News Notes From Neighboring Towns and Country
Our correspondents report visits by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hutt of Gordon Nebraska to Ethan Brooks and family. Birth announced for a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bohn of Manson. Ruth Mae Christner wed S Emerson Wittrig at the Christner home with Rev. HJ Schrag officiating. Wedding gifts noted and plans to reside on the Wittrig farm in Stringtown. Several local residents share visits and greetings, including Mrs. William Nitz and baby Ruth Maxine. Mrs Embree injured. currently recovering in Washington County Hospital. Families recall summer supplies and neighborly gatherings as Keota and Washington counties appear in notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Hutt
Gordon, Neb
Magaret Wittrig
HJ Schrag
Eicher Menonite Church
Eicher Church
Stringtown
William Ntz
Ruth Maxine
Washington
J. J. Rich
Edw. G Widmer
Ethan Brooks
Emmerson Wittig
Wilbur Schantz
John J. Rich
Paul Mast
John Alliman
Emery Lelehty
Brooks
Nellie Brooks
Bill and
Geors
J.T. Wenger
Wilbur Schantzashington
West Chester Notes and Local News Tidbits
West Chester residents report on transport tunnels, cold weather, and community happenings. Mentions include the Coster Tunnel project, endless work with little stoppage, and a broadcast by President Hoover. Also covers local travel, family moves, and PTA treats for students.
Cattle Shipment and Local Updates Across Eureka
Ward Essley sent cattle to Chicago and returned. Carl Saltenberg covered chores. Roads remain drifted. some fences down. Howard Wagner shipped hogs. no Sunday School due to road closures. Max Owen visited with Clark Wagner. John Dodds hauled corn from Baxters. Mrs Beenblossom’s sister Clara and husband from Cedar Rapids helped with flu siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinton
R.R
Ward Essley
Chicago
Carl Saltenberg
Howard Wagner
Eureka
Max Owen
Clark Wagner
John Dodds
Fred Wagner
Baxters
D. Glenn Beenblossom
Clara
Cedar Rapids
Morgan Correspondent Notes Local Social Week
CLAY January 16 Rev Conrad returned to Webster after a week here. Mrs WO Morgan spent days at Brighton. Johnny Robinson visits South Dakota. Mr and Mrs A J Meachman entertained the members and husbands Wednesday. Missionary Society met with Mrs Geo Duke Thursday. Miss Frances Meacham attended a Fairfield teachers meeting Saturday. Mr and Mrs W C Morgan visited Washington Thursday and Friday. Chas Stannard shipped hogs to Keithsburg Monday morning.
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Washington
Chas
Stannard
Keithsburg
So and Sew Club Elects Grove Officers
DAYTON GROVE The So and Sew club met with Mrs Bruce Moore Jan 10 for an all day meeting. Potluck dinner followed, then business and an election for the coming year. Mrs Charles Thrapp was elected President, Mrs Roy Gardner Vice President, Mrs Bruce Moore Secretary, and Mrs Will Embree Treasurer. The meeting served as a farewell for Mrs Cloyee Dill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
proTect
Grove
Bernice Gardner
Dayton Grove
Corvalsing
So and Sew Club
Bruce Moore
Charles Thrapp
Roy Gardner
Will Embree
Cloyee Dil
Rural Route W Community News and Visits
Mrs RURAL ROUTE W marked a Sunday gathering at the Simmering home with Mr and Mrs J B Linder and family in attendance. Several neighbors including Silas Caldwell and Helen Caldwell are mentioned amid care for Mrs Mayhew and her sick daughter. Roy Kephart and others are listed among local residents sawing wood and visiting, with reports of illness and family visits across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Don
J.B Linder U
Ted
Silas Caldwell
Ed Mayhew
Glen Reemblossom
Avaday
Leslie Reenblossom
Ding
Births and family notices in Wayland community
Relatives announce the birth of Marian Elaine to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Taylor at the Dan Orendorf home on Jan 11. Catherine Boshart, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Boshart, becomes Mrs. Albert Bohn’s wife after marriage in Manson. Vernon Seberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Omer Seberg, has pneumonia and pleurisy. Mrs. Ben Widmer recovers from influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Hutt of Nebraska visited relatives in Des Moines and Indianola. Mrs. Hutt was formerly Nellie Brooks. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Kauffman welcomed a baby son on Jan 12. Hazel Conrad Kauffman was his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Jakie Christner and son Harold are moving from Brotzer farm to the McKenzie place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland
Albert Bohn
Manson
Bohn
Catherine Boshart
Peter Boshart
Marian Elaine
Pound
Arthur Taylor
Dan Orendorf
Vernon Seberg
Omer Sebex
Ben Widmer
Edgar Hutt
Nebra
Ska
Des Moines
Indianjola
Hutt
Nellie Brooks
Andy Kauffman
Kauffman
Hazel Conrad
Jakie Christner
Harold
Brotzer Farm
McKenzie
Bethel Notes From Bernice Dawson Corres wden
Bethel Jan 14 details multiple local items. Boyd Foster lost two milk cows this week from foundering on hulls while H P Wilson and son Glenn deliver corn to Lloyd Foster at 74 cents a bushel. Arnol d Tucker spent the week convalescing. Mrs Dawson hosts visitors as friends gather for club chairs conference. Living Lake school resumes after illness and local families report health and farming updates.
