County Happenings in West Chester Area News Briefs
Mrs Aggie Ross and sister Miss Tillie Parker return from Knoxville. Funeral for Mrs A R Strum held at home with large attendance and many floral tributes. W F M convention attendees Rev Baumgarten Mrs Coffey and Alsey Hopkinson back from Wellman. Miss Hattie Ross ill. Cement blocks for Hollingers new residence to be built this summer. J L Coffey & Son to furnish and deliver lumber to Hollinger farm 20 miles south. Edna Stewart home from Iowa City after hospital operation. Oat crop largely undamaged. Hollinger sells cattle to Augustine Bros. David Boyer tending farm. Tele phone company meeting at West Chester Bank April 30. Miss Effie Van Sickle and pupils plan program for last day of school May 13.
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West Chester
Aggie Ross
Tillie Parker
Knoxville
A. R. Strum
Baumgarten
Coffey
Alsey Hopkinson
Wellman
Hattie Ross
Henry Beitel
M. Hollingers
J. L. Coffey & Son
M. Hollinger
Augustine Bros
David Boyer
West Chester Bank
Effie van Sickle
Prophets and gloom give way to hopeful cheer
The speaker contrasts gloomy forecasts of doom from prophets with his own faith in better times. He mocks pessimistic seers while affirming sunshine and fruitfulness will return, ending with Walt Mason's cheerful stance and a 1910 copyright note.
Miss Ber tha Smylie Remembered
A note records the remembrance of Miss Ber tha Smylie with emphasis on her identity. The fragment indicates a tribute or obituary style reference to Smylie.
Humorous Fragments and Quips From Archival Laugh Lines
A collage of jokes and paraphrases from old periodicals. It features quips about lawyers mortality, a deaf dean, a misquoted toast, comic exchanges among characters like Maud, Mr. Agile, and Mr. Stoutman, plus rural and foreignlanguage gags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Agile
Mr. Stoutman
Old Boy
Local travelers report to Washington and visitors arrive
Crawfordsville April 30. Mr. and Mrs. A. Davidson and a list of companions travel to Washington this morning. Miss Vesey arrives from Winfield. Mr. and Mrs. Griffith of Davenport are visiting relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
A. Davidson
Marion Neal
W. J. Wagner
Paul
Fred Sipe
P. L. Huber
Bo Young
Fannie Fletcher
Jessie Williams
Washington
Miss Wait Vesey
Winfield
Griffith
Davenport
Grif
Brighton News Highlights Mix Personal and Property Moves
Homer Bosworth returns to New Mexico after west tour with his mother. Local real estate transfers include Barklett buying the James property for 500 dollars and T P Pierce purchasing the Prank Hopkins property. Community notices cover weddings, church receptions, and visits among Brightons residents and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Homer Bosworth
New Mexico
Mr. Barklett
James
Local Society Happenings Include Surprises and Weddings
Thursday marked the fourth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs G W Alexander of South Iowa Avenue with a surprise gathering of about fifteen relatives and friends. The Woman's Benevolent Society of the First Presbyterian church held a ten cent social at Mrs Milan Shields home with devotional, program, and refreshments. Glen O Hoover and Myra Linshaw of Brighton were married at Squire McCall's residence and will live in Brighton. Washington High students planned a picnic to Brighton despite rain. Mrs Dr Biskamp hosted a small party for Mr Clars Shugg of Moline Ills at her West Main Street home. A brief porch picnic was held for Mrs Idieh of Burlington on the Brighton road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W Alexander
South Iowa Avenue
Woman's Benevolent Society
First Presbyterian Church
Milan Shields
North
Washington
Claude Lemmon
Lena Maxwell
Pubert
J. Albert Williams
Shields
Titian Shields
St. Clair Lewis
Glen O. Hoover
Myra Linshaw
Brighton
Squire McCall
Squire
Dr. Biskamp
West Main Street
Clars Shugg
Moline, Ills
Anna Learle
Kalona Welcomes Iowa City Boosters With Band Parade
