Silver wedding anniversary celebrated at Center Junction
Center Junction Iowa August 14 1915 relatives and parishioners gathered at Rev P M Phillips parsonage to honor Perry Phillips and Ina Pollock on their twenty five year marriage They shared a bountiful dinner and music and the old black walnut table carries a history from Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania The event included gifts to the couple and warm tributes from friends and neighbors confirming their long and steady life together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. M. Phillips
Center Junction
Iowa
Perry
Phillips
Ina Pollock
J. T. Campbell
Prohibition
Ohio
William
David
Mary
Franklin
Ruth
Ernest
Isaac Meek
Chilicothe
Jefferson County
Daniel Heitz Meek
Rachel Meek Tidrick
Tidrick
Nancy Pollock
Garner
Pollock
Dr. Young
J. A. McDonald
Cliff McDonald
John Kleineck
West Branch
Ed Kleineck
Monmouth
Flossie Henderson
George Courtney
Velma Henderson
New York
Lost Nation
Frank Preston
Hal Smith
Monticello
Ward
Dawson
Viola Bethurum
Toronto
Dale Dodge
Hale
Death Notice and Funeral for Mrs. Lewy Applegate
Mrs. Lewy Applegate of Winston Missouri died August 6 1915 reportedly from apoplexy. Born October 12 1848 she lived in Iowa and Missouri and leaves husband two daughters eight grandchildren. Funeral held at Victoria church with Rev J W Borden presiding. A future rural delivery change to occur September 15 affects Routes 3 2 and 1 with renamed motor routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
R. M. Heasty
Lewy Applegate
Winston
Missouri
Winston Sentinel
Phoebe A. Applegate
Trumbull County
Ohio
Daviess County
Albert Scofield
Jones County
Iowa
Alva L. Applegate
Scotch Grove
Florence &. Cunningham
Orient
Cora M. Harris
J. W. Borden
Altamont
J. W. Cunningham
E. A. Southwick
Pearl Eno
Corning
Walter Applegate
Horton
Kansas
Brainerd
Lance
R. H. White
No. 1
No. 2
Prairieburg Wedding Anniversary Celebrated by Friends
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. DeLancey marked ten years of marriage with a Monday evening surprise party in Prairieburg attended by a large crowd. Refreshments were served and guests called the event pleasant. Local notes mention visits to Marion and Cedar Rapids, stock show trips, and various relatives and neighbors in nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
O. A. DeLancey
N. L. Floyd
Ed Barnes
Marion
M. P. Reynolds
Seattle
Washington
Thomas Abbey
Bellevue
Abbey
Ed_ Burlingham
Arthur Came
Melvin Barker
Alien Conklin
Mt. Vernon
Mable Flockhart
Mahaska County
George Miller
Frank McCann
John Dolan
Clarence Fish
Chicago
Paul Lauser
Frank Lawrence
Cedar Rapids
Fred
Lizzie Ammeter
Parlor
J.J. Dolan
Agnes Benson
Anamosa
Iva Walmutt
Obituary and local notices from Onslow area
Mrs. Murray mother of J O Murray of the hotel died last Friday at 86. Funeral at home and burial in Maquoketa. Rev Earl Benbow led services. Maquoketa quartet sang. Post office note: Route 2 splits Sept 16 toward Center Junction Scotch Grove and No 1, with carrier George Overholt. Local items mention Brule buying an automobile, a Washington obituary in a 1800 paper, a marriage hint for two youths, Presbyterian entertainments, and local farm building projects and travel notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Scotch Grove
No. 1
George Overholt
Brule
J. B. Lyons
George Washington
Washington D. C
Cornelius Holst
S. D. Titus
Ed Pealer
Wyoming
J.B. Lyons
Clark
LaCrosse
Wisconsin
Thayer
Manchester
Mel Spencer
Kimbel
South Dakota
John Kennedy
North Dakota
William
Carl Brown and
Chicago
Threshing Progress and Local News From Castle Grove
Castle Grove reports slow threshing with oats yielding well up to 66 bushels per acre per Herman Hahn. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lubben last Sunday evening. An ice cream social is planned at F. M. Benedicts on Tuesday August 24. Ladies' Aid at Presbyterian church to meet Friday afternoon. Mrs. John Nelson of Monticello visiting Newell Gillilan home. Waddick threshing outfit active along the Linn county line. Charles Murphy lost a calf to lightning last Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Delay occupy their new home.
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Castle Grove
Herman Hahn
Henry Lubben
F. M. Benedict
J. A. Hubbard
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
John Nelson
Monticello
Newell Gillilan
Waddick
Linn
Charles Murphy
Matt Delay
Widow Mary Brown Dies at Age Ninety Seven in Castle Grove
Mrs Mary Brown aged eighty seven widow of Michael Brown died yesterday at her Castle Grove home after a period of mental incapacity and guardianship. She leaves six surviving children Louis Brown John Brown Mary Mann Maggie Bickerstaff Philip Brown and Frederick Brown. Funeral service will be held next Saturday with procession at one pm from the house to the German Lutheran church Prairie Hill and interment beside the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Brown
Michael Brown
Castle Grove Township
Brown
Christina
J. F. Mann
Germany
Louis Brown
Aberdeen
Washington
Mary Mann
John Brown
Creston
Town
Philip Brown
Monticello
Maggie Bickerstaff
Morley
Frederick Brown
Independence
Adam
George
Prairie Hill
Madison Township Monument celebrates John Bender’s long life
Letter from R M Corbit notes the Madison township turning of the first furrow by John Bender on June 4 1852. Bender still resides in Wyoming at age 80 plus, celebrated golden wedding in 1909, and attends an old settlers picnic tied to a 1913 monument. The item references Jones County History page 401 and Wyoming correspondence in The Express.
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Madison Township
Oxford
Mich
Express
John Bender
Wyoming
Bender
Jones County
The
Old Settlers
J. S. Brownell
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J. W. Doxsee, Chas, A. Doxsee
Main Street
Prain
P. A. Schmalfeldt
Peer
Iu. A. Leek
Gerald Madder
Leek
Edna Heasty
James Guthrie
Hale Township
Wm. Wilcox
Wyoming Township
C. W. Bramer
Louie Koch
Bramer Hudson
CO BE. Kimball
Council Bluffs
State Street
Leonard Reed
Waterloo
E. E. Brown
Jessie
H. P. Barber
Buffalo
Lizzie McMaster
St. Paul
Holtz
Johnston Bros
John Sprecken
O. O. Johnston
Frank Hall
Davenport
Peter Schmfeldt
Jeffries
Mrs. Bolinger
Minnesotal
Doutrick’s
M. W. Herrick
B. E. Reed
Herrick & Reed Attorneys AT Law
Monticello State Bank
Fred Puleston
Eflera & Bolton
Atoire
Oslie
W. A.mirick
South Cedar 81
Iowa State Fair and Exposition
Des Moines
Foster Clothing Co
Geo. Stuhler’s Sons Co
Voss
Calan Ricklefs & McNeill
Monticello,Ia
Dubuque
Byrne Brothers Garage Ltd
Iowa Streets
Doutrick Dry Goods Co
Chester N. Patrick
Cartano & Kiler’s
Fair Grounds
Sitebell & Schoon
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