Iowa
Old Press
Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne Co., Iowa
March 4, 1909
Austin & Forster, Publishers
Thirty Years Ago
Dec 19, 1878
- Some miscreant poisoned E. S. Buffum's Setter Spaniel dog,
"Don" yesterday, and he is now ranging the "happy
hunting grounds" beyond the river, "Poor Don."
-Johnson has entered the arena as a corn buyer and is taking all
offered at the highest prices ruling, which is now from 16 to
18cts. per bushel. He was the first here to raise the price above
15cts. and he designs keeping up with the market and paying all
there is in it. "right along."
-We regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Mobley, wife of Silas
Mobley, a prominent farmer living 2 ½ miles west of this place.
She died yesterday morning after an illness of about a month.
Sept. 12, 1878
-New corn is selling at 20cts. Per bushel on the streets
-"Herb" Wheeler is going to Nebraska with P. R. Rucker.
-Tom Moloney is attending the Higher department of the public
School.
-The doctors have decided upon amputating the leg of the little
son of Dick Laughlin's whose bad condition from the effects of a
nail wound in the heel, was mentioned two weeks since. This
evening is set for the operation, which will be performed by Drs.
Glendenning, Prather and Carlisle.
-Wm. N. Logan met with a serious accident on last Monday which
came very near being fatal in its results. While repairing the
bridge on Caleb creek, near his place 3 ½ miles northwest of
town, he fell from the top of the span a distance of nearly
thirty feet, to the bed of the creek, landing on a drift of sand.
One wrist was dislocated, and one of the bones of the other
fractured; his head also struck the ground with such force as to
produce dangerous concussion of the brain, from the effects of
which he remained in an unconscious condition for several hours.
He is now pronounced out of danger, but his injuries are painful
and severe. Drs. Prather and Carlisle attended him.
Nov. 21, 1878.
- Mr. David Bell (successor to Wright Bros.) has moved his family
to town.
-Uncle Johnny Logan has just completed one of the largest and
best barns in this country, on his farm northwest of town.
-Charley Randal has left his place near Somersett rather
mysteriously and one of his brothers now has charge of the farm.
-Mr. Willard Caldwell of Lewisburg and Miss Jane McKinney, of
Mercer county, were married at the residence of the brides mother
2 ½ miles southwest of this place, on Sunday, Nov. 10th.
-J. O. Watts has moved his family to this place from Osceola, and
occupies the Frank Hawkins house in the north part of town, Frank
Hawkins having moved to Davis City.
-The following are some of the farmers of this vicinity who are
feeding steer, this season; R. T. Elson, 1 car; Geo. Barker, 2
cars; Mahlon Morris, 1 car; Abraham Shriver, 1 car; C. S.
Bellows, 1 car; Robt. Hogan, 1 car. There are doubtless many
others not reported.
-Mr. Nathan Blair met with a serious accident at the mill on last
Monday. He was engaged in shaving a stick of wood with a drawing
knife, being in a stooping posture, one end of the stick resting
on the ground and the other against his breast. By some means the
knife slipped and striking him on one of his knees below the cap
completely severed the ligaments and cut the cap of the knee
entirely loose at the lower part, making a terrible and dangerous
wound.
-Our space has been largely occupied recently announcing the
arrival of "bran new" boys to happy parents hereabouts,
and now, Ike Phillips reports another at his house. Ike, if this
alarming frequency continues you will have to pay for the next
announcement or start a paper of your own.
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The Late Dr. Elijah Glendenning
The following memorial of the late Dr. Elijah E. Glendenning, of
this place, was introduced by Representative W. P. Allred, of
this county, chairman of the convention and was adopted and made
a part of the Records of the Iowa House of Representatives, on
Feb. 17, 1909.
Des Moines, Ia, Feb 17, 1909.
