Cascade Chronicle: Ward, Seery, Pfab obituaries and local notes
Mrs Rose Ann Ward died at her daughter’s home in Whitewater township Friday afternoon February 10. Born December 25 1848 in St Louis she had lived in Jones county since 1851. Survived by a son and six daughters with several siblings. funeral held Feb 13 at St Johns Cascade. Couple wedding: Regina Kurt and Henry Pfab wed Feb 15 at St Marys Cascade. Daniel Joseph Seery died February 11 in Cascade after illness. services Feb 14 at St Martins. Additional items: birthday party for Irene Koob and Dorothy Rogers. Francis Kennedy 19 died from ptomaine poisoning. others leaving for Monticello and Dubuque notes. local church services and social items throughout Cascade and area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Ann Ward
William Graham
Whitewater Township
Mrs. Ward
St. Louis
Peter and
Ellen MckKeever
Richland Township
Jones County
Iowa
Bernard Ward
St. Martin's Church
Cascade
Peter
A. P. Gehl
Joseph Bradshaw
Joseph Devine
Prairie Creek Township
Frank Finn
Dubuque
Mary Fabian
Mount St. Clair
Clinton
F. J. McDermott
B. F. McDermott
James Halligan
Daniel Duggan
Joseph Urban
John B. McClain
St. Mary’s Church
Regina Caroline Kurt
Francis Kurt
Henry W. Pfab
Joseph Pfab
Garry Owen
J. B. Albers
Genevieve Kurt
Aloysius Pfath
Alvina Otting
Mendelssohn
Hilda Dandi
Daniel Joseph Seery
Mercy Hospital
Mr. Seery
Washington Township
Daniel
Mary Seery
Agnes Anne Conway
Dee
Hugene
Arthur Gilbert
Joseph
Roland
Elmer
Leo Seery
Waterloo
Elizabeth
Gregory Beery
Malachi Hogan
Chicago
John Gavin
Hopkinton
Rooney
A. V. Devlin
J. T. Conlin
Barney Otting
Tim McDermott
Chris Ressler
del Lamont
Emmet Koob
Irene
Dorothy Rogers
George Rogers
Janet Nevers
Rosalyn McNally
Dorothy Sadler
Leona Sadler
Irene Moran
Rita Otting
Irene Zigrang
Florence Koob
Catherine Koob
Francis Kennedy
Martin Kennedy
Sacred Heart Church
Fillmore
John Leen
John Dehner
Monticello
Dehner
Thomas Kingsley, Jr
Cincinnati
Ohio
Thomas Kingsley
Travelers Insurance Company
Hartford
J.¥. Donahue
Temple Hill
Thomas Keat
Amber resident Mary Schoon dies after strokes at home
Amber Iowa mourns as Mrs. Mary Schoon dies Saturday after multiple strokes. Born December 30, 1858 in Prattleburg Illinois, she married Jacob Schoon in 1879 and lived on a Wayne township farm before moving to Amber. Survived by husband and eight children, funeral today with services at home and Wayne Lutheran church.
