Wartel Promoted to Quartermaster at Soldiers Home
B F Warfel, longtime adjutant at the Soldiers Home in Starshalltown, was yesterday appointed quartermaster. The post promises more outdoor work and draws congratulations from local friends. George Morgan of New York stays with Judge Dewey’s family, after graduating Oberlin and returning from Omaha.
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Starshalltown
Warfel
George Morgan
New York
Judge Dewey
Oberlin College
Omaha
J. J. Kellogg
Washington
Guthrie Center
Funeral of Ed McCormick At St James Catholic
Funeral notices state Ed McCormick’s body will arrive by special train and be taken to St James Catholic church for services led by Rev Jacobsmeier with interment in Elm Grove Cemetery. A later note confirms a 1 pm arrival and morning funeral at the church. A separate correction confirms Ottumwa Courier rumor of a circus night was false. The Grand Opera House hosted M Rice’s company to a packed audience with three act farce A Night at the Circus concluding with hearty laughter and praise for performances and singing.
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St. James
Jacobsmeier
Elm
Clinique visit and lecture notes from Cedar Rapids
Dr. E A Kegley of Cedar Rapids will be at Dr Hulls office Thursday September 30 and again Saturday October McKree mocks a Riverside Gilchrist game reporting. Lieut Peary prepares to speak October 5 with a 14 week lecture tour widely in demand. J W Morton reports from Marshalltown on Rotekin removal and support for Ben Warfel in a soldiers home issue. Guards at the rifle range noted.
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Cedar Rapids
Hull
Lieut. Peary
Greenland
Stanley
Maj
J.B. Pond
Boston Journal
Weather and church services across Iowa and region notes
Special forecast for Iowa calls for fair conditions tonight and Sunday. Sunday services include Presbyerian, Catholic, Baptist, Second United Presbyterian, and Methodist churches with sermons on Spiritual Vision, the Sermon on the Mount, and faith themes. Other items mention boxing rumor context and local political candidate Madden, plus tennis matches and local visitors.
Missing Buggy Reappears After Town Timber Walk
Harvey Bell reported a second hand buggy missing from his carriage repository after a fire. John Hays spotted a vehicle in the timber south of the city and traced it to McElwain Brown and Casey's barn, where Prank Bell confirmed it was their buggy, suggesting it had been bid there for later transport.
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Neiswanger
Lew
McKree
Riverside
Alberson
Hardy
Mec
Oakville
Gilchrist
Harvey Bell
Casey's
Bell
Choral Glee Club Delights Keota Audience
Brownen reports the Choral Glee Club gave an excellent and elevating performance in Keota on September 24 1897. The audience applauded frequently and the group left a favorable impression on Dear Brother Davidson.
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Brother Davidson
H. H W. Brownen
Fire scare at vacant Brighton house near Central depot
A vacant house near the Central depot in Brighton, owned by J. J. Downs, caught fire Saturday night with the blaze already well under way. Prompt action saved the building with no serious damage. The origin appeared incendiary, though no culprit was named. Downs had recently lost a colt likely shot in the eye, suggesting possible foul play.
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Brighton
Central Depot
J. J. Downs
Downs
A Night at the Circus at the Opera House Tonight
Tonight the Opera House presents A Night at the Circus a lively farce with a large company of comedians singers and dancers. Birdie also appears tonight at the Opera House with a notable troupe and engaging performances.
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Opera House
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
An advertisement claims deafness due to inflamed Eustachian tube can be cured by constitutional remedies. It asserts catarrh causes nine of ten deafness cases and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure that cannot be helped. Includes mail offer for free circulars and lists Toledo Ohio makers I J Cheney Co. and Druggists selling Hall’s Family Pills.
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I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Halls Family
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