Quiet marriage in Center Junction on Valentine's Day
Elmer Rathbun and Elizabeth Jane Sanford wed at the bride’s parents home in Wayne Township with a service by Rev. W. H. Elges. Guests enjoyed a valentine centerpiece, wedding march by Rena Zimmerman, and plans for a brief honeymoon before settling on the Delano Sanford farm.
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Center Junction
Elmer Rathbun
Elizabeth Jane Sanford
Otto Dais
Wayne Township
Rena Zimmerman
Lee Rathbun
Odell
Nebraska
Davenport
Clinton
Delano Sanford
Presbyterian Church
Christ
Bloom
Pine Grove School
Wilcox
J. D. Beales
Maynard Pangburn
Forgession
John Thompson
Dr. Moline
M. J. McNeilly
Scotch Grove Township
George Kelly
Hiram Dirks
Marriages and local changes mark Wyoming notices
Cupid ties A E Manmiller to Matilda Westphal near Elwood Iowa while Herman Schmidt weds Aleta Countryman in Wyoming. Leo Alen weds Ora Howard and will farm at T F Allen’s place. Local sales by C B Larkey draw crowds with high prices. McCalmont sells dray interest to Henry Sage. retiring after years in business. Several moves and visits noted including Edwards farm sale to J Behnke and Moraes taking Hotel Williams management.
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Wyoming
Cupid
A. E
Manmiller
Matilda Westphal
Elwood
Iowa
Herman Schmidt
Aleta Countryman
Leo G. Alen
Ora M. Howard
T. F. Allen
C. B. Larkey
Mr. Larkey
Larkey
Robert McCalmant
Dray
Henry Sage
McCalmont
J. M. Green
Paul Garside
Onslow
the Moraes
Williams
Er. L. Barber
C. H. Stockwall
The
Express
George Holub
Charles Shimerda
Battle Creek
Bert Tourtellott
Port Arthur
Canada
W. P. Lamont
Davenport
Muscatine
Bert Nowachek
Kansas City
Amelia White
Omaha
Nebraska
E. H. Ladage
Cedar Rapids
Dillon Vaughn
Moline
Ilinois
Farewell Visit At Charles James Home For Frozen Hill Guest
A large crowd from Frozen Hill and Onslow gathered at the Charles James home on February Sth for an all day reception and farewell visit. Between seventy five and one hundred friends attended the event marking a social send off.
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Frozen Hill
Onslow
Charles James Home
Local social notes from Onslow and area events
Onslow biweekly items record H F Paul and wife joining Mrs Geo Sears and Mrs Noyes at the W A C dinner in Wyoming. Multiple marriages occur including Leo Allen and Ora Howard and Roy Beck and Eva Paul. Health visits, market change hands, and residents traveling or visiting family noted.
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Onslow
H. F. Paul
Geo. Sears
Noyes
Melissa Chase
Wyoming
M. E. Ladies’ Aid
Martha Hutton
Opera House
Emma Wright
Monticello
J. W. Smith
Smith
Leo Allen
Ora Howard
Roy Beck
Eva Paul
Anamosa
Oxford Junction
J. G. Warren
Canton
Hugh Kiester
George Seara
Rawson
8. Nelson
Quasqueton
Voyla Paul
Connecticut
Norman Paul
John Young
Des Moines
George Lyons
Local notes from Castle Grove area February update
M J Cass visited Chicago last week with sheep and consulted a medical specialist for long standing trouble. A M Like moved to Ambush farm north of Monticello, Stephen Grover returns to the former Like place. G W Bredow canvassed for religious publications in the vicinity. Will Lubben has recovered enough to return from the sanitarium last Saturday. Margaret and Olena Harms returned from Strawberry Point, as did Edward Knake and Anna Knake and Mary Shaffer. Carl Deaton returns from Missouri to work for W D McLaughlin. S M Heaford delivered hogs to Hopkinton buyers on Wednesday.
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Castle Grove
M. J. Cass
Chicago
A.M. Like
Monticello
Stephen Grover
Like
G. W. Bredow
Waverly
Will Lubben
Margaret
Olena Harms
Strawberry Point
Edward Knake
Anna Knake
Mary Shaffer
Carl Deaton
Missouri
W. D. McLaughlin
S. M. Heaford
Hopkinton
Prairieburg Box Social Highlights Community Ties
In Prairieburg at Maple Grove school house Miss Bridget Crilley leads the box social and the Ed Fish sale draws a large crowd with about 400 lunches served. Frank Lawrence Jr and Miss Mary Holub plan marriage and will live on the Mel Peet farm for a year. Presbyterian services resume Sunday barring severe weather.
