Iowa
Old Press
Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa
January 10, 1918
Austin & Austin, Publishers
Interesting Letter From Old Time Lineville Resident
The following letter was received by the Tribune editor
some time ago written by an old-time resident of Lineville, J. A.
Keaton, father of Ernest Keaton, of Morgan township, and whose
wife is a daughter of Mrs. Geo. Rudabaugh, of the same township,
but he and his wife have been resident of the state of Washington
for the past 30 years. He had been a friend of the late editor of
the Tribune, Chas. H. Austin, for more than 50 years and
writes entertaingly of some phases of the early history of
Lineville, especially of the beginning of the establishment of
the Tribune at Lineville:
Orchard, Clark Co., Wash.
December 12, 1917
To the Lineville Tribune:
How old time flies when one reaches the middle point of life.
During the month of June, 1880, the writer of these lines sat in
the editorial chair (a cracker box) in the sanctorum of the Tribune
office while its proprietor, Chas. H. Austin, counted the people
in the township in which Lineville is located. We had known
Charley Austin ever since the fall of 1862, when we lived in
Lucas county and sat type on the old Chariton Patriot, and we saw
Hen Belvel had the old Washington hand press and move it out of
the Monitor office at Corydon to start, "The Lineville
Tribune" edited by Hen Belvel, at its present location,
Lineville, Iowa. We wonder how many of the present readers
commenced with the first number of the paper? If I remember
rightly, Charley Austin went with the outfit and pulled off the
first copy from the press. (The above statement is not exactly
accurate. H. M. Belvel owned and operated a newspaper in
Lineville during the late sixties but the Lineville Tribune
was established in Lineville by Hon. Lewis Miles, of Corydon, in
1872, and its first editor was the late C. W. Bolster, Chas. H.
Austin becoming its owner and editor in March 1873.---Ed.)
Lineville was not much of a town at that time. There were no
blocks or brick buildings as now. No railroad nearer than
Chariton, about 40 miles distant, and not an auto in the whole of
Wayne county. Say, readers, it was pretty raw down there on the
State Line about those times. But I tell you there was a live
bunch down there when you got them started and it did not take
much to start them. But I did not start out to an extended
history of that section, only say to the readers that I was one
of the early birds in that section that took Horace Greeley's
advice and came further west in the year 1886. In April of that
year we left Woodburn, Ia., and on the 1st day of May landed in
the town of Sprague, Loncoln, Co., Territory of Washington. I
just got out of the United States and landed in a Territory. I
guess I even outdid Greeley some as he only wanted some of the
eastern people to go into the western state. No matter about
that, we had the desire to move and we did it and burnt the
bridges behind us so as to make people believe it, it's a sin to
live where it is so cold. I am writing where the grass is as
green as in mid summer and flowers are blooming outside the
window, where I am seated. Yet the line due east from here would
be found way north of Lineville in Canada. Just a little touch of
frost one or two mornings so far this fall and winter. We
scarcely have winter as here it does not snow enough to track a
rabbit in the roadway. It is a common thing to dig your potatoes
here in the spring instead of the fall. Old man Greely certainly
hit the nail square on the head when he said: " go west,
young man."
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A cablegram was received here last week by Mrs. J. A. Shira,
announcing the fact of the safe arrival of her nephew Sargent
Wright, at some port in England on his way to France, Sargent is
a member of an Aviation Corp and is probably by this time
receiving intensive training in some aviation field in France,
which will prepare him for the strenuous 'service' mapped out for
him somewhere on the battle front.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Engle, son and daughter of Avard, Okla, who
have been visiting relatives and friends during the past week,
left Sunday for Jamesport, Mo., where they will visit for a short
while with the family of Mrs. Engle's brother, W. B. Eck, near
that place, before returning home.
Soldier Letter From Camp Pike
The following letter was written by Elmer Werner, one of
Lineville's soldier boys at Camp Pike to his parents, here, and
by their permission are printing it.
Camp Pike, Ark., Dec.23, 1917.
I was very angry, indeed, to hear of the death of Curtis Duncan.
Myself and Albert Jones were within a half mile of the hospital,
but owing to the fact that we were quarantined at the time, did
not know anything about it and would not have been allowed to
have gone over there at that time if we had known of his
sickness. We are having a little better weather here now than
when we came. Our 312 Engineer's chaplain was just over and gave
us a little talk and as we are quarantined his talk was a great
pleasure to us. He is a great fellow to tell Negro stories and he
also gave us a very good sermon. They say we are having the worst
winter in Arkansas they have had here for many years. It has been
down to zero and we have had 4 or 5 inches of snow, although this
is a very pretty day, the sun is shinning brightly and it is
warm, but it gets pretty cold here nights. I am thinking that it
is not going to be a very happy Christmas for us boys, especially
those under quarantine. Will be out on Monday before Christmas,
as I am being transferred to headquarters as orderly, so it will
not be so bad for me, but I feel sorry for the other boys, who
will not be out and it will be sort of a sad Christmas for them.
