Social notes from Jewell to Fort Dodge and beyond
Wednesday's Daily records numerous visits and travels. Jacob Spangler transacted business in Jewell. W C Willon and grandson Walter Jr visited Fort Dodge. Eva Kephart returns home from Corwith for summer. Miss Hallie Dee visits from Stratford. J B Branch visits from El kader. Sam Lloyd promotes Uncle Tom's Cabin in town for June 14. Other items list many residents' errands, travels, and social engagements across Humboldt, Renwick, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Spangler
Jewell
W. C. Willon
Walter C. Jr
Fort Dodge
L.W. Hyatt
Community Notes From Friday Chronicle June Edition
The farming season continues with plowing and a productive weeders. A new birth is recorded for the McConnoelle family on Monday June 4 with Dr Ross officiating and both mother and child reported well. Several local visits, society meetings and family travels are noted along with a turnout for a wedding and attendance at events. The column closes with news of a death and funeral for Mrs Bertil Holt, and condolences offered to her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Garth
McConnoelle
Ross
Hzra Bickford
Maud
Missouri
Ward McDermott
Bickford
Chicago
Ladies
Roy Underwood
Lasher
Statte
Jimmie Adama
Dewey Doolittle
Wil
Johneaon
Leo
Poplar Grove
Cass
Mary Garth
Dubuque
Garth
Bert Stephenson
Homer
Statts
Mabel Garth
Webster City
Ira Shinkle
Chronicle
Peter Rushia
Fred Rushia
Montreal
Canada
Illinois
Iowa
Hamilton County
Rushin
Bertil Holt
Wilson
Des Moines
Change on Central Time Card Delays Some Train Arrivals
Illinois Central will implement a new time card at noon next Sunday affecting departure and arrival times. No. 2 east will depart 12:51 pm, reaching Chicago with the old 10:20 am schedule. No. 4 east will depart 4:30 pm, arriving Chicago at 4:??. No. 3 will leave Chicago at 11:15 pm and reach Webster City by 10:43 am. No. 1 remains at 3:03 am arrival. Fort Dodge layover for the Sioux City division is removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Chicago
Webster City
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Real Estate Transfers Record From Local Parcel List
Real estate transfer notices show HK Gronbech and wf to PN Challewd parcel in se qr see 83-57 7 Ma with 200.00 dollars. WJ Chamberlin to Town A py Bedinaeeay wd gr BOG BIST-20 1512.00. Quincy A Braver and hush to Joseph HU Swedolund wd let M blk TBtratford. Bruner to Ed ward Peterson west J, m, Je and 14 blk 8 Stratford with 700.00 and 350.00 transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HK Gronbech
Challe
Chamberlin
Bedinaeeay
Quincy
Joseph HU Swedolund
Quincy Bruner
Edward Peterson
Wests J
Stratford
Russian troop landing halted after Japanese protest
Shanghai dispatch notes Japan's protest stops Russian landings in certain Chinese ports. If Russia continues sending large forces, a collision with Japan is possible. Alarming reports speak of rapid mobilization of the Japanese fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Japan
Russia
Pekin Situation Worsens as Gunboat Readied
Washington reports that Minister Conger cables Pekin's trouble deepening. The State Department reportedly recommends dispatch of a gunboat then in Manila to the disturbance site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Conger
Pekin
State Department
Manila
Armistice Reported Between Buller and Botha
London reports Buller and Botha met at Laingo Nek on June 5 and agreed to a three day armistice between British and Boer commanders. British forces have evacuated Utrecht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Buller
Botha
Laingo Nek
Utrecht
Ambush near Poal wounds Captain and private
Captain Crenchon with forty men of the 28th Infantry were ambushed while scouting near Poal. both he and a private were seriously wounded. Ambushers suffered heavy losses with ten dead and three wounded. In the eastern Bulotan area Captain Flint and two privates were wounded in a brush with the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Crenchon
28Th Infantry
Poal
Flint
Bulotan
Urge Kruger to Sue for Peace
United States Consul Hollis arrived from Transvaal after a two hour talk with President Kruger at Michadodorp. Hollis carries friendly dispatches urging Kruger to sue for peace. Warren moves north with Canadian artillery through Grimiland west, encamping at Campbell with little opposition. rebels surrender arms to British.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorenzo Marques
United States
Hollis
Transvaal
Kruger
Michadodorp
Capetown
Battle With the Boxers Near Tientsin
Admiral Kempff aboard the Newark reports a battle yesterday between Chinese forces and the Boxers near Tientsin. A large number of Boxers are expected to reach Tientsin tomorrow. Minister Conger says no improvement in the situation and seeks instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Admiral Kempff
Newark
Taku
War Department
Tientsin
Conger
State Department
Drought Ravages Southern Wisconsin Crops Forecasted Failures
