Jefferson County Notes Include Weddings and School Move
County items report many social ties and local changes. Arch Stevens and Nellie Henry wed in Hedrick and plan to live near Packwood. School opens with 27 non residents enrolled. Ruth Pollock and Vern Culbertson marry at the bride’s parents home near Brookville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streadbob
Grace McCleary
Brown
Genevieve Ferrer
Ruth Pollock
Vern Culbertson
Brookville
Jefferson County
Batavia
Culbertson
Dave Boley
Abingdon News Highlights Local Births Deaths and Visits
Abingdon residents report a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Ray Vanness on September 1. Stallion loss valued at two thousand dollars with half insured. Many locals visit kin and attend tent meetings and fairs. A large fire destroyed a hay barn. insurance minimal. Funeral services for Mrs Martha Webb Downey note her long service and family ties. Several visits and travels among Abingdon families mark a busy week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Vanness
J. R. Snider
Myers
John Odum
Ottumwa
Henry Webb
Missouri
Earl Davis
Des Moines
Abingdon
Davis
Chas. Davis
Floris
Otto Steele
Martha Webb Downey
Marshall County
Indiana
Iowa
A. T. Downey
Christian Church
Walker
Batavia
Local Residents Visit Relatives in Libertyville Area
Mrs Izora Bishop and children stayed with Dr. Bishops at Glasgow while Ed Byers of Quincy visited his parents. Sarah Swartz and Lavinia Thompson from Nevada and California guests. Loren Pratt family and Clara Pratt of Burlington visit two weeks with relatives. Clayton Preter and son returned from Milton and Carl Riggs family visit Udell. Will Wilson of Kansas City and Roscoe Pollock of Douds joined local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izora Bishop
Dr. Bishop
Glasgow
Ed Byers
Quincy
Ill
Sarah Swartz
Mechanicsville
Lavinia Thompson
Revano
Nevada
Loren Pratt
Clara Pratt
Burlington
Clay Preter
Milton
John Coleman
Carl Riggs
Wray
Public Sale Notice of Farm Auction at Beckwith
Public sale at the farm 1.5 miles northeast of Beckwith begins 1 pm Tuesday September 12. Items include 6 horses 9 cattle 2 sows 12 pigs various implements and lumber with nine month terms for $10 or more and cash for smaller sums. Administratrix Mrs Veronica Gavin auctioneers T B Allender and clerk W C Brawner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckwith
Veronica Gavin
Social Notes From Center Township Sunday Visits
Center Township reports several calls and visits. Mr and Mrs Holgate spent Sunday at Alton Hills east of town. The Beattie family are remodeling near the fair grounds. Ottumwa residents Mr and Mrs Seneca Cornell and Mr and Mrs Verne Cornell with Irene visited Mrs Chloe Miller. D M Holgate called on Mrs James Birt and Ona. W F Miller and daughter Fern called at the S Cornell home. No school at Maple Grove Monday and Tuesday.
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Nelson Haven
Nebraska
Mabel Smith
Des Moines
M. W. Smith
Laney
Ottumwa
Frank Roberts
Joseph Nelson
Vilda Nelson
Bladensburg
Eldon
M. N. Smith
Pleasant
Gilbert Smith
Carl Cline
Packwood
Nelson
Grace Douglas
Hedrick
Arch Stevens
Nellie Henry
T. D. Cuddy
Clara
L. V. Brown and Son
Charles Brown
Nettie Rockwell
Mrs. Beem
Edith Ward
Farson
Hattie Ward
Pastor Pearson
Moravia
Chas. Taylor
Abingdon
F. Stewart
Edith Bowles
Batavia
Jewel Davis
Ray Vanness
Vesta Peters
Roy McChesney
Minnesota
Emma Hood-Watson
Perry
Iowa
Orin French
Pete James
Wm. Kiews
Linby
Ralph Myers
Eldon Fair
Ralph McDowel
Ralph
Ben Linder
Mary Campbell
Fairfield
Ross Davis
Clare Vanness
Clay Harwood
Harper’s Ferry
Dora Webb
O. C. Davis
Frank Hagan
J. W. Mowrey
Davis Sisters
Temp McDowel
Wyoming
Edd Wilson
Woolson
Dennis Green
Bert Cassady
W. F. Miller
Sam Carr
G. W. Cornell
J. A. Cornell
Orren Green
Krumholtz
H. F. Crile
Fern
Seneca Cornell
Paul Castor
Jennie Binks
Venie Cornell
Carl Edmund
North Dakota
Homer Zeller
J. H. Glaney
Greasy Flat
Lucy Kelley
Verle Botterff
Prairie Grove
Ladies’ Aid Society
Lucile Mellett
Clara Bottorff
Verle Bottorff
F. M. Stephenson
Ed. Woolums
Don
Drake University
Oskaloosa
Roosevelt
F. S. Steigleder
O. F
Local Social Notes and Visit Highlights from the Week
Mr and Mrs William Wiggins travel to Illinois for the funeral of his sister. Heat and dryness persist. Mrs Al Greeson moves and Ethel begins teaching in Libertyville. Dining visits include Ed Hamilton with Davidson and other families. Various locals visit kin near town and in the city as melon patch season continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wiggins
Illinois
Wiggins
al Greeson
Ethel
Libertyville
Pleasant Plain community notices and travels
Sunday gatherings and visits fill the Pleasant Plain area as families spend time with relatives and friends. Residents plan school and social events, while others travel to Des Moines and Oska loosa to hear Roosevelt and attend activities. Local threshing winds down as grain yields look good and autos ferry people to Drake University and beyond.
