Local visits and travel notes from Burlington and area
Miss Ethal Stacy visited Burlington last evening and plans to see friends today. Mrs. William Schroeder travels to Topeka on business. The Fairmont Creamery moves to Johnson's Grocery with cash paid for cream and eggs. Mrs. M. A. Hunter and children plus guests head to Oskaloosa for the day. Mrs. Owen Cnossen and Mrs. Iola Winja visit Keota to spend the day with relatives. Mr. Owen Cnossen and family feature woolen goods. Mrs. H. L. Mayhew to Burlington for a week with her sister Mrs. Sam Wilson.
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Ethal Stacy
Burington
Fairmont
Johnson's Grocery
Owen Cnossen
Iola Winja
Keota
H. L. Mayhew
Burlington
Sam Wilson
Local visitors and shoppers fill Washington area social pages
Mrs Josephine Kennedy of Oma ha Nebraska and Mrs Flora Kalk of Washington visit at the C J Wilson home. Irene Rodruck of Winfield visits sister Mrs Paul Gorhas. Various residents travel to Crawfordsville Fairfield Davenport and Elden for family, chores, or homecoming events. Apollo Chocolates promotion advertised and local tradespeop le noted with sales and services.
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Josephine Kennedy
Omaha
Nebraska
Flora Kalk
Washington, D. C
C. J. Wilson
Kalk
Kennedy
General Stanton
Irene Rodruck of
Winfield
Paul Gorhas
Shape of Sherwood Forest In Robin Hood Legend
Historical note describes Sherwood Forest as twenty five miles long and ten miles wide with pastures heaths and wooded groves. notes areas including barren tracts and dense groves in the Robin Hood region.
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Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood
Long Ago Oilroads Boost Agriculture in Iowa
Long article notes railroads lift farm output by giving access to best markets and high prices. Local items include Charley Meeves and Dave Burroughs seeking a Dakota livery, Dr. Scofield re elected health officer, beer license to George Wasner, health ordinance against epidemics, a hand car accident near a bridge, new buggy top by Heil and Burton, lectures by H. A. Burrell, Julius Conger lip surgery, a dubious whiskey scheme, a one service proposal, a successful Strawberry Festival, and local trade with Cunningham teas.
Honor Roll Seniors List From Local High School
The high school announces its Honor Roll seniors with one A and three Bs or equivalent as the admission criterion. Notable names include Carolyn McCleery Isabelle Davis Homer Brinning Harold Johnson Martha Stalla Josephine Bailey Ruth Hedges Eula Martin Kenneth Anderson William Sloat Helen Young Mary Roberts Florence Rohrer Stella Cox Dorothy Babb Clara Petratz Mary Willits Frances Thomas Edna Jones Catharine Hull Edith Carr Dorothy Kos Margaret Sexton Florence Brookhart Estelle Davidson Edwin Griffith Celesta Brinning Roy Finch Martha Crone Alice Wead Vera Keating Gertrude Hammer Harold Briley Lucy Bruty Maurice Meyer Elsie Wagner Maynard Kallonus Frances Boyd Baja Boller Jeanette Karel Edith Brookhart Mary McConaugry John West phat Bessie Wenger.
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Carolyn McCleery
Isabelle Davis
Homer Brinning
Harold Johnson
Martha Stalla
Josephine Bailey
Ruth Hedges
Eula Martin
Kenneth Anderson
William Sloat
Helen Young
Mary Roberts
Cy Florence Rohrer
Stella Cox
Dorothy Babb
Clara Petratz
Mary Willits
Frances Thomas
Martha Kos
Edna Jones
Catharine Jane Hull
Edith Carr
Dorothy Kos
Margaret Sexton
Florence Brookhart
Estelle Davidson
Edwin Griffith
Celesta Brinning
Roy Finch
Martha Crone
Alice Wead
Vera Keating
Gertrude Hammer
Harold Briley
Fragments From a Small-Town Iowa Page
Local notes recount Texas-bound crews led by George and William Hale near Hearm with nine teams and three hundred miles of waconing ahead. Other items mock baldness among youths, blue storefronts, visits, a broken collarbone, and a fire ladder misuse advisory from Fire Marshal Chas Hebner.
