Fisher boy loses hands in farm gun accident
Walter Fisher age 14, son of Dick Fisher, will lose both hands after an accidental shotgun discharge at a farm near West Chester and Keota while feeding. He suffered severe injuries to the wrist and fingers. doctors expect possible save of some fingers and manage recovery with care. The incident drew strong sympathy for the Griffith family.
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Walter Fisher
Dick Fisher
Mr.Fisher
Hhis Farm
West Chester
Keota
Fisher
Local Social Notes Move, Visits, and Travel Yet To Come
Miss Mary Grassel plans to move into rooms above J A Harwood shoe store. Mr and Mrs Sol Rich and daughter Laura and Mrs Simon return from Chicago. Frank McFarland returns to West Chester. Roy McGugio home from Valley Junction visit. Bus service disrupted by mud. carts haul baggage to depot. Roads improving, travel may resume soon. G H Carter of Pekin arrives on business. Mrs J J Myers from Wyman visits at W E Beamer home. Mrs R S White visits from Crawfordsville. Wm Davidson and daughter visit from Crawfordsville. Miss Cora Scofield returns from Wellsley College due to illness. Mrs Scofield travels to Chicago to accompany. Mrs Melttire of Hastings Neb and Miss Julia McDonald visit Morning Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Carter
Pekin
J. J. Myers
Wyman
W. E. Beamer
R S. White
Crawfordsville
Wm. Davidson
Cora Scofield
Wellsley College
Scofield
Chicago
Acc
Melttire
Hastings Neb
Julia McDonald
San
Dougherty Bros Tailoring Opens April Ith Sale
Tailoring opening announces Mr Faure will take measurements and offers a $12.00 savings on a suit. Also notes case continued in court as William Simpson is charged with keeping intoxicants with intent to sell.
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Faure
Dougherty Bros
Squire Folgers Court
William Simpson
Local notes from Winfield and surrounding towns
Mrs Stinson returns to Winfield after a visit at Ainsworth. Miss Julia Grumbling returns from Otumwa. Miss Kirtleye Rankie hosts tonight for Miss Hallie Berdo. An agent wrote a $50 000 life policy in the county. D Kyle leaves for southwest Minnesota to begin engineering work in Worthington. Gen. Quinn of Des Moines visits, returns home. Joe Morett of Burlington resigns and goes back there. Burrell Vogt on the sick list. Elizabeth Kline begins term at Gray School. Early Bulk Garden Seeds advertised by Geo Stewart. Mrs T D McClelland visits Pleasant Plain then returns home. Mrs Peck of Pleasant Plain returns home. Nettie Anderson from Ainsworth millinery travels to that town. Winfield Smouse travels to Delta on business. Rev Father Jacobsmeier leaves for Harper to assist this week. Chas Keiser and Coffman of Keota pass through to New York to meet Sam Keiser returning from abroad with horses. Elmer Ritter returns to Iowa City for school after vacation.
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Ainsworth
Julia Grumbling
Otumwa
Kirtleye Rankie
Hallie Berdo
Kyle
Minnesota
Worthington
Gen. Quinn
Des Moines
Joe Morett
Burlington
Stuart
East Side
Burrell Vogt
Consuls Find Riches in Fees and City Air
A noted Illinois congressman in the Capitol restaurant argues that consuls in busy ports like Liverpool earn large incomes from fees, often more than salaries, and warns against shifting to salaries. He cites the lure of fees and the high value of consular offices amid political influence. The piece also contrasts mountain communities in the Appalachians with broad westward civilization and notes preserved old English phrases and ballad memories among their people.
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Capitol
United States
Liverpool
Pittsburg Dispatch
America
St. Lawrence
Erie Canal
Appalachians
International Magazine
Two English Peers Reach Majority and Other Notes
Two English peers reach adulthood in 1900 the Duke of Westminster on March 19 and the art of Leitrim on June 23. Mrs Lawton in San Francisco faced numerous loan and gift requests from a fund for her and her children. A fund in Geneva to honor Platt Rogers Spencer funds a public library. The Rev J W Adams holds a Victorian Cross earned at Charasiah in 1879. A memorial in Hampton Wick will honor Timothy Bennett the shoemaker who died resisting an attack in 1750.
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Duke of Westminster
Lawton
San Francisco
Geneva
Platt Rogers Spencer
J. W. Adams
Charasiah
Cabul
Hampton Wick
England
Timothy Bennett
George
Innocent Man in the Pen Revealed as Victim of Murder
Sioux City Iowa April 2 Facts show William McIntyre convicted ten years ago for the murder of William Oemig and sentenced to forty years was innocent. A woman now living in Sioux City is said to have committed the crime wearing McIntyre's clothes. McIntyre died in prison after new claims of his guilt being questioned.
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Sioux City
William McIntyre
Wiliam Oemig
Oemig
Nebraska
Ford
McIntyre
Sidney A Kent dies after influenza complications
Sidney A Kent a Chicago financier and organizer died at his Suffield Connecticut summer home at age 66 after influenza led to complications. He built the Chicago gas trust and funded Kent Laboratory at the University of Chicago and a memorial library, leaving significant endowments and 2550000 pounds for library projects. He is survived by a brother and sister and two daughters.
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Suffield
Conn
Sidney A. Kent
Chicago
San Rafael
Cal
Caroline Cooley
Huartford
Hugh Legare
Washington
A. I. Morris
University of Chicago
Thee
Notable Deaths and Global Conflicts Highlight Weekend
Maryland former U United States senator Charles TH Gibson dies at 57 in Washington. Chinese general Pana ends siege of Paney province in Luzon. Cambridge defeats Oxford in annual London boat race. Venezuelan revolutionaries crushed near Bolwa with 228 killed. Duchess of York welcomes a son at York Cottage.
