New Year Greetings From Castle Grove Correspondent
Castle Grove reports a quiet start to January with residents Ill and away. Dan Hogan ships cattle to Chicago. several locals return to studies or teaching. John Burrack’s separator house burns, insured with German Mutual. The piece reflects on ten years of correspondence and hopes for twentieth year milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
James Hogan
Edna Hubbard
Waterloo
Dan Hogan
Chicago
Gladys
Blanche Fairbanks
Mt. Vernon
Elsie Noble
Albion
Grace Noble
Alice Deischer
Coe College
Eugene McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
Elmer Noble
Fred Harken
Mr. Noble
Henry Burrack
Strawberrry Point
Mr. Burrack
John Burrack
German Mutual Insurance Company
Wayne
Cupid
Love
the Express
Onslow Notes Early January Local Happenings
January 4 notes from Onslow report Vera Paul returning to Marengo Iowa for school and two weeks vacation ending. Dr Knittle family spent New Year in Maquoketa. George Smith and sisters visit aunt Mrs Lyons from Osage. Vayl Paul back from Chicago studying medicine. Presbyterian oyster supper at S G Hutton home. Many students return after holidays. Chris Anderson loses infant, funeral at Wyoming. Onslow Mercantile Co begins stock closeout. Wilford Leggett and Nellie French wed at parsonage. plan to live on Simpson Bros farm. 1909 seen as year of town improvements despite few new buildings. Churches paint and paper interiors, cement walks and street work brighten town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Vera Paul
Marengo
Iowa
Knittle
Maquoketa
George Smith
Osage
Geo. Lyons
Vayl Paul
Chicago
S. G. Hutton
Chris Anderson
Russell Farm
Wyoming
Onslow Mercantile Co
Wilford Leggett
Nellie French
James French
Madison Township
Simpson Bros
H. D. Hall
N. B. Noyes
Cascade News: Local Visits and New Year Festivities
In Davenport Thos Kingsley Sr and Jr are in town as two ice harvest firms operate here. Mrs Elizabeth Lees and sister Mrs N J Leytem visit. Reddin Bros sell interests to T J Devlin. John Lees of Minneapolis guests of C A Reddin. A McDonald district box social in Washington township succeeds. A Bent Hawkins New Year Eve party ends well with attendees. Last Wednesday night a crowd surprised Miss Bertha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Thos. Kingsley Sr
Thos. Kingsley Jr
Davenport
Elizabeth Lees
N. J. Leytem
Reddin Bros
Reddin Devlin Co
T. J. Devlin
John Lees
Minneapolis
Minnesota
C. A. Reddin
McDonald District
Washington Township
Bent Hawkins
Cascade Township
Miss Bertha
Evening displays and visitors brighten Cascade home
Faber at her home two miles west of Cascade hosted a lively evening featuring a magnificent line of edifices and amusements. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wm Webbles of Davenport visiting the area.
Hopkinton Leader News Briefs
B E First of South Fork plans a large farm home for next spring. A new Dal marvon time card may list weekly trains to Hopkinton Straw berry Point and Cal mar with a return if conditions permit. Henry A Barrack of Castle Grove and Miss Mary Gienappe wed with Rev Naether officiating at the Gienappe home. The couple, praised for their character, will settle on a Canada section farm near Crosby North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
B. E. First
South Fork
Morton
Dalmarvon
Strawberry Point
Calmar
Henry A. Barrack
Castle Grove
Mary Gienappe
Naether
Lutheran Church
C. F. W. Gienappe
Canada
Crosby
N. D
Christmas Visit and Wyomin g Post Office Candidates
Mr and Mrs Geo Bye and children and Mrs Will Snyder and son visited Monticello for the holiday. Nearby visitors include Mr Samuel Bye of Springville in the Huyck home. Nine Wyomin g post office candidates are listed, led by Miss Zella Biglow and others from Journal and local firms. Congressman J W Good toured Anamosa. postmaster term ends April 1. Two candidates favored: J H Ramsey and Fred Cunningham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Bye
Will Snyder
Little Son
Monticello
Samuel Bye
Springville
E. M. Huyck
Wyoming
Zella Biglow
Capt. Loomis
Messrs
D. A. White
Journal
C. B. Shaffer
J. W. Waite
F. L. Hodgeman
Mr. Kettieson
T. G. Richardson
J. W. Good
Post Office
C. H. Anderson
J. H. Ramsey
Welch Printing Plant
Fred Cunningham
Niles & Watters’ Bank
Monticello School Board Meets to Authorize Contract
Monticello December 23 1910 the Board of Education met at 2 40 pm with Geo Inglis J H Bateman J W Doxsee and F B Bolton present. Doxsee named Bolton temporary secretary. The building committee may contract with A P Jennings guardian of Platt Jennings to purchase Jot 494 R R addition to Monticello for up to 1000. The meeting adjourned. The Scotch Grove United Presbyterian Cemetery Association to hold its annual meeting January 10 1910 at 10 am in the church cemetery. All members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Board of Education
