Iowa Old Press

Lineville Tribune
June 12, 1930
Lineville, Wayne Co. IA
Varney, Publisher

What Happened Here 27 Years Ago - News Items of Interest to Old Timers; and Some Not So Old
-Ruby Wasson returned home from Keosauqua , Tuesday.
-Closing out the Williams stock of groceries at cost at the Famous.
-Rolla Mills of Leon came over to Lineville last Sat for a few days stay.
-Aunt Rachel Brewer is reported seriously ill at her home in Clay Township.
-Clerk of the Courts, S. W. Kehler and wife of Leon, are visiting at the Mineral Springs.
-Ed Varney returned to the Mineral Springs Monday after visiting at home over Sunday.
-The M. E. Sunday School will hold a picnic, on the banks of Weldon west of town.
-Ben Hammond sends the Tribune $2.00 from Pond Creek, Okla. The latest reports from those who have visited Ben say that he is fat and hearty and enjoying life to the fullest extent.
-Carl Shriver, returned home Mon. from Des Moines where he had been attending school.
-We ask only a trial to convince you that we do the best repairing possible to do—Morris the Jeweler.
-A. C. Beck of Allerton was transacting business for his pension clients in Lineville last Sat.
-Attorney H. K. Evans and Cashier F. M. of Corydon were in Lineville Tues. on business.
-Mrs. Rose Ann Cox west of Mercer is a new cash subscriber for the Tribune, handed in by her son last week.
-The Presbyterian Sunday School enjoyed a pleasant picnic last Thurs. on Weldon River near the Hawkins Bridge.
-Allie Varney and Etta McDowell are both suffering from fevers and under the care of doctors at their homes on west hill.
-W. M. Lingo, lessee of the Browning farm southwest of Lineville, took a car load of fat hogs to the Kansas City market Mon.
-The new officers of Fidelity Rebekah Lodge, of this place were installed by Dist. Deputy, Mrs. A. N. Harring, last Thursday evening.
-The Mercer County Medical Society failed to meet at Lineville last Thurs. the members from Princeton and other points south being unable to get here on account of a railroad wreck stopping the trains.
-The cheese factory is receiving about 4000 pounds of milk daily and the quality is better than at any previous time this season.
-“Squire Nate Mitchell informs us that Mrs. Wm. Trail caught a channel catfish in Weldon near his place the other day that weighed 7 ½ pounds.
-Rural Mail Route inspector, Dennis Hamlin of Corning, Ia., is here this week inspecting the service on the three routes out of Lineville.
-Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stuteville’s infant daughter died last Friday night, aged five days.
-Two of Charley Evans’ horses which were in his barn when it was struck by lightning three weeks ago have gone blind from the effects of the stroke.
-Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McDougal are the happy parents of their first child, a fine son born to them last Friday at their home 2 ½ miles west of Lineville.
-O. L. Morris entertained Messrs. Albert Ross, Jack and Tony Logan, Harry Seaburn, Don Bruner, Lue Cowan at supper Wed. evening last week.
-Mrs. I. A. Greenlee and daughter Miss Effie, went to St. Joseph last Wednesday to spend a week visiting Mrs. Greenlee’s foster mother. Mrs.
Kirkpatrick and to attend the carnival.
-W. R. Sears took his departure for Garfield, Wash., Mon. afternoon where he expects to remain permanently. Ross is a model young man of high character and industrious habits and will be a creditable addition to any community.

Injured When Car Strikes Buggy
Dick Gatliff Well Known Farmer Suffers Severe Injures In Wreck
Dick Gatliff, well known farmer living west of town on the capital highway received painful injuries that might have proven serious last Saturday night, May 31, when the buggy in which he was riding was struck by a car driven by Ralph McGinnis, Leon Attorney. The accident occurred near the Gatliff cemetery a short while before sunset and as both buggy and car were going west in the face of the setting sun, Mr. McGinnis made the turn and with the sun in his eyes, did not see the Gatliff buggy until almost upon it. He swerved the car to the ditch, but not in time to avoid the accident. Mr. Gatliff received a fractured shoulder blade, cuts, bruises, and internal injuries. He was brought to the office of Dr. C. E. Lovett here, where his injuries were treated after which he was taken to his home. While still under the doctor’s care, his condition is reported as improving, however it was several days until he was safe from danger. The buggy which was dragged some distance from the scene of the accident, was a total wreck. The car was also somewhat damaged.

