Address Delivered at Recent Reunion by Davis Hart
Davis Hart of this city, the sole Mexican War veteran in Hamilton County, spoke at the old soldiers reunion in Court House Park. He recalled the 1846 47 war, the volunteers, battles from Vera Cruz to Mexico City, and the moment Washington's birthday inspired renewed toils and victory for the American troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis Hart
Hamilton County
Court House Park
Mexico
United States of America
United States
London Times
England
Alexander the Great
Napoleon
France
Vera Cruz
Cerro, Gordo
Cerro Gordo
Old Montezuma
America
Buena Vista
San Luis Potosi
Taylor
Santa Anna
Wool
Saltillo
Washington
Tama Indians in Anger and Insurrection Rumors
Reports from the Tama reservation describe a disturbed situation with possible insurrection. New government rules anger the Indians who claim sovereignty over lands and schools see low attendance as arrests by the agent trigger resignations of Indian policemen and rising tensions.
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Tama Reservation
Lyman Twins In The Yankee Drummer At Armory
Crowd pleaser The Lyman Twins star in the musical comedy The Yankee Drummer at the armory opera house. A young drummer’s misordered biscuits triggers a comic chase and mistaken identity with a Dutch detective and a prodigal son subplot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armory Opera House
Lyman Twins
Judge Goodall
W. B. Patton
New Federal Agent Tries New Policy With Tama Indians
The government assigns a seasoned agent to oversee Tama Indians to avoid favoritism and threats. Officials hope a stricter ward system will force compliance though the experiment yields mixed results. The facility has more inmates than pupils as the policy unfolds.
Public Sale Of Webster City Town Lots On Water Street
Auction notice for four town lots in Webster City Iowa Lot details include Water street block EH and Rail Road addition block D lot 2. Sale scheduled Saturday October 10 at 2 pm on the ground. Lots to be sold separately. Adolph Closs M L McCollough auctioneers.
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Water Street
Webster City
Iowa
Adolph Closs
M. L. McCollough
United Brethren Conference Opens With Sermon and Missions
About 100 delegates attend the opening session in Lake City Indiana October 2 with Bishop Weekley giving the morning address and a communion service. Afternoon sessions feature sermons by Superintendent Tough and Superintendent Whitley on foreign and home missions. Spirit and enthusiasm praised. Also an ad seeks a cheap silver plated slide trombone.
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Lake City
United Brethren Conference
Weekley
Tough
Foreign Missionary Board
Whitley
Home Mission Board
Neighborhood Notes and Social at Read Home
Mrs. Hal Clay and her baby from Des Moines visit the B F Read home north of town. The Young People’s Society raised just over twenty three dollars at their social last Friday evening. Miss Yeater of the Anti-Saloon League delivered two able addresses.
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Congregational Church
Miss Yeater
Lyceum
S. C. IE
Jerusalem
The
Holy Land
Hal Clay
Baby
Des Moines
B. F. Read
Young People’s Society
Local Notes From Liberty Area Visitors
Mrs A J Olthoff visited Hazel Bluff to spend time with relatives. Mr and Mrs Lock Anderson returned from Rochester Minnesota hospital. Lente and Mrs H Naber visiting Lenox. Mrs Henry Greenfield and daughter left for Forreston Wyoming to visit relatives. H Hemmen made a brief home visit. Mrs F Kray and Mrs L Q Kray depart for Clara City Minnesota after three weeks with relatives and friends. Mrs Fred Lente and Miss Grace Jak left for a week visiting Dubuque and Waukon. Walter Snell hosts a visit from his sister from Marshalltown.
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Liberty
A. J. Olthoff
Hazeldbn
Lock Anderson
Rochester
Minn
Lente
H. Naber
Lenox
Henry Greenfield
Forreston
H. Hemmen
F. Kray
Ll QO. Kray
Clara City
Ola
Fred Lente
Grace Jak
Severson Repairs Store Plate After Vandalism
Jewel M. J. Severson replaced a plate glass pane in his store after a stone broken pane incident blamed on an unknown boy. Walt Loder opened a new grocery in the Edwards building. Ed Swift plans to reinstall a hitching post and send the bill. Local dance at Ben Cary’s. Duck hunting appears fair at Wall Lake. Wimner Hartshorn returns to barbering opposite the hotel. Mrs. A. P. Johnson of Orin Illinois visits daughter Mrs. B. S. Millett. first Iowa visit. Sterling Smith reshingles his corner building recently bought from Peter Nelson, dated Sept 30.
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M. J. Severson
Walt Loder
Edwards
Ed Swift
Ben Cary
Wall Lake
Wimner Hartshorn
Newt Reynold
A. P. Johnson
Orin
B. S. Millett
Mrs. Johnson
Iowa
Sterling Smith
Peter Nelson
Unusual Prayer Meeting During Civil War Prison Camp
A. J. Barr recalls a 1864 event at Camp Douglas Chicago where about a dozen soldiers held a prayer gathering for 14 000 rebel prisoners. They petitioned, obtained permission, and gathered with Bibles beyond the high fenced quarters, leaving their guns behind. The story was shared amid a reporter's note on Barr and spouse’s 55th wedding anniversary.