Even though they were out of quarantine they could not go home.
All we can do is to sit around and write letters and attend
lectures every day and that helps to pass away the time, the mail
also comes in once a day and if we get a few letters and a box
once in a while, it helps some. Wishing everybody a Merry
Christmas and happy New Year, I am,
--Yours truly,
Privt. Elmer Warner, --Co. B. 312 Engineers, Camp Pike.
Red Cross Notes
The Red Cross Branch met at their room on Wednesday, January 2nd.
The branch was called to order by the Chairman, Mrs. May
Molleston, but on account of delayed orders, there was no work or
business transacted. The following knitted articles were sent to
the Corydon Chapter on January 3rd; 11 sweaters; 2 helmets, 6
pairs of socks; 2 pairs of mittens. The following are the 100
families reported by this Chapter: R. E. Molleston, Frank Jones,
Geo Warner, J. T. May, H. B. Litton, E. E. Calbreath, Mrs. Sarah
Elson, N. M. Engle, Tony Logan, I. A. Greenlee, Lewis Vinzant, J.
M. Varney, Daniel Elsey, R. W. Rockhold, Rev. R. C. Russell, Rev.
W. B. King, E. E. West, Louie Scott, Joe F. Bryan, I. W. Austin,
W. E. Massey, John Perkins, J. W. Baker, E. R. Belvel, Mrs. C. W.
Dickson, and B. B. Bragg. -Mrs. Alida Litton, Sec.
F. & M. Bank Stockholders Meeting
The 16th annual meeting of the Stockholders and Directors of the
Farmers & Merchants Bank of Lineville, Iowa, will be held in
the bank parlor on Monday, January 14, 1918 at 1:30 p.m. for the
election of officers and transaction of such other business
coming before the meeting. --E. E. Belvel, Pres.
Card of Thanks
We wish to extend our thanks and appreciation to our many kind
friends and neighbors for their help and kindness during the
sickness and death of our beloved wife and daughter. -J. C.
Petty, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Leachman
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B. R. Moore and nephew, west of Allerton were Pleasanton callers
at the Tribune office on Wednesday of last week, the former to
pay his subscription to the Tribune for another year and that of
his brother, F. E. Moore, of the same neighborhood.
In Memory of Palstine D. Brown (contributed)
When one has gone from the ranks of men, our minds are filled
with memories of the dead. The thought of his good
characteristics, the change of the expression of his face, and
all of the good things of his life, as we knew him, come up
before us. His weakness are touched with a softened hand and
there is always tenderness there. It was in the early morning of
December 19, 1917, that Palestine D. Brown, our friend and our
brother peacefully and painlessly ended his earthly career at the
home of his son-in-law, Ed. F. Maden, in this city. The subject
of this brief sketch has often told the writer that he was born
in Whitley County, Kentucky, near Williamsburg, March 17, 1834,
where he continued to live until the spring of 1854, when he with
his parents loaded their belongings into wagons and came overland
to Mercer County, Missouri, where they settled and opened up a
farm. No part of the narration of his hardships and privations
during his years of pioneering gave him more pleasure than the
fact that the land on which he settled had been his home form
that day to this; then he would say: "of course I am making
my home at present with Ed. With the understanding that when I
die my body is to be taken back to home in Missouri for
burial." November 30, 1854, a few months after settling in
Mercer county he was united in marriage with Mary Jane Moss, of
this union two children, were born, a son and a daughter, the son
died in infancy and the daughter, Susan became the late wife of
our Ed. F. Madden. Mr. Brown, had been a widower since September
1913. P. D. Brown was one of the oldest Masons in the state, he
was a Brother, a Companion, a Sir Knight and a Noble and no
brother ever knelt at the alter who held the lessons and their
teachings in a more exalted faith. His body was accompanied to
the station by an escort of Knight Templars in full uniform, from
Aleppo Commandry No. 31 of this city, Sir Knight Alex Phillip met
the funeral party at Kansas City and accompanied the body to
Lineville, where his brother Masons, his friends and his
neighbors of more than sixty years standing, were in waiting to
conduct the funeral service.
If Anybody Tells You
That Mr. Edison is growing old and that his work is done---Don't
you believe it ---For It Isn't True. -O. O. Greenlee, Edison
Agent, Lineville, Iowa.
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Miss Bertha Warnock, northwest of town, received a box of large
fine apples last week from her friends Mrs. G. L. Yingling, of
Hiawatha, Kans., as a New Years gift.
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Harry Rockhold came up from Kansas City last week, and is at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. C. Rockhold of West Third
Street. Recuperating from a breakdown caused from overwork in
transferring mail at the Union Depot during Christmas week. Harry
is in the service of the post office at Kansas City and is
located at the Union Station department which handles and
transfers the mails which arrive and leave that station.
