Deaths and notices from Wyoming area obituaries
Multiple obituaries and notices report Martin Fritz, Bohemia native, died December 30 1915 near Wyoming at 82 with family details. Mrs W H Holmes of Fontanelle Iowa dies Christmas day. Frank Grimm dies in Iowa City after grippe. School reopens after vacation. locals seek communications but must sign names. Community news notes residents moving to California and local shop sales and sickness. Walter Snow relocates to Wyoming. J H Sage sells blacksmith shop. grippe common.
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Wyoming
Martin Fritz
Bohemia
Frank
Clara Fritz
Fritz
Catharine Koranda
Mike
Charles Shaboskey
Walker
Iowa
Clara
Fred
Anna Fritz
Gladyce Fritz
Edd
Laura
Blanche Shaboskey
Oxford Junction
Podolok
Oxford
W. H. Holmes
Fontanelle
Oakland
Nebraska
Holmes
Iowa City
Grippe
Hexpress
Graison
Smith
E. E. Myers
Rowana
California
Journal
Walter Snow
Hale
Cortright
Local notes from Martelle January update
Martelle January report shows strong young farmer interest in a baby beef contest with praise for county superintendent and assistant Prof. Harter. Scarlet fever cases decline allowing church services and school to resume. Ed Clark family recovering. seven year old Byron Holcomb dies after appendectomy. Clyde Onatott suffers misfortune.
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Byron Holcomb
Jay Holcomb
Martelle
Avamosa Sanitarium
Clyde Onatott
Local items note misfortune and travel mentions
A short item recalls someone breaking his right arm while cranking an engine. It also lists Kansas corn shippers J. T. Cripps and A. Q. Davis, farmer Zeller unloading car corn near Wheatland, and travels of Mrs. M T Emerson and son Robert from Dallas Center to Dr. Weinland's home. Mr. and Mrs. G R Eisen return from California, and Miss C Jansen, guest of Jens Pederson, returns to Ohio.
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Kansas
J. T. Cripps
A. Q. Davis
Mr. Zeller
Wheatland
M. T. Emerson
Gon
Robert
Dallas Center
J. G. Weinland
G. R. Eisen
California
Miss C. Jansen
Jens Pederson
Ohio
Community Roundup From Onslow January News
Onslow residents report students and teachers returning to schools except Mil dred Lamey who remained ill. Marmion Overley visits from Springvalley Illinois, Ruth Spooner visits Clinton with twin nieces, and Mrs Warren hosts M E Aid society. Local changes include Henry Null taking over the meat market and a Chicago student filling the pulpit. Regular visits span George Sears family, Wm Livingstone and wife, Israel Edwards and H A Hall's daughter, and Dr Rawson busy with la grippe. A Friday opera house dance entertained married folks. Fred Hanson returns from Nevada Iowa.
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South Mineral Church
Onslow
George Smith
Clinton
George Sears
Benbow
Ilinois
Chicago
Charles Hutton
Monticello
Martha Hutton
Henry Null
Will Lynchj
Wm. Livingstone
Marshalltown
Will Reade
Israel Edwards
H. A. Hall
Rawson
Lagrippe
Opera House
Fred Hanson
Nevada
Iowa
Frozen Hill Literary meeting announced for January twelfth
The town anticipates a gathering of The Literary with James Whitcomb Riley quoted. Mrs. Jennie Hamilton travels to Monmouth to visit her ill grandson Paul Mann. Delia Reid returns from Monmouth after holiday travels. The Larkin Club meets in Onslow. The lagrippe continues to claim victims.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Jennie Hamilton
Monmouth
Paul Mann
Delia Reid
Fred Hansen
Onslow
Willis Moran
Grandpa Hanna
R. C. Walters
Joseph Hanna
Lagrippe
Ladies’ Aid
J. A. Orr
Ernie Horton
Nebraska
Aydelott to Lecture at Presbyterian Church Center Junction
Center Junction Iowa January 4 The third number of the lecture course at the Presbyterian church on Thursday January 18 will feature George O Aydelott as lecturer Lectures on success are common but Ayde lot is one of the few who get down to fundamentals Dr O G Thomas of Monticello was called Saturday to hold counsel with Dr Young over Wilfred Leggitt He is reported in a very critical condition Mrs Wm Miller moving to Monticello this week M E L A society to have all day meeting at the parsonage Thursday January 13 Mr and Mrs Albert Wielch welcome a ten pound boy Mrs Andrew Serbousek ill but much improved M E Dodge and family returned from Hale Mrs C A Scofield and son Francis returned Monday Helen Stingley returned from Elwood Ruth Young sick with cold
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The
Presbyterian Church
George O. Aydelott
Aydelott
O. G. Thomas
Monticello
Young
Wilfred Leggett
Wm. Miller
M. E. L. A. Society
Hale
C. A. Scofield
Francis
Helen Stingley
Elwood
Isabel
Tom Bell House
Ruth Young
Castle Grove Notes and Local Updates
Castle Grove reports Fred Harken and his sisters Bessie and Bertha returned from a Canadian northwest and Exposition trip. Farmers Mutual Insurance directors settled the year’s business and praised a busy year. James F. Laude underwent surgery in Kansas City. Dennis Delay remains seriously ill. Mrs Haley has a lung trouble. Hazel and Inez Hubbard have been unwell. Township trustees met last Thursday afternoon.
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Castle Grove
Fred Harken
Bessie
Bertha
Canadian Northwest
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
James F. Laude
Greenfield
Kansas City
Dennis Delay
Haley
Hazel
Inez Hubbard
Railroads Reorder Cars Amid Turbulent Times
Big railroads reorder cars and acquire new equipment, and sign contracts for improvements, seeming to ignore the nation’s hard times.
