Local notices and travel mentions from a June period
Mrs J A Young was a passenger for Winfield this morning. Carbeck was a passenger on the Burlington this morning. 86-71 George Palmer left for Havre to visit. 86-71 Miss Ida Dupuis of Keota visiting relatives. The Great Parker Carnival Co No One at Washington starting June 29. Mrs Sol Rich returned from Chicago. Hubert Crail arrived from Waukesha. S A England returned home to Keota after visiting his brother G W England. Children day Saturday June 6. $10,000 car raffle June 2 to 6.
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J. A. Young
Winfield
Star
Carbeck
Burlington
Ida Dupuis
Keota
Parker Carniva! Co
Washington
Sol Rich
Chicago
Hubert Crail
Waukesha
Wis
S. A. England
G. W. England
Great Parker Carnival Co
the Square
Doings of the People in the County News
Miss Ida Rickey of Washington arrived for a visit at the J. E. Adams home. Emma Pratt returned home after visiting Cotter. Marie Adams spent yesterday with her aunt Mrs. Everett Shearer at Verdi. Wm Easter and family of Havre spent yesterday with his brother T. J. Easter. A large number of young folks from nearby towns attended the band concert last evening. J. F. Kurtz left for Ottumwa on a brief business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Rickey
Washington
J. E. Adams
Emma Pratt
Cotter
Marie Adams
Everett Shearer
Verdi
Wm. Easter and
Havre
T. J. Easter
J. F. Kurtz
Ottumwa
Keota Social News Highlights May 26
Dudley Crone spent Sunday with friends and relatives in Washington. Mrs Sheets and her son Edd arrived from Fairfield and stay at the Commercial hotel. Lorena Carris hosts a party for Amy Gardner’s sendoff to Indianola Iowa. Gaylord Clark hosts a birthday gathering at the Willis home tomorrow. Mr and Mrs McKenzie return to Fairfield after visiting daughter Mrs J W Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Crone
Washington
West Chester orchestra to entertain at church
May 26 program at the local church starts at 8 30 pm with the West Chester orchestra aided by local talent. Miss Amy Folger spent weekend with Miss Grace Huber at a friend’s home. New daughter welcomed by Mr and Mrs Lou Fleming. Several local residents mentioned visiting and returning from trips and social events including Amy Gardner, Mrs Julia Cavender, F M Fleming, Muriel Cullumber, Blanche Wallace, Ott Patterson, Duane McClure, Mary Martin, Susan Gardner, Floyd Timmons, and Lissa Adams with academy commencement at Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Chester
Amy Folger
Grace Huber
Lou Fleming
Amy Gardner
Keota
Indianola
Julia Cavender
Washington
F. G. Martin
F. M. Fleming
Muriel Cullumber
Quincey
Ill
Blanche Wallace
Keota High School
Ott Patterson
Duane McClure
Blaine Holmes
Susan Gardner
Wellman
Mary Martin
Floyd Timmons
Lissa Adams
Washington visitors and local social notices
Dr E W Spessard was a Washington visitor yesterday Mr and Mrs Everett Shearer of Verdi attended the band concert yesterday Miss Maggie Morrow departed yesterday for a visit with her brother at Osage Iowa Mrs Dick Henderson of Cotter was a caller here between trains yesterday John Farris was a Washington visitor yesterday Miss Kathryn Donaldson of Davenport is visiting at the home of her brother Richard Donaldson
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Spessard
Washington
Everett Shearer
Verdi
Maggie Morrow
Osage
Iowa
Dick Henderson
Cotter
John Farris
Kathryn Donaldson
Davenport
Richard Donaldson
West Chester People Move Between Cities For Arts and Business
May 26 notes show George Lippencott arriving from Carlock Illinois to buy horses. Mrs S K Staller visiting Chicago. L P Jackson and Dr C Kilgore in Des Moines on business. Miss Dorothy Latchem of Washington organizes a music class. West Chester orchestra plans a concert tomorrow evening at Lexington M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lippencott
Carlock, Ill
Dorothy Latchem
Washington
West Chester Orchestra
Lexington M. E
Memorial services to be held at Presbyterian church
May 26 notes list Miss Jessie Anderson Miss Menefee and Fred Long as passengers for Washington this morning. Memorial services scheduled Saturday afternoon at the Presbyterian church with Guy Tomlinson of Morning Sun to address. Also mentions W A McCall returning from Monadmin Iowa and Miss Jennie Williams visiting mother in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Anderson
Menefee
Fred Long
Washington
Presbyterian Church
Guy Tomlinson
Morning Sun
W. A. McCall
Monadmin
Iowa
Jennie Williams
Social Hour Club
G. W. Weber
Not in Woman's Clothes: Davis Capture and Coat Recalled
A Boston Herald interview with L. C. Bateman of Auburn claims the Davis capture myth is false. Captain B. D Bryant of Jackson County Missouri recalls Davis at Augusta and aboard the Planter, stating Davis wore cavalry boots and a fantastic coat, not women’s garments.
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Boston Herald
L. C. Bateman
Auburn
Bateman
Jefferson Davis
Herald
Twelfth Maine
Augusta
Noree
Pritchard
Forty Years Wait Ends With Washington Wedding
In Washington a wedding concluded after over forty years since a civil war vow. James Gaffney, now sixty and gray, and his bride Mrs. Hovora Burke, also sixty and gray, married after both endured long lives since their first playmate pledge. Gaffney, a former Fifth Cavalry private, sought his sweetheart after the war. both had marriages and losses before uniting in happiness.
