Community Picnic Delights Wyoming and Oxford Junction Members
Last Wednesday picnic day brought astern Star members and spouses to the Wapsie banks. Oxford Junction guests joined Wyoming hosts for games, ice cream, and humorous play. a 12 to 14 score capped the lighthearted ball affair before a local review on religious life and a town obituary for John Holub marked the day’s end.
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Wyoming
Astern Star
Wapsie
Oxford Junction
James Kegley
J. E. Davies
Dr. Chamberlain
Clarence Reade
Henry Behnke
Harrington
Church of Christ
John Holub
Holub
Die
Grover
Hisse Holst
Aijig
Akien
Des Moines
Can
Gilmore
Fera
Canton
Clay Township
Evans
Harmon Coal Company
Chicago
C. W. Josty
J. W. Morse
A. G. Alden
Cedar Rapids
Farley
Hansen Bros
W. E. DeMoss
Tasker Bros
Atherton
W. G. Krause
Central City
Suda Cohoon
Cedar Falls
Suda
T. E. Watters
Robert Rem Jey
Hoyt Russell
Anamosa
Maud Horton
Salem
Oregon
Lena Fisher
Maquoketa
Mary Paul
Paul
Accident near Milwaukee depot halts coal unloading
Center Junction August 6 Willie Hendricks had a near fatal accident when a switching freight train struck his wagon as he unloaded coal by the Milwaukee depot. He was thrown onto crushed rock but suffered no serious injuries.
Local Visitors Reported From Cedar Rapids to Dubuque
Miss Nelle Livingstone visited Cedar Rapids on Wednesday. J. A. McDonald came from Wyoming for a Wednesday afternoon visit. George Killinger spent Sunday and Monday in Davenport. Mrs. Lucy Seers traveled to Dubuque on Saturday morning. Andrew Serbousek was an Anamosa visitor on Saturday.
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Scotch Grove
Monticello
Nelle Livingstone
Cedar Rapids
J. A. McDonald
Wyoming
George Killinger
Davenport
Lucy Seers
Dubuque
Andrew Serbousek
Anniversary celebration and local notices in Castle Grove
Last Sunday marked the thirtieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Harm Rickels with about two hundred friends attending at their home. The note also includes carnival plans for Tuesday August 13 at W. D. McLaughtlin’s lawn and brief village updates on residents, travel, harvest work, and social events in Castle Grove and nearby areas.
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Castle Grove
Harm Rickels
Jones County
W. D. McLaughtlin
Christian Endeavor
The
Presbyterian Church In Charge
Peter Laude
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Canadian Pacific
Vancover
Seattle
Portland
Fred Harken
Chicago
Edith Bayles
Baby
Anamosa
D. W. Cunningham
I. A. Heiken
Henry Benken’s
Avery Threshing
Henry Hills
North Dakota
Silas Grant
Texas
D. E. Kehoe
Hopkinton
Dunham
California
C. KR. Wilder’s
Walter Ferguson
Monticello
Orcutt
Cass
Bernice Heiken
Henry Barrack
Charles City
Chris Specht
Farley
Ina Nelson
Prairieburg
Onslow Social Notes and Local Movements in August
Onslow August news roundups highlight visitors from California and Wisconsin, a Baldwin ball game 5 to 66 against Onslow, and several travel updates. Residents include Proudfeit visiting after 25 years away, F J Sokol in town, cattle shipments to Chicago, and Mrs Vincent's illness. Local families host guests and travelers wander to Cedar Rapids, Belle Plaine, and Rock Island.
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Onslow
Proudfeit
California
F. J. Sokol
Monmouth
Cornelius Holst
Phil Norris
Chicago
Holst
Land Norris
Norris
M. M. Franks
Cedar Rapids
Belle Plaine
Dr. Vincent
Vincent
P. H. Schmfeldt
Baldwin
KK. H. Paul
Dallas Center
Woodyard
Emory Cole
Clinton
Tomlinson
George Chase
Thelma Johnson
Anamosa
August Hansen
Fred Hansen
Minnie
Rock Island
Harbinson Orr
Thos. Edwards
Thos. Moran
Sunday Visitors Mentioned at Local Place
Miss Lou Sears a Silver City teacher enjoys her vacation at home. R Moore of the Anamosa Journal visited town on Monday.
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Lou Sears
Silver City
R. Moore
The
Anamosa Journal
Cascade Social Notes Reach for August
Cascade reports a flurry of visitors and travel news as James H. Devaney leaves for Colorado Springs to attend the Knights of Columbus convention. The town also notes harvest events, market stock highs, and Local resident injuries from a runaway horse near Onslow.
