Iowa Old Press

The Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne Co., Iowa
March 25, 1926

E. C. Varney, Editor

LOCAL NEWS

Announcements
I wish to announce that I will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for the office of County Recorder for a second term, subject to the will of the party at the June primary
Mrs. Grace McIntire

Please announce to the Republicans of Wayne County that I will be a candidate for the nomination for County Treasurer for a second term, subject to the will of the voters of the party at the June Primary.
Loyd Guinn

-J. S. Davis was an Allerton visitor Friday.
-Miss Hazel Hubler, who is employed in Des Moines, is visiting home folks.
-Mark Petty of Des Moines visited home folks over the week end. Mark came down by motorcycle and left the bike here for Lee to break in.
-The roads are getting good now. Lets all attend church and organize Sunday School - Supt. Mt. Olive Church.
-I have a stock of wallpaper, also samples for quick shipment at my home on West Hill. Am prepared to paper or decorate your rooms at any time. - I. A. Greenlee

Will Open Beauty Parlor
Elsewhere in this issue is an add announcing the opening of a Beauty Parlor in the Cox Barber Shop in the Leachman building, east side square.

-Gwynn Hawkins of Des Moines drove down Sunday for a visit with relatives. His sister, Mrs. Effie Lovett, returned with him Wed. for a short visit.
-Pete Cook of Clio neighborhood, was a business visitor at the Lineville Mills Saturday, taking out a nice lot of ground feed for several hundred chicks, some of which are feathered out. Mr. Cook feeds rolled oats and buttermilk feed at first, then changes to fine ground corn. He hatches his chix in a 1200-egg incubator and reports the profits from his flock.

Furniture for Sale
One oak, tapestry upholstered davenport with mattress, oak bed with springs, 2 oak rocking chairs, 5 tube Atwater-Kent radio with cabinet, Gulbranson player piano, oil heater, 2 U. S. Cord tires siz 33X4 and an Oakland car engine. For sale cheap at Mrs. W. P. Sullivan's residence.

-W. C. Cozad of Leon, was a Lineville visitor Tuesday.
-John Rockey was a Corydon visitor Tuesday.
-Mrs. M. E. Jacobs and son, Gail, were business visitors in Powersville, yesterday.
-George Hutchinson is driving a new Ford Sedan purchased from the Dailey-Luce Auto Co. local Ford dealers.
-If you want your trees sprayed see Gorphy Laughlin
-The Embroidery Club will meet with Mrs. Mattie Calbreath instead of Mrs. Dr. Ellis Tuesday, March 30.
-Miss Beulah Hudgel's mother and little sister of Fairfield, Iowa visited here over the week end.
-We have everything for spring house cleaning. - Molleston's Drug Store.
-Henry Evans came in Saturday and bought a Charter Oak wagon from the Lineville Elevator Co. The Elevator Company reports the sale of several wagons, disc, plows and other farm implements during the past few days. They handle the well known Moline and John Deere lines.
-South Lineville citizens are feeling pretty good these days as paving will start within the next few days in that thriving little city. The contracts for the ten miles south from the State Line, were let the 19th and work is
expected to begin April 1.
-Ray Millemon, well known farmer south of town, was in town Tuesday with a load of eggs and traded a part of his egg check out at the Varney Mill for chicken laying mash. Ray was well pleased with the price received for his eggs.

Ex Linthieum of San Leandro, Calif. who has spent some ten days visiting here, left yesterday for his western home. Ex is one of the Lineville boys who has gone out and made good. Ex has a thriving real estate business established in San Leandro, Ca. Ex left here some twenty-five years ago but always manages to come back for a visit every few years. His nearest relative is Mrs. J. S. Craney, a sister. Come again Ex.

