In Court Today Delayed Grand Jury and Docket Sessions
District court continues with default work as eight jurors are excused until tomorrow morning. Docket notes non jury assignments and numerous estate guardianships and probate actions with final reports, wills admitted, executors appointed, and various cases settled or continued through September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Applegate
Alexander Browner
Jesse Brown
Mary Blattner
Fred Bragg
John Brown
Thos. Brown
Nellie Brown
Victor W. Carris
Perry Clinkenbeard
Mahaska
Andrew F. Fries
David H. Griffith
Jane Hough
Dorothy Miller
Janette Park
Harry Palmer
Alice Palmer
Mabel Palmer
Chas. Podaris
Celia Snider
Beulah Spargo
Lucinda Seeley
Homer Seeley
McD
Thomas
John E. Williams
John Yoder
Luella C. Crandall
Missionary Society Change and Young People Social Notice
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist church will meet Thursday afternoon at Mrs. C. Long's house instead of Friday due to the Sunday school picnic. The Second United Presbyterian Church young people's society plans a social Thursday evening at I. K. Beal's home, three miles north, departing from the church at 7 30. If weather fails, the event moves to Will Gibson's residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Second United Presbyterian Church
I. K. Beal
Will Gibson
Sabbath school picnic at Sunset Park yields youthful baseball wins
The Sabbath school of the First United Presbyterian church held a picnic at Sunset Park with almost all students attending. A noon dinner in the pavilion pleased all, baskets of food on display. In the afternoon the younger group formed a ball nine and beat the older players in a lively match, with other games adding to the general good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Presbyterian Church
Sunset Park
Mrs Dewey Hosts Second Thimble Tea for Daughter
Mrs A R Dewey entertained a small group at a second thimble tea held at her North Second avenue home in honor of her daughter Mrs Mabel Dewey Brooking of Pueblo Colorado. The gathering featured pleasant social moments and delightful refreshments during the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Dewey
North Second Avenue
Mabel Dewey Brooking
Pueblo
Colo
Pleasant Hill church musicale draws hundreds locally
Mrs Will Saville and Mrs Norm Pratt organized a unique musical program at Pleasant Hill church, attracting about two hundred fifty attendees from this city and neighboring towns including Ainsworth and Crawfordsville last evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill Church
Will Saville
Norm Pratt
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Say
Explosion Damages Joliet Canal Dam and Floods Land
A dynamite blast at the Jackson street dam in Joliet severely damaged what remained of the Illinois and Michigan canal. The blast released the water ditch, flooding farms along a twenty mile stretch, stranding canal boats and halting factories relying on canal power. The incident is attributed to unknown persons.
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Chicago
The
Evening Journal
Illinois and Michigan Canal
Jackson Street
Joliet
Church Social Showcases Local Music and Funds
The event featured an orchestra led by Mrs McKee and daughters with Lena Maxwell and Walter Peterson, plus Eva and Gertie Wagner on piano duets. Ice cream and cake sold raised about 830 to aid church repairs. Rev Telford addressed attendees before a pleased crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telford
Robert Kephart
Star Night Show Attracts City Audiences
Open nightly at 7 30 with a performance before the Yankee Regent at the Star. Miss Humble will sing tonight if you visit the Star. Local business visitors include B Jones of Keota and W H Tarding from West Chester. A Lost gold signet hat pin with letter M is at Palace bakery. Miss Jessie Stewart returned to Burlington hospital duties after visiting her mother, Mrs BEJ Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Humble
B. Jones
Keota
W. H. Tarding
West Chester
Palace Bakery
Jessie Stewart
Burlington
BE. J. Stewart
Mollies brothers identified after deadly chase near Scenery Hill
In Monongahela Pennsylvania on September 2 authorities confirm Dominick and James Mollien Mollies brothers found dead after pursuing an alleged kidnapper who had abducted Dominick Mollien's housekeeper, a young Italian woman. The confrontation near Scenery Hill ended with the brothers killed in a gun battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monongahela
Seener Hill
Dominick
James Mollies
Dominick Mollien
Kidmaper
Scenery Hill
Germany urges prompt recognition of Mulai Hatid as sultan
Berlin Sept 2 The foreign office has instructed German ambassadors and ministers to signatories of the Algeciras act that prompt recognition of Mulai Hatid as sultan of Morocco would be in the interests of peace according to the German government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Foreign Office
Algeciras
Mulai Hatid
Morocco
Potato Bug Delay Halts Trolley Train to Lake Compounce
Potato bugs on the rails at Lazy Lane stalled eight excursion cars carrying riders to Lake Compounce. Despite heavy losses the insects held the tracks until crews could sand them clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Lazy Lane
Lake
Countess Szechenyi’s Stillborn Child Reported
A Vienna dispatch says Countess Szechenyi formerly Miss Gladys Van derbilt recently bore a stillborn child. Her condition was serious briefly but she is now out of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vienna
Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Emperor William autumn review dazzles Berlin troops
Berlin September 2 Emperor William hosted an autumn field review of troops in Berlin and Potsdam. The spectacle featured twenty five thousand infantry and eight thousand cavalry of the household regiments. United States military attaché Lt. John T. P. Wisser attended as a foreign guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
William
Potsdam
John T. P. Wisser
United States
Position of Responsibility in a Meat Store
A lighthearted remark questions whether he holds trust and responsibility. The joke affirms that he does, claiming he is the man who weighs out the steak in the meat store.
Value of milking machines for dairies reviewed
A Montana station report evaluates milking machines for small dairies of ten to twelve cows and larger operations of twenty five to one hundred cows. Machines save labor and time, with mixed views on cleanliness and older cows. cost ranges from 400 to 500 dollars for a twenty five to fifty cow setup, gasoline engines common, and suction machines often preferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Yankee Regent Company Here At Star Tonight
The Yankee Regent Company performs tonight at the Star with high praise from manager Lemmon and a track record of excellent satisfaction from a previous season. The strong company promises content for all bakers and invites attendance. Phone 78 for details.
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A. m.Cox
Palmer
A. m.Maxwell
McCall
Kirkpatrick
Genkins
Citizens Savings Bank
Gardner
Citizens National Bank
Enoch Winter
A. L. Patterson
Claude and
Roy Bain
John Diller
Brighton
Jehiel Day
G. Wood
Town of
Sol Rich
J. H. Cherryholmes
John Combs
Lizzie M. Darbyshire
Swift & Co
D. L. Stuart
Mc Society
Axminster
Star
Kaiser
Iowa
H.leasley
Town Institute
Soi Rich ¢ Co
the People’s Clothiers
H. F. Steck
Washington County Savings Bank
Yankee Regent Company
Lemmon
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