Drowning Ends Youth’s Bathing Trip Near Onslow
Will Orr aged 20 son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Orr living four miles north of Onslow drowned in the Maquoketa river Sunday afternoon he could not swim and was swept into a deep hole. Recovery failed and the funeral was held at Frozen Hill. Reverend Dillon Bronson of Brookline MA offered to furnish modern school fixtures and the James A Bronson school will be named in his honor. The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Joseph Kooba Sr was celebrated July 26. The chautauqua closed after five days with large attendance and solid finances. Wyoming beat Lisbon 1 to 0 with Levsen pitching and F M Grinrod umpiring. Property transfers included Hans Knutsen to Peter Jansen for 4500 and Scott J Mills to Knutsen for 3400. Rose Hodge relocated millinery to Main Street. Orlando McDaniel and wife visited from Long Beach CA. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs L F Bramer. H P Barber lost a valued horse to a wire fence. John Welch Monticello attorney visited Friday.
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Wyoming
Will Orr
Joseph Orr
Onslow
Maquoketa
Orr
Will
Frozen Hill
Dillon Bronson
Brookline
Masachusetts
James A. Bronson
Dr. Bronson
Main Street
Joseph Kooba
East Ridge
Kooba
Lisbon
Levsen
F. M. Grinrod
Peter Jansen
Hans Knutsen
Mr. Knutsen
Scott J. Mills
Rose Hodge
Guthrie Building
R. M. Corbit
March
Marion
Melly Griswold
Esther
Orlando McDaniel
Long Beach
California
L. F. Bramer
H. Brainard
Olin
H. P. Barber
John Welch
Monticello
Friay
Scotch Grove
William Orr
Mgr. Orr
Leesekamp Brothers
David Fagan
Fagan
John Jansen
Howard
Leech
Bert Wherry
Mr. Wherry
Scotch Grove Township
Clay Township
Bethel Chapel
Benbow
Tragic Drowning Near Eby’s Mill Claims Will Orr
Will Orr eldest son of Mr and Mrs J W Orr drowned in the Maquoketa river near Eby s mill. Funeral held at Bethel church with Rev E W Benbow. Will age 21 had planned to reach his majority in November. The article notes other drownings at the same place and includes local community reflections.
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Thos
Cameron
St. Cloud
Florida
E. E. Jeffries
Gladys
Floyd O. Challis
Anamosa
Oliver
Ruth Spooner
Jessie Smith
Highland Park
Ralph Brown
Allie Burrhes
Quasqueton
Frank Overley
Duncan Wasnon’s
Mary Laud
Dubuque
Family visit notes and local mentions
The passage records a family visit to the uncle Frank Overley and notes Sam Read of Monti cello seen on the streets today. It also mentions N B Noyes making a business trip to Anamosa last Friday.
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Frank Overley
Sam Read
Monticello
N. B. Noyes
Anamosa
Prairieburg Social Notes And Home Finding Society Names
Prairieburg August 3 report lists Chil dren's Home Finding society officers in Des Moines with Mrs N L Floyd president Mrs O H Hanold secretary and Charles Lamont treasurer. Local visits include families in town and visitors from Manchester England and Cedar Rapids with various hospitality and arrivals.
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Prairieburg
Childens’ Home Finding Society
Des Moines
Mra
N. L. Floyd
O. H. Hanold
Charles Lamont
Ray Richards
Ed Burlingham
Wapsie
Crawford
Gladys
Myrtle Crawford
Vincent Hill
Manchester
England
Wm. Hill
A. A. Bowman
Owens
Will Shaw
Hopkinton
Lou
Velma Whitney
Will Mangold
O. Rowley
Ethyl Chase
Minewart
Mattie Caldwell
Dale Ward
Wanbeek
Mina Truesdell
Clay Cowan
Cedar Falls
Caldwell
Mary Burk
Center Junction Social and Accident Notes
Mrs Stingley suffered a head wound requiring fifteen stitches after an accident near a culvert en route to Robinson. Dr Thomas treated the injury. Several residents, including Esther and Ida McDonald, Rose Buxton, Mary Mead and Miss Patterson, were driven by James Mead to Cedar Rapids. The M E church missionary society will meet at Dawson's Thursday with a special program. William Phillips returned home Tuesday and works as a carpenter with Lee Coder. An ice cream social Saturday drew good crowds. Helen Stingley visits Robinson, Mrs Scofield returns from Welton, Mrs Della Dawson goes to Davenport, and Mrs Wm Alexander visits Ames.