Lineville City Directory:
Mayor, J. L. Bay; City Clerk, H. G. Duncan; City Treasurer, G. W.
Molleston; Street Commissioner, W. D. Elsey. Councilmen; B. B.
Bragg, J. E. Mudgett, L. C. Lewis, G. L. Murphy, W. L. Avery.
Committees: Streets and Parks, J. E. Mudgett and B. B. Bragg.
Light, L. C. Lewis, G. L. Murphy. Purchasing, W. L. Avery. Health
officer, Dr. I. M. Lovett. Council meets second Wednesday
evenings of each month.
Rock Island Time Card -- East Bound:
No. 58, 3:33 a.m., flag, Short line.
No. 30, 1:35 p.m.
No. 12, 10:04 p.m., flag for Chicago
No. 4, 11:55 p.m., flag stop.
Local Freight -No. 86, 9:50 a. m. West Bound
No. 57, 3:08 a. m.. Short line.
No. 29, 1:15 p.m.
No. 1 7:01 p.m. flag.
Local Freight - No 87, 2:30 p.m.
Sells Orpheum Theatre
Ed C. Varney. Owner and manager of the Orpheum Theatre, here for
the past several years, sold it last week too Messers Melone and
Rowley of Jamesport, Mo., who took immediate possession, the
first show under the new management being given at the theatre
last Thursday evening. The new proprietors are experienced in the
business and now own and operate a picture show at Jamesport. The
latter contemplates moving to Lineville shortly to make his home
and take personal charge of the business here. They will continue
to occupy the Varney room on the west side where the theatre has
been located for several years, but contemplate making some
important improvements to the interior of the theatre which will
add considerably to the appearance and convience of the room. We
understand there will be no changes, for the present, at least,
of former schedule of nights on which shows will be given. We
understand the new managers contemplate making some general
improvements here in class of shows and will no doubt receive an
increased patronage for their efforts.
Back From Southern Missouri
Otto Moore, the well known auctioneer west of town, and Mark
Scott, the west side café man, returned last Saturday from a
Southern Missouri land inspection tour. Our vocabulary is
insufficient to give their impressions of that section of
country, but suffice it to say, that the former stated in our
presence, he would not trade his farm over on Weldon river, west
of town, for all the land in one of the southern counties of
Missouri which they inspected. They also tell about one section
of that country where the natives still come to town in a wagon
to which was hitched a mule and a horse with chain harness and
rope line and cane-bottom chairs in the wagon box for seats.
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Austin Glover came up from Kansas City, Kans., Monday and spent
the day visiting with his uncle. C. G. Austin and family, of West
Hill and looking after business matters. He returned that evening
accompanied by his aunt, Mrs. Y. B. Wasson, of Morgan township,
who will spend a day or two in that city visiting with her niece,
Mrs. Katie Gobel of Clovis, N. M. who is also visiting relatives
there.
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Miss Lena Vinzant and sister, Mrs. Nora McDougal of Chardon,
Kans., who were holiday visitors at the home of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Vinzant of West Hill and other relatives and
friends here, left for their respective homes in Kansas last
Saturday.
Married
Miss Blanche Jones and Mr. Geo. Rush were quietly married at the
M. E. Parsonage at Corydon, Tuesday, Jan 1st, the ceremony being
performed by the M. E. minister of that place. The bride is a
daughter of C. M. Jones of Kansas City, but has lived with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rockhold of this place since
childhood. She was a student in the Lineville High School and was
a pleasant accomplished and popular young lady. The groom is a
resident of Corydon, is engaged with his father in the oil and
gasoline business and is said to be an honest, upright young man.
The young couple will make their home at Corydon.
Death of a Former Lineville Lady
By a private letter it is learned here of the death of Mrs. John
Wilson at Ottumwa, Iowa on Christmas Eve. The deceased live here
with her husband and family, for a number of years some 30 or
more years ago and was a kindly, pleasant woman whom everyone
loved and respected. She removed from here with her family to
Ottumwa, a great many years ago where she has since resided. She
was quite aged and her death was caused from a stroke of apoplexy
from which she suffered for two weeks before death came to
relieve her.
School Notes
The visitors of the High School were Mrs. Vera Belvel, Mrs. Mae
Calbreath, Joseph and George Tye of Plesanton and Hazel Bruner.
This week brings Joy and sadness. It is examination week but then
it closes school for the first semester. Several are absent on
account of sickness.
CLIO ITEMS
The surprise sprung on Mrs. J. M. Souder by her friends and
relatives on January 11th, was complete. It was the 75
anniversary of her birth. Those present were her daughter, Mrs.
Walter Woolover of San Franciso, Calif., who was visiting here.
