Wyoming Correspondence Highlights Christmas Travel and Local Events
The Wyoming column lists Christmas visits and holiday guests from Ames College to Des Moines and Monticello. It notes social happenings including weddings in progress, church events, and movements of local residents between towns and states. The piece also honors three recent deaths and the impact on the community.
Cascade Christmas visitors and local holiday notes
December 28 Cascade notes list Otto Hassenplug of Aberdeen and many visitors and guests from Iowa towns including Muscatine Mason City Des Moines Dawnport and Mt. Vernon. Local families host relatives during Christmas and New Year gatherings with residents such as Prof Martha Firth and Mr Mrs Cowan among those visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
H. D. Stable
Strawberry Point
Paul Levien
Ames College
Clyde Butler
Williamsburg
Joe Bohlen
Wilbur
Nebraska
F. I. Russell
Wheatland
W. 8. Carr
Canton
Luella Miller
Morley
Biglow
W. W. Broderson
C. S. Newell
Chicago
E. E. Girton
Des Moines
B. H. Chamberlain
Ross Stephenson
Howard Stephenson
T. G. Richardson
J. A. Doutrick
Monticello
T. G. Tasker
Waubeek
H. P. Johnson
C. B. Paul
Anamosa
Dale Paul
Iowa City
John Schmidt
Cecil Wherry
Mae Scales
Elva Calkins Briggs
St. Paul
M.H. Calkins
J. C. Glenn
Lee James
G. W. James
R. J. Overley
Vinton
Frank Shimreda
Oxford Junction
R. M. Corbit
C. E. Bruntlett
Iowa
Harvey Baldwin
Alma
Saline
Kansas
Jas. Inglis
J. W. Waite
W. J. Mills
Clara Thomson
Oakland
E. N. Stoffel
Dr. Stoffel
Mechanicsville
Mae Statler
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Aleta Vaughn
Davenport Conservatory of Music
Aileen B. Corbit
Ada Delano
Lincoln
Oxford
Michigan
John Thomson
P. C. Levien
Edwin Vaughn
Ernest Rohwedder
Robert Kean
Cascade
W. W. Chamberlain
Cedar Rapids
W. S. Chamberlain
O. W. Graham
Mr. Graham
J. W. Richards
Mechanics Ville
S. ©. Brainard and Children
Davenport
J. L. Franks
Miles
S. G
James W. Good
O. W. Eye
Edward Fairley
Eye
Lutheran Church
Carl Streigh
Olin
Inglis & Wilcox
Wm. Wilkens
Harrison Davis
Peter Davis
Wilkens & Davis
Green Street
D. G. Tebo
Chamberlain
A. M. Loomis
Otto Hassenplug
Aberdeen
N. D
Robert Lee
Muscatine
Beatty
C. W. McQuillen
D. J. Kingsley
Bedford
Lettie L. Crawford
Dwight Dominy
Ivan Bright
Bertha Faber
Martha Firth
Central College
Pella
Wm. Fagan
John Gearhart
The
Mercantile Co
Mason City
Alf Leonard
Sears
Dawnport
Thos. Kingley
Huntington
Claude Baum
Waterloo
Thos. P. Cowan
Northwestern
George Cowan
Center Junction Social Notes and Local Shifts
Center Junction reports a new Loomis ice house under construction and staff changes with Miss Mae Kent in Loomis store. Visitors include Frank Locher Monticello and Henry Dirks. Christmas visits span Scotch Grove Martello Grinnell Monticello and Ana soma. Stock shipments reach 14 carloads. Students spending vacation include Ethel Moses Lizzie McDonald James McNeilly Harvey Young and Frank Livingstone.
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Center Junction
Loomis & Co
Mae Kent
Loomis
Frank Locher
Monticello
Henry Dirks
Mattie Carson
Martello
S. G. Thompson
Scotch Grove
Dale Montgomery
Grinnell
James Young’s
Dolly Rundle
Laura Loomis
Louisa Murphy
Washington
Kansas
A. C. Crorey
Anamosa
J. F. Livingstone
Myrtle Livingstone
Cedar Rapids
Phil Norris
Gene Leggett
Frank Peterson
John McDonald
Antoni Bros
Harry Mannuel
Ethel Moses
Beloit
Wisconsin
Lizzie McDonald
James McNeilly
Lenox College
Harvey Young
Frank Livingstone
Cedar Rapids Business College
Local Residents Share Holiday Visits and Creamery Upgrade
Amber reports December 29 arrivals and departures with Dierks visiting from near Hopkinton. James R. McNeilly returns from Lenox for the holidays. Roy Morey’s Christmas in Anamosa. Frank Farragher from St Paul. James Brown sale drawn attendance by Jake Matthiessen of Sand Spring. Will OConnor from Clinton visits Pat OConner’s home. Creamery Co installs new cream vat for steady cream temperature year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
Will Dierks
Hopkinton
James R. McNeilly
Lenox
Roy Morey
Anamosa
Frank Farragher
St. Paul
Jake Matthiessen
Sand Spring
James Brown
Will O’conner
Clinton
Pat O’conner
Creamery Co
Castle Grove Notes Christmas Plans and Local Marital News
Castle Grove reports two week German school vacation. Local visits include H N Appleby and sons, and O F Hosford. Miss Lulu Howie wed Merle Cass in a quiet family ceremony at home. several residents honored guests with Christmas programs and gatherings amid a light snow.