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Washington
Gray
James Gaffney
Company K
Fifth Cavalry
Gaffney
Pittsburg
Hovora Burke
Philadelphia Press
Grant's Old Cook Loses His Pistol
General Grant's army cook John Furling surrendered his revolver and gave up firearms after civil war days. He was convicted at Wayne Michigan on April 2 for threatening to shoot a man over his lot. Twenty four jurors admitted prejudice against Furling. The trial drew great interest and suspended village business during its progress.
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Grant
John Furling
Wayne
Mich
Hhis Lot
Furling
Francis M Finch Author of The Blue and the Gray
Francis M Finch who died last year wrote The Blue and the Gray and served fifteen years as an associate justice of the New York state court of appeals. The poem first appeared in Atlantic Monthly in September 1867. As a judge he continued writing but withheld publication admitting it did not fit the dignity of a court of appeals judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Finch
New York State Court of Appeals
Atlantic Monthly
Battlefields Marked With Cannon At Shiloh And Chickamauga
On the Shiloh battlefield the spot where a Wigade commander fell is marked with cannon and piles of cannon balls. At Chickamauga similar historic spots feature pyramids of ten inch shells and mounted guns, many of them the same cannons used at Chickamauga marking the stations taken by batteries.
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Shiloh
Chickamauga
Memorial at Vicksburg Honors Illinois Battlefield Heroes
A granite and bronze memorial costing $200,000 is erected on the Vicksburg battlefield by Illinois to honor soldiers. The tribute marks a substantial public monument and conveys commemorative significance for the state and the region.
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Vicksburg
Byllinois
Night Ward Death of a Foreigner Boy
In the Accident Ward a nurse comforts a dying foreign boy run over by a New York train. He laments Italy, his mother, and cries for a kiss before dying. The nurse holds his hand as his life ebbs away, ending with his death at dawn. Poem by Henry Coy.
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Ajo
New York
Earth
Heaven
Henry Coy
Bethlehem Commandery Observes Ascension Day Graves Decorated
Bethlehem Commandery No 45 plans Ascension Day observance with a graves decoration at 2 PM. Members will march to city cemeteries led by the band and honor 29 deceased members. List includes Eugene Anderson, John Huskins, William Hood, and others across Elm Grove City Gibson Keota Ainsworth Columbus Junction Wellman Winfield cemeteries. Representatives will supervise out of town grave decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Commandery No. 45
Columbus Junction
D. W. Overholt
Henry D. Rittenburg
Wellman
L. EB. Stephens
W. L. Downing
Winfield
J. B. Trimmer
Commandery
Decoration day grave committee assignments listed
Cash buyers read. The following comrades will oversee grave decoration for Decoration Day in the old cemetery. First section D. A. Boyer. second H. Stichter. third J. M. Lytle. fourth H. E. McCollum. fifth W. A. Wilson. Dr. J. C. Boice. seventh Capt. J. A. Young. eighth Capt. S. A. White. ninth W. H. Warner. tenth Capt. J. J. Kellogg. eleventh Samuel Thompson. Elm Grove cemetery W. R. Jeffrey. Alf Chilcote. J. H. Stewart. Isaiah Taylor. Committees report to J. W. Morton Saturday at 8:45 for duty instructions.
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Old Cemetery
D. A. Boyer
H. Stichter
J. M. Lytle
H. E. McCollum
W. A. Wilson
J. C. Boice
J. A. Young
A. White
W. H. Warner
Capt
J. J. Kellogg
Samuel Thompson
Elm Grove Cemetery
W. R. Jeffrey
Alf Chilcote
J. H. Stewart
Isaiah Taylor
J. W. Morton
Funeral of Miss Mary Nelson in West Washington
The funeral was held at 10 o'clock this morning from Mrs. E. J. Kilgore's residence in West Washington. Services were conducted by Rev. W. O. Fisher assisted by Rev. W. M. McNeel of Delphi. Pallbearers were M. J. Orr, A. J. Dawson, J. W. Patton, Robert Coulter, George Corbin and J. O. Lemon. Interment followed in the city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nelson
E. J. Kilgore
West
Washington
W. O. Fisher
W. M. McNeel
Delphi
M. J. Orr
A. J. Dawson
J. W. Patton
Robert Coulter
George Corbin
J. O. Lemon
City Cemetery
Julia Ward Howe Celebrates 89th Birthday Today
The paper marks the eighty ninth birthday of Julia Ward Howe author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic. A page features portraits of Mrs Howe with a copy of her famed poem, The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
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Julia Ward Howe
Ladies Souvenir Evening At The Star
The Star hosts a ladies souvenir evening featuring a social gathering with displays and refreshments. Attendees enjoy a celebratory atmosphere as organizers promote community engagement and local talent.
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Union Stock Yards
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the County News
Lexington
Ainsworte
Crawfordsville
Plenty Binding
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Elizabeth Schroeder
West Point
Publisky
Jeff Davis
Italy
Bethlehem Commandery
Miss Mary Nelson
Mrs. Howe
Hai Ite
Lemmon
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Don Hawkins
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