Hold Printers Convention
A convention of printers was held here Sat. night with delegates from several states including Walt Nightengale of Norfolk, Neb., Monty Lee Evans of Chicago Ill., and Lyle Bryan of Iowa present. The evening was spent in recalling old times when all of the delegates were Tribune employees. Carl Austin interrupted the meeting long enough for Walt to haul him over to his home on West Hill. One chair that was vacant was that of Wm. Kirke and with Bill there the gathering would have been complete. Light (not liquid) refreshments were served the delegates.

Visit Friends in Missouri
Mr. and Mrs. George Rockhold and daughter Lois and little grand daughter, Lou Ann of Long Beach, Cal. Who are visiting here accompanied by Mrs. Effie Lovett motored to Chillicothe, Mo. Last week for a visit with their relatives Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Calbreath, and Mr. Ben Rains of that city. The entire party then motored to Columbia, Mo., where they attended graduation exercises at Stephens College where, Miss Margaret Calbreath, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Calbreath, was a graduate. The party then returned by the way of Winston, Mo., where they enjoyed a most pleasant visit with the Vic Foxworthy family
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-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Grubb and daughter, spent a few days the last of the week with Mr. and Mrs. Mack Cribb and family.
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Census Report For This Township is 2326. In 1920 It was 2185—Only 5 listed without a Vocation
The population of Morgan twp., including Princeton. City, County of Mercer, State of Missouri as shown by a preliminary count of the returns of the Fifteenth Census, taken as of April 1, 1930, is 2326, as compared with 2485 on January 1, 1920. the 1930 figures are preliminary and subject to correction. There were 175 farms enumerated in this area at the Fifteenth Census—Princeton Telegraph

Stage Hold-up near Princeton
Two highwaymen held up Gene Thomas at the corner just north of where John Boyd lives two miles east of Princeton last Sat. evening about sun down and relieved him of $47 in cash. Gene is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Thomas and a young man of about twenty-five years of age. He was on his way to town to attend the band concert and as he neared the corner the two men with drawn revolvers stopped him as he slowed up to round the sharp curve. After searching him they ordered him to get into his car and drive on and not to look back. He drove to town as fast as possible and notified Sheriff J. A. Derry and he, accompanied by Deputy Frank Gump, hurried to the scene, but could find no trace of the robbers. Gene gave the officers a good description of the men and stated that he did not see any car anywhere to show how the robbers got away. They were described as men about twenty-eight years of age. One wore a pair of lace boots and corduroy pants and had on a cowboy hat, while the other had on khaki pants and a red Sweater.—Princeton Telegraph.

Col. Pauley is Stepping High
Col. Pauley, local auctioneer and territory salesman for the Columbian Hog and Powder Co., is stepping pretty high these days as he won the two weeks sales contest put on by the company, for going over his allotted quota of 4000 pounds of their products. The prize consisted of one of the best pair of shoes manufactured by the Walkover people. The Columbian Co. usually place the mark so high that it is almost impossible to hit, but Mr. Pauley is thanking many of his old as well as new customers for their orders that made it possible for him to win.

Entertained at Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Harl Rockhold gave a dinner Sunday in honor of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Lovett from Perryton, Tex. Those present were, Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Clap, Fred and Evelyn, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Ely Clap, Merle Logan, Morris and J. H. Rockhold and Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Lovett and Anna Lee Lovett.

Writes Tribute of the Hutchinson’s
C. C. Dye Former Citizen Writes of His Boyhood Friends
Enid, Okla. June 6, 1930
Dear Mr. Editor:
I am enclosing a copy of the tribute paid to my dear Uncle and Aunt, written to me from my uncle, C. C. Dye of Lake Hamilton, Fl., just after he had received the sad news of their tragic death. I thought it might be interest to the readers of your good paper. Sincerely, Bertha Hutchinson Walker.
I just heard of the awful tragedy which caused the instant death of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hutchinson. Just how it happened it seems that on one knows, only they were in their car and the fast train that goes through Lineville near 10:00 pm hit them. I have known George for sixty-seven years. Saw him most every day for thirty years. We went through the country school together. His father’s farm and my father’s farm joined. All this time in school he was never tardy nor misbehaved and loved by all the school children. In fact he was always looked up to as one more than ordinary. I remember of a boyish love affair that happened in school with the nicest and prettiest girl in school. While some of us might have been a little jealous of him we always called her George’s girl.

