Return of Company L Iowa Troops Sparks Homecoming Cheer
Soldiers of Company L Goth Iowa arrive in Des Moines after Jacksonville duty and thirty day furlough. Crowds greet at the depot and hotel as band plays, with thanks to Army League cooks. Families remember Charlie Smith and Fred Shrader, while notes recount earlier local anniversaries and trips to the Great Exposition.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Jacksonville
Spain
Company L
Churchill Hotel
Army
League
K.T. Band
E. E. Lambert
Harry T
Lewis
Frank Besack
John Wert
Burrell Owens
Herman Dahlgren
Tom Morrissey
Clarence Errett
Ike
Willson
Bert Kennedy
Seymour Howard
Will Sherman
H. A. McKinney
Jesse Stallings
Howard Gibford
Iowa City
Dick Hays
Carl Brown
Col. Lambert
T. B. Law
Creamery
Colfax
Capt. Dunlap
Ira Willson
Keokuk
Charlie Smith
Fred Shrader
Illness Hits Des Moines Soldier From Newton
The letter reports Perry Spencer of Company L grave illness from typhoid fever after furlough from Jacksonville. He is at his parents home in Des Moines in critical condition with a crisis expected soon and hope for recovery. His brother James and fellow soldiers Ed. G. Beard and Wassie Clutter returned from Camp McKinley and remain under care at home. Bert Mendenhall had long illness at Jacksonville hospital.
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Perry Spencer
Des Moines
Company L
Newton
Jacksonville
James
Ed. G. Beard
Wassie Clutter
Camp McKinley
Bert Mendenhall
Qeath
Newton Business Men's Association Meeting Told
The Newton Business Men's Association will meet Friday evening Sept. 23 with an extra large attendance desired. The program includes a ten minute talk by Judge H S Winslow on The Newton Bar in 1856 and talks by W Clements on The Newton Bar in 1870 and 1808 and The Future Value of Jasper County Real Estate by A M Harrah. City council members the Newton bar and the clergy are urged to attend.
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H.S. Winslow
Newton
W. Clements
Jasper County
A.M. Harrah
Newton Bar
Around the Town Notes on Families and Local News
Osborns Axtells and relatives welcome Mrs Zeddock M Allen of Poney Mont and Gen T C Osborn of Chicago. Recap of kin visits, reunions, weddings, health, and church events. Local political chatter and social gatherings highlight a busy Newton area week.
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Poney
Visiting Among His Old Newton Friends
Elder T F Brown, who left Newton for Hillsboro Oregon eight years ago, has spent two weeks among Newton friends while facing serious affliction since burying his wife a year ago and suffering paralysis. Despite frailty he preached at the Christian Church last Sunday, a charter member returning to his old flock before visiting his son Dr James Brown at Bartley Nebraska then back to Hillsboro.
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Cincinnati
Newton
Sallie A. Scott
Embryo City
Allie
Capt
C. W. Starr
Charlie
Lynnville
Herald
John R. Hall
Monroe
T. F. Brown
Hillsboro
Oregon
Christian Church
James Brown
Bartley
Neb
Ore
Belle Plaine jumper dies after pole dive tragedy
AL Van Etten died Thursday night after a high jump accident at the Belle Plaine fair. He untertook a 55 foot pole dive, landed in water too far from the end, was paralyzed and sank. He was laid to rest in Newton after burial Saturday morning. He was about 38, son of the late Mrs. John Lloyd or Newton, brother in law of Scott Hibler, and spent most of his life in Newton since age three. The piece also notes a Glenn's Ferry Idaho marriage notice for John R Newton and Abbie Needham, both of Glenn's Ferry, wed in August with a short wedding tour to follow. The couple are Newton natives. John is a rail engineer on the Short Line.
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T. R. Phiilips
Joel Weston
Colfax
G. L. Bates
James Parsley
Garnet
Kan
Frank Trafton
Prairie City
Harry Pearson
San Francisco
Cal
Catharine Miller
C. P. Axtell
Windus
Des Moines
Wilton
Mother Miller
O. N. Wagley
Board of Education
Newton
Grant Townsend
McMillan Hotel
B. M. Fuller
Ft. Worth
Texas
AL van Etten
van Etten
John Lloyd
Scott Hibler
Ince
Glenn's Ferry
John
Abbie
Harrison Newton
Frank Needham
Allfree Marries Blanche Jester at Marysville
Harry B Allfree, a prominent Newton businessman, wed Blanche Jester at noon Wednesday in Marysville Missouri. The ceremony took place at the bride’s mother's home with Rev Lytle of the M E church officiating. Hundreds in Jasper county sent best wishes as the couple arrived in Newton and received congratulations.
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Harry B. Allssee
Newton
Marysville
Blanche Jester
S. J. Jester
Rev. Lytle
M. E. Church
Jasper County
Harry
Allfree
Mrs. Allfree
Sherman A Eaton Dies After Prolonged Illness
Sherman A Eaton died at his parents home after a yearlong illness. He was 25, a bright popular young man. An obituary is planned for next week. The funeral will be Friday at 2 PM at the M E church with Rev. Cowan officiating.
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Sherman A. Eaton
Fred Eaton
M. E. Church
Rev
Cowan
Sacred Concert at First M. E. Church by chorus choir
The chorus choir of the First M. E. church directed by Mrs. Rodgers will present a sacred concert Sunday evening at the church. Col Lambert will give a talk on aspects of army life as part of the program.
Foul murder shocks Cedar Rapids as George Carter is slain
The community reels after the death of George Carter a 23 year old light mulatto man found beside East Walnut Street. An autopsy shows death by a head wound from a sand bag. Foster mother Aunt Dorcas Carter grieves as pallbearer John Lemme is briefly jailed then released. Local politics feature a Democratic nomination of Frank Cripps for County Treasurer with Republican opposition anticipated.
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George Carter
East Walnut St
Mr. Sulser
A. K. Campbell
Green
Morgan & Hunter
Reynolds
John L. Mathews
W. F. Boyd
Chris Griebeling
Geo. Carter
Cedar Rapids
George
Dorcas Carter
Dorcas
Ford
C. V. Cowan
John Lemme
John
Deputy Auditor Resigns for Auditor Campaign
Joe Horn resigned as Deputy Auditor last week to devote full time to his bid for Auditor this fall. He said the move allows him to focus entirely on duties of his office until the end, and to pursue the election with full effort.
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Joe Horn
Frank Fisk
Horn
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