Fires Sweep Meadow Harmony Area Killing Animals
Across Meadow township and Harmony and nearby farms several fires damaged properties this week. A Ras Mus Olson place on Atwood farm lost six buildings to spontaneous combustion from cloth saturated with solvents. Olson insured for about 1,000 plus building and grain losses. J W Anderson farm barn fire after lightning killed a horse and cow. farm insured for 100 with 2,000 personal loss. Robert Austin farm buildings burned with partial Clay County Mutual coverage to Austin and neighbor P L Thormpean. A crash near Milford involved a car blaze after a wheel incident. no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasmus Olsen
Meadow Township
Atwood
Olson
Clay County Mutual Insurance Company
J. W. Anderson
Harmony
Clay County Mutual
Anderson
Axtell Johnson
Mr. Anderson
Julesfortune
Robert Austin
Meadow
Austin
PL. Thormpean
Community Notices and Church Club Events
The Con gregational church group holds a final picnic at a retreat this morning with varied notes on schedules. Various notices invite Mrs. duckay for a charity sale and announce monthly church markets and a Pythian Sisters meeting. A free Christian Science lecture is set for Hartley Opera House Monday at 8 PM. Rebekah ladies plan a lawn ice cream social at the Adolph Petar home in Greenville on Saturday June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kellowship Club
Convegational Church
Buddy
C. P. Duckay
Catholic
Opera
Hartley
Town
Frank H. Leonard
Rebekah Jadiea
Adolph Petar
Greenville
Ironinic
Local Notices of Travel and Visits Across Towns
Lees mention Mr and Mrs Henry Mauss flew to Layen to be present at the events tomorrow. Ed and Miss Le Cronk, W 2 Dotson and wife of Roasle took the train today for the Park to visit a daughter Mrs O Harley for a week. Mrs A D Brot and children returned home at South State after a two week stay with Mrs D Hrott. Mr and Mrs Chas Rankin came from a short visit, visiting friends at Des Moines Bac City and Storm Lake. May Adair went back to Spirit Lake yesterday where he is engaged in grolets and rebuilding Jere id sages for J B Thom son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mauss Feit
Layen
Miss le Cronk
W. 2
Dotson
Roasle
Tke Park
O. Harley
A. D. Brot
South State
Chas
Rankin
Das Lolines
Bac City
Storm Lake
Adair
Spiritake
J. B. Thomson
Perines to Attend Burlington Graduation Eastward Trip
Mr and Mrs A C Perine depart for Burlington Vermont to witness Misa Heten graduate this year. They will visit Des Moines Atlantic and Spencer on return, then tour eastern points with Miss Helen before judging home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.C. Perine
Burlington, Vt
Misa Heten
Pearsol
Des Moines
Cole
Atlantic
Burlington
Helen
East
Spencer
Social Doings Of The Week In North Carolina Circle
Mrs. George Suittt hosted the N C Circle at West Fourth Street on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. ER G Morgan entertained attendees in honor of her daughter Mrs. Cora Wadleigh at her home Wednesday afternoon. Guests included Grace Siniington Hut, Frankie Wade Armstrong, Maude Fraher, Emma Miller and Barbara Cornwall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Suittt
N. N.C
West Fourth Street
ER. G. Morgan
Cora Wadleigh
Grace Siniington Hut
Frankie Wade Armstrong
Maude Fraher
Emma Miller
Barbara Cornwall
Mrs J W Cory Hosts Afternoon Party and Belmont Wedding
Mrs J W Cory hosted an afternoon party featuring several local guests including Maud Wraher Gertrude Cheney Barbara Cornall and others. Agnes C Smith and Har a J Campbell were united in marriage at Mrs Clara E Smiths home in Spencer with Rev C Blaker officiating. The couple will reside in Spencer and begin housekeeping in about a month. A formal supper followed the ceremony. Mr and Mrs H W Hoberg hosted a subsequent wedding gathering for Ning Weaver and Karl Seller of Harmony with a seven course dinner and a post-dinner auto ride with green and white decorations and a company of twenty one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Cory
Maud Wraher
Gertrude Cheney
Barbara Cornall
Mesdames Glover
O. A. Bjornstad
A. We Leard
Nicalis Leyabett
Ender R.W. Shirley
Chas. Callester
EK. J. Armstrong
H. A. Wadleigh
Clara E. Smith
Hn South Spencer
Agnes C. ‘Smith
Hara
J. Campbell
Dl. E. Campbell
Rev. C. Blaker
Spencer
le News
HW. H. Hoberg
Fiiis Ning Weaver
Karl Seller
Harmony
Spencer Woman's Club Closes Year With Picnic
The Spencer Woman's Club last meeting of the year was a Tuesday picnic on the Chase Howe lawn. An art paper by Mary Emman Stratton, Cedar Rapids public school art head, read by Mrs. A W Chamberlain, closed the year of work. next year's meetings will be in the library building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase Howe
Miey Emman Stratton
Cedar Rapids
A. W. Chamberlain
Spencer Woman's Club
Jacksons Celebrate Tenth Wedding Anniversary at Langdon
A family gathering was held yesterday at the home of Mrs Mnally Engalla in Hong in honor of Mr and Mrs Chas Jackson of Langdon who observed their tenth wedding anniversary. Mrs Ingall, mother of Mrs Jackson, helped make the event memorable for the couple and guests. The couple returned to their Langdon home around 10 PM surprised by the turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mnally Engalla
Hong
Chas, Jackson
Langdon
Ingall
Jackson
Mrs. Jackson
Debate on High School Physical Culture Funding
