Town News Highlights Include School Demographics And Historical Homes
A suburban Barton school with two rooms and Miss Ruth Pritchard as teacher reflects cosmopolitan trends. Buster Rodriguez leads a student thrift program while parents’ origins include Mexican 35 percent and German, Hungarian, Serbian, and Spanish communities. The Rock Island line’s Iowa City feature recounts Robert Lucas’s historic residence and service. Dairy industry reports show 1929 butterfat and butter sales at State Center cooperative creameries, with over 1,200 patrons served and a new buttermilk drier boosting revenue. A Leeds bank robbery anecdote involves Rev. A M McIntosh, and Cedar Falls hosts a large rural school choir with Prof. Irving W Wolfe guiding uniform phonograph-based training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar+ton
South
Des Moiness
Ruth Pritchard
Buster Rodriguez
Mexico
The
Rock Island Railway People
Iowa City
Carroll Street
Kirkwood Avenue
Robert Lucas
Ohio
Territory
Iowa
Lucas
Territorial
Shepherdstown
Virginia
William Penn
Pennsylvania
19Th
United States Infantry
van Buren
State Center
Chris Jessen
Clarence Schuler
State Teachers College At
Cedar Falls
C. A. Fullerton
Sam Spurrier
Mount Ayr
Irving W. Wolfe
Ringgold County
Spurrier
Cyclone Destroys James Family Home in Jasper County
A June 17 1682 storm hit Rock Creek township near Grinnell Iowa. Four family members were killed or died soon after with a lone teenage boy surviving, hurled about 100 rods into hazel brush. The Gilespies near a half mile away first saw the blown site by lightning flashes. Fifty or more neighbors aided the injured. The house was never rebuilt and a small mound marks the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek
Jasper County
Grinnell
Gilespies
James
Welter and Welter celebrate tenth wedding anniversary
A large group of friends gathered at the home of Herman Welter last Monday evening to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary with card games and late refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Welter
Davenport
John Batchelder
Fred Bohlken
Marion
Herman Welter
Henry Prult
Henry Reker
Moorman
Vivian Smith
Monticello
Lillian Slauson
W. H. Behrends
Presbyterian Ladies’ Ald Society
Ralph Bone
Ray Chaplin
Behrends
C. K. Greer
Henry Adams
George Gadient
Scotch Grove Community Notes Brighten February Meeting
An unusually large attendance marked the February Presbyterian Aid Society gathering at Mrs. W. B. Clark’s home. The rural schooling note and local family updates follow, detailing health, moves, and the community’s latest life events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Aid Society
W. B. Clark
D. O. Sinclair
H. J. Dirks
McDonald Hospital
Monticello
Otto Rittmer
Lee
Lois
Alva Zimmerman
W. B
John Lange, Sr
Lloyd Pickett
Cedar Rapids
August Brokens
Doris
Glenn Rogers
St. Francis
Kansas
Scotch Grove
Harland Paul
Ervin DeRoy
Fritz Schlemme
L. J. Schlemme
Archie Bender
Bender
Ray Seeley
Anamosa
Henry Heiken
Ernest Heiken
Ramona
J. C. Balster
Hans Henrichsen
Bonnie
Heikens
Henry Rickels
R. W. Brady
Greeta
Center Junction
Bickford
Ben Ebey
Elwood
Violette Lange
George Eby
James Otten
Wyoming Township district accounts and cemetery funds
A financial fragment lists payments to Citizens State Bank, McCormick Jay, and numerous road workers including Bramer John, Morse J W, Edwards Joseph, Allen Lee, and Kalouse Ed. It notes cemetery fund disbursements and the origin of the name Yankee from early Indian pronunciation attempts. Total shown is $4,237.21 with cemetery and misc expenses itemized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens State Bank
McCormick
Jay
Wagey
Nathan
Bramer
J. C
Mitchell, J. R
Nowachek
Frank B
Kalouse
FICO
Rohwedder
E. F
Westphal
Fred
Morse
J. W
Snyder
George
Schmalfeldt
Geo
Bramer, E. H
Peacock, E
Wolfe
John
Allen, Lee
Bramer, Clair
Edwards, Joseph
Lamey, John
Bahnsen
Elmer
Saxon
C. F
White
D. A
Commission
Vaughn
E. C
Fer McCarty
Joe
Sears
United States
King Dragging
Routh
Wosoba
Behnke
Julius
Streeper
Wilfred
E. H
Eorge
Shimanek
Dusanek
Rudoph
Behrends
Eye
Will
Louie
Propst
Jake
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Jamagin
Hawkeye State
Leeds
Sioux City
A. M. McIntosh
Olivet Presbyterian Church
Mr. McIntosh
College Town
W. O. James
W. G. Ray
Peak Road Machine Co
Cigrand Bros
J. E
Schoon
McNally
Tom
Davis
Schneiter
Charles
Schlemme, L
Kleitach
N.J
Hon. Carl
N. G
Hanken
Louis Apenas
J. H
Pure Test Oil Co
Stadtmueller
Ed J
Rickels
Labor
Adams
Prult Bros
Men's Reformatory
Rock
Hagen
Peter G
Zimmerman
Herman
Fees
Robertson
Lloyd
Dunn
L. A
Folkers
Poppe
Amber Lumber Co
Monticello Express
Ommen
J. B
Mead Bros
Osterkamp
Stulken
Henry
Cemetery
Kiburz
Bert
Batohelder
Amber Cemetery
Assa. Senceene
Wyoming Township
Houstman
A. Leeeeweeee
Hughes
J. F
Lamb
Gyrus
Lincoln Road
Langechwager
P. H
Levsen
H. E
Ludeman
L. J
Lynch
Glenneaeen
Jay Wees
McDonald
Orville
Mitchell
King Cragging
Alexander
Sam
Clark
Ivalsernaee
Farniie
Farnham
Groth
Pauloveen
Sam Th Tenley
C. E
Thomson Bros
von Sprecken
Joi
Winchip
A. C
Parley Peeeeenee
Aennes
Stead
Rome Township
General Ral Road
Citizens Eaves Bank
Boots Bros
Byerly
C. J
County Treas
Capron
Carter
Cozart
Albert
Cripps
F. C
Fairley
L. EB
Ray
Fall
F. W
Fortney
Herb Fulton
C. L
Stickford
Ethyl
Standard Oil Company, Ind
American Legion Hall
Enna Jetticks
ENNA
Jettick
Stuhlers
Eee Pr
Rite-Way System
Middle West
R” Grocer
Great Rite-Way System
Rite-Way Cash
Geo. Washington
Monticello, Iowa
McNeill’s Hardware
Food & At Ages
Thomas Shover
Prop
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