Memorial Day Observances Delayed by Rain in Wyoming
Memorial Day activities in Wyoming were dampened by steady rain. Louis Gardner addressed the crowd at the opera house, with Earl Krouse delivering Lincoln's Gettysburg address and Dr W W Bronson speaking for the unknown dead. The cemetery march was omitted, and graves were decorated earlier. Nearby, soldiers Raymond James Bert Bottomstone and Ralph Heasty visited home folks from Des Moines. a reception awaited them that evening.
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Wyoming
Opera House
Louis Gardner
Earl Krouse
Lincoln
W. W. Bronson
Raymond James
Bert Bottomstone
Ralph Heasty
Des Moines
G. E. Farley
Wyoming Schools
Monmouth Consolidated Schools
John Jansen
East Green Street
Jansen
J. H. Westphal
Westphal
E. A. Ralston
Thornburg
Iowa
J. A. Ralston
Steam Mill Corner
Ralston
Donnelson
Rex Heasty
Cedar Rapids
J. A. McDonald
McDonalds
George DeWitt
J. A. Griswald
Mabel Gebhart
Anamosa
Joe Kooba
Funeral Services for Mrs Van Slyke Held at Center Junction
Funeral services conducted at the M E church by Rev Davia for Mrs Sarah E Garrigus Van Slyke born May 20 1840 Morris town NJ died June 3 1917 aged 77 years 14 days interment at North Madison cemetery. She leaves four children thirteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren with many friends recalling her cheerful helping hand and motherly care.
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Albert
Emily Nichola
Boone
Nebraska
Jacob Henry
Anamosa
Bessie Reitz
Wyoming
Albert Homer
Center Junction
Misa Mary van Slyke
Mrs. van Slyke
Ward
Dorothy
David
Rollins
Montana
Red Cross
Eliza Smith
James Young
M. E
Epworth League
Local Social Notes Mention Names and Movements
Mrs. Howard Leech attended a gathering on Wednesday June 13. Mrs. H James of Stone City attended the Van Slyke funeral on Monday. Frank Andrew and Alan Serbousek visited Cedar Rapids on Monday. Miss Belle Moncrief shopped in Cedar Rapids last Saturday. Mrs. M E Dodge traveled to Wyoming Monday morning.
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Howard Leech
H. James
Stone City
van Slyke
Frank
Andrew
Alan Serbousek
Cedar Rapids
Belle Moncrief
M. E. Dodge
Wyoming
Sand Spring Socials Mark Eighteenth Birthday
A large party hosted at Melvin Green home celebrated Miss Minnie Green turning eighteen with gifts and praise. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Scheer and son Carl from Pramreburg and Rev. Ifans Nasther, alongside other local residents. Social rounds note a lively week with visits to Dubuque and Monticello, and a rumored wedding tomorrow.
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Sand
Melvin Green
Minnie
Miss Green
Andrew Scheer
Carl
Pramreburg
Ifans Nasther
J. J. Matthiessen
G. J. Bohlken
Monticello
Marshall Neil
A. Blair
Hopkinton
Alfonzo Schmid
Dubuque
Emma Olmsted
Community Life Notes From Scotch Grove
Scotch Grove reports graduations at Epworth seminary with Miss Gladya among twenty in the class. Canning demonstration set for this morning despite weather and road concerns. Will Sutherland suffers a severe ankle fracture from a horse accident but is recovering. Mailman Williard Himebaugh relocates to the Hoyt house. Mrs. Harry Chase and Miss Thelma Brady return to Onslow. Frank Royden heads to Hopkinton for a college graduation. Mrs. F. D. Sinclair and Miss Nelle Aitchenson attend Epworth commencement. Ella Loomis completes Gowrie school term and returns home. Jasper Russett aids Ki. C. Hughes on farm. Delano Sanford returns from Hopkinton. Registration here completed with none missing. Miriam Rice visits Hopkinton. Mrs. Beals of Center Junction visits Sinclair home. Hermin Rickless back after auto accident. Mrs. Dale Griffin visits from Anamosa. Rev. Park returns from Keokuk. Wedding bells soon in the community.
