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Newspaper
Perry Advertiser
Location
Perry, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1898
Page
3
The article notes postponed field day amusements, small boys’ ball games, and lively social circles like the sand house brigade and circus parade devotees. It also reports Miss Cornelia Perrott and Mr. W. H. Washington’s marriage in Council Bluffs with plans to live in Indianapolis, plus a Knights of the Maccabees reception for visiting officers and a golden wedding celebration for Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Walther with a lawn luncheon and gifts.
ALL OVER THE COUNTY C F McMullen of Adel was in this city last Sunday Levi Patterson and wife were Red field visitors last Thursday tev John Curti and family were visiting friends in this vicinity last week prior to his sailing to ledin on his mission work Miss Mabel Crouse visited over Sunday with her parents Mrs Mollie Parker returned to Des Moines Wednesday after a week's visit with her parents Mr and Mrs Late Mr Harve McMullen and wife of Redfield visited over Sunday with their parents Mr Thompson's Miss Duraney Flack returned last Monday from Minburn after a week's visit with Mrs Crawford Sou Thompson Roy Maxon and Elbert Russell leave today for North Dakota where they will work through harvest
Chas Marlenee rode as a passenger to Perry while Russell Phillips traveled from Cooper with the Perry hearse and boarded a train to Perry. Perry defeated our ball team Friday as Jamaica and nearby towns watched with sport. Alba Coleman returned home after visiting Yale and Jamaica relatives. Captain Preston led Woodward and a local lineup to Jamaica for a 6 to 1 start, with Woodward edging Jamaica 6 to 5 in a pitching and errors influenced contest.
Star notes Perry visitors and local mishaps. Lightning destroyed a shock in W. D. Haymond’s field, one two year old colt was killed but insured. A boy named Carl Aschan suffered a shell accident. powder on his face but Vanguard Dr. Grossman treated him. Angelo Smith injured by a horse kick, Dr. Grossman attended. Philadelphia reader John Miver tells of a near-fatal illness cured by Electric Bitter, claims life saved.
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