Local and Personal News Briefs From the City
Local brief notices report Jack Shields leaving for Champaign Illinois to attend the University of Illinois. Ben Wallace heads to Amherst Massachusetts to resume college work. Miss Dorothy Miller departs for Middleboro Kentucky to teach at a high school. The Asher Co promotes fall and winter millinery lines. Miss Lora Martin visited from near West Chester to see relatives here. Mr and Mrs John Evans of Girard Ohio and Fred Bowden are guests at the Wilson PD home. Mr and Mrs J H Glaney returned to West Chester after a city visit. Richard Miller arrived from St Joe Missouri where he aided railroad offices. William Sutherland announces a closing out sale Sept 20. P M Powelson and wife depart for Chicago and Michigan for a month with relatives. Mr and Mrs W P Moriarty welcome a baby girl born this morning. All are reported to be well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Evans
Gairard, Ohio
Fred Bowden
Millinery Opening and local notices spread across town
The week highlights a Millinery Opening at THE ASHER CO and at J Gray Lucas in Chicago. City news covers estate settlement, travel for funerals, insurance claims ranking, and residents returning home from Abington and Elkhart. Local stores advertise sorghum and milk. car purchases and university faculty moves are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Gray Lucas
Chicago
Robert Motts
Millinery Opening and Local Arrivals in Washington
A millinery opening occurs Friday and Saturday with Mrs J B Huffman and son Jack moving to Memphis after a Chicago visit. The city hosts a flurry of arrivals and social notes including church visitors from West Chester Keota Fairfield and Birmingham and a Cedar Rapids teacher, plus a burglar story featuring Cheryl Gaston in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Graham
John Jayne
West Chester
J. M. Duncan
8. K. Leacox
Keota
City
Birmingham
United Presbyterian Presbytery
Fairfield
Washington
Daddy's Bedtime The Boy Who Story Of A Lion Lesson
A father recounts a tale of two boys at a park with Rosie the lioness. They tease the sleeping animal with meat, provoking a fierce reaction and torn fingers before keepers intervene. Rosie claws the meat and teaches a harsh lesson about unsafe tricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddy
Evelyn
Jack
Mr. Robinson
Tack
Rosie
Hoe
Dress gossip sparks playful banter over gowns
Miss Coyne reportedly spends thousands annually on gowns in a lighthearted exchange between Kidder and Lord de Broke. The pair joke about proposing to her dressmaker as part of a witty dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kidder
Miss Coyne
Lord de Broke
Safe Blowers Loot Havre Store In Nighttime Heist
A Benson and Hillhouse Store safe in Havre was blown open with dynamite last night. The total loot did not exceed twenty dollars including small coins. The thieves dragged the eight hundred pound safe to the flour room and used flour sacks to muffle the blast. Tracks on the road near the shop suggest two men worked on their toes, with no clear clues remaining. Sheriff McCarty is investigating the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benson & Hillhouse
Havre
Benson
McCarty
Local church groups announce autumn meetings and fraternal events
Epworth League hosts social September 14 at 7 30 p m in the M E church lecture room. Baptist Missionary society plans quarterly tea and thimble bee Friday afternoon inviting all ladies. Washington Lodge No 26 A F and A M holds a third degree meeting Friday 7 30 sharp with Howard S Wilson guest before Cedar Rapids move. Bethlehem Commandery holds a conclave to clear Blue Lodge business. Ladies Social of the Presbyterian church meets Friday 2 30 at Jennie and Ellen Smith home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Howard
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
J. B. Kunath
the Presbyterian Church
Jennie
Ellen Smith
Man finds path to marital happiness through jealousy
A general view suggests a husband can keep his wife happy by convincing her he is jealous. The idea frames jealousy as a behavioral trait used to sustain marital harmony.
Housekeeping a Circus Says Compiled Facts Man
A man who compiles facts quips that housekeeping is a circus. He cites an abridged dictionary entry for menage to illustrate domestic administration and a menagerie concept. The remark frames household affairs as a show of collection and display.
