Nonogenarian Vinje Dies in Dunbar Community
Mons K. Vinje a long respected Dunbar resident since emigrating from Norway in 1869 died early Saturday morning June 9 at age 91. Born February 15 1881 in Rojdal Norway he was a former school teacher and married to Ingebor Davidsdatter May 5 1864. Survived by daughter Ellen M. Vinje stepson A J Vinje and stepdaughter Jufis Dahl. Funeral held from Stavanger church Wednesday.
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Mons K. Vinje
Dunbar
Mr. Vinje
Rojdal
Norway
Ingebor Davidsdatter
United States
Marshall County
Roldal
Stavanger
Vinje Sra
Ellen M. Vinja
A. J. Vinje
Jufis Dahl
Madison, Wis
LeGrand and Beaman Play a Tight Baseball Tilt
In a Thursday home game despite a brisk shower a fair crowd saw a close contest between LeGrand and Beaman. Beaman improved battering as the Beaman team edged LeGrand 4 to 5. Battery details show LeGrand Pemberton and Harvey with 8 strikeouts, Beaman by Whorral and R Sims with 12, errors 5 for LeGrand and 3 for Beaman.
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LeGrand
Beaman
Pemberton
Harvey
Whorrall
R. Sims
Sims
Jons
Band Concert Postponed to June 21
Bad weather and muddy roads force the Ferguson band concert from Thursday to next Thursday evening, June 21. Insurance options offered by C. D. Harvey cover farming and town property, livestock, life and health, fire, theft, tornado, and auto mobiles. call or write for details.
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Ferguson Band Boys
C. D. Harvey
Notice on light and power bills due month end
Our bills for light and power service rendered during the past month are due and payable at LeGrand Savings Bank until the 25th of each month. Bills unpaid by then are delinquent and sent to the Marshall town office. Visitors in Marshalltown are invited to use our office as a rest room or to meet friends. Mr and Mrs Robt C Hogan left for Sioux City and Yankton SD by automobile, noting damp weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeGrand Savings Bank
Marshall Town
Marshalltown
Jowa Hamaray and Liest Co
Robt. C. Hogan
Sioux City
Yankton
For Sale and Local Notices Chronicle Iowa Items
O W Austin notes sales. E York attended the State Bankers convention in Ames. Shipping Association shipped hogs to Chicago. Loans on good farm land offered by Billick Manship. Overturf family and Weitzell visit relatives in Elberon and Waterloo. Billick promotes sale jack at LeGrand barn. Women’s Missionary Society meets June 24 with Mrs. Pemberton. Keen, Pemberton, Blodgett, Mills, Haynes elected officers. Dr. B L Nichols dies at Aurora after illness. Sawyer Tostenson store expands with rest room and new paint. Band stand receives care. urge no vandalism. Endeavor Convention in Des Moines features huge amplifier, Bryan appearance in Iowa. Page mentions marriage announcements, Grinnell student Wilma Arnold, and a DeLong reunion with multiple distant relatives.
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O. W. Austin
E. le York
Ames
The
Shipping Association
Chicago
Billick & Manship
LeGrand
I. A. Billick
Women’s Missionary Society of Friends Church
Mattie Pemberton
Tom'Keen
Emma Jacobs
Rudolph Rubenbauer
Warren G. Harding
Des Moines
International
Christian Endeavor
Iowa State Fair Aorpstheater
William Jennings Bryan
Iowa
William G. McAdoo
the Treasury
James J. Wilson
Labor
Sir Lionel Fletcher
London
Sherwood Eddy
Gypsy Smith
Wayne B. Wheeler
Anti-Saloon League of America
Francis H. Clark
Christian Endeavors
Bedstead Ignites in Cleaning Fire at Winona Lake
A cottage resident, Mrs P, cleaned a stored wooden bedstead with coal oil and struck a match, resulting in the entire bedstead going up in flames. The incident occurred as she stood surprised, watching the furniture burn. Indianapolis News.
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Et Winona Lake
Obsolete Phrase Fosters Confusion Over Senatorial Courtesy
In a Birmingham Age-Herald item, Mr Grampson discusses senatorial courtesy citing Washington fight returns and noting it does not plead any clear meaning. The remark highlights confusion over the term in political practice.
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Mr. Grampson
Washington
Birmingham
Herali
Not Valid Claim in Kansas Court After Jury Lapse
A Kansas court heard a non support case as a man of limited grasp misinterpreted legal terms. He claimed he was not legally married while offering a mock legal gesture that he says shows the wife obtained him under false pretenses.
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Kansas
Gearage
Bar of Justice
Our Churches Message and Scriptural Reminder
A church excerpt reflects on Galatians 6 7 to 9 urging readers not to be deceived sowing to the flesh versus the Spirit. It emphasizes reaping consequences and perseverance in good works without fainting.
