Miss Esther Hoag Writes About Japan Unzen trip treasures Kyoto Nara Miyajima
Esther Hoag recounts a two week journey through Kyoto Nara Miyajima and Unzen describing temples torii lanterns and gardens. She notes inns food fairs street life and the Inland Sea voyage as well as conversations with locals and small joys of travel in 1927 Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unzen
Japan
Kyoto
Nara
Miyajima
Nagasaki
Shanghai
Kobe
Yeorkmen
Horohito
Imperial
Nijo
Maruyama Park
America
Europe
Setsubeen
Tokyo University
England
Obama
Anzan
Sayonara
Onslow O C Johnston 1858 Death in Bellevue Area
Onslow O C Johnston 1858 born in Mercer county Pennsylvania moved with parents to Town near Bellevue. Fifty years ago they relocated to Onslow where he remained with his wife and daughter. He and brother T B Johnston had run cattle trading until recent years. Funeral Tuesday at 11 in home with Rev Van Buren delivering sermon and Rev Meyer praying. Floral tributes noted. Interment Wyoming cemetery. Distances attended by Ed Garside Charlotte Minnie Wiley Marion and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hithwardsen
Brodersen
Mr. Brodersen
Thomas
Peter
Wyoming
Will
Colorado
Germany
Glen Edleman
Detroit
Michigan
Ora Johnston
Charles McKinstry
Waterloo
Johnston
Monticello Fair
Boosters
Jack Orr
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Frances Brown
T. B
O. C. Johnston
Pierre
South Dakota
G. A. Suwassimh
Muscatine
R. Smith
Iowa City
George Porter
Berea
Kentucky
Bert Walters
Carl Brown
Helen
Forest
Frank Smith
Sterling
Tom Case
George Sears
Gertrude
Ruth
Paitew
Clinon
Wilma Bohler
Cedar Rapids
George Reade
Don Rynerson
Monticello
Charles
Ralph Bone
Lyons
Dubuque
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
Bellevue
Onslow
T. B. Johnston
van Buren
Meyer
Walter Koon
Ed Garside
Charlotte
Minnie Wiley
Marion
Robert
Lizzie Russell
Allie Feehan
Rhinehart
M. M. Franks
Lisbon
Wyoming Cemetery
Community notes from Monticello area gatherings and visits
Local church groups held a picnic on the Presbyterian lawn led by Rev McMurrin with Miss Myrtle Brickley and Genevieve Streeter of Antioch. Various residents and visitors are listed as spending time in Monticello, Anamosa, and Burlington with neighbors, relatives, and fair boosters seen around town. Soybeans cracked ground equal oilment as a protein supplement for dairy cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMurrin
Myrtle Brickley
Genevieve Streeter
Antioch
Presbyterian Church Lawn
Harriet Rohn
Monticello
Black Oak School
Rohn
Roland Badger
Indiana
George Andrews
John Rose
John
Dorothy
Chicago
Charles Gray
John Tallman
Morley
Palisades
Mount Vernon
Finley McDonald
Des Moines
Philip Bailey
McDonald
Lloyd Robertson
Anamosa
Gene Bailey
George Bodiker
Strawberry Point
Gaum
Fritz Barrack
Arlington
Warner Heiken
Rex
Herman Zimmerman
Henry Holmes
Davenport
Steve Leek
Center Junction
Harvey Townsend
S. W. Clark
Willys- Knight
Laura Englehart
Mercy Hospital
Rhiny Wessels
George Wessels
Langworthy
Monticello Fair
Orlando Bailey
Manchester
F. H. Otten
Scotch Grove
W. Jd. Zimmerman
Vada Coleman
Leon Preston
Lizzie Gross
Will Werdeman
Hannah Hagen
Will Rickels
Richland Center Social Roundup Travels and Visits
Richland Center residents report several motor trips and visits. Matthew and Mrs. Allen with family travel to Colton South Dakota and Rock Rapids Iowa. Will Balsiger and family tour Sioux Falls Windsor and Hartford SD to visit relatives. Various locals attend fairs and visit relatives in Monticello Dubuque Anamosa and Lisbon areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Allen
George Allen
Colton
South Dakota
Mrs. Allen
Rock Rapids
Iowa
Will Balsiger
Sioux Falls
Windsor
Hartford
Mr. Balsiger
J. L. Tellon
Monticello
H. L. Wismeier
Don Sackett
Roy
Burlington
Will Mundinger
Paul Balcar
Clemson
South Carolina
Fred Balcar
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Edna
Leah
Alma Balsiger
Len Hein
W. A. Beery
Harry Rundle
Carl Marugg
Hans Hoffman
Roy Sackett
David Schneiter
Carl Schneiter
Forest Ely
Howard Hicks
Dubuque
Local Social and Transport Notes From Sand Spring
Mildred Johnson and Nola Wilson attended a girls club meeting at the Lamont home north of here. Various residents visited Muscatine and Monticello, with multiple trips to Hopkinton and Farley. The creamery shipped 81 tubs of butter and 28 cases of eggs Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Johnson
Nola Wilson
Lamont
Here
C. C. Slauson
Fred Heeren
Leo Ament
Muscatine
Lizzie Bohlken
Stanley Bright
Doris
Mapleton
R. E. Chaplin
Leese
State Park
Anamosa
Fred Leese
Clinton
Hopkinton
Orpha Garlinghouse
C. E. Martin
Son Forrest
Henry
Cap Arduser
Monticello
Prairieburg Jubilee at St Joseph’s Church Aug 31
Prairieburg St Josephs church marks silver jubilee with solemn high mass at 10 a.m. and a noon chicken dinner in the Prairieburg hall. An evening dance features Sedlacek’s orchestra. Local social items note numerous visits and hometown notes along with brief health and farming tips and quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph's Church of Prairiehrrs
Prairieburg
Sedlacek
Earl Rundall
Cedar Rapids
Rundall
Ami Rundall
H. J. Henderson
Aurora
Q. A. DeLancey
H. B. Flockhart
Jack Reagan
Capron
Nell Bebee
Susie
Waterloo
George Bebee
Mina Truesdell
Wyoming
Frank Tschida
Lestersmith
Fred Drexler
Salon
Frank Marshall
Paris
William Cresby
Crosby
Illinois
Dale Ward
Bernita
Lamont
Burg
Roy Armstrong
Randall
Minneapolis
John Sible
Monticello
Also Mentioned on This Page
Esther Hoag
Nippon Land
Oi River
Arashiyama
Yama
Soldier's Field
Amber
Richland Center
Rosseau
Buick
Buick Motor Company
Flint, Mich
General Motors Corporation
Fr. W. Page
USCO
United States Tire Company
United States
Eggers’ Tires and Battery Service
R. H. Balster
Monticello, Iowa
Arend Balster
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