Our neighborhood young folks of which George was nearly always among walked four miles to church and we certainly always enjoyed ourselves. We always went to Sunday School and Church together and stayed together, and our folks always felt like, when we were with George, we were in good company and were safe. Usually on Sunday afternoons, there was church someplace and George and I would saddle our colts as we had no regular riding horse. It was good exercise for the colts as well as good recreation for us. He always shunned wild company and was never a worry to his folks when away from home. He was of an excellent good family. His brother Will, just a few years older than he, was a good Christian and model young man. He married and lived just across the road from where I farmed, but died in a few years. His brother Robert married my sister and they lived together nearly fifty-five years. I might go on and say noble things about the rest of the family for I knew them all. After all of the family except George was married or death had called them, George stayed and helped his father run the farm. It seemed as though he did this to please his father more than for financial gain. Later they moved to Lineville and he lived with his folks and ran a grocery store. It was about this time he met Lutitia Wakefield and they were married and soon after this he built a fine home and his worthy wife presided over it for many years. He was always good counsel for his relatives as well as for his neighbors. For the last several years he and Titia spent their winters in CA. and came one winter to Florida. He visited the old battlefield, where his brother Milton was killed and put a tablet to his grave. Some years ago he moved to one of their farms west of town and farmed a few years. I think it was about this time he got his first automobile and seemed to enjoy it very much. He was much enjoyed at gatherings and parties. He had many readings that were enjoyed by all. It seems hard to think that George and Titia, when a time it seemed was to be their happiest of their lives, should meet such an accident. I, as well as others shall always have a happy remembrance of them. There could be much said about their religious life. They were a great help in both church and Sunday School, in fact they lived a model life for all who knew them. C. C. Dye, Lake Hamilton, Fla.

Live Local News
-Mrs. Doe Clay and daughter Emma Dale visited friends in Trenton over Sunday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shockey and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bryon Shockey.
-Mrs. Creed Gaskill and daughter Mary visited relatives near Mercer.
-Mrs. Mary Jane Spencer and little son Jerry spent Thurs. with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bay family.
-James Forster and Johnny Clay visited relatives and friends in and near Corydon.
-Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Bay returned to their home in Humeston after a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Bay.
-Our neighbor, Jim Davis stepped across the street the first of the week and payed up for another year’s subscription.
-Mr. and Mrs. Monty Lee Evans of Chicago Ill., are visiting relatives and friends here. They made the trip in their car.
-Mrs. V. K. Lovett delightfully entertained the Friday Club at the Lovett home in the north part of town.
-Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Jordon returned Mon. from a two weeks visit at Emporia, Kan., with their daughter, Mrs. C. A. Bates and family.
-Paul Shira of Dexter, Ia., was a week-end visitor with home folks. Paul is with the Koss Construction Company engaged in paving highway No. 32.
-Orville Mobley son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mobley mailed us a check the first of the week to have the Tribune sent to him up at Ft. Dodge, where he has a good position.
-Mrs. T. N. Greer and children left on No. 30 for Des Moines, Ia., where Mr. Greer met them and took them on home to Nevada.
-Marjorie Hickman left Lineville Fri. To visit friends in Princeton for a few days. She expects to return to her home in St.. Joseph, Mo., Thursday.
-Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hickman who hold responsible government positions at Shurz, Nevada, are spending their vacation at San Francisco, Cal., and other places of interest on the coast.
-Mr. and Mrs. Harry Merrick and daughter Fairie of Allerton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harl and Arnt Hampton.
-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lynch and son Azel spent the evening with the Hamptons.
-Among those who paid up for the Tribune for another year the past week were Frank Hutchins, the poultry man and H. G. Duncan, who sends the Old Reliable to his brother Harry out in Wyoming.
-Mildred and Ethel Bryan daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Caz Bryan came down from Chicago for decoration day and a visit with home folks and friends. The girls returned to Chicago, where they hold good positions.
-The Tribune family motored out to the Freeman Hawkins farm home on Little river Sunday afternoon for a visit. We looked over 85 acres of the best corn we have seen this year. Freeman said he worked day and night to get that corn in and didn’t expect to get to come to town until late in the fall.
-Mr. and Mrs. Monty Lee Evans of Chicago are here for a visit with Mr. Evans' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Evans and other relatives and friends, Chris as he is known to his many friends holds a mighty good position with a large printing firm, a fact of which we are justly proud, as Chris got his schooling in the Old Tribune office and is another of the Tribune family who has done well.
-Mrs. Edith McDaniels won the contest in the unwritten work at the Rebekah convention in Humeston, Wed. We are always glad to write of our home town boy and girls. Mrs. McDaniels will be remembered as Miss Edith Kreider, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Kreider and a graduate of the Lineville High School. Mrs. McDaniels is Vice Grand of the Allerton Rebekah Lodge.
- Those who attended the Rebekah convention were: Ethel Tatman, N. G.; Cleo Shira, R.S. S. G.; Lelah Hampton, L. S. N. G.; Marie Probst, P.N.G.; Blanche Vincent, R.S.V. G.; Jennie Lane, L. S.V.G.; Ollie Wilson, I.G.; Clair Davis, Conductor; Stella Laughlin, Pianist; Annie Hickman, Edith Crawford, Eva Sinclair, Elsie Sinclair, Mrs. Kreider and Adron Tatman. A delightful six o’clock dinner was served by the ladies of the Christian and M. E. Churches, and a good time was had by all.
-Dr. Claude Bruner and family of Columbia and their friends Dr. and Mrs. Max Greenlee and little son of Cincinnati, Ohio met here the last of week for a visit. The doctors went through college together and we are sure they enjoyed the visit.
-Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Eck of Jamesport and their sons Hugh and Ralph and wives of St. Joe, Mo. Motored to Lineville Sun. for a visit with relatives and friends. This was Hugh’s first visit home in many years.

