Astrurian Club Meeting and Member Notes In Onslow
The Astrurian club met with Mrs. Margaret McMaster last Friday afternoon. Roll call covered current events including Egypt of Today topics and a Five Minute Talk. The next meeting is scheduled February 2 with Mrs. Frances Bone. Ada Walter Hemmingsen of Dike visited over the weekend with her parents and plans to join her husband in Chicago to buy spring goods for their store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Astrurian Club
Nith
Margaret McMaster
Egypt
Lozier
Edna Orr
Stella McCune
Frances Rowe
Frances Bone
Ada Walter Hemmingsen
Dike
N. B. Walters
Chicago
Charles Michaels
Phil Daly
Badger
Antioch
Herman Englebarts
Leona Anderburg
Thomas Powers
Tampico
Sterling
Illinois
Everett
Mike Martin
Will Daly
Anamosa
K. J. Card Club
Garret Dirks
Olin
Willie Husman
Mattie Lincoln
Herman Englehart
Claude Biggart
Viola
Henry Stutt
Langworthy
Ora Andrews
Laughter
Elmer Burr
George Morse
Will Reese
Mae Michaels
Claude Knight
Taylor
Prairieburg
John
Will Husman
George Herren
Ben Husman
J. M. Young
Lulu Robertson
Five Hundred Card Club
Carry Decious
Herman Engtebart
Roscoe Lineln
Viola Homnary
John Freese
Aveniusa
Mino Otten
Cedar Rapids
Roscoe Lincoln
Henry Bailey
Mary
Ida Eden
Wayne Luther League
John Bailey
Philip Bailey
Lloyd Robertson
K. of P. Lodge
Jim Grey
Mary Elizabeth
Devious
John Husman
Springville
Bodeker
Monticello
Adolph Schoon
Henry Harms
Center Junction Ice Company Forms for Winter Supply
Center Junction forms an ice company with 29 stockholders led by president Dr JI M Young and secretary treasurer A Burmeister. Ice will be sourced from Winnecoma and shipped for the next season. Local notes report social events, school plays, sports results, and community visits.
Springtime Play Noted During Wyoni ng Visit
Local items list visitors to Davenport from Mrs H J Stingley and Mrs J M Moses last week. Mr and Mrs Miller visited John Breed in Anamosa. J F Livingstone and son Frank called in Springville. Mr and Mrs Leek visited relatives in Council City. Peter Jakelin staying with Mechanicaville relatives. Mrs M H Dodge on sick list this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoning
H. J. Stingley
J. M. Moses
Davenport
M. Miller
John’ Breed
Anamosa
J. F. Livingstone
Frank
Springville
A. Leek
Conel City
Peter Jakelin
Mechanicavilla
Mra. M. Hl
Dodge Fe
Willing Workers plan bazaar and community events
Amber January 23 report lists Willing Workers meeting at Mrs Charles Michaels on January 17 preparing for an upcoming bazaar. The bulletin notes future all day meeting at Mrs Phil Daly and Rev Badger preaching at Antioch, plus numerous social visits, crafts, and local gatherings across nearby towns.
