Iowa Old Press
Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa
May 6, 1915
A Handsome and Valuable Gift
Mrs. J. T. Forster received a letter a few days since from her
brother, Dr. John W. Vaughn, of St. Louis, offering to make her a
present of his fine driving mare, "Betty," with harness
and buggy, stating that he had purchased an auto to use in his
medical practice and wishing to secure a good home for Betty, a
faithful family pet, which he would not sell at any price. Mrs.
Forster, immediately replied, gladly accepting the offer and on
Sunday morning the mare arrived all right by fast freight. She is
a handsome animal, black in color, highly bred in the Black
Squirrel and Rex McDonald strain of saddle and roadster stock and
is well trained and gentle as a kitten. The valuable gift is
especially acceptable to Mr. and Mrs. Forster, since moving to
their suburban home, and that Betty will be prized and well cared
for goes without saying.
The Morkert's Move To Their New Home
Jay Morkert and family moved the first of the week to their
elegant new home west of town, formerly the Donahoo place. During
the past few weeks the house has been completely re-built,
remolded, enlarged and modernized, a large extension having been
added to the rear, and the house now contains eight spacious
rooms including a bath room with a handsome wide veranda on the
north and east sides. A solid concrete foundation was put under
all, an entire new roof also having been put on. It is
practically a new house and one of the most elegant, convenient
and tasteful houses in or about Lineville. We congratulate Mr.
and Mrs. Morkert on their good fortune.
Master Dazzlle Foxworthy, the 10 year old foster son of Mr. and
Mrs. V. E. Foxworthy, of Winston, Mo., came up by himself on the
train Friday and remained until Monday afternoon visiting with
his uncles Henry B. and H. G. Duncan and other Lineville
relatives. He is a bright and gentlemanly boy and enjoyed his
visit to Lineville immensely.
Sold Fat Cattle
T. J. Lovett sold his drove of 126 head of fat cattle Saturday
which he had been feeding at his feed lots near town during the
past winter, to the John Morrell Packing Co., at Ottumwa, at the
price of $7.75, and they were shipped that evening. They were a
well-fattened lot of two-year old steers and averaged about 1150
pounds in weight. They were fed on corn, cottonseed meal and
despite the high prices of grain, and feed stuffs, they must have
made their owner some money. He has also been fortunate in
escaping the cholera among the large bunch of hogs kept in his
feed lots, which is the main source of profit in cattle feed this
year.
Ford Cars Sold
Following is a list of the Ford cars sold this spring by Earl
Calbreath, Ford agent at this place: Evan Molleston, F. R.
Corder, John Hammond, George Hamilton, Dakes Marick, Clio, H. C.
Paddock, Clio, D. B. Porter, Clinton township.
Death of a Former Lineville Lady
Mrs. Laura Duncan, southwest of town, arrived home Friday from
Wakita, Okla. where she had been called three weeks before by the
illness and death of her sister, Mrs. Ellen Hart, formerly Mrs.
Archy Dunbar of this township. From the Wakita Herald we clip the
following brief account of her death and funeral. Mrs. Duncan's
aged mother, widow of the late John E. Sears, formerly residing
at Lineville, was also seriously ill with pneumonia and heart
trouble, caused by the death of her daughter, but was somewhat
better when Mrs. Duncan left Wakita.
At Rest After A Long Illness
Mrs. Ellen Hart died last Thursday morning after an illness of
four weeks with pneumonia and was buried from the Christian
church at Sand Creek Saturday, Rev. Roy V. Harp officiating.
Ellen Sears was born at Lineville, Iowa, October 17, 1882, being
32 years 5 months and 30 days old at the time of her death. She
was married to Mr. Arch Dunbar in 1899, and to this union was
born five children, two boys and three girls. Mr. Dunbar died in
1907. The widow came to Okla. in 1908 and Dec 22, 1910, was
married to Mr. E. Hart. To this union was born one child, a girl.
She became a member of the Christian church in 1905. She was a
good wife and loving mother. A husband, six children, a mother,
four sisters and three brothers survive her.
Petit Jurors For May Term 1915
J. J. Bussey, Corydon; Bert Brown, Promise City; Earl Banta,
Sewal; Jas. Bartlett, Seymour; J. F. Brown, Seymour; J. F.
Campbell, Seymour; J. H. Crees, Lineville; J. L. Caldwell,
Humeston; Dave Flum, Sewal; R. H. Green, Humeston; T. E. George,
Promise City; O. W. Greer, Seymour; Mervyn Hutchinson, Allerton;
Percy Hughes, Seymour; T. S. Howland, Promise City; A. C. Jatvis,
Humeston; Allen Kelso, Sewal; Harry Kimple, Seymour; Wm. Laurie,
Seymour; J. W. Lievisay, Sewal; Y. T. McMasters, Seymour; J. O.
McClurg, Seymour; G. W. Mead, Corydon; H. E. Morrett, Corydon; A.
C. Nickel, Lineville; George E. Odain, Sewal; F. F. Parrish,
Corydon; O. W. Peck , Allerton; J. C. Patterson, Corydon; G. W.
Rosenberry, Seymour; F. H. Ripper, Seymour; H. E. Russell,
Corydon; Jas. Reay, Seymour; E. W. Snodgrass, Allerton; M. A.
Sponsler, Humeston; R. C. Surbaugh, Humeston; J. P. Stewart,
Allerton; J. P. Sallman, Corydon; H. Tuttle, Cambria; Byram
Warren, Seymour; Henry Woods, Corydon; G. W. Walker, Corydon; R.
C. Watsabaugh, Humeston; Elias Shriver, Corydon; J. L. Shaufelt,
Seymour; J. L. Surbaugh, Humeston; W. F. Showalter, Corydon;
George Stech(?), Russell; E. R. Shipley, Lineville.
Bought A. Haynes "6"
Tyde Litton arrived home Monday from Kansas City with a fine five
passenger Haynes 6 cylinder car which he bought in that city, the
price of which was $1,185. It is equipped with an electric
self-starter, electric lights and is an elegant and very smooth
riding car. He remained over night at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Cad Bryan, at Cameron and she and her children came up with
Tide in his car for a few days visit with her home folks.
[transcribers note: Tyde/Tide both used in article.]
Wayne Co. S. S. Convention - Held Here Last Thursday and
Friday. Good Attendance.
The Wayne County Sunday School Convention met at the M. E. Church
at Lineville, at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29. After devotional
exercises Rev. W. A. McKee gave a welcome address which was
responded to by Rev. Smith, of Allerton, after which the program
was taken up as near as possible. Some of the delegates that were
to have spoken were not present and as near as possible their
places were taken by others. Mr. W. D. Stein, the state worker,
could not be present and his place was very acceptably filled by
his assistant, Mr. W. A. Rockerfeller who spoke Thursday
afternoon on "Organization and Efficiency." In the
evening at 7:30 a large audience was present. After devotional
service, which was conducted by L. M. Belvel, we were favored by
a solo by Mr. Efaw, of Lineville, and a quartet by the Clio
people, after which Mr. Rockefeller gave a splendid address on
"Getting Results" The convention was quite well
attended on Friday in the forenoon. Addresses were given on the
teacher, "His Training," by L. M. Belvel, and others.
Mr. Rockefeller took up the subject of "Efficient Sunday
Schools." At the afternoon session addresses were given by
Mrs. A. T. Gallager, of Corydon, on the Cradle Roll; Rev. Frank
T. Carter, of Des Moines, on the "Teen Age," and by
Mrs. W. A. Rockefeller on "Teacher's Training." The
following officers were elected for the ensuing year:
A. C. Taylor, Humeston, Pres; W. G. Clark, Corydon, Vice-Pres.;
Miss Wilma Barber, Humeston, Secy.Treas.; Miss Lulu Denton,
Corydon, Elementary Division Supt; F. T. Carter, Humeston,
Secondary Div. Supt.; Mrs. Frank Holder, Corydon, Adult Division
Supt.; Mrs. J. C. Calhoun, Seymour, Home and Visitation Supt.;
Rev. W. A. McKee, Teacher Training Dept., Lineville; Mrs.
Winslow, Millerton, Temperance Supt.; Mrs. D. T. Sollenbarger,
Allerton, Missionary Dept. Supt.
Attempt to End Suffering
A very sad and startling occurrence took place at the home of R.