Mrs. Souder's sons, John and Hollie A. and wives north of Clio, a
daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Tunis White of Clio and Mrs.
Souder's grandchildren, Pearl Souder and wife of Promise City,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Greeley, east of town, Mrs. Belle Sharr, son and
daughter, sons and daughters of John and Hollie Souder, also Rev.
and Mrs. W. R. Phelps and Mrs. Phelps, Jr., and child, Mr. and
Mrs. George A. Wright and Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Paddock and Mrs.
Lewis Jones. After having partaken of a delicious dinner, Rev. L.
A. Johnson appeared on the field duly armed and took snap shots
with his camera and all went homeward, promising if everything
remains in right order to return at the end of the next
quadrenium. Mrs. Souder was presented a nice comfortable chair in
which to take her well earned rests.
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-C. O. (Bob) Galliger enlisted in the National instead of the
Iowa Guards and has gone to St. Louis for training.
-Roy Grimes and family have rented and moved into the Murrell
Owen property.
-Willie Souder has been sent to Camp Douglas, Calif., for
training in aviation for the U. S. Army.
-The protracted meetings at Jones Chapel have brought forth
fruit, some conversions.
-Mrs. Bert Hughes went to Allerton Friday and Bert on Saturday.
They have sold their property there and went to bring down the
balance of the household goods.
-On January 4th there was a family gathering at the home of Wood
Bates. All the family including son-in-laws and grandchildren,
were present and all enjoyed a happy day. Rev. L. A. Johnson
appeared on the scene and fired his Kodak at the group.
-Mr. and Mrs. Evan Birls of Kansas City have been visiting at the
home of her brother, Daniel E. Bettis.
-At the Monday evening session the city dads invested in a home
conceived fire fighting machine. They also amended the ordinances
so as to make license for dance halls, public billiard halls, and
pool halls, $25.
-Mrs. Fred Phelps and daughter, May, left for their home Tuesday.
MERCER NEWS
-The latest affliction from the Germans, in Mercer, is the
measles.
-A sad tragedy occurred Sunday at the Apostolic church, west of
town, when Will Goodin and family together with brother in law,
Agile Derry and family were getting into the car to leave. The
car skidded, running over one of Derry's children, crushing its
head. The child only lived a short time. Derry is an Apostolic
minister.
-Paul Imes spent Saturday night with Bobby Jones, east of town.
Sunday morning he was broke out with German measles.
-Private Adolph Eggleston wrote home from France, Dec. 10th, he
had landed safely and was well. But didn't like the climate very
well. However, the Germans will soon make it warm for them. But
the Germans find out in reality that old Missouri boys are some
fighters.
-Miss Lena Vinzant visited friends in Mercer last week, before
returning to her duties of teaching in Kansas.
-Herbert Powers left Monday morning to spend several months with
his grandparents on a ranch in Dakota.
-Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Robinson of Ravanna, bought Bill Snyder's
property in south part of town and moved last week
-Elba McReynolds went last week to take examination in the
aviation corps. -Gordon Bailey went to Princeton Saturday to turn
in his assessor's books.
-Mrs. And Mrs. Harl Rockhold of Lineville vicinity were trading
with Mercer merchants Saturday.
-There is talk of organizing a community chorus in Mercer.
LOGAN CHAPEL
-Eddie Corder visited at the home of E. J. Wilson and G. W.
Johnson the past week.
-Harl Wilson with his family left last week for Kansas City and
from there will go to Colorado Springs.
-Mr. and Mrs. Reece Logan spent Sunday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. D. Vaughn.
-New officers were elected last Wednesday afternoon at the Ladies
Aid as follows: Mrs. Maud Belvel, Pres., Mrs. Ofa Fenton, Vice
Pres., Mrs. Rena Logan, Treasurer, Mrs. Elsie Drake, Sec., The
ladies will work for Mrs. David Smith next week.
-Mrs. J. A. Krieder visited Mrs. Frank Shockey a few days last
week.
-A skating party was held on Caleb Creek near the Logan Bridge
Wednesday and Friday evenings of the week past.
-Rolla Vaughn called at the Gene Drake home Sunday evening.
-Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Vaughn and E. J. Wilson made a trip to Leon
Saturday. Mrs. Vaughn remained Saturday night at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Sears.
