Hittreim Family Off to Topeka for Ill Brother
The Hittreim family headed by Ole C. Hittreim Sr and Prof Hittreim of Jewell travel to Topeka to visit a very ill elder brother. Threshing runs full tilt with oats yielding well. Pioneer Steve Charlson of Scott township died this week and was buried yesterday at Scott Center cemetery. Aug 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole C. Hittreim Sr
Prof
Hittreim
Jewell
Topeka
Kansas
Steve Charlson
Scott Township
Scott Center
Local news notes from the vicinity and visitors
Carl Heins made a business trip to Omaha Sunday. Marion Arnold visits with his parents Mr and Mrs Will Arnold during vacation. Pete Myers expects to finish threshing this week if weather stays good. Maree Label visited her parents near Kamrar. Mr and Mrs Faus of Wisconsin visit the E H Schweppe home. Maggie McDonald from near Duncombe visits her aunt Mrs Dan Kelly. Aug. 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hog Éholera
Carl Heins
Omaha
Marion
Arnold
Will Arnold
Pete Myers
Maree Label
Kamrar
Faus
Wisconsin
E. H. Schweppe
Maggie McDonald
Duncombe
Dan Kelly
Local Social and Farm Notes From East Independence
East Independence reports visiting relatives from Oklahoma Kanawha and Thompson Iowa with Chalfant and Bauer families at Sherman Lake. The fall threshing has begun with a moderate yield. The Social Circle club hosted a gypsy picnic at Briggs grove with camp fire dinner ice cream and cake. J W Chalfant and wife plan California departure after a three month visit. Rain on Tuesday brought relief to moisture-starved crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Rigdon
Oklahoma
John McPhillips
Frank Greiner
Kanawha
Social Circle Club
Brigg’s Grove
Virgil .Chalfant
Thompson
Iowa
J. W. Chalfant
Pomona
California
Carl Bauer
Kamrar
Sherman Lake
Social visits and local callers noted around town
The column lists Mrs. O L Gilbert and others visiting this afternoon while Stratford, Webster City, Boone and Jewell residents share Sunday calls. Verne Seamands and Opal Jensen visitants, Eena Hill returns to Missouri, and several families host relatives and friends through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Gilbert
Local Socials and Visits Mentioned in Blairsburg Area
Blairsburg residents travel and visitors noted with Rev and Mrs Metcalf's Lake outing, Oko boji visits by Mr and Mrs John Fowler, Ames callers H W Stafford, Rosa Barger and Illinois relatives at Ferrell home, Webster City’s Er F McComb, Fred Trotter from Ft Dodge, Streveler and McNee families to Wingie Grove, Roy Martin Boone trip, Esther Martinson Williams late week, Helen Weiss Vinton visit, Tilly Munson Stanhope calls, Rob Loban South family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fowler
Stanhope
H. W. Stafford
Ames
Rosa Barger
Linois
John Ferrell
F. McComb
Webster City
Fred Trotter
Ft. Dodge
W. J. Streveler
J. H. McNee
Wingie Grove
Roy Martin
Boone
Esther Martinson
Williams
Helen Weiss
Vinton
Tilly Munson
Rob Loban
South
Ada
East Side
Fort Dodge
BE. C. Hahne
Kamrar
Clyde Pringle
Des Moines
Robert Horton
Marjorie
Manson
A. R. Litchenberger
M. Laty
F. F. Brown
West Division Street
Des Plaines
Ilinois
G. E. Bennett
Ellsworth
H. F. Strachan
Hazel Loving
J. B
John Wareham
Charles Younkee
Independence
Varick C. Crosley
Chicago
Toronto
Canada
St. Lawrence River
Quebec
Lake Champlain
Lake George
Hudson River
New York City
Boston
Philadephia
Washington
Baltimore
Local Visitors Stop by Bruce Lo Ban Home
Monday business callers Jim Gibbon and Fred Parker of Williams visited the Bruce Lo ban home. Miss Melda Davenport and Mrs. Sawers of Newcastle Pa visited relatives here. May Perry of Webster City called in Blairsburg on Tuesday August 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakota
Bruce Loban
Jim Gibbon
Fred Parker
Williams
Melda Davenport
Sawers
Newcastle
May Perry
Webster City
Blairsburg
Travel Sketches From the Freeman Tribune Voyage
Private correspondence from Mrs. A A Weaver dated May 26 recounts a voyage on the R M Ivernia from New York. Notable scenes include the Statue of Liberty, English ship life, dining customs, deck activities, flowers, and a Memorial Day aboard. Stops planned at Madeira and Gibraltar with observations of people, games, and shipboard daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman- Tribune
A. A. Weaver
R. M
Ivernia
New York
Maude Soule-Carey
Marian Burgen
Webster City
Florence
