Neighborhood Notes West Independence
Peter Myers started threshing in this vicinity Monday. Chas Gerber and wife of Webster City visited at the W D Chalfant home Sunday. Also Mr and Mrs J W Chalfant of California and Mrs Will Crousberger of Fort Dodge visited at the John Schweppe home Sunday. Walter Essig has recovered from his broken leg enough to get around on crutches. Hog cholera has started in this vicinity. July 30 Henry Wilson and family of Brushy and Mrs F D Riley were Sunday visitors at the Sarah Wilson home. Miss Martha Ostrem arrived Friday for an over Sunday visit at the Monson home. Mrs Fred Johnson of Des Moines is visiting at the Add Johnson home for a few days. Miss Tillie Munson and Miss Ostrem visited with the Iver Berven family Sunday. Mr and Mrs G H Dick returned Friday night after a week’s stay at the lakes. Mrs Ned Parker of Oelwein is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs Dan Knight, Sr. Vernon Kepler drove to Boone Tuesday with Chas Davis and wife and son and Mrs Eliza McFarland. Mr and Mrs G T Read and son Harry were Boone visitors Tuesday. July 31
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West Independence
Peter Myers
Chas. Gerber
Webster City
W. D. Chalfant
J. W. Chalfant
California
Will Crousberger
Fort Dodge
John Schweppe
Walter Essig
Henry ‘Wilson
Brushy
F. D. Riley
Sarah Wilson
Martha Ostrem
Monson
Fred Johnson
Des Moines
Add Johnson
Tillie Munson
Miss Ostrem
Iver Berven
G. H. Dick
Lakes
Ned Parker
Oelwein
Dan Knight
Vernon Kepler
Boone
Chas, Davis
Eliza McFarland
G. T. Read
Harry
Edward
Clarence Wilkie
al Thurman
H. P. Clausen
Story City
S. T. Nevelin
Storm Lake
Ll. . Jaycox
Esther
KE. Oakland
I. Oakland
T. Nevelin
Ackley
Gertie Haverstein
W. FE
Pettinger
C. R. Hoffman
Russel Oher
Ellsworth
OR. Hoffman
W. G. Bale
Winnipeg
Elizabeth Chamberlin
Manitoba
Charles Quinn
Illinois Central Freight Office
Duluth
Minneapolis
L. B. Strawther
L. J. Shelton
Bernice Boody
C. K. Johnson
J. F. Leary
Theodore J. Essig
Radcliffe
Freda Hickman
Little
Henry
J. D. Sketchley
Oakland
Nebraska
Moffat
Colorado
Arthur Metcalf
Etta
Blairsburg
Metcalf
Walter Metcalf
Lake Okoboji
C. Cheyne
Cathalin
Margaret
Colorado Springs
Bess Lyon
Auitrnm
John DeWitt
Roikwell City
Mazel Wallace
M. W. Mansfield
J. W. Peterson
Miss Grace
Moville
Ira Miller
Michael Roskopf
James
Jay McDonald
Marshalltown
Eugene O'Brien
Emmettsburg
Henry Roskopf
Mgr. O’brien
Ray Norton
Sanitary Baking Company
Robison Cafe
Fonda
Sue Cook
Corvallis
Oregon
W. H. Cook
Anna B. Woodbury
Newton
Iowa
Flas Smith
1000 Second Street
C. 8
Seward
Marathon
Agnes A. Moore
John Henneberry
Eagle, Grove
Joe Henneberry
Local Social Notes From Various Towns
Fred Young returns home after months in Oklahoma. Miss Della McFerr en of Kansas City Missouri visits in the community with Mrs. Andrew Leksell. Christian Sunday school plans a picnic Thursday. Lyle Beebe’s new home nears completion. Miss Lerlene Boynton returns from Webster City after a week with her aunt and uncle. Carl Mulholland and family from near Clarion visit B M Mulholland and Alva Shaffer families. J W Naylor of Stratford visits daughter Mrs S Boynton and family. he travels home from Elmore Minnesota where he manages land interests.
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Fred Young
Oklahoma
Della McFerren
Kansas City
Andrew Leksell
Christian Sunday School
Lyle Beebe
Lerlene Boynton
Webster City
J. L. Peterson
Carl Mulholland
Clarion
B. M. Mulholland
Alva Shaffer
J. W. Naylor
Stratford
S. Boynton
Elmore
Minn
Local Social Notes From Blairsburg and Surrounding Areas
Blairsburg residents Mrs Parker and daughter Helen visited the Robert Pelz home over Sunday. Several Webster City visitors called in Blairsburg and Ames travelers autoed to Webster City. Various Alden and Williams residents attended gatherings and visits. The Philathea class held a lawn party at J C McNee’s, Michigan auto purchased by F H Burcham, Miss Esther Pelz visited Williams, and J W McNee’s family returned from a two week outing at Clear Lake around July 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Helen
Williams
Robert Pelz
Wm. Scott
Webster City
Blairsburg
Clay Stafford
John Warburton
Ames
Ruth Martinson
W. J. Streveler
J. H. McNee
Ray Wilson
Alden
Philathea S
J. C. McNee
F. H. Bu
Gertrude Riley
Kamrar
John Fowler
J. W. McNee
Clear Lake
Rose Grove Neighbors Enjoy A Busy Weekend Notes
Liberty and Rose Grove residents host visitors from Boise Iowa Falls Ellsworth and Storm Lake. Events include picnics Threshing visits births club meetings and family visits with Ackley Wilkie and Nevelin households plus a B B gathering and a county seat call.