E. Molleston, on last Friday evening a little before 9 o'clock,
when Mrs. Molleston attempted to end her life by cutting her own
throat with a razor. Only Mr. Molleston and Mrs. Mead, the latter
an elderly lady employed as housekeeper at the Molleston home,
were in the house at that time. Mrs. Molleston went to one of the
bed rooms on the second floor and when Mr. Molleston followed her
a few minutes later he found her lying on the bed face downward,
bleeding profusely from a terrible gash in her throat. Physicians
were hurriedly called and Dr. James of Centerville, summoned by
phone. Examination by the physicians showed that the wound was
not necessarily fatal, although serious, and without other
complications it is thought that she will recover and at last
reports she was resting quietly and able to take a sufficient
supply of nourishment.
Mrs. Molleston has been an invalid for several years from a
painful form of rheumatism and other troubles, from which the
treatment of the most skilled physicians and the tender care of
family and friends gave her no relief and during the past few
weeks, utter discouragement and a deep condition of melancholy,
over what she concluded the hopelessness of her case, had settled
upon her so these conditions may be ascribed to the effort to end
her suffering.
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Earl Calbreath, Glenn Wheeler, and Charley Davis went to Des
Moines Tuesday evening. Earl sent the boys home with two new Ford
cars and he stayed to attend a banquet given by the Des Moines
Commercial Club that evening.
A visit of Sheriff Surbaugh, County Attorney, Harry Garret, and
City Marshal, Riley Riggs of Corydon to Lineville in a car
Tuesday, created a little worry among the boys who have not been
doing just as they should; but come to find, their business in
this part of the county was over in Clinton township and they
just ran over to Lineville to say hello.
D. B. Porter, of Clinton Township bought a Ford car of Earl
Calbreath last week as a birthday present for his wife. Mrs.
Porter is an excellent woman and wife, and if the truth were
known Dan owes her several Ford cars with electric lights and
self-starters.
One of the best car loads of fat calves sold in this market this
season was delivered to Lemons & George Saturday by Carl
Glaus, of Clinton township, east of Clio. The price paid was
$7.65 and the bunch averaged 775 lbs., all but one of the lot
having been dropped after May 1st last year.
Wm. E. Massey sold a bunch of 17 late calves a few days since to
Wells of Allerton at $7.25. They averaged 600 pounds, all of them
from 2-year old heifers, raised on his farm three miles north
west of this place. The calves were fattened on ensilage and the
experiment convinces Mr. Massey that for young stock there is no
better or more profitable feed. To get $43.50 from calves less
than eight months old is not bad.
BRACEWELL
-Mrs. Snow got word that her nephew, Vernon Marshall, near West
(?) Grove was run over by a traction engine and so injured that
he died a few days later.
-The twins will put in 22 acres of corn.
-Mrs. Wiley is rapidly losing the use of her limbs. She is
thinking of going to the Hot Springs.
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-Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Laceman (?) were called to Grant City, MO.,
Sunday by the serious illness of Sam's mother who is 83 years of
age.
-Ira Hawkins, the new street commissioner has been doing a good
job during the past week grading the streets and smoothing up the
rough places.
-Ira Sears' new residence in the north part of town is nearing
completion and it is a very neat and handsome residence.
Officers Capture A Cargo of Beer
A cargo of beer enroute to Princeton possibly to relieve the long
"dry" spell, was seized by officers, three miles west
of town, Monday night, and locked up in the vault at the court
house. Willie Campbell and Frank Arbuckle, who were running the
blockade with the contraband, were lodged in jail, but were
released the next day on bond. There were six barrels of beer-720
bottles--in the wagon. It had been shipped to Cainsville. A tip
came from that city that the beer was enroute and the officers
got busy. The beer was taken and the arrests made under the
storing and delivering law, a search and seizure warrant being
issued by Prosecuting Attorney, L. E. May. Sheriff Lowry and L.
V. Alley went out to meet the incoming load, while C. M. Nelson
and Marshal Jas. Snyder guarded the bottom road to catch them in
case the others missed them. It was late in the evening when the
officers cam in. The beer was unloaded at the court house and
locked up.-Princeton Post
Not True
Investigation has shown that neither the car, the booze, or the
two couples reported by the Allerton News as from
Lineville, who were arrested and fined at that place for being
drunk and disorderly belonged at Lineville. The booze might have
come from South Lineville, which is the only grain of truth in
the statement that the outfit was from Lineville. But that is as
near the truth as the up-country papers usually get to the truth
when they talk about Lineville.
Traded Residence Property
Mrs. Frona McAllester bought I. A. Greenlee's residence property
last week, located on the south side of West Third street,
opposite R. F. Molleston's residence, Mrs. Greenlee taking her
residence property on West Hill in the trade at $1,200, the price
paid for the Greenlee property being $2,700, which includes the
bath room fixtures and other furnishings of the house. The house
was built two years ago, located within a block of the public
square, is of cement brick, of the semi-bungalow style of
architecture, with furnished basement room under all and
furnished with heating system, hot and cold water, electric
lights and all modern conveniences. It will make an ideal home
for Mrs. McAllester and we congratulate her in securing it.
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Wayne Lovett sold his carload of fat yearlings last week to
Lemons and George of Mercer, at $7.60. the bunch averaging 680
pounds. They were a fine and well fattened lot.
To Teach Music
Miss Grace Shirley having given up her music class at this place,
Miss Shirley Swan has decided to engage in teaching music. She
will be glad to have the former pupils of Miss Shirley enroll in
her class and others who may favor her with their patronage. Miss
Swan is thoroughly versed in music and the method of teaching it
and will spare no pains in giving her patrons satisfaction. She
hopes to organize her class and be ready for work by the time
school closes and those who contemplate taking lessons will
please notify her personally or by phone.
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-The Embroidery Club will meet with Mrs. B. Bragg on Tuesday May
11th at 2:30 p.m.
-Grandma Bowles. Of Motor, Iowa, the aged mother of Mrs. Jay
Market, of this place, came down last week for a visit with her
daughter and family.
-Mont Petty, one of the industrious and successful young farmers
of Woodland, was a Tribune visitor Monday to advance his
subscription for another year.
-The enterprising authorities of South Lineville employed Ira
Hawkins and force to grade their streets Monday and he did them a
good job.
-Among the delegates to the County Sunday School Convention last
week whom we had the pleasure of meeting were Mrs. F. R. Fry, of
Corydon and Mrs. Nora Hutchinson Shelton, of Allerton.
-Earl Lentz, of Des Moines, who is now city agent for the
Merchants Life Insurance Co., of that city, accompanied by his
friend, Mr. Hughes, spent last week in Lineville and vicinity
talking life insurance to our people.
-Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Monical, of St. Joseph, Mo., report the birth
of a fine 9-pound, blue-eyed baby girl in that city, April 26th.
The happy young mother was formerly Katie Brown, foster daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Johnson of this place.
-Mr. Bob Browning was up from Mercer one day last week visiting
his sister, Mrs. Hez Petty and shaking hands with old Lineville
friends he met during his stay. He is 83 years of age and
declares that there is not a thing the matter with him.
-Mrs. Loui Saylors-Scott, and her daughter, Miss Mary, arrived
Sat. morning from their home in Michigan, and will probably spend
the summer visiting with their mother, Mrs. J. S. Saylors, and
other Lineville relatives.
-S. G. Vinzant, of near the Mineral Springs, brought the editor a
"jag" of excellent corn Saturday to pay up his
subscription and another year in advance. The corn was Reed's
Yellow Dent and was good enough to pass for selected seed corn.
-Vick Lovett, Sam Leachman, Tony Logan and Edgar Phillips drove
over to Thompson River, west of Pleasanton, in "Vick'' car,
one day last week on a fishing expedition, but they found the
river half bank full, from a big rain that fell up in Iowa, and
they returned home the next morning. It appears that it can rain
in some sections of country if not here.
School Superintendent Elected
At a meeting of the school board Monday night, Prof. Elmer C.
Dunkelberg, of Cedar Falls, was elected superintendent of the
Lineville Schools for the ensuing year. He comes highly
recommended as a competent and successful teacher of experience.
MERCER [transcribers note: hard to read]
-Mrs. Melissa Gibson(?) has returned to her home in Des Moines
after a stay of several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
Lowry.
-Mrs. Arthur Stuteville and daughter, Heda(?) and Hazel, visited
relatives in Lineville the first of the week.
