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LONE TREE REPORTER. LONE TREE. IOWA
TItURSDAY,
News Of Nichols And Community
Nova R. Borgstlt
Resident Etor
Subscriptions ReCeived
Job Work an4 Printing
of all kinds solicited.
'Phone us.:. _ : - -_-___-_ ._ _thenews
Miss Anna Nichols was on the sick
list several days this week and last.
Jim Bigford and family, one time
residents of Nichols, returned to
spend the Fourth.
Miss Thelma Trautman who is at-
tending summer school in Cedar
Falls was home over the Fourth.
Leonard-Hendricks and family of
W'est Liberty visited last Sunday at
the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Hendrlcks.
Edgar and Alice Nash of Des
Moines arrived in Nichols last Friday
evening to visit with relatives and
friends.
Miss Alvina and Miss Elsie Kirch-
nor wire are tten'ing summer
school in Cedar Falls were home for
the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Cris Hanson motored
to Iowa City the morning of July 4tb
and brought back with them Mr. and
MYra. Fred Hanson and son who spen¢
Saturday and Sunday in Nichols.
Father T. P. Coleman of the St.
Mary's Parish left Nichols last Mon-
day for New York. He expects to sail
from New York July 9th for Ireland
for an extended visit.
ELDERLY RES,:DENT PASSES I Pshaw! No more Fourth of July
EARLY MONDAY MORNING celebrating f,ar another whole year.
I George Stephens of Bhle Grass
Nichols and community this week(spent the week-end with his parents,
mourn the loss of one of their long [Mr. and Mrs. John Stephens.
respected residents, Mrs. G. C.[ Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton and children
Lindee who passed away at her hon:e also Mr. and M:s. E. Hillyer and
in Nichols afte- many :eeks of lil- daughter Helen of Fairfield spent th,'
ness. She was confined to her bed for
several weeks bu had been able to
be up again and was thought to be im-
proving. However she was taken
worse and died Monday morning, July
fth at 4;30.
Etta M. Quimby was born to Jam.:s
and Susanna Ouimby in Indiaoa,
Ma'(h 4, 1854 and died in Ntchcls,
July 6th, 1925 aged 71 years, 4 men,ha
and 2 days.
hhe was uni%.d in marriage to Gus
Lip.d of Nichols in lg97 and res£de.1
on a farm for mauy years. Later Hey
moved to town where they have since
made their home.
She leaves to mourn her death he-
sides her hu:band, a brother Cor-
nelius Quimby of Nichols, two step
sons, Albert Lindee of Muscatine and
"_'a'i Lindee of Chicago, 6 grandchi!-
drcp. and many friends. Mrs. LiP.dee
w,s a home body but did not" need to
go lar away to n.ake friends. IIr
m,!ghbors alway speak well of her.
Funeral servict,s, at which Rev.
I'rr officiated, were held from the
Methodist churti, Wednesday morn-
ing at 10:30 after which interment
was made in the Nichdls cemetery.
Mrs. IAndee xa. a devoted wife and a
kind mother and she will be greatly
missed by all.
Music ¢us furnished by a quartette
consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Loeb, Mrs.
Borgstadt and Mr, Stephens. The pall
bearers were Bert Metcalf. Ed Brown.
XV. R. SchmitL Vm. Oostendorf, Gee.
Unschied and Frank Hummel. Burial
took place in the cemetery east of
Nichols. The floral offerings were
many and beautiful.
-- CARD OF THANKS.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Bottonly entertain- We wish to thank our mauy
ed at their home July 4th, the follow-, neighbors and friends for their kind
ing guests.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
John
IdntZlacts of sympathy during our recent
and family, Mr. and Mrs. AI Quimby] sad
bereavement.
Everything
that
and family also Mrs. August Hintz]was done was greatly appreciate:l. We
and daughter, Mat tie Hintz. t
also wish to thank those who gave the
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Liljah and beautiful floral tributes.
