Local News: Moves and Sales Round About Grace Hill
Jan 11 in Grace Hill I M Lewis moved to Pekin. P H Richardson, back from Keokuk, had cancer surgery and is doing as well as expected. Charles Bloomquist sold out and bought a quarter section in Missouri. W T Sankey sold property to George Lemley for 400 dollars. Will rented the old Carkuff farm for next year. Albert McKinstry of Olathe Kansas visits his parents.
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I. M. Lewis
Pekin
P. H. Richardson
Keokuk
Charles Bloomquist
Missouri
W. T. Sankey
George Lemley
Will
Carkuff Farm
Albert McKinstry
Olathe
Kan
Local Social Notes From Yarmouth Area
Mrs. J B Jones guests with Mrs N J Lease return to Yarmouth. Mrs George Yeager visiting Washington. Mrs R O Cunningham weaker. Lizzie Wooley and nieces spend day in Washington. D O Burris travels to Washington. Evan Coffee and Attorney Rose visit town. Mrs Anna Anwy ill east of town. About seventy three friends celebrate Edmund Longs eighty third birthday at Mrs A T Sewells home. Long in good health with seven children sixteen grandchildren and seven great grandchildren present.
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J. B. Jones
N. J. Lease
Yarmouth
George Yeager
Washington
R. O. Cunningham
Lizzie Wooley
Jennie
Nina
D. O. Burris
Evan Coffee
Wellman Advance
Attorney Rose
Wellman
Anna Anwy
Edmund Long
A. T. Sewell
Long
Mrs J B Norris Returns From Muscatine Visit
Mrs J B Norris arrived home in Ainsworth after visiting her grandmother Mrs George Royce in Muscatine yesterday evening.
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J. B. Norris
Muscatine
George Royce
Washington Visitors and Family Gatherings Highlight Local Notes
Mrs Samuel Thompson and her son Nelson of Washington visited sister Mrs W A Walker yesterday. Mrs Elizabeth Case of Kansas visits daughter Mrs B F Oakes. J H Pearson made a business visit in Washington. Mr and Mrs John Strain attended a family reunion for Edmund Long of Wyman with over seventy relatives. Charlies Hebner of Washington is a business visitor today. Mrs J A Crawford is reported improving. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Wilson Sunday. Mr and Mrs William Gardner of Havre visit James Gardner’s family. Mac Moore of Crawfordsville is also noted.
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Samuel Thompson
Nelson
Washington
W A. Walker
Elizabeth Case
Kansas
B. F. Oakes
J. H. Pearson
John Strain
Edmund Long
Wyman
J. A. Crawford
Frank Wilson
William Gardner
Havre
James
A Royal Slave Comedy to Play Tomorrow at Graham
Tomorrow evening the Graham hosts a scenic comedy titled A Royal Slave. The performance promises light entertainment and local audience appeal with a likely lively cast and stage setting.
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the Graham
Disappearance of Dick Peck Baffles Havre Community
Dick Peck, a young worker at Arthur Therion's sawmill two miles south of Havre, vanished after leaving for dinner at the Will Mitchell home a week ago Saturday. He left his clothing and wages at the Therion residence, and his family lives in Stockport. Some fear he drowned after skating on thin ice, but his skates remained at the Therion home. The community hopes he is alive and well.
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Crawfordsville
Evening Journal
Havre
Dick Peck
Arthur Therion
Mr. Peck
Mr. Therion
Will Mitchell
Therian
Stockport
Therion
Wallace Resigns From Washington National Bank Post
At the annual stockholders meeting in Washington National Bank rooms the officers remained W. W. Wells as President and A. H. Wallace as Vice President. Leigh H. Wallace, formerly Assistant Cashier, resigned and Fred H. Smith was elected to succeed him.
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Washington National Bank
W. W. Wells
A. H. Wallace
J. A. Young
Leigh H. Wallace
William A. Cook
J. A. Harwood
F. L. Wison
Fred H. Smith
Fred Custer Hurt Unloading Wood in City Saturday
While unloading wood in the south city area on Saturday, Fred Custer was thrown from a wagon as a missile struck a horse. The horse reacted causing Custer to be tossed and his arm was thrown out of place, leaving him laid up for several weeks.
