Obituary for Mrs John P Littell Des Moines healer
Mrs John P Littell dies of heart disease in Des Moines Methodist Hospital after illness since April. Born May 1858 in Wisconsin, she married John P Littell in 1876 and had four children, two surviving. She served as Sunday School radio Roll Department head and led Juvenile Court workers. husband, son, daughter mourn her, plus siblings in Minnesota and St Paul. Services held at local Methodist church with large turnout. Frank Gotch fined in West Bend for parking violation. Weather forecast for Plains and Mississippi Valley indicates cooler start, moderating later with possible Sunday thundershowers.
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John P. Littell
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Ir. Littell
Edith
Ada
Methodist Episcopal Church
Suny School
Hersband
Chisen
H. P. Keller
St. Paul
Henry
Charles Anson
Minneapolis
J. W. Morse
Rank Shadle
Francis Kennedy
Iakey
Albert Mahlum
J. W.rawford
Ports Resign To Move To Portland Oregon
George Ports cashier of Huntington Savings Bank has resigned and will relocate with his family to Portland Oregon to make their future home. They have lived in Emmet county many years and will depart soon by land, leaving many friends to regret their departure.
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Ports
Huntington Bank
Portland, Oregon
Geo. Ports
Huntington Savings Bank
Anow
Portland
Oregon
Mrs. Ports
Emmet County
Mrs Ports
Pacifists During the Civil War Biography Preview
Samuel J. Kirkwood Iowa governor during the Civil War criticized pacifists in a forthcoming State Historical Society of Iowa biography. He urged preserving peace but stressed defending the nation's honor and union. Also notes upcoming First Church of Christ Scientist services and Grand theater progress toward a hoped October opening.
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Samuel J. Kirkwood
Iowa
State Historical Society of
Kirkwood
Exemption Board Begins Draft Physical Examinations
The exemption board opened Friday morning with one hundred fifty men summoned. Sixty eight will be drafted if not exempt, with Alexander Homsey first examined and Harry Brown first nonexempt. Seven percent fail the physical, eighty percent claim exemption mainly to support families. Examinations conclude today as seven day window to file exemptions begins. Married status favors exemptions but requires showing family support impact.
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Alexander Homsey
Armstrong
Harry Brown
Grover
Templar Park plans progress amid bid notices and next steps
Plans show a 196 room fireproof building with basement near Spirit Lake. Bids for the west shore project are due on the 24th, with contract awarded soon after. Work on the new structure is slated to begin next month and proceed rapidly.
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Templar Park
Spirit Lake
Oats crop reported big and rain relief stated
Reports from Iowa Nebraska and nearby indicate a record oats harvest with yields from forty to one hundred bushels per acre and winter wheat improving while barley tops thirty seven bushels per acre. Heavy rain did not damage small grain and is welcomed across the state.
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Towa
Iowa
Nebraska
Military Spirit of Owa in 1861
Before Fort Sumter Iowa showed war spirit as volunteers offered, workers drilled after hours, teamsters prepared for forage and trenches, wives ran subsistence, and even baseball crowds funded less as the era neared conflict. The piece notes a shift from indifference to readiness and the playful contrast with leisure.
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Owa
Fort Sumter
Iowa
John E. Briggs
State Historical Society of
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