-Misses Banuan(?) Baker and Cecil Whan(?) spent Sunday with their
friends (?) north of town.
-Dr. (?) Engle, and a number of others motored down from
Lineville Sunday.
-Mercer ballteam played Princeton Sun. going down on No. 29.
-Mrs. S. T. Massey and sister, Miss (?) Becker, spent a few days
in Leon last week.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Laughlin motored down from Lineville Sunday
and were calling on Mr. and Don Alley north of town.
-Glenn Bail who was paroled on good behavior from the state
penitentiary by a subscription raised by his father last winter,
has been taken up and sent to finish out his term. His demeanor
was theft we understand.
-Mrs. John Johnson went Sunday to Lineville to visit Harry Wooley
and family.
-Mr. and Mrs. Sherd Collier and children visited John and (?)
(Johnson(?) Sunday.
-The Methodist parsonage is being improved by new walks and
out-buildings and a well. John Kookin is doing the carpenter
work.
-Miss Hester Wyatt of Epworth is clerking in Chapman's dry goods
department.
WOODLAND
-J. H. Johnston, Jamie Marsengile and Mrs. Maude Zimmerman were
Lineville callers Wed.
-Miss Coy Lane visited Monday night and Tuesday at the J. H. Lane
home.
-Claud Adair returned Tuesday from Cherokee, Okla., where he had
been working for W. C. Beavers.
-Mr. and Mrs. Frank French came Tuesday from St. Louis, Mo. and
will make their home with Orville Brown and children.
-Miss Nellie McDowell assisted her (?)
- Everett Massey, Ruth, Lola, and Marie McDowell, were Lineville
shoppers Wednesday afternoon.
-Mrs. S. M. and Mrs. J. S. Bracewell were Leon visitors Tuesday.
-Bert Farver and Hey (?) Gammill have been doing carpenter work
for Otis Deisher the past week.
-Al Hubbard and family were Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs. S. M.
Bracewell.
-W. H. Wilson and Homer Johnston were Allerton callers Wednesday.
-Mrs. Elizabeth Keller went to Pleasanton Friday to visit at the
home of her son Orion and family.
-Mrs. Bert Farver and children visited Sunday at the Andy Evans
home.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. C. and Mr. and Mrs. Leo McGhee visited near
Davis City Sunday.
-T. M. Riddle visited Wednesday night with his daughter, Mrs.
Hildah Fortune, near Allerton.
-Clay Bros. have moved their saw mill to the Jack Lewis place
near Clio.
-H. O. Snow and family visited Saturday night and Sunday at the
Alfred Petty home.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGhee, Mrs. Bert Farver and Mrs. Roy Clay
were Lineville visitors Friday.
-W. T. Lane and son Carl, Jake and Harty Lentz Jr. were Leon
callers Saturday.
-Homer Johnston, Mr. and Mrs. Erle Beavers, Mr. and Mrs. J. H.
Lane, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Lockwood and Miss Grace Rayn enjoyed a
moonlight fishing party on Weldon Wednesday night. A number of
nice fish were caught and midnight lunch was certainly enjoyed.
-James K. Beavers died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Addie
Brown, north of Leon, Friday, April 30, 1915. He with his family
formerly resided here on a farm Northeast of Woodland, and had
many relatives and friends who mourn his departure. He was better
known in this vicinity as "Jim" Grimes Beavers, and was
loved and respected by all. Internment and short services were
held at the Beavers cemetery Sunday afternoon. Those from a
distance attending the burial were his sons, Alonzo and John R.
and daughter, Miss Lenna of Lamar, Colo. Mrs. Addie Brown of near
Leon, and his brothers, John, Al and Tom Beavers, of Billisca,
and Layton of Enid, Okla,: Mrs. Mary Jane Wilson of Taylor county
and Al Spargur, of near Enid Okla.
-Mrs. Mary Moore, of Allerton, came Sunday for a few days visit
at the S. M. Bracewell home.
-Mr. and Mrs. Novia S. Beavers, who formerly were residents here
but have been living at Humeston the past year, moved the latter
part of the week to Chillicothe, Mo.
-Mrs. S. M. Bracewell received word the first of the week that
her brother-in-law, Mr. Manford Dehm had died at Milan, Mo. Mrs.
Dehm was formerly Miss Marie Gammill of Lineville.
-A number from this vicinity attended the lot sale at Leon
Tuesday, Mrs. Jas. Flynn being one of the lucky ones drawing the
$20 gold piece and also $1 and a box of candy, Mrs. Flynn surely
is lucky as she drew money at the Massey lot sale held at
Lineville a few months ago.
-Mrs. Lucretia Giesseman returned Friday from a weeks visit at
Lineville and Clio.
-Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Carver attended band concert at Leon Saturday
evening.
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Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne Co., Iowa
May 13, 1915
Decoration Day and Memorial Sunday Will Be Re-Observed at
Lineville May 29th and 30th
Decoration Day, will be fittingly observed on Saturday, May 29,
under the auspices and management of Jas. H. Rogers Post, G. A.
R. in which observances all patriotic people are cordially
invited to join. Persons having flowers to contribute for the
decoration of the soldier's graves, are requested to bring them
to the parlors of the First National Bank, where a committee will
thankfully receive them. All comrades and old soldiers are
requested to meet at 10 o'clock a.m., in the band pavilion in the
Public Square Park on that day.
Memorial day will be observed on Sunday, May 30, at the M. E.
church at 11 o'clock a.m. Rev. C. K. Corkill will preach the
Memorial sermon and a special song service appropriate to the
occasion will be rendered by the choir. All are invited to attend
and comrades and old soldiers requested to meet at the band
pavilion at the Public Square Park and to march to the church in
a body.
By Order of the Post, W. B. Wasson, Com. J. A. Johnson, Adjt.
Shipped A Car of Mules
Lige Cravens and Zibe Gardner bought a carload of mules in this
vicinity last week and shipped them Sat. to a buyer at Lathrop,
Mo.
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O. O. Greelee delivered a fine Newman Bros. Piano Friday at the
home of Dr. Roy Jones in Clio. Dr. Jones has a bunch of bright
daughters endowed with musical talent and the fine instrument
will be a source of enjoyment to the household.
Equal Suffrage Campaign
The Women's Suffrage Club, of Corydon, has started the movement
of organizing a campaign in Wayne county to advance the cause of
equal suffrage and are visiting the towns of the county
accompanied by speakers and a band, where meetings are held and
the preliminary steps taken to organize clubs in every town and
precinct in the county. They will visit Lineville tomorrow,
Friday evening, arriving here about 7 o'clock in the evening, and
if the weather proves suitable the meeting will be held in the
Public Square Park. C. W. Steele and other speakers will address
the meeting in the cause of equal suffrage. The party will come
in autos and the meeting is expected to be a very interesting one
and all should attend it to greet the visitors and learn
something of the great and important subject. Woman's suffrage
and Prohibition are going hand in hand and it is not difficult
now to see that both are destined to win.
Farm Buildings Burned
About 9 o'clock last Wed. night the barn, chicken house and other
out-buildings on the Hazzie Henry farm, near Buttermilk Crossing,
south of town, belonging to Mrs. M. J. Henry, rented and resided
on by Alva Hartley, were burned, the fire originating in the
barn. How the fire was started is unknown, but probably from a
spark from a passing engine, as the barn is not far distant from
the Rock Island track. Fortunately the fire was not communicated
to the house and it was uninjured. Hartley lost a quantity of
grain and other feed, a set of harness, and a lot of chickens and
turkeys, which was quite a loss to him as none of the property
was insured.
Jim Brown reported to the editor Monday that as he drove past Alf
Shira's farm southeast of town, he witnessed a spectacle the like
of which he had not seen since he left Kentucky. Alf was
harnessed to a single shovel plow held by his boy, engaged in
laying off rows for planting two or three acres of melons. The
boy told him that his dad had given him no trouble except in one
instance when he happened to be at the end of the row next to the
road when an auto passed which frightened him so badly that he
ran away with the plow, plunging and snorting and tearing up the
ground in great shape.
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The school board has received the contract signed by Prof. Elmer
C. Dunkelberg, who has been engaged as superintendent of the
Lineville School for the coming year. He is a student at the Iowa
State University at Iowa City from which he will graduate at the
commencement next month.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Craney, of South Lineville, left on the Golden
Sate Limited train Wednesday morning for San Francisco, Ca. to
take in the Panama Exposition and visit Mrs. Craney's brothers,
Ex and Hugh Linthieum, and other relatives at San Francisco. They
expect to be gone several weeks.