MUDDY CREEK
-Mrs. E. E. Bay and Laura of Beatrice, Neb., Mrs. Carroll Coontz, Mrs. Jim Bay and Marjorie Jeanne spent Monday afternoon at Mike Bay’s.
-Mrs. Tommy Greer and Carolyn and Junior of Nevada spent Wed. with her sister. Mrs. Nell Porter, Byron Bay and wife of Humeston, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Bay spent Tues. evening with Mike Bay and family.
-Joe Hampton and wife Mrs. Tommy Greer and children visited Thurs. with Ivan Hickman and family in Lineville.
-Mike Bay, wife and sons spent Wed. at the Ora Bay home in Lineville.
-Nancy Spencer visited her sister, Mrs. Elsie Houstin, Sat.
-Hugh Litton, wife and Mable Louise , Mike Bay and sons attended Sunday School at Lineville.
-Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Porter and Bobbie and Phyllis attended at Fairview.
-Marvin Houstin and wife and Aunt Sarah visited with Dora and Virgil Brown, Sun.
-Hugh Litton, wife and Mable Louise spent Sun evening at Virgil and Dora Brown’s.
-The Embroidery club will meet with Mrs. Alex Laughlin, Tues. June 17.

GARLAND NEWS
-Tom Ragan and wife returned Sun. from Idaho to visit relatives.
-Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cox spent Sun. with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cox.
-Tom Manchester and wife spent Sat. night and Sun. with Walker Humphreus and family.
-Roy Mulvania and family and Aaron McIntosh and family spent Sun. at Lee Shields’.
-Otto Hashman and family and Mrs. McReynolds, Con McClarnon and family spent Sun. at the Chas. McIntosh home.
-Porter and Earl Donelson visited with Newton and Taff Painter, Sun.
-Mr. and Mrs. Ed Yingling spent Sun. with Mrs. Minerva Donelson.
-C. T. McIntosh spent from Thurs. until Sat. at the Con McClaron home.

HICKORY NEWS
-John Moore, accompanied his brother Jimmy to St. Joseph with a truck load of cattle Tues. returning Wed.
-Mr. and Mrs. Harry Collier and Elvin Ragan, who have just returned from May, Idaho, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Moore.
-Carl Moore’s visited Fred Moore’s Sun.
-Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Moore and Ivan spend Sat. evening at Fred Beavers’ listening to the radio.
-Mrs. Margaret Watson spent Sun. night at Carl Moore’s.
-Mr. and Mrs. Miles McCarty spent Sun. at Doug Moore’s.
-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Petty and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Newlin called at Ellis Beaver’s Sun.
-Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ragan and Buster spent Sun. evening at John Moore’s.
-Miss Ruth Ballinger and Perry Sears spent Monday evening at Doug Moore’s.

