Memorial Day Gatherings and Death Tragedy in Scotch Grove
Scotch Grove marked Memorial Day with many former residents returning for services led by E. E. Reed despite throat infection. The community mourned the drowning death of two year old Henry Carr of the Carr family, while local Society events and visits by relatives from Cedar Rapids and Des Moines highlighted a day of remembrance and ongoing farm and church activities.
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Scotch Grove
E. E. Reed
Reed
Myrtle
Rodman
Dora Brucks
C. B. McKean
Lee Rathbun
Alta
Lanie Green
Alice
Robert
Raymond
Charles Eby
Hazel
Evelyn Eby
George Moats
Monticello
Center Junction
Walter Carr
Scotch Grove Township
Henry
Leonard Duckett
England
Laura Sinclair
Esther Sinclair
Schrader
Delbert. Hutton
Owego
New York
Hutton
Arkansas
San Francisco
B. W. Eby
Cedar Rapids
Kansas
Mr. Barnhill
Della Sutherland
Barnhill
Edward Barnhill
George Reid
Leroy
George Dirks
Everett Stickley
Maquoketa
G. J. Hughes
Kathleen
Hughes
Thelma Gregory
Grand Island
Nebraska
Presbyterian Aid Society
F. D. Sutherland
John Ahraken
Clinton
Coe College
D. O. Sinclair
Esther
Anamosa
Ruth van Buren
Castle Grove
B. Carson
Hopkinton
Earl McLaughlin
Trinity Church
Old Society Prepares Church for Spring Cleaning
The old society organizes a spring cleaning of the church building to present a well kept appearance for the upcoming occasion.
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The
Old Society
Twenty fifth anniversary bash at Mar doff home
A large gathering celebrated the twenty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs George Mardorf at their country home on Sunday June 3 with over 125 guests attending a cafeteria dinner. Rev C Mardorf and Rev Willis offered congratulations and many gifts were exchanged. The event was followed by visits from relatives and neighbors as the home was decorated with flowers and ferns.
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George Mardoff
C. Mardorf
Monticello
Willis
Rev
Sumner
Iowa
Anamosa
Charles Michels
W. Clark
Fred Bangs
Sutton
Billy
Harry Chase
Miss Sutton
Chicago
Presbyterian Church
Fred Lewis
Center Junction
Grover Preston
James Gray
Harold Gray
Philip Bailey
Henry
Leon
Gladys Frost
Cedar Rapids
Frank Bailey
Beulah
Faribault
Minn
Phil Daly
Peter Robertson
Bohliken
Scotch Grove
Gerd Rickels
Elsie Waller
Clinton
Rena Hoult
Will Zimmerman
Freda
Lansing
Mich
J. E. Johnson
Helen Johnson
Maude Arduser
W. J. Zimmerman
John Gray
William Rickels
Arthur Carlson
Camanche
Elsie Willet
W. R. Zimmerman
W. Hoult
Business
Sampira
Amber
Henry Siebels
Here
A. N. Trevarthen
Ed Duncan
Alex Robertson
Lutz
West Union
George Mardorf
Carl Husman
Husmans
State Park
Fred Husman
Wisconsin
Elizabeth Gray
Ben Husman
Hopkinton
Charles Fairbanks
Near Forest
Delca Yount
Charles Gray
Will Cook
J. L. Hunter
Willam Kotze
J. G. Hunter
Robert
Clarence Yardley
Topeka
Kansas
Yardley
Marie Wessels
Wennekamp
Will Husman
Olin
Jack Husman
Garrett Dirks
Willie Husman
Monticello Farm Bureau Visitors Highlight Local Ties
Richland Center residents Will Balsiger attended the farm bureau meeting at the Monticello public school last Tuesday night. Mrs Balsiger joined by Mrs Adolph Egger and daughters Anna and Ada, Miss Mabel Schlemm, and Mrs Anna Balsiger of Monticello were Anamosa visitors last Saturday. Mrs John Schweitzer also visited Anamosa Saturday afternoon. The Balsigers and Wilhelm Behri were part of local ties in Monticello and surrounding areas.
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Will Balsiger
Farm Bureau
Monticello
Adolph Egger
Anna
Ada
Mabel Schlemme
Anna Balsiger
John Schweitzer
Wilhelm Beh
George Specht
E. F. Burr
Ernest Carpenter
L. A. Christman
S. M. Hosford
W. D. McLaughlin
Chicago
L. F. Balster
Jones County Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Willie Mardoff
Sand Spring
A. F. M. Caspers
Carol Burr
Chas. C. Livingstone
Daughters
Center Junction
F. C. Cramer
Austin Stadtