Titanic survivor notice and county happenings in April 1912
Death of Miss Anne Funk aboard the Titanic is noted with her Mennonite mission work in India and her desire to reach her dying mother in Pennsylvania. Local items include theater plans, teachers meetings, remodels and new homes, illnesses, social visits, and a poetic guest list of town happenings in Wayland and New Haven with several names and events.
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India
Pennsylvania
Funk
Musselman
Local News Briefs from April 26 1912
Mrs Moberly and daughter visit the parental Wm Roberts home this week. Mrs Tobin is reported quite sick with rheumatism but improving. C W Harrison is reported slowly recovering. Haskins Haskins notes appear in the report.
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Haskins
Local social notes and arrivals from Kalona and nearby towns
Wellman events and visitors include Mrs. Skola and baby in Kalona hosted by Mrs. J. Wells, and Cedar Rapids visitors H. G. Moore M. C. Strubler and Fred Schroeder. Numerous residents travel to Iowa City Washington Chicago and Texas for business and family reasons. The high school baseball team plans to play Kinross, while Grandma Messenger suffers a stroke and remains critical.
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Washington
Tucker
Kalona
W. L. Leighton
Isaac Leighton
Scotland
S. D
A. J. Nichols
Tom Adams
Iowa City
Grandma Messenger
Keith Morrow
South Dakota
J. W. Phillips
Mary Ferrow
Texas
J. S. Fisher
Lone Tree
Kinross
C. Pinkerton
Sigourney
H. H. Willson
J. B. Lloyd
Wes Whetstine
Tom O'Flarity
Chicago
Ernest Baker
Donald Topping
Clinton
Local notes from Ainsworth April 27 1912
Mrs John Wharton returns home after a week with her Delta parents. High school girls hosted the boys at B F Herrs home. Mrs W T Trotter visited Washington yesterday. Frank Wilcox of Davenport attended to business in town. Trotter family bought more buggies. H D Hazlett attended a Lone Tree horse sale. Miss Muriel Foster of Muscatine visited Mrs Lew Duncan. D R Beaty of Fairfield arrived to inspect property interests here.
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Ainsworth
John Wharton
Delta
B. F. Herr
W. T. Trotter
Washington
Frank Wilcox
Davenport
W. T. Trotter and Son
H. D. Hazlett
Lone Tree
Muriel Foster
Muscatine
Lew Duncan
Masonic Fraternities Meeting Schedule For Local Lodges
Regular meetings announced for Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M on the first Friday each month with W M C A Dewey and J W Morton as secretary. Cyrus Chapter No 18 R A M meets on the second Friday with J W Morton secretary. Bethlehem Commandery No 45 KT meets the third Friday with E c Wyatt B Marbourg and J W Morten secretary. Washington Chapter No 98 O E meets the second Thursday with W M Mrs J RE Kunath and secretary Mrs Myrtle Bragg. Visitors welcome.
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Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
C. A. Dewey
W. M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus
Sec
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
Wyatt B. Marbourg
E c
J. W. Morten
Washington
J. RE. Kunath
Myrtle Bragg
Vialtding Fraters
Local Farmers Report Potatoes Oats and Visits
Neighbors plant potatoes and finish oats with Harley Nole helping his father on Wednesday. Mrs. Lewis Smith and daughter Lela visited Mrs. Levi Shuman on Tuesday afternoon. The Ladies Aid Society met with Mrs. George Reed on Wednesday.
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Harley Nole
Lewis Smith
Lela
Levi Shuman
The
Ladies, Aid Society
George Reed
Charlie Carrison
Robert and
Leatha
Ralph Shuman
Mrs. Dawson
Davis
Route Three, April 27 1912 Family Missing
Willis Todd and his mother Mrs Sam Todd of Washington and Mrs Arthur Romoser and two children are identified in a report dated April 27 1912. The context suggests a connected incident or travel notice. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
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Willis Todd
Sam Todd
Washington
Arthur Romoser
Local Notes From Iowa City and Surrounding Areas
Regaining his usual health after gallstone surgery at University Hospital in Iowa City. Mr. and Mrs. Twinam visited Crawfordsville last Saturday night. John Birney purchased an automobile from Dixon in Washington. Mrs. F B Miller and daughter of Muscatine visit her sister Mrs. George C Reames. Eclipse Lumber Co improves yards with a new shed and cement walk. Dr. Alcorn made several trips here this week. Miss Conner county superintendent visited Haskins school.
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Newt Turnipseed
Keswick
Lewis Farley
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Farley
Robi. Dawson
California
Mr. Greenblatt
Shiller
Ed Johnson
Chas
Fannie
Maria
T. J. Moon
Iowa City
Chas. Shafer
H. L. Foster
C. C. Gardner
Er. Dawson
John Dawson
B. M. Junkin
Lake Renton
Minn
Isaac Junkin
K. H. Willson
Thornburg
Mrs. Henderson
Davenport
Sherr Henderson
Bunker Hill
Alma Oldaker
I. Ek. Coffey
Pearl Bitting
Walier
Mont
Warren Palmer
Claude Squires
Karl Weidlein
Arthur Spear
Clarence McArtor
Ed Norman
J. W. Waite
R .G. Booth
Arcuin
University Hospital
F. B. Miller
Muscatine
George C. Reames
Eclipse Lumber Company
Dr. Alcorn
Miss Conner
Haskins School
Weeter Eee Eee Eet Eter Ene See
Eerie weather notes offer sparse readings with mentions of temperature and sky hints. Local observers log unsettled conditions and faint indicators of rain, but precise details remain unclear.
