Verdi Farmers Busy as Payday Brings Smiles
W L Gibson and wife of Illinois return from visit to David Gibson’s family as pay day lifts BR R lines. Two train loads of corn from Oklahoma and Kansas pass through en route to aid India. Peter McMillan travels to county seat. J Worrel and Chas Terry erect a cemetery monument. Holy Thursday observed at Catholic church. Casher ill with worsening condition. Ehlert Biskamp recovers from measles. Local sports crowd attends Riverside horse race.
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W. L. Gibson
Illinois
David Gibson
BR. R
Oklahoma
Kansas
India
Peter McMillan
Casher
Riverside
Ehlert Biskamp
J. Worrel
Chas Terry
Commencement Exercises Close Local High School Year
Tonight the opera house hosts the High School commencement with Dr. Wickersham delivering the address. Five graduates are named Blanch Cunn oingham Mella Dickey May Fish burn Ella Murphy and Elsie Orr. Other rooms hold exercises as the school year ends.
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Dr. Wickersham
Blanch Cunn Oingham
Mella Dickey
May Fishburn
Ella Murphy
Elsie Orr
Minstrel show raises funds for band in Mt Pleasant area
L B Gardner conducts Sunday school census. Visitors include A N Gardner and Dr Downing. Mrs Henry Holmes ill. Rev Potter returns from Chicago. The minstrel show directed by Miss Hall of Mt Pleasant draws a full house and about 85 dollars net. Cake walk by eight girls and performances by Flo Wright Naomi Stewart Ed Daiber Elmer Erdice Grace Brownell highlighted the evening.
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Hall
Mt. Pleasant
Poe Exke
Flo Wright
Naomi Stewart
Feaure
Ed Daiber
Three Boys Social at the Opera House Draws Crowd
The three boys hosted a social at the opera house last night with about one hundred attendees. Guests enjoyed the evening and all present reported having a good time.
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Opera House
Local visitors and arrivals reported from several towns
Mrs Rev Jones and children arrived this morning from Chicago. Mrs Er A McElree and children returned home from a Kalona visit last evening. Miss Addie Louis of Iowa City visited yesterday with her brother Ernest Louis and family. F Cruz and Dr Grant attended the institution of a new Elk lodge in Iowa City yesterday. Carr of Jordan New York is here visiting relatives. Cc O Evans and wife returned home to Minneapolis last evening. Henry Gerot drove down from Kalona yesterday.
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Rev Jones
Chicago
Er. A. McElree
Kalona
Addie Louis
Iowa City
Ernest Louis
F. Cruz
Grant
Carr
Jordan
N. Y
Cc, O Evans
Minneapolis
Henry Gerot
Funeral rites for W. M. Dayton held in town
The late W. M. Dayton was eulogized in a funeral at the M. E. Church conducted by Rev. Burkit with six sons as acting pallbearers. Burial followed at Keota cemetery. Separately, Dr. Henderson and Lewis Quinn attended. West Chester High School will hold its commencement Friday June 1 in Lewis Ferguson's hall with five graduates.
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M. EB
Burkit
Keota
Kight
Columbus Jr
Henderson
Lewis Quinn
W. M. Dayton
West Chester High School
Lewis & Ferguson
Highland Park Circle Meets and Local Shops Reopen
The Highland Park Friendly Circle gathered with Mrs. Wilkins for recitations readings and music. North Side Drug Store reopens to the public and plans an upcoming press announcement. Kathryn Keck ill with measles Cap Gallagher paints his Heights residence and the Mathers soda fountain resumes service.
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Highland Park Friendly Circle
North Side
M. L. Logan
Frank Hawk
Mgr
Mrs. Meddleton
Conrad
Latchem
East Main Street
Cap. Gallagher
Heights
Mathers
North Side Drug Store
Weather and local notes from Washington and Iowa
The forecast calls for generally fair weather in Iowa tonight and Saturday. Local observers report multiple residents visiting the city for business and social reasons, including Harry Davis of Wayland and editor A R Miller with his wife. Several residents note crop prospects with strawberries likely down to half the usual yield but a generally good general crop. An infant sustained a broken nose after a stairs accident, with no other injuries.
