Valley Ladies Aid holds all day quilting meeting
The Valley Ladies Aid society met at Mrs. Sam Munson's home with eleven members and six children present for a quilting and cafeteria dinner. A Christmas Box was packed for the Evangelical Orphans Home in Hoyleton Illinois. The group planned no regular meeting for two weeks due to New Year’s church dinner and set a January 6 all day meeting with Mrs. Andy Brinning.
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Valley
Valley Ladies’ Aid Society
Sam Munson
Evangelical Orphan's Home
Hoyleton
Illinois
Andy Brinning
Fern Hartnell
Emma Augustine
Myrtle Frank
Sunday Socials and Family Visits Highlight Local Life
Mr and Mrs Paul Sparks spent Sunday at the Moody home. Mable Carris visited John Wehr. Ralph Kleese and Clarence Fulton shopped in Washington for Christmas. Marion and Glen Robertson dined at Uncle John Robertson. Matt Wehr traveled to West Chester to meet Grandpa Schumacher. Paul Sparks hauled corn to Clarence Lynn. Wilfred Wehr visited Jim Pulver. Mrs John Wehr sleigh rode and called at Frank Conkly's. Genevieve and Alice Wehr spent weekend at home. two weeks away. Glen Smith helped Brum move cattle from Wellston. Frank Smith went to Illinois for his brother's death. Mr Wm Sexton returned to Waterloo.
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Paul Sparks
Moody
Mable Carris
John Wehr
Ralph Kleese
Clarence Fulton
Washington
Marion
Glen Robertson
John Robertson
Matt Wehr
West Chester
Grandpa Schumacher
Harper
A. C. Streigel
Clarence Lynn
Wilfred Wehr
Jim Pulver
Phipps
Frank Conklty
Genevieve
Alice Wehr
Glen Smith
D. BE. Brumback
Wellston
Frank Smith
Illinois
Mr. Smith
Wm. Sexton
Waterloo
Ad Offers Junk and Hides Buy at Stuart Hotel
A terse classified style note invites readers to call Ben Share at the Stuart Hotel if they have hides furs or junk for sale or disposal with a promise of fair handling.
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Ben
The
Stuart
Christmas program delights crowd at Hardscrabble school
A good sized audience enjoyed a Christmas program at Hardscrabble schoolhouse on Wednesday. Twelve children performed a splendid show then Santa handed out presents and treated attendees.
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John Wehr
Hardscrabble
Matt Wenr
Orides
Tols Old Santa
Clarence Fulton
Mush and corn sugar faith in Iowa letters
A West Chester correspondent chronicles travels to Washington and Keota Iowa with musings on mush and corn sugar profits. He recalls meeting locals including Alex Miller and W. Farland, cites sugar, whiskey costs, and wages, and muses on corn’s price impact, local jubilee trees, and music observations.
Noble Nobles Shipped Cattle and Hogs to Chicago and St Louis
Five cars of cattle and one car of hogs were shipped from Noble to Chicago and one car of hogs to St Louis on Tuesday. The community welcomed Rev H J Krabill of Reediy Calf, Cal.She preached in the Eicher church Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning. George Herzog has been ill but is slowly recovering. The John Graber family faced a month of sickness but are slowly mending and hope all will be well soon.
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Keota
Bethlehem
Emmanuel
Santa Chius
Methodist Church
Ezra Eckerman
Kinrosa
Kate B. Glover
J. G. Henderson
West Chester
Stephen
S. K. Statler
Elder
Shannon
Union
State Bank
Iowa
Ike
Little Jack Little
Normandy
Kentucky
Old Vicginia
Bankers Life
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Noble
Chicago
St. Louis
H. J. Krabill
Reediy
Eicher
George Herzog
John Graber
Rev Porter Heads to Albia from Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Iowa December 19 Reverend W C Porter departed Crawfordsville for Albia to attend religious duties. The note records the travel of the local reverend and his destination.
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Crawfordsville
W. C. Porter
Albia
Local notices and sports wrap from the region
Mrs Porter to take his phe. Mrs J B McCoy mourns the death of her nephew Frank McCoy in Kansas. Misses Margaret and Marian Davidson return from Monmouth College for a three week vacation. Olds teams defeat ours 23 to 3 for girls and 15 to 5 boys with August Moore of Mt Pleasant refereeing. Doris Maxwell a Mt Union teacher visits. Milburn McKay and Lee Holland from Washington attended Friday’s basketball games.
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Sabbeth
Porter
J. B. McCoy
Frank McCoy
Kansas
McCoy
Matthew McCoy
Margaret
Marian Davidson
Monmouth
Ill
Olds
August Moore
Mt. Pleasant
Doris Maxwell
Mt. Union
Milburn McKay
Lee Holland
Washington
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Nellie Pfeifer
Irma Black
Olive Pfeifer
George Augustine
Alfred Steinbeck
Rubio
Ralph Augustine
W. J. Pfeifer
Will Brinning
Henry Luithly
George Hotle
Near Rubio
E. L. Breitenbach
Lee Henry
J. C. Henry
Junior
California
Plymouth Rock
Knox Gelatine
Benteco Kash Store
Alex Miller
W. W
Me.Farland
Jersey
Boyd Berdo
L. W. Gordon
Tom Dempsey
H. I. Ward & Co
Washington, Iowa
East Side Square
Carter’s
Michael Stern & Co
Harry
Dad
Carter
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