Local Social Notes and Reunions Across Fairfield Area
Fairfield and nearby towns host numerous visits and gatherings. Residents travel to Des Moines for a state fair, attend reunions in Des Moines Hillsboro and Libertyville, while families like Riggs Watkins Swanson and Campbell share trips, moves, and family milestones amid community events. Obituary honors Mary Elillian Stewart Heston, wife of Clifford Heston, mother of Ray and infant Helen Marie, with funeral from Libertyville home and burial at Fell Cemetery.
Pleasant Plain News Notes Mixed with Visits and Reunions
Pleasant Plain reports several local visits and travels. Ruth Emry and Sue Emery return from Martinsburg while Gardner visited O L Hutchins. Bern Hook and son Clarence travel to South Dakota to see Zeharris family. Many local church events, weddings, school openings, and fair trips are noted, with Rev Tellman Hobson leading revival services and 88th Division reunions at Des Moines.
Many Neighbors Visit and Travel in Richland Area
Local residents and visitors frequent Richland and surrounding towns last week with calls at the Balderson and Roberts homes, Fairfield trips, state fair attendance, and family gatherings at Linby, Oskaloosa, and Burlington. Notable names include Spalding, McVey, Roberts, Balderson, Jones, Coffin, Hosler, and Jones-Coffin reunions.
Local residents visit Fairfield Lockridge shops and sales
Glasgow Ivan Harter helped Wm. Corrigan in the garage over the past weeks. Mrs. O W Kiger and son Clifford and daughters Florence Cleota and Lavon shopped in Fairfield Wednesday afternoon. Moses Kiger Jr returned from Camp Dodge Wednesday evening. Bertha Kiger and son Guy of Fairfield called Thursday. Elmer Gill family spent Wednesday evening at the Gill home. James Bucher and Ella Bucher shopped in Lockridge Wednesday morning. Several residents attended the Kauffman and Castle closing out sale at Lockridge last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Spalding
Funson
Alma Sharp
George Balderson
Richland
Jose Rice
Chester
Hazel
Meadeville
Ida Isenham
Sarah Rice
Walter Bray
Clarence Dana
Walter Jones
Ottumwa
Angie Pickering
Elmer
Henry
Willis Coffin
Harlan Roberts
Fairfield
Wm. McVey
Linby
McVey
Mrs. Brown
Billy Trail
Ralph Roberts
Clifford Davidson
Inez McVey
Tessie Lamm
Pleasant Plain
Wm. Roberts
Grant Books
Woolson
W. R. McVey
Jas. Rice
Mary Hoskins
Jefferson County
W. O. Allen
Earl Balderson
Maxine
Dorotha Labaugh
Ed Hosler
Della McVey
George Bray
C. C. Rogers
Ivan Harter
Wm. Corrigan
O. W. Kiger
Clifford
Florence
Cleota
Lavon
Harry Cochran
Glenn
Dorothy
Lockridge
Moses Kiger Jr
Camp Dodge
Bertha Kiger
Guy
Elmer Gill
Abingdon Folks Attend Home-Coming and Local News
Abingdon residents attend the homecoming at Agency Hummell Odun who dislocated a knee playing ball in Batavia. Wm Clarke and family visit Chas Hood in Batavia. Nate Smith ships 63 hogs to Chicago. Orville Smith and wives attend Holy Roller services near Agency. Schooley has dental work in Batavia. The Mowery family plans moves to South Ottumwa. Ever Ready class hosts a banquet at Otto Hood's to fund the preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abingdon
Agency
Hummell Odun
Batavia
Wm. Clarke
Chas. Hood
Nate Smith
Chicago
Orville Smith
Otto Hood
Holy Roller Church
Tabernacle
Schooley
James Mowery
Fairfield
South Ottumwa
Gaylord Mowery
Robert Gill
Myrtle Walker
Ottumwa
Cal Campbell
James Baxter
Kansas
Lee Clark
Alminey Webb
Ottumwa Company
Earl Mowery
Mrs. Hendricson
Harry Mowery
Local visitors and travel aid from Packwood to Ottumwa noted
A column reports multiple local residents and relatives visiting nearby towns and returning travelers from Packwood to Ottumwa via the Milwaukee railway. Mentions include Lindy Hale, Ted Raglin, Hattie Ruggles, Mrs. McCreery, Della McVey, Lon Flint, Arthur Braden, Mrs. Borum, Mrs. Greer, and Cynthia Cline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynton Hale
Ted Raglin
Floris
Hattie Ruggles
Packwood
Ottumwa
Milwaukee
Wm. McCreery
Della McVey
Wm. McVey
Richland
Lon Flint
California
Arthur Braden
Eclipse feeding and housing tips for profitable hog farms
Eclipse shares lessons on light air sanitation and proper feed to boost hog growth. It emphasizes clean houses feeding floors and troughs, with Eclipse service costing nothing. The guide highlights a vertical grained red cedar shingle for roofing as part of efficient hog oases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eclipse
Floors as Key Element in Home Furnishings
Nothing attracts attention so quickly inside a home as the floors. They should be treated as more than a house part and considered a central part of the furnishings.
