Farrer and There Mias Lelia Poller in Milford Loss
Local notes record Mias Lelia Poller spending her last walk at the home of Dr. Heratéle Fuller in Milford amid high cattle prices. Charles Fuller loses a valued cow as cream prices climb. cow sales range 45 to 70 dollars. Community updates include obituaries, visits, illness, and social ties across Cedar Rapids, Dallas County, Grinnell, and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Merriott
Dallas County
Minnesota
Tom Merriott
McLaughlin
Mindura
Earl Clark
Charles Schiults
Ealo Young
N. Sweet
Gilbert
New Hartford
Dolliver and Burt Social Notes Reflect Holiday Season
Mrs. Fred Albee visited Burt last week while Mrs. Grettenberg and her children left for Pierson on Monday. Mr. Gret tenberg traveled by car Friday. Walter Reed shipped a carload of sheep from Dolliver Saturday evening. Christmas displays fill car lots as merchants report strong trade. Ruth Pickell was ill last week and Miss Brown hosted a seventh grade party Friday evening. Mrs. Julia Wertz, now in Sioux City for a family reunion, left Monday. Geo. Kidd spent most of today at Cylinder. Rev. Hill conducted meetings at Hunts Sunday night and was assisted by evangelist Alice Mather from Spencer, Iowa. Meetings in Dolliver are expected to begin in January. Oliver Stowe attended Algona poultry show last week with fine full-blooded birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Albee
Burt
Grettenberg
Pieraon
Mr. Grettenberg
Walter Reed
Dolliver
Eying
Julia Wertz
Sioux City
Ae Geo. Kidd
Tosh
Cylinder
Hill
Hunts
Alice Mather
Spencer
Iowa
Local notes from Gruver and surrounds before Christmas
Activities and visits across Gruver Iowa and nearby towns include lectures at the M HK church on December 24, social calls at Estherville and Mason City, several weddings and married couples sharing Sundays with kin. Open store hours extend to Christmas eve. Christmas and New Year greetings close the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higinbotham’s
Gruver
Iowa
Sint
Local Notices and Family Updates From Superior Region
Charles Merriott visited his parents at Superior over Sunday with his brother Dwight. Rev Pruitt unavailable for services. Geo Grema Sr. improving after illness. Mrs Roy Merriott on sick list. Sarrs of Halfa dined with the Grams. WN Sarr to pick corn for Greme Bros. Logged to Estherville, Will Hartranft. Maude Richards joins P Higinbotham store as holiday clerk. Roy Merriott sold his house to Logan Andersen. possession later in March. Ole Larson dies eight miles northeast of Fa therville. burial at Dolliver Cemetery Tuesday. obituary forthcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Merriott
Superior
Dwight
Ole Larson
Fatherville
Dolliver
Buster Brown to Visit City by January
Manager F H Graat seeks advance subscription to bring the Buster Brown musical comedy, featuring Mary Jane and the original cast, to town in January. A minimum 800 tickets at 1.60 each must be sold with signers gaining first choice of seats a day before the general sale. Grant’s store hosts ticket signups. other local vendors advertise beef, bones, and Christmas candies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. H. Graat
Buster Brown
America
Wm. Vance Amusement Co. (Inc
Mary Jane
Tige
Mrs. Brown
Jack
Susie
Seth
Miandy
Mrs. Sweet
Campbell
Sears
Granfa
Goats in Mexico and Zodiacal Light Surveyed in Brief
In a diverse set of brief items the column notes on population statistics provoking village unrest over fear of selling to foreigners, a Goats in Mexico segment detailing meat price and uses, a description of the Zodiacal Light with a French Sahara expedition, hedgehog as food praised in cooking, and a quip on Oxford’s honorary degree for Wellington era staff. The miscellany closes with literary and humorous snippets from multiple sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equatorial
Tropics
Sahara
Desert
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Charles Johnson
Grinnell
John Einele
Wysnet
Illinois
Broad
Johnson
Mr. Hinale
Charles Fuller
Mr. Britton
Sanborn
Knode
Oliver
Crasttinger
Ruth Pickell
Oliver Stowe
Algona
Hcklee Wanes Walaoie
Rodk
Cook
Acond
Buff Rookin
Micha’ Galdwell
Reinbeck
Miss Gardner
Martin Hokhart Taa
M. HK. Eburch
AMMET
Nick Humbert
Henry Weirt
Anderson
Estherville
Olof Skog
Elmer Chambers
Estherville Township
Geo. Weir'a
Lewis Dobbe
Petersburg
Minn
Wm. West
Center Township
Maneice
Wm. Lulkart
Geo. Smith
Dunnell
Geo
Wolr
Woll
California
O. L. Anderson
Violette Ried
Forest City
F. A. Mugnon
Jno. Richards
Swan Lake
Roy Merriott
Geo. Grema, Jr
Wm. Harvey
Geo. Grems
Nela Anderson
F. A. Munson
Higinbotham
Geo. Grema Hone
Asa Irwin
Will Hartranft
James Meat Market
Holiday Hardware
Jillette
Aluminum
Lad
Bkis
A. L. Taylor & Co. ‘Hardware, Plumbing and Hi
Japan
Mexico
Australia
Old England
Harlem
New York Press
Harwood Briertey
London Chronicle
Duke of Wellington
University of Oxford
Oxford
Pridhes
Aus
D.C
Bangor
Belfast
Edam
Haarlem
John
London
Lippingett
Fennat
Peevey
Pop
Puck
t—Bouthey
Christensen
China
Glass
Royal Doulton Art
Elliott-Fisher
Smith-Premier
Remington
Underwood
Monarch
Burroughs
Anna PrTmrson
Gaylord & Ross
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