Correspondents Report from Crawfordsville News Flash
Crawfordsville March 11 reports note Mrs Arthur Griffith of Washington opened the day with relatives. Mrs Emma Bennett arrived from Washington for a four day visit at the Steve Jones home. Miss Mabel Borman and P Gordon visited in Washington. Leo Mak returned home from Sioux City after several days on business.
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Crawfordsville
Mar
Arthur Griffith
Washington
Emma Bennett
Steve oJnes
Misa Mabel Borman
P. Gordon
Leo Mak
Sioux City
Vacation notice from West Chester business owner
The West Chester focal point reports a local business owner announcing a planned vacation for the first time in years. He notes a menacing heist in town remains unsolved, confirms a length of absence from March through May, and signals a return to work on May 10.
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West Chester
Journal
S. Beaudy Ave
Los Angeles
Calif
Iowa
Whitlocks Return to Lancaster as Cedar Rapids Death Noted
Chas. Whitlock and daughter return to Lancaster Mo. Mrs. Mike Wilkins cares for uncle Thos Whitlock who shows slight improvement. Mrs. John Houseal travels to Columbus Junction after learning of her nephew's death, a switchman killed in Cedar Rapids yards. W. R. C. meets at Woodmen hall and Legion event date shifts to March 22. Mamzelle Taps operetta by high school students slated for Friday and Saturday in the auditorium.
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Ainsworth Ainsworth
Chas. Whitlock
Weaver
Lancaster
Mike Wilkins
Thos Whitlock
John Houseal
Columbus Junction
R. R
Cedar Rapids
W. Rh. C
Woodmen Hall
American Legion
L. J. Trotter
Haskins Haskins Drowsily Records Local News
March notes from Haskins report Jim Foster improving and family visits. Leota Welliver visits Ainsworth. Hazen family plans to move back to the farm. Eva Ebner suffers stiff neck. Embrees welcome a granddaughter. Hazel Booth out with a cold. Arnet Mathers brings parents to the farm. Sunday school workers visit. attendance uneven but improves. W F Welliver ill with flu like symptoms. Ollie Beardsley away with cold. Sweet Family to perform on St Patrick s Day in Haskins. Roy Busby receives an announcement.
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Haskins
Jim Foster
Ernest Badham
Leota Welliver
Ainsworth
Maxine Welliver
Loren Hazen
Don
Little Deloris
Washington
Frank Embree
Cavyl
Hasking
Herbrech
Des Moines
Young People’s
Auten
Newton
Jasper County
Cady
West Chester
F. Welliver
Ollie Beardsley
Muscatine
Mr. Beardsley
St. Patrick's Day
Roy Busby
Birth of 7% lb girl to Mr and Mrs Will Anderson
A baby girl weighing seven pounds was born on the eighth to Mr and Mrs Will Anderson. The couple previously worked for Mr Busby and now reside near Mount Pleasant.
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Will Anderson
Busby
Mt. Pleasant
Social Notes From Green Vale District
Rob McCaleb spent Saturday and Sunday at Bert Smiths. Mrs Arthur Gherkie of Burlington is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Perd Brier for a few weeks. Mrs Pearl Woodford was a Rubio caller Saturday afternoon. Max Waterhouse and family visited the Waterhouse home Sunday. Ira Waterhouse delivered hogs to Brighton Monday. Bert Smith sold calves and delivered them across the river Monday. Mrs Floyd Book entertained company from Sunday to Wednesday from Limby. Mrs Doc Wooton of Burlington spent a few days this week at the Brier home.
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Green Vale
Rob McCaleb
Bert Smith
Arthur Gherkie
Burlington
Perd Brier
Pearl Woodford
Max Waterhouse
Waterhouse
Ira Waterhouse
Brighton
Floyd Book
Social Hour Puddings and Sauces Delight Crawfordsville Club
Mrs Artie Wells hosted the Social Hour club with a lesson on puddings and sauces and recipes that sounded delicious. Refreshments by Mrs Ollie Anwyl complemented a St Patrick color scheme. Rose Lanoue’s 14th birthday party, likely yesterday, ended with ice cream cake and a class gift from the Sth grade.
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Artie Wells
Social Hour Club
Mrs. Wells
Ollie Anwyl
Rose Lanoue
Dennis Jones
Language Diversity in the Philippines Surpasses Thirty
The Philippines hosts a rich linguistic mix with over thirty languages spoken among its people. This diversity reflects numerous racial and cultural groups across the archipelago.
