Death of John Adams in California prompts hometown funeral plans
John Stinson Adams 79 died suddenly in Riverside California after leaving Iowa a week earlier for winter relief. He was born in Ohio and lived in Amnity and Ainsworth before settling in Washington county. He leaves ten children and was active in church and Republican politics. His body to be returned home for interment at Elm Grove cemetery.
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Adams
Verside
Calif
Fairth
California
Ida Bailey
J. Adams
Margaret Mills
Harveydams
Omaha
Elm Grove Cemetery
John Stinson Adams
Énia
Ohio
Harvey Adams
Belindanson Adams
Washinn County
Acksmith
Ste
Hannah Dawson
Amn
Ainsworth
Amboy
Frank Adams
M . Milley
Fontannelle
Iowa
Joln Adams
J. Pight
Memphis
Neil Uhi
Cameron
Natt T. Kee
San Antonio
Texas
Is Adams
Tercio
Colo
S. Shearer
Johnson's Offers Fresh Goods for Saturday Sale
Johnson's announces a fresh assortment with ten cent nut cakes available Saturday, inviting shoppers to visit for new treats and bargains.
Death of Mrs Lula Donovan in Davenport
Word reached relatives of Lula Donovan a Davenport resident who died Tuesday January 14 1908 after a lingering typhoid illness. Born Lula Barker in Columbus Indiana February 12 1886 she was twenty two. She married Eberly Donovan seven years ago leaving two children George six and Faith four along with her mother a brother and sister. Funeral was held Thursday at 2 pm from her mother Mrs Hattie Wallace home with burial at Fairmount Cemetery Davenport.
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Lula Donovan
Davenport
Lula Barker
Columbus
Ind
Eberly Donovan
George
Faith
Hattie Wallace
Fairmount Cemetery
M. B. A. Meeting Tomorrow Evening at 7 30
The M B A will meet tomorrow evening at 7 30 for important business. Cakes available at Johnson's. Mr and Mrs R B Schulty of Lexington were city visitors Wednesday. Mrs Schulty visited her sister Miss Bailey who is in school here.
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R. &. Schulty
Lexington
Pilotsburg Man Bert Stafford Visits Illinois Home
Bert Stafford of the Pilotsburg neighborhood visited his old home in Illinois and says he had a good time while in town Thursday.
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Bert Stafford
Pilotsburg
Illinois
Doings of the People in County Communities
A condensed recap of local happenings across county towns. Brief notes mention gatherings, arrivals, and routine events shaping daily life in the region.
Visitors arrive from multiple states to town homes
Jan 16 reports show Mrs. Lewis of Kirwin Kansas visiting her daughter Mrs. Pete Stein. Mrs. Harry Page arrives from Sigourney for a day with relatives. Mrs. Dunshee travels to Washington for her sister Mrs. McCaleb’s illness. Frank and Grover Wolfe of Shannon City Iowa stay with cousin Miss Nora Stewart. B L Sanders comes from Oklahoma on business. Mrs. D B Collier returns to Wilton Iowa due to her father I Schreckengast’s serious illness. Miss Pearl Teets of Wellman visits Miss Lorena Carris.
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Lewis
Kirwin
Kan
Pete Stein
Harry Page
Sigourney
D. Dunshee
Washington
McCaleb
Frank and
Grover Wolfe
Shannon City
Iowa
Nora Stewart
B. L. Sanders
Oklahoma
D. B. Collier
Wilton
I. Schreckengast
Pearl Teets
Wellman
Lorena Carris
Senate and House in Brief
The senate cleared its calendar and debated the criminal code bill until adjournment at 4 30 p m executive session held. The house spent the day codifying the criminal laws with much debate but little progress.
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Senate
House
Washington
United States
Mayor's Family Poisoned In Tainted Chicken Dinner
In St. Paul on January 17, Mayor Robert A. Smith Mrs. Smith and Mr and Mrs Copley with their son in law and daughter have been seriously ill for two or three days from ptomaine poisoning after eating tainted chicken at a Copley home dinner. All are now out of danger.
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St. Paul
Robert A. Smith
Skating Party Enjoyed on Horseshoe Lake. Local Obituary
About eighteen youths joined a skating gathering on Horseshoe lake last Monday despite light snow on the ice. Benj Engle, prominent in the neighborhood, died Tuesday morning after paralysis since August 1902 and several strokes. He was buried Wednesday with I C O F lodge participation. Also noted are local real estate and social visits.
