Wyoming whirl of weather and a buggy crash report
Wyoming July 28 report details a Sunday incident near Onslow where John Ricketts collided with a buggy and his automobile overturned. Ricketts suffered several injuries but is expected to recover. The Hansen couple escaped serious harm. The article also notes a local chautauqua setup, a midweek storm damaging some property, and various town updates including medical practice changes, a funeral, and social visits.
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Wyoming
Onslow
August Hansen
John Ricketts
Mr. Ricketts
Maquoketa
W. J. Embree
W. W. Bronson
Embree
Bronson
William Koch
Grand Mound
Wolfe
Brandy Wine
Maryland
E. N. Wilcox
Ohio
W. W. Broderson
Cedar Rapida
Fred D. Heasty
Ames
Peck
West Green Street
Erma Westphal
Phyllis Brown
Cedar Rapids
Neil Tasker
Fred Smith
Automobile Accident In Onslow Injures Rickets And Hansen
Last Sunday a car driven by Mr. Rickets of the Wyoming hotel and livery turned over while trying to pass a team. Mr. Hansen and Mrs. Hansen were injured with Rickets suffering two broken ribs and a shoulder, and Mrs. Hansen hurt in the hip but not seriously. Mr. Hansen jumped clear. they were taken to repairs, and the car to Sears for service.
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Onslow
Rickets
Wyoming
August Hansen
Hansen
Johnston Brothers
Kate Maurice
Sheriff Hogan
T. H. Lightfoot
Lightfoot
Jewett Bates
Chicago
Los Angeles
Morrison
Illinois
Ean
J. B. Lyona
O. B. Easler
Clinton
Mary Paulsen
Rock Island
Fred Hansen
Oliver Spooner
Des
Local Student and Visitors Report Home Ties
Peter Schmelfeldt and his wife returned Monday from a visit with friends in Minnesota. Miss Elma Greiser is home from school in Davenport. Miss Emma Overholt is visiting at Newton, Iowa. He is to graduate from Highland Park college in Moines.
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Moines
Highland Park College
Peter Schmelfeldt
Minnesota
Elma Greiser
Davenport
Emma Overholt
Newton
Iowa
Tragic Death Of Young Castle Grove Lad
George Miller aged about ten, son of Mr and Mrs George Miller, died at home last Monday night after a lifelong illness that left him paralyzed and unable to help himself. The community offers sympathy to the bereaved parents as they mourn the loss.
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Castle Grove
George Miller
George
Henry Hills
Heiney
Ford
John Barrack
Augusta
Monticello
Bert King
J. L. Appleby
Buck Creek
King
Henry Barrack
Joe Kennedy
W. D. McLaughlin
H. E. Deischer
Waddick and Barrack
L. P. Waddick
Ed Jones
Mount Pleasant
Gerhard Siebels
D. J. Hogan
Ooggon
Community Notes From Center Junction Residents
Center Junction July 28. Local residents share visits and trips with relatives. multiple residents travel to nearby towns and lakes for weekends and vacations. Births and visitors appear among the townsfolk, including hospitalities from Cedar Rapids to Anamosa and Wyoming.
Prairieburg Society Notes Keep Readers Up to Date
Mrs Carhart of Marion spoke on the Des Moines rescuing home for children at M B church in Prairieburg. Local visitors include Jacob Schleicher Miss Laura Schleicher and Dr L J Wilkinson in Iowa City. Various residents travel and recoveries noted with illnesses and accidental injuries among Prairieburg families.
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Prairieburg
Carhart
Marion
Des Moines
M. B
Jacob Schleicher
Laura Schleicher
L. J. Wilkinson
Iowa City
Clarence Conklin
Burg
A. A. Bowman
Lost Nation
L. B. Minehart
Waukon
Cedar Rapids
Lena Burk
Anamosa
McLaughlin
George Leclare
J. B. Rhatigan
Rogers Home
Louise Monnier
Allie Mangold
Little Daughtr
Ida Eddy
Schoonover
Scotch Grove Ice Cream Parlor to Open with Free Dish
E L Himebaugh will open his ice cream parlor Saturday evening with a free dish of cream for each lady and a street concert by the band. The creamery picnic is planned for August 4 with emphasis on an all day event. Rev and Mrs Elges depart for Chicago on an overland trip for about a month. Mrs W A Rizer and two daughters plan a visit to Doon with her parents. Threshing is active with four machines working in the area.
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Scotch Grove
E. L. Himebaugh
Doon
Epworth Visitors and Local Social Notes
Mrs M. Birnebaugh of Epworth visits her son Ernest this week. D A Glenn and L Coder build the entry at Center School House. Rev R A Brough and family of Springville visit friends at Center Junction. The band played at a social in Center Junction last Saturday. Mr and Mrs Jasper Russett visit Sid Hughes. Many plan to attend chautauqua this week. Louise Breitbaugh visited with friends here last week.
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Center Junction
Olimer Henderson
Walker
Audrey
Stanwood
Mildred Williamson
Ruth Nelson
Charles Preston
Lakes
Tisha Dowden
Monmouth
Sinkey
Anamosa
Aige Lula McDonald
Joe Dowden
Baldwin
Marie Hanwardson
Gaylord Miller
Cedar Rapids
Hal Smith
James Meade
Ilinois
Will Redman
J. G. Krouse
Wm. Henderson
Art Glick
Olin
Earl Jones
Hale
K. F. Buxton
Canada
Birnebaugh
Epworth
Ernest
D. A. Glenn
L. Coder
Center School House
R. A. Brough
Springville
Jasper Russett
Sid Hughes
Chautauqua
Louise Breitbaugh
Monticello July 1874 Highlights and Buildings Update
The Monticello Express records July 1874 events including marriages Miss L A Rickford and J O Wright on the 14th, and crystal anniversary for Mr Mrs Charles E B Wales on the 19th. New brick bakery by Robert Young finished July 1, school board awards ward school contract to N W Austin, and Monticello Fair Association builds an exhibition hall with band stand. A barn of Mrs James Johnson near Sand Spring burns July 20, four young men enlist for Independent Firs Co fire protection, band organized under Charles Dewey with members listed, July 28 rainstorm damages John Gibson brick kiln roof and town signs, plus 4th of July celebrations with Higgin's Grove picnic speeches, fair grounds gathering, fireworks and four horse races.
