Celebration marks Luckstead 40th wedding anniversary
Wyoming July 21 report notes the 40th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Luckstead celebrated July 12 as a surprise organized by their children. The couple have lived locally 88 years with 33 on a farm near town and five years in Wyoming, earning wide local respect and best wishes for many more anniversaries.
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Wyoming
Fred Luckstead
Luckstead
Will Eye
Peter Schmalfeldt
Pete
Bender
John Bender
Main
Evans Corner
Green
Washington Streets
L. F. Bramer
Steam
Lou
Ronald Brown
Iowa City
Geo. E. Farley
William Chamberlain
Cedar Rapids
Milo Smith
M. E
French
Helena Wilcox
D. BE. Courtright
Hansen Bros
F. L. Holub’s
Tasker & Atherton
Henry Bramer
Albert DeWitt
Mechanicsville
Mery Griswold
Eather
Tourtellot
Onslow Names and Local Happenings July Update
Onslow reports include two citizens renting a buggy to fish at Ebys mill where the horse balked and needed a stump puller to free the gear. Wind and rain damaged corn but the stand remains strong. The M E church Ladies Aid held a picnic with Center Junction guests. Orlando McDaniel arrives from Lake Okaboji en route to Long Beach California. Rev E W Benbow takes a two week vacation leaving Mrs Benbow and baby with Supervisor Thomson near Wyoming. Minor Bullock injures a foot with a pitchfork. crutches used. William Dennison returns from Thompsonville Connecticut.
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R. R. Miller
Ladies’ Aid Society
Carter
Center Junction
Long Beach
California
E. W. Benbow
Prairieburg social and building updates on July
Prairieburg hosts a large birthday gathering for Miss Gertrude Richard with a picnic at the Palisades and her visit to her brother’s home. Elevators progress with Cedar Rapids contractors. locals report shops busy. Various nearby residents and visitors are listed with visits, weddings, illnesses, and church services noted.
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Prairieburg
Palisades
Gertrude Richard
Gertrude
Cedar Rapida
Ella Scherrer
Monticello
Earl Bebes
Scheer
Clifford Tharp
Bessie Knapp
Alburnette
Mr. Tharp
Will Mangold
Iowa City
Mesdames Starry and
Valanta
England
Dorothy Wood
Wilkinson
Rev. Dwelle
Central City
Burg
M. KE
Loss of Percheron stallion harms local farmers
Castle Grove on July 22 reports John A. Hubbard losing his prized Percheron stallion Cole, a heavy blow to Hubbard and local farmers who need strong horses. Visits from Cedar Rapids and Monticello residents occur as Rev W A Montgomery attends a Cedar Rapids bible conference. Haying nears completion and thrasher noise will rise. Mrs P B Black remains seriously ill. Carl Casper's condition unchanged.
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Castle Grove
John A. Hubbard
Cole
Hubbard
Pat Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Sarah Kennedy
M. J. Hogan
Monticello
W. A. Montgomery
Wm. McAleer
Independence
P. BE. Black
Carl Casper
Center Junction News Briefs and Notable Local Appointments
Mrs Guy McDonald learns her sister Lillian was struck by a fast train at Stanwood and badly injured though hopes for recovery remain. L E Brownell of Hopkinton visited town while attending Mr and Mrs John Benders 55th wedding anniversary in Wyoming.
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Guy McDonald
Lillian
Stanwood
L. E. Brownell
Hopkinton
Wyoming
John Bender
Maquoketa
Hal Smith
A. G. Smith
M. E. Dodge
Frank Alexander
Cedar Rapids
Andrew Serbousek
EB. L. Tomlinson
Blanche Collier
Don Vrooman
Hale
Funeral Attendees From Sand Spring Reach Hopkinton
The Sand Spring community reports attendance at Mrs. John Allen's funeral in Hopkinton on Friday afternoon by Mr. and Mrs. John Appleby Eva and Louise Warner and Anna and Jetta Bobbiken Mrs. C W Eden and three children from east of Anamosa. East of Anamosa residents also visited Mrs. G J Bohlken.
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Sand Spring
John Allen
Hopkinton
John Appleby
Eva
Louise Warner
Anna
Jetta Bobbiken
C. W. Eden
Anamosa
G. J. Bohlken
Henry Bohlken
Adolf
John
Gerd Bohlken
A. Blair
Jeanetta
Mildred
Russell
Anna Guthrie
Monticello
J. Matthiessen
Amber July 21 Briefs and Local Notes
Roy Eschernach again serves as agent for Anamosa Lumber Co. Dean Parkhill of Lenox College visited Sunday. Harold Bailey now operates the grocery wagon. The next major activity listed is threshing.
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Amber
Roy Eschernach
Anamosa Lumber Co
Dean Parkhill
Lenox College
Harold Bailey
Not a toy Job, Burlington Hawkeye
A humorous remark on ambition from the Burlington Hawkeye notes that many boys dream of becoming president, yet a boy may not recognize happiness when it comes.
