Local notes and notices from Humeston area
Local item round up lists residents visiting towns on business Creston Chariton Wayne county students at Drake University and a wedding trip to Tingley. Postmaster salary increase starts July 1. Christian church ladies aid to meet at Mrs. Geo McKinley. Burn McRae and Mrs. McRae travel to Clearfield for health reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCulloch
Humeston
Seymour
Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian Church
Geo. McKinley
Surprise Birthday for Mrs Gibbs at Rutledge Home
Last Sunday marked Mrs Frank Gibbs twenty fifth birthday with a surprise party held at L Rutledge home. About twenty five guests arrived with baskets of eats and gave many happy returns. Attendees included Mr and Mrs L Rutledge Mr and Mrs B H Gibbs Mr and Mrs W W Lowe Mollie Mack Anna Roe and several Rutledge family members. Guests exchanged gifts and departed after a day of visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gibbs
L. Rutledge
The College Boy and State Dairy purview from June 8
State Dairy and Food Commissioner H R Wright will enforce the pure food law this month. People weed out stock. The Clever family visits Humeston en route to a wedding in Tingley. Stirling Brothers start Union News in Sapulpa. Humeston Drug Co plans to move into Farr Drug stock. New Em garners reader praise. ads praised for local bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.R. Wright
George Clever
Emma
Milo
Harry Clever
Albia
Humeston
Tingley
Stirling Brothers
Alex
George
Cory Dun Democrat
Sapulpa
Indian Territory
Union News
McHenry
Humeston Drug Co
Farr Drug Co
Base Ball Saturday game at home versus Leon club
A baseball game will be played Saturday here between the Leon club and the home team. It promises to be a good contest and all locals are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
The College Boy Comes to Humeston Stage
The clever comedy with music opens Saturday June 8 featuring Ralph and Bud Riggs. They perform as a dancing singing duo in a three act show coming from Shenandoah to Humeston, promising a lively, foamy but entertaining performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph
Bud Riggs
Mr. Riggs
Shenandoah
Humeston
Died of brief illness Erma Carter 1900 1907
Eldest daughter of L. J. and Mabel A. Carter Erma Coy Carter born June 6 1900 near town died May 29 1907 in Green Bay cemetery Elder Geo B Brown officiating. Parents express heartfelt sympathy and gratitude for help during illness and burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J
Mabel A. Carter
Erma Coy Carter
Green Bay Cemetery
Geo. B. Brown
Church of Christ
Ima
Good Apples Scarce From Crop Panic and Market Woes
Dealers report a peculiar apple condition with last year's vast crop in the middle western states. Buyers flocked to orchards and bought little as reports claimed a mammoth field nationwide. Prices fell early, much of the crop rotted in orchards, now good apples are scarce and costly, easing demand would help consumers with cheaper, better fruit.
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Middle Western
Maple Grove social notes hinge on visits and guests
Miss Ferne Bott of Humeston was a guest at W. Spensler's Sunday. Mr. Slocum of Humeston visited daughter Mrs. H. W. Reed. Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams at H. W. Reed's. Mrs. A. L. Alvnd and daughters Nellie and Genevieve, and Mrs. Harley Mitchell shopped in Corydon Saturday. The cold weather and wire farms have damaged the corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferne Bott
Humeston
W. Spensler
A. L. Alvnd
Nellie
Genevieve
Harley Mitchell
Corydon
Slocum
H. W. Reed
Henry Williams
Tick Ridge items
Mrs John Westfall of Leroy received a telegram from Colorado about her sister Mrs Burdette ill. She left for Colorado and arrived Tuesday. the sister died a few hours after arrival. Westfall will not return soon. John Wolfe family and Grandma Baker visited Harley Spens ler family Sunday. Mrs Gus Johnson visited Leroy with her son Henry and family. Mr and Mrs Claude Shaw and Forest visited Grandma Duncan Saturday and Sunday. Minnie Garton came Saturday to spend time with uncle A B Duncan family. Mrs Ed Rushing of Leroy dined with sister Mrs Herman Buffum. Ima Boice, formerly teaching near Cambria, called on Mrs Finch Sunday. Mr and Mrs Rudolph Clark left Saturday for Oskaloosa via Allerton where they joined sister Etta and husband. A G Carr and family near Corydon visited sister Mrs James Buchanan at Leroy Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Westfall
Leroy
Colorado
Burdette
Westfall
John Wolfe
Grandma Baker
Harley Spensler
Gus Johnson
Henry
Ima Boice
Cambria
Finch
Rudolph Clark
Oskaloosa
Allerton
Etta
A. G. Carr
Corydon
Carr
James Buchanan
Neighborhood Visits and Family Gatherings Reported
Mrs. Josie Williams visited two weeks with her parents J. W. Barger and wife. George Airy and wife and M. G. Irwin and wife with F. W. Richard and wife visited relatives Sunday. Claude Kyner and family with Mrs Kyner’s parents John Barger and wife. Mabel and Lizzie McKnight with Lillie Robison. Clara and Lucy Patterson with grandparents J. W. Jones. Della McDaniels with her mother. Maude Brown and son Hugh spent Thursday with C. M. Christy and wife. Sherman McKnight and family attended funeral of W. B. Barger in Chariton Thursday. Youths rehearse for Children’s Day next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.W. Richard
Bevard
Claude Kyner
Clara
Lucy Patterson
J. W. Jones
Della McDaniels
Wedding Guests Travel to Clarion for Ceremony
Mr and Mrs Fred Bobenhouse and Ernest Bobenhouse attended Henry Bobenhouse's wedding in Clarion. Dr G P McNay Olive McNay I B Binford and Sadié Combs visited Garden Grove last Sunday with Dr and Mrs Leo McNay. John Mack McGuire son of Claude and Mrs McGuire born April 28 1906 died May 18 1907 aged 1 year 20 days. Burial at Humeston cemetery after services led by Rev Joe Goodsell. Card of Thanks from Charon and Mrs McGuire. Also includes newspaper recipes tips and sewing instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. P. McNay
Olive
I. B. Binford
Sadié Combs
Garden Grove
Leo McNay
John Mack McGuire
Claude MacGuire
Joe Goodsell
Humeston
Mack
Christ
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Co. L. Hart
B. King
S. H. Moore
T. Moore
Humeston State Bank
H. Moore
Ed. Williams
Samuel Williams
G. W. McKinley
John McKibben
J. N. Norton
Hawkeye Lumber Co
John W. Fisher
Jane
Frank Landreth
Creston
D. H. Patterson
Chariton
Fred Taylor
C. McKinley
Wayne County
Drake University
Warren Clever
Miss Mabel Clever
Elsie Beakler
Indianola
Ethel Beakler
Burn McRae
Clearfield
Mrs. McRae
Burn
College Boy
Thales
Lttle Erma
Maple Grove
Pleasant View
Josie Williams
J. W. Barger
George Airy
M. G. Irwin
Ww. D. Smith & Son
L. M. Stanton
Undertaker
Fred Bobenhouse
Ernest Boabenhouse
Clarion
Charon McGuire
WM. H. Parkin
Humeston, Iowa
McCullogh & Hyde
Sanford
Home State Bank
Hamelton, Iowa
Geo. McCulloch
J. Herbert Park
Bert McCulloch
Geo. Cox
James Portes
Wm_ Hobden
James Alexander
John Ulich
A.C
Geo. O. Gardner
A. Humeston
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