Elma Aldrich of Delaware County Dies in 1928
Hopkinton Elma Aldrich was born near Elgin Ti in 1854 and died February 19 1928 at the home of her daughter Mrs G N Richards in Cedar Rapids. She moved with her parents to Delaware county at age two and grew to womanhood south of Manchester near the Bay church. She married Samuel Hinton in 1874. he died ten years later leaving her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. D. Orbell
San Francisco
Calif
Lewis Hinton
Coggon
N. A. Green
Buck Creek
G. N. Richards
D Gon
Irs
Elma Aldrich
Elgin
Cedar Rapids
Delaware County
Manchester
The
Bay Church
Samuel Hinton
Prized bidding and squeezes in Practical Auction Bridge
Mine Ferguson explains how to prioritize supporting a partner's major suit before bidding your own, to give accurate hand information. The text outlines strategies for maximizing combined hand strength, with examples of bids in spades diamonds and the concept of the squeeze, including a hand featuring hearts clubs diamonds and spades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mine Ferguson
Sisa
Chen
Stete
Vierce
Winnis
Zig
Missionary society stage play on frontier life at church
Onslow Ladies Missionary Society held a praise service Sunday in the form of the play Soup Sand and Sage Brush set on frontier missionary work among Indians. The cast included Rev Benjamin Robinson Rev Charles Meyer Mrs Elizabeth Robinson and many others. The event featured music by local musicians, a $44 missions collection, and praise for a well rendered performance amid bad roads and ongoing community club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Benjamin Robinson
Charles Meyer
Elizabeth Robinson
Mina Sears
Grandma Robinson
Henry Koon
Evelyn
Robby
Wuittons Weenie Oesinson
Mary Jones
Lozier
White Feather
Fletcher
Floyd Chatterton
Margaret Tebo
Koon
Dayie Lyons
Louisa M. Alcott
Barnes
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sears
George Eliot
Paul
Roy Miller
Ladies’ Guild
Meyer
Buck
Holst
Fayram
George Lyons
Wyoming
Lyons
Dillon Mackrill
Sioux City
James Kennedy
Gordon Mann
W. C. Paul
Vera Paul
Louisiana
Cedar Rapids
Eva Beck
Grippe
Pred McLaughlin
W. E. Smith
Prairieburg Notes and Local Arrivals
Prairieburg residents share updates on visitors and relocations. Albert Truesdell and wife arrived from Glenns Falls New York to visit their son Roy in Wyoming before returning home. Richard Clark family to move into Zimmerman house this week. Merje Eilers family moved to Mell Peet place. J J Dolan Ruth Paul and O O Rowley attended a declamatory contest in Doggan. Ruth Randall returned to Cedar Rapids. Will McEvoy and others referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Truesdell
Glenn
Doggan
Ruth Randall
Cedar Rapids
Will McEvoy
Local Social News From Cedar Rapids and Prairieburg
Shoppers Anne Collins and Mrs. N L Floyd visited Cedar Rapids over the weekend. A Came hall Monday evening party was enjoyed. Ruth Paul, Anne Collins were hosted by Mr and Mrs W McEvay on Feb 13. Rose Chilmore and H D Conklin illnesses noted. Prairieburg ciphering and spelling contest held with ten schools participating. prizewinners named Harold Trefz Gilbert Richards Anna Henderson Roy Crosby and four advance to Linn county contest Feb 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Collins
Cedar Rapids
N. L. Floyd
Came Hall
Ruth Paul
W. McEvay
Rose Chilmore
H. D. Conklin
Davenport
Pratrieburg
Harold Trefz
North West Boulder
Gilbert Richards
Prairieburg
Anna Henderson
North Union
Roy Crosby
Linn County
Local Socials and Notices From Richland Center Area
Richland Center notes show George Burritter a student at Ames visiting with parents Mr and Mrs Wil Burritter. Sand Springs residents Mr and Mrs Henry Behrends visited Will Balsiger. Matthew Allen hosted a valentine party with friends Tuesday. Mrs Will Balsiger attended Jones County leaders meeting at Anamosa. Fred Hanken made a business visit Tuesday. F W Hein went to Monticello Saturday for daughter Kathryn Lorraine’s illness. Mrs John Yosst went to missionary meeting at Mrs John Schweitzer Sr home in Monticello. Abe Allamand family moved to a farm near Onslow. Janaan Schweitzer stayed with grandparents Mr and Mrs Jake Arduser in Monticello last week. George Alien Sr suffered a severe tonsillitis attack. Amos Sackett’s friends spent Saturday evening at his home and will see him move soon. George Walter Saunders died Thursday at his Nashville area home born in Maquoketa in 1863.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Schoon
