Local notes and community notices from town
Miss Carrie Rowan arrives from Ainsworth. J. D. Hawkins, Mrs. Jennie Bailey, and Mrs. Howard Sitlar travel to nearby towns for visits. Others, including Steve Crawford and Will Kerr from West Chester, Glen Conrad from Drake, and Miss Martha Porter from Ainsworth, return home or spend time away. Frey’s photos and Star new pictures. Vienna pie assortment at 37-tf 200 pies. Johnson's cream pies and other varieties. South Side Meat Market offers Sunday chicken or roast. Fisk Hat featured at Tondre & Benz.
Happenings in County Communities March 28
Mr and Mrs James Boyd return to Washington after a few weeks visiting their children nearby. Mrs Henry Boyd improves at this writing. Mrs Wm Beardsley stays with her daughter Mrs Bertha Cox at Kewanee, ill with spinal fever. Belle Fagan returns home to Ralston Iowa. Howard Swick attended his sister’s funeral in Washington yesterday. Jack Quinn rides to Washington this morning. Mal Ebner adds a kitchen to his house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Boyd
Washington
Henry Boyd
Wm. Beardsley
Bertha Cox
Kewanee
Belle Fagan
Ralston
Iowa
Howard Swick
Jack Quinn
Mal Ebner
Local social notes from Ottumwa and nearby visits
March 28 reports show C. P. Nichols at a horse sale in Ottumwa. Miss Elizabeth Flanigan stopped by Cotter as a business visitor last evening. J. D. Crozier and his daughter Vera arrived for a few days at the W. A. Walker home. Mr. and Mrs. Will Logan of Washington spent yesterday at the W. A. Walker home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Nichols
Ottumwa
Elizabeth Flanigan
Cotter
J. D. Crozier
Vera
Will Logan
Washington
W. A. Walker
Alpha Watchmnitz
Muscatine
Mrs. M. FP. Wabnitz
Attempted assassination in Telluride shocks state
An early morning blast aimed at Adjutant General Wells shattered the building side and hurled him from the porch but left him uninjured. The assailants used dynamite and fled the scene in Telluride Colorado prompting a large manhunt and police inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening Journal
Wells
One Man Killed In Hart Grain Weigher Plant Collapse
The Peoria Star reports a wall at the Hart Grain Weigher Co plant collapsed in a 48 mph wind, burying three workers. One man died, two were seriously injured. Walter Wilde ordered a 30 man fore to vacate the site, preventing a larger disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Grain Weigher Co
Peoria
Hart Grain
Walter Wilde
Schools Hold Third Spelling Test In City Contests
The third and final spelling contest in city schools last Thursday produced improvements with only two of sixteen classes under ninety percent. The Wallace school won eighth grade, South won sixth, and Heights topped seventh and fifth grades. Names listed include Marguerite Deane, Paul Palmer, Nathan Bovee, Nellie Ross, Walter Meek, Ruth Butler, Ruth Vincent, Gladys Friend, and many others across Heights Wallace South Centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our City
Heights
Wallace
South
Centennial
Local Notes From Keota and Surroundings
Local brief items list daily comings and goings in Keota and nearby towns. Henry Dupuis left for Keota. Robert Wells from Crawfordsville visited the city. Alma Lodders becomes a new apprentice at Tondre and Benz millinery. H Pauls plans a Brighton visit for the weekend. Oscar Jones returned home to Cotter after a week at the Academy. R. L. Hughes returned to Fairfield after a brief city visit. Mrs KE Jenkins left for Keokuk to visit her sister Mrs Freeman. Mrs Schaffer left Keota for Peoria. Sarah Jane Little and Willie Little will visit Fairfield briefly. Rev A L Graham returned home to Keota after a visit to Ainsworth. EB J Strader arrived from Carthage to visit W L Strader. Jean Stephen, visiting at E G Wilson’s, returned to Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Pauls
Brighton
Oscar Jones
Cotter
Academy
R. L. Hughes
Fairfield
KE. R. Jenkins
Keokuk
Freeman
Schaffer
Keota
Peoria
Sarah Jane Little
Willie Little
Washington Morning Travel Notes and Local Visit Highlights
March 28 reports list A B Orris and others as Washington passengers this morning while Miss Jessie Anderson visited with friends. Edward White and son returned from Des Moines. Rev E S Genung arrived from Garrison Iowa and J B McCoy came back from Cedar Rapids after attending the Democratic convention. The school primary and intermediate grades presented a program with songs recitations dialogues and a flag drill praised for careful training and teacher credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Orris
David Fishburn
Lem Davis
J. A. Hawthorne
Robert Wells
