The Shannon City Messenger from Shannon City, Iowa • Z1

I yiiiume 3 SHANNON CITY UNION IOW Nov. 14, 1918 Number 51 I kS ed pkf.sbv tf i V. peace! What a The- GOOD PROGRA 1 The following extracts from let- 'The Com munity Club met in regu- An" C' Mc' Ti Kinley, and Miss Lillian Coie, two OBITUARY a a- Savior, lar session onday The lib- -'ormpe of Peace. nat. a fa sisters who are Red Cross nurses in trive thanks rary committee reported that a place 'ttritK reverence let us France.

They are cousins of Mrs. i a cbw i b-ee" B. Kendall. Miss Coie visited here should. library of fifty books and as soon as before 5am train a- a lth books arrive they will be kept for service a a i ters were written to their mother Mrs.rneeUn CELEBRATION The silver thread is loosed and the golden bowl is broken and nature has tPH Prematurely celebra- paid her last great debt in the earthly week Friday of last life of Clara Edwards Wilson, and her £ot with it, and soul has returad to God who gave it.

'vaslibroken so to speak, Clara Adelia Edwards youngest signed the rm is tL daughter of Mr and M. Ed- followed suit and celebrated 7 2 wards was born July 16. 1891 Ring- if our jubilee ls a little untimelvTt gold, County, Iowa When at the age was better than none at all of four years with her parents Funds were raised bv popular sub- moved to Shannon City, Iowa, where scription, and a free movie both after- she grew to young womanhood, re- noon and evening was enjoyed. Both ceiving her education in the Shannon tho boys and mrls trlee Johnson gave an excel- eie((seems to more schools, taking a finishing course at the afternoon and two good Jvm nathv 'o 'church lent talk 'on the possibilities of dairy- eie' re usy Drake University in Des Moines, and addresses were given Rev C-irna He has studied the subject and lttle 1 off am at the age of eighteen years she be- han put the in i urea to e. san teaching, teaching two years mg his speech and the school children The summer vacations are over now the rural schools here, and teaching pulsated with enthusiasm as only The children are school, the boys two years in the Samt Louis Braded younR Amcrciang can and girls are in separate schools, they schoois.

home and fonowe(l -m a K00d aprons and socks as of larger circulation a the room just south of Elizabeth Coie Dr. Kyle's office. The school is also -At a circulating library of 100 Limoges, France. Oct. 13, 1918.

0U? ti (p a il- I-. The corn show is postponed from Dear Folks a Home! S- ine week until the 5th and I ve been trusting to Lillian to i i i a 6 of December. home the last week- She is ie' kindliest i.eni ik com unity''is the He has studied the subject and homes the-hoUr-'of talked on it before and he does not I ef This is speak at raTldcm- He knows his fac Koland'and wife made'public pirof Community singing lags a bit. -0f their faith in Now that more books have arrived, pastor. METHODIST CHURCH th)e singing ought, to be pepped up some.

We have the material and ought to get into the spirit of it. The program committee is ing up a good attraction for next all wear black cold as it is. I Business and everything has picked up since the Americans are here un til you would not know it was the same town as when we first came. Wie are finding new things of in terest every day. said we believed we liked France and Limoges, better every day.

Our big fam ily of boys are just as a few months with her parents she tho a movie program was en- left for Sumati'a, Montana July 2, joyed. meeting and we need your presence. --Our Sunday School is about back to Qome ancj enjoy the program and again but not as regular in a good social clinic was held "'attendance. We lack'supply teachers Monday night, each group of people when are A grouped according to birthdays, pu example is set by "fewteachers (ting on a stunt representative of their nice as ever, we love them everyone, 1 A grand march was the only we do as much for them as we would like to. But it take much to make them happy, a big smile, a few kind words and plenty of The members the Rebekah lodge eats, and I wish you could see the nice and their fam ilies gathered at the beds of them make.

is in hav ing a -force hall Monday igh and tendered Mr. I little fellow eighteen years 'V 5 and Mrs. C. E. Scott a farewell party, old In the dressing room he trained teachers on a sp(jnt in games and scrubbed the flooi.

pans music. The lodge presented have them. Then1 let. us get them wjth a beautifu set of silver knives starting a class' working and forks. for a We.

have secured a 'standard manual and several who Those from out of town who attend- i a they are absent. in'Seems to i fte that the class has teacher. hy not -I' all do the same. thing that seriously hurts. attend- v- fance in' pupils.

i in a teachers and 'class having a we do ic" The lodge presented them i cart better than I could. Oh know how. I used to help Mother on wash days and I had to scrub the walks and porches every 1918 where she filed on a homestead and again engaged in teaching while living on and improving her stead. January 9, 1918 at Forsythe, 'V1 ir Montana she was united in marriage to Lyman E. Wilson.

