Wyoming Guardsmen Training While Community Mourns Eldred
Local notes report several youths enlisting in the national guard with training at Fort Des Moines and nearby wireless and engineering programs. A death obituary for Mrs. Ellen Eldred of Wyoming follows, detailing her Illinois birth, Iowa residence, and four sons. Community meetings and club officers are listed as Wyoming moves into spring farming and public services amid illness concerns and local schooling adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
National Guard
Eugene McMurrin
Ronald Brown
Raymond James
Bert Bottomstone
Howard Countryman
Ralph Heasty
Tipton Machine Gun Company
Ft. Des Moines
Hart Bowder
New York City
Wireless
Palmer Vaughn
Davenport
Engineering Corps
Ellen Eldred
Edgar K. and
Everett
Alliance
Nebraska
Harry
Oxford Junction
Wyoming Commercial Club
R. H. Spence
W. J. Beckwith
R. Marshall
Herman Schmidt
Stanwood
Herman
Stanwood Vil Co
Schmidt
A. L. Applegate
Usuas
John H. Guthrie
Harding
Elijah Edward
Canada
Hale Township
George Holub
Dave White
Local Social Notes From Sand Spring April
Sand Spring community updates list Mrs. J W Murray ill with pneumonia and improving Mrs Katie McMahon and Mrs Jennie McMahon of Farley visit relatives Miss Eva Warner returns from Davenport and Miss Ella Warner goes to Davenport others shop Monticello Dubuque Hopkinton Langworthy and nearby towns J D Morgan and C C Morgan of Hopkinton call on locals Henry Eggers and August Eggers work near Worthington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Katie
Jennie McMahon
Farley
J. W. Murray
John Murray
George Kenney
Hartville
R. J. Guthrie
Jeannette Blair
Greeley
H. Martin
W. J. Murray
Frances
Raymond
Monticello
Juli Husman
Hopkinton
Messia
J. D
C. C. Morgan
Hilla Batchelder
Langworthy
Pierce
Lois
Joseph Lang
Jake Matthiessen
Dubuque
John Schuster
Clarence
Eva Warner
Davenport
A. Blair
Henry
John Eggers
Katie Lang
Widow Mary Jane Stowers Dies at 78 in Center Junction
Mrs Mary Jane Stowers aged 78 died at her Center Junction home last Monday at 9 35 am She was born April 3 1889 in Clay County Indiana one of nine children survived by her children Riley J Mildred A Kate E William H and Mary Jane Funeral services were held at the M K church Tuesday at 1 pm with Rev J C Davis officiating Interment at Monmouth Cemetery The Stowers family history covers moves from Clinton county Iowa to Ohio and back through the Civil War era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Stowers
Center Junction
Clay County
Indiana
Stephen
Ruth Crabb
Mary Jane
Iowa
William Stowers
Charlotte
Clinton County
William H
J. C. Davis
Monmouth Cemetery
Wm. Stingley
Roscoe Stingley
Duncan
Springville
Will Bohler
Center Point
Stowers
Ray Bohler
James Mead
Cedar Rapids
Homer Lill
M. H. L. A. Society
J. N. Smith
Cedar Rapides
Ray Young
Cherokee County
Dale Chodve
Fickle
Wyoming
Albert Young
E. N. Bethurum
Oxford Junction
Anna May
Davis
Monmouth
Dixon
Monticello
Ward
Prairieburg Referee’s sale and local wedding report
In Prairieburg on April 23 a referee’s sale sold Baker property Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 to Harriet Pillard alias Nira for the highest bid. A wedding reception followed in the same hall after Miss Rosa Bacchiela and Frank Houser of Walford wed that morning. A little son was born to Mr and Mrs Albert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Baker
Nira
Harriet Pillard
Rosa Bacchiela
Frank Houser
Walford
Aiittle
Albert
Barn fire destroys four horses and a car in Onslow
Onslow April 2 a barn on Mrs Abrams place owned by Clarence Orr burned about eleven last night. Four horses belonging to Mr Nelson the butcher were burned along with a automobile owned by Minor Bullock. The cause of the fire is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Astrumian
Will Dennison
George Lyon
M. M. Franks
Los Angeles
California
George Bottomstone
Wyoming
George Lyons
Lara Johnston
Davenport
OQ. C. Johnston
Elma Behrends
Monticello
R. Grieser
Frank Overley
Spring Valley
Illinois
G. Overley
Presbyterian Guild
James
Fairbanks Hubbard Wedding Held at Bride's Home
