Fairbanks Family Thanksgiving and Court News at Anamosa
Thanksgiving gathering of the Fairbanks family in Cass township numbered fifty and included 82 year old Grandma Fairbanks who cooked the dinner on the family farm since 1854. District court in session with Judge Ellison. Brundige sues Watters for alleged malicious prosecution over a honey theft arrest. other social notes from Anamosa and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Fairbanks
Cass Township
A. L. Fairbanks
Grandma Fairbanks
District Court
F. O. Ellison
Slilson
McDonald
Edwin Brundige
Nathan
Lon Watters
Brundige
Methodist Episcopal Church
Antonio Saja
Mignelle Meeker
Lees Brown
Apollo Club
Hogan
Jones County
Lawrence Schoonover
Mary
George L. Schoonover
Los Angeles
OC. R. Sprague
Mystic Workers
Oxford Junction
New
W. H. Port
Helen
Minnie Port
Clinton
Blanche Port Ruryon
Hugh C. Blair
Main Street
M. C. Crispin
C. L. Gould
O. R. Gould
Marion
Mary Flaherty
Donald
South Dakota
Belle Seward
Bellevue
Park Chamberlain
H. W. Sigworth
Boone
John Hull
Thanksgiving Social and Wedding in Onslow
Thanksgiving Day dinner of the Priscilla club at Mrs. Dennison’s home brought 18 members and guests, with Vic trola music and an evening of Progressive Somerset. A wedding occurred nearby as Francis Orr and Jennie Streeper wed quietly at the Presbyterian manse, praised for their fine characters and promising future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Club
Onslow
Wm. Dennison
Somerset
M. Franks
John Kennedy
George Lyons
August Hansen
Jessie Brown
Ralph Brown
Francis Orr
Clay Township
Jennie Streeper
Earl W. Benbow
Grant Streeper
John Orr
Francis
Prairieburg Thanksgiving Day Wedding Ties Knapp and Tharp
Miss Bensta Knapp and Clifford Tharp were married on Thanksgiving at the Knapp home in Prairieburg. Miss Gladys Crawford and Miss Carrie Cowan provided music and the M. E. pastor H. T. Crawford performed the ceremony under a smilax arch. The bride wore an elegant gown.
Frozen Hill Wedding and Local Updates
The marriage of Miss Jennies Streeper and Francis G. Orr took place November 23 at the Presbyterian parsonage with Rev. E W Benbow officiating. Other notes include Hannah Jenkins moved to the county farm for treatment, L H Mead family stranded, Aliza Orr had surgery at St Luke’s Cedar Rapids, and local schooling events and visits around Onslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frozen Hill
Jennies Streeper
Grant Streeper
Francis G. Orr
J. A. Orr
Presbyterian
E. W. Benbow
Edna Orr
al Hamilton
Hannah Jenkins
Clayford
L. HE. Mead
Center Junction
Aliza Orr
St. Luke’s' Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Brown
Onslow
Highland Park College
Des Moines
John Young
Will Sear
Claude Carr
W. A. Hicks
Victory School
C. W. Orr
Nettie Albery
J. D. Neelans
J. D. Neelans, Mrs. Brooks, of Hopkinton
Clifford French
Martha Reid
E. A. Horton
Anamosa
Grace Alexander
Presbyterian Ladies Sale and Cantata in Center Junction
Center Junction notices announce the Presbyterian Ladies' Working Band annual sale and supper at the I C C F ball with sale at 1 pm and chicken supper at 5 30 pm on December 4. The 4th division of the M B H L A presents the cantata The Rose Dream on December 10 at the opera house with tickets 15 and 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Henderson
Maquoketa
Forrest Craig
Ladies’ Home Missionary Society
A. E. Porter
Frank Alexander
Wheatland
Elsie Scofield
Francis
Clinton
the Kesters
A. RK. Porter
Anamasa
Dwight Clark
Velma
Rinda Ketchum
Baldwin
Olimer Henderson
Prahm
James Meade
Elizabeth Meade
Anamosa
W. Z. Allen
Presbyterian Church
L. E. Moats
Saturay
Sargent
Nebraska
Harry Dice
Thanksgiving events and church notices in town
The article notes Mr and Mrs Carson hosting a young people party, the rain causing the Presbyterian church Thanksgiving service to be canceled, and Rev W Z Allen to preach Sunday morning. Mrs A B Norris of Paynesville surprised relatives with a Thanksgiving dinner. The Henry Schrader home remains under quarantine for scarlet fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Z. Allen
Presbyterian Church
Henry Schrader
Reverend Allen Delivers Communion at Castle Grove Chapel
Sunday services at the chapel featured Rev W Z Allen in a well received discourse. He has four years as pastor at Castle Grove and plans to continue laboring nearby in faith communities with many friends regretful of his transfer. Also noted are visits from Rev M S Murphy in Ryan for the electric lights celebration and visits by families from Mohall North Dakota and Arling ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Z. Allen
