Hickory Grove Notes Amid Hay Season and Local Happenings
Local items report farmers Cox Dunn and J J Walker busy with hay and oats. Residents visit Hartwick for Orange Celebration and note Pauls home nearing completion. Caution against lightning rod swindlers from Council Bluffs. Democratic caucus names delegates Craig Richardson Cox to Newton convention. Birthday surprise for Mrs Stark with music from Badger family and gift. Outing party tents on South Skunk. Newton trips lure shoppers. Families Spencer Kellogg visit. Hiatt relatives from California. Chambers visit Hampton. Old Settlers Park meeting planned. turnout expected high. Many Democrats travel to Newton for county convention. Dr Finch and daughter visit Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. W. Cox
W. B. Dunn
J. J. Walker
W. A. Craig
J. G
Jane Paul
Hartwick
Deep River
Wick
Maud Arnold
Elza Macy
Guy Dryden
Mr. Hammer
Horace Eaton
Nona Driggs
Lynnville
South Skunk
New Sharon
Newton
W. F. Zimmerman
Kellogg
John C. Hiatt
Southern
California
George Chambers
Hampton
Charley Wildman
Old Soldiers
Jasper
Old Settlers’ Park
Old Settlers
Dr. Finch
Des Moines
Funeral for Jackson Jumper at Bethel
The funeral of Jackson Jumper, longtime Black Oak resident, was held at Bethel last Friday. Rev Charles Renaud of the Friends church conducted the service. Old Settlers Meeting plans for August 18 are under way. Wick Arnold and Thos Forsyth visit Powell county. Rodney Clark and family visit Mr Burwell's household in Grinnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Jumper
Black Oak
Bethel
Charles Renaud
The
Friends Church
Old Settlers Meeting
Wick Arnold
Thos. Forsyth
Poweghick
Rodney Clark
Grinnell
Mrr. Burwell
Kellogg Social Notes and Local Visits
Miss Myrtle Morris visits her uncle Schuyler Morris in Rushville this week. Mr and Mrs Chas Weber welcome a 11 pound boy born Sunday July 10. Remsberg lecture at Burr Oak Grove near Kellogg. Miss Mary Wright from Wilton Indiana visits brother G J Wright. Mrs William Vaughan travels to Bates County Missouri to visit two brothers. Mr and Mrs S N Bellamy and daughter Pearl visit T M Terkildson west of Kellogg. Christian Endeavors host a library program at the Opera House Saturday evening July 16. C A Mobberly takes over harness and confectionary business from M W Brown Saturday. Hugh McQuire and son end visit with sisters Mrs Jas Boyle and Mrs B Liesman returning to California. M W Brown and family occupy the Hill property northeast Kellogg. Miss Louie Stevens returns from Grinnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Morris
Schuyler Morris
Rushville
Chas. Weber
White
Kellogg
J. KE. Remsburg
Secular Union
Burr Oak Grove
William Vaughan
Bates County
Missouri
N. Bellamy
Pearl
T. M. Terkildson
the Christian Church
Opera House
C. A. Mobberly
M. W. Brown
Hugh McQuire
Little Son
Jas. Boyle
B. Liesman
California
Hill
Louie Stevens
Grinnell
Local Notes and Preparations for County Fair
Mise Flora Dennis visits Osceola to see Byrdie Lesley while Missea Watts returns from Grinnell. Farmers harvest busy as Geo Emmett and family visit Newburg and several locals buy buggies. The county fair September 5 6 7 8 is shaping up with large premiums and new barns. A Failor secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Flora Dennis
Osceola
Byrdie Lesley
Missea Watts
Grinnell
W. L. Dennis
Henry Agar
Montpelier
A. Failor
Local Notices and Personal Ad Format Notes
Advertising lines appear in neat columns for local and personal notices including saver deceased advertisements and other local ads. The snippet indicates standardized newspaper formatting for obituary and personal ads.
Professor Dennis Kelly to Lead Corning Schools
Prof Dennis Kelly arrives from Colfax with wife and baby to stay with relatives in Jasper County. He will remain until after the August Teachers Institute and then move to Corning to become principal of Corning schools. The move is a loss for Jasper County.
