Happenings in Crawfordsville Civil War Memorial Day
The Crawfordsville community reports on Rev John Ferguson of Buffalo delivering a sermon at the United Presbyterian church with Noah faith lessons. Memorial services, war reflections, and Civil War memory are noted alongside local visits and graduates headed to Washington for portrait photos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Church
Ferguson
Noah
Heaven
Presbyterian Church
Edwin J. Rice
David
Saul
Jonathan
Gilboa
America
Fort Sumter
Thos. Randall
Haskins
P. L
Ralph Smith
C. W. Stewart
Mildred
Washington
Will Newsome
Superior
Wis
Newsome
Valley Forge Camp No 868 Meeting Notice
LODGES Fr O WK RI WW Ae Valley Forge Camp No 868 meets every Thursday evening in the hall on North Side Square. All neighbors are welcome. J G Moriarty Clerk.
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Valley Forge Camp
Hall
North Side Square
Wayward Son Faces Family Court of Courtship and Work
An old shore’s admonition tale opens with a father scolding his son for neglect and misdeeds including fishing, garden chores, and fence painting. The column then reports small town notes: an open air concert planned, a Rubio pioneer’s death, local family visits, and a river fishing outing interrupted by a shower.
Havre News Notes and Visits From May 1912
Havre community dairy and school picnic outlined with local visits. John Benson of Diagonal Iowa visits Norm Pratt. Mr and Mrs John Shebeck visit Lewis Baker. Melvin Spencer of Ainsworth visits John Putman. Widespread farm activity includes wool shipments to Mr Taylor of Washington and corn planting.
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Havre
John Benson
Diagonal
Iowa
Norm Pratt
John Shebeck
Lewis Baker
Melvin Spencer
Ainsworth
John Putman
Peter Witting
Wayland
Pleasant Hill Church
George Benson
Crawfordsville
Mr. Taylor
Washington
Jennie Jugenheimer
Art Long
Arthur Ruebsam
Will Caldwell
Grandma Caldwell
John Caldwell
Noble and community notes from Noble area May 1912
Residents travel between Washington and home visiting relatives and church. Local families report activities including farming help, schooling events, a missionary talk from Chris and Mrs Eicher, a gate accident to Milton Noble, and plans to visit the west in late June.
Corner stone laid for St Marys new school at Riverside
Riverside May 27 1912 Charles Hahn visited Keota and Wellman returning Saturday. Large crowd witnessed corner stone laying for St Marys school despite threatening weather. Services led by Rev J Schulte Iowa City with Rev Jacobsmeier Ward and others. Dinner served to about four hundred. Memorial sermon at U B Church May 26 by Rev Scott.
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Thomas Holyoke
Albert Hahn
Hunter
Cranston
St. Mary's New School
J. Schulte
Iowa City
Jacobsmeier
Ward
Catterlin
Davenport
Scott
Rural Route Three Man Buys Buick Auto
Rural Route No. Three FE H Smith purchased a Buick. Mrs Sam Neill enjoyed a visit from her father Mr Randall of Delta. Miss Stella Donaldson visited at the Bert Donaldson home. Orva Scott and sister Miss Blanche were entertained at the Fred Barth olomew home. Decoration service was held at Pleasant Plains cemetery by a Masonic order. The Baptist children practiced for Children's day. Miss Ida Champ of Kangas visited the Booth and McGuire families. Tom Moothart painted for E I Smith. No school at Pleasant Plain due to Miss White's mother illness.
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Ll. L. Teas
Washington
George Teas
Susan C. Bennett
Hedrick
J. W. Harper
Will White
Mr. Brown
Buick Automobile
Sam Neill
Randall
Delta
Stella Donaldson
Bert Donaldson
Orva Scott
Miss Blanche
Fred Bartholomew
The
Baptist Church
Pleasant Plains Cemetery
Clara Faulkner
Cedar Center
Tom Moothart
E. I. Smith
Pleasant Plain
New Haven Social Roundup May 1912
Miss Ferne Neal visited Frank Smith's and attended an ice cream social in New Haven. A J Robertson and A R Strum traveled to Iowa City. Sadie Strum and Ernest and Alvin Strum visited Washington on Saturday. Beula Coffman stayed at Frank Smith's over Sunday. Mrs Frank Smith and children Ruth and Marion shopped in Washington Saturday. Charles and Mrs McKinstry also visited Washington. Bert Dunbar and Sam Glenn Schwartz reported a lost young horse. Marie Dittmer is at home convalescent Luella Kyle at home recovering after illness.
