Local social notes and small town sightings
Mrs A J Silmon and son from Milwaukee visit her parents Mr and Mrs Ben Share. Doris Williams arrives from Wyman to spend days with sister Mrs D N Conrad. Emmett Ross Harry Enslin and W A Hoopes attend a Wellman dance. George Beaukman of Burlington visits for business. Mrs T Vs Huston of Crawfordsville recovering after county hospital operation. Willard Deal sells Railroad Lunch to Frank Frazier. new staff include Mrs Roy Farrier Ed Gray and Daryl Ebner. Mrs Fred Kephart of Havre visits relatives and shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Silmon
Milwaukee
Ben Share
Willard Deal
Frank Frazier
Roy Farrier
Ed Gray
Daryl Ebner
Two Shenandoah Girls Fined For Theft From Seed House
Two girls working at a Shenandoah seed house were fined 10 dollars plus costs and ordered to repay 126 dollars to the seed company for money taken from envelopes, with orders destroyed. The ad then notes store policy offering satisfaction or replacement for poor service and promotes Goodrich runner boots and Florsheims Arch-Preservers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Goodrich
Local Visitors Attend to Business in Keota and Haskins
Mrs. Seymour Martin of Keota visits for business. Mrs. J Booth and daughters Hazel and Vivian of Haskins were in town while Vivian plans to return to stenography work in Davenport. Hazel will spend the summer with her parents in Haskins. Emily J Stewart reports the death of T M Mackey of Superior Nebraska at his son Elmer Mackey’s Tarkio home after a yearlong illness. Funeral services set for Friday at Superior home. Mackey known to locals and had visited here several times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Martin of
Keota
Emily J. Stewart
T. M. Mackey
Superior
Nebraska
Elmer Mackey
Tarkio
Mackey
Dentist Rescues Self From Attempted Death At Home
In Des Moines on May 18 Dr. J. B. Harmon a local dentist tried to take his own life by hanging with a belt in the furnace room. His wife discovered him and cried for help then Scotty Russell athletic director at Fast Witch School arrived and provided first aid, saving his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
J. B. Harmon
Scotty Russell
Fast Witch School
England Allows Faster Vehicles by Law in November 1896
The article notes England did not permit mechanically propelled vehicles to exceed walking speed on public roads until November 1896, marking a legal threshold for early motorized travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Nas Acquired Discretion
A fragment discusses discretion and truth telling in relation to wine action and tersins, suggesting that greater uncertainty leads to less disclosure and more cautious speech.
Brighton High School Ends Year With Class Events
Brighton Iowa plans a full close to the school year with a 4:30 p.m. commencement on the high school lawn featuring speeches by Merna Kessel and Harold Bitting, diplomas by Supt. Christiansen, and a baccalaureate sermon at the Methodist church. Eighth grade graduation, junior senior banquet, and alumni reception follow amid a green and white celebration with diplomas as favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Iowa
Merna Kessel
Mary Irwin
Mary Estelle Anderson
Therese Swisher
Abraham Lincoln
Marjorie Wanerus
Gardiner
Harold — Bitting
Mildred Dawson
C. J. Christiansen
W. O. Schafer
Richardson
Marystele Anderson
Curtis ¢ Bevans
Harold Bitting
Lester Buzzard
Agnes Carter
Voices of the Woods
Brightly
Geo. McClintic
Meryl Beauchamp
Nathan Hale
Earl Clark
Gladys Kyle
Rosalie Frazier
Our Country
Mabel Combs
Joseph Envel
Barcelle
Eugene Mann
Dorothy Zihlman
Kathryn Davison
Will
Merle Kessel
A Christiansen
Isabel Grant
Walter Hagans
Marjorie Robison
Sam Bernard Dies Aboard Steam Ship Columbus En Route
Sam Bernard, famed actor, died last night aboard the steam ship Columbus while en route to Europe. Wireless advices received here today by relatives and friends confirm the sudden death. He was well known for his stage work and celebrity status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sam Bernard
Columbus
Europe
Local News Briefs From Town Columns
