Local visitors and brief travels noted across towns
A flurry of short visits and trips is recorded. Dan Hogan and Charles Guiles traveled between Coggan Cedar Rapids and Delhi, Misses and Mrs. visiting friends in Marion Anamosa Des Moines Fort Dodge, while several theatergoers, including Viola Dana in Lady Barnacle, attended shows at the Princess Theatre. Multiple residents made short sojourns to Cedar Rapids, Monticello, Anamosa, and other nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Dana
Many Local Residents Visit Friends and Travel Far
The column lists numerous residents visiting relatives in Dubuque Chicago Cedar Rapids Davenport Davenport and Rock Island. It notes trips by auto, train, and bus to towns including Olin Cedar Rapids Delmar Davenport Farley Marion Monticello and Waterloo with dates ranging from last Friday to next week. It mentions theater showings at Princess and Crane Theatres and a navy enlistment of T P Church of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Navy
T. P. Church
Monticello
Mrs Skow Returns Home From Visit In Oelwein
Mrs G R Skow and her young daughter return to their home in Oelwein after a several week stay with Mrs Lily Lewis, the mother of Mrs Skow. Mrs Lewis and her daughter Lily accompany them for a brief visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Skow
Oelwein
Lily Lewis
Mrs Wright Returns Home After Fairfield Visit
Mrs. Alice Wright of Fairfield returned to her home last Monday morning after a week with daughter Mrs. R W Franklin. Mrs Franklin accompanied her to Cedar Rapids where she spent the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Foley
Anamosa
Harry Stubler
Wanda Beery
Cedar Rapids
Mrs
T.J. Beery
Henry Pyle
Vernon Rynerson
Rock Island
C. Rynerson
Alice Wright
Fairfield
R. W. Franklin
Weekend visitors gather in Monticello and Cedar Rapids
Mesdames Harriet Nye of Manchester and Martha McClintock of Cedar Rapids stayed with sister Miss Jessie Fawcett and Mrs. J. W. Coxsee. T. E. Booth, former publisher of the Anamosa Eureka, was a Monticello visitor last Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames Harriet Nye
Manchester
Martha McClintock
Ceder Rapids
Jessie Fawcett
J. W. Coxsee
T. E. Booth
Monticello
Families camping near Pictured Rocks plan two week aboriginal life
The HB HE Reed and R T Jenney families are camping near Pictured Rocks hoping for two weeks of simple living after a cold spell. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Schoon Amber lost their baby aged five or six months from whooping cough after treatment in Anamosa. A wheat market note says substitutes with wheat flour will drop from 50 to 20 percent with new 100 percent flour milling standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
He, Reed
R. T. Jenney
Pictured Rocks
Lawrence Schoon
Amber
Anamosa
Extra Special War Picture Over There At Princess Theatre
The great war film Over There comes to Cedar Rapids Princess Theatre for two days Tuesday and Wednesday July 9 and 10. The production is billed as up to date at Cedar Rapids largest venue. Note appears on another page. Non essential wartime labor details discussed. Waiters and clerks were urged to switch to productive wartime occupations by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Theatre
Cedar Rapids
Ford Car Becomes Gar age Stall Centerpiece
John Thompson plans a new garage with a festive Ford as the focal point. He began five or six years ago with a big car and learned that costly tires require substantial funds. No excursion rates will be offered for Fourth of July events or fairs, as autos reduce reliance on trains for short trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thompson
Ford
Iowa flour dealer fined for food law violations
The largest fine yet assessed against Iowa food law violators was levied on Charles Howson, a De Witt flour dealer. He paid the Red Cross 1000 dollars for selling flour without substitutes after repeated defiance of the United States Food Administration, which sent a special officer to De Witt. He agreed to reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Charles Howson
de Witt
Red Cross
United States Food Administration
Outdoor summer service to be held at park slope
The Congregational and Methodist churches plan an outdoor service at the park on Sunday evenings this summer. The first gathering will be next Sunday at 7 30 with the Rick lets orchestra and a men's chorus. If rain, the meeting moves to the amphitheatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational
Methodist
Ricklets
Mrs. Sarah Ann Oltmans Dies at State Hospital
Mrs. Sarah Ann Oltmans of Monticello died July 1 at the state hospital Independence from cardiac insufficiency and pneumonia after 24 days there. She was born January 13, 1847 in Illinois and married Frank Oltmans around 1866. Survived by four sons and one daughter Frank James Thomas John G Anna, all local. Interment in Oakwoods cemetery.
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Sarah Ann Oltmans
State Hospital
Independence
Monticello
Wm. H. L. Schuetz
Frank Oltmans
Frank
James
Thomas
John G
Anna’Oltmans
Oakwoods Cemetery
Katherine Folkerts Dies at 24 in Scotch Grove Township
Katherine Margaretha Folkerts eldest daughter of Mrs Jacob Folkerts of Scotch Grove township died last Saturday June 29 of pulmonary tuberculosis at age 24. Funeral services were held at the family residence Tuesday at 11 am and at the Lutheran church near Wayne Center conducted by Rev. C Mardorf and Rev S Ide. She was born June 2, 1894 in Scotch Grove township and is survived by her mother and two sisters.