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Maple Grove
Bridget Crilley
Frank Lawrence, Jr
Mary Holub
Mel Peet
Clara Sarma
Oxford Junction
Mary Divok
Jos
Anamosa
Hanora McLaughlin
Rose Chesmore
Lester Stone
Pioneer settler Alexander Neily dies at 82
Hopkinton Leader reports pioneer settler Alexander Neily died at his home east of town after a long illness. He was 82. The funeral was held February 9 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Moses Lamont. Rev. W H Ensign officiated. Neily was born in County Antrim Ireland in 1833 and emigrated to Canada at 27 before settling in this county for over fifty years.
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Hopkinton
Alexander Neily
South Fork
Moses Lamont
Neilly
W. H. Ensign
Presbyterian Church
Alexander Neilly
County Antrim
Ireland
Ballyena
Canada
Pastor urges cautious kissing of wives we meet
St. Paul pastor advises couples to show affection but warns to kiss only with careful regard to the spouse and setting, urging respect in intimate gestures.
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St. Paul
County adviser is needed for Iowa farmers efforts
A Cedar Rapids Republican argues American agriculture faces key problems and promotes cooperative marketing and county agents. The piece urges egg and stock marketing associations, county fairs, short courses, and farm visits to aid farmers in solving local problems and improving seeds and soil preparation.
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Cedar Rapids
Fair Board
Stephen S. McGlade Dies at Hopkinton
Stephen S. McGlade of Hopkinton dies after a relapse from grip and pneumonia. Born Feb 3 1878 on the Hopkinton home farm, he never married and spent life farming with brother William. Survived by mother Mrs Maxwell McGlade two brothers W A and Hugh two sisters Miss Mary and Mrs John McNeill. Funeral held Tuesday at the family home with Rev S M Morrow officiating. Interment Hopkinton cemetery.
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Hopkinton
Stephen McGlade
Stephen
Stephen S. McGlade
Lenox College
Burt
R. P. Church
William
Maxwell McGlade
W. A
Hugh McGlade
Mary McGlade
John McNeill
Earlville census shows widows outnumber widowers in town
The Phoenix reports Earlville Iowa census results: 56 widows and 15 widowers among residents, with 19 bachelors. Within the town limits 37 bachelor girls are listed. The note mentions 1916 as a leap year and hints at omitting parts of the compilation.
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Earlville Phoenix
Earlville
The
Phoenix
Iowa
Rural scholars urged to study farm crop data in Iowa
Article by H M Harter urges Monticello and rural Iowa students to analyze farm production. It cites 19 year oats averages 31.2 bushels per acre at 28 cents, shows a per acre loss, and outlines costs for corn wheat barley rye. Students calculate crop distributions, yields, prices, and profits, and collect oat varieties while requesting Ames bulletin on Loose Smut.
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H.M. Harter
Jones County
Monticello
Iowa
Crop Service Division
Iowa State Department of Agriculture
Ames
Bulletin
Martelle Short Course promises county’s largest event
The Martelle Short Course and Farmers Institute will run March 9 to 11 with lectures in agriculture and domestic science. A livestock and grain show and seed corn sale follow, with free germination tests for samples sent before March 1.
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Martelle
R. B. Berry
Jessie Campbell
C. H. Brown
Farmer’s Institute
Ames
White Grubs Return to Northeast Iowa Fields
Entomologist R L Webster in Ames warns white grubs will be active this spring across Allamakee Clayton Delaware Dubuque Jones and Jackson counties and in parts of Winneshiek Fayette Buchanan and Linn. Grubs take three years to mature with most damage in the second year and in the northeast most bugs will be third year this spring. Early season feeding ends by summer and thorough cultivation is urged to control them.
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Iowa
R. L. Webster
Ames
Allamakee
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Jones and Jackson
Winneshiek
Fayette
Buchanan and
Linn
Saya
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Vera Kester
Delian Lynch
Bert Wherry
Earl James
John Scroggie
Ruth
Ladies’ Aid
E. A. Horton’s
Literary and Aid Society
Ward Hicks
Max Hamilton
St. Valentine
Ruth Neelans
Henry Bollinger
John Stickley
Prairieburg
Office of Adviser
S. McGlade
Jones County Trust
J. H. J. Stutt
Geo. Tobiassen
J. J. Locher
V. Presidents
F. E. Stimson Cashier
Cornell-Wood-Board
Cornell-Wood Board
Cornell Wood Products Co
Prisbie
Central Lumber & Coal Co
G. P. Rockstad
Mgr
Horse Hospital
George Albery
Cedar Street
First Street
Harry E. Netcott
Independence, Iowa
Klondike
Dan
Ricklefs & McNeill
Monticello, Iowa
Wales Hotel
Dubuque, Iowa
D. H. McCarthy
ER. G. Rawson
Onslow, Iowa
J. W. Doxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
Doxsee
Doxsee Attorneys AT Law
Lovell Block
H. M. Rewley
James Remley
Remley & Remley
Main Street
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Prince Aos
Prince Albert
Prince Albert Tobacco
Jimmy
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem
N. C
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