Local notes from Sharpsburg and nearby towns
J B Rosenbaum of Freemont Neb visited at E T Philpots. Twin birth at D S Pennebaker home. Humorist Herbert L Cope lectured at Presbyterian church. Robert Cree ill with cancer. S W Gilmore sold farm near Sharpsburg to Mr Piper of Clarinda. Chas Jones and wife welcome baby girl. Frank Nicholson sold property to R V Hoops for Fairmont creamery. Ella and Will O Grady visit from Maryville Mo. Elsie Piper visiting D R Cree. Mrs Cora Sweigard returned to South Dakota. Cheese factory ceased operations. patrons buy cream separators. G W Grimm and G S Eastlack in Colorado for land. J W Buchanan resigns telegraph job. Selman of Bloomfield to take over. Lonnie Brookhart returns to Missouri. Payne & Bradley's real estate office promotes Taylor County dirt and Gravity newspaper.
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Robert Cree
S. W. Gilmore
Mr. Piper
Clarinda
Chas. Jones
Frank Nicholson
R. V. Hoops
Fairmont
Nebr
Ella
Will O’grady
Maryville
Missouri
Elsie Piper
D. R. Cree
Cora Sweigard
South Dakota
G. W. Grimm
G. S. Eastlack
Colorado
J. W. Buchanan
Selman
Bloomfield
Lonnie Brookhart
Gravity Youth Farewell Advice From Father to Son
A father warns a Gravity area youth that the world is older and eventful, urging humility and restraint while celebrating ambition. He contrasts appearance and success, notes the father’s greater pay and lasting impact, and counsels not to boast nor fear discovery of merit.
Return to the Good Old Times and Lynch Justice in Iowa
A Floyd county piece laments mob rule while recounting recent killings and lynching in Charles City. It notes contractor Jas Cullen murdering his wife and stepson, a jail mob at Cedar River bridge, and warns the Supreme Court will not reconsider the case.
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Taz Ixpepenpenr
Capt. Lynch
Iowa
Louis Busse
Bremer Co
Charles City
Jas Cullen
Floyd County
Jim Cullen
Cedar River
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Sharpsburg News
J.B. Rosenbaum
Freemont
Nebraska
E. T. Philpot
Stork
D. S. Pennebaker
Herbert Leon Cope
Presbyterian Church
United States
Payne & Bradley
Taylor County
Gravity Independent
Ewing Bradley
Geo. Stafford
Arlington Record
Independent
G. N. Oxley
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