Iowa
Old Press
The Bystander
Des Moines, Polk co. Iowa
September 28, 1917
KIRKSVILLE, MO.
Mr. Marshall Jackson of this city left last night for Joliet,
Ill., to work.
Mrs. E. Wess and little granddaughter, Katherine Thompson, are
here visiting friends and relatives in this city.
Miss Zophia Jones is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
Hockaday.
Mr. Henry Jones, now working in Des Moines, Iowa, spent Sunday
with his family. He returned to Des Moines on Sunday and took
little Selvey Lee Wilhite, who has been in the care of Mrs. F.
Thompson. Mr. Robert Wilhite, Selvey’s father, is working in
Des Moines.
Miss Unea Stephens, the hairdresser, returned Monday to Hannibal,
Mo.
Mr. Simon Boone made a short visit to Kirksville on Thursday
night, returning to Moberly that night.
Rev. W. R. Richardson returned from Edina, Mo., where he assisted
Rev. V. M. Reed in quarterly meeting.
Mrs. Mary Jones and daughter, Dorothy, left Monday for Macon, Mo.
The latter enters the Western college.
Louis Smith, accompanied by Miss Maude Coby, also entered the
Western college.
Miss Lizzie Adams is visiting relatives in Macon, Mo.
The social given by the young men was a success financially,
clearing, $19. Three cheers for our young men. Much credit is due
Messrs. Ralph and Hildred Richardson, our enterprising
shoemakers.
[transcribed by L.Z., November 2016]