A K Stone Sails On Canal Zone Duty After Vacation
The Chicago reel reports A K Stone brother of J M Stone of Ainsworth has returned from a Canal Zone furlough and will sail Aug 11 from New York to resume duties. He rose from train master to master of transportation of the Panama railroad and has never missed a day in six years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Keating
Chicago
A. K. Stone
J. M. Stone
Ainsworth
Stone
Canal Zone
Big Ditch
New York
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
Gorgas
Sanitary Department
States
Colonel Goethals
Mr. Stone
Local Happenings In County Report
Doings of the people note various small items from the county. A. B. Thoma and Homer Brown traveled via Thoma's auto. H. J. Cuddeback rents his farm to Karl Burroughs for next year. Wesley Myers and Brice Flanders helped Verne Jackson stack oats. Rain Monday evening improves conditions and promises a better Chautauqua season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Thoma
Homer Brown
Thoma
H. J. Cuddeback
Karl Burroughs
Wesley Myers
Brice Flanders
Verne Jackson
Missionary Society hosts meeting and allied groups in Clay
The Woman's Missionary Society invites young church ladies to Mrs. D. K. Hart's home on Thursday afternoon. A combined meeting of the W C T U and L T L is set for Friday at 2 PM at the church. Local notices include travels, visits, and small moves among residents in Clay and Noble counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Er. H. Albright
Esther
Columbus Junction
Chautauqua
G. W. Myers
Mt. Pleasant
Henry County
Gene Smith
Winfield
Dayton
Keota
Georgia
Lillian Bosworth
Lillian Bosworth. Mr. and Mrs. KE
Walcott
Blanche Meacham
Amy Ingham
Afton
H. W. Spencer
Grinnell
Lulu
Edith Woodford
Ollie
Old Settlers' picnic and varied town news at Richmond Wellman
Rich town notes from Richmond Wellman and nearby August events. Attendees at the Old Settlers’ picnic include Milt Chapek family Adolph Votruba Leo Welte and others. Chautauqua activities draw locals to Washington and Iowa City. Reports of moves visits teaching positions and local business and farming activity across several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Old Settlers
Wellman
Milt Chapek
Adolph
Charlie Votruba
Schumacher
Harry
Leo Welte
Delbert
Harrison Strabla
Elsie Radda
Anson Small
Death of a Child Adrian Bear
The year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bear north of the city died last evening at six at the family home. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 from the residence. Cause of death was stomach trouble. Born July 18, 1909, he was a little over a year old. The family has the community’s sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian Lowell Bear
Charles Bear
No prayer meeting at Presbyterian church Wednesday evening
Brief notice states there will be no prayer meeting at the First United Presbyterian church Wednesday evening and cites 6512 services in the church this evening. It also mentions Perry Davis Painkiller as a nursing aid with instructions for use and a 35 cent bottle request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verva Wellman
Union
Opera House
C. M. Martin
Arthur Phelps
Presbyterian Church
First United Presbyterian Church
Perry Davis
Various Visitors Spend Day in Nearby Towns
Glenn Sands visited Washington as a business guest. Theresa Chihak and Ed Rhodes visited friends in Keota. Rev. W. A. Nelson attended the Columbus Junction Chautauqua. Thomas O Connell and George McCreedy traveled to Aberdeen South Carolina. Israel Cameron rode to Ottawa to visit relatives. Howard Crawford and wife from Miami Arizona arrived to visit family. Six Brighton couples attended the local band concert. H W Cassel and wife were business visitors in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Glenn Sands
Washington
Theresa Chihak
Ed Rhodes
Keota
Will Pfeiffer
W. A. Nelson