MERCER NEWS
-Claud Haggard and family came in from Davenport last Thurs. Afternoon. A good many workmen were laid off there last week.
-H. R. Whan, the mail carrier and chicken fancier, was down town last Wed. displaying a hen egg of remarkable size, especially its length. It was measured by Walter Taylor at the garage and found to be 3 ½ inches in length and we didn’t have to take Harve’s word for it.
-L. L. Girdner and his son, Frank went out hunting one day last week and soon found two squirrels one of which they promptly killed. But before they could get in position to shoot the other one, they ran into a swarm of bees in a bush, so Frank watched the bees while L. L. came back to town and made a box and hurried back and got the swarm.
-Carl McKinney came from Linneus last Fri. afternoon from attending court as a witness in the case of Lonnie Hoover against highway No. 4. The court allowed him $215.
-Charley Kelly was in town Friday evening driving his high headed bays, which team looks but little worse from their spring work.
-Guy Robinson and wife were over from their Somersett township home Friday afternoon trading.
-Mracie Hayden and family have recently moved from Montana to the place know as the Joe Snyder farm , three miles east of Mercer, moving in last Wed.
-Ike Elsey left Mercer the first of the week to join a carnival company and his brother Wm., is working in the mill. They say Ike is a good singer and dancer and an all round carnival man.
-Forest Austin and Oral Ogle last week traded for cars from Taylor and Brummett. H. G. Hicks also took out a new one that he had bought several days ago.
-H. O. Hoover, Newtown station agent, J. W. Moore notary public and R. C. Benson, mail carrier, were over from Newtown Mon. evening last week.
-Jimmy Duncan was down from Lineville Tues. last week. They have a big supply of high grade chickens and find a ready market at the hatcheries for their eggs at advanced prices. He told us about a dinner that had been given at the Jimmy Cox home for Mrs. Mosart who was formerly Miss Dora Cox. They had a big crowd of friends and neighbors.
-Robert Gibson has been doing some repair work for parties around town. Fred Lose keeps the yards pretty well.
-Rev. D. W. Baker returned from Kansas City a few days ago from a visit with his daughter there. He stopped at Trenton on the way back to visit his son.
-Mrs. Martha Vancleave visited in Trenton one night last week and Miss Jaunita Wilson spent the night with Miss Myrtle Beck, Mrs. Vancleave’s daughter.
-Fred Petty came from Des Moines last week to visit a short time with his grand parents, S. A. Newlin and wife.
-Ruby Cox left on Tues. of last week for Davenport.
-J. C. Thomas of Kansas City and Mrs. Ellen Cox and children of Eldon, Ia., returned to their homes Tuesday afternoon after visiting with their father, J. R. Thomas of this place.

WHO SAID LINEVILLE WAS A DEAD TOWN
This being census year, the Editor fresh from other fields and scenes, some of them so much different from the old home town feels a calling to take a census of Lineville’s business world as well as her surroundings, and resources. About the first thing we learned on reaching town was of a movement underway to shale the Streets around the city park on the square and as we go to press this had been virtually assured and funds have also been subscribed for extending the work on stubs off the square. While many have helped this movement a great deal of credit goes to Ralph Davis of the Lineville Commercial Club. City Dads started this subscription off with a substantial amount. We have a shotgun loaded and are sure looking for the man who says Lineville is a dead town. We find Lineville geographically located for an ideal trading point almost equally distant from three county seats. On the main line of the Rock Island railroad and with federal highway No. 65 coming thru town as well as other good county roads in other directions. This gives the best of shipping facilities either by rail or trail. Down in the business district, we find something over forty business firms and a number of professional men. These include one of the largest exclusive hardware stores in southern Iowa, a Ford agency, and garage that employs from eight to ten men. This establishment has one of the largest parts stocks in this section and many small garages come here for supplies. A large furniture establishment that sends home furnishings over a large radius, with undertaking in connection with ambulance service, also we find a large exclusive dry goods store that enjoys a large volume of business with a business built on the best lines of merchandise. The above firms are owned by our oldest business men in point of years served and all are well established. We next find five grocery and general stores, one bakery that sends it’s products to many towns, and up to the minute harness and hardware store, two drug stores, one meat market, one elevator, one feed mill, one feed store, three poultry, produce and cream houses, one large lumber yard well stocked with all kinds of building materials, including brick, tile, cement and etc., one firm of builders and contractors, painters, etc. And probably the most essential one of the strongest country banks in this section which, while only one year old, recently showed a nice surplus after paying a 10% dividend on the first year’s business. This establishment owned for the greater part by local men and the officers are among the most responsible in this section. In other lines of business we find one dairy equipped with the most modern machinery which furnishes milk to the town by twice a day delivery, jewelry and repair shop, one sandwich shop, a café that would be a credit to any little city and which is destined to draw tourist trade from a long way for a good lunch or dinner. This is an establishment that is outstanding and is being boosted by everyone. Further on we find one transfer line and coal yard, an ice company with a twice a day delivery, and not to be forgotten five gasoline service stations, two with car tanks and tank truck delivery. At present a civil war that rivals those staged in Mexico, it on among part of the stations, much to the benefit of the car and truck drivers and, for the present at least, gasoline can be bought in Lineville at a big saving. We continue with our census finding two millinery stores, three barber shops where 25-cent hair cuts are a feature, one electrical equipment shop, one excellently equipped machine shop where any job large or small can be handled, a central light and power plant that furnishes electricity to four towns, one photographer’s studio of many years standing, one shoe repair shop, one hatchery with some 64,000-egg capacity. This concern ships chix to many states. Next the Whippet and Chevrolet agency and garage with a side line of the most reliable lines of farm machinery. This firm also enjoys a nice trade over this section and have sold more tractors than any similar agency in the southern part of the state. Then we find two doctors, two dentists, two auctioneers, two real estate firms, tow trucking lines, one live stock buyer, and two horse and mule buyers. Then a fine school with a large enrollment, three churches, a commercial club, and last but not least a newspaper that enjoys one of the largest circulations of any paper in a similar sized town in the state. This paper was established 59 years ago and will soon issue it’s Anniversary number. Then reaching out two miles west of town we have the Summer’s orchard, an orchard consisting of over 3500 trees several years old, bearing thousands of bushels of choice eating apples. Several cars of these apples are shipped to the cities for the high class market. Three miles southwest down in the Missouri hills are Lineville Mineral Springs, the waters of which are nationally known. A big hotel, bath house, club house and other features make this an ideal health resort and many come long distances for the waters which are also shipped to many states.