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The
Monticello Express
L. A. Rickford
J. O. Wright
M. M. Moulton
Robert Young
Charles EB
Wales
Monticello
N. W. Austin
Monticello Fair Association
John Reuger
Schodde Dry Goods
Independent Firs Co
J. A. Chandler
Mra
James Johnson
Sand Spring
Higgin’s Grove
George H. Parker
Davenport
Fair Grounds
Automobilist Arrested in Dubuque Fatality Death of Charles McDonald
Charles McDonald died in Dubuque after being struck by an automobile driven by Frank Hancock son of A B Hancock of International Harvester Co. Hancock was arrested for alleged criminal carelessness. McDonald stepped from a street car onto Couler Avenue and was hit, suffer ing a fractured skull, severe injuries, and died about two hours later at Mercy hospital.
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Charles McDonald
Dubuque
Frank Hancock
A. B. Hancock
International Harvester Co
Young Hancock
Couler Avenue
McDonald
Rapataz
Mercy Hospital
Trusted Prisoner Caught After Escape From Ames Camp
Convict Frank Johnson of the Anamosa reformatory escaped from the Ames road camp and was arrested in Grand Island Nebraska. He was jailed for ten years for attempting to blow the Green Bay Lumber Company safe, with fourteen months remaining on his sentence. The new law adds five years to his term.
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Frank Johnson
Anamoga
Man and Marriage Advice Quips From Topeka Capital
The Topeka Capital sketches gender and work stereotypes with quips about marriage and family. A busy man with a wife and razor is described, while men accepting low pay are portrayed as curious about actors earning higher weekly sums.
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Topeka
Tank Beverly
Poor Trade Compared Shankland for Salinger
The Marshalltown Times-Republican likens dropping Shankland for Salinger to trading a strong horse for a much weaker one, criticizing the move as a poor personnel swap.
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Marshalltown Times-Republican
Shankland
Salinger
A Few Words About Paying
A letter to the editor criticizes a paving tax law for corner lots. The writer argues the assessment method based on lot area causes unequal costs and proposes a equity plan: charge full corner costs, credit 15 percent to improved lots, and adjust if only one side is paved. Fair Play.
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the Express
The Value of Courtesy in the Railroads
A railroad president extols courtesy as essential to good service and social bonds. He cites delays and rude treatment as causes of trouble, urging courteous behavior at ticket windows and baggage rooms as a low cost, high return virtue for all employees.
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Dubuque
Bids Sought for Iron Bridge Span and Concrete Box Culvert
Jones county Iowa seeks sealed bids by August 4 1914 for an 82 ft iron bowstring span and a 6x6 concrete box 20 ft long with plans at the county auditor office. Bids require a 5 percent certified check and a 60 percent performance bond. county may reject all bids and may waive defects. Location details include Fawn Creek over second street Anamona and the northeast quarter of section 26 Wayne township.
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Jones County
Iowa
E. J. Hines
I. B. Apan
Fawn Creek
Second Street
Anamona
Lowa
Wayne Township
A Haven. Washington Star quote on peace and battleship home
The Washington Star image evokes moments when a sturdy battleship resembles a haven for the dove of peace, blending military strength with pacific symbolism.
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Washington Star
Cummins Named Among First Four Senators in The Council Bluffs Nonpareil
The Clinton Herald notes that Cummins ranks with the senate’s top four, alongside La Follette Clapp and Borah. It contrasts him with less prominent peers such as Root Lodge McLean Gore and Kern, who are deemed unsuitable for comparison.
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Clinton Herald
Council Bluffs
Cummins
Senate
la ¥Ollette
Clapp
Borah
Root
Lodge
McLean
Gore
Kern
Pioneer Captain Ingham Dies at 87 in Oregon
Capt W H Ingham longtime Kossuth County Bank president and pioneer resident of Algona died last Tuesday night at his son’s home in Olympia Oregon at age 87 Born 1827 in Inghams Mills New York he settled Cedar Rapids 1851 and earned his title in Iowa Indian skirmishes He is survived by Harvey Ingham Des Moines Mrs Mary He Doxsee Redwood City CA George W Ingham Olympia WA Mrs Helen V Russell Omaha and Cornelia McClossney Iowa City Funeral services likely in Algona next Monday
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W. H. Ingham
Kossuth County
Kossuth County Bank
Algona
Harvey Ingham
Des Moines Register and Leader
George W. Ingham
Olympia
Oregon
Ingham’s Mills
New York
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Spirit Lake
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J. W. Doxsee
Witter
Isles’ House
Gaus
Neutrick Dry Goods Co
Firestone Quality
Akron, Ohio
Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
America
Middle West
Panama Canal
Pavilion
Iowa State Fair and Exposition
State Railroad Commission
Lewis
Bell Tele
Bell System
Ment
Bell Telephone Service
Iowa Telephone Company
Kettlitz & Kay
Monticello, Iowa
Bark
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