Obituaries and Local Notes From Wyoming July Chronicle
Obituaries note Henry A Matejka born Madison township March 8 1867 died June 29 1916 aged 49 leaving mother three sisters and a brother. Mrs Maud Redmond dies after short illness leaving husband and two children. Mr and Mrs W J Brainard celebrate 60th wedding anniversary. Farm accident injures Dr Ben Chamberlain when his runabout is struck by a car. Farm tour criticism debated. July 4 quiet with Monticello visit. Weather boosts corn and hay. oiling streets underway. New liveryman Sam Dean moves to Main Street. Kosticheck starts binder in Wyoming township. Bay barns under construction. Garrison visiting from North Dakota. Chautauqua begins soon. Amelia White visiting Davenport. a new girl born to Mr and Mrs Ora Gloss.
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Wyoming
Henry A. Matejka
Madison Township
Henry
Maud Redmond
N. H. Young
Frozen Hill
W. J. Brainard
Brainard
Schmalfeldt
Ben Chamberlain
Onslow
Express and
Wyoming Journal
Monticello
Sam Dean
Olin
McMurrin
Main
Frank Kosticheck
Wyoming Township
Peter Schmalfeldt
R. Fishwild
R. C. von Sprecken
M. M. Garrison
North Dakota
Amelia White
Davenport
Ora Gloss
Epworth League Ice Cream Social at Center Junction
Center Junction July events include an Epworth League ice cream social on July 14 with a free entertainment by five local women in Not a Man in the House. Community discussions continue about a new community building as Rev. and Mrs. Davia host a reception for Ross Varney.
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Center Junction
Epworth League
D. 9
Ward’s Lawn
J. C. Davia
Ross Varney
George Courtney
Leo
Ethel Rice
Velma Henderson
Anamosa
Frances Ward
Sbethurum
Marrie Preas
Monticello
Viola Bethuram
Edith Sinkey
Monmouth
Mra. McClellan
Onglow
Bert Isabel
Mra. Kindig
Craig
Olin
James Andrews
James Mead
H. J. Smith
Don Vrooman
Rale
Homer Hill
Daya
Bro. Alsever
Cedar Rapida
Barmielater
Leo Courtney
Scotch Grove
Mead
Northwestern Railroad
Clinton
Beals
John McDonald
Anamoga
Lee Cotler
M. G
China
Lee
Razel Pangburn
pGsan
Ladies’ Working Band
Ladies’ Aid Society
Men’s Spit and Argue Club
Local social notes from Monmouth to Epworth
Guy McDonald and Herman Mead traveled to Monmouth last Sunday. Miss Mabel Perryman has returned to Marian. Mrs. Ross Young visited relatives at Epworth last week.
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Guy McDonald
Herman’ Mead
Monmouth
Mabel Perryman
Marian
Ross Young
Epworth
Prairieburg Notes on Departures and Local Incidents
Mrs. O L Postlewaite travels to Anamosa with son Arthur and Mrs Fisher to finish packing as the Tishars move to Rockwell City and Postlewaite joins later. Charles Lamont sustains serious injuries in a Fourth of July accident with the Corn automobile. Mrs Clara Camne undergoes appendectomy in Cedar Rapids and recovers. A nurse attends Lamont as he improves.
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Prairieburg
O. L. Postlewaite
Anamosa
Meadames Preston
Loder
Arthur
Cedar Rapids
Fisher
Burg
Tishars
Rockwell City
Charles Lamont
Corn
Mr. Corn
Lamont
Clara Camne
Tillie Stock
Misa Paarl Reed
Furgus Falls
Minnesota
Otro Reed
John Weilmut
F. J. Holub
Dubuque
Charles Zimmer
Ammona
Mr. Adams
Central City
Ed Burlingham
Monticello
Illness and Local Happenings From Onslow
John Young taken ill and will undergo surgery at Maquoketa sanitarium. Mrs. Etta Brown learns of brother Dillon Mackrill injured in Sioux City auto crash. Town shows and concerts marked by Terry's New Nights in a Bar Room. Rev Carey and family visiting Minnesota relatives. New building on Main Street to be renovated for rental. Charlies Dawes and wife visit from Van Horne, en route to Wyoming. Ella Horton of Genana Nebraska visiting relatives.
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Onslow
John Young
Carson
Maquoketa
Young
Maquoketa Sanitarium
Wyoming
Etta Brown
Dillon Mackrill
Sioux City
Terry
George Miller
Ricaville
John Miller
Rev. Carey
New York City
Ella Horton
Genana
Nebraska
What The Judge Wants To Know Center Junction
Center Junction July 18 details a jumble of anecdotes about a judge seeking luck with $138 and a casket misrouted on the Fourth of July. Stories follow Jim Mead haying, Rev. Elges sermon, and community figures debating a coffee and cream dispute while a widower's courting and a stranger’s tragedy unfold.
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Center Junction
Jim L
Jim
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Monticello
North Dakota
Kansas City
Elizabeth Moore
Becaus
Monticcillo
Dakota
Jim Mead
Elges
Presbyterian Church
Bro. White
The
Wyoming Moral Guide
Scotch Grove
Judge Sees Bold Plans and Small Town Gossips
Vignette of a rural community with local figures debating discipline at a school furnace project and church life. Residents share errands, theater trips, sales, and social events as the judge questions conduct, while Miss Pangburn and Mrs. Beals tell yarns and a sub underwater dye gag prompts caution.
Obituary of Florence Matelida Williams 1860 1916
Florence Matelida Williams died June 22 1916 at 3 20 pm at age 56 after apoplexy. She was born April 6 1860 married Philip J Williams April 28 1485. A faithful Methodist member of Onslow she was sympathetic and serving to all in need and will be missed by husband sisters brothers and friends. Her faith extends to heaven where she waits with family. Relatives thank those who helped.
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Florence Matelida Williams
Stephen Miller
Philip J. Williams
Methodist Church
Onslow
Neglected Delaware County Bridge Almost Claims Auto
A hair raising call reports a fatal accident near the Matt Melchert farm on the disabled bridge nine months after its removal. An auto returning from Monticello halted three feet from the opening as its locked wheels dug into the roadway, narrowly avoiding plunging passengers into the open gap.
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Delaware Co
Ropkinton
Matt Melchert
Monticello
Earlville
Hetty Green Death Dispatches Question Wealth Rank
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader notes that reports calling Hetty Green the richest woman in the world may be exaggerated. While she was famously wealthy, many other women could surpass her fortune.
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Sioux Falls
Hetty Green
A Yankee Reply
The Chicago Evening Post compares choice between Villa or Carranza to preferring Bryan or Ford, signaling a political stance through a sharp analogy. The note reflects contemporary debates on leaders and policy directions without endorsing any one figure.
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Chicago Evening Post
Villa
Carranza
Bryan
Ford
East Lynne Mentioned In Silent Era Curtain Note
Photoplay Magazine recalls early cinema era with a curtain speech by an undertaker character thanking the audience and promising East Lynne’s return tomorrow night, noting a lack of modern censorship and moving pictures.
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Keystone
Villian
Penma
Remembah
East Lynne
Colin
Photoplay Magazine
Opportunity says doors stay open for new chances
Dr. Frank Crane argues against mourning lost chances and asserts opportunities arrive daily. He claims for every lost opportunity, ten new ones appear and that opportunities do not knock only once at a man's door.
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Frank Crane
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