Onslow Social Notes and Local Visits August
Onslow residents and visitors gather for entertaining events and family visits. Dr. and Mrs. Wyland and their son and daughter from Underwood Iowa join Mr. and Mrs. Bone and guests for a family gathering. Blanche Alcorn of Spokane and her children visit relatives here while others plan church activities and school preparations.
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Presbyterian Church
Ellen Overly
Frank Overly
Rev. Smith
Center Junction
W. &. Smith
Town City
McAllister
Hopkinton
Central City
John Fousts
Springville
Onslow
Porter
Minneapolis
Will Dennison
Vera Paul
Marengo
Charles Rowe
Rock Island
Wilma Ilanna
Lissie McMaster
Holst
Anamosa Eureka Items Highlight Local Developments
Local notes report Judge and Mrs. F C Willson returning from New York visits to sons Roland and Dr Clifford Ollison. Stiles arrives to lead the schools and occupy the Episcopal parsonage. Sara Schoonover transfers to Walter Reed hospital en route to Washington. County receives a four ton army truck. post office route changes possible to favor Anamosa. Fair association awards contract for wings of show and sales pavilion. Stanley Clark, 16, narrowly escapes electrocution after grabbing a fence wire across Fawn Creek. neighbor George Grassfield helps release him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Willson
New York City
Roland
Clifford Ollison
Stiles
Episcopal
Sara Schoonover
Ft. Des Moines Hospital
Washington, D. C
Ft. Des Moines
Walter Reed Hospital
Anamosa
Monticello
Fair Association
Fair
A. J. Rion
Stanley Clark
Albert Clark
Fawn Creek
Harold
George Grassfield
Stanley
Social Roundup from Sand Spring and Surrounding Areas
Activities and visits across Sand Spring and nearby towns include Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Dean and son Paul hosting guests at H. S. Pierce’s home, Harold Garlinghouse visiting his grandmother in Marshalltown, Hazel Samels departing for Minneapolis, and multiple local excursions to Langworthy Manchester Earlville Dyersville and Fayette. Community members attend the $1 000 Day celebration and trips to Fillmore Manchester and Manhattan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Dean
Paul
F. M. Wheeless
Hopkinton
H. S. Pierce
Harold Garlinghouse
Marshalltown
Jennie Garlinghouse
Hazel Samels
Minneapolis
Minnesota
G. J Bohiken
Henry Eileen
John
Langworthy
Dyersville
Linderman
Fillmore
T. B. Power
Clara Milroy
Manchester
Pete Hagen
Near Anamosa
Fred Hagen
Ruth Guthrie
George Kenny
Earlville
F. P. McDonough
Sunshine Club
A. Blair
Fad’s Grove
Jess Denure
Fayette
Castle Grove Church Picnic and Local Notes
The Ladies Aid society of the Presbyterian church will hold an annual picnic at Monticello park on Thursday afternoon with invitations to the gentlemen. Fred Harken is adding a large barn expansion and remodeling the interior. A. M. Black and family and L E Black were Maquoketa visitors on Sunday. Heavy rain hindered return travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Monticello Park
Fred Harken
A. M. Black
L. EE. Black
Maquoketa
S. M. Hosford
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Henry Chaloupka
Monticello
QO BE
Hubbard
J. L. Appleby
D. J. Hogan
Coggan
C.A. McLaughlin
Will M. Lubben
M. J. Cass
Prairieburg Community Roundup Prominent Homecoming and Visits
Mrs H G Rowley is due home Sunday from Cedar Rapids with Mr and Mrs C O Rowley driving to meet her. A town gathering at the Sprostan home entertained many young people Sunday. Clifford Benson returns from overseas after two years abroad. A Sunday school picnic is planned at the McQueen spring. The school building received a fresh coat of paint. Mrs R V Richards visits the Minehart home in Monticello. Mr and Mrs John Sible visit Monticello Friday. A D Benson travels to Cedar Rapids Thursday.
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M. J. McNeilly
Marguerite
Elmer F. Burr
Red Oak
Town
Rev
A. Alyea
Center Junction
J. R. McNelly
Miss Flossie Burr
Lohengrin
Harold Hudson
Myrtle Livingstone
Arthur Anderson
Madison
Wisconsin
France
Loyals
Hazel Pangburn
Martha Hanken
Sarah Platner
Irma Pangburn
Ruth McNeilly
Stuart Smith
Burr
Cedar Falls
Mount Vernon
A. L. Burr
Iowa
Ames
Colesburg
Nebraska
Flossie Burr
Frank McNeilly
Ruth
Springville
Andrew McDonald
Hopkinton
Bucher
Farley
Larkey
Mallicoat
Francis
B. A. Wordworth
Wyoming
Fred Cramer
Monticello
Marguerite McNeilly
James Mead
Grace Flannigan
Kansas City
Robert
Alyea
Mead
Evelyn Townsend
Stephen Leek
Scotch Grove
Nash
Central City
Leek
Peter Johansen
Hod Barber Hill
Onslow
Sabina Henneke
Wesley Hanken
Henry Hanken
Yellowstone Park
Colorado Springs
Denver
Boulder
Howard Dawson
Davenport
Thomas.Dawson
Dr. Young
Alsever
Mr. Bossmeyer
Rockford
Ilinois
Oxford Junction
Roy Snell
Louisa Murphy
Northwestern Depot
Guy McDonald
Ed Tomlinson
Des Moines
Linn
Harley Bulgrin
Ter
Maquoketa
Holm
Harvey Townsend
Cedar Rapids
I. W. Knight
Paul Holm
F. L. Coder
Gwendolyn
Prairieburg
H. G. Rowley
C. O Rowley
Sprostan
Lawn
Clifford Benson
McQueen Spring
R. V. Richards
Minehart
John Sible
A. D. Benson
Cascade Pioneer News Highlights Local Births Marriages and Land Deals
A newborn girl arrived to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Weber. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Davaney attended a Knights of Columbus convention in Buffalo. Keefe and Tallman sold a 300 acre farm to Stephen Green, joining Green's current holdings to 550 acres. August 12 saw two weddings Gilbertville couple Gertrude Kemp and Herman Koster and Nettie Wink with Private Caen Duke. Tobe Hickson sold 60 acres on Asbury road just outside city limits. Farmland acreage remains a county highlight with multiple sales noted.