Watchful Visitors And A New DrivingHorse Purchase
A cautious note about possible reactions to visitors and a report that Frank Davidson bought a new driving horse. Dan Murphy’s brother is visiting their home and his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Davidson
Dan Murphy
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Gussie Brown
Treeva Bennett
Viola McVey
Zada Carter
Ethel Rockwell
Sallie Linder
Savannah Stevens
Genevieve Bennett
Ruby Hale
Eva Rockwell
Allen
Guy Brown
Will McVey
Lon Brown
Mary Brown
Tom Moss
Viola Stansberry
Margaret Laughlin
Dan
Douds- Lean
George
Tone
Charles
Nina Douds
Fell
P. H. Heston
Newton
Frank Hurst
Colorado
J. H. Parsons
Gail Swanson
Ralph Harlan
Harlan
Swanson
Hal Scovell
Nellie Warren
Warren
Frank Glotfelty
Floyd Glotfelty
Mt. Morris
Geo. Newland
Dan Trout
W. D. Wilson
M. D. Peebler
Wilson
John Lentz
Goldie Anderson
Ruth
Warren Fulton
Martha Gearhart
Welbhie Pearson
LaMonte Williams
Hester Steele
Jessie Hoffman
Gladys McCleary
Sherman Bishop
Selah Linder
Ethel Ivins
Wyndon Davis
Martha Fulton
Martin Gearhart
Nellie Swanson
Parsons
Clifford Davis
Iowa City
Ruth Davis
Klickman
Florence McCleary
Swift
Ruth McCleary
Herschel -Inez Hoffman
Grace Glotfelty
Bertha
Florence Peebler
Averill McCleary
Sorority
Root
Bertha Peebler
Reed—Glee McCleary
Blinking Moon
Powell—Hermia Hill
Violet Waltz
Bohn
Vera Minard
Reverie
Engleman
Jessie Hoff
Guy
Raines
Bessie Garber
California
Ida Warren
Minnie
Cross Lanes
Elmer Davis
Birmingham
Milt Fleenor
Emmet Gobble
Hutton & Richardson
Marion Black
Abe Conner
Mystic
Cora Hyatt
Phillipsburg
Kansas
Robert Webb
Wm. Riley
Herman Dorothy
T. B. Allender
W. C. Brawner
Knox County
Edina
I. D. Jones
Center Township
Mrs. Holgate
Alton Hill's
Town
Ed Hamilton
Floyd Davidson
Sam Davidson
Polk DuBois
David Hedges
Booth
F. M. Rider
John H. Copeland
Gertie Gill Gardner
Grace
S. M. Davidson
Lucile
Lefgren
Lockridge
Edwards
Eck
Pleasant Plain
Treva Bennett
Pleasant Plain Academy
Greda
Bagley
Arthur Loomis
Arthur Sable
Canada
Coun
E. A. Miller
Reinier
Newt
Tom
O. B. Myers
Pocahontas
Mrs. Biddleman
Biddleman
Wallace
Will Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Washburn
Warner Sabel
I. N. Loomis
Mineapolis
Florence Kelley
C. D. McPherson
Lone Level
Topeka
Kans
Poland-China Association
Lone Level Farm
Mitchell Livery Barn
C.D. McPherson
Jaco Banker
Frank Light
Morris Williams
Milt Horn
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