County social notes from a Thanksgiving week in Red Oak
A crowded community diary lists a Thanksgiving dance at KP hall, revival meetings at the Methodist church, and multiple visits and travels. It notes funerals in Corning and Randolph, family moves to Council Bluffs and Creston, and local concerns from a Sunday-closing petition to a burglary scare at Redman's drug store. A Missouri teacher arrives for Pacific City winter term, and a suspect ice-filled potatoes shipment raises questions about railroad handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KP Hall
Curtis
Methodist Church
Ed Mendenhall
Corning
L H Stroud
Miss Winnie
Lincoln
Chase Davis
Jack
Jess
Rockport
Fred Shaughnessy
C F Davis
Pacific Junction
Local notes from Malvern and Glenwood area
Highlights include Thankful Day events at the cemetery association netting 125 dollars, marriage license issued to Wm J Wilson and Floy Walsh, travels of Mrs Henry Baird and Lena Schappel, Lt. Shay moving to Nebraska, and local concerns from White's furniture store fire scare to art by Miss Pearl Harris and a temperance Sunday school drawing. Isaac Dice returns from a three month visit to New York and Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Baird
Glenwood
Lena Schappel
J M Strahan
Shay
Sholes
Neb
DB McCoy
WCA
Council Bluffs
Ladies of the Cemetery Association
Wm J Wilson
Malvern
Floy Walsh
White's
Seth Laraway
Glen‘wood
Estey
Order of the Eastern Star
Pearl Harris
Presbyterian Sunday School
Henderson News from town and surrounding area
Births include a son for Mr and Mrs Nowe and a family update on Miss Mary Quigg and Win Wyant relocating to Missouri. Social notes mention a Thanksgiving dinner fundraiser by church youths totaling about 25 dollars, a Sun days visit by Mrs W and Darnell in Glenwood, and Mrs Dan t Hougas preparing for Los Angeles. The Boggess firm lands a plumbing contract worth over 1500 dollars for Geo Boileau’s RedZoak residence. JB Viner returns from three months abroad with a dance crowd and music by Silver City orchestra. Funeral for Buckner, 40, killed in Chicago, held with Atlantic minister, leaving seven children. Ongoing notices list Bogart Miller sales and poultry butter egg firm pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nowe
Culver
Colorado
Mary Quigg
Win Wyant
Missouri
The
Christian Church
Los Angeles
Hougas
Janist
Boggess Bros
Geo Boileau
RedZoak
JB Viner
England
Silver City
Culver Hotel
DI Buckner
Chicago
Atlantic
Wrights Lyons Township husking fades from memory
A Wrights Lyons Township report notes corn husking ending, local social items include Thanksgiving visits by Grace Merritt and Jennie Haynie, and cattle feeders J W DeLashmutt and Paul Haynie. Co F Timmons builds a Duroc Jersey hog house. A Wright schoolhouse entertainment drew a large attendance, with drilling led by Miss Jennie Haynie and a $20 box supper profit to fund a school bell. The bell is ordered and will soon arrive to summon students and Sunday School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons Township
Estes
LAS
Rawles
Grace Merritt
Jennie Haynie
J. W. DeLashmutt
Paul Haynie
Ola Buckingham
Glenwood Sunny
F Timmons
Bury Oak
Wright School House
Bartlett Rev Turpen Preaches at Schoolhouse Last Week
Latter Day Saint minister Rev Turpen led services at the schoolhouse last week. J N Colby sold an eighty acre farm west of McPaul near the Missouri river to Grant Brown for 50 per acre. Laura Troth took a dining room job at Glennwood Feeble Minded Institute after traveling there Sunday. Fall term ended Nov 1 with Lillie Reutor as principal and Lulu Johnson as primary teacher. Burr Oak school has a vacation. winter term starts Monday with Freda Dorf in charge. The Mills county school, with about 40 pupils, held a late week birthday party for Mr Kernes and Viola with an oyster supper northeast of here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev Turpen
J N Colby
Tabor
McPaul
Missouri River
Grant Brown
Laura Troth
Feeble Minded Institute
Glenwood
Lillie Reutor
Lulu Johnson
