School Board Elects Officers and New Members
Castle Grove July 2 annual school board meeting names new members for nine districts led by President S M Hosford and Secretary F C Cramer. The board grants teachers a 10 dollar monthly raise. District work includes local stubs on W S Stamps and area farm business notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Joseph J. Clay
S. M. Hosford
Hiben
Albert Hutton
Will M. Lubben
Adelbert King
P. J. Crowley
Thos. F
Kehoe
Dubuque
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Forest Deischer
Jersey City
John Hennessey
HE. R. McLaughlin
Peter Caspers
C. A. McLaughlin
E. J. Noble
Cedar Rapids
Laura Hahn
Scotch Grove
Telephone changes hands as Mrs Mayme Cave takes position
Onslow June 25 1918 the telephone will change hands with Mrs Mayme Cave of Wyoming assuming the post. Purl Walters and family will move to Waterloo where the former will work for the Iowa Telephone Co. Children’s day program at church featured well trained participants and a popular flag drill. The Presbyterian society plans a meeting with Mrs John Kennedy and Rev Benbow preached Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Mayme Cave
Wyoming
Wilson
Benbow
Presbyterian Society
John Kennedy
N. J. Noyes
Wynot
Nebraska
Mildred Lamey
Madison
Wisconsin
Sam McCarty
Kansas City
John Clark
Camp Dodge
Knittle
Dorothy Scroggie
Averett Corwin
Nevada
Iowa
E. Wi. Jeffries
Presbyterian Church
Harry H. Hall
Purl Walters
Waterloo
Anna May
Garnett Home
Will Dennison
Minneapolis
Ice Cream Social Support for Red Cross in Sand Spring
A July 1 1918 report notes a large crowd attended the Sun Shine society ice cream social at Ray Chaplin home. Proceeds totaling 28 will be donated to the Red Cross. Local residents W 5S H Neil visits family in Minot North Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Society
Ray Chaplin
Red Cross
H. Neil
Minot
North Dakota
Marshall Neil
Earnest Gearhart
L. C. Lawrence
Fred Lawrence
Hopkinton
Charles Gearhart
Ed Whilers
Monticello
F. W. Lawrence
Fred Egger
Fred Bohlken
Dubuque
Agnes Peterson
Ruth Guthrie
John Herrin
Austin
Minnesota
Lou King
Mr. French
Ewing
Missouri
Clarence Schuster
Kate Lang
Pierce
Manchester
Alex Blair
Prairieburg News This Week Highlights Local Helpers and Accidents
In Prairieburg on July 1 Mrs Marion Butler and her son left for Portland Oregon after a brief visit cut short by a street car accident involving Mr Butler. Mrs J N Joslin donated five knitted sock pairs to the Red Cross. Mrs Walmutt and others escaped a car going off a bank near the S L Smith home. The Joslin family summering on a local farm visited town Saturday evening with friends. Editor A A Bowman and family from Yost Nation traveled to town by car Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Marion Butler
Portland
Oregon
Butler
J. N. Joslin
Red Cross
Walmutt
S. L. Smith
Joslin
A. A. Bowman
Yost Nation
Local Social Notes Highlight Family Visits and Events
Saturday visits mark a week of travel as Mr and Mrs M S Knapp and Mrs Fehr return from Marion. Relatives including Mesdames Rowley Dolan and Zimmer gather at John Fehr’s home. A cooking class at Kulas hall draws many. A boy’s broken leg from last Monday and Irwin Truesdell’s felon on his hand are noted. Mable Flockhart begins work at the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.S. Knapp
Fehr
Marion
Mesdames
George Peet
Irwin Truesdell
Mable Flockhart
July 1898 Monticello area notes and incidents
The Monticello Express records July 1898 events: marriages of James Perley to Hattie Rumsey and Charles F Smith to Anna J Miller. births and injuries including Fritz Behrends and Otto Bader. Lovell House sale to George L Lovell. a burglar named Frank Allen. Shane farm sale at 200 acres for 51.50 an acre. death of Jacob Brusch in Anaconda Montana. a child sighting a black snake. accidents involving John S Bateman and John Miller. Professor Arthur Beals killed aboard the steamer Arizona. a mid month destructive wind storm damaging 25 Monticello barns and 100 windmills with key losses to A L Fairbanks Tobias Hinrichs Edgar Hubbard and Stuhier block and other structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
James Perley
Hattie Rumsey
Menomonie
Wisconsin
John Miller
Fritz Behrends
Ben Behrends
Lovell
George L. Lovell
George W. Lovell
Charles IF. Smith
Anna J. Miller
W. A. Woods
Otto Bader
Frank Allen
Sarah Deischer
John Prult
Shane
Delaware Line
Jacob Brusch
Anaconda
Montana
Switzerland
William Hoffman
Richland Township
John S. Bateman
Rohn
Arthur Beals
Monticello
Arizona
University of Washington
A. L. Fairbanks
Tobias Hinrichs
Edgar Hubbard
Castle Grove
Stuhier
Food Admin Announces Wheat Price Increase for Farmers
The Iowa Food Administration says a wheat price increase will equalize freight-rate hikes due June 24 with details to be announced around July 1. Iowa farmers gain 27 percent over last year while shoppers pay 13 percent less for flour. Beef ration set at one and a quarter pounds per person weekly in Iowa, with Belgium ration at two ounces. Mormon storehouses donate over 250000 bushels of wheat to the food admin. Government to certify registered threshers. counties urged to report threshing-machine owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States Food Administration
