Wyoming notes on residents and town affairs
January correspondence from Wyoming Iowa reports Ames and wife visiting Cedar Rapids, Park Chamberlain from Anamosa, a new night watchman Brank Bever, a baby girl for Mr and Mrs W W Chamberlain, and Elks of local First National Bank meetings. Fire and post office officers named. local deaths include Martin Lorenzen and Mrs Christopherson. council fills town clerk vacancy. electric light issues noted. court dissolves Guthrie injunction. lecture and concert planned by Schubert Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Ames
Cedar Rapids
O. W. Graham
LaPorte City
Brank Bever
CO. W. Iosty
W. W. Chamberlain
Park Chamberlain
Anamosa
First National Bank
R. L. Seneff
Chadwick
Illinois
Schubert Concert Co
L. Harrington
Des Moines
C. W. Graham
Hopkins
Young
Mary Holub
Miss Holub
Archie Butler
George W. Field
Davenport
G. W. Fields
Christopherson
Martin Lorenzen
Olin
Bartels
A. F. Nickless
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Nickless
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Nickless
Oxford Mills
Rockefeller
J. H. Guthrie
Ellison
R. M. Corbit
M. W. Herrick
Welch & Welch
Oxford Township
Hale Township
Center Junction society notes of illness and events
Center Junction report lists residents ill with measles and other ailments, births, visits, travel, and community activities. It notes meetings, church events, lodge installations, a theater cast for The Corner Store, and revival plans with local families and businesses mentioned.
Local Notes From Castle Grove And Nearby Areas
January reports from Castle Grove mention several illness cases including Miss Lena Heiken and Olin Howie plus a sick child of Mr and Mrs John Corcoran. Dr Hejinian visited from Anamosa and Miss Harriet Lubben returned from Des Moines for a visit. Will Minnis and W L Himes are active on claims and farm transfers respectively. A Milwaukee couple and a local surprise party at the Lutheran parsonage are noted with minor details.
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Castle Grove
Lena Heiken
Olin Howie
John Corcoran
J. A. McLaughlin
Hejinian
Anamosa
Harriet Lubben
Des Moines
Will Minnis
South Dakota
W. L. Himes
Prairieburg
Lulu Cass
Nebraska
Linn Howie
George Guyan
F. D. Slauson
Monticello
Downerville Creamery
Noether
Prairieburg News Notes Include Weddings and Local Moves
Prairieburg updates report Frank Walklin visiting, Mrs Pavin in town, Miss Conklin ill, Mrs Burnside recovering from measles, Miss Strane returning to teach, Lauser brothers summoned to Cascade, A Davison buying local business, Mrs Rose Chilmore traveling to Cedar Rapids, a Walford man to open a harness shop, Aubrey Floyd's return from Des Moines, a failed sale of Stevens market, Arthur Came and Emma Hanold wed at Richland Center, a late night Came farm charivari celebration with a big supper following the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Frank Walklin
News
8. Pavin
Fargo
Jennie Conklin
Jennie Burnside
Myrtle Strane
Hopkinton
J. M
Paul Lauser
Cascade
Lamont
A. Davison
Rose Chilmore
Cedar Rapids
Walford
Iowa
Baker Building
Aubrey Floyd
Des Moines
Ryan
Stevens
Richland Center
Wisconsin
Arthur Came
Emma Hanold
Came
Hey
Local notes on families and teachers returning to Onslow
Onslow reports teachers back and school resuming after Monday. Tareal Edwards of Edwards & Son moves to town. Stephen Walsworth and daughter Mrs. Williams depart for Arkansas for the winter. Wm. Walsworth returns home from C. N. W. A. R. work in South Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Blackmar leave for Peterson Iowa. J. Z. Mackrill arrives from Platte South Dakota with daughter Iessa and grandson Pearl Walters. Walters secures OC and NW AR fireman position at Clinton. Mrs Walters stays with her parents until housing found.
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Onslow
Tareal Edwards
Edwards & Son
Stephen Walsworth
Williams
Arkansas
Wm. Walsworth
South Dakota
P. C. Blackmar
Peterson
Iowa
J. Z. Mackrill
Platte
Iessa
Pearl Walters
Clinton
Cascade Community News In Brief And Death Notices
A.M. Dubois returns home to Lehigh. Local winter business brisk. A D Lindeman ill with pneumonia. About 600 strangers attended the Kurt livery sale last Saturday. Mrs Peter Lauser suffered paralysis last Saturday. hope for recovery. Monternach family mourn loss of six month old son. Cascade mourns with them. L Kay Sr and others from Farley paid a visit last Friday. E R Battery stock damaged $200 from frozen frozen pipe bursting. Joint installation of QU E 8 and Masonic officers held with banquet. over 100 attendees. J L Roche and family called to Austin Minnesota by death of Mrs Roche's father. no details yet. Remains of Mrs James Hucker interred at John's Creek. long time Cascade township resident. October 22 tragedy: Mr and Mrs John Graffort found dead in Vandalia Missouri. Mrs Graffort suspected death follows husband. Word reaches Cascade. Mr Taylor related to Graffort family.
