News from Haskins and Surrounding Towns
Correspondents report social visits and travels including Harry Leffler and family with Jim Jones. Russel Raymond with Harold Godalove. Mrs. Roberts recent trip to Fremont and Elgin. Mrs. Ralph Staffford and Grace with A M Taylor in Cedar Rapids. Ebner and daughter in Washington. Daryl Mathers illness and emergency surgery. nurse Miss Whitaker. birth announced of a son to Walter Stanlora and Rose Criss. Mildred Ebner in Ainsworth. residents with social gatherings at Roy Warner home. Wilhelmina Manning visiting Frank Urich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Askin Haskins
Harry Leffler
Ralph
Jim Jones
Russel Raymond
Harold Godalove
Roberts
Fremont
Neb
Elgin
Ralph Staffford
Grace
A. M. Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Burr Taylor
M. E. Ebner and
Washington
J. K. Booth
Daryl Mathers
Edgington
Haskins
Miss Whitaker
Mather
I. B. Ravenoid
Waryi
Walter Stanlora
Coneville
Rose Criss
Mildred Ebner
Ainsworth
Vivian
Hazel Booth
Mabel Gidlove
Myrol McCreedy
Roy Warner
Wilhelmina Manning
Clinton
Frank Urich
Local notices from Rubio Illinois area reflect sales and community incidents
Oct 13 Rubio column notes H A Luithly buying E G Hoffman s half in a hardware business due to Hoffman's ill health. It records anniversary celebrations for Mr and Mrs Bert Smith with family and a large catered dinner. Reports describe visits from Missouri relatives, auto accident injuries, a broken collar bone, and local school and music events with community members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubio
A. Luithly
E. G. Hoffman
Hoffman
L. B. Luithy
Baby Lyle
Bert Smith
James B. McCaleb
Brighton
Mrs. Morrow and Son
Missouri
William
F. M. Strickland
Jo Augustine
Jo Dickinson
John Bender
Elias Rudolph
Eldon
Collins
Ollie
L. B. Luithly
Lyle
Ardith
J. A. Luithly
Dublin
Ed Stoutner
Lyal
Keota
McCaleb
Burnham
Walcot
Sarah Dickinson
Clayton
Richland
Dr. Dodds
George Augustine
White Oak
Bert Cook
Local residents assist with repairs and celebrations
Liam Morrow visits his uncle and relatives from Missouri while J A Luithly takes Ike Gonder to his farm to repair chimneys for winter. F R Feltz manages the bank as the cashier joins in celebrating the tenth anniversary of Mr and Mrs Bert Stith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liam Morrow
Missouri
J. A. Luithly
Ike Gonder
F. R. Feltz
Bert Stith
Wellston Weather Boosts Early Corn Husking
October reports a fine corn husking spell in Wellston as farmers begin. C H Brinning family and neighbors visited, trades and cattle bought, and several residents paused for social calls. Moore sprained wrist while husking, and couples visited relatives near Ainsworth and Cedar Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellston
C.H. Brinning
Ross Sheets
Rural Route Three Neighborly Visits and Hallowe'en Plans
Rural Route Three notes several visits among neighbors in Boone and Des Moines. Families like Ezry Smith Walter Smith and O K Scott with children spend days away from home. Local work includes cement work husking corn hog vaccination and farming tasks. The Prairie Flower parishioners receive a congratulatory message for a new daughter and community clubs plan a Hallowe'en social. Andy McQuire returns to Gary Ind after months with relatives and his son Thomas McGuire in Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezry Smith
Walter Smith
Boone
Des Moines
O. K. Scott
Mary Scott
Win Eyestone
Gertrude Noecker
J.C. Carris
Joe Kolesick
Ferre
Long
Worth Noecker
A. E. Anderson
Prairie Flower
Ralph Zeck
James Zeck
Roy Teets
Elmer Vincent
North Cedar Community Club
Orvg Scott
Prairie Flower Friends
Clarence
Gerald Teets
R. J. Teets
Dick Lindsey
Farmer's Union
Andy McQuire
Gary
Ind
Thomas McGuire
Brighton
Titus Social Visits Mark Week in Des Moines and Area
Paul Neal and family from Des Moines visited the Herman Meyer home this week. Vivian Lemley visits his sister east of Wayland. Jim Combs and family spent Tuesday at Bert Smith's west of Brington for his tenth wedding anniversary. Floyd Black helped Sherman Knon on roads Monday. Mrs. Hart of Burlington visited Bert Smith's party and stayed with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Miller and two grandchildren visited relatives Sunday and Miller's mother has been poorly. Tom Carris, James Lemley and James Combs attended a Muscatine meeting of the grand council to receive the Super Excellent Degree.