G. C. Lindee.
daughters Vivian and Bodice motor-
ed to Genese, Ill. last Thursday, July
2nd where they visited relatives un-
til last Sunday when they returned
home,
C. F. Lindee and family.
A. L. Lindee and family.
QUEEN ESTHER CIRCLE MEETS.
The Queen Esther Circle held its
regular meeting last Monday evening
at the home of Miss Gladys Hintz with
Wilma Kirchuer as leader.
The meeting was opened by song
and followed b prayer. After roll call
a business meetit was held in which
plans were discussed! for raising
money to send to help with the build-
ing of the new hospital at Keokuk.
The Circle expect to send enough to
furnish a window for the hospital.
The business meeting was closed by
song and a social hour was spent in
which refreshments were served by
the hostess. The members present
were: Mrs. W. G. Barr. Helen and
Edna Rummells, Bernice and Beulah
Nash, Ntna Quimby, Wllma Ktrchner,
Gladys Hintz and one visitor, Dorothy
Hesser of West Liberty.
DELTA ALPHA HOLD
SDCIA L; M,EETI NGI
The members of the Delta Alpha
class of the Christian Sunday school
met Thursday evening July 2nd at
the home of M. Walter Cullins. The
meeting was on a regular meeting
night but real work was laid aside
and a social evening spent after
which Mira. Cullins served de|icious
refreshments. The Delta Alphas wilI
not hold an August meeting but will
continue wrk in September.
EPWORTH LEAGUE ORGANIZED.
A special meeting of the Epworth
League was held at the M. E. church
last Snday evening and the society
was re-organized. The following of-
ricers wre elected:
President--Bernice Nash.
1st 7v' c 3r esldtvntMargu erite
Kirchner.
2nd Vice President--Beulah Nash.
3rd Vice PridentEdna Rum-
mells,
4th Vice President--Gladys Hintz.
SecretaryNina Quimby.
TreasurerHelen Norris.
OrganiatlYtriam Richter.
Ass't OrganistWiIma Ktrckner.
Installation of these officers will
held Sunday evening July 19th.
Friends are sorry to learn that Mrs.
James Elder, formerly Miss Lettie
Mr.and Mrs. J, R. Borgstadt and
children Lauretta and Robert took a
m)tor trip JUly 4th, leaving Nichols
Saturday morning they motored to
Cedar Rapids and Des Moines re-
turning home Sunday P. M.
A number of Nichols folks cele-
brated the Fourth attending the Fish
Fry put on by the Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs of Louisa county in Colum-
bus Junction. They report a large
crowd, a good parade, plenty of fish
and much fun.
Three of our lichols boys leave
July 31st for Fort Des Moines train-
ing camp where they will spend a
month at the Citizens Military train-
ing camp. Cecil Hintz, Bob and Harry
Fox are the boys who are anxiously
awaiting the 31st.
Little Dick Peele, son of Fred
Peele cut his knee last Mnday on a
piece of tin while playing at his home.
Dr. Muench found it necessary to
• take three stitches in the gash. Dick
however is getting over it fine, even
eating ice cream cones Tuesday on
the strength of being a good boy for
Dr, Muench.
MYs. John Foley was called to the
home of her brother Jim O'Brian In
Lts last Sunday. Mr. O'Brian is
quite ill after being kicked by a horse
Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Foley went to
Letts Sunday, M. Foley returning
home while Mrs. Foley will remain for
a while to help care for her brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Meril Matthes of Iowa
City motored to Nichols Saturday
morning, July 4th and stopped at the
Robert Lewis home to take Mr. and
Mv. Lewis to a picnic near Cedar
river and to the "Thomas" reunion
held at the home of Laura Cortney
near Cranston on Sunday, July 5th.
They returned to Iowa City Sunday
evening ing Mrs. Matthes sster
Helen Brookhart with them for a visit
Pleasant a few weeks ago gave
very interesting report at church last
Sunday night. Bernice Nash gave a
week-end in Nichols.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Lindee and two
children of Chicago have been here
this week, called by the death of Mr.
