Early Log Cabins Located In Iowa Town History Walk
A LeGrand excursion retraced sites of Marshall and Tama counties first settlers. Uncle Samuel Inman, age about 80, joined by Albert and B H Beane, visits Asher and Davidson cabin locales, notes census records and early travel from Ohio. The trip included Blodgett and Haynes farms, a prairie fire, and rests on local memory of 1846 1847 arrivals.
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LeGrand
Marshall
Tama
Samuel Inman
Ohio
Albert L. Beane
Marshall County Historical Society
B. H. Beane
Samuel
E. N. Blodgett
Sam
Isaac Asher
Asher
Whitman Bros
Kentucky
Asher Creek
Marshall County
Marshalltown
Tama County
Joseph Davidson
David N. Ferguson
Nimrod Ferguson
Ouge
Jeuae Asher
Tuman
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Ferguson
Washington
Census Department
Blodgett Place
Uncle Sam
Blodgett
Iowa River
Newton
Jos
Haynes Place
Aaron Judge
Eli Inman
Lews City
Guinea Beans new garden variety raised by local gardener
A local gardener John Krueghel unveils a new vegetable called Guinea Bean. He built a tall twelve to fourteen foot trellis and vines spread across. Seed pods reach two to three feet. seeds form inside the pods. He has not tasted them yet but promises they will be mighty good later in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Krueghel
John
Scout Hike to Cherry Lake Honors Former Scoutmaster Tarvestad
Tuesday forenoon B H Beane the local scoutmaster led twenty four Boy Scouts to Cherry Lake near Tama. The trek honored Clifford Tarvestad of Chicago a former scoutmaster who accompanied the group. They lunched and spent the day playing games bathing and some boys tested their swimming skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Beane
Cherry Lake
Tama
Clifford Tarvestad
Chicago
Bold Chicken Thief Foiled by Quick Shot at Outland Farm
Frank Outland recounts a chicken theft attempt near their barnyard south of town. A man with a dog paused by the fence to thief fried chicken, but the witness grabbed a rifle and fired, missing, then the thief fled with his dog over the fence into a waiting car. A righteous young Outland man watched the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Qutland
Frank
Family Reunion at Arbor Lake Benefits and Travels
The Keen and Ogier families joined a Grinnell outing at Arbor Lake with twenty five or more roll call attendees. Visitors included Mrs. Dorothy Lauriy and others from Cedar Heights Chicago Searsboro and Whittier California. Several local residents along with relatives traveled, some to White Fish Lake and Yellowstone. Drought damaged parts of the Dakotas and crops were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. O. Keen
G. C. Ogier
Grinnell
Arbor Lake
Mra
George W. Keen
G. T. Keen
Clyde Hoover
Wm. E. Hoover
Dorothy Lauriy
Cedar Heights
J. C. MacGowan
Chicago
Alice: Phillips
Whittier
Calif
Farewell Union Service at Friends Church Evening
Rev. Guy W. Harvey leads morning services with Sunday School and Endeavor groups. A farewell service will be held Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, uniting Friends Church with the other church for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends
Perils of Envy and Farewell Sermon at Local Church
Christian Church schedules morning service at 11 with Rev Clifford Tarventad of Moody Bible Institute and 7 pm Endeavor led by Edith Gaunt. notes a joint service with sister church for Rev Harvey's farewell sermon and no evening service. Last Sunday's strong turnout praised with praise for Rev A A Richards and Clifford Tarvestad. Parishioners joined Ferguson church for evening services and a noon basket dinner at the park. Pastor reported steady progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Herbert
Clifford Tarventad
Moody Bible Institute
Christian Endeavor
Edith. Gaunt
Hartman Coffin
Harvey
A. A. Richards
Franklin, N. H
Clifford Tarvestad
Friedds
Ferguson
Quarry Chapel Activities and Local Visits
Quarry Chapel holds Sunday School at 10 a.m. led by Supt Mrs Lafe Dougherty and morning service titled Life's Open Door. Evening service at 8 p.m. Tuesday midweek service. Ladies Aid meets Friday Aug 21 with Mrs Clarence Hartwell as host. Card from LeGrand boys mentions a side trip from Camp Knox Ky to Mammoth Cave. Dr C A DeLong and family from Gary Ind arrived Friday to stay at the DeLong farm in Butlerville with Mrs Mary DeLong. Mrs Anna Kempe and grandchildren returned Monday from a two week trip visiting Kempe relatives in St Paul Cherokes and Hinton. B L Cook and family of Lawn dale Calif guests of Mr and Mrs R L Pemberton. Bert appears well. Soria climate agrees with him.
