County News Notes Social Visits And Local Fires
Mrs Liz Stockport leaves for Ottumwa after visit with relatives. Wm Hastings of Birmingham calls on business. C B Polly and wife visit Stockport. Mrs Brown of Libertyville visits relatives. Mrs F N Lucas visits Hillsboro. Sam James of Ottumwa and Nettige Malone of Seymour visit with Mrs Mary Veatch. Mrs Ben Oldt returns from Mt Pleasant. Mr and Mrs James Snider visit Kansas. The Tribune misprint on a prior item noted. Sewing at Mrs Elmer Hollander’s home. Minnie Johnson visits Ottumwa after home stay. Dave Ricketts of Fairfield visits grandparents McCormicks. Fire incidents along the railroad cause damage to several farmers. Mr and Mrs Hoskins visit daughter Hugh Sands. Miss Anna Messer of Fairfield visits Stella Clark. Frank McCormick hogs shoppers. Chris Boucher has coal carload.
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Liz Stockport
Noel
Ottumwa
Wm. Hastings
Birmingham
C. B. Polly
Stockport
Brown
Libertyville
F. N. Lucas
Hillsboro
Sam James
Nettige Malone
Seymour
Mary Veatch
Ben Oldt
Mt. Pleasant
James Snider
Kansas
Tribune Force
Sunday School Convention at Bethesda Draws Crowd
Beckwith In Oct 19 The Sun reports a well attended Sunday School convention at Bethesda with an engaging program. Miss Emma Samuelson delivered Four Cor- style remarks as part of the event.
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Rockwith
Bethesda
Emma Samuelson
Pleasant Plain News Roundup of Local Movements and Health
Pleasant Plain reports a typhoid fever case in Mrs. Tillie Weidner and notes many residents traveling. Lynn and Rollin Weidner tour Colorado hunting and report a bear. Mary Courtney heads to Oregon with children. Death of Mary Talbort in Oregon is noted. Property moves include Ralph Eck selling in Pleasant Plain to move to Fairfield. Apple harvest described as nearly complete and decent.
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Pleasant Plain
Tillie Weidner
Lynn
Son
Rollin
Colorado
Bessie Henderson
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Emry
Mary Courtney
Baker City
Oregon
Mary Talbort
Ralph Eck
Fairfield
Alson Hodson
Hadley
Richland
Sheckler
Kansas
Missouri
Killus Paxton
Sacramento
Cal
Walnut Township Social Notes and Local Arrivals
In Walnut Township on October 19 a mission at St Marys Catholic church in Fairfield drew many locals. Road supervisor Andrew Burk reports roads in fine shape. Clayton Neiswanger and wife from Washington visit relatives. Dominic Gelski John Kurk and Laurence Droz from south of Fairfield spent Sunday at the Gelski home. A birth was announced for Mr. and Mrs. Walter.
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Walnut Two
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Fairfield
Andrew Burk
Clayton Neiswanger
Washington
Dominic Gelski
John Kurk
Laurence Droz
Gelski
Walter
Pleasant Plain church sermon and local travels report
Kurtz son Rev Father Hogan from Fairfield preached at St Joseph Church in Pleasant Plain last Tuesday evening. Henry Kasowski and St Gelski families returned from Chicago with a piano and a trip, while John Wiera and St Gelski spouse also came back from Chicago. The Kasowskis and Gelskis planned a Sunday departure to Ottumwa to visit relatives for several days.
Packwood social notes and visits in Iowa county
Packwood Iowa residents and visitors are listed with relatives and local activities. Decker and Underwood attend meetings in Brookville and Eddyville. Pettit the Christian pastor preached at the local church. The Buckmen visit Webb grandparents and Linby youth attend a M E church lecture. W C Harris plans cement walks.
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Packwood
Decker
Brookville
Underwood
Eddyville
Pettit
Christian Church
George Buckman
Afton
Iowa
Ruckman
Isaac Webb
Linby
M. E. Church
Grandma McClung
M. N. Smith
W. C. Harris
I. O. Webb
Batavia
Griff Myers
A. B. Myers
Pollock
Osee Wood
Brighton
Windy talk and family arrivals in Round Prairie Two
Oct 19 notes wind in Kansas and the Dakotas with a mention of Iowa. Mrs Tom Litton and Miss Antha Smith visited Marion county relatives and returned home. Others from Letts and Stockport visited relatives. Stork brought four babies and a daughter arrived for Luetzsinger family. Rev Mayo preached at the Baptist church Sunday.
