Prairieburg Social Notes and Local Updates
Prairieburg August notes report school renovations with extra rooms and new furniture. Miss Charlotte Hunter from Maquoketa to head the principal room. Reunion for Drexler family. visits from Julia Rundle, Ruth, and others. Health updates on Mrs Lubben, Lawrence Haley’s recovery, and local travels including cattle shipments to Chicago and visits to Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and Monticello. Fueled by Presbyterians supper planned Sept 4 in Baker building.
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Prairieburg
M. L. Spoon
Wisconsin
Charlotte Hunter
Maquoketa
Walsh
Stone City
Ada Burnside
John Drexler
Drexlera
Burg
Clarence Fish
Chicago
Ed Fish
South Dakota
Presbyterian
Baker Building
Mesdames
Cora Sexton
Lloyd Sexton
C. O. Rowley
H. G. Rowley
Cedar Rapids
W. O. Ruston
Dubuque
L. M. Dorn
Robins
John Dolan
Marion
Aurora
George Brown
North Dakota
John Brown
Oreston
Mary Brown
Richards
Henry Lubben
J. A. Heiken
B. H. Hanken
Hather
Langworthy
John Stadtmueller
H. Knake
Iowa City
Castle Grove
Mary Wilson
Hopkinton
Will Hiller
W.C. le Clerc
Monticello
Martin Geiken
Austin
Minnesota
Dc. A. McLaughlin
L. Stadtmueller
Scotch Grove
Center Junction Church Embellishments Underway
Center Junction August 26 and Presbyterian members are re decorating the church with gold oak woodwork and dark oak floors. G M Kelley oversees the improvements and will reside on site. Local social notes mention visits and arrivals from Coon Rapids Toronto and nearby towns with multiple residents and events recorded.
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Center Junction
Presbyterian Church
G. M. Kelley
Gladys Smith
Lizzie McDonald
Myrtle Livingstone
Marguerite McNeilly
San Francisco
Karl Edwards
Coon Rapida
Edith Edwards
Toronto
Ek. N. Bethuram
J. L. Club
Sutherland
J. B. Moses
W. &. Jones
Olin
M. EH. Dodge
Amelia Thomas
Scotch Grove
Townsend
Harvey
Minnesota
Viola Bethurum
Cooa Rapida
Iowa
Harry Johnson
Ed Springer
Pierce Norris
Cedar Rapids
Gilbert Jones
Dale Dodge
Mae Kent
Oxford Junction
Guy McDonald
Wyoming
A. McDonald
Onslow News Notes and Local Life Events
Marriage of John Jansen and Ina Young follows a prediction with a honeymoon in the northwest. Labor Day plans set for September 7 with program all day. Local travel updates include Spooner sisters visiting Davenport and Clinton. Car theft in Monmouth prompts no clues. Community notices call for a study club meeting on August 28. More visits, farming transport, and water works pipe work begin local projects.
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Onslow
John Jansen
A. D. Jansen
Ina Young
J.D. Young
Express
Spooner Sisters
Elma Grieser
Davenport
Spooner
Clinton
Miss Greiser
Thos. Moran
Clay Township
Monmouth
Bernard Cononel
Alive
Saline
Kansas
W. E. Smith
Maggie Hall
Mra
Mamie Stickley
Cedar Rapids
Helen Lamey
CO. M. Overly
Albert Lee
Minnesota
Frank
N. B. Noyes
E. L. Anderson
Wyoming
Pips
C. C. Johnston
Chicago
Funeral for Mrs. Mary Brown Held at Lutheran Church
The August 24 funeral was conducted by Rev. H. Nasther at the Lutheran church and drew a large attendance. Burial followed at Prairie Hill cemetery with Mr. Bickerstatt and family of Mor- on hand.
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Castle Grove
Mary Brown
H. Nasther
Prairie Hill
Memory of Mary Murray Observed in Funeral Rites
Funeral services for Mary Murray aged 86 were held at Onslow home, honoring her long life. Born August 16 1829 in Fast Brook Pennsylvania she moved to Maquoketa Iowa then Onslow with her family, wife of Dr George Murray. Survived by three sons Justus Melancthon Murray James William Murray and J C Murray plus three grandchildren each and great grandchildren. Her church ties spanned United Presbyterian Congregational and long association with Maquoketa’s church and Woman’s Club.
