Memorial Service Address by Rev Schreckengast at Court of Honor Hall
A memorial service at Court of Honor Hall drew about two hundred despite threatening weather. Rev I B Schreckengast spoke on memorial services and fraternal grave decoration. A quartet performed, Wanda Neiswanger sang Alone with Jesus, Mrs Neiswanger accompanied, and America closed the service. Members then visited cemeteries to decorate graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Honor Hall
Amos White
I. B. Schreckengast
Frank Saye
Chas. Hayes
Merie Lytle
W. Roberts
Decoration at Fairfield Unites K of P and I O O F Lodges
In Fairfield on June 11 a joint decoration service by the K of P and I O O F lodges and their auxiliaries featured a program in the opera house with band numbers vocal selections and the proclamation by the Grand Sire of the I O O F Benj Sal linger of Carroll Iowa and an address by Past Grand Chancellor Sal linger. Afterward the group went to the cemetery to decorate graves of deceased members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield
K. of P
Benj. Sallinger
Carroll
Iowa
Grand Lodge
Damage by the Storm Reported Across Northwest Area
Friday evening's storm caused multiple damages within miles of town. Mac Gordon's hay barn cattle shed and windmill were blown over. a three foot diameter tree struck Griggs home. Andrew Simpson's machine house and thresher, buggy shed damaged. Schulty four cattle struck by lightning. Welsh horse killed. trees blocked roads. Hensley family from Indianapolis left for Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Gordon
DD. C. Griggs
Andrew Simpson
Charles Schulty
Harry Welsh
Electric Bitters cures Cherokee man of kidney disease claim
C F Collier of Cherokee Iowa reports severe kidney failure and backache but credits Electric Bitters with restoring health. He notes relief from headache and low mood and endorses the tonic for weak kidneys liver or stomach. Sold by J Stewart Druggist with guarantee and price shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Collier
Cherokee
Iowa
J. Stewart
Trains Disrupted by Flood Damage on Rock Island Line
Flooding along the Rock Island line forced trains to detour via the Milwaukee route from this point to Ow tumwa. A stub service ran Eldon to the line town to serve local trade. The Soap creek bridge near Floris was badly damaged as waters remained high. Rainfall of eight inches Friday night caused extensive damage at Fairteld and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Owtumwa
Eldon
Soap Creek
Floris
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Remedies Promotion
A historical advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for deafness caused by inflamed Eustachian tube. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh, offers one hundred dollars for cures, and notes distribution through F J Cheney & Co Toledo with pharmacists selling for 75 cents. It also markets Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Qheney & Co
Toledo
Dhuggists
Local notes reflect travel, visits, and civic life in Monticello era
J A Guest departed for Letts and Chas Hebner for Winfield. Numerous residents visited Ainsworth, Muscatine, or Dallas City. weddings and family visits noted. Dr W B Shallenberger featured as a respected Chicago specialist visiting Monticello. local additions and employment changes reported.
A BAD SCARE CLAIMS Dr King’s Pills Cure Bowel Distress
An advert warns of sudden abdominal pain and possible appendicitis and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a guaranteed cure for bowel and stomach complaints. Sold at J. H. Stewart’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
J. H. Stewart
Home seekers to the northwest rail offer
Iowa Central Railway announces Tuesday round trip tickets to Iowa Minnesota South and North Dakota and the Canadian Northwest at one fare plus two dollars. Tickets valid twenty one days with stop overs allowed. For rates and details contact agents or A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homeseekers
Northwest
Iowa Central Ry
Iowa
Minnesota
South
North Dakota
Canadian Northwest
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
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Oxford
Gibson
W.N. Bracc
Schneider Bidg
THE
East Side Restaurant
ICE Cream
Roy Y.stichter
California
Santa Fe
Geo
C. Chambers
Equitable Bidg
Des Moines
Lowa
Grand Canyon
Rev
Schreckengast
K. of
10. O. F
Jas. Hensley
Indianapolis
Ed Donovan
Muscatine
J. A. Guest
Letts
Chas. Hebner
Winfield
Ora
Verle Dunham
Ainsworth
Mrs
Ed Knupp Ts
Alice Stephens
Elizabeth and
L. Griffith
Francie Porter
Wyman
Norma
Elizabeth Miller
Germanville
Grace E. Twinam
Crawfordsville
Belle Heard
Troy
New York
Anna Hodek
Dallas City
S. A. Walker
R. Malin
Columbus Junction
Roy Gardner
Wellman
David Durst
Gertrude Malin
Cotter
Murray Conger
A. M. Simson
Wm. Seyder
Wm. Lindauer
Keota
W. B. Shallenberger
Chicago
Lowell House
Monticello
ASON
Transfer & Storage Co
Steck
Washington National Bank
H. F. Steck’s
Louisville & Nashville
Cincinnati
Louisville
Knoxville
C. L. Stone
Gen’l Pass. Agt
Louisville, Ky
Florida
Frisco
Southern Railway
Kansas City
Jacksonville
Fla
Southeastern
Saint-Louis
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