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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
8
Special Correspondent notes storm damage in Wes Moines affecting Quarry gardens. Mrs. Asher rents living rooms above her store. Mr. Saxton resumes meat wagon visits. William Jubek and Tama relatives visit. June Hoover welcomed a baby girl Esther Virginia. Kubik returns from Tama visit as health improves.
Our Spegist Correspondent reports several small items: a baby boy born June 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mire. Esther Houghton visiting Mrs. Mary Kennel this week. Ralph Moore back from Des Moines where he worked. Latter Day Saints meetings held in the Butlerville schoolhouse. Edna Taylor went to Toledo for rural tradition exercises. Mrs. Ozie Butler and children visited her parents at Tams. Helena, Edia, and Wilma Merrill spent Friday in Marshalltown. Ilma Merrill of Auburn stayed a week with Miss Edna Taylor. Marvel and Irene Wells visiting their aunt Mrs. McCandless near Green Mountain. Mrs. Mary Wennell and Mrs. Butler attended Latter Day Saints meetings at Rhodes. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Dunkle and nephew Fred Dunkle of Gilman and Hugh and Charles O’Neal of LeGrand visited Mrs. Mary DeLong a week ago Monday.
A Bran don Springs reader from H W McClinton reports his baby suffered a severe bout of whooping cough but improved quickly after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. The note adds it is sold by H W McKeown and highlights its effectiveness among common remedies for the disease.
North Quarry notes a recent air storm caused damage across the area. The report also lists social visits including Mr and Mrs Bert Dougherty with relatives in Marshalltown and Lafe Dougherty's family, Merle Dougherty and children visiting Toledo, plus a Sunday auto accident near Harry Wallen’s injuring two occupants. Guests at Zoo Way home included War Montgomery and Gould Montgomery families from North LeGrand and Dunbar.
A stream of social visits and errands fills the week as residents from Gilman and nearby towns are noted in Dunbar, Marshalltown, Bayard Town, Savanger, and LeGrand. Guests include Mr. Oliver Rosdale, Mrs. Alden and daughter, Mr. Harem family, Miss Bertha Ginn, and others while several locals travel for shopping, calls, and church events. A newborn daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Thor Thorsen adds family news.
John Haynes drives a fine new Haynes car. John Lowry Eliasi Pearson visited LeGrand. Elias Pearson and wife of Maxwell visit. Sarah Brooks visits Tama Hall relatives. Judge family shopped in Marshalltown. Carlton Brethren church lecture drew $31.49. Warren Hartsell of Boone visited James Lowry home. Lawn party at John Tunes drew large crowd. Charley McOune headed to Rochester for treatment. Auto wreck near John Tunes injured. one wheel destroyed. injuries expected to recover. Pearl Lowry hosted many guests Sunday.
Iver Iverson enjoys a new motorcycle while Geo Mitchem mourns the loss of a horse Friday. A June 17 newborn boy to Mr and Mrs Oliver Rosdale is noted, with Mary Gibson nursing at Rosdale’s. Sunday visits include Jesse Sloat, Jon Wayne at Delmar Latham’s. Priscilla ladies quilted with Mary Sturtz Thursday afternoon. Sherman Buchanan drives a new Paige with yellow wheels on good roads. LeGrand gospel team held services at Kellogg schoolhouse. Delmar Latham boasts new potatoes for dinner Sunday. 8 M Knudson and daughters visited relatives in New Sharon. Mike Evertson drove them. Local gatherings included Mr and Mrs Sherman Kellogg hosting several families. Marshalltown visitors include Arthur Mitchem and family and Floyd Milhiser and family. Mrs DeFrantz shower honored by Mrs Pax Paxton, formerly Gustin Paxton, on June 14.
A 19th century classified style notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive remedy for catarrh. It promises internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, claims to cure constitutional disease, and offers a $100 reward for any cure that fails. It invites readers to send testimonials to Fa. ’Indo, Ohio. sae CO. Ppailly Pia for wom
Special correspondent Albert Rubenbauer reports illnesses with measles affecting the Rubenbauer family. D G Wolken shipped a hog load to Chicago last Tuesday. Mr and Mrs L R Geier of St Louis visit Dillon relatives. John H Wolken and family were Le Grand callers. John Rubenbauer and family visited Marshalltown. German Ladies Aid met at Mrs D G Wolken home. Dan Brucklacher went to Marshalltown for his children from the Deaconess hospital, and Edward Whited drove them home.
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