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Lineville Tribune
Lineville, Wayne Co., IA
June 19, 1930

Publisher: E. C. Varney

H. L. Rand Passes In Kansas City
Well Known Lumberman Succumbs Following Long Illness
A telephone message early Wed. morning to L. C. Lewis from Mrs. Lewis in K.C. conveyed the sad news of the passing of her brother, H. L. or Harve Rand as he was known to his many friends over the country. Mr. Rand had been in failing health for many weeks following a paralytic stroke and for several weeks Mrs. Lewis has been at his bedside. Mr. Rand, as head of the Rand Lumber Co., a chain of lumber yards in Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas, was well known both in the city and country. A quiet likable fellow he made friends wherever he was known and was also known as one of the country’s leading and successful business men. He has many friends and acquaintances here who will be grieved to learn of his passing. Mr. Lewis left today on No. 29 to attend the funeral which will be held in Kansas City tomorrow (Fri.) from the home with interment in the Mt. Moriah cemetery at Kansas City. The Tribune joins in sympathy to the bereaved relatives.

Enjoy Vacations in the West
The Editor is in receipt of postals from Prof. John Rutherford in CA. and from the E. E. Calbreath family, who are vacationing in the west, the latter writing from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Both parties are having a great time. We wish them a safe return.

Commendable Work on Streets
Dan Byrd and a force of men armed with scythes gathered at the city park early Mon. and from that point scattered in many directions over town laying low the weeds and surplus grass about the streets and by night the streets took on a new appearance. The city Dads are to be commended for this work as well as cleaning certain streets of old cars, etc. Mayor Swan and the Council should be commended for this clean-up.
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-Henry Kimball and family of Marshalltown, Ia, visited the Ike Phillips home here over the week-end.

Is building a Big Levee
John Krieder has a force of men constructing a big levee on Weldon River west of town. The levee is over 200 feet long and will turn the high water off over 100 acres of land. Here-to-fore, this land, which is very fertile, has suffered almost every year wash outs and this levee will make it very valuable to the owner. The Ed Booher family live on the farm.

“Skin Ridge” Shows Evidence
In years past “Skin Ridge” a hilly district northwest of town has been the butt of many jokes as to the fertility of the soil and what this particular patch of timber country would produce. For years John Davis, better known as “Sorghum John” has had to carry the banner with his far-famed high quality sorghum. Occasionally “A” Perkins would help out with a few twists of “Old Hillside”, home raised tobacco. This tobacco was supposed to make more spit to the twist than Kentucky’s finest, and “A” was the living proof. Now comes to the Tribune office one Roy Perkins well laden with some very fine new potatoes and onions as a present to the Editor. Roy allowed these would make that Arizona country hump its back to equal. And he was about right, as we saw none better down there in that rich irrigated country than the ones brought in by Roy. If such can be raised on that ridge we would like to sample some of the vegetables from down on the second bottom land of Caleh Creek, say on that “no mortgage” farm owned by Toll Williams.

Entertains Country Club
The Country Club met with Mrs. Edith Crawford and Mrs. Nellie Kinner at the Kinner home in the north part of town Thursday afternoon, June 12. There were fourteen members, ten children and three visitors present. A two course luncheon was served. All reported a most lovely time.

