Castle Grove News Roundup February Local Happenings
A. F. M. Caspers visits Wayne township. John McLees recovers from illness. Geo Davidson ill with bronchial pneumonia. Assessor F. D. McLaughlin out on rounds. Peter Caspers sprains his wrist. Sam Eberhart returns from Britt, Iowa. Deer Creek literary society officers elected: Gill president, Thomas vice president, Mary Bates secretary, O. J. Bucklin treasurer. Downerville cooperative creamery annual meeting: officers elected. Arthur Fairbanks president, C. A. Thomas vice president. Butter production 180,675 pounds in 1895 at 4.122 pounds of butter per 2 pounds milk. price 75.14 cents per hundred for four tests.
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Castle Grove
F. M. Caspers
Wayne Township
John McLees
Geo. Davidson
F. D. McLaughlin
Peter Caspers
Sam Eberhart
Britt
Iowa
The
Deer Creek Literary Society
G. G. Gill
C. A. Thomas
Mary Bates
O. J. Bucklin
Castle Grove Literary Society
Downerville Cooperative Creamery
N. P. Clark
Jas. F. Delay
Arthur Fairbanks
John Burrock
O. F. Hosford
J. A. McLaughlin
Wm. Laude
Treas
A W. Cramer
Death of Elizabeth Dollar Perryman of Amber Iowa
Elizabeth Dollar Perryman aged 70 died January 2 1896 at her daughter’s home in Chicago after a long illness. Born 1826 in Queensbury New Brunswick she married Luke Perryman in 1847 who predeceased her. Six children survive her. She moved from a Jones county farm to Amber and joined the M E church four years ago. Funeral services were held January 26 at the Amber M E church conducted by Rev J N Blodgett and Dr A S Palmer with a large crowd attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Dollar Perryman
Amber
Iowa
Chicago
Perryman
Queensbury
N. B
Luke Perryman
Jones County
M. E. Church
M. IE
J. N. Blodgett
A. 5. Palmer
Monticello School Board Proceedings January 31 1896
Monticello Iowa proceedings report regular session of the board of education with members Bacher Hunter McCannon and Hosford. The architect W A Funkerson submits final high school report noting contractor George Netcott fulfilled the contract with minor items to fix. Adjournment follows and a notice invites first primary department enrollments on Feb 10 for class organisation.
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Board of Education
Bacher
Hunter
Monticello
Iowa
Stirton
McCannon
Sarles
Hosford
Board, of Education
Independent School District
George Netcott
Towit
W. A. Funkerson
School House Fond
W. A. Fulkerson
R. P. Smita
The Great White Scourge Tuberculosis versus other diseases
A comparative examination of tuberculosis tagged as a severe killer. The article cites death shares for leprosy typhoid scarlet fever diphtheria and pneumonia and argues consumption accounts for about 20 percent of U.S. deaths in some analyses. It urges better awareness and quarantine against TB.
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Asia Minor
Pott
A. L. Benedict
M. D
Popular Science Monthly
Unfazed Office Boy Leaves After Names Prompt Humour
A San Francisco Call piece recalls a Denver newsroom prank. A new helper named Herman Morgenausgela gen balks at witty staff names given by Dickensheets Feldwisch Eckingreen and Ziegenfuss, declares dignity, and departs.
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C. O. Ziegenfuss
Denver
Herman V. Morgenausgelagen
Morgenausgelagen
Dickensheets
Mr. Feldwisch
Eckingreen
Mr. Ziegenfuss
San Francisco
Beggar Conscience and a Dollar in the Pocket
A man recounts his weathering a financial storm and notes beggars still approach him on Broad Street. He says the beggar tests every passerby and won’t bother with the unresponsive, while he keeps a dollar and remains hopeful he is still in the procession of life.
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Broadway
New York Sun
Rising from a Negro School to Presidency
An anecdote recalls President Wright of Georgia State Agricultural College once being told by a Northbound General Harris to tell Negro pupils they are rising. The tale notes the boy who spoke then rose to become president Wright. A freezing tip follows about preserving shaved ice 24 hours at 90 degrees with layered plates and pillows.
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Wright
Georgia State Agricultural College
Harris
Atlanta
President Wright
Wreckly Tribune
United States
Agricultural Department
New York Weekly Tribune
South Africa
Uts
Launching a Great Vessel and Its Cradle Details
The article explains keel blocks, inclined supports, and the cradle setup for launching a ship. It covers stationary and sliding ways, packing, tallow, wedges, and the transfer from keel blocks to launching rails. It notes the role of jacks for a start and the use of hydraulic power if needed.