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Fred Custer
Fred
West Chester Visitors and Local Notices
Mr F G Chesley of West Chester visited the city. Fritz Knecht, once ill, is reported improving. J D Dayton of West Chester passed through en route to Chicago with a load of horses. John H Stewart backed by Senator J A Young was chosen assistant door keeper of the Senate. An error in last week’s court report misstates the McAvoy case. Mrs McAvoy secured a divorce from Samuel McAvoy.
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F. G. Chesley
West Chester
Fritz Knecht
J. D. Dayton
Chicago
John H. Stewart
J. A. Young
Senate
McAvoy
Samuel McAvoy
A Royal Slave at the Graham Wednesday
A Royal Slave at the Graham Wednesday evening stands out as a top performance of the season. Seats are selling with popular prices of 25c 50c and 75c.
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Graham
The
The Fire Crowd Explains Firemen as Public Heroes
A New Orleans Times-Democrat note discusses why crowds admire firemen yet desire dramatic fires. It argues spectators crave excitement and a heroic struggle, with most watchers motivated by curiosity rather than direct stake, while a few attend for bread or home concerns.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Local visitors and ads fill West Chester city page
Local Hews reports residents and visitors in the city including Dr. Droz J Bidwell Don Brindley Claude White and M C Struble among others. Notes window display at Columbia Pharmacy and business courses offered. Tom Ford sells stock Wolfe Bros relocation to Missouri and Graham cinema announces Royal Slave show with ticket details.
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Dr. Droz
West Chester
J. Bidwell
Coppeck
Don Brindley
Lexington
Claude White
Davenport
Striking Clock Frustrates Mr Glossup
Mr Glossup greets a guest and complains the clock in his room loudly strikes the hours, waking him. He laments the clock’s persistence and contemplates winding only the timekeeping mechanism, thanking his visitor for the simple suggestion that may quiet the clock.
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Mr. Glossup
Johnson
Jemima Wilkinson Walk on Water Promise at Keuka Lake
The essay recalls Jemima Wilkinson founding a Keuka Lake colony and claiming she could walk on the water. A large crowd gathered as she asked followers if they had faith, they answered yes, and she concluded that faith would save them without her performing the feat.
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Keuka Lake
New York State
Bluff Point
Jemima Wilkinson
Syracuse
Reed’s Wry Quip Amid Staircase Mischance
A humorous anecdote recalls Thomas B. Reed slipping halfway up a stairs and hearing his friend shout who is that. The quick retort from Maine, Elser rolling rapidly, saved the moment with a biting joke at his own expense.
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Thomas B. Reed
Reed
Maine
Chickweed as barometer of weather and colonist footprints
The chickweed, likened to the plantain and named by Maoris as the mark of the pale face, is described as a plant that blooms with fair weather and closes with rain, serving as a natural barometer and symbol of colonial tracks in New Zealand.
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New Zealand
Blind man and boy compare senses in penny nickel test
In a Chicago Record-Herald item, a blind man’s boy claims he can distinguish dimes from pennies and nickels from quarters by touch while Hardphist’s son asserts his father can tell the difference by smell. The exchange highlights sensory tricks between two families.
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Old Hardphist
Chicago Record-Herald
Fragmented note on a woman seeking return of stolen property
A terse statement claims a woman would not advertise for the return of stolen goods without asking questions. It suggests she would either seek answers or face death, implying a dangerous or fatal stance.
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Ainsworth
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Burlington
Iowa
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W. Savage
Raymond Hitchcock
DoDo
H. M. Blossom, Jr
A. G. Robyn
Studebaker Theater
Frisco System
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Meltville
Gwestern
Omaha
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Ken
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Ren
Walia
M. C. Struble
Wellman Savings Bank
G. Fox
Washington Telephone Co
Ed Tulse
Keota
J. A. Y. Ashby
R. Riley
Waterloo
Charles Miller
Williams
Jessie
Iowa City
Brighton
D. H. Kelley
Hugh Dougall
Alpha
C. G. Raguet
Tom Ford
Dublin
Wolfe Bros
Edison
Thos. A. Edison
Civic Hotel
T. AH. Ghilcote
New Mexico
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Alamogordo
el Paso
Tucson
Phoenix
Yuma
Rock Island
Rock Island System
H.W. Russel
Foley
James Coffee
Raymond
C. J. Bishop
Agnew, Mich
Mie
N. Jackson
Danville
Ill
J. W. Bryan
Lowder, Il
Columbia Pharmacy
Southeast Corner Square
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