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Milton Personal News and New Year Notes
Milton tidings report smallpox cases and the Vincent school closure, watch night services at the M E church, a successful masquerade ball at the opera house, new postmaster at Freewater, and local births and relocations. Also noted are revival meetings, new buildings, and a humorous masquerade prank involving James Standage. Local residents and visiting relatives are mentioned along with a real estate and insurance office opening and travel offers.
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College Town
Free- Water
J. M. Smith
James Standage
Milton
Vinton Graham
Mra
Mack Cockburn
Vincent
William McQueen
Plants
Roy Black
Len Banks
Montgomery
Clyde Williams
Claude Steen
Wiliam Anderson
Main Street
Musgrove & Co
A. M. Simonds
Astoria
C. E. Simonds
Lower Pine Creek
Ed Hogne
Albany
Harry
Jesse Michael
Idaho
Rinker
Wierff
Helena
Mont
Wilmot
Burbanks
Portland
J. D. Phelps
Edward Davis
N. Davis
Starbuck
M. E
Gibson
Walla Walla
Milton Opera House
Athena Orchestra
Vinson
Preewater
Arnold
John Hoon
D. C. Sanderson
George Williams
Mixa Della Hoon
The
Christian Church
EB. Broxton
Mins
Hugh Kirkpatrick
Kansas
N. A. Davis
B. L. Wright
Majin Street
Kirkpatrick
L. Schaffer
Geo. Bailey
Mrs. Harris
F. Waggoner
Frank Wennington
McAlexander
William Anderson
Henry Fraaier
Mr. Kent
Dr. M. Thttebrant
J. L. Vinson
J. J. Stone
William Nichols
PF. Strain
Thomas Diggins
Basket Mountain
James
Jim
M. Shields