Christmas spirit and visits brighten Wyoming community
Local notes report Elmer Johnson and wife visiting Monticello, and many residents from Coe College and area towns spending Christmas vacation in Wyoming. Various visitors from Cedar Rapids and Canton, plus a Masonic meeting, a miniature county fair plan, and calls for school janitor changes are mentioned along with reflections on well being and post office politics.
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Wyoming
Elmer Johnson
Monticello
A. W. Peck
Anamosa
Aileen B. Corbit
B. H. Chamberlain
E. L. Barber
Texas
Bay View
Amber
James Inglis
HE. N. Stoffel
Cedar Rapids
Henrietta Franks
Marguerite Wilker
Coe College
C. E. Walston
Hale
Canton
George Sokol
Howard Miller
Monmouth
Mary Paul
Maquoketa
P. L. Vaughn
Elsie Bender
John Thomson
the Express
Mary Bennett
Clarence
James Greig
John Jansen
Canada
R. Nickless
Hopkinton
Presbyterian Church
Salvation Army
James W. Good
Onslow Notes Holiday Return and Local Changes
December 21 report from Onslow details holiday returns by students and townsfolk. Ward Hicks buys a 60 acre Clay township farm for 87 400 dollars as land value per acre noted. Hotel lease transfers to Mr Lux with Greiser moving to the Stimson house. John Corbit returns home from Bran don hospital after a lengthy illness. Stock shipments listed for Monday and Tuesday. Henderson family arrives from Scotland with Archie and wife and daughter and granddaughter, staying until spring before moving to Plankington South Carolina.
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Onslow
James Forstyh
Tama
Ward Hicks
GC. L. Butler
Clay Township
R. L. Greiser
Lux
A. D. Jansen
Peter Johansen
Johnston Bros
BE. T. Bates Jr
O. C. Johnston
Scotland
Hendersons
Archie
Mrs. McKennon
Plankington, S. C
William
Center Junction Community Notes and Changeable Roads
Center Junction notes include births and visits, residents like Miss Minnie Dawson and Miss Anna Livingston, and locals such as John Sutherland returning from Tennessee. Several residents travel to Cedar Rapids and Monticello. a November rainfall brief notes recent weather. Road conditions have drawn complaints after heavy rains, with a remark on November rainfall being unusually high.
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Anamosa
Castle Grove Christmas Notes and Local Moves
Castle Grove details a Merry Christmas with notices on illness recoveries and convalescence. Local residents return from college and study trips as townspeople attend church events and a county supervisor meeting. A house fire damages flooring and carpet. residents carry Farmers Mutual insurance. Farm purchases and relocations are noted, with several students visiting home for holidays.
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Harken
Council Bluffs
Grandma Nobles
Frank Foley
John Leonard
Gladys
Blanche Fairbanks
Cornell College
H. N. Appleby
South Dakota
Minnie McLaughlin
Dubuque
W. D. McLaughlin
Anamosa
Harrison Lubben
Cedar Rapids
Business
Elmer Appleby
Sand Spring
W. L. Himes
Prairieburg
Herman Huls
Ryan
Will Tuetken
Lutheran Church
E. F. Kiben
Harms
Bowen’s Prairie
Stimpson Place
Wm. Hiller
Buck Creek
Grace Noble
Alice Deischer
Coe College
John Willms
Wartburg Seminary
Martin Geiken
Wartburg College
Waverly
Iowa
James Hogan
Farmer’s Mutual of
Castle Grove
Cascade News Roundup With Local Moves and Death
Cascade notes Christmas tree preparations by local churches. Alderman Kearney and family plan winter in Los Angeles. Ex Sheriff Conlin visits relatives. Nellie Nachtrieb and Mary Nachtrieb return home healthier. Mrs. Mary O’Brien’s funeral held in Garryowen. J. D. Beatty’s Waterloo home hit by cellar robbery and gas meter theft. Harry Ludwig dies at 55 with funeral at St. Marys. survived by wife and four children.
