Center Junction Sports and Community News Highlights
January notes from Center Junction cover basketball results Wyoming teams winning and center junction girls declining games, plus player lineups. The Community Crusade at M B church includes speakers from Des Moines and others with a big chorus. Local births deaths illnesses and moves mix with school events and social gatherings around town.
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Cetter Junction
Wyoming
Marshall
Center Junction
Bungley
Fifield
Weatfai
Benko
Morse
Bulgren
Bohler
Duncan
McDonald
Young
Wella
French
Luke
Day
Johnson
Barber
S. V. Williams
Anamonga
Iowa
Wm. Mitchell
Montticello
A. R. Grant
Hopkinton
E. R. Kildow
Monmouth
J. R. Hinkle
Holsapple
Des Moines
Miss Smith
Misa Eunice Biggs
Ladonia
Missouri
Biggs
R. Young
John Livingstone
Fred Henak
Henak
Hazel Pangburn
Frank Himebaugh
Jakelin
Helen May
Elmer Andrews
McDonald Hospital
Castle Grove Farm Mutual meets discusses by laws and insurance
About thirty members of the Farmers Mutual Insurance association of Castle Grove met at school house No. 2 for the annual trimming of the association. Proposals to insure dwellings were discussed but not acted on. A by law change allows directors to create a reserve fund via assessments not exceeding one mill. Insurance written in 1921 totaled 82,940.00 with net gain 347,686.00 and total in force 2,658,903.00. Remains of George W. McLees laid to rest in Argand cemetery.
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Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Castle Grove
School House No. 2
Unaid
EB. J. Noble
M. J. McNeilly
G. J. Hughes
B. G. Hicks
P. H. Drummy
Denis Donovan
Henry Pillard
W. BE. Daly
Alfred Drexler
J. H. Perrine
J. W. Milroy
Casper Arduser
W. F. Hintz
C. A. McLaughlin
Scotch Grove Club Meets and Obituary in Scotch Grove
The Women's Community club meets January 25 at the Royden home with recipes for summer use and talks on county officers duties and trees as farm assets. Hiram Neal dies January 14 in McDonald hospital after cancer fight. funeral at St John’s Lutheran with Rev. Schuetz, burial Oakwood.
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Scotch Grove
Royden
F. D. Sutherland
R. P. Clark
Baker
Ames
Will Henricha
Scotch Grove Township
C. A. Sutherland
Cedar Rapids
Robert Rummel
James Gregory
Warri
Loomis
Robert Clark
Prairieburg Social News Notes Share Weddings and Visits
The January gathering at John Drexler home included Frank Drexler Norcross MN and Mrs Lee Franklin Mitchell SD with families Gen Pederson and Devere Carpenter Calamus IA and Earl Loesbe family Central City. A double wedding at St Josephs church featured Raymond Holub Gertrude Sadec y Wess Holub and P Holub from Prairieburg. May happiness attend them. Local visits include May Franklin Mitchell visiting Drexler family and Mrs N L Floyd at Caldwell home. Several residents ill or recovering, and Masonic banquet held Thursday. Miles Peets works in Wadstick garage Monticello. Rose Bohren and Eva DeLancey home over Sunday.
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John Drexler
Frank Drexler
Norcross
Minnesota
Lee Franklin
Mitchell
South Dakota
Gen. Pederson
Devere Carpenter
Calamus
Iowa
Earl Loesbe
Dorio
Central City
J. C. Drexler
Corgon
Caldwell
Taylor
H. G.rowley
J. B. Rhatigan
John McDonald Hospital
A. L. Doran
Cedar Rapids
Masonic Order
Jack Beckholt
Eagle Grove
C. O. Rowley
Chas. Lamont
Miles Peets
Waddick
Monticello
Rose Bohren
Eva DeLancey
Local Social and Travel Notes From Sand Spring
Sand Spring residents report family visits and a medical procedure. Lester O Brien underwent appendicitis surgery in Iowa City last Monday with no further details available. Other events include trips to Hopkinton and Monticello for family gatherings and bank directors meeting attendance.
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M O’brien
Iowa City
Lester
Hopkinton
I’. J. Gestel
C. K. Greer
Farmers’ Institute
Pierce
J. W. Murray
Ie Hopkinton State Bank
France Saber Recalled in Boston Echoes of 1914 18
In Boston readers reflect on dual views of France praising and criticizing its saber diplomacy during the 1914 to 1918 era and how it shaped wartime sentiment and foreign policy debates.
