Fire consumes Wyoming livery barn and neighboring shops
On Sabbath at 12:45 the frame livery barn on Main Street burned, spreading to the Stephenson machine shop and the Reade farm implement building. The pump house and nearby structures were saved, but the three buildings and their contents were a total loss. Fire Chief De Moss and crew acted decisively while Postmaster Brainard’s office stayed busy. A spectator, W. L. Brown, was injured in Rock Island, and mail wagon losses followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Main Street
Stephenson
W. G. Krause
Reade
Hugh Campbell
Krouse
Campbell
W. G. Krouse
W. R. Eldred
Ray Griswold
de Moss
Peter Jansen
Brownie Luke
Rex Heasty
Brainard
W. L. Brown
Rock Island
R. H. White
Nial Hogeboon
G. M. Hogeboon
Onslow Highlights College Mission Visit and Local News
Coe College sends a Christian outreach team to Onslow and will hold daily meetings from December 31 to January 7 featuring music and talks. Local residents Cass Ballou and family, Frank Fisher and daughter, and Everett Corwin and wife are home for Christmas. A Presbyterian Christmas program was held, families visit, and several residents return or travel for the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Cass Ballou
Ohio
Jesse
Frank Fisher
Barbara
Everett Corwin
Anamosa
E. E. Jeffries
Presbyterian Church
Cecil Smith
Iowa City
Isabelle Scroggie
Cornell College
O. C. Johnston
Louise Sears
Clinton
Disney
Perry Scroggie
Minn
Mabel Garnett
Kansas
Vera Paul
Monmouth
Miss Irwin
Cascade High Defeats Bellevue in Local Basketball Game
A crowded Cascade crowd watched Cascade beat Bellevue 45 to 14 on the local floor. Officials were Welch from Dubuque College and Silliman. J Fay, long-time Cascade dealer, died Friday morning. The Endeavor League staged The Child of Promise cantata at the M E church on Christmas Eve. Sgt Thomas Kingsley Jr reports trench service with training in Paris. Earl Aitchison, son of J B Aitchison, returned home for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Cascade High School
Bellevue High School
Prof. Silliman
Cascade Band
Cascade Bellevue Kander
Vandanacker
C. Kingsley
If. Houck
Lf. Ganfield
Rf. Dennison
Gosden
Dagitz
le. Will
Re. Hinke
Bellevue
Welch
Dubuque College
Silliman
J. Fay
Endeavor League
Presbyterian
M. E
Thos. Kingsley, Jr
Paris
Earl Aitchison
J. B. Aitchison
Earl
Christmas Visits Reported Across Posts and Cities
Private C W Duke of Ft Sheridan spent Christmas with uncle Thomas Boyd and family. James McHugh the veteran tinsmith is with his children in Chicago. Thos Skahill of Dubuque visited relatives and friends. Henry Ganfield returned from Anamosa hospital improved. Miss Grace Winters visiting friends at Mt Vernon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aviation Department
Army
C. W. Duke
Ft. Sheridan
Thomas Boyd
James McHugh
Chicago
Thos. Skahill
Dubuque
Henry Ganfield
Anamosa
Grace Wintera
Mt. Vernon
Monticello Visitors and Local News from Sand Spring
Sand Spring notes Christmas week visitors from Monticello and nearby towns. Families and individuals like the Hanken, Guthrie, Matthiessen, Lang, and Gerdses are listed with travels to and from Monticello, Cedar Rapids, and surrounding areas. illness and social visits are reported.
