Happenings in the County March 2
Mr and Mrs Charles Shaffer and Mr and Mrs John Reed attended the funeral of Mrs James Reed at Olds. Several residents traveled to Washington and Iowa City for visits and hospital duties. Henry Witting and bride arrived back from St. Louis after their wedding trip. The Yard family moved into the Twinam property. Mr and Mrs J S McCleary and daughters Florence and Cora, and Mr Bentley and daughter Miss Cora visited Washington today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shaffer
John Reed
James Reed
Olds
Jane Mitchell
J. B. McCoy
J. H. Glancy
J. G. Maxwell
C. E. Maxwell
Wm. McCall
John Shaffer
Allen DeLong
James McFadden
Boyd Twinam
Washington
Tom Long
Iowa City
Ad Sewell
Henry Witting
Bride
St. Louis
M. D. Yard
Kme Twinam
J. S. McCleary
Florence
Mr. Bentley
Miss Cora
Lee McCleary
Local residents shift homes and travel in brief notes
March 2 notes list R J Farris family moving near Titus Iowa and J A Trotter returning to Bennett Iowa after a Sunday visit. Eva Cocklin called to Washington by her father’s illness. J H Farris visited Washington. Blanche Adams returns to Washington school after weekend at home. Mrs Edward Rhodes returns from Nichols Iowa. B S Sturdivan and son Ervin Cedar Rapids visit for business. Hattie and Emma Pratt attend to business in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Farris
Titus
Iowa
J. A. Trotter
Bennett
W. T. Trotter
Eva Cocklin
Washington
J. H. Farris
Blanche Adams
Edward Rhodes
Oecey
Nichols
Sturdivan
Ervin
Cedar Rapids
Hattie
Emma Pratt
Local Gossip From Harper to Reinbeck
March updates list Mrs J G Ranous and daughter Ruth at Harper with the Newhouse family. Mrs J N Reinert visited Sigourney. R L Richardson and Miss Adila Richardson attended a relative’s funeral in Sigourney. Joy Shreckengast from Burlington arrives to visit relatives. Mrs Howard Sitler and Clarence Jacobs of Washington spent Sunday with Ed Jacobs family. Hugh Pettit moves into George Divilbliss property. Mrs BE Lusk travels to Reinbeck to visit her mother before moving there. Doctor Lusk loads the car to depart today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Ranous
Ruth
Harper
Newhouse
J. N. Reinert
Sigourney
R. L. Richardson
Adila Richardson
Joy Shreckengast
Burlington
Washington
Howard Sitler
Clarence Jacobs
Riverside Notes Show Local Visits and Arrivals
Riverside column on March 1 reports Mrs. Wm. Droll of Hills visiting relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Robi Tobin and Mrs. Jim Tobin in Iowa City, Mrs. Jos. Shillig and son Algernon from Davenport, Blanche Moss Irene from Cedar Rapids, and ongoing engagements among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Droll
Hills
Robi. Tobin
Jim Tobin
Iowa City
Jos. Shillig
Algernon
Davenport
Bouquet
Blanche Moss Irene
Cedar Rapids
Local Social Notes From Iowa City Area
Hawkeye Lightning Rod Co stenographer Miss Gertrude D Autremont visited Hills with her grandparents Mr and Mrs R Knebe. Mrs Buckner and Miss Yonker returned to Jacksonville after a week with Rev Mr Penns family. Ray Fesler visited Muscatine with Linus Hirt and family. Harve Holtz arrived from Pawnee Oklahoma for an extended visit. Mr and Mrs Frank Gerot were in Iowa City Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawkeye Lightning Rod Co
Gertrude D'Autremont
Hills
R. Knebe
Buckner
Miss Yonker
Jacksonville
Mr. Penn
Ray Fesler
Muscatine
Linus Hirt
Harve Holtz
Pawnee
Okla
Frank Gerot
Iowa City
Local residents referenced in spring term hiring and visits
Milt Jones was hired to teach the spring term. Tom O Connor was at Ainsworth on business today. Miss Mary Boileau visited at the Dan Jones home. Miss Grace Jones returned home from Washington after visiting her brother J C Jones. Mrs Will Allbaugh visited Washington on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milt Jones
Tom O'Conner
Ainsworth
Mary Boileau
Dan Jones
Grace Jones
Washington
J. C. Jones
Will Allbaugh
Wanted Fine Penman For Home Work Call Journal
Help wanted for a penman position suitable for home work. Either a lady or gentleman can apply. Contact Journal for details and instructions.
Local Notes Highlight Travel and School Closures
March first updates show R E Hancock traveling to Ft Madison for several days of business. S R Wallace and R Miller head to Chicago with two car loads of stock. Weather and road conditions forced the literary to close last Friday. Mrs H F Owen returned from a visit with her parents in Chula Missouri. Ma Ebner spent Monday in Washington on business. Miss Celeste Crutz closed her winter term of school last Friday at Kos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Hancock
Ft. Madison
S. R. Wallace
R. Miller
Chicago
H. F. Owen
Chula
Ebner
Washington
Celeste Crutz
Kos
Lincoln Helped Cupid Anecdote Told by Chicago Attorney
Chicago audiences heard an anecdote about Abraham Lincoln from attorney Charles G. Neely. Wall of Mulberry Grove claimed Lincoln wrote a letter appointing a crippled cobbler as postmaster to reunite a Union soldier with the proper Elizabeth Jones, aiding a later wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lincoln
Charles G. Neely
O. W. Wall
Mulberry Grove
Wall
Neely
Elizabeth Jones
Elizabeth
Bond County
A. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Fraternal Aid Meeting With Mrs Labadie At A U W Hall
Members of the Fraternal Aid are urged to attend in the A U W hall tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock to welcome Mrs Labadie who will present a play for the order. Regular Royal Neighbors meeting is set for this evening and full attendance is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraternal Aid
Preacher Attacks Theater as Mouth of Hell
The Rev. F. M. Foster of the Third Reformed Presbyterian church delivered a fiery sermon in New York on March 1 criticizing the theater as embodying vice and sin. He urged the public to see stage productions as moral danger and charged that the theater opens hell on earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayvs
New York
F. M. Foster
Third Reformed Presbyterian Church
Hell
Birth of a boy in Kewanee family
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Fredmeee of Kewanee Illinois last Friday. The child is a nephew of Harvey Carter of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs
Fredmeee
Kewanee, Il
Mr. Riley
Harvey Carter
Rain Without Clouds Reported by Sir J C Ross
The Mauritius and other southern regions report rain in clear skies for over an hour as stated by Sir J C Ross. In Europe such events are rare with Constantinople recording the longest known spell at ten minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir J C. Ross
South Atlantic
Mauritius
Europe
Constantinople
Liverpool
Mercury
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Stuart & McCreedy
Postoffic
Opera House
Margh
Henry Miller
N. Y
WM. Vaughn Moody
Princess and Daly's Theatres
Academy of Music
Opera
Princess Wah-ta-Waso
Pamnena
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Steck
the County News
Crawfordsville
Ainsworte
KEOTA
Riverside
Haskins
Cupid
Smith’s the Sanitary Grocery
Cromarty
Akr
Holland
Smith’s
Madras
Selves
Lowell
Royal Wilton
the Store of Quality
J.B. Crail
Washington, Iowa
Electric Theatre
Anthony
Basket Party
F. L. Stewart
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