Wyoming Briefs and Obituary Notes Highlight Local Life
Miss Vera Vaughn returns home for holidays and visits from Oxford Junction. Funeral of Miss Anna Pixley in Wyoming. Anna Pixley obituary outlines a life of service. Local sales show mixed cattle demand. immigrants and students at Lenox College home for vacation. The town notes marriages, temperance meetings, and a veteran’s Army service at Fort Crook near Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R. Hall
B. D. Smith
Osage
Iowa
John K. Pixley
M. E
Hebden
Grand Lodge
Will L. Brown
Ella Hall
Clay Township
A. W. Smith
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. I. Church
Geo
Wn. Barr
Manchester
J. S. Brownell
Madison Township
Anna Hooker Pixley
John K
Augusta H. Pixley
Ft. Edward
N. Y
Wyoming Journal
Wyoming
LeRoy
Vermont
Methodist Episcopal Church
Home Missionary Society
Deaconess Aid Society of
Chicago
Ashael Bronson
A. P. Cooper
Presbyterian Church
Christmas greetings and local notices from Clay Mills
Miss Kate English teaches Sutton school and Miss Sadie French resumes Victory school duties. Nilah French and Elizabeth Dennison teach near Wyoming. Mrs. Campbell of Maquoketa visits Edwin Green. A wedding bride Mrs. F McCoughlan shown. Christmas joy sent to readers. Mrs. J F Mountain returns to Hoboken with sister Miss Annie Leitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate English
Sutton School
Sadie French
Victory School
Nilah French
Elizabeth Dennison
Wyoming
Campbell
Maquoketa
Edwin Green
Quet
F. McCoughlan
J. F. Mountain
Cascade
Fayette County
Hoboken
New Jersey
Annie Leitch
Chicago
Clay
Paul
Peter
Castle Grove Local News Roundup
A wintery Castle Grove column notes December events and small items. A. M. Fairbanks reports a lost horse. Jas F Laude returned from Dubuque. Patrick Troy shipped hogs. W A Krueger suffers a carbuncle. The sewing society met at Mrs John Gillilan. Geo Robinson visited Anamosa. The thermometer fell to 14 below zero. Mamie Waddick teaches district No 8 winter term. J B Clark completed a 40 by 60 barn with basement. Chas Howie leased the Gill farm for next season. Wm Burns visits Davidson home then travels to Chicago. J A Howie adds a barn extension with corn crib and scale house. Mrs Hilen B Gill sells 60 acres to A M Fairbanks at $50 an acre. Local youths attend an oratorical contest in Hopkinton. Deer Creek literary society closes after two meetings with limited interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
A. M. Fairbanks
Jas. F. Laude
Dubuque
Patrick Troy
W. A. Krueger
Sewing Society
John Gillilan
Geo. Robinson
The
Mercury
Mamie Waddick
J. B. Clark
Chas. Howie
Gill
Wm. Burns
Davidson
Chicago
J. A. Howie
Hilen B. Gill
Hopkinton
Deer Creek
Christmas notices and moves across Clay and surrounds
Reports from Clay include Perry Scroggie shooting a large jackrabbit last Friday and J M Paul of Onslow buying cattle in town. Updates mention Miss Agnes Dennison visiting Chicago, J I Bader moving to Cascade, M B Walters moving his sawmill to Parshall timber near Ozark, and LL Walters drilling a well for John Supple. Also scheduled are Christmas events at Bethel church and Johnson town school Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay
Perry Scroggie
J.M. Paul
Onslow
Wm. Eckler
Iowa
Agnes Dennison
Chicago
Tur Express
J. I. Bader
Cascade
M. B. Walters
Clay Mills
Parshall Timber
Ozark
Bader
Co-Operative Creamery
LL. Walters
John
Bethel Church
Johnsontown School House
Community Notes From Onstow Union Christmas Prep
Onstow records show Christmas exercises at the Presbyterian church and schools back in session after scarlet fever. Visitors include Smith Cooley of Kansas Verda Litten home from Decatur Ill and K M Corbit Geo Sokol from Lenox college. Bertecheck builds redding plasterers work Stimson Bros front delayed Ida Radley returns to Earlville and Coburn buys a Missouri farm while moving family to Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onstow
Smith Cooley
Kansas
Old Homestead
Verda Litten
Decatur
Ill
L. Gilbert
Earlville
J. M. Pankis
Chicago
P. J. Coburn
Trenton
Missouri
Mr. Coburn
Local notes from Cass on December commerce and visits
George Hubbard is sick. Kizra Ketcham visits New Jersey. J J Milne returns to Monmouth Illinois. Corn moves at 18 and 19 cents. Mrs Fred Brainard hosts visitors. Fred Brainard ships cattle to Chicago. C S Holcomb leaves farm for town life. Hog disease appears in Frank Washburn's herd. Springville Poultry Company gathers many fowls in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass
George Hubbard
Kizra Ketcham
New Jersey
J.J. Milne
Monmouth
Illinois
Fred Brainard
Chicago
C. S. Holcomb
Frank Washburn
Springville Poultry Company
Amber News Highlights And Local Notices
Amber December items note Wm Smith sick with stomach trouble Peter Strong building a new windmill Sanford paid 88 cents for November milk Miss Kathryn Bailey returned from Maquoketa Miss Jennie Sanford to visit for holidays Christmas exercises planned in Reformed church Friday evening Wm Brady lost about 50 hogs disease hog cholera Henry Rettig and wife visited Ed Hartman Sunday Rev Taylor preached at M E church Sunday evening A debating society formed meetings at Amber school house every Tuesday evening
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
Wm. Smith
Peter Strong
Sanford
Kathryn Bailey
Maquoketa
Jennie Sanford
Reformed Church
Wm. Brady
Henry Rettig
Monticello
Ed. Hartman
Taylor
M. E. Church
Amber School
What is an outsider
An outsider is defined as someone who knows more about your family than you do.