Lindee's mother whose funeral was
held Wednesday.
Mrs. Lyle Bullis of Ottumwa came
to Nichols Tuesday evening, June 30,
and visited with her father, Mr. Heiz-
er also her sisters and brothers. She
returned home Wednesday evenirg,
July Ist.-
Mrs. George Farrier and children
John Albert and Jean of Blue Grass
arrived in Nichols Tues,ioy June 30th
to visit over the Fourth at the home
of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John
Stephens. Monday morning, July 6th•
they returned to their home in Bque
Grass.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Borgstadt and so.
Richard, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Borg-
stadt and daughter Fern, also Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Kennedy all of
Muscatine visited at the J. W. Dorg-
stadt home in NichOls rednesday
evening, July ]st.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shannon and
Children Virginia and Elaine of Sioux
City accompanied by LlOyd Shan-
RETURN'S.
OF
SHOOT
(Continued from page 1) !
HELD JULY 4TH
At the shooti held .bn the place to hold a reunion of old settlers.
picnic grouuds east of Nchols the It was settled early in the history of
forenoon of July 4th, J. P. Miffit and Johnson county, and folks come back
F. Mougin were high men both break- for many miles to visit the old home
ing 95 clay birds out of 100_ The rec- community and to renew acquaint-
ord of those entering follows: ances A former River Junction farm-
Shot Broke er by the name of Walter Tantlinger
J. P. Moffit ............... 100 95 sent a box of lemons to make lemon-
F. Mougin ................ 100 95 ado. There were people there from
Dr. A. J. Oliver ........... 100 94 California. and many from other
J. Foley ................. 100 92 points. It was a big cro'd. You ought
F. Smith ................. 100 92 to attend a meeting some time. They
E. R. Swickaxd ............ 100 91 have a log house into which they place
J. G. Croutcup ............ 100 91 relics from time to time, as they ac-
H. Gerndt ................ 100 91 cumulate. There is not much of a
L. C. Kantz .............. 100 87 town at River Junction but it is one
C. E. Tanberg ............ 100 86 of the prettiest natural groves in
E. Root .................. L00 $4 Iowa, and what the town lacks in
L. Foley ................. 100 79 numbers, it makes up in hdspitality.
Mrs. C. E. Tanberg ....... 100 73 We wish you could hear James Ma-
B. A. Oostendorp ......... 100 58 gruder, brother of George, play
A:. Millinger .............. 00 64 "Fisher's Hornpipe" and "The Irish
H. Millinger .............. 80 68 Washerwoman." He does not display
R. McKane .............. 80 38 the gymnastics of Elmer McKinley,
A. Millinger ............. 80 64 but he plays with skill and makes
Glen Barnard ............ 40 3 music that would please Bro. Etter
Jim Dean ................ 40 3ilbetter than Kreisler. We were glad
B. Kantz ................ 40 33iCol. C. J. Wilson wasn't along. They
D E. Ady ................ 40 32 have an old flint lock rifle in the log
J. G. Gendt ............... 40 31 [house. that was in a bunch of seven
I. D. Hadley .............. 40 29 that were found in the bottom of the
,e(f ................... 35 14' I Iowa River. some years ago, near Iowa
Hogan ................... 25 11[ City. They think Indians sank them
B. N. Smith'. ............. 20 17 Ithere. many years ago, maybe .100
A. Pulman ............... 20 12 l years ago. They have an ox yoke for
B. Ellis .................. 20 ll]one ox. Did you ever see one. We
E. Dinnelly ............... 20 11:never saw one. They have a double ox
: Ellis ................... 20 10 I yok e also. but we never saw a single
l • one before. Think of the age of XVil-
SUNSHINE BAND HOLDS liam Kelso. 85 and remember that he
.'as born where River Junction now is.
