Community News Roundup From Local Residents
Wilber Miller left this morning for Winfield on business. O. T. Smith arrived Saturday evening from his travels. Lager cakes at Johnson's. They are the best you ever saw. Miss Maud Knox of Illinois visits sister Mrs. A. E. Austin. Miss Blanche Miller of South English visits friends in the city. The Misses Flossie and Ina Gorham of West Chester visit Ed Grayson home. Hot weather brings cheaper bakery goods at Johnson's. Mrs. Mary Brambler and Mrs. Mary Bosarth depart for St. Louis after days with Farrand family. Go to Jacobs for haircuts and shaves with a clean towel for every customer. Mrs. Dupuis and daughter return from Sigourney visit. Laura Dupuis of Keota spends Sunday in the city.
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Wilber Miller
Winfield
O. T. Smith
Johnson's
Maud Knox
Illinois
A. E. Austin
Blanche Miller
Flossie
Ina Gorham
West Chester
Ed Grayson
Mary Brambler
Mary Bosarth
St. Louis
Wm. Me. Farrand and
Vienna
Fred Smith
Richland
E. C. Smith
Sigourney
Henry Burns
Davenport
R. M. Wilson
Keota
Chas. Hebner
Lizzie Rauch
Columbus Junction
L. O. Brindley
Clyde Bailey
Des Moines
Carl Wilson
Patterson
Cedar Rapids
L. W. Loftus
Holsan
Fairfield
Ida Hoban Bailey
H. N. Shaw
Winterset
Bowman
Laura Graham
Will
County News Journal Hones Daily Happenings Report
County correspondents report local accidents deaths births and marriages with prompt news gathering across communities. The daily items cover people places events and notable incidents in the region.
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Local Notes From Kalona And Surrounding Areas
May 22 report lists Roy Beck Chas Bush and Lloyd Bush in Iowa. Miss Bessie Powers and Frank Smith visited Wellman. Irvie Dierdorff Emil Hesse and schwerdt seen in Wellman. Chas Brown plans a move to Washington. Dr Kiser has his residence repainted. Mr Mrs George Kirk visited the John Rander family in Lone Tree.
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Roy Beck
Chas
Lloyd Bush
Iowa City
Bessie Powers
Frank Smith
Wellman
Irvie Dierdorff
Emil Hesse
Schwerdt
Chas. Brown
Washington
Dr. Kiser
George Kirk
John Rander
Lone Tree
May 20 Social Notices And Travels
May 20 items note Oscar Wicht leaving for Marengo yesterday. Ferne Romine hosted a masked party for twenty friends last Friday, cited as a top social event. Mrs. J. W. Waite reports hand pain easing after catarrh. Effie Hull ran the telephone office during Eunice Ash’s absence. Liberty Zimmerman hosted the Epworth League cabinet gathering with refreshments. Mrs. William Rhoades has been ill for several days.
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Oscar Wicht
Marengo
Ferne Romine
J. W. Waite
Effie Hull
Eunice Ash
Liberty Zimmerman
Local social and business notes from county visitors
County visitors Mr. and Mrs. John Wingler and Mrs. Anthony Chalupa toured the county this week. Horeshowsky and Chapek remodel Dan Bopp's residence. Adolph Votruba made a business trip to Iowa City Thursday. Michael Smith returned from Colfax Springs. Neiswanger and Son erected a monument for the Shalla estate. The communion will be administered at Holy Trinity church May 25. Richmond hopes to celebrate the Fourth of July this year. Some farmers replanting the first corn planting. Georgie Shalla is improving. John Shalla suffers a severe foot condition. Mrs. Eh of Riverside visited her daughter Mrs. Frank Welte last week. Mrs. Frank Yansky visited Friday with Mrs. Tony Marek.
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John Wingler
Anthony Chalupa
Horeshowsky
Holy Trinity Church
Richmond
Georgie Shalla
John Shalla
Riverside
Frank Welte
Frank Yansky
Tony Marek
Washington Gun Club Plans Big Decoration Day Shoot
The Washington Gun Club will hold a major target shoot on Decoration Day afternoon at their grounds along the Burlington tracks. Three traps will run continuously as the club aims to revive the crowds seen at past shooting matches with all members planning to attend if weather allows.
