Prairie City News Briefs and Local Notes
Prairie City notices span millinery sales by Mrs. Carrie White to April fools pranks, Chautauqua programs, and school events. Local movements include Chauncey Wagoner’s foot surgery in Iowa City, Mrs. Woodard’s Egypt reports, and a Des Moines mission appointment for Mrs. Strawn. Community letters describe plant prices, circus mail theft, and Easter planning, with many visits, travels, and social gatherings among residents.
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Prairie City
Carrie White
Prin. D. M. Kelly
Colfax
Junior League
Mission Band
Dr. Eaton
Emma Woodard
W. H. Curley
Mrs. Curley
Citronelle Springs
Leila
Anwell
Wm. Strawn
Des Moines
J. Clark
Clark, Cowles & Co
Chicago
Ira Draper
Cheeseam Porter & Co
Easter Lilies and Aprils Dainty Dame
A period piece notes April as a dainty dame with playful verse and seasonal imagery. It features a Fletcher Bates Easter poem segment and a long hymn-like piece about Easter triumph. The page also reports a local creamery change in ownership, and a special sale of Easter gloves by Miller & Westbroos, plus a call to the Metz creamery’s prosperity.
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Miller & Westbroos
W.J. Wade
West Union
John MacRae
F. E. McCormick
Metz
Colfax News Highlights Aids, Birthdays, and Deaths
Colfax items report Mrs. M. Baldwin of Newton attending Mrs. C. A. Dotson’s funeral. E. E. Penquite and family visited from Mingo. George Raridon celebrated his 77th birthday with a family dinner, joined by Mrs. Myhill. The M. F. E. choir to perform King David Easter evening. Declamatory contest Friday features Miss Vera Turner with “A Born Inventor.” Death notice for Mrs. C. A. Dotson, aged 77, funeral conducted by Rev. O. H. King, interment at McKeever cemetery.
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E. E. Penquite
Mingo
Cofax
A. A. Penquite
George Raridon
E. A. Myhill
Raridon
M. EF
King David
Iowa
Presbyterian Church
Colfax
Vera Turner
A. Dotson
Earth
Jasper County
Mariam York
Randolph Co
N. C
Edgar Co
Ill
Charles A. Dotson
Dotson
Howard Street Christian Church
O. H. King
McKeever
Homeseek ers' Excursions offer cheap travel by rail
The Chicago Great Western Railway advertises Homeseekers' Excursions to southern western and northwestern points on Tuesdays April 5 and 19. Round trip costs just two dollars more than a single fare. Agent W. H. Long of Des Moines will answer questions about rates routes and train service.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
W. H. Long
Chicago Great Western
Des Moines
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Prairie City Press
YES
Moines Valley D'V.c. Kk. 1
Square
M. Feathers
Little & Gill
W. Hagen
Tonora
Artiat
Chauncey Wagoner
Iowa City
Middleton
Mr. Wagoner
Ralph Mitchell
Grinnell
J. W. Vail
Egypt
Turkey
Colfax Tribune
The
Mies
Madge Bateman
Geneva
Nebraska
John Chasteen
Ottumwa
Alice Elrod
Monroe
Maggie Underwood
Walter Hazzard
Rose Hazzard
Lelia Mitchel
Geo. Sheerler
Near
Newton
J. C. White
J. W. Butters
Folke
Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle
E. Harp
Europe
Elbert Wheeler
Otley
W.R. C
Rev. Hall and Son
Tunis
Aid Society of the Christian Church
Rose Lee
Keokuk
Wm. Lacey
Becca Woolford
Bonaparte
Fred Heaton
J. Freeman
Mrs. Shultz
Marshalltown
Geo. Anderson
D. C. Gifford
Thompson
N. D
C. C. Norris
Hartieon Co
Christian Church
Foreign Missions
Miss Nason
Mitchellville
E. Buck
Woodmen of America
Albee
Keatings Cafe
Chas. Berg
Epworth League
A. Vandermast
Geo. Ramsey
Anna Main
Will Widell
W. S. Parker
Citronelle
Ala
Mary Mitchel
April
Fletcher Bates
C. H. Jasper & Co
Iowa Central Depot
Christ
Satan
Julia Zitella Cocke
M. Baldwin of
C. A. Dotson
Gourvoisier
Conaney
Axtell
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