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T. B. Bump
Unionville
Harry Horn
Harold Carlson
Jean
Gerald
Rolfe
I. B. "Billick
Grinnell
Margaret Bryan
R. D. Hogan
Richland
John Haggin
George Horn
Arthur Horn
Land Family
Newbury
A. L. Tarvestad
Donald and
Ruth
Marshalltown
Chicago
I. M. Gaunt
Jesse
Carl Tow
Lars Larson
Eneas Norland
Paullina
North Dakota
Canada
Dr. Southwick
Ing the Friends Church
M. T. Tostenson
R. M. Tweet
A. A. Shellenbarger
Butlerville
Riverview Park
Chris Christenson
Tlah
Jewell
A. A. Richards
Franklin, N.H
Peter Shellenbarger
Wilfred
Montour
Aaron Shellenbarger
Harry Millard
G. B. Adair
LeGrand
Riverside
Calif
Black Hills
Yellowstone National Park
Corroy Leech
Neil Adair
Toledo
Dakotas
Edgeley
Marion
N. Dak
Drouth
Lafe Dougherty
Lisa
Life
Ladies Aid Society
Quarry Chapel
Clarence Hartwell
LeGrand Boys
Harold Rasmus
Jerome Tow
Earl’ O'Neal
Camp Knox
Mammoth Cave
C. A. DeLong
Gary
Ind
DeLong Farm
Mary. DeLong
Anna Kempe
William Kempe
St. Paul
Frank Kempe
Cherokes
John Kempe
Hinton
B. L. Cook
Lawndale
R. L. Pemberton
Bert
Soria
Kicked by Horse Ends in Tragic Death for Audamer Dunham
Audamer Dunham oldest son of George B Dunham died after a horse kicked him in the stomach causing internal injuries and ruptured liver. The incident occurred while five Dunham boys were in a pasture near LeGrand Iowa. Audamer aged 23 born December 12 1914 resided near LeGrand and Agra Oklahoma before moving to Iowa. Funeral services were held at the Friends church with Rev Guy W Harvey and Rev A A Richards officiating. burial in the Friends cemetery.
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Audamer
George Dunham
Dunham
George, Jr
Everett Dunham
Everett
Mills
Audamer, Lamoine Danham
George B
Bilsie B. Dunham
Agra
O&kla
Friends Church
Guy W. Harvey
A. A. Richards
E. W. Dunham
Barial
Friends
Charles
Truman
Lewis
Ruth Adair
Esther Mable
Wilms
Mildred Gaunt
Coretta Kabuda
Lucille Stanfield
Card of Thanks for George Dunham and Family
We express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for sympathy and many acts of kindness after the accident that caused the death of our beloved son and brother George Dunham and Family.
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Aod
George Dunham
Farm Business Association Meeting in LeGrand Township
The Farm Business Association of LeGrand township will hold its annual meeting for township officers in Dillon hall on Tuesday evening August 25. Full attendance is requested to conduct parish business and elect officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm~ Business Association of
LeGrand Township
Dillon Hall
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President Historical Society
Chas. G. Johnson
Floyd Stover
Glen Wilson
Brome LeGrand
H. J. Bowen
Audamer Dunntam
J. L. Harrison
Sac
W.M. Gaunt
Times-Republican
C. G.cady
Joyce Stearns
Alden
Max Radloff
Gifford Tarvestad
Moody Bible “Instituta
le Grand
Clemons
Ruth Collins
W. M. Willits
Albion
O. Lupartis
Florence
Brucklacher
Martha’ Wolken
Dillon
Paulina and
Cleghorn
F. L. Richards
Hollis
Ethel Buch
Waterloo
C. B’ Adair
Myron Sawyer
Manson
Arnold Bros
Sac City
Myron Plummer
Colorado Points
Ray W. Plummer
Denver
Donald Reed
Myron
Arthur A. Richards
Arline and Lyon
Donald
C. W. Kellogg
Chas, Davis
Eliza
Searsboro
Johnson
Otis Davis
Ruth Skrable
Elberon
May Kempe
C. D. Harvey
John and
Lizzie Davis
Raymond Beane
Emmett
Mitchellville
White Fish Lake
Min
L. T. Hibbs
Gattie Hibbs
Jana Hibbs
Christian Church
Rev. L. EB. Fontanssesr
L. T. Hregs
Pastor
Township Meeting
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