Exciting incidents in Wellman community notes
Correspondents report a tree on the public highway near Wellman injuring power lines after a boy tried to swing it away from a wire. Washington line crews restored service by eight. Local meetings, obituaries, school trips, and town social events fill the week with residents moving, visiting, and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
A. H Peel
Richard
Washington
Washington Line
Wellman Mutual Telephone Company
Majestic Theatre
Henry Stricker
Dow Street
Mrs. Shrader
Oklahoma
Chas. Johnson
Chris. Cochran
Pilotsburg Aid Society
Warren Matthess
Melvin Augustine
Esther Ashby
George Bishop
Cedar Rapids
Central Life Insurance Co
F. D. Snavely
Maxine
Ladova
Grandpa Snavely
C. C. McReynolds
Thornsburg
Iowa
Gross
Dr. Miller
Rogers
Kalona
Bert Popham
Yankee Lane
Eardley Bell, Jr
Leslie Lewis
Jeanette Hunter
Iowa City
Jeanette
Leslie
Earl Sample
Fairbury
Neb
Lindsey
A. L. Bull
West Liberty
Grant
Dave
Keith Adams
Herman Kabaker
Herman
Chicago
University
Flora Wells
Webster
J. E. Wells
Flora
Albert Longwell
Ernest Baker
Longwell
Lone Tree Visitor Comes To See Sick Grandmother
Fay White from Lone Tree visited his grandmother Mrs Mary White who has been quite sick until Monday. The two were seen at 1 Shrader and Lewis drug store during the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shrader and Lewis Drug Store
Fay White
Lone Tree
Mary White
Brighton Route One News and Holiday Socials
Mr and Mrs Austin D Thomas left for California after weeks at A Laird Woodford home. Howard A and Geo W Woodford attend Farmers Short Course at Ames. Lloyd Jones bought Oscar Leppert farm. Born to Max Waterhouse on January 1. Families visit and travel noted across Brighton and surrounding homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Austin D. Thomas
A. Laird Woodford
California
Herman Ceil
Oskaloosa
James
Harvey Coil
Mt. Hamil
Levi M. Cell
Howard A
Geo. W. Woodford
Ames
Perd Pringle
Idaho
Bryce Pring
G. P. Judson
Fairfield
Lloyd
Floyd Jones
Katherine Buxbaum
Mitchell
H. A. Engle
Will Curl family gripped by flu. Nira notes shift
The Will Curl family has the grippe with Mrs Everette Curl of Wellman helping. Nira school resumes after a two week vacation as Marvel Glanz from South English visits relatives. Local social notes mention dinner among the Longwell Lee Davisson and Green families and various travels to Ottumwa Kansas Iowa City and Wellman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayfield
Will Eckerman
John Green
Wellman
Nira
Marvel Glanz
John Desing
Kansas
Roy Kelly
Iowa City
Local social notes from North English and nearby towns
Mrs Beatrice Brier hosts a Tuesday evening gathering. Mise Christianson, a third grade teacher in North English, visits Mrs Eliza Stannard. Miss Charlotte Whited of Atlantic visits Brighton friends. Misses Dorothy Rollette Grace McCleary and Elsie Fordyce of Libertyville meet Miss Fergle Adkinson en route to Grinnell. Florence Horton and Leona McNees host a towel shower for Mrs Co P Phillips recently married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Brier
Mise Christianson
Eliza Stannard
Charlotte Whited
Atlantic
Old Brighton
Dorothy Rollette
Grace McCleary
Elsie Fordyce
Libertyville
Fergle Adkinson
Grinnell
Florence Horton
Leona McNees
Co. P. Phillips
Supreme Court limits extra judges to 3500 dollar pay
The Iowa Supreme Court upholds Auditor Frank Shaw that district judges appointed to extra seats under the Thirty seventh general assembly were not entitled to increased pay beyond 3500 dollars a year through their unexpired terms ending January 1, 1919. The ruling rejects 4000 dollar annual pay claiming a prohibition on raising public official salaries during a term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preme Court
General Assembly
Frank Shaw
Ition
Supreme Court
Shaw
High Court
Iowa ruling passed after long deliberation in Des Moines
In Des Moines on January 5 a ruling was handed down by Iowa officials after a lengthy deliberation. The decision impacts state policy and outlines next steps for affected parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
National Parks Cover Vast Lands Across States
American Forestry Magazine of Washington reports 18 national parks span 14 states and territories totaling about 8 million acres. The article highlights the widespread federal land holdings and the diverse landscapes protected within the park system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
Territories
Comeprising
Sass
American Forestry Magazine
Weshington
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Clayton Morgan
Rubio
A. L. Stone
Chas. Yacum
Mt. Pleasant
Harvey Pringle
Lyons
Dan
V.S. Moore
Lucy Swisher
John
Wife
Robert
Modale
Margaret Disberry
Marjorie Firaston
Fremont
Helen Kime
A. Q
Dolly G. Allaman
Rozetta
G. W. Wright
Trozette Baptist Church
Eliza Smith
Theodosia Carr
A. D. Kinkaid
Little York
Camp Gordon
Army of Occupation
Sessions
Gary
Ojibway
R. A. Knittle
Riverside
J. A. Lemley
Brighton Farmers Co-op
Wellston
J. K. Duncan
Cotter
L. A
Lytle Farmers’ Elevator
Wayland
H. V. Frank
Valley Farmers’ Union Elev
W. Chester Otto F. Frey
Noble Havre Co-op
Havre
Donald Gowey
Wim. Chapek
Richmond Ager
Crawfordsville
Washington Elevator CO
Indiana
A. F. Knotts
Hammond
Corner Tenth
Broadway
P. W. Meyn
Ind
Bradford Bros
O. S. McGinnity
McGinnity
Philip McCaffrey
McCaffrey
Ojibway, Ont
Essex
Windsor
Ojibway Ojibway
Detroit
The
Steel Corporation
Pennsylvania
Grand Trunk
Canadian Pacific
Essex Terminal
Michigan Central
Pere Marquette
Iinent
Port Arthur
Fort William
Upper Lakes
Montreal
Quebec
Halifax
New York
U. S. Steel Corporation
Dominion of Canada
British Empire
Mr. Gulling
Colenso Hotel
Tom L. Johnston Co
Mich
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