Local notices from Keota and surrounding towns
An April 23 update notes a widow surviving husband and four children, several residents visiting or returning from travels in Des Moines Canyon City and Los Angeles, and a family moving to New York. The Keota Ladies' band accompanied a Keota I O O F delegation to Oskaloosa and performed creditably.
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Keota
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Oskaloosa
South Prairie notes and community updates 1912
April 27 1912 local notes record Fred Maye working for Bert Booth and sick horses of Frank Duvall and Will Booth. Wm Palmer and daughter Mazie visit Charlie Palmer near Haskina. Rev U S Smith calls at B F Brown’s. Wedding in Washington April 20. Prairie Flower W M S to meet May 3 with Mrs Bertha Weekly. Rev Lapham of Des Moines spoke in Baptist Publication Society effort. Mr Brown capably sift a hour daily. grippe illness ongoing for nearly a month.
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U. S. Smith
B. F. Brown
Wm. Phillips
Washington
Prairie Flower
Bertha
Lapham
Des Moines
Baptist Publication Society
Mr. Brown
Grippe
Keeley Delegation Named for National Good Roads Meet
Governor Carroll announced the Iowa delegation to the National Good Roads Congress in New Orleans May 16 to 19. Joe L. Long of Des Moines leads the list with 13 other officials and representatives from Grinnell Osk, O t tumwa and other cities including Red Oak Corning and Muscatine.
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New Orleans
Joe L. Long
Des Moines
Local visitors and social events brighten Crawfordsville in spring
Mr and Mrs Farrel of Omaha arrive for summer in Crawfordsville visiting J H Huston. Mrs Rhea entertains 12 children at a Ha Woodburn birthday party. Mrs Mitchell invites guests for Eleanor Sth birthday on Monday afternoon.
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J. C. Mitchell
Eleanore
Pioneer John C. Wilson Dies in New York Visit
John C. Wilson, a Keota County pioneer, died April 28 1912 in New York City. His body returned to the Scotland neighborhood near Keota for funeral services on April 27 at 2 PM. He is buried beside his wife in Lafayette cemetery. Surviving are a son and several daughters. Miss Fannie Wilson accompanied the body from the east. Also noted are the funeral services for Mrs Susan Frances Dill wife of David Dill held at the Methodist church at 2 PM.
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Keota
John C. Wilson
Keokuk County
New York City
Scotland
Fannie Wilson
New York
Susan Frances Dill
David Dill
Dill
Iowa City Interurban to Use Keokuk Dam Power
Iowa City and Muscatine Interurban lines plan to obtain power from the Keokuk dam. Frank Tanner has purchased interests in the Eastern Iowa Railway company and aligns with Davenport and Muscatine capitalists to use dam power for routes to Muscatine and Ottumwa, delaying new plant construction due to cost savings.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Eastern Iowa Railway Company
Davenport
Muscatine
Tanner Withholds
Iowa Wesleyan Wins Debate Over Des Moines College
Colonel 8S. W. Brookhart presided as judge in Mt. Pleasant last evening for a contest between Iowa Wesleyan college and Des Moines college on nationwide use of initiative and referendum. The Wesleyan team led by I. K. Smith Charles Swaney and J. H. Creamyre won unanimously with the Des Moines trio Miriam Batten Edward S. Resser and Earl Sifert making the negative case. Judges Brookhart Carpenter and Wilson praised both sides, noting the negative rebuttal was strong but not enough to prevail.
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Iowa Wesleyan College
Des Moines College
United States
I. K. Smith
Charles Swaney
J. H. Creamyre
Miriam Batten
Edward S. Resser
Earl Sifert
W. Brookhart
C. A. Carpenter
Columbeos Junction
J. M. Wilson
Centerville
Col. Brookhart
Lemmon's Pharmacy Pitches Meri tal Pile Remedy
Lemmon's Pharmacy promotes Meri tal Pile Remedy as one of its best preparations with a positive guarantee for hemorrhoid sufferers. The ad invites customers to visit the store to learn more about the treatment.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Markets skim morning notes from Chicago hog and cattle trade
Chicago hog market opens steady to higher with mixed packers and heavy shipping grades quoted. Receipts at 9 000 with yesterday’s 4 321. shipments 4 153. left over 9 864. Cattle and sheep show steady to slow demand. porkers and pigs quoted in 7 90 to 7 15 range. overall market dull at Friday’s average.
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Chicago
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Nick Roth
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J. P. Schowalter
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Crawfordsville
New Haven
Bert Smith
J. B. McCaleb
A. J. Robertson
Miss Susie
R. P. Carlin
Frank Smith
Wesley Myers
Ma Carlin
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Israel Davis
Cora Snyder
Edith
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Oskaposa
W. J
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Milton Denni
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Miss Maud McGuire
Ralph Stewart
Winfred Durst
Ralph
South Threshing Gang
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Ida Snyder
Flor
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Wellman
D. R. Beaty
Fairfield
Fr. O. KK
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John Birney
Dixon
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Los Angeles
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Frank Duvall
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Wm. Palmer
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Lafayette Cemetery
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Keokuk Dam
Road To Muscatine
Keokuk
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