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Scotch Grove
E. L. Himebaugh
Lucile
Katherine
Epworth Seminary
Gladya
Canning
Will Sutherland
Williard Himebaugh
Hoyt House
Ora Scott
Harry Chase
Thelma Brady
Onslow
Frank Royden
Hopkinton
F. D. Sinclair
Nelle Aitchenson
Epworth
Ella Loomis
Gowrie
Jasper Russett
Cedar Rapids
Ki. C. Hughes
Delano Sanford
Miriam Rice
Irma Sanford
Beals
Center Junction
D. C. Sinclair
Hermin Rickless
Dale Griffin
Anamosa
Rev. Park
Keokuk
Red Cross Society Forms In Onslow With 400 Members
A meeting in Onslow last Friday organized a permanent Red Cross society. Dr. Rawson was elected chairman with Mrs. Dennison as assistant and treasurer, Miss Sears secretary. About 400 signups. notable attendees from Anamosa gave tutoring on the work. The room was cleared for society activities.
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Sears
Kayshaa
Ames
George Chase
Maquoketa
Samson Reel
Jessie Garside
Ruth Spooner
Oliver Spooner
Sybie Walters
Mildred Lamey
Raymond Tebo
Davenport
Ada Walters Henningson
Dike
Iowa
N. B. Walters
M. M. Franke
Excelsior Springs
Miss Dent
Harlan
Charles Rowe
Clinton
Tony
Castle Grove Students Register Amid Storm Reports
In Castle Grove on June 5, 72 local boys enrolled after a prompt call. Two aliens and two declarants noted. Inez Hubbard and Helen Fairbanks from Monticello school class are mentioned. James Supple reports lightning killed two cattle nearby Hazel Green. a singing school continues at the chapel led by Mr. Dunham.
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Castle Grove
Inez Hubbard
Helen Fairbanks
Monticello
James Supple
Hazel Green
Dunham
Unveiling of Miss Lord Portrait at Lenox College
From New York the report notes about thirty pupils enrolled. Rev H C Irvine will speak at the unveiling. Miss Josephine James of Bellevue left Rev Irvine’s for Cedar Falls. Mrs Dennis Delay returned from Minneapolis after medical treatment. A sacred concert was held at the chapel Sunday evening directed by Mr Dunham. James F Delay lost a heifer to lightning during the storm. John Haley repainted his dwelling.
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New York
H. C. Irvine
Miss Lord
Lenox College
Josephine James
Bellevue
John Haley
Soldier Arrives At Clarence Knapp Home In Prairieburg
Prairieburg notes report a visiting soldier arriving Sunday at the Clarence Knapp residence. Local items mention cemetery meeting aims to hire someone to oversee upkeep, the 8.8 S. convention being canceled due to road conditions, and several residents and workers moving about town for summer duties.
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Prairieburg
Clarence Knapp
George W. Schoonover
Marion
A. D. Benson
C. Wiles
Moving Picture Theatre
Jédyth Potter
Anderson Place
Anamosa
Parker DeLancey
Milo
Local Red Cross Gathers 164 Members and Plans Work
Mr Brownell is seriously ill at home in the north part of town. The Red Cross committee reports 164 members after forming last week and plans a meeting at headquarters to begin actual work. The Lincoln Hawkeye Pike route from Monticello through Castle Grove and Ryan to Manchester is finally located after a zigzag search.
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Brownell
J. S. Brownell
David Smith
the Red Cross
Hopkinton
Delhi
Delaware
Monticello
Manchester
Baskerville
Castle Grove
Ryan
Cascade Pioneer Items and Local Obituaries
Cascade Pioneer reports the death of Mrs. Benjamin Hawkins at the family home after months of illness. J. L. Faber conducted insurer adjuster duties in Clayton county. Mrs. Liza Jane Allen of South Garry Owen died Friday morning from diabetes and gangrene. A local scandal is noted as baseless gossip from a low-minded source.