Fight at Wolverine mine ends in arrests during copper strike
At Calumet Michigan on August 1 a clash between deputy sheriffs and inmates at a Hungarian boarding house spilled into a riot amid the copper miners strike. Hot water red pepper and household utensils were hurled as officers seized Louis Sodder and others. two squads of state troops intervened and arrests climbed to about twenty.
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Calumet
Mich
Wolverine Mine
Sheriff’s Office
Houghton County
Wolverine
William Meikkila
Louis Sodder
Gust Olsen
Heikkila
Ladder
Sodder
Joseph Sufonia
Andrew Vince
Houghton
Western Federation of Miners
Picnic Breakfast Outing for Miss Cavana Guests
A dozen young ladies enjoyed a picnic breakfast on the outing club grounds hosted for Misses Mirabel Cavana of Iowa Falls Lucile Cavana and Thelma Richard of Grinnell and Katherine and Gail Joy of Chicago. The Methodist male chorus and families joined a second picnic in Nokomis park after the ball game. Thirty six participants shared fried chicken a bonfire and songs late into the evening with Rev. and Mrs. C H Kamphoefner and children as honored guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirabel Cavana
Iowa Falls
Lucile Cavana
Thelma Richard
Grinnell
Katherine
Gail Joy
Chicago
Nokomis Park
C. H. Kamphoefner
Mrs Bale Guest of Honor at Six Oclock Club Dinner
Mrs W G Bale was the guest of honor at a six oclock dinner hosted by the July Six Oclock club at Miss Charlotte Crosleys home. Hostesses were Mrs H F King Mrs J M Richardson Mrs Ea Burleson and Miss Charlotte Crosley. The long table featured quarl colored spicy hasturtiiums and place cards reflected each guest talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Bale
Charlotte Crosley
H. F. King
J. M. Richardson
Ea Burleson
Through Freight Rates Cut Across Iowa by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered sweeping reductions in through and class rates from the Atlantic coast to nearly all Iowa cities, averaging three to seven cents a hundred pounds. Fort Dodge and Des Moines shippers hail the move, expecting lower costs and boosted state industry, though some caution that new rates may take months to go into effect.
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Washington
Atlantic Coast
Iowa
Interstate Commerce Commission
R. O. Green
Green-Wheeler Shoe Company
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Mr. Green
Commercial Club
Iowa Points.”' v. L. Craig
Craig & Dawson Coal Company
Craig
New Auto Law Provisions Outlined by Times-Republican
The article lists speed limits on country roads, parking restrictions near cemeteries, and rules for overtaking at intersections. It bans vehicles in business districts from idling with engines running, requires mufflers, and sets penalties up to 500 dollars or two years imprisonment for hit and run. It also notes right of way rules for turning vehicles and obligations to leave identifying details at accident scenes.
Elephants Break Loose in Winnipeg Circus Storm
A herd of eight elephants escaped during a severe storm in Winnipeg Manitoba. The elephants shattered tents damaged nearby buildings and caused a neighborhood panic. Police arrived but trainers pursued the animals to subdue them.
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Winnipeg
Man
Destructive hailstorm damages crops near Moorehead Minn
A hail storm southeast of Moorehead on July 31 cut a three mile wide swath destroying all crops in its path. Officials estimate losses will run into thousands of dollars. The clipped text also lists small classifieds including car trade offers and a driving horse for sale.
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Moorehead
Minn
Here
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Stanhope
Homer
Liberty
Lucretia Ackley
Boise
Idaho
Rose Grove
Alice Teter
S. T. Club
J. W. Eppard
Florence
Margaret Wilkie
B. B. Duly
Buzick
W. Ackley
Red Jacket
William Carmichael
Amanda Johnson
Maida and
Elizabeth Black
West Liberty
Cedar Rapids
Meade Hughes
H. Busing
P. W. Lee
Ethel Walton
Edwin Garth
Yellowstone National Park
Thelma Richards
Hunice Lee
Hila Ackley
Miss Ackley
Tilford
South Dakota
Charles Lacey
Baby
Wilke
Ralph Willis
Mason City
Robert McCaskie
A. J. Leonard
J. M. Blake
Prairie City
Oscar Short
Donald
Dubuque
William McDonald
Hanna Thompson
New Hampton
Wm. McDonald
Frank L. Anderson
W. B. Dodge
Frank Leonard
Earl Leonard
Illinois
Frank Pettibone
Harvey Pettibone
Nashotah
Wisconsin
Roy C. Tyler
Will L. Clifton
Logan Corbin
Charles City
Anna Hay
Sarah Flint
W. H. Barr
West Bank Street
Cherokee
OWA
Bale
Ogden
Texas
Chas. Joy
Nelson Joy
Des Moines Street
Division Street
Bank Street
Willson Avenue
First Street
Second Street
Seneca Street
W. W. Crittenden
Valentine
Fort Dodge Shippers
Associated Press
Mississippi River
Quincy
Prairie du Chien
H. S. Bourne
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