Iowa
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Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa
October 7, 1926
E. C. Varney, Pub.
LOCAL NEWS
Dr. Engle Home
Dr. Engle, who has spent the past six weeks in the eastern
states, returned home the last of the week feeling hale and harty
and much improved in health as a result of the trip. The doctor
pretty thoroughly covered the eastern states taking in everything
from little old New York where he was a guest of our talented
citizen, Roswell J. Wright and visited Joe Lovett in Washington,
D. C. If Doc called on Mr. Coolidge while in Washington he did
not mention the visit. We are glad to have Dr. Engle back home
just the same and glad he enjoyed his vacation.
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Carleton Austin who entered Iowa State College at Ames a week
ago, has been accepted after a try out in the College Symphony
Orchestra Membership in this Orchestra is limited to sixty five,
which is made up of musical people from the city of Ames, faculty
members and students. That he a Freshman was acceptable and was
assigned First Violin part, speaks well for his previous
training.
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- Our old friend, George Brown of Spickard, Mo. dropped off No.
30 Tuesday for a visit with old friends and relatives. George is
looking good and states he could run a foot race if called on.
- Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Calbreath were Kansas City visitors the last
of the week.
- Mr. Ross Cramlett and Misses Harriet Laughlin and Beulah Hudgel
were Fairfield visitors over Sunday.
- Joan Austin recently received some fine potatoes from her
friend Howard Willis in North Dakota. A full two bushel numbered
only 80 potatoes.
- The editorial family are indebted to the Summers orchard for a
basket of fine Jonathan apples and are enjoying baked apples to
the limit.
- James Gardner well known Clio resident, is reported in very
poor health at his home in Clio.
- V. K. Foxworthy of Winston is a Lineville visitor this week.
- Mrs. Joe Brorby was a Centerville visitor the first of the week
returning home Tuesday.
- Over forty cans of cream were unloaded off the afternoon trains
Monday coming from surrounding towns to the Lineville Creamery.
- Miss Helen Lovett was a Des Moines visitor the last of the
week.
- Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Baker of the neighborhood north of town,
left for Numa Iowa, on No. 30 Tuesday, called by the death of Mr.
Baker's mother, Mrs. Mary Baker. Mrs. Baker was killed in an
automobile accident last Sunday. The funeral was held in
Cincinnati, Iowa, Wed.
- Mrs. Maude Lovett entertained the Bridge Club at the fine
Lovett home on West Third St., Tues.
- E. C. Varney was a business visitor in Princeton Wed.
- Miss Myrtle Bay, who teaches school at Humeston, spent the week
end with home folks. - Miss Edith Krieder, who is teaching school
near Humeston, visited home folks over week end.
- Mr. and Mrs. Harold Broman and children of Leon, visited
friends here Tues.
- Mrs. Thelma Orp of Chicago, a daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Meeker,
is enjoying a visit.
- Ex Linthicum, who has spent several weeks here with relatives,
left Friday for his home in California.
- Orlando Krieder, Gordon Meeker and their friend, Donald
Herrington of Simpson College, visited home folks over the week
end. The boys made the trip by auto and report a very wet trip.
- J. L. Bay and family were Des Moines visitors the last of the
week.
- Preaching at Big Springs Sunday, I will be at Big Springs to
preach next Sunday at 3 P.M. and would like to have a good crowd
out. - Rev J. F. Hedges
Child Dies in Kansas
Word has been received here of the death at Eldrado, Kans., of
Meda Elleen, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Baker. Mrs.
Baker will be remembered as a grand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. Crees and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Forester of this
city. We will print an obituary next week.
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The .W.T.C.U. will meet with Nellie Greenlee next Wednesday, Oct
13. Program as follows:
Song; Devotional - Bird May; Reading - Cora Laughlin; Talk,
"On Who Shall We Vote For" - Vera Belvel; Reading -
Mrs. Meeker; Solo - Ethel Lovett; Reading - Mrs. Rockhold;
Question box led by Stella Laughlin. Plan for years work, closing
with sentence prayer.