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J. C. Murray
Onslow
Margery Gilfillan
Fast Brook
Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
Maquoketa
Iowa
George Murray
Pittsburgh
East Brook
Mary Jane Murray
Justus Melancthon Murray
Lost Nation
James William Murray
Lawler
Murray
March
United Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Congregational Church
Calvin
Mother Murray
William
Newton
Woman’s Club
Old Parr
Thomas Cam
Thomas Damm
Damm
van Owen
Margaret McDowal
James Gay
Bordeaux
France
John Rovin
Temenswar
Hungary
Termentia
Cicero
Keithe
Gloucestershire
Elspeth Watson
James McDonald
John Burnet
Robertson
Edinburgh
Pretty Onslow Area Wedding Joins Ina Maye Young and John Jansen
A small noon wedding last Wednesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Young three miles north of Onslow united Ina Maye Young and John Jansen in marriage. The bride, elder daughter and Onslow High School graduate, is a Rural School teacher. The groom, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jansen, is known for industry and upright character. After a brief western state trip, the couple will reside on the Jansen farm as the father moves to Wyoming.
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John Young
Onslow
Ina Maye
John Jansen
Andrew Jansen
Mrs. Jansen
Wyoming
Psychology of Office Seeking Compared to a Moth
The article muses on why capable men pursue public office despite costs noting the allure and risks. It compares ambitious seekers to a moth drawn to a candle, risking harm as they chase important accomplishments and status.
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Carroll Herald
Look It Over for Particulars See New Ad
Classified notice prompts readers to review a new advertisement by Doutrick D. G. Oo for details and particulars on items offered.
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Doutrick D. G. Oo
Roving glimpses at fair life and aged hopes in county care
A narrator recalls a fair youth with grit and double ambitions in sports and debate, mocks fame and pay, and then shifts to aging longevity myths. The piece surveys county home care in Jones county, praising Mr. and Mrs. Clark for humane service and urging taxpayers to see the good done with their taxes.
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Jones County
Monticello residents and local incidents in county news
Kathryn Young of Monticello underwent surgery to remove adenoids and tonsils. Frank Franken and Tina Nordman wed in Wayne township on August 4, officiated by Rev. C. Mardoff. Franken resides in Lanham Kansas. Marion police ramp up motorcycle patrol after Anamosa drivers’ Cedar Rapids trips. a local youth paid 13 in justice court. Miscreants damaged Wyomin g high school equipment worth 25 dollars. N D Hardin of Wyoming paid 2350 in Judge McIntyre’s court for driving without a state certificate and plates since last April. John A Green and sons exit Iowa Stone Co. Cedar Rapids founders. control passes to George M. McLaghlin and George W. Kulbavy.
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Kathryn Young
Monticello
Frank Franken
Tina Nordman
Wayne Township
This County
C. Mardoff
Wayne Center
German Lutheran Church
Franken
Lanham
Kansas
Anamosa
Cedar Rapides
Marion
Justice Court
N. D. Hardin
Wyoming
Emeline Harris Injured in Fall at Gillilan Home
Mrs. Emeline Harris suffered a serious leg injury last Monday in Hopkinton while visiting Earl Gillilan’s residence west of town. She slipped and fell breaking two ankle bones and another above the knee, requiring treatment after the accident.
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Hopkinton
Emeline Harris
Hopkinton Leader on Rural Mail Service Delays
The piece critiques Burleson's postal policy, arguing routes should expand not shrink. It notes editorials from neighboring papers defending the administration while rural delivery remains criticized for delays and higher costs. It asserts postmaster salaries aren’t cut and calls for restoring efficiency in service.
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Hopkinton
Iowa
Burleson
Oxford Mirror
Monticello
Manchester Democrat
Campaign vigor fades without a fight in Cummins boom
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Monticello Express fears Cummins campaign will lack pep without an adversary. It argues his tactic has succeeded by portraying himself as pursued, while questioning whether Cummins can mobilize voters outside Iowa across forty eight states.
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Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Cummins
Iowa
Monticello Express
Coxsee
Paullina Town Team Delivers Score Update
Local paper notes the country town team wins and submits the final score for publication.
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Paullina
If girls could see the men they are going to marry
Topeka Capital notes a wry saying that if women could glimpse their future husbands before breakfast there would be many weddings.
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Topeka Capital
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Fred Kellum
Arnold Bennett
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Charlie Chaplin
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Cal
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Monticello, Ia
Byrne Brothers Garage Ltd
Iowa Streets
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Patrick
Eastman Kodaks and Supplies
Chester N. Patrick
Duta
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