Beaten and bound by robbers raid on Thege county family
Feb 27 at Imton Ta James Farrell and sister Gertrude were bound gagged and beaten by two men in their home. A robber, later named, was observed fleeing. Miss Farrell woke, alerted neighbors, and the intruders fled toward Lake Michigan. An earlier report suggested a robbery but details show a brutal struggle with drugging and force, leaving the sister injured and the brother wounded by shots but surviving.
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Imton
James Farrell
Gertrude
Farrell
Misa Perret
Reem
Mies Farrell
Hard man to catch robber befriended by woman shot twice
Merion Feb 27 William, suspected of robbing stores three years ago, returned with a woman who aided him. Lee Stevens, a grocer, confronted the pair as they attempted to unlock the safe. Stevens was shot in the forehead. the bullet glanced off. Overly fled, later found by a street where the woman aided him, supplied food and dressed his wound until recovery. He was traced to a small place.
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Merion, Tod
William
Lee Stevens
Stevens
Chicago
March
Captain Mahoney
Harrison Street
Blanche Youngs
Wiscornsin
Justice Mall
Ten of Them Will Do Time in Fort Leavenworth
A group led by Crazy Snake within the Creek Nation and his followers were sentenced to federal penitentiaries at Fort Leavenworth Kansas for conspiracy against the government during opposition to Dawes allotment policies. Each received a four hundred dollar fine as part of the penalty.
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Muskogee
Hitte Targe
Crazy Snake
Olne
United States
Fort Lawrenworth
Kan
Dawes Commission
Indian Territory
Siham
Nenin
Kalona Deaths and Community Notices This Week
Two deaths reported near Kalona with funeral details for William Wicks aged 86 and an infant of Chauncy Herchberger. Social events include church missionary meeting officers, a Woodman hall telephone meeting, and a Twentieth Circle time change. Local business and locale notes mention Stoner of Wellmen, Max Seaton moving to What Cheer, Charlotte Russe at Johnson’s bakery, and Johnason wedding-related notices.
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Kalona
William Wicks
Gildren
Sharon
Chauncy Herchberger
SS. Stoner
Wellmen
Max Seaton
Mystic Northern Flour Gains Fame Despite Price Mention
Advertises Mystic Northern flour as superior with claims of extra strong quality from Minnesota hard spring wheat. Notes price $41.20 and growing demand. Also offers limited tomatoes at 35c per can and pie crust mix at 45c per gallon can.
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Mystic Northern
Eatra
Minnesota
Seats for Lynne event on Thursday evening sale
Seats now selling for EK ist Lynne comers this Thursday eve tag. I will curate round trip meet for $10 to Fe Scout Kansas any Jay this month to homeseekers only. 13 2 LD Hees el al.
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Scout
Kansas
Election of Officers and Local Entertainment Plans
The Moers Young Men's Republican club will hold its annual officer election on Tuesday at 3:30 pm with full attendance urged at 8 W. Hoornany. Also announced is a March Sth show at Graham Opera House featuring Ziska the Mysterious with ten specialty artists including Ste Orra Rosabelle Travis Lady Winslow plus an act Brother Johnnie and Frustrated songs by Kitty Pembroke. H. M. Shellabarger of Letts has rented the Fred Motte barber shop and will remodel into a three-chair shop. his family will move here next week to live at the Van Winkle property opposite the High School.
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Moers
Young Men's Republican Club
Marcth
W. Hoornany
Graham Opera House
March
Ziska
Aleka
Ste-Orra
Rosabelle Travis
Coster
Lady Winslow
Maud Gimelios
Johnnie
Kitty Pembroke
H. M. Shellabarger
Letts
Fred Motte
Shellabarger
van Winkle
Rental and Lost Found Classified Snippets
Various small ads announce rent offers across from the railroad camp on Warren Manon property with good water. 120 acres bluegrass pasture for rent. promotions for wood sawing services. a leaf lost from cone glasses. inquiries at JOURNAL office. inquiries for furnished front room on third floor of the Rookery. Mr and Mrs Harry Horne traveling to St Paul for a week. A R Post to meet tomorrow. City council regular meeting tonight. home talent play Uncle Rube scheduled for March 4 06 with prices 25 and 10 cents. news of Geo Kober death in Chicago. Ziska the Mysterious feature. Awka the Mysterious event Wednesday evening.
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Rookery Loquire
Journal Office
Town News Roundup of Local Folks and Visitors
Residents and visitors populate a busy town page with health notes travel updates and social calls. Dan Anderson strengthens daily after illness Walter Wilde journeys from Peoria to Manshield Ohio family improvements noted and Miss Gertrude Williams arrives from Burlington Ill. Local visits include Rev. R W Williams of Bethel Miss Myrtle Sage to Chicago for military millinery study and Miss Louise Wilson commencing class tomorrow at Batvenverg and Polat Place.