Light refreshments will be served. A silver offering will be
taken. All members requested to come.
W.T.C.U. Elect Officers
The following ladies are to head the working committees for the
coming year:
Flower and Mission - Mrs. Mae Molleston, Lena Hooker, Gallager.
Scientific Temperance - Mrs. Madge Evans, Cora Laughlin.
Sunday School Work and Sabbath Observance - Mrs. Meeker, Duie
Rockhold.
Bible in the Public School - Mrs. Rockey, Bay.
Christian Citizenship - Jess Petty, Vera Belvel.
Institute - Mrs. May, Marnie Lovett.
Press and Publicity - Stella Laughlin.
Former Resident Dies
Word has been received of the death of Wm. Simpson in Chicago.
Mrs. Simpson was a sister-in-law of Jud Simpson, formerly Rock
Island Agent in Lineville for years. The above news was given us
by Dr. H. S. Engle who recently visited the Simpon's in Chicago.
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-Hazard Martin of Princeton was in town the first of the week.
Summers Orchard States Best
Products and Volume of Fruit from Summers Orchard Attracts State
Wide Comment
A force of over twenty men under the direction of Andrew
McDougel, orchard foreman are busy this week picking, packing,
and shipping several thousand bushels of fine apples at the
Summers orchard two miles west of town. Two big Reo trucks driven
by Happy and Jimmy are kept busy hauling empty barrels out and
full ones back to the cars. An average of a car load a day is
being made this week and if the weather is favorable the fruit
will all be loaded by the last of the week. The C. C. Taft &
Co., fruit and vegetable house of Des Moines, have contracted for
the entire orchard at a very fancy price, some of the best
Stark's Delicious selling as high as $3.50 per bushel and all of
the fruit at a fancy price. Mr. Summers specializes in Starks Red
and Golden Delicious and Jonathans, and a few young trees of the
Grimes Gold and Winter Bananna's. The orchard is given the best
of care, all trees being sprayed, pruned, etc. regularly and Mr.
and Mrs. Summers make the orchard business a three hundred and
sixty-five day job and as Mr. Summers remarked "If anyone
thinks there is no work in caring for over 2300 fruit trees to
try and do it." Mr. and Mrs. Summers are now reaping the
reward of years of hard work. Mr. Summers first planted 300 trees
in the year of 1912 and the wise ones remarked that Hub is
sinking good work and money in a clay hill that would never pay
for the trees he was planting. But the Summers' believed in
apples and instead of quitting, planted more trees, in 1913, 14,
15, and 16. All these years a continual fight was made on
insects, rabbits, etc., to give the apples a chance to come into
their own and today the skeptics of 1912 can not be found and
most everyone allows that they knew Hub would "make
good." The clay hill of 1912 has turned in to a "gold
Mine" and when the check for the 1926 crop was written it
ran well into four figures with prospects of many more as large
or larger in the years to come. Mr. and Mrs. Summers spend the
winter in their fine bungalow here and regardless of the
misgivings of the town folk in 1912 they are all proud of the
Lineville orchard and glad to see its owners prosper. The orchard
has attracted state-wide attention, many orchardists, commission
men and others traveling far to visit the orchard. Mr. C. H.
Nesbit of Des Moines, a fruit man of years of experience,
pronounce it the finest he ever saw. Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Sharp
of Des Moines, represented the C. C. Taft Co. are here
superintending the packing and grading of the fruit which is
being shipped to Des Moines as fast as loaded.
Give Farewell Surprise
S. D. Varney and family, who left Wednesday morning for Hereford,
Texas, were very pleasantly surprised by some twenty couples of
neighbors and friends on Wednesday evening. The friends came well
loaded with good things to eat and various musical instruments,
including violins, banjos, etc. it is needless to say the evening
was a most pleasant one. Frank Willis had charge of the music and
Vick Lovett, master of ceremonies. Mr. and Mrs. Varney and
children will go via St. Joseph, Mo., and Emporia, Kansas, for a
day or so visit with relatives, then direct to Hereford, where
Scott has a winter's job with a large contracting firm as grade
foreman. They will return to Iowa about March 20 where Scott will
resume work as grade foreman for the J. W. C. Menceley Paving Co.
