Local notices and social updates from Mount Pleasant area
Dr Pratt pick up through Jan 2. Ira Haines visits city yesterday. Mrs Wilber L Miller improving. Charles Holden goes to Burlington for mail run. Chic O Loughlin returns from Burlington. Anna Chance back from Burlington visit. Butterfield and Ed Swift to Crawfordsville. Susung of Des Moines Wheeler Lumber Co in city on business. Passion Play lecture tickets at Tondre Benz millinery. Richland Clarion prints special town write up. High School to hold opening reception per alumni. Democrat introduces Simplex typesetting machine. Buy JOURNAL extras for friends. Washington ads 10 cents. Mrs Julia McAvoy and daughter to Gaylord Kansas to visit Lotrie Darling. Four-NAL extra copies available. Passion Play Dec 18, admission 35c, reserved 50c, children 25c. Miss Millie Lee of Letts in city visiting sister Mrs Charles Brown. Mrs Jas M Thompson returning from Davenport on Firefly. More second hand stores at J N Lewis Co basement. Space limited but news notes Seneca B Dewey's talk before E Iowa Horticultural Society. L D Robinson jeweler offers gift goods. tf
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susung
Wheeler Lumber Co
Des Moines
St.James Church
Tondre & Benz
Richland Clarion
Democrat
Graham Opera House Ticket Prices Listed
The Graham Opera House lists admission at 10¢ 20¢ and 30¢ in an early notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Opera House
Cole air tight stove advertised as best on market
Berdo Rankin's promotes the Cole air tight stove claiming it saves fuel and provides steady heat while burning hard or soft coal and serving as an ornamental stove. The ad emphasizes efficiency and aesthetics for winter heating needs.
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Berdo & Rankin’s
Fourth Ward
Hiram Scofield
Weather forecast for Iowa from Washmerton special
Special forecast notes generally fair conditions in Iowa. Tonight and Thursday show warmer air in the eastern portion and cooler conditions in the extreme west. Wednesday brings cooling in the west.
Local visitors and travelers noted across towns
Howard Carter visited West Chester while Roy Burham toured Riverside and others returned home from trips to Colfax Fairfield Council Bluffs Havre and Minneapolis. W J Eyestone arrived from Council Bluffs after Thanksgiving. Cas Slocum and brothers went hunting Havre Illinois pair plan Montana relocation. Rocky Mountain Tea advertises for babies and Mrs Brown promotes medicine in Bloomington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Crisman
Colfax
Howard Carter
Ainsworth
Lew Dawson
Fairfield
Chas. Cunningham
New York
Winfield
W. J. Eyestone
Council Bluffs
Capt. Roberts
Jackson Township
Fox
Fremont
Iowa
Clara Lanning
Cas Slocum
W. A. Row
Erie
Ill
Havre
Roy Black
Minneapolis
Montana
Coadjutor Chosen for Rademacher Diocese In Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Ind Dec 6 The irre movable rectors of the Roman Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne met to pick three candidates to forward to Rome for appointment as coadjutor to Bishop Rademacher. A parallel list will be sent by the Cincinnati province bishops of Grand Rapids Detroit Columbus Indianapolis Cleveland Covington Louisville and Nashville. The pope may approve none or select himself. Final naming will likely take several months.
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Fort Wayne, Lad
Fort Wayne
Rome
Rademacher
Cincinnati
Grand Rapids
Detroit
Columbus
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Covington
Louisville
Nashville
Rare papers shown at Baraboo Woman's club meeting
Mrs H J Irwin displayed rare newspapers from 18th century to 1681 at Baraboo Wisconsin meeting. Highlights included Pennsylvania Gazette 1728 issues after Franklin editor, Addison Spectator 1711, American Mercury 1808, Loyal Protestant and True Domestic Intelligencer 1681, and London Gazette 1666 recounting the great fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraboo
Wis
H. J. Irwin
Woman’s Club
Pennsylvania Gazette
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Johnson
Addison’s Spectator
American Mercury
Hartford
Loyal
Protestant and True Domestic Intelligencer
London
London Gazette
Local Hens and Visitors Make City Rounds
Local notes list visits and travel across towns. Residents such as Mrs Archer Sam Clegg Captain Critz Lon Brindley Robt Reed Mrs H K Statler Tom Chilcote Rev Thompson Dr Sloan Rev Thomas Jack Woolm and others are mentioned with trips to Cooper Coppock Columbus Junction Birmingham Mount Union and Chicago. Poultry dressing and engraved calling cards are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Archer
Lowa
Sam Clegg
Ainsworth
Capt. Critz
Riverside
Lon Brindley
Robt. Reed
Hotel Allen
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Williams
J. Albert Williams & Co
Dougherty Bros
Est
Baird & Bailey
North Side
Washington
Dr. Pratt
Okomo
Ira Haines
Wilber L. Miller
Charles Holden
Burlington
Chic O'Loughlin
Anna Chance
Butterfield
Ed. Swift
Crawfordsville
Julia McAvoy
Charles Smith
Gaylord
Kansas
Lotrie Darling
St. James Church
Millie Lee
Letts
Mount Pleasant
City
Charles Brown
Jas. M. Thompson
the Heights
Davenport
J. N. Lewis & Co.'s
2Lowes
Seneca B. Dewey
Iowa Horticultural Society
Mt. Pleasant
L. D. Robinson
East Side
W. D. Ament
Dewey
Law and Equity
Oskaloosa Herald
the Evening Journal
Evening Journal
Washmerton
D.C
The
Local Matters
West Chester
Roy Burham
M. Brown
Bloomington
Denver
Thomas M. Gorman
Denver and Rio Grande
Hinglish
Comptroller of the Currency
Thompson
Birmingham
Sloan
Winterset
Thomas
Muscatine
Trinity Chapel
Jack Woolm
Mount Union
Ed Reidy
Henry Ulrich
Columbus Junction
Ware
John Gibson
Maxwell
J A. McCall's
May Jeffrey
Monmouth
W. R. Jeffrey
Cedar Falls
Jeffrey
Charley
Rocky Mountain
Frank
Blanch Murphy
Trenton
West Liberty
DeLong
Lynn
Julia
Rochester
Rey
Allen
East Washington St
Kansas City
Foley
Vror
Jos. Pollard, JR
E. C. Keck
P. O
Windsor Grocery
Ventory
N.W. Corner Square
J. DB. Crail
Washington, Iowa
New York State
Boorn & Co
Missouri
Minnesota
J.C. Smith
Cash Grocery
Isaac Klein
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