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Newspaper
Humeston New Era
Location
Humeston, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1916
Page
5
They and Abey attend Princess Friday night. Gasoline Lamps offered at Hyde Hardware Co. Pyrex dishes on sale. Hasbrouck’s sale to be held Friday December 20 with twenty two summer shoots implements horses and cattle listed for sale December 29.
The excerpt notes Hasbrouck's sale on Dec. 29 featuring ten head horses mainly three and four year olds, with two stallions from C. W. Fisher and various quality mules. Rev Ray Eckerson returns from Des Moines after attending the Iowa Horticultural Society's fifty-first annual convention with remarks on Mortiiculture and Rural Life Movement.
On December 4 1916 Grandmothers met at Mrs Sarah Hawkins home to share a day of visiting and a simple dinner. Honored guests included Mrs Sarah Hawkins 84 Mrs Martha Fisk Hart 78 Mrs Susannah Stevens 76 Mrs Elizabeth Woollis 71 Mrs Viola Bellon 68 and Mrs Ella Sutton 60. Absent due to weather were Mesdames Sears Snooks Springer Kellorg Hortsman Bridges Tuttle and Minor. Each grandmother brought a dish for dinner and they planned another gathering when weather warms.
The annual homecoming of Chappaqua Lodge No 121 I C F was held at their hall last Tuesday evening with fifty members present. Fifteen brothers sent letters to the gathering. After the business session refreshments were served. Officers for the first six months of 1917 were elected: N G Lloyd Gibbs W G C E Zinn Rec Sec I W F Leech Fin Sec J P Gunzenhauser Treasurer H Middlebrook.
G. O. Caldwell prohibits hunting or trespassing with dog, gun or bee apparatus on all lands owned and controlled by him.
Carl Tallman visited Millerton on business while Vesa Woollis visited his aunt Mrs. Alice Hutchings. Mrs. Karene Hutchinson shopped in Humeston, and Mr. and Mrs. E. McClurg shopped in Corydon. Christmas trees will be at the three churches. Alice Morgan visits Charlton relatives. Frank Allen visited Corydon for a brief stay. Lee Morgan and children visited relatives in Charlton. Charles Donald and family from Seymour visited town. Amos Sheets returned from Taylor County relatives. Ray D. Fiske visited Corydon with her mother Mrs. Hotchkiss. A J Surbaugh, E E Poston and George Miller of Corydon were in town on business. Dr and Mrs Blankenship motored to Chariton to meet Mrs Brown visiting from Illinois.
A Monday Princess recital by soprano Miss Marie Kaiser featured a laboratory re creation of her voice by Thomas Edison. Phillip Scheib from Edison Laboratories accompanied on violin as the New Edison produced near perfect tone recreation, with Kaiser singing both with and against the re creation.
Kellerton physician Dr Camp, about sixty and single, was killed Sunday evening while driving to a professional call. His car struck a colt on a country bridge, throwing him off and overturning twice. He suffered eye injuries and a broken nose. Humeston faced a blizzard with heavy snow and a 10 degree low.
Fern Carson and Fern Springer visit relatives in the area while friends and neighbors share Christmas warmth. Several residents attend church events at Eden and Humeston, with a baptism planned after ten local conversions. Nelson Shields from Grand River stays with his grandfather B C Bay after basketball games in Humeston.
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