As Scott suffers a great deal each winter with throat trouble, he
hopes to escape this in the south.
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- Rex Wright was a Des Moines visitor last week.
- Mrs. Lola Spencer from Linwood, Kansas and Mrs. F. M. Watkins
from Okla. are here enjoying a visit with their Brothers, Mr.
Howard and Verge Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Verge Moore, and Mrs. Lota
Spencer, and Mrs. F. M. Watkins visited at the Roy Moore home
Sunday.
GARLAND NEWS
-Eber McKinney is putting a new roof on his house.
-Dan Perry and Miss Glendoris Ragan spent Friday at the Virge
Ragan home.
-Mrs. Millard Shields and children spent Thursday at the Con
McClarnon home.
-Mr. and Mrs. Dell Vinzant and family spent Sunday with the
lady's mother, Mrs. Mary Hartley, who is ill .
-Virgil Dykes is on the sick list.
-Misses Glendoris Ragan and Estes Nordyke spent Sat. night at the
Tom Ragan home in Mercer.
-Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cox and son, Clinton Dale spent Sun. at the
Collier home.
-Frank and Jess Stark spent Saturday night with their sister,
Mrs. Flora Dykes.
-Ned Lane put a new roof on his hen house last week.
-Mr. and Mrs. Dave Ward spent Sunday at the Oliver Ward home.
-Arthur Orsborn of Dewitt, Mo., visited last week at the Frank
Nordyke home.
HICKORY AND VICINITY
-Ellis Beavers received a telephone message stating that his
father, Fred Beavers, had been severely burned about his hands
and arms. He was lighting a lantern and was near gas line and the
gasoline exploded and caused the accident.
-Doug Moore and wife and Miss Batlinger spent Sunday at the Mont
Moore home.
-Walter Roberts and wife spent Thursday night at Carl Moore's.
-Kenneth Drake spent Sunday with his grandparents G. W. Drake's.
-Anyone desiring lessons or special training on horseback riding,
call Doug Moore.
-Beth Balling spent Friday night and Sat. at Carl Moore's
-Coyl Bright returned home Sunday after having spent three weeks
assisting Mrs. Carl Moore with her housework.
-Mrs. Freely Beavers spent the past week with her son, Ellis
CLIO NEWS
-Miss Coy Casey was visiting Miss Gea- Oliver Saturday night and
Sunday.
-Mrs. Carl Shriver and daughter, Ruth and Mrs. Mattie Manchester
went to Des Moines Saturday.
-Madge Hutchinson spent the week end with Edna Wright.
-Mr. Burch the Superintent was called home Tuesday on account of
the death of mother (?)
-Mrs. S. D. Brock spent Sunday at the Mick Glouse home.
-Beryl Brunner and brother Rex were visiting friends around
Allerton Thursday.
-Iris Brunner and Etta Richards left Tuesday morning for College
at Ames.
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The community was shocked and saddened last Thursday morning when
it was learned that Mrs. A. B. Bull had passed away during the
early hours of the morning. She had been ill only two days, few
people knowing she was ill and her death was a shock to all. She
had been a resident of Allerton all her life and was known and
loved by all. The high esteem in which she was held by the
community was shown by the beautiful flowers received. Five
persons, Miss Helen Levis, Mesdames Lena Caldwell, Edith Jaques,
Cleo Garatt and Meta Bracewell being required to handle the
flowers at the funeral, which was held from the home Saturday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. Guy J. Winslow. Internment was in
the Allerton cemetery. Pallbearers were: C. N. Caldwell, O. B.
