Bradgate and vicinity Thanksgiving notices and visits
Local social notes list residents by town and nearby areas visiting relatives, attending services, and hosting Thanksgiving. Mentions include Dunker of Clare, Haviland at Paullina, Jarvis illness, Ladies Aid play plans, Seaman family in Des Moines, Miss Leverin returning from Cedar Falls, Prof. Grierson’s Gowrie trip, and several assessments of Thanksgiving gatherings at the Benge, Wallace, Dean, and other homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Henderson
Humboldt
W. 8. Wallace
Gilmore City Happenings and Local Visits
Frank Mulholland arrived from Aryshire on Thursday. C. B. Fitch and son Rollin traveled to Omaha. Mattie McMahon went to Mallard on Thursday to visit friends. Miss Rhodie Karnes of Humboldt is visiting Nellie Shine this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilmore City
Frank Mulholland
Aryshire
C. B. Fitch
Rollin
Local notes from Pocahontas and vicinity
Long list of social visits and travels in Pocahontas Iowa and nearby towns. Mentions Mrs JH Allen ill. trips to Des Moines Fort Dodge Laurens Fonda and Norfolk. visits to Chicago Chicago reunions Des Moines Shriner Lodge. Thanksgiving gatherings and a Varina dance. school events and a dramatic speakers contest. Boston Musical Club appearance. Christmas openings at OBrien and Biddleman. Local home building and moving updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
J.H. Allen
J. A. Terry
Des Moines
F. J. Hronek
Minnesota
Grace Bradshaw
Fonda
Ernest Anderson
Laurens
J. J. Kelleher
T. D. Bellinger
Harvey Vaux
Chas. Schryver
Will Stelpflug
Hartley
Louis O’donnell
Katherine Jones
Varina
Fort Dodge
S. L. McIntire
Norfolk
Burt Forbes
Walnut
Misa Mildred Richey
Amer
A. J. Shaw
Iowa City
Clara Homan
Betty Louts
LeMars
Joseph
Louis Lieb Jr
W. C. Lieb
J. L. Cowman
Lucius Thornton
Shriner Lodge
O. P. Malcolm
Chicago
Theo, McCartan
Homer Malcolm
Wilber Blake
Bert Bourrett
Ned Donohoe
Frank Zeman
Fort Atkinson
Iowa
Mr. Zeman
J. L. Conroy
Idaho
Messrs. Jos
Launa
John Elsesser
T. F. McCartan
J. M. Schall
Father Maynard
W. A. Pape
Carroll
Raphael Kubat
St. Peter and Paul Church
Stella Rosa
Seymour
Margaret Clinton
Leona Benson
Viola Hendricks
Opera House
Gilmore
Boston Musical Club
Hronek
Wos
Albert Edward Wiggam
J. F. O'Brien
H.R. Biddleman
Wolf’ Bros
Pure Food
Steggem
Eaton Given Twenty Years For Wife Slaying
Ottumwa reporter: Judge F W Hichelberg sentences S H Eaton to twenty years hard labor in Fort Madison penitentiary for the murder of his wife on Sunday September 7. Doctors testified his drunken state rendered him morally insane, securing leniency. Eaton pleaded guilty to second degree murder after being indicted for first degree murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Boy Hunter Seriously Injured Near Lucas
Jacob Rouse, nine, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Rouse, was seriously wounded while hunting with his brother near Lucas. They found a live pole cat at traps and, in hasty retreat, a .22 rifle fired. A bullet entered the right side of his head near the ear and exited through the right eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton
Jacob Rouse
C. E. Rouse
Lucas
Merchants organize to curb advertising schemes in Iowa City
Iowa City merchants form an association through the Commercial club to stop ad schemes that solicit contributions for lodges societies and other groups that place space in programs and publications. Merchants say these mulet practices cost tens of thousands of dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Supreme Court Upholds Smith Guilty Verdict in Swindle Case
The Des Moines supreme court affirmed a Polk county jury verdict finding attorney John N. Smith guilty of swindling his father in law G. N. Thorley out of 5000 dollars. Judge W H McHenry sentenced Smith to an indeterminate seven year term in state prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Supreme Court
Polk County District Court
John N. Smith
G. N. Thorley
W. H. McHenry
Smith
Church Burns Mortgage in Waterloo Jubilee
A jubilee service at First Congregational church saw papers worth $20 000 of indebtedness burned as the congregation becomes debt free. The $20 000 was raised in days aided by a $5 000 subscription from Mrs. F Gertrude Eddy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
First Congregational Church
F. Gertrude Eddy
Farm Department Expands at Teachers College
Cedar Falls reports the agricultural department has grown since last fall, and Prof. W. H. Davis can no longer handle the workload. Prof. Lawrence F. E. Palmer of Ithaca New York and a Cornell graduate has been hired as an additional instructor for the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Teachers’ College
