Doings of the People in South Prairie Route
The column notes Old Settlers meeting in Wellman with speaker B F Brown. It highlights oats from Wm Palmer and Hert Booth at 73 and 23 bushels per acre, and mentions Wm Phillips traveling with sisters to Wellman. Work starts on Ira Rothmel’s new house while Sevyera’s route plans straw baling by Orvie Scott next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Prairie Flower
Wellman
B. F. Brown
Wm. Palmer
Hert Booth
Acre
Wm. Phillips
Sam Knupp
L. Nagley
Ira Rothmel
Rothmel
Sevyera
Orvie Scott
Romulus and Remus A Satirical Tale of Rome
A humorous legend recounts Romulus and Remus founding Rome with the wolf upbringing and comic misdeeds. Romulus seizes land, becomes mayor, and corruptly controls licenses while Remus dies. The tale ends with Romulus vanishing one autumn evening after misappropriating funds.
Rural Route Three Community Notes and Local Events
Rural Route Three reports visiting relatives from Regina Canada and Washington. Local families host threshing dinners and enjoy a fine crop yield while planning home remodels and Chautauqua week plans. Ice cream social proceeds support a plano fund run by the B Y P U group.
Local Social Roundup From Prairie Area
Frank Wheelan assisted in the S Prairie Flower threshing crowd for tra Rathmel. The W F M met with Mrs Rol la Gallagher on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Genkinger visited his mother in Washington Sunday. Mrs Sarah Noecker returned to Washington after visiting her children. Edith Carris will spend Chau tauqua Week camping with her aunt. Mrs Andy McGuire and Miss Martha visited the N W Noecker home Tuesday. Mrs Dennison and daughter Cecil of Washington visited Dorothy and Stella Stewart at the L Lt Donaldson home Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
W. J. Todd
Regina
Canada
Todd
Washington
Rickey
Wilma Beryl
Roy J. Teets
Keota
Helen Wiley
Prairie Flower
Larson
Plano Fund
Albert Maags
Kate Bishop
Bishop
Messrs
Small
Shalla
Prairie Brewer
Rose Dusenberry
Nina B. Smith
Bartholomew
Ira Rathmel
Maud McGuire
Sam McKee
John M. Simpson
Timothy
Mrs. Simpson
Herman
Edna Genkinger
Clarence
Ruth Phillips
Elma Hines
Frank Wheelan
Tra Rathmel
Rolla Gallagher
Genkinger
Sarah Noecker
Edith Carris
Chautauqua
Andy McGuire
Martha
N. W
Elsie Renfro
Iisi Iting
Grace Adams
Eldon Maloney
Atalissa
Leo Adams
Vernon Allen
New Boston
Ill
Mae McKee
Cedar Rapids
Carrie Moore
Fannie Roman
Old settlers day noted in Wellman event report
West Chester area notes August 9 1912 report visits from Lyal Nelson Daryl Dayton and others Mrs D C Kilgore visiting friends Rev Thos Rowe and wife returned from Oskaloo sa Harve Moothart and Grace Schwartz wed couple details mention stock shipment five cars to Chicago and Wellman airship praised commitments and greetings
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Lyal Nelson
Wellman
Daryl Dayton
Keota
D. C. Kilgore
Brighton
The
United Presbyterian Church
John Woods
Irvy Coffey
Richards
New Albany
Local notes from Ainsworth area amid family travel
Ainsworth residents and visitors shuffled between Washington and Iowa City for relatives and medical care. Mrs. Sands visited Washington. A. M. McGraw left for Keota on business. Dr. Laird and a nurse plus Erwin Rabinald and son Donald headed to Iowa City for acute appendicitis surgery. Numerous locals attended Chautauqua at Columbus Junction. Trotter family visits and camping along the Skunk River are noted. other acquaintances visited from Cedar Rapids and New Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
F. G. Sands
Washington
A. M. McGraw
Keota
A. J. Laird
Iowa City
Erwin Rabinald
Donald
Edna Moore
Mable Crawford
Fayetta Chapel
Blanche Fitzgerald
Susie Trotter
W. T. Trotter
Messrs
Harold Nichols
Karl Marr
Si Trotter
Harry Rabenold
Coppock
Skunk River
Wellman Social Notes From Early August 1912
Daily life items list visitors and guests in Wellman Iowa including Mr. and Mrs. Leitz Tipton visitors Nancy Nesmith Norma Chapman Edna Delong Lily Marsh and others. Social events include a farewell surprise for Mrs Blumenstein and a well attended Rebekah lodge convention. Contributions to church dinners and the cemetery ice cream supper are noted along with visits from families from Mt. Vernon Kalona Riverside and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Leitz
Tipton
Israel Tipton
Oklahoma
B. F. Tipton
Amy Zimmerman
Marengo
M. Zimmerman
Myrtle Gearhart
Oelwein
Pete Teets
E. B. Carney
Ft. Scott
Kan
John McKinley
Wellman Rebekah Lodge
Washington
J. W. Eyestone
Mt. Vernon
Eyestone
Cy Huber
Cemetery Association
Dave Taylor
J. N. Carr
Frank Mellicker
Kalona
C. C. Creig
Minnie Holtz
Mary Iden
Riverside
Cy Iden
Cora Goodspeed
Chicago
Alice
Crowded Event Lived Up to Advertising Hype
The gathering drew a large crowd, matching the town’s expectations and the advertised promises, indicating notable local interest and turnout.
