Iowa
Old Press
Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne Co. Iowa
August 11, 1909
Austin & Forster, Publishers
Death of Old Pioneer
Josiah Christy Passes Away at His Home in This City
Mr. Joseph M. Christy whose probable fatal illness was noted in
last weeks Tribune died on Tuesday evening at his home in
the north part of town. Funeral services will be here today at
the M. E. Church at 3 o'clock p.m. and the interment will follow
at the Evergreen Cemetery beside the remains of his wife who
passed away about a year ago. The respected and honored old
citizen was past 88 years of age and having settled in Wayne
county in 1865 was probably at the time of his death the oldest
settler and oldest resident of the county. A complete obituary
will be published in our next issue.
News From Woodland
-Dr Chas. Lovett of Mercer, Mo. purchased the Dr. Coontz office
Monday of last week and began professional duties here. He went
to Mercer Monday of this week to arrange business there and to
assist in the removal of his household goods. Dr. Lovett and his
wife come here well recommended and this community will
appreciate having a doctor here again.
-Rev. J. J. Ruppert of Leon preached here Sunday morning and
evening. Baptismal services at the river were held Sunday
afternoon. This was Mr. Rupperts farewell sermon for this
conference year.
-Mrs. Arthur Smith of Diagonal came to town Friday for an over
Sunday visit at the home of her parents. Miss Alta Lockwood
returned with her for a couple weeks visit.
-Miss Lorena Leachman and Cleyle Petty and Miss Gertie Adair and
John McCalla attended the funeral of Miss Allie Varney at
Lineville Sunday.
- Mr. and Mrs. James Newlin departed for their home at Ingersol,
Okla. Thursday after a few days visit with relatives and friends
here.
-Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Newlin of Cherokee, Oklahoma, returned to
their home Monday after a weeks visit with relatives here.
-Mrs. Malissa Hutchinson and son visited Mr. Hutchinson's brother
Perry Brown of Allerton Monday and Tuesday.
-Rev. J. A. Armstrong, pastor of the Baptist church of Leon and
wife, closed a weeks series of meetings here Sunday night.
-Miss Hazel Dodd of Garden Grove came down Tuesday for a visit at
the home of her aunt, Nora Rains.
-Mr. C. C. Dye and wife went to Leon Mon., Mrs. Dye remaining for
the Chautauqua this week.
-Dr. McNay and Fred Aten of Garden Grove spent a couple of days
camping here last week.
-Mr. and Mrs. Everett Massey and children were guest at the S. F.
Dent home Sunday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Carey Deisher and daughter were Leon visitors
Wednesday.
-Grant John, of Leon was looking after business in this vicinity
Wednesday.
-Floy Rockhold of Lineville came up Friday to visit at the S. D.
Leachman home.
-Mrs. A. K. Keller who has been sick the past week is a little
better.
-H. D. Dye of Humeston came down Monday for a visit with
relatives.
-W. P. Newlin and daughter Myrtle were Lineville visitors Monday.
-N. S. Beavers went to Leon Monday to attend Chautauqua this
week.
-J. L. Still of Garden Grove visited relatives here the past
week.
-Ralph Sigler of Leon was transacting his business in this
vicinity Monday.
-Eli Hutchinson is working for the George Jennings saw mill this
week.
-Miss Cora Beavers attended the Leon Chautauqua Monday.
-N. S. Beavers was a Lineville visitor Thursday.
Joseph S. Cox Is Dead
Joseph S. Cox, a well known and respected old citizen of this
vicinity, died on Tuesday about 11 o'clock a.m. at his home 3 ½
miles east of this city after a lingering illness. He suffered
from a stroke of paralysis several months ago, since which time
he has been in a very feeble condition. He was 72 years of age
and came to this section from Kentucky in 1845, since which time
this has been his home. He leaves a widow and several grown
children to mourn their loss. The funeral will be held from the
home today, the exact time not having been fixed at this writing.