Amber
Lawrence
Emma Warner
Lena Eggers
Will
Adolph
Henry
Alva
George
Warner
Minnesota
Wayne Lutheran Church
Willis
Wayne Township
Leslie Dunn
Ben Walken
Ed Duncan
Elder
Ames
Midland School
Regine Walsh
Reds
Blues
Henry Folkers
John Freese
Mr. Folkers
Charles Gray
Clifford van Slyke
Anamosa
Eugene Bailey
Amber Creamery
Bailey
500
Will Jansen
Otto Danneman
Herman Freese
Louis Knake
Ladies Aid Society
Carl Husman
Russell Gray
Lst
John
Diedrich Freese
Carl Barnes
Charles Michels
Ben Husman
Fred Gray
Springville
John Hu
John S&choon
Monticello
Lena Engiebart
George Zimmerman
Herman Helgens
Clifford
Herman Zimmerman
Mabel Otten
Langworthy
Otto Otten
Hargrove
Paul Hanken
J. B. Duncan
Leone Preston
Center Junction
Clara Gudenkauf
Frank Heims
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Worthington
Pather Schilmoehler
Emma Gudenkauf
Raymond Heims
Heims
Mike Gudenhauf
Here
Mr. Heim
Lou King
C. L. Main
Josephine Porter
Homer Brooks
Wyoming
Frank Brooks
Lew Bradke
Frazee
Minn
Herman Bradke
Simon
Monmouth
Robert Moore
Savanna
Iil
W. F. Zeuch
Ray Englehorn
Eimel Englehorn
Dundee
Clarence Bethurum
G. G. Brown
Richard
Town City
Dr. Brown
W. ©. Bradle
McDonald Hospital
W. C. Reeve
Rochester
Reeve
O. W. Smith
J. W. Swinburne
Delhi
EB. E. Smith
Frederickstown
Janan Chapel
Roy Marolf
Edgewood
Alfred Marolf
Nellie Ann Williamson
Lenox
Maine
George Burrichter
Wil Burrichter
Henry Behrends
Sand Springs
Will Balsiger
Matthew Allen
Jones County
Farm Bureau
Fred Hanken
F. W. Hein
Kathryn Lorraine
John Yosst
John Schweitzer
Abe Allamand
Onslow
Janaan Schweitzer
Jake Arduser
George Alien
Amos Sackett
Public notice of estate administrator appointment in Iowa
The district court of Janes county Iowa appoints H H Soper administrator of the Andrew Bejasch deceased estate. Creditors must file claims sworn with the clerk within legal time and debtors should pay promptly to avoid costs. Anamosa Iowa dated February 4 1928. Clifford B Paul attorney for the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Janes County
State of
Iowa
Andrew Bejasch
Todat
Ansmosa
Towa
A.D
H. H. Soper
Clifford B. Paul
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
A probate hearing is set for March term 1928 to determine the will of W. L. Spiegel deceased. The clerk Dated February 3, 1928, 323 B. G. Rees presiding. J. J. Locher attorney represents the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Jones County
W. L. Spiegel
B. G. Rees
Jones Co
J. J. Locher
Human Interest In News Columns Emerges In Early Papers
Writing for newspapers evolved from formal prosy reports to vivid human interest style. Amos Cummings transformed the Sun by softening reports of public meetings, crimes, and trials, bringing a sharper, more engaging tone to news coverage.
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New York
Anus Cummings
Old Tribune
Greeley
Nas
Dana
Amos
Tradicion Tas
Dann
the Sun
Cummings
Jon
Sun
Notable editor Amos and the Sun’s evolving reporting
Chester S. Lord recalls Amos’s influence on the Sun before 1872. He changed how stories were framed calling them stories of human interest. The next editors carried on his spirit, spreading stronger reporting across the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike
Wenl
Netlon
Amos
the Sun
Chester S. Lord
Saaturday Evening Post
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John Heiderscheid
Edward Otting
Ida Tobin
Powers
New York Post Graduate School
Henry Pfath
Hoyle
Hearter
Hearts
Richland Center
George Walter Saunders
Nashville
Maquoketa
J. G. Schoon
Monticello, Iowa
Jenn
North Park Ave
Lincoln Park i
Loop
North Park
Ralph J. Grimsky
McCormick-Deering
McCormick- Deering
Re-H. Balster Farm Equipment Store
F. A.b. Detrola
Detroit
Areful
Exactin
Graham Brothers
QO. B. Burrichter
Dodge Brothers
Dessess
Graham Brothers Trucks
Dodge Brothers, Inc
T. W. Doxsee
C. A. Doxsee
Doxsee
Attorneys AT Law
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Mark
Rock of Ages
J. E. Bateman
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