Local briefs from Washta and neighboring towns
The Washta consolidated school opens September 15 with Misa Lura Fogleman returning as superintendent. Cherokee Times notes the death of Miss Elizabeth Charlton at 66 in Cleghorn. Galva hosts a homecoming and fall festival on September 24. Peterson Patriot reports a farm fire destroying a Bradstreet property while the residents were away. Ed Williams touts a ten thousand dollar ninety day profit from a Brookings farm sale. Peterson Patriot also cites several flu cases, with doctors and nurses prepared for a potential outbreak. Cherokee Democrat remembers Jonah Clark of Willow Township, an early pioneer. Storm Lake Pilot Tribune says St Marys Catholic church buys two lots to plan a new $60,000 school building. LeMars Globe-Post covers a Plymouth County cholera outbreak affecting hog herds due to impure serum. Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune adds Storm Lake Register sales finalized with E L C White and Roy A Jarnagin taking over October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washta Journal
Washta
Misa Lura Fogleman
Elizabeth Charlton
E. R. Charlton
Cleghorn
Galva Tribune
Galva
Peterson Patriot
F. A. Bradstreet
Jonah Clark
Cherokee County
Quimby
Pennsylvania
Willow Township
Storm Lake
Alta News Items Chronicle Local Happenings
Mrs Lou Jensen underwent an appendicitis operation at Cherokee on Wednesday September 3. Mrs EB DeVore of Aurelia visited Alta with daughter Mrs McDeid. Henry Popham returned to Alta from Denver. Fairview Red Cross plans Welcome Home at Fairview school Friday September 19. Rev Leonard accepted Presbyterian charge at Stockham Nebraska starting September 1. A large Harley Olsen family reunion occurred in Alta with all members present. Golden wedding celebration of Johanna and Carl Olson on August 28, 1869 noted with family attendance and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Jensen
Cherokee
EB. L. DeVore
Aurelia
McDeid
Alta
Henry Popham
Popham
Denver
Colorado
Fairview Red Cross Society
Fairview
A. O. Cannon
C. H. Leonard
Stockham
Nebraska
Harley Olsen
Renstad
Sweden
Johanna Olson
Carl Olson
Michigan
Thija City
Oscar
Axel
B. R. Siglin
John Olson
Marathon
L. P. Nelson
LaPage
P. R. Moser
Clarence Johns
Sibley
Olson
Chris Jensen
Ruppel
Ray Baltimore
Carlyle Burman
Iowa Falla
Anderson
Connell
Advertiser
Cherokee County Honor Roll War Memorial Call
Cherokee County to publish a leather bound book listing all servicemen with photos and records. County recorder John W. Stevens asks families to send discharge papers and photos to preserve the county’s war record. About 1095 answered the call and twenty one gave their lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee County
Aailure
John W. Stevens
Cherokee
Fight For Humanity
Ila Claybaugh Weds Ralph Wetherell At Cherokee Parsonage
Miss Ila B Claybaugh of Alta and Mr Ralph Wetherell of Aurelia were married at the Methodist parsonage in Cherokee on Tuesday August 12. Bridesmaid Miss Bertie Claybaugh and best man Clarence Kline attended. The couple reside on a farm near Larrabee after a Des Moines stenography career and Alta ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta
Aurelia
Larrabee
New Cherokee business block planned on Main Street
Cherokee Times reports C. T. Bryant plans a modern block on Main Street where his jewelry store sits. Ben Gilleas buys Young lots at Second and Elm, near the public library, with rumors of a garage on the site. The ice famine worsens as Perrin Ice Co struggles to meet demand for homes, restaurants, and markets. A court ruling favors John Pritchard in an eviction dispute over Main Street property. Pritchard will use the space for his shoeshine parlor until lease ends. Corporal Leo Covey, a veteran with a severe leg injury, suffers a refracture in a collision at the Main Street crossing involving a train and a Buick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Papera
Cherokee Times
C. T. Bryant
Main Street
Times
Ben Gilleas
Second and
Elm
Democrat
Cherokee
Perrin Ice Co
George Wallon
John Pritchard
Gunn
Pritchard
Leo Covey
France
Obituary: Robert Mongan of Aurelia Dies at 65
