hosts five silo factories that produced 250 dollars worth of materials for silos last year, much of it shipped to area farms. The piece notes bankers' support for low or zero interest lending to fund silo construction and highlights silage as superior winter feed boosting dairy and herd profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson County
Des Moines
Animals of All Sorts Targeted for Reduction
Report notes broad aim to cut populations of various animal species. Officials cite ecological balance concerns and potential shifts in housing, farming, and public health policies as actions are considered. Details remain sparse in the fragment.
Marriage Licenses for Williams Wiley and Harmon Walker pairs
Fred Earnest Williams 24 of Birmingham Iowa marries Hazel Luticit Wiley 20 of Mt Zion Iowa. W G Montgomery 70 and Juliet E Hedges 68 both of Fairfield Iowa also listed with H C Harmon 18 Fairfield Iowa marrying Lydia M Walker 18 Ottumwa Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred. Earnest Williams
Birmingham
Iowa
Hazel Luticit Wiley
Mt. Zion
W. G. Montgomery
Juliet E. Hedges
Fairfield
H. C. Harmon
Lydia M. Walker
Ottumwa
Also Mentioned on This Page
East Pleasant Plain
Salina
Lewis Long
Kate Duncan
C. A. Monson
John McCulley
Lutheran Church
McCulley
Charley Larson
Joe
North Dakota
Lewis Kirchner
Ed Parson
Kirchner
George Haushand
Our City
Frederick Johnson
John H. Taylor
Farmington
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
Jefferson
van Buren
Tilph Johnson
Creston
Dunlap
L. Hickenbottom
J. Schillerstrom
Jelmer Sandell
Misses Pearl
Nettie Schillerstrom
Will Broburg
Chicago
Mr. Broburg
Earnest Aronson
H. Monson
Gust Smithburg
Brotherhood
Leedy Hall
Epworth
John, DuBois
Earl Dana
Frank Davidson
S. F. Davidson
Floyd Davidson
Sussanna Booth
Louie Barrow
Ce le Ross
Jerry Stone
City
Mary A. Davidson
John
Belknap
Hutstedler & Baker
Abingdon
Ella Welch
Willie Decker
Bladensburg
Lena Smith
Milton
Sam Gorman
Batavia
N. D
Roy Leroman
F. M. Gobble
Mearl Krum
Wm. Campbell
Adams
Ollie
Temp McDowel
Robert Gill
Frank Mowery
Rory
Ross Caldwell
Mr. Caldwell
LINBY
Carotis
Hazel Moosman
G. Y. Everett
O. B. Myers
D. M. Oliver
Ace Wellers
L. G. Myers
Lester
O. B
Miss Smithart
Near
Reinier
John Moorman
Doctor Moorman
Nina McErvin
Merrick & CO
F. D. Kerrick
Flanders
Gwo
Studebaker
the Studebaker Corporation
Detroit, Michigan
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