Keota Fire Losses Prompt Insurance Review and Local Happenings
In Keota two major fires within four days prompt investigation into Dr A J Droz property with additional insurance. home and effects worth about 11000. The Wales department store and nearby shops owned by Mrs J S Martin suffered smoke and water damage. Funeral held for Jesse Conklin aged 12 at his grandmother Mrs Geo Conklin's home. Activities include James Watts and wife singing at the Methodist church, Peter Stein elected bank president in Cherokee Oklahoma, and local readers January events and visits.
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Keota
Jesse
Omer
Arlo Conklin
George White
Wayne Miller
C. B. Rayhill
Lou Allender
Ottumwa
Faired
James Watts
Methodist Episcopal Church
Peter Stein
Cherokee
Oklahoma
Farmer's National Bank
Ainsworth Notes Reflect Illness and Loss
Mrs. E W Spessard reports measles reducing school attendance in Ainsworth and expresses sympathy for the Rolla Gardner family after the loss of three sons Martin Walter and Harry. Funeral for the second son set for Tuesday with private cemetery service. Only the Roy Moore home remains under scarlet fever quarantine.
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Ainsworth
Roy Moore
West Chester Notes On Weather Trains and Local Happenings
West Chester reports a mild January with good roads except muddy streets and dusty rural routes. Residents note a new train, Washington visitors, a Marine Corps dog Jiggs funeral, Keota fire at Wales store, and local anecdotes about growing teeth and early spring plans.
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West Chester
Bermuda
Washington
Charlie Stewart
Woodland Lane Woodard
Iowa City
2Nd Marine Corps
Jiggs
Chicago
Keota
Wales
Winter Illnesses Hit Children Hard Then Heal Young
The article notes a harsh winter with children contracting chicken pox, whooping cough, measles, and then mumps in sequence, suggesting many infections in one season. It mentions parental frustration with officials over a speaking date for Mrs. McPhearson and reports stock cars heading to Chicago, plus expected local changes on March 1.
Mortgage Paid by Insurance Ends Family Debt on Farm
A farmer with a $16 000 mortgage bought a $10 000 life policy. He died after two years. the policy paid the mortgage, leaving his family with a debt free farm. The ad touts cost effectiveness of insurance at $264.70 annually for 20 years yielding $5 294 cash value or $10 000 paid up, urging reliance on National Life Insurance Co. Bob Willits, Rep. The Siberian ground freezes to 100 feet as temperatures plunge to 0 below.
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National Life. National Life Insurance CO
U.S. A
Bob Willits
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