A letter argues against funding a gymnasium director at 81000 yearly via student fees and bonds. It favors funding through regular taxes, warns 40 cents monthly hurts the poor, and opposes placing physical culture above mental instruction. suggests training teachers or sending students to study elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serieul
Figor
Wall
Miss Ingalls
Lnseraeors
Willis
Olle
Spencer
Death and funeral of Azilda Anna Tompkins in Ruthven
The community notes the death of Azilda Anna Tompkins daughter of Key and Mrs W. Tompkins at Ruthven. She died after a brief illness and was laid to rest at the local Methodist church last Tuesday with rich floral tributes. Visiting ministers Rev Gleason of Manon and others led the services with comforting remarks and expressions of Christian sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Key
W. ©. Tompkins
Ruthven
Ie Methodist Church
Kultiven
Gleason
Manon
Walcott
Dicwens
Bushell
Sheldon
Albert
Bartslay
Rucker
Spencer
J.B. Walker
Rock Stupids
Pleasing Song Recital At Fistherville Presbyterian Church
Mrs Euelah Dale Purner wowed a fashionable audience in Fistherville on June 11 at the Presbyterian church with a carefully chosen program from top composers. Her trained voice and vibrant stage presence drew enthusiastic applause and several encores. Miss Kitchen Snider accompanied at the piano, earning praise for her musicality as the crowd applauded pieces including Menuet by Hadewiskl and a specially composed March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euelah Dale ‘Purner
Fistherville
Purner
Kitchen Snider
Haderwiskl
Opera House
Extherville
Wag
Mis “Biew
Boyder
Spencer High School Loses to Marathon 13 8 in Saturday Game
Spencer UCG, TY, faced Marathon's D C T and trailed 13 to 8. Spencer scored all runs by the eighth inning. Earlier, Spencer defeated Fonda High 10 to 3. This afternoon a game between Spencer town and the high school team was also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer U. CG. TY
Marathon
Spencer
Spencer High School
Fonda Filet School
Losul Diatmand
Aftaran Azame
Spencer Vown Juan
Alfalfa excursion promotes countywide trial crops
Forty men joined an alfalfa tour near Spencer to inspect fields and hear farmers discuss yields and viability in Clay County. Reports cited fields yielding up to two tons per acre, with alfalfa praised as a versatile feed for cattle horses hogs and poultry and as a balanced forage reducing need for concentrates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Clay County
Ren. J. W. Spillum
Bureau of Plant Industry
Fio
W.on
Ferris
Michigan
Amus
Spencer Folks In Minneapolis Reunion Showed Large Turnout
Spencer folks met in Minneapolis at Lake Clarriet on June 7 for their second reunion. Attendees included L. C. Wescott W. B. Wescott Blanche Avis and Quy Wescott Dasie C. McConnell Mrs. W. L. White Zada A. White and many others. A supper followed by a varied program featured songs readings and reminiscences. Zada A. White was reelected president and Dasiel McConnell secretary. W. C. Wescott became treasurer. An October reunion was planned and an Iowa gathering delegated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Wwin
Pirnie
Lake Clarriet
L. C. Wescott
W. J. Freeman
P. Hull
Coates Preston Hull Jr
Teary
Bull
Mes
A. L. Chesley
Ray L. Chesley
Grace Mampt Boyd
Bernice
Roma
Evelyn Oilta
Sanborn
Bessie P. Knight
Alice B. Hubbard
Florence Hubbard
She McAlister
P.M. Ingold
B. B. Day
W. D. Welch
Jsqbel Welch
Cora ‘Thompson
R. As Lavell
Martha Cavell
Mea
M. Parrott
Zora Parrot
Clare Fireman
Fr. T. Tresmain
G. L. Dremain Jr
H. Raymond 'Tremain
Ackley
Ackley Hubbard Wol. Welch
Clay County
Otto
Wescott
Thomas Tae
Zada A. White
Association
Dasiel
McConnell
W.C. Wescott
Iowa
M.S. Lremain
Key
Day
Carl
Tim
Gramt
Improvements Report From Dinnner Attendance
Townspeople missed the Commercial Club dinner held Tuesday due to travel. Attendees discussed a road dragging contest with valuable prizes and a cement bridge over the Slovug at Spencer was put to task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Suak
Teachara Examination Dates Set for Liv School Assembly
The regular dune examination for teacher certificates will be held for the Liv School Assembly rooted Spencer Iowa on June 25 26 and 27 Bee Many Ki Riney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liv
Roott Spencer
Iowa
Bee Many Ki. Riney
Potato Growers Use Early Planting and Paris Green Spray
The article advises deep hoeing to two inches to suppress weeds and mulch soil, and recommends spraying potato vines with Paris Green as needed. It notes sweet clover along roadsides should be mowed for hay, and suggests winter feeding and hog management strategies for cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotato
Yomato Olum
Olite
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Aubert Avastin
S. ®. Thompson
Riety Ewing
Arnold’s Park
Club Fienia
The
Pythian ‘Sisters
Lees
Tris
N.C. Cirle
Can
Lone Tree Township
Eman Madsen
Zeta Barberick
Paulina Lorenzen
Nellie Wohlenberg
John Schoterman
Grace June
Myrtle Johnsons
Elin Clifton
Miss Riley
Hazel Keane
Mr Granch
Riverton Township
Zhi
Pearl Mannie
Kevin Vanderhof
Roy Hines
Heinckce Mouily
Marvel Moody
Leacher
Azilda
Anna Tompkins
Minneapolis
Birdsall's
UW. A. Trenvalia
C. P. Balland
Lavell
Spencer Band
M. Tugold
J. A. Brenda
Cort ‘High Wheels
Teachara Examination
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