Jacques, Roy Cornwell, J. E. Bracewell, C. R. Wells, W. G.
Robinson, J. C. Githens and Harold Levis. Those from a distance
who attended the funeral were: Mrs. I. S. DeFord, Eldon, Ia.,
Mrs. E. G. Faulk, Davenport, Ia., Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Keith, Blue
Island, Illinois, Mrs. Geo. Bull, Trenton, Mo., James Fennell,
Silvis, Il., Helen Levis, Washington, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. H. V.
Lewis, Chariton, Ia., Arnold Lowry, Princeton, Mo., M. Shephard,
Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Stevenson, Seymour, Iowa and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Wallow, Millerton, Iowa. -- Allerton News.
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In The District Court of the State of Iowa, etc
Matter of the Estate of Ellis P. Garton, Deceased - Notice of
Appointment of Executor of Probate. Dated this 24th day of
September, A. D. 1926. - Carl R. Shriver, Executor of said Estate
Steele & Miles, Attorneys ---
In The District Court of the State of Iowa, etc.
Matter of the Estate of J. L. Rucker, Deceased - Notice of
Appointment of Administrators, In Probate. Dated this 24the day
of September A. D. 1926. Fred T. Rucker, Lucy E. Livick,
Administrators of said Estate.
Steele & Miles, Attorneys.
MT. OLIVE ITEMS
-Don't forget the Paul Shira Sale, Watch for the Sale Bills. We
the Mt. Olive Aid will serve Lunch. We invite all of the Ladies
to come and bring 2 Pies.
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-Mr. and Mrs. Jess Bryan and son Everett visited at the Edd
McCain home Sunday.
-Mrs. Moll McCarty has been a patient at Centerville, under care
of the Eye and Throat Specialist. We hope for a speedy recovery.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson and family and Frank Wilson and Alva
Sinclair visited at the Elmer Wilson home Sunday.
-Mr. Hubert Corder has been visiting over about Clio the past 2
or 3 days.
-Mrs. Nellie Randall has been helping Mrs. Ruby Cravens with her
house work the past week.
-George McCarty is hauling corn from the Francis Corder farm this
week.
-Mrs. V-in Judd and Mrs. Cleo Shira attended Teacher Institute at
Corydon Thursday and Friday.
-Mrs. Thelma Bryant visited home folks last Sunday evening.
-Mr. Frank Wilson and Alva Sinclair have been cutting corn for
Elmer Wilson the past 2 weeks.
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For Sale - 7 room House, Cave, and Garage. Sell on installment
plan - Mrs. George Wallace.
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A regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Lineville,
held in the City Hall in Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa on Aug 14,
1926, with the following officers and members present: E. C.
Varney, Mayor; Glen Hawkins, Councilmen; W. A. Laughlin, Tony
Logan, and G. L. Murphy.
Rex Wright Painting band stand $15.50.
Bean Wilson 12 hours driving tractor $18.00
Harry Nickels, hauling $5.00
H. King, cleaning toilets $9.00
Claude Belvel, driving tractor $3.00
Claude Belvel, driving tractor $7.50
Harry Nickels, 7 dogs killed $7.00; 3 loads dirt $2.25; 3 load
cinders $2.25; 2 load dirt $1.00;
W. E. Miller 178 hours street work $44.50.
Elvin Hartley, Grading 113 hours $28.25, Nightwatch $50.00.
S. M. Porter Oil and gas for tractor, June and July $37,50.
Lineville Electric Co. Street lights $87.50, Park lights $3.25.
park, West Hill $1.00.
Lineville Tribune, June 9, July 14, council proceedings, budget
proceedings $7.50, Long distance Phone $2.40.
Molleston Auto Co., Overhaul tractor, gas and oil, repairs
$28.07.
Cemetery Associations $191.75.
Meeting adjourned until 7:30 p.m. Aug. 12, 1926.