Here from New Orleans for Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hawkins and son Jack arrived here the last of the week for a short visit with home folks and friends. The party was en route from New Orleans to Iowa Falls, Ia. Glen is employed by a large road building concern and holds the responsible position of foreman. They were traveling in their private car, the Southern Belle.

To Hospital for Operations
Mrs. Warren Wilder and a daughter of Lewis Rank of the neighborhood southeast of town were in the Trenton Hospital last week for appendicitis operations. They were accompanied by their physician Dr. C. E. Lovett of this place. Both are reported to be recovering nicely.

Leave for Home after Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Duble and Mr. and Mrs. Evan Molleston and daughter, Rosemary, who have spent the past ten days visiting relatives and friends here left Thurs. morning for their homes in Las Vegas, N. Mex.

Attend Funeral Directors Convention
O. O. Greenlee and son Ames are in Marshalltown, Ia., this week attending the annual state convention of funeral directors. These conventions are for ___ the delegates the latest methods in undertaking and of much advantage to those attending. Mr. Greenlee is well known over the entire state as a funeral director having served several terms as president of the Iowa Funeral Directors. They made the trip by auto and expect to return home tonight or early Fri.

Here from Des Moines
Mrs. Jane Fisher and son and daughter of Des Moines are here for a visit with their relatives Mrs. Lina Dudney and Miss Siddie Fisher. The entire party motored to Kansas City, Wed.

Can’t Do Without the Tribune
Mr. F. C. Varney, We notice this is past due and we have just overlooked it. Mrs. Geo. A. Ramsey, 1120 Polk Blvd., Apt. 306, Des Moines, Ia
-Among those who have paid their subscriptions this week are John Mobley of southwest of town.
-John, while somewhat handicapped by rheumatism, was able to make the trip to the Office.
-Dell Gregg of Centerville writes the Editor and encloses a check for another year.
-Parker Elson, one of the Old Line Democrats stopped in at this office to pay his subscription; also to ask how the Republicans were going to laugh off the present depression.

New Tribune Features
Many new features are planned and will be realized within the next week or so for Tribune readers. Among them starting this week is the Speaking the Public Mind column which will be open to our readers for the discussion any worth while subject. Starting next week we will print the Sunday School lesson in column form. Will Rogers may also be added. We intend to make the Tribune the most interesting little weekly in the country and can do it if you all will help a little.
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-Mrs. Elsie Sinclair left yesterday for South Dakota where she will visit the Ray Moore family.

Local News
-Miss Gertie Whitaker of Trenton is here for a visit with relatives and friends.
-Mrs. O. H. Wiese and children of Atlantic, Ia., left Monday for their home after a ten day visit at the parental C. G. Austin home.
-County attorney, M. G. Kallem, wife and little daughter of Greenfield, Adair County, Ia are here for a visit with relatives and friends..
-Bobbie Sinclair of Corydon came Wed. for a visit at the home of his uncle, John Sinclair, near the Bracewell neighborhood.
-Mrs. C. P. Sweet and daughter, Winifred of Brush, Co. are here for a visit with Mrs. Sweet’s brother Cern Bright and other relatives.
-Arthur Brown and son-in-law, Mr. Phelps of Corbon, Kentucky are here for a visit with Mr. Brown’s cousin, Mrs. George Wallace and other relatives.
-Rankin Austin, who is employed by a road building firm, stopped a day the past week for a short visit. Rankin was enroute from New Orleans to Iowa Falls, Ia.
-Mr. and Mrs. Albert Audchner and little daughter who have been visiting Mrs. Audchner’s parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. O. Humphrey, left the last of the week for their home in Ft. Madison, Ia.
-Mrs. Lilyan Duden left Tues. for a visit with relatives at Bennett, Ia. She left strict instruction for her Tribune to be sent to her during her vacation which will extend north to Austin, Minn., later.
-Mr. And Mrs. Ed Deshler of Colville, Wash., are here for a visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Deshler will be remembered as a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Wright at this place.
-John Bright and family of Ottawa, Kans., came last week for a visit with relatives here and at Ravanna, Mo. John, who is a member of the Ottawa police force left Friday morning for home, as his leave was up, while Mrs. Bright and children remained for a longer visit.

In Memoriam
In memory of our dear Mother, Mrs. Mary Williams who passed away one year ago today, June 15, 1929.
”Tis sweet to remember her who once was here,
Though absent from us, she is just as dear.
The midnight stars shine on the grave
Of the one we loved but could not save.
Surrounded by friends we are lonesome;
In the midst of our joys we are blue,
With a smile on our face and a heartache,
Dear Mother, we still mourn for you.
Sadly missed by husband and children.

