Fire devastates Millerton including bank and businesses
Millerton suffered a disastrous Wednesday night fire that destroyed the Millerton bank, R T Thatcher store, and John McCloskey’s barber shop. Firefighters fought with buckets as flames spread, walls fell, and insurance covered the bank and Thatcher store as crews moved the safe to O M Brown harness shop. a new building will be erected pending weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millerton
Millerton Bank
R. T. Thatcher
John McCloskey
Betan
Saon TV
McClaskey
Msurane
Tbhatcher
E. E. Boston
Corydon
William Winslow
O. M. Brown Harness Shop
Local social notes report visits and movements around Weldon area
A compiled list records residents and visitors from Weldon and nearby towns. Mentions include LEROY Delp Jordan from Weldon, Harry McKinney and Melvin Buchanan visiting Diagonal, Floyd Richards to Humeston, Earl Brown family move to Humeston, and many other relatives visiting or traveling to Osceola Garden Grove and Des Moines area. Several social events are noted, including Thanksgiving gatherings, evangelistic meetings, a large social at Will Sutton home, and a burial and car accident near Millerton with subsequent hospital transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry McKinney
Osceola
Melvin Buchanan
Diagonal
Floyd Richard
Weldon
Earl Brown
Humeston
Floyd Richards
McCulloch
Queberd
Humeton
Buchanin
Aflerton
Sheldon Stubbs
Lawrence
Q. E
Carlton
George McGuire
Will Sutton
Olive Mitchell of
Ellis West
Here There and Everywhere minstrel show in Corydon
The Knights of Pythias of Corydon plan a minstrel show on December 15 promising a brilliant event. Also reported are local incidents including Mrs C G Dhlsaver planning to rebuild her fire-damaged house larger and with different architecture, and George H Saling selling his Corydon meat market to M F Godden. A sheriff’s office change is noted as Jan approaches, with A J Surbaugh stepping down to full-time duties. Farmers in Allerton form a coal-farming company at actual cost. Corydon Demorat notes Orlena Miller injured by a falling bee tree, with multiple fractures and head gash, last Monday. medical aid from Corydon attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Ryan
Millerton
Geo Miller
Anna
E T. Poston
J N. McCoy
Corydon
Dr. Roberts
Mary White
Fra Clark
Nelle Stark
C. 4. Brown and Son
Cambria
C.G. Dhlsaver
Garden Grove
George H. Saling
M. F. Godden
Saling
A. J. Surbaugh
Allerton
Orlena Miller
William Logan
B. S. Walker
G. H. Sollenbarger
Leon and area social notes and resignation news
Local itemizes Sunday visits and Thursday gatherings across Rocky Point High Point Humeston Garden Grove and nearby communities. Includes Mrs Caroline Young Smith resigning as Leon postmistress effective December 15 and moving to New York to join Street Finney. Unclear dates scattered throughout this domestic notes page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Journal
Caroline Young Smith
Leon
Washington
Smith
New York
John Orr Young
Street
Finney
UNITY Garden Grove Express headline note
Community notes from Unity Garden Grove Express detail local visits and social events across Humeston Harvard Allerton Corydon Sharon and Center school district scenes. Names include Harry Ilines J L Surbaugh Clede Caldwell Mettie Hughes and others with church and orphan fund supper plans and upcoming youth meeting details.
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J. N. Stark
Wm. Green
Adam Swen
Bethel
W. H. Trimble
O. M. Brown
Geo
Frank Winslow
Wm. Winslow
Lewis Trumper
Henry Reuter
Ross Marsh
Bennett
Des Moines
Reina Garton
Ison Teddy
Durham
E. L. Brown
Harley Gookin
Mt Carmel
Jennie Davis
Chariton
John May
May
Aid Society
J. C. Markley
Marget
George Parkin
F.J0
Walter Brewer
John Brewer
Wm. Wheaton
Bethlehem
Benton King
Wheaton
J.C. Moore
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
E. J Brown
O M
C. M. Brown
Nelle Loomis Corbi
Carl Garton
Willis Morrett
Goodell Corner
Mr. Morrett
Walter Garton
Mr. Garton
Drs. Blankenship
Corbin
Leroy
Delp Jordan
Fred Woodruff
Loren Woods
Bill Stubbs
Groveland
Mark Shaw
Ruth and
Joe Scott
Pearl
Edith Wells
Keith
Union
Ralph and
Clair Boggs
van Wert
Alfred Johnson
Topeka
Kan
Jesse Durham
Waugh Silvers
Commercal College
Edgar Sullivan
John Whele
J ‘A Buchanan
Clawre McGuaire
Mr Henderson
Moorhead
Havel Westfall
G Boor
Newton Boor
Chathe Boor
Burbank
Iowa City
Morrett
Knights of Pythias of
George Binan
Cal Barr
Henry Sprow
John Frampton
James Martin
George Crow
Frank Sprow
John Jones
Rocky Point
Olve Wilmot
Maude Feight
Will Brenton
Fadey
Wilmot
Eval
Mrs . Chase
High Point
Joe Bailey
Gladys
George
Lou Snowden
Ralph Chase
C O Stanley
Floyd Gates
Els
Iis
Fnday
Garden Grove Express
Harry Ilines
Northrup
J.L Surbaugh
Harvard
John Eichman
Adaline Kentner
Jennie Moser
John Uineh
Julia
Thelma Coffey
Opal Caldwell
Clede Caldwell
Baby
Tlie
Minnie Surbaugh
Miss Head
Hattie Hughes
Mettie
Ruth Caldwell
Lewisburg
Ben Owens
Martha
James Coffey
Mary Duden
Clarence Musgrave
Clark
Sharon
Mettie Hughes
Ben Mughes
Louis Niebling
Center
George Goudy
Adean
Lous Miebling
John Elis
Dwight Wilmot
Mrs. Wilmot
Alvie
Joe Wishmeyer
Someborn & Such
America
Styleplus
C. L. Hart
Adden
Shaws
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