Otley and surrounding visits and births in local notes
Local society notes list visits and callers from Otley, Pella, Des Moines, Prairie City and Colfax. Entries mention births, marriages and family visits, including Mrs. C F Varney in Otley, a baby girl born to Dr. Rawson, and various Sunday and Saturday calls by residents and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Varney
Ohio
Rawson
Heffelinger
Otley
Pella
George Hart
R. Scheffer
Dr. Rawson
Ed. Vander Ploeg
Des Moines
Albert
Put One Over on General Grant
A veteran recalls meeting General Grant near Vicksburg during the Civil War as Grant showed sympathy for hungry soldiers. The story, witnessed with Governor Dick Yates and Fred Grant aboard a tug, recounts foraging, a near-punishment, and Grant’s promise of relief with sixteen boats of provisions nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Benton
Vicksburg
Hovey
Twenty-fourth
Indiana
General Grant
Dick Yates
Fred Grant
Miss Telia Carpenter and Willie Roush Visit Fairmount Area
Miss Telia Carpenter and Willie Roush spent Saturday night and Sunday at the Charles Ringery home near Fairmount. Miss Lena Carpenter, Miss Bertha Carpenter, John Verners, and Arthur Weaver were at the S. S. Carpenter home in Des Moines Sunday and Monday. Rev. Reed of Bussey is painting and doing Carpenter work for Pete Van Den Berg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telia Carpenter
Willie Roush
Chas. Ringery
Fairmount
Lena
Bertha Carpenter
John Verners
Arthur Weaver
S. S. Carpenter
Des Moines
Reed
Bussey
Pete van den Berg
Two Flags for My Two Boys Lead Peters Family on Decoration Day
On Decoration Day the Peters brothers Clair and Truman confront a long Civil War rift over carrying separate flags. Truman remains northern while Clair wishes to bear their shared heritage again. A mother’s two flags hint at deeper sorrow and unity as villagers witness the procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lab Peters
Zach Huff
Truman
Clab
Cap’en Peters
Kimley
Truman Peters
Clair
Mr. Skilling
Zach
Black Hoss Cavalry
Father
Confederacy
Brothers ‘United
Shoulger
Club Peters
Fellera
Skillins
Killins
Big
Contagent
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ders
Y. T. van Niewaal
Garret Carver
G. Carpenter
Anna Verwers
Ida de Hoot of
Colfax
Simon Carver
Fifield
Peters
Feeer
Geer
T.H. K Haldenberg
Electric Palace
J. O. Mitten
Pletie S Vander Lisi
Den’s Meat’ Market
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