Iowa Old Press

Wayland News
Wayland, Henry, Iowa
June 1, 1910

LOCAL HAPPENINGS

A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Neff Monday, May 30, 1910.

Harry Warren of Des Moines visited relatives and friends here decoration day.

C. C. Calkins starts a new romance this week. Read the first chapter in his ad.

Mrs. E. V. Matthews went to Brighton yesterday in connection with her business.

Rev. S. M. Musselman and G. W. Neff were among the Washington visitors last Friday.

Gilbert Fye, C. K. Schantz, L. F. Farmer and C. B. Van Nest autoed to Ollie Wednesday p.m.

Tom Brooks took in horses here yesterday for Zimmerman and they were taken to Washington.

R. D. Henderson of Columbus Junction visited his brother, W. R. Henderson, here over Sunday.

Amos Good went to Peoria, Illinois Saturday to visit a few days, returning the first of the week.

Mrs. C. H. Davis of West Chester came in last Thursday night to visit her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Schlatter.

C. K. Schantz has the contract to build the addition to the school house and work has been begun on the foundation.

C. C. Calkins has put in a new shoe shining chair. He dresses shoes in all different shades of tan and ox blood. Ladies shoes 5 cents, gentlemen’s 10 cents.

Dr. E. C. Allen has put a top on his Buick and has also had the machine repainted and it looms up like a “bust head” the next morning after election.

W. T. White and A. Wright from Oakland Mills and Mr. Sample of Muscatine were in town last Wednesday. They traveled by Studebaker automobile.

Little Paul Henss hurt himself badly Friday at C. C. Wenger’s. In some way he caught a finger in the door and tore the flesh deeply. Dr. E. C. Allen was hastily called and dressed the wound.

Sunday Ralph Kauffman road his spotted pony, Colonel, into Sunday School from two miles south of town. This was hie first ride alone on his pony. He has a nice pretty pony and is proud of it.

On their way home from Merrimac last Thursday evening, Clair Sodergren and Miss Maxie Martin had a little runaway accident. The buggy was upset and they were both thrown out and were scratched some but no seriously hurt.

Miss Elsie Stone went to Iowa City Monday where she submits to an operation for abscess on her hip. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Nettia Stone and her brother, Johnnie, and by Dr. E. C. Allen. John went by train and the others in Dr. Allen’s auto. The party was charge of Hoyt Allen.

Mustered Out: We have to record the death of another Union soldier. Just as we go to press, word comes that Comrade Julius Cox died last night at 12 o’clock. Comrade Cox has been a great sufferer for years. He has been helpless or nearly so, from paralysis. The old veterans are rapidly passing one after another and the last one will soon be gone. Comrade Cox is through with conflicts on earth and gone to join the grand army where there is no pain or sorry.

Wayland News
Wayland, Henry, Iowa
June 1, 1910

 This and That

·                    Ed Schlatter was working at Swedesburg last week.

·                    Miss Leola Wyse is now clerking in Magdefrau’s store.

·                    Ice cream sodas made right and served quick at the Drug Store.

·                    D. H. Barr was transacting business at the county seat Thursday.

·                    Ben Goldsmith came up from Trenton last Wednesday in his Reo runabout.

·                    F. J. Conrad is building a shed near the depot to store his gasoline engine in.

·                    Mrs. H. A. Poltos and Mrs. J. Dolph drove to Washington last Wednesday.

·                    Miss Carrie Schantz was a passenger Thursday morning for Washington.

·                    E. W. Jordas of Mt. Pleasant was a business caller in town last Wednesday afternoon.

·                    Mr.s Clara Allebach and son Frederick went to Pulaski Friday morning to visit relatives.

·                    Cloyce Messenger was visiting his sister, Miss Ethel, at Fairfield, the latter part of last week.

Submitted by: A.M.W. May 2004