For Rent 100 Acre Farm Near Crawfordsville
For Rent 100 acre farm a good one 14 cents per mile from Crawfordsville. See Luther Gormly Crawfordsville. 59 51.
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Crawfordsville
Luther Gormly
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1907
Page
5
Christmas Minstrel Draws Crowds at Vienna Club
Local notes promote a Christmas minstrel show at the Vienna club with seat sales opening Friday General admission is 25 cents. The piece mentions homemade Yankee peanut and coconut creams at Vienna and lists attendees Cleo Thomas Miss Mary Tate and Miss Eula Cherry among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Mighty Fine
Funeral services for Mrs Margaret Mintier held at residence
The funeral of the late Mrs Margaret P Mintier was held yesterday morning at 8 45 from the residence on South Marion avenue conducted by Rev W R Sawhill assisted by Rev W O Fisher and the Second United Presbyterian church choir. The remains were laid to rest in Crawfordsville cemetery after a brief service at the grave. Pallbearers were W A Cook H E McCollum J M Lytle J T Matthews J N Sands and J W Maxwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret P. Mintier
South Marion Avenue
W. R. Sawhill
W. O. Fisher
Second United Presbyterian Church
Crawfordsville
W. A. Cook
H. E. McCollum
J. M. Lytle
J. T. Matthews
J. N. Sands
J. W. Maxwell
Clinton couple marks 66th wedding anniversary
In Clinton, Miss Katherine Marie Vanderpool and Elijah Hatton celebrated their sixty-sixth anniversary at home with family. Hatton, 88, and Vanderpool, 86, have lived in Clinton 53 years and Hatton ran a tailoring business for 34 years. Their 1841 marriage followed Hatton’s 1819 birth in Macclesfield England. they have 29 living descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
Katherine Marie Vanderpool
Elijah Hatton
Macclesfield
England
America
Hatton
Coal Vein Found Near Lake City Iowa
A three foot vein of coal was discovered fourteen miles northwest of Lake City at 186 feet. The find is notable as no large vein has been seen before in this area and could unlock regional fuel prospects amid high coal prices. The coal is of good quality and covered by two feet of slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake City
Iowa
Glasses spark chaos in dizzy household tale
A comic dialogue from the Kansas City Times shows Willie fetching his mother's glasses to help his father who is dizzy from trying different pairs. The scene shifts to a mother seeking sterilization of baby milk, and a cockroach floats in the bottle. A museum lecturer jokes about the bearded lady’s husband and her whiskers trimmed Vandyke style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Papa
Kansas City Times
Puck
Misses Deliblingsworth Winter Sisters Plan South Trip
The Misses Deliblingsworth and Carrie and Fannie Winter left last evening for an extended stay in the south. They aim to spend Christmas with relatives in Houston Mississippi before continuing to New Orleans as part of their travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deliblingsworth
Carrie
Fannie Winter
South
Houston
Miss
New Orleans
Local minstrel Christmas night showcases city talent
A festive Christmas night features local performers delivering varied acts. The program highlights community groups and solo artists, celebrating seasonal music and stride with lively dances and holiday cheer.
Borrowed Smiles and Maiden Passing Sweet Verse Snips
A playful verse fragment features a well bred dog owning bachelor and a spinster with a dog. It contrasts refined irony with a maiden passing sweet who offers fudge as they stroll. Two authors Gerald Sullivan and Harlan E. Babcock provide light verse snapshots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Sullivan
Harlan E. Babcock
The Man Without a Country Chapter Plans in Paree
There is material in Paree and more to come for several additional chapters of the Man Without a Country. Doctor Hale might suitably add an further sections to the work.
Local News Briefs Include Chicago Trip and Licenses
Mrs. Winfield Smouse and Mrs. Ralph Dougherty left this morning to visit friends in Chicago. Marriage licenses were issued to Nellie N. Roe and Hazel Crane, and to Lee Craig and Ella Augustine. Mrs. C. J. Warner and Edwin T. Pierce, who attended the funeral of their sister Mrs. E. E. Everson, returned to Medina, Ohio this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Smouse
Ralph Dougherty
Chicago
Nellie N. Roe
Hazel Crane
Lee Craig
Ella Augustine
C. J. Warner
Edwin T. Pierce
Medina
Ohio
E. E. Everson
White Slavers Convicted in Danville Case
Daniel Stokes and wife Sophronia and Gig Martin, all of Danville, were convicted in the circuit court of harboring underage girls. The girls, runaways from the Indiana Girls' School, were sheltered at the Stokes home and deprived of clothing before police rescued them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville, Sr
Daniel Stokes
Sophronia
Gig Martin
Danville
Indiana Girls’ School
Dunville
Martin
Stokes House
Worship by Telephone Reaches Muncie Parishioners
In Muncie Indiana on December 18 a crowd gathered to worship by telephone at the First Presbyterian Church. Central Union Telephone connected hundreds at home who were sick or disabled and unable to attend, letting them hear the service live through receivers at the pulpit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
First Presbyterian Ehb
Central Union
B. M. Nyce
Lawson Elected President as Bay State Gas Faces Receivership
In Philadelphia Dee IL the Bay State Gas company once valued at 180 million dollars elected Thomas W Lawson as president at a stockholders meeting held in the Real Estate Trust company. Lawson's statement says the firm hopes to emerge from receivership with a one million dollar treasury and then become a holding company for large ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dee
Bay State Gas Company
J. Eaward Addicks
Thomas W. Lawson
Lawson
Local Visitors and Callers Pass Through City
Brighton resident Mrs Frank Berry and West Chester businessman Joe Limerman visited the city today. Fairfield area resident John Fischer called yesterday. West Chester’s Mrs D C Kilgore and Mrs Elza Bush of Perlee visited today. Edgington near Airsworth was in town on business. Mrs Elza Bush heads to Sigourney after visiting C E Richardson. Miss Marie Wolf returned home to Harper after a stay near the city. Bert and Mrs Morris moved from Brighton to settle here. Effie Meyers returned to Fairfield after a short visit. A VanSickle plans to go to Oskaloosa for holiday time with Earl Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Neal
Manatchee
Wash
Neal
Crawfordsville
Eula Cherry
Will Cherry
Chicago
Mary
Chas. Harley
Kaw
Okla
James Harley
Johnson's
Frank Berry
Brighton
Joe Limerman
West Chester
Marie Wolf
Harper
Bert Arnold
Effie Meyers
Fairfield
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