Burr Oak School
Freda Dorf
Mills County
Tabor Topics Highlights and Local Notices
New girl baby at Ed Chambers home. John Hudson badly injured hauling wood. Two month old infant of Rev and Mrs Peter A Johnson of Ottumwa buried in Tabor. Tabor Hotel sold to Frank Smith of Broken Bow Nebraska. AC Weatherhead acquires Cumings farm, Matthews gains land near Randolph. Second smallpox case reported. Kearns family affected. Mrs Cornelia Gates, 75, dies in Tabor. husband Don C Gates previously buried at Big Rock. Fremont county jail Thanksgiving gathering honors ex sheriffs. TJ Wilson and wife observe 60th wedding anniversary in Sidney. nine children survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Chambers
John Hudson
Peter A Johnson
Ottumwa
Tabor
C J Piper
AC Harrington
Dick’ Cox
Frank Smith
Broken Bow
Neb
Smith
A C Weatherhead
E H Matthews
Weatherhead
Cumings
Matthews
Randolph
Mr Weatherhead
Cornelia Gates
Don C Gates
Big Rock
Iowa
Dixon
Fremont County
Sidney
Bounty
Henry Bowen
W W Morgan W J Jenkins
W A Jones
W T Davis
RS Tate
Eugene Stiles
Davis
Jones
Hamburg
TJ Wilson
G M Waterman
Waterman
Sidney Herald
Wilson
Grant County
Sangamon County
Schuyler County
Tyo
Hastings Church Revival Opens With O. B. Meetings
Hastings reports revival meetings at the O. B. church this week. Ed Hathaway returns from a six month stay in Oregon. Will Chapman and wife of Omaha spend Thanksgiving with his brother George. Dr. Whitnall records a baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Tred Shaw. Burlington coal chute fire at Creston destroys 200 tons of coal worth 25000. Rolfe and Wm Whitnall return from Tabor for Thanksgiving. L. L. Greenwalt becomes a book rep and agent for a scientific work. Henry Campbell farms Ross Summers' land and breaks his leg by a mule kick. Walter Woods opens new store with full stock of apparel. J. D. Robbins ships cattle to Chicago. Wilbur Gaylor joins. Andrew C. Thompson of Clayton visits Hutchings after death of Enoch Thompson. Thanksgiving gathering at J. F. Martin home honors Miss Mabel Martin's east trip. Attendees include F. J. Wallace, rank Bridges, Adeline Ward, Geo. Talbott, Birdsalls, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B
Ed Hathaway
Oregon
Will Chapman
Omaha
George
Dr. Whitnall
Tred Shaw
Burlington
Creston
Rolfe
Wm Whitnall
Tabor
L. L. Greenwalt
General Agency
Henry Campbell
Ross Summers
Here
J. F. Martin
Mabel Martin
East
F. J. Wallace
Rank Bridges
Glenwood
Adeline Ward
Geo. Talbott
Malvernon
Birdsall
Dell
Horace Birdsall
Emerson
Silver City Social and Economic Notes of Spring
Silver City residents discuss spring car buys while local events include a successful Baptist oyster supper. James L Wright traveled to Tacoma after visiting his brother Roy, and Glenwood visitors Mary Dupree and Mrs M L Dupree spent a day with DC Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver City
Hall
James L Wright
Tacoma
Wash
Roy Wright
M L Dupree
Mary
Glenwood
DC Jackson
Huffaker B
Mr Smith
Waterloo
Davis Greenwood
Omaha
John Hubbell
Emerson Wedding Run and Local Notices
Emerson continues regular wedding notices as Miss Lottie Graham weds Dr Ralph Smith of Red Oak in Imerson. Mrs Tollinger visits Glenwood with daughter Mrs EL Carson while church meetings at the Methodist church draw fair attendance. Jess Markley navigates with crutches after a recent accident. Laura Stone travels to Glenwood to file an affi davit in the Griffith case and shares Thanksgiving with the Carsons and others before a hospital visit to Sc Bernards in Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Griffith
Carson
W S Douglass
Hiihu Cheney
G W Pierce
Glenwood
Sarah Smith
Myr
Pierce
Sc Bernards Hospital
Council Bluffs
Stray Calf Taken Up Near Shirley Gilliland Farm
John E. Sager, living on the Shirley Gilliland farm west of town, has taken up a stray two week old bull calf. The owner can recover by paying the necessary expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Sager
Shirley Gilliland
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