Perry News Highlights From A Busy Week
Perry residents attended the Adel fair and visited from Des Moines to Omaha. Local movements included post office updates, a resurfaced building, and a Milwaukee line upgrade. Several residents traveled for family and social visits while several Perry figures shared in church, school, and community events with a steady stream of guests passing through town.
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Ngineer
Wm. Baldwin
Perry
Kmlondyke
W. S. Wenner
Adel
Levi Bulkley
Lizzie Jash
Josie Bly
Des Moines
Lenora Hoacé
Floyd Folbert
Wesdames W. L. Johnston
Dr. Kellogg
Funeral for Corporal Hrank Munk Brings Town Together
Perry mourns the first soldier dead brought home from the front as funeral services are held for Corporal Hrank Munk with crowd sympathy. Frank Munn, previously reported sick at Camp Thomas, dies at the Sternberg Hospital after a long illness in Chickamauga. his brother-in-law Dr Paine delivers news as Munn’s body is transported to Des Moines for a final burial. The piece notes the solemn service, the eight-man guard from Company B, and the town’s shared grief for a brave soldier who served the cause.
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Perry
Hrank Munk
Peru
Frank Mund
Camp Thomas
Chickamauga Park
Sternberg
Chickamaugi
Dr. Paine
Newport News
Frank
Des Moines
Gervick
Mead
Frank Moon
Defiance County
Ohio
Chickamauga
Milwaukee adds two extra passenger trains from Perry
The Milwaukee company to run Nos. 25 and 26 from Perry starting Sept. 9. The time card not yet issued but trains will depart Perry about 9 am and reach Omaha about 9 pm. Return trips depart Omaha about 7 pm arriving Perry. The service will aid visitors to Omaha and ease crowding on late trains.
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Ti Avvestrision
Milwaukee Company
Perry
Manillt
Sam
Oinuna
Omahe
Perry Tio
Omuiahe
Hus
Rough Rider Clerk Whitehead Injured In Rodeo Incident
St James clerk Whitehead, known as a rough rider, tried to ride a broncho without a girth on Sunday morning. The saddle slipped as the broncho bucked, sending him headfirst. He will ensure the surcingle is buckled next time for safety.
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Clerk Whitehead
St. James
Whitehead
Old Firm Dissolves as Stevenson & Leonard Split
The firm Stevenson and Leonard, long a local landmark in the GE town business scene, dissolved this Tuesday. Stevenson sold his interest to partner Geo Leonard and kept his stake in the brick building once occupied by the firm.
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Stevenson & Leonard
Heles
GE Town
Tueson
Stevenson
Geo. Leonard
Court House Tax Vote Ordered by Beach County Supervisors
Beach County Supervisors order submitting to voters a tax of 85000 for a new courthouse at the county's general election. The measure aims to finance a respectable building, sufficient to secure good credit for the county, with a smaller amount than previously requested yet still adequate.
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Beach Coty
Prasei
Comins Announces Furloughs for Des Moines Soldiers
CoB Comins announces that he has decided to grant furloughs to soldiers stationed in Des Moines. Most will depart the city tomorrow. A special train will run to the Rocky Island to transport them south.
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Des - Moines
Rocky Island
Sal
Resignation of Milwaukee Water Department Superintendent Ed Cross
Ed Cross resigns as Superintendent of the Milwaukee Water Department’s middle and west division after decades of service along the Marion to Caneil Batts line. He cited aging and travel fatigue as factors. John Preston notes extensive local knowledge of water systems on the line.
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Boty
Water ‘Silly Department
Milwaukee
Marion
Caneil Batts
John Preston
Dreath
Bis
Cross
Paine Home from Chattanooga with Franks Munn Remains
Dr B ik Paine returns from Chattanooga with the body of his brother-in-law Frank Munn. Paine, a Signal Corps member, is on furlough after weeks in Washington D C and Newport News. He will travel to Lexington Kentucky after leave. other family news includes Panora trip plans and a Reedfield anniversary celebration with Edna Rebekah and local lodge officers attending.
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B. Ik. Paine
Chatanooga
Frank Munn
Signal Corps
Washington, D. G
Newport News
Chickimanga
Frank Jiu
Lexington
Kentucky
Fenner
Panora
W. EB
Adel
Iversary
Reedfield
Edna
Rebekah
Christian Church
Eula Kearney
D. EL
Fras
Edyth Thema Dexter Lodge
Grace Young
State Health Board requires embalmer diploma for infected body shipment
The Iowa State Board of Health decrees that after September 1 1890 infected bodies may be shipped by rail only if embalmed by a holder of a State Board of Health diploma. Wilson & Frorcsox Perry Iowa claim state diploma and offer embalming services for such shipments.
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State Board of Health of
Iowa
Board of Health
Wilson & Frrcusox
West Side
Trianzie
Perry
Adel Perry Personais Visit Noted in Perry Area
From The New Recorder, Adel visitor Mr Morrison and Perry residents Mr and Mrs John Scoles, Mr Geo Lewis, and J Bart were seen visiting Perry last week. Mention of Perry Normal and local engagement appears in brief notes.
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Adel
Venteh
Des Moines
Edwin
Julia Wilcox
Bear Yale
Nell Diddy
Fea
Chicago
Belle Gulle
Hoeine
Wes Joshly
Lizzie Frus E
Cole
Perry
John Scoles
Geo. Lewis
Ferry Normal
Morrison
Wis
J Bart
Perry Iowa 1898 school coal bids notice
Bids will be received by the Perry School Board at the secretary office until noon September 19 for two hundred tons of coal for school use. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. QUA WILLIS Secretary Perry Iowa September 3 1898.
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Boand
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