Wyoming Chronicle Notes A Busy Week In Town
Mrs Mary Calkins Chassell visits Des Moines. Deputy Miller visits from Anda-mosa. Auctioneer Geo W Field Jr sells south of Hale. Local residents attend church services and civic events. Miss Fannie Franks distributes gifts as Santa Claus in town. Multiple town moves and upcoming elections discussed as reform conversations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Mary Calkins Chassell
Des Moines
F. Miller
Andamosa
Geo. W. Field Jr
Hale
Lewis Turner
Cass
J. 8
Brownell
H. W. Behnke
W. W. Chamberlain
Cedar Rapids
W. I. Chamberlain
M. E. Church
Miller
H. B. Wilcox
Sam Orr
L. B. Woodard
Mr. Woodard
John Neitzel
Maquoketa
McDonald
J. B. Hutton
Potter House
Webster Street
Abbo
Forest
Hutton
Jones County
Good Fellows
Santa Claus
Fannie Franks
Babcock’s
A. F. Dawson
Bob
Eaton
Lincoln
Prairieburg Local Notes Highlight Community Visits
Prairieburg reports include Mrs. O A DeLancey with an injured knee, A L Buckner visiting from Animosa, Ralph Richards in Cedar Rapids, Miss Anna LeClerc staying with Miss Orpha Schoonover, and Ethyl Cunningham set to teach in Sutherland. Various residents travel to Anamosa, Central City, and Maquoketa. Masonic banquet attendees and relatives visiting from Indiana are noted amid calls to revive local confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Fish
J.C. McQueen
Alburnette
Central City
Will Trefz
Ocoggon
Prairieburg
C. O. Rowley
Anamosa
Chas. Zimmer
Allie
Amy Whiting
Jacob Mangold
Coggon
C. E. Buckley
Joslin
H. W. Schoonover
A. Hunter
Messrs
Mack and Johnson
Center Junction News Roundup for January
In Center Junction on January 18 many residents were noted visiting nearby towns. Several local figures moved or visited, including Dr J M Young purchasing an enclosed buggy for winter drives and Miss Nellie Williamson marrying Willard in Scranton before moving to California. The article mentions a planned side track by the OC M & St P Railway to assist the tile factory, and a discussion on building a new county home with tax considerations centered in Jones county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Ed Beck
Onslow
Monay
Lawrence Streeter
Epworth
J. M. Young
W. J. Moncrieff
Anamosa
John Weir
Monticello
Pangburn
Wyoming
Charles Michels
Cliff Rawson
Elmer Hubbard
Miss Bradley
Black Oak
J. F. Livingstone
Lebo
John Livingstone
John Carson
George Scroggie
Clay
Myrtle Livingstone
Crorey
Cedar Rapids
CO. W. Preston
John Letze
Frank Sutherland
B. A. Woodworth
K. K’s
Frank McNeilly
Nellie Williamson
Scranton
Willard
California
Jones County
Onslow Social Notes Drift Through January
Ada Walters and Effie Miller visit Canton friends while James Forsyth travels to Tama to see a brother. The Presbyterian Guild met with Mrs. Janet Simms. Dr. King visited James Hutton, who remains ill. M S Aid Society to meet January 27 with Mrs. T B Johnston. Julia Russell mourns her father in Des Moines. Jessie Tomlinson loses a sister in Chicago. funeral there. Epworth quartet to sing in the opera house January 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Ada Walters
Effie Miller
Canton
Nettie Aberry
James Forsyth
Tama
Presbyterian Guild
Janet Simms
King
James Hutton
M. 8. Aid Society
T. B. Johnston
James Kirkpatrick
Julia Russell
Des Moines
E. E. Brown
George Sears
Clinton
Jessie Tomlinson
Chicago
Death of Nancy Corbit in Onslow Iowa
Nancy Corbit died at her Onslow home early Sunday January 16 1910 at age 65 years 10 months after long illness She was born in March 1844 in County Derry Ireland and came to New York City in 1835 then moved to Jones county Iowa in 1871 She lived in Onslow since 1892 and helped neighbors funeral held January 17 at Onslow Presbyterian Church with pallbearers including her nephews and she is survived by her brother Hugh Corbit and extended family in Onslow Ireland Canada and Newark.