The April 24 booster excursion of Iowa City business men paused in Kalona for a half hour of parade and band music. A crowd gathered at the depot to greet them as Muscatine’s Commercial club plans a similar trip next week. The new motor car train service now enables day trips to Iowa City or Muscatine, and the troupe performing Kidnaped for a Million will appear at the Kalona opera house this evening, highly recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalona
Iowa City
Muscatine
Commercial Club
Opera House
Kalona Roundup of Visits and Local Happenings
J A Yoder accompanied the booster train from Iowa City to Thornburg and back Thursday. Fred Gingerich and wife from north of Kalona visited near Noble to see relatives over Sunday. Geo Beck went to Lone Tree last Tuesday to visit his sister. Mrs Frank Vondraska and Mrs Nellie Huff are spending the week in Lone Tree visiting relatives. Charles Brown and wife and Mr Helwick of Washington were in Kalona visiting friends and handling business one day this week. Mrs Ida Snider remains on the sick list but is improving slowly. Miss Lydia Hesselschwerdt, lately in Montezuma in the Republican office, is home for a few days. William Smith was a business visitor in Town City last Monday. T E Edmondson started work on a new cement block store building in Kalona.
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J. A. Yoder
Iowa City
Thornburg
Fred Gingerich
Kalona
Near Noble
Geo. Beck
Lone Tree
Frank Vondraska
Nellie Huff
Charles Brown
Helwick
Washington
Ida Snider
Lydia Hesselschwerdt
Montezuma
William Smith
T. E. Edmondson
Woman's Missionary Society Meeting at Pleasant Plains
The Woman's Missionary Society of Pleasant Plains Auxiliary will meet on Wednesday May 4 with Miss Zeck leading. Members to discuss plans and attend a following event set by the auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of
Pleasant Plains
Zeck
Fortnightly Club Literature Meetings Set
The Fortnightly club literature department schedules two gatherings. Miss Jeannette Jani son will host Monday evening, and Mrs Robb will oversee the Monday afternoon session at 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette Janison
Robb
Job Never Had a Telephone Hung Up On One Side of His Tent
A brief item from the Atchison Globe notes a quirky local tale about Job lacking a telephone line on one side of his tent, a humorous observation reflecting frontier life in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job
Four marked storks captured after long Transvaal flight
Four storks released by an ornithological society in Prussia were recaptured in the Transvaal after a flight of about 5,600 miles. The birds were tagged for tracking and examined upon recapture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prussia
Transvaal
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Bar Z. Ranch
BABY
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the County News
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Galoot
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Fith
Miss Bertha Smylie
Rovere
Liam
Maud
Jimmy
Washington Star
Canewell
London
Mrs. Tower
John Tower
Mr. Tower
Tme
Boston Transcript
Caner Music
J. C. Caner
Edison & Victor
Jim Whistler
James Green
T. P. Pierce
Prank Hopkins
Annie Smith
Wayland
Lillie
Charles Duke
Will Hyde
Rex Brier
Ainsworth
Cavenaugh
Mr. Reedy
Rock Island
Letts
Myrtle Pence
Fairfield
Dan Pringle
Overstrom
Lockridge
Henry Rancher
Herschel Young
Carl Mann
the Savings Bank
Aldene Rich
Christian Church
C. ©. Davis
Chariton
June Emry
Roy McGuire
John Swisher
C. Davis
George van Winkle
Toll Marshall
Frank Hopkins
Columbus Junction
Hopkin
Henry Koster
Washington High School
Storks
Coors
the House of Kuppenheimer
Chicago
Stein Bloch
Kuppenheimer Suits
Stetson
Wilson Bros
Soi Rich & Co
Clothiers & Merchant Tailors
Mason Tranler & Storage CO
Washington, IA
Black Hawk
Windsor
Telephone
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