Winter Concert Benefit Planned by Scotch Grove Band
Scotch Grove musician group sets a mid winter concert at the church on Friday January 11 with a program in formation. The band will donate 25 percent of concert proceeds to the Red Cross to aid two good causes. Christmas activities included a well attended tree and oyster supper raising funds for charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Red Cross Society
Red Cross
Arthur Rimebaugh
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
L. R. Leesacamp
R. H. Helgins
Deer Creek
Minnesota
Mable Lund
Townsend
Center Junction
Will Leggett
Ella Loomis
Gowrie
Iowa
Joy Himebaugh
Manchester
Willard
Vena Gearhart
Hopkinton
BE. L. Himebaugh
Sylvan Bixby
F. W. Royden
Arend Balster
Robert Clark
Prairieburg Christmas Family Reunion Draws Wide Circle
At the Leclair home in Monticello on Christmas Day Mr and Mrs Seward Smith host a family reunion with a brother and sister and Dr Dwight Smith of Mason City expected. Henry Dolan returns from St Louis for the holidays and Miss Nyra Gaskell plans two weeks at home in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Seward Smith
Henry Dolan
St. Louis
Nyra Gaskell
Waterloo
Clara Fehr
Marion
Mary Burke
Louise Divoky
Oxford Junction
Castle Grove Christmas Events and Local Notices
Castle Grove notes a successful sale by Mrs D W Cunningham with a large crowd and Capt Tarbox in good condition. Local church program by children, December 26. School vacation week for No 4 teacher Miss Elsie Hurt visiting Martello. Movements of Miss Anna Caspers and Karl Gillilan tied to local visits. S. M. Hosford delivered hogs to Monticello buyers. Alice Cunningham unwell. Newspaper items from St Paul Pioneer Press quoted on aliens and German language prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
D. W. Cunningham
Karl Gillilan
Hopkinton
Anamosa and Eureka Local News Roundup
Ww. A. Hogan notes strong demand for federal island loans as he returns home after weeks away. Bert Mecum faces reform school sentence for assault with intent to injure, up to one year. Tyler & Downing market shuts due to ammonia leak from refrigerated plant. Local men join Camp Dodge training from Anamosa and Wyoming. State clears 400 acres near Stone City for timber land, with reformatory workers aiding. Jos Wasson and Bert Angus suffer severe snowbound crash injuries near Antioch church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hogan
Bert. Mecum
Reformatory
Tyler & Downing
Earl Fisher
Roy Joslin
Gayland Finnigan
Hubert Metcalf
Anamosa
Fred
Bert Angus
Wasson Farm
Antioch Church
Mr. Wasson
Angus
Wasson
Market Sale Totals And Local Incidents Reported
Koster and Turnis sold cattle for 10 400 dollars while oats corn and day values were listed. The OBrien family suffered gas exposure from a coal heater, Mrs Armstrong injured slipping on a rug. J F Lehner shipped 72 hogs weighing 17 920 pounds to Chicago. Edward C Aitchison completed hydroplane enlistment and joined Great Lakes Naval Station. Roger Carew died at ninety one in South Garryowen Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koster & Turnis
W. J. O’brien
James Armstrong
J. F. Lehner
Chicago
Edward C. Aitchison
Ames
W. C. Aitchison
Des Moines
Hydroplane Department of the
Naval Service
Great Lakes Naval Station
Roger Carew
South Garryowen
Iowa
Ireland
Soldier Joe Townsend Dies in Camp Sevier Service
Joe Dillon Townsend born September 22, 1898 at Center Junction Iowa died December 11 1917 after illness while serving in the detachment medical department at Camp Sevier South Carolina He was the son of A J Townsend and Mrs E E Townsend and left a widow mother and five siblings Funeral services were held at Center Junction conducted by Rev Abram Alyea with attendance by G A R members noting he is the second New National Army casualty buried in Jones County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Joe Dillon Townsend
Center Junction
Iowa
Detachment
Camp Sevier
South Carolina
A. J. Townsend
E. E. Townsend
Henry Vanderham
Geddes
South Dakota
George Meadow
Onslow
Will Leggett
Scotch Grove
Ira Townsend
Harvey Townsend
Abram Alyea
Presbyterian Church
Our
Salted corn a method tested by Midwest farmers in 1915
The Iowa and Illinois practice of salting soft corn spread after trials by county agents and the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station. Salt amounts range from one half to one pound per hundred pounds of ear corn, layered with corn in the crib, with extra ventilation and careful sorting. Salt is not a universal cure but is advised for corn kept for next summer that is not sound enough to keep un salted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Illinois
Fred F. Clark
Camp Dodge Prepares for Final Inductions in New Year