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R. E. Curoe
Mary O’brien
Garryowen
Alderman Kearney
Los Angeles
California
Conlin
Dubuque
Nellie Nachtrieb
Des Moines
Mary
Morningside
Iowa
James Cooley
Madison
South Dakota
Crowe
O’brien
Barbara Musenberg
Dominic Dehner
Bellwood
Nebraska
W. A. Fairburn
J. D. Beatty
Waterloo
Harry Ludwig
St. Mary’s
John
Leo
Rose
Germany
Cascade
Presbyterian Supper Draws Church Members and Friends
Last Friday evening a well attended Presbyterian supper for church members and friends featured a post-prandial program. Toastmaster C A Errickson guided talks on Social Life of the Church by Rev J W Innes and other topics including The Young People of the Church and Church as a Business Institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Errickson
Geo. Inglis
J. W. Innes
C. D. Chase
Post Office Christmas Day Hours Change
The post office will close on Christmas Day from 10 30 to 7 30 and the registry and money order window will close at 10 30 for all day. Daniel E Pond P M.
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Daniel E. Pond
P. M
Lang Seeks Monticello Street Franchise for Electric Service
Public notice from H J Lang announcing a Tuesday vote on granting a street and alley franchise in Monticello to supply electric light heat and power. Lang states plans to begin supplying current promptly after rights are acquired and denies affiliations with current electric light interests.
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Monticello
H.J. Lang
Men who give short weight when prices are high
A brief observation from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes merchants who short weight in high price periods do not contribute fully when prices fall, highlighting concerns over fair trade practices and consistency in pricing.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Farm for Sale Five Miles West of Monticello
A thirty four acre farm west of Monticello on a main road. All cultivation except nine acres in fenced pasture. Located near a school. Listed by agent B. E. Reed.
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Richland Township
E. E. Reed
Monticello
Hiram Neal
Reed Farm
Dale Ford Bridge
South Fork Two
Delaware County
Sand Spring
John Seery
Cascade
B. E. Reed
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Soetje’s
Plymouth Rock
A. W. Cramer
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Victor
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Duroc Jersey
S.C. Pfeil
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Poland
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S. J. Rice
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E. J. Hamil
Cascade Iowa
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Herman Rickels
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Davis’ Hardware
Perkins, Eclipse and Star Wind Mills
Leroy Clark
Andrew Lewis
Suter
First Street
Anamosa Poultry Fanciers Association
C. W. Metcalf
G. Brazelton
Washington Lands
Big Bend
Washington
Old National Bank
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Spokane
Day & Hansen Security Co
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Sunbeamission Band
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Jean ‘Sutherland
Hsther Sinclair
Stahlberg
R. A. Brough
R. W. Brady
Willie Wright
Wey East
Silas Wright
Po’ Little Lamb
Lyle Calahan
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Peary and Pork
Olive Warner Music
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Walter Eby
Hutton Esther Kiburz
Peter
Pride of
Battery B
Frank Himebaugh
Aseae
Delbert Kerr
Florence Clark
Men's Voices
Ray Sanford
A. Brough
Esccvcea
Harry Kuhns
Merry Birds
Eby
Sinclair
Willie Carson
Aban Reba
Uumcsule
Annie Laurie
Miss Hutton
Mirian Rice
Eta Loomis
Ethel Rice
Mrs. Eby
MM. M. Sinclair
Mary Clark _s
Nellie Henrichs
Thomas Liddington
Central City
E. A. Hubbard
Holiiiday
Doutrick Dry Goods Co
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A. Errichson
Hansen
Columbia Bldg
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Temple Hill Church
J. A. Garrity
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Auditor’s Office
Louis Gardner
Vogel’s! Vogel’s
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Castle Grove Township
R. O. Stirton
District Court
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James R. Reid
J. E. Bateman
W. First St
Barney Coffman
Oph.d
Davenport
Lovell House
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