I 'e met Annie Rooney, correspond-
I
cnt of the Columbus Gazette. XVe also
non drove overland to visit with rt-ia- LAST GETkTO-GETHER
tires and friends in this community.
They left Sioux City Thursday, July On Wednesday morning, July 1st at
2rid spent the night with relatives and lseven o'clock the Sunshine Band of I met a woman from Lone Tree who
arrived in Nichols Friday afterroon, i the M. E. Sunday school left Nichols i say s her name was formerly Haw-
July 3rd. " i for Pike Run in autos to hold their thorne and she lived on Davis Creek.
Mrs. Anna Mapes and children
Bernard and Dorothy of What Cheer
came to Nichols to spend the Fourth.
They came Friday, July 3r-]. Miss
Dorothy is attending summer school
in Cedar Falls ,nd returned last Sun-
day. Mrs. Mares and Bernard will
make an extepded visit however.
Mr. and Mrs. Vodegal of Musc'tin.)
KEEPING
NEGLECTING
CHIREN'S
DR. IPR]I¢IDERlfK FL
Editor of
HE United States
service recently
group of children for
The examination included
white children between
and sixteen, in South
land, Delaware and New
cially interesting are the
eye examinations.
Sixty-three per cent
have normal sight in both
the remaining 37 per
eye defects were found in
The remaining 10 per cent,
of every ten of the 9,245
amined had only one-half
normal vision.
That school life and
responsible for part of this
by the fact that the
dren with marked defects of
sixteen years of age was four
great as those at six
other words, ten years of
had Increased the eye
times as many as when
tered school.
The most striking part of
however, is that which
forts which have been made
these defects.
Even among the older
from fourteen to sixteen
only 23 per cent of those
glasses had them. Of the
ing one-lmlf vision or less,
cent had any kind of glasseS.
dren having as low" as .3
less in both eyes only 22
glasses.
It is not strange that these
appeared dull and had poor
pupils. A child who can
third or one-half of
would hardly be expected to
annual picnic. The ride was enjoy'ed;She mistook the Rev O'Dell of Col- llant student. Yet these
i and upon arrival at the grounds break-tumbu s Junction for the writer. O'Delr I all probah4y being blamed
I fast was prepared which consisted of did not find it out, or he would have i by parents and teachers
ham and eggs, bread, butter and jeIly, J spoken to her about it. We would "stupid," "dull." "lazy" or
fruit and hot coffee. After breakfast,no t tell him. The Reverend O'Dell when their poor little eyes
they spent a pleasant forenoon boat started the speech making, and we do enough to get their lessonS.
Sending half-blind children
ring, singing etc. At noon a bounte-!no t know when we heard a better is expensive and stupid. It
ou.dinner was served which consist- little 01d settler's talk. Some time much the business of school
ed of chicken, noodles, potato salad, lwhen you people of Washington find out if the child can see
also Lyle and Alberta Ray spent:baked beans, beets, . pickles and want a good speech for a picnic oc-
Saturday, July 4th at the J;hn !olives, bread, butter, Jelly, angel food lin rmember the Mr Rev. O'Dell
Stephens home. and chocolate cake, fruit salad, hot
Mr. and Mrs. lewis Hiebing now of coffee and mints. At 3 p. m. the baud i And he is a good preacher, too. e
This comJmunty returned to their returned home. tmet the Rev. Mr. Holyoke of Lone
home last week from a three weeks' This is the last meeting of the Tree, also a preacher and a fine gentle-
auto tri through Illinois, Michigan, Sunshine Band as they have decided i man' and you would like him. A
- young man gave a reading on old set-
Visconsin and Minnesota. They were
aasompanied bv Mr. an:l Mrs. F. E.
l GLADWIN GLEAMS I
William Swans was a business call-
er in Iowa City MOnday.
J. B. McBride was transacting busi-
ness in Gladwin Tuesday morning.
Harry McGutre and family visited
at the Herbert Swails home Tuesday.
