Widely Contested Will Case Opens In Fremont County
The Belcher will contest occupies court attention as the late Wan Belcher left 80 acres to Charley Belcher with the remainder to widow and five daughters. Fraud and undue influence are alleged. three days of testimony ended with a hung jury. Other cases include state v. Coleman for seduction and various civil actions. The paper notes local politics and community notices along with social news and appointments.
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Belcher
Wael
Charley Belcher
Wm. . Belcher
Church of Christ Morning and Evening Services Rally
The Church of Christ posts a morning sermon A Confidence Man and an evening talk The First Century of Progress of The Church of Christ. Bible school 10 am Christian Endeavor 6 30 pm prayer 7 30 pm Wednesday. Pastor S Isaac Eider and A K Williams invite all to join. Sunday morning Building for Character and Dedication. Sunday School 10 am. Willard Pa B U at 6 30 pm. Juniors Friday 4 pm. Aid Society meets with Mrs R C Campbell.
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Church of Christ
Willard
Death of Fred Cowles and town reflections
Fred Cowles Broderick born February 25 1853 near Hamburg died January 23 1908 in Nebraska City aged 52 years 10 months 28 days after tubercular abscess on the lung and complications. Survived by wife Josephine McLane nine children three sisters and several siblings. Remains sent to Hamburg with funeral at Mt Zion Church officiated by Isaac Eider. Also notes concern about mothers letting daughters roam Hamburg streets after midnight and mentions Ruth Notse ill this week.
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Broderick D. Cowles
Hamburg
Nebraska City
Kansas
Josephine McLane
Herman
James
Ettie
Mary
Letta
Leota
Tula
S. Jarmuo
Ft. Morgan
Volo
Irene Sipple
Chatauqua Kay
Tom Simmons
Simpsons
Mt. Zion Churen
da A. S&s
Isaac Eider
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Attempted death by self harm shocks community
Reported in a local item Ed May attempted suicide Saturday afternoon by taking strychnine during a personal crisis. Doctors Sperry and Wana-picker saved him. latest word says he is improving though nearly blind and in frail health, tormented by imagined wrongs.
McKinley Death Recalls Indiana Birth and Local Service
The obituary notes J S McKinley born October 50 1850 in Tippicanoe county Indiana died January 25 at the home of Mrs S B Wilkerson west of town after a brief illness. He had long served Mrs Wilkerson managing her affairs and was a church member for 23 years. He leaves three brothers and a sister with neighbors expressing condolences. Fire at the Holmes property barn on Park street damaged only the barn. A wool carding gathering at Mrs W M Knappe’s hosted neighbors. A L Martin and a Mrs Mortimore wed at Nebraska City last Friday and were welcomed back with a town reception. John Gottsche his wife and daughter Helen returned from Farragut.
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W.H. Norcutt
John Reed
Green
Annie Gear
C. B. &Jr. Railroad Company
Payne
J. S. McKinley
South Methodist Church
Wilkars
Elder
Jeff
Parkisono
Philip
Busheyhead
Indian Territory
William
Yates City
Eliza Wages
Riverton
A. L. Martin
Mystery near Skidmore linked to long buried clues
Remarkable local note recounts a past skeleton find near Skidmore in Atchison county tied to Jacob A. Funk of Skidmore. Letters and a valise fragment suggested identity, a mistaken burial, and a return by Funk years later. Also reports a quiet wedding in Hamburg and upcoming Alice Dale Company show plus a whooping cough warning and sale items.
Birthday Gathering for Arnold Garst at Home
Friends and relatives gathered north of town last Sunday to help Arnold Garst celebrate his 49th birthday. A large dinner and general good time were reported by those present, with a note about selling spotless coal from the Trentom mines at F. McBride & Co.'s yard for 4.74 a ton.
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Arnold Garst
Illinois
Trentom
F. McBride & Co
Man Dies by Carbolic Acid Self-Delivery Near Hamburg
Nick Crumley aged about fifty four, an invalid, died Sunday morning from ingesting carbolic acid in a personal crisis at the home of Arthur Murdock on one of Chas. Gibbs farms southeast of Hamburg. He was found dead after neighbors Sloan and Barlow left him alone then returned about seven o'clock. Crumley, a long-time resident and trusted worker, had been in fragile health due to an old horse injury. The funeral was held Tuesday at High Creek church. The piece also notes a farewell reception for Ray and Mrs. C. A. Highfield and remarks on community attitudes toward gossip and public manners.
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Atchison
Skidmore
Atchison County
Glenwood
Iowa
Fred
R. S. Cheney
Maryville
Jacob A. Punk
Nodaway County
Funk
Siidmore
James Gibbs
Frank Ridge
Nick Crumley
Arthur Murdock
Chas, Gibb
Mr. Crumley
of Sloan
Barslow
Barlow
Mr. Murdock
Nick
Murdock
Crum~ley
Crumley
High Creek Church
Tuisons Scoa Sale by F. McBride & Co
F McBride and Co handle the Tuisons at the yards offering spotless scoa at four dollars seventy five cents per ton.
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F. McBride’s & Co
F. McBride & Co
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Sidney
J. L Coleman
State of Iowa
Albert Barns
Wm. Leeper
HLL
Warner
J. Cawood
Tiller& Smith
Dennis Mahony
Michael Mahoney
Michael Printy
Sacauel Reed
Frank Morrisey
J. P. Robinson
Adams Ex. Preas Co
W. A. Cramer
KE. Y. Hawley
John Martino
Mira Kerns
William S
Kerns
United States Supply
Woolsey
O. Hkressner
Va F
A. Staten
T. A. Kinney
L. Beeson
A. F. Carlson
Gwynn Grain’ Co
J. L. Gwynn
B.L. Warner
Mary Ly.barger
Harve Lybarger
Es.m. Larrison
Fremont County
Harrison
Gourt's
Tabor Beacon
O. A. Putman
Glen
Alliance
Ned
Barre Nelson
Manhattan
Mont
Samuel Evinger
Ora Engleman
Bell Telephone ‘Office
Don Overbay
Louise Todd
Based
Alfalfa Way Fraik Gilman
Cordisl
S. Isaac Eider
Baptist
Fred Cowles
Slough Bridge
Ruth Notse
May
MciNall
Park Street
Holmes
Nee
John Gottsche
Helen
Farragut
Julien Hota
Joseph B. Treat
Grace Kelsey
Percival
Shenandoah
Alice Dale
Opera House
Leuna Lanning
Lena Walbridge Whistler
Josephine Sims
Timothy
Clever
Wild Tag
J. F. Miller
Nick Crumlely
Ray
C. A.highfield
J. F. Baldwin
Pur City
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