Sailor Captain Samuel C. Flitner Returns To Iowa Life
Brighton recounts the life of Captain Samuel C. Flitner who came to Iowa in 1857 from Maine. Born 1816, he sailed on the May Abril and the John Merrick, enduring storms off Cape Hatteras and a Sevastopol era voyage. He later settled on a farm one mile north of Brighton, living with his wife Sophronia and continuing as a respected local figure.
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Samuel C. Flitner
Iowa
Maine
Brighton
Gardner
New Orleans
Havana
Cap Stearns
Cape Hatteras
Fatner
Mr. Flitner
New York
Colborn
Bunker Hill
Florida
Taylor
Wm. Plimner
Europe
Africa
Bathurst
Gambia River
Sophronia Jackson
Flitner
Cadiz
Spain
Marion
John Merrick
Holmes Tupper
H. Lieyd
Liverpool
Sevastopol
England
France
Constantinople
Galkalava
Homestead Farm and Country Notes from Crawfordsville
A long snippet from a hometown column describes a petite woman at a Crawfordsville area shoe store, local turkey growers Applegate sisters profiting from holiday sales, dental woes of Mrs. Applegate and Mrs. Rose Hasty, a fox hunted by Arehi Soforek and Karl Hasty, icy roads causing many stalled cars near Iowa City, and varying local social visits including Albert Jones family and others in Pleasant Plain.
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Crawfordsville
Applegate
Evening Journal
Arehi Soforek
Karl Hasty
X. Sandyhook
Journal
Iowa River Bridge
Iowa City
Wray Correspondent Notes Local Births and Social News
Mrs W L Bray announces the birth of a 16 percent pound son to Clarence Reighard east of Brighton. Rosella Spalding hosted a duck dinner with family and friends. Busy Bee club elected new officers for the year at the December 15 meeting. Sylvia Meacham and son Lawrence visited CC Dana’s home. Milton Jones of Fairfield visited the Walter Bray household. Mrs George Dickinson spent a day with her daughter Will Hoskins. Zora Ralderson cared for her sister in Richland as Maxine recovered from measles. Charley George suffered hand infection affecting local hog butchering. Gowey family dined with Mullikin. Karl Balderson delivered hogs to Peoria market.
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WEO
W. L. Bray
Clarence Reighard
Brighton
Rosella Spalding
Rolland Spalding
Harry Hamilton
Oz Gowey
Busy Bee Club
Leona Hamilton
Maude Harken
Sylvia Meacham
Lawrence
Near Richland
CC. C. Dana
Milton Jones
Fairfield
Walter Bray
George Dickinson
Will Hoskins
Zora Ralderson
Joy Fuller
Richland
Maxine
Charley George
M. DD. Gowey
John Mullikin
Karl Balderson
Peoria Market
Christmas Near as Ainsworth News Reports Weather
Ainsworth notes scarce good roads and light sun as snow falls. Local items include Mae Wallace in Iowa City on business, illness in the Genkinger family, a baby girl born to Arthur Charlton near Iowa City, and plans for visiting relatives. Social news covers L G club at the Hopping home, a two week meetup in December, and miscellaneous local travels and chores.
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Mae Wallace
Iowa City
Robert Genkinger
Pearl Parcell
Susan
Robert Acheson
Bay
Almeda Hireenblossom
Arthury Charlton
Freddy
Lloyd Hopping
L. G
Geo. Marr
Florence Marr
Delores Hazen
Joella Breenblossom
Hugh = Morris
Claude Kilgore
Ed Davis
Charles Reenblossom
Aledo
Pleasant Ridge Notes Include Visits and Trading
Mrs Ray Reeves reports Olive Underwood visiting her parents. Henry Underwood hosts Dora Saunders and Ralph Kohlicek visits. H Wise trucked Howard Sigafoose s cattle to Chicago Tuesday. Richardson hauled hogs for John Westen Tuesday afternoon. Washington drew crowds to see Santa Claus. Lewis Pacini sold hogs Wednesday with Richardson hauling them.
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Pleasant Ridge
Olive Underwood
Henry Underwood
H. Wise
Howard Sigafoose
Chicago
Richardson
John Westen
Washington
Santa Claus
Ralph Kohlicek
Berlin
Ray Reeves
Dora Saunders
Brighton
Lewis Pacini
Christmas visitors and travel plans across Brighton area
A long list of residents and relatives visit or plan trips from Brighton and nearby towns. Sailors, soldiers, and civilians depart for assignments or return home, with stops in California Wyoming Iowa and Canada. Local social events include lodge installations and a parish card party with bingo and bridge prizes.
Ladies' Auxiliary to the American Legion Meeting
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the American Legion will meet at her home on Thursday December 26. Members are asked to bring jelly donations for the needy as previously planned.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
American Legion
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C. Heacock
Brighton Enterprise
Familly
Ally
Mer
East End
Homestead Farm
Alvin
Ainsty
Albert Jones
Wilma
Wane Ila
Bruce Jones
Pleasant Plain
Lottie Ash
Lucile and
Burton
Alda Watson
James E. Rice
Loren Roberts
Ezra Hadley
A. Wray
Merry Xmas
Tulsa Oil Company
East
Tulsa Oil Co
A. B. Carr & Son
Hubert Horton
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Calif
Grant Horton
China
Allen Mincy
Atchison
Kansas
Fred Duttweiler
Frieda Vanerus
Ralph
Hermosa Beach
Mildred Morgan
Red Oak
Sheridan
Wyoming
Theodore Vanerus
Buffalo
al Bales
Marie
Winnipeg
Canada
FE. E. Swank
George Kime
Wayland
Jimmie
Mt. Pleasant
J. B. Painter
Laban Freak
Olds
JL. C
Floyd Faris
Billie
John Abrahamson
Des Moines
Edith Painter
Glen Willits
Ohio
Willites
Willits
Mildred Gibson
Osceola
Willis Horton
Gibson
Theodore Horton
Cherrie Ann
T. B. Davison
Clarence Smith
The
S. Navy
New London
Conn
Williard Farrier
Will Spencer
Stockport
Wilma Spencer
Phil Weldin
C.D. Weldin
Noble
George W Younkin
Victor Burich
Harold Younkin
Roy Flynn
Oscar Jugenheimer
Rebekahs
Victor Burieh
Oddfellows
St. Mary's Parish
Mary Birka
Clement Mottet
Margie Streb
Euchre
Mildred Sehneider
Edward Sehneider
Lucille Lynch
William Griffin
E. &. Blvythe
John Gase
Joseph Libenguth
Edward Roushek
Stewart's Auto Shop
Riverside
the Riverside
Rebekah Lodge
Gladys Bates
Mary Prymek
Anna Yoonkin
Fol
Scott
Sotis
Ure
Scott Furniture Co
Washington State Bank
Colenso Hotel
Colenso
R. C. Tracy
the National Bank
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