School Commencement Week
Will open on Sunday night, when Rev. Wm. A. McKee, pastor of the
M. E. Church, South, will preach the baccalaureate sermon at the
M. E. church. The High School Alumna will give a reception to the
graduating class on Tuesday evening at the residence of M. A.
Belvel and a banquet at Brodrick's restaurant. In a round about
way we learn that commencement exercises will be held at the
opera house next Thursday evening, May 27th, but thus far no
program has been announced or handed in for publication. If there
is any "head" in the management of these affairs it has
so far given no public signs of existence.
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Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Lushbaugh and their daughter and husband, Mr.
and Mrs. George Ewing, drove up from Mill Grove, Mo., Sunday
morning in their car and spent the day visiting with Lineville
friends.
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Mrs. W. A. McKee who has spent the past several weeks visiting at
the home of her parents in Alexander City Alabama, arrived home
Tues. evening.
Family Re-union
Frank Ross returned last week from Bethany, Mo. where he had
attended a very happy re-union of the Ross family the Sunday
before at the home of his parents in that city, the first time
all of the family had been together for fifteen years. The Clipper
has this to say of the gathering.
"S. M. Ross and wife enjoyed a visit Sunday from all their
children. They had as guests, Mrs. Ona Hogan and children of this
city; Romco Ross and family of Ridgeway; Chas. Ross and family of
Cainsville; Bert Linthicum and family of Mt. Moriah, and Frank
Ross of Lineville, Iowa. A very happy time was enjoyed."
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Broderick's restaurant goes a long way to make up for the absence
of a good hotel on this side of the state line, and many
traveling men are now patronizing it, and say that it is good
enough for them. The table is equal to any hotel, and if business
requires them to stay overnight, good, clean, well furnished
rooms on the second floor of the north side block await them.
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It just came to us the other day that Mr. and Mr. W. H. Hamilton
were the proud parents of their first born, a fine son being born
several days ago at their home north of here in Jefferson
township.
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Mrs. Oliver Rockhold and children of near Weldon, came down to
Lineville Saturday for a visit to the home of their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Rockhold north of town and Mr. and Mrs. Rob
Rockhold of this place.
John Pereil Jordan
John Pereil Jordan was born in Indiana near Cincinnati, Ohio,
Jan. 8, 1842, and died April 2?, 1915, being aged 7? Years 3
months and 12 days. In 18?2 he came with his parents to Iowa, and
settled in Decatur County. While a young man he made profession
of his faith in Christ and united with the Presbyterian Church at
Lineville, Iowa. At the age of 18 he enlisted in the Civil War as
a member of the 3rd Iowa Cav. Co. 1, serving two years and six
months, when, becoming wounded he was discharged.
March 10, 1864, he was united in marriage with Eliza J. Wasson,
at Lineville, Iowa, and to this union there was born eight
children all living except John Carl, who died in infancy.
Shortly after marriage they moved to a farm and later to Garden
Grove, where they resided till 1899 when they moved to Des
Moines, and in 1911 they moved to Indianola, Iowa, where he lived
at the time of his death. While living in Des Moines, he
transferred his membership to the Cottage Grove Presbyterian
Church, but faithful in his church relations as in all else, upon
moving to Indianola he untied with the First Presbyterian Church.
He leaves besides his wife, Joseph Jordan, Weldon: Orris Jordan,
Leroy; Mrs. Attie Lillard, Zoeman, Montana; Mrs. Allie Gelwicks,
Glendore, Calif; Otto Jordan, Garden Grove; Ross Jordan, Cedar
Rapids; Mrs. Vivian Gillogly, Des Moines, and besides these there
are eleven grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at the
home in Indianola on the afternoon of April 22nd, and internment
was at Garden Grove, Iowa. The funeral services were conducted by
his pastor, Rev. W. Oscar Harless.
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-Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Leachman returned home from Grant City, Fri.
leaving Sam's mother somewhat better, but still quite poorly.
-Ralph Rockhold, east of town, having sold his two-seated Ford
car last week, bought a single seated Ford from the Princeton
agency and received it last Sat.
-Dick Elson, of Ft. Morgan, Colo. Came down from Clio Saturday
afternoon meeting and shaking hands with his many old friends of
Lineville and vicinity.
-Ed Varney gave the Boy Scouts the benefits, above expenses of
the picture show on Wed. night of last week, the receipts
amounting to over $11.00
-Mrs. Effie Elson and her daughter Miss Leah Crawford, came down
Fri. from Clio and visited at the Molleston home on West Third
St.
-( ?) manager of the Mineral Springs Hotel is now running a Ford
car to and from town, which he bought in Des Moines, last week.
-John Hammond has been improving his residence property this
spring, by building out-of-door sleeping apartments on the south
side of his house, re-papering all of the interior, and has now
put the finishing touches on the outside by giving it handsome
coat of paint and trimmings. He is having a garage built for his
new Ford car.
-Bert McClain, Col. Hall's big buyer, bought eight head of horses
at Hardy Wasson's barn Thursday of last week, the rainy weather
preventing farmers from bring many animals to town.
-Leo Landers, former manager of the electric light plant is
preparing to move to Centerville where he has a prospect for a
job.
-Mrs. Frona McAllester moved Thur. From West Hill to her new home
on West Third Street which she purchased from I. A. Greenlee.
-Our clever old soldier friend, J. H. Roger, of the Mineral
Springs was on our streets the other day and informed the editor
that he was just recovering from the whooping cough. He is over
7? years old of age and has never had it before.
WATAGA
-Bill Trail painted his new house last week.
-Ernest Hix of Mercer visited part of last week with his Uncle
Gar.
-Richard Cox spent Sunday with Cal Walker.
-Rolla Slover and family called on C. S. Ragan and family Sunday.
-Bill Trail and wife spent Sunday at Gar Hix's.
-Mell Smith and family of Mercer spent Saturday night and Sunday
at Dirk Bloom's.
-Virg Cox and family and Letha Jones visited Sunday at Mania
Nivens'.
-Opal Graham, Fern Melton, Tommy Alley, Ernest Hix, Eldon Cox,
Alva Nivens, Lloyd Ragan, Clyde Elsey and Ivan and Oral McKinney
were at Harve Taylor's Sunday.
-Mrs. Anna Walton and Mrs. Mary Walker visited at Lee Spencer's
near Morgan Sunday.
-Miss Effie Jennings is doing housework for Jane Ragan.
-Jiles Bloom and family of near Mercer spent Sunday at Marion
Hartsook's.
-Ras Shirley of near Princeton was through these parts Sunday
driving a new Overland.
-Dave Walker and wife and Rash Hix and his wife were visiting in
Pleasanton Sunday with Mrs. Bill Williams.
MERCER
-Rev. Rogers, pastor of First Baptist church of Trenton, lectured
at the Mercer Baptist church Monday night.
-Miss Lelia Evans is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Ruth
Klinginsmith near Ravana.
-They have the smallpox at Robt. McHargue's east of town.
-Miss Grace Nickerson and Miss Lelia Evans were exposed to the
smallpox at Robt. McHargue's.
-Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Lowry visited at H. Klinginsmith's near
Ravana Monday. Dee remained to do some carpenter work for them.
-Milton Hannaman has been confined to his bed for some time with
a relapse of the mumps.
-J. R. Lowry and son Julius motored up from Trenton, Monday. Rev.
Rogers accompanied them on their trip.
-Miss Lenora Houser entertained a party of her young friends at
her home Monday night.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Goodin entertained a number of friends at
noon dinner Sunday, the 10th.
LOGAN CHAPEL
-I. A. Greenlee assisted by Edgar Phillips of Lineville came out
Monday of last week and did a nice and neat job of papering the
church.
-Tuesday the good people of the community gathered together and
cleaned the church and now everything is going nicely and great
things seem to be in store for a good Sunday school and prayer
meeting.
-Mr. and Mrs. Alva Sinclair spent Sunday at M. L. Logan's.
-Mr. Sample who purchased the McGlennon farm took possession the
past week.
-Miss Bane of Mt. Moriah is visiting her sister, Mrs. Wilbur
Vaughn.
-Mr. and Mrs. Gene Drake spent Sunday afternoon at Perry
Vinzant's.