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Titus
Paul Neal
Des Moines
Herman Meyer
Vivian Lemley
Joe Schlatter
Wayland
Jim Combs
Bert Smith
Brighton
Smith
Floyd Black
Sherman Knon
Hart
Burlington
Ira Miller
Mr. Miller
Winnifred Carris
Frank Smith
Keota
H. P. Newton
Sigouravy
Bualnese
Pioner Mutual Insurance Company
Evokuk
Newton
George J. Lyle
William Nelson
J. M. Wilcox
Washington
Lloyd McVay
California
Henry McVay
George Baumert
Teena McLaughlin
Ada
Kansas
Alva Winters
Sargent, Minn
Winters
Mr. Dayton
Mason Hildreth
George Conklin
Perry
M. Dai
J. A. Lloyd
A. J. Lloyd
Sacramento
Cal
I. L. Pulver
Elmer Fr Wapel
Ben Pulver
Oakville
Dorothy Bower
Iowa City
E. E. Hower
Sigourney
The
Baptist Church
Christian Church
Presbyterians
Oscar Axthelm
R. S. Kirkpatrick
Charles Smock
Kate B. Glover
Pearl McMillan
Home Missions
C. D. Kirkpatrick
Woman's Missionary Society
Edith Tee
Clara Meyers
Oscar Axtheim
G. H. Holmes
Arch Stewart
Marriage in Hardware Circles in Fort Madison
William Nutt and Blanche Bolt were married in Fort Madison in a ceremony described as fitting the mechanical age. Nutt works in Mendon Illinois while Bolt hails from Lima, Illinois. The couple will return to Mendon, with a wedding trip by car carrying repair supplies and only washers needed for a breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Madison
William Nutt
Blanche Bolt
Nutt
Mendon
Miss Bolt
Lima
Ill
Fort Malison
Squirrel Name Derived From Tail and Skin
A playful note explains that the name squirrel stems from Greek roots meaning skin and shadow tail. It suggests the term describes the creature’s tail and appearance and offers a whimsical etymology.
Keota House Cleaning Underway with Prohibition Flair
Keota residents report a full house cleaning starting yesterday led by Sheriff Shaver and Deputy. A. J. Heyer, once a hypnotist, manages the Old Dutch Cleansers who fill the New Commercial hotel with corn whiskey and home brew as they plan to return today to finish the job. Local hard times party at the Schellenberger home features Wakonda club antics, costumes of tatters, and modest refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Keoty
Harrison Shaver
Sigourney
A. J. Heyer
Heyer
Old King Cole
James Schellenberger
Cora
Clark Pulver
Wakonda
Enrollment climbs as University of Iowa nears 6000 mark
The University of Iowa near 6000 students for 1921 22 with about 4500 present on Oct 15. Extra sections open in geology and graphic arts studio space is added while demand grows in medicine law engineering and pharmacy. Late registrants expect continued influx through Christmas and into the second semester for special studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Walter A. Jessup
Department of Graphic and Plastic Arts
Iowa Avenue
Close Hall
College of Medicine
Iowa
College of Law
Engineering
Pharmacy
Doreas
Obstructionist Friend Tops Our Small Joys
A Boston Transcript remark jokes about a friend who spoils good things by blocking progress. The line likens the foe to an obstructionist who hinders happiness, reflecting a playful social quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Transcript
Officials Studying Problem of Child Crime in the Cities
Washington reports officials from the labor department and other agencies study juvenile crime as courts fill with offenders. Calls for reform include retraining camps for youth and shifting from penitentiaries to constructive programs to curb crime and improve citizenship prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Department of Labor
Interior and Labor Departments
Daugherty
State health board warns on infantile paralysis cases
Des Moines reports the state health board issues a column warning as isolated infantile paralysis cases arise though no epidemic exists. It urges immediate reporting of all cases or suspected cases to authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Thrn
Guilford H. Lamer
Des Moines
State Board
Sumner
Lava Board
Merck's
State Health Board
Meo’s Bright Remark Nets Dollar From Paper
A six year old boy overhears his mother telling a caller that she sent his line to a newspaper and earned a dollar. He remarks that if she keeps sending, they can support the whole family.
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Meo
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Des Moines University
Mercedes White
Dorothy Allen
Edna Rowe
Cedar Falls
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Davenport Business College
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Roy Randolph
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Milwaukee Downer
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Four C's
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William Fitzgerald
William Bayliss
Naomi Meyers
Parsons
Esther Kreger
Elizabeth Lyle
Coe
Leland Page
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Myrtle Edgington
Lillian Kite
East Des Moines High School
Genevieve Newton
London
Grace Vincent
Hawaiian Islands
Vernelda Bowen
Mary Gregory
Hopewell
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American Legion
Kate Glover
Burlington Creamery Company
West Washington Street
the Farmers Store
Southwest Corner Square
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Paige
Schulty Motor Car Co
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