Local notes from Plover and surrounding towns
Local items report visits by residents to Me nahga Rolfe Blooming Prairie and Des Moines. Smallpox quarantine and whooping cough cases rise. a child suffers a head wound from a stairs fall. A team runs away injuring a horse. sales at a farm gate and a baby boy born. Lectures, religious meetings, and a Short Course plan with Y M C A and Y W C A cafeteria events described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Bush
A. Crawford
Iowa City
C. D. Hobbs
Lyle Jeffries
Des Moines
Jim Anderson
C.D. Ferguson
Ed Kearns
J. W. Phillips
Plover Tuesaday
Jim Krejel
Glimore City
A. Jas. Webb
Bradgate
J. E. Grove
M. BE
A. E. Bush
Geo. Brodsky
Vincennes
J. R. Wiswell
Westbrook
Minn
C. A. Garlock
Henry Witzgerald
KE. Garlock
Minneapolis
Fae McEwen
Rolfe
Plover Friends
Short Course Association
Plover Jammber Co
A. Kauffman
Mangon
Plover Y W C A Notes
Report from the Plover Y W C A notes a Tuesday meeting at Mrs J H Bucher with Mrs Milton Hess leading and many girls participating. Ada Nunnamaker to lead next Wednesday evening, continuing the weekly schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bucher
Milton Hess
Ada Nunnamaker
Epworth League Elects Officers and Plans Box Social
The Epworth League held a positive business meeting at the Chinn home with new officers elected for the coming year. Officers include President Milton Hess and four vice presidents, plus Will Chinn as treasurer and Elvus Helvig as organist. A box social is set for Friday evening January 26 to fund the church building subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Lehnus
Milt Hess
Epworth League
Will Chinn
Milton Hess
Lois Comer
Minnie Epplesheimer
Maudelle Kearns
M. BE. Hess
Treas
Llvis Helvig
Blanche Mleyneck
League
Prohibitory Amendment Road Question Dominate Iowa Assembly
Des Moines reports the Thirty seventh general assembly organized under Speaker M B Pitt with expected rapid action on a prohibitory constitutional amendment. The road issue appears central with a likely bill to abolish the state highway commission in the house, while senate roads measures may face resistance. Carrie Chapman Catt returns to push woman suffrage and challenge the June primary vote on the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
M. B. Pitt
House
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
M. IB. Pitt
State Highway Commission
Senate
High Ways Committee
Carriehanman Att
New York City
National Suffrage Association
Iowa
Catt
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ER. D. Hilton
Menahga
A. G. Heathman
D. HB. Roush
Omaha
Gen. Roush
Gen. Roberts
Blooming Prairie
Harry Wegele
Ayrshire
J. H. Pollock
Chas. Hurley
Mary Smith
Peoples Saving Bank
the Community Bank
Fred Ehler
Plover Y. W. C. A. Notes
Hupmobile
BUICK
Maxwell
Square Deal Garage
Plover
Plover Epworth
Livestock Department
Farm Crops Department
Plover Consolidated
Neale S. Knowles
J. M. Bush
Methodist Church
Pocahonta
Palo Alto
Plover High School
Pene
Ness
Iowa State College
Ames
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