Mr and Mrs Dave Keltner plan a tomorrow evening departure for Okoboji Lake to start summer resort work. Fred L Stewart promotes Brows Soy beans with a limited quantity available. Miss Ruth Endicott leaves for Keota after visiting friends. Everette Ewing returns from Chicago with his family planning a move to St. Louis for a new job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Keltner
Okoboji Lake
Mr. Keltner
Cook's Cafe
Fred L. Stewart
Everette Ewing
Chicago
Mrs. Ewing and Son
St. Louis
Mr. Ewing
Kitchen Company Lovers Entwined In Southern Visit
Paul Landers seeks Isabel Bannister for a long Shorecliffs ride but is drawn to Polly Bannister, the Tennessee cousin, as she bakes waffles and shares dreams of a home. Polly's charm and Landers’s growing tenderness shift the suspense from a planned engagement to a sweeter connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aul Landers
Bannister
Isabel Bannister
Isabel
Shorecliffs
Mr. Landers
Isaber
Noet
Paul
Hilda
Polly Bannister
Polly
Mrs. Bannister
Effie
Landers
Paul Landers
Tennessee
Local residents listed in brief society notes
Mrs Carrie Blake was taken to the county hospital last evening and will stay several days. Lois Snair of Kalona visited on her way to Mt Pleasant and Kalona High alumni banquet. Mrs L F E Strickler left for Stuttgart Arkansas after visiting relatives in Iowa City. Wilma Anderson went to Columbus Junction for senior class play. Mrs J B Moore returned to West Chester after her husband’s serious operation at the county hospital. Ainsworth W R C bake sale set for May 24 at Legion Hall. Mrs Harold Young and baby visit Kalona then Will Welliver’s parents in Ainsworth. Nora Dewey to Muscatine for the day. Mrs T A Michels and Mrs Clifford Thorne attend Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs in Davenport. Edward Bidwell to Columbus Junction for days with relatives. Ruth Bauer guest of Beulah Mikseh in West Chester. Dr Walter Gingerich of Kalona joins chiropractors to Fairfield for convention with Kerr Conger Sartor attending. Mrs Clark Griffin visits Brighton. Mrs J H Keating travels to Des Moines to visit sister Mrs J D Rumble. Mrs Arthur Redding goes to Harvey to visit mother.
Movements of Local Residents Trimmed in Brief Notices
Miss Margaret Dalgleish returns to Burlington after visiting her sister Mrs. L S Johnson. Mrs Glenn Jacobs visits Crawfordsville to spend the day with sister Mrs F W Hamilton. Mr and Mrs George Stewart depart for Monmouth Illinois for new home and work with a wholesale hardware firm. Mrs R A Norris leaves for St Joseph Missouri to visit her parents. J B Campbell resumes work at Rock Island station after two months idle. M Frogee leaves for County Line Iowa to take another job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Dalgleish
L. S. Johnson
Burlington
Glenn Jacobs
Crawfordsville
F. W. Hamilton
George Stewart
Monmouth, Ill
Mr. Stewart
R. A. Norris
St. Joseph, Mo
J. A. Davis
J. B. Campbell
Rock Islands
M. Frogee
Mr. Campbell
County Line
Iowa
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FOX Theatre
Marshall Neilan
Viola Dana
Vernon
Doris Williams
Wyman
D. N. Conrad
Emmett Ross
Harry Enslin
W. A. Hoopes
Wellman
George Beaukman
T. Vs. Huston
Fred Kephart
Havre
A. E. Atchison Florsheims
West Chester Savings Banks
Nas
Lemmon’s
Woodworth
Miss Carter
Miss Beck
W. Brookhart
McElhinney Drug Company
Ruth Endicott
Harwood
J. A. Harwood & Son
THE
Carrie Blake
Lois Snair
Kalona
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
Kalona High
L. FE. Strickler
Stuttgart
Arkansas
A. N. Grady
T. E. Potter
Iowa City
Wilma Anderson
Columbus Junction
A _s
Phillips and Hebner
Drurgists
West Side Square
J. B. Moore
J. C. Kyle
West Chester
Kyle
Ainsworth W. R. C
the Legion Hall
Sos
Harold Young
Bavy
Ainsaworthn
Will Welliver
Nora Dewey
Muscatine
T. A. Michels
Clifford Thorne
Davenport
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Edward Bidwell
Ruth Bauer
Beulah Mikseh
American Pearl Button Co
Walter Gingerich
Fairfield
C. B. Kerr
Bess Conger
H. M. Sartor
Clark Griffin
J. H. Keating
J. D. Rumble
Arthur Redding
Harvey
J. T. Haines
Cleaning Service
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Wisie Long
Prop
John Shields
Missouri
Texas
Illinois
Kansas
Louiisiana
Wyoming
Francesco de Pinedo
Coolidge
Nicara
Gua
White House
Idoqyoooes
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