Iowa
Old Press
THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
Sidney, Fremont County, Iowa
February 19, 1909
Hamburg
--The home folks of Mrs. J. W. Privett live in Mound City, Mo.
--Mrs. Will Guyer left this week for her new home in Wyoming.
--Frank Calkins moved to Shenandoah on Monday.
--Mrs. Carlotte Lair Roberts of Montrose, Colo., is visiting her
parents.
--Miss Blanche Good visited her sister in Mt. Ayr.
--Manley Liggett and two sons Will and Fred, departed Thursday
for their ranch in South Dakota.
-- M. M. McBride purchased the property of A. M. Warnstaff just
south of the depot.
-- Mesdames John Alberson, Gus Wagner and Frank McBride went to
Omaha Saturday and met their sister, Mrs. Ben Franklin enroute
from Oregon. This is Mrs. Franklin's first visit to the home of
her childhood for 34 years.
A SHORT STAY IN BARTLETT
Friday of last week ye reporter in company with Sheriff
T. C. Harris, took a drive to Bartlett. It was our first trip to
that place for some time, yet the village put on the same
appearance as in days of yore when we taught school there. Some
of the folks who lived there then have moved away to try their
fortunes elsewhere. However the majority of those we then knew
are still residents of the village and community and are
interested in the same vocations of life as they pursued in those
times. It is a great pleasure to meet them and talk of bygone
days. Hopkins & Johnson are the north side merchants and
their place of business seemed to be prosperous. C. H. Harris,
the banker and general merchant, gave us that old time welcome
and passed his friendship our way. Thornton is the postmaster and
keeps a general stock of merchandise and by the way he conducts
the only barbershop in town. Fred Rector is the rural carrier and
his route give a large number of persons the advantage of daily
mail. Rev. Chas. Aitken discussed the church and Sunday school
work as progressing in spite of some very hindering
circumstances. He has just been elected Sunday school
superintendent of the King school two miles east of that place.
Bruce Connor is hotel keeper, liveryman and drayman. He
contemplates moving to a farm in the spring. William Eyler is the
blacksmith and carpenter of the village. Bartlett has some
advantages over other points along the K. C. railroad and the
interests of these should not go by default. Unfortunately, the
crops of that vicinity have suffered greatly for the past five
years from high water, but this season may be an exception and
the tiller of the soil will once more take his place with the
bond holder.
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-- Mrs. Lee Schooley is visiting with her daughter Mrs. James
Dyke.
-- Miss Hattie Troth of Pacific Junction Sundayed with her sister
Mrs. F. B. Steele.
-- Elmer Holloway of Sidney was visiting with his brother H. M.
Holloway last week.
-- Mrs. Oliver Chambers is visiting with her mother at Herman,
Nebraska.
-- Joseph Woods of Wyoming is visiting with his brother-in-law
Fred Rector.
-- Mrs. Harry Morgan went to Kansas City, Kansas Saturday to
spend a few days with her son F. H. Morgan.
-- Rev. W. E. Haden of the Latter Day Saints church conducted the
funeral services of Mr. Namann Hubbell Sunday at the Christian
church.
Pleasant Grove
-- Mrs. Myrtle Christensen is visiting with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. C. White.
-- Miss Harriett Yates spent Saturday and Sunday in our
neighborhood. She is teaching the Ledgewood school.
[transcribed by WF, November 2012]