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Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa
January 17, 1918
Austin & Austin, Publishers
Might Have Been Worse
Fire at Dr. C. E. Lovett's Office
What might have been a disastrous fire occurred at the office of
Dr. C. E. Lovett west of the northwest corner of the square last
Saturday. The day was very cold and the Doctor had occasion to
heat the second room of the office in which there was no stove
and in order to do so lighted an oil stove and left it burning
while he went to dinner. When he returned about an hour later and
started to enter the office he was met by a volume of smoke
coming out the door which was almost suffocating, but managed to
grope his way to the back end of the office and open a door on
the east side and the air from the outside soon cleared the room
of smoke and gave him a chance to look around and ascertain what
the trouble was. He discovered there was no fire in the rooms at
that time, although a large hole in the linoleum around the stove
and the wood work of his instrument case nearby and all the
window shades had been burned, the ceiling and walls of both
rooms blackened by soot and all the window panes in the back room
cracked. The oil stove was out, and apparently not damaged in the
least and it is a question yet just what caused the fire, but it
is supposed to have been the result of the stove burning too
high, and that the flames, which it started smothered out from
lack of air. The damage to the rooms and the furniture from fire,
smoke and soot will probably amount to $200, which is fully
covered by insurance.
Better Begin Figuring
It is officially reported that there will be a federal income tax
officer at the court house at Corydon from February 7th to the
26th, both dates inclusive for the purpose of assisting persons
in the county, subject to the income tax, make out their returns
and his services will be without cost to those who desire his
assistance. Returns for income for the year 1917 must be made on
forms provided for the purpose and must be completed and mailed
out before March 1st, 1918, and a penalty of from $20 to $1,000
may be assessed for a neglect of this duty. If you are not sure
about being subject to the tax, better ask the income tax man
about it and make sure. Whether you see the income tax man or not
you must make returns if subject to tax. It is estimated that 493
persons are subject to payment of income tax in Wayne County.
Married persons with a net income of $2,000 or more and single
persons who have net incomes of $1,000 or over will be required
to pay an income tax. The Collector suggests that everybody start
figuring up now his income and expenses so as to be ready with
the figures when the expert arrives. Expenses, however, don't
mean family expenses, money used to pay off principal of a debut,
new machinery, buildings, or anything like that. They mean what
you spend in making your money - interest, taxes paid, hired
help, amount paid for goods sold, seed, stock bought for feeding,
rent (except for your dwelling), etc. Income includes about every
dollar you get.
Thrift Stamps
"A penny saved is worth pennies earned," an old proverb
says. There are two reasons for the saying "Two pennies
earned" is but two pennies, while a penny saved may start a
habit that will result in the saving of many pennies which,
accumulating into dollars may perhaps, provide a fortune. The
Thrift Stamps now on sale throughout the nation are the
embellishment of the "penny saved" for they lead
directly to the War Savings Stamps which is worth $s. Patriotism,
too, is in the Thrift Stamps. Its immediate object is to enable
our government to prosecute its war for democracy to a victorious
end.
Death of Mrs. J. B. Moore
One of the sad deaths to occur lately was that of Mrs. Elizabeth
Moore, wife of J. B. Moore, who lives 5 miles west of Lineville.
Mrs. Moore left here on Wednesday, January 2, for Blanchard, Iowa
to care for the children of her daughter and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Delph Browning of that place, both of whom were then in a
hospital recovering from operations for appendicitis, and was
taken sick the day after her arrival there and died the Thursday
following. Her remains arrived here on Saturday morning and were
taken to the home west of town where funeral services were held
on Tuesday, conducted by Rev. Turpin, of Pleasanton, internment
following at the Moore graveyard in the same neighborhood. The
deceased leaves to mourn her loss a husband, 11 children and
other relatives. All of her immediate family was present at the
funeral services excepting two children, her son, Green Moore, of
Colo, and daughter, Mrs. Vadi Browning, of Blanchard, Iowa.
Sells West Side Café
Mack Scott traded the west side café and the furnishings in the
apartment rooms above Belvel & Duden's store on the north
side, last week to John Bay, of Allerton, for a residence
property in Allerton, possession being given last Friday. Okey
Bay, brother of the new proprietor was in charge of the business
until Tuesday when Mr. Bay and family arrived and took active
charge of the business. Mr. Bay and family are not unknown to our
community as they resided here several years ago, where the
former was engaged in the grocery business. Mr. Bay is an
energetic and capable business man and we predict he will command
a good patronage in his new enterprise here. --Mr. J. L. Bay, the
Lineville real estate man negotiated the trade.
Sad Death of Little Child
The remains of Allen Ellis, son of Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Ellis of
Des Moines was brought here Tuesday morning for burial in
Evergreen cemetery. Funeral services were held at the M. E.
Church, South, Tuesday at 10 a.m. conducted by Rev. Pollock, of
Powersville, Mo., interment following at Evergreen cemetery. The
little child was aged 1 year, 1 month and 17 days. Dr. and Mrs.
Ellis were former residents of the neighborhood north of
Cleopatra and have many relatives and friends in this
neighborhood, who join with us in extending sympathy to the
breaved parents in this, their hour of sorrow.