Madiera
Gibraltar
Virginia Reel
Azores
Jowan
Vinton
Madera
Portugal
Iowa
Glimpses of Madeira and Gibraltar During Travel
The journal describes Madeira with its white houses and lush gardens, oxen-drawn carriages, and mixed Portuguese and English residents. It notes Gibraltar’s fortifications and multicultural street life, then lists local visitors and residents in Fort Dodge, Iowa, with brief notes on travel, arrivals, and local business ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funchal
Nowatain
Canton Engulfed in Teriffic Battle Across Provinces
News wires report continued fighting between Chinese government troops and southern rebels reaching Canton and Hankow. Government forces captured Tehran on Poyang lake and Shayang on the Han Kiang, while northern troops under General Hsu beat the Chinkiang garrison as talks to reestablish government authority faltered near the Yangtze river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
China
Canton
Hankow
Tehran
Poyang Lake
Kiang-Si
Hu-Peh
Shayang
Han-Kiang
Shanghai
Hsu
Chinking
Yangtze River
Northern forces sink junks and kill hundreds near Chinkiang
General Hgu led a garrison attack on northerners sinking several junks and killing about two hundred. The engagement occurred near Chinkiang in Kiangsu province, roughly 36 miles northeast of Nanking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hgu
Chinkiang
Kiangsu
Nanking
Western Kansas faces aid call as drought lingers
Senator Harry McMillan of Ottawa county urges a five day special session in Topeka to authorize a million dollar loan program to Western Kansas farmers hit by four months without rain. Coffeyville Independence Olathe and Caney Cherryvale report water shortages and dam guards are stationed to protect supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Harry McMillan
Ottawa County
Kansas
McMillan
Senator McMillan
Independence
Verdegris
Olathe
Caney
Cherryvale
Emigrant Wagon Bridal Shower Honors Miss Christenson
Miss Verna Bailey hosts a six o'clock dinner for Miss Vesta Hill as she prepares to move to Des Moines for winter work. A playful emigrant wagon, drawn by Lyle and Howard Christenson, features pink and white decor and carries household gifts for the bride to be, photographed by James Traver after ice cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle
Howard Christenson
Dorothy Crouch
Miss Christenson
James Traver
Bride-to-be Lucy Nail Announces Engagement
Mrs. I T Nail hosted a sewing party for Lucy M Nail with local young ladies. Guests found ribbons with small cards revealing the engagement to Mr David B Gregory dated Sept 1 1918. The hostesses and guests extended best wishes for the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. T. Nail
Lucy M. Nail
David
Gregory
Prenuptial Shower at Christenson Home for Miss Tris Christenson
A prenuptial shower was held at the A. Christenson home on East First Street Wednesday evening in honor of Miss Tris Christenson. Her marriage to Glenn Miller is set for September tenth. About seventy guests gathered as she arrived to a surprise party while visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Florence
Gertrude Fleming
Shullsburg
Wis
Moline
Illinois
Woodson Whiting
Whiting
Iowa
Dorothy Tuttle
Bank Street
Miss Whiting
Christenson
East First Street
Tris Christenson
Glenn Miller
Miss Christenson
Loans to strangers lead to fake diamonds scam
Nathan Drucker of Muscatine loaned 1040 to two men to acquire six supposed diamonds. They offered 26 for one day use. The gems proved worthless at 26 cents value. Oscar Mitts, 16, near Pine Prairie Ark, shot his stepfather William Morris but was exonerated at the preliminary hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Nathan Drucker
Drucker
Wort Smith
Ark
Oscar Mitts
William Morris
Pina Prairie
Morris
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Neighborhood Notes
West Independence
East Independence
8. G. Thompson
Lester Hill
H. O. Wells
Velma Seamands
Frank Taylor
Gibralter
Mediterranean
Flora Sweet
Peoria
Riley Brothers
Ernest Clark
Indianapolis
Indiana
Guy. Southard
Boone Street
Henry Voss
Wird
Voss
J. M. Whitson
Minnie Bucholtz
Ida Grove
Richardson
Tagley
National Sewer Pipe Factory
Quaker Oats Co
Verna Bailey
Elm Street
Vesta Hill
Tri-Kappa Club
W. R. Ryan
Mer
Cash & Lehnhard
Hone
Second St
Hamilton County
Kansas City
Texas
Barney Brin
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