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Boston ‘Transcript
France
Kentuckian laments whisky quality as era changes
A Kentuckian recalls a time when all whisky was good but now laments that none are good, only some worse. The remark frames a nostalgia driven critique of changing tastes or standards in spirits.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Stolen state car recovered at Fort Smith Arkansas
Warden Baumsl state car, stolen after two convicts escaped it, was found in Fort Smith Arkansas. Fred Gadke of Texas jailed for desertion after refusing bonds, awaiting county ride to Sheriff Bodenhofer's hotel. Two Anamosa youths fined for overcoat theft in Monticello. Gillen hotel changes planned adding eighteen rooms under A J Rion. Security notes on bootlegging cases involving Ike Smith, Henry Sacora, and John Boner with related warrants and bonds.
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Baumsl
Reformatory
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Fred Gadke
Texas
Oxford Junction
Bodenhofer
S-Atone
Anamosa
Monticello
Lawrence
Heotch
Gillen Hotel
A. J. Rion
Ike Smith
Asman
Henry Sacora
Sacora
Henry
Ike
John Bower
Boner
Barrels Ends Life In Iowa Home Tragedy Near Dyersville
Urban Barrels 25 shot himself two miles south of Dyersville on Worthington road. Hired man Leonard Belk found the body around 1:30 pm in the summer kitchen. A coroner’s inquest ruled death by own action. Notes to wife and mother hinted at domestic strife. Barrels leaves a 20 year old wife Pearl and a baby girl.
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Urban Barrels
Dyersville
Worthington Road
Leonard Belk
Bartels
Goroner
Sydney Haydenshield
Belk
Pearl
Monticello Council Adopts Poll Tax and Budgets
Monticello Iowa council met January 6 1922 with six members present. Treasurer Hoag reported city funds and clerk listed daily collections and bill payments across multiple funds. Ordinance No 479 poll tax was adopted and a poll tax resolution set at 2.60 for 1922. A water hydrant installation at end of main near the new tire factory was approved for February to October 1922.
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Monticello
Hanssen
Hoag
Schneider
Iverson
van Meter
Renk & Cropp
Puseeeneg
Monticello Express
J. Arduser
Art Hanssen
H. S. Lee
G.H. Effers
Police
J. B. Claw & Sons
Worthington Pump Co
J. S. Lee
J. Northrop
Monticello Blec. Co
T. Carson
Maine
L. Clark
Labor & Supplies
Light Fund
Monticello Elec. Co
Monticello Lec. Co
Jock J. Arduser
E. I. Gardner
Lab
H. Boner
D. Adams
R. Taylor
Jabor A. Farnum
Jabor
C. Adams
C. Jones
Sitgetrigiers Arias Readem
Fire Fund— Hose Co
Schipman Fire
Benpmen Fire O
Hook & Ladder Co
Flushing Sewers
Iowa
Aieelty
Ayes
Thanenen
Jiung
Nays
Seventh Street
Henssen
Cornell
C.J
Orth
Aity
Pal of Tom O Connor at Anamosa Reformatory
A report notes Babe Emerson real name Leon Barrington among Anamosa inmates linked to the Tom O Connor gang. Emerson, jailed after parole breach, faces bank robbery suspicions and possible life sentence pending evidence. Other gang members Jimmy Andrews and Floyd Freah are mentioned with long-term sentences.
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Anamosa Eureka
Anamosa Reformatory
Tom O'Connor
Chicago
Anamosa
Babs Emerson
O’connor
Hank Hawkins
Des Moines
O'Connor
Tommy
Hawkins
Minneapolis
Babe Emerson
Leon Barrington
Drake Park
Stuart Bank
Valley Junction
Jimmy Andrews
Floyd Freah
Pleasantville Robery
Seed Potatoes Treated for Disease Boost Yields in Iowa Trials
Mitchell county farmers used hot formaldehyde on seed potatoes in four plots. Treated tubers showed 83 percent clean potatoes vs 56 percent in untreated, and yields averaged 86 bushels per acre compared with 70 in untreated plots. Extension experts note disease control and higher yields through farmer-run plots and local selection.
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Mitchell County
R. H. Porter
Iowa State Colege
Extension Service
Iowa
Iowa State engineers unveil L shaped concrete block design
Iowa State College agricultural engineers introduce an L shaped block 8 by 16 by 1.5 inches that uses one third the material of standard blocks and withstood 2100 psi in tests. The simple, cheaper machine forms and unskilled labor can produce the blocks, improving storage and speed in Ames building projects. Tanlac advertised by local agent W. W. Stickford ends the piece.
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Agricultural Engineers of
Iowa State College
Ames
Jones County District Court Opens January Term in Anamosa
The Jones County District Court convenes January 23 in Anamosa with Judge F. C. Ellison presiding. Juries begin Monday January 30. numerous cases listed include garnishments, attachments, promissory notes, and foreclosures across multiple parties and firms.
