Sunbeam Mission Band to hold 13th annual social
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Sunbeam Mission Band hosts a social on August 15 from 2 to 5 PM on the D C Sinclair lawn with ice cream cake lemonade nuts and homemade candy plus a humorous program. Admission is 5 cents. Other local notes mention residents visiting relatives attending Red Cross activities and harvest preparations.
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Scotch Grove
Sunbeam Mission Band
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
D. C. Sinclair Lawn
J. C. Miller
St. Paul
Otto Otten
Riceton
Saskatchewan
Canada
Anamosa
Fred Otten
Sunbeam Band
Mabel Henrichs
Monticello
Red Cross Society
Keith
Jessie
F. A. Royden
Henry Carson
Will
Lee
Strauss
Cottonfield
Hawaii
Orpheus
Center Junction Community Notes and Obituary
Center Junction report notes Mrs. Catherine Baldwin's death at her daughter's home after illness. Local visits include Charles Preston from Cedar Rapids and various residents hosting gatherings and trips to Chicago Detroit Marion Quasqueton Wy oming Monticello. A poem from the Cross of God appears with a citation to Charlotte Elizabeth Wells in the New York Times.
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Catherine Baldwin
Porter
Collier
Baldwin
Charles Preston
Cedar Rapids
Peter Prahm
Alexander
Chicago
Dunn
Hugh O’conner
Central City
M. I. Dodge
J. J. Livingstone
Detroit
Michigan
Frances Ward
Marion
Guy McDonald
Quasqueton
Frank McNeilly
Springville
Frances Coyle
Monticello
Preas
Henry Mann
Iowa
Wm. Stingley
Ladies’ Aid
Pearl Ward
Wyoming
Charlotte Elizabeth Wells
New York Times
First and Miss Reuter Weds at Sand Spring
Walter First, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. E. First, and Miss Margaret Reuter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reuter of Bowens Prairie, were married last Wednesday. Rev. W H L Scheutz of Sand Hill church performed the ceremony. Congratulations poured in from many friends in Sand Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Spring
Walter First
B. E. First
Margaret Reuter
Fred Reuter
Bowen's Prairie
W. H. L. Scheutz
Sand Hill Church
Henry Arnold
George Kenney
Earlville
R. J. Guthrie
Harold Duncan
Manchester
Alex Blair
Eunice McCullough
Nebraska
A. J. Mitchell and Sons
James and
Chester
Cedar Rapids
Hopkinton
J. G. Duncan
A. Blair
Irene McDonough
Dubuque
Milo Bachelder
Langworthy
John
Mr. Furman
J. E. Gearhart
Donald
Len Reichart
Monticello
Cameron Greer
Marshall Neill
Eewin
John Fitzsimons
Will Hanken
Will Doll
Springville
Prairieburg notes on hogs sale and local travel
Seward Smith shipped two cars of hogs to Chicago earning 5035 dollars and enjoyed a short visit with Mrs. Smith and the Smiths in the windy city. Local residents visit relatives, attend funerals, and travel to Cedar Rapids and Stevens Point for shopping and family business.
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Seward Smith
Chicago
Smith
James Smith
Windy City
Lincoln Bailey
BE. Reed
Minneapolis
Cedar Rapids
Rose Chilmore
Thelma
Stevens Point
Wis
Cascade Pioneer Items From Local Notes
Obituary notes Mrs. Nicholas Koppes dies at her son Nicholas Koppes’ Temple Hill residence on August 1. Albany O’Brien, son of J H. O’Brien of Richland township, injures his right arm in a car cranking accident late Saturday night when the motor backfires. The annual chautauqua drew crowds despite hot weather hindering attendance for corn and hay work. Thirty three contract signers must cover a deficit of 5.70 each totaling 188. Cascade and Monticello baseball clubs merge as C M club with players Faber Amb Bisenius R Bisenius Kean Glen McAllister Thompson Sutton Minor J J Moses J of Cascade and Monticello. set to play for a $100 purse at Manchester and two games at the Monticello fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Koppes
Nicholas
Temple Hill
Albert O’brien
J. H. O’brien
Richland Township
Cascade
Monticello
C. M
Faber
Amb
Bisenius
R. Bisenius
KE. Kean
Glen McAllister
Thompson
Sutton
Short
Minor
J. J
Moses
J. F
Manchester
Monticello Fair
Anamosa Eureka News Highlights Local Rail Suit
H G A Harper reports he is back in Rochester Minnesota after an operation and expects to stay weeks. County Attorney B F Rhinehart and wife auto toured to Bedford while noting drought in southwestern Iowa. Anamosa files district court suit to quiet title over a Main street strip between the street and railroad tracks from Union Station to the stockyards, acquired at tax sale for unpaid assessments.