Mr. Speaker:
Your committee appointed to prepare a memorial to the memory of
the late Honorable Elijah Glendenning of Lineville who was a
pioneer citizen of Wayne county and an honored member of the
House of Representatives in the 10th and 16th General Assemblies,
beg leave to respectfully to submit the following. Dr. Elijah
Glendenning was born in Rush County, Indiana, August 31, 1831. He
was the son of John and Elizabeth Glendenning. His grandfather,
Henry Glendenning, was a soldier in the war of 1812. His great
grandfather, being a native of Scotland and coming to America
when a young man, was a continental soldier in the war of the
Revolution. Elijah Glendenning emigrated with his parents to
Gentry County, Mo. in 1841. He was reared on a farm, receiving
his education at the country schools of his neighborhood at Grand
River College at Edinburg, Mo. After leaving college he was an
itinerant minister of the Methodist Episcopal church in Missouri
for three years. He gave up his ministerial duties in 1853 on
account of failing health. In March of 1856 he was united in
marriage with Miss Lucinda J. Carlisle. He began the study of
medicine with Dr. David Macey of Bethany, Mo. In the fall of 1856
he located in Lineville where he has since lived. He later read
medicine under Dr. J. W. Burns of Pleasanton, Iowa. His preceptor
having died, he was forced into practice before completing his
medical course, but finally graduated from the College of
Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, Iowa in 1865. Twice was he
elected to represent Wayne county in the State Legislature; in
1864 to the 10th General Assembly and in 1876 to the 16th General
Assembly. He was Vice-President of the Farmers & Merchants
Bank of Lineville from the beginning of the institution until the
time of his death. D. Glendenning answered the final summons at 6
o'clock Thursday evening Dec. 17, 1908. (skipped) He was an
emphatic Republican and a partisan of the pronounced type and
loyalty to his country was the dominating principle of his life.
He was an honored Mason, having attained to the Royal Arch
degree. He was a leader, counselor and trusted friend of all the
people and he enjoyed the respect and held the confidence of the
leading men of his county and state. In his ideal home he was the
central figure, a gentle leader, guide and adviser, rather than
the arbitrary master and his death was the rending of tenderest
ties of love and affection and those who knew him best loved him
most.
RESOLVED, That the foregoing memorial be adopted by the
House, entered upon the Journal and an enrolled copy thereof be
sent to the family of the deceased and further, that a copy
thereof be sent to the Lineville Tribune.
February 17, 1909, adopted. -- W. P. Allred, Wm. Welder, And Geo.
C. Calkins, Committee
D. R. Benedict, Chief Clerk of the House, Guy A. Feely, speaker
of the House.
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Mr. Wayne Lovett and Ivan Austin two energetic young farmers
living a mile west of the fair grounds did a splendid job of
dragging the roads from the red bridge west of the cemetery to
the Decatur County line, last Monday afternoon. With the bright
warm sunshine and balmy spring weather that has prevailed in this
section for the past few days and a few more enterprising
citizens with road drags it would not be long until the roads
here would be in good condition again.
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The annual meeting of the Lineville Cemetery Association will be
held at the Farmers & Merchants Bank room on Friday March 26,
1909 at 3 o'clock p.m. It will be a very important meeting as it
will take up and finish the work and settlements for the past
year, the election of officers and the forming of committees and
organizing the work for the ensuing year and all interested are
requested to be present. Mrs. Chas. Reeves, President.
Mrs. Marilla Gammill.
Daughter of Robert and Emma Grantham was born Oct 15th, 1861 at
Silver Bend, Davis county, Mo. and died at her home in Morgan
township, Decatur county, Iowa. Feb. 17th 1909 age 47 years,
4mos., and 2 days. She was united in marriage to Frank Gammill
March 9th 1879. To this union was born ten children. Those living
are Milo, of El Paso. Texas, Mrs. Werf Evans, of Edna, Kans.,
Mrs. Lawrence Poland, Mrs. Clyde Petty, Mrs. Cliff Mills, Roy,
Frederick, Glenn, Cecile and Robert Orton who died in infancy.
Mrs. Gammill had been ailing with stomach trouble for some time
but was not thought dangerous. She was taken suddenly ill Tues.
morning and died Wed. night, it was a great shock to the
community when the word came over the phone that she could not
live. Her husband all of the children were at her bedside at the
time of her death expect Milo who is a recruiting officer in the
U. S. Army and as his business calls him to different places he
could not be located. Everything was done that loving hearts and
willing hands could do but without avail. She united with the
Methodist Church at an early age and was a firm believer. She was
a true friend, a kind and sympathetic neighbor who was always
ready in time of need to lend a helping hand. Besides her
immediate family she leaves her mother, Mrs. Emma Grantham Comer
and one brother Carey Grantham who resides at Indekoma, Okla. and
a host of friends. It was the largest funeral ever witnessed in
the country. She was laid to rest at the Union cemetery, Feb. 20.
