Oldest Man In Hopkinton Is Going Strong
A long profile of Charles Edward Reeve born in 1841 Hopkinton Iowa. He emigrated with his family from England in 1830, ran a Hopkinton meat market, later retired to family life, and remains active with fishing at the river bank and gatherings at the Smoke Shop. He and wife Emma Root raised four sons and eight granddaughters.
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Chariies
Charlies
Charlie Reeve
Hopkinton
Reeve
William Reeve
United States
North Hamptonshire
Rugby
England
New York
Buffalo
Cleveland
Ohio
Lorain County
Oberlin College
Berea University
Colorado
Fort Lyons
Charles
Iowa
Harry
E. G. Talmadge
Massachusetts
Seta
Lake Erie
Lenox College
Charles Edwin
Presbyterian Church
Clearfield
William Root
Philipsburg
Shirley Henry
Tacony
Pennsylvania
Henry M
Lizzie Anderson
Charlie’ Reeve
Sam Carter
Charlie
Uncle Charlie
A Scenic Drive Through Historic Canton Iowa
A Sunday trip to Canton twelve miles northeast of Wyoming reveals a once busy pioneer town now only remnants remain. The Maquoketa river, lime kilns, a stone school, and a village store anchor memories of prosperity with railroads favoring elsewhere and a 19th century steam mill site marking the end of an era.
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Canton
Wyoming
Maquoketa
Monmouth
Iowa
Senator Parshall
Harvard
Jackson County
Henry Willman
Joe Willman
Canton Springs
Maquoketa River
Mineral Creek
Poultry on U S Farms Expected to Fall Five Percent
Reports from 20 000 farm flocks nationwide indicate about five percent fewer poultry on farms at year end 1939 than at the close of 1938.
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United States
Anamosa Man Survives Embankment Crash On 161
W. G. Ristine veered off icy paving near the M. P. Sigworth farm on 161 last Sunday around 1 am. The car rolled three times down a steep embankment, landed in a ditch, and he crawled out with head cuts. A passerby and Dr. Rawson aided him. his injuries were not serious. The car suffered heavy damage but is expected back in operation in days.
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Mr. Ristine
Dave Grassfield
Mr. Grassfield
Dr. Rawson
Fire destroys Siebels Brothers general store in Amber
Last Friday afternoon a fire devastated Siebels Brothers general store in Amber with losses estimated between six and eight thousand dollars. The blaze began near a chimney on the second floor and was fought by Monticello and Anamosa departments with a chemical truck. much stock was saved as insurance covered the building but not the stock. The structure recently remodeled for a hardware addition and also housed the post office, whose records were saved. The Siebels, serving the town for fifteen years, consider rebuilding.
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Siebels Brothers
George Siebels
Monticello
Anamosa
Publc
John Otten
Will Zimmerman
Augusta Heiken
Black Oak School
Manchester
Campbell
India
University of Chicago
Dr. Evans
Cedar Rapids
Amber Shipping Association
Will Werdiman
Jensen
Sterling
Illinois
Bernell Dress
James Gray
Angie White
Evelyn Cook
Will Cook
John Boyson
Philip Bailey
Center Junction
Otto Danneman
Will Jansen
Herman Helgens
George Rickels
Clifford
Lincoln Thoeni
Mike Martin
George Mardorf
Herman Zimmerman
Anamosa News Briefs Mention Local Mishap and Bequest
Mrs. Charles Sutherland fractured her left wrist after an icy fall while helping at the Diamond oil station and store on Main Street. The Anamosa city receives nearly $3,000 in Aunt Margaret Alspaughs will including real estate and personal property, filed with the Jones county clerk.
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Charles Sutherland
Sutherland
Main Street
Anamosa
Margaret Alspaugh
Jones County
Warren Rees
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the Mans
H. L. Main
Jesus
God
Shaler Matthews
Divinity School
Chicago University
Heaven
Hell
Jessie Koch
W. G. Ristine
Alspaugh
William and Margaret Alspaugh
Harry Holcomb
Amber
Anamosa Eureka
Harms Sisters
Langworthy
Fred Kellum
Janet Hazard
Poland
W. T. Kehoe
L. J. Schlemme
Scotch Grove
E.J. Lightfoot
PF. J. Kay
Hampshire
H. G. Manuel & Son
Town
McNeill Hardware
Fred Shover
China
Will M. Lubben
Express Office
George Brown
North Cedar Street
G. H. Gerdes
Dimension Lumber
Adolph Schoon
Onslow
Clay Township
Sam Hutton
One
Wayne Township
Lovell Bank
Katherine Kasper
Paving
J. L. Weber
Cascade
William Burkert
Rock Island
R.H. Balster
J. L. Appleby
William Hogan
Cere
Clark Bros
Tire and Battery Station
Eilers
G. A. Turner
Post Office Bldg
Anamosa, Iowa
Bert Mall
Jazz Heaven Cng
Radio Pictures
Sau O" Weil
Jonn Mack Brown
ALL Jazz
ALL Jov
R.K
Sainst Skiow
A. B. Marcus
Elmer Coudy
Leon Miller
Dorothy Coudy
ADY
It Aemle ‘Y Trade Merit Merchant
Rickless’ Dry Goods Store
Ewport Bridge
LeRoy Skeels
Frank Story
Lee Vorhies
P. van Zante
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