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Prairie City Notes and Local News Summary
Prairie City scene includes a spring millinery preview by Mrs Carrie Warre, social visits, illness news, and church events. Mentions Des Moines employment, receptions, spelling contests, charity work, and a fatal accident in California. Other items cover shipping, property updates, lectures, births, weddings, and community reflections from Mrs Maggie Bates Florida correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie City
Carrie Warre
Frank van Vark
Des Moines Printing Company
D. D. Harger
Winchell
J. W. Butters
Lella Woodard
Citronelle
Ala
W. G. Frary
Near Reasnor
Our City
Mary Telfer
E. E. Thompson
Albia
Workman
Payton
B. H. Thompson
Carrie Moore
Newton
Frank Duncan
Des Moines
D. Perryman
Perryman
League
Aid Society of the Christian Church
Messrs
W. H. Price
Willie Schregardus
Stella Tuttle
McGoffey
Jenks
A. H. Brous
Bessie Duncan
The
Stenographic College
Joplin
Bessie
Congregational Church
Iowa
Florida
Avery
Association Press
Ames
Ed Weston
Medford
Oregon
Mr. Weston
Mr. Larber
C. A. Gray
Mitchellville
Bert Rule
Paul Higgins
California
Higgins
A. B. Jenks
H. A. Geer
Jadam
Maggie "Bates
St. Augustine
Artilery
Sullivan Island
Maine
Mr. Palmer
Claudie