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Center Junction
Lloyd Collier
M. J. McNesilly
C. E. Mills
Esther Platner
Minnie Dawson
Hazel Dunn
Arlington
Carrie Preas
Amber
R. H. Moncrief
Olive Stingley
Peter Robertson
Nellie White
Monticello
Arthur Norris
Minnesota
A. P. Moats
Lyman
Dora Smith
Cedar Falls
J. F. Cohoon
W. W. Loomis
D. D. Clark
W.E. Spohn
Milwaukee
Calmar
Oxford Junction
Lizzie McDonald
Wyoming
Kate Bulgren
Riley Stowers
Monmouth
State Reading Circle
Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the
MBE
Church
J. E. Duncan
Harry Johnson
Babe
Johnson
Iowa
Nellie Livingstone
Farley
Minnie
Rebekah
Center Junction Opera House
Elmer Watson
Cedar Rapids
Baldwin
Davenport
M. E. Church
W. H. Layton
Robert N. Jeffery
Chas. Leggett
Jos. Leggett’s
Leggett
Hale
Frank Bailey Place
W. W. Woodward
Eli Wheeler
J. B. Kent Jjud
Geo. Killinger
Harvey Barton
Bud
Wo “Draniner
L. H. Courtney
Jimsy Plunigunje Green Trishiman
Cascade
A.M. Dubois
Lehigh
A. D. Lindeman
Kurt
Peter Lauser
L. Kay, Sr
Charles Kay, Jr
VanAnda
Glen
Argent
E. R. Battery
QU. E. 8
Masonic
J. L. Roche
Austin
Cascade Township
John Grattort
Vandalia
Missouri
Grattort
Taylor
John Graffort
Train Wrecker? Boy Defies Minister Father’s Warning
In a Brockton Times note, Willie, a minister’s son, enters his father’s study despite protests. His father scolds him for disturbing his work. Later the boy proclaims he is not a train wrecker, asserting his father called him that.
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Willie
Wille
Brockton Times
The Monkey's Trick Delivers a Grim Coincidence
A New York zoo curator notes a monkey's intelligence. A Philadelphia man once helped an organ grinder by giving a half dollar after the monkey died. Later he returns to Market street, sees the grinder again, and both men die in a grim echo, the man’s laughter turning to tragedy.
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New York Zoo
Philadelphia
Powelton Avenue
Grinder
Market Street
Circumstances are not in our power, virtues are
Quote attributed to Darrar on controlling fate and moral strength. The item reflects a reflective aphorism about virtue guiding action regardless of external conditions.
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Darrar
Death of Dr George R Moore a longtime Ox ford Junction physician
Dr George R Moore, 75, a physician in Oxford Junction for years, died in Omaha Nebraska from pneumonia after a colt kick caused a leg fracture. He helped build the town, led the local Masonic lodge as Worshipful Master, and is survived by his daughter Mrs Blanche Moore Haines. His burial was in Bushnell Illinois beside his wife.
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George R. Moore
Oxford Junction
Omaha
Nebraska
Oxford Mirror
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Sharpless
Rachel Moore
Penn
Logan
Ercildoun Academy
Valley Forge
Treasury
Franklin MacVeagh
Jefferson Medical School
Philadelphia
Illinois
Anna &. Carter
Fulton
Yates City
Cuba
Fairview
Blandinville
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Masonic Lodge
Clarkson
Bushnell
Strength of an Eagle in Proportion to Weight
A writer in Forest and Stream argues that bald eagles can lift at least as much as hawks or horned owls relative to weight. Citing weights of eagles and sample prey, the piece estimates eagles could carry eighteen to twenty pounds and recounts tests with a wounded eagle lifting heavy loads, noting personal weigh-in at 119 pounds.
Miss Skreach Proves Her Claim At Party
A Cleveland Leader excerpt recalls Miss Skreach refusing to sing at a party then proving the doubt about her singing ability. The exchange highlights her hesitation followed by action.
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Cleveland Leader
January Cold Inspires Cozy Home Comfort At Hubbard’s
Cozy up with a soft lamp light, a deep chair, and a heavy oak table as Hubbard's Furniture Store promotes sturdy library tables and massive chairs at low prices. Shop to enhance evenings at home with minimal expense and be convinced by the value offered.
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Hubbard
Meteors May Hold Fragments of a Burst Planet
The Columbus Journal notes that many meteors contain animal remains, suggesting they are remnants of a world that broke apart long ago. It speculates a former planet once between Mars and Jupiter, with over 500 large pieces catalogued and at least one drifting within Mars orbit.
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Lfe
Mars
Jupiter
Columbus Journal
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Doutrick Dry Goods Coo
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D. EH. Pond
Lowell Bank Building
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J. A. Voorhees
Perkins, Eclipse and Star Windmills
Leroy Clark
P. O. Onslow
Wm. J. Corbit
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Samuel Eby
EH. Read
Locher Bros. Music Store
Edison
Victor
Singer and Wheeler & Wilson
R. A. Butler
N. Main St
Dubuque
R. P. Lacy
Viola
A. Kraft
Thee Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Castle Grove Township
Satuday
S. M. Hosford
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Qedar Rapida
Minneapolis
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Iowa Telephone Company
Central Lumber &Coal Co
D. E. Pond
Lovell Bank Building
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