Community Notes Highlight Diverse Visits in Center Junction
July reports from Center Junction recount visits and gatherings. Families from Springville, Monticello, Cedar Rapids and Wyoming joined meals, picnics, and church events at the Presbyterian church and Livingstone home. A birthday celebration for Miss Mary Ellen McDonald and a July 23 Old Maids Convention fundraiser are noted along with funeral attendance for Mrs. Margaret Mackerel.
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Center Junction
Frank McNeilly
Elmer Burr
Springville
Presbyterian Church
M. J
J. R. McNeilly
John Alexander
Frank Livingstone
Wil Leech
Presbyterian Board of
McDonald
S. L. Davis
Ray Davis
Wyoming
Mary Ellen McDonald
Lou McDonald
Charles Bates
Monticello
D. D. Clark
Wilma Forman
Morely
Fred Kempf
A. Kempf
Dubuque
J. N. Smith
Kempf
Mahlon Smith
Peter Prahm
Angel
Delhi
Frank Himebaugh
Fred Cramer
John Livingstone
Paul Holm
Elwood
New Consolidated School
Lucile
Kathryn Himebaugh
Alpha
F. L. Serbousek
Chas. Nelson
Leo Courtney
Baby
Central City
George Courtney
Dorothy McDonald
Cedar Rounds
Perryman
James Mead
Elma Andrews
Joe Manz
Alsever
Cedar Rapids
Harvey Townsend
Miss Woodward
8. A. Leek
Ray Hearn
H. P. Hanna
Anamosa
Mary Istra Letze
W. S. Pangburn
J. A. McDonald
Ruth McNeilly
MM. J. MecNeilly
E. A. Grimwood
Oxford Junction
Geo. McDonald
H. M. Hil
Lan
Rank
Maquoketa
Hale
Kum
Harold Ort Nis
Dix
E. L. Himebaugh
Olin
Onslow
Margaret Mackerel
H. F. Pickering
North Madison Cemetery
W.A. Mackerel
Wilma
Rapid City
South Dakota
Lillie V. Roberts
Hila Cartright
Rockwell City
Jula B. Neelans
Ruthton
Minnesota
Presbyterian Church of
Dave
Lizzie Russell
Allie Feihan
Stoffel
Roy Colley
Mackrill
Ella Cartright
Will Livingstone
Lou Weelan
Esther McDonald
Stelzer
Chicago
Josie Kliina
Dillon
Stickley
Frank Allen
Steam Mill Corner
Otto Johnson
Ella Wasson Spear
Amada
Spear
Jos Wasson
W. E. Lamey
Maggie Hall
Wilma Mackrill
Tipton
E. J. Jeffries
LocalResidents and Visitors Highlight Community Week
Mrs. Fred Lehner becomes clerk at Kremer and Strong store. Monticello guest Miss Martha Oeschger visits the Bisenius sisters. Miss Katherine Aeschtgen of Dubuque spends weekend with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Conter visit Beloit Wisconsin this week. Charles Michael born to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lauser June 13. J Ramm adds a new porch. Rev. Hehir appointed pastor at St Peters Temple Hill. Sue Kitchen visits S M Adamson home in Monticello. Mrs. Jones and Vera move to Collins residence in IJsast. Mrs. Martin Lauther visits Dubuque with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin and Miss Aileen Weber in Dubuque. Mary Leytem visiting Walker.
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Fred Lehner
Kremer & Strong
Martha Oeschger
Monticello
Rita
Laura Bisenius
Katherine Aeschtgen
Dubuque
Michael Aeschtgen
Jacob Conter
John Conter
Beloit
Wisconsin
Michael Lauser
Charles Michael
J. Ramm
Hehir
Cherry Mound
St. Peter’s
Temple Hill
Sue Kitchen
S. M. Adamson
Jones
Vera
Local Sale At Clark's Addition Draws Mixed Interest
July 20 report from Wyoming notes front and back lots at a Clark's addition sale drew fair attendance and generally satisfactory results for promoters though back lots remained largely unsold. Headlines also recall Clyde Allen losing part of his thumb after a dynamite mishap and local clerical and civic updates including a new janitor, moving residents, haying progress, and various visitors.