The funeral ceremonies will be under the auspecies of the Masonic
fraternity the deceased having been a member of Hiram Abiff
lodge, A.F. and A. M. of this place.
Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. F. T. Stevenson will preach next Sabbath morning in the
church. At Elm Chapel in the afternoon, in the evening in the
park. Sabbath School at 9:45 a.m. Prayer Meeting Thursday evening
at 8. All are cordially invited to all these services. District
Superintendent, R. F. Miller will be in Lineville Saturday 21, to
hold the closing meeting for this Conference year. It is urgent
that all members of the Conference be present. Quarterly
Conference at 3:30 p.m. Preaching Saturday evening and Sabbath
morning by District Superintendent B. F. Miller.
Obituary
Marvin Delvin, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Rockhold was
born May 9th, 1909. Little Marvin came like a ray of sunshine to
the home and made it brighter for a little while and then went to
live with the angels. The parents have the sympathy of friends in
their bereavement. Funeral service was conducted by Rev.
Weatherford at the home and the remains were buried in the
Evergreen Cemetery.
Death of Allie Varney
Succumbs to Blood Poisoning on Last Saturday Morning
Seldom has this community been more deeply grieved and shocked
than on last Saturday morning when it was announced that Allie
Varney had passed away at the family residence on West Hill. She
had been ill only about a week and her malady was not regarded as
serious even by her physician and family until on Friday when it
assumed a malignant character. Dr. Bristow of Princeton, was
called in consultation with the local physicians and later Dr.
Bamford, of Centerville, and an operation was contemplated as the
only means of relief, but so rapidly had the disease progressed
in its course that it was decided than an operation would not
avail to save her life. The complaint was an abscess of the ear,
which involved the brain as well as causing blood poison, the
first attack being on Saturday morning a week before, her death
so sudden and unexpected was her death that it was difficult for
the people of the community to realize that the bright girl, so
full of health, life and animation had been forever removed from
their midst and to them her death assumed. Almost, the character
of a tragedy. For some years she had been bookkeeper and clerk in
her father's store and meeting everybody in that capacity she
made friends of all and her friends and acquaintances were
numbered by thousands and their was sorrow in every heart for her
untimely death. She was the only daughter of the family and how
many bright hopes were blasted and how many of the tenderest ties
known to human hearts were ruthlessly asundered by her death
cannot be told. It was known to her family and intimate friends
that she was engaged to be married to a well know and respected
young man of Decatur County and the event which was to have taken
place in September was looked forward to with brightest hopes and
anticipation of long years of happiness, which adds, its measure
of pathos to the sad event. For her stricken family and for all
who loved her, every heart is filled with sympathy. The funeral
was held from the M. E. Church South on Sunday afternoon and few
ever held here have been more largely attended. The large church
was filled to overflowing and hundreds were unable to gain
admission. The floral offerings were numerous and beautiful and
few of the large throng refrained from tears as they gazed for
the last time upon the form resting so peacefully amid the
flowers.
The following obituary is contributed by J. L. Weatherford:
Allie Florence Varney, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Varney was
born in Lineville, Aug. 8th, 1888 and died at her home in
Lineville, Aug 7th, 1909, she lacked one day of being 21 years
old at the time of her death. Allie was just entering the morning
of life, when she was summoned from this world to the world
beyond. She was of a lively cheerful disposition, the echo of her
laughter will still linger long in memories halls. She had a kind
word and a pleasant smile for everybody. It seems that she is not
gone, for the sound of her voice lingers with us.
Innocence Abroad
A party composed of H. G. Duncan, of the hardware firm of Duncan
& Belvel and John Abents, the photo man of this city, and
Will Brown and Tom Litton of the neighborhood southeast of town
started Sunday morning with a tent and camping outfit for an
outing trip to the Ozark Mountains in Southern Missouri. The trip
will probably last several weeks and the boys anticipate a good
time fishing, hunting, eating peaches, viewing the scenery, etc.
