Local notes highlight town events and obituaries
Town and Township news recounts many neighbors visiting relatives, moving homes, and community plans. A large obituary for Hiram Newman details his life from Adams county Ohio to Clarksville Iowa with family ties, health decline, and a large funeral attended by Masons and locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland Miller
Hiram Newman
Adams County
Ohio
Clarksville
Iowa
Ross
Masonic Lodge
Lynwood
Mr. Newnan
Amelia Wryket
Frank
Clarkswile
Granville
Spicer
Minn
Gabby
Fred
Presho
S. D
Mary
Oscar Huseman
West Union
Newman
Mount Vernon May 13 News Briefs Include Funeral and Illnesses
Local notes record May 13 happenings in Mount Vernon including funeral attendance for Lena Vernon thimbla bee, illness of Mrs Keg Henry, and various social visits. Reports mention Ed Grand’s burial in Monticello, Ed Meffert’s death context, and multiple family illnesses, visits, and travel within the region.
Memorial Day Plans And Local Notes From Littleton
Local items from Littleton report residents ill with rheumatism and measles while a parish sermon impressed attendees. Miss Maud Kober visits Meythaler home. Epworth League meets under Miss Julia Gates. Mrs Thurston teaching in the Philippines and studying Visayan and Spanish. a photo group shows pupils in native costumes. Sunday guests at the hotel include several local and nearby residents. district social activity continues with church and school ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Weenie
Pritris Grove
Ronald
Ray
Fev
M. EL
Maud Kober
LaPorta
Meythaler
Littleton
Florence Bear
Gris
Wold
J. G. Gris
Elsie McGlaughtin
Echoe
Epworth League
Julia Gates
Allis Grace McGlaughtin
Cora Thurston
Mindano
P. I. Pro
Thurston
Philippines
Dhoto
Fhurnton
Nttle Cora
Otho McGlaughlin
Kar
John Barrell
Me. Sheridan
Mand Hughes
Laporte Notes and Local Happenings in May
In Laporte City on May 12 0 several notes: Mr Hoxte runs for county attorney, Narcissus lodge 192 attended judge’s at Waterton, Mrs Angus Harmon visits relatives, a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Newbauer, Bob McQuilkin hopes to return home, crossings blocked by new concrete, Janey Everingham expert in linemen work, rains slow farm planting, less damage from the freeze, fair grounds busiest with McQuillen and Burns training yearling colt, Dr Knowles returned from Western Iowa, Mrs Myers mother’s wed at Reinbeck, Laporte City band heads to Waterloo for ball season, C C McCoy expands shop space, John King visits, Cal Young kicked by a horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Horsfein
Eagle Cencer
Fred Kenney
Shady Grove
Baltes Welser
Isle
Richard Fay
Water 100
Jesup
Burebank
Weber
Hopkins
Fred Kimball
WW. W. Marsh
Waterloo
T.kimball
Iowa Dairy Separator Co
Fvo
P. Searles
Mw. R. Trebon
F. R. Place
L. $. Hovey
Chas
Altar
QE. Ross
G. Stutz
Chas. Sheridan
C. Knowles
R. L. ‘Bordner
Len Weber
Morris Olive
Alvin Oliver
Neve the Tank
Stebbina
Iowa
Hoxte
Narcissus Lodge
K. of
Waterton
Helmet Lodge
Angus Harmon
Northwood
Ain
Fd. Newbauer
Tesus Maiweil
McQuilkin
Rocheser
Minn
Bob
Conmiss Janey Everingham
Pam
Laporte
Wille
C. C. McCoy
F Ull
Mack
John King
Desun
John Raymond
W. R. Bird- Held
Forcal Young
Local notes from Clarksville on May Day weekend
Rockford visitor John Sadler came for business. Carl Davis traveled from Waterton to visit his mother Mrs Lole Davis. James Bowe, employed with the Rock Island bridge gang in Minnesota, spent Sunday at home. A Rice returned from Excelsior Springs Missouri Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Harlan Boyd of Waverly spent Friday and Saturday in Clarksville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Boyd
John Henry
Adel
Gertrude
Helle Chase
Elgin
Uinots
John Bashford
Minne-apolis
Art Tilford
Cedar Rapids
Sinclaiy
Wil
High Coor
Dirs
Carrot Cook
Hicxlo
Charles City
Ires
Harvey Benton
Waverlyn
Lal
T. C. Chamberlain
Waterloo
Byron Baldwin
Cedar Falls
Henry Heilemann
Vadiy
H. Meffert
Guy Meath
Quesqueton
Harrison Peck
Cei
G. St. Orvin
Dubuque
Dar Walls
Stewart
Hgen Vis
Keg Henry
Begsh
Leon
Island of Mann
Will Rundles
Hawaiian Islands
Ella Stipson
Mildred Mo
Helen Griffin
Janesville
Chicago
Anna Repp
George Meffert
Cuaz
Ac Paul's
Cedar Falla
R. H. Mefffert
Bert Pattee
Bor Tai
Tealt
Marriax Rochford
L. Adams
Oklahoma City
Res. SH. Bush
Fort Atkinson
Edna Peterson
James Howard
M. BE. Showmaker
Oslweir
Andersen
Td. Rabe
Butte
Montana
