Bradgate Social Notes Highlight Local Visitors And Events
Local residents frequent nearby towns with shopping and visits. Des Moines trip for Red Cross work. church and family outings noted. School ends for two weeks to aid corn picking. upcoming lecture by O Connor at the schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Ol‘sen
Baby
Humboldt
Glenn Wallace
Ivan Dayton
C. W. Bowen
John Logen
Esther
F. Burgesisher
Pioneer
Agnes Goodmanson
Rolfe
Alfred Tigstere
Gilmore City
L. H. Dean
J. W. Tiltons
Greely
Iowa
Will Bowen
Will Doe
Ed Doe
Frank Ritchey
Bradgate
O’connor
O. BE. Ellefson
Popejoy
Red Cross Elects Officers at Baptist Church Meeting
At a Red Cross society meeting held last Saturday evening in the Baptist church, officers were elected. President Mrs. Ivan Godden, Vice President Mrs. O. J. Sheldon, Secretary Mrs. J. Henderson, Treasurer O. J. Sheldon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Red Cross Society
Baptist Church
Ivan Godden
O. J. Sheldon
J. Henderson
Bradgate Girls Win. Town Boys Edge Livermore in Close Night
Last Friday Livermore hosted three basketball games with Bradgate girls winning 16 to 5. Livermore boys were defeated 29 to 14. The third game between town teams ended Fee 11 to 9 in a hard fought contest. Referee calls sparked debate over fouls and fair chances.
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Livermore
Bradgate
Maud Livermore
Public thanks for kindness shown during bereavement
We express heartfelt appreciation for the sympathy and support received after the loss of our beloved. Our gratitude extends to all who helped during the time of sorrow and shared messages, prayers, and knowings.
Greatest Athletic Event in the History of the State
The Eighty-eighth Division marks the start of a series of meets at Camp Dodge with about eighteen thousand servicemen in uniform attending a field meet near Herrald. Soldiers from camps, towns, and colleges march in review as spectators cheer, turning a serious wartime mood toward communal celebration and athletic competition.
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Camp Dodge
Herrald
National Army
Herrold
Pershing
Soldier drinks carbolic acid at Camp Dodge death
Carl Rodin of Company C, 313th signal corps, Camp Dodge, formerly Burlington, died after drinking carbolic acid following a quarrel with a taxicab driver. Police intervened as Rodin tried to drink whiskey. the acid was consumed en route to the station.
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Des Moines
Carl
Rodin
Company C
Three Hundred and Thirteenth Signal Corps
Camp Dodge
Burlington
McCarty
Boy Bandits Held by Police Oskaloosa Grinnell
George Lewis and Lester Lamb both 14 from Grinnell were sentenced to seven and three years respectively at the state reform school for burglary and minor crimes. The youths are linked to a gang preying on stores garages and stations in Grinnell Cedar Rapids and nearby.
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Oskaloosa
George Lewis
Lester Lamb
Grinnell
State Reform School
Cedar Rapids
Students Buy Bonds At Greene High School Fund Drive
Greene High School and eighth grade students each applied for a Liberty bond of 50 dollars. The school also purchases three bonds of 50 dollars and faculty members applied for eleven bonds of 80 dollars. A total of thirty five 60 dollar bonds were arranged for the school. Davenport hosts the Eastern Star grand chapter session in 1818 with Anna Stilwell of Waukon and George H. Irwis of Woodbine elected to lead as grand matron and grand patron respectively.
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Greene
Greene High School
Heetern
Davenport
Iowa City
Eastern Star
Misa Anna Stilwell
Waukon
H. Irwis
Woodbine
Sami Patrod
Local notes on community visits and events
A long list of visiting family and friends from Laurens and nearby towns is recorded. Many residents attended gatherings, paid calls, or ran errands in Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Rolfe, Pocahontas, and Stewart while others hosted meals or hosted visitors at homes and hospitals. The piece closes with satirical commentary on war and farm life.
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Mra
Frank” Hive
J. Luther ‘Miller
Whewly-Weds
Des Moines
Alfred Mick
Apent
G. A. Qgruver
Hardock
Martin Gehrt
Geo. Bying
J. H. Eilbert
Little Son
Ed Beacon
Hammond
de Vaul
Walter Rinehart
D. F
Perrys
Pearl Pittman
G. A. Gruver
Fort Dodge
Mr. Sumner
Clark Implement Co
Spencer
Geo. Mick
Vern Park
Ayrshire
Guy Whistler
Pocahontas
Peters Bros. Co
M. Hammond
Chas. Pittman
Stewart, Minn
Clyde DeVaul
Perreys
Laurens
Fred Hart
Humboldt
Miss Sidwell
Craig
Adams
Webster
Chas Winters
Sioux City Monument Co
Sidwell
Brook Gill
Camp Dodge
Engineer Corps
Otto Maltzhan
Christ
Berlin
Galtas
Frys
Public Works Bid Notice for Pocahontas County Iowa Sewer Project
Pocahontas county Iowa seeks bids for tile and sewer work with separate bids for materials and labor. Bids must include a 25 percent bid bond or cash security with award and must be accepted by November 13 1917 to August 1 1918 completion. The winner must furnish a construction engineer’s price basis and enter a performance bond. weather may affect winter tile laying and the board may reject all bids.
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Bida
Ario Gut Ag
Board of Supervisors
D. W. Trick
Rolfe
Iowa
Wabor
Pocahontas County
W. C. Wood
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