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Horseshoe Lake
Benj. Engle
J. F. Keiser
I. C. O. F. Lodge
Vitus Disch
Mt. Pleasant
H. F. Miller
P. Hi. Richardson
Sam Richardson
Will Taylor
Bank Owes More Than a Million in Dallas Trust Transfer
The Western Bank and Trust Company of Dallas with $500000 capital has passed into the hands of an assignee. Heavy withdrawals since the recent financial disturbance are cited as the reason. Liabilities total $1,054,104, assets unspecified, but the bank will pay out in time. The institution is private.
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Dallas
Tex
Western Bank and Trust Company
Brill Company Invited to Bid on St Petersburg Cars
The J. G. Brill Company of Philadelphia is invited to bid to supply street cars for St. Petersburg municipal railroad. Michigan Central announces Jan 19 six seven passenger trains on four divisions will be discontinued. The Boyertown fire disaster death toll rises to 172 with expected total near 200. Firemen George O Connor and John Fallon pulled from Parker Building ruins after the Jas eid blaze. Ivan Shipoff likely to replace the late M Filossofoff as Russia's commerce minister. Isance W. Baird, once a minstrel troupe proprietor, dies in Portland at 61. Hartford Fire Insurance elects Charles F. Chase president. Maryland Steel to restart rolling mills and blast furnaces Monday, employing about six hundred men.
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Michigan Central Railroad Company
Boyertown
George O Connor
John Fallon
New York
Ivan Shipoff
M. Filossofoff
Isance W. Baird
Portland
Ore
Charles F. Chase
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
George L. Chase
Maryland Steel Company
Cause of the Accident Remains in Light Chatter
The exchange recalls a humorous moment about an accident and a missing ear flap cap. Donald explains he hadn’t worn it since the incident and attributes a drink request by a gentleman to the mishap. The daughter recalls her father departing in good humor, while the mother laments not asking him for money before he left.
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Donald
Tatler
Pleasant and West schools closed for Mr Engle funeral
There was no school at Pleasant or at the West school today due to Mr. Engle s funeral. Mr and Mrs John Nicola are spending a few days at Sigourney. Mr and Mrs Jesse Harvey and sons Charlie and Ray left this week for their new home in New Mexico. We are sorry to lose these good people from the neighborhood. Miss Bessie Stebbins visited her friend Mrs Chas McKinstry a few days the last of the week.
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Pleasant
West School
Engle
John Nicola
Sigourney
Jesse Harvey
Charlie
Ray
New Mexico
Bessie Stebbins
Chas. McKinstry
Grubbs Visit, Relatives Gather, News Notes
Mr. and Mrs. RB Grubb spent Monday and Tuesday visiting at the W. Hour home in Washington. Mrs. Eugene Tucker and son Clifton visited Webster with relatives. George Powers from Chariton visited his mother Jane Notz and other kin last week. A dance occurred at the John Koch home. Charley Grisham rushed to his mother Chas Engle’s bedside, not expected to live.
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RB. Grubb
Washington
Eugene Tucker
Clifton
Webster
Mike Koch
E. Grubb
A. Tucker
Eugene
Joe Augustine
Valley
George Powers
Chariton
Iowa
Jane Notz
John Koch
Charley Grisham
Chas. Engle
June Carothers and Burris Wedding Planned in Curawfordsville
Invitations have been sent for the marriage of Miss June Carothers and Mr. O. Burris on January 29 at the bride’s mother’s home near Stronghurst. Chester Buffington and Miss Nettie Chamberlin wed yesterday at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. J. H. Taylor officiating. Church services today include Presbyterians at 11 and 7, United Presbyterian at 11 with no evening service, and Methodists at 11 with Rev. J. H Taylor as pastor.
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June Carothers
O. Burris
Stronghurst
Chester Buffington
Nettie Chamberlin
Spring Run
J. H. Taylor
Presbyterian
Mr. Genung
United Presbyterian
W. G. Robertson
Methodist
J. H Taylor
Astor
Local Residents See Cattle Purchase and Moves
Jan 17 notes Sam McCleery bought cattle in the neighborhood. Art Hazen hosted a gathering Wednesday evening. John Putman Jr shows a new rubber tired buggy. Oscar Jugenheimer moved to Washington Tuesday. Walter Gardner left Jugenheimer farm. Glennie Hillhouse received a new organ from her parents. Mrs John Hillhouse and Mrs Sade Anderson visited Dave Fishburn Wednesday. Will Saville went to Washington Thursday after his sister Mrs Hartman died. Dave Ferguson and daughter Maude visited Fort Madison recently. Virgil Ferguson is ill. Oyster parties planned at Johnsons tomorrow.