District Court adjourns term with mixed verdicts in Iowa case
Judge Thompson adjourned the December district court term after juries returned verdicts in several cases. New man & Manly won $253.09 against FE G Peet. Eldad Cooley versus Henry Jupp yielded $147.65 on note but no tree-damage claim. Lulls won over $400 from Anamosa National Bank in tax adjustment suit. Gilmore versus Gilmore awarded $153.75. Emma Ferguson awarded $500 permanent alimony and $100 attorney fees in divorce. Mary Lavery case against Cedar Rapids Bank set aside deed though $7,000 in mortgage claims loom. No criminal trials. Sophia Mecum, horse thief, remanded to reform school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
District Court
Newman & Manly
FE. G. Peet
Eldad Cooley
Henry Jupp
N. W. Hutchins
W. IT. Chamberlain
John Z. Lull
Anamosa National Bank
Farmers & Traders’ Bank
Anamosa
Board of Supervisors
C. S. Millard
Jamison & Smythe
B. H. Miller
Ellison, Brcanbrack & Lawrence
M. W. Herrick
Arminta Gilmore
Francis M Gilmore
C. W. Kepler
Mt Vernon
J. 8
Stacy
Cedar Rapids National Bank
Mary A. Lavery
Cedar Rapids
Welch & Welch
Sophia Mecum
Elmer Hubbard
Reform School
Court Hears Testimony on Sophia Hard Case
The girl begged the court to send her to the penitentiary rather than the reform school. Witnesses observed Sophia bearing in court and believed she was a hard case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reform School
Sophias
Court Dockets Show Judgments and Dismissals Across Cases
A record of civil actions lists continued proceedings and dismissals including Henry Scheer versus John Jacobs, M T Davis versus A J Brown, and Edwards McGowen versus KR M Peet. It notes judgments on notes, foreclosure decrees, attorney fees, and a city levy for Mary J Taylor's suit against the City of Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Scheer
Seymour Bennett
John Jacobs
M. T. Davis
A.J. Brown
John Louden
Stephen Grover
Edward McGowen
M. Peet
M.T. Cole
W. BE. Hong
Clark & Pfatt
Asa Tugate
Hull & Kehoeva
Western Union Telegraph Co
Tasker
M. McAleer
Henry Stickney
Mary J. Henely
Orlando Byerly
Frank A. Byerly
Mame C. Gauwley
Leroy Clark
John Schontal
Margaret Holt
J.R. Washington
C.H. Rastede
Ruth Bennett
John N. Power
M. M. Benedict
Jackson Yousse
B. O. Leesekamp
Monticello State Bank
Thomnen F. Leoniard
Geo. W. Gilmore
Francis M. Gilmore
Acme Saving Association
W. M. Kilmer
Mary J. Taylor
City of
Anamosa
Unclaimed Letters at Monticello Post Office
Advertisement lists unclaimed mail in Monticello Iowa dated December 21 1897. Names include Bruner David Marsh Grace Comfort Walter C L T Alexander P M and others awaiting pickup at the local office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
Bruner David
Marsh Grace
Comfort Walter C. L. T, Alexander, P. M
A First Class College Education at Iowa State College
A new college year begins Feb 22 1898 at the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts offering thorough courses in sciences agriculture civil mechanical electrical mining and veterinary science with a course for women. An illustrated compendium is available free by addressing Pers W M Beardshear 25 April Ames Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Pers. W. M. Beardshear
Ames
Iowa
Advertising Directories for U S Newspapers 1897 Set
A promotional notice for a 1897 two volume catalogue listing about six thousand U S newspapers with 1000+ copies circulated, plus state maps showing towns with over 1000 circulation. The book, issued December 15 1897, costs one dollar and is mailed postage paid from The Geo P Rowell Advertising Co New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. P. Rowell Advertising Co
Spruce
New York
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Wyotfling
M. C. Walters
Walters & Son
Nebraska
Ohio
Walters
Jones County
York State
Old Jones
the Express
GEO. Stuhler & Sons
District Court Proceedings
Students of
SFOES
Pena
Me Ose
HICK
Lex
George Taylor
N. L. Weaver
Oscar E. Longer
District Court of
State of
Mary McGovern
A. D
Andrew McGovern
J. H. Bacher & Co
Eagle Drug Store
A. Kempf
Deutsche Apotheke
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