Castle Grove Chautauqua Attendance and Local Work Updates
Castle Grove notes attendance at a Monticello chautauqua and mentions threshing machines delaying travel. The county starts building a new bridge over Silver Creek at Fred Fabrni’s place. Local visits include Mrs. L. F. Baister to Straw berry Point and A. W. McDonald scouting auto buyers.
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Castle Grove
Monticello
Charles Jones
Fred
Bertha Jones
Ryan
Walker
A. W. McDonald
Hopkinton
Silver Creek
Fred Fabrni
John
Bennie
Anna Husmann
Coggan
A. F. M. Caspers
J. McLaughlin
L. F. Baister
Strawberry Point
Henry Barrack
Mr. Donelly
D. J. Hogan
Stacey
O. F. Hosford
J. L. Appleby
A. W. Cramer
A. E. Laude
Reo
Henry Lubpen
Prairieburg
Local Social Notes from Sand Spring Window
Mr. and Mrs. George McKeever of Monticello and James McKeever with daughter visited A. Schlemmer on Sunday. Paul Matthiessen was in Monticello last Monday. Mrs. A Blair Jeanette and Mildred visited Hopkinson on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gross of Amber visited G. J. Bohiken on Sunday. Mrs. Hagen and Dena traded in Monticello Thursday afternoon. Rev. R. V. Porter of Monticello preached at the M E church Sunday. Mrs. J. Matthiessen and Paul were in Monticello Saturday.
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Sand Spring
George McKeever
Monticello
James McKeever
A. Schlemmer
Paul Matthiessen
A. Blair
Jeannette
Mildred
Hopkinton
Henry Gross
Amber
G. J. Bohiken
Hagen
Dena
Farm rent near Ocheyedan echoes past land values
An eighty acre farm near Ocheyedan has been rented for a term of years at six dollars per acre. The item notes that thirty years ago much of northwest Iowa land could be bought for that amount, highlighting a contrast with current prices.
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Lake Part
Ocheyedan
Iowa
King visits Edgar Nebraska kin
Mr and Mrs Joseph M King depart for Edgar Nebraska this evening to visit the family of John King. Misses Helen and Esther Mackin Tosh of Shenandoah are spending the day with the A W Steiner household.
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Joseph M. King
Edgar
Nebraska
John King
Helen and
Esther Mackintosh
Shenandoah
A. W. Steiner
Cascade marks 80th anniversary of settlement
The Cascade community recalls its founding figures led by Nicholas DeLong and Caleb Bucknam with early mill and road development. A May 5 1889 birth in Arthur Thomas’s family and a fatal drowning of William Orr near Eby’s Mill are highlighted along with local reminiscences from Elvira Cooley.
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Cascade
Nicholas de Long
Dubuque
Caleb Bucknam
Nicholas DeLong
Maguoketa
Dubuque County
Iowa
Setlement
Arthur Thomas
John Sherman
DeLong
Iowa City
Territory of
Great Western
Falls of the Maquoketa
Alvin Burt
Iown
Augustus Cheney Thomas
Sac City
Michigan
DeLonga
G.G. Banghart
Elvira Cooley
New Land
James Cooley
Ordinance 461 authorizes sidewalk on South Cedar street Monticello IA
The city council of Monticello Iowa passes ordinance 461 to require a cement sidewalk on the east side of South Cedar Street from the north line of Varvel's addition lot 109 to the city limits. Construction by adjacent property holders under ordinances 375 and 65, effective upon publication.
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South Cedar Street
Monticello
Iowa
Varvel
J. Northrop
C. L. van Meter
Prairie Hill Cemetery Association Meeting Called
The Prairie Hill cemetery association invites members to meet at the cemetery on Tuesday August 11 1914 at 10 oclock a m to clean beautify the grounds and conduct other business. Members unable to attend may send 1 to treasurer J D Poppe per association rules. Harm Rickels secretary. The Mothers Store Doutrick s.
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Prairie Hill Cemetery Association
J. D. Poppe
Harm Rickels
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Maurice Cashman
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Hillis
J.D. Morgan
Cedar Rapids
Ofddale
Presbyterian Church
Kate Wragg
Cemetery Meeting
the Mothers’ Store
Doutrick’s
Iowa State Fair
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Panama Canal
Conway’s and
Henry’s
Owa State Fair
Bell Company
Europe
United States
Bell
Bell Organization
Bell Telephone Service
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Firestone Builders
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Akron
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Anamosa, Iowa
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