Death of Louis Trabert at Brighton depot shocks county
Louis Trabert born November 13, 1852 dies at Brighton depot while changing trains on a Canada trip. Survived by his wife Sophia Schmidtlein and four children including Frank and Mamie. Funeral set for Monday at 2 p.m. Rev. Geo. Blagg to preside. He owned a large farm and was a respected township resident.
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Four Corners
Brighton
Louis Trabert
Frank
Canada
Oskaloosa
Mr. Trabert
Sophia Schmidtlein
Mamie
D. R. Lynn
Trabert
Geo. Blagg
Mystic
Iowa
Springer
J. R. Laughlin
Joe McClain
Mabel Ferrill
Pauline Clinkenbeard
H. O. Hoopes
Buchanan Township
J. B. Youmans
Got Off Cheap. Doctor King’s New Life Pills Ad
A brief turn of phrase touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a quick pleasant and certain cure for headache and digestive issues. The ad claims the remedy can restore health after constipation or indigestion and notes 25 cents at Frank S Shriner’s drug store with guaranteed efficacy. September.
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Dr. King
Frank S. Shriner
Local notes from Libertyville and surroundings
Libertyville and nearby towns report residents traveling for business and visiting relatives. Travelers include Jim Taylor to Washington Iowa and Pearl Rankin to St Joseph Missouri. Local marriages include Tilman Grimes and Nettie Morrison. A birthday surprise for Mrs Clara Pratt and multiple family visits are noted.
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Libertyville
Jim Taylor
Washington
Iowa
Wm. Shheidel
Fairfield Township
W. C. Cathey
Martinsburg
Daisy Brittain
North Bend
Neb
Richards
Pearl Rankin
St. Joseph
Ivan Pollock
Lawrence
Ed. Stephenson
Fairfield
Parsons
Wm. Fulton
John Morrison
Grimes
Miss Morrison
Jefferson County
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Aids Nature
Advertises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as aiding nature to cure coughs and lung irritation. Claims relief, aids expectoration, opens secretions, and restores health. Cites wide use and many testimonials, notes pneumonia protection, and lists Frank S Shriner as seller with Sept. date.
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Chamberlain
Frank S. Shriner
Abingdon Notes Local Travel and School Opening
Abingdon reports include R D Caldwell returning from Batavia visit relatives. Mrs S D Cline visits Bloomfield brother Dr Downey. Fairfield fair attendance and rain disruption. Lou Snider of Delta visiting. Tony and wife at Packwood. Hood and Mitchell go to Kansas City. Will Kenyon Marion Black families guests at W A Black home. School opens with Paul Mowery principal and Nellie Bates from Fairfield as assistant. Downey thirty ninth wedding anniversary celebrated with family gatherings. Shelton arrivals from Belle Plaine to stay with D E Davis.
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Abingdon
R. D. Caldwell
Batavia
S. D. Cline
Dr. Downey
Bloomfield
A. M. Davis
Fairfield Fair
Lou Snider
Delta
Tony Dysart
Packwood
Chas Hood
Lloyd Mitchell
Kansas City
Missouri
Will Kenyon
Marion Black
W. A. Black
Paul Mowery
Nellie Bates
Fairfield
A. T. Downey
Will Shelton
Belle Plaine
Kan
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Proves Healing In Riot
A Chicago street car conductor beaten in a labor riot applies Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and recovers quickly. G. J. Welch of Tekonsha Michigan endorses it for family use. The product is praised for cuts and burns and priced at 25 cents at Frank S. Shriner’s drug store in September.
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Chicago
Bucklen
G. J. Welch
Tekonsha
Mich
Frank S. Shriner
Local Cedar Township Notes Include Moves and Visits
Cedar Township items list residents who rented farms and moved to Fairfield. Visitors from Missouri and Colorado call on old friends and family. Local schooling and barn-building projects appear, along with a typhoid illness and a hospital trip for Mrs Ellis.