They took abundant supplies a new tent and every convience for
camping out, but no chaperon and their friends are suffering much
anxiety as to what may happen to them in their journey through
wild jungles of Missouri. It is hoped however, that the kind
Providence that protects defenseless innocents will watch over
and bring them safely home.
Local News Notes
-Last Thursday evening Misses Hattie and Floy Hyatt entertained a
few young ladies in honor to the three young ladies who have been
their guests the past two weeks. The evening was spent on the
lawn in games and conversation. A delicious lunch was served.
Those present were Misses Alma Harris, Elizabeth Geltz, Francis
Cottingham, Blanch May, Margry Rockhold, Grance and Charlotte
Weatherford, Ruby Rockhold and Leah Lushbaugh.
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Floyd Cozad, of Morgan returned home last week from Quincy, Ill.,
where he recently graduated from the Gem City business college
with the highest honors. He goes to Fremont, Neb., the 1st of
September, where he takes a position as one of the faculty in the
business college of that City. Floyd is a bright young man and
has a very promising career before him.
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A mule team belonging to John woods, attached to a wagon, became
frightened at a train near the depot Tuesday and ran away. They
ran into W. P. Sullivan's residence grounds and were stopped by a
tree on the lawn. No damage except to the tree, which suffered
the loss of much of the bark.
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The Annual meeting of the Wayne County Old Settlers Association
will be held at Corydon next Saturday. An interesting program for
the occasion has been prepared and a big crowd is expected. Judge
Tedford will be the principal speaker of the day.
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The remains of Mrs. Mary Johnson who died at Mercer on last
Friday were brought here on Saturday and interred in the South
Lineville cemetery. She was the mother of Dr. J. M. Sullivan and
the Mrs. Thos. H. Porter and was an old resident of this
vicinity.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Shaw, of Morgan, are preparing to start today
for a two weeks visit with friends and former neighbors residing
in Lucas and Marion counties, Iowa. They will go overland by team
and will no doubt have a pleasant and enjoyable trip.
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Whitney crab apples for sale. -Mrs. A. A. Nightengale
Injured By a Train
Paul Covey, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Makes a Narrow Escape.
Paul Covey, of Oshkosh, Wis., who had been spending the summer
visiting with his relatives in Lineville and Garden Grove, was
badly injured Tuesday evening in attempting to board a car at the
crossing near the fair grounds.---------with other boys at the
rail crossing and starting down town they thought -----the walk
by boarding the train which was moving rather slowly. In some way
Paul missed his hold and ---- feet catching in the stirrup and
was dragged for some distance, his back, head and shoulders
striking the plies of burned ballast which had just been dumped
by the side of the track by the construction train. Fortunately
his foot came loose before going very far and he fell unconscious
to the ground so close to the rail that the wheels brushed his
clothing before he was dragged from his perilous position by his
frightened companions. He was picked up carried down town and
taken to Dr. Callbreath's office where his injuries were dressed
by Drs. Calbreath and Lovett. No bones were broken, but his
injuries consisted of numerous bad cuts and bruises on his back,
shoulders, and head, one of his ears being nearly torn off. After
his wounds were dressed and bandaged he was taken to the home of
his uncle, Waldo Donohoo, in the west part of town where he is
reported doing nicely and will probably be out again in a few
days. It was an exceedingly close call from a terrible death and
it is hoped will prove a warning to the boys who daily risk their
lives in jumping on and off moving trains.
The Piano Contest
Its Getting to be a Thrilling Race -- The Palace Store Contest
Booming
Some changes have taken place the past week, altho harvest is on
in the country and those working in that territory were somewhat
handicapped. Never-the-less a large number of contestants cast a
good bunch of cash tickets each, and some who might reasonably
expect to pass up at least one place higher will find that those
ahead of them has been as industrious and have managed to retain
their position for another week. The contestants stand in the
order now named.
May Laughlin, Carrie Rockhold, Leona Massey, Lela Gardner, Olive
May Crawford, L.A.M.E. Church South. Halla Hubbard, Nellie
Hesseltine, Cleavie Griffin, Myra Fenton, Lineville H. S.