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Burlington
United States
Cupid Resting in Shade Amid Busy Period
No marriage licenses issued in the past week. Dr A G Hejinian returned from an eastern trip visiting Atlantic City Philadelphia and Baltimore including Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Anamosa fair stand privileges fetched 61 dollars to the highest bidder. Floyd Truesdale a Monticello bootlegger finished a 115 day jail term and was released on his own recognizance for later federal investigation. J T Lanigan boasted strong petition showing at Monticello and urged conciliatory stance toward the Fifth district Democratic committee.
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Cupid
A. G. Hejinian
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Baltimore
John Hopkins Hospital
Anamosa Fair
Floyd Truesdale
Monticello
United States
Healy
Cedar Rapids
J.T. Lanigan
Monticelo
Lanigan
Miss May Collins Visits Relatives in Iowa Town
Miss May Collins daughter of Maurice Collins of Lohrville visits her aunt Miss Maggie Collins and had earlier stayed with her uncle W. J. Aitchison near Monticello. Twelve dollars worth of spoiled eggs resulted from a week of candling at a local establishment and the contract to erect a residence for Mrs. John Heery was awarded to J. B. Aitchison on Kremer estate lots at National and Rochester streets. Mrs. Matt Sadler remains in poor health with her son Louis P. Sadler of Pionier and sister M Celestine of Sioux City arriving today.
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Martha Campbell
Lizzie McMaster
Holtz Store
Frances French
George Chase
Thelma Johnson
Maquoketa
Misa Lada Riley
Delmar
George McDonal
McDonal
Charles Hall
Clarinda
Hansen’s
Clarence Sears
Clinton
May Collins
Maurice Collins
Lohrville
Maggie Collins
W. J. Aitchison
Monticello
J. B. Aitchison
John Heery
Kremer
National
Rochester Streets
Matt Sadler
Louis P. Sadler
Pionier
Iowa
M. Celestine
Sioux City
Death of Mrs. Maria Hasler Egger at Monticello
Mrs. Maria Hasler Egger wife of Peter Egger Sr. died at home in Monticello on July 18 from heart disease. Funeral held at German Reformed church with Rev. Roland Kuentzel. six sons served as pallbearers. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Born December 10 1843 in Bern Switzerland she was 70.7.8. The Egger family had lived in Lovell and Cascade townships before Monticello. Eleven of their thirteen children survived the funeral with ten in attendance. The husband Peter Egger Sr. also survived. She was a devoted member of the German Reformed church and left 55 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
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Maria Hasler Egger
Peter Egger Sr
Monticello
German Reformed Church
Roland Kuentzel
Oakwood
Marie Hasler
Bern
Switzerland
Peter Egger
United States
Lovell Township
Cascade Township
Dubuque County
Eggar
Albert Gruenig
Peter Egger Jr
O’neil
Nebraska
Bids invited for bridge span and concrete box work Anamosa Iowa
Jones county Iowa calls sealed bids by August 4 1914 for a 32 ft 1 B span and 6x6 concrete box with 6 ft span 20 ft long plans at the county auditor. Bid bond 5 percent certified check to H J Hines with contract and bond due in ten days if awarded. Bond 60 percent required. county may waive defects and reject all bids. Tender items include No 82 32 ft I B span over Fawn Creek and No 78 6x6 concrete box 6 ft span 20 ft long at Wayne Township section 26.
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Jones County
Iowa
H. J. Hines
Fawn Creek
Second Street
Anamosa
Wayne Township
Monster Thirty Pound Catfish Caught on Drifted River
A farmhand at Hale aided by a club stunned and hauled a giant catfish from the river. The massive fish weighed thirty pounds on the scales and was brought home by Henry Kruse. The report appears in the Olin Recorder with a nod to Dr. Frank Crane’s Iowa reputation.
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Olin Recorder
Henry Kruse
Hale
Iowa
Frank Crane
Appraisers Advertised for Inheritance Tax Estate
In Jones County Iowa the estate of Frances Conner deceased is named with recipients including the Treasurer of State William Brown and executor Robert C. Stirton. Appraisers will meet at 2 o clock p m on August ith 1911 at the Clerk's office in Anamosa to appraise property liable for the collateral inheritance tax.
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State
Iowan
Jones County
Frances Conner
William ©. Brown
Robert C. Stirton
Sid Estate
Maury Cahalan
Holy Lana
Mary Bobleter
Amelia Kiburz
Kate Tuel
Arvilla Tuel
Oliver Kiburs
Louisa Darling
Geo. L. Lovell
Emma Cr
Bprintad
Richardson
J.W. Conmey
A. O. Sonkes
Notiget
John McDonald
H. M. Garpenter
William McDonald
Elizabeth McDonald Hurry
Helen Smith
John A. McDonald
de LD. McDonald
Geo. D. McDonald
James McDonald
Eliza Serbousek
Mary Ellen McDonald
Margie McDonald Davis
A.W. McDonald
T. Ed. Canty
Sarah J. Canty
Anna L. Canty
Blanche Canty
Mary Evelyn Canty
Children's Home Funding Association
Ottumwa
Iowa
Children’s Home Society
Des Moines
Monticello State Bank
Werk
District Court
Anamosa
J. W. Conmey
A. O. Sonts
W. M Welch
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