Camp Dodge readied to receive the final increments of selectives for the eighty eighth division from Iowa Minnesota North Dakota and parts of Illinois. Recruits will lodge in barracks and be examined by 313th engineers staff before assignment and transportation by motor trucks to unit headquarters. Government clothing will be issued once examined, with warm clothing advised until then. A Washington congress inquiry into war department activity is noted as prompting the call for final increments. Also a Virgin Islands profile contrasts with Porto Rico noting literacy English speech and main occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Illinois
National Army
R. P. Howell
War Department
Congress
Washington
Red Regalia Bill Collector Bites Back at Middletown Debtors
Middletown CT merchant debt collectors note success of Joseph Spuller who wears a vivid red suit and hat marked Bill Collector to deter delays. He visits homes prompting prompt payments as neighbors witness the spectacle and debtors fear public shaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelican
Noah's Ark
Joseph Spuller
Middletown
Connecticut
Mr. Spuller
Solomon
Joe Spuller
Spuller
Johnny
Sister Sue
Papa
Bee Men Meet in Jones County to Boost Honey Crop
The meeting aims to boost food production by expanding Iowa honey yields. Professors Atkins of the U S department and Miller state apiarist will tour Iowa lecturing on spring bee management and diseases. They will address Jones county bee men at Center Junction opera house on December 28 at 1 30 sharp urging all interested men to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
United States
Iowa
Atkins
U. S. Department
Miller
Center Junction Opera House
Lloyd George Praised For Plain Spoken Style
The Kansas City Star notes that many admire Mr. Lloyd George for his candid talk, describing him as head of the British government who speaks plainly as if he were an ordinary citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Mr. Lloyd George
The Valkyrie of the Piano Teresa Carreno
The Philadelphia Ledger lauds Teresa Carreno as a fiery Venezuelan pianist of rare range and charm. It notes her European and American critical acceptance, her national anthem composing, and a personality both ardent and expressive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Carreno
South American
Europe
United States
Mme. Carreno
Venezuela
Philadelphia Ledger
Why Women Talk and Men Listen Hard
A humorous note contrasts home life with downtown work. It suggests women need conversation while men, surrounded by few conversational outlets, return to silent routine. The piece cites wryly that wives may ask for money for a new dress, provoking a simple reaction from husbands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zim
Cartoons Magazine
Mud and Mire at Somme Outbreaks Amid Historic Comparisons
The piece contrasts the Somme mud with Napoleon’s remark about Poland, noting guns sinking in clay, soldiers and horses drowning, and infantry advancing only about one and a quarter miles per hour while large teams lagged. Marbot and Augereau are described returning to Silesia on a wounded carriage drawn by many horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Haig
The
Somme
Napoleon
Poland
Marbot
Silesia
Augereau
A Parson's Adviser and the Toddington Pulpit
In Lively Recollections Canon Shearme recalls Tod dington parish clerk Neale a bold figure who shouted responses from the lowest pulpit tier provoking the new curate. Neale jokes about baptisms and warns the clergyman to mind the pew corner where a child could be bumped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Neale
Toddington
Neale
Canon Shearme
Do and Think for Success in Daily Effort
A Minneapolis Tribune excerpt urges seizing hourly opportunities to study and act. It advises starting with a concrete action, doing and thinking together, and letting continual small steps lead to progress, noting talkers rarely achieve much.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Tribune
Word From Bre'r Williams
A concise moral pondering on fault finding and conscience. The speaker argues that those who criticize the world cannot devise a better one to save themselves and that only a peaceful conscience can ease the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bre
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Monticello
Wm. Murray
Marshall Neil
H. 8. Pierce
Dena Hagen
Fritz Husmann
Henry Gerdes
J. L. Paulsen
Adolph Hanken
J. H. Hanken
Wren McDonough
Ann Guthrie
R. J. Guthrie
J. J. Lang
Orchard
Nebraska
Jake
Clara Gestel
Wellsburg
Paul Hanken
Near Anamosa
John Hanken
Doris Northrop
Will Matthiessen
Emma Olmstead
Russell
Jennie Garlinghouse
Orphan
Peter Gadient
St. Paul
Cascade Pioneer
Virgin Islands
Danish West Indies
West Indies
Porto Rico
Island
St. Thomas
New York Post
P. J. Wollner
Crane Theatre
Charles Ray
Wilfred Lucas
Vitagraph
Ford Sterling
Keystone
Jack Devereaux
Ricklets & McNeill
Authorized
Henry Ford
Uncle Sam
Ford
Olin Auto & [Machine Co
G. C. Mirick
Prop
OLIN
J. W. Doxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
Doxsee
Lovell Block
Monticello Town
Duroc Jersey
Rhode Island
Red Roosters
A. P. Donahue
Model View Farm
Delaware Co
Horse Hospital
George Albery
Cedar Street
First Street
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