Local Short Notes From The Baker y Line
Multiple brief items report local residents visiting relatives and traveling. Nancy Finney visits West Chester. Albert Kuhn visits relatives. John Jay returns from Floris Iowa. B E McCollum back from Brighton and Pleasant Pilate. J W Beard en route to Mt Union from Ottumwa. Zelma Davis ill. B F Brown injured earlier now mobile with crutch. Fred Stewart travels to Davenport then Alberta Canada with landseekers. James Fulton Snodgrass and family depart for Ft Scott Kansas. T Y Wickham visits J Wilson then Keota. Ed Neal and daughter Tina visit Ainsworth. Will Tucker returns from Stanford University earthquake talk. Mattie McCulley injured in rupaway, hip broken, visit prolonged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Kuhn
West Chester
John Jay
Floris
Iowa
B. E. McCollum
Brighton
Pleasant Pilate
J. W. Beard
City
Mt. Union
Ottumwa
Fred Stewart
Davenport
Alberta
Canada
James Fulton
Snodgrass
Albia
Fulton
Ft. Scott
Kaw
T. Y. Wickham
Chicago
J. Wilson
Keota
Ed Neal
Martina
Frank Neal
Ainsworth
Will Tucker
Winfield
Stanford University
Palo Alto
Mattie McCulley
Sterling
Kap
Local social notes and moves around town this week
A string of short visits and travel shows residents in and out of the city. Pratt visits Keota while Anna Conrad and Myrtle Pettit head to work or shop. Miss Mattie Statler calls on Turnipseed. Several couples plan trips and marriages, with licenses issued for Thomas Bailey and Mary McCulley and others traveling to Aipsworth Amarillo Rubio and Iowa City for work visits and medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Brookhart
Burlington
Myrtle Pettit
Keota
Mattie Statler
Westchester
Turnipseed
Thomas W. Bailey
Mary A. McCulley
Elizabeth Dawson
Abla
Duncan
Chas
Sam Keiser
Texas
Death of John F Wooley in worksite accident
John F Wooley died at his northeast of the city home at 1 30 am after injuries from a falling pair of tongs during pipe work in an old well on May 7. A shattered bone fragment pierced the lung and caused a fatal clot to reach the heart. He was born July 12 1850 near Crawfordsville and married Anna Mulhern October 3 1883. He leaves two sons Vane and James W Wooley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Wooley
Mr. Wooley
Wil McClean
Wooley
John Franklin Wooley
Crawfordsville
Iowa
Nebraska
Washington County
Anna K. Mulhern
Ainsworth
Vane
James W. Wooley
Wm. Wooley
Mary Scrain Wooley
County Auditor Frank Neal Seeks Third Term in Republican Run
County Auditor Frank Neal announces candidacy for a third term as Republican nominee to succeed himself. Support from friends is strong due to his efficiency and popularity. Other contenders include W. E. Hause of Ainsworth and George Wallace of Highland township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Neal
Neal
Ofice
W. E. Hause
Ainsworth
George Wallace
Highland Township
Wooley Rites Set for J I Wooley with Crawfordsville Service
Funeral services for the late J I Wooley are announced with a short residence service Thursday morning at o clock followed by a procession to Crawfordsville for a 2 pm service at the M B church. Rev Elias Handy will preside at the residence and Rev Handy with Rev W G Robertson will conduct the Crawfordsville service. Interment will be in Crawfordsville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Wooley
Crawfordsville
M. RB
Elias Handy
Handy
W. G. Robertson
Funeral services for Miss Elizabeth Ogden in Iowa City
A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. at the Presbyterian church in Iowa City by university people. The body will go to the Ogden home in Williamsburg at midnight, about twenty four students will accompany the party, and the funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Williamsburg Presbyterian church conducted by Rev. McFarland. The paper also notes the finding of the body last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Evening Journal
Elizabeth Ogden
Presbyterian Church
Ogden
Williamsburg
McFarland
Burglars Loot Wm Sexton Residence At 3 A M
Burglars entered the Wm. Sexton home about 3 o'clock yesterday morning and secured about two dollars in change from the pockets of Mr. Sexton's pants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Sexton
