Vienna bakery and local notices highlight town activity
Aberdeen resident K P Squire visits Lem Cherry home on business. Carl staffs and shop talk include Ruth Rittenhouse at Washington high, Dr Luella Shaw adding a nurse for women’s chronic care, Miss Cade B Shearer to DePauw, and many bakery specials at Vienna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. P. Squire
Aberdeen, S. D
Lem Cherry
Ruth Rittenhouse
Washington High School
West Chester
Luella Shaw
Cade B. Shearer
Greencastle
Ind
DePauw University
J.S. Shearer
Mariana Ogle dance at the Phoenix on Monday the 16th
Local notices mention a big Mariana and Ogle dance at the Phoenix on Monday the 16th. Community announcements include arrivals and visits by local residents traveling to and from West Chester Davenport and Independence Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mariana and Ogle
the Phoenix
Referee Sale of Young Brothers Farm 280 Acres in Iowa
On October 8 1912 at 1 30 p m the referee will offer for sale the Young Brothers estate farm of about 280 acres in Cedar township Washington County Iowa Sections 34 and 35 Range 8 West. Land includes 160 acres tillable rolling and 120 acres timber with a seven room two story dwelling, a four room one story tenant house, a 24 by 48 foot barn with granary, deep well and windmill. Location on Washington and Lexington road five miles NW of Washington and three miles east of West Chester. Title is clear with abstract. Terms: 10 percent cash day of sale. balance due March 1 1913 when possession given. Sale on the farm. bidders urged to inspect beforehand. Frank R. Sage Referee Austin Sutherland Auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eutery
Young Brothers
Cedar Township
Washington County
Iowa
Washington and Lexington Road
City of
Washington
West Chester
Frank R. Sage
Austin Sutherland
Auet
Daisy and Hattie Farewell Party Before City Move
A country village farewell party is held for Daisy's friend Hattie who must move to the city. Daisy plans a pretty dress and games while friends bring farewell gifts and promise visits, easing the parting with hopeful messages about staying close despite the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daddy
Jack
Evelyn
Daisy
Tattie
Hattie
Jose Hattie
Daisy Goodby
The Legendary Highwayman Dick Turpin
A historical sketch of Richard Turpin born in Hampstead in 1709, detailing his rise as a highwayman, daring escapes, and the famed ride from London to York. It notes debates over truth, his brutality, and his 1720 hanging in York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ice Turpin
Dick Turpin
Turpin
Richard
Dick—Turpin
Hampstead
England
London
York
How Character Is Formed
Reflection on character as an achievement that grows from the soul and matures with use. Distinguishes genuine virtue from borrowed or false traits by their resilience and development through action.
Woman's Temple memorial founded from tragedy and reform zeal
Frances Willard's abolitionist influence grows from Matilda Case's loss to a beer wagon tragedy. The piece notes the Woman's Temple in Chicago, urges temperance, and cites four states with women's suffrage, a voyage report of abstainers on the Anchor Line, and the Anti-Saloon League's Voters Information Bureau promoting alcohol education for all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda B. Case
R. R
Frances Willard
Chicago
Kingdom of Heaven
Columbia
Anchor Line
Glasgow
Thomas Darlington
The
American Iron and Steel Institute
Church Street
New York
Welfare Committee
Ruskin
Anti-Saloon League of America
Voters’ Information Bureau
First Baptist Church Bible School and Services Schedule
The First Baptist Church invites all to its Bible school at 6:30, with morning service at 11 and evening service at 7:30. The pastor's morning theme is A Personal Appeal and the evening theme Knowing vs. Hearsay. Midweek service is Wednesday at 7:30, with a welcoming community note.
Machine to Guard Flocks Protects Lambs From Coyotes
Virgin Connell of Antelope Valley has devised an electrical device that explodes hourly to scare away coyotes. The timed blasts, set at a 606 minute interval after study of the predators, drive coyotes off and deter further attacks in the area. Carson City correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgin Connell
Antelope Valley
Carson City
Los Angeles Examiner
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Vienna
W. Cherryholmes
Perry
Virgil Irwin
Madeline and
Esther Cook
Sigourney
Mary Forman
H. F. Funk
Haight’s
Ats
W. A. Harper
N. Li Long
Ed McCauley
Frank L. Sickels
Collins, In
Sickels
S. J. Cocklin
Er. G. McFarland
Crawfordsville
David Gordon
T. W. Rickey
Frank Snyder
Saskatchewan
Ada Montgomery
Fairfield
Hope Ott
Cherokee
Stella Berry
Keota
E. T. Dankwarth
Burlington
D. L. Baird
St. Paul
Texas
J. H. Baird
Ainsworth
Mabel Crawford
Baird
Harry J. Kaga
F. J. Kilgore
City
Monmouth
Mrs. C. T. Smith
Muscatine
Joe Reiner
Bruce Robinson
Iowa City
Reiner
Rose Brennan
D. A. Boyer
Stockport
Harry Boyer
Nellie Harding
JL. C. Frank
Talleyrand
Chamberlain
Lemmon
Blanche Dusenbery
Mary Bryant
Harmon
Marning
Independence
M. B. Jones
Wyman
Coneville
John Thompson
Davenport
Harold Smith
Des Moines
Grace Coffman
Bertha Hay
J. K. Dunn
C. A. Brook
Lemmon's
Wagner
Lytle Bros
the Royal
Blackguards
By Albert Payson
Terhune
S Society
Nena Wilson
East Main Street
Ruth Wilson
Miss Wilson
Ben Badenoch
Wilson
Orville Elder
Madison Street
Dr. Hull
Department of Child Study
J. A. Harwood & Son
South Side
WTC U
First Baptist
Big Ben
C. S. Lemmon Jeweler and Optometrist
Princess
J. F. McNamara & Son
South Side Furniture
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
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