Happenings in Wellman area county and beyond May notes
Long county column lists residents visiting relatives in Chicago Iowa City and Des Moines. Mentions land seekers to South Dakota vaudeville show at the Opera house May 28 Republican rally with speakers Brookhart and Carpenter. Also notes school year end, measles illness, new train service, Epworth league event, and local home projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Myrtle Moore
William Downing
L. M. Downing
Eph Dawson
California
Ralph Hull
I. N. Carr
Warren Palmer
Will Robinson
Sam Fisher
Texas
Opera House
W. Brookhart
C. A. Carpenter
Tom O'Flaherty
H. O'Flaherty
Des Moines
William Crawford
Washington, D. C
Felkner
South English High School
Ainsworthites Attend Undertakers' Convention and Circus Trip
R M Keller travels to Des Moines for an Undertakers' convention while Mrs R M Keller visits Brighton to see her parents Will and Mrs Rader. Walter Black of Peoria visits his sister Margaret. Ainsworth residents travel to Washington to see the Robinson circus with many named attendees. Six girls drive to Crawfordsville to watch Washington Academy play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
R. M. Keller
Des Moines
Undertakers
Brighton
Will Rader
Walter Black
Peoria
Ills
Margaret Black
Robinson Circus
Washington
Tom Stewart
Bryan Miller
Lawrence Trotter
Nate Crawford
Ornie Chapel
Memorial Day Plans and Local Happenings in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville reports show Memorial day preparations with committees named for flower program vocal and instrumental music decoration and graves marking. A speaker A R Miller of the Washington Democrat and organizer H Manners lead events at the Methodist church Monday afternoon. Also noted are visits in Pleasant Hill and Washington and a fire accident injuring Mrs Ek BR Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
N. J. Lease
Will Anwyl
T. W. Rickey
Nellie Manners
John Wooley
J. G. Maxwell
J. A. Moorhead
Frank McCoy
J. F. Buxbaum
A. B. Hightshoe
McFarland
Jennie Lease
Cecil Walker
G. F. Pulsifer
A. R. Miller
The
Washington Democrat
H. Manners
L. L. Teas
Ek. BR. Franklin
Farewell Walt and the Garden of Memory
An 1910 poem reflecting on farewell to a beloved friend and familiar comforts. The speaker laments change as memories linger, envisioning return only in dreams while a garden’s birds and a loyal cat remain. Copyright 1910 George Matthew Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Cat
George Matthew Adams
Cement Tanks Built for George Benson and Char Ley Kephart
A builder reports completion of a cement tank for George Benson and is currently constructing another for Char Ley Kephart. The project status indicates ongoing work and active use of durable concrete containment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Benson
Charley Kephart
Keota High School Class Reunion 1909 1910 Event
Keota May 25. The class of 1909 and the faculty plus the class of 1910 gathered for a joint reunion and entertainment at the W. R. C. hall last Monday evening. The hall was decorated in colors of both classes and games were enjoyed throughout the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Keota High School
Keota High School notes and local moves highlighted
The Keota school board fills the last teaching vacancy with Estelle Fish as English teacher. A Keota reunion mostly present with three absent, relatives plan travel, and several residents make local visits. The community notes include moves to Washington, a new baby, circus attendance, and Embroidery club gathering at Maplehurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zink
Don Davis
Edna Owen
Mt. Pleasant
Edith Morgan
New York
Keola High School
J. F. Robertson
Muscatine
Robertson
Montreal
Holy Land
Keota
Estelle Fish
Miss Fish
Burt Conklin
Washington
Keola
Lettie
Myrtle Dillon
Burlington
Fred Stewart
H. KE. Seydel
Mr. Wycoff
James Wycoff
Walter Richardson
Sigourney
Embroidery
Singmaster
Maplehurst