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Benjamin Hawkins
J. L. Faber
Clayton County
Liza Jane Allen
South Garryowen
Jones County Farm Tour Planned by Farm Improvement Association
The Jones County Farm Improvement Association schedules a June 12 farm tour with three Agricultural Extension Department specialists. They will present short talks at various farms on farming aspects, with a veterinarian and experts in farm crops oils and animal husbandry. All boys in Baby Beef Corn and Pig Clubs are urged to attend. call the county agent for directions.
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Jones County Farm Improvement Association
Agricultural Extension Department
Baby Beef and Corn
Monticello Land Sale Ends Rail Readiness
FF H Shimanek and BH A Grimwood sold a Monticello land tract after a railroad company began removing tracks to clear a move before June 1. Local Monticello interests poised to buy as escrow closes.
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Oxford Mirror
H. Shimanek
BH. A. Grimwood
Monticello
Mr. Shimanek
Grimwood
Pruning Service Offered by Ames Student
A horticultural student from Ames will prune trees for residents. He can perform all kinds of pruning and is available through the county agent for arranging services. Contact the county agent to arrange depending on need.
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Ames
War disrupts hobo trade in Sioux Falls
In the Sioux Falls Argus Leader a note warns that one line of business will not operate as usual during the war the hobo trade. The terse remark signals broader social changes as wartime conditions affect itinerant workers and urban labor.
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Sioux Falls
Bringing It Home, Correctionville News War Note
The item notes that early lists of American dead will appear in papers and suggests the war will not seem a gay affair to readers. It reflects wartime sentiment and references forthcoming casualty reports.
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Correctionville
June 1897 Monticello Express births deaths and events
June 1897 Monticello records show births to Gerd Null and J. W. DeWitt families, infant deaths of Leota Gibson Ruth Hoag and others, marriages of Edith Johns Hutton Ruby Schneider Chapman Wilcox Kaylor Stadtmuller, and notable events including a barn fire on Tobias Tobiason’s farm.
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Monticello Express
Gerd Null
Howard Deischer
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Louise Leclerc
George F. Leclerc
Caroline Hicks
Syracuse
New York
Leota
Benjamin Gibson
Mis
Edith M. Johns
Lewis E. Hutton
Scotch Grove
J. W. DeWitt
Abraham Arduser
Otto
Switzerland
Alfred von Grunigen
Switzer
Emma Jacobs
King Kaylor
Wayne Township
Ruth
Elmer EB. Hoag
Tobias Tobiason
Augusta Stadtmuller
John Stadtmuller
Castle Grove Township
William Hanken
Edward Lang
H. J. Lang
Monticello Peedist Episcopal Church
Richmond Insurance Company of New York Annual Certificate
Insurance Department of Iowa certifies Richmond Insurance Company of New York at West New Brighton is authorized to transact fire insurance in Iowa until March 1, 1918. It lists 1916 paid-up capital 200000, 1916 income 425146.18, 1916 expenditures 361228.91, total assets 769433.72, liabilities 348270.93 as of December 31, 1916. Des Moines, March 1, 1917.
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Insurance Department of Iowa
Richmond Insurance Company of
New York
West New Brighton
Code of Iowa
Emory H. English
Iowa
Des Moines
Castle Grove School District Seeks New Building Bid
Castle Grove Township Jones County Iowa invites sealed bids for a new school house in district No 8. Plans at Lowell State Bank. Bids to J A Deischer Monticello IA R R No 1 by July 2 1917 at 1 pm. Board may reject any bids. By order of the board of directors.
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Kate Mardorf
Robert A. Rynerson
Monticello
Cassius
Laura C
Luella
John Smith
H.S. Richardson
Castle Grove
Jones County
Iowa
Lowell State Bank
J. A
Eye Exam and Glasses by Dr L G Stubler
Eyes tested and glasses fitted by Dr L G Stubler. Patient received evaluation and corrective lenses tailored to vision needs.
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L. G. Stubler
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