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M. O. Walker
J. ©. McQueen
Ellen Brockway
New York
Jos. Sisler
Central City
Rose Irving
Jackson County
Iowa
Orval Deene
Pearl Bowman
Lucile
Rapids
Florence Reid
Martin Holub
Wilkinson
Anamosa
Will Fehr
Taylor Co
St. Louis
Henry Dolan
St. Josephs
Dubuque
Will Reed
Paris
Fehr
Clara Dolan
Flannery
Abbey
Maquoketa
E. A. Hunter
Royal Fisher
Lumber Co
Mayme Postlewaite
Ft. Dodge
Kliner
Nancy Corbit
Onslow
County Derry
Ireland
John Corbit
New York City
Jones County
Hugh Corbit
Clay Township
Hugh
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Onslow Presbyterian Church
S. B. McClelland
Thomas
William
Robert Corbit
E. M. Franks
Wilford Streeper
George Lyons
Wyoming
John
Local notes from Castle Grove January items and family news
January 19 Castle Grove updates report W D McLaughlin ill with grip John Barrack back from Canada J A Hubbard lost a good colt at an earlier date A dance at Rudolph Fahrni home J A McLaughlin installed a 15 horsepower gasoline engine Grace Noble home from Coe Cullega Ice house work finished at Downerville creamery E J Noble visiting wife at Anamosa sanitarium Minnie Starr staying with Grandma Noble who is in poor health Alexander Davidson of Stamford SD and O F Hosford of Monticello visiting Mrs Margaret Noble turns 81 today Bentley Clark farm rented to Chas Jones Clark family to move to South Dakota E J Noble operated at Anamosa sanitarium last Friday Mrs Noble improving with friends hoping for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
W. D. McLaughlin
John Barrack
Canada
J. A. Hubbard
Rudolph Fahrni
J. A. McLaughlin
Anamosa
Minnie Starr
Oelwein
Grandma Noble
Alexander Davidson
Stamford
South Dakota
O. F. Hosford
Monticello
Margaret Noble
Bentley Clark
Chas Jones
Clark
E. J. Noble
Monticello Items From January 1880 Express Files
Monticello and vicinity records show a January 1880 set of notes including birth of a son to D S Kinsella, marriages of Kenneth McCullouch with Emma J Noble and M H Ross with Anna Newton, deaths of Michael Bergan and Mary H Warner, and a bank liabilities report totaling 235199.92. Further notes cover property sales, a restaurant sale, a 20th anniversary remarriage of Isaac and wife, a court suit by Western Historical Society, and local school attendance tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.S. Kinsella
T. A. King
Kenneth McCullouch
Emma J. Noble
Castle Grove
Michael Bergan
Michael McCullough
Z. T. Runner
Freeport
Ilinois
Monticello
Mary H
Paul Warner
Wayne Township
Quinsy
J. B. Smith
I. H. Dawson
C. A. Whiting Grove
Mitten Factory
M. H. Ross
Anna Newton
Gillen
Ana
Elmer Hicks
Nettie Sleeper
Emma Vehon
Mary Hickok
Adelbert Sandhouse
Anna McConnon
Jennie Henderson
Lizzie Whittemore
Harry Sandhouse
Wilbur Harding
Harry Maurice
Lizzie Payne
John McConnon
Virgie White
Nellie McConnon
Eddie Gilman
Robbie Abel
Victor
East Monticello pupils praised for punctuality and deportment
The East Monticello school pupils under Miss M E Moore are noted as perfect in punctuality and deportment for the month. Names listed include Frank Fitzsimmons Ernest Bachelder Stephen Grover Olive Bachelder Wilmettie Infield Verner Fitzsimmons and others. Notice to public school patrons about entrance for new and returning students. Minnesota is noted for having the largest iron mines in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Hickok
Georgie Lorentzen
Ellsworth Bentley
East Monticello School
M. E. Moore
Frank Fitzsimmons
Ernest Bachelder
Stephen Grover
Olive Bachelder
Wilmettie Infield
Verner Fitzsimmons
Alva Like
Agnes Cooper
Ira Grover
Lesse Grover
Anna Humble
Cora Bachelder
Eleanor Cooper
Samuel Humble
Public Auction at Sand Spring Farm retires dairy owner
Juli Husmann will auction his farm near Sand Spring on Tuesday January 25. Highlights include 75 head of cattle with 46 Holstein cows mostly fresh in February, 23 spring heifers calves, 1 registered Holstein bull, 2 grade Holstein bulls, 7 horses, 1000 bushels corn, 500 oats, 500 barley, 6 Duroc Jersey brood sows, farm implements, and more. All sold without reserve as retirement from dairy business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juli Husmann
Sand Spring
Husmann
Wealth Boom in U S Farms a Record 1909 Gain
The report for 1909 shows 8.76 billion dollars in farm wealth, up 869 million from the prior year. Secretary James Wilson of Agriculture heralds progress and urges citizens to invest in farming, citing Minnesota wheat worth over 95 million and dairy plus poultry outputs above 50 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
James Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Minnesota
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