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Local notices and obituaries from Hennepin and surrounding towns
River levels near Henry recede after reaching 144 feet at the dam as Varna hosts a masquerade on March 2 with Marino’s Italians. Rev Wasmuth booked for a Rutland G A R campfire speech on March 1. City Marshall Curtig of Lacon resigns to farm. Remains of Frank Kelsey of Varna interred in Lacon. he died at his brother Oliver’s, age 57. Burgess Bros. report two weeks of horse sales. Santa Fe rail discussions prompt Wenona and Lawn Ridge talks. Lacon features G. M. Bane’s Masonry speech. Grandma Gilla Cowen’s 82nd birthday dinner. Trenkle anniversary surprise reveals a well used cook stove. Peru death of Mrs Mary Holmes. Magnolia connections and family noted. Report on two lookalike gentlemen, Hamilton and Reeves, in transit and mistaken identities aboard a train.