-Several from the vicinity attended children's exercises at
Lineville M. E. Church Sunday night.
-Arrangements are being made for decoration services at Logan
Chapel May 30th. Sabbath School at ten o'clock after which will
be an address by Mr. Wm Cozad.
-Picnic dinner will then be served in the grove. Afternoon will
be spent in decorating the graves at Logan Cemetery and White
Oak.
-Program will be rendered by the Sunday School.. Everybody
invited to this service.
L & L Trail
-Mrs. Jane Halstead is visiting her granddaughter, Mrs. Hatfield.
-J. R. Bowsher got badly hurt while working on his farm in this
vicinity one day last week.
-Eddie Davis visited with his brother Seth Davis, Sat. night.
-Nathan Moore is helping Mr. Vinzant plant corn this week.
-Charley Pixley delivered hogs in Lineville Saturday.
-Mrs. Yant Wasson and Mrs. Cam Trembly call on Shockeys Sunday.
-There were about 20 gathered at the home of Mr. Coverdale Sat.
night and enjoyed some fine music.
-Bryan Shockey visited at the home of his brother Earl near
Cleopatra Sat. and Sun.
-Quite a few along the trail attended Sunday School at Logan
Chapel.
-Two nieces of Mrs. Scott from Mercer are visiting her this week.
FAIRVIEW
-Frank Bright called on Don Moore Sunday morning.
-Mrs. Reno Willis is on the sick list this week.
-H. E. Bright called on Walter Phipps Sunday morning.
-Blanche Dobson and daughter Vinetta, spent Sunday at Don
Moore's.
-Miss Anna Moore spent Saturday night and Sunday with her friend
Ethel Moore.
-Olliver Bright and wife had business at Morgan one day last
week.
-Mrs. Dide Petty called on Mrs. Reno Willis Sat.
-Mrs. Maggie Galpin, of Lineville spent Sat. night and Sun. at
the home of Henry Perkins.
-Roy Dillon is doing some carpenter work for Mr. Anderson near
Morgan.
-H. E. Bright and wife spent Sun. with Willis Dillon and wife.
-Don Moore had a well put down on his farm near Morgan one day
last week. Ike Elsey and Ratha Ewing doing the work.
-Miss Irene Bright is assisting grandma Lowrance with her
housework this week.
-Don Moore and Frank Bright called on Reno Willis Sunday.
To Teach Music
Miss Grace Shirley having given up her music class at this place,
Miss Shirley Swan has decided to engage in teaching music. She
will be glad to have the former pupils of Miss Shirley enroll in
her class and others who may favor her with their patronage. Miss
Swan is thoroughly versed in music and the method of teaching it
will spare no pains in giving her patrons satisfaction. She hopes
to organize her class and be ready for work by the time school
closes and those who contemplate taking lessons will please
notify her personally or by phone.
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Mrs. Tom Prather and children of West Grove, Iowa, after a visit
at the home of George Hamilton and other relatives in Lineville
and vicinity, returned home Monday.
Henry Duncan is having the interior of his residence on West
Third street remodeled and improved and repapered throughout.
WOODLAND
-S. M. Bracewell and family and Mrs. Mary Moore visited Monday
evening at the Hey Gammill home. The latter remained and spent
the week visiting there, and her friend Mrs. Lucretia Giesseman.
-J. H. Johnston and granddaughter, Ollie Marsengill, were Leon
visitors Monday.
-Mrs. Harry Paxson of Des Moines, came Monday to visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Beavers, and other relatives.
-Miss Lena Thorton has been ill the past two weeks with
bronchitis but is better at this writing.
-Dr. C. E. Lovett, of Lineville, made professional calls here
Wed. and Fri.
-Mrs. I. S. Bracewell, Mrs. John Sinclair and Mrs. Y. B. Wasson
were Lineville callers, Mon. afternoon.
-Miss Nellie McDowell visited her grandmother, Mrs. C. A. Massey,
Sat.
-Frank Dodd who was killed at Garden Grove Monday by the train,
was buried here at the Lentz cemetery Wed. p.m. Short services
were held at the grave conducted by Rev. Duling of Garden Grove.
A large concourse of relatives and friends from Garden Grove,
accompanied the remains here and a very large crown of friends
here were at the cemetery to pay their last respects to the
departed. Mr. Dodd and family formerly resided here and the many
friends extend their sympathy to the grief stricken wife and
daughters. Mrs. Dodd remained after the trial for a few days stay
with her sister Miss Nora Rains, after which she will return to
her home at Garden Grove.
-Miss Louisa Martin visited the latter part of the week with Mrs.
J. H. Lane.
-W. T. and J. H. Lane made a business trip to Des Moines the
latter part of the week.
-S.M. Bracewell and family visited Sat. night and Sun. at Lamoni
at the Wilbur Gaulter home.
-Mrs. Ira Beavers visited Friday at the Chas. Dodd home.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGhee visited Sunday at the Al Davies home
near Lineville.
-Bert Faver built a large cement tank the first of the week for
J. M. Deisher.
-Ray Johnston, who is attending Garden Grove school, spent Sat.
and Sun. with home folks.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Adair spent Sunday at the Bert Adair home.
-Mrs. W. T. Cartwright of Davis City, visited the past week at
the E. A. Cartwright home.
-Mr. A. K. Keller returned home Fri. from a week's visit at
Pleasanton at the home of her son, Orlon.
-T. B. Adair, J. H. Lockwood and H. M. Wood sold and delivered
hogs at Garden Grove Sat.
-Mrs. Mary Bethards and Nora Holden were visitors Sat. night and
Sun at the Orville Brown home.
-Mrs. Mary Moore and Mrs. Lucretia Giesseman were visitors of
Mrs. T. B. Adair, Sat.
-Claud Clay made a business trip to Des Moines the first of the
week.
-Homer Johnston and Ralph Clay were Leon callers Tues. and Wed.
-Al Hubbard and family of Morgan township, Mrs. Mary Moore of
Allerton, and Mrs. Lucretia Giesseman, were guests Sun. at the
Bert Farver home.
-Woodland school will be out this Tues., May 11, on account of
having to make up days missed at closes in the middle of the
week.
-Mrs. Lueretia Giesseman went to Weldon Sun. for a week's visit
at the home of her son, Will Wood, and family, then will leave
from there for Turon, Kan. To spend the summer with her son, Jim
Wood.
-Mrs. J. H. Lane spent Sunday at the W. T. Lane home.
-Carpenters commenced work this Monday for Mr. and Mrs. Erle L.
Beavers, who are having their residence remodeled, an addition of
three rooms built, a large porch and much improving otherwise,
which will make them a modern and delightful home.
-George Dann of Leon is having a house built on his land east of
the Clem Lane home. His brother Jim and family of Leon, will move
to it when completed.
-Henry Blair and children were visitors Sunday at the George
Warner home.
-Mrs. Sylvia Sylvester, of Bryant, Colo., will arrive this Monday
for a stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Petty. Mrs.
Sylvester has been very ill for some time and was taken to a
hospital for an operation but was advised to come here for a
rest. Her many friends trust she will be restored to health by
the change and rest without undergoing another operation. She was
met at Chariton Sun. night and brought here by auto.
-Misses Madge McMorris and Marie Stoner of Leon spent Sat. night
and Sun. with Ruth Beavers.
-Johnnie Lockwood and family were guests Sun. of Mr. and Mrs. D.
D. Snider.
-Guy Beavers and family of Leon, were visitors here Sun. at the
J. S. Beavers home.
-Misses Maria Grogan and Virgene Griffin returned Sat. from a
visit at Beaconsville.
-I. N. Beavers has installed a new gas light in his house.
-Arby Beavers of Leon, spent Sun. at the T. C. Lane home.
-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cornett and Miss Blanche Cartwright of
Pleasanton, were visitors Sun. at the E. A. Cartwright home.
-Mrs. Ann Beavers, Mrs. Mary Wilson, Alonzo and Oscar Beavers,
were visitors Sunday at the T. M. Riddle home.
-John Farver and family who have been under quarantine for some
weeks with scarlet fever, are released and no new cases are
reported. They went Friday and visited until Sunday at the Clelle
Bremer home.
-Mrs. Mary Moore of Allerton, and Mrs. Lucretia Giesseman were
visitors Fri of Mrs. B. A. Rayn.
