Pleasant P E O party blends pies and pantomime charm
A May 17 gathering at Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Richard featured P E O recipes for pies, rhymes and pantomimes to match partners, a Jacky Horner piePlums prize, and a light luncheon. Prize winner Mrs. Sullivan scored near perfection amid playful pie games. Clouds threatened rain delaying the close as P E O sisters celebrated another social season. A note about new explosives law for the Fourth of July year adds a regulatory hook.
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W. R. Richard
Richard
Arnold
Northrup
Buck and Bean
Mary Taylor
Ruth Taylor
Jacky Horner
Entertains the Seniors at Johnson Home
Alumni of the High school hosted seniors at the Johnson home Saturday evening. The rooms gleamed with sea foam and pink, the class colors, as games kept guests lively. A eleven o clock two course luncheon followed, with guests listed as Misses Laura Rice Leona Dunn Mary Ford Sadie Combs Frances Black Nellie Gibbs Katie Clark Dorothy Bown Frances Farquhar Grayce Gardner Hattie Parker Ida Watts Olive McNay Nannie Mc Culloch Annabel King Maude Fisher and Messrs Floyd Murray Don Dilley Carl McGuire Roy Kyner Rea Morford Lynne Doze Karl Putnam Leo McKinler.
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Charles Johnson
Misses Laura Rice
Leona Dunn
Mary Ford
Sadie Combs
Frances Black
Nellie Gibbs
Katie Clark
Humeston High School Commencement at Stanton Opera House
The Humeston High School graduation will be held at Stanton Opera House next Friday evening. President Geo E Mac Lean of the State University will deliver the address. He is a highly regarded educator in the state and the program promises to be excellent and uplifting for attendees.
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Humeston High School
Stanton Opera House
Geo. E. MacLean
The
State University
Town
Derby High School Commencement in I O O Opera House
Derby High School holds commencement on Thursday May 30 at eight o clock in the I O O Opera House. Graduates are Erma McMains Barbara Nessen and Miriam Throckmorton. President Longwell of Highland Park College Des Moines will deliver the address. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev Armstrong at M E church Sunday May 26 at eight o clock.
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Derby High School
Opera House
Erma McMains
Barbara Nessen
Miriam Throckmorton
Longwell
Highland Park College
Des Moines
Armstrong
M. E
Sunday School Banquet and Town Ban on Spitting
The M E Sunday school contest ended in a tie. A banquet is set for 8 PM on May 28 at the church and park. All members will receive tickets on May 26. Clay township Sunday school meets next Sunday at Unity church with a prepared program. Leon has adopted an ordinance prohibiting spitting on sidewalks.
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M. E
Clay Township
Unity Church
Leon
Fever Delays Open as Humeston Fans Await Season Start
In Humeston anticipation runs high for the baseball season opener set for next Friday. Fans seek recreation as the long wait ends and the great American sport begins with hopes for a lively start.
Baccalaureate Sermon At Humeston High School
Rev B Brown delivered the baccalaureate sermon at Humeston High School Sunday morning at the Congregational church with Rev Rice assisting. A large choir and immense congregation filled the church. decor was beautiful and the discourse on The Greatest Teacher was praised as able and engaging.
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Humeston High School
Ya Congregational Church
B. Brown
Rice
Baptist Church
Brown
Depositors Meet Over Farmers and Drevers Bank
Depositors held a meeting at the miners hall on Friday night naming four men A E Cramer John Caldwell Mr Davidson and E K Clark to secure a lawyer for depositor interests Howard Clark of Des Moines was invited and came Monday but the committee has not yet secured him The outlook was said to be pretty good The bank’s condition remains unchanged and the exact shortage is not known Papers offering to pay a lawyer up to 1 percent of deposits are circulating in town The committee can provide a signer upon request Mr Ware’s condition is not much improved.
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Farmers & Drevers Bank
Miners Hall
A. E. Cramer
John Caldwell
Mr. Davidson
E. K. Clark
Howard Clark
Des Moines
Clark
Ware
Seymour Democrat
Humeston High Wins Again In Garden Grove Return
Humeston High defeated Garden Grove 10 to ? in a return game last Saturday. Pitcher Young Hasbrouck worked eight innings, giving up a rough first frame before settling in. Charley Humeston pitched the final inning. Umpire helper Kid Anderson joined the officials. A rematch at Humeston is likely.
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Humeston High School
Mavne
Garden Grove
Young Hasbrouck
Grove
Charley Humeston
Anderson
Join in the Work The Humeston Commercial Club
The Humeston Commercial Club urges every citizen and businessperson to join. The article promotes town pride, competition among towns, and widespread membership to advance Humeston. Hutchinson & Sun are noted as the source for the buy you want.
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Humeston Commercial Cab J
Humeston
Commercial Club
To the Memory of A N Hickok Garber Oklahoma
A religious verse bids children remember a father as in heaven where Jesus will carry them. The text places Garber Oklahoma and E. P. M. Seymour. A separate note records Seymour voting last week at a special election to fund a school addition costing 87000 dollars.
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Jesus
Seymour
Locusts are Due He Says Forecaster Bets on Year
Vandalia Missouri observer Frank Barrett predicts a locust year. He explains thirteen year cycles, differences between locusts and grasshoppers, and observations from 1842 to 1884. Barnett foresees locusts around June 1 for about forty days with constant croaking.
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Frank Barrett
Vandalia
Barnett
Iowa Sugar Beet Factory Under Construction at Waverly
The Des Moines Capital notes the quiet progress of the Iowa Sugar Factory in Waverly with buildings up and some machinery installed. A train of 25 Nebraska families, about 150 people, headed for Waverly were reported by the Council Bluffs Nonpareil on April 24 as workers for the beet fields, signaling potential northern Iowa growth in sugar industry.
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Waverly
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Des Moines
For Sale Best Rabber Tired Buggy in Town
A nearly new rabber tired buggy is offered for sale by James Berry. The item is described as in excellent condition and suitable for use in town tasks or transport. Price not listed in the notice.
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James Berry
Memorial Day Preparations Committee Assignments
Memorial Day observance plans progress with committees named to lead preparations. General arrangements chaired by Dr. C. F. Culmsee. Finance led by C. L. Hart. Music headed by Miss Elizabeth Taylor. Hall committee led by W. W. Hobden. Decoration chaired by Dr. T. A. Sinclair with several assistants named.
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C. F. Culmsee
W. D. Smith
A. D. McCulloch
C. L. Hart
Bert McCulloch
R. L. Bott
Fred Kyner
George Cox
E. K. Foltz
J. Ulm
Dandelions as Greens: Bold Extermination Idea
The Colfax Clipper touts dandelion greens as a world class food and suggests grocers sell them like spinach to engage children. The piece also predicts nature will counter with Latin diseases and a beetle to halt the weed, wrapping with a note on reform and risk.
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Colfax Clipper
Knoxville Express
Railroads Will Try Two Cent Fare Law Fairly
The railroads announce they will not oppose the two cent fare law in Town but will give it a fair trial. If profits drop they may seek higher rates up to two and a half or three cents after an open evaluation by the legislature.
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Derby
Hutchinson & Son
Russell
Humeston High
Hutchinson & Sun
A. N. Hickok
Garber, Okla
E. P.M
Iseus
F. E. Farr & Co
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