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Round Prairie Two
Kansas
Dakotas
Iowa
Tom Litton
Antha Smith
Marion County
E. B. Carter
Letts
Louisa Co
George James
Garfield Messer
W. A. Luetzsinger
Frank Smith
Stockport
Mayo
Hillsboro
Baptist Church
Zeke the Country Boy at the Grand Theatre
Edwin A. Morris presents Zeke the Country Boy at the Grand on Thursday Oct 22 with its lively rural comedy and lush scenic investiture. Arizona to follow as a West themed play with military life arrives Sat Oct 24 featuring Francis Cambello and Clarence Heritage among a large cast and notable roles.
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Zeke
Edwin A. Morris
Grand Opera House
Arizona
Augustus Thomas
Eleventh United State Infantry
Henry Canby
Col. Bonham
Hodgman
Lieut
Denton
Denton. For the Sake of Mrs. Bonham
Francis Cambello
Clarence Heritage
Edward J. Farrell
Frederick Webber
Indians Win Legal Fight Over Schooling and Imprisonment
In a federal case at Cedar Rapids Judge Reed declares the government cannot seize Tama Reservation children to send them to Toledo schools nor imprison parents who refuse. He also states the Muskwakis own land in fee simple and that the land is not a reservation, preventing a government jail on the site. The ruling marks a complete Indian victory with potential broader impact.
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Toledo
Cedar Rapids
Reed
Tama_ reservation
Record Desertions Reach New Army High in 40 Days
Descriptions show one hundred U S Army deserters in forty days with a $50 reward offer for each. Fort Des Moines lists Ally Sarny from troop B and Frederick W Berry from troop B as deserters. The large list includes Alvan Fezette of the Fifth Infantry from Pottsburg Barracks in New York and homes in Council Bluffs Iowa.
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Des Moines
United States Army
United States
Ally Sarny
Second Calvary
New York City
Fort Des Moines
Frederick W. Berry
Natchez
Miss
Alvan Fezette
Fifth Infantry
M W A Event Initiates Class at Local Camp No 246
The Ottumwa degree team conducted initiation for a class of candidates into the local M W A camp No 246. The event drew visiting members from other orders and concluded with a banquet for members and guests.
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Ottumwa
Ax Wielders
Untitled fragment hints at a happy journey
The readable portion notes a journey described as extraordinarily happy. No additional context or names are available to specify place dates or people.
Would Mortgage the Farm
Farmer W. A. Floyd of Rural Route 2 Em pire Georgia praises Bucklen's Arnica Salve for curing two bad sores on his hand and leg. He says it is worth more than its weight in gold and would mortgage the farm to buy it. Available for 25 cents at I. S. Shriner's drug store. Oct.
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Empire
W. A. Floyd
I. S. Shriner
Fred Collins Livery Ad with Bearding and Feed Barn
Gentle drivers and prompt service advertised for a livery at West Burlington Street. A lady driver is noted as broken in and calls answered promptly by phone 22.
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West Burlington St
Bank Deposits Guarantee Gains Popular Support
A Tribune letter from William Louden reports bankers overwhelmingly favor the bank deposits guarantee. Postal card replies show 1630 in favor, 631 for postal savings banks, and 388 noncommittal or opposed, signaling strong backing among bankers for the proposed measure.
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the Tribune
William Louden
Louden
Democratic
Chicago
Columbus
Washington
White House
Bryan
Iowa Boy Slays Girl and Self in Shenandoah Tragedy
Harley Bright, 24, shot 15 year old Esther Cook then killed himself in Shenandoah Iowa. Neighbors found them after gunfire. Bright died soon after, Cook unconscious but died later. The incident follows a pending court case where Cook would testify against Bright and his sister for allegedly enticing away Cook’s friend.
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Harley Bright
Esther Cook
Shenandoah
Lebbus Bright
Bright
Cook
Conway
Miss Cook
L. C. Cook
Lincoln substitute carrier admits stealing Bryan campaign letters
Clarence F. Brown, a substitute Lincoln post office carrier, confessed in the police court to taking eleven letters addressed to W. J. Bryan’s newspaper containing cash for the democratic campaign fund. The letters had been missed for months. Brown is bound over to await action by the United States grand jury. arrested by Post Office Inspector R. J. Grogan.
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Lincoln
Lincoln, Neb
Clarence F. Brown
Lincoln Post Office
W. J. Bryan
Brown
United States Grand Jury
Post Office
R. J. Grogan
Ada Croom Credits King’s New Discovery for Cure
Mrs Ada L Croom of Vaughn Mississippi credits Dr King’s New Discovery with curing a severe cough and lung troubles after months of illness. Three bottles completed her recovery and she notes the remedy’s world wide fame sold at F S Shriner’s drug store with trial bottles free. October.
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Ada L. Croom
Croom
Vaughn
Miss
Dr. King
F. S. Shriner
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