Jacob Blickensderfer Dies After Long Illness
Jacob Blickensderfer known as Jacob Blick died at his Grace Hill home after nearly a year of illness. An old Civil War soldier from Company I, 15th Iowa Infantry, he leaves five children and a widow who predeceased him. Funeral set for tomorrow at Grace Hill church with interment in Grace Hill Cemetery. Rev. Romig to conduct.
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Jacob Blick
Grace Hill
Blick
Co. I
Grace Hill Church
Euwene
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Robert
Myrtle
George Neisley
Oklahoma
Mr. Blick
Leterment
Grace Hill Cemetery
Mr. Romig
William T. Blair
Prairie Avenue
Graham
Blairs
Blair
Mr. Blair
Grahams
South
Ice Harvest Underway Near Coppock Narrow Gauge
Harvest is in earnest above Coppock on the river with ice about twelve inches thick. The Narrow Gauge railway has shipped fifty car loads for Chas Parkinson who stores it in the yards and expects around one hundred more before the ice house is full. Harry F. Gerard returned home from Davenport for Christmas. Roberts and Smouse building work resumes with interior near completion. J. W. Kaye and daughter of Maynard visited his brother and then headed to Syracuse and Oklahoma City, planning further travel to San Diego. Jas. Wilson left for Knoxville to coordinate work for the east side firm.
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Coppock
Chas Parkinson
J. W. Kaye
Maynard, Lva
Syracuse
Kan
Oqanon City
Colo
San Diego
California
Chicago cabman chases fare on cable train to collect fee
Chicago cabman Daniel Downey pursued a stylishly dressed woman who boarded a cable train, hoping to collect $2. He halted the car at Madison Street to cause an arrest, with police helping capture the suspect who gave names Mrs. William Delgad and Mrs. W. Hickey. The incident ends with an ongoing court appearance.
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Bash Avenue
Daniel Downey
Eighteenth Street
Downey
Harrison Street
Tolicemen Cummings
Toomey
Madison Street
William Delgad
Warren Avenue
W. Hickey
Lexington
Local Social Notes From Mt Vernon Area
Mrs Arnol Smouse and Miss Florence Smouse visit the Win Smouse home in Mt Vernon Iowa. Miss Smith of Richmond has gone to Muscatine. Mrs Harry Moore of Wellman visits her parents, the Kerrs. Fank Moore leaves for Champaign Illinois to work as a bricklayer. Miles Bradford leaves for Iowa City amid loss of $2650. Miss Lindsap of Fall River Kansas visits her uncle and aunt the Swifts and will depart tonight. Pine Grove School in Highland township holds a Christmas program and tree. Johnson's offers fine cakes and bread for the holiday dinner. Jomeson's urges securing delicacies for New Years. The JOURNAL office will apply a few cords of wood on subscriptions.
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Sol Rich
Laura
Columbus Junction
Owen
Meda Klotz
Nettie
Dimple Blair
Esie Stapp
Mabel Lacy
Mra A. Anderson
Walter Wilde
Peoria
Ill
Lillian Smith
Washington Street
Arnol Smouse
Florence Smouse
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Win Smouse
Miss Smith
Richmond
Dr. Biskamp
Muscatine
Johnson’s
Jomeson’s
Lost and Wanted Notices From Local Journal
Lost A fan ivory stick at Armory. Return to Journal Mise. Wanted A good second hand organ. For sale Journal 64. Wanted Girl for general housework in small family no washing. Apply at Journal office. For sale sugar good all purpose farm 130 acres two miles from Crawfordsville. 604 include Timothy oats apple orchard 60 acres to school inquire A. Hise 56 f.
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Armory
Journal 64
Crawfordsville
A. Hise
A Star Boarder comedy arrives at Grahamfoe Tuesday
The fiany musi cal comedy titled A Star Boarder comes to Grahamfoe on Tuesday December 8. The event details include performance location and timing at the Darrie bharttacs.
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Grahamfoe
Darrie Bharttacs
Senator Depew Marries Mary Palmer in Nice Consulate
In Nice Italy at three o’clock this afternoon Senator Depew of New York and Mrs Mary Palmer were wed at the American Consulate. Also reports say United States Senator Sewall died this morning after a sinking spell yesterday.
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Nice
Italy
Senator Depew
New York
Mary Palmer
Camden
N. J. Dee
United States
Sewall
Death of Captain Richard P. Leary First American Governor
Captain Richard P. Leary of the U S Navy died this morning at the Marine Hospital in Boston. He served as the first American governor of the island of Guim.
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Richard P. Leary
Guam
Boston
U. S Navy
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Marine Hospital
Leary
Guim
Mrs Ida Hood Hosts Whist Party for Varrie Farnsworth
Mrs Ida Hood entertained about twenty friends in Progressive Whist to honor her sister Miss Varrie Farnsworth of Des Moines. Five ladies joined the game and a course dinner followed served by Mrs Jas Harwood and daughter Miss Fanote and Miss Winnie Hood.
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Ida Hood
Varrie Farnsworth
Des Moines
Jas Harwood
Miss Fanote
Winnie Hood
Sul. Rich
Campbell
Adonis Mother-in-Law Trial Sparks Courtroom Scuffle
Edmond Golden a Chicago switchman testifies that Agnes Coates pursued him and loaned him $19.50 he could not repay. She denies romantic advances as Justice Martin orders repayment amid a dramatic murder trial scene at the Pace court.
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Edmond Golden
Adonis
Justice Martin
Edmond
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad
Agnes Coates
Emerson Avenue
Martin
Agnes
Golden
Court hears threats and life insurance link in Goodrich case
The trial draws crowds as the elder Mrs. Goodrich and the late Constable Goodrich’s wife face charges of willful taking life. A read letter from the mother to her son warns kindness to his wife as evidence shifts to a changed life insurance beneficiary and alleged threats from the daughter-in-law. Multiple local incidents follow, including a Behring confrontation at Mrs. Pullman’s home, church vandalism in Oak Park, and a pensioned officer’s mental health concerns. A 76-year-old man wins a license to wed Miss Celia Leipziger, 27, in Chicago.
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William Main
Minoak
Ills
Cacelia Leipziger
Chicago
Quarantine Threats Spark Local Tension Near Skunk River
Near the Skunk river a group of concrete workers threaten to break a smallpox quarantine. Sheriff Teeter was notified this morning and contacted township trustees to enforce the quarantine.
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Skunk River
Teeter
Local Declamatory Contest Draws Speakers
Mrs Fancy McDowell attended in Ainsworth for a declamatory contest. Mrs Blanche Gdon and Miss Edit Baughman also spoke, but only Mrs Gdon will enter the contest.
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Fancy McDowell
Ainsworth
Blanche G Don
Edit Baughman
M Sa G
Don
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