Death of Mrs James Armstrong Foster Mother Of Rev Hugh Robinson
Mrs James Armstrong of Cascade, who died last Friday, was the foster mother of Rev Hugh Robinson and adopted him after his mother’s death. She lived near Scotch Grove and was married twice, first to Adam Robinson and later to James Armstrong. Survivors include James Armstrong. The obituary notes her kind, helpful nature and lasting memory among neighbors. The issue also covers local knitting and sewing club notes, a Home Hygiene class, and corrections about a printed penalty amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Cascade Council
Knights of Columbus
Council
Lane
Marguerite McAllister
John B. Becker
Marguerite Otting
Bill Bentley
Novelty Dance Orchestra
Cedar Rapids
J. H. Weber
James Armstrong
East Cascade
Scotland
America
Hugh Robinson
Effington
Ilinois
Armstrong
Sue
Presbyterian Church
Ostema
Peterson
St. Peter's Church
Temple Hill
Anna Polfer
Raymond Leytem
Walsh
Garry Owen
Flehir
John Polter
Leytem
Spring Valley
John Leytem
Mrs. Jones
Minneapolis
Jones
Vogel
al Scholl
Maquoketa
Babe
Elington
Illinois
Matt Bisenius
Isadore
Chicago
Hugh
Scotch Grove Township
Adam Robinson
Nelson Place
Robinson
M. M. Sinclair
D. C. Sinclair
Esther Sinclair
Balster's Uneven Trip Sparks Local Notice
A garbled OCR item notes Arend Balster and a March trip, mentioning Moline and midweek activity. The readable fragments hint at a civic or social event tied to a local figure, with limited clear dates or places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob ‘Aldrich
Howe
o'Moline
Winter Community Play and Local Society Notes in Wyoming
The American Legion staged the operetta Springtime with students and volunteers donating services and raising 242 in door receipts over two nights. Keystone lodge installed officers for the year with Robert Alden as W M and Louis Kueh as W. The Progressive club met with Mrs Dema Hunt on January 19. Davenport high school broadcast entertained by station WOC. Local moves and shoppings noted, including Louis Holzinger moving to the city and several Cedar Rapids visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
The
American Legion
Perkins
Keystone Lodge
A. I
A. M
Lyle Tompkins
W.h.aldan
W. M
Robert Alden
Louis Kueh
J. W
Alex Adams
A.W. Peck
J. D
Ida Pealer
W. H
Davenport High School
Hanold
Louis Holzinger
Oxford Junction
Our City
Chris Anderson
George Holub
Gladys
Jessie Guthrie
Cedar Rapids
Mesqames
Chris Hichhorn
Henry Eichhorn, Jr
John Mader
R. N. A. Thimble
ER. N. Stoffel
Roush
Funeral and community notes from Castle Grove
The funeral of Louise Barrack was held at the Lutheran church with German and English sermons. Attendees included the Burrack and Zimmerran families and locals from Hopkinton and Strawberry Point. A Jones county farm bureau meeting in Anamosa drew many locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Louise Barrack
Scherf
Ratliff
Wyoming
Messrs
Eric Burrack
John Burrack
William Rieniers
Will Burrack
J. Burrack
Henry Burrack
Strawberry Point
John Caspers
George Zimmerman
Wayne
Hopkinton
Jones County Farm Bureau
Anamosa
S. G. Pfeil
CG. A. McLaughlin
Fred
Bessie
Bertha Harken
W. D. McLaughlin
F. C. Cramer
J. R McLaughlin
George Specht
G. J. van Buren
Farm Bureau
Fred Heilken
Luel
McDonald
Charivari revels and social gatherings near Sand Spring
The Sand Spring community enjoyed a Thursday charivari at Ray Chaplin's home with Mrs. Chaplin's mother Mrs. Easter as bride. Victors returned with spoils and shared smokies and eats at F W Ferring Store. A Friday gathering at Mr. and Mrs. Casper Arduser's featured cards and dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Chaplin
Local society and legal notices from Hopkinton and surrounding towns
Reports of visits and social events in Hopkinton, Monticello, and nearby towns. Notables include Mrs. Alex Blair's illness and departure to Greeley, stockholder meetings for Hopkinton Banks, and residents like Louis Murray visiting family. Also mentions Mrs. M. G. Alsever joining Anamosa schools and 3,200 county auto license holders with 700 pending applications. Civil War veteran Joseph Weiss injured near city hall. land appraisals for federal land bank. a $5,000 suit in Jones County over grading damages to a farm along the military road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Weiss
