Weekend Gossip From Ft Madison Ottumwa and Beyond
A mixed flavor social column notes travelers and visitors in and around Ft Madison Ottumwa and nearby towns. Welch in Ft Madison Milan and Ottumwa figures People like James Watters Will Battereon from Udell Mrs Freelich Burlington plus many relatives and local shuttles. Cam Marshall resigns Merchants Mercantile Co to Brookfield Mo Nellie Rush now in Biloxi Miss Lewis Post returns from Greenville Texas with apples and potatoes Clyde Law extends road work for Blee’s Shear Co. Miss Bertha Dooley travels with Ed Morris toward Choteau Montana for a year away from Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Davis
Milan
James Watters
Ottumwa
Will Battereon
Udell
Jas, Strickland
Miss Freelich
Burlington
A. Swift
Maggie Middle
Luesday
Dr. Ware
Downing
Dell Guile
Cam Marshall
Merchants Mercantile Co
Brookfield
Callie Coffman
Savannah
Smallwood
Wm. Probasco
Unionville
Hol
Nellie Rush
Nellie Hough
Biloxi
Miss
Lewis Post
Greenville
Texas
Nelson Loomis
Peabody
Kan
John
Loomis
Kansas
Clyde Law
Blee’s Shear Co
Iowa
Missouri
Law
Charles Buck
Devils Lake
North Oak
Charley
Asiniboia Territory
Canada
Orphanage drive and local club elections in town
A local appeal to aid motherless babies is launched with a new committee led by H. P. Powers and officers including Mrs Downing and Mrs Robt Wilson. Separate notes report Woodmen and Welcome Lodge electing officers, plus community updates on residents, illnesses, and Christmas practice in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
H. P. Powers
Downing
Rob
Wilson
W. Stickney
Kate* Hubler
Moulton Gazette Snippet Highlights Local Happenings
Station Agent Billy Votaw jokes about K division moves from Moulton while locals discuss future bar shops and large potential outlets. New hardware debuts aluminum Delft and Granite ware. E A Rea Co offers Bonbon boxes from 26 cents to 6 50 at Cafe Davis with Bloomfield preparing a Republican paper and Joe Rominger as helmsman. names include Nellie Rush Henry Hungate Martin Jober Jas Barkley. John P Reese elected commissioner of the Iowa Coal Operators Assn. Blacksmiths busy shoeing horses, notes of local characters and small-town chatter.
Udell News Briefs Report Snow Suppresses Work
Local notes from Udell recount illnesses tonsillitis and a sick list. Residents travel to Trenton Des Moines Santa Fe and Chicago for exams sales or work. A schoolhouse scare and a new meat market at a restaurant are noted along with several marriages births and move notices.
Miss Bertha Sanders and local social notes at Stansberry
Miss Bertha Sanders of Center ville began a term of school at the Stansberry district. Emma Horn and wife shared a Sunday visit at Aaron Horn's home. A Taylor Cooksey music party Thursday drew a large crowd. A supper of oysters was enjoyed at Jas Stansberry's Saturday eve. Coal City sees new houses under construction. The Pulliam farm sale to Geo Headley involved 52 acres for 2100, corrected from 2000. Ed notes the above was snowed under last week. Also notices about new couches, Crarx Bros furs, and Avilr buying furs. Franz E Sroprr Hebe Va. er Moulton Ta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha’ Sanders
Centerville
Stansberry
Elany
Emma Horn
Aaron Horn
Taylor Cooksey
Jas
Coal City
Pulliam
Geo. Headley
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George, ‘John, of Ottumwa, Visited His Mother Past Few Weeks. Ira John
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