The class play, "The Adventures of Grandpa" a three-act farce comedy, was played to full houses in the high school auditorium last Friday and Saturday nights. The cast was selected from the Junior class and the play was one of the best class plays in the history of the school. The players were drilled by Miss Beulah Hudgel, the school dramatic instructor. It would not be fair to say just who of the characters did best for it was the universal opinion that all did fine. Probably the funniest character was John "Bub" Petty as Grandpa and
the audience was moved to uproarious applause at his acting. All parts were well carried through and was voted the "best ever" by all who attended.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Perry of Omaha, Nebr. Visited at the G. T. Laughlin home over the week end. Mr. Perry left the first of the week for Omaha, where he will look after his contracting and road building business while Mrs. Perry will remain for a longer visit.

School Notes
-Eva Lee and Zonbell Sanders were high school visitors Monday.
-The Sixth Grade are busy making productive maps. The Seventh Grade are making Health Poster booklets
-The Sixth and Seventh Grade have both composed poems on "The March Winds" and the Seventh also have composed poems on "Iowa".
-Izola Warnock is absent from the Third Grade.
-The Fourth Grade are going to start clay molding.
-Junior Hoskins is a new pupil in the First Grade.
-Miss Amenell, the County Supt., made our school a short visit last Friday afternoon and she found everything running nicely.

Lineville Woman a D. A. R.
Mrs. Lionel I. Litton was recently honored by being admitted into the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The D. A. R. is the largest women's patriotic organization in the world and is composed of women who can trace lines of decent from some patriot of 1776 who fought the British or rendered signal service to the colonist cause in some other manner. This is in deed a rare honor for Mrs. Litton.
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Jack Lewis, well known Clio citizen and father of Mrs. Hazel Molliston of this city was taken to the Parker hospital, Tuesday suffering from locked bowels. It may be necessary to operate.

EXTRA
The Linveville Checker Team won the Southern Iowa Championship last night from Corydon by a 20 to 16 score.

SIGNS OF SPRING

Frank Whan sheds sheep skin coat.
Edgar Phillips overhauls camping outfit.
Bill Kirks sings instead of cussing.
Gun Club shot a few pigeons.
Horse Shoe game started.
Editor gets threshing letter.
Charles Davis gets fishing tackle out.
Albert Nickels gets hair cut.
Joe Crees washes up Saxon car.
Lige Wright wears a broad smile.
Lewis Vinzant gets his hair cut.
Walter Bright gets shaved.
Ball players playing catch.
Bill Loveless changes overalls.
A. N. Harding cuts fishing poles.

Obituaries

Abigal McMurtry was born April 18, 1848 in Illinois, moving with her parents to Iowa when she was quite small. She grew to womanhood west of Lineville and spent almost all of her life in Lineville and vicinity, spending her declining years at her home in South Lineville. She was converted and united with the Methodist church when still in her youth and lived a consistent Christian life until the end when she peacefully
fell asleep the morning of March 16 to join her loved ones. At the time of death she was 77 years, 10 months and 28 days of age. She was united in marriage to Bozwell Stuteville, May 10, 1866 and to this
union six children were born, three of whom proceeded her in death, Cleona, Ethel and Walter. The living are Mrs. Alice Laughlin, Powell, Wyo., Mrs. Laura Moore, Gillette, Wyo., and Arthur of Mercer, Mo. She also leaves nine grandchildren, one great grandchild and one sister, Mrs. Martha Brown, Modesta, Calif. Her husband passed away Feb 18, 1923.

"A loving one from us is gone,
A voice we loved is still.
A place is vacant in our lives
Which never can be filled."

Ida Emma, daughter of Joseph and Julia Naylor was born near Red Wing, Minn., May 18, 1860; died at her home near Clio, Iowa, March 15, 1926, aged 65 years, 9 months and 28 days.When quite young she moved with her parents to Decatur City, Iowa. She was untied in marriage to Ivan (?) Clay, Oct 11, 1877. To this union eight children were born, two dying in infancy. She is survived by her companion and six sons. Walter S., James A., Claude N., Joseph C., Ray H., Ralph T., all of whom were with her in her last illness. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. Joe Roberts of Dawson, Ia, and two brothers, Frank and Seal of Lamoni, Iowa, and eighteen grandchildren who with many friends are bereft. With her husbancd she moved to Holdridge, Nebr, in 1883; was converted and united with the Christian church at that place. The funeral services were held from the M. E. Church of Lineville and conducted by the pastor, Rev. R. W. Meeker. The body was laid to rest in Lineville Evergreen cemetery.
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Mrs. Chas. Haver and little daughter, Caroline June of Omaha, are here for a visit with Mrs. Lizzie Sullivian and other relatives and friends.