Washington
Jessie Anderson
Edward White and Son
Des Moines
Funeral of Mrs W L Strader Held in Washington
The funeral for the late Mrs W L Strader was held yesterday at 2 PM at the northwest Washington residence, conducted by Rev A S Smith. Pallbearers included Samuel Hout George McAvoy John Swift Amos Durst James Rathmer and S W Neal. Interment followed at Elm Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Strader
Washington
A.S. Smith
Samuel Hout
George McAvoy
John Swift
Amos Durst
James Rathmer
S. W. Neal
Elm Grove Cemetery
Free Lecture by Evangelist Van Loon in Academy Hall
Evangelist Van Loon speaks in Academy hall Sunday March 29 at 3 p m on Redemption by blood and power. Evening session at 7 will cover The Four Judgments. No meeting tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelist van Loon
Academy Hall
Local News Ties and Travel Notes
Mrs H A Pauls is sick with pneumonia. Harve Leeper of Noble visited town last evening. Mrs Gilgrist left for Davenport after attending Mrs Mary Cross funeral. Mrs John Wood of near West Chester went to Jacksonville Ill to visit relatives. Miss Jennie Lewis returned home to Crawfordsville after Academy attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wood
Near West Chester
Jacksonville
Ill
Jennie Lewis
Crawfordsville
Frey’s Studio Offers Fine Photos at Quality Prices
H Nutt returns from a business trip to Colorado. Frey’s Studio promotes up-to-date photographs and strict high class work with a motto about quality over low price. See Frey’s for prices and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frey's
H. Nutt
Colorado
Elevator struck by lightning at Whiting building
The W A Whiting elevator roof suffered heavy storm damage with torn shingles and splintered rafters. A twelve foot board was ripped away. No fire occurred. Mrs BE Adams and husband left for Thornburg after the death of her mother Mrs C S Seymour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Whiting
BE. E. Adams
Thornburg
Have You Read It Everything That Bakers Make
Local notices recount arrivals and departures of residents visiting and attending funerals. Isaiah Taylor came from Belle Center Ohio for a family illness, several others attended the funeral of Mrs W L Strader, and Rev W M Rownd left for Buffalo after the same service. Others visited relatives in Oskaloosa Wayland and Muscatine while students returned to studies at the University of Chicago and Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Miller
Iowa City
Chicago
University of Chicago
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the Evening Journal
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Laws
Serval
Ent
Earl Little
A. H. Wallace & Son
Thomas Simpson, Jr
Wiley
S. Mason
M. Stewart
Ainsworth
A. E. Roe
Howard L. McCleery
Union Stock Yards
Frey
the Star
Vienna
Johnson's
Carrie Rowan
South Side
Steve Crawford
Will Kerr
West Chester
J. D. Hawkins
Oskaloosa
Will Dupuis
Sigourney
Jennie Bailey
Bessie Purvis
Glen Conrad
Drake University
Howard Sitlar
Arthur Cockayne
Winfield
Martha Porter
Robert Crail
Fisk Hat
Tondre & Benz
SOL Rich & CO
Fine Tailors
East Side Square
China
Marion T. Anderson
the County News
Telluride, Colo
Marguerite Deane
Paul Palmer
Nathan Bovee
Nellie Ross Vaughn Ross Carl Meek
Rodney Palmer
Walter Meek
Inay
Helen Harvey
Ruth Butler
Clarence Bailey
George Kinney
Harold Baxter
Florence Barrett
Margaret Godfrey
Edith Fox
Glen Mace
Jessie McFarland
Mayme Rankin
Ferne Randal
Phoebe Maxwell
Myrna Nicola Frank Stout
Ruth Wilson
Marguerite Wallace
Margaret Ron Romola Latchem
Hazel
Stewart Earl Chance
Elmo
Robert Brinton
Harry Sproul
Ruth Vincent
Jay Brewer
Gladys Friend
Marion Rownd
Cecil Shockley
Margaret Dicken
Gladys Carson
Bessie Humbie
Frances McCoy
Rhea Ford
Donald McLaughlin
Annie Keckharlotte Carson
Marjorie Hebner
Nellie Sharpe
Victor Hallquist
Edith Weldin
Dorothea Wickham
Corinne Rothschild
Hugh McCartney
Beth Wilson
Leila Wilson
Boston
Henry Dupuis
Alma Lodders
A. L. Graham
EB. J. Strader
Carthage
Jean Stephen
E. G. Wilson
Corawfordsville
Harve Leeper
Noble
Isaiah Taylor
Belle Center
Ohio
S. Strader
Carthage, Ill
J. C. Visser
Pella
William Rownd
Charles Lessier
Swick
C. A. Benkett
Davenport
Samuel Swick
Vere
Dwight Davis
Wayland
W. M. Rownd
Buffalo
N. Y
Tom Miller
M. P. Miller
Warren Brownlee
Monmouth
The
Carl Johnson
Clarence
Burlington
W. Corner Square
Don Hawkins
Mgr
Minnesota
MELLO
Cash Grocery
the Star Tonight
David Tuescher
Corpus Christi
Texas
George H. Paul Co
Frank M. Hopkins
Guthrie Center
Charles Needham
Hopkins
the Royal
Stuart & McGreedy
Cardus
Sallie H. Blair
Johnson City
Tenn
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