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Washington, D. C
Tas
Ekvvhning Journal
Iowa
Henry Stichter
John Jay
Dr Wickham
Ains
Meat Bill Passed by Reichstag Prohibits Canned Meats
The Reichstag voted 163 to 128 to ban import of canned or sausage meat and set rules for fresh meat until December 1903, allowing only whole or half carcasses in some cases. Prepared meat may be imported only if proved innocuous, difficult for salt meat under four kilograms. After 1908, new regulation or the existing provisions apply.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Local Visits and Funeral Service Report
Earl Cocklin of Keota visits J. B. Crayne and Frank McFarland drives to Wellman this afternoon. Mrs. R. S. Warfel visits her brother Walter Boyer. Funeral services for the late W. M. Dayton were held this morning.
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Earl Cocklin
Keota
J. B. Crayne
Frank McFarland
Wellman
Half Rate For Veterans Considered By Western Passenger Assn
At a Chicago meeting the Western Passenger Association will study a proposal to establish permanent half fare rates for Grand Army of the Republic members ex Confederate veterans and others who fought in the 1860s. About 1,200,000 would be affected including 700,000 eligible G A R members and 500,000 former Confederates.
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Chicago
Grand Army of the Republic
Western Passenger Association
Monadnock
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Abandons Home for Disabled
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers discussed building a home for disabled and aged engineers on Meadow Lawn farm at Mattoon Illinois yesterday. The project was abandoned and the property will likely be sold.
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Milwaukee
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Meadow Lawn Farm
Mattoon
Mls
Epworth League Social At Methodist Church
Young people at the Epworth League enjoyed a well hosted social at the Methodist church with costumes gathered from garrets and trunks. Nina Isenhart wore the oldest outfit a white Swiss gown once Eunice Scofield's mother's dress admired by many. Mable Morton and Allie managed the frappe bowl as the event continued monthly with praise for future gatherings.
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Epworth League
Nina Isenhart
Eunice Scofield
Mable Morton
Allie
Protection in Germany Likely to Cost Chicago Meat Trade
Chicago reports fear a German meat bill passed by the reichstag will cost local packing houses millions annually. The measure bans canned meats and sausage imports and restricts fresh meat entry to whole or half carcasses with hearts and kidneys attached until December 1908. The bill, pending bundesrath approval, is viewed as worsening for U S trade, notably excluding corned beef.
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Chicago
Berlin
United States
White
Night Session Held At South Dakota Republican Convention
Sioux Falls May 25 The Republican state convention voted to meet in a midnight session after a 10:30 pm recess. At 10:45 pm the assembly reconvened with $8.1. Wilson of Fall River as permanent chairman. Delegates to the Philadelphia convention and state ticket were nominated including Charles H. Burke Eben W. Martin Charles N. Hervied and George W. Snow among others.
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Sioux Falls
Carl I. Sherwood
Clark County
Wilson
Fall River
Philadelphia
Lumil Brouch
Turner
George Rice
Moody
L. L. Lostetter
Kingsbury
A. Hi. Betts
Hanson
C. B. Collins
Brown
N. J. Beebe
Edmunds
James Holley
Pennington
Granville G. Bennett
Lawrence
Charles H. Burke
Pierre
Eben W. Martin
Leadwood
Charles N. Hervied
Eureka
George W. Snow
Springfield
Albano Detained at Quarantine Over Smallpox
The German steamer Albano from Hamburg is kept in quarantine after two steerage passengers Pavel Makunas and Osip Rodkunis both Russians fall ill with smallpox. The ship will be held until 783 steerage passengers are inspected and the vessel disinfected.
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New York
Albano
Hamburg
Sharre
Pavel Makunas
Osip Rodkunis
Rodkunis
Engineer and Fireman Killed In Westfield Train Wreck
Cleveland reports the westbound Lake Shore fast mail derailed at Westfield New York killing engineer Reagan and fireman William Leighcody. Anatice Phillips slightly weaker in Hillsboro Illinois with serious but hopeful recovery. Treasury to anticipate interest due June 1 on old 2 percent bonds under the recent call.
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Cleveland, O
Lake Shore Road
Westfield
N. Y
Reagan
William Leighcody
Hillsboro
Washington
Treasury Department
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