Obituary and Social Notes From Frozen Hill Community
Mrs. John Young dies after winter illness in Des Moines. funeral held at Bethel church with North Mineral cemetery interment. Also reports Lavina Corbitt and Luther Inglis wedding near Hale. residents’ social events include family gatherings, parties, and visits. James Henry Andrews dies in Nebraska at 32 after pneumonia. life noted for faith, family, public service, and I O C F membership. services held in Center Junction with M E H and Rebekah involvement.
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Frozen Hill
John Young
Des Moines
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Ina Jansen
Velma
Dunslow
Thomas Hamilton
Emeline
James Smith
Onslow
Ahab DeWitt
Monticello
Bethelchurch
North Mineral Cemetery
Lavina Corbitt
Luther Inglis
Hale
Fayette
J. W. Orre
Harold
Ralph
J. Q. Clark
J. C. Jr
J. H. Andrews
Nebraska
James Henry Andrews
George
Ida Andrews
Olin
Iowa
Will Woodward
Royal
Mise Julia Elfreda House
Buel and
Adalyne House
Center Junction
Colorado
Bassett
Inman
Grand Order
Lucy
Elmer
Ora
M. HE. Dodge
M. EH
Davin
Madison Village
The
C. O. F. Lodge
Rebekaba
James Meade
D. S. Ward
A. G. Smith
George McDonald
E. L. Tomlinson
Will White
Easter services and community notices at Castle Grove
Easter services at the Castle Grove chapel drew a large crowd with a program including songs readings and recitations by local youth. Rev Walton preached the sermon from the Monticello Presbyterian church. Community members attended Monticello Improvement club. local visits and social notes follow including German Lutheran Ladies Aid plans and local residents' travels and misfortunes.
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Reading
Beulah Fairbanks
Lillie Fairbanks
Harold Hubbard
Fern Howie
Florence Noble
Mildred Deischer
Rev. Walton
Monticello Presbyterian Church
J. A. Hubbard
EB. J. Noble
A. M. Fairbanks
W. D. McLaughlin
S. M. Hosford
C. A. McLaughlin
Steve Peterson
Monticello
John Hasler
Minnis
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Harrs
Strawberry Point
BE. J. Noble
O. F. Hosford
Prairieburg Notes Share Kind Flowers and Local Happenings
Thomas Abbey receives a bouquet from Capt. Rathbun of the Marion Register after learning of Abbeys illness. The flowers were used at the Presbyterian church on Sunday. A buggy incident near Coggan spooks the horses, but they are halted at the fence. W. O. Kirchbeck of Delaware, an American Insurance Co. agent, visits. Frank Peet of Wadena returns home after visiting locals. Adda Bell and Ruth Forbes of Harris visit the O Caldwell home. Hanora McLaughlin spends days in Anamosa with friends. Charlotte Hunter visits the James P Smith home Saturday.
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Prairieburg
Thomas Abbey
Capt. Rathbun
Marion Register
Adda Bell
Ruth Forbes
Harris
Iowa
O. Caldwell
Hanora McLaughlin
Anamosa
Charlotte Hunter
James P. Smith
Cascade News Briefs Highlight Injury Recovery and Local Events
Frank Loes, homebound with a broken collar bone after a car-ride accident, is now able to be around. The Knights of Columbus plan a May 14 initiation for 75 new members with a banquet afterward. Cascade hosts a theater troupe for an eight night run of repertoire and vaudeville at the opera house. Easter visitors include George Fall and Stanley Bercherd, with L. P. Sadler from Pioneer visiting relatives.
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Cascade
Frank Loes
Fred Loes
Knights of Columbia
Columbia Opera House
George Fall
Dubuque
Stanley Bercherd
George Meyer
L. P
Sadler
Pioneer
Iowa
Local notes from Martelle discuss elections and weather
April 24 update from Martelle notes limited political talk due to national issues. Citizens favor balanced tickets and consider candidates from both sides, with local offices kept beyond county seats where possible. Weather outlook shows milder temps by June, plus crop reports from Iowa indicate delayed growth, beneficial rains, Hessian fly in Madison county, and near finish of spring seeding.
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Esther Newman
Cornell College
F. E B. Kroulik
Vinton High School
Martelle
J.W. Newman
Herbert Kohe
O. W. Marfield
Clinton
Iowa
Des Moines
Madison
Missouri
Shakespeare and Dr Crane anomaly of time and speech
The excerpt extols Shakespeare as timeless and enduringly vital. It credits him with giving English expression to the twentieth century and calls him the supreme craftsman of words. It notes his universality and range from kings to clowns as the miracle of human self expression.