School Notes
-Friday night of this week Corydon brings two basketball teams to
the Lineville gymnasium, over Greenlee and Logan's store. The
Corydon boys play our newly formed high school boys team; and
their girls try their luck with our re-organized girl's team. Our
girls have not played for two months, in fact, since the outdoor
season closed before Thanksgiving. Because of the indoor court,
the team is completely reorganized. There are only two fields
(instead of three); the centers may play anywhere; and the team
consists of only five members. At a meeting Wednesday afternoon,
the girls elected Nannie Duncan, captain to succeed former
captain, Grace Nightengale. Miss Ruth Clark, of Mercer, will
referee the girls game Friday night. Every evening the boys are
practicing with the town team.
-Twelve students were excused from examinations last Friday. They
are
Freshmen-Leta Duden, Elna Davis, Irba McGhee, and Ruth Avery.
Sophomores -Bernice Cox, Maggie Whan, Erma Laughlin and Una
Duden.
Juniors --Nannie Duncan,
Seniors -Elaine Belvel, Mildred Belvel, and Isophene McKinney.
-The semester closed Friday; the school year is half over.
-Monday evening after school the Junior class organized. The
following officers were elected: President, Hulda Wasson;
Secretary Treasurer, Paul Saylors. The class decided to put on a
musical recital ----- next year. Three excellent numbers have
been contracted for with the Midland Lyseum Bureau. The class of
'19 expects to show that it can do things.
-Monday night at 8:15 there will be a talk at the school house on
"The Origin of the Earth." A theory about the origin of
life, and many geological and astronomical phenomena will be
discussed. Everyone is welcome.
-Carl Lane of Weldon visited school last week.
New Official Located
In the Court House a new county official now located in the court
house is Mr. Q. P. McKelvy, who has been employed as County
Agricultural Agent by the Farm Bureau which was recently
organized. Room has been made in the office of the Clerk of the
District Court and Mr. McKelvy is ready and anxious to see and
meet our farmers and citizens. We know that he wants people to
come in and get acquainted - Corydon Times Republican.
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There has been no shows at the Orpheum during the past week. The
new proprietors being busy rearranging the interior of the room.
The unsightly stairway in the back and has been removed, the
stage enlarged and we understand a second floor will be laid
which will have a gradual slope from the front of the room to the
stage, which will make all seats in the building desirable and
allow the occupants a clear view of the stage. It is thought
these improvements will be near enough completed to allow the
management to give their regular show next Saturday evening.
Valuable Heifer Shot
Mr. O. O. Greenlee, who owns the farm just north of the fair
grounds, on which he keeps among other stock, a number of pure
bred White Face cattle and Chester White hogs, reported that on
last Friday he discovered one of his most valuable young pure
breed heifers suffering from a cruel and dangerous gun shot
wound, the heifer had been running with the other cattle in the
pasture in the west part of the farm and the wound was supposed
to have been inflicted by some irresponsible man or boy while
rabbit hunting on the place. The heifer, which cost Mr. Greenlee
$150 last fall, is still alive but in a serious condition. The
farm has been posted against hunting and trespassing and the
owner has been lenient heretofore in regard to those offences,
but we judge from the way Mr.. Greenlee talks since the discovery
of the accident to his valuable animal, it would be just as well
for hunters to keep off his land hereafter.
Failed in Navy Examination
Charley Wasson, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Y. B. Wasson of Morgan
township, who has become of age since the draft in September,
recently went to Des Moines and offered his services to Uncle Sam
as a Navy recruit, but on examination was turned down on account
of physical disability at that place. Being informed there that
he might be accepted at the Chicago station in another unit of
the service, he immediately went on to that place, where he again
made application for enlistment, but was again rejected, after
which he returned home, somewhat dejected, but not altogether
discouraged. Charley is a patriotic young man and still cherishes
hopes of being able to enter the service in some capacity
sometime.
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Guy Wasson came up from Kansas City Saturday and visited until
Sunday evening with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Wasson of
West Hill and other relatives and friends here.
A Case of Small Pox Here - Maybe
Geo. L. Murphy, Rock Island agent here, was confined to his home
on West Third Street, the fore part of last week with what was
supposed to have been a mild attack of German measles, but by
Thursday his sickness developed into such a condition that his
physician, Dr. K. R. Huff, decided it was of a more serious
character and called in consultation Dr. I. M. Lovett and the
diagnosis of the case was that the patient was suffering from
either a severe case of chicken pox or a mild form of small pox
and immediately ordered him and his family quarantined. The Iowa
Board of Health does not recognize chicken pox, but classes all
such cases as small pox and orders them quarantined and treated
as such, and while Mr. Murphy's trouble indicate some symptoms of
small pox, it is not really considered by his physician to be
anything more than a severe case of the chicken pox , but by the
order of the State Board of Health must be treated the same as
though it were small pox. Mr. Murphy has at no time during his
illness, been sick enough to be confined to his bed. There are no
other cases in town at present and the authorities are using
every precaution to prevent the spread of the disease, should it
prove to be smallpox.