Prairieburg Briefs Include Arrivals And Local Scenes
Prof. C. E. Bland and wife arrived to set up housekeeping in the Stimpson house vacated by the Buckleys. Communion services are set for August 18 with Rev. Kanuth remaining a few Sundays.Amy Whitney and Ina Nelson returned to Castle Grove after visiting Prairieburg. Local social notes mention trips, visits, and a Prairieburg wedding between Harry L. Vance and Bessie Holub in Dubuque. Ed Dolan injured a dog, breaking a collar bone last Saturday.
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L. M. Paul
Central City
New York
Spoon
Wisconsin
Manshloe Rowley
Cedar Rapids
Rowley
Harry L. Vance
Bessie Holub
Prairieburg
Dubuque
Antony Sumach
Marion
Drexler
Roy Fisher
Rockwell City
Ed Dolan
R. O. Pinch
Martello
City
Alta Klinefelter
J. L. Joslin
Death of William Crane in Ida Grove
Amber August 7 reports the sudden death of William Crane at Ida Grove last Monday. He had been a longtime resident of the county. Mrs. Robertson and Alex traveled to Monticello to visit friends over the weekend. Other items note recovery from a recent injury, painting at a home, local business at the county seat, sportsmen at Cedar Rapids, and Mrs. Guiles’ illness.
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Park Chamberlain
Anamoga
J. &. Wilcox
Helena
C. A. Reade
August Hansen
Onslow
D. F. Wherry
J. H. Guthrie
Defiance
Owa
Amber
William Crane
Ida Grove
Alex Robertson
Monticello
Sanderson
Ben Englebvarts
John Robertson
Cedar Rapids
Spencer Guiles
County Public Sale Of County Home Property
The county will offer at public auction the steward's home and west wing of the old county home building, plus the steam heating plant, plumbing fixtures and fire escapes. The sale is at the county home on Monday August 19 at 2 p.m. 612 Louis Gardner County Auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Gardner
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. W. Doxsee
Center Junction
Willie Hendricks
Milwaukee Depot
Willie
Sam and
Scott Alexander
Frank Livingstone
Georges McDonald
Vernon Serbousek
Will White
Ross Stingley
Will Redmond
Mr. Frey
George Courtney
Charlie Moses
A. W. Nichols
Cora Nichols
Boone
Nebraska
Helen E. Wilson
Newark
New Jersey
H. G. Garrigns
Waterville
Connecticut
Vanslyke
Henry Vanslyke
G. H. M. Hart
Elkport
Harr
Charles Crow
Atore
Mary Carston
J. A.macdonald
Luella McDonald
Gladys Smith
Ruth Lovell
Marguerite
Judson Maxon
Robert Kleineck
Mattie
Lloyd Robertson
Olive Stingley
Amelia Thomas
John Weir
Amelia
Frederick McCout and Son Beam
M. J
Nellie White
Isa Carson
Delhi
Messer
Austin
Illinois
Jake Oli
Messra
Frank
Will Serbousek
Key
R. A. Brough
J. M. Young
Harvey
Ross Young
Will Yluttle
F. W. Jones
William and
Jessie Tomlinson
E. L. Tomlinson
Tipton
Maggie Thompson
C. B. Larkey and
M. J. McNeilly
C. H. Dixon
Winthrop
Gene Thompson
Frank Serbousek
Robert Williamson
Francis Dixon
Clarence Dixon
Leo H. Courtney
Mattie Robertson
Martha
Henrietta Hanken
Iowa City
Arthur Glick
Olin
Frank McNeilly
Springville
J.M. Young
William White
Funay
Saturay
Frank Rowe
Archie Meek
Andrew Porter
Pierce Norris
Will Tuttle
Grinnell
Iowa
Harvey Young
Harry Johnson
Mies Rose Berry
Wm. Tomlinson
Cascade
M. P. Hamil
Utica
Mr. Hamil
A. P. Hamil
J. McGowan
Kansas City
Missouri
W. J. McGowan
J. L. Roche
Minnesota
Dr. Dunham
F. H. Linn
Newell
J. L. Rober
Fred Kurt
Minneapolis
Thomas Fagan
Jas. Fagan Sr
Leon Wallace
Lillian
Bellevue
Will
Shelby
Washington State
J. A. Shelby
A. Livermore
Oscar
George Brown
E. Moore
Temple Hill
Harvey Snyder
T. J Milan
Doutrick’s
Lilley
Thompson’s
Nemo
Flexibone
Doutrick Dry Goods Co
Kar
E. L. Himbbaugh
Stahlers
Oxford
Just Wright
Children’s Oxfords
Bar
Geo. Stuhler’s Sons Co
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