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Walter Wilde
Peoria
Lil
Manshield
Ohio
Daniel Wide
W.A Harry
Crawfordeville
Sam Cobbkin
R. W. Williams
Bethel
Flagler
Burlingtoo
Gertrude Williams
Myrtle Sage
Chicago
Nineteen Known Dead In Telluride Snowslide Victims
March 3 Telluride Colorado reports nineteen dead after another snowslide expands the toll. Bodies recovered include Olof Swanson J. Cedarberg Louis Landberg Andrew Aho and an unknown boy, found during third shaft excavations as rescue work continued for earlier victims.
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Telluride
Colo
Gosven Pirtell
Olof Swanson
Cedarberg
Louis Landberg
Andrew Aho
Victimen
Gus Swanson
FC. Clemmer
Gus von Intel
George Rohwer
W. 8
Watts Kidnapping Case Arrests and Custody Battle
Aunt and ex official Mrs Whitley indicted in Sangamon County for kidnapping John N Watts III. Custody awarded to Mrs Watts after divorce. Meantime Indianapolis scene reports a locomotive engineer dying. Conductor Scanlon sped to save him as Big Four train failed near Carlos City after hemorrhage.
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Springfield
Ills
Mareh
Mra
Langley
St. Clair Whitley
Anea
Sangamen County
Whitfey
Windsor
Gnt
Sangamon County
Grand Jury
John N. Watts, Jr
Whitley
Indianapolis
Moreh
George C. Meitinger
Tearland Western Division
Big Four
John Scanlon
Endisrn
Ts Wnd
Cores City
Carlos City
Pettinger
Bank bookkeeper confesses to $4000 embezzlement at Springfield
Fred Thumpage, a bookkeeper at Chapin National Bank in Springfield, Missouri, admits to embezzling $4000. In Cleveland two men, Joseph Coolski and William Paciejewski, died when earth collapsed on them. General Frederick Funston is slated to be guest of honor for the Mourquette club in Chicago on March 11.
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Fred 2
Thumpage
Chapin National Bank
Springfield
Moass
Joseph Coolski
William Paciehhewski
Cleveland
Frederick Funston
Mourquette Club
Chicago
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Waltham Watches
Lemmon & Lewis
Devilion
Thege
Tows
Ewe
Sien
Freon
Overly
Lake Michigan
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Sterling & CO
New York
Snake Indians
Wie
John Cortie
Mary Oberly
Lincoln
Neb
Washington
Hose Committee
Poet
Kidera
Perhape
Clair Gladstone Mase
A. P. Mason
Thiew
Tardin County
Tle
Blanche WU
Blanche Young
Battle Creek
Mich
Frank Potter
Eagle
Wir
Prince
The
Naval Academy
Anhapolis
Prince Henry of Prussia
Tillman
Trishwes
TH Tan
Academy of Music
Robert Bunnet
W. H. Westfall & Co
Burnett, Tex
Opera House
Johnson's Bakery
Woodman Hall
North Slide of the Square
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Uoaited Presbyterian Church
Mra Hervey Hell
West Second Street
Capt. Montgomery
J. O. Botee
Eile Heard
Robert Cherry
Marioe “Rave Terd Cor
Twentieth Century Circle
Rosse Towworrow
Jobnaon Wd. Ry
E,c, Carris & CO
Rio
East Lynne
Salk
Warren Manon
Dan Anderson
Cunninghame
Briodleys
Ed Nicholson
Harry Horne
St. Paul
Theo A. R Post
Rube
Wm Scofield
Geo. Kober
Georgia
Helen Kober
Tno
This City
Awka
Frock Sage
Brighton
iLouiss Wilson
Aaron F Arnold
M. Snider
Geo Black
West Liberty
Visitiog
Will Black
Grace Coates
Norman F. Wood
Mary Crozier
Rose Hill
Jerry Eckerman
Omar Reynolds
Cardington
Father Well
Richmond
Jacobsmeler
Henry George
Columbia Pharmacy
Rowland & Shields
Loce
Liberty Hell Mine
President Bownd
Eli Torrence
GAT
John McElroey
Kalamnoo
Forest I Russell
A Tunaway Girl’ Company
Grand Rapids and
Todiana
Decatur
Ind
Kalamazoo Hospital
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St. Louis
Viren
Virden
T. B. Toney
Williams’ Dry Goods
Gallagher
J. Noll
L. Dodson
Tulisen
Dr. Spaulding
T. B. Day
Benjamin Store Hes
In- Mann
Grand Army
Starr
Lowrd
Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home
Knightetown
Tafiina Soldiers’ Monument
J. Springfield
Prince Henry of
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Hmited
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Big Brewery Trust
TaCrosse
Wis
N. Wolfe
LaCrosse Brewery Company
Kossa
Colorado Springs
Donovan Rosen
St. Prateis
Hesapital
National Bank Hotel
Sias Aim Sat
Hetloit
Beloit
Beckton
His
Here
San Juan
Havana
Marely
Vassili Verestchagin
Santiago
Battle of
Roosevelt
Chicagoe
Chonk
John N. Watts, Sr
Tina
Dot Watts
John M. Watts, Jr
Watts
Death
Canton
Iit
Cook
Sherman
Samson & Livingston
Kaue
Little
East Side Square
M. Lombardo
Kemble
Sureaneda
C.C. C
Renoeteee
Conumeia
Highland Park
Columbia
Win. Smouse
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