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A. J. Barr
War Prison Prayer Meetings Bring United Front Across Ranks
The narrator recalls a Civil War prison camp gathering where guards opened a large building for a meeting. Men from wealth to labor side by side, singing and speaking with tearful respect. The prayer meetings stirred hope they could halt the war.
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Richmond
Camp Douglas
Local Gossip and Visits Round Webster City Area
Webster City and nearby towns feature a stream of visitors and personal trips. Notables include Misses Anna and Emma Mathie returning from Denver, L A Brunstine planning a Webster City theater opening, and various residents traveling to Des Moines Fairfield Crookston and Lincoln areas for business or family reasons.
Local residents and visitors arrive in the city
The page lists a string of locals and guests visiting from or traveling to nearby towns. Names include Mrs. O Connell, Mrs. Kishlar, Mrs. Thomas Healy, M Brown, Chas T Smith, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Little, Dr. G T McCauliff, Fred Lindemeyer, J M Prieb, E A Schroeder, H Gerber, Miss Martha Peterson, Mrs. I B Stafford, Mrs. J G Kahl, Mrs. W A Conway, Miss Ethel Faucett, Mrs. C W Craig, D R Young, E H Malaise, and Henry Stahl. They visit, attend conferences, or travel for extended stays in places such as Dolgeville New York Lake City Fort Dodge LaFayette Indiana Conway Iowa and Webbster City.
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Chas. T. Smith
Williams
S. Warren
Carrier
Oklahoma
G. T. McCauliff
Renwick
Fred Lindemeyer
Fort Dodge
A. J. Brewer
Lake City
U. B
J. M. Prieb
Iowa Falls
E. A. Schroeder
Blairsburg
Webster City
Ely
Nevada
S.B. Richards
E. H. Malaise
Woolstock
Local residents scene of brief visits and travel
Miss Christina Hansen of Ellsworth visited friends here yesterday. Miss Carrie Thompson returned to Jewell after a short visit. Miss Blanch Knowles traveled to Kamyar for a brief visit with relatives. Miss Anna Christianson of Jewell visited friends. Miss Sarah Bruce, visiting relatives here, returned to Elgin Illinois. Miss Viluria Pearce visited Eagle Grove for a short visit. Edna McCaskie returned home from Fargo North Dakota after weeks with relatives. Rev and Mrs BEP Clark left for Lake City for the Northwest Town United Brethren conference. W F Burnett went to Beaver for a few days visit. Mr and Mrs A Peterson visited at Mrs P's parents before heading to Des Moines. Peter Howe of Stanhope was in town. Mr and Mrs C W Stafford of Fort Dodge visiting daughter Mrs W B Kearns. Miss Grace Harrison spending the day with friends in Lehigh. Rev Father M K Norton a Woolstock business visitor. Henry Ingertson left for Orange City for a few days. Kathleen Walsh left for Sioux City after weeks with Dr T F Desmond. Wm Ellis a Fort Dodge business visitor. Mrs Guy Poling visiting in Duncombe. Father O Meara of Williams a Webster City business visitor. Mr and Mrs Kumvar visiting former's parents, Geo Strever. Mrs L J Nott visiting friends in Blattsburg. J C Burnstedt in Jewell on business.
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H. A. Dodge
Charles City
Carolinian Jubilee Singers
Pres
Benj. Jaycox
Treas
Jas. W. McNee
W. C. Merryman
H. A. Weiss
Robert Fowler
Sioux City
Wm. J. Newhouse
Connersville
Indiana
J. C. Porter
Fort Dodge
L. A. Brunstine
Empire Theatre
Webster City
LW. L. Whitham
Crookston
Minn
Anna
Emma Mathie
Denver
Col
John McCarley
E. I. Johnson
Williams
G. P. Karr
Fairfield
Nebraska
G. M. Rouse
Hagle Grove
May’ Thompson
P. Benedict
Geo. Jewett
Eagle Grove
Wesley Frakes
Woolstock
Armory Opera House
I. W. Cooper
Des Moines
Sadie Cooper
A. B. Shultz
Elsworth
Fred FF. Cash
Rojlo Jones
C. C. Buxton
Ft. Dodge
Will Streveler
Bhaksburg
Kit Johnson
Limon
O. G. Metcalf
Carrie Thompson
Jewell
Moe
Blanch Knowles
Kamyrar
Anna Christianson
Sarah Bruce
Elgin
Welinois
Viluria
Pearce
Edna McCaskie
Fargo
North Dakota
BE. FP. Clark
Lake City
Northwest Town
Ww. F. Burnett
Beaver
P. Peterson
FE. Isham
Peter Howe
Stanhope
C. W. Stafford
W. B. Kearns
Grace Harrison
Lehigh
M. K. Norton
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Tama
Gertrude Risch
John Streveler
Janes Henneberry
B. H. Pray
F. C. Retgnitz of
Stratford
Henry ‘Stahil
LaHart, Kansas
City
J. H. Stahl
Christina Hansen
Ellsworth
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