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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1928
Page
15
Miss Mildred Davis visited her aunt Mrs. C. C. Mills in Lenox. Wm McKay of Sharpsburg attended a Gravity visit. Hog Mineral State College for mula 200 pounds priced at $6.00 in the drug store. The Royal Neighbors will meet Saturday at 2 p m January 7, 1928. Rosa Neville urges good attendance.
Mrs Wilbur Lacy of New Market visited her parents here before heading to Excelsior Springs Missouri for treatment. Judson Beemer recovering from appendicitis left Bedford for care. L A Coy drawn for federal trial in Creston January 10 with Clyde Taylor and George Livingst on also summoned. Eva Pickering visiting from Story City mid winter break. Mrs Tom Nethery and R J Wallace return to Nevada for hospital care.
Mr and Mrs J N Burley and family of College Springs spent Tuesday at the J R Burley home. Mrs Elmer Dutton went to St Paul Nebraska to care for her mother who recently returned from the hospital. Gladys Keith accepted a position in the McPherron restaurant and started Monday this week. Philip Liston drew the lucky number at the Gravity Oil Company station winning an air plane but it was sold back since there were no children to use it. Mr and Mrs Fred Antone and daughters Minnie and Helen arrived Christmas from Sedalia Missouri to visit Mrs Antone's parents.
Mr and Mrs J P Hamilton traveled with their son to Council Bluffs via train on Christmas morning to attend his wedding held at the Chieftan hotel in that city.
Miss Frances Knight of Falls City Nebraska a former teacher in the local schools now teaching there arrived Saturday evening and visited until Monday at the Ray Walker and Mrs L J Phillips homes.
Mr and Mrs George Beemer Jr announce the birth of their baby daughter Dorothy Jeane at a home north of town. She is their first girl and the first grand daughter, received as a Christmas present.
All 1927 accounts are now due and must be settled at once. Luther McPherron and Miss Maude Campbell who studies at Parsons College Fairfield spent Christmas vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Guy Campbell east of town. For sale Timothy hay clover timothy mixed stalk field pasture available or pasture by the head. Call 27 on 15. 21 pd. Glen Scofield.
The Women s Missionary Society of the Christian Church will meet Wednesday afternoon January 4 at the home of Mrs. S B Smith. A full attendance is desired and each member is requested to bring a guest.
Gerata Cunningham daughter of Mr and Mrs Thos Cunningham arrived home Saturday after a week at the home of her grandmother Mrs Cora Redd in Grand River.
Bernard O'Beirn and wife from Dubuque Iowa joined Matt O'Beirn and wife from Nebraska City at the home of their parents Mr and Mrs Chas O'Beirn for Christmas week gatherings.
Notice lists sale or rent option for 30 acres of stalk field and straw stack. Also reports Virgil McAlpin. Mr. and Mrs. Will Garrett moving to Stanley farm to care for Mrs. Stanley. Mr. and Mrs. Orval Burley spending Christmas at Luther Clark home in New Market.
Mrs. C. A. Burwell who had been ill the past week is reported to be some better, with her condition improving as she recovers at home.
Darrell Reed and family returned to Des Moines Monday evening after visiting at the Dr. L. O T Reed home.
Albert Moore and his family left town at the start of the week due to the serious illness and death of his sister Mrs John Godfrey of near Conway. The store remained closed during the absence. Funeral services were conducted at Clearfield M E church at 1 30 yesterday afternoon with interment in Clearfield cemetery.
Jas R Stewart of Chadron Nebraska spent Christmas in town with daughter Mrs Earl King. He also visited daughter Vera Ostrander in Blockton. He left for Bigelow Missouri to visit another daughter Mrs O D Jackson then will go to Falls City Nebraska before returning to Chadron.
Bert Meyers and his family from Northboro spent the holiday season with his parents, recording a Christmas visit away from home.
Miss Helen Brown, a Blakesburg high school teacher, spent Christmas with Mrs. Elmer Brown.
Posten and Son along with Albert Lund and his wife visited Shenandoah last Wednesday while returning from Lenox where they had stayed with C. C. Mills.
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