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Bethel
Boyd Foster
Wilson
Glen Areistor
Lloyd Foster
Tucker
Wilbon
Homer Birney
James
Relent
Sharad
Honor
Birney
Richard
HP. Wilson
IBM Dawson
Dawson
Living Lake School
Ragindleagpetyragorg Ie Geeltaga
Sebel
Iaeahiunek
Mir
Keota Pioneer Abraham Correll Buried at Eureka Cemetery
Abraham Correll, Civil War veteran of Co K 16th C V, died near ninety five. He lived much of his later life in isolation near Keota and left surviving sisters and brothers including Mrs. Mary Shafer and Miss Ada Correll. Funeral in Mennonite church near South English conducted by Rev. Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Abraham Correll
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Eureka
Washington
Correll
Co. K 16Th Regiment
C. V HS
Insane Asylum
Mary Shafer
Creston
Ohio
Samuel
Yoder
Colorado
Joseph
Abilene
Kopsas
Ada Correll
Susan Goon
Grove
Mennonite
South English
Goon
JA. Theortune
Public Library Notes and Local Happenings Compiled
A long item lists Public Library notes mentioning espionage fiction and historical biographies, followed by notices about fur farming, quilting, orations, and biographies of Lincoln and Mussolini. Local residents’ health, move news, weddings planned in Keota, and lodge instruction sessions are included along with commentary on road maintenance and township upkeep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sollomb
A. R. Harding
Marie D. Webster
W. H. Ashley
TH. McBride
Clara Barns
Urrough
America
J. Heveridge
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
West Chester praises new road and snow-clear streets
A Chester area reader lauds recent road improvements from Keota to Skunk River, calling the north country road a like floor that keeps streets clear in storms. They boast better sheds, modern homes, and safer crossings, crediting maintenance crews with steady effort and low costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Keota
Eagle
Kota
Mr Henry
Henry
Skunk River
Columbus Junction Bank Reelects Officers and Directors
Columbus Junction state bank re elected officers GW Weber president X O Neill vice president HL J Huston cashier Alma Mulhern assistant cashier Albert Toms bookkeeper and directors G W Weber T N O Neill Rudolph Schlichling Thomas Robertson Daly Edmondson Roy Arlingdale J D Guinn. Dividend declared five percent. Also notes deaths of Mrs C O Kemp aged and Hugh Hughes aged 4 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
GW. Weber
X. O'Neill
Vicw
HL J Huston
Mise Alma Mulhern
Albert Toms
Ted
G. W. Weber
T. N. O'Neill
Rudolph Schlichling
Thomas Robertson
Daly Edmondson
Roy Arlingdale
J.D. Guinn
C. 0
Kemp
Christma
Hugh Hughes
Elm Grove
Visit to Stanleigh Henderson Home Prompts Local News
Mahel Horntne reports a Tuesday afternoon visit by Gregory and Mrs Gregory staying with daughter Mrs Henderson. Neighbors shoveled and hauled to clear paths amid illness. John Henderson bought a cow at the Huston Kiracofe sale. Various local residents and callers noted through the week, including visits by Hazel Hover and Mrs Redinzer, and families like Moody, Romine, and Powell. Floyd Green shipped hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Start Gregory
Stanleigh Henderson Tome
Hazel
Nick Redinzer
Dale Moody
John Romie
Omaha
Nebraska
Uh Tal
Frank Romine
Andy Ant
Pimme Wer Keota
Jowell
Stanleigh Hederson
Hi Henderson
Redlinger
John Powell
Floyd Green
Ice house project starts in Keota area with thick pond ice
Miss Neilin Mannera reports farmers union meet at Keota Saturday as Mrs Bart Gregory returns from Stanleigh Henderson home. Yeager begins erecting an ice house using pond ice about twelve inches thick near town. In bankruptcy matter No 5008, the District Court of the United States continues proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Union
Keota
Bart Gregory
Stanleigh Henderson
Yeager
The
District Court of the United
Old Folks Endorse Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a simple vegetable laxative remedy for constipation biliousness headaches mood indigestion sour stomach and related ills. The copy urges safe mild relief for all ages including babies and the elderly and promotes ready availability in drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
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Washington County
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Willree
Bernice
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Walter Bauer
Dayton
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Great Northern Railroad
Uherspason
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Ne Son
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Coppock
Verda Roth
Lomax
Burlington
the Roth
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Clyde Troutman
Jacob Eicher
Ross Lane
H. J. Hoover
Monson House
J. H Wittmer
Sisther
Selina Wittmer
Redlands
California
Clarence Payne
Miles Payne
Ward Hixon
Battle Creek
Mich
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Bernice Dawson Corres
Wden
Mike Meyers
Meyers
Public Library Notes
Margaret Faris
Cotter
Young
HS. Brock
Clara Bower
Evard
Waterloo
J. M. Leary
West Broadway
Henry Hagist
Gertrude
War Fington
Masons
Cokuk
Mahaska
Monroe
John Buchan
Montrose
Scotland
Benito Mussolini
Europe
D. Wright
New
Centur
Paul de Kruif
Maurice Paleologue
Eugenie
We Chester PD
Martha Butler
Mahel Horntne
Crawfordsville
Neilin Mannera
Town
Davenport
Rolland’ J. Catett
Rolland J. Cateett
T. 1. Brookhart
Doctor Caldwell
Medical College
SALE
S Lam
Tinle
W. A. Harter
D. F. Mallon
Ralph Dougherty
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