Harry Fairbanks and Miss Florence Hubbard were married at the bride's parents home in Castle Grove on Wednesday. Rev. H C Irvine performed the ceremony. Both sets of families are locally prominent, with the bride a respected rural teacher and the groom a successful young farmer who has leased his father's farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Harry Fairbanks
Florence Hubbard
H.C. Irvine
John A. Hubbard
A. M Fairbanks
iHe
Local Notes Include Visits and Agricultural Activity
A. Whittington left for Illinois after being summoned home by telegram. Miss Crilley will finish the term. Farmers plant nursery stock bought from Mechanicsville and Scotch Grove nurseries. The Farmers Mutual Insurance association has added about $80 000 to its risks this season. County Supervisor Downing inspects township roads. Mrs N J Noble and Mrs W D McLaughlin visited Cedar Rapids. A K Cramer of Hopkinton was in the area on a cattle buying trip. F O Cramer and S M Hosford traveled to Hopkinton with porkers. John Hennessey visited Anamosa for business last week. The school board will hold a special meeting on Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Whittington
No. 6
Ilinois
Miss Crilley
Mechanicsville
Scotch Grove
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Downing
Anamosa
N. J. Noble
W. D. McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
A. K. Cramer
Hopkinton
F. O. Cramer
M. Hosford
John Hennessey
Miss Minnie Otten and Will Zimmerman wed in Monticello
The couple married at the German church by Rev. Mardorf on Wednesday and held a wedding dance for friends at the Monticello hall. Congratulations poured in from many.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Otten
Will Zimmerman
Mardorf
Monticello
Bert Clark
Joliet
Ilinois
Arthur Norris
Ilawick
Minnesota
Charles Wright
Platte
South Dakota
Lewis Wright
Delano Sanford
Sanford
Olin
Harry Johnson
Hazel Herrington
Maquoketa
L. R. Leesacamp
I. L. Himebaugh
Epworth
If.lu
Rummeai
Cedar Rapius
Henry Ahraken
Hopkins Hopkinton Leader News Briefs in Iowa Area
Reports from Hopkinton and vicinity include Mona Tesar recovering after a serious operation at Anamosa hospital Cam Orr and family plan a move to a Senaca South Dakota farm James Boots sustains an infected finger from riveting Emeline Harris dies after long illness funeral held at M K E church Leo Heaton injures eye but eye remains unharmed W A Milroy awards cement dam contract to K Reading Co construction to finish by July 1 New optometrist C N Patrick to visit Monticello May 1 for eye care services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Mona Tesar
Anamosa Hospital
Cam Orr
Charles Orr
Senaca
South Dakota
Charlie
Cam
James Boots
Bort Manufacturing Co
Hopkinton
Leo
John Heaton
W. A. Milroy
K. Reading & Co
Manchester
Local births and notable events in Cascade area
Cascade Pioneer reports the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schlemme and a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Breitbach. WT J Finn returns from Phoenix arizona. Mrs. Hugo Weber undergoes a serious operation at Mercy hospital Anamosa and is recovering. Ernst Vogel Jr. writes that soldiers, including him, were transferred from Fort Logan to Honolulu. Grandchildren Joe and James Donnelly learn their grandmother Catherine McQuire died in Monti Iowa. Miss Johanna B Henneberry marries James A Kedley at St Patrick Garryowen. Lev P J Coffey presides as priest. Raymond Koster nearly drowns but is rescued and recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Schlemme
Frank Breitbach
J. Finn
Pheenix
Arizona
Hugo Weber
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Ernst Vogel, Jr
Ernst Vogel
Fort Logan
Colorado
Honolulu
Joe
James A. Donnelly
Catherine McQuire
Monti
Iowa
Johanna
Henneberry
Catherine Henneberry
James A. Kedley
Peter Kedley
Monmouth
St. Patrick’s Church
Garryowen
Lev. P. J. Coffey
Raymond
Wm. Koster
Koster
Ixoster
Have They Thought of This Sac City Bulletin
A Sac City Bulletin item considers wartime marriage as evading service and asks readers to weigh the long term consequences of quick nuptials. It questions whether hurried unions justify exemption from service and warns of later regret.
