Farragut News Items Continue With Local Happenings
Mrs. Garrett Van Sant returned from Omaha where her son Emil is in Nicholas Senn hospital for treatment. Chas Hastings and bride of Emerson Iowa visited his uncle L L Hastings. Chas recently discharged from the U S Navy. George Cutler returned to Kansas City after visiting and tending his farm. Ed Sulley of Nodaway Iowa becomes manager of Farmers Supply Co and will move into Frank Trullinger’s southeast Farragut residence. James Poulsom arrived from Marlin Texas with his father Thos Poulsom Sr after a hard trip. Haffey Waveland Realty Co of Minneapolis will auction land near town. sale to include town lots and music from Farragut band. Oscar Case of Des Moines and Homer Case of Euston visited W H Case who has been ill but is improving. Miss Edna Case cared for her father and returned to Maitland Missouri. she worked as a practical nurse. A special election approved waterworks bonds and system. votes show strong support among men and women. Mrs Guy Wilcoxson visited Omaha. remains returned and funeral services held at Methodist church with large attendance and flowers from Malvern fire department and Sunday school.
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Ed Sulley
Nodaway
Iowa
Farmers’ Supply Co
Sulley
Frank Trullinger
James Poulsom
Marlin
Texas
Thos. Poulsom
Haffey-Waveland Realty, Co
Minneapolis
Farragut
Oscar Case
Des Moines
Homer Case
Euston
W. H. Case
Case
Edna Case
Maitland
Missouri
Miss Case
Guy Wilcoxson
Omaha
M. Lightfoot
Harry
Accidental Death at Malvern During Decoration Day Procession
A six year old girl Vivian Bell daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Bell died after falling from a car carrying flower bearers on Decoration Day near the brick yard. She sustained crushed pelvic bone and internal injuries and died next day at noon in Edmundson hospital Council Bluffs after rapid transport and medical care. Harry F Clark drove the car behind and testified she clung to the door before being pitched out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Little Vivian
Jesse Bell
Harry F. Clark
Council Bluffs
Edmundson Hospital
Light Trouble in Sidney and Nearby Areas
The piece notes intermittent electric service in Sidney and surrounding areas. It cites editor Howe of the Argus describing a Saturday night blackout, with a crowd in darkness, bands unable to play, merchants using candles, and barbers shaving by smell. The article hopes the Shenandoah line will improve reliability and mentions a moon hookup joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Hamburg
Howe
the Argus
The
Light Company
Shenandoah
Shooting near Malvern ends in running gun chase
A Shenandoah man drew a gun as Night Watchman Bacon and Constable Jones tried to arrest him after a Sunday evening disturbance by the Wabash. The suspect opened fire, a running fight followed, and he escaped. Report says he and others may have cleaned out a local craps game for hundreds of dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Wabash
Night Watch
Bacon
Jones
Shenandoah
Young Mail Thief Nabbed In Corning Iowa
George Swain a 19 year old mail carrier was arrested by a U S marshal in Corning for robbing the mails. Decoy packages led to his capture as missing parcels had troubled the mail sacks. He lived with his mother on a slim $88 monthly income and now awaits trial in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Swain
Corning
Iowa
United States
Young Swain
Coin Woman Injured In Hair Tugging Accident
Mrs. Wm. Dugan of a farm northeast of Coin suffered severe hair loss when her hair caught on a shafting in a pump house. The front half of her scalp had hair pulled from the roots. Doctors report no regrowth where hair was pulled. The scalp injury is less severe than expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Dugan
Coin
Frank Moss Hauled Back Under Parole Revocation
Frank Moss, recently arrested for breaking into and robbing the George Showalder home on Honor Day, was sent to the penitentiary Wednesday evening by Sheriff Chastain with special deputy L. R. Scott. Judge Dawson ordered him sent to Jefferson City under a parole revocation tied to his 1917 actions in Phelps City, where he pled guilty to taking a car and driving it north. Moss now must serve the two-year sentence from 1917 under the revocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Moss
George Showalder
Chastain
L. R. Scott
Moss
Jefferson City
Dawson
Mags
Phelps City
Atchison County Mail
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Methodist Church
Bell
Rock Port Man
Mr. Farmer
Harmer
O. B
Detroit
James & Esden
Riverton
Deering and
Deering
C. W. Davey
Hamburg, Iowa
Goodrich
Akron
Ohio
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
Silvertown
Silvertowns
Ray Goodreels
Hatch
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