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St. Louis
Franklin Matthews
St. Nicholas
Baptis' mule and Methodist rider on a river misadventure
A mountaineer jokes about a mule he bought from a Baptist preacher a year earlier. The mule refuses to cross the stream until the rider, a Methodist, is soaked when the animal plunges through four feet of water. The mule proves pious in its own way by "running his doctrine" on him.
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Cumberland River
Arun
Washington Star
Land transfers listed in Wyoming and surrounding counties
The notice records numerous land transfers and deeds across sections in Wyoming and adjacent counties including Walston, Clapp, Driscall, Collins, Lowry, Lacy, Hoffman, Hammond, Sherrill, Thomas, Anderson, Carpenter, Kenney, Baldwin, Poppe, Warzbacher, Gorman, and Gakes. Amounts range from 45 to 7000 with parcels in Secs 14, 18, 30, 34 and multiple townships such as Madison, Clay, Richland, Washington, and Monticello supporting a broad mapping of 19th century property deals.
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Saum Cronkhite
Olin
RP Lacy
C W Murfield
Bik i
Martele
Will Hoffman
Philip Manternoch Land
Richland
Edgar Hammond
W D
Charles Hall
Oxford Mills
David H Sherrill
William Osborne
Jackson Willard B .Thomas
Amelia M Thomas Lund
Madison
James P Anderson
P D Anderson
Nely
Fairview
LM Carpenter
W B Brock
Thomas Kenney
J S Watkins
Crane
Walworth
Anamosa
Daniel Poppe
Orris
Oxford Junction
Heary
Alen Dukesey
JH Warzbacher
John W Fairchild
John Gorman
Fred Buelhall
P Chrisman
Patrview
Ben
Republican County Convention at Anamosa on March 6 1896
Republicans of Jones County meet in the courtroom at Anamosa to select 14 delegates for the state convention in Des Moines on March 11 and to attend the Republican National Convention in St. Louis on June 16. Townships receive representation by vote of 1895 with chairmen directed to govern.
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Jones County
Anamosa
Des Moines
St. Louis
Oxford
Castle Grove
Richland
Rome
Fairview
Greenfield
Wayne
Washingto Duckson Se
Wyoming
Monticello
Madison
Central Committee
Land sale notice of 883 acres in Monticello township
Mrs. L. E. Fulton offers for sale 883 acres in section 26 Monticello township part of the John Skelley estate. Enquirers directed to J. E. Hicks at Monticello. 24th.
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L. E. Fulton
Monticello Township
John Skelley
J. E. Hicks
Monticello
Monticello Election Proclaims City Status and Voting Hours
The town of Monticello Iowa announces the 1896 municipal election to choose mayor six councilmen treasurer solicitor assessor street commissioner weighmaster three water and three park commissioners. Polls run 9am to 6pm in ward locations with residency rules for qualified electors. Proclamation signed February 3 1895 by Mayor M W Herrick and Recorder J F Pererna. Ordinance No 171 licenses public scales with $25 annual fee and testing rules.
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Monticello
Matthiessen Bros
A. W. Brown
Lovell
Cedar Street
George Schoonover
First
Angle Street
Miyor
Weighminster
Iowa
Src. LV
M. W. Herrick
PF. Pererna
Estate Sale Sought In Jones County Courthouse Case
In the Iowa Jones County District Court during the 1896 March term, Sarah E. Vanslyke seeks court authority to privately sell a described tract of land to pay debts and heirs. Defendants Emily E Nichols Ari Nichols Henry Vanslyke Hattie Vanslyke Bessie Reitz Phillip Reitz Albert Vanslyke must answer by March 9 to avoid default.
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District Court
State of
Iowa
Jones County
A. D
Sarah E. Vanslyke
J. H. Vanslyke
Emily E. Nichols
Ari Nichols
Henry J. Vanslyke
Hattie Vanslyke
Bessie J. Reitz
Phillip Reitz
Albert H. van
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W. F. Laks
Republican Central Com
W. J. Roach
Kilbourne
Lit
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Ures
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Center Junction
Tom J
CowAw
Laude & Sheay
Ww. H. Laupde
Romaine Shear
W. Herrick
J. F. Pererna
Baws
Geo. W. Best
Tribune Building
New York City
Kaffir Kola
State Street
NEW Lester Gultivator
Albion, Mich
Co. W. Brow IY
Gale
H. D. Surra
the Express
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P. Fime Tasle
Omaha
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