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Washington Gun Club
Burington Tracks
Twenty Ninth Rank Sunday Schools List Shows Iowa Leader
The Sunday School Union publishes a nationwide list of large schools. It features 55 Methodist schools with enrollments over 1,000, and the local M E Sunday School is the sole Iowa entry, ranked 20th overall with an enrollment just over 1 10 0.
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America
M. E. Sunday School
Iowa
Vienna Bakery and Johnson Bakery Offer Wide Pie Selection
Local notices highlight the Vienna bakery’s pies and baked goods. Various residents and travelers are listed visiting or traveling to Keota Des Moines Fairfield Columbus Junction Ottumwa and Richland. Names include Fred Smith E C Smith Henry Burns and Chase Bannister among others.
President Boyle Calls Strike at Oak Hill Mine
Terre Haute Indiana May 22 President Boyle of the Eleventh district United Mine Workers called a strike at the Oak Hill mine in the Clinton field Over the forty cars being checked the dispute left two hundred fifty men out of work.
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Ind
Boyle
Eleventh District
United Mine Workers
Oak Hill
Clinton Field
May 20 notes and local visits from Oska loosa
A new girl reported at the Orville Cullumber home. Oska loosa visitors included F. M. Fleming John Fleming and couples Mr and Mrs John Romine and Mr and Mrs Clarence Timmons. Mrs Meek of Riverside returned after a week at J. M. Mace. The Ladies Aid plans an apron sale festival in June. Birdie Henderson attended L A B meeting at Harry Rittenhouse home. No school last week. teacher to resume Monday. OU C Gardner hauling material to remodel barn on Arthur Durst place.
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Orville Cullumber
F. M. Fleming
John Fleming
John Romine
Clarence Timmons
Oskaloosa
Meek
Riverside
Harry Rittenhouse
OU. C. Gardner
Arthur Durst
Judge Albion Tourgee Dies in Bordeaux at 84
The United States consul in Bordeaux Judge Albion W Tourgee of Mayville New York died from acute uraemia linked to an old wound. Born May 2 1838 in Williamsfield Ohio he had been ill for some time. An Egyptian official studied lightning rods in Philadelphia as Nile climate allegedly shifts threaten the Pyramids.
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Bordeaux
Albion Winegar Tourgee
Mayville
N. Y
United States
Tourgee
Williamsfield
Pyramids
Phildelphia
New York Tribune
Nile Valley
Memorial Day Observance Noted in May Parades
A fragmented report notes Memorial Day observances with references to May events. It mentions McLandburgh as a son honored in a seaside or Atlantic context amid a crowded calendar and a solemn dying pause.
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McLandburgh
May
Atlantic
Manila's Trolley Road Opens with Electric System
The Kansas City Journal notes Manila's electric railway, built by a New York and London company, now covers forty miles of urban and suburban track. A central power house on the Passig River island drives three 1,000 horsepower turbines. The system uses steel rails, teak cars, asphalt coating, and fare boxes inspired by the Canadian model.
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Manila
Passig River
United States
Pittsburg Millionaires' Coach Trip Halted by Park Police
A Pittsburgh Country Club party led by wealthy members toured Schenley Park aboard a new coach named Hiawatha. Park Officer Patrick Farley halted the outing, citing advertising violations, arresting the driver while inviting guests to return to the clubhouse.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Park
Inney
New York
Coach
Firty
Ardsley
Hiawatha
Schenley Park
William Flynn
Schenney Park
Patrick Farley
Firing Krapp Gunn at Dutch Frontiers Causes Shelter Move
The Krapp company sets up a firing range and naval armor test ground along the Dutch frontier. The Schlagbrucken hamlet resists buyouts, prompting protection for residents. Up to 150 firing days yearly require casemates, cattle kept, and per-person allowances. Heirs receive a $100 annual pension in fatal accidents.
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Krapp Gunn
Krapp
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Schlagbrucken
Test In Memory Of Byron Swim Challenge Victory
Venice dispatch notes an international swimming competition instituted to honor Lord Byron's eight mile Lido to Santa Chiara challenge. The first meeting this year will award an artistic cup donated by an English lady to the winner.
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Lord Byron
Venice
Lido
Santa Chiara
New York Herald
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