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Frank Crane
Poeta
April 1881 Monticello notes and life events
Monticello imprint lists births and deaths including a son to Rev D Jenkins on April 30 and a daughter to Mr and Mrs G W Tuel on April 10. J W Coxsee admitted to the bar in Dubuque. Cancer claimed Mrs Milo Guiles on April 20. Local business openings and sales include Duncan & Cummins harness shop and H W Guiles selling his agricultural depot to Anton Matthiessen. High school oratorical contest held April 8 with Clara Wales winning. Lodge Burne No 173 officers chosen April 18. Monticello Park Association officers elected April 11. Other notes cover travel and residence changes and local civic appointments.
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Monticello
Xpress
D. Jenkins
G. W. Tuel
J. W. Coxsee
Dubuque
Milo Guiles
Duncan & Cummins
W. H. Proctor
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Fred S. Dunham
Texas
H. W. Guiles
Anton Matthiessen
Joseph Clark
S. Farwell
Internal Revenue Collector
Davenport
John Gibson
G. W. Lovell
Burnett
Lovell
Eammeline Cline
William Cline
Clara Wales
Nettie Sleeper
Etta Moulton
Eva Blanchard
Burnelodge No
A. F
A. M
George H. Jacobs
W. M
George L. Lovell
S. W
The Best Friend a Man Has Is His Dog
A Cedar Rapides Republican reprinted meditation on canine loyalty. It praises a dog as the true friend who remains constant through poverty illness and loss of wealth or reputation. The piece contrasts human fickleness with a dog’s unwavering devotion and companionship.
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Cedar Rapides Republican
School Board Proceedings April 25 1916 Minutes and Bills
Special session of the school board met with W F Rohn L W Lovell and Dr T M Redmond present. Minutes of the last meeting approved. Bills allowed including Contingent Fund W 8 Sloan piano supplies Powers Regulator Co Slauson & Shelley Davenport Bag & Paper Co Monticello Electric Co Chester N Patrick Victrola Express and freight fund total 25 00 adjourned secretary C A Doxsee
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W. F. Rohn
L. W. Lovell
T. M. Redmond
Sloan
Powers Regulator Co
Slauson & Shelley
Davenport Bag & Paper Co
Monticello Electric Co
March
Chester N Patrick
Express
C. A. Doxsee
Grinnell Glee Club concert rescheduled to May 13
The Grinnell College Glee Club delayed from April 5 to May 13 at the Methodist church in Monticello. A Sioux City Journal preview praises “Songs of the South” and the classical pieces with solos by Sprague and White, noting strong encores and alumni participation.
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Glee Club
Grinnell College Glee Club
Methodist Episcopal Church
Monticello
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Sioux City Journal
Southland
First Congregational Church
Virginny
Kentucky
Wit and Quips From a Bygone Era in Atchison
Observations poke fun at governance, law, jealousy, and sports with wry humor. The piece playfully notes the limits of trying to outplay rivals in baseball and jokes about fashion, manners, and common sense old style. Verdun and corn crop references anchor the era's mood.
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Atchison Globe
Yesteryear
B. I
Verdun
That Mother-in-Law Joke Again
A joke repeated with a mother-in-law who dies, returns to life, and is declared dead again as a hearse heads to the cemetery. The piece shifts to a political note about Villa and Chihuahua, warning listeners to “look out for the post” at the crossing.
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Sioux City
Villa
Chihuahua
Big checks to rule daughters summer wear
Fashion notes in the Arkansas City Traveler declare big checks will be in vogue for daughter’s summer wear, backed by the father’s bill and the author Gasstopper.
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Arkansas City Traveler
Republican praise for Hughes marks unique effort
Mitchell notes Justice Hughes as the least-effort yet most productive figure in the Republican presidential nomination race. He asserts no one matched Hughes in doing less and achieving more for the cause.
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Mitchell Republican
Justice Hughes
County Board Certifies 1916 Jones County Primary Returns
Anamona April 17 1916. The board met with all members present and approved the April 4 minutes. It canvassed the presidential preference primary results from April 10 and instructed the auditor to certify the returns to the secretary of state and to prepare delegates lists for each party. The board adjourned to May 1 1916.
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Anamona
Jones County
Downing
E. J. Hines
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Monticello Express
J. W. Doxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
Castle Grove
Shakespeare
School Board Proceedings
Globe Lights
Stuhlers
Supervisors’ Proceedings
Keystone Steel
Ricklefs & McNeill
Stuhler
Geo. Stuhlers’ Sons Co
Lovell Block Store
la Vogue
Foster
Kayser
R. G
Cadet
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