NEWSPAPERS: April 1926 Local Events, Blakesburg Excelsior, Wapello County, Iowa Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Martha Richards Microfilm from State Historical Society of Iowa Blakesburg (Wapello co, IA) Excelsior Newspaper, Jan 1, 1925 (missing issues Aug 6, 13;) Oct 8, 1925-Dec 25, 1930 Microfilm from State Historical Society of Iowa ===================================================================================== NOTE: For more information on Wapello County, Iowa Please visit the Wapello County, IAGenWeb page at http://iagenweb.org/wapello/ ____________________________________________________________________________ Thurs, April 1, 1926 WHAT-NOTS Miss LaRue STOCKER made a splendid showing in the county spelling contest in Ottumwa Saturday. There were 17 contestants who battled with three thousand words for more than one hour, three of them standing until the last minute, and LaRue was one of them. GRANDVIEW Born to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard SCHAKEL oat Mr. AUXIER’s, a daughter one day last week. (Elsewhere) Martin SCHAKEL and wife were Sunday visitors at Mr. AUXIER’s. NORTH OF TOWN; The body of Merle LEWIS was interred in the Munterville Cemetery Sunday afternoon. (from Munterville Cemetery census: LEWIS, Merle, 1900-1926) Thurs, April 8, 1926 WHAT-NOTS --Bob McINTIRE of Des Moines was in Blakesburg a few hours the first of the week. Bob has grown so fat since he moved to Des Moines that he laughs all the time. He says the reason why Henry FRITZ is getting so thin is because Henry lives on canned milk and is growing condensed all the while. --Edwin CARLSON has rented the work shop at the TINSLEY garage, having taken it over April 1st. Mr. CARLSON is a splendid mechanic and is also acquainted with the trade in this territory and invites his friends to call when wanting repair work of any kind. His prices will be found satisfactory and all work guaranteed. --Word was received here of the death of J. E. DOTY, which occurred at Wichita, Kansas, on Monday, March 29, 1926. Mr. DOTY had been afflicted with kidney trouble and being at an advanced age of 79 years, did not rally when an operation was performed. Mr. DOTY was born in Illinois and later in life located on the farm now owned by W. S. SUTTLE, east of Blakesburg. He lived there for several years and will be remembered by many of our older citizens. He was a relative of Arthur DOTY of this city. Mr. DOTY is survived by his wife and three sons. Burial took place in Wichita. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE; --A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ott WHITE last Saturday. --Chas. HOWK and wife are the parents of a daughter, born Saturday. --There is a new baby girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph WAGONER, east of town. --Mrs. Emery VANCLEAVE went to Conesville, Iowa, Tuesday, called there by the illness of her daughter Mrs. Ronald ROBINSON. --Miss Helen JACOBSON is enrolled as a student in the Iowa Success School in Ottumwa. --Dr. Harry JOHNSON came home from Des Moines, where he is attending a school of Osteopathy. --A. L. BILLINGS was a caller at The Excelsior last Saturday to advance the subscription of our old friend A. J. G. BAILEY. We have agreed to take next year’s subscription out in coon skins, providing A. J. G. will catch the coons. Mr. BAILEY is now 84 years of age and his health is pretty good for one of his years. (see letter from Mr. BAILEY April 15th) --Mrs. Jane DERBY celebrated her eightieth birthday by attending Easter services Sunday morning and when she returned home she was greeted with a happy surprise in the way of a housefull of company and a bountiful dinner in readiness. Marion HUNTER and family and Harry DERBY and family were present and it proved to be a happy day for all. MARRIED Saturday evening at Shelbina at the M. E. church parsonage occurred the marriage of Miss Mary HUGHES to Mr. Everett GRAMMER. The wedding ceremony was pronounced by Rev. P. O. TAYLOR. The bride is the daugeter (sic) of Mr. and Mrs. Frank HUGHES and is a splendid and attractive young woman. She is a graduate of the Clarence High School being a member of the 1921 class. For the past fourteen months she has held a position with the Clarence Telephone Col, and was very accommodating and efficient. Mr. GRAMMAR (sic) is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. GRAMMER of south of Clarence and is an industrious young farmer. The happy young couple will make their home on the farm near Clare*** (could be Clareton or Clarence) We join their many friends in extending congratulations and best wishes for long and happy life. --Clarence Courier, Shelby County, Mo. Thurs April 15, 1926 --A daughter was born to Carl SANDEL and wife Saturday. Editor Excelsior:--So far as paying subscription to your worthy paper coon skins are rather out of the ordinary, but if you will furnish the dogs and we can catch the coon, you may have the skin. I am out of practice now, but had that proposition been put up to me fifty years ago when game was plentiful, I could have made good. I use to kill deer not more than a quarter of a mile of my home and still have the gun which I hunted with. It is in perfect working order. You also advertise my eight-four years, only three months can be added, but I have been shaved, hair bobbed and ready To go again as we have good roads.--A.J.G. BAILEY. (see April 8, 1926 for item this is in answer to) Boy Hunter is Killed by Companion Leroy DICKINSON, 11 years old, was shot and killed instantly when a gun was discharged in the hands of a young companion named LINCOLN, while the two were hunting rabbits about eleven miles south of Grinnell Sunday. DICKINSON was on his knee, poking into a pile of boards for rabbits and LINCOLN, standing behind the victim, fired as the rabbit run out and DICKINSON raised up and the shot entered his head. --L. E. ROSE, pioneer citizen, died at the home of his son, Elmer, east of Blakesburg last Sunday evening and was buried last Tuesday afternoon. Funeral sermon was by Rev. ELLIS and the IOOF members gave the service at the grave. We did not get an obituary. LEGAL NOTICES: ABSTRACTS: --Final settlement, estated of John W. LAUGHEAD. Named are Addie L, Effie, Arie, Anna PARKER, Della RANDALL, Merle PARKER, Thomas LAUGHEAD. L. L. SWENSON, admr. April 7, 1926 --Appointment of administrator: James H. SHEPHERD, estate of Mary J. SHEPHERD, Mar. 31, 1926. Thurs, April 29, 1926 --A wedding of considerable importance occurred at the home of the bride near Ormanville on Tuesday, April 209, when our young friend Guy L. REINHARD and Miss Alta ORMAN were united in marriage. The wedding was solemnized by Rev. Ralph POWELL of Modena, Mo., the happy couple will go to housekeeping at once and their numerous friends join with the Excelsior in wishing them a happy married life. --Eli SCHOECH and family of Washington, Iowa, were here Sunday. --Master Thomas SELMAN celebrated his sixth birthday anniversary one day last week by having a party for his little friends. Twenty-six were presout (sic) to help "hide away" the ice cream and enjoy the fun. --John BELLES is carrying a walking stick which Henry DAY told him he cut from a sassafras tree growing in Camp Ford, Texas, where Mr. BELLES was held prisoner for a year during the civil war. Henry says the natives down there remove the bark off of the sassafras trees and after boiling it, the juice makes a high grade "hootch" Now, if you find Uncle John a little "tottery", you can form your opinion as to how he became so. --Sunday afternoon at four o’clock at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. TUCKER of near Moravia occurred the marriage of their daughter, Daphne, to Ernest JOHNSON, Rev. FIX of the Moravia M. E. Church performing the ceremony in the presence of a party of immediate relatives. They were attended by Gerald HUNTER and Miss Pearl CHAMBERS. The bride is one of Appanoose county’s popular teachers while Ernest is one of our hustling young business men. They will go to housekeeping in the Frederick property and become life long residents of Blakesburg where we hope they will enjoy much happiness and prosperity.