Wyoming Correspondence Reports Local Events and Travels
The town notes Reynold and Mrs. Fishwild depart for the Pacific coast visiting Colville Washington and the San Francisco exposition. Local business backs Chautauqua for 1916. Real estate purchases Ladage buys W H Henderson property. Residents attend Hagenbeck Wallace show and plan spring moves amid damp haying weather and weed control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Reynold Fishwild
Pacific Coast
W. W. Fordham
Colville
Washington
San Francisco
California
W. H. Ladage
W. H. Henderson
East
Webster Street
Jennie Eye
Jones Street
Sarah Qhaloupka
Inglis
Exposition
Waterloo
Amelia White
Pegoot
Minnesota
D. G. Tebo
Maquoketa
Anamosa Fair Promises Novel Attractions and Visitors
Anamosa’s upcoming fair is booked with many attractions including a high risk wedding in a lion’s cage for couples with nerve. Local visitors include Henry L. Peck editor of the Randolph Times and his wife from Randolph Nebraska. Farmers fret over rain harming haymaking and harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Billy Hogan
Henry L. Peck
Randolph
Nebraska
Peck
Randolph Times
Mr. Peck
M. G. Burch
Electric Light Office
Sarah Ogden
Grinnell
Wesley Jacobus
Park Ogden
Yellowstone
Cass Township
Jap Ramsey
Condit
Steele City
Ora Condit Stickle and Children
North Carolina
Bertha Kratzer Condit
Colorado
James Templeman
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Misa Freda Thoeming
Harry Thelming
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Dell Blakesles
Fremont
Chicago
E. T. Soper
Nevada
Iowa
Mesdames Moe and
Derr
Clara Remiley
Alice Jones
Iowa City
Judge
Castle Grove News and Local Notices Highlights
Thieves preying on poultry and oats losses spur calls for a vigilance committee in Osatle Grove. Local residents, visitors from Monticello and Prairieburg, church announcements, social visits, hospital news, and harvest notes fill this week’s community roundup.
Center Junction News Brief
Center Junction local brief notes a celebration for Grandma Thomas on July 28, marking a family milestone in the small town.
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Center Junction
Grandma Thomas
Har
Community notes of social visits and births in Iowa
Last Friday afternoon a birthday anniversary was celebrated with entertaining lady friends and refreshments. Several residents report travels and visits including Mrs A Scofield and Mrs Buck visiting Fred Buck in Millford. A baby girl weighing eight pounds was born to Mr and Mrs Harry Green last Friday. Others attended shopping trips and visits to Garner Milan Oxford Mills Elwood and Marshall Minnesota.
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Mr. Farmer
David Phillips
Center Junction
Iowa
A. Scofield
Buck
Millford
Fred Buck
W. Frey
Springville
Lacey
Threshing Season Opens as Moncrief Threshes Lyons’ Barley
Onslow July 27 the threshing season opened with Robert Moncrief threshing George Lyons barley. He next works for P H Schmalfelt who has a fine winter wheat crop to be reported after threshing. Johnston Bros stock buyers report heavy hog shipments, one car per day. Local social notes mention visitors from Cedar Rapids Wyoming and Washington state and move of Will Sears to Anamosa.
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Onslow
Robert Moncrief
George Lyons
P. H. Schmalfelt
Schmalfelt
Mr. Farmer
David Phillips
Center Junction
Iowa
Johnston Bros
Fannie Franks
Wyoming
Milen Franks
Helen
Louise Stickley
Cedar Rapids
Helen Lamey
Jobo Rhodes
Blanche Acorn
Colville
Washington
Ward Orr
H. V. McClellen
Everet
Will Dennison
Daws
Express
EB. L. Anderson
Ed Franks
W. CO. Holtz
H. P. Barber
Will Sears
Anamosa
Prairieburg notes on injuries visitors and church events
John Walker was thrown from a motorcycle last week breaking his collar bone and injuring his elbow making him unavailable for work. Mae Rowley and son returned to Cedar Rapids after a long visit. A Catholic supper and dance at the brick church raised 700 dollars for the society. The M E church was newly cleaned and papered. John Walmut had city water connected to his residence. J C Walker of Cedar Rapids visited. Mesdames Peet and Sexton of Mon Geeta visited. May Burna from Dubuque visited Pat Stevens. Roy Fisher is visiting his parents in Rockwell City.
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Prairieburg
John Walker
Mae Rowley
Little Son
Asdar Rapids
Rowleys
M. E
John Walmut
J.C. Walker
Cedar Rapida
Burg
Mesdames Peet and
Sexton
Mon- Geeta
Dubuque
Pat Stevens
Roy Fisher
Rockwell City
License Required for Trap Shooting in Hopkinton
Citizens must obtain a license to trap shoot, with a one dollar fee for Americans and ten dollars for aliens, as part of a winterly law change. Local items include Clyde Wilson assisting a moving pictures lecture on the chautauqua circuit, the Lamont Brothers drawing good business with a traveling circus, and changes in local bank staffing as A W McDonald resigns as cashier. Dr W B Guthrie of New York visits Hopkinton for his sister Mary’s illness.
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United States
Clyde Wilson
Hopkinton
Clyde
Poole
Chautauqua
England
Pete Vesey
Nick Thomas
Delhi
Lamont Brothers
O’grady
Hopkinton Yard
A. W. McDonald
Farmers’ State Bank
W. B. Guthrie
New York
Mary
Wilsons Third Note Condemns German Submarine Policy
The Chicago Herald lauds President Wilson for his firm yet courteous third note to Germany about submarine warfare. It praises the speech as honest and respectful, reflecting American resolve and solidarity with the nation’s 100 million citizens.