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J. L. Weber
J. H. Davaney
Bulffalo
N. Y
The
Knights of Columbus
Keefe & Tallman
James Murphy
Stephen Green
Mr. Green
St. Mary’s Church
Gilbertville
Gertrude Kemp
Herman Koster
J. P. Nem Mers
Anamosa
Nettie Wink
Caen
Duke
Rev. D. Welch
Etcheecaine
Tobe Hickson
Asbury Road
Dubuque
Pioneering era residents noted as oldtimers pass on
Sol Bowers sells property across the river to Jim Davis and acquires the Mathe son property on the town’s west edge. Danford, visiting at 93, recalls 1862 arrival and life as a Bay and West Prairie settler, tending potatoes and bees. Mrs America Green dies in Hazel Green, honored by the Green and Hill families and early settlers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sol Bowers
Jim Davis
Matheson
Danford
Bay
West Prairie
H. B. Sill
America Green
Frank P. Hill
Hazel Green
Green
Newton Green
Damages Sought In Farm Sale Case In Jones County
Frank Pegarick sues J M Dubois and associates in Jones County District Court over a 200 acre Oxford township farm sale contract dated January 16 1919 alleging value rise to increase damages by 15000 since agreement. Pegarick claims Dubois sought to repudiate the deal as farm values climbed and asks for specific performance or damages with Field as the agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Eureka
Courts of Justice
Jones County District Court
Oxford Township
Frank Pegarick
J. M. Dubois
Pegarick
Dubois
California
Ile
Field
Practical Household Fixes From Old Instructions
The passage offers tips for home care and cooking including adding soda to bathwater for soft skin, repurposing worn shirts into aprons and dust cloths, sealing frayed shoestring ends with paste, and using baking powder as an egg substitute in cake baking when eggs are scarce. It reads as a sequence of thrift style advice with simple, practical steps.
Chicago magnates sparingly bought shoes for war effort
Roger Sullivan Julius Rosenwald J Ogen Armour and other Chicago businessmen say they have bought no shoes for two years to conserve leather for the war. They note high prices and extortion as reasons and suggest mending old shoes as an alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Roger Sullivan
Julius Rosenwald
J. Ogen Armour
Welcome Boys Home Celebration at Scotch Grove Township
A local Welcome Tome day at the R. P. Clark grove in Scotch Grove township featured Rev. W. H. L. Schuetz, Miss Willys Gearhart, Rev. J. Barr, and the Monticello Concert Band. Dr. William Guthrie of New York University spoke on the League of Nations and U.S. ratification, advocating treaty acceptance and international justice. A noon lunch, readings, and a baseball game closed the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Clark Grove
Scotch Grove Township
W. H. L. Schuetz
Sand Hill Lutheran Evangelical Church
Willys Gearhart
J. Barr
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Monticello
Gearhart
William Guthrie
New York University
New York
League of Nations
France
United States
Turkey
League
Emmett County Approves Paved Roads in Special Election
Emmett County voters upheld a plan for paved roads at a special election held last Monday with a 300 vote majority. The proposed bond issue was not submitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett
Chicago Wisdom Bits on Aging and Modern Life
A fragmented Chicago column reflects on aging, critics, and human folly. It critiques petty behavior and superstition while noting rising costs and the elusive nature of lasting love amid daily temptations.
Epitome of St Paul Life Taught by Visitor
A school visitor delivered a talk opening with a light joke about the word epitome. He defined epitome as a synopsis for the children, aiming to summarize the life of St Paul in simple terms.
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St. Paul
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Chas. A. Doxsee
Cascade Pioneer News
Tedpkinton Leader News
Welcome Boys
Senate of the
Japan
Senate
Shantung
Korea
Chicago News
Heaven
Phoenix
Lilley Luggage
Arrow
Libleto Ney
Mirro Aluminum
Ricklefs & McNeill
Wilson
United States Department of Labor
Retail Coal Department
the Hoag Duster Co
Essentials
Mr. Farmer
Central Lumber & Coal Co
G. P. Rocestad
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