N. A. D. Card of Thanks -We wish to thank those who so kindly
assisted us during the sickness and death of our wife and mother.
Frank Gammill and Children.
Miss LeVerta Sears
Miss LeVerta Sears of Osceola, Ia., whose severe illness from
enlargement of the spleen, was mentioned in an issue of the Tribune
several weeks ago, left Osceola on Saturday, Feb. 20th,
accompanied by her sister, Marie for Iowa City, Ia., where she
entered a hospital at that place, for the purpose of having an
operation, previously contemplated, performed in the hopes of
relieving her of her ailment or at least prolonging her life. The
operation was performed at the hospital there on the Tuesday
following by an eminent surgeon of Iowa City, and for several
days afterward it was the hope and belief of her relatives and
friends that the operation had been entirely successful, but on
Fri. after the operation she grew worse and on Sat. morning at 8
o'clock passed away, never having fully recovered from the
effects of the operation. The remains were prepared for shipment
from Iowa City to this place for internment, and accompanied by
her sorrowing sister arrived here on No. 61 Sun. morning where
they were met by a number of relatives and friend and the remains
were taken from the train to the home of her uncle, Mr. J. H.
Crees, on West Line street. The funeral services were held at the
home of Mr. Crees on last Mon. afternoon, by Rev. J. L.
Weatherford pastor of the M. E. Church South, after which she was
laid to rest in Evergreen Cemetery beside the body of her brother
Guy, whose remains were brought here from Pella, Iowa and
interred last June. Miss Sears was born in Decatur county Iowa,
Sept 2, 1875 and for almost 4 years of her life lived in
Lineville, coming with her parents to this place from Kansas in
1890 and remaining here with them for about 3 years and
graduating from the High School at this place the last year of
their residence here and again in 1903-4 she was assistant
principal of the High School for one term. The only members of
her family now living is an aged mother and sister who now reside
at Osceola, Iowa, and who were here together with a number of
other relatives from a distance.
William Sprague
William Sprague was born in eastern Ohio, July 2, 1833 died Feb.,
25 1909 at the home of his son W. H. Sprague, near Allerton,
Wayne county. He was married to Amelia Jan Stockwell Sept. 9th,
1863. To this union, were born three sons, M. H., O. C. and
Walter, who died in his infancy. In 1868 he with his family moved
to Lineville, Iowa, where he resided until after his wife's death
1891. Since then he has made his home with his son M. H. Sprague.
A few years after coming to Lineville he with his wife joined the
M. E. Church and died in the faith expressing as no fear in
death. He served as a soldier in the Civil War, and was a member
of the G. A. R. of Lineville. Funeral was in M. E. Church and
interment was at Cemetery South of town. Rev. F. T. Steveson
officiating.
Mrs. Tressie Jones
Among the many tragedies of life we are called upon to chronicle
one of the most sad and sudden the death from childbirth of Mrs.
Tressie Jones, wife of Mr. Kinch Jones, which occurred at the
home in Kansas City, Mo. on last Mon. morning. The body together
with that of the infant baby, accompanied by the sorrowing
husband and little daughter arrived here, Tues. afternoon. The
funeral services were conducted at the M. E. Church South by
pastor, Rev. J. L. Weatherford, after which the bodies were
interned in Evergreen Cemetery. The deceased was born and grew to
womanhood in this vicinity but removed with her husband to Kansas
City, Mo. several years ago where they have since resided.
Besides her husband and little daughter about 8 years old, she
leaves a mother, Mrs. R. W. Rockhold and some brothers and
sisters, all residing in the vicinity of Lineville.
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Miss Susie Sears resigned her position as teacher of the Beaver
school Friday on account of the illness of her mother and
returned to her home at Decatur that day. Ivan Coontz who has
been attending school at Lineville returned home the latter part
of the week and will finish the term for Miss Sears.-Garden
Grove Express
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Harl Rockhold has sold five head of horses this week for $865.00
and is feeding a carload of hogs and cattle to be shipped about
April or May.
R. F. D. No. 3.
-Mrs. Arnt Hampton is visiting her mother Mrs. Ellis, who has
been very sick.