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Cedar Township
Eli Cox
Fairfield
Joseph Grady
Missouri
Jefferson County
Wm. Fagan
Baby
Julian Mack
Colorado
Esther Grove
Troy
Velma Webber
Wooster
Geo. Phillips
Edwin
Montevista
Hattie
Ona Pequignot
Clifford Nady
Teel Cox
Wm. Richey
Homer DeWitt
Jule Keller
Sam Jerrell
Wm. Parsons
Frank Ellis
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
John Cepter
Salem Friends
Guss Adams
Sunday School Convention Program at Cedar Chapel
Cedar Township Sunday School convention schedule at Cedar Chapel on Sunday September 24 begins 1:30 with long service. 2:00 topic on lesson preparation led by Mrs Effie McWhirter and M G Campbell. 2:30 discussion on attracting new scholars with Rev D W Morgan H C Mendenhall. 3:00 whether to review lessons at close led by C T Reynolds and C W Wade. 3:30 county Sunday School work discussion.
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Cedar Township
Cedar Chapel
Effie McWhirter
M. G. Campbell
D. W. Morgan
H. C. Mendenhall
C. T. Reynolds
C. W. Wade
Sunday School Convention Schedule at Evening Session
Miss Ella M Short opens at 4 00 with a note on school collection handling Mrs De Short and Mrs W C Cummings lead 4 30 business meeting 7 30 long service 8 00 is it wise to have a decision day and how conducted J A Huglin and Jos Bradley 8 30 the reward of faithful Sunday School work Prof S A Power and Dr Monfort the convention aids all in Sunday school work bring Bibles and Finest of the Wheat No 2
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Ella M. Short
de Short
W. C. Cummings
J. A. Huglin
Jos. Bradley
S. A. Power
Dr. Monfort
Blackhawk Township and Woolson Community Notes
Sept 18 updates from Blackhawk Township detail local students at Penn College in Oskaloosa and Fairfield, staff changes, visits, and community notices. Reports include teachers for district No 1, a Colorado visit, Jefferson county fair attendance, theft concerns, and church choir practice at Center chapel each Wednesday.
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Blackhawk Township
Woolson
Stacy McCracken
Lucille Richards
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Nellie Davidson
Lizzie Knight
Frank Hoskins
Fairfield
Flora Harkens
Idaho
Mary Leech
Hal Mendenhall
Nathan Hoskins
Colorado
Ora Jones
Nebraska
Jessie Grafton
Illinois
Lydia Hiatt
Ezra Hadley
W. W. Jones
Richland
J. H. Koch
Center
Mayer M. E
Rollin Emery
Pleasant Plain
Emma Seaton
Center Chapel
Ankrom Farm Public Sale Near City on Sept 27
Public sale at the Ankrom farm seven miles southeast of the city starts 10 a m on Wednesday September 27. Seventy one head of livestock include horses cattle hogs and broods with 18 acres corn hay and farm implements. Terms: 12 months at 6 percent with cash under five dollars. note with approved security. Lunch on grounds. W J and N D Ankrom. T B Allender auctioneer.
Public Sale of Farm Stock and Implements Near Fairfield
Having sold my farm I will sell at public sale 3 1/2 miles north of Fairfield on Thursday September 28. Stock includes 2 mares 34 cattle 81 hogs and 30 acres of corn hay and straw. Farm implements new harness and other items. Terms 12 months at 6 percent 5 and under cash with note. Lunch on grounds by Carmichael. A D Roberts.
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Fairfield
Carmichael
A. D. Roberts
T. B. Allender
Boy Thrown From Horse Sustains Serious Head Injuries
A boy named Billy Noble was thrown from a horse Monday evening and suffered severe head injuries. At this time no serious outcome is anticipated.