She took seriously ill about two months ago and rallied and was ering when she contract-d influenza and eveyrthing was done that loving The Red Cross served hot coffee, cookies nnrl apples during the noon The kaiser was hung and burned. Good crowds were in from the country despite the fact that a heavy J. R. HENRY DIES Word came Saturday to Mr. and Mrs- F.

Henry announcing the hands and hearts could do, but to no eath of their eldest son, J. R. Henry avail, as being in frail health for some home in Pierre, South Dakota. 4. 4.

4. i i ed the funeral of Mrs. Lyrpan ilson ne was 7 she was done with this life her spirit want to take.up study so.le a ll 1 fintv so I decided ntyt to love any Mrs. Lee Goodyear of Bell- ouiy, so v-e aeuu would return to God who gave it. Vho want a systematic bible train ing Kansas; rs.

Rosa Farley and more boys when they have to be taken leaves to mourn her loss a come to the Wednesday igh ser- daughter Ed ith Kansas City, Kan- an here than heart broken husband, an aged mother vice and enroll in the. class. You can sasj'Jake Shook of 'Laur, Nebraska; bu wg are not prepar. five brothers and two sisters, besides a chose your own Roy Edwards of Marengo, Iowa, Mrs. 1 weather The ground was host of relatives and friends.

Her on- F. T. Edwards and baby'of Minneap- ea xor com we ly on hand at xj. white with frost, but the gardens did not seem to be to the spirit world a few years ago. hurt.

The blue grapes are ripe now She was a true wife, a devoted daugh- Death resulted from pneumonia. Later word was received to the fect that the wife and one child were seriously ill, and Miss Sadie Henry who had come from Gladbrook and Rob Henry of Blairstown went at once to Pierre. It is expected the body will arrive Wednesday at this writing Tuesday) but no definite arrangements as to aid and sympathy to those less favored funeral have been iyen Qut than herself, and knowing that when time and could not resist the fatal disease and fell asleep in Jesus at 11 a. m. November 6, 1918 aged 27 years, 4 months and 21 days.

Clara united with the Christian church at this place in the spring of 1912 and living a faithful Christian life. She was always bright and cheerful and always ready to lend A intelr pastor. Saturday. He was soon well and sent back to duty, I i et Grant township has been called upon to raise $2500.00 in the drive for war campaign fund. Letters nouncing each portion were T-, in a eo ior cuw sent out Monday, and the members of -RicVmn it it fr esterday morning father and one brother preceded her tbe war board made the canvass.

As a general thing people gladly subscribed their quota. In a few cas- olis, Minnesota and Mrs. H. L. Bishop of Melcher, Iowa.

A IT IO 3 Shannon City Savings Bank Organized of Iowa, located at Shannon City county of th close of business on the 1st clay ot Nov. 1 9 is Loans and i i i U. S. Certificates, Indebtedness 15,000.00 Wtar Sayings Certificates -and Thrift Stamps.actually owned 4 000.00 Banking Hou.se, 2 ,2 0 0 .0 0 Furniture'ahd ixtures 800.00 Due and bankers (ibid 1,137.50 Silver coin and bullion 4 9 7 7 5 Legal tender and ational bank notes and the most delicious things I ever ter and loving es the yellow cur streak showed it- ate. reatly missed her self in an offensive manner and the For breakfast this morning we had The body accompanied by the hus- board refused to accept any amount pan cakes, eggs and bacon, for supper band arrived here Sunday morning, jt were the amount assessed, steak, good thick milk potatoes and the funeral was held from the tapioca pudding, cake and grapes.