Red Cross Organizes Local Chapter At Public Library Meeting
A local Red Cross group formed at last evening’s library meeting with Rev. C H Cushman as president Mrs Mary F Carpenter as secretary and Rev J H Barr as treasurer Over 100 signed for membership yesterday and another hundred today Target is 500 members Roles and dues explained with guidance to join at banks or via officers The article also includes a Washington dispatch clarifying the Red Cross role in war and fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
C. HE. Cushman
Congregational Church
Mary F. Carpenter
J. H. Barr
Methodist Episcopal Church
the Express
Washington Dispatch
Washington
Taft
Army
Navy
Uncle Sam
Europe
April 1882 Monticello life events summary
Selections from the Monticello Express note notable April 1882 happenings. Deaths include Anna Day of Center Junction aged 70. marriages unite Miss Ella Stambaugh to Asa Logan and Emma Perrine to Ambrose Stevenson. Emma Hamilton wed John Young. Abraham Adams farm fire caused $2,000 loss with $800 insured. Local church activities include Presbyterian services in Kinsella hall and Rev. D Russell preacher every other Sunday. Joseph Price marks 70th birthday. Mr and Mrs Joseph King celebrate golden wedding at ages 78 and 72 after 30 years in Jones county. School and civic notes cover D Jenkins resigning as Congregational pastor, Emilia Moody’s teaching appointment, Davidson brothers building a horse barn, and a bond election vote for steam installation with $2,100 sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ella S. Stambaugh
Asa Logan
Emma Perrine
Ambrose Stevenson
F. W. Yerian
Emma Hamilton
John Young
Clay Township
John Rice
H. Adama
Wayne Township
Presbyterian Church
Kinsella Hall
D. Russell
Manchester
Joseph Price
Joseph King
Mr. King
Jones County
Board of Education
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Pillard
Adama
Central City
Wilkinson
Town City
Oliver Caldwell
Jacob Schleicher
A.D. Benson
Will Mangold
Amy Whitney
Coggon
L. Smith
Edward Burningham
Dr. Adams
Wm. Crosby
Wm. Knott
Ed Burlingham
Elmo DeLancey
Anna Vavra
Jos
Kula
Lulu Schleicher
Nan Walsh
Viola
Q. A. DeLaney
Seotch Grove
Hotel Phillip
C. N. Patrick
Cascade Pioneer
Sac City
Royal Baking Powder CO
William St., New York
Opera House
Milwaukee
Mattie Fawcett
Kittie Gardner
Lizzie Whitemore
Center Junction Cow Test Association
Tabor
Center Junction Cooperative Cow Test Association
W. H. Preston
E. BE. Rogers
Ann
Jersey
John Alexander
Cliff McDonald
Stoney
S Horn
L. Serbousek
Queen
N. B. Lathrop
Babe
B. A. Woodworth
B. A. Woodworth— III
Fanny
J. W. Morse
L Holub
Reddy
J. W. Livingston
Angua
Ed Wilcoxt
Rose
Holstein
Simmons “Laclede
Ricklefs & McNeill
Ironclad
Yourex
Rogers
Alvin
Ricklefs & McNeill Hardware
H. M. Remury
James Remley
Remley & Remley
Atorneys AT Law
Main Street
M. W. Herrick
E. E. Reed
Herrick & Reed
Attorneys AT Law
Stuhlers
Buster
Geo. Stuhler’s Sons Co
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