Iowa Old Press
Iowa Recorder
Greene, Butler, Iowa
August 9, 1911
DOUGHERTY NEWS [Cerro Gordo Co, IA]
From the World
- Will Hicks has secured a job as chauffer for Will Flemming of
Mason City.
- Dr. Frank Meany of Waterloo is visiting his uncle, Dr. F.E.
McGlone and other friends.
- Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sweeney are rejoicing over the arrival of a
baby girl born Wednesday, August second.
- John Hogan shiped a car load of cattle to Chicago Wednesday
morning. He accompanied the shipment to the city.
- Jack Breene was sick at the Thos. Hinch home for several days
last week with an attack of appendicitis. He is now able to be up
and about.
- Miss Gertrude Ness returned Friday from Mitchell, S.Dak. where
she has been staying with her sister, Mrs. Nicholls Yost for the
past seven months.
- Dr. H.H. Abegg is the possessor of a new 22 h.p. Metz roadster.
The machine arrived here last Saturday and received a good try
out Sunday afternoon.
- Miss Katie Madden arrived here Tuesday evening from Jackson,
Minnesota, where she is employed as a stenographer by an Elevator
company for a two weeks visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. M.
Madden.
- Mrs. W. Wilson and daughter who have been at Rochester, Minn.
for the past month where the little girl underwent an operation
arrived home Wednesday evening. The little girl is very much
improved and the doctor have hopes for her complete recovery.
- Mr. and Mrs. Steve Clarke and Miss Ann arrived here Monday
evening from Charles City for a visit with Mrs. Margaret Clark
and family. Little Miss Julia Clark who has been visiting in
Charles City for the pst two weeks returned home with the
visitors.
- Prof. Harry Keeler of Mason City who has been instructing the
Dougherty band will leave for Denver, Colorado, next Sunday
evening where he wil visit his parents who live near there. Mr.
Keeler will be accompanied by his wife as they expect to be gone
about a month or six weeks.
- During the heavy rainstorms last Saturday night J.F. Kelly's
house was struck by lightning and quite a little damage done. The
chimney was torn to peices and several large holes were torn in
the roof and the rooms in the upper part of the house were badly
damaged. Luckily no one happened to be in this part of the house
at the time the lightning struck.
[submitted by C.J. L.]