This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Odd Fellow Lodge shifts meeting night in Humeston
A historical note from Humeston recounts the Odd Fellow Lodge changing its meeting night from Saturday to Tuesday in 1895 and remaining on that schedule since. It also mentions the retirement of the mules Jack and Dick, and local musical and business developments of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellow Lodge
D.P. Northrup
Jack and
Humeston Cornet
H.P. Brothers
Alva Humeston
H.D. Hines
C.C. Barnes
H.H. Gantz
James Taylor
H.M. Blair
R.L. Wells
C.S. Henry
A.H. Hines
Fred Taylor
Clyde Holmes
John Conner
Derby
Penwick Bros
Washburn
First National of Chariton
R.R. Richard
J.G. Evans
Cambria
Simeon Snowden
LeRoy
James Jones
Last Chance
C.H. Rickey
Ray Evans
Roy Rickert
Reva Abe
Humeston Oil Co
Harry Vancil
Mary Taylor
Lucille Skinner
Merle McKinney
Dorothy Krumholtz
Mary Lou Gwinn
Angie Vandell
Kenneth Vandell
Rex Sponsler
Marty
Des Moines
Brent Sponsler
Lincoln
Kenneth Sponsler
Gene
Phyllis White
Bayport
Harold
Flora Evans
Harley
Rheta Sponsler
Gerald, Jr
Jeanette Sponsler
Bill
Donna Sponsler
Whittier
Gerald
Marie Sponsler
Mae Evans
Ernest
Roberta Sponsler
Dan
Wendy Sponsler
Becky Sponsler
Ed Betzold
Grand Forks
Rex
Marty Sponsler
Mrs
Lee Sponsler
Humeston