Belgium
Burlington
Murphy's Odd Idea Echoes on Warship Drill
A Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph piece recalls a shipboard drill where an officer orders men to lie on their backs and pedal as if riding a bicycle. One sailor stops and explains he is coasting, prompting a pause in the drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Murphy
Submarines can't stop us at the start of German armies
A Chicago Daily News report notes German forces push forward as Allied submarines fail to halt the early advances. The piece highlights strategic shifts, with emphasis on naval and ground operations shaping the opening phase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Silo as Feed Insurance Highlighted by Iowa State Extension
Farm Bureau notes emphasize silos securing feed supply through silage made from corn stalks and immature corn. Extension men say silage works in all seasons despite droughts floods or poor hay and grain crops, keeping cattle fed and milk flow steady even during fly season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Detecting alkali in fields and pruning to aid orchards
Iowa State College notes severe rains saturate soil and create alkali spots in fields. Draining alkali areas and applying manure improves corn growth. From June to mid July, horticulturists advise light pruning of fruit trees to prevent winter kill and sunscald, with summer pruning kept light and within weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Foods and preserves guidance from Irene Wheeler
Practical notes on rice flour types sugarless canning cold pack eggs and winter jelly. Includes muffins yeast bread and breadmaking tips using rye barley oats cornmeal sorghum with measurements and mixing instructions for home preservation and baking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Wheeler
Holland Urges Dutch Ships for Food From America
The New York World reports Holland pleads for using detained Dutch ships in American waters to send foodstuffs from the United States, arguing she is cowed by German-ruled authorities. Washington replies ships will not be re released for German exclusive use. Foodstuffs wait. Holland must sail or go without.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Holland
Germany
America
American
Washington
Deficiencies of the Yanks in Chicago Tribune satire
The piece satirically contrasts American troops with German forces, noting Yanks lack military drill and the word Kamerad and their pants lack buttons, yet they avoid tedious rulebooks and are less dependent on officers. It predicts Germans will later become better acquainted with the Yanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Rumors Grow Of American War Involvement
The St. Paul Pioneer Press notes rising suspicion in Germany that America may be serious about joining World War I. The report hints at international tensions and shifting attitudes as the conflict intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Germany
America
Weekly Film Schedule for July with Stars and Titles
Next week offers July 8 Frank Keenan in Ruler of the Road a five part Pathe play. July 9 and 10 Charles Richman and Anna Y Nilson in Over There a six part Select Matinee. Also July 9 10 special program announced later. July 12 Rich Jack Gardner in Open Places a five part Essanay. July 18 Vivian Martin in Little Miss Optimist a five part Paramount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Keenan
Pathe
Charles Richman
Anna Y. Nilson
Rich
Jack Gardner
Vivian Martin
Paramount
Crane Theatre Show Promises Caprice in The Camouflage Kiss
The Crane Theatre announces a Saturday July 18 presentation starring Jime Caprice in The Camouflage Kiss at Fox. The show features a mystery romance with bold performances and a mid summer curtain call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jime Caprice
Fox
Iowa Farmers Report Wheat Surplus As Government Reclaims Stock
Up to date nearly 15000 bushels of wheat are voluntarily reported to the food administration by Iowa farmers and turned over to elevators for market. Special Investigator Orrick is in the field with assistants to locate grain held in small lots statewide and ensure compliance with the rule limiting farmer flour supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Administration
Farmers of
Iowa
Orrick
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England
Mormon Church
The
Mormon
Utah
Army
Navy
Allies
Farm Bureau Notes
Princess Theatre
Crane Theatre
Patrick
Anna O. Nilsson
Gertrude Berkeley
James Kirkwood
Anna Gnilssons
Casaloes
ER. L. Himebaugh
Oxford
McCormick
McCormick Standard Binder
C. H. Schipman
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United States Rubber Company
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Monticello Motor Co
Frank Page
W. F. Rohn
E. L. Himebaugh
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