Is Appointed to Officers Training School
Ralph Rumley of Leon and M. L. Sedar of Lamoni, were among those
who have been transferred to the officers training school at Camp
Dodge. Both of the boys have been making splendid records at Camp
Dodge, where they have been stationed for some time and their
selection for training at the office training school is most
gratifying to their many Decatur county friends - Leon
Journal.
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Burris Maston, of Des Moines, who came down for a visit over the
holidays with his aunt, Mrs. J. S. Craney and husband, of South
Lineville, was taken ill while here, but had sufficiently recoved
to be able to return to his duties at Des Moines last Thursday.
Mrs. Benjamin L. Mark
Mary Frances Foxworthy was born at Ladoga, Montgomery County,
Ind. Sep.24, 1847 and passed away Jan. 8, 1918 at her home one
mile south of Pleasanton, Iowa. She was the daughter of Mason and
Mary Ann Foxworthy and came with her parents to Mercer County,
Missouri, October 1854. Settling on a farm in Lindley township.
When she was about thirteen years of age the family moved to
Pleasanton, Iowa, where she acquired an education in the public
schools and later taught school for a few years. Oct. 2, 1870 she
was married to Benjamin L. Mark, who survives her. To this
exceptionally happy union, three children were born, two of whom
are living; the daughter, Emma, who teaches in the west, and
Lawrence Mark, who with his family resided on his farm east of
Pleasanton. Besides the immediate family, she is survived by two
brothers and two sisters; Dr. O. W. Foxworthy of Leon, Iowa,
Victor E. Foxworthy of Winston, Mo., Mrs. A. L. Logan of
Kellerton, Iowa, Mrs. A. E. Jordan of Lineville, Iowa. With her
at the time of her death were her husband and children and
favorite granddaughter, Bernice, a brother and two sisters. Mrs.
Mark was converted in early life and united with the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Funeral services were held from the C. W.
Church at Pleasanton, Iowa Thursday, Jan. 10th by the Rev. C. E.
Shugg of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Davis City. A few old
familiar hymns were sung by the Crawford quartette. The body was
tenderly laid to rest at the Hamilton Cemetery at Pleasanton. The
death of her father, Mason Foxworthy occurred on the same day.
Sixteen years ago.
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For Sale --A nearly new 6-inch tube Rumley feed grinder, one
whole Moline corn sheller and two gasoline engines. Call on or
address G. T. Williams, Mercer, Mo. Route No. 3.
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Jim Browning, who has been living on the I. E. McCarty farm in
Jefferson township north of town, last week purchased the Robert
Hutchinson 240 acre farm one mile south of Big Springs. The farm
was owned by C. M. Hutchinson, who lives 3 miles west of Allerton
and we understand the purchase price was $82.50 per acre. It is
fine, well improved farm and we would judge well worth the price.
J. L. Bay, real-estate agent at this place made the sale for the
owner.
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Mrs. M. J. Henry of South Lineville, made her annual visit to the
Tribune office Monday for the purpose of renewing the
subscriptions for the five copies of the Tribune which she has
been sending for several years to the following: Her two sons, H.
H. Henry, Valley View, New Mexico and Wm. Henry, Shelley, Idaho,
her daughter, Mrs. E. M. Evans of Des Moines, her grandson, Joe
Henry, Enid, Oklahoma and her own.
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G. W. Molleston, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of
this place, returned Saturday morning from Des Moines, where he
has been attending a state meeting of the agents of the Western
Life Insurance Co. which was held at that place. He reports about
60 or 70 agents of this popular company present and a pleasant
and profitable meeting enjoyed by those present.
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-Miss Rae Shirley, of Princeton, is visiting with the Swan family
on North Brown street, this week.
-Mrs. Jack Crees and little daughter, Leota of Saline, Kans,
visited over Sunday with J. H. Crees of East Lineville Street.
Fidelity Rebekah Lodge
Meets on second and fourth Thursday evening of each month at
their hall at 7:30 o'clock. Transient members are cordially
invited to attend.
-Emma Swan, N.G.
Ella H. Harring, Sec'y.
MERCER
-Wedding bells ring quite often down here any more. On last
Wednesday, Arthur Dykes was united in marriage to Miss Flora
Starks, who has made her home at Aunt Suzanne Talbott's for a
couple of years. She is a very estimable girl. They will make
their home here for the present.
-Dr. A. D. Ellis was in town, Saturday enroute to Des Moines,
having been called home by the serious illness of his youngest
child, Little Aldon, who passed away Sunday night. The little one
was taken sick with pneumonia on Wed. evening and was very ill
from the start. He will be sadly missed by his brothers and
sisters.
-Constable Everett Lowry assisted by Dort Scott were trying one
day last week to locate a gypsy over on the river, northwest of
Lineville, who had threatened to kill a lady in that
neighborhood. They didn't find him, but they returned home very
tired from their scare.
