Local Folk Headed to Jobs and Visits in Nearby Towns
Roy Farrier travels to Havre to assist in the country. The Buster Brown troupe departs with two special cars for Fairfield. Frank Russell sails to Bearsville IRC to reside. Clifford Thorne heads to Keota on business. Dr. Pratt to Brighton for duties. A. M. Simpson leaves for Centerville. The family plans to follow Friday. W. W. McCausland goes to Ainsworth for Iowa Atlas Co. William Libe to Winfield for visits and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Russell
Bearsville
Irc
Clifford Thorne
Keota
Dr. Pratt
Brighton
A. M. Simpson
Centerville
W. WY. McCausland
Ainsworth
Iowa Atlas Co
William Libe
Winfield
Weekend Excursions From Iowa Central Railway
The Iowa Central Railway launches weekend excursion deals through March 31. Half fare after noon Saturdays within 150 miles, return by Monday. one third fare sale Friday for 75 to 150 miles. one fare plus 2.00 for 1160 miles and beyond, five day limit. Applies to cities with top attractions and all line stations. Details from Iowa Central agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central Railway
Iowa Central
Winter coal note from Marion T. Anderson
A brief notice from Marion T. Anderson urges readers to stock extra coal before deeper snow, noting the closed season extends to April and advising preparations for winter conditions.
Local Notices From Grace Hill Jan 15
Mr and Mrs Lin Richardson had children visiting at Will Taylors Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Ginkins and baby of Verdi spent Sunday at Chas Johnsons. Misses Taylor and Forbes visited Lin Richardsons. Bible class meets at Henry Millers with Mrs Anna Rehmel to lead. Annie Laurie Stevenson of Washington visited Cary Porters. Bessie Jones of Washington visits Will Myers. Mrs Clarence Belle arrived from Muscatine. Mellie Beitel travels Milwaukee to Muscatine to work for Ed Rehmel. Mr and Mrs Frank McClellan of Fairfield visit step mother Mrs P B Richardson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin Richardson
Will Taylor
Frank Ginkins
Verdi
Chas. Johnson
Bessie ‘Taylor
Irene Forbes
Henry Miller
Anna Rehmel
Annie Laurie Stevenson
Washington
Cary Porter
Bessie Jones
Will Myers
Clarence Belle
Muscatine
Mellie Beitel
Milwaukee
Litus
Ed Rehmel
Frank McClellan
Fairfield
P. B. Richardson
Borrowed Smiles and Courtroom Quips From After Lunch
A lighthearted collection from the U S district attorney office includes a young lawyer told to take the full hour to address a jury, a physician’s quip about a patient’s cause of death from improvements, a German family’s death tale, and a Kansas wife’s dying message sent in ten words for a quarter. The anecdotes illustrate humor amid routine legal work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States District Attorney's Office
Stewart
Iimb
Massachusetts
Kansas
Local Notes Include Weddings and Travel to Texas
Jan 17 reports H D Hazlett returning from Wolfsburg due to his mother’s illness with slight improvement. Miss Carrie Rowan visited Washington. J L Colthurst left for Stratford Texas to stock a farm there. Jesse Marr came from Chicago with cattle shipment. Miss Margaret Hall and James L Strain wed at the Methodist parsonage. they plan housekeeping soon in the groom’s home. M L Miller and son Bryan handled business in Washington. Wm Simpson of Douds Leando visited his father J B Simpson. About forty neighbors attended Buster Brown at the Graham last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Hazlett
Wolfsburg
Carrie Rowan
Washington
J. L. Colthurst
Stratford
Texas
Jesse Marr
Chicago
Margaret Hall
James L. Strain
Methodist Parsonage
W. N. Potter
M. L. Miller
Bryan
Wm. Simpson
Douds Leando
J. B
Hog shipment sale and local notes from Westchester
Wm. Horning of 76 township delivered 77 hogs to Munro & Lewis for 5.10 a hundred. A large crowd attended the Buster Brown play at Washington last evening. Editor Richardson of the Keola Eagle visited here today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Horning
Munro & Lewis
Buster Brown
Washington
Richardson
Keola Eagle
Dance at Foster's Hall Draws Forty Couples
A group of about forty couples attended a club dance at Foster's Hall last evening and enjoyed themselves. The Methodist choir plans practice at Will McCreedy's tonight followed by a taffy pull. Mrs. F. H. Moss visits daughter near Kalona while Mary Saunders breaks her arm. Rev Elias Handy hires Miss Ina Ingersoll from Keokuk to lead Methodist church work from February first through the upcoming special meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster’s Hall
Will McCreedy
F. H. Moss
Chas. Mapel
Kalona
Mary Saunders
Elias “Handy
Ina Ingersoll
Keokuk
Methodist Church
Bertha Kinne
Wausau
Wis
Miss Ingersoll
Dining table quips with Balfour Chamberlain and port
Reported anecdote of a meal with Arthur Balfour Joseph Chamberlain Lord Charles Beresford and the Japanese minister. Balfour offered a drink and asked what each would have Chamberlain chose Scotch Beresford Irish and the Japanese minister Port Arthur in a humorous exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Balfour
Joseph Chamberlain
Lord Charles Beresford
Mr. Balfour
Mr. Chamberlain
Arthur
Lord Charles
Port Arthur
Highlander’s cartoonish telegraph analogy from Oban to Tobermory
A Highlander who had visited Glasgow tries to explain the telegraph. He quips that if a collie dog could be stretched from Oban to Tobermory, with its head in Oban and tail in Tobermory, and it wagged at Tobermory while squawking in Oban, that is like the telegraph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Glasgow
Oban
G A R Meeting Highlights New Officers Lecture
The G A R held a notable evening at the hall with the new officers presiding. S C Gardner gave a forty five minute lecture on Augiene praised as excellent. Future meetings will feature member experiences from the war and Captain B A White will discuss The Battle of Antietam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Gardner
A. White
Antietam
Hervey Bell Home Returns From Chicago Hospital
Hervey Bell came home last night from Chicago where he had been in hospital for some time. He was accompanied by Mrs. Bell and their daughter Mrs. Kate Babcock. Mr. Bell is considerably better and could walk to the carriage at the depot. J. M. Stewart of Ainsworth visited the city today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hervey Bell
Chicago
Bell
Kate Babcock
Winter Egg Production Tips From Reliable Poultry Journal
Practical guidance on deep litter feeding, mash timing, greens, grit and bone meal for hens. Emphasizes hunger to encourage scratching, fresh water daily, warm water in cold weather, adequate space, good air circulation, cleanliness, and vermin control for better egg output.