Otto Rave
Louise
Henry Brown
Dayton
M. Siegel
Sycamore
John J. Bach
Lismore
Minn
John Sadler
Rockford
Carl Davis
Waterton
Lole Davis
James Bowe
Rock Island
Minnesota
A. Rice
Excelsior Springs
Harlan Boyd
Waverly
Taking His Time and Tiny Town News Highlights
A jumble of local anecdotes from a small town: a noted actor admired for study discipline, obituaries and a funeral note, Typhoid illness in Rhinehart Tribon children with caregiver changes, Everett Smith’s upcoming May wedding in LeMars, Roy Smith’s health concerns in Waterloo, Alton Manross’s recovery from an accident, Grace McCHaughtin and Maggie McNuelty visiting Park Place to see The Ohio Girl, and community notices on preachers and painters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othe
Rhinehart Tribon
Everett Smith
Mason City
LeMare
Littleton
Aly, Smilthy
When Little
Broom
Grace McChaughtin
Maggie McNuelty
Misa Alexander l
Park Place Home
F. N. Norton
T. I. A. Bwin
M. E
WI Hayward
Brazil Hayward
Mc. Robert
A. W. Manross
Jesup
Alton
Nettie Age
Dakota
Piles Quickly Cured at Home
Waterloo market report shows steady demand but limited supply in horses and cattle. Prices vary with quality as buyers hesitate amid crop timing. Hogs and poultry soften with heavy western receipts, while butter and eggs remain firm. flour, hay, and feed costs steady. Pyramid Piles Cure ad promotes home treatment with free trial offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Cannes
Chicago
Hoccateel
Courke
Pelecs
Timothy Hay
Hide market reports firm with varied grade quotations
The quiet hide market shows receipts light and prices firm across grades. Quotations list No. 1 and No. 2 green hides, No. 1 cured hides, No. 1 calf hides, and other categories with varying numbers, indicating stable demand despite smaller receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. S
German Rail Road Signal Aims To Warn Approaching Drivers
The Prussian railway administration adopts a new electrical warning system to alert engineers 110 fathoms before signals reach them. It uses a ringing bell and a white slide shown before the engineer to grab attention and prevent accidents blamed on missed signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
New York Times
Railroad signal device to aid engineer attention in fog
A description of Prussian signal apparatus aims to supplement cab signals. An arm with a copper wire broom on the locomotive activates a contact when passing two parallel iron bars on the track. The electrical action sounds a bell and changes the cab signal from red to white, ensuring the engineer confirms an upcoming signal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
Ardent Leap Year Wooer and Gasoline Odors
A humorous mix of a man refusing a leap year marriage proposal from Manchester Pa and a digression on Austrian painters and a battery for automobiles. The letter from an admirer asks for the man’s hand and happiness while the reply notes loneliness and impatience. A sidenote laments gasoline smell and chauffeur stereotypes tied to progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Warren
York
Manchester
Warren
Baleon
Automans
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Aug. H. Moller
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Fred Kraft
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Hough
Winegay
MeGit Avenue
Winthrop
MT. Vernon
Dorn
Aid Ars
Wit
Arthur Marshall
Grace LeMasters
Masonville
A. M. Griswold
Lena Overhangl
Nttte Olznt
Atrs
W. Norman
Sturday
Loys
Samuel Potter, Jr
Urth Gon
Independence
Grand
Monti
Winthrow
Edgar Clinton
Orchard Park
N. Y
North Wryndham
Vermont
Leslie McGill
Winthrop State Bank
Ars. Truax
Hazelton
Anna Barney
Whi
Albert Copeland
Dr. Shines
Steve Berryman
Littleson
Me. Berryman
Pearl Graham
G. Tk. Thompson
Meffert
Ole
New Hampton
Johonte
Thia
Cleveland Plain Dealer
LOGAL
Horsea
Pyramid Drug Ca
Pyramid
Guilding
Marshall, Mich
Reman Mall
Scott
Whaeper
Ardent Leap Year Wooer
Sumer
Troy
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Chicago News
Castoria
Bears
Sindlinger Dairy Co
H. Eightney
Clarence Bokerton
Dentis
Tremont
F.g.fuchs
Talking Machines Photo Supplies
Fourth Street
E. Swank Coal & Wood
Kesal Elxth Stree
Bodwell
Bruner & Newton
E. 4Th
F. Harbaugh
Bell
Commercial St
Ralston
H. W. Grout Lafayette Bidg. Reale Estage
Owa Farms
Peitisuy
W. E. Waabburo
Fullerton Place
Watertoo
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