-Oliver Wills is very ill at this writing, threatened with
typhoid.
-Mrs. W. P. Newlin is at Corning, at the Jackson Bixler home
assisting in caring for Miss Glatis Newlin, who is very ill. She
is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Newlin, of Paola,
Kansas, and has been at Corning for some months working for her.
-Carl and Nora Rains went to Garden Grove Tuesday, called there
by the death of Fraud Dodd.
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Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne Co., Iowa
May 20, 1915
LINEVILLE SCHOOL BUILDING IN ASHES
Burns Tuesday Night-Origin of Fire Unknown-Loss Partially Covered
by Insurance.
The Lineville Public School Building was totally destroyed by
fire on Tuesday night and is now only a heap of ragged walls and
surrounding ruins. The fire was discovered about 11 o'clock. The
floors in the first primary room, directly over the furnace and
the stairway leading to the second floor were in flames and
nothing could be done to save either the building or its
contents, and the efforts of the crowd gathered was directed
towards saving the residences on adjoining lots and across the
street. An insurance of $6,500 was held on the building and
contents, $5,000 on the former and $1,500 on the latter. In
addition to loss of books belonging to pupils, the fine library,
piano and organ were destroyed. No positive knowledge of the
origin of the fire has been obtained, but it is supposed it must
have in some way started from the furnace, the heating system
having been in use that day. The loss on the town and district is
a severe one, but in some respect is regarded as a blessing as
the building was not regarded as entirely safe or commensurate
with the present requirements. It was of brick and erected in
1871 and in 1881 a large two story brick annex was added to the
south side. It is too soon to state what will be done in the way
of erecting a new building, but it is probable that little time
will be lost in preparing for the enterprise. It is also probable
that a new site more centrally located will be chosen. The loss,
it if must have come, could not have been at a more opportune
time, just at the close of the term and at a date early enough in
the season to make it possible to have a new and much better
school building erected and ready for occupancy by the time fixed
for the schools to open in the fall.
Mrs. Engle Entertains
Mrs. N. M. Engle entertained the "Queed Club" and a
large number of her lady friends, Wed. afternoon at the elegant
Engle home on West Third Street. The rooms were adorned with
beautiful flowers and the many elegant toilets worn by the ladies
combined to make a scene of rare beauty and enjoyment. The
company was entertained by papers read by members of the Queed
Club; Mrs. Mae Calbreath, Mrs. C. E. Lovett, and Miss Amanda
Logan, the subject of each being Scotland, that quaint and
interesting country being the current study of the club. Miss
Addie Morris also gave a very interesting talk on Scotland from
her own notes and observations during her tour through that
country last summer. Dainty and delicious refreshments were
served and the kind and pleasant hostess was showered by
compliments and thanks of the guests for the pleasure and
enjoyment given them. The out of town guests were Mrs. Jas.
Galford, and little Miss Fenton McCoy, Mrs. Engle's granddaughter
of Allerton.
The Depot Lighted
The depot was wired last week and lighted for the first time,
Wed. night. The office, waiting room and wareroom are well
supplied with lights and the entire length of the platform
illuminated with high candle power lamps rendering the exterior
as well as the interior as bright as daylight.
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The editor enjoyed the pleasure of a short visit Monday with his
friends Mr. and Mrs. Horace Davidson and their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Miller, of Trenton who were
returning home from a visit to their relatives in Centerville,
Mr. Davidson is a Rock Island engineer as is also Mr. Jolly, of
Centerville, his brother-in-law, who was accompanying the party
to Trenton.
Corydon Suffrage Club Visits Lineville
A large delegation of the Women's Suffrage club, of Corydon, came
down to Lineville, Friday evening in several autos, arriving here
about 7 o'clock. They were greeted by quite a crowd of people and
a meeting was held in the Public Square Park. Mrs. O. B. Sutton,
of Corydon, opened the meeting with a few appropriate words and
introduced the well known attorney, C. W. Steele, who delivered a
very forcible and argumentative address, urging the voters to
extend to Iowa women equal suffrage when the question will be
submitted at the June primary elections in 1916. The Club sang
"America" and Mrs. McGuire sang an enlivening suffrage
solo, the Club joining in the chorus. Mrs. Judge H. K. Evans, of
Corydon, president of the Club made a very stirring and spirited
address in support of the cause closing the meeting. Mrs. Mattie
Calbreath, and other prominent Lineville ladies, strong in the
cause of equal suffrage, entertained the Corydon club with
refreshments of ice cream, cakes, etc. at the east side drug
store, after which the visitors entered their cars and departed
for home.
Obituary
Samuel Harold Gordon was born in Wayne County, Iowa, Jan. 1,
1898, and died in Brownell, Kansas, April 28, 1915, aged
seventeen years, three months and twenty-eight days. Harold's
last sickness had been of several months' duration, and in that
time he had suffered patiently, and without complaint, and did so
until the end came. Everything that loving hands and surgery
could do was done to try to save him, but all to no avail. He
came to Kansas with his parents in 1909 and won a place in the
hearts of everyone at once. He was graduated from the common
schools of Ness County in 1912 and was a student in the Brownell
High School. He was converted and received into the Baptist
church, June 21, 1914, and until poor health prevented, he was
faithful in attendance. As secretary and treasurer of the Sunday
school he was an inspiration to the school. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. P. T. Glass, at Brownell, April 29, and the
remains were laid to rest in the Brownell cemetery. -Ness Co.
(Kans.) News.
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George Warner, lessee of the C.C. Dye farm over in Woodland
called at this office Saturday and ordered the Daily Chicago
Journal. George wanted the war news and markets and the Daily
Journal is great on both.
The High School Commencement Exercises
Will Be Held at the Opera House on Friday Evening. The
commencement exercises of the senior high school class will be
held in the opera house, Friday evening, May 21st at 8 o'clock.
Program
Invocation - Rev. John Crouch; Class Song - Senior Class;
Oration, "Wanted, Men" - Francis Manchester; Class Poem
- Ruth Wasson; Piano Solo - Ella Summers; Oration, "Francis
E. Willard -- Cleo Wilson; Valedictory - Utah (?) McGhee; Piano
Duet - Mildred Belvel & Isophene McKinney; Lecture,
"Making the Best of Life" - Rev. John J. Duling;
Presentation of Diplomas.
Admission: 20 cents for adults; 10 cents for children under 12
years of age.
The M. E. Church was filled Sunday evening when, Rev. W. A.
McKee, pastor of the M. E. Church, South, delivered the
baccalaureate sermon before the graduating class of 1915, of the
Lineville High School, composed of Lois Duden, Cleo Wilson, Utah
McGhee, Hortense Byrd, Ruth Wasson, Francis Manchester, Cloy
Evans and Hugh Eck. The sermon was an excellent one, and abounded
in encouragement and inspiring thoughts, and sound advice to the
graduates. The church was tastefully decorated with flowers and
class colors. Excellent and appropriate music was rendered by the
choir and altogether the services were most beautiful and
inspiring.
The Alumni Reception
In honor of the graduating class, was given at the capacious and
elegant home of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Belvel and was largely
attended and a very pleasant success in all respects. The company
was entertained with a musical program in which Miss Ruby Duncan
rendered an instrumental piece, Miss Shirley Swan and Miss Jennie
Cowan a piano duet, and Mrs. Dr. C. E. Lovett, Mrs. Jas. A.
McNamara, Mrs. Dr. K. R. Huff and Carl Molleston sang solos which
were repeatedly encored. Parlor games and social enjoyment filled
the evening hours and at 10 o'clock the company to the number of
72 adjourned to the Broderick restaurant where an elaborate three
course luncheon was served in a manner befitting the high
reputation of that well known café. The Alumni's reception was
one of the best and most enjoyable had in many years.
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The Embroidery Club enjoyed a pleasant picnic in the T. J. Lovett
wooded pasture northwest of town last Thursday afternoon. About
fifty of the members attended a very enjoyable time was reported
by those present. The picnic was given in honor of two of their
honored members, Miss Jennie Elson and Mrs. Prof. Masson, the
former who left for California last Sat. morning and the latter
who expect to leave soon after the closing of the school.
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Mrs. Norman Killbern, of Creston, daughter of Mrs. G. J.
McDougal, has been visiting at the home of her mother on West
Hill during the past few days. Her husband is the proprietor of a
job printing office at Creston and Earl Clarkson, who started to
learn the printing trade in this office, is holding a job and
doing good work in Mr. Killbern's office.