Robert Canaday Mongan born June 17 1864 in Washington County Maryland died September 10 1919 at his home northwest of Aurelia Iowa aged 65 years 2 months 23 days. He married Misa Emma Wolford March 17 1818 and farmed near Cherokee on the Chas Iackin farm for seventeen years leaving nine children. Funeral services were held at the M E church in Aurelia conducted by Rev W A Parks with interment in Pleasant Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Canaday Mongan
Washington County
Maryland
Aurelia
Iowa
Misa Emma Wolford
Chas Iackin
Cherokee
Charlie
Walter
Wm. Dreyer
Norman
Roy Sleezer
Ed Shaw
Earl
Arthur
Dempster Stewart
M. E. Church
W. A. Parks
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Card of Thanks and Constitution Day Program
Card of Thanks expresses heartfelt gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness, flowers, and musical help. Constitution Day observed at school features a local program with readings, songs, and tributes to the Framers by students and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Mongan
Farm For Sale Near Aurelia 220 Acres Well Improved
The F. W. Kaskey farm of 220 acres six miles southeast of Aurelia is for sale. It is well improved and terms are flexible. For further particulars contact C. H. Kaskey in Aurelia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Kaskey
Aurelia
C. H. Kaskey
Stivers Seeks $40000 For Alienation Of Wife
Frank W. Stivers files in district court for judgment of $40000 against Robert Van Voy claiming he alienated the affections of Stella May Stivers. The Stivers, parents of four, live with the father as the alleged damages are sought for years of secret meetings and society cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Times
Frank W. Stivers
District Court
Robert van Voy
Stella May Stivers
Dre. Stivers
Alta School Building Inadequate
The Alta Advertiser notes the consolidated school building is crowded and under capacity for expanded technical instruction. It states two more teachers are needed but space limits staffing, with plans likely to require more rooms soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alta
Alta Advertiser
Theodore Roosevelt
Shold
Alta Consolidated Schools
12 Year Old Boy Drowned In Well Near Larrabee
Edward Desm, 12, son of Mr and Mrs Marshall Desm, drowned in an old well near Larrabee on Saturday afternoon while hunting. He had a gun. a midnight search found the body with a broken plank nearby and the gun close by. The family had recently moved from Texas and were staying with Mrs Desm's mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Desm
Marshall Desm
Larrabee
Texas
Mr. Desm
High School Wit and Wisdom Debuts in Aurelia Paper
Ten years ago Aurelia starts a new school column titled High School Wit and Wisdom in the Aurelia Senti nel edited by Ada Belew and Edgar Rapp. Local farming and lightning strikes are noted with farmhouses and barns damaged. residents Bruce Dickey and families affected. purchases made via Aurelia Land Agency in South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurelia Sentinel
Ada Belew
Edgar Rapp
Mathias Hansen
Gust Peterson
George Wharton
Chicago
Pelton
Lyceum Course Dates for 1919-20 Announced
The Sentinel lists the lyceum season dates for 1919 20 with Chap Thomas L Roberts October 28 Ole Theobalds Concert Party December 8 Ernest J Powell January 21 Fighting Americans February 16 Chicago Orchestral Club April 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyceum
Thos. L. Roberts
Ole Theobalds
Ernest J. Powell
Fighting Americans
Chicago Orchestral Club
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Edison
J.C. Nelson
Marcus News
Ed Williams
Brookings
S. Dak
Peterson
Maher
LeMars Globe-Post
Plymouth County
Gunnerson
Sioux City
Kryptok Kiddie
Kryptoks
Kryptoka
Kay
Jeweler
Ec Te Poy
County Seat News
State Teachers’ College
Elizabeth Scott
Washington
Lewis Miller
Franklin
Raymond Nelson
Hamilton
Lurline Coombe
Madison
Eatella Blanch
America
Jane Waddell
Wisconsin Lumber Co
Quality Yard
Aurelia, Iowa
L. G. Reckoff
J. D. Blake
Poland
The
Sentinel
W. S. Pennington
Liver Township
Bruce Dickey
J. H. Krout
Wm. Mummert
Farma
Aurelia Land Agency
South Dakota
the Sentinel
China
Reckoff
Colonel Jones
Tim Jones
Dale Jumbo
Moow
Liberty
Long Maid
Emmett Reckoff
Aurglia
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