Breaks Arm Cranking Car
Henry Evans, well know young farmer, had the misfortune to fracture his right arm cranking a Ford car at home Saturday. He was brought here for treatment.

EXTRA
J. S. Craney of Lineville and Ex Linthicum have bought the Lineville Mineral Springs. Extensive improvements will be started soon.
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Joe Lovett of Washington, D. C. left Tuesday for his home. Joe is an old schoolmate of the Editor and one of the "Old Gang." We are always glad to have Joe come and his visits are all to short but as Joe holds a responsible government position, his stays are always limited. Joe is a member of the original "Bloody Six" who terrorized this community some thirty years ago. G. W. Molleston and Ye Editor are the only members of this gang who still reside here. The other members are Everett "Fatty" King of Los Angeles, Calif., Kirk Evans of Baxter Springs, Kans., and George "Dutch" Priegel of Lawrence, Nebr. Later on Jess Mudgett now of Loveland, Colo., was taken in to replace Kirk Evans, who moved to Kansas a short time after the band was organized. While school teachers freely predicted hanging or "the Pen" for this gang, they are all engaged in more or less useful occupations. Come again Joe.

Max Molleston, Chillicothe Business College student, visited home folks over the week end. Max's roommate "Chief" Harry Kerval, accompanied him here, the boys making the trip in the Chief's Studebaker Sedan. The Chief, who is a ball pitcher of AA class has promised to hurl a game for Lineville this summer.
The boys returned to School Monday afternoon.

S. S. Class Entertains
Marie Molleston's Sunday School class delightfully entertained a number of guests at a St. Patrick's Day Party at the M. E. South Church last Wed. evening. The evening was spent in games and contests and a most enjoyable time reported by the guests. Dainty refreshments were served by the ladies.

-Wayne Lovett and family are driving a new Ford Fordor Sedan purchased from Dailey - Luce, local dealers.
-Rankin Austin, Ames College student spent the week end with home folks.

IN MOTOR CYCLE CRASH
While Lee Petty and Gail Jacobs were trying to establish a new dirt road speed record for motorcycles, Thursday on No.14 northeast of town, the fool bike played a trick on them. While passing a wagon at a speed estimated at from 90 to 110 miles an hour, the machine suddenly left the ground and after sailing through the air as "Whitey" described it, for an hour, looped the loop a couple of times, did a perfect tail spin and came down on all fours with Lee and "Whitey" two points down on the bottom. Lee sustained a badly cut right eye and numerous bruises while "Whitey" emerged from the wreck with a black eye and gray hair. Jacobs said that it was enough to turn a man's eye black and hair gray. The boys were brought to Dr. C. E. Lovett's office and sewed and patched up. It is not thought their injuries will prove serious.

A Town Ticket Out
Old Officers Fill Only Ticket in Field
A town ticket was filed with City Clerk Howard Petty, for the coming election to be held in the town hall next Monday. With little or no issue at stake, the ticket filed is composed entirely of the present board. The ticket is as follows:
For Mayor, E. C. Varney.
For Treasurer, G. W. Molleston,
For Assessor, Walter Bright.
For Councilmen, H. L. Harris, Tony Logan, W. A. Laughlin, Glen Hawkins and C.(G.) L. Murphy. These men are all experienced in the affairs of the town, having served from one to several terms. Other candidates will probably be written into the ballots of the election next Monday.

Thurston Again a Candidate
Representative in Congress from the Eighth district, Lloyd Thurston of Osceola, announces that he is a candidate for re-election if nominated by Republicans at June Primary.

