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Newspaper
Fremont Democrat
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
3
A compact summary of a garbled OCR page reveals scattered figures and prices across a music or betting column. The text lists numbers like 100 0 10 Be and 85¢ with minor punctuation, suggesting a catalog or price teaser from a newspaper’s small-change section.
Local notes list visits and personal business in Thurman and nearby towns. Names include Fahy Baylor, Ww Savage, Nellie Harris, Clarence Taylor, Ron Baylor, Ross Nix, Geo Waterman, H C Brown, Rev M M Cable, Miss Belle Riggle, J H Leeka, Rev A V Knepper, and many others with brief travel or town actions and a fire at Eagle Rotter Mills.
Bartlett reports a light rain Sunday afternoon and ongoing farm work with corn planting and oats sowing. The column lists local residents Mrs. Morrison ill Ray Morrison a Thurman sightseer David Gurrean laid up Roy Coffeen of Glenwood Fred Rector on Percival trip Essie Rector shopping in Thurman Belle Riggle visiting Thurman and James Hampton traveling to Phelps City.
Local notes report Miss Maude Biggs assisting Mrs Story near Riverton during illness while residents discuss fall election hints. Bert McKean returns from Texas seeking health. Residents urge road repairs at Washington township bridge and plan sweetcorn planting next week. Noah Morrow and George Rader visit Sidney. taxes raised for two Madison taxpayers due to assessor. Weather brings cheer as farmers hope for spring and rising hog prices noted.
L J Nettleton returned Saturday from the west. The college orchestra will give a concert early in May. Editor Waterman of the Sidney Herald was a college visitor. Mrs J L Ellis moved to Endeavor Wisconsin. Miss Frances Thornell visited Sidney. Dr Gordon spoke at Vespers on Emerson. Ben Barnes traveled to Des Moines for Annapolis exam. J C Bardyte moved to Council Bluffs. Mrs Lewis McKnight bought C A Rickabaugh’s property. College spring athletics generate great student interest. Jessie Field sustained a head cut at the Hardy house. Gordon Askin and G Ju Pierce attended Red Oak for Congregational church meeting. Academy prize oratorical at Adams Hall. J M Hill won 12 prize, Evelyn Briggs second. Dr Gordon’s plan to raise a quarter million for the college approved. committee named. Sidney notes list Edna Engelke ill with scarlet fever. visitors in town. Brick work on county farm building finished. De Freece family anniversary. ten children born, nine boys and one girl, all living. Marriage licenses: Schafer-Hayne. Schafer married Elsie Hayne in Sidney. Three Woolsey children sent to county poor farm. Parents unable to support them.
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