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Sam McCleery
Art Hazen
John Putman, Jr
Oscar Jugenheimer
Washington
Walter Gardner
Jugenheimer
Glennie Hillhouse
John Hillhouse
Sade Anderson
Dave Fishburn
Will Saville
Hartman
Dave Ferguson
Maude
Fort Madison
Virgil Ferguson
Joint installation of officers by Woodmen and Royal Neighbors
Last night the Modern Woodmen of America and the Royal Neighbors held a joint installation in the M W A hall. Irene Bently of Oelwein led the Royal Neighbors as installing officer and Thomas Bailey of this city installed the Woodmen officers.
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Woodmen of
America
Royal Neighbors
M. W. A. Hall
Irene Bently
Oelwein
Thomas Bailey
Woodman Lodge
Oracle
Eva K. Nicola
Maud Reister
Addie Harmon
Viola McKimmey
Hannah Schilling
Inner Sentinel
Lana Crone
Outer Sentinel
Flora Ross
Mant Essley
C. W. Stewart
N. L. Courtright
Ida Harmon
John C. Little
John Davidson
Clifford Thorne
Dave Peterson
John Moriarty
L. C. Denison
William Ross
Frank Macon
B. R. Jenkins
E. T. Wickham
A. A. Sandy
H. L. Courtright
F. C. Korns
Des Moines
Mr. Korns
Fire destroys Masonic temple in Baltimore
A blaze gutted the Masonic temple on North Charles street in Baltimore this morning. The Grand Lodge Masons owned the building, with interior furnishings damage estimated at about 250000 dollars.
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Baltimore
Evening Journal
Masonic Temple
Charles Street
Grand Lodge Masons
Boston heiress leapt from St. Regis window
Mrs. Her bert H. Sears of a wealthy Boston family, staying at the St. Regis hotel in New York, committed suicide by jumping from a thirteenth story window.
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New York
The
Evening Journal
Herbert H. Sears
Boston
St. Regis Hotel
Fire at Imperial Underwear plant leaves two dead
In Scranton on January 17 two girls were killed and seven more injured when a blaze struck the Imperial Underwear factory. About two hundred workers were present and a panic followed the fire alarm.
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Scranton
The
Evening Journal
Imperial Underwear
Local musical and lodge event draws large audience
A modern Woodmen lecturer and Mrs Bently spoke on lodge benefits before about two hundred guests at the Baptist church banquet. Miss Latchem and Miss Conner performed a rich musicale at the Academy chapel under Mrs Norton’s guidance, with Latchem’s Chopin and Erl King drawing strong applause and Conner’s debut noted as promising.
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Academy Chapel
Dorothy Latehem
Grace Conner
D. J. Norton
Miss Latchem
Miss Conner
Sinding
Chopin
Schubert-Liszt
Reinecke
Mattei
Bartlett
Schubert Musicales Impress Local Audience
Miss Latchem accompanied by Mrs. Norton delivered a German aria and a rendition of The Erl King with translations read by Rev. G D Rogers. The pair, plus Norton’s other numbers, earned loud audience appreciation as the musicale concluded a complete success.
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Miss Latchem
Mrs. Hamilton Farewelled by Mission Society at Bell Home
Mrs. Hervey Bell hosted about twenty five members of the Ladies' Missionary society at her West Third Street home. They honored Mrs. W. J. Hamilton who leaves next week for Canon City Colorado. The group admired her service and presented a brooch. A luncheon followed the afternoon gathering.
Social Dinner at Brooks Country Home in Jackson Township
Mr and Mrs W J Brooks entertained a few friends at a 12 o'clock dinner yesterday at their country home five miles north of the city. Miss Margaret Brooks served a sumptuous three course dinner. Guests included Mr and Mrs Harve Kyle Mr and Mrs Tennis Hunter and family Mr and Mrs Robert Mintler and son Mr and Mrs Harve Humston and Mr and Mrs L J Cherry.
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W. J. Brooks
Jackson Township
Margaret Brooks
Harve Kyle
Tennis Hunter
Robert Mintler
Harve Humston
L. J. Cherry
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Riverside
Johnson’s
Johnson's
IHE County News
Keota
Grace Hill
J. G. Brill Company, Car Builders of
Philadelphia
St. Petersburg Municipal Street
Pharmacy
Prescription Store
Southeast Corner Square
Talleyrand
Curawfordsville
Havre
Cranton
Pennsylvania
al Ib
Kellogg’s
J.C. Smith
Cash Grocery
Crail
N. E
J C. McCartney
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