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Katherine Margaretha Folkerts
Jacob Folkerts
Scotch Grove Township
Wayne Center
C. Mardorf
S. Ide
Miss Folkerts
Katherine
Jones County War Savings Drive Exceeds Quota
Jones County surpassed its war savings subscriptions with preliminary township reports showing 354000 dollars in sales last Friday and an additional 35000 dollars added by Saturday. Final totals are expected to exceed 400000 dollars while the county quota stood at 381000. Castle Grove reported several thousand over its quota and Monticello taxpayers largely met their allotment aside from two men, who were asked to increase their subscriptions.
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Jones County
Castle Grove
Monticello
Death of a Mother Mrs Eimma Mary Schlemmer
Dorothea Stahlberg Schlemmer wife of August Schlemmer died last Tuesday at 6 am from paralysis after two strokes. Born in Germany 1861 she came to America 1882 and married April 24 1882. Survived by 12 children 23 grandchildren and one brother John Stahlberg. Funeral Friday at 11 and 1130 at St Mathew Lutheran.
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Eimma
Mary
Dorothea Stahlberg Schlemmer
August Schlemmer
Schlemmer
St. Mathew's Lutheran Church
John Stahlberg
Scotch Grove
Germany
America
Clinton County
Jones County
Richland
Lovell Township
Monticello
Lang’s Mill
Sowers Criticized Over War Talks Against Y M C A
In Hopkinton the Leader defends the Y M C A and soldiers from Sowers critiqued remarks. It says Sowers repeats claims from German propaganda and lacks corroboration from others who served in France. The paper urges verification and warns against capitalizing on war experiences without proof.
PerWy Guilford Reports Mexican Border Shooting
Sergeant Percy Guilford writes from El Paso Texas on June 23 1918 about military police duty with the 7th Cavalry. He recounts gunfire among locals and soldiers including a Mexican attacker a private named Scott and two wounded soldiers with one bystander killed. He notes church plans and sends a photograph to Nellie Hubbard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Hubbard
Percy Guilford
el Paso
Texas
Fel Paso
Scott
7Th Cavalry
Provo
P. W. Guilford
Il Paso
Young Men Register for Selective Service and Enlistment Trends
Twenty one year olds have completed selective service questionnaires. Many farmers plan to waive deferments and exemptions. Some will seek Navy enlistment, with several expressing interest in aviation as a service branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Templetons and Byers Visit Henry Templeton in Minneapolis
Mrs Edward Templeton and daughter Mrs Eugene Byers and Ruth Melinda with her daughter visit Henry Templeton who holds a government post in Minneapolis Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Templeton
Eugene Byers
Ruth Melinda
Henry Templeton
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Republican County Convention at Anamosa Sets War Time Coalition
Republican delegates at Anamosa on June 29 select temporary leaders Dr. John White and Q J Hughes and appoint committees on organization credentials and resolutions. They debate adjournment of politics during the war, propose distributing offices by party through 1920, and elect delegates to the state convention while filling county posts and naming alternates.
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Anamosa
John White
Q. J. Hughes
Scotch Grove
H. M. Remley
Louis Gardner
S. W. Flaherty
Olin
Credentials
H. 8. Richardson
Monticello
J. A. Grimwood
Oxford Junction
J. K. Hale
A. A. Cole
D. A. White
Wyoming
B. Paul
J. R. Moore
I. A. Grimwood
W. W. Bronson
J. BE. Reed
W. G. Brock
Martello
Republican Committee
B. W. Rhinehart
B. J. Rhinehart
Democratic Committee
Committee On Permanent Organization
J. E E. Reed
G. J. Hughes
Committee On
Republican Party
High Seas
Imperial Halls
Berlin
Vera Cruz
John Belknap
W. W. Bray
Cass
G. A. Peet
Fairview
W. Flaherty
Edward Fisher
Dr. Rawson
Onslow
George Watt
Notice to Contractors for Monticello High School work
Sealed bids will be received until 12 o'clock noon Monday July 8 1918 at the secretary of the Monticello Iowa Independent School District for reshingling and related work on the high school building. Specifications available at the secretary's office by order of the board Rex H Ricklefs Secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independent
Monticello
Iowa
Rex H. Ricklefs
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C. L. van Meter
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Meta Kasper
George Servoss
Frank Page
Chicago
Carrie Page
J.W. Hoult
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Olive Cartano
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Madeline Franklin
Esther Sullivan
Lucile Hogan
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W. A. Hogan
Elsie Ketchum
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Frank Vernimont
Walker
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Gayle Servoss
Fayette
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Joe
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the Doctor
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Harry Young
J. D. Hogan
Little Son
Eliza Lane
Ralph Cooper
Boone
Kate Mirick
Chris Rohr
Howard
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Mr. Rohr
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France
Crane Theatre
John Callahan
Farley
Harry Locher
Louis Schuetz
Rochester
Rev. W. L. S. Schuetz
Charles Hayward
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Detroit
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Schatz
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Cushman
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Center Junction
James ‘Abel
Jessie Abel
Louis Schulz
Everet Tremain
Ora
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Sam Humble
C. S. Bidwell
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Fannie Neal
Stockwell
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Fred Lehman
Hopkinton Leader
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Lovell
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H. S. Richardson
J. L. Winnebaugh
L. A. Dunn
Wayne
U. S
Tovele Statebank
KODAK
den Hoff
Jeweler
Service Department
Central Lumber & Coal Co
G. P. Rockstad
Mer
Monticello Roller Mills
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