Orchestra, Sina Belvel, Pearl Swan, Olga Hawkins.
Tell your friends. Anything about prices they can get here and
we'll make good.
An Enjoyable Affair
Monday evening the Misses Grace and Charlotte Weatherford
entertained a large party of young people at the M. E. Church
South parsonage to meet their cousins, Messrs. J. C. and Elmer
Straub of Fayette, Mo. The lawn was brilliantly lighted with
Japanese lanterns and presented a very festive appearance. The
hours were spent in novel progressive games, Geo. L. Murphy being
awarded first prize, a box of bonbons and Miss Blanch May
consolation as a result of the games. Lunch was served at a late
hour. It was very enjoyable indeed and besides the large number
of town people the following out of town guests were present:
Messrs. Straub of Fayette Mo., Claten Hill and Lem McElbany, of
Princeton and Misses Alma Harris and Francis Cottingham of
Leipsic, Ohio, Georgia Martin and Mary Belles of Kansas City, Mo.
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For Sunday Ice - Those wanting ice delivered on Sunday must leave
orders or telephone to Craney's barn before 9 o'clock a.m. - C.
D. Wasson.
Local News Items
-The Cemetery Association meets in the F. & M. Bank parlor
Friday evening at 3 o'clock.
-Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Byrd of Paris, Iowa, came here to attend the
funeral of Miss Allie Varney Sunday.
-Mr. Cyrus Marble, of Clio was in the city last Saturday, and
favored this office with a friendly call.
-The Union service will be held in the Park next Sunday evening
at 6:30. Rev. F. T. Stevenson will preach.
-Ice Cream and cake will be liberally served next Saturday
afternoon and evening in the public square park by the ladies of
the Presbyterian church.
-Will Logan, of Carrol Co., Mo., returned home the first of last
week from a few days visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Logan, and other old friends.
-The premium list for the coming Lineville fair to be held Sept.
7th, to 10th, are finished and Copies can be had by applying to
the secretary or this office.
-The speed track at the fair grounds has been put in fine shape
and is in use daily by several who are training their fast nags
for the races.
-Postmaster B. H. Nichols and Ed Paterson of Trenton and Judge
and Mrs. H. G. Orton of Princeton, came up last week to spend a
few days at the Mineral Springs.
-Miss Elizabeth Geltz who has been visiting at Rev. Hyatt's
returned to Indianapolis to visit an aunt before finally
returning to her home.
-Charley Reeves left Sunday for the West in search of a location,
his objective point being Spokane, Wash., but expects to stop at
points in Utah enroute.
-Miss Frances Cottingham who has been here on a two week's visit
with Hattie and Floy Hyatt went to Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday to
visit relatives before returning to Ohio.
-T. J. Lovett delivered a car load of fat hogs from his feed lots
to W. P. Sullivan last Saturday morning. The hogs averaged about
240 pounds, the price was 7 ½ cts and the total amounted to the
nice sum of $1403.30.
-The rooms on the second floor of the First National bank,
formerly occupied as a law office by the late G. Taylor Wright
are being nicely repapered and fitted up, two of them to be
occupied by Lawyer C. W. Elson, and the other to be added to the
suite of rooms occupied by Dr. H. S. Engle the dentist.
-The following nimrods of Lineville have secured license to hunt
in the state under the new law which requires all who hunt wild
birds or animals to procure license: A. N. Harring, Dr. I. M.
Lovett, Clarence Varley, Ernest Perkins. Licenses are good for
one year and issued by the county Auditor at a cost of one dollar
each. A heavy fine is the penalty for being found hunting without
a License. No person under 16 years of age can procure license.
-Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Underwood of St. Joseph, Mo., departed for
home the first of last week after a few days visit here with the
relatives and friends of Mrs. Underwood. The happy couple was
united in marriage at St. Joseph July 28th, the bride being
formerly Miss Ava Wright, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott
Wright of St. Joseph, formerly of Lineville. Mr. Underwood is
forman of McDonalds stave factory in the City and a very pleasant
young man to meet. The Tribune joins with their many
Lineville friends in wishing them a happy life together.