Castle Grove
Monticello
M.S. Murphy
Ryan
CO. A. Thomas
Mohall
Elsie Noble
Marshalltown
Alma Eilers
Hazel Hubbard
Center Junction
Martelle Schoolhouse sale approved by voters
The recent election in Martelle sanctioned the board's authority to dispose of the abandoned schoolhouse by a 64 to 15 vote. Lorene Armstrong and Guy Martin married November 24 at the bride’s parents' home. Thanksgiving travelers J B Allison plan trips to San Francisco and Los Angeles, returning January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Armstrong
Johns. Armstrong
Guy Martin
J. B. Allison
San Francisco
W.H. Boxwell
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ita
Anamosa News Briefs Highlight Health and Road Conditions
Ralph Halverson of Monticello underwent a second operation for appendicitis this week and had a rib portion removed. Homer Boots of Huron Minnesota is in Rochester Mayo Hospital with stomach cancer. The Monticello to Anamosa military road remains rough with sand patches and rough spots. the longer Amber route offers a smoother alternative. Since Anamosa prison opened in 1873, people to the nun-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Halverson
Monticello
Anamosa
Homer Boots
Huron
South Dakota
Maquoketa
Amber
County criminal convictions by offense and county totals
Officials report 7 426 sentence counts across Jones Woodbury and Adair counties. Jones 150 cases, Woodbury 489, Adair 4. Offenses include larceny 2265, burglary 1026, breaking and entering 789, forgery 374, robbery 289, murder 221, rape 134, assault to kill 174, assaults on women 171, uttering forged instruments 155, keeping disreputable house 123, adultery 114. Fraudulent banking 4, wife desertion 10, jury bribing 2, abortion 8, lewdness 1.
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Ber
Jones County
Woodbury County
Adair County
Puckish Quips Amid War News and Ads
A zigzag of quotations from newspapers and magazines mocks war time fortunes and travel costs. It contrasts transatlantic sentiment about Turkey holidays with jokes about cheese mites finances and housing prices, reflecting light satire in 1900s era press.
Court Assignments for December Hearings
The calendar lists court dockets from December 2 to December 8 with multiple case pairs including Abigail Finn versus Mary Finn and E. K H Meyers versus A. W Walton. Other dockets include J.P. Merrill versus Sam Witham and John Heyen versus Estate W. M. Welch. Atchison Globs notes quitting as key to successful oratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abigail Finn
Mary Finn
E. K H. Meyers
A. W. Walton
E. E. Meyers
A. A. Coleman
Charlie Kline
Wm. G. Brock
Mathias Koppes
J.P. Merrill
Sam Witham
Lawrence Merrill
Ed Lieven
Thomas Pender
Scott Monroe
John Heyen
Estate W. M. Welch
O. J. Cash
George Topping
J.J. Locher
Atchison
Thanksgiving visitors and church dedication in Scotch Grove
Thanksgiving guests from Highland Park Des Moines Coe College Cedar Rapids Lenox College Epworth Seminary and Monticello gathered in Scotch Grove for services at the new German Lutheran church JohnsTown with morning afternoon and evening rites. Visiting ministers gave stirring addresses and the ladies hosted meals in the parish basement ahead of the parochial school opening. The young people then held a party at Henry Carson's home Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Wilson
M. KE
Des Moines
Eva DeLanncey
Charlotte Hunter
Waterloo
Clair Conklin
Crilley
Coppon
Carrie Cowan
Monticello
Knapp
J. G. McQueen
Royston
Prairieburg
Ella Loomis
Miriam Rice
Highland Park
Marietta Letze
Coe College
Lyle Callahan
Frank Royden
Ray Sanford
Raymond Eby
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Gladys Himebaugh
Epworth Seminary
Epworth
Hazel Eby
Esther Kiburz
Olive
Paul Warner
William and Chancey Carson
Leslie Himebaugh
New German Lutheran Church
Johnsontown
Henry Carson
Storm windows and doors offer health and comfort dividends
A sales pitch touts storm windows and doors as fiscally sensible, promising health and comfort dividends. It invites readers to obtain a no obligation estimate, suggesting the cost is affordable.
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New York Tribune
Princeton Tiger
Boston Transcript
Rickless& McNeill
Monticello, Iowa
Harry E. Netcott
Independence, Iowa
Doe-Wy
Johnnie
Horse Hospital
George Albery
Cedar Street
First Street
Scotch Grove
Central Lumber & Coal Co
Home of
G. P. Rockstad
Mgr
Dorothy Dodd Gypsie
George Stuhler’s Sons Co
Chester N
Patrick
Michaels, Stern & Co
The
Overcoat
George Stuhler’s
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