-Albert Russel moved Friday to the farm that he purchased of J.
A. Evans and J. A. Evans to the A. H. Johnston farm and A. H.
Johnston to the Isaac Merrick farm near Woodland.
-At a school meeting held at White Oak Schoolhouse Monday, A. H.
Perkins a candidate for sub-director from Goose Neck Bend was
elected by a good majority.
-Thomas Kelley and Wayne Ellis visited Sunday at Harry Ellis.
-Henry Blair moved Monday from Lineville to the Sampson Hines
Place.
-A. L. Tuller and wife, of near Leon visited Saturday night, and
Sunday with David Belvel.
-Those on the sick list are as follows: King Gatliff, Thomas
Hayden, Perry Hinds, Charley Larkins and Harry Perkins.
-Rev. Stevenson filled his Regular appointment at Elm Chapel
Sunday.
-Lawrence Poland delivered cattle at Lineville Saturday.
-We are informed that John Hinds was elected school sub-director
at Elm Monday.
-Yant Wasson delivered hogs at Lineville Friday.
-Gratton Baker is talking of putting out about 15 acres of
tobacco this year.
-Bert Farver and Ira Evans passed thru here Monday with a fine
drove of hogs which we supposed was delivered at Lineville.
Bracewell
-Clays are getting their new house nearly finished and will move
in March first.
-Baker and Clays moved their sawmill last week to the Austin
Johnston timber.
-The people down on Goose Neck Bend are scared up over a ghost
which they say appears in the form of a woman with a fiddle. It
is said that A. Perkins shot at it and the ghost turned into a
corpse, which they say, after the people came to lay it out, was
transformed into Gratt Baker's lop-eared cow. Others say that
this report is absurd on the face of it, as A is too cowardly to
get within shooting distance of any ghost, even if he knew it was
the Holly Ghost.
-The eightieth birthday of Eliza Snow of Blakesburg was
celebrated by a party at her home March first. She is the mother
of your correspondent and Mrs. Bracewell who did not attend but
sent papers to be read on the occasion. She is mother, grand
mother and great grand mother of forty living children.
-A. A. Snow sowed grass seed last week.
-It is maple sugar making time.
-There was a school meeting at Pioneer Monday. The reports are
not yet in.
-School closed at Pioneer Friday.
-Fletch Grove bought another mule to match the dead one.
CLIO
-The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church will give a box
supper and entertainment at the town Hall on Saturday night next.
All ladies are requested to bring a box filled with good things,
and don't any body forget to come.
-Isaac Brewer, city marshal, has rented the John Sutton farm near
Corydon and will move as soon as the roads get near the top of
the ground.
-Harvey McGuire has rented Mrs. Preston's house east of the
SchoolHouse to be vacated by Isaac Brewer.
-Miss Leah Crawford and Mrs. Mattie Hughes returned from
Lineville last Friday
-T. C. Preston made a business trip to Corydon Friday.
-Mrs. Nellie Cook who has been visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Cinda
Overton at Mercer, Mo., returned home last week accompanied by
her cousins, Miss Peal and Master Chas. Overton.
-Lewis Bros. Took in hogs on Friday which they shipped to Kansas
City.
-Mrs. Nellie Hutchinson and Chas Shriver attended the funeral of
Mr. Ira King at Allerton last Thursday.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Fravis returned home from Ottumwa Thursday
where they were called by the death of Mrs. Evans.
-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rudd have moved upon the farm of D. M. Bruner
in Jefferson township which had been vacated by Ivan Cook.
-Miss Lena Finemor left Sunday for St. Joseph and Kansas City to
buy goods for her millinery department.
-J. S. Ferrel spent several days of last week in Burlington
buying furniture for his store.
-Several people here have received the announcement of the
marriage of Miss Bessie Fern Baker to Mr. Asher Knepper which
will take place at the home of her sister, Mrs. Myrtle Baker
Martin, New Castle, Wyo., on March 10th. Miss Bessie was raised
in Clio and by her sweet ways and good deportment won for herself
a host of admiring friends whom we join in extending best wishes.
-H. C. Paddack went to Allerton last Thursday to consult Dr.
Williams.
-Mrs. Mattie R. Hughs left Sunday afternoon for her home in
Seymour.