-Miss Elizabeth Hawkins is having cement walks laid on the west
and north side of her residence property in the north part of
town.
-Mrs. Ida Houx arrived last week from her home at Cody, Wyo.,
called here by the serious condition of her aged father, Mr.
Josiah Christy.
-Miss Ida Jenks went to Mt. Ayr last week to visit her sister,
Mrs. Jas. A. Logan and family and attended the Chautauqua held
there this week.
-Mr. A. DeWald district deputy of the B. A. Y. is here getting up
another class of members for this splendid order. He put in 100
members here a short time ago and in order to make the Yoeman
plan more attractive will not charge the usual fee but you can go
in now at reduced rates.
-Among the relatives of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Varney who came to
Lineville, and attended the funeral of their daughter, Allie were
the following: J. C. Varney and wife, Bruce Varney and wife of
Seymour, James F. Wright and wife, Delphia, Kans., Scott Wright,
St Joseph, Mo., Ed Deshler and wife, Princeton, Mo., and Mrs.
Thos. Oneal, Gallatin, Mo, Mrs. Pearl Varney. Lacona, Okla., and
Mrs. Lloyd Riley and sister of Allerton.
-Having embarked in the real estate business I desire to say to
the general public and to my friends that I earnestly solicit
your patronage in that line. Hoping by fair treatment, business
integrity and enterprise to merit the same. -B. E. West, Dealer
in real Estate, Lineville, Iowa, Office at F. & M. Bank. I
shall at all times be pleased to receive social and business
visitors.
The Band Plays
The Lineville Cornet Band has contracted with the managers of the
coming fair to furnish music during the fair and is now
practicing nightly on new music under the instruction of S. D
Leachman. The band has recently been reorganized and is better
than ever before in its history.
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-I have plenty of coal for threshing purposes. Phone my house.-J.
C. Laughlin.
BRACEWELL
-The ball players had a high old time in the vicinity of
Bracewell Sunday; nearly 100 people congregated.
-Frank Sinclair got a finger badly crippled playing ball Sunday.
Frank says the accident insurance companies don't know him when
he applies for insurance pay, they've got his name mixed up, but
when they apply for pay from him they are well acquainted with
him.
-Fletch Grove's apple trees are so full of fruit that that the
limbs are breaking.
-There was a birthday party at Fred Potter's Sunday, in behalf of
Mrs. Potter, with sixty guests present.
-Last week there was born to Maggie Hayden, a girl baby weighing
ten pounds.
-Lewis Hayden has returned and is working for Thos. And Mrs.
Hayden.
-A. A. Snow and others got through stacking their hay last week
and are ready to attend the Leon gala this week. After a hard
summer's work one is ready for a rest. The Chautauqua and the
show are the great attractions about here.
-Mr. Gafney has gone back. He thought the corn prospects rather
poor about here. He says there was good corn from Eldon to
Chicago. He also found good corn north of here. The situation is
simply the reverse of last year.
-Dal Rose had some oats to spoil and some wheat to become badly
damaged by threshing while wet. They took the wheat to Davis City
and sold it at a reduced price.
-The grove will be lighted by gasoline torches at the debate here
next Saturday and Sunday nights. The women want to furnish us
with church music and we will take anything we can get in that
line. There will also be banjo and violin music.
-Yant Wasson is behind the times in hay harvest, just building a
stacker; though he may be preparing for next year.
-Geo. Lanning the medicine man of Chariton took dinner with us
last week.
-Mrs. Bracewell has a large patch of blackberry bushes that bore
heavily this year and many of the neighbors obtained fruit by
picking on the shares.
-Jas. Clay who has been in ill is around again, better but not
well. He lays his grievance to eating canned sardines.
-Roy Moon says he has an appointment to lecture at St. Joe.
-Gratton Baker broke a cog wheel of his traction engine last week
and had to send to St. Joe for repairs.