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Jones County
Anamosa
F.C. Ellison
Iowa Butter Contest Winners Highlight High Quality Creamery Output
H C Ladage of Strawberry Point and H C Stendel of Northwood topped the 1921 Iowa State College dairy butter contest with 94.69 and 94.44 percent, respectively. Past winners also placed, with F H Harms second and Carl Hoveland third among others. First prizes are gold medals, second silver. The 1921 contest saw 181 buttermakers exhibit 583 titles, up from 160 and 410 in 1920, signaling rising interest in butter quality. The 1922 event began at Postville with 70 titles on trial, and entrants must show eight titles across twelve contests.
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H. C. Ladage
Strawberry Point
Iowa
H. C. Stendel
Northwood
Iowa State College
Ladage
F. H. Harms
Tripoli
Stende
Carl Hoveland
Lake Mills
E. F. Goss
Postville
Byvard Leaves Iowa for Health Reasons
John M. Byvard the hog specialist at Iowa State College departs Iowa seeking warmer, drier climates due to a serious sinus infection. Reported influence of his work suggests enormous economic impact on corn belt hog feeding, self feeder apparatus, forage values, and efficient housing as he ends his tenure to recover.
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John M. Byvard
Iowa State College
Iowa
Eyward
Howard
Corn Belt
Feeding Livestock Bulletins Distributed to Cornbelt Farmers
Zhe Bulletini editor says that more than half a million practical bulletins on feeding livestock have been distributed to cornbelt farmers over the past ten years. Adobe is noted as a large contributor to the agricultural press and annual feedery efforts. Evvar serves on food commission committees and has been active in American Federation duties, with recent focus on beef stock marketing.
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Stat College
Bovard
Adobe
Iy Iewono Wie
Atockmen
Evvar Nervedon
Pare Aureau-Federation Committee
Pitteen
Hyrestock
Ae Hveatock
Industry
Appreciation of America in a Minneapolis Journal
A reader expresses gratitude for the benefits of living in America after seven years here. The note contrasts this happiness with efforts to overturn the government and wishes for a more joyous Christmas.
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America
Minneapolig Journal
Monticello Citizens Form Rotary Club Charter
Cascade Pioneer notes residents of Monticello have formed a Rotary club with aims higher than mere games. The piece frames the club as a constructive, uplifting social organization rather than a pastime.
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Cascade Pioneer
Monticello
Rotary Club
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Charles Nelson
K. Thompson
Hot Springs
Isbell
Clinton
James Young
Mra
N. C. Holst
Maquoketa
Waterloo
Selma Prahm
Mayme
Carrie Preassure
Dennis E. Drummy
Vincent Drummy
Ryan
Buffalo Township
Arnold Egger
N. P. Clark
Edwin Wilcox
W. P. Hogan
G. Kehoe
Messrs
Mesdames
Will Bucher
Will Hiller
H. A. Deischer
Monticello and Vicinity
Harry Fairbanks
R. S. Benedict
Lester Fairbanks
Cass
Castle Grove Farm Bureau
Arnold Gehret
Reiger
Herman Shaffer
Gehret
G. J. van Buren
Prairieburg
Fred and
Delbert McVey
J. P. Shuster
R. J. Guthrie
Frank Ferring
Dupuque
Anamosa Eureka News
Tanlac
W. W Stickford
Savings Bank
F. W
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A.T. Tompkins
Henry W. Mowery
Charles Reinking
W. Wallace
Ve. Nilés Wattera
J. A. Warren
Ira L. Davis
L. L
Patrick Troy
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MD. McClure
Landlord
William Altman
Maurice Cashman
Howard ‘Soper
Forest ‘Hart
Iat National Bank of Olin
Harry Wirth
Recert Conley
Pred
Peterson
Charles A. Sinnett
A. T
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J. H. J. Stutt
W. GC
F. A. Leek
A. J. Scull
Ward
Horton
Geo. C. Lawrence
G. J.faragher
Kenneth T. Campbell
Charles M. Grow
Largomarcino Grupo Co
W. H. Skelly
Jennie Skelly
Matthiessen
Auto’ &Supply Co
Wolf & Jones Et al
United States ‘Rubber Co
Will Preston Garaget
New Equity
Franks & Son
B. Ireland
Jennie ‘Montgomery
Harry Montgomery
John ‘Grim
Elisabeth ‘Griz
Matthiessen Auto & Supply. Co
Walt. & Jones
J. W. English
James
Rogers
Thomas Pender
Mary McKeever
G. W. Bishop
Byvard
Ponghoulds Tt
Egger
EXIDE
Battery ‘Station
Nahi Tateradtisaar
Abargainet
Bop
H.C
Onemow
Empire Milker
Will
Geats Bargaln
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