Columbus Junction Chautauqua
Thomas O'Conner
George McCreedy
Aberdeen
S. C
Israel Cameron
Ottawa
Howard Crawford
Miami
Ariz
Brighton
H. W. Cassel
Rural Route Two Folk Hear Old Settlers Meeting
August 17 report from Rural Route Two notes Mr and Mrs Knight Wagner visiting the Charles Stewart home near Lexington for the old settlers meeting at Wellman. Amos Rankin recovering but not yet fit to run a threshing machine. Charley Grossman started work for Ward Essley. Howard Beenblossom of Des Moines visiting his father C R Beenblossom. The company machine will return home today. Wm Cochran to thresh Herman Petratz’s big job. Frank Snider rents the Graham farm near John Bloomquist who will move to a tract near Keosauqua in Van Buren County. George Fetes home from hospital improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Graber
Walter Garrad
George
Washington
L. L. Neiswanger
Victor
Sunset
Sam Conrad
Mesdames
Lewis Longwell
Oskaloosa
Clarence Timmons
Walter Patterson
L. EB. Gardner
Dr. J. &. Green
Grand Junction
Colo
R. J. Carr
Mr. Green
Keota
Isaac Bradford
Muscatine
Mary Bradford
R. J. Gregg
Chicago
Snavely
Ladora
Frank
Ralph
Martin
Mr. Phelps
Eph Dawson's
Pete Shauf
Dawson
Starkey
Lillian Livezey
Walt Livezey
Erna Messenger
Grandview
Coffey
Charles Wells
Walter Leighton
Charley Schachner
Clarence McArtor
John Glantz
I. C. Adams
C. Gardner
Iowa City
Chautauqua
Warren Pulse
Bunker Hill
William James
Herman Ritz
Montana
Knight Wagner
Charles Stewart
Lexington
Old Settlers
Wellman
Amos Rankin
Charley Grossman
Ward Essley
Howard Beenblossom
Des Moines
C. R. Been
Howard Wagner
Frank Snider
Graham Farm
John Bloomquist
Bloomquist
Keosauqua
van Buren County
George Fetes
Uncle Walt the Poet Philosopher in Town Gossip
A satirical poem warns of the cynic who shouts about reform and wealth, spreading distrust and denigrating neighbors. It urges readers to resist progress, claim others profit from deception, and fuel perpetual conflict to avoid being left out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job
Board of Trade
Pels
Honor to Whom Honor in Taft Wife Tribute
A newspaper column reflects on President Taft crediting wife influence for his rise, arguing many men are “wife made.” It stresses how wives prod husbands toward better homes, education, and success, and lauds Mrs. Taft for shaping his path to the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honor
United States
Taft
Mr. Taft
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Fox ¢ Dewey
Crone, Oriez & CO
Ternoon
Geo. Peck
South Dakota
Foley
Bright
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McEihipney Drug Co
E. B. Benson
St. Louis
Joe Kos
Fairview
Joe Durst
Missouri
Joe Malichky
Frank Chez
Will Chapek
Hills
J. C. Preston
Kalona
Fred Radda
Grandma Radda
Egypt
New Haven
Olds
Richland
James Bidwell
Ferne Romine
Catherine Trieschmann
Jessie Adams
Epworth League
Colfax
Lettie
Hazel Kelley
Lewis Zilmer
Mr. Zilmer
Arthur Dodds
Ers
Bertha
Esther Miller
Anna Heald
W. A. Curls
C. C. Gardner
B. F
Tipton
Joe Limerman
Lee Messenger
Cedar Rapids
West Chester
Henness and Pringle
Will Kerr
Keokuk County
Sigourney
Henry Matthews
McLaughlin, Fisher & Augustine Elevator Co
D. C. Kilgore
J. BE. Gardner
Indianola
EK. C. Coffman
Dewey
Wyoming
Will Helscher
Helscher Brothers
Frank Stierwalt
Hulse
George Bamford
A. D. English
Herd
Texas
Riverside
Katona
August Engledinger
Canada
A. M. Miller
Elizabeth Miller
Henry Reinke
Tillman
D. P. Martin
K. L. Sanders
George Holmes
Madame Schumann- Heink
C. A. Trumbauer
F. Hl. Glover
Holiness Association
J.F. Robertson
Holy Land
Guy Watkins
Minneapolis
John N. Reinert
Colorado
Cochran
Herman Petratz
Walt
McElhinney
Hoosier
McElhinney Furniture CO
IRS
Marne Desians
CopvriauTs &c
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Newedesters
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St. Washington
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