-Mr. Pixley is trying to find the owner of a stray sow that has
taken her abode with him for about a month.
CLIO
-Mrs. Frances Lovett of Galva, Kans. is visiting the family of
her cousin Srank (?) Smith.
-M. V. B. Wright's mother Mrs. Nancy Gregg of Lovillia after a
visit with him and his family, left Thursday afternoon for her
home. Mrs. Gregg has nearly reached her 83rd birthday and is
quite feeble.
-H. C. Paddock will sell all except ordinary stationery and
school supplies at reduced rates until Sept 15th. A fine lot of
post cards and also box paper are included in this offer. Come
soon to get bargains.
-Lee Keller of Seymour who had been visiting his uncle and Aunt
J. A. Cox and wife returned home Wednesday of last week.
-Mrs. Frances Lovett left Friday for a visit with relatives at
Allerton and other points. She will return to Clio before going
home.
-Mrs. Florence Deavault went to Allerton Friday and she will go
to Seymour and Corydon to visit relatives and friends.
-James Galliger and daughter Mrs. Ocomb, who has been visiting
him, have been spending most of the hot weather in the country at
the home of his sister-in-law, and nephews. Mrs. Ocomb has left
for her home at Kansas City, Kans.
-W. M. Frame and wife are entertaining their daughter, Mrs. R. H.
Stine and her little son Selvin of Worland, Wyo.
-Attorney C. W. Steele of Corydon was a business caller at Clio
Saturday.
-The receipts of the entertainment given by Miss Florence Mable
Horner at the Methodist church were $12.70. The entertainment was
excellent and deserved better attendance.
-John Travis and wife entertained at their home Sunday, Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Scott.
-Mrs. J. E. Scott returned Saturday from a several days visit at
Mercer.
-Last Wednesday Mr. Orval Ferrel and Miss Hallie Bryan took the
train for Centerville and were there united in marriage. Mr.
Ferrel has accepted a position as night operator at Udell. Their
friends extend hearty congratulations.
-Pearl Smith has accepted the position as clerk at the post
office.
Earl Tadlock Goes to Knoxville
Earl Tadlock was arrested on Tuesday morning of last week by
Deputy sheriff, Tom Teagarden with a warrant charging him for
treatment at the Inebriate Hospital at Knoxville, and was taken
before Judge H. K. Evans. Information had been filled by his wife
and B. E. West and R. J. Phillips were summoned as witness but
the evidence of habitual drunkenness being regarded as
insufficient to convict him, County Attorney, K. E. Sallman came
to Lineville to secure additional testimony and on his return the
prisoner was sentenced to three years and was taken to Knoxville
by deputy Sheriff Teagarden and turned over to the authorities of
the Inebriate Hospital. Earl has been very abusive to his wife
and relatives recently and a public nuisance generally and it is
hoped by Lineville people generally that he will be kept busy at
the State institution during the full term for which he is
sentenced, as other charges of a criminal and more serious
character are awaiting him should he be turned loose before the
expiration of his term.
Farm Home Burned
The house on the farm of Eddie Massey in Jefferson township was
burned on last Saturday night with all of its contents, including
a fine new piano, not a thing being saved. Mr. and Mrs. Massey
were married last spring the latter formerly being Miss Opal
Porter, of Mercer county. The young couple went to housekeeping
shortly after their marriage the house being elegantly furnished
with practically everything new. How the fire originated is a
great mystery. Mr. and Mrs. Massey came to town on Saturday
afternoon and returning stopped at the home of S. T. Massey to
remain all night and in the middle of the night were aroused by
neighbors, and told of their house being on fire. When the
neighbors reached the house it was enveloped in flames and
nothing it contained could be saved. The house was a 1 ½ story
frame. We are informed that the house and contents were partially
covered by insurance, but the loss will be quite heavy. A
voluntary and very liberal contribution of cash and needful
articles for the young couple was made up by the neighbors and
business people of Lineville for which timely assistance Mr. and
Mrs. Massey express their sincere thanks.
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