Friends Church Services and Activities Listed
Ry, Guy W. Harvey, pastor. Children s Day exercises at the usual Sunday school hour. Morning worship at 11 a m. Junior Endeavor 11 a m in the basement. Mrs I L York superintendent. Christian Endeavor at 7 p m, Chas Hibbs president. Preaching services at 8 p m. Prayer meeting and Bible study Wednesday at 7 p m.
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Junior Endeavor
I. L. York
Christian Endeavor
Chas
Hibbs
Christian Church Events and Community Notes
Church programs and services listed including Children Day, Jesus as Martyr sermon, and Western Christian Convention reminiscences. Local meetings, choir practice, and district convention details noted. Neighboring visits, travel, and marriage announcements for Le Grand area residents referenced with names and towns.
Ragtime With Penguins Tame Ocean Audience
Captain John Cadwallader of Vancouver recounts a gramophone concert in the Southern seas. He played as penguins gathered, forming circles and listening with apparent human interest, then rose and bowed at the close in thanks. The tale comes after his two year whale hunt near South Georgia.
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John Cadwallader
Vancouver
British Columbia
South Georgia
Forgot to Remove the Cork
Bobby Brown of Columbus Indiana aged two shows clear preferences for apples. His mother peeled one but forgot to remove the core. Bobby fetched the apple, returned with it uneaten, and pointed to the stem saying the cork was still in.
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Bobby
Afrs. R. $. Brown
Columbus
Ind
Indianapolis
Can You Beat How That Doxgone Pest Hangs Around
Two men on a street corner discuss a disliked fellow who lurks nearby and disrupts their talk. After he appears, they switch topics, and one leaves abruptly. That evening a friend’s facial contortions warn of discomfort as the speaker blurts out the man’s unwelcome presence.
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Chicago Tribune
Children's Day Program Highlights Sunday Fragments
An overfilled program lists a procession and duet and multiple recitations and songs. Names such as Hather We Thank Pies, Arlie Wilson Clark Plummer, Hilda Bylende, Maxine Mable, Landon Finton, and Maurice Johnson appear among a crowded sequence of class items and a closing hymn. Also noted is a Toledo business trip and workers leaving for Gary Indiana to work in steel mills during the summer.
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Hartzon
Arlie Wilson Clark Plummer
Hoover
Landon Finton
Mildred Meitvedt
Maxine McCune
Ruth Adair
Maurice Johnson
Harold Rametts
Northwestern
Gary
Ind
Notice of dissolution of Anderson & Empie Construction Co
By unanimous consent of all stockholders and directors the Anderson and Empie Construction Co is dissolved under Articles of Incorporation. All property has been distributed as provided by law. J. C. Anderson, President. E. E. Empie, Secy and Treas. Stockholders include J. C. Anderson E. E. Empie and E. M. Empie. [Seal]
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Anderson & Empiec Construction Company
Anderson & Empie Construction Co
J.c. Anderson
EE. E. Empie
Sec’y and Treas
J. C. Anderson
E. E. Empie
E. M. Empie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clint Overturf
Elberon
Eva Weitzell
Mildred
Waterloo
P. C. McCracken
Glen F. Richards
Sulley
A. J. Hanson
Ladies Literary and Musical Club
Herman ‘Walken
RB. L. Pemberton
G. W. Keen
L. C. Blodgett
Glenn Mills
Hattie Haynes
B. L. Nichols
Sutherland
A. T. Olson
Aurora
Sawyer & Tostenson
Endeavor Convention
Jennie Pittman
R. W. Pittman
Jennie B
Wm. &. Dew
Mt. Morris
A. W. Arnold
Lyman
Sac City
Arnold
Grinnell
Wilma
DeLong
Corwin O'Neal
A. H. DeLong
Abbie
Gallup
New Mex
C. A. DeLong
C. 5
Dunkle
Stephen Land Florence
Mary F. DeLong
Gilman
Hugh O'Neal
Jean and
Doris
Webster
Friends Church
Ry, Guy W. Harvey
Pastor
Christian Church
J. B. Seeaxer
Jesus
Walter Kellogg
Maxine.Gaunt
Western Christian Convention
Mondey
LeGrand Booster Club
Frances
Anna Tow
Newbury
Jessa Tow
Monitour
D. M. Duncan
Rosa Beechout
Ray Duvican
Harry Gibson
T. G. Gibson
Ida Crumley
Richland
Elmer Weitzell
Raymond Weitzell
Laura Gseniger
Mabel Colebaugh
Maxine
Rolfe
I. M. Gaunt Home
Oscar Tow
Ames College
Cedar Rapids
Lillie Cornwell
le Grand
Hans Olson
Independence
N. O. Keen
Toledo
Bill Booster
Asten
Roass
Leti
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