Weather and roads lift spirits in West Chester reflection
A West Chester letter reports abundant rain helping corn while oats suffer, forecasts fine weather ahead, and muses on mailboxes, cars, and the growing importance of autos. It notes railroads vs autos, visits to Washington and Brighton, a large Des Moines railroad meeting, and local hog and fish mentions with folksy reminiscences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Adam
Shine
France
Ft. Bellamy
Jim
Val
Colorado
New York
Jiggs
Des Moines
Washington
Dorbin
Brighton
Des Moines Register
Don Huber
Chicago
Huber
Huber Boys
Cedar Township
Valley
Charles Henry Churchhll
Henry Frank
Charles Henry
Cal. Underwood
Harold Miller
Davenport
Wee
Two cars collide near Brighton injure drivers
On Saturday around six near the river north of town a Ford roadster driven by Dickinson of New Vienna and another car operated by Me W J. Porsiaht of Chicago collided. Both vehicles were badly damaged but the drivers escaped serious injury though cut by glass. Several local residents visited, a family reunion occurred, and a fourth of the day involved local social notices and a rural carriers meeting at the Masonic hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Auc
KE. Helmick
Curtis Bevans
Lyle Arnold
Ore DeWolf
Virgie Meek
Ralph Whiler
Charles Helmick
John Mutller
Des Moines
Washington
Ira Shaffer
Mildred
Audrey June
J. J. Armatrone
Luvs County
Shaffer
Scott McFarland
Manefee
Tom Morgan
Donner
Leo Carr
Pete Hansen
Red Oak
Siddie Ib. Smith
Richmond
Cali
John Weatherwax
Denver
Colo
W. M. Manafee
Ott
Jim Damarst
Frankie Downs
Wapeltos
Jim Riley
Oskaloosa
Henry Menefee
Helen
Masonic Hall
Wayland
Ollie
Sigourney
Winfield
Keota
Wellman
W. W. Jamison
Frank Clark
C. E. Ward
Dorr
Mewnei * Auets
Leona Davison
Sol ‘Koch
Nellie, Hagans
Nellie Kyle
Lorene Hillhouse
Ey W Wood
Bert Dickinson
B. V. Garbry
John Dunbar
Local notes on farms, families, and community events
Dated items show crops and labor at Brichton Canning Co. and Shaffer Bros. hiring. residents travel in Iowa, California, and Japan, with many visits to Des Moines and state fairs. Social news covers picnics, marriages, school trips, reunions, and church activities across Haardscrabble, Wayland, Richland, and Mt. Pleasant communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wikoff
Brichton Canning Co
Shaffer Bros
Floyd Spellman
Iowa
Lawler
Emma Conroy
Des Moines
BP. McCarty
Wm. Elmore
Pasadena
Calif
Golden
Reacher
L. W. Elmore
Zon Lemley
Carrie Lemley
Auc
Stat
Tokio
Japan
Interdenomnational Publishing House
San Francisco
John Néal
L Wittmer
Germanville
Missouri
Louise Rosenfeld
Mildred Hoaglin
Ames
Mildred Horton
Feldiny
Miss Horton
Norway
Community Visits and Birthday Celebrations
Seventy six seventy six. Mr and Mrs Joe Lambert spent Sunday at Clayton Fraeston home. Gladys and Joyce Page visited John Powell home. Helen Green and Mary Martha Mayer joined Lora Huber for a birthday celebration. Ruth and Doris spent days at William Shaffer home last week. Henry Henderson had a oats yield of sixty bu to the were.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley Robertson
Brighton
John Robertson
Matt Wehr
John Flatting
Frank Co.nith
Wanda Ruth
Fred Coakley
Joe Wehr
Frank Conkery
Wayne
Nicholas Bohr
Harper
A. N
John Wehr
Waterloo
Bessie Moody
Paul Sparks
Dorothy
Marjorie
Mary Louise Robertson
Jim Pulver
New Haven
Howard Nagel
Baby
Davenport
Frank Conklty
Gelvin Bowen
Cloyce Dunbar
North Dakota
Haardscrabble
Joe Lambert
Clayton Fraeston
Gladys
Joyce Page
John Powell
Helen Green
Mary Martha Mayer
Lora Huber
Art Stoutner
Soul
Floyd Green
Ruth
Doris
William Shaffer
Henry Henderson
Arthur Romine
Oren
Wilma
John Henderson
Noble Nobles Drive New Ford Coupe in Spotlight
Milton Noble drives a new Ford coupe while Lewis Noble accompanies him as Lester Kra hides in the background in this fragmented social notes snippet from a local page.
Obituary and local notes from Wayland community news
Mrs Jue lius Cox dies at home after illness of three weeks. Hulda Neotzer born near Mt Pleasant in 1857, married Julius Cay in 1873, two daughters Lizzie Roberts and Mrs Clarence Rhum. Funeral at Methodist church. Local families update as residents travel, births, and moving plans near Mt Pleasant and Wayland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Juelius Cox
Hulda Neotzer
Mt. Pleasant
Julius Cay
Lizzie
Wilber Roberts
Clarence Rhum
Methodist Church
Cox
Wite
Wait Lodhgren
Iowa City
Clair
Gore
Sam Bergh
Niagara Falls
Rera Wittmer
C. Wittmer
Marie
Edward Kretbel
Oscar Roth
Richard
Fairfield
Ed Kauffman
Albert Roth
Dorothy Marie
Homer Davidson
Lester Krebel
Ed Springer
Nebraska
Crawfordsville Social News Highlights
Flora Hoover and daughter Minnie of Albia Iowa visit Mrs Sarah Davidson in Crawfordsville. Claus De Long and baby from Clinton IL visit grandmother Ella De Lone and Hu ber T Huston. Mrs Huston undergoes appendicitis surgery at Burlington hospital. Arnold Kongable of Winfield visits grandparents J S McCleary. Vera Yeager returns from Waterloo and Tipton. John Wooley Calumbia Mo Katharine Bursham Cedar Falls and Mrs J F Buxbaum arrive after Missouri trip.
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Crawfordsville
Flora Hoover
Minnie
Albia
Iowa
Sarah Davidson
Claus de Long
Baby
Clinton, HL
Ella de Lone
Huber
T. H. Huston
Burlington Hospital
Huston
Lee
Arnold Kongable
Winfield
J. S. McCleary
Vera Yeager
Waterloo
Tipton
John Wooley
Calumbia
Katharine Bursham
Cedar Falls
J. F. Buxbaum
Missouri
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Abe Martin
Oun Aim
MH Sherved
West Side Square
Mik Vera
Vien
Silk
Bill
Mr. Pleasant
Floyd Shockley
Kenneth Goff
Goff
Illinois
Arthur’ Mitchell
Portage
Wisconsin
Andrew Rinner
Stella
Margaret Benson
Ralph
Henry Rinner
J. A. Frey
Roy
Raymona Nicholson
Hoskins
BE. J. Prey
Jacob Leichty
Oregon
Efeher Sunday School
J. 8. Roth
Burney
Montana
Louis Noble
Joseph
Pleasant Wedneday
Aug
Clarence
Jacob Underwar
Near Wayltned
Mamie Lelehty
8Inon Gingerich
Milt Dayton
Oren Romine
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