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| December 1885 Scarlet Fever Still Raging (Aurelia Sentinel) The scarlet fever is still raging in the section of country north of this place to which we alluded last week. The locality is about midway between Aurelia and Peterson. Theodore Zorn lost a child by the disease on Monday and another on Tuesday. The third child is quite sick at present and not expected to live. There has been one death in the family of John Bremer, who lives in the same neighborhood. The disease has made its appearance in a number of families besides the ones named, and unless precautions are taken to suppress it, we may expect to hear of more deaths. We understand that the people as a whole are some what careless in exposing themselves to the disease and do not do all that they might to prevent it from spreading. (Source: The Weekly Cherokean, Tues., Dec 22, 1885, pg. 1) December 1885 A Case of Assault Cornelius Dougherty and Sam Wight of Liberty township got into a little wrangle over a wrestling match in which their brothers were engaged a few days ago. Wight had Dougherty arrested on a charge of assault with intent to commit great bodily injury, claiming that the latter pulled a gun on him. Justice Molyneaux dismissed the action on this score and Dougherty was tried on the charge of assault and fine $25 and costs. A P Meservey appeared for the state and E C Herrick for the defense. (Source: The Weekly Cherokean, Tues., Dec 22, 1885, pg. 1) June 1886 SOCIAL SALAD HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST WEEK Movements of People of More or Less Prominence – Events to Come – Various Mentions THE SINGLE PARTY One of the early summer parties of the season to be pleasurably remembered was that given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce S. Lingle, a few miles northwest of Cherokee, on last Friday night. The party was gotten up as a birthday party in honor of Miss Mae Knox; sister of Mrs. Lingle. It was intended to make it a lawn party, but the condition of the weather forbade that it should be so. The following guests went out from Cherokee in carriages: Misses Kate Carpenter, Allie Jilson, Eva Gregg, Fanny Hornibrook, Addie Hobart, Maggie, Agnes and Belle Robertson, Sena Allison, Lena Bain, Jennie Moore, Nellie Ferguson, Linda and Aggie Fobes, Messrs. Henry Schuster, Dr. Pritchard, Sam Boddy, Thos Ward, Lou Kennedy, Robt Nicholson, Dan Moore, Will Eshlman, C. G. Haines, A. Graham; Rev and Mrs. Geo Knox. Despite the terrible storm of that night the young people made merry within, and did not worry about getting home until they came to realize how difficult a task it was. There was no such thing as driving with the lines around the neck, and many hair-breadth escapes are reported. A most delightful supper was a feature of the evening’s good things. Miss Knox was made the recipient of numerous presents, among which was a very handsome decorated silver and glass fruit stand from the following gentlemen: Messrs. Pritchard, Schuster, Nicholson, Kennedy, Eshleman and Haines. (Source: The Weekly Cherokean, Cherokee, IA, Tues., June 1, 1886, pg. 1) |
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