Ed in Marriage Fifty Years Later in Wisconsin Roots
Wedding of Gilbert and wife celebrated in the family home with seven children present. He was born in Wisconsin on June 19, 1873, later living in Iowa and Minnesota. The couple has 21 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Out-of-town guests attended, and a picnic dinner was served on the Gilberts’ lawn. Also notes on Iowa rural school board law change and a Des Moines dairy farm visit by students and experts.
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Jollun
Ya Carrell Gilbert
Jay
Charlie
George
Gilbert
Ladi
Wisconsin
Bone
Wise
Clear Lake
Towa
Gilert
Iowa
Arthur AL
Ashland
Montant
Clarence
Aburdenn
Carroll
Elmer Giller
Waterloo
Henry Gettman
Howard Wealty
Dave Gilbert
Swea City
Mir
Waunikee
Wis
C. Agnes
Bessie Madigan
Doc
Will Madigan
Mer
Atelier
Uritt
Gil Wt Holme
Wilburr
Atorney
Gibson
Liteh
Gibson Isharih Yuan
Schaal
Hutt
Mave
Tommy
Maren
Walt
Sitka
Dol Kiel
Mus
Hill
Helen
Minnesota
Hey Winter
Mason City
Lloyd J. Dyler
Dorothy Curtis
Legion
Farm Bureau
Nice
Brickey
Yom Hamilton
Guy Fium
Missouri River
Larchwood
Golden Star Post
Rake
Bancroft
Buffalo Center Band to Play July Fourth Celebration
Blue Earth plans two day Fourth of July festivities featuring the Buffalo Center Concert Band, a well regarded northern Iowa ensemble, promising high quality music for local celebrations. The report also recalls a tragic accident in Adeline Illinois where Edith Barton, daughter of George and Othelia Barton, died after an oil spill and stove fire incident near Buffalo Center, Iowa. Edith, born February 1900, leaves her parents, grandfather, and four brothers, with a large circle of friends mourning her loss. Funeral services were led by Reverend Siegle and Reverend Annen with local bearers named.
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Blue Earth
Mufalo Center
Towa
Blur Earth
Buffalo Center
Minnesota
Edith Barton
Amt
Creorge Barton
Tam
Leaf River
Dr. Akins of
Forreston
Edith
George
Othelia Barton
Iowa
Adeline
Ilinois
Brent
Guy
Robert
Streator
Low
Town
Ray
France
Raith
Barton
Ity Barton
Ruth
Belmond
Robert Barton
Mvg
James Barton
Lewis Miller
Bert Brooks
Tonien
Young Ladies Sunday School Eliss
School Year Attendance and Transportation Totals
The district reports 1234 days lost by all teachers without substitutes and 107 pupils transportation figures for grades 1 to 12. It lists average monthly tuition on teachers salaries at 8.77, meals served 1117, hot lunch receipts 42.97, and 236 pupils saw lantern slides. Names of pupils with perfect attendance across grades are given, including Leonard Kuehenreuther and Herman Friesenberg.
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Gade Boys
H. S
Notal
Leonard Kuehenreuther
Herman Friesenberg
Merril Collins
Marie Dorenbush
Henny Winter
Geraldine Winter
Isabel Tletcher
Marie Engen
Elsie John
Canvass in Palo Alto County highlights farming life
A house to house canvass near Enmuiets Jarg, Palo Alto County, reports Prof. Von Tingelt of the extension department at Val Town State College Ames. Findings show 90 percent of living costs borne by women who are strong buyers, four times as many cars as bathtubs, and one cent per family average living cost in surveyed townships. Seventy five percent of farmers’ daughters marry farmers, 80 percent of farmers’ wives not born on farms, and education levels near the eighth grade. Also noted are high telephones, newspapers, and church involvement. Property ads list two blocks for sale near Buffalo Center with several buildings.
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Enmuiets
Jarg
Palo Alto
von Tingelt
Val Town State College
Ames
Suit to recover money paid in engagement
A Cedar Rapids case centers on a marriage engagement dispute. A young man funded the woman's investments hoping a joint future would follow marriage. She later rejected him. he sues to recover his investment, arguing a mutual promise while she claims the money was a gift. The court weighs breach of promise versus gifts.