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Billy Noble
Death of a Pioneer Christian E Noble
Christian E Noble born January 20 1825 in Blair County Pennsylvania died at his Fairfield home on Monday September 18 1905. A cabinet maker who moved to Fairfield in 1846 he married Zilphia Rees in 1849 producing eight children. Surviving children are Laura Smeaton Lillie Grace Oswald and U S G Noble. his second wife Lena Paine survives him. He served in the Iowa House in 1856 studied law and practiced in Fairfield. A longtime Mason I O O F member he helped organize the Old Settlers Association and Fairfield library. Funeral held yesterday at the Christian church with I O O F attending at the grave.
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Christian E. Noble
Blair Co
Noble
Fairfield
Zilphia E. Rees
Laura Smeaton
Lillie Grace Oswald
Albia
U. S. G. Noble
Davenport
Washington
Christian Church
Littleton
Golden Wedding of Cranmore Gage Ends Fifty Years Together
The Cranmore Gage couple celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with about forty relatives and friends at their home. Both are seventy seven, in good health, and their two sons C. H. and Fred attended with families. Guests included Lol Stever and Mrs. Perry King and many presents were given as mementos of the milestone. The note closes with well wishes for more years of happiness.
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Cranmore Gage
Fred
Chicago
Quiet Sept marriage of Geo S Goddard and Martha Davenport
Last Friday at noon Geo S Goddard and Martha Davenport both of Creston Ta were married at the groom's brother S E Goddard home. Rev Osborne officiated in a very quiet ceremony witnessed only by family. The couple plan a short visit with S E Goddard before returning to Creston.
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Geo. S. Goddard
Martha Davenport
Creston
S. E. Goddard
Osborne
Droz Speer wed at Presbyterian parsonage
On Sunday afternoon December 17 at the Presbyterian parsonage Lewis C. Droz and Mabel R. Speer both of Cedar township were married by Rev. Alexander Corkey. The couple will live in Cedar township and receive many friends’ best wishes for happiness.
Jury Awards One Dollar in Holbrook vs Woodward
In Bedford Iowa on September 15 the district court returned a verdict of one dollar damages for Edna Holbrook against Lewis Woodward. Both parties are prominent Lenox society figures and were engaged to marry. a January ceremony occurred with Miss Hewitt from Lenox instead.
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Bedford
Edna Holbrook
Lewis Woodward
Lenox
Miss Holbrook
Miss Hewitt
Suit Seeks $10000 Over Heartbreak In Lenox Court
A mature decision set an asking price of not less than 10000 to fill the void in her heart and heal wounded pride. The action was begun and a yesterday trial drew a large Lenox Bedford audience. The plaintiff is described as a charming educated young lady. the defendant as a handsome well to do young man.
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Lenox
Bedford
Iowa Crop Bulletin Highlights Weather and Harvest Conditions
Des Moines reports a warmer week with heavy rainfall in the southwest and above normal temperatures. Two thirds of corn is beyond frost danger though late planting needs dry weather. wind damage is limited but harvesting will be harder. Fall plowing and wheat sowing progress. fruit yields vary with late potatoes near state average. Garden crops abundant and grape harvest fair.
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Des Moines
End of Summer Almanac Says How People Wish For Change
A reflection notes perpetual restlessness among all classes from farmers to townmen and rich to poor. It claims nine tenths are dissatisfied and the rest would be if they had energy, and ends with a line about summer ending September 23.
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County News
Reynold’s Grocery
Taylor
Workman
Nature
Blackhawk Township and
Ankrom Farm
W. J
N. D. Ankrom
Castor Ria
Tek
Rappal Bros
Tribune Rappal Bros. & Co
Live Stock Commission Merchants
the Tribune
Goddard-Davenport
Crop Bulletin
Buffalo
New York
Boston
Nickel Plate Road
la Salle Street
John Y. Calahan
Adams St
Shalyp
Leguett Hous
Bright
A. S. McPherson
Allender & McPhers
Hunt & Howard
North Side Square
Wilong Eye Toni
Posantee
Peffer Medical Association
Cnicaon
Bradshaw & Jenie
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