Mr and Mrs John Woods Visit West Chester
Mr and Mrs John Woods of West Chester were business visitors in the city today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Woods
West Chester
City
Hand Grenades in Balkan Frontier Battle Narrative
Reginald Wyon recounts a blockhouse scene on the Turko Bulgarian frontier describing captured bombs and hand grenades. A small rear-guard uses a short fuse weapon to halt a pursuing Turkish force, causing a rout and subsequent massacre and pillage in nearby valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald Wyon
Balkans
Crows Harass Foxes According To Bangor News
The Bangor News reports that crows show a persistent, bitter hatred for foxes. Observations note crows perch in trees and mob running foxes, pecking and scolding them for hours. Some fox hunters even follow crows, claiming birds are as reliable as hounds and cheaper to maintain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor News
Running the gantlet in historic military discipline
Historical excerpts describe running the gantlet as a punishment where a naked offender runs between ranks six deep, whipped with switches by soldiers led by a sergeant, the act recorded in Grose and cited in Monro’s expedition notes. The method included a hedge of soldiers, a furlong of passage, and cutting rods to enforce discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halbert
Grose
Gavilliger
London Notes and Queries
Odd Wedding Toasts and Stunts Draw Mixed Reactions
A New York wedding features bridesmaids of six nationalities praised in their own languages while a young English guest proposes the toast The Bridesmaids with gold bangles in hand. In Dol Mand Normandy a guest sings with a guitar then praises his store and is ejected. A sharpshooter writes the bride's name with pistol bullets on the wall. A German entertainer balances on tables and glassware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dol
Normandy
Popular Excursion to St Paul and Minneapolis
The Iowa Central offers a popular excursion on Saturday May 19 leaving Brighton at 9 19 p m and reaching Minneapolis at 8 25 a m and St Paul at 9 00 a m. Round trip price is 4 00 with tickets returnable on any train until May 22. A tourist sleeper will be attached and reservations are through agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Central
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Brighton
Twin Cities
Maylo
Prince of Cullicudden Draft Horse Sale Prospect
Prince Cullicudden a bay stallion with light facial stripe and two white hind feet weighs 1900 lbs and is hailed as the county’s best conformation sire of draft colts. Imported in 1900 by Dalgety Bros Dundee, the horse will stand the 1906 season at my farm one and a half miles west of Washington on Sigourney Road with terms of 12 dollars to insure a living colt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
My Farm
Washington
Sigourney Road
Prince Cullicudden
Dalgety Bros
Dundee
Billy Hamilton Jack Ad Teases Colt Show Prize
Ken tucky breeder James I Hamilton offers Billy Hamilton a thoroughbred styled black Jack stallion bred from Old Napoleon line. The notice promises a $50 prize for the best weanling mule from the Jack each fall with a 10.00 insure living colt term and care disclaimers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
Kentucky
James I. Hamilton
Lancaster
Napoleon
Spain
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Steck
Atches
H. F. Steck
Washington National Hank
Nancy Finney
Zelma Davis
Tondre & Benz
B. F. Brown
Vienna
A! Pratt
Anna Conrad
Noble
Bessie Frity
Roscoe's
Jesse Moriarty
Matt Miller
A. J. Smith
Aipsworth
J. M. Smith
James Irwin
Creston
John Dewees
Cedar Rapids
Pulaski Maxwell
Ed Maxwell
Mayhew
Amarillo
Col. W. B. Bell
Rubio
Sherm Welch
Milwaukee
Frank Latchem
Romola
Lemmon
Columbia Pharmacy
J. E. Lemmon
Prop
Resi
Dence Northeast of
J. F. Wooley
Moise
Pereals
Washington, Iowa
Em Direct
Bushel
Cash Grocery
Prince of Cullicudden
Billy Hamilton
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