Miss MHdred Willey of Cotter spent
Sunday with Miss Ferne Colton. -
Several from here attended the
'I-l M('gan show at Columbus I
Junction last week. [
r. and Mrs. W. R. Luekey Were In I
Muscatine on business one day re-!
eently.
Mrs. John Butcher has not been so
well the past week but is better at
this writing.
We certainly had a glorious rain
Monday evening and night with but
little wind but lots of lightning.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Simmons and
to dis-band on account or various tiers that was wonderfully apropos.
other churct activities, and Mrs And we would not forget the Lone
Those present were Mr. ' Tree hand for a hundred dollars. They
Addelman Wilma and Leona Kirch-'
' have a big band composed mostly of
nor Bernice and Beulah Nash, "Mar-
' I high school kids and they play remark-
garet Kirchner, Edna Mac Rummells.,bly well. There are a lot of good
Nina Quimby, Gladys Hintz,. Vivian
brass bands in the country, and we
Liljah, Frances Elder and Helen
late gad to see them.
Norris. I Their dinner was a big, family din-
trier, everything placed on big long
FOURTH OF JULY A DAY OF tables, and a free pitch in for every-
ACCIDENTS IN NICHOLS body. A lot of Iowa City folks were
there. James Murphy, an Iowa City
The Fourth of July was made an ex- lawyer, sang an original song on
citing day in this community not only I Johnson
by celebrations but by accidents i made a county old settlers that
great hit. Crozier took pic-
which seemed at first to be very ser'i-r.._. ,,_*,, o lael stro ,u '-- • - ........
but luckily have turned out al"'--:'s:'-:":---"'l "t-'estuffmanda.tree aug awtu,, ,,,,,-
ious
right. The first acciden occured: --i was had b--everyby Bill
shortly after noon on the picnic g°°?nk.me_ormerl editor of the ne
I xou In t Y
ground east of town when several
young boys tried placing fire crackers l Tree Reporter, was present. He had
a good time. We met a lot of fine
in a bottle. Seeming not to be lit a f people. Editor Hacke. the present
second was placed in the neck of the
bottle the boys were trying to light
the second cracker when the first un-
expectedly exploded in the fac of
Lone Tree Reporter man. was on the
i job. but we saw him only before the
program began, and maybe he Slipped
'off when it began. He is-a .fine look-
Bernard Weiscamp, burning his face
Mrs. Lewis Houseal spent Wednesday land eye badly. Dr. Ady who was on
at the Oscar Allenworth home near
Columbus Junction.
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Clime entertained
Mr. and Mrs. Schroder of Musca-
tine and Mr. and Mrs. Willis CMne
and familyof Itts July the Fourth.
Mrs. Nancy Stanley of Davenport
has been staying with her sister, Mrs.
T. B., DeVore the past week. Mrs. D
Vore is in very poor health.
We mst congratulate the Editor
and wife on the arrival of a son. We
hope the little fellow will be spared
the grounds gave first aid after which
Dr. Muench took charge. Bernard was
taken to Bellvue hospital in Musca-
line. It'was filst thought that the
sight of the eye would be lost but
ing young chap. Lone Tree is one of
the few good ../ttle towns.
COUNTY SUNDAY SCHOOL
PICNIC JULY 15TH
Mr. McCullough of Museatine who
danger of this is no over and Ber-
is county superintendent of Sunday
nard is .getting on nicely.
Schools, was in Nichols last Sunday
.A-ound six cbck tlt evening ,visiting beth the Methodist and the
Steve Milder met with an accident on
Christian Sunday Schools. He
the road-from town to four corners.
an outline Of the picnic and pageant
Exactly what happened has not been
the liD be given in Muscatine for and by
learned.
His
car
w, ass
passed
by
the Sunday Schools Julx 15th. A par-
Kaalburg boys in another car just a ade
will
be
presented
on"
be
stree
to them and some day become a great
and useful man. i few minutes before. They honked ..........
