Neighborhood News Roundup From The Journal’s Desk
April 7 notes list A N Redfern shipping cattle to Chicago and local moves. Residents travel to Sigourney, Hedrick, Ottumwa and Des Moines areas for schooling, dental work, sales and funerals. Community events include church elections, tile factory work, mutual phone upgrades, and school spelling contest efforts while several residents fall ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Redfern
Chicago
Chambers
M. Bacon
Lulu Pollock
Sigourney
J.C. Porven
A. A. Lyon
Martinsburg
J. W. Heninger
E Hattie Heninger
Ottumwa
Acme
Hattie Heninger
Lulu Hawk
L. E. Lleninger
Ottumwa Friay
Mayor Glass
G. L. Morain
W. H. Hawk
Elijah Hawk
D. A. Hawk
S. B. Spry
Hedrick
S. Dolley
Charles Ellis
George Curtis
A. 3
Chacey
Earl Ogden
Yuma
Colorado
I. N. Ogden
GC. Sheets
Rowley
Nettie DeArmond
Emmett Sechrist
Ida Sechrist
Ogden Mercantile Co
Jedward Kriese
Mary Lotspeich
Fredrick
Park Redfern
Business
A. Smith
Nugent
Des Moines
Presbyterian Church
Ralph van Deventer
Hannah Pollock
Maggie Smith
Liv Pollock
W. B. Berridge
O. W. Glass
Lancaster
Maud Graves
Maud Eyestone
Joseph Pollock
Pettit
Iowa Central
Mutual
W. J. van Deventer
M.S. Sechrist
Fay Hutton
Milton
Jessie Redfern
Community Notices From Ottumwa Area April 6
Mrs Maud Thompson and daughter Madie visit Ottumwa. Mrs F M Buckner gravely ill with pneumonia. Local meetings of Standard Bearers and W M S attended. Miss Minnie Buckner to Cliffland to teach school. Leota Kitterman returns to Hedrick. T J Wright visiting G M St P engineering family. March pupil attendance list from Highland No 5 school shows names: Mattie Bowlin Ralph Kobel Lisle Packwood Edna Packwood Charles Huffman Harold Allender Carl Kobel Nellie Bowlin Lafayette Lowe Lena Lowe Verle Allender Newton Hill Chester Sobel Charlotte Hull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Thompson
Madie
Ottumwa
Charles Allender
Tony Lowenberg
Frank Emery
J. H. Spillman
Orlando Stevens
F. M. Buckner
D. ©. Smith
South Ottumwa
Minnie Buckner
Cliffland
Leota Kitterman
Dr. Lawson
Hedrick
T. J. Wright
G. W. Buckner
Highland School No
Local Social Notes and a Wedding in Competine
April 6 column items list visitors from Batavia Sigourney and Ottumwa visiting area residents and attending a Wednesday dance. Harry Henry returns from Missouri trip. A wedding occurred Sunday evening with Justice G A Hughey presiding. Martinsburg guests visit W M Sylvester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Henry
Batavia
E. E. Phelps
Sigourney
A. B. Phelps
Harry ‘Henry
Brock
Missouri
G. A. Hughey
Bernice Hughey
Hedrick
Harry Cremer
Ottumwa
Nate Smith
Mertie Walker
Abingdon
Fred Winner
John Clark
C. Riley
Justice G. A. Hughey
Wilson Sylvester
Martinsburg
W.M. Sylvester
Hayesville Notes On Local Visits And Railway Survey
Apr 7 report from Hayesville lists Mr and Mrs D W Blayes visiting relatives in Hedrick and various locals hosting visitors from Ottumwa Sigourney Marion and Martinsburg. C M & St P surveyors spent Friday surveying right of way. Duffy rents Bucher property. D W Hayes to haul rock for a new barn SE of Hayesville. A 60 Italian workers crew on track construction with Henson as boss and Anderson Duree as section foreman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Blayes
Hedrick
A.G. Richardson
Ottumwa
William Weller
Sigourney
Ed Weller
Belle Richardson
Marion
Gertrude Duree
Martinsburg
Lucia Richardson
Fayett Utterback
W. N. Duree
Ralph
Emma Lister
Annie Richardson
C. M. & St. 2. Railway Company
Hayesville
Duffy