Geese Breeding Tips From New Hampshire Poultrywoman
A New Hampshire poultrywoman shares experience on breeding geese noting Buff and Brown China varieties hatch best, with Buff, Brown China, Toulouse and Wild Canada raised. She advocates mashed feed with shorts and oats scalded in milk or water, access to cut hay or green grass, free range, and ample water. During breeding, she keeps varieties separated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Toulouse
Canada
Poultry Feeding Guide from Canada Cor. Reliable Poultry Journal
The four "g's" grain guide outlines grains for fowls: wheat oats best, corn as a just feed on cold nights. Feed corn only after smaller grains are eaten. hens relish it when appetite allows. No danger of overfeeding on cold nights if served in this method as corn creates body heat rather than egg production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. ‘St. Hartlett
Reliable Poultry Journal
Canada Cor
Poultry For Market The Best Chicken For Market
The best market chicken is a plump fowl with yellow skin from light feathered breeds like Plymouth Rock Wyandotte Light Brahma or Leghorn. Yellow skinned birds dress bright and fetch top prices while dark feathered birds sell for less. For broilers the best breeds are Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes and Light Brahmas. Chicks should be hatched in January and February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rock
Poultry Care Tips: Feeding and Health for Chickens
Advice on keeping poultry healthy and fed. Scatter evening meal near roosts to prevent hunger. Check for lice and examine birds. Scalded milk can replace water to reduce bowel trouble in chicks. Feed on boards to avoid gape worms picked up from ground.
Cleaning roost boards with sand plaster to absorb moisture
A Michigan Farmer note advocates cleaning roost boards weekly and covering them with sand plaster. Sand plaster is described as cheap and moisture absorbing while setting ammonia, keeping the coop sweet and improving the value of droppings as fertilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Chicos Cigar Prompts Customer Switch to Higher Quality
An east ern exchange notes a farmer fed poultry feed to a horse by mistake. At J. B. Lemmon's, a clerk says Wadsworth Bros. Chicos cigars convert a first time user of cheap brands to demand high grade products. The ad urges choosing Chicos for flavor and value rather than cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Exchange
J. B. Lemmon’s
Wadsworth Bros
Reminiscences of Marshall Field and Local Ties
R. T. McCall who once ran a dry goods store here recalls meeting Marshall Field in Chicago and buying goods directly from him. J. B. Davis, now in Chicago, was an early Field associate who recalls Field’s push to expand business. The piece notes Field’s success linked to Chicago’s rapid growth and wealth. Thomas Wolford of Alton Kansas, a Mace cousin, is visiting the Marsden home after 30 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. McCall
Marshall Field
Mr. McCall
Chicago
Mr. Field
J. BR. Davis
Mary
Thomas Wolford
Alton, Kan
W. M. Marsden
Arthur Mace
Mr. Wolford
Mace
Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast Tickets from Iowa Central Ry
February 15 through April 15 reduced one way fares to California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana Idaho. Rates 15 below regular. Wednesdays tourist cars to Los Angeles and San Francisco via Kansas City Santa Fe System. Inquiries via agents or A. B. Cutts G. P. & S. A. Minneapolis. feb20
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Iowa Centra Ry
California
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Utah
Montana
Idaho
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kansas City
Santa Fe
A. B. Cutts
G. P
ST. A
Minneapolis
Minn
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Iowa
Southwest
Iowa Central
Crawfordsville Witnesses Plain Show at Graham Last Night
Kh. Fe. Welee returned to Crawfordsville this morning to witness the show in the Graham last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. Welee
Crawfordsville
Graham
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Havre
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Miss Fishburn
William O'Loughlin
Sioux Falls
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Marion
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Henry Rathmell
Kremlin
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Knight Wagner
Wm. Caldwell
Harrison Rathmell
Elmer Bush
E. N. Helwick
John Little
George Paul
David Knottnerus
Amos Rankin
Harry McCulley
Central Railway
Marion T. Anderson
the County News
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Grace Hill
Harper's Weekly
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Riverside
G. A. R. Meeting
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German Oil and Chemical Co
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Willow Creek
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