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Philippines
Oldest Iowan Candidates Tie In Benton County Claim
A discussion on Iowa’s oldest resident cites William Morford aged 84 from Griswold who settled in 1833 now Muscatine, and A B Dowell born 1833 who moved to Iowa in 1836, with Dowell claiming the title as the longest continuous resident. Separately railways change stock shipment rules allowing daily fast stock trains to Chicago, removing previous weekly minimums.
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Iowa
Cass County
William Morford
Bloomington
Muscatine
Griswold
Benton County
A. B. Dowell
Mr. Dowell
Jacob E. Dowell
North
Caroline
Priscilla Pace-Dowell
Clay County
Scenic highway promotion along Mississippi gains momentum
Six years after the issue was raised the Iowa side river route gains traction. The upcoming annual meeting in St. Louis will feature addresses by Mayor J W Dempsey of Lansing Iowa and highway officials C M Babcock Minnesota C H Brough Arkansas and Maj Harry B Hawes noted as a key advocate.
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Mississippi River
Iowa
Amtter
St. Louisa
J. W. Dempsey
Lansing
C. M. Babcock
Minnesota
C. H. Brough
Arkansas
Good Roads
Harry B. Hawes
County opens Jasper grounds as public park for all uses
The Jasper county fair grounds at Newton, a people owned tract, will be fully opened for public park use including picnics, gatherings and camping for tourists after directors vote. Also noted are deaths of Mrs. James Offill at 95, a Civil War era mother of soldiers, and Daniel Reneker at 99 in Van Buren county Iowa.
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Jasper County
Newton
James Offill
Prairie City
Iowa
John Offill
Offil
Daniel Reneker
van Buren County
Publiciser George F. Smith Dies at 73 in Keo Sauqua
George F. Smith, longtime figure in State Line Democrat publicity at Keo Sauqua, died aged 73 after a career in postal affairs. He became post office inspector in 1886 with Chicago as headquarters and later led mail depreciation for seven Northwestern states. He moved to Washington in 1888 as part of a committee on free delivery in large cities and knew President Cleveland personally. He remained active into the Harrison years before resigning due to physical strain.
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George F. Smith
State Line Democrat
Keosauqua
Chicago
Post Office Department
Washington, D. C
Washington
Cleveland
Harrison
From Keosauqua to the Postmaster’s Office and Baseball Fame
The article notes a man who traveled widely in his youth then served as postmaster at Keosauqua until his death in 1915. It also reports a theft case in Dallas County involving Bert Hicks and suspects including Philip Bundy, Mrs Bundy described as Sioux Indian wearing a kihka. Urban Faber of Cascade, a longtime White Sox pitcher, is currently in Texas practice games and holds a clean reputation.
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United States
Keosauqua
Bert Hicks
Dexter
Dallas County
Philip Bundy
Oscar Fireburg
Buffalo Bill
Iowa
Urban
Red) Faber
Cascade
White Sox
Chicago
Texas
Faber
Narrow gauge line pressed to standard track
The only narrow gauge railway in the state a branch of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul runs 25 miles from Bellevue to Cascade with poor track and service. Residents along the line petition the state railway commission to convert to standard gauge and rebuild. The Oska loosa branch of the C B and Q from Burlington formerly Des Moines to Panora and Des Moines to Boone now owned by the Milwaukee.
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Chicago, Milwaukee
Burlington
Des Moines
Panora
Boone
The
Milwaukee
University lab launches new craft for Lake Okoboji work
The Mace bride Lakeside Laboratory at the University of Iowa will send a new launch and tools gifted by Felix Hirschel of Davenport to Lake Okoboji next summer. It replaces Old Gold as the lab’s work craft for student scientists.
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Macebride Lakeside Laboratory
University of Iowa
Lake Okoboji
Felix Hirschel
Davenport
Oratory Launch Restored After Prolonged Down Time
Professor Robert B. Wylie reports that the university botany department has received a letter noting that Mr. Hirschel has paid storage on the oratory launch, which had been out of commission for some time.
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Robert B. Wylie
University
Hirschel
Laboratory growth noted by lake resident at Arnold's Park
Mr. Hirechel, long time summer resident of Lake Okoboji, launches a year in Advance at the boat livery in Arnold's Park and observes the laboratory's growth with interest from his summer home on the lake.
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Arnold's Park
Hirechel
Lake Okoboji
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