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Lineville As It Is
A Town of Temperance and High Morals, it is often Blamed for
meanness of which It is Not Guilty.
Last week's Allerton News calls the editor of this paper
all kinds of a liar because he denied his statement that the
parties arrested and fined at Allerton for being "drunk and
disorderly" were from Lineville. We do not care to bandy
epithets with the News, but we plainly protest against the
flippant manner in which it attributes all kinds of booze and
meanness as coming from Lineville. For its information and
benefit we wish to state that there is only one Lineville. It is
located all in Iowa, has a population, according to City Assessor
Johnson's report of 753. No liquor or intoxicating booze is sold
within its borders. It is a community of moral, law abiding
people, and in the matter of churches, Sunday schools, public
schools, and in all that goes to make a good and desirable town
to live in, it will not yield the palm to Allerton or any other
town in Wayne county. South Lineville located on the south side
of the state line is in Mercer County, Missouri, with something
like 200 people, in another jurisdiction, has its own municipal
government and officers and in every respect it is as separate
and distinct from Lineville as Corydon is from Allerton, except
as to its proximity. It has a community of good people, but owing
to the wonderful and fearful working of the Mercer county local
option law more or less booze has been sold in South Lineville,
for which Lineville people and Lineville authorities are in no
way responsible and have no power to regulate or suppress. Our
mayor and marshal have made Lineville a "war zone"
against this traffic and several Allerton boozers and bootleggers
have been "torpedoed" in attempting to cross this
"zone". They have been alert and did what they could to
prevent the "cargoes" of booze en transit from getting
to Allerton, but strange as it may seem, they have received more
denunciation than praise from Allerton for their well intended
efforts to protect Allerton from what the News lightly
terms "Lineville Booze." Neither the people of
Lineville nor the Tribune will permit to pass unchallenged
any attempt to saddle on the town any charge or stigma of which
it is not guilty, and when we stated that the parties in mention
did not live in Lineville we knew what we were talking about. Two
reside in Mercer County, Mo., and two are of a peripatetic
character as much at home in one place as another, the News and
its alleged reliable informant to the contrary notwithstanding.
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Wednesday, May 25, was fixed for the organization of a Women's
Equal Suffrage Club at Lineville, when the Corydon club will come
again to assist in the meeting.
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-Township Road Superintendent Dan Elsey, did a good job last week
of grading the street in front of the editor's home on West hill.
-Al Hubbard, of Morgan, gave us a call Friday to order the Tribune
sent to Mahlon Moore, of Thornton, Wyoming; a former Morgan
township boy, who pines for the news of his old home.
-J. H. Lockwood of Woodland Township, was trading in town Monday
and took occasion to renew his subscription to the Tribune
for another year.
Born
To Mr. and Mrs. Dick Carnes, of Woodland Township, Friday May 14,
a daughter.
To Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Trembly of Morgan Township, Sunday, May 16,
a son weighing 11 pounds.
To Mr. and Mrs. Guy Casey, of Jefferson township, Monday, May
17th a son.
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-Judge Fred Gloshen, of Mercer, was transacting business in the
city Saturday.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Rucker were in town Saturday, Mrs. Ella Daily
and her daughter, Miss Grace, kindly driving over to the Rucker
home and bringing them with them in their car. Mrs. Rucker has
been an invalid for two years and the neighborly kindness which
gave her the enjoyment of the ride was much appreciated.
-H. R. Wayman, the veteran nurseryman and fruit grower, of
Princeton was in the city Monday. He informed the editor that
nearly all kinds of fruit, except peaches, bid fair to be
abundant this season. The strawberry crop is very promising, but
at present needing rain.
-Miss Jennie Elson, accompanied by her little niece, Miss Ruth
Avery, both of this place, left Saturday morning for California
where they will spend the summer visiting with relatives and
friends at Long Beach and other points in California, as well as
taking in the sights at the exposition at San Francisco and San
Diego before returning.
LOGAN CHAPEL
-Sunday School May 16th was well attended, there being 56
scholars present. Collection, 83 cents. Prayer meeting at 11
o'clock led by Bro Judd, was a very interesting service
-Luther Logan, wife and son, Ben made a business trip to Leon
Saturday.
-Mrs. Geo. Hamilton and daughter Ida, of Lineville, visited the
Needle Workers' Society at the Chapel Wed. afternoon.
-Albert Wilson commenced working for Geo. Coverdale Monday of
last week.
-Misses Carrie Rockhold and Ruby Vaughn attended choir practice
at the Chapel Fri. night.
-Mr. and Mrs. Alva Sinclair and daughter Clara, Perry and Albert
Wilson and Miss Violet Petty spent Sun. at Gene Drake's.
-Onel Keller and Miss Clara Sinclair accompanied Mrs. Cleo Wilson
and Miss Ula Keller to Lineville Sunday evening.
-Everyone who has loved ones or friends buried in Logan or White
Oak cemetery should try and take care of the graves by cleaning
them off and filling them up before decoration day.
-Lloyd Bright and Sam Fenton of Elm attended Sunday School
Sunday.
-Luther Logan and sons, Ben and Reece delivered hogs, at
Lineville Monday.
-Mrs. Joe Keller will lead the prayer meeting Tuesday night.
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-J. D. Petty, Sr. left last week for a visit to his sister at St.
Joe and to his daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Waldrip, at
Blockton, Iowa.
-Earl Calbreath sold Wallace & Bright 90 head of fat hogs
last week from the Calbreath farm over by Cleopatra, at $7.15.
delivered at this place. They averaged 275 pounds and were sent
to the Ottumwa market.
-Miles McCarty sold his bunch of 25 fat calves, fed on his farm
in this township, last week to Lemons & George at 8 cents.
They averaged 711 ˝ pounds and were among the best lots sold
here this season. The buyers added five head equally, as good
bought of Joe Laughlin.
-We were under obligations to Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Belvel Thursday
afternoon for a pleasant auto ride to their Blanchard farm north
of town, in Mrs. Belvel's fine Overland car. The roads in that
portion of Jefferson township had been well graded and dragged
and were in fine condition, said to have been due to the good
management of township trustee, S. C. Bryan, and other
enterprising farmers of that neighborhood.
WOODLAND
-Mr. and Mrs. Fletch Grove attended meeting at Lineville, Mon.
evening.
-S. F. Dent and E. H. Carver were Lineville visitors Wed.
-Rollin Snow was very ill the past week with quinsy.
-Mr. and Mrs. Sol Brown of Lineville visited Wed at the E. A.
Cartwright home.
-Dr. C. E. Lovett of Lineville made a professional call here Mon.
-John Massey, Sr. of Cainsville, Mo. came Monday and is doing
some carpenter work for Eugene Massey, Mr. Massey intends to work
at Leon on the poultry plant to be built here soon.
-A. W. Smith and family of near Tingley came Saturday for a visit
with Mrs. Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Q. Lockwood.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McCalla and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Turner of Davis
City passed through here Sat. going to the John McCalla home near
Clio to spend Sun.
-Mr. Smith of Corydon, was here Sat. and installed a gas light in
the post office and restaurant building for Minnie Woolman, also
one for Erle L. Beavers in his office room. These lights are much
improved from the former gaslights used here as they can be
lighted without generating.
-Henry Sauter and D. D. Snidow were Leon business callers Fri.
-C. A. and Everett Massey were Lineville business callers Friday.
-Bert Farver and family were Sunday guests at the Orra Evans
home.
-Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lane spent Sat. night with Mr. and Mrs. R. D.
Lockwood.
-Will Kimport of Leon who is working for Bowsher and Bowsher was
doing repair work here Sat.
-S. M. Bracewell and family were Sunday visitors at the Hey
Gammill home.
-Lester Beavers spent Sat. night with Tommy Beavers.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Gochenouer were guests Sat. night and Sun. of
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Still.
-Mrs. E. A. Cartwright ran a splinter in her foot Thursday and it
was necessary for her to be taken to Dr. A. E. Lovett at
Lineville who removed it.
-Mrs. W. P. Newlin returned Wed. from Corning, where she was
caring for Miss Glatis(?) Newlin. Her many friends will be
pleased to learn he is much improved.
-C. A. Carlson and daughters, Bess and Daisy, and son Harry were
Leon visitors Sat.
-D. B. Newlin of Paola, Kan., visited here the past week.