-Mrs. Cinda Overton and children returned to their home at
Mercer, Mo., Sunday after visiting her sister, A. N. Overton.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Travis are entertaining their nieces Lucy and
Maple Bowen of Ottumwa, Ia.
-Walter Johnston was a caller in Allerton Saturday.
-An enjoyable afternoon was spent by the children of Clio one day
last week when they gathered at the home of H. C. Paddock and
wife, to give their granddaughters, Margaret and Alda Tuve who
were preparing to depart for their home in Montana, a farewell
surprise. The little girls received many nice presents and tons
of love from their playmates. At the proper time each returned
home with a glad song in her kind generous heart.
-Rev. W. E. Jones was present and delivered an excellent sermon
Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night.
LOCAL ITEMS
-The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society at the M. E. Church South
will meet with Mrs. J. T. Forster Friday afternoon.
-The Chautauqua Club will meet with Dr. C. B. Calbreath next
Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock if the meetings are still going on
if not, they will meet at the regular hour.
-J. H. Jaques, the well known insurance man, of Allerton , was
transacting business here the fore part of this week.
-Carrier J. B. Duncan, on route 3 from this place, reports that
the following enterprising farmers were dragging the roads on his
route this week; J. B. Hollinger, L. D. Rose, Pete Lowrance, Geo.
Smallwood, J. W. Hubbard and J. H. Sinclair.
-The farmers on Route No. 4 who have been trying to show their
appreciation of a rural route are D. K. Gordon, J. M. Hutchinson
and Sid Haner each of them have been using the road drag which
greatly improves the road.
-Mr. Frank Maroff moved last week from east of Clio to the
"Fudge" Jones farm 3 miles west of Lineville, which he
has rented and will farm during the coming year. Mr. Maroff's
wife was formerly Miss Arvilla Williams daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ewell Williams whose farm adjoins the Jones farm on the south.
-Mr. Henry Duncan of the firm of Foxworthy & Duncan of this
place departed yesterday morning for the St. Joseph markets. He
will be joined on his way down by his partner, Mr. V. E.
Foxworthy and wife, at Winston, Mo., and together will spend the
week in selecting a large new line of spring and summer goods for
their store at this place.
-Mr. P. D. Brown south of town made his annual pilgrimage to this
office this week to renew his three subscriptions to the Tribune
and to procure his other reading matter for the coming year.
Douglas and his estimable wife are among the oldest and most
valued friends of the Tribune's Editor the friendship
covering a period of more than 35 years. They have lived for more
than a half century upon the farm they now occupy and it is the Tribune's
sincere wish that they may live many more years to enjoy the
rewards of a long and well spent life.
-Mr. T. H. Alley, from over across the River, was in town one day
last week and took occasion to drop in and renew his subscription
to the Tribune for another year. Tom is one of Mercer
County's genial citizens as well as one of his most progressive
farmers. He lives on the old home place 7 miles west of here, and
for the past 14 or 15 years has devoted most of his time almost
exclusively to the feeding of stock and has been quite successful
along that line. He has two carloads of steers and about 100 head
of hogs on feed at the present time which he expects to market.
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Humeston New Era
Humeston, Wayne, Iowa
March 17, 1909
St. Patrick's Day Memories
By Denis A. McCarthy
(From his Volume of Poetry "Voices of Erin")
Here in the strangers' city
The winds blow bitter and keen,
But over the sea in Ireland now
I know that the fields are green;
I know that the fields are green, and the snow
From the hills has melted away.
And the blackbird sings, an' the shamrock springs,
On dear St. Patrick's Day!
I know that the bells are ringing
From many a belfry quaint.
In many a chapel the sagart tells
The glory of Ireland's saint;
From many a cabin lowly and poor,
From many a mansion gay,
The strains arise to the list'ning skies
Of sweet "St. Patrick's Day."
I know that the boys are gathered
Outside on the village green.
Where many a feat of stalwart strength
Enlivens the sunlit scene;
And who would be blaming an Irish youth
For letting his glances stray
To the calling dressed in their Sunday best
On dear St. Patrick's Day?
Here in the strangers' city
Are fortune and fame galore.
The poor man's son may win if he will
A measure of golden stores
But ever when springtime comes again
I wish I were far away
Where the Suir flows and the shamrock grows,
On dear St. Patrick's Day!
[transcribed by C.J.L., March 2005]