W. H. Davis
Lawrence FE. Palmer
Ithaca
New York
Cornell
New Church Is Dedicated at Rockwell City
The First Presbyterian church of Rockwell City was dedicated Sunday with Dr. C. H. Purmott, synodical missionary, assisting in raising the building fund. The total balance raised exceeded the pledge by 9000 dollars, reaching beyond the full amount pledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell City
First Presbyterian Church
C. H. Purmott
The
Presbyterian Church For
Town
Forgets Auto Number Costs Miller Ten Dollars
W. P. Miller of Shenandoah was fined ten dollars plus costs after being arrested for an overdue auto license. He claimed the new plate was at home but admitted months had passed without placing it on his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
W. P. Miller
Perry Man Dies In Butte
Word was received of the death at Butte Montana of Vet Day ton a former well known Perry resident. The body will be brought here for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Butte
Mont
Vet Dayton
Funeral services for Alfred Davis in Glenwood
Funeral services for Alfred Davis, killed in an automobile accident, were held here. Besides his wife, Mr. Davis leaves a gun and W. W. Davis of Kearney, Nebraska, is named in connection with the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Alfred Davis
Davig
W. W. Davis
Kearney
Neb
Burned Man Identified in Centerville House Fire
Centerville resident Frank Ezel a bachelor was burned to death when his home burned to ashes in a fast moving fire authorities said the cause is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowan
Centerville
Frank Ezel
Corn Yield In Good Section Report
Most corn in this section has been husked with yields ranging from sixty to seventy bushels per acre. Dan Byl, a 14 year old son of a prominent farmer, husked 14 bushels in nine hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manson
Dan Byl
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Constitutional Disease
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal treatment for catarrh, a constitutional disease, claiming it cures in all stages. It offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and invites readers to send for testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
All Druggista
Postmaster Forwards Resignation From Rock Rapids
C. H. Smith resigns as Rock Rapids postmaster effective before Christmas to take a job in Crockett Cal at a sugar refinery. His commission runs to January 15 1914 and several applicants including W. S. Wilson P McCarty and John Doss seek the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Rapids
C. H. Smith
Washington
Crockett
Cal
P. McCarty
The
Review
John Doss
Divorce Granted in Wiley Case in Marshalltown
Judge Cummings signs a stipulated decree gifting Mrs. Cora A. Wiley a divorce from Charles R. Wiley. Property divided by stipulation with the husband waiving claims to the plaintiff’s mother's estate in exchange for relinquishing her homestead share. Mrs. Wiley awarded custody of their daughter Grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora A. Wiley
Marshalltown
Wiley
District Court
Cummings
Charles R. Wiley
Knight of Pythias Convention Held in Newell
The Ninth district Knight of Pythias convention met in Newell on Monday. Grand chancellor and grand keeper of records and seals attended along with several other officers. Work in the ranks of page and knight was carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newell
Knight of Pythias
Bank: Losers Rise in Balkav Jookoul Case
A fragment notes a banking dispute involving Joseph Horn and Peoples State Bank in the Balkav area. Details are incomplete but imply a financial clash or loss event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae
Peoples
State Bank
Balkav
Jookoul
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Kansas City Sales Co
W. F. Loyd
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George Leverin
Gail Newgord
Rutland
Charley Bowen
Misa Stella Adama
Brechwald Theatre
Sophia Christensen
Mrs. Squires
Mises Lena Tishenbanner
Mr. Alexander of
Marie Edgington
Charles Stotts
Miss Flossie Day
Daisy Day
Mrs. A. Guernsey
Spencer
Mrs. Orvis
Mr. Stevenson
Ames
John Ishmeal
John McBride
Mra. E
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Algona
Lois van Alatine
Tracr
Mrs. Knight
Miss Kiefe
Xe Dodge
Joe Goodyear
Clara
Wolf of
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W. Mulholland
Sioux City
Ward White
Ellen Christagon
Boy Hunter
Davenport
Klum
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