-Fletch Grove visited with relative in Missouri a few days the
past week.
-George Bethards and family visited Thursday with his mother,
Mrs. Mary Bethards. v-J. S. Beavers and J. M. Disher were
Lineville callers Wed.
-Ethelyn and Paul Brown of High Point Township, visited the past
week with their grandmother, Mrs. Mary Bethards.
-W. H. Wilson and Homer Johnston were callers at Mercer, Mo. Wed.
-Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lane and Mrs. J. H. Lane visited relatives at
Garden Grove Tuesday.
-Roy Chastain of near Leon, was a visitor here Friday.
-Miss Nellie McDowell visited the past week at the John McClain
home.
-Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Gaulter of Lamoni, visited Wednesday at the
Hey Gammill home.
-J. S. Beavers and T. C. Lane delivered hogs to Garden Grove
Tuesday.
-Mrs. Anna Dodd went Monday for a few days visit at the Chas.
Dodd home.
-Mrs. Mary Bethards visited Wednesday at the Geo. Bethards home.
-Mr. and Mrs. A. I. Trisler and son went Wed. to the Dwight
Freeman home for a few days visit with Mrs. Trisler's mother,
Mrs. Georgia Still.
-Miss Hallie Hubbard who had been assisting her aunt, Mrs. Otis
Deisher, with her housework, returned Thursday to her home near
Morgan.
-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sauter were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. R. D.
Lockwood Thursday evening.
-A 10 ˝ lb. Son was born Sunday May 16, to Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Trembly who reside just across the line in Morgan township.
-Virgil Snow spent Saturday night and Sunday at the H. O. Snow
home.
-A new drop switch board was installed the past week at our
central office. W. F. Wilcox of Princeton, Mo., and Eugene Clark
of Lineville, did the work.
MERCER
-Muddy Creek and Reno boys played ball here Sunday 14 to 30 in
favor of Muddy Creek.
-Mrs. Crouch was here helping in the meeting at the Free
Methodist church last week.
-Miss Lelia Evans has returned from a visit near Ravanna.
-The mumps are thick in town.
-The Mercer Baptist Gospel Team went down to the Farley church,
Sun. night and conducted the meeting.
-Dr. F. E. Welch has purchased an automobile so he can better
attend to his large practice which is rapidly increasing.
-Miss Elsie Fanning has been suffering with blood poison on her
foot but is now better.
-Chas. Myers was around taking the school census last Friday.
-Rev. Morgan delivered a good address at the M. E. Sunday. His
text was the "Death of Samuel."
-Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Somerville and sons, Will and George,
motored up from Spickard Sunday and spent the day with Mrs.
Somerville's sister, Mrs. Eli Norcross east of Mercer. Mrs.
Norcross is in very poor health.
-The Mercer ball team went to Clio Iowa, Sunday and played the
boys of that place.
-Ralph Whan, youngest son of Harve Whan, was kicked in the head
by a horse Sunday evening. No one was at home at the time but
himself. After the accident he walked down to Dr. Pickett's
office. The Dr. after an examination decided an immediate
operation was necessary. Drs. Bristow and Perry were summoned
from Princeton. The lad was chloroformed and a portion of the
skull taken out that was pressing on the brain. It was a serious
operation but hopes are entertained for his recovery.
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Ira Sears and family are moving to their new home in the north
part of town this week. It is a neat, handsome, and convenient
one-story cottage of five rooms with a spacious veranda on the
east and north sides and will make them an elegant and
comfortable home.
BRACEWELL
-Mrs. Painter and daughter from Lineville were out to Mrs.
Bracewell's on a visit last week.
-The twins gave us a joy ride in their new auto last Sun. They
handled it very cleverly for boys. We had a nice time, and they
took us over country we hadn't seen for ten days, in the way of
reciprocity for the courtesy we cordially invite them over next
Sunday to ride a couple of our choice year old steers-a dun and a
bay. They are fresh, that is they have never been rode before and
we think there will be considerable git up to them.
-Frank Sinclair has got his new house about finished. It is not
the White House but the Round House that Frank will live in and
on account of its being located in southern Iowa it will not be
mistook for the Capitol. He is also erecting a blacksmith shop on
the public highway.
-Merle Bracewell and family were in Woodland Sunday in company
with the family of Hey Gammill.
-Mr. McNamara, the veterinary surgeon of Lineville was out last
week.
-Bowshers have hauled a great deal of stuff past here from Leon
to their farm in an automobile. Several loads of hogs and farm
implements.
-Merle Bracewell is putting in 85 acres of corn. ---
-Several auto loads of Lineville society people picnicked and
fished in the vicinity of Fugit Lake last Sunday.
-The ladies of the Embroidery Club to the number of about forty
enjoyed a picnic last Thursday afternoon in the Lovett's pasture
west of town.
-Alex Sears, north of town sold his car load of fat yearlings
last week to Bill Early, of Mercer, at 8 cents, to be delivered
at option of buyer before June 1st. They are well fattened and
estimated to average 800 pounds.
-Charley Puffer, of the Cleopatra neighborhood, was in town the
other day with a fine Hupmobile auto purchased from the agency at
Lucerne. It is an elegant looking car and is said to be as good
as it looks.
-Mrs. Maggie Browning and her three children, of Darrow, Okla.
arrived Friday on a visit to Mrs. Browning's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. D. Lovett and other relatives.
-Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wright, of Kansas City, came up Saturday and
are visiting at the home of Mrs. Wright's father, A. C. Kemp, in
South Lineville.
-Jay Morkert's new house in the west part of town was wired for
electric lights and the line will soon be extended to it and Jid
Wasson's residence nearby, only five poles being required to
bring it from the northwest corner of the West Hill Park.
-P. D. Brown arrived Monday evening from his home at Hays City,
Kansas, and will spend two or three weeks visiting among friends
and relatives in the vicinity of his old home. He is looking well
and seems to his many old friends the same genial and sociable
"Doug" Brown, as of yore.
-Mrs. Wm. Madden, of the vicinity of Cleopatra, accompanied by
her two daughters, Mrs. Helen Robinson and Dr. and Mrs. Ellis,
drove through town in their car Sunday. and spent the day
picnicking on the banks of Weldon River.
LOGAN CHAPEL
-Luther Logan, wife and son Ben, made a business trip to Leon
Sat.
-Mrs. Geo Hamilton and daughter, Ida, of Lineville, visited the
Needle Workers' Society at the Chapel Wed. afternoon.
-Albert Wilson commenced working for Geo. Coverdale Mon. of last
week.
-Misses Carrie Rockhold and Ruby Vaughn attended choir practice
at the Chapel Fri. night.
-Mr. and Mrs. Alva Sinclair and daughter Clara, Perry and Albert
Wilson and Miss Violet Petty spent Sunday at Gene Drake's.
-Onel Keller and Miss Clara Sinclair accompanied Mrs. Cleo Wilson
and Miss Ula Keller to Lineville, Sun. evening.
-Everyone who has loved ones or friends buried in Logan or White
Oak cemetery should try and take care of the graves by cleaning
them off and filling them up before decoration day.
-Lloyd Bright and Sam Fenton of Elm attended Sunday School
Sunday.
-Luther Logan and sons, Ben and Reece delivered hogs at Lineville
Mon.
-Mrs. Joe Keller will lead the prayer meeting Tues. night.
FAIRVIEW
-Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Barber of Lineville spent Sunday with Frank
Bright and wife.
-Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bright and Mrs. Blanche Dobson and daughter,
also Mrs. Don Moore and daughter Geneva, spend Sunday with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Bright of near Lineville.
-Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bright had business at Morgan one day last
week.
-Pete Vaughn and Clem Lane called on Don Moore Sat.
-Those who spent Tues. at the Reno Willis home were: Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Bright, Mrs. Dide Petty of Morgan, Mrs. J. D. Moore and
little daughter, also Mrs. Mag Vaughn and daughter, Cleo.
-Miss Irene Bright spent Sunday with her friend Miss Wilda
Spencer.
-Don Moore spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milt
Moore.
-Willis Dillon and Oscar Peck had business at Leon one day last
week.
-Mr. and Mrs. Clem Lane of near Woodland, spent Saturday night
and Sunday at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pete
Vaughn.
-Mr. and Mrs. Oak Vaughn of near Pleasanton spent Sunday with the
formers parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Vaughn.
[transcribed by C.A., November 2005]