Prairie Queen notes and local social happenings May 14
Little Josie Whiton recovers from illness. M W A members held a meeting and initiated one new member. Mrs. Flynn returned to Oskaloosa after winter here. Rev Spurgeon and wife of Webster City visited locally. J C McConnell and wife visited relatives. N F Christenson spent week in country planting. Mr. Doty improves after ten days ill. Tra Shinkle home from Ames. Ed Napper's children have whooping cough. F H Shafer and wife visited Albert Bartlett. Pressley's electric show closed after a week. Ladies met with Mrs B F Reid. John Guynn of Woolstock in town. Grace Wilson sewing near Blairsburg. Stafford telephone line extended to Prairie Queen. May 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Whiton
C. F. Burt
New York
E. J. Ford, Jr
Eagle Grove
H. E. Ford
Flynn
C. M
W. H. France
Oskaloosa
Rev. Spurgeon
Tra Shinkle
Ames
Ed Napper
F. H. Shafer
Albert Bartlett
Pressley
B. F. Reid
John Guynn
Woolstock
Grace Wilson
Mother Sees Awful Sight as Child Burns to Death
Crippled with rheumatism and bedbound, Mrs. William Wagner of Newark New Jersey witnessed her daughter Edna, aged 4, burn to death after the child obtained matches and ignited her clothing and the curtains while playing. The nurse was away, the room caught fire, and Mrs. Wagner was later found unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Wagner
Newark
N. J
Edna
Clarinda Murder Mystery Shrugs Off Silence
The body of Miss Emma Moore was found in a ravine near Clarinda with a pistol wound. William Lucas, a Clearmont youth, is under arrest as investigators probe the couple’s disappearance after they left Miss Moore’s home for a drive. Lucas denies knowledge of the crime and offers no explanation of his movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
Emma Moore
Here Yaesterday
William Lucas
Clearmont
Miss Moore
Lucas
Johnson Case Divides Jury Amid Mental Health Debate
In a lengthy session at the district court, Silas Johnson’s jury remained deadlocked eight to four on conviction with disputes over his sanity highlighted as the key issue. Earlier, Daniel Dillon faced assault verdicts, M C Hopkins pled guilty to factory corn theft, and Tom Hopkins received two years for burglary. Sentences and demurrers followed as juries and judges navigated jail conditions and pending divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Johnson
Daniel Dillon
Johnson
Blairsburg
Sam Ashland
Dillon
M. C. Hopkins
Tom Hopkins
Tom
M. C
Teresa Tewart
F. L. Hazen
F. Elias Smith
J. W. Evans & Co
J. C. Martin
M C. Hopkins
Whitaker
M. ©. Hopkins
Hamilton County
Hopkins
Anamosa State Penitentiary
P. W. Lee
Chas. H. Danner
Mr. Lee
Danner
Lee
M. C. Hopking
James Ludvig
M. L. Henderson
New York Fashions Advise on Boas and Petticoat Trends
The season centers on fluffy long boas in silk chiffon tulle and lace, with crinkled silk leaves prized for movement. Hats and dresses follow the same line, featuring short skirts, flowered hats, and lace mitts while walking accessories and escorts help navigate windy days. Lucy Carter notes the era’s shift toward independent, weather-aware attire for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Walker
Lord & Taylor
Lucy Carter
New Fish Law Expands Net Seizure Powers and Immunity
Section 1 of chapter 64 amends authority to seize nets traps and contrivances for fishing or hunting and to abate destroy them without warrant. It also releases wardens deputies and peace officers from liability for seizures or destruction. Section 2 adds the word to the same chapter.
Changes in Game Fish Laws and Seasonal Regulations
The text outlines revisions to game fish rules including adding pickerel and catfish to prohibited species from April 1 to May 15 and a daily catch limit of forty. It moves lime and dynamite prohibitions to a new section 2540A with fines and jail terms, and restricts fishing near fishways. It also tightens protection for rail, plover, sandpiper, and macrhor beach bird season and shortens the squirreI shooting season to September 1 through January 1.
