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* LINL 1900-4-7: Gospel Meetings: J.E. Brown: "Beginning Sunday, April 15, 1900, a series of Gospel meetings will be held at the Baptist church in this city and continued as the Lord leads. The meetings will be conducted by Mr. A. Broadfoot, evangelist. A general invitation is extended to all to attend."
* LINL 1900-6-2: J.E. Brown: "There will be services at the Baptist church Sunday evening at 8 o'clock and the following Mon., Tues., and Wed. evenings, conducted by evangelist Broadfoot, of Atlantic, Iowa. Everybody is cordially invited to attend these meetings."
===1901===
* LINL 1901-2-9: "Mr. J.E. Brown shipped out two cars of fat cattle Tuesday in spite of the bad weather."
* LINL 1901-11-30: "Last week we mentioned the critical condition of Marion Dillon, and this week are pained to record his death at about 11 o'clock, Tuesday evening. All efforts to head off the terrible effects of a cancer which had been working in his system a number of years proved futile. The funeral took place at the Baptist church in this city on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. J.E. Brown delivering the funeral discourse, and burial was made in the Long Island cemetery. The friends have the sympathy of all in their hour of bereavement." ===1902===* LINL 1902-3-22: "Mr. Broadfoot, the gentleman who purchased the Will Kenyon farm on the eastern end of the Island, arrived Wednesday evening with a car of implements and 8 head of fine Hereford cattle. Mr. B. already had 4 head of fine bred Herefords at his place, one of which was a $450 cow. Long Island can show some of the best stock in this part of the country."** Mr. Broadfoot is John Alexander Broadfoot (1877-1944), son of Alexander Broadfoot (1850-1916) who preached the gospel meeting in 1900. ===1903===* LINL 1903-12-26: "John Broadfoot is spending the holidays with friends in Omaha."
===1904===
* LINL 1904-4-9: "Those interested in the coal prospecting hole being put down on the farm of Arlie Rynearson, in Granite township, and others who wish to learn of the enterprise, are respectfully requested to meet at the residence of J.A. Broadfoot on Tuesday evening, April 12, for the purpose of consultation and organization. The hole is now down over 600 feet and arrangements should be made to continue the work."
* LINL 1904-4-23: "The promoters of the test oil well being put down over in Granite township, held a meeting at the residence of J.A. Broadfoot on the evening of the 12th instant, and organized the Granite Coal and Oil Co. by selecting Joseph Weeks, of this city, as treasurer, and J.A. Broadfoot as secretary. T.J. Fee, George Abbott and J.L. Whitted were selected as members of the Board of directors, the secretary and treasurer completing said Board of five. A levy of 25 percent of the amounts contributed by the stockholders was made. We learn that the hole is down some 660 feet."
* LINL 1904-5-14: "J.E. Brown is putting up a new house these days. Henry Kappen and Van and Roy Shields are doing the mechanical work."
* GJP 1904-9-23: "Miss Pauline Egger and Mr. Alexander Broadfoot were united in marriage Wednesday evening by Probate Judge Slicer. The couple left for Long Island, Kansas, Thursday morning where they will make their future home." * LINL 1904-12-10: "The representatives of the five Farmers' telephone lines which have entered and will soon enter Long Island, held a meeting in the Leader office last Saturday afternoon, to take into consideration a proposition from the Central State Telephone Co. to enter the latter's central in this city. Ed Moffett was made Chairman of the meeting, and John Broadfoot as Secretary." * LINL 1904-12-17: Preaching: "A. Broadfoot, evangelist, will preach in Elk Creek schoolhouse in Dist. No. 106 on Sunday evening Dec. 18, at 8 o'clock. All invited to be present." * LINL 1904-12-31: A. Broadfoot: Lectures: "There will be special lectures upon a chart, entitled "Two Roads and Two Destinies" to be given in the Baptist church, beginning Sunday evening, January 1, '05, and continuing for several evenings. Everybody invited."
===1905===
* LINL 1905-1-28: Charles L. Lounsbury: "Rev. S.J. Miner will hold a series of Gospel meetings in the Baptist church, beginning Monday evening, Jan. 30. All cordially invited to attend."
===1907===