Crawfordsville News Roundup August 1912 Social and Death Notices
Crawfordsville Iowa August 8 1912 residents attend Winfield fair visitors travel to Des Moines Columbus Junction and Washington. Marriage announced Jeanne Foster to Benjamin F. Coen August 7 Bedford Iowa with home in Fort Collins Colorado. Death of Lettie Morehouse Los Angeles noted with services in Osceola and church union service planned at United Presbyterian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
S. W. Brookhart
Washington
Clement Edgar
Mina McCleary
Carey Long
Max Keller
Gertrude Clarke
Joseph Murphy
Charles Ashburn
Florence and Francis
Dollie Franklin
Helen Sewell
Essa Harper
Ray Mill
S. P. Fletcher
Joe Anderson
Clarence Young
J. J. Anwyl
Des Moines
Alice Swickard
Columbus Junction
George Gardener
Marion Neal
Robert Harris
T. M Holmes
Creston
Iowa
William Scott Welch
Jeanne Foster
Benjamin F. Coen
Bedford
Coen
Ft. Collins
Colorado
Max Dunn
Edgar
Wyman
Ralph Hutchinson
Waterloo
W. T. Ewing
Jane
Piper City
J. A. Hawthorne
John Hawthorne
Prescott
James Kelsey
May Burris
C. A. Wooley
F. M Smith
Lettie Morehouse
Los Angeles
Cal
Osceola
Presbyterian
Moses Hay
United Presbyterian Church
Tennessee
N. A. Swickard
Summer at Westboro and Chautauqua Circles
Report from Westboro Missouri notes a relative caregiving for a father while others attend to business. Sherman Benson of Havre suffers loss from his home fire. A Chautauqua season in Columbus Junction draws many locals and visitors. Relatives from Lamont Oklahoma and Yorkville Ohio visit Missouri folk and attend events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westboro
Sherman Benson
Havre
Ministers Launch Crusade Against Minneapolis Canoe Spooners
Rev. G L Morrill of the People's church leads a citywide campaign against canoe spooners in Minneapolis. He compares spooning to Styx journeys and accuses spooners of corrupt behavior while defending the city's name as a public matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
G. Ll. Morrill
People’s Church
Canoe Spooners
Charon
Styx
Morrill
Cleopatra
Anthony
Spooners
Rey. Morrill
Coal Used to Drive Ocean Ships
Estimates place world ocean coal consumption at about 75 million tons annually worth over 250 million dollars.
Aeroplanes in War Manoeuvres Reported in New York
More than 100 regular army officers moved from Governor's Island to observe and instruct for maneuvers with 20 000 national guard troops aimed at defending New York. For the first time each army will be joined by an aeroplane in a major war game designed to train militiamen against a foreign threat. An overseas force is to land on Long Island Sound as a mock invasion unfolds the city siege and water blockade. Also cattle and sheep prices and market tone noted in separate market items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor's Island
National Guard
New York
Long Island Sound
New York City
Market Prospects Slow in Chicago versus Yesterday
Estimated receipts total 12,000 with 10,268 left over from yesterday. Market prospects seen as slow while shipping grades show mixed and heavy ranges. Cattle and sheep Prospects steady with thousand-count totals noted in the daily report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ills
Second Report on Chicago Hog Market Prices 1912
Chicago hog market report for August 9 1912 shows yesterday receipts 15104 and 17291 shipments 5462 remainder 10268. Estimated receipts tomorrow about 8000. Market described as slow and steady with Thursday’s average. Prices range from 7.55 to 8.10 for various hog classes and 8.20 to 8.30 for porkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Market Receipts and Prices Reported for Wheat Corn and Oats
The document lists receipts and prices for agricultural commodities including wheat at 156, corn at 115, and oats at 274. It also notes lard and beet chs values and references Sept Oct figures and KEIO belkees 10 52 a 9 73.
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FOX S
Wala Allen Wate
Nicola & Harmon
North Side Square
Upper
Mississippi
Davenport, Iowa
Rock Hill
Saint Paul
Stillwater, Minn
Morning Star
Davenport
Weill
Rolosh
W. H. Lamont
Meritol
American ¢ and Press Association
Lem- Pharmacy
Tare
Vels Girl
Ures
the County News
Romulus
Rome
Remus
Tiber
Woodman
the Gracchi
Harve Moothart
Grace Schwartz
McFarlane
Chas. Blumenstein
W. E. Baker and Wife
Minneapolis, Minn
C. C. Gardner
Earnest Baker
Andrew Ferguson
Samuel Ferguson
Milliten
Cedar Falls
Charles Fishburn
W. H. Keiper
Lee
J. C. Calvert
Elizabeth
Mabel
Lamont, Okla
J. A. Trotter
Bennett
Will Hamil
D. W. Griffiths
Esther
Catha Woodland Players
Jamestown
Texas
Hows
John A. Babcock Commission
Mort
Lamson Bros. & Co
Chicago, Ill
Watt
Corres Ciccesson
Reister & Son
Teenes
Dee
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