Modernize the Old Floor with Beautiful Oak
A home improvement note highlights choosing Beautiful Oak as the material to update an aging floor. It suggests oak's durability and classic look for lasting appeal.
12 Into 7 Won't Go Fuel Shortage Warning
A schoolhouse style admonition argues the annual fuel business cannot be squeezed into seven months. It advises readers to order fuel early with Eclipse to avoid winter shortages and higher costs.
Eclipse Roofing Promises Durable Winter Shingles
Local ad urges homeowners to choose Eclipse Roofing for shingles and roofing materials that offer maximum wear for the money ahead of winter. It emphasizes value and longevity to withstand harsh weather.
Pleasant surprise honors F P Steele on thirty second birthday
Family and friends hosted a 52 guest party for F P Steele on August 25 with a real dinner and ice cream. Nearby reports note Rev Jonathan Lee of Ottumwa's death and numerous local visits and travels across Oskaloosa Ottumwa Fairfield and Des Moines with townsfolk attending events and fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Steele
Jonathan Lee
Ottumwa
Carl Cline
C. G. Miller
Lida Mowery
Hedrick
Grandma Webb
Martha
Packwood
Cynthia Cline
F. M. Nelson
Joseph Nelson
Icel Riley
Linby
W. T. Bradfield
Ray Nelson
John Greer
Maxine
Carniga
Fairfield
Clarence Cline
Chicago
Edna Scott
Bruce Mackay
Walter Morrison
Thellyne
F. M. Clevengers
Mr. Wonderlick
Ollie
Mary Hardin
Cyrus Ruggles
Stepp
W. V. Linder
Barney Walker
Batavia
Grandma Edwards
M. M. Kenyon
Sam Parks
C. W. Edwards
Brighton
Ladies’ Aid
Community Notices and Visits Roundup
Blackhawk Mrs Electa Rice and son Vance visit Wm Brown home. Mrs Emma Cook of Fairfield visiting daughter Mrs Hugh Cockerill. Calf Club members Milton and Raymond Coffin attend state fair. U S C Club meets Sept 1 with Mrs Jesse Miksch. Martha Figgin and daughter Helen of Washington spend a day with Frank McClelland family. Will Ehrhardt family picnic at Rubio. State fair attendees include R B Picken, Ralph Parrish, Ernest Hadley, Martha Summers, Hugh Emry. Mills Irving and son Charles motor to Missouri for a visit. Charles to remain for schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electa Rice
Vance
Burlington
Baldwin
Glasgow
Wm. Brown
Emma Cook
Fairfield
Hugh Cockerill
Milton
Raymond Coffin
Calf Club
Jesse Miksch
Martha Figgin
Helen
Washington
Frank McClelland
V. S. Ehrhardt
Walter Ehrhardt
Alvin Leathers
Will Ehrhardt
Rubio
R. B. Picken
Ralph Parrish
Ernest Hadley
Martha
Herbert Summers
Hugh Emry
Mills Irving
Charles
Missouri
Family reunions and births brighten Buchanan township
Aaron Lenhart and Milton Werner, club members, tour the state fair with friends. A son named George Edgar arrives for Mr. and Mrs. Guy McCormick. Henry Parsons visits from Packwood as relatives gather at McCormick and Green homes. J. E. Princes hosts Hisel family reunion with 60 guests. Mrs. Mowery of Ottumwa staying with the McCormicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Lenhart
Milton Werner
Guy McCormick
George Edgar
Henry Parsons
Grace
Packwood
George
Henry
Buchanan Township
McCormick
D. M
Mrs. Mowery
Ottumwa
Obituary for J Scott Loughary of Packwood
J Scott Loughary born Des Moines county Iowa November 15 1838 died at his son W Lougharys home east of Packwood August 26 1921 He came to Jefferson county as a child and lived here most of his life He served in Co F 3rd Iowa cavalry from 1861 to 1865 He married Jennie Sinclair March 7 1867 and had three children Mrs Orrie Mitchell Miles City Montana W E Loughary Packwood and H W Loughary Goldendale Washington Funeral services were held August 27 at the Packwood M E church with Rev A A Health Rev John Hadley and Rev Frye assisting Burial was in Packwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Bennett
