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Prairie City News Tidbits and Rail Time Notes
Prairie City reports railroad timetable references for Mail and Express, Passenger and Local services. Local news covers Des Moines visits by residents Boyd Price and Tunis Hall, family updates, church notices, school events, Mrs. Carrie's millinery and dressmaking ads, and community happenings from Colfax to Ames with notes on damages, sales, and social clubs.
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Des Moines
Prairie City
Boyd Price
Tunis Hall
Tunis
Indianola
Chaplain Hall
Dr. Fry
Colfax
Monroe
W.S. Parker
B.C. Ward
James C. White
Pocahontas County
Jasper
Henry
Fonda
Carrie White
Elmer Hinshaw
Etta Blair
Newton
Frank Trafton
Judge Winslow
Praire City
Stanton
Ames
Com
L. B.C
Eva Fay
S. T Beges
Hale
Thompson & Co
Miss Jack's
A. van Hall
Butler
Thompson & C