-Dort Scott and family moved to the Hal Rockhold place east of
Lineville where he will work for Mr. Rockhold the coming year.
-Albert Rouse and Miss Lacona Scott, who is a sister of Mrs. D.
O. Lowry, of this place, were quietly married at the home of the
bride near Ravanna, last Sunday afternoon.
-Ural Alley and Johnnie Summers loaded a car Monday to ship to
Akron, Colo., where they are both going on farms.
-Gordon Bailey and wife moved from the Will Moore bungalow
Saturday to Ed Gloshen's farm, a mile east of town, vacated by
Ural Alley.
-Mrs. Helen Graham has gone to Quincy, Ill., to enter business
college.
-The following ladies attended the funeral of Little Aldon Ellis
at Lineville Tuesday morning; Mrs. R. C. Anderson, Mrs. A. C.
Stuteville, Mrs. Byrd Bryan, Mrs. J. E. Lowry, Mrs. Dr. Picket,
Mrs. Virgil Hickman, Mrs. D. E. Cox, Mrs. Doan and Mrs. Wm.
Alley.
Lineville City Directory
Mayor, J. L. Bay; City Clerk, H. G. Duncan; City Treasurer, G. W.
Molleston; Street Commissioner, W. D. Elsey; Councilmen, B. B.
Bragg; J. E. Mudgett, L. C. Lewis, G. L. Murphy, W. L. Avery.
Committees: Streets and Parks, J. E. Mudgett, and B. B. Bragg
Light, L. C. Lewis, G. L. Murphy; Purchasing, W. L. Avery; Health
Officer, Dr. I. M. Lovett.
Council meets second Wednesday evening of each month.
CLIO ITEMS
-Bob Galliger strove to show his true patriotism. Being too old
to enter the over-sea forces, he enlisted in the National Guard
and having passed the necessary physical examinations at
Centerville and Ottumwa, was ordered to St. Louis for final
examination and mustering. He failed on the final physical test
and was excused from further service and sent home. He says his
only chance now, may come by the extension of the age limit for
draft and another trial before an examination board.
-Our former restaurant man from the cement block, came up from
the hills and ravines somewhere in Missouri and after tearing out
the shelves from the room where he had furnished lunch, gave over
the room for a party to come up from our sister state and spend
the hours in foot shuffling to Missouri brought-up fiddles. There
were about ten masculine and five feminine dancers so we were
informed.
-Special revival services at the Methodist Episcopal church are
announced for another week. Bro. Phelps was assisted by Rev.
Young of Jamesport, Mo., who preached two evening sermons last
week, and Rev. Pollock, of Powersville, Mo., who preached twice
this week, and may possibly give more time. Both were very
thankfully received by our church here.
-Having been delayed by belated trains at Allerton, Dr. Shaw did
not arrive until Sabbath morning. He preached Sabbath morning and
assisted by Rev. Phelps and Johnson, he administered the
sacrament of the Lord's supper and after dinner, left in an open
spring wagon for Lineville to hold evening services.
-Mr. and Mrs. Milford Tolliver are the proud parents of a
bouncing baby boy.
BRACEWELL
-Mrs. John Sinclair is at Corydon on a visit. The cold spell held
her a prisoner there.
-W. M. Knapp and son were down in their car a few days ago.
-Mike Griffin has three domesticated wolves that he caught last
spring while young. He keeps them shut up in a corn crib.
-John Sinclair is down with a lame back.
-Doug Collier has an old fashioned clock over 70 years old. It
runs by weights. Was brought here in the edge of Missouri, in a
wagon in 1847. Doug's father traded a rifle for it shortly after
that date.
-C. H. Trembly delivered a team of mules to Leon during the
Blizzard Sat. , receiving $450 for them.
-The mail man did not make it on his trip Saturday. The roads
were considerably drifted.
-A party from Leon made a trip from Leon to Lineville in their
automobile Saturday and got as far back as the Willey place that
we know of, defying the snow drifts. They had alcohol, but by
mistake used it in their stomach in place of the radiator
No Hunting Allowed
No hunting will be allowed on land controlled by me, known as the
Ida Duncan farm northwest of town and give fair warning to
hunters to keep off -L. M. Kindred
Farm Loans and Insurance
Plenty of 6 per cent money on Iowa and Missouri farm lands on
easy terms. Also all kinds of city or country property insurance.
Call on or address
- J. H. Crees, Lineville, Iowa.
No Hunting Allowed
Notice is hereby given that hunting of any kind is hereby
forbidden on my land northwest of Lineville and I will positively
prosecute to the full extent of the law, anyone found trespassing
on my property for the purpose of hunting. So take notice and
govern yourself accordingly.-H. C. Gatliff.
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