LeGrand Briefs and Community Notes Across Town
Local residents reported illnesses and care, with D. M. Carey and others under the weather. Grinell visitors include Miss Reba Ferguson and sister, while Aunt Mary Plummer’s condition grows serious. Rail and farm activity includes hog and cattle shipments to Chicago, a hog sale by Cornelius Thompson, and a Hereford sale at Gladbrook. A bank meeting, school board travel, and fire loss auditinground out a busy week in LeGrand and area communities.
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A. CG
Herbert Sed
Orchard Park
New Mexico
P.M. Herbert
A. R. Price
Flora Sharp
Dauhter Gertrude
Nevada
Shei
Doo. Lowry
Chas. McCune
Ray Plummer
Chicago
Tno
Lowry
M. T. Tweet & Son
R.A. Snyder
Brock, Saska
Canada
Toledo
Chas, Davis
Lynnville
E. L. Condon
Marshalltown
LeGrand
MecCarel
W. Lippincott
Chester Twedt
George Coffin
Twedt
Gladbrook
Miller’s Mutual Insurance Adjuster
Minneapolis
Hammond & Son
Night work curfew in New York aims to curb street noise
Police commissioner favors strict rules to curb street noise including banning shouting by hawkers and milkmen, muffling horns, bells, and exhausts, and reporting car track faults to the public service commission. Aimed at quieter mornings for New Yorkers, with health tips to follow after.
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New York
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Public Service Commission Sauity
Honor Roll for Perfect Attendance and Good Conduct
The list names Mabel Switzer Dorothy Coffin Hartman Coffin Marjorie Mills Leroy Richards Dean Gaunt Fern Reed Viola Duncan Howard Sanders Harold Duncan Fred Zednichek for last week. Weather caused irregular attendance while most children ate lunches as picnics at noon. First grade has twenty two students and second grade fourteen. Loraita Shellen returned after illness. Two new scholars enrolled Dorothy and Hartman Coffin.
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Mabel Switzer
Dorothy Coffin Hartman
Cofin
Marjorie Mills
Leroy Richards
Dean Gaunt
Fern Reed ynId
Viola Duncan
Howard Sanders
Harold Duncan
Fred Zednichek
Loraita Shellen
Dorothy
Hartman Coffin
Why Not Be a Booster
Essay argues that boosters embody civic pride and steel, contrasting a divine creation of a “booster” with skepticism in Iowa. It asserts boosters balance beauty and strength, shaping social virtue, equality, and justice through association, sport, and mass culture, while skeptics are sidelined.
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Iowa
LeGrand Township Seeks Sealed Bids for 1916 Road Work
Sealed bids invited for road work in LeGrand township for 1916 season. Township to divide into center east and west road districts. tools supplied by the township. Bids due by the first Monday in February. Trustees reserve right to reject any oral bids. By order of Trustees Gauss G Johnson, Township Clerk.
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LeGrand
Tavo
Gauss
G. Johnsoy
Winter Tour Ads Highlight California Florida Attractions
Florida and California offer surf bathing golf yacht ing and fishing for winter visitors. The Chicago and North Western promotes round trip winter tourist tickets with full particulars on request.
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Florida
California
Chicago & North Western
Minnesota Letter Reflects 1915 Iowa Climate and Prohibition Views
Elysian Minn January 19 1946 a Minnesota letter reviews 1915 conditions in the North Star state noting poor summer weather that hurt corn markets and influenced pork and porcupine jokes. It mentions Le Sueur county voting wet by nearly two to one and portrays prohibition debates among rural communities. The letter also reports Iske Elysian fish catches by Owatonna professionals and a shipment of live fish to New York City. O. W. Avs sends $1.25 for credit.
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Elysian
Minn
North Star
le Sueur
Back Woods
Lake Charles
Waseco
Ed. Willis
Iske Elysian
Owatons
Mion
Express
New York City
New York
O. W. Avs
Total Eclipse of the Sun Shown for February 3
The article notes two lunar eclipses in 1916 and highlights a total solar eclipse on Thursday forenoon February 3 visible across North America. It begins at 8 45 am and ends at 10 24 am with totality around 9 30 am.
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North America
Iowa
Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude for Kindness
We wish to express our heartfelt thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown during our recent bereavement. Your thoughts and support provided comfort to our family in this difficult time.
Our Churches Christian Church Service Details
Sunday program lists Rev Taos leading 9 45 p m Sunday School Rev J W Piper superintendent Preaching service at 3 00 p m Junior G C E 6 20 Senior Endeavor 7 30 Preaching service subject Believe Will you come Prayer meeting 7 30 Wednesday evening
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J. W. Piper
Friends Church Weekly Services and Programs
Rev J R Waisat leads Sunday School at 10 and worship at 11 with Intermediate Endeavor at 1 00 pm in September led by Miss Reba Ferguson Senior Endeavor at 6 30 pm on Sunday with topic Amusements that Are Worth While Ecclesiastes 4 1 15 led by Oscar Johnson preaching at 7 30 pm Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 all are invited to attend these services
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Reba Ferguson
Oscar Johnson
Carlton Brethren Church Weekly Schedule and Meeting
Rev Henderson leads Sunday School at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m. evening services at 8 p.m. Sermon titled Christ in Capernaum. The church will hold a 10 a.m. business meeting Monday for voting members to attend. Rev Inevorps rap listed in the notice.
Obituary notices for Forsythe and Wolf families
Mary Elizabeth Forsythe of Washington County born Sept 2 1837 died Jan 14 1816 at LeGrand Iowa. She married Oliver C Forsythe in 1860. three children born two, Harry and Flora, died young. Surviving is Mrs. 5 R Piner. one brother Mrs James M Lyle of Gladbrook. Funeral at Christian church with Rev House and Rev Piper. burial Rock Creek cemetery Tarroa county. Walter Wolf of Quarry 1 year old died of pneumonia born July 19 1911. parents Joseph and Mrs Wolf. siblings Arthur Joseph Clarence Farr Richard Gilbert Clara Agnes. Funeral Friday 2 PM burial Pleasant Bur.
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Mary Elizabeth Forsythe
Washington County
Penn
le Grand
Oliver C. Forsythe
Harry
Flora
R. Piner
James M. Lyle
Gladbrook
Presbyterian Church
LeGrand
Christan Church
Christian Church
Thomas House
J. W. Piper
R. Rubenbauer
W.T. Emley
Henry Searle
Martin Lamer
D. M. Carey
D. W. Beechoat
Rock Creek Cemetery
Taroa County
Walter
Joseph Wolf
Quarry
Arthur
Joseph
Clarence
Farr
Richard
Gilbert
Clara
Agnes
Pleasant
Bur Cemete
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F. H. Houghton
Livestock Commission
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McBride & Will Drug Store
OWA
Bert
Everist
Phage
W. Main
Simkins & Estel
Marshalstown, Towa
Bate
Ohio
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
W. Gleason
Notary Public
Frank Kent
C. L. Tweet
Grinnell
Mary
Plummer
Jessie Brack
Dayton, Tow
Patrick Harmon
San Francisco
Lincoln Highway
W. A. Baltazar
Harmon
Cornelius Thompson
Corney
Roy C. Helfenstein
Tems
Sasson
Minnesota
Olé Marshall
Luck
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Taos
House
Friends Church
J. R. Waisat
Carlton Brethren Church
Henderson
Christian Endeavor
Sundar Lutheren, Chuceh
Forsythe
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