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H. G. A. Harper
Rochester
Minnesota
Jones County
Canada
B. F. Rhinehart
Bedford
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Northwestern Railway
Main Street
Union Station
Winter wheat seed shortage concerns Iowa farmers
County Agent Clark and Iowa Agricultural College review winter wheat seed supply for fall needs. High prices and late-season prospects prompt many to plant small acreages. Turkey Red Town 404 and bearded varieties showed best returns in Iowa. Farmers with suitable seed urged to contact Fred Clark at Wyoming or request the seed list.
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Clark
Agricultural College At
Ames
Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association
Iowa
Fred Clark
Wyoming
Hopkinton Livestock Dealers Seek Relief from Milwaukee Railway
Hopkinton livestock dealers appeal to the state railroad commissioners over delays by Milwaukee line in furnishing cars. They report losses of about $100 per car due to stock held in yards and plan shipments via Illinois Central to Delaware or Ryan. The action aims to force the Milwaukee road to restore prompt car service and protect the local market's reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Milwaukee Railway Company
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Illinois Central Road
Delaware
Ryan
Central
Milwaukee
Vat erland named target for German torpedoes
Springfield Mass Republican notes the Americanized German steamship Vat erland as a potential torpedo target. It cites her speed and destroyer protection as factors that would make her a difficult target for German torpedoes.
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Springfield
Mass
Vaterland
Des Moines Capital Urges Coal Purchases Before Winter
The Des Moines Capital urges households to buy coal now if able, arguing no cheaper prices are coming and that early purchases will keep miners employed. It warns delays risk a hard supply and notes railroads are stockpiling coal, even if it wastes some to weather. It frames buying as a patriotic duty with available means.
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Des Moines
45 Degree Angle For Cars at Curb
Mt. Vernon Hawkeye reports mounting debate on Main street parking. Town council may draft an ordinance since current rules are absent. Readers propose methods from head-in to curb to angled 45 degree parking to ease exiting without blocking traffic.
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Mt. Vernon Hawkeye
Hopkinton Girls Enjoy Riverside Picnic and Bathing
Last Friday evening Hopkinton youths and a sparse group of young men shared a picnic supper by the Maquoketa. Many went swimming and several girls got wet up to their waists or higher in the river.
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Hopkinton
Maquoketa
Preacher’s Life Sung by Summer Month Vacation
A Knoxville Express note highlights a preacher living well through an annual month long summer vacation, showing the benefit of rest for ministry. The item frames the practice as a positive personal tradition rather than a hardship.
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Knoxville Express
Anamosa Fair Promises Three Nights of Spectacular Acts
Anamosa announces a August 15 to 17 fair with two days and three nights of features. Auto races with 2000 purse include Kennedy and Wonderlich while Capt Gerston performs night flights and aerial stunts. Fireworks, military aviation shows, and The Battle of the Dardanelles finale cap the program along with nonstop circus acts.
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Anamosa
National Motor Association
Kennedy
Allen
Wonderlich
Kelly
Woodbury
Strickler
Gerston
Chicago
Rantoul
Illinois
Adv
Notice of Assessment for Curb and Gutter Monticello Iowa
By direction of the Monticello city council a curb and gutter assessment appears on file. The hearing is set for August 29 1917 at 8 PM in the library council rooms to challenge the plat and schedule for First Street west portion from George Cowan’s east line to the city limits. Objections must be in writing and filed within twenty days. Two newspaper notices and handbills will announce the hearing.
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Monticello
Iowa
First Street
George Cowan
Public Library
C. J. Northrop
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Harry Schoonover
Little Son
Wm. Schoonover
John Potter
Bert McCann
Waubeek
C. C. Rowley
Charles Zimmer
Fred Trowbridge
Center Junction
the Cross
Cross
God
Light
Man
Prairieburg
Cascade Pioneer
Anamosa Eureka News
Ricklefs & McNeill
Stahlers
Oxford
Stuhlers
Scholl Mfg. Co
New York
Toronto
London
Schell
George Stuhlers’ Sons Co
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