Local and Personal Notes Near Chautauqua Park
Baseball tomorrow at grounds near Chautauqua park. Clayton Brady returned home from a two week trip in Mexico. Various locals noted visiting relatives or on business, including L F Stoke, Winfield, and Win Smouse returning from Texas. Jean Huysmans advertises ladies tailoring opposite the post office. Verna Stahl of Ottumwa visits her aunt Mrs. Darbyshire. Mrs. Chal Ford and daughter Rhea travel to Muscatine to visit Mrs. Ford’s niece Mrs. John Barry. Mrs. Charles Pauls returns from Brighton. Opal Guy goes to Fairfield for Chautauqua and visits with Miss Lehrer. Rev H T Jackson of Ainsworth passes through en route home from Stronghurst. Jean Huysmans tailor ad. J C McGlade visits city en route to Chariton for new year. Ora Henderson returns from Omaha and Creston. Marie Schmidt of Ainsworth visits friends. Clara Coulter to Ainsworth for the day. Will B Lowry the bird imitator at the Star tonight with two pictures. Nellie and Mabel Stevenson Keota shop and Chautauqua. Nellie Evans from New Sharon visits George Sigler’s home en route home from Uniontown. C H Perez of Seneca, a student at Illinois, visits Keota. Alsey Hopkinson, Mabel Hopkinson, and Lois and Lloyd Bauer from West Chester attend the Chautauqua. Mrs. John Beatty travels to Burling ton to visit her brother. Mrs J B Crail to Winfield for two days at her mother’s home. Maude and Mamie McCreedy depart for Colorado Springs for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. McGlade
Corydon
Supt
Fuller
Chariton
Ora Henderson
George Welsh
Omaha
Neb
Creston
Miss Tina Patton Leaves for Chicago Trimming Post
Miss Tina Patton departs at two this morning on the Rock Island to Chicago for a few weeks in a wholesale millinery house to prep for her fall season as a trimmer at an undisclosed employer. Accompanying her is Miss Edith Patton of Columbus Ohio who will return home after visiting J. W. Patton. R L Stewart has bought a half interest in a Crawfordsville general store from J T Anderson and moved there with Mrs Stewart. Anderson had purchased the business from Griffith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tina Patton
Rock Island
Chicago
Edith Patton
Columbus
Ohio
J. W. Patton
Edith
R. L. Stewart
Kaye & Lytle Grocery
J. T. Anderson
Crawfordsville
Mrs. Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Orn
Mr. Anderson
Mr. Griffith
Marie Dittmer
Smith
Washington
Iowa
Peoria
Ill
McCarty
Marshal Pratt
Burlington
Great Nine Cent Sale Visitors Arrive in City
Mr and Mrs D A Hammer of New York City arrived today to visit at the home of E B Hammer. Mrs D H Goble and daughter Miss Flossie of Des Moines left to visit friends in Ainsworth after staying with P Maxwell and Ralph Keller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Hammer
New York City
Mr. Hammer
E. B. Hammer
D. H. Goble
Miss Flossie
Des Moines
P. Maxwell
Ralph Keller
Ainsworth
Ezra Gardner
Edna
Lexington
City
Community visits and travels noted in local diary
The city records numerous brief social calls and trips. Delia Hartman returns from a week with her brother Roy Hartman in Fairfield while G W Pixley and wife visit Webb Pixley in Mt. Pleasant and Wo Pixley in New London.
John Paul Jones Story From a Village to the Sea
A narrative recounts John Paul Jones born in Scotland as John Paul a quick tempered boy who loved fine clothes. He ships as a cabin boy and travels to America where he allies with the colonists and becomes a famed naval commander noted for decisive battles including the Serapis. He dies in Paris as a poor man, later buried in the United States with honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbigland
Scotland
Johnny Paul
Johnny
America
John Paul
Virginia
John Paul Jones
England
Great Britain
American Congress
Louis XVII
John Pan Jones
Paris
United States
Daddy
Neighbors Host Informal East Main Street Bridge Evening
An intimate gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Will White’s East Main home featured three bridge tables and a luncheon. Out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Owen Wilson of Omaha Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will White
East Main Street
Owen Wilson
Omaha
Neb
Bridge
Army shoes for Company DP boys ready for delivery
Army footwear ordered for the Company DP boys is now ready. Call FOX & DEWEY store for pickup or delivery details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FOX & Dewey
Roosevelt Welcomes Daughter Grandchild of Former President
Theodore Roosevelt Jr and his wife welcomed a daughter today at their Pacific Avenue home. The elder Roosevelt had campaigned against race death, and the stork’s visit marks a family milestone with the newborn girl.