W. A. Hogan
Federal Land Bank
Omaha
Fayette
West Union
Iowa City
Johnson County
District Court
Jones County
John Hemmer
Richland Township
State Highway’ Commission
Hemmer
Board of Supervisors
Ozark search and local market notes in Arkansas region
Hd Smith heads toward the Ozark region Arkansas seeking a homestead near the big red apple area. J P Greiff sold forty hogs at Hopkinton averaging 318 pounds. F E B Brutsman plans Brustman House garage building east of J E Burns residence. Referee sale in Union township partitions land: B S Dufoe 40 acres. M O Dooley 80 acres at 70 and 129 50 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hd Smith
Ozark
Arkansas
J. P. Greiff
Hopkinton
John Peter
F. E B. Brutsman
J. E. Burns
Brustman, & House
Bacon
Union Township
B. S. Dufoe
M. O. Dooley
Cedar Rapids
Local Health Updates and Family News
August Greenberg suffered a slight stroke last Sunday morning and remains bedbound in critical condition. Otto Stratlek returned from Rochester Minnesota where his father underwent surgery last Wednesday. no detailed update yet but optimism remains. Verda Hodgden daughter of Mr and Mrs Vernon Hodgden of Oxford Mills was taken to Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital last Sunday evening for appendicitis surgery. rupture found and condition very serious with family at her side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Cole
Holst
Ida Cole Williams
Cedar Rapids
Ernest Horton
Chicago
Omaha
Genoa
Nebraska
H. Horton
Pickering
Buffalo Prairie
Sam Burrows
Jake Probst
Ottumwa
Vah Dus
Jean
Cedar Falls
Soper
Rynerson
Monticello
Karl
Vernon
Charles Rowe
Anamosa Hospital
Gladys Horton
Spooners
Clinton
Spooner
H. P. Barber
Laura Smith
Lamey
Lyons
George Sears
Emory Cole
Fred Gangs
Arthur Noyes
Marty Chase
Wyoming
Orlando Countryman
Janova
South Dakota
Miller
J. C. Stivers
Olin
Roper
Ed Conley
Robert‘Schroggie
Albert Jansen
Tom Tasker
Alamosa
Fenton
Mr. Warren
Mae Overly
B. W. Streeper
Wirt-Dawes
Charles
August Greenberg
Otto Stratlek
Rochester
Minnesota
Verda Hodgden
Vernon Hodgden
Oxford Mills
Mercy Hospital
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Poem Passage
Quotation from William Ross Wallace about a mightier power than kings, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. The verse contrasts male governance with the influence of motherhood and childrearing on society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ross Wallace
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Duasee
Chas.a
Puasee
Baiters An and Proprietor
Center Junction
Center
T. Company
JI. M Young
A. Burmeis
Peter Prahm
S. G. Thompson
W.S. Pangburn
H.C. Dice
Wichita
Kansas
John Alexander
Iowa
George McDonald
France
Spain
Robbie
Louisiana Purchase
Ed Tomlinson
Christian Endeavor Society
Endeavor Weel
Sam Thompson
Martello
W. S. Pangburn
R. S. Robbie
Stephenson
Oelwein
Ames
Harry Johnson
James Carson
Henry Carson
Scotch Grove
Carson
J. R. McNeilly
M. J. McNeilly
M. Smith
Lloyd Roberston
Amber
Robertson
Lloyd Collier
Margaret
Rey
J. M. Smith
John Kleineck
Ed Kleineck
Sigma Phi Literary Society
Alpha Omegas
Will Frank
Jakelin
Frank Himebaugh
Beb
L. Himebaugh
Will Mead
J. B. Hanken
Alex
Blair
Mra
Hugh *Pierce
Wheeless
Stanley
Bright
Louise-Warner
Louis Murray
Canton
Russell Chaplin
F. J. Gestel
Delhi
Anamosa Eureka News
M. G. Alsever
Anamosa Public Schools
Hopkinton Leader News
Oxford Mirror News
Poland
China
W. T. Rieken
Perfection Liberati
Smoothy Jones
Big Giant Victor
Big Price Marvel
Victor
O. J. Hess
Mammoth Giant
Kritzeck Bros
Big Price
Helgens Bros
Jones County Fair
Jr. Champion
Checkers
Revolution
Cavalier
Giant Boy
Liberty Bond
L, Py Waddick
Rth
Brat Atseae Phote
Wil,engae Iin
Cretonnes
Percale House
Lippe
Berita
Kmettie
Newton’s Variety Store
Yousse Bros. Cafe
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