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Dennis Kelly
Colfax
Dennis
Jasper County
Corning
C. E. Niles
Finley
Ohio
Miss Louisa Niles
Julia Davis
F. W. Cozad
Ida McCully
Jefferson
Bert Couch
Carrier's Fish Pond
R. G. Galusha
Galushas
Wichita
Kan
Read
Western Newspaper Union
Murray
Charlie Downs
Charlie Howard
R. A. Sankey
McKinley
Spence
Evans
John Scharf
Montgomery for Recorder in Republican Convention
T W Montgomery announces his candidacy for recorder pending the decision of the Republican county convention. A native of the county and longtime Rock Island railroad agent at Fairmount, he is described as a capable, steadfast Republican with strong qualifications for the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Montgomery
Recorder
Mr. Montgomery
Rock Island
Fairmount
Death of A. J. Jumper In Richland Township
A. J. Jumper, a respected Richland township resident for 30 years, died at his home north of Lynnville on Friday morning July 8 at age 63 after heat illness and a brief illness. He was born in Maryland and married Susannah Bailey in 1858 in Mercer county Illinois. Survived by three daughters Mrs. Sarah Malloy Freeport Illinois Mrs. Florence Poots Kansas and Mrs. Jane Snyder Richland township. Funeral Saturday at Bethel M EF Church conducted by Rev. Colyer Lynnville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Jumper
Richland Township
Lynnville
Mr. Jumper
Maryland
Susannah Bailey
Mercer County
Ill
Sarah Malloy
Freeport
Florence Poots
Kansas
Jane Snyder
Jumper
Bethel M. EF
Colyer
A F Brown Seeks Nomination for County Attorney
A F Brown seeks the Republican nomination for County Attorney at the upcoming convention. A lawyer with sixteen years at Fugard Brown and thirty years in Jasper county, he is a Iowa State University law graduate and longtime party worker. Buena Vista township Republicans meet at Pilot Grove on Saturday July 23 at 7 30 p m to select five delegates to the county convention. J B Lawson Com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Brown
Fsq
Republican Party
Brown
Jasper County
Law Department
Iowa State University
Fugard & Brown
Buena Vista Tp
Pilot Grove
J. B. Lawson
Com
Fallor Reunion Brings Family Gathering at Elmwood Grove
The Failor family held its annual reunion on Wednesday July 13 at Elmwood Grove near town, celebrating Grandma Failor born in 1800. About fifty five attended the dinner in the shaded orchard while eleven babies and twenty some youngsters filled the scene with activity. George Failor photographed the crowd as relatives recalled absent loved ones and planned next year’s picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Failor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma Failor
Elmwood Grove
C. E. Failor
Joseph Lyday
Jane
Geo. Failor
F. F. Failor
Elizabeth
Marriage Licenses Dull in Heat Wave
Clerk Mattern reports a quiet week for marriage licenses due to extreme heat. Only licenses issued are to John W. Clay and Josie Moses, John T. Barr and Carrie E. Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattern
John W. Clay
Josie Moses
John T. Barr
Carrie E. Thompson
Republicans of Mound Prairie caucus at Bear Grove School
Republicans of Mound Prairie will meet at the Bear Grove School House July 22 at 7 o'clock in the evening to select delegates for the county convention in Newton on July 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mound Prairie
Bear Grove
Newton
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Iowa
Hickory Grove
Council Bluffs
Newburg
Wn. A. Craig
W. T. Richardson
D. L. Cox
James Stark
Stark
Badger Brothers
Mamie Badger
Nichols
Mrs. Stark
Mary Wright
Wilton, In
G. J. Wright
Geo. Emmett
Mother
Johnny Schnell
Joe Lawson & Son
Homer Parish
Ferris Miller
Saumsgrove
Our County Fair
W. G. Lyday
Mattie
Chas. Jasper
John Claussen
Ella
Geo. Guthrie
May de Haven
Shirley Mann
Edith Pargin
Tomorow
Mitchellville
Sarah McQuillan
E. G. McCardell
Kirkland
Lll
John P. Newell
Continental
Walter Vandermast
Prairie City
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New York
KE. W. Mitchell
Willis
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Chautauqua
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Omaha Exposition
Fred Reeves
L. B. Case
Chicago
Howard Case
Christian Church
Hospital Fund of
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Union
Newton Fire Department
Frank S. Harvey
Spot Cash Store
Masons
Hough's Spot Cash Store
Geo. Sells Davis
East Side
T. H. Erricson
East Side Square
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