Onslow News Highlights Local Life in December 1895
Mr Walters of Ohio visits his Onslow father D A Walters while Krouse and Wherry cut wood near town. Miss Verdie Litten returns to Epworth for studies and locals enter new study terms. Married life for Neelans and Lou Reade noted with well wishes and Old residents recalled from 1880. Community events include I O G T entertainment, school play, and Christmas program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Walters
Ohio
D. A. Walters
Will Krouse
Cecil Wherry
Verdie Litten
Epworth
Eugene Mackerill
Arthur Noyes
J. K. Johnston
Onslow Enterprise
E. H. Merrill
N. B. No
Chris. Larson
D. F. Lewis
J. B. Lyon
W. L. Tasker
C. M. Sanborn & Son
OnsLow
Lou Krouse
Cherokee County
John Johnson
W. G. Halsey
Wm. Corbett
Chicago
Manwaring
Chandler & Manwaring
Peres Blackman
Clay County
Clay Township
Loomis
Wyoming
Blackman
Andersonville
Monticello
Railway Mail Service
Col. Hunt
Reddy
Local Roundup and Community Notes from Center Junction
Florence Livingston has mild scarlet fever. W F Walsh visited from Charlotte last week. A sleigh collision injured a young woman. At the Geo Preston shooting match everyone got a turkey. Married men sell their cutters, sparking sleigh rides with wives. Methodist Christmas program invites all with a tree for gifts. Presbyterian choir praised for soprano and alto. Local youths build a skating dam north of town for a park. Hunter pursues a buck in the chase. A D Williams visits Atlanta, Georgia for winter. Presbyterian church heater saw a furnace under the house. D A White, Journal foreman, signed off.
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Center Junction
Dec
Florence Livingston
W. F. Walsh
Charlotte
Geo. Preston
Presbyterian Choir
Sand Spring Social and Itinerant Notes Dec 17
Local items from Sand Spring report John Stevenson dining with friends abroad and Martin McDonough serving as juror in Manchester court. Adams Reichart did business in Dubuque, N Maurice shipped cattle from Sand Spring, Mrs Bertha Burch visited from Hopkinton, N Maurice sent cattle, revival jubilee at M E church ends. Ladies Aid dinner planned at Mrs Woods Jr. Walker Berlin away two weeks tending his brother Len’s farm. Frank Osborn and sister return to Illinois after visiting Mrs Jas Steele.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stevenson
Adam Reichart
Dubuque
Bertha Burch
Hopkinton
Pierce Cramer
N. Maurice
Monticello
M. E
Martin McDonough
Manchester
Ladies’ Aid Society
T. E. Woods Jr
Walker Berlin
Len
Frank Osborn
Illinois
Jas. Steele
Castle Grove Notes Add Personal and School News
Mrs R Shear is reported sick. The Misses Blank from the west visit relatives here. Miss Bates teaches in district No 5 this winter. Mr and Mrs Robert Wilson of Hopkinton were Castle Grove visitors. Mr Wm Starr of Maxwell Iowa visited in the area last week. Some farmers with fodder shredded are less enthusiastic. Argand and Castle Grove literary societies gave strong programs last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Bates
Robert Wilson
Hopkinton
Castle Grove
Wm. Starr
Maxwell
Iowa
Argand
Local notices and community updates from Amber Iowa
R. H. Meill wells being drilled Little Florence Lahn ill J C Weiss hardware stock sale Sanford paid 92c per hundred for November milk Mrs Adam Stevens of Tennessee visiting with daughter Mrs Geo Frazer Osborne Bros shipping hogs $3.10 cwt O Toole sold 120 acres in Jackson twp at $46 acre Wm Morissey buyer Christmas Eve program at M E church Scotch Grove 5 to 8 supper then program Dubuque taxpaying group backs new road plan meeting held with many figures named $20,000 fund for preliminary surveying Monticello urged to push road Gladbrook Belle Plaine route discussed by H M Carpenter letter from banker
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Meill
Florence Lahn
J.C. Weiss
Sanford
Adam Stevens
Tennessee
Geo. Frazer
Osborne Bros
O. Toole
Jackson Township
Dubuque
J. H. Shields
M. M. Walker
F. D. Stout
Geo. B. Burch
D. S. Ryan
J. W. Ryder
Jas. McCann
C.T. Hancock
D. D. Myers
R. W. Stewart
W. H. Peabody
Chas. Peaslee
J. Utt
Judge Lacy
Peter Kiene, Jr
C. E. Wales
Henry Mehlhop
C. C. Bruce
H. B. Glover
J. McFadden
B. J. O'Neil
F. A. Rumpf
W. H. Torbert
Wm. Lawther
N. J. Schrup
B. E. Linehan
Chas. Schreibe
Tom Connolly
P. W. Crawford
F. W. Coates
W. W. Benson
Monticello
H. M. Carpenter
Gladbrook
Gladbrook and
Belle Plaine
Fine Line of Easy Chairs and Furniture for Xmas Gifts
A local ad touts a finer line of easy chairs and stylish furniture for Christmas gifts with right prices. It invites customers to inspect stock and quotes prices, noting Tur Sage Estate a misprint. A separate note mentions a car load of ladies and gents gold watches rings and chains sent to Parrott's jewelry store next to the railroad must be sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Sage Estate
Parrott
Land for sale in Monticello township 83 acres
Mrs L E Fulton offers 83 acre tract in section 26 Monticello township part of the John Skelley estate. Enquiries directed to E E Hicks Mon ticello. 24tf. -ems
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Fulton
Monticello Township
John Skelley
E. E. Hicks
Monticello
Harness shop move and sale of stock and out-of-business wording
Notices announce C W Brown the Deaf Harness Maker relocating to the Coyle building opposite the post office with a large stock of harnesses collars whips robes blankets and more. He offers low prices and courteous service and mentions closing out cutters and bob sleds as he exits the line of business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coyle
C. W. Brown
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