Grandma Main Dies After Prolonged Illness in Prairie City
Grandma Main, long ill, died Sunday at 4 p.m. Obituary to follow next week. King & Perkins Co. offer two nights only at Union Hall Jan 31 and Feb 1 with plays Under Two Flags and Nell Gwynne. Col S Kinkaid spoke to a full house on Shiloh. Mr and Mrs Lee Price of Prairie Bell visited. readers recall birthday on the 26th. Mrs Selby reports selling their store to farm.
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King & Perkins Company
Union Hall
Nell Gwyne
Kellogg Notes Moves And a Death in 1902
Ed Hill and family moved to Craven farm north of town after purchase. Mrs J F Bennett remains frail with little improvement. F M Powers will relocate to Shenandoah Iowa for a hardware job. Charles and Victor Johnson left Des Moines for California, planning to settle in Los Angeles next Monday. Edith Estella Redman Gaston, eldest daughter of J G Redman, died January 9 1902 at Erie Kansas after a long illness. she was born in Kellogg in 1868 and educated here.
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Charles and
Victor Johnson
Des Moines
California
Los Angeles
Edith Estella Redman-Gaston
J.G. Redman
Erie
Kansas
Gaston
Kellogg
Kel
Colfax Briefs Include Smallpox, Deaths, Weddings
Quarantine stays over Mrs. Jessie Howe as son Ed. contracts smallpox. Jesse Anderson dies at age 3 6 11 from pneumonia. Cliff Richey family mourns. C A Dotson marks 31st birthday. Maud Pease listed among latest smallpox cases at Turner farm area. Frank N Meader and Mary C Cole wed last Sunday at bride’s home and will live in Spring City. Hon W W Hawk elected chair of House committee on pharmacy. Mrs B A Miller visits for PEO meeting featuring an amateur drama. Clipper.
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Cliff Richey
Jesse Anderson
Maud Pease
C.C. Turner
Frank N. Meader
East Peru
Iowa
Mary C. Cole
W. W. Hawk
B. A. Miller
Newton
P. E.O
R. B. Zachary
Clipper
Local Resident Dies After 1885 Move to Kansas
Logg and Newton notes a Kellogg resident who moved to Kansas in 1885, was converted and joined the M E church. Friends in Kellogg will be pained to hear of her death. Enterprise reports the passing.
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Logg
Newton
Kansas
M. E. Church
Kellogg
Enterprise
Baxter Mrs D W Smith Profile Notice
Mrs D W Smith of Baxter is mentioned in a brief obituary style notice noting her identity and local residence with concise reference to the family. The short item appears in a local column segment, lacking additional biographical detail.
Ill health improves. young Glenn Edmund recovering
The past month the ill in the region included neuralgia in one case and pneumonia for little Glenn Edmund, now on the road to recovery. J A Workman and wife left for Coon Rapids to reside. A telegram reached Miss Crossland about her little two year old niece’s sudden death in Cowen N. New marriages: Carrie Jeffries wed Nicholas W Maas on January 15 1902 and Mand Moon wed Robert Philson on January 21 1902 at C M Forney's home. they plan to live in Valeria. John Vanshe traveled to Chicago with stock earlier this week.
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Glenn Edmund
J. A. Workman
Coon Rapids
Crossland
Cowen
C. M. Forney
R. McCorkle
Mand Moon
Robert (. Philson
Valeria
Minne sota trip and local incidents in Lynnville report
The column notes Herman Holden traveled from Lynnville to Minnesota to buy land. It recalls a birthday surprise for Carl Painter on Saturday. Charles Moody narrowly prevented a buggy accident on the Searsboro road with his wife and brother John. John sprained his ankle. Ed Adams smiles en route to Grinnell while Stella Marcellia KE Adams, nine pounds, stays with Elisha Schooley. D M Sylvester sold Polled Angus cattle in Chicago at $6.45 per hundred, top of market.
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Searsboro
Charles Moody
Charles
John
Ed Adams
Grinnell
Stella Marcellia KE
Adams
Elisha Schooley
D. M. Sylvester
Tainter
Chicago
Star
Obituaries and social notes from Monroe area update
Mrs A B Colyn died at her home east of Otley after two weeks illness. She was about 65. Interment was at Pella on Tuesday. A Jan 17 gathering at the Livingston home honored Mrs Livingston’s birthday with about twenty Sunday school members. Ellis McConoghey sold his Prairie City slick and clean business and will move to Oskaloosa. Amelia McMichael, formerly Assistant Matron at Rock Rapids Indian School, promoted to Superintendency at Haskell Institute Kansas. Ward reported death of Major B H Brownfield in Monroe Wisconsin. he was 85.
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A. B. Colyn
Otley
Pella
W. M. Livingston
Ellis McConeghey
Slick
Prairie City
Oskaloosa
Amelia McMichael
Indian School
Rock Rapids
S. Dakota
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Kansas
Ward
B. Hb. Brownfield
Monroe
Wisconsin
Mirror
Local residents engage in property sale and travel notes
Sully T Wisgerhf bought the John J Rafferty property for 1200 dollars. Lane Maasdam left for Colorado Springs to visit a sister. Henry Welle and John Pos erected a windmill over a deep well. Dr. Smith assisted ailing R E Espy near Taintor. Milo Gause and wife left for Corinne Utah to reside. Charley Boat and G Wisgerhof attended a Grinnell mule sale. Boat bought mules for 312 50. Town hall entertainment drew strong turnout and satisfaction.
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Henry Welle
John Pos
D. C. DeKonig
Dr. Smith
Taintor
R. E. Espy
Milo Gause
Lynnville
Corinne
Utah
Charley Boat
G. Wisgerhof
Grinnell
Mr. Boat
Boat & Varenkamp
Des Moines Weekly Capital Offer Beats for Clubbing Rate
The record announces a special clubbing rate with the Des Moines Weekly Capital offering both papers for one year at $1.20. It also advertises the Hub grocery and market as the place for best groceries and meats.
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Des Moines Weekly Capital
Real Estate Transfers in Newton and Surrounding Areas
Real estate transfers recorded in Newton area during the period list numerous deeds with buyers and sellers including W H Young to G A Lyles and Jane Acklin to Eva Acklins. Properties span Newton West Newton Mingo and Colfax with prices from 1 to 82800 dollars. Notes mention lenders, parcels, and quitclaim style transfers amid listings from Carns & Allfree and others.
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H Young
Anna Harrah
Newton
FS Harvey
Jennie Harvey
Jas B Morton
EG McCardelle
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