Buys Fine Police Dog
Evan Molleston just recently added to their police dog kennels a fine pedigreed male dog, Von, which will greatly increase the value of their dogs, as Von is from a blue ribbon stock of pedigreed police dogs.
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-Mrs. Stella Laughlin is a Kansas visitor this week.
-Dr. Engle is driving a new Chevrolet Sedan.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

I wish to announce myself as a candidate for the office of Member of the Board of Supervisors for Dist. No. 3, subject to decision of Republican voters at the June primaries.James Davis

I wish to announce myself as a candidate for the office of Member of the Board of Supervisors for Dist. No. 3. Miles McCarty

I hereby announce that I am a candidate on the Republican ticket for the nomination of Representative in the Congress, Eighth Iowa District Lloyd Thurston

I wish to announce that I will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for the office of County Auditor, for a second term. W. H. Burton

Please announce to the Republicans of Wayne County that I will be a candidate for the nomination for State Representative from Wayne County D. E. Williams

CLIO LOCALS
-Mrs. Geo. Souder was near to death Sunday night, caused by an attack of acute indigestion.
-We will correct a mistake in the last issue, Walter Gregg is night man. He is station agent at Landen, Iowa
-Mrs. Oliver's mother who lives at Surgeon, Mo., has been quite sick, but is better at this time.
-Mrs. Oliver entertained Mr. Grinstead and wife of Letts, Ia, also Mr. Cox and wife, and Mr. Eberline and wife of Clio on last Sunday.
-Mr. Summers, our truckman is doing a fine lot of work.
-Nellie Cass entertained the country club Wed. eve.
-Jim Gardner and family visited with Frank Gardner the first of the week.
-Mr. Quinn's mother from K.C. came to help care for little J. C. who is quite sick.
-Carl Casey and family spent Sunday with Lee Lewis.
-Mike Sharr and wife visited in Allerton Sunday.

MT. OLIVE
-Mrs. Vaughn visited at the Alex Sears home Wed.
-Bro Rice delivered a good sermon Sunday at Mt. Olive but there were not many out to hear him. The roads are getting good now and let us start working for the church and organize a Sunday school.
-Jake Petty and Lilly Walldrip are visiting relatives and friends in this community.
-Those who spent Sunday at Elmer Wilson's were Bro. Rice and wife, Earl Wilson and wife and daughters.
-Gladys Bettis is working for Mrs. Josie Massey, who is on the sick list at this writing.
-Paul Shira and wife and Hazel Wilson called at the Ivan Belvel home Tuesday night.
-Mrs. Mary Corder is much improved after her long illness.
-Onel Kelley, wife and children, visited Sunday at John Wilson's.
-Elvin Petty is staying at Guy Logan's going to school at the Brower.
-Paul Shira and wife visited on Sunday at the George Shelton home.
-Mrs. Ruby Cravens and Mrs. Ivan Belvel hatched off another nice flock of baby chicks. We wish them better success than they had with their first hatching.
-Several from this community attended the play held at Lineville last week. All report it fine the characters doing excellent work with the aid of their trainer Miss Hudgell.
-Mrs. Alice Wilson has been quite poorly again with tonsillitis but we hope for early recovery.
-Nellie McIntosh and children spend the week end at the Tommy Bryan home.
-Paul Shira and family and Everett Vinzant and wife visited at the George McCarty home last Sunday eve.

LOGAN CHAPEL
Those spending the evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Drake were Geo. McCarty, wife and son, Ben Logan and wife, Sherman Judd and wife, Jean and Joan Varney. Some good violin music was furnished by Sherman Judd.
-W. E. Massey and wife, V. K. Lovett and family spent a very pleasant day at the Wilbur Miller home in Leon, Iowa, last Sunday.
-Several from these parts attended the round dance at the May Hall last Tuesday night.
-We understand the editor of The Tribune has been receiving some letters that might be called black mail, just over Logan Chapel news, so we will be good, Ed for we don't want to get a fellow with a family all bruised up. We have found out every one don't take things as good natured as Sherman Judd.
-Lola Judd and wife spent Sunday at Sherman Judd's.
-Rease Logan and family were Sunday visitors with Perry Rockhold and wife.
-Mrs. Jake Atkinson is very poorly at the present time. We hope she soon recovers.
-Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Drake, Jean and Joan Varney spent Sunday at the G. W. Drake home.
-Rease Logan sawed wood last Saturday and now has a nice lot of summer wood.
-Dave Bardwell sawed wood for G. W. Drake and Roy Moore last week.