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Texas
George
Wm. Hale
Hearm
Geo. Hale
Local Notes From Burlington Area And Nearby Visits
Ruth Hedgeg visited relatives in Mount Pleasant end of week. J. C. McKay absent from Burlington ticket office due to mother’s illness Verne Simpson of Winfield is relief operator for Burlington ticket agent Mrs Harry Ofelt has returned home from visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Harry Whitaker. Henrietta Whitaker accompanied her for a visit. Candy Kitchen advertises high quality homemade candy made with pure cane sugar. Mrs John J Bailey went to Cedar Rapids to visit son John A for a few days. Mrs Tracy Phillips returned after visiting Mr and Mrs Glenn Garner in Oskaloosa.
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J. C. McKay
Burlington
Verne Simpson
Winfield
Harry Ofelt
Harry Whitaker
Henrietta Whitaker
Candy Kitchen
John J. Bailey
Cedar Rapida
John A
Tracy Phillips
Glenn Garner
Oskaloosa
Geese Breed in Pur North and Winter Across Mid-Atlantic
The biological survey notes geese breed in the Pur North region and migrate south to Maryland and as far as Vexar. Some winter in New Jersey when weather allows, though few are found in the northeastern states during winter months.
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The
Biological Survey
Maryland
Vexar
New Jersey
Stand for Truth Says Channing Passages
Quote attributed to Channing on the need for a strong independent stance backed by numbers and a clear echo from the crowd. The remark urges fewer supporting voices to strengthen one’s own position.
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Walt
Channing
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FOX
Good Spirits
Syd A
Worlds Tune Nest Comedy
William Schroeder
Topeka
Kansas
M. A. Hunter
Gwendoyn
Billy
HW. Wersbrook
Letts
Dougherty Bros
Ross Taxi
John Shields & Sons
Mrs
Charles Hayes
Ed Hartman
Muscatine
McElhinney Drug Co
Mutual
Red River
Milwaukee Track
Whitaker and Wilson
Ames
Kolosick Stock Remedy Co
Goa
John KB. McCoy
Cedar Rapids
Crawfordsville
Benn McCoy
Apollo Chocolates
Washington
Ver
Harry Dillon
Chicago
Frank W. Sutton
Ralph McClellan
Nettie Bain
M. E. Church
W. C. Essley
Elveno
Oklahoma
Wayland
Louise Feldman
W. S. Korf
Lester Carson
Nina Spangler
Evelyn Hougan
Davenport
Theodore Bailey
Batral
Apollo
Piper Garage
Manhall
Plone O
Clarence Logan
Fairfield
Phillip and
Marion George
Pargona College
Joe McCreedy
Haskins
Etha Dawson
Iowa City
Robert Hien
Cotter
Frank Knutson
Crawfordaville
Donald Smith
Charles Lytle
H. H. Westbrook of
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Frances
Rock Inland
Robert Keaney
Dollie McDowell
May Pierson
West Chester
D. RL Monroe
E. P. Fors
Ning Pennell
Sigourney
Will Dupuis
Billy Kiesey
Charles Lovelett
David Springwan
Havre
Fred Bleess
E. Biteman
Centralia
Illinois
Anna Scholes
James
West Burlington
Lloyd Huston
Ethel Beaker
Fort Madison
J.C. McCreedy
Howard Crozier
Daugghter Ferre
Elden
Martha Hull
Ters
Historic Sherwood
Journal
Iowa
Heath He Ey JS
Charley Meeves
Dave Burroughs
Dakota
Scofield
Fred Shelley
George Wasner
Great
Pb. C. Kyle
Am Ace'dent
Tirem
Allev-West
Wonman
Heil
Burton
Stedman
Be and B
Minneapolis
Des Moines
H. A. Burrell
U. P
Burrell
Dean
Ingersoll
United States
Academy
Keates
Mr. Durrell
Cunningham
California
Lucy Bruty
Maurice Meyer
Elsie Wagner
Maynard Kallonus
Frances Boyd
Baja Boller
Jeanette Karel
Preshmen
Edith Brookhart
Mary McConaugry
John Westphat
Bessie Wenger
Washington Cleaners
South Side Square
Charley Beard
Hackett
Seneca B. Dewey
Albia
W. A. Moore
Allie Wilson
Ohio
Gene Anderson
B. Dewey
City Jeweller
West Side
Ab Anderson
L. J
Jerry Curran
Adams
Sam Russel
Cap’t
Sam
Oskaloosa Herald
Miss Morton
Mitch Wilson
Chas Hebner
H and
Sally Ann
Big
H and A Baking Co
Ruth Hedgeg
Mt. Pleasant
Barbara M. Cox
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