Illinois Central Train No 8 Connects Webster City to Kansas City
Illinois Central advertises train No 8 leaving Webster City at 6 p m daily with connections at Omaha for Kansas City and west. Arrives Omaha 10 36 p m connects with Missouri Pacific to Kansas City 6 05 a m next day. A standard Pullman Sleeper runs through to Kansas City from Fortage. Inquiries to Illinois Central ticket agents in Dubuque Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central
Webster City
Omaha
Kansas City
Missouri Pacific
That City
Real Estate Transfers Listed in Granville Hook's Conveyances
Granville F Hook and wf transfer parcels to Ed F Johnson. J W McKinney transfers to N P Wist rand. Cyrus Smith to W J Zitterell. Eliza Blank to Mathew Caruth. Caruth to F W Tomlinson. Tomlinson to Henry Bratnaber. Transfers include First Nat Bank of Boone to OE Atkinson. William Tschudi to OE Schroederland. Charles Howell to Wilton Edward Hopkins. Mrs A M Hopkins to A N Boeye. A P Hansen to Fredricka C Hansen. E M Frazier to W D Rust. HB McKee to Fred O McKee. A M Henderson to M H Brinton. John McCarley to N F Howard. A G Brewer to Peter Bergman. Inter-State Elevator Co to Wm Anderson. Andrew Esterm to Hans E B Fardal. Also a Northwestern line excursion notice for Harrisburg Pa with travel dates May 14–19 and return limits to June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville
Hook
Ed F Johnson
McKinney
Stratford
J W McKinney
P Wist
Rand
Cyrus Smith
J Zitterell
Eliza Blank
Mathew Caruth
Williams
Tomlinson
Henry Bratnaber
Nat'l Bank of Boone
OE Atkinson
C&nwrr
William Tschudi
OE Schroeder
P Hansen
Fredricka C Hansen
E M Frazier
Rust
Nwqr
D Rust
Tract
HB McKee
Fred O McKee
A M Henderson
M H Brinton
John McCarley
N F Howard
G Brewer
Peter Bergman
Kepler
Stanhope
Inter-State Elevator Co
Wm Anderson
Ellsworth
Andrew Esterm
Hans EB Fardal
John E Fardal
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the Tribune
C. A. Merrill
Cherokee
J. D. Torrence
Kamrar
Howard Baxter
Harrisburg
S. D
Frank Letts
Nevada
L. B. Schmidt
Belle Plain
Horace Campbell
Radcliffe
Angus McLaughlin
Des Moines
Geo. E. Nye
Chicago
Elke
J. L. Kamrar
G. D. Thompson
Supreme Court
W. O
Elks
J. O. Lenning
Crookston
Minn
W. J. Zitterell
Sibley
Fred Webb
Clarion
Richard
Father Garland
Wesley Martin
G. H. Daniels
Monticello
B. F. Snook
Cedar Rapids
Mre
B. F. Miller
P. Davis
McDowell’s
Hellen Hammond
Fredrick City
Maryland
N. H
W. C. Johnson
Randall
CO. I Kleaveland
Iowa Falls
L. C. Pooley
P. m
N. F. Howard
John Crawford
Misas Blanche Letts
F. C. Letts
Geo, Peterson
J. A. Johnson
Elizaworth
Clint Slack
O. G. Tremaine
Mra. L. ©. Chipman
Burt Harwood
David Beach
Frank Greenwood
Wilson Walton
B. F. Nickerson
A. A. Pearce
Mr. P
J. W. Pearce
C. P. Boardman
Helen
Marshalltown
H. A. Crandall
Boardman
Red Oak
Iowa
Congregational Church
W. H. Hellen
D. L. Hunter
Dr. Tremaine
Louisiana
Southland
Harvey Ingham
Algona
Freeman-Tribune
Ingham
Country Press of
Houck
Chas. H
Ben Warrick
Mattie Jane Warrick
Paulson
Millburn
NEW York Fashions
Boas
Delmar
Gordon & Burlington
Thllinois Central
German Baptist Brethren Conference
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
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