Iowa
Old Press
Iowa Recorder
Greene, Butler county, Iowa
February 21, 1906
The Cherry Sisters, or what are left of them, two having died,
who gave a performance here a few years ago, have come out of
their retirement and are on the boards at Dubuque this week. They
have been putting in their time the past year writing a book of
their lives. They certainly were eventful ones, full of
vegetables and old eggs, as those who have had the pleasure (?)
of seeing them will vouch for, and if the book is correspondingly
as interesting, it ought to sell like hot cakes.
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-Miss Ora Kelly returned home from Rockford Monday. She was
accompanied by her little niece, Fern Flynn.
-Rev. and Mrs. E.H. Van Loon returned home Monday afternoon from
Dundos, Minn., where they have been visiting relatives.
-Mrs. John Boecker, who has been here for some time assisting in
caring for her sister, Mrs. Bicknese, returned to her home in
Forest City today.
-William Moss returned home Monday evening, after an absence of
four months visiting relatives and friends at different points in
Iowa and Kansas.
-Mrs. Emma Reese leaves today for Des Moines, where she will
study the latest styles in millinery and purchase a nobby stock
for her spring and summer trade.
-Frank Campbell, a convict in the state penitentiary of Nebraska,
was winner of the $25,000 prize for correctly naming the
attendance at the St. Louis exposition in 1904.
-Mrs. H. Dirks returned to her home in Waterloo Friday, after a
visit in the home of her husband's parents, Fred Dirks and wife.
She was accompanied by Fred Dirks, Jr.
-The marriage of Mr. Charles Franklin Sproul to Stella Pearl
Ikenberry will occur this afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of
the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Sprout.
-Henry Montgomery and family are moving back on their farm just
south of Greene, from Wheaton, Minn., where they have been for
the past three years. Henry thinks Minnesota is all right but he
likes Iowa better, and he and his family will receive a hearty
welcome from a host of friends as they return to our midst.
-B.J. Capwell, who has been a resident of Waterloo since 1851 and
was proprietor of the first general store in that city, died last
Friday morning, after an illness of six weeks. Mr. Capwell will
be remembered by many of our citizens as he was in the mercantile
business to Greene for a short time a number of years ago.
-F.W. Boller & Son expect to open their new store to the
public on Saturday, Feb. 24th. They will have all new up to date
goods, and expect to merit a liberal share of your patronage.
[transcribed by S.F.;April & May 2004