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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1906
Page
5
A local columnist argues electors must drive city projects including sewer upgrades roads and waterworks. Proposals cover paving Main Street, macadamizing streets, extending water service, and park improvements funded by property assessments and bonds.
Grandma Pauley widow of Jacob Pauley died after a several days with pneumonia at her son Siegel Pauley's home on 1909 Main Street. Funeral services were held yesterday at the residence by Rev Elder. Burial followed at Mt Zion cemetery in Madison township. Grandmother Mary Elvira Pauley was eighty four, a devoted visitor to her son Oliver, and had attended bedside daily. Her husband Jacob Pauley preceded her in death.
Neighbors surprised A D Richard and family with a south porch gathering last Tuesday evening between Hamburg and Sidney. About thirty attendees shared games and a three course luncheon at midnight, including Folk family Cartmill Ligget Savage Frazier May Richard Richards Reynolds and Thompson families among others. GC Stoner & Co. advertised a wide selection of gift books in the city.
The column records the death of Grandma Patley, praises her virtues, and notes A A Sharp being buried after dying from a bridge accident near Shreveport. It mentions a Civil War veteran Me Pauley, dry fall weather, and local commerce like Lara way's bakery chocolates and Stoner & Co post cards. It also cites twenty three licensed cars in Atchison county, ten owned by farmers.
Members of Sunchihe Chapter No 1920 Eastern Star are urged to attend the regular meeting on Monday Pec iv to elect officers for the coming year. Also news items note O Dell’s injury in Nebraska City, wedding guest Tona Zutz, and local social visits. Hog losses near Farragut attributed to cholera affect hog pens in the eastern county.
The Vanderpool home in Phelps Addition hosted a surprise 37th birthday party for Mr W G Vanderpool last Friday. Forty two relatives and friends enjoyed social visiting, meals, and birthday cheer. Notables included Mr and Mrs O P Colon, Mr and Mrs Moses Lamoreaux, and Mrs M A Adamson, with the Reporter also in attendance. The event was praised as a notable neighborhood gathering, with wishes for many future birthdays. Also noted were Episcopal baptism sermons, questions about Pan’s baptism, and plans for Baptism for the Remission of Sins. The article mentions French stag toilet cases, a new holiday line at Co Stoner & Co, and a marble monument from Hamburg Marble Works for John Greenemeyer, who was buried at Mt Zion cemetery. Lee Millsap’s corn husking tally is highlighted, averaging 185 bushels per day over twenty four days, with a peak day of 152 bushels. The piece ends noting affordable carpet samples at 1.25.
A sad accident claimed Benjamin Howard son of Mr and Mrs Francis F Howard near the Nishna River Monday. He went to set traps with a single barrel gun and was found dead after a fall and a gun discharge. An inquest ruled accidental death with the gun in his hands. Funeral services followed in the M church. His siblings and relatives traveled from Neb and Iowa for the last rites. An elegant line of hand painted china was noted at C Stoner & Co.
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