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Sioux Falls
Baby Beef Contest sparks county wide student drive
Jones County youth join Iowa Junior Baby Beef Feeding Contest with November 1915 starts. Listings name 40 plus participants from Anamosa Monticello Monmouth Mechanicsville Onslow Oxford Junction Scotch Grove Wyoming and more. Premiums include round trips to Ames Short Course and Chicago, plus county bank sponsorships to reward best calf and feeding records.
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Harter
Jones County
Iowa
Anamosa
Alvin Byerly
Lewis Grimm
Gilbert Kay
John Josling
Mimo Pillard
Willard Russell
Fheodore Soper
Frank Gillilan
Henry Carlson
Harold Hartman
Harold Howe
Rolla Morris
Glen Russell
Glen Sones
McKinley Waggoner
Glen Hay
Edwin Daly
Howard Hartman
Henry Jaden
Paul Morrisey
Warlan Russell
Merlin Sones
Willie Waldervack
Martello
Melvin Armstrong
Francis Davis
Walter Dalin
Walter Hurt
Lynn Murfield
Paul Boxwell
Lawrence Davis
Joe Hunt
Owen McConaughy
George Winchester
Howard Boxwell
George Drips
Leslie Hurt
Homer Murfield
Leo Winchester
Monticello
Rotolph Ambuehl
Jno
Boner
K Edgar Brazelton
Clarence Hayden
Irving Hintz
Paul Hints
Paul Kehoe
Werner Lemeke
Ames
Fairview
Niles & Watters Saving Bank
Greenfield Township
Martello Bank
Jackson Township
Citizens Saving Bank
Rome Township
Clin National Bank
Scotch Grove
M. GG. Alsever
Wyoming Township
First National Bank
Wyoming
Lovell
Lovell State Bank
Case
Castle Grove
Clay
Hale
Madison
Oxford
Rome
Richland
Wayne
Chicago
Anamosa National Bank
Monticello State Bank
Martello Farmers Savings Bank
Onslow State
Anamosa Eureka Reports Record Next Year’s Taxes
Jones county taxpayers face a new high in 1915 tax charges totaling 390 040 78 dollars, with 1914 and 1913 levels listed as 370 622 17 and 377 274 56 respectively. The distribution includes state and county funds, roads, schools, polls, insane, soldiers relief, dog tax and more.
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Anamosa
Eureka
Jones County
A Happy Solution For Equal Suffrage
A humorous claim suggests if all fit women could vote instead of unfit men the ballot would be equal. The Topeka Usapital remarks that deaths from broken hearts have been greatly exaggerated.
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Topeka
Usapital
Quick Laughing Snippets From Old Newspapers
A collage of witty exchanges and comic quips from historic papers. Jokes about pacifists cooks marriages divorces and a shaggy dog mix of social banter and cartoon captions appear in brief caption style across multiple outlets.
The Fire King Chabert’s Daring London Stunts
London readers recall Chabert the fire king a popular 80 years ago who drank poisons in view of crowds and swallowed antidotes. He baked a raw leg of lamb in a 220 degree oven and reemerged unharmed. He finished by rubbing a red hot shovel on his head and letting volunteers drop molten wax on his tongue and hands.
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Chibert
London
Chabert
London Mail
Eskimo candy and parish quips from old papers
Features on Eskimo tallow delicacy made from dovekie skins and reindeer fat. Includes a Green land explorer remark about extreme meals and a village clergy anecdote with a humorous quip about marriage and fault finding. Contains short social sketches from Exchange London Globe and Argonaut.
Masonry Weights and a Classroom Joke
The article lists masonry weights for granite limestone and rubble types with specified pounds per cubic foot. It also includes a classroom joke where a pupil explains the sun appears bigger and healthier because it goes to bed earlier.
Jester-Poor's Trouble With Rising Barrel Prices
A humorous exchange mentions Skinflint facing troubles while barrels fill with money. The joke notes rising barrel prices adding to the woes, with a punning defense of the punchline about costs.
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Jester
Skinflint
Jimson
Knew What His Few Days Meant
A brief exchange shows Smackly lending ten dollars to Quackly Lythe for a few days with a casual acknowledgment of possible future need. The dialogue captures a quick, practical financial barter between individuals.
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Quackly
Lythe Bye
Express Raises Advertising Rates for Necessary Permanence
The Monticello Express announces a January 1 rate increase for advertising, arguing that paper costs ink wages and type have surged by over forty percent in a decade. It says a fair, profitable rate is essential to maintain quality service, depreciation costs, and community value.
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Manchester Press
The
Monticello Express
the Express
Wes
Monticello
Express
Iowa
Free and Easy Servants In Japan
In Japan domestic service is honored with servants ranking above tradesmen. A servant greets visitors politely, invites a seat on the floor, offers five cups of tea, and may stay to join conversations even after the master arrives. Servants introduce their extended family and stay busy with errands, while European hotel staff are male and barefoot.
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Japan
Iiven
London
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Saskatchewan
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Manchester
Merle Alderman
Des Moines
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Ida Osborne
Waterloo
Marbtelle
Center Junction
Sorghum
Washington Star
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Grant Park
Michigan Gargoyle
Kansas City Star
Elsie
Mamma
Boston Transcript
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London Globe
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Argonaut
Round Oaks
Rickless
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Michael Stern
George
Stuhler
Compa’y
Johachs Stern & Co
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