Entertains Queed Club
Mrs. Madge Evans delightfully entertained the Queed Club at the Evans home in the north part of town last Friday afternoon. A play “The Lotus Flower” was very well rendered. The Characters Mesdames May Daily, Lizzie Sullivan, Lina Dudney, and Miss Siddie Fisher portrayed their parts like real actresses. A dainty lunch finished a most pleasant afternoon.

CLIO ITEMS
-Mrs. Olliver and Geno returned from their visit with relatives in St. Louis, Mo.
-Doris Shelton has been visiting his home folks the past few days.
-Mr. Eberline is talking his vacation at present.
-Mrs. Caroline Casey visited one day last week at Dill Vandle’s. The Vandle children all have the measles.
-Miss Jessie Bales, who works at Leroy, Ia has been spending her vacation with her father and mother in Clio.

MT OLIVE NEWS
-John Wilson and family visited at the Carolyn Wilson home Sun.
-Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilson and little daughter visited at the Floyd McClain home Sun. evening.
-George McCarty and wife were shopping in town Fri. evening.
-Mrs. Cleo Shira and little children and Carolyn accompanied Paul back to his work at Dexter, Ia. About 40 miles west of Des Moines. They thought they would like tenting out for a while.
-Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wilson drove to Dows, Ia., last Fri. visiting with daughter, Mrs. Effie Johnston, a few days.
-Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Sinclair and Grandma and Frank Wilson visited at the Sarah Sinclair home Sunday.
-Grandma Wilson, visited at the Elmer Wilson home Wed.
-Mrs. Roxie Keller and Mrs. Elsie Sinclair visited at the Grandma Wilson home last Thursday.
-Ottie McCarty and wife visited at the George Johnston home Sun. evening.

WELDON RIVER
-Roy Rynor is visiting at Wib Willis’ and Knel Ellis’.
-Fern Ellis spent last week at Henry Johnston’s near High Point.
-Roy Perkins is working for Perry Rockhold the last two weeks.
-Bryan Shockey and family and Mrs. Frank Shockey called at Toll Williams Sun. evening.
-Russell Gladfelder spent Sunday at Billy Gladfelder’s.
-Emma Ellis and Mrs. Etta Gardner of Lineville took dinner Wed. at Billy Gladfelder’s.
-Vena Gladfelder called on Mrs. Bryan Shockey Wed. morning.
-Foster Poland is working for Bryan Shockey.
-Flossie Ellis spent one night last week at Earl Ellis’

MERCER NEWS
-Miss Lelia Durham took Sunday dinner with Earnestine Baker, and Miss Lula Mock took dinner at the Odie Cox home.
-Mr. and Mrs. John Vinzant and children of Lineville, Ia, visited Sunday at the Eddie Davis home.
-Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Goodman, of Trenton; Mrs. Walter Alley of Princeton, and Ina McLester spent Friday at the Alice Kelley home.
-Mr. and Mrs. Glen Haseltine and children spent last Fri. evening at the A. H. Haseltine home in Lineville.
-Walter Ellsworth, and Warren Alley and Grover Quinn came in Saturday from Fairfield, Ia.
-Mr. Ab Dykes is at home from Davenport, Ia., where he had been working.
-Mrs. George McIntosh was called last Friday to the Aaron McIntosh home on account of the serious condition of her mother, Mrs. McIntosh.
-Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Goodman, Susie Alley and Ina McLester spent last Friday evening at the Ted Alley home.
-John Elsey and Dave Alley are among those working with the extra gang at Lineville, making the trip back and forth in John’s car.
-Mrs. Fred Starks and children left Friday morning for a visit with her parents at Mystic, Iowa.
-Mrs. Walter Alley is staying at the Dave Alley home while Walter is foreman of a gang of men working on the Rock Island right of way above Lineville.
-Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Goodman left Sat. morning for their home in Trenton after visiting several days with the lady’s father, Dave Alley and other relatives.
-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thomas came from Gallatin last Sunday morning and took the lady’s mother, Mrs. Anna Ball, back home with them.
-Miss Elizabeth Lane returned Sun. from Clio where she had been visiting several days at the Quinn home.
-Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shepard and children, Evan Sheppard and Hazel Vinzant spent Sun. at the George Shepard home.
-Mrs. Lucy Kookin spent Sunday at the Harve Whan home.

[transcribed by C.A., April 2008]

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