Methodist church Sunday afternoon. Now you think the folks in Services were conducted by Rev. the states are making more of a sac- Fintel and Rev. Carnahan, and the rifice than we are, so please be sat- message of the hour was brought by that you are doing your and doing it well. The Pajamas look so nice when they are new, we are fortunate to have them washed, let alone being ironed and not even matched up.

We are tired every night bu I of the Christian There any use to argue or try to reason with men of such caliber, it is as the Bible says, your pearls before The man who refused a gift to keep the soldiers cheery, clean and ha lf contented, a man. He anything. And 22,850 CO 96.10 3,000.00 Rev. Benson Dille church at Benton. The Methodist choir furnished the when comes marching home music and Mrs.

Gray very tenderly -there ought to be a law enacted to sang to The pall bear- send the yellow cur right back across ers were all friends of the deceased, the briny deep, to jo in the rest of the most of them having grown to young yellow dogs in Germany, never feel satisfied with my days work womanhood with her. They were maT1 nowadays ill have to have for we do things in such a crude Misses Mercie Purviance, and Chris- hands when he talks to a way. But we are not discouraged for ne peppmeier and Mesdames Nelle sojdjer about licked The we are so new in the work and hope Mae Dunlap, Jessie Wolfe and asic do you get to improve all the time. Cloe Dunlap. Interment was made at noise? How much did and 'subjaid ary co i Foreign-checks and items items in transit al Re's ce A 1,945.24 34.19 l.I A 1J1T.ITI15S 4,219.89 60,8 375l8r 188,729.39 president anct Joseph Jiates, th a the foregoing a correct, to the', best o.m knowledge I have told you many nice things Oakland cemetery, about the boys but we must not get that we have nice big brave cers too.

One aviator was so badly burned that he was sent back to the states, possibly to do instruction work there. He had a wonderful dog he CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our deep ciation of the helpfulness of our you loan to buy us clothes, food and ammunition, and how much did you give to keep us sane and tented? Think twice before you fuse your assessment. profits(after deducting expenses Ind iv idualM eposits to check im if ic a te 6 :Tp.taii-Liabiiities~''‘ had to leave with his company. Even riends and neighbors who so thought- when he was told he was going back to aided us in our sad hour caused the states, Oh, he said I go by the death of our fe and ughter. without my dog and he was pnly mar.

ried two weeks before states, too. he left the October 13th Mary says our letters sound like our Lyman J3. Wilson. Mrs. Edwards and family.

A After four years desperate fighting, Germany has been licked. The armistice has been signed and Germany has surrendered. A ll the nation went wild over the wonderful news dispatched from official head quarters early Monday morning and j'A St even president am ank 'n am solemnly swear- State t-T-no nrl li that it is, but I am with my much to do and I a real holiday. I say Smith Bros, lumber yard has been the loud ringing of bells, blowing of never satisfied painted and is quite resplendent in its whistles and the endless parade of There is so coat 0f drab. The store building of people marked November 11, 1918 inly two hands, the Golden Rule Cash Store has also jie girls have been painted white with green; trim- to different hospitals so ming, the Star was days work.

c'aah Store' has also 'as a day long to be remembered in his. About thirty-five of the girls have been painted' hite the, assets therein set forth aie said bank J' C0, a portion assqts. Steven so nV id vAtes small our family now. Can pajnted a few weeks ago. bona nurses -Of more-than two thousand lost.vone was from Braymore, monia.

We were and worn and off occasionally to rest v. rnj. be fore. an subscru this i 11 Notary bscribed in -my presence by 'T 1918. A Public in and for Union Co Directors of our boys, he get broken' Lillian I are in the annex all heart broken Bage 28 which is about mile about it but everything was done back and forth im hey had a Barney arice.

him, he was a'Mason. They read the forgefc to tell you- we have Mason prayer also. two heating stoves in our barracks and Our boys are just as mce as tw he We never get tired mentally doing things for them, bu physically we do tory. Celebration festivities began early in the morning and continued until midnight in nearly every city in the state. Jay McCartney le ft last week for Woodmen, Colorado, where he ill take treatmn't at the Woodman tarium.

A. B. Duncan went Saturday on a land excursion trip to Texas..