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Chicago Herald
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Golden Wedding Anniversary Honored in Monticello
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Sutton celebrated fifty years of marriage at their Monticello home with friends and neighbors. The couple, residents 22 years, were married July 29 1865 in Hurdtown New Jersey. He is a Civil War veteran and Medal of Honor recipient. A festive program featured readings music and speeches as they enter retirement in the sunset of life.
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John R. Sutton
Monticello
Mr. Sutton
Mrs. Sutton
Aunt Molly
Samaria Perrine
Harriet Thoeni
Helen Hosford
G. Waite
Riley
Lola Cowan
Alice Hanawalt
Hdna Wenger
Molly
Johnnie
Sutton
New Jersey
Langworthy
Oxford Junction
Vinton
Hurdtown
Morris County
Joseph
Sarah Sutton
Danville
Warren County
Co. E. 7Th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry
Mary Ann Goarcke
Alexander
Sarah Goarcke
Iowa
Death of Mrs Amos L Himebaugh at Epworth and Scotch Grove
Mary Ellen Himebaugh died July 23 at age eighty four plus at the home of her son Ernest L. Himebaugh in Scotch Grove after infirmities of age. Funeral services were held at Scotch Grove and Epworth conducted by Rev. Phillips and Rev. J R A Hanner. She was born December 22 1831 in Chautauqua County New York and died leaving two daughters Ella Ruth and Geneva Catherine and two sons Phineas M and Ernest L. She lived in New York Pennsylvania Illinois Kane County Jones County Epworth and Dubuque County and was a lifelong member of the Methodist Episcopal church with seventeen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Interment was beside her husband in Epworth.
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Mary Ellen Himebaugh
Ernest L. Himebaugh
Scotch Grove
Epworth
J. R. A. Hanner
Huxley
Grandma
Himebaugh
Mary Helen Davis
Phineas and
Ruth (Root) Davis
New York State
Chautauqua County
New York
Mine County
Pennsylvania
Amos P. Himebaugh
Kane County
Illinois
Jones County
Iowa
Dubuque County
Geneva
Mr. Himebaugh
Speak Well of Your Town Editorial
Anamosa Journal urges residents to boost and defend their town. It argues that frequent criticism comes from those who contribute least and receive the least respect, asserting a town is worth living in only when it is actively promoted.
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Anamosa Journal
Inmate Severely Beaten in Reformatory Blacksmith Shop Incident
The Anamosa Eureka reports inmate Otto Vachoski was struck with a hammer by a fellow convict in the reformatory blacksmith shop last Tuesday afternoon. Vachoski, previously convicted of rape and serving a life sentence, was taken to the prison hospital and is expected to recover. Additional notes cover motorcycle race results, reformatory staff visits, county prisoner intakes and paroles, local property sales, medical procedures, and a speeding incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Vachoski
Reformatory
Vachoski
Vochoski
Dale Paul
Oxford Junction
Leon Carroll
Supreme Court
Wochoski
George A. Killinger
Manchester
Killinger
Shorty
Brickly
Messrs
McConologue
Dixon
McColl
State Board of Control
Laat
Dubuque County
Dallas
Chickasaw
Green
Department For Insane
Board of Parole
Wm. Dennis
Cedar Rapids
Wm. Lines
Roast language and warmth debated in St Paul opinion
In a Pioneer Press piece readers discuss whether phrases like with due consideration or with due credit affect the warmth of a roast and reflect on what defines a roast in tone and purpose. The column weighs intent, humor, and respectful critique in public discourse.
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St. Paul Pioneer Press
Ifeo
Senator Cummins Criticized For Summer Travel Style
A Kansas reporter prompted questions about why Senator Cummins spent the summer traveling in crowded coaches and speaking in hot auditoriums rather than relaxing on the Waveland golf links, prompting embarrassment for the senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Kansas
Cummins
Waveland
Desertion at Hopkinton prompts search for wife
L A Cozart of Hopkinton travels to Marion in search of his wife Nettie Boots Cozart after she left with a man and went from Monticello to Anamosa then Marion. The couple, married seven years, have two children aged about six and four. Cozart describes himself as honest and says he seeks her to bring the children home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
L. A. Cozart
Cedar Rapids
L.A. Cozart
Marion
Cozart
Monticello
St Swithin Day Weather Lore and Its Old Belief
The piece explains St Swithin Day and the belief that rain on July 15 predicts forty days of rain or sunshine. It notes historical references from Paur Robin’s Almanac and Greenwich observations, mentions St Swithin’s birth in 800, his bishopric of Winchester, and the persistence of this superstition.
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Paur Robin
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Ladies’ Aid Society
The
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August Heiden
Musselshell County
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Will Siebals
Union Township
J. H. Specht
W. A. Montgomery
John Reuter
W. D. McLaughlin
Hopkinton Leader News
Amos L. Himebaugh
Cascade Pioneer
Hzekiel Moore
Nicholas Hirtz
P.J. Herard
Frank Locher
Francis
Harry Lang
John Kraus
Worthington
Champ Sauser
Iowa State Fair and Exposition Des Moines, Iowa
Sitters
Doutrick Dry Goods Co
M. W. Herrick
E. E. Reed
Herrick & Reed Attorneys AT Law
Monticello State Bank
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