Aledo Masons Lay Corner Stone for Temple
The Masons of Aledo laid the corner stone for a new temple in a ceremony attended by Masons from town and Buffalo Prairie. Harvest updates note good corn and rain favorable for crops, with some doubt about early yields. Mr and Mrs Y H Walter plan a visit to Kentucky, while Mrs Geo E Clowe remains ill.
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Y. H. Walter
Kentucky
Geo. E. Clowe
Emma Collins
Muscatine
James McGinnis
Masons
Aledo
Buffalo Prairie
Dakota
St. Paul
Neil M. Jones
Alpha
Bloomington Notes From Aug. 13 Visit and Local News
Henry Coppock of Kansas City visits sister Mrs. Mary Negus and plans trips to Yellow Stone Park Washington Oregon and California. Mrs. Joe Scott and daughter Margaret stay at the Dallas home. Endeavorers welcome Charles S. Hoag who will return to Ames for Agriculture College studies. D A Clark family attend Temperance camp meeting. Will Dallas and Sue Negus thresh oats. Elsie and Irma Barnhart visit. W F M S to meet at Mrs. W H Clymer with an all day sewing drive for charity. D W Robberts Carrie Ronpherts and Messie G J Fred and Will Robberts dine with Geo LaFever. Belva Louizeaux visit old neighbors. D W Scott calls on J W Hoopes. Mr. and Mrs. H G Willits arrive from Davenport. W Willits returns by boat. D H Townend family and Belva Branson visit Mrs Townsend's mother Mrs. Mary Negus.
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Bloomington
Henry Coppock
Kansas City
Mary Negus
Agricultural College
D. A. Clark
Will Dallas
Sue Negus
Elsie
Irma Barnhart
Wilton
W. H. Clymer
Davenport
D. H. Townend
Belva Branson
West Branch
Stockton Gossip Notes and Local Visits
Stockton Iowa entries recount visits and changes of residents. Henry Putzier visits Mapleton relatives. Philip Dietz and wife travel from Walcott. Dr G W Frank and Schlapkohl attend Durant business. Local birthdays and travel to Davenport are noted along with wagon repair activity and plans for fall plowing.
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Stockton
Henry Putzier
Mapleton
Ed. Thiel
Liberty
Philip Dietz
Walcott
E. Schlapkohl
G. W. Frank
Schlapkohl
Durant
Fred Wulf
Hilda Peterson
Amanda Hanen
Durant, Ia
Claus Melsen
Foreman
Durant Parengers
Fairport Court of Honor Ice Cream Supper Planned
The Court of Honor will host an ice cream supper Wednesday evening in Fairport. Attendees can expect a pleasant social event. Estella Schellhorn visits Muscatine this week with friends.
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Fairport
Court of Honor
Estella Schellhorn
Muscatine
M. M. Heinley
Burdocn Blood Bitters Promoted as Remedy for Lazy Liver
A vintage-style ad touts Burdocn Blood Bitters as a natural remedy claimed to cure a lazy liver. The copy emphasizes health and vitality with endorsements typical of old patent medicine promotions.
Cattle Barn Fire Amid Hay Loss in Riverside
Riverside, Aug. 13. Nick Schnoblin’s small toys started a blaze that consumed a cattle barn and several tons of hay after a bumbling bees nest catch fire. The town notes various local moves, including land sales by William Tansy, residents returning from Oklahoma, a Sunday school excursion toward Davenport, and daily work around Muscatine.
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Riverside
Nick Schnoblin
William Tansy
Oklahoma
Schnobdlin
Tansy
Jay Holtz
Good Old Town
John Critz
Colorado
South English
Muscatine
Davenport
Government
Rock Island
Camp Meeting Draws Crowds as News Travels Far
Ataliesa on August 13 reports a large turnout for Sunday camp meeting. Mrs. Eva Melick and daughter visit Wisconsin relatives while Jut and the boys handle the home. Bibbys tour Kansas for three weeks. Lamb entertains Tama and Davenport relatives. Barnes visits Frank in town. Lizzie Jones from West Liberty spends time locally. Stucker improves from illness. Markham remains ill at home. Booth and Funk return from a Buffalo sightseeing trip.
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Eva Melick
Wisconsin
Jut
Bibby
Kansas
Jennie Lamb
Lucius Howard
Tama
Luella Howard
Davenport
Louisa Barnes
Frank
Lizzie Jones
West Liberty
R. P. Stucker
Sevastopol Team Runs Away with Boyler Wagon Damage
A team belonging to Harry Boyler bolted Saturday evening as he closed a gate. Frightened by calves they jumped a gate and two wire fences, wrecking the wagon and harness. The incident occurred near Sevastopol on August 13.
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Sevastopol
Harry Boyler
Petersville Local Notes Brighten With Rain and News
Cool weather and frequent rain have greened the fields as corn thrives and potatoes revive. A baby girl is born at Charlie Bear's and a new boy at W N Dufield's. August Schrader and Albert Mason attend a Masonic cornerstone laying in Aldolat. Rev Davis begins a Baptist revival in Petersville. Funeral and picnic reports appear alongside school preparations for a Pulliam grove event on the 24th with a basket dinner centerpiece.
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Petersville
Charlie Bear’s
W. N. Duffield
S. Schrader
Cora Jones
Millersburg
Iowa
August Schrader
Albert Mason
Aldolat
Pulliam’s Grove
Eliza Township
Rev. Davis
Baptist Evangel’t
Round Trip Rates to New York Offered by B C R & N Ry
Round trip tickets to New York at very favorable rates on sale via Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway. Contact agents for details or write to G. Farmer Inc Cedar Rapids Iowa. AG 7.64 T. P. B. C. R & N. Ry. Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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New York
Burlington, Cedar Rapids
Northern
Inc. G. Farmer. AG
T. P
Cedar Rapids
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