Black River Falls reports severe drought affecting hay, pastures, and grain with imminent crop failure. Northern Wisconsin conditions mirror the distress, signaling widespread agricultural losses across the state. In Prairie du Chien a large fine pearl was found near St Paul by a clam diver and purchased by P C Heide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Prairie du Chien
Mississippi
P. C. Heide
St. Paul
Dismissal of National Guard Major for San Juan conduct
Albany reports Major Clinton Hi. Smith of the Seventy first regiment dismissed from the National Guard by Governor Roosevelt after the San Juan battle in Cuba. The board found him unfit for service. Marquette observers Kandro and Itu Otagawa, Japanese mining engineers, traveled to the copper country after inspecting Montana gold mines and California. A St Louis warrant charges August May, Geo Schneider, and William Dreyer with obstructing mail cars, held for the grand jury in 1500 bonds. Washington confirms William H. Diston as Alaska surveyor general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany, N
Clinton Hi. Smith
Seventy-first Regiment
National Guard
Roosevelt
San Juan
Cuba
Board of Examination
Smith
Marquette, Mid
R. Kanddo
Itu Otagawa
Montana
California
St. Louis
Geo. Schneider
William Dreyer
United States
Tragedy on Stockbridge farm Leaves Nine Dead
A deadly accident on a Stockbridge farm near Oneida Reservation in Green Bay leaves eight men and a child dead. A girl used an ax, an fatal incident occurred as a timber derrick collapsed the rope-bands wounded workers. In Mason City, the Central Telephone buys several systems adding about 1000 miles of lines. Purdue University marks 26th commencement with 71 graduates. Grand Lodge Iowa elects officers in Cedar Rapids and Davenport hosts next meeting. Michigan Grand Army encampment opens in Grand Rapids with national commander visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Bay
Wis
Stockbridge
Mason City
Central Telephone and Telegraph Company
Cedar Rapids
Greene and Western
Northwestern
Fitzgerald and
Northfield Telephone
Iowa
Minnesota
Charles City
Osage
Northfield
Grand Lodge of Masons of Iowa
William L Eaton
Summer Miller
Guttenberg
James E. Bruce
Anita
T. S. Parvin
M. P. Miller
Washington
Davenport
Michigan Grand Army
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan Grand Army of the Republic
Women’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the
A. D. Shaw
Sheriff Sale Notice in Hamilton County Iowa
By virtue of a general execution in Mahaska county Iowa Maggie F Wells sues Grant S Wells. The property is 130 feet off the north side of lot 1 block 5 in Jewell Junction Hamilton Iowa. Sale June 9 1900 at 2 PM at the Webster City courthouse to satisfy a 50 dollar debt plus costs. J H Shaffer Sheriff. Dated May 11 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant S. Wells
Mahaska County
Iowa
Maggie F. Wells
Jewell Junction
Hamilton County
A. D
Court House
Webster City
J. H. Shaffer
Watch Out For The Dentist In Town Ritenour Hint
A fragmented line hints at a dental professional named Ritenour as the likely focus. The piece mentions warning, steering toward the dentist and references a large catch contrasted with a small one, all in a terse, cautionary tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritenour
Best Cough Syrup Ads Highlight Questionable Remedies
A fragment notes dubious claims for cough syrups labeled as the best cure all with phrases like Jistes Good used to market elixirs sold by aruegists. The text suggests unreliable advertising practices and unclear product sourcing.
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Tribune
Webster City SA
J. D. Sketchiey
Eva Kephart
Corwith
F.C. Winton
Renwick
A. ©. Filloon
Hawarden
A. H. Richards
Maxon
Joseph Fisher
G. A. Geiat
Cyrus Jacobson
Stanhope
J.B. Branch
Elkader
C. D. Stickney
A. E H. Jacobson
Huff & Mueller
Whitley
Radcliffe
Ole Lenning
J. O. Lenning
Hallie Dee
W. Ji.Zitterell
Fonda
H. B. Mitchell
Denison
F. A. Stevens
C. H. Stillman
Newell
Eagle Grove
Furman Tuttle
Iowa City
Stella
State University
John Merson
Laverne
M. Halverson
Libbie Letts
Jennie Pruden
Kansas City
J. R. Lette
Sam M.lloyd
John F. Stowe
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Company
Austin
J. O. Stearns
Clarion
Art Alexander
Jewell Record
J. EB. Quackenbush
Humboldt
J. W. Pierce
Williams
Pete Johnson
J. J. Peterson
Kamrat
H. M. Sparbee
Ellaworth
Louie Frank
Minneapolis
Freeman Wood
Fox Lake
Minn
Hiram Carpenter
Millie Near
E. A. Siigley
Frank H. Richardson
Hutchinson
Mildred Anderson
Avoca
F. J. Tripp
Helen
Sac City
Geo. Ainslie
Panora
Nell Higbee
Mies Rachael Shipp
R. E. Towle
City
Orin Stilwell
E. B. Wilson
Manson
Wm. Willis
A. R. Burleson
Randall
R. M. Warfield
Geo. F. Tucker
Women’s Foreign Missionary Society
M. EH
Elsie Wickware
Edith Lee
Nellie Hoag
Cedar Falls
August F. Hoffmann
W. J. Monroe
Canton
Neterville
Eureka Lodge
Ernest Grove
LeMara
Hoe
Capital City Commercial College
A. F. Grove
Cass Center
Ellsworth
Thifnolsaun
Senate
William IL. Distan
Hiinois
District of
Alaska
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
State of
Maggie F. Wella
Heron
Geo. A
Second Street
Wensten Crry, Towa
Derr & Hook
J, L Siegel
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