Personal Gossip Highlights Local Movements and Visits
Marion Crist returns to Eagle Grove after several days in the city. Mrs. G. O. Cole goes to Jewell for a few days. Will Frazier returns to Colfax. James Welch visits Fort Dodge. Elmer Waters and family plus Charles Welch head to attend Medbery Welch wedding. Mrs. N. G. Ometead and Miss Dot in Des Moines for a week. E. Clark to Red Oak on business. Maxon spends Sunday in Woolstock. May Hanson visits Kate Q Gunningham in town. Prof. D A Kent of Jewell in city. Mrs. F A Stratton of Iowa City staying two weeks with Dr. E E Richardson. Emil Schweppe returns from Burt. Rev J K Hall sails to Trinidad Colorado. W Halvorsen of Woolstock in city. Mrs. Lottie Foote leaves for Belle Plaine. A J Wright of Tama in town. R Lynch of Wilke in town. Mrs. A H Maxson to Woolstock for ill sister. Otto Callies visits Sioux City. A H Austin and Roy G in Iowa Falls after Ames visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brom
Marion Crist
Eagle Grove
G. O. Cole
Jewell
Will Frazier
Colfax
Thomas Tilghman
Williams
James Welch
Fort Dodge
N. G. Ometead
Dot
Des Moines
Ely E. Clark
Red Oak
A. H. Maxaon
Woolstock
May Hanson
Kate Q Gunningham
D. A. Kent
Jewellia
F. A. Stratton
Iowa City
E. E. Richardson
Emil Schweppe
Burt
J. K. Hall
Dr. Boysen
Trinidad
Colorado
H. Dingman
Belle Plaine
A. J. Wright
Tama
R. Lynch
Wilke
Blairsburg
Ladies Aid Society
Farrington
Talcott
McCarthy
van Iman
Helen
Grace Robinson
Cejon Marks
Penny
Angie Stover
Miss Duncan
Edith Farrington
Seelemeier
Miss Holt
Aid Society
Gale
F. H. Stouffer
Blairsaburg
Janist
Prof. Rummell
F. F. Stover
Frank Burcham
Lela McNee
Zella Powers
del Walrath
C. T. Halbert
Ethel Ferrell
Lizzie Sullivan
Helen ‘Robinson
Melvin Myers
Pennsylvania
Miss Ford
Webster City
Miss Marshall
Murdocks
M. L. Smith
Alden
O. P. Holt
Ottawa
Neighborhood Notes Kamrar and Flagstad diary update
Local items from Kamrar and Flagstad report funerals in Dakota City and visits from relatives. Hogs and cattle shipped to Chicago this week. Mail carrier walked part of route after the team pulled away. Mumps and measles spread, while many public sales draw interest. A telegram from Tennessee notes a smooth move. Telephone adoption mentioned as neighbors share news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Rutledge
Unclear Mail Delivery Complaint Cited Across Areas
Postal gripe notes misdirected mail to multiple areas including Brushy and Lehigh with December 14 referenced, indicating ongoing delivery mix ups and requests for correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh
Stanhope Social Roundup of Local Visits and Travel
Webster City residents visit Stanhope friends as Fardal heads to Story City for work with Citizena Lumber Co. Nora Jacobson from Story City calls on Nellie Wilson. Lara Omvig and companions visit Boone, returning Friday. Nettie Sealine tours Radcliffe Tuesday. Prof. J E Freeberg resumes music class. H E Fardal and A F Swanson visit Webster City. Brewer family visits Boone. Staenders family from Fort Dodge arrives for a brief stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanhope
A. Waller
Webster City
F. D. Riley
M. Wilson
Nora Jacobson
Story City
Nellie Wilson
Lara Omvig
Ollie Olson
Boone
Nettie Sealine
Radcliffe
J. E. Fardal
Citizena Lumber Co
J. E. Freeberg
H. HE. Fardal
A. F. Swanson
Brewer
Pearl
Frank Staenders
Fort Dodge
Blairsburg fair sale and luncheon aids memory table
The ladies aid society hosted a fair sale and luncheon last Friday with a memory table featuring articles donated by former residents. Several items drew praise, netting more than $50.
Local notes on residents and visitors across towns
John Cayton Williams recovered from appendicitis in Des Moines and is doing well. Chas Murphy also recuperating from a recent appendicitis operation. Claire Dewitt Tedrow celebrated his twelfth birthday last Thursday with friends. E E Edwards of Paris visited his brother W A Edwards, who remains paralyzed. Ethelbert Edwards visited from Marshalltown to see Dr W A Morehouse. Miss Lillian Frye has been...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Edwards
W. A
Ethelbert Edwards
Marshalltown
W. A. Morehouse
M. Caruth
Chicago
Lillian Frye
Local notices and visits across Letts and Vicinity
Nellie Bradfield leaves Tuesday for Letts Iowa then visits Mar soulitown on the way home. Several town residents travel and visit including W Bryan returning from New York and Dr O Connor heading to Independence. Rev Herrington held Vincent revival meetings. multiple families visit E I Johnson and Kenosha connections. Hanrahan O Connor advertise men shoes and stock listings mention pigs and Dorham calves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Bradfield
Letts
Iowa
Marsoulitown
Jenry Eyben
Itown
Dr Robertson
W. Bryan
New York
Dr. O'Connor
Independence
Herrington
Vincent
W. A. Fear of
Delaware
A. G
J. K
Louis
Bertha
Stetson
Kenosha
Wis
E. I. Johnson
Johnson
W. F. Gillett
Kansas
Hanrahan & O'Connor's
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Elmer Waters
South Ranb
Ind
Charles Welch
Frank
A. H. Maxson
Otto Callies
Sioux City
A. H. Austin
Roy G
Ames
Iowa Falls
Neighborhood Notes
Henry Hines
J. E. Hamilton
Wenona
Illinois
Mr. Hamilton
5. O. Hamilton
Nellie O. Dakin
Harlan
Park
Storm Lake
Allen
Burleson & White
Orv
Inter Ocean
Mme. Michaud
Associated Press
Telegraph
New York Sun
New York World
Freeman Or Tribune
Hamilton County
W. O. McConnell
Tribune
Chicago Daily
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