Obituary of Charles D. Taber Pioneer of Iowa and Canada
Charles D. Taber was born March 28, 1825 in East Farnham Quebec and died April 23 1909 near Muscatine Iowa. He and his first wife Zilpha Morehouse settled in Muscatine later, two children survived from his first marriage. He married second wife Tacy Sharp in 1872, living as pioneers on a prairie farm near Spencer Clay County before settling near Muscatine in later years.
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Charles D. Taber
East Farnham
Quebec
Canada
Muscatine
Iowa
Massachusetts
New Country
New Engand
Zilpha M. Morehouse
Dunham
Tacy Sharp
Ohio
Spencer
Clay County
Ferris Family Outing to Arnold's Park on Okoboji Lakes
The Ferris family reunion featured an across country auto and horse drawn outing to Arnold's Park. They enjoyed shade under majestic oaks, a cruise on Okoboji waters, visits to historic points, and a splendid dinner. Everyone cherishes the Northwest Iowa prairie excursion.
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Ferris
Lakes
Arnold's Park
Okoboji
Iowa Lakes
Rattling Good Show by Damons Colored Musical Comedy Co
Damon s Colored Musical Comedy Co arrives at the opera house for a single September 1 engagement. The world renowned Prof A M Damon and Mme Damon headline a large, moral, refined company with singers dancers and comedians. Tickets priced 25 36 and 59 cents are on sale in advance.
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Damon
Colored Musical Comedy Co
A. M. Damon
Mme. Damon
Land of Dixie
Unclaimed Letters at Spencer Post Office Week Ending Aug 23 1909
List of unclaimed letters includes R D Egan Hubert V Hale Wm J Hunt Opal J Salles C Larley Steel Mrs J J Snyder Miss Nyrel Sullivan J J Wellman Mrs C E Wilson C C Bender postmaster.
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Spencer Post Office
R. D. Egan
Hubert V. Hale
Wm. J. Hunt
Opal J. Salles
C. Larley Steel
J. J. Snyder
Nyrel Sullivan
J. J. Wellman
C. E
Death of Mrs Durant in Spencer Iowa
Jennie Ve Netta Fee Durant born December 4 1864 in Cannonsburg Pennsylvania. She lived in Cherokee county Iowa before moving near Cherokee then to Spencer where she married Dr Durant September 1 1892. Two children Elizabeth Amanda and Winston John. Funeral at Congregational church followed by burial in Riverside Cemetery.
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Jennie Ve Netta Fee
Cannonsburg
Penn
Cherokee County
Iowa
Cherokee
Dr. Durant
D. M. Fee
Fort Collins
Mary Fee
Spencer
W. H
T. W
J. R
B .H. Fee
Mrs. Durant
Congregational Church
Riverside Cemetery
County Fair and Carnival at St Stephen's Church Ball Park
Mid September event at the ball park north of the depot promises a home talent County Fair and Carnival with many attractions. Entries for farm wives and daughters prizes close Friday September 18, with prizes for bread pies cakes and crafts and all prize baked goods sold at auction or on commission.
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St. Stephen’s Church
Orange Blossoms Crown Spencer Wedding in St Stephens
Miss Cora L. Morgan and Herbert Addington Wadleigh wed at St Stephens Church Spencer at noon with a large out of town guest list. The ceremony featured a wedding march, a Harvard graduate groom, and a honeymoon through the Great Lakes Montreal Adirondacks and Hudson River to New York. A new home awaits the couple in Winchester Boston.
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Spencer
St. Stephens Church
Cora L. Morgan
E. G. Morgan Jr
Herbert Addington Wadleigh
Boston
Mass
C.C. Caverly
W. D. Morrow
Helen Morgan
M Aid of Honor
Charles Grilk
Davenport
Town
Wilson W.W. Cornwall
Geo. A. Bemis
Dwight R. Dickey
Irving A. Hastings
Great Lakes
Montreal
Adirondacks
Hudson
New York
Wadleigh
Winchester
Bond House of Leach & Co
Albert A. Wadleigh
I. W. Morgan
Jean Marquette
Fort Dodge
Florence Sanborn
Moville
Iowa
J. Q. Adams
Chicago
Lucia Carter
Grinnell
Raymond Sleeper
Sheldon
J. S. Felker
Luther Felker
Nettie F. Torrence
Oskaloosa
J. L. Felker
Gladys Felker
Sigourney
Local Market and Gossip From Nearby Towns
The Baptist ladies plan a market at Jones store Saturday starting at 10. Will Fonda returns from a Monona Iowa vacation resting time. Miss Marie Swein and Miss Blanche Watts vacationed at the lakes and visit Cherokee. Weather remains warm and dry with threshing nearly done. Corn on sandy soil suffers for rain. Littell Hopwood returns to tend his father’s tilled farm seven miles southwest of Spencer. M and J W Kilpatrick learn of a brother’s death in Osage and depart for burial. Frank Clark plans to move to Spokane with a lumber job around Septem ber 10. A Woman’s Missionary Society supper is planned Friday at 5 on Filer’s lawn. Clarence Capener and wife liked Guthrie Oklahoma, plan to move this fall for health reasons. District court convenes with State v Carson on trial for illegal prairie chicken taking and shipping. County Attorney Barnhart involved.
