Local and Personal Notes From Washington and Des Moines
Col C J Wilson attended Governor Clarke inauguration in Des Moines. J A Lindsay of Wellman visits Washington. he is district deputy for the Odd Fellows. Rothschilds advertise lace and embroidery sales and cloaks at cost. Local supervisors review office books. various residents travel to Des Moines and Sigourney for visits. A mix of promotions, weddings, and social notices fill daily life items across Wellman and nearby towns.
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Col
C. J. Wilson
Des Moines
Clarke
JA. Lindsay
Wellman
Washington
Odd Fellows
Rothland
Child's
W. Brookhart
Local social notes mark weddings and receptions across county
A string of events features Mr and Mrs Will Fleming hosting a reception for Mr and Mrs Arthur Wylie, Miss Anna Birney entertaining guests, and Mrs C W Stewart hosting an anniversary party. The marriage of Miss Clare Louise Jay to Mr Walter Smith was held at the Carris home with a large gathering and a four course luncheon.
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H. Benn
Grace Benn
Sigourney
Charles McCreedy
Walter E. Smith
Clare E. Jay
Samuel Turkington
Wyman
Lola M. Harrison
Winfield
J. F. Willits
Ruth Willits
Cloud Willits
Bert Willits
New Boston
Will Fleming
Arthur Wylie
Anna Birney
W. A. Birney
C. W. Stewart
West Main Street
Mrs. Stewart
Stewart
Wylie
Fleming
Cloid Willits
Willits
Miss Grace
J. B. Libe
J. S. Wilson
Ruth Wilson
Ed Myall
Ruth
Ill
A. 8. Smith
City
Horace Worley
Miss Ruth
Ainsworth
Clare Louise Jay
Walter &. Smith
D. Carris
Keota
Edith Carris
D. I. Coon
First Baptist Church
Verva Saunders
Joyce
Cedar Rapids
Mendelssohn
Mrs. Carris
Anne Houdek
Ida Carris
Esther Brindley
Ray Lemley
Frank Creath
FE. C. Carris
Mary Lemley
Grace Jones
Helen Duke
Ruth Gibson
Glen Beal
Jay Carris
Edith
Smith
Washington
Ezra Smith
Washington County
State Agricultural College
Ames
Missionary and Ladies Aid Society Meetings
The Woman's Missionary society of the Presbyterian church meets with Mrs. C. W. Stewart Friday January 17 at 2 30 PM. A full attendance is desired. The Ladies Aid society of the M E church meets at the church Friday at 2 PM to finalize plans for the annual dinner at the church next Tuesday January 21. A full attendance is desired.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
C. W. Stewart
Ladies Aid Society
M. FE
Funeral for Mrs. Mattie Reinders Held at Home
The funeral for Mrs. Mattie Reinders will be held tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. at her daughter Mrs. John Gerdes home northeast of the city. Rev. Chr. T. Rasche will conduct the service. The funeral party will depart at 10 a.m. for Gridley NL for interment.
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Mattie Reinders
John Gerdes
Chr
T. Rasche
Gridley, NL
U of Iowa Law Seniors Plan Mustache Growth
Iowa City reports senior law students at the State University agree to grow upper lip mustaches by May for their entry to Iowa's bar. Over forty embryonic lawyers appear on campus, drawing humor as coed favorites may boycott the portraits.
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Iowa City
State of
Iowa
State University
Billy Sunday Visit Sparks Keokuk Religious Interest
Rev. Foster rushed to organize a field effort in Keokuk to leverage Billy Sunday’s arrival. Sunday had just recovered from an appendicitis operation in the East and traveled to Keokuk against medical advice to strike while the city’s religious sentiment was high.
Pastor of Keokuk Church Resigns After Eight Years
Rev. Harry B. Foster surprised congregants at the Union Presbyterian church in Keokuk by announcing he plans to seek a new field. He began his Keokuk ministry in September 1904, about eight and a half years ago, just before Billy Sunday’s revival.
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Keokuk
Jat
Uaried Presbyterian Church
Harry B. Foster
Foster
Billy Sunday
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CG. F. Stierwalt
Robert Donnell
Rock Island
Knoxville
Stierwalt
Beatrice Smith
Rothschild’s
County Board of Supervisors
Columbus Junction
Bruisers
KR. C. Ferguson
West Chester
J. A. Ferguson
Rothschild's
Tom Farrier
Mr. Farrier
James Farrier
Verdi
Shaw
H. M. Eicher
State Board of Education
D. J. Adams
Hitchcock
C. M. Keck
Chicago
Mary Timmons
Dougherty Bros
Amanda Clark
Meadville
Charles Lovelett
Ainsworth and
Gladwin
KE. C. Pelley
Anna Pelley
A. L. Crane
St. Joseph, Mo
Miss Pelley
Vera Miller
W. Bobbitt
Jeff Dayton
Rev
S. D. Carris
C. A. Boice
The
State Medical Society
Katheryn Snider
Lockridge
A. F. Arnold
E. C. Boarts and Children
Council Bluffs
A. J. Knauss
J. M. Wagner
A. Wagner
San Antonio
Texas
Herty Bros
F. L. Woodburn
Friends
R. D. van Nest
Davenport
D. H. Goble
P. Maxwell
Stephen Hayden
George Jarrard
Mildred
Lone Tree
Silas Caldwell
A. A. Cairns
Episcopal Chapel
J. A. Boyer
H. J. Griffith
Mediapolis
Clare Nicholson
Havre
John Putnam
J. Martin White
N. O.loughlin
East Mai Street
Fred Bartholomew
George Teas
Mr. Teas
Mc Society
J. A. Harwood & Son
SalTone Wee
Robbins
Washington, Iowa
John H. Briley
John S. Stewart
West Side
Sade
And
Mittens
Kimonas
Owa
Keokuk Church
H. B. Foster
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