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Aug. 12, 1926, the following members present: E. C. Varney,
Mayor; Councilmen: H. L. Harris, Glen Hawkins, W. A. Laughlin,
Tony Logan and G. I. Murphy.
This adjourned meeting was held for the purpose of hearing
taxpayers for or against the budget estimate of expenditures for
the year, 1927. No objections being filed the Board took up the
estimate for final consideration and determined upon the
following:
General Fund $1963.30
Grading Fund 270.00
Light Fund 902.58
Cemetery Fund 420.00
Drag Fund 241.46
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A regular meeting of the Town Council, etc. Sept. 8, 1926, with
the following members present: E. C. Varney, Mayor; Councilmen:
H. L. Harris, Glenn Hawkins, W. A. Laughlin, Tony Logan, and G.
L. Murphy.
The following bills were presented and on motion allowed as
noted:
W. E. Miller Opening tile culverts $ .50
A. C. McLaughlin Repairing park seats, etc $6.50.
A. E. Laughlin, 3 ½ days team on street $17.50.
Tommy Bryan single head on street $8.70.
Elvlin Hartley, Aug 23, five hrs. drag $1.25; Aug 24, five hours
drag $1.25; Night watch $50.00.
Howard Petty, Trip to Corydon $4.40.
E. C. Varney, Trip to Corydon, $4.40; Expense $ .80.
Rand Lumber Co. Drain title, $27.15, material repair band stand
$10.25.
Dailey-Luce Auto Co.. Repair and labor on tractor $65.96.
Cooper Hampton, clean West Hill toilet $2.00.
Harry Nickels, mow weeds, $1.25, Kill 1 dog $1.00.
No further business coming before the Council, motion was made to
adjourn.
Attest: E. C. Varney, Mayor; Howard Petty, Clerk.
An Old Donation List
The following list of pioneers citizens who had subscribed to
help pay for the construction of a house of worship will be of
much interest to the young as well as to some of our older
readers. The church was built in 1880. The list was handed to us
by Mrs. Mattie Calbreath of this city.
We the undersigned do bind ourselves to pay when called for the
purpose of building a house of worship in Sommersett, Mo. to be
free from all denomination.
Subscribers: H. M. Laughlin, J. S. Saylors, A. N. Herring, John
E. Logan, E. R. Bellvel, I. D. Wasson, B. F. Scott, David J.
Bell, R. Wright, W. E. Bracewell, G. W. Dickson, J. A. Johnson,
John R. Crawford, J. M. Sullivan, Dr. E. Glendenning, A. Wright,
J. H. Wilson, M. M. Duncan, J. O. Watts, A. Sheets & Son
Furniture, Peter Eck, A. L. Rockhold, Dr. D. W. Carlisle, H. C.
Glendenning, W. H. Molleston, T. F. King, A. W. Prather, T. J.
Lovett, M. Collins, Ben Logan, Dan Ockerman.
The paper was circulated by I. C. Laughlin, father of Alex and
Edna Laughlin, now residents of Lineville. Many of the signers of
this paper have relatives now living in this section or if in far
away states they may be Tribune readers and we know they will
enjoy reading the article. We intend to devote some space each
week the coming winter to such articles in memory of the old
fellows who help settle this section. Parties having such
documents will favor us by sending them to us for publication.
HOG CREEK
-High waters and plenty of rain seem to be in order of the day.
-No school at South Woodland Monday as Miss Ada Phelps, the
teacher could not cross the river.
-Leonard Kost sustained an injury Sunday in Leon and went to a
doctor to have it looked after.
-H. O. Petty was a Lineville visitor Monday.
-Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bates were in Lineville Friday.
-Hubert Corder was calling in Lineville Sunday.
-The corn on the bottoms is washed down and rotting which will
cause a shortage of good corn this year.
-Our rural mail carrier has sure braved some very bad roads to
deliver his mail.
-Miss Nancy Spencer, teacher at Pleasant View was a Lineville
visitor Saturday.
[contributed by C.A., Jan. 2004]