Fight on the streets leads to mayoral fine and arrest
Dan Morris and Geo Brown fought Saturday afternoon. Morris suffered cuts to head and face while Brown was arrested and fined $100 plus costs. Sunday evening meetings began at the Methodist church, with growing local interest. Emerson gains a new doctor A. R. Richey, practicing in the Chronicle building west of the old hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Morris
Geo. Brown
Morris
George
Eaton
Emerson
A. R. Richey
Local social notes and church updates from Henderson area
Henderson Odd Fellows hosted Macedonia guests. Mrs. T. D. Phillips to Omaha. J. W. Triplett moved to J. L. Graham’s house. Epworth League adds members. Clyde Workman back in Des Moines to study. Friday box social at schoolhouse east of town. Rev. Hays arrived as Methodist pastor. family in Indiana until spring. Quarterly meeting January 18 with Sunday services. Promotion to see the Lyman Twins. Local illnesses improving. Mrs. L. D. McMullen markedly better. Masons enjoyed Friday installation and feast. A. G. Fleming couple welcome twins, not home for Christmas. Jack B., Aveenda Star by Emmett H., 2: horse 1200 lbs, 16 hands, top in state. Missouri Jack noted as fine. One 8-horse Russell traction steam engine for sale. Contact Ed Bradley, Carson Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Macedonia
T. D. Phillips
Omaha
J. W. Triplett
J. L. Graham
Epworth League
Clyde Workman
Des Moines
Des Moines College
Mr. Hays
Methodist Episcopal Church
Indiana
L. D. McMullen
Hier
Frank
A. G. Fleming
Jack
Emmett H
Community notes from Pacific Junction and nearby
Pacific Junction resident Jess DeLashmutt of Burwell arrives on business. Marion Moor returns to Belle Fourche after holiday with Supt. and Mrs. Moore. Rev Landingham of Des Moines preached at the M FE church Sunday evening. G A Pratt of Silver City installed officers of Junction lodge I O O F. The Lyman Twins bring in their musical comedy The Yankee Drummers.
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Jess DeLashmutt
Burwell
Nebraska
Marion Moor
Belle Fourche
South Dakota
Moore
Landingham
Des Moines
New Year Party At Cowardin Home In Platteville
A New Year’s Eve gathering at Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Cowardin in Platteville drew about 34 attendees who enjoyed popcorn taffy and games as they welcomed the New Year. Eva Hobson visits Plattsmouth. C. G. May bought a fine mare for 200 dollars from W. E. Wickersham.
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L. L. Cowardin
Eva Hobson
Plattsmouth
C. CG. May
W. E. Wickersham
Hastings Social News Highlights Local Guests and Illness
Hastings residents share visits with relatives and neighbors. Ada Scanlen and Lena Tyler appear as Malvern and Council Bluffs visitors. Mrs. Henry McFarland remains ill with appendicitis and others nurse sick or aging relatives. The remains of Oscar Mitchell were moved from Lincoln for burial in Hastings.
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Ada Scanlen
Malvern
Marjorie Hunt
Glenwood I. F. M. C
Lola Berry
la Moore
Elmer Honeyagell
Hunt Cottage
Maude
Nell Winchel
H. H. Brownell
Lena
Hazel Tyler
Council Bluffs
Jessie Moore
Mary Preston
Lyons Township News Briefs including New Year’s Dinner and Prayer Week
Lyons Township reports Ernest Wilson left for Oklahoma by wagon as pleasant weather is hoped for the trip. Jim Sargent and family shared New Year’s dinner with brother Henry. Frank Sargent earned two fine wild geese for the feast. Last Friday was general butchering day at Gene Dashner’s farm with ten porkers hung. Lafe Wolf preached at Burr Oak. Burr Oak declares a week of prayer with help from Brothers Kesterson and Wolf. Henry Sargent bought a gasoline engine to aid wood cutting and chores. Mrs. Al Haynie and her father visited Malvern for Mr. Pierce’s illness and follow up on a bloody tumor operation. Mr. Pierce remains weak, nourished through a tube after surgical procedures.
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F. Moore
Henry McFarland
Roy Crawford
Oscar Mitchell
Lincoln
Wiesday
Mr. B. Church
Hastings Cemeday
Mitchel
Mitts
Rae Parker
South Branch
W. E. van Ausdale
Jim Sargent
Henry
Frank Sargent
Gene Dashner
Lafe Wolf
Burr Oak
Mrs. al. Haynie
Mr. S. Pierce
Malvern
Mr. Pierce
John Pierce
Mr. J. Pierce
Advertised Letters at Glenwood Post Office This Week
List of uncalled letters includes Miss Carrie Henderson Miss Homer Moore Stoneware Pottery Mrs M R Daniel and others. Card holders Ella Parsons Marie Sullivan A L Eben two cards. Those calling for letters should state they have been advertised. R C Wurr, P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Carrie Henderson
Homer Moore
Christmas Tree For Cats Sparks Kindness Drive
Boston women who run the Animal Rescue league set up a Christmas tree for cats awaiting homes. A trolley bus provided and decorated with meat treats, as the Kindness club of boys aged eight to thirteen visits to watch the cats. After the cats eat and sleep, the boys receive refreshments and depart, inspired by Christmas spirit.
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Boston
Animal Rescue League
Kindness Club
New York Mail and Express
Six Great Bridges And A Word Adverb Game
A fragment describes a word game where participants alternately name adverbs starting with successive letter groups and must pay a forfeit for supplying an adverb. It then lists dimensions for several major bridges including the Tay and Forth in Scotland, Williamsburg and Brooklyn in New York, and a building on Blackwell’s Island.
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Pirth of Tay
Scotland
Forth
Williamsburg Bridge
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Building
Manhattan
Blackwell's Island
A Similar Fear Explains Curb on Ocean Bathing
In a boyish exchange, Wallace recalls his father’s fear of currents keeping him from bathing in the ocean. Frederick counters with a playful analogy about his Indimma blocking plum cake, highlighting childish superstition and parental caution.
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Wallace
Frederick
Fool Your Friends Cipher Riddle Reads Like A Poem
A playful verse exchanges lines about sighs and ciphers between two speakers. It begins with a line about reading 0s and 1s as a code and shifts to a relational plea to pair their “cipher” and “sighs.” The puzzle invites solving a hidden message through wordplay.
Riddle of the Twenty Nails from the Philadelphia Ledger
A poetic riddle states there is a lady with twenty nails on each hand and twenty on each foot. The verse repeats the count, asserting truth without deceit, attributed to the Philadelphia Ledger.
Lyman Twins to Appear in The Yankee Drummers Show
The article promises a forthcoming appearance by the Lyman Twins with their big company in The Yankee Drummers, building anticipation for a lively show.
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Lyman Twins
Yankee Drummers
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Stockton
R. G. Priest
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Chasstenderson
Tue Grippa
Fred Preston
I. Oo. A
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B. Sarew
Lyons Township
Ernest Wilson
Oklahoma
Ernie
Brother Kesterson
Brother Wolf
Henry Sargent
Philadelphia Ledger
J. W. Morgan & Co
West Side Square
Glenwood Opera House
Jamison & Co
Mills County
J. B. Winkler
Iowa
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Chicago Daily Tribune
E. S. Harmon
T. Q. Records
Walter Breen
Mills County Abstract CO
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