District Court Adjourns Until Saturday In Probate Matters
Probate cases passed on including the will of Benjamin I Ayres with Charity Ayres named executor and bond set at 400. Final report for the estate of Robert Craig approved with distribution ordered. Michael Gilligan probate order fixed for March 20 1902. Grand Jury finishes most work and will reconvene April 28. court adjourned sine die until Saturday nine o clock.
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Wraed
Benjamin I. Ayres
Charity Ayres
Students Present Uncle Rube in Crawfordaville Play
Academy students stage Uncle Rube a four act comedy drama at the Columbian Opera House in Crawfordville on Tuesday evening March 25. Admission 15 cents, 25 cents for reserved seats. Tickets available at Market & Thompson's Crawfordville office.
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Academy
Crawfordaville
Columbian Opera House
Marper & Thompson's
Prayer service raises funds for missionary societies
At First United Presbyterian church last night a combined meeting of the Woman's and Young Ladies Missionary societies raised 115 from the women and 66 from the young ladies for a total of 1840. Additional contributions are expected to boost the total.
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First United Presbyterian
County News Roundup March 19 Reports and Visits
Items from surrounding counties include Mrs Fetters and daughter visiting at the Thomas Morgan home. Miss Ella Erwin in Washington. Mrs Beez and daughter en route from Fairfield. F W Harding traveling to Washington. Mrs Kash ill. E B Neal visiting relatives in Keota. Rev N H Brown visiting the T J Nicholson home. a five year old Hamill child severely ill with pneumonia. Mrs Skipton visiting Keota. Fisher Augustine shipping hogs to Chicago. Moore and Lewis also shipping hogs with John McCaleb accompanying.
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Mra
George Fetters and
Thomas Morgan
Horace Seeley
Mealies
Ella Erwin
Washington
Henry Beez
Iva
Fairfield
N. H Brown
Monmouth
T. J. Nicholson
Rev. Brown
Baptist Church
J. H. Hamill
H. Skipton
Keota
David Hell
Fisher & Augustine
Chicago
Burlington approves four 25 year franchises for gas and electric services
In Burlington on March 18 the voters granted the People's Gas and Electric Co. four franchises for gas and lighting, steam heat and cold air, electric railways, and electric lighting for 25 years. A five year contract for street lighting at $70 per 2,000 candle-power per year accompanies the vote.
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Burlington
People's Gas and Electric Company of
Western Construction Company
General Electric Company of Chicago
Special Notice from Hervey Bell on Buggies and Surreys
Hervey Bell of Washington Iowa announces his thirty third year in buggy manufacturing. He offers 100 surreys and 110 stanhopes and buggies all from his own shop with latest styles and best materials. He emphasizes no grade cutting and a full stock of harness. He invites customers to visit, see the factory and display room, and notes small profits and quick sales with notes for payment. He asks patrons to call before buying and promises fair values.
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Washington
Nineteenth Century club of Washington Iowa celebrates growth
The Nineteenth Century club in Washington Iowa organized in October 1804 with fourteen members supports a city library by bequeathing a $10 000 home for a library named Jane A Chilcote Library. The club funds the library with tea proceeds and Stevenson works. Mrs A R Dewey heads the club as president and members plan to attend the National Federation in May in Los Angeles.
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Washington
Iowa
Bayview
Jane A. Chilcote
Stevenson
Court House
A. R Dewey
Nineteeth Century Club
National Federation
Los Angeles
Des Moines
Mai
Times
Humble Missouri Man Praises Chamberlain Remedy
Mr C B Wingfield of Fair Play Missouri suffers chronic dysentery for thirty five years and reports Cham berlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy did him more good than any other medicine. For sale by Stewarts Pharmacy and Cook Sherman.
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C. BR. Wingfield
Fair Play
Chamberlain
Stewarts Pharmacy
Cook & Sherman
Brinton's Show Tomorrow Evening
W F Brinton presents his final performance of the season in Graham. Half the net proceeds go to the city improvement fund. Ticket prices are 10 15 and 25 cents with seats available at Carrie drug store. Get tickets now.
Andrew Ferguson Heads to Oil Fields in Kansas Trip
Andrew Ferguson plans a first Tuesday in April departure for southeastern Kansas to tour oil fields. The invitation urges interested travelers to join for a view of the oil country and affordable land with a round trip fare of $13.65.
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Andrew Ferguson
Kansas
Open Session of both Literary Societies Aes nC Craft
A note announces an open session for two literary societies, the Aes nC Craft group and another, inviting members to join discussions and activities. The event aims to share writings and plan future gatherings.
Miss Beatie Wilson to visit Eugene Schneider home
Miss Beatie Wilson plans a visit to the Eugene Schneider residence. Sim Shannon of Deadwood arrives in the city Tuesday night to visit his big parents Mr and Mrs William Shannon. The Charles Saling music room will be improved with a plate front log and partitions removed to display better quarters. WEK Beamer is in Chicago attending business matters and may enter the furnace business, no decision yet.
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Beatie Wilson
Eugene Schneider
Sim Shannon
Deadwood
South Dakota
William Shannon
Charles Saling
Wek Beamer
Chicago
Lincoln, Neb
Wm. J. Bryan
City of
Lincoln
Bryan
Maud Muller and the Hen That Said Ka-doot
A playful verse recounts Maud Muller attempting to raise hens with a tinsel box and hay as a gag, only to face a stubborn rooster who clucks Ka doot and ruins the setup. The spoof ends with a chorus praising Rocky Mountain Tea offered by H. Stewart.
Color Line at Chicago Luncheon Invite Sparks Debate
Mrs. George W. Hiummer of the Chicago Woman's club extended invitations to meet Mrs. Yates, president of the National Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, at a April 2 luncheon at 425 LaSalle Avenue. Some invited members declined. others were not invited after hesitation over social versus business talk.
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Chicago
George W. Hiummer
Chicago Woman's Club
Macved
Clint
Yates
National Federation of Colored Women's Clubs
LaSalle Avenue
Trapped steel trap found in tree after twenty two years
In Frankfort Indiana on Eli Martins farm a steel trap with a six inch chain was found embedded in a tree grown over with three inch thick wood. The trap head bore the name George Emory, who reports the trap had been missing for twenty two years and was likely carried up by a coon.
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Frankfort
Ind
Eli Martin
Jefferson
Oscar Walters
George Emory
Emory
Not Quite Strong Enough
In Edinburgh years ago Mr Hawtrey and his company staged The Gray Mare at the Theater Royal. An elderly Scotsman named Mac was tasked with creating thunder by shaking peas in a tin box but failed to meet the tempo. Hawtrey urged Mac to shake louder, insisting on a louder storm to evoke a Scotch mist.
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Mr. Hawtrey
Edinburgh
Mac
Theater Royal
Solid Food For Scot's Intellect
Aberdeen Public Library annual report shows reader requests across genres. A laborer’s last thirty books include two science titles, one philology, two sociology, three poetry, three philosophy, eleven theology and eight fiction. An upholsterer over two years read one science title, one useful art, two history, five biography and twenty six travel books.
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Scot
Aberdeen Public
St. James Gazette
Iowa Central Road Sells California One Way Excursion Tickets
From March through April the Iowa Central road offers one way excursion tickets to California from all Iowa and Illinois stations at a special low rate. Elegant tourist cars with modern conveniences depart weekly on Tuesdays to the coast, travel direct without changes, avoiding winter travel discomforts. For full information and reservations, contact local agent offices for circulars.
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Iowa Central Road
California
Ihs
Iowa
Illinois
Pacific Coast
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