Paroled man Elmer Smith freed by judge order
Elmer Smith alias Elmer Miller, sentenced with C T Knowles on June 15 to six months in the county jail, is paroled under sheriff guardianship. Judge B F Preston suspended sentence last night. Smith must report every thirty days. He helped recapture a jail escapee and is deemed a model prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Smith
Elmer Miller
CTI Knowles
McCarty
B. F. Preston
Smith
C. H. Knowles
Fred Mauthe
East Washington Street
Knowles
Alfred Fierce
C. A. Dewey
Handshakes Reveal Character Says Bulwer
Bulwer argues that a man's nature is shown by his handshake. A warm clasp signals genuine warmth and integrity, while a sweet smile may mask cold or calculating intent. The right hand's trustful grip embodies honest impulse and strength of character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulwer
Chesterfield
Real Enthusiast as a Sportsman Phrase in Quotation
A passage contrasts an earnest enthusiast with a self branded sportsman remark. The Catholic Standard and Times quoting draws a humorous characterization of zeal and self image in a concise dialogue excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towne
Standard and Times
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chautauqua Park
Clayton Brady
Old Mexico
F. L. Stoke of
Winfield
Win Smouse
Texas
Jean Huysmans
Verna Stahl
Ottumwa
Mrs
al Darbyshire
Chal Ford
Miss Rhea
Muscatine
Charles Pauls
J. C. White
Brighton
Opal Guy
Fairfield
Florence Lehrer
H. T. Jackson
United Presbyterian Church
Stronghurst
Til
Post Office
Marie Schmidt
Clara Coulter
Will B. Lowry
Star
Lowry
Nellie and
Mabel Stevenson
Keota
Nellie Evans
New Sharon
George Sigler
Uniontown
Penn
C. H. Perez
Seneca
Kansas
University of Illinois
Alsey Hopkinson
Mabel Hopkinson
Lois and Lloyd Bauer
West Chester
John Beatty
Jacob Hering
J. B. Crail
William Smiley
Maude
Mamie McCreedy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Delia Hartman
Roy Hartman
G. W. Pixley
Mt. Pleasant
Aura Hopkinson
Perry Hopkinson
Methodist Church
Ethel Preby
Delta
Romeo Oaks
William Peifer
John Keiser
Earl Erdice
al Cocklin
Sunnyside
Wash
W. R. Hinckley
Lone Tree
H. L. Parrott
I. Rothschild
Mrs. Rothschild
Mrs. Gradwohl
Kansas City
Margaret Nivers
Lee Ashcraft
Vera Rogers
M. ©. Foster
J. W. Abram
Peoria, NL
R. H. Walker
R. B. Alberson
John
Richard
Sarah
A. N. Alberson
J. J. Kellogg
Robert Breen
Art Hazen
J. S. Hazen
Hazen
Joe McElhinney
Colorado
Holdredge
Nebr
Mr. McElhinney
Will Nelson
A. van Sickle
Earl Lewis
Fred van Sickle
KK Society
Samuel W. Neal
Myrtie A. Knapp
Mystic Workers of the World
Woodman Hall
Circle of the Baptist Church
Sherm Brindley
STECK
Steck’s Jewelry Store
R. Stuart & Son
Royal Market City
Mutual
Theo, Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
San Francisco
Evening Journal
Theodore Roose
Velt
Stork
Roosevelt
Tion
Tage
Pacific Avenue
Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr
Onvurtek, Hughes & Ob
J. F. McNamara & Sor
Chas. L. Brainard
Soutn
Marion Avenue
Windsor
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