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Charles TH. Gibson
Maryland
United States
Washington
Pana
Paney
Luzon
Cambridge
Oxford
London
Bolwa
Duchess of York
York Cottage
Sandringham
Tube
Prince Hohenlohe
Ltst
Berlin
Pittsburg
Thomas McGregor
New York
Scranton
James O'Boyle
What 18 Shilon Grand Old Remedy for Cough and Consumption
An old world remedy for coughs colds and consumption claims to cure incipient consumption and relieve advanced cases. It offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied with results and is sold by J. H. Stewart's drugstore in varied prices 25 cents 50 cents and 1.00.
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J. H. Stewart
Passenger McCollam Heads to Brighton on Business
The morning report notes Hf. KE. McCollam was a passenger en route to Brighton for business.
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Hf. KE. McCollam
Mrs Stephens and Pearl Return From Northern Visit
Mrs H Stephens and her daughter Pearl have returned from an extended visit in the northern part of the state and are guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Chas Stephens.
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H. Stephens
Pearl
Chas Stephens
Washable Enemeline Portraits Said to Be Hot Stuff
The Fornil Portrait Co of Chicago promotes washable Enemeline portraits as popular items for agents. Located at 880 Larabee Street, the firm markets these portraits as appealing and in demand.
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Fornil Portrait Co
Chicago
Larabee Street
Hear Seats Now on Sae
Hear Seats now on sale with limited quantity and special pricing. Action alerts remind customers to visit the store or call for availability and exact terms.
Homeseekers Excursions by B C R N Ry in 1900
Travel directors announce April 3 and 17 round trip tickets good 21 days at single fare plus 2.00 to all points on this line in Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota north of Shell Rock Abbott Crossing and Waverly. Tickets also sold to many Northern Western and Southern cities. Contact B O N agents or M G Farmer A G P T A Cedar Rapids Iowa for details.
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Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Shell Rock
Abbott Crossing
Waverly
M. G. Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Lowa
Hennessy Leroyle Stars in Other People's Money Comedy
Hennessy Leroyle shines in the hit comedy Other People's Money earning fame and fortune in a season. The play, drawn from modern American life, features Issutchinson Hopper as its memorable lead and is praised for wit, decency, and probable portrayal.
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Jay Gould
Hennessy Leroyle
Northern Pacific low passage to North Dakota lands
On several March dates and in early April the Northern Pacific offers fares from Saint Paul and Minneapolis to Jamestown Leeds Oakes Pembina and intermediate points at a five dollar rate for settlement of lands along its line. Call C W Mott for details and emigrant agent information. The Washington Limited and Fox promotions advertise fast connections from Washington to Chicago St. Louis and beyond with same day arrivals and no waits.
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Northern Pacific
Saint Paul
Minneapolis
Jamestown
Leeds
Oakes
Pembina
C W Mott
Hass Fee
Gp& TA
Northern Pacific Ry
T Paul
Iiton
Washington
Chicago
Peoria
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Washington Limited
Burlington
Fox
Paper Hanger Offers Reasonable Rates and Samples
With years of experience the author offers all kinds of paper hanging in a near and best manner. Prices are reasonable and samples can be brought for direct sale at a low figure. Call or phone 938 for Moothart.
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Moothart
Noisy Real Estate Pitch for Washington Lot Sale
An advertisement touts Washington real estate options including a fine building lot with drainage shade and ornamental trees sidewalked in a residence neighborhood priced from 100 with installment plans for a house built to buyer plans. It lists properties of varying ages offered on favorable terms.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wagoo
Mr. Fisher
Several Evening Journal
Mary Grassel
J. A. Harwood Shoe Store
Sol Rich
Laura
Simon
Frank McFarland
Roy McGugio
Valley Junction
Case
Bocal
Mrs. Stinson
Winfield
Elizabeth Kline
Gray School
Geo. Stewart's
South Side
T. D. McClelland
Curtis McClelland
Pleasant Plain
Nettie Anderson
Winfield Smouse
Delta
Father Jacobsmeier
Harper
Chas. Keiser
Coffman
Thi
Sam Keiser
Elmer Ritter
Noble
P Toga
Kentucky Mountaineers
Sioux City, In
Sidney Kent
Hawkeye State
House
Senate
Milwaukee
Dwight W. Keyes
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Northwest
Red Ashe
Charleston
W. Va
Hol T Hambrick
Marcel G
Stanley
Topeka
Kan
Charles M. Sheldon
Kansas
India
Miss Horlocker
Hastings
Neb
Viola Horlocker
Stephen A. Douglas
Mr. Douglas
Brighton
Busi
Clark Sitlar
North
Iowa St
Washington House
Wyman & Rand, Inc
Burlington, Iowa
Jefferson Street
Lewis
J. B. Lewis Company
Boston
Mass
Larue
Benton Co. Ark
Cardus
E. B. Townsend
Hines Gray
Chattanooga Medicine CO
Chattanooga, Tenn
North Dakota
Iowa Central Railway
Geo. S. Barry
Marshalltown
Rey Sam. P. Jones
Sa'e
Issutchinson
Hopper
T. North Dak Ta
S. E
P.R. R
Des Moines Valley Division
D. M Val. Div
Daly
Knoxville
Des M
Rock Island
No & Tv
B& Q
Ind
B. G
N. RY
Columbus Junction
Dallvercent
West and
NOR
Mason City Mail
St. Paul
Sun
South and
Peoria Mall
Cnicano
WinSmoused Co
Stewart Steele
Stewart
Geo. W. Stewart
M. Lombardo
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