Bucher
Albia
D. W. Hayes
Anson Hayes
Henson
Anderson Duree
Mr. Henson
Township Board appoints James A Lynon road superintendent
At a regular meeting the township board chose James A Lynon as superintendent of road work, deciding to hire a superintendent rather than contracting. Trustees Lyon Street and Wood attended as levies were set for road and cemetery taxes, and the assessor Watts’s books were reviewed with no assessment raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A.lynon
Lyon
Street
Wood
Watts
Consumption Adverts For Scott's Emulsion Cure Claim
An old advertisement urges immediate use of Scott's Emulsion for suspected consumption, arguing neglect worsens the disease and promising cures in thousands of cases. It invites readers to send for a free sample and lists the product price and drugstore availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Deaths and church funerals in Martinsburg and vicinity
Obituary notices record the death of Mrs Ida Sechrist near Martinsburg after a brief illness in Denver. Her funeral was held at Mt Zion church with burial in Mt Zion cemetery. Born October 23 1869 she was 33 years old and left husband EH Sechrist and three children. Also noted are the deaths of Mrs Hugh Harrison near Pekin and Catherine Ramey Harrison, with long service in Jefferson county Iowa. A temperance lecture by Alexander Cooper and a local cake order advertisement conclude the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Sechrist
Henry
Heninger
Martinsburg
Denver
Colorado
M. E. Church
J. C. Caughlan
Hugh Harrison
Jefferson County
Pekin
Abingdon
C.l.walker
Catherine Ramey
Virginia
Flugh Harrison
Washington
Ohio
G. W. Harrison
Belle Plaine
Kansas
WP. G. Harrison
Aurora
Nebraska
Local Social News Snippet
Mrs Hicks is quite ill and Miss Jessie Ward returns home from Fort Madison. Mrs Crawford visited friends in Fairfield over Sunday. Patent leather shoes are described as the stylish dress wear. May O.1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Hicks
Miss Jessie Ward
Fort Madison
EF. A. Crawford
Fairfield
W H Brown Saved by Dr King’s New Discovery
Big sensation in Leeg ville Indiana as W H Brown, once expected to die, credits Dr King’s New Discovery for curing consumption after lasting relief from asthma. He proclaims the remedy cured lung troubles and pneumonia with guarantees and trial bottles offered by F L Stoke & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leegville
Ind
W. H. Brown
F. LL
Stoke & All
Ilugwist
Also Mentioned on This Page
Neighborhood News
Journal
Highland Center
Competine
Iowa
W. Hh, Crain
J.T. Elder
HAYES
Wil. E. Shaffer
the Township Board
J. A. Lynn
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Snc
Ty Ne Minn
Jennison’s
L. L. Bowlin
James Slanking
M. V. Ablermas
Fremont
Norval Dean
P. Johnson
Winfield
A. Mahaffy
Morning Sun
C.O. Bowen
Flow. Ritter
D Avis
Bon Ton
J.O. Gambell
E.R. Gambell
Corry Gambell
SS. 4. Smith
Sfngh Harrison
Alexander Cooper
Greenville
Michigan
The
Baptist Church
Cooper
Paris
MalOver
C.R. May
Scott Bros
Scott Bros., Furniture, Undertaking
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello, Ills
Baster Social
Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society
Fryer Building
Satcimer
Nanvermy Frand
Nuys Cotee Fruit Sidad
Jen
May
Lou McVey
Duke
Davis
Merideth
Ollie
Viola Oster
Yavesville
Ga Suurth
Grace Soith
Robert Webb
Washington Bread
James Roach
Okmulgee
Oklahoma
Bradford Roach
Shaw
Union Depot
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