Eldon
Sadie Lewis
Helen
Richland
Emmett Myers
Missouri
Mildred Kimble
Muscatine
Ira Glotfelty
John A. Hoops
Edith Law
Ipavn
Carl Riggs
Wm. Riggs
Eugene Swanson
Wray Riggs
Alva Schwartz
John Hupp
Des Moines
Will Bartholow
Mt. Pleasant
M. E. Church
Clifford Heston
Fairfield
M. E
Anna Glotfelty
Iowa
Somerget County
Penn
Frank Glotfelty
W. W. Glotfelty
Secy-Treas
J. A. Glotfelty
Jacob Glotfelty
Dr. E. Rodabaughs
J. S. Glotfelty
Floyd Glotfelty
H. B. Johnson
Roy Johnson
W. C. Hunt
Libertyville
S. S. Glotfelty
Ottumwa
Lizie Glotfelty
M. FE. Glotfelty
M. D. Rodabaugh
L. E. Clinkenbeard
Amcnda Glotfelty
Glotfelty
Walter Morrill Shott
Birmingham
Marthe Rodabaugh
Beulah Cook
Preast
G. Rodabaugh
Noroan
Mary Rollette
Dorothy
Ligertyyn
Mildred Kemble
Arthur Campbell
James Campbell
Park Campbell
Alta
Campbell
Guy Hilderbrand
Hillsboro
Wil! Bennett
Telephone Company
Jefferson County Hospital
Bennett
Walter Harlan Hardware Co
Mary Elillian Stewart Heston
J. A. Stewart
Ray
Helen Marie
Heston
Presbyterian Church
Livertyville
Mt. Zion
Heaven
J. P. Hebner
Batavia
Fell Cemetery
Dewitt Baker
Saseen
Fos Peweson
Caliornia
R. H. Emry
al Hodson
Meshner
Ollie
Ira Miller
Turner
Rommie Kurtz
Charles Apt
Pleasant Plain
Calvan Hoskins
Sarah Jones
Lucille Lynn
Verna Miller
Davenport
Ralph Hodson
Bert Dickinson
Friends Yearly
Oskaloosa
Friends Church
Alice Cole
Iowa City
Jessie Pickering
Claire
Jude Coll
Brighton
Lynn
Clifford
Mildred
Majorie Bailey
J. Scott Loughary
Des Moines County
W. Loughary
Packwood
Jefferson County
Co. F
3Rd
Iowa Cavalry
Jennie Sinclair
Orrie Mitchell
Miles City
Mont
W. E. Loughary
H. W. Loughary
Goldendale
Wash
Loughary
Glasgow
M. FE. Church
A. A. Health
John Hadley
Frye
Packwood Cemetery
Butterfly hunting becomes lucrative pastime for Muscatine youth
Fairfield boys imitate Muscatine youngsters by catching butterflies during vacation hours and selling them for profit. Report notes nets on long poles, high prices for common and rare specimens, and shipments arranged through a single firm with guidance on preservation. Open fields and early mornings best for hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Boys
Muscatine
Muscatine Journal
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Ruth Emry
Sue Emery
Fred Emry
Martinsburg
Miss Gardner
O. L. Hutchins
Bern Hook
Clarence
South Dakota
Agnes Johnson
Bettie Lamm
Conference of Friends
Oskal
Taylor
Bertha Hodson
Charles McMurry
Keneth
Majorie
Clifford Bailey
Ross Shafer
Sue Emry
Austin Emry
James Hodson
Mary
Paul
Keith
Leslie Davison
Matt Hook
Myrtle
Ila
Scott Davison
Irwin Hodson
Raymond
Edwin Loft
New Sharon
Eddie Heston
Jessie Lamm
Mae Kurtz
Albert Pacha
Vera Kyle
Mount Pleasant
Bailey
Geo. Bray
Elmer Coffin
Henry Ash
George Ash
Sherman Dangan
Sonner
Curtis Rogers
Lindy
Busy Bee Club
Lon Gowey
Owen Coffin
Theodosia Spencer
Phoebe Jones
W. C
H. C. Jones
Glenn Hosler
Harvey Coffin
Donald Allen
Woolson Club
D. E. Miller
Jadys
Gwendolyn
Wayland
Melvin
Clarence Roberts
Paul Rynon
Glen Hosler
Albert Jones
Lucile
Russell Hedge
Lela Jones
John Dukes
Salem
Ed Ulm
Nathan Jones
Otto Macy
Wes Watson
Raymond Goodman
Albert Coffin
Nancy Wikoff
Clyde Coffin
Friends Yearly Meeting
Lela
Osceola
Mr. Jones
Adell
Jones-Coffin
Dorotha Louise Jones
Everett Coffin
Harvey Jones
Henry Coffin
Coffin-Jones
Ralph
Seren Urday
Ridgeway
Wilda
Sa’ Y
Harry Loving
Hazell Wyatt
Millsboro
George L. King
Fred McElwee
Wm. Allender
Richwoods
Oscar Loving
Allen
L. A. Barnard
Margaret Clark
Cedar Falls
E. K. Caviness
Robi King
Shellabarger
Adams
Grandiuen
Herbert Crull
Blackhawk
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