Westchester News Roundup Highlights Corn Shuck Season And Local Moves
Westchester correspondence notes corn half shucked with Dayton relocating to the farm after harvest. Roy Staffer and mother move to town. several locals visited Washington for a crab-day event. Measles affect many scholars. first lecture of the season set for November 18 by a musical trio at the MKE church.
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Westchester
Dayton
Roy Staffer
Washington
Chicago
Anderson
The
Baptist Church
Boice
Carl Walters
M. KE
Churceh
A. EB. Knotts
Minnesota
James Daniels
James Walton
Local Social and Church Notes from Ainsworth Area
Mr and Mrs James Trotter and son Eugene visited W Trotter home after coming from Tipton. L J Trotter party also stayed in Tipton. Ms Margaret Schwab to assist at Community store. Visitors from What Cheer included Mrs J B Simpson and Mrs Lee Norris and Norbert. Homer Van Horn and Orville Thoma attended Iowa City vs Minnesota game. Mrs Rollin Lynn and daughter Clara visited Miller family. Evangelistic meetings at United Presbyterian church closed Friday. Communion services held. Hugh Hall store changed hands to Iowa Mercantiles Company. Cold weather delays work on new school building marble floors. heating by furnaces planned this week.
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Iowa City
Minnesota
Rollin Lynn
Clara
Miller
United Presbyterian Church
SaPhe Hugh Hall
Ity Mercantiles Company
Bs A
Crawfordsville Social News Notes
Crawfordsville residents share weekend visits in town with Cedar Falls and Washington guests. R.8 Dix of Cedar Falls and S S W Livingston of Washington were in town Saturday afternoon. L FE Griffith came from Washington Saturday night to spend Sabbath with relatives. Miss Laura Tarnett returned from a two week visit in Grinnell.
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Crawfordsville
Armistice Day Quietly Observed In Wyman And Local Football Result
Wyman marked Armistice Day with bells tolling for five minutes. The high school football team hosted Winfield scout, losing 12 to 7. Local clubs report active literary societies and a junior boys glee club forming in the schools.
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Winfield Scout
J. D. Dodds
Washington
Wyman
Hazel Songer
Vesta Beachamp
Eunice Metgzer
Florence Rotz
Harold Zickafoose
Verda Metgzer
Brinsley Beachamp
Verlee Owens
Gerald Shaw
Miss Gage
Ferrell
W. C. Allen
Homer Davis
William Dunn
Anna Rotz
J. K. Dunn
Mr. Hooten
Gage
Ingraham
Mary Carruthers
Mary Dunn
Burlington
James Dunn
Lawrence
Will of James M. Pierce Names Dante Pierce Heir
In Des Moines on November 8, the probate filing of the late James M. Pierce, publisher of the Iowa Homestead, directs that 51 percent of all corporate stock he owns goes to his son Dante M. Pierce. He owned three publications and will receive no share of the remainder per the will.
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Des Moines
James M. Pierce
Iowa Homestead
Dante M. Pierce
Pierce estate details and will appoints son as majority stock holder
The will of James M. Pierce, dated February 3 1920, names Dante M. Pierce as the majority stock holder and head of the Pierce weekly publications Iowa Homestead Wisconsin Farmer and Stockman. The will also provides for Mrs James M Pierce Ray E Pierce and Mrs Hugo Schnabel and asks two named executors to appoint a third. The Pierce publications will continue their policies as during the late president’s life.
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Ethel Richardson
Mabel W. Lowman
Pierce
Pierce Weekly Farm
Iowa Homestead
Wisconsin Farmer
Farmer and Stockman
James M. Pierce
Ray
Those people never read a newspaper from year to year
A Baltimore American item notes a family engages a maid who has lived with many nearby households, highlighting a colorful eccentric habit in the city.
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Baltimore
Quieting Title in Washington County Iowa Real Estate
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa plaintiff 8 C Pearson seeks to quiet title to Lot six and the west six feet of Lot seven in block eleven Original Plat of Ainsworth. The petition states errors in the record title create adverse claims by defendants and unknown claimants. If defendants fail to appear by January 3 1921 default will be entered and judgment given.
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G. C. Stone
Mary A. Love
Washington Loan & Building Association
Maud Sands
Susan Martin
Ainsworth United Brethren Parsonage
Ainsworth
The
United Brethren In Christ
Washington County
Iowa
Fifth Street
District Court
Washington
Livingston & Eicher
Taniac Sale in Washington Wellman Drug Co.
Sixty five year old man praises Taniac for ending dizziness and numbness in his arm and allowing a long walk without worry. The ad notes Taniac sold in Washington by Sherman Bros and in Wellman by Mac Gugin Drug Co and by leading druggists.
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Taniac
Washington
Sherman Bros
Wellman
Mac- Gugin Drug Co
Charlotte Plan Is Very Successful in Maquoketa
Nov 13. Charlotte southeast of here organized a community club of merchants professionals prominent citizens and farmers now quickly building a strong local organization. They bought land near the town for a memorial park honoring Charlotte boys who died in the great war and will publish a club bulletin outlining business opportunities and local advantages. Tanlac aid testimonies from Omar King of the Dunn Hotel Burlington Iowa claim major health improvements after ten years of indigestion with burning stomach pains and sleepless nerves now eased and appetite restored.
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Maquoketa
Charlotte
Here
Tanlac
Omar King
Dunn Hotel
Burlington
Iowa
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Dante Pierce
the News Direct
C. Pearson
M. E. Boice
I. M. Lewis
Vista M. Lewis
A. K. Spalding
Nathaniel P. Cooper
Nathaniel FP. Cooper
M. L. Olds
J. A. Olds
Julia A. Olds
M.D
United States
Mid-Continent
Pennsylvania
Standard Oil Company
Indiana
St. Michigan Ave
Dave
LFE
H. C
Klods Hans
Copenhagen
LeComte
Flesher
Graham
the New Washington County Atlas
Evening Journal
Iowa Map Company
Journal
Iowa Map Company of
Davenport
the Journal Office
Riverside Savings Bank
Riverside
Curl & Dodds, Wellman
First Savings Bank
A. E. Sands
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