Two Young Girls Remembered In Community Obituary Notice
Two young girls, Luetta Willer and Velma Stevens, are remembered in a shared obituary. Luetta, born March 27, 1900, was a devoted Baptist and Sunday school worker, praised for cheer and compassion. Velma, born December 20, 1887, joined the Baptist church as a child and was famed for generosity and active Sunday school participation. The notice notes community loss, faith, and a decision to close school next week.
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Litle
Luetta Tiller
B. G. Willer
Luetta
Paradise
Aunbeath
Baptist Church
Dof Asham
Jesus
John
Ernst and Quey
Jana Agoul
Velma
Ness
Earth
Ife
Hamburgs light franchise vote and plans for better service
A long market style notice reports Hamburg residents approving E B Hillman’s electric light franchise by 155 to 85 at a city hall meeting. Citizens demand improved lighting, new style globes, greater power capacity, and value for city payments. Also included are church and obituary notices, local addresses, and a note that the G B Q railroad may stop at the depot area after year’s end.
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E. B. Hillman
Celtz
Prat
Hamburg
Hillman
Fawburg
Amyetica
Peg
Hilleman
Farmers Celebration Highlights Corn Shucking Skills
A noisy mix up among a doll Townsend’s horse and a top, with a tug cut in two, marked a Farmers Day scene. Herbert Thayer shucked and cribbed twenty six days totaling about eighty two dollars and a half at three cents a bushel, earning praise as a hardworking man. A corn shucking celebration at Mr. Brooks’s home followed, with oyster feast guests including Walter Brooks and family, Mr. Gruber and family, and Wil McReynolds. Local ministers and Sunday school workers visited Madison and Locust Grove to discuss efforts. 35000 in premiums will be awarded at the Second Annual Junior Contest in Ames Iowa on January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Johnson
Herbert Thayer
Herbert
Brooks
Tyoge
Walter Brooks
Mr. Gruber
Wil McReynolds
Rev. Bentley
American Sunday School Union
Premont County
McMoulton
S. S. Union
Page County
Madison
Locust Grove
Near Fire at John Adamson Home During Fumigation
A near disaster occurred at John Adamson's home when curtains caught fire during fumigation. The blaze spread to the window casing but was promptly extinguished after strong water application by Andy, preventing extensive damage.
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John Adamson
Andy
Local Oddity: Large Sack Rabbit Shot on Farm Bluff
Everett McCracken shot a large white sack rabbit on their farm three miles around the bluff last Saturday. It weighed seven and a half pounds, a size noted as unusual for the neighborhood. A similar rabbit was killed in the same area years ago, marking this as a rare occurrence in the region.
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Everett McCracken
Door to City Vanly Locked Door Latch Broken
In this report a door remains locked with a broken latch and unknown combination. The only apparent method to open it is to drill a wall hole large enough for a person to enter and unlock from inside.
Prather Farm For Sale Near Payne Iowa
The Prather farm known as the Prather farm is for sale by the heirs. Located one mile east of Payne Iowa, it is described as the east half of Section 193 Township 68 Range 42 Fremont County. Good house and fair outbuildings. Sealed bids due January 1, 1911. Send bids to D H Prather administrator Hamburg or inquire of Bias or C F Butler on the farm for details. Right reserved to reject any or all bids.
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Prather
Payne
Towa
Township
Range
Fremont County
Iowa
D. H. Prather
Hamburg
C.F. Butler
Board of Supervisors Hearings in Fremont County Drainage Districts
The Fremont County Iowa board adjourned a Nov 14 session to Dec 29 1910 for hearings on levies to fund drainage district improvements. Officials approved refunds and named auditors, assessors, constables, and justices for multiple townships. The Reporter notes Hamburg’s progress and public works mood, including a planned rock road to the depot and a new canning factory project.
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Board of Supervisors
Prumont County
Coatty Improvement
Paige
Dafray
Blanchard Drainage District
Gent
Parson
Bec
DB. W. Graham
Benton Township
J.S. Keyeer
Hamburg
Uista
Sdahwt
Helen Tait
Gunéay
Isaac Gibson Dead Pioneer Leader in Atchison County
Isaac Gibson longtime president of Atchison County's Noblett neighborhood died early this week at the old homestead. He was the son of a Mexican War veteran who settled there after the war. The Tuscaloosa Alabama News reports the death of General D. Johnston, a prominent city and southern figure, on December 7. Johnston was the father of airs. Dy, Jolly of Hamburg.
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Ore Wellington Jennings
Wellington
Derry Jennings
Hamburg
Werner
Mt. Olive
Abe
Fremont
Tony
Séious
Isaac Gibson
Atchison County
Noblett
Tuscaloosa
Alsbamia News
Gen
D. Johnston
Gen. Johnston
Airs
Dy, Jolly
Card of Thanks from G. Tiller and family
Card of gratitude for aid and sympathy during sickness and death. The family expresses appreciation for friends who stood by them and shared in their sorrow. The memory of such devotion brings comfort as they grieve.
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Obe
G. Tiller
College workers seek endowment in Des Moines campaign
Mr Osborn and Rev Mitchell of Des Moines college urged Baptist supporters on Monday to back an endowment drive of 250000 dollars. They argued diverting funds from state institutions to Christian colleges would foster higher American manhood and womanhood.
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Osborn
Mitchell
Des Moines
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Barnett
Tabor
W. H. Peeler
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Imogene
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Nonran
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Peuruvan
O. Martin
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Tiversiile
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Alvin Gardner
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Randalph
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Randolph L. Mattin
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J. W. Myers
Stott
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Tuageneij, Brown
Washington House
Keyser Hontun
Percival W. Tl
Eskew — Fisher
Shengadaah BE
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A. L. Adamada
Franklin Henbury
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E Street
Aghout
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Hank
Derr
Ames
Todd
Ganship
J. H. Christy
Ross Township
John Alberson
Franklin Township
Laird
Ross
J. A. Moody
Waluuet Township
Tha
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Green Township
Masons
Jerusalem Lodge
W. M
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W. B. Mann
J. Bunter
W. R. Hacks
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