..... o muscaune at IX m. a[er
Well the lig celebration is over and ] their morn as tney went aroune upon ...............
............. ' . .. tfle picnic Will De nelu at weeu
lOOKing mack mey oenelu teve MII-. ,. ..... -- P-eant ..... "--
our peoplecelebrated in every Way,] .... I .......... " ' v ........
some going to Nichols, Columbus der's UUlC turmng over and over in ,a story of the Pilgrim Fathers will be
Junction and Riverside. Some stayed the ditch. The car seems to have left I given by the Sunday Schools of Mus-
[the road and slid into the ditch about
home and entertained company and t 40 feet back from where it stopped
some worked in the harvest fields. ]a total wreck. Mr. Milder and his son
I who were in the car were thrown out
ST. MARY'S CHURCH PICNIC [both being hurt. The Kaalburg boys
A GREAT SUCCESS(hurried to town for help and Doctor
|Muench. Mr. Milder was picked up
The picnic ne(i ast of town July 'unconscious a•d taken to Doctor
4th benefit of the St. Mary's church
was a hugh success. There were over
500 chicken dinners served and al-
most as many suppers. The parish
cleared over eleven hundred dollarc,
A large and generous crowd attended
11 the activities both night and day.
Folks from Nichols attending the
Fourth of July Klu Klux Klan Ken-
Muench's office rooms where it was
found his collar bone and some ribs
were broken. He regained conscious-
mess in the night but was unable ,to
tell exactly what happened. He re-
mained under the care of a nurse in
Dr. Muench's office rooms until Tues-
day afternoon when he was taken to
his home nrth of town.
The car, an absolute wreck was tak-
en from the road Monday by Oosten-
dorp garage men.
Pay your subscription when due.
Mrs. Bert . oerres is at the home
of her sister, Mrs. James Elder near
Nichols, helping care for her.
i catine combined. All members and
I families of all Sunday Schools are
urged to be present this day as it is
i one of the largest and best demon-
I s'raticns of its kind ever presented
from the time Of starting at 2 p. m.
until its close in the evening.
Jh Attract F$hermen
'he Nile has a greater variety e
fish than any other river in the world.
hn expedition sent by le British
mum brought back 9.FO specimemL
How to Open S&
To open cloth sugar or trait sacks
which are stitched, place the double
stitching to the left and begin pulling
at the end away from you. This save
o much noyance.
People and Place.
In this world there are no •ninter,
etlng places, but only uninterested
people.--Gilbert Cheterten,
• build school houses and
and dsks.
Regular eye examinationS
school children each year
out the children with
School authorities should then
parents with the seriousness
lecting defective eyes, so
dren needing glasses would
(. 1925. Western Newspaper
* A LINE O" CHEER
By John Kendrick
. UNDAUNTED
*
* a t,
* To bring a laugk
* heart of man.
]But best "of all the specime
mirth
That You and I can
* hre on earth
Lies in some quiet service
style
That seen above will make
, angels smi]e.
[€ (} by McClure Newspaper
Thoughts for
the Week
t
Saday.
For by Me Thy Days
multiplied, and the yeats
life shall be
9:11.
A Good Man Obtaineth
of the Lord: but a mz
wicked deviem will He
Prov. 12:2.
Tin.lay.
Whe • Man'e Waye
the Lord, he maketh even
emmie to be at peace
hlm.--Prov. 16:7.
Wedm.hy.
He Anlwered, Fear
for they that be w/th us
more than they that be
them.H Kings 6:16.
Timy. d
Or Let Him Take Hold of I
StJngth, that he may
peace with Me; and be
mak imce with
Frld.
Thou @halt Also
thtne heart that, u a
ehalteth hlB son,
thY d ehuteneth
8"
SatulaF.
And It 8hail Come to PaM
the last days. eaith God, I
pour out of My pirlt upoa
flesh: and your 8ons and
daugbtem shall prophesy,
your young
and your old men shall
dream.Aet 2:17.