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Castle Grove
Mr. Raymond
Connecticut
H.N. Appleby
Courtland
Walter
Hopkinton
Sheriff Hogan
Anamiosa
Elsie Noble
Albia
Milton Shear
Greenfield
Iowa
O. F. Hosford
Monticello
Raymond Doran
Cedar Rapids
W. H. Laude
A. E. Laude
E. J. Noble
Andrew Davieson
Lulu Howie
James A. Howie
Merle Cass
Beaver
Nebraska
December events in Monticello thirty years ago
A December 1879 montage records births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, lectures and local happenings in Monticello and nearby. Highlights include a 30n birth, horse shipment to Minnesota, Diamond Creamery milk price, a Golden Wedding, a 76 year old death, a china wedding, Cascade rail debut, a social at John Clark’s, a $300 draft from an unknown sender, a large Christmas gathering near Tucker’s, and local school roll of honor with May E. Moore as teacher.
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Monticello
The
Express
Mildred Bates
Panama
Bates
Isthmus
the Express
Elsie Haynor
George M. Haynor
Butte
S. W. Haynor
Hale
Canton
Hayner
Montana
Wyoming
M. H. Calkins
A. M. Loomis
W. S. Chamberlain
Jones County
W. Towne
J. Ellen Foster
Nic Maurice
Minnesota
Diamond Creamery
R. B. Tuel
Miss Bobleter
J. B. Smith
N. M. Hanken
James Stewart
W. Stambaugh
Shelton Hickman
Bowen’s Prairie
Cascade
John Clark
East Monticello
Frances Fisher
Ernest Bachelder
Timmie Fisher
Alvin Like
Cora Bachelder
Anna Humble
Adelbert Bachelder
Minnie Fisher
Eleanor Cooper
Olive Bachelder
Lesse Bachelder
May E. Moore
Confidence vs thief words in business legislation
The Washington Post notes the difficulty of crafting laws to boost business confidence while simultaneously opposing fraud. The piece contrasts regulatory aims with vigilant enforcement, highlighting the tension between optimism and enforcement in economic policy.
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Washington Post
Golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Shelton Hickman noted
The 22nd marked the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Hickman at Albernete. Longtime residents of Bowen's Prairie and Linn county, they have six children and thirteen grandchildren. Guests from Idaho Wisconsin and Spirit Lake attended the milestone with sixty present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelton Hickman
Albernette
Rupert
Idaho
O. B. Ross
Spencer
O. A. Wood
LaCrosse
Wisconsin
Joseph Hickman
Detecting Tuberculosis in Farm Animals
Iowa experiment station bulletin explains cattle and swine tuberculosis rise and the need for a reliable test. It defends the tuberculosis test as a live-animal diagnostic when properly administered, cites quarantining results, and summarizes experiments on transmission from cattle to hogs.
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Iowa
Ames Agricultural College
Chas. F. Curtiss
Iowa Experiment Station
Stange
Monticello School Board Proceedings December 16
Monticello board met in regular session with J W Coxsee J E Bateman F A Hefner F B Bolton Dr Geo Inglis present. Minutes approved and bills allowed for Teachers Fund and school needs. Carolyn Hicks resignation accepted and Florence Hefner elected for sixth grade. Helen Hosford exempt from tuition. meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Board of Education
J. W. Coxsee
J. E. Bateman
F. A. Hefner
F. B. Bolton
Geo. Inglis
Teachers' Fund
J E Foster
Baiaty
Jarman
F B Bolton
Jessie Warnecke
Ethel George
Charlotte Adams
Josephine M Barry
Rachel R Megee
Florence Babcock
Carolyn Hicks
M Locher
Alicia Whiting
Aletha Babcock
Pear Green
Elsie Bender
Nellie Wales
Lnk
I Jarman
Grace Young
Finn
W B Sloan
Sloan
Eenban Ee
N Petterson
Voorhees Coal Co
Hoag Duster Co
Robert Henderson
Inbor
Monticello Electric Co
Vey Ryaes Gate
J J Locher
Ins
L P Waddick
Charles Scribner’s Sons
John B Dosman
A Valuable Milestone Encountered in Lancashire
A famous novelist touring Lancashire seeks Fleetwood and stops to ask a roadside stone breaker for directions. The man replies with a wry joke about a milestone bearing a newt to hint at illiteracy, illustrating a sharp clash of wit between traveler and local.
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Lancashire
Fleetwood
Newt
London Graphic
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Monticello Express
J. W. Doxsee
J. W. Innes
Beulah Fairbanks Tee Ervin Hintz
Denver Wilder
Santa C
Fern Howie
Molly’s
Minnie Hubbard
Fred Cramer
Brack Fairbanks
Ge Pees iv Oscubine Colton
Lillie Fairbanks
Gladys Hosford
Paul Hintz
St. Nicholas
Shanes Ers Ricc
Helen Fairbanks
Stanley Colton
Lulu Bowls
Myron Hubbard
Bertha Fairbanks
Doin Dabei
Eve Linn Howie
Afeene
Inez Hubbard
Santa Claus
Florence Noble
Onslow
Langworthy
Bowen
Deatrick D. G. Co
Adolfs Carner
Frank G. Fulton
Fred Evans
George Preston
Sam
Uncle Sam
Deatrick Dry Goods Co
Plymouth Rock
A. W. Cramer
M. McLaughlin
Edison
Victor
Locher Brothers
Davis
J. A. Voorhees
O. W. Brown
Davis’ Hardware
E. J. Hamil
Cascade Town
Jennie Lubben
Cora Sandhouse
Oneida
Richland Township
E. HE. Reed
Perkins, Eclipse and Star Windmills
Leroy Clark
G. Brazelton
South Fork Two
Delaware County
John Seery
Ue Cade
Washington Lands
Big Bend
Old National Bank
Exchange National Bank
Spokane
Day & Hansen Security Co
Columbia
Stuhlers
South Dakota
Wagner
Topeka Capital
Mitchell
D. E
J.E. Bateman
Chalee
W. First St
Monticello, Iowa
Barney Coffman
Oph.d
Lovell House