Local Socials and Travel in Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville on May 25 many locals attended a play with a large group from Ainsworth including the Misses Ruth and Eva Easter Georgia and Eva Gookin Grace Lim erman and Mr and Mrs James Love and their son. Other residents traveled to Washington and Chicago for visits and business with names such as Robert Ferguson Jeannette Wooley Ed White and Harvey Barnes noted. The passage also endorses Lydia K Pinkhams Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for women’s health amid rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misses Ruth
Eva Easter
Eva
Georgia Gookin
Grace Walker
Grace Simerman
Crawfordsville
Washington Academy
Ruth
Georgia
Eva Gookin
Grace Limerman
James Love and Son
Ainsworth
Robert Ferguson
Mr. Jeffrey
Jeannette Wooley
Ed White
Harvey Barnes and Son
Washington
J. H. Rhea
Chicago
Lillian
Irene Holmes
Glancey
James Wilson
Lydia K. Pinkham
Regular Tom Boy Featured In Juvenile Adventure
A lively note describes Susie as a regular tom boy who climbs trees, jumps fences, and whittles, often getting minor injuries. Her mother applies Bucklen's Arnica Salve, claimed to heal many conditions, with a sales pitch for 25 cents at Lemmon's Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie
J. E. Lemmon's
Lemmon's
City Bus Line Orders Call for Frank Rogers Service
Call up Phone No. 589 to place orders for the city bus line. Leave address details including street and number for prompt service by Frank Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rogers
Baxter Hurt In Wagon Accident Near Elevator
H A Baxter suffered a lacerated face and bruises after a wagon toppled as a frightened team bolted toward Baxter's elevator. Baxter also has a badly wrenched back likely to keep him away from work briefly. Guy Evans escaped without being thrown from the wagon as the team bolted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Evans
Mr. Baxter
Guy
Local group reports injuries not serious after dash to headquarters
A brief note describes a group moving at a lively gait to their headquarters the yards, and reports that the injuries they sustained were not serious.
Foley Kidney Pills Praise From Kewanee Veteran
In a letter from Commander Julius A. Pratt Post No. 13 Dept. 1h GAL R, Isaac Cook of Kewanee Illinois reports relief from backache and kidney pain after using Foley Kidney Pills for two months. He states the pills helped bladder misery, endorses them to friends, and plans to recommend them widely. Lemmon's Pharmacy Mecklhinney Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Lemmon
Lemmon
Julius A. Pratt
Dept
Gal R
Isaac Cook
Above
Kewanee, IL
Mecklhinney Drug Co
Ice Cream Supper Bazaar at West Chester Church
The Baracas and Philathes will host a bazaar in the afternoon and an ice cream supper in the evening at the West Chester Baptist Church on Saturday May 28 1910. All are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester Baptist Church
Ros
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Drgs
Pot Nes
J.D. Dayton
West Chester and Washington Co
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Geo. Peck
South Dakota
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County News
Dayton’s
J. W. Oldaker
Philip Shauf
North English
Adam Shauf
Hooper Denison
Iowa City
J. W. Hunter
John Emde
John Desing
Mesdames
Fred Klockenfeger
Sabina Singleman
J. P. McDowell
Jacob Chapman
I. C. Adams
John Groff
Sarah McArtor
Nira
Nettie Yoder
Lizzie Miller
Epworth League
Dr. Wells
A. L White
Jay
Chris Miller
Bunker Hill
D. J. Yoder
Mike Burns
Coun
Philip Glider
Homeopathic Hospital
Rossman
Jannite
Lyons
Mr. Rossman
Shroeder
Hilde
Pleasant Hill
Myrtle
Vera Saville
A. J. Corbin
Villa Swift
Vera Tomlinson
Clyde Hill
Elmer Kephart
John Kephart
Robert Kephart
Aand
Trenton
Will Saville
Frank Bradford
Som
Vernie
Joe Lease
P. L. Huber
Miss Emma Wonderly
A. Sprague
W. Owen
Columbus Junction
A. Davidson
Walt
AUF
H. A. Baxter
OL Sui
Rothschild’s
South Side Square
Baracas
Philatheas
Washington County Savings Bank
Stein-Bloch
Stein-Bloch and Kuppenheimer
Wilson Bros
OL Rich & CO
Clothiers & Merchant Tailors
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