Local arrivals and guests join Branch and city event
Frank Sage and sister Jessie arrived on the Branch last evening. Mrs. Brown, visiting in the city, rode the Q home to Lone Tree. Mrs. D. Elder came Friday from Galesburg to visit daughter Mrs. Albert Peterson. E N Toland of Letts assists the Rhyner Military and Concert band in tonight's concert. he is noted as a fine cornetist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sage
Jessie
Mrs. Brown
Lone Tree
D. ©. Elder
Galesburg
Albert Peterson
E. N. Toland
Letts
Rhyner
Toland
Frank Edworthy
Keota
Jas. Wilson
Western Union Telegraph Co
Washington
Nisse Nicholson
Ed Nicholson
Cleveland Dayton
Brighton
Cleve
No. 11
Rock Island
Montezuma
Griffin
Wm, Barton
Chicago
Illustrated Lecture by Rev. Everette Smith in Indianola
Rev. Everette Smith of Indianola will present an illustrated lecture at the First United Presbyterian church next Wednesday at 8 15 pm. The talk, Lights and Shadows, features over one hundred stereopticon views and is described as impressive. A large audience is urged and admission is 15 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette Smith
Indianola
First United Presbyterian Church
Round About Note Dominant Local Visit Reflections
Ainsworth notices list residents and visitors over the holiday period with names such as Eva Davis Wm McBride Charlies Laird Hugh Fitzwater Edith Clossen and John Field. Attendees include Dr and Mrs G F Martin and Miss Mabel Fordyce. Funeral attendance notes and social gatherings are recorded with several travel details among nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Davis
Wavenport
Wm McBride
Cotter
Charlies Laird
Washington
Hugh Fitzwater
Eldon
John Field
Ellsworth
Kansas
Edith Clossen
Crawfordsville
Lee Colton
Columbus Junction
Thomas Marr
Karl Cocklin
F. Martin
Chicago
Jesse Marr
Ralph Thompson
Lulu
Albia
R. G. Kelsey
Charles Laird
Waterloo
E. J. McGahey
Jamesport
G. F. Martin
Christmas Visit Notes And Local Street Scene
Mr and Mrs T Adams spent Christmas at W W Miller's. David Durst was seen on our streets Saturday. Continued on Page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
W. W. Miller's
David Durst
Pure Food Measures Rise In Senate Chair Roles
Capitol Notes from Washington report that new chairmen of the manufacturing committee push pure food legislation. Senator Heyburn begins hearings on introduced pure food bills, following earlier efforts by Nelson and McCumber that failed. The piece also notes debates over a prohibition state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dee
Committee On Manufactures
Heyburn
Idaho
Nelson
Congress
McCumber
Senate
Ileyburnu
Local Notes From Kalona and Surrounding Towns
Kalona and nearby towns report many residents making short business trips and travel to Atlantic Burlington Fairfield West Chester Sigourney and Des Moines. Local concerns include Oklahoma Indian Territory statehood debates and a push for game protection. The issue notes leadership in the Senate and a family reunion in Montezuma. Arthur W. Dunn authored the column.
Washington Man Sues Former Employer for Damages
W L Tetley of Des Moines sues Henry Shank for 5000 in slander alleging false public accusations about Shank and Miss Roundtree, while Tetley claims others circulated the stories and he did not spread them. He says Jessie Shawler carried letters, and he did not copy Shank’s books for competitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Tetley
Des Moines
Des Moines News
Henry Shank
Mr. Shank
Miss Roundtree
Shank
West Tenth Street
Tetley
Jessie Shawler
Christmas visits and services mark busy area social week
Local residents share Sabbath gatherings with relatives in Washington Letts and Muscatine. A young daughter arrives to bless Evan L Davis and wife. Churches host communion and New Year dinner while holidays extend school vacation and community events across Washington and nearby towns.
Goltry Prominence Highlighted in Railroad Ad Plans
Walter Ayres and Frea Smith returned from Chicago where they were on townsite business for C. KR. 1 PRR. R. R. officials value Goltry's future and will feature the town prominently in Oklahoma advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter 8. Ayres
Frea HH. Smith
Chicago
C. KR. 1 & Prr
R. R
Goltry
Oklahoma
Inquiry on immigration and industrial agent in Louisville
A reader is urged to contact G. A. Park, General Immigration and Industrial Agent, Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Louisville KY, for more information about living conditions and potential opportunities. The note questions staying indoors six months and farming the rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Park
Gen’s Immigration and Industrial Ag
Louisville
Nashville
R. R. Go
Louisville, KY
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U. P. Church
Seth Thomas
Lemmon & Lewis, Jewelers
Opticians
Iowa
Nebraska
The
North
Platte Valley
Big Horn Basin
Quest
MAUNE
J. D. Kunath
Senator Lodge
Capitol Notes
the News
John Durst
Kalona
W. L. Derby
Verdi
J. R. George
Atlantic
George Barrett
Burlington
Hugh McCleery
Eva Shaw
Fairfield
M. W. Bailey
Miss Schloesser
Myrtle Sage
Mae Long
West Chester
J. L. Brookhart
B. F. Dixon
Lexington
Bessie Burham
John McCartney
Sigourney
Washburn-Harligan Coffee Company
E. E. Swank
Richland
J. W. Teeter
Mr. Ritchie
Allerton
J. W. Patton
Charles Dodder
Mrs. Williams
Dwinnie Rankin
Alma McCutcheon
North Washington
Clara White
Muscatine
Bessie Moore
Indian Territory
Lacey
Elkins
Lodge
House
Massachusetts
Capitol Topics
Committee On
Blackburn
Hawley
Connecticut
Shafroth
Colorado
Judiciary Committee
Arthur W. Dunn
Washington Man
Elizabeth Vesey
Wait
Lila
Will Arthur
Evan L. Davis
H. H. Smith
Mt. Pleasant
Young and Chrissenger
R .S. Smiley
Grace Cunningham
Cedar Rapids
Blanche
L. B. Pittman
John Boyles
J. C. Vernon
Oskaloosa
Fred Stull
United Presbyterian Church
Henry Sommers
E. T. Neal
al Paschal
Joe Paschal
Cora (Durst) Burham
Ava Durst
Webster
Brinton
Opera House
Fred Skola
Richmond
Racine
R. A. Riley
Warmington
Colenso
Frank Rogers
McKeone & Shields
City Water Works
Milwaukee
Alabama
Florida
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