J. W. Doxsee
Geo. Inglis
J. H. Bateman
F. B. Bolton
Doxsee
Bolton
A. P. Jennings
Platt Jennings
Scotch Grove United Presbyterian Cemetery Association
M.J. McNeilly
Relative Strength of Arms From Washington Experiments
A Washington study reports over 50 percent of men have stronger right arms, 16.40 percent equal, and 32.70 percent stronger left. Among women 46.90 percent have stronger right arms and 24.50 percent stronger left. Of 50 skeletons measured, 23 had right arm longer than left leg, 6 had left arm longer than right, and 17 were similar in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Poverty Voices in Two Yards on Move
A Chicago Tribune excerpt contrasts two families living near each other. A girl in one yard speaks of constant moving as poverty looms, while her neighbor asserts parental home ownership. The dialogue highlights disparities within the same community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Rhetoric on Betting Tips from a Cynic
A Washington Star quoted cynically notes that tipping for horse races persists whether bets win or lose. The speaker claims tips cause frustration no matter the outcome, as the bettor keeps seeking a missed opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
A Rialto View on Shakespeare Vaudeville
A witty exchange in the Washington Herald imagines Shakespeare making a vaudeville act with Hamlett Fatt asking if it would work and Yorick Wamm replying that the public will not admit Shakespeare is beyond them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlett
Yorick Wamm
Washington Herald
His Little Joke and a Tied Scarf Match
A humorous exchange recounted from Chicago News frames a morning wrestling joke about a scarf and a man tied with no winner. The quip ends with a playful note that the match resulted in a tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy
Dead Boy
Chicago News
Twenty Years Ago Monticello January items shown
January 1890 notes from The Express recount deaths in Monticello and surrounding areas including John Wetz aged 83 and Edward Troy among others. It lists marriages, travels, a large hog sale, postmaster appointment, and local social events with dozens of residents and open house by Monticello ladies. It also notes severe cold, tuberculosis in cattle, and plays and social notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
The
Express
John Wetz
S. H. Clark
Scotch Grove
Where She Gets Her Ideal Description
A playful exchange between a man and a woman centers on the elusive ideal man. She hints at an ideal love while he probes, and she responds with a coy remark about describing him. The snippet appears in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Miriam
Ife
Clermont Street
Miriam
Mr. Miriam
Clara Sturgis
Miss Sturgis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
To Hold Him
Dialog snippet from Chicago Tribune about a woman flaunting an engagement solitaire and noting the fickle fiancé Dick gave it. Conversation hints at manipulation and costly taste in a social vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nan
Chicago Tribune
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Anamosa Eureka News
John Gibson
Belle Herrick
Concordia, Kansas
Tom King
George L. Lovell
Michigan
Grant Hollar
Bessie Brush
Matt Noyes
M. M. Benedict
Sarah Thomas
Louis Thomas
S. S. Farwell
HH. D. Sherman
H. M. Carpenter
W. S. Tasker
Ed Templeton
Kate Perley
Edith Sherman
Hattie
Nellie Carpenter
S. E. Sarles
W. A. Mirick
Carrie Fryberger
Adena and
Tric. Jittle
Nellie
Hattie Procter
I.lie McConnon
Jessie Fawcett
C. H. Shhipman
W. F. Rohn
A. Kempf
Clara
Ida Weir
Clara Schodde
Geo. Schaeffer
Jennie Duer
James Davidson
S. T. Perley
Anna Soetje
Bertie Soetje
Maud
Minnie Sleeper
Ralph Lahey
Farley
Miss Jarman
Roy V. Porter
Billy
Sloan
Herman Zimmerman
Wayne Township
Presbyterian Boys’ ‘Club
Ray Hearn
Danny Mack
Willie Brazelton
Mr. Barton
Ceesee Eess
George Barnts
David Wipans
Willie Barnts
Jake Carmichael Crab Poliee
Hraety Rodman Hiaie Barton
Pearl Barnts
Kitty Barton
Iva Reade
Nora
Ee Pee
Lizzie Cramar
Mrs. Laur
Hicks & Guyan
Burrichter
Little Buckshot
Deatrick D. G. Co
Cora Ashworth
American Press Association
Lonsdale
Best Store
Deatrick Dry Goods Co
Ierricki
Plymouth Rock
A. W. Cramer
Edison
Victor
Locher Brothers
Davis
Davis’ Hardware
Kansas
J. A. Voorhees
E. J. Hamil
Cascade Iowa
Oneida
Richland Township
BE. E. Reed
Perkins, Eclipse and Star Windmills
Leroy Clark
South Fork Tno
Delaware County
Sand Spring
John Seery
High Top
Stuhlers
South Dakota
Wagner
D. E
Sioux City
Senator la Follette
Omaha World-Herald
Cook
J. E. Bateman
W. First St
FE. A. Hubbard
Barney Coffman
Oph.d
Lovell House
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