Death of Civil War Veteran Von Powelson at Batavia
Von Powelson, a veteran of the Civil War and pioneer Jefferson County resident, died at his home two miles north of Batavia on Sunday October 17, 1909. He served in Company D, 19th Iowa Infantry and was well known across the county. He had lived on his Batavia-area farm since before the war.
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von Powelson
Jefferson County
Batavia
Mr. Powelson
19Th
Iowa Infantry
Five Per Cent Money. To loan on farms.
Jefferson County Abstract and Loan Company offers farm loans at five percent interest with optional payments. R. E. Canutters serves as secretary.
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Jefferson County Abstract & Loan Co
R. E. Canutters, Secy
County Jail Empty as Prisoner Count Stands Zero
The county reports no inmates currently in custody with an empty jail. Officials note there is not another county in the state boasting such an empty facility.
Local social notes recount birthdays and reunions across town
Miss Nellie Grant hosted a surprise birthday gathering with about twenty friends. Miss Kitty Helferstine also celebrated with cards, music, and a luncheon. Evergreen lodge held an old fashioned taffy pull at Mrs. Cora Andersons home. A McElderry family reunion took place at the South Main street home with attendees from Omaha Los Angeles Davenport Vancouver Ottumwa Agency and beyond. Mr McElderrys birthday was celebrated amidst visiting and feasting.
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Ray Pollock
Ottumway
Fairfield
Luther Leedy
Libertyville
J. W. Caldwell
East Pleasant Plain
Fern Ogden
Centralia
Grand Lodge
Rebekah Assembly
Davenport
Leona Gilmer
Watson Kraft
Batavia
Charles E. Prather
Little Son
Ottumwa
Ed Ogden
T. L. James
Presbyterian Synod
Dubuque
Ray Kirkpatrick
Little Scién
Edgewood
J. C. Barnes
Nellie Grant
City
Kitty Helferstine
Laura Edwards
Evergreen Lodge
Cora Anderson
East Washington Street
McElderry
John R. McElderry
South Main Street
B. H. Hendershott
C. A. McElderry
Grace Hisel and John Keller Wed in Birmingham Home
Miss Grace K Hisel and Mr John E Keller married Monday morning October 18 1900 at the home of Mr G B Phillips in Birmingham The bride youngest daughter of Mrs Peter Hisel of Glasgow The groom son of Mr and Mrs G Keller of Jefferson county now living in Van Buren County They will reside on the farm of the groom near the Wm Parsons farm and start married life with warm good wishes from friends
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H. A. Neller
George Stephenson
Milwaukee
London
Mary Flemming
West Virginia
Despain
Burlington
Samuel Hyde
Grand Junction
Colo
Nettie Parsons
West Burlington Street
Glen Fairall
Ottumwa
Grace K. Hisel
John E. Keller
G. A. Keller
Birmingham
G. B. Phillips
Peter Hisel
Glasgow
G. Keller
Jefferson County
van Buren Co
Hendricks and Harvey Wed in Penn Township Ceremony
Mabel Odessa Hendricks and Raymond Harvey, of East Pleasant Plain, married Thursday at the Hendricks home. Rev. T. S. Pool officiated as guests in autumn decor and a three course supper followed. The couple will reside in East Pleasant Plain.
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William R. Hendricks
Penn Township
Mabel Odessa
Raymond Harvey
East Pleasaant Plain
Ogier
Oklahoma
Wilma
Edna
Ethel Allender
East Pleasant Plain
Smart Mrs Barney and Clever Women of Washington
A feature on Washington society highlighting Mrs. Albert Clifford Barney as a leading hostess and artist who built the unique Studio House near Dupont Circle. It notes her art, stage work, Persian interests, interior design, and the absence of beds, with mentions of Frances Benjamin Johnson the pioneer photographer and Dr Anita Newcomb McGee, plus social figure Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and her hatmaking skill.
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Washington
Albert Clifford Barney
Dupont Circle
Barney
Barney Mansion
Frances Benjamin Johnson
Miss Johnson
White House
V Street
Northwest
Anita Newcomb McGee
Simon Newcomb
McGee
Japan
Red Cross
Newcomb
Navy
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Longworth
Weather Bureau to Favor Youth Over Veterans in Promotions
Washington reports that the weather bureau will push younger staff into top roles as aged forecasters aged 60 to 70 are replaced. Chief Willis L. Moore signals a policy shift with transfers at Philadelphia Indianapolis Cincinnati and Nashville and new forecasters assigned in New York Providence and St. Louis.
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Washington
United States Weather Bureau
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Philadelphia
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Nashville
E. H. Emery
New York City
Providence
R. I
James H. Scarr
Pennsylvania
Edward Bowie
St. Louis
J. Warren Smith
Columbus
Ohio
Bradley's Friend Rewarded for Loyalty in Senate Office Building
Henry Dedham, a longtime ally of Senator Bradley, is appointed elevator conductor in the new 4 million dollar senate office building in Kentucky. Dedham, a former state legislator from Rome and Metcalf counties, once carried on a stretcher to vote for Bradley amid pneumonia and political turmoil. In a heated moment at the capitol, Dedham also quipped to Sergeant-at-Arms Captain Longmeyer about being paired in a shooting context.
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Kentucky
Bradley
Senate
Henry H. Dedham
Dedham
Rome
Metcalf
State
Longmeyer
Washington
Debates on Payne Tariff Bill Reach Vast Lengths
Official reporters note the Payne tariff bill debates reached 4,888 pages or about 9,776,000 words in Congress. Compare to 2,527 pages for the Dingley bill during the Fifty fifth congress special session.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congressional rivals spar over district reach and travel
Representative Ernest Roberts of Massachusetts and Representative Oldfield of Arkansas trade views on district size and campaigning. Roberts can visit multiple towns by trolley and return home by midnight, while Oldfield reveals he covers nine counties, crossing swollen creeks and riding by wagon to keep engagements.
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Ernest Roberts
Massachusetts
Oldfield
Arkansas
Roberts
Chelsea
Taft Bookplate Highlights Spenceley Design
The President's Bookplate features an official spread eagle and shield in the upper left, balancing a Hebrew Bible on the right. A central house marks the birthplace of Taft's mother in Millbury Massachusetts.
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Taft
Frederick Spenceley
New York
Mr. Taft
Millbury
Mass
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