Wyoming Correspondence Reports Local Visits and Community Events
The Wyoming column notes visits by H P Barber at Strawberry Point and Henry Garrison of Boone, plus multiple social calls in Anamosa Oxford Junction Cedar Rapids and Monticello. It covers council actions church events millinery openings Easter preparations and updates on roads and a local market day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
H. P. Barber
Strawberry Point
Kittie Parks
Anamosa
R. M. Corbit
Oxford Junction
Henry Garrison
Boone
J. F. Cohoon
Cedar Falls
W. FF. Leseh
Chicago
Hansen
Horton
New Castle
R. L. Greiser
Onslow
John Mader
Henry Aldrich
Albert Brown
Monticello
Park Ourtellot
Cedar Rapids
Clara Thomson
Jessie Ilsley
Coe College
F. J. Sokol
George
Sibley
Iowa
A. F. Dellit
Grace Gay
Princeton
Minnie Loudermilch
Davenport
George Loudermilch
G. A. R. Hall
Everett Gossett
Wiess
Mr. Gossett
Texas
Mader
Hunnicut
Lydia Wherry
Bennett
W. I. Chamberlain
Wyoming High School
Presbyterian Church Boys
John Schudltz Jr
Madison
Wisconsin
Schultz
Schuditz
Ray Seneff
Hopkinton
Home Lumber Company
Wyomng Cemetery Association
P.C. Levien
S. G. Franks
A. M. Loomis
R. A. Norton
W. H. Walston
Hale
Mr. Walston
Obituary: Walston Family Patriarch Dies in Iowa
The obituary notes Mr. Walston born in Ohio in 1829 and who moved to Iowa in 1847. He married Sarah Waite in 1852 and had fourteen children, eleven surviving. Funeral services were held at Hale and he was buried in Oxford Junction cemetery.
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Walston
Ohio
Iowa
Sarah Waite
Hale
Oxford Junction
Onslow Social Roundup Includes Visits and Notices
April notes from Onslow list residents visiting Cedar Rapids Maquoketa Madison Village and Stamford South Dakota. Local events include R N A dinner M E ladies supper and a church recital with Miss Vawter. W S Hall ill with poor prognosis. N B Noyes to Stamford for stock and claims.
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Charlotte Chase
Isabell Smith
JT. D. Hall
Maquoketa
Cooksey
Mary Carter
E. L. Anderson
Madison Village
Theo. Tebo
Stamford
South Dakota
M. E
Vera Paul
Marengo
Vawter
Hopkinton
Presbyterian Church
Grace
Mary Knittle
Knittle
Emma Shimerda
Oxford Junction
F. J. Sokol
W.S. Hall
Social notes from Center Junction and Monticello visits
Center Junction updates note multiple residents and visitors across Monticello and nearby towns. Names include John Carson Belle Moncrieff Minnie Dawson and others visiting relatives, working or visiting in Onslow Oelwein Hopkinton Cedar Rapids and Cedar Rapids Business College enrollment. Local doctors from Monticello assisted family illnesses with patient improvements reported.
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Center Junction
John Carson
Monticello
Belle Moncrieff
Kate Maurice
M. G. Alsever
Minnie Dawson
W. S. Pangburn
Onslow
Wm. Drinkwater
James Young
E.R. Young
Wm. Spohn
Oelwein
Margaret French
Isa Carson
Cowan
Margaret Thompson
Frank Locher
Rundle
Lizzie McDonald
Hopkinton
Wm. Sloan
Nelle Haeussler
Wm. Loomis
J. F. Brown
Jessie Livingstone
Jessie Davidson
Anamosa
J. F. Livingstone
Myrtle
Cedar Rapids
Castle Grove District Plots April Activities
Castle Grove notes list local illness and weather issues with Mrs. E J Noble and Har Gillilan among those sick. Officials met for equalization. Visitors include Leslie Dunham and G M Brainard party. Alfred Moore loses a cow. Olive Cramer begins school term. district No 5 opens with Miss Nelle Lawrence. Insurance risks rise. assessor Cramer praised. Road superintendents chosen. bids scarce. German Lutheran class confirms members at church service.
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Castle Grove
E. J. Noble
Har] Gillilan
Ed Miller
E. F. Eileen
Sheriff Hogan
Leslie Dunham
Cascade
G. M. Brainard
Cass
S. C. Pfeil
Nelle Lawrence
Monticello
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
FF. C. Cramer
Board of Equalization
H. C. Bohlken
Louise Ortgies
Mary Seibles
Miss Ladehoff
Lizzie Renitz
Local Notices From Cascade Area Date April 6
Mr and Mrs Sam Adamson travel to Dubuque today Aldern Kearney visits South Dakota on business Mrs F P Simons ill at home in West Cascade J Gearhart spends a day in Worthington on business Mrs Joe Loelscher formerly of the old McKeever farm in Rich-
Twenty five Years Ago March in The Express notes deaths and events
Entries recount March 1884 incidents in Castle Grove and surrounding areas. Births deaths and ages include Miss Mary Aynerson 21, Peter Young 82, Jessie Belle 3, and others. Local elections list mayor Leichhardt and town officials. burglaries, floods, races, and a masquerade at Dr. Henry's rink are described. Also noted are horse imports, a note on diving bells, and Monticello licensing.
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the Express
Mary Aynerson
A. R&. Coxsee
Ross
Pocahontas County
George W., Darrow
Martha Like
Charles H. Bates
W. W. Hogan
Jessie Belle
Elizabeth Billings
John Hopkins
Castle Grove
O’neil City
Nebraska
General Prentiss
Shiloh
Opera House
Grant Hicks
Marcus Farwell
Ames
Peter Young
Robert
James
P. J. O’connor
Church of the Sacred Heart
Carroll
E. T. Mellett
W. A. Mirick
F. M. Hicks
M. M. Moulton
Elijah Austin
Andrew Cassady
F. A. Coyle
Coyle
Fred Kellum
Fred
Dr. Henry
R. C. Stirton
George E. Wood
F. J. Tryon
E. Little
Thomas Peake
Herman Tiarks
Pat Connor
John G. Wood
Overburdened With Memory
A brief humorous note attributes a farmer’s quip about memory to a Washington Star quotation. The line contrasts a son seeking memory lessons with a farmer who cites a sharp family memory, ending with a wry remark about recall.
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Washington Star
Quite Light. Marie I think Charlie is a delightful dancer
Charlie is described as a delightful dancer who is very light on his feet. The speaker notes that Charlie appears light at both ends as you become better acquainted, reflecting a playful hometown sentiment.
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Marie
Charlie
Wil- Man
Acre in Middlesex valued like a principality in Utopia
A concise aphorism attributed to Macaulay compares land value in Middlesex with the imagined wealth of a utopian principality. The remark comments on relative wealth and geographic value in a witty, speculative frame.
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Middlesex
Utopia
Macaulay
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