Local Notes from Crawfordsville Courtyard Community
Correspondents report on area movements and events. Loren Moorhead goes to Grinnell for year two of college. Rev G W Hanna returns from a five week North Carolina trip. wife suffers a broken collar bone. Visitors include W K Marsh of Winfield and Harlan Strain of Rock Island. A United Presbyterian audience heard Rev Arthur Samson speak on the Bible in public schools.
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Crawfordsville
Loren Moorhead
Grinnell
Nellie Davis
Conservatory of Music
Chicago
Jess Curtis
Fred Jarvis
G. W. Hanna
Rachel
Emmeline
Sara
North Carolina
W. K. Marsh
Winfield
Harlan Strain
Rock Island
United Presbyterian Church
Arthur Samson
Monmouth
Samson
National Reform Association
Wyman
Marie Jacoby
Clarence Young
Robert
Ft. Madison
John Shields
Thcia
Edith Shields
John
William Shields
Washington
Dixon
Arizona
W. H. McCall
Local People and Moves in Ainsworth District
Ainsworth reporting says Mr and Mrs James Clegg and Mrs John Clegg with daughter Pauline returned from a northern trip. Jess Marr departed for Canada to manage farm interests. David Thompson was ill but improving. Mrs A E Spalding from Salt Lake City visits friends in Washington. Mrs Harry Duncan returned.
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Ainsworth
James Clegg
John Clegg
Pauline
Jess Marr
Canada
David Thompson
A. E. Spalding
Salt Lake City
Utah
R. W. Thompson
Washington
Harry Duncan
Social notes from Washington and Muscatine visits
Home from Washington Sunday evening. She was accompanied by her mother Mrs. Orris. Lee Thompson and wife were Muscatine visitors Saturday. J. T. R. Leonard returned to his home in Washington after staying a few days at the J. J. Fitzgerald home.
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Washington
Orris
Lee Thompson
Muscatine
J. T. R. Leonard
J. J. Fitzgerald
Family and social notes from New Haven fair and visits
New Haven news records Mrs Frank Smith helping daughter Mrs Walter Sheets cook for men. Walter is building 4 sile. The Statler and Smith families plus Curtis Snyder and Howard Snyder attended the Oskaloosa fair. Bertha Pratt assists Clarence Rathmel with house work. Marion Smith and John Pratt were Washington callers. the Smiths were business visitors in West Chester.
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New Haven
Frank Smith
Walter Sheets
Walter
Sile
Merle Statler
Merion Smith
Curtis Snyder
Howard Snyder
Glen Robertson
Bertha Pratt
Clarence Rathmel
Marion Smith
John Pratt
Washington
Fort Madison plane damaged in July accident repair order
The Fort Madison Aero club plane, wrecked on a return trip from Hillsboro, will receive an almost new motor after an explosion damaged the engine. Pilot G. E. Messer, organizer of the club, was at the controls, and a safe landing minimized damage to the aircraft. Repairs expected within days, with the craft back in service early next week.
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FT. Madison
Fort Madison Aero Club
Hillsboro
G. E. Messer
The
Aero Club
A Love Story in Japan and a Delicate Footnote
The World Outlook notes how American readers are guided to a scene in John Halifax Gentleman where the hero asks the heroine to marry him, highlighted by a row of asterisks as a test of genteel taste and propriety.
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Japan
John Halifax
The Courage of Marge O' Doone at Fox Theatre
Amusements notice for The Courage of Marge O Doone showing at the Fox Theatre tonight and Tuesday. Describes a rugged Northland adventure with primitive men, strong women, huskies, and romance. Praises its pace, drama, and Curwood story as a cinematic gem.
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Marge O' Doone
Fox Theatre
Frozen North
North
James Oliver Curwood
Ferguson Leaves Large Dentists Bill
In Muscatine, Dr. F W Englund sues Charles and Mrs Ferguson for 198 dollars for dental work and materials furnished to them and their daughter. He seeks attachment of their property, alleging they absconded to avoid service. Also notes Grasshopper Falls and Sawtelle Falls name changes per 1868 1873 shifts.
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Muscatine
Charles Ferguson
Muscatine Packing Company
F. W.englund
Grasshopper Falls
Valley Falls
Sawtelle Falls
Sol Miller
Sawtall Falls
Corning
Kan
Prohibition Candidate Focuses On Farm Loyalty At State Fair
Hamline Minnesota September 13 Aaron Watkins prohibition candidate for president told the state fair that campaign funds draw little interest to the public. He argued national issues are the league of nations labor and liquor. rural voters can be reached with reasonable messages and loyalty to farming will curb urban exodus.
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Hamline
Minn
Aaron Watkins
Prohibition
Minnesota
League of Nations
Glasses Shattered By Fall Cost Woman an Eye
In Iowa City on September 13 Mrs. Anna Drake, mother of merchant Louis Schump, fell down stairs and shattered her spectacles. A fragment pierced her right eye, leading doctors to remove the optic to save the other eye.
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Iowa City
Anna Drake
Louis Schump
Polly of the Storm Country at Graham Theatre
Mildred Harris Chaplin stars as Polly Hopkins in Polly of the Storm Country showing at Graham Theatre. The story follows a humble girl battling mistreatment by the hill-toppers while preserving love and hope amid a series of personal tragedies and a harsh community.
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Polly
Mildred Harris Chaplin
Graham Theatre
Polly Hopkins
Granny Hope
Babe
Jerry
Street Car Knocked Off Tracks by Mail Truck
In Mason City on September 13 a Federal avenue street car was struck by a mail truck at a downtown intersection. The car sped 100 feet along brick pavement before skidding around. it did not overturn. No one inside the street car or the mail truck was injured.
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Mason City
Highland Township school house bid notice
Proposals for erecting a school house in Highland township district 5, Washington, will be received by the undersigned at his home in Highland township. Plans and specifications may be inspected there.
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Highland
County of
Washington
Highland Township
Bid Notice for Contract Award in Evening Journal
Public notice states bids accepted until 4 p m September 21 1920 for a contract. The board will award to the lowest responsible bidder and may reject any or all bids. S R Wallace Secretary notice appeared August 23 30 September 6 13 in the Evening Journal.
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S. R. Wallace
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West Chester
Ferguson
Coat
Chambers Clothes Shop
Mr. Watkins
Gal
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Joona
Lemley, Root & Littlefield
F. & M. Bank Bidg
Washington, Iowa
Wagner & Welsh
Poland
China
John Wagner
P. J. Welsh
Wagner
Yankee Jdr
Long Prospect
King Wonders
Big Bones
Smooth Prospect
WELSH
Bob W. Jones
Prairie Chief
President
Grant
K.’s A Wonder
Gerstdale Jones 2d
Big Mabel
Iowa
Ctop
W. H. Cooper
D. F. Macon
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