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Cedar Rapids
Indy VE
Col Temple marks fifty years in Osceola law practice
Col. M L Temple completed 50 years of law practice in Osceola Clarke county. He served seven sessions in the Town legislature and from 1907 to date was United States District Attorney for the southern Town district. He also was Clarke county attorney from 1914 to 1918. The article notes his long public service amid a 1904 state legislative discussion over interstate cow death liability and reports on notable Town citizens touring Europe. Night Air Mail service planned with multiple Iowa landing sites and a bright light guided field beacon network.
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Col. M. Ll. Temple
Osceola
Clarke County
United States
House of Representatives
Big Sioux
Town
South Dakota
Dakota
Iowa
Congress
Col. Temple
Towa
Williamsburg
Montesima
Koweshiek
Reasnor
Jasper County
Des Moines
Earham
Madison County
Casey
Guthrie County
Ayoen
Pottawattamie
Towa Regulator and Worm Powder Ad From Henry Houken
Henry Houken of Buffalo Center promotes Towa Regulator as a profitable hog feed additive and claims Towa Worm Powder is the first and best worm remedy for hogs. He invites calls or cards for proof and sales.
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Towa
Henry Houken
Buffalo Center
Entire Holdeman Family Produces Eleven School Graduates
In Lone Tree Johnson county the Holdeman family of eleven children all graduated from the local school. Starting in 1904 with Glenn Holdeman, the family saw each child complete a diploma through the present year with Kenneth as the eleventh graduate. The Holdemans have long supported the school and will be represented again next fall.
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Lone Tree
Johnson County
Holdeman
Jesse Holdeman
Glenn
Kenneth
Willian Quist
Essex
Page County
Essex High School
State University
Iowa City
Oval Quist Powers
Willan Quist
DeLos Quist
George Quist
Morence Quist
Supreme Court rules foreign language ban unconstitutional
The U S Supreme Court rules a Texas style law banning foreign language teaching unconstitutional, with Justices Holmes and Sutherland dissenting. The decision centers on whether such limits violate constitutional liberties while aiming to promote English as the national language. Frost and strawberry crop notes are included as part of a local update.
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United States Supreme Court
Ohio
Nebraska
Townense
August Bartels
St. John's
Holmes
Sutherland
Congregational Church Services and Beliefs
Alec Russell, Pastor, lists Sunday School at 9:30, preaching at 10:20 on God the Owner of All Things, Mim Only a Steward. Christian Endeavor 7:113. Evening service at 8:00, Thursday prayer meeting. The church describes itself as ally of good, foe of evil, teaching honesty, law, and order to improve community and property values. Are you working for the church.
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Alec Russell
God
Mim
Christian Endeavor Society
American Legion aims to recruit amid rally and events
The American Legion unit urges members to energize outreach and enlist seven more soldiers, planning a week of activities, fundraising, and public engagement. Reports highlight a successful picnic, ticket sales near 95 dollars with expected profit about 85, and multiple volunteers aiding games, stalls, and logistics.
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Mrs. Carrell Gilbert
Mesa
Ines
Y Atom Magna Ourse
Pboat
Et Wetuve
Des Mes
Adios
Iden
Blue Earti
Blue
Lazy Earth
Soll
Frul Engen
Everett Jolson
Janes Purcell
Eleanor Cooner
Josephine Davis
Harold Elman
Charles Tutton
Travold Wiman
Ralph Bolsinger
Stella Olsen
Lauwrence Onnstad
Alice Sparks
Total
Hoor
Palo Alto County
Henry HY
Fulkerts
Europe
Brookhart
Russia
Germany
Denmark
Lars WH. Bladine
Cedaralls
Interna
Stn
Sweden
George Carter
Washington
LeMars
Stockholm
Supreme Court
Chicago
Chigigo
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Congregational Church
THE
American Legion News
Livy
Ilenry Winter
Legion Staid
Harm Feldick
Ray Murray
Si Bravick
Leon Herman
Joe Ford
Jim Pritchard
Schleiger
Harm Shortenhaus
West Side
Gib Lien
Fred Bliss
Sconts
Fred
Oscar
George Lien
Henry Smith
Gilbert Lien
Lloyd Robinson
Albert Bohl
Ben Pomeroy
Merle Brickey
Fred Westendorf
Siebert Claassen
Frank Schleifer
Claude Claassen
Ved Westendorf
Qray Twait
Clarence Gjerstad
Classen
Winter
Murray
Westendorf
Schleifer
Lou Lorimer
Sam Schuler
Win
Knoll
Wade Johnston
Thaimpson
Avery
F. Bugsy
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