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Ferne Neal
Frank Smith
New Haven
A. J. Robertson
A. R. Strum
Iowa City
Sadie Strum
Ernest and
Alvin Strum
Washington
Beula Coffman
Ruth
Marion
Charles McKinstry
Bert Dunbar
Sam
Glenn Schwartz
Marie Dittmer
Luella Kyle
Dayton Grove Social Notes From May Day 1912
Dayton Grove notes record social visits and local events. The Owens family visited Washington for business with Owena in attendance. Ernest Cornwall was admitted to the county home. Miss Louisa Wombacker and Uncle John visited the Walters. School plans a picnic on closing day. Ol a Walters visited Coakley near Richmond. Rawley Meeks and family visited Ernie Meeks’ household. Mr Owens had painting done by West Chester painters. Ernie Meeks and family visited W Walters. The Walters host Charles Parker returning from a Canada trip.
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Chas. Owena
Eugene
Floy
Washington
Ernest Cornwall
Louisa Wombacker
John
W. Walters
Ola Walters
Coakley
Richmond
Rawley Meeks
Riverside
Ernie
Washington Camp Life and River Fishing Report
Rubio Rubio on May 27, 1912 notes Rev. Jackson J. J. Fleigg and Wm Engle surveying Texas farmland. Washington visitors camping by the river share limited fishing success while Fred Long and three companions joined the camp on Sunday. A band concert was held last Saturday.
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Rev. Jackson
J. J. Fleigg
Wm. Engle
Texas
Washington
Fred Long
Local Social News From Sunday Gatherings
Mrs Dlickensderfer hosted visitors while Charles McKinstry bought a new horse and buggy for his wife. New Haven ice cream social drew a good crowd and raised a neat sum. Guests included Bert and Mrs Smith, Charles and Mrs McKinstry, Frank and Mrs Smith, Ruth, Marion, and Grandma Carlin at J W Combs home. Jim Thompson visited Washington Saturday.
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Ily
Dlickensderfer
Charles McKinstry
New Haven
Bert Smith
Frank Smith
Ruth
Marion
Grandma Carlin
J. W. Combs
Jim Thompson
Washington
Pleasant Hill Community Notices and Picnic Planned
Pleasant Hill May 27 1912 Miss Bessie Swift visits Pete Wittroy home Wayland. Roy and Mrs Kephart Sunday visitors after church at John Wagner home. A Sunday school and church picnic June 7 on Main creek. Several neighbors sick with German measles. Robt Kephart Perry Kephart and Rev Pettit dined with John Kephart after church. Mrs John Shebeck visiting Lewis Baker. Pete Witting and Vernon of Wayland attended services and dined at Elmer Kephart home.
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Pleasant Hill
Bessie Swift
Pete Wittroy
Wayland
Roy Kephart
John Wagner
Main Creek
Robt. Kephart
Perry Kephart
Pettit
John Kephart
John Shebeck
Near West Chester
Lewis Baker
Pete Witting
Vernon
Elmer Kephart
South Prairie Flower notes May 27 1912 and local updates
Wm Phillips and Tom Reeves attended the Northern Baptist convention in Des Moines. Frank Leeper remains ill from grippe, his brother John planted corn for him last week. Wm Randolph of Adair county and John LeFever of Keota visited C Fr Schwartz last Tuesday. Plans discuss remodeling Prairie Flower church to expand Sabbath school space. Mrs Ida Champe of Kansas visits her aunt Mrs Price Booth. Mr and Mrs Palmeter and baby Arthur of Bushnell TL stayed with Frank Leeper last week. ladies are sisters. A large portion of first corn planted on the route is being replanted, some 75 acres, due to poor results. corn planted after warm weather is improving.