NEW ZION
-Mrs. Jane Ragan and son, Ira, spent Sunday with Mrs. Lenna Ragan.
-Virgil Cox, wife and son, Albert, and Hubert Goin spent Sunday with Glen Bain and wife.
-Oral McKinney and wife called at the Will Jones home Sunday.
-Z. R. Hartsook of Davenport, Ia came Sunday night to visit with his siser Mrs. Jiles(?) Bloom.
-Miss Ada Alley came up from Cameron Friday night to spend the week end with
home folks.
-Ernest Hollcroft and wife called at the Rash Hick's home Sunday.
-Archie Cox and wife, Eldon Donelson and family and Sam Mock Sundayed with Charlie Cox and wife.
-Frank McIntosh and family spent Sunday with Aaron McIntosh and wife near Mercer.
-Mildred Cox and Letha Jones visited Versa Bardwell Sunday.
-Bill Glines and wife visited at Rose Ragan's Sunday.
-Dirk Bloom and wife spent Sunday with Eldon Cox and wife.
-Jesse Moore and wife attended the birthday dinner at Green Moore's of near Lineville Sunday.
-Jim Snyder and family spent Sunday at the Coleman Cox home.
-Reuben Hix and wife and son, Rash spent Sunday with Gar Hix and wife.

FAIR HAVEN NEWS
-Mrs. Lizzie Reeves and son, Mrs. Mary Wade visited Wednesday with Miss Adeline Lowry of Mercer, who has been real poorly.
-Mrs. and Mrs. Burton Elliott and daughter were Mercer vistors Friday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Grimes and daughters were Sunday visitors at the home of cousin, Robert Grimes and family. They were also Allerton callers.
-Theodore Wade and wife were in Princeton Saturday.
-Clarence Breece was a Mercer caller Tuesday.
-Bob Wade and wife and Mrs. Mary Wade visited Sunday at the Uncle Joe Deyoe home. Mrs. Deyoe, who has been real sick, is better at this writing.
-Mrs. Liza Maning was on the sick list a few days last week.
-Mrs Edna Rankin, who has been staying at the Johnny Foglesang home in Ravanna, came home Thursday.
-Miss Joyce Rankin visited Saturday night with her aunt, Mrs. Carl Ramsey.
-Wm. Reeves helped Eddie Breece haul sand last week.
-George Shroyer has been on the sick list the last few days.
-Carl Grimes and family were Lineville callers Saturday.
-Cyrus Foster was a Ravanna caller Saturday afternoon.
-Mrs Lizzie Reeves and son and William Lowry were callers at the Eddie Breece home Saturday.
-Mrs. George Shroyer was a Princeton caller Saturday.
-Carl Grimes and wife called at the Vick Vandel home near Lucerne last Thursday.
-Dr. Rogers and wife of Pleasanton, were callers at the George Shroyer home Friday night.
-Fred Maring was a Lucerne caller Wednesday.

HOG CREEK
-Ross Kost returned home Saturday from Illinola where he had been with his aged mother during her illness and death.
-Mrs. Eulalie Jordan Hickman who had been staying with her sister, Mrs. Bates the past week or two, departed Sunday for Princeton, Mo., where she goes to join her husband, T. O. Hickman, who returned last Saturday from Oklahoma, where he has been holding a position for some time as salesman.
-Little Ethel Kost is reported very sick with pneumonia.
-The Austin Johnston family visited Sunday at the Ray Johnston home.
-Leonard, Ermal and Velma Kost have been staying at home part of the time with their mother during the absence of Mr. Kost.
-Mrs. Francis Corder is slowly recovering from her recent illness. We are glad to report it.
-A. E. Jordan and C. O. Bates were Woodland callers Saturday.

LOST - Truck Chain for Reo Speed Wagon between Lineville and Homestead farm on Clio road. Phone E. C. Varney Lineville, Iowa

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