Don't Be Covetous Says Uncle Eben
Uncle Eben warns against envy of neighbors possessions saying covetous thoughts may steer misfortune toward the covetor and invite trouble into their life and home in this old saying about guarding one’s own chances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben
Wotaney In Society and Local Weddings Evening Picnic
The city teachers plan a Sunset park picnic tonight. Invitations issued for the Sept wedding of Cleon Noffsinger of South English and Mise Ella Faulkner at Lexington. The couple will reside in South English after November 1. William Owen of Ainsworth and Hazel D. Cook of Columbus Junction wed yesterday at 6 pm by Squire W. H. Riley with witnesses Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cook. Owen is a farmer near Ainsworth. Georgia Young hosted the A B C club in honor of Miss Fannie Winter who will attend school in Chicago. A small two course luncheon was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleon Noffsinger
Mise Ella Faulkner
Lexington
William Owen
Ainsworth
Hazel D. Cook
Columbus Junction
Squire W. H. Riley
J. D. Cook
Mr. Owen
Georgia Young
A. B.C. Club
Fannie Winter
Chicago
Cartoon Event At Fashionable Golf Club Near London
A social minded youth at a London golf club asks a caddy master if he is the head caddy. A peppery lord responds that he merely knows the real need for caddies, and both recover from the encounter after a comic moment reported by the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ater
Boston Transcript
Tongue Could Tell in a Family Reader Reply
A playful exchange reveals a comedic misread of affection. One speaker says love surpassed what a tongue could tell, only to reveal the truth that a younger brother overheard and knew all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
If Patterns Are Followed Too Closely In All Things
A concise note reflecting on the belief that strict adherence to patterns yields better outcomes. The remark emphasizes discipline, consistency, and predictability over improvisation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locke
Boy Hurt as Horse Falls on Child in Belmont Street Accident
Glennwood Boden aged 12 was struck by a horse belonging to Wiener Wilson Martin on Tuesday. He sustained a broken leg and other injuries but is expected to recover after treatment and rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glennwood Boden
Wiener Wilson
Martin
Horse and buggy stolen at Winfield
Sheriff McCarty was notified by the city marshal in Winfield that a horse and buggy were stolen during the night. The horse weighs about 950 pounds with three white feet and a white forehead, and the buggy is black.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarty
Winfield
Bugsy
Bal on a Houseboat Sparks Local Curiosity
In a brief chat with townsfolk, Bal’s residence on a houseboat is noted, drawing interest from Weeks I and others who recall his unusual living choice and its impact on the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bal
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Jack Shields
Champaign
University of Ilinois
Ben Wallace
Amherst
Maes
Havana
Kol
Dorothy Miller
Middleboro, Ky
Asher CO
Lora Martin
Mrs
Will Manussier
Mr. Manussier
Basco, St
Jean Huysmans
Post Office
J. H. Glaney
Richard Miller
St. Joe
William Sutherland
P. M. Powelson
Burlington
Michigan Points
W. P. Moriarty
Maple & Masson
G. L. Duke
Abingdon
Esther Harris
Mrs. C.L. Drake
Elkhart, NL
John Bryson
Mrs. Drake
Mrs. Bryson
Great Western Accident Insurance Company
Des Moines
W. M. Johnson
Schmoeller Bros
Blair
William Williams
Kansas City
Keller and Phillips Grocery
A. Hochstadtler
the Hoor
William Fitzwilliams
Wisit
Chi- Cako
C. E. Coffey
Thid’ City
New Albany
Coffey
West Side Drug Store
Vence Marek
Smith & Gibson
Mr. Marek
Dade B. Shearer
Greencastle
Ind
J. S. Shearer
de Pauw University
THE
J. B. Huffman
Miss Wombacher
Memphis, Tenn
Huffman
Sol Rich
Will Keyes
C. D. Wood
Carl Combs
Sterling White
Homer Birney
Alma Miller
Nita Nicholson
W. A. Vinton
Gladden Mast
Lloyd Neiswanger
Frank Chilcote
Wes Ragan
D. F. Macon
J. A. Young
Earnest Dean
Clint McGee
J. A. Harley
Pollok Wallace
Campbell
Oklahoma City
George H. Paul
Oklahoma
Mr. Paul
Charles Tucker
Miss Pearl Gardner
W. W. McFarland
Council Bluffs
Darbyshire Drug Co
Roy Mayhew
Mt Pleasant
Will
Iowa Wesleyan College
George McCutcheon
Muscatine
Bernice Pettit
Elliott
Business College
W. C. Allen
Oakland
Cal
Wyman
Frank Bicknell
Valley Junction
Iowa
Harry Dickerson
J. A. Black
Covenanter Presbytery
O. L. Samson
Anna Southworth
Galesburg
Mary Fleharty
New Windsor
Ill
al Cocklin
J. C. Streater
Cocklin
D. J. Dewey
Petoskey
Mackinac
Nellie Dewey Gaston
Cheryl
Chicago Tribune
Harvey Shannon
Ralph Shannon
Harry Montgomery
Texas
Shannon
Denison
Saturday Evening Post
Steck’s Jewelry Store
Bethlehemt Commandery
Hall of the West
Blue Lodge
W. B. Marbourg
E. C
Bri R One
Royal Breakfast
Premium
Star
Fidelity
Crown
Royal
Sansace
Big Royal
R. Stuart & Son
Pri
Mutual
Wotaney
Sunset Park
Onouffer, Hughes & CO
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