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Wm. Phillips
Tom Reeves
Des Moines
Northern Baptist Convention
Frank Leeper
Grippe
John
Wm. Randolph
Adair County
John LeFever
Keota
Price Booth
Palmeter
Arthur
Bushnell
Joseph Durst Dies Near Goppo ge Iowa
Joseph Durst died at 5 a m at his home ten miles southeast of Washington and three fourths of a mile from Coppock after two years with Brights disease He leaves a wife and two daughters Mrs Martin Anderson of this city and another daughter in Hedrick Iowa Full brothers David Durst and Mark Durst with several half siblings survive The funeral will be tomorrow at 10 30 a m at the residence with burial in Eureka cemetery
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Joseph Durst
Washington
Mark Durst
Cloud County
Kansas
John Durst
Kalona
Ed Durst
Montana
Arthur Durst
Amos Durst
Ola McKinney
Dora Durst
Eureka
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Promises Restored Health
Ashland Kentucky housewife Mrs May Wyatt credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after years of female and kidney trouble. A Camden New Jersey woman, Mrs Ella Johnston, reports cure of displacement and says she recommended the product to friends. The advertisement invites letters for confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
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Ashland
Lydia E. Pinkham
May Wyatt
United States
Camden
N. J
Lydia E.pinkham
Ella Johnston
Vine St
Lynn
Mass
Abe Martin Says Hints at Changing None
Abe Martin notes that claims of no change from some folks usually reflect a lack of new things to say. He argues that maintaining goodwill can cost more than owning a touring car.
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Abe Martin
Markets Open With Mixed Cattle and Strong Sheep Ahead
Chicago opening reports mixed cattle and steady to slow trade. Cattle receipts 2,500 with beves cows and western stockers showing varied values. sheep receipts 14,000 with best grades firm to higher and others weaker. Second report notes 13,000 receipts today, 54,495 yesterday, and 27,000 expected tomorrow in a generally slow market.
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Chicago
Texas
Fragmented OCR notes on market figures and commodities
A jumble of numbers and words appears to report receipts and prices for commodities such as wheat corn oats and cars. The legible items include 50Lw 42 percent 18.37 55 percent 18. 11. 55 5 18.39 10.30 and 10.42 with scattered terms like Estimated Receipts and Oats. The text is incomplete and hard to parse.
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Lee Fox
Dewey
Bratley
Crawfordaville
John Ferguson
Buffalo, N. Y
Doctor Newsome
W. A. Harper and Children
T. W. Rickey
Sterling White
Jennie Lease
Vera Yeager
Cecil Walker
Elizabeth Jeffrey
Lee Lease
John Me Oy
Professor Wright
N. A. Swickard
Methodist Church
Luella Shaw
Opera House
John Wonderly
Monmouth
Bruce McCleary
Fairfield
Jee Shaffer
BASE
Nicola
Harmon
Fr. O. WK
Alpine Aerie No
BR. G. Fox
W. P
J. C. Dubois
Becy
J. G. Moriarty
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
C. A. Dewey
W. M
J. W. Morton
Cyrus Chapter
UU. C. Hull
H. P. J. W. Morton
Bethlehem Commandery
K. T
Wyatt B. Marbourg
E .C
Sec
C. FE
J. ER. Kunath
Myrtle Bragg
Robi. McPherson
Rubio
Union
C. M. Fleming
Richland
Lee Burham
Lloyd Easter
Glen Pratt
Sarah Conrad
Sar Frey
John Conrad
Sam Conrad
Valentine Shand
Will Stafford
Freda
Ruth Frey
Lloyd Foster
Chris Leichly
N. Shaad's
Chris Eicher
Noble Church
India
Milton Noble
Roland Gamon
John Bigham
Charles Hahn
Wellman
FE. H. Smith
Ida Champ
Kangas
Booth and McGuire
Dayton Grove
Upper
Mississippi
Rock Island, Ill
Saint Paul
Stillwater, Minn
Morning Star
P.m
W. H. Lamont
Goppoge, Iowa
Grace
Papa
Tom
John A. Babcock Commission
J. S. Yards
Illinois
Corres
Harry L. Kag
Worrisgon Bldg
Washington, Iowa
Lamson Bros. & K
Chicé
Unicago
Ih Bom
Reister & Son
Teogmsd Sca
Turkeys
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Eeesecenense
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