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Ladies of the Baptist Church
Jones’ Store
Will Fonda
Monona
Iowa
Marie Swein
Sioux City
the Lakes
Blanche Watts
Cherokee
Littell Hopwood
Vinton
Spencer
J. W. Kilpatrick
Osage
Filer
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Congregational Church
Clarence Capener
Lake Township
Guthrie
Oklo
Clay County
State of Iowa
Carson
Jon
Barnhart
Inordinate Ambition sermon by Rev Chandler at M E Church
Rev L J Chandler of Sioux City preached both services at the M E church in the pastor's absence. He titled his Sunday evening sermon Inordinate Ambition, citing Absalom and other historical examples to illustrate ambition. The grand jury was noted as busy with developments expected.
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L. Chandler
Sioux City
M. E
Absalom
David
City Council Proceedings and Street Walk Order
The city council met in regular session with Aldermen Boyer Koch Moulton Pitcher and Greene present. A walk on Hugh street was adopted and the street commissioner instructed to remove a path on the north side of lot 18 block 31 C M and St P Ry addition if found dangerous. Bond for Geo A Hubbard approved. Bills paid include A M Baldwin for policing Herald office printing C B E Baldwin for prisoners meals and J H Sutcliffe salary for July.
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Boyer
Koch
Moulton
Pitcher
Greene
Hugh Street
C. M
St. P. Ry
Geo. A. Hubbard
A. M. Baldwin
Herald Office
Baldwin
J H Sutcliffe
Three Million Acres Open to Settlement in South Dakota
Government land openings planned around October 1 under homestead laws. U.S. announces 3,000,000 acres in South Dakota with a booklet by the state historian describing lands, climate, topography, and eligibility. Send 24 cents for the pamphlet and map from the Homestead Information Bureau, Pierre, South Dakota.
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South Dakota
Sam
United States
Cheyenne
Standing Bear
Homestead Information Bureau
Pierre
8. D
North Pacific Coast Country book by railroad
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway announces a new book North Pacific Coast Country to aid planning trips to Pacific Northwest and Alaska-Youkon-Pacific Exposition sites. Free with call or mailed for four cents. 862 round trips daily to Seattle Tacoma Spokane Portland Victoria Vancouver Butte and more through Sept 30 return by Oct 31. W F Cody. Mason City Iowa.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
North Pacific Coast Country
Chicago
Tacoma
Spokane
Portland
Victoria
Vancouver
Butte
W. F. Cody
Mason City
Iowa
Instruction on Violin At Oberlin Conservatory
A resident with a year at Oberlin Ohio Conservatory offers violin instruction. Students are invited to contact Mabel Claypool at phone number B 200 32 for lessons.
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Oberlin, Ohio
Conservatory of Music
Citizens
Mabel Claypool
101 Ranch Wild West Show At Algona
The 101 Ranch Wild West Show will be held at Algona on Friday September 3. A morning train from Spencer leaves at 6 05 a m arriving Algona at 7 41 a m via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. Return trains depart Algona at 4 30 p m the same day. 333 J H Hinton agent.
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Algona
Spencer
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
J. H. Hinton
Cure for hay fever and summer cold praised by resident
A.S. Nusbaum of Batesville writes that a three month summer cold with hay fever symptoms ruined his business until Foley's Honey and Tar cured him quickly. His wife later used it with success, as he confirms.
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A.S. Nusbaum
Batesville
Indians
Foley
Bender
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. C. Bender
Durant
Telephone Company
Frank Clark
Wash
Clark
Spencer Loan & Abstract CO
W. W. Cornwall
I. H. Helsell
J. C. Brown
O. A. Hammand
Faville
Heald
Council Proceedings
Pacific Coast
101 Ranch
Citizens Savings Bank
the Citizens Savings Bank
Spencer, Iowa
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