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Wyoming
Clark
Jeli
Clyde
Lee Allen
G. M. Hogaboom
Joe Luke
Anamosa
Mureka
I. HW. Ladage
Edward
HK. M. Hensty
Maquoketa
Stalph Heasty
E. H. Lawson
Olin
J. W. Morse
Des Moines
W. G. Krause
Cedar Rapids
S. H. Brainard
Local Socials and Visits Round Scotch Grove Area
Residents and guests from Cedar Rapids Dubuque Des Moines and Waterloo frequent Scotch Grove and nearby towns. Families such as Warner Latta Brady King Ralston Cooper and Oltman host and visit relatives while carnival attendance local hospital updates and a choir meeting highlight community events.
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Scotch Grove
Scotch Brove
William B. Warner
Loeda
Paul
George
Cedar Rapids
Warner
Robert Clark
F. W. Royden
PF. A. Royden
Elizabeth Latta
J. Forward
Dubuque
R. W. Brady
Brady
Bert King
Castle Grove
Lindley
Child
Anamosa
Grant Ralston
Win. Baldwin
Billy
Des Moines
August Ladehoff
Jake Zeeseckamp
William Oltman
Monticello
Perry Sutherland
Waterloo
Manchester
Nelson Kiburz
D. O. Sinclair
J. L. Prouty
Roland Glenn
Center Junction
J. M. Eby
Local Notes From Sand Spring and Nearby Towns
Sunday visitors include Mr and Mrs H S Pierce and family at C I Wilson home in Lamont and Lois Pierce joining a trip to Manchester. Residents welcome guests from Oregon Ohio and Iowa as relatives visit and return home. Smallpox illness reported for Lillian Slauson. several locals make Cedar Rapids and Monticello visits.
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Sand Spring
H. S Pierce
Lois
F. M. Wheeless
F. J. el
Clara
Louise
Flora Ruhl
C. 1
Wilson
Lamont. ' S
H. S&s. Pierce
F. M. Dean
Hopkinton
Manchester
L. E. Garlinghouse
Halfway
Oregon
Morday
Harry Glangz
Ie Tharp
Near Hopkin
Mildred Blair
H. Martin
Had’s Grove
Clara Gestel
Nlora Ruhl
Nati
Ohio
Hazel Green
Florence Kurth
G. H. Guetzko
J. R. Gearhart
Thelma Brown
Cedar Rapids
Della Cool
Worthington
A. Blair
Monticello
Prairieburg News Briefs and Local Visits
In Prairieburg July 19 a near drowning occurred when a pit water risked safety due to oat hulls covering its surface. Little Miss Lura Crosby celebrated a birthday with 26 friends visiting from 2 to 6 PM. Other notes include Mrs. Vavea’s Cedar Rapids return, visits by Iva and Flovel DeLancey to Mrs. Reagan, and the Caldwell family trip to Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Alice Burnside is gravely ill after a third stroke. Local visits include Mary Burke’s Cedar Rapids trip and Monticello guests Mr. and Mrs. John Sible and Mrs. Mary Abby, with W. S. Deen and Daisy Miller visiting near Iowa Falls.
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Prairieburg
Lumber Co
Lura Crosby
Vavea
Tony Kula
Cedar Rapids
Iva
Flovel DeLancey
Jack Reagan
Weelthy Chandler
Oliver Caldwell
A. Caldwell
Coggan
Rock Rapids
Deen
Daisy Miller
Iowa Falls
Quarantine and social notes from Castle Grove
The J A Howie home was quarantined after Miss Fern Howie was diagnosed a light small pox case. Miss Luella Dugan from De Kalb Illinois visits Miss Mary Delay. Des Moines trip for state Republican convention by S M Hosford. Local events include Will Hiller at Anamosa meeting and Fred Hahn’s carpenters building Herman Hahn’s new house. Reforms and visits noted among residents Ide from Monticello preached at Lutheran church. Hosfords of Monticello visited Castle Grove. Dietiker relatives toured near Cascade.
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Castle Grove
J. A. Howie
Fern Howie
Luella Dugan
de Kalb
Illinois
Mary Delay
St. Clare's College
Clinton
S.M. Hosford
Des Moines
O. F. Hosford
Monticello
John Dietiker
Cascade
Slauson’s Son Ill as Edgewood Bank Change Nears
Roy Slauson’s east of Sand Spring list notes a child ill with the Iran D. Lyle and others buy Chas Blanchard’s stake in the State Bank of Edgewood as Blanchard retires July 1. A hollow brick silo on Earl Peet’s Jones county farm was struck by lightning.
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Roy Slauson
Sand Spring
Iran D
Lyle
Blanchard
State Bank of
Edgewood
Earl Peet
Jones County
Will Sheppard Nominated to Oppose Swindell for County Ticket
Democratic county convention nominated Will Sheppard of Hazel Green to contest C. A. Swindell on the county ballot. John William Stahr, born October 22, 1831 in Saxony, died July 7, 1920 after a long life in Delaware county near Hopkinton with his wife Louise Peters and seven children.
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Will Sheppard
Hazel Green
C. A. Swindell
John William Stahr
Saxony
Louise Peters
America
Dyersville
Iowa
Delaware County
Hopkinton
Harvesting Sweet Clover Seed Difficulties Shattering
The article notes the challenge of harvesting sweet clover seed without seed loss from shattering due to irregular blooming. Iowa State College advises cutting when 60 to 76 percent of pods are dry and black, with dew or after rain reducing shattering. For field crops, a grain binder is common, though still causes seed loss. some suggest using two passes or methods to mitigate damage.
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Farm Crops Department
Iowa State College
Iowa Notes on Farm Implements and Dairy Weather Impacts
Practical tips from the dairy department at Iowa State College. Attach galvanized iron pans to binders and packers as described in Farmer's Bulletin No. 836. Use tight bottom racks or canvas coverings for sweet clover hauling. Thunderstorms do not sour properly cooled cream, but heat and moisture in storms can affect cream not kept in cooling tanks.
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Farmer's Bulletin No
Iowa State College
August seeding alfalfa without nurse crop in Iowa fields
Iowa farmers and the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station favor sowing alfalfa in August without a nurse crop on plowed land to ensure a solid stand. This method is described as the surest approach by experienced growers.
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Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa Farmers Endorse Interval Planting For Alfalfa
The practice of sowing early summer and at ten day intervals to kill weeds and conserve moisture is supported by Iowa experience. Objections include reduced yields before seeding season and extra labor, plus frequent grasshopper damage on small tracts. Nonetheless the method is said to yield the best alfalfa fields.
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Iowa
Watering storage batteries for cars in hot weather
A trade school expert explains that auto storage batteries lose water through evaporation, especially in heat. Replenish with fresh distilled water every few days rather than keeping the radiator full, as sulfation starts when the fluid drops slightly and reduces battery life, with costs arising later.
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R. L. McFarland
Automobile Trade School
Iowa State College
Kerosene Remedy for Squeaky Vehicle Brakes
Iowa State College agricultural engineering notes that spraying kerosene on brake bands can improve grip on the brake drum when stopping. The kerosene dissolves oily residue, leaving the surface clean and reducing squeaks.
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Agricultural Engineering Department
Iowa State College
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Monticello Express
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Chas. A. Doxsee
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McGregor
Mary Hosch
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Mirza Earhart
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Gwendoline
Elenor Keifer
4Wingle
Terry McDermott
Ed Gongawire
Sadie Conlin
Abiss
Joe Copley
Baldwin
Gud Chilgr
J. B.ers
Geo. Hauck
Milwaukee
Sacred Heart Sanitarium
John Gearharton
Contin
Mason City
Q. J. Winters
Mary Lehner
Wanad
Vphrairieburg
Hopkinton Leader News
Sweet Clover
C. R. Coon
A. J. AH. McNeill
Der
Women’s
Oxfords
Louis
Tiffany
Stan
Star
Goodyear
Geo. Stuhler
Monticello, Iowa
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