Correspondents Report Social Visits Across Clay County
Mr and Mrs A J Meacham took an auto trip to Ft Madison and Keokuk. Rev Edwin Loft from New Sharon filled the Pleasant Plain Friends church pulpit. Clare Dickinson and Jim Blakley went to Winfield for the fair. Mrs J N Owen of Brighton stayed with her daughter Mrs Warren Morgan. Mrs Kate Blakley hosted the ladies club. Mr and Mrs J H Tuman of Waterloo visited A J Morgan. Mr and Mrs Harry Hamilton visited Wm Black. Mrs Maggie Johnson and Winnie Morrow of California visited neighbors Friday. Mrs Birdie Robinson will host the Missionary society next Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
A. J. Morgan
Harry Hamilton
Wm. Black
Maggie Johnson
Winnie Morrow
California
Friends
Birdie Robinson
The
Missionary Society
Veterans and old settlers noted in English River township
Aug 9 Maple Grove reports English River township’s long residents. Twenty one have lived 50 years or more on one farm or in one home, including Elijah Bailey 79, Ellen Grady 78, George Smith 74, and Frank Stumps 65. Milt Novey finishes threshing run to rain break. A lightning strike kills a mare owned by C. E. Hasty at Kalona. Richmond veterans tour Marshalltown Soldiers Home, praising meals, care, and facilities. 90 day checks of 150 dollars go to soldiers, with some disabled receiving 216.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
English River
Ray Stagner
Chris TeBockhorst
Wm. Keening
Edw. Melree
Charley
Frank McCombs
Jos
W. Keiper
Jos. Neydley
Perry Lemley
English River Township
Milt Novey
David Stumpfs
Ross Manatt
C. E. Hasty
Kalona
Richmond
Marshalltown
Sam Knouse
Nels Browner
Eck Browner
Mr. Jacobs
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Marion O'’Laughlin
Washington County
Mr. McElwain
Soldier's Home
Iowa
Germany
Local Farm and Visit Notes From Young America Area
Mrs. Elmer Cherry attended Fleming reunion near town and escorted her nephew Everette Fulton of Fort Scott home. Visitors include Miss Esther Carey and Mrs. Nelson of Burlington, Mrs. Howard Eldridge and Evelyn and Esther of Clinton, and Lulu Ferguson of Indianola. Straw baling and threshing progress reported with Charlie Phillips baling for several neighbors and average yields around forty bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Cherry
Fleming
Will Fleming
Town
Everette Fulton
Fort Scott
Kansas
Esther Carey
Nelson
Burlington
Lloyd Humston
Herbert McGuire
Crown Point
Ind
Sam McKee
Howard Eldridge
Evelyn
Esther
Clinton
Iowa
J. N. Phillips
Pringle
Lulu Ferguson
Indianola
Lulu Cherry
Washington
Charles Cherry
Tressa Phillips
Briley
McNutt
Catherine
Claysville
BE. L. Battholow
Ernest Carlson
Chas. Rhodebeck
Edgar Porter
Leland Pringle
Mr. Phillips
Lloyd
Clarence Phillips
E. L. Bartholow
Glen Schwartz
Frank Pringle
Ben Briley
Wednnesday
Charley Kerr
Rail fare mixup likely to loom in Iowa legislature
Aug 9 hearing before the Iowa railroad commission shows carriers seek interstate rate application and hints at a broad legislative fight next winter. Disagreement centers on passenger tariffs, with the commission deferring to the legislature to revise the 2-cent fare law as federal rules fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Railroad Commission
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iowa General Assembly
General Assembly
Railroad Commission
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Rock Island
Davenport
Ossian and Sioux City Officials in Iowa News Briefs
Former Senator L M Enger of Decorah died recently after serving in the house and senate in multiple Iowa General Assemblies. Sioux City appointed Charles C Hamilton as judge of the eleventh district replacing Judge John W Anderson who resigned. Judge Anderson will join a Sioux City law firm Cascade Ralph. Six year old Ralph Skakill of Veronton township died from lockjaw after a nail injury led to blood poisoning. born Oct 4 191% near Cascade. George Klinger of Donnellson died after injuries from a pitchfork incident at his barn led to surgery in Keokuk two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ossian
L. M. Enger
Decorah
House
Senate
Sioux City
Charles C. Hamilton
Eleventh Judicial District
John W. Anderson
W. L. Harding
Anderson
Cascade
Ralph
Frank Skakill
Verono ‘Township
Mercy Hospital
Keokuk
George Klinger
Donnellson
Graham Hospital
Klinger
Senator Harding Can't Visit State Fair
Des Moines August 9 News that Senator Harding fixed August 30 to meet western governors visiting Marion as front porch delegations shows earlier fair plans for his appearance were inaccurate. He will not undertake a long tour and will speak only three or four times outside his home city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Harding
Marion
Man credits Tanlac for relief of long illness and weight gain
Joseph Haas of Kenwood Park Iowa says Tanlac cured his indigestion headaches dizziness and rheumatic pains restoring appetite energy and strength. He reports weight gain and ability to work hard after trying many remedies. Tanlac is sold in Washington Wellman and by leading druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Haas
Kenwood Park
Iowa
Taniac
Washington
Sherman Bros
Wellman
MacGugin Drug Co
Advt
Sink or Swim at Fox Theatre with George Walsh
George Walsh stars in Sink or Swim at the Fox Theatre next Thursday. The thriller follows an American venturing into a foreign land where he battles revolutionaries and outwits baron and count adversaries. He aids a princess, secures her rule, and marries her to remove her danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Walsh
Fox Theatre
Fox
Thoroly
George
Des Moines Man Killed In Train Collision
Des Moines Aug 9 J G Sherman of Des Moines was instantly killed and two unidentified companions were seriously injured when their auto was struck by a Des Moines Union switch engine. The injured men are not expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. G. Sherman
Sherman
Des Moines Union
County Fair as a Lesson in Farm History
A reader notes the Marshall county fair mirrors drastic 26 year changes in farming and industry. From chaise to chassis and old tools to tractors, the fair educates about progress, urging youth to enjoy races and socializing while reflecting on evolving farm life and technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall County
Aye
Cow bears rare triplet calves in Mahaska County
In Oskaloosa on Tuesday a red Shorthorn cow belonging to Charles Bass gave birth to triplets, the first such occurrence in Mahaska County in years. A nearby sow had mauled the calves, chewing off tails and injuring one, but all three survive, two males and a female. John Waal noticed the wounded calf while gathering stray pigs and alerted Bass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Chas. Bass
Rose Hill
Mahaska County
John Waal
Mr. Bass
Bass
Guam fish traps and a call for Argentine students
The Guam natives use a tree fruit to stupify fish overnight, bringing them to the surface for easy capture. A Buenos Aires paper urges sending Argentine youth to American universities to gain education and witness American vigor and eagerness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Philippines
Buenos Aires
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Jacobs
Nels
Elick Brawner
Elick
Nels Brawner
Marion D O’loughlin
Sam Kanouse
Hale
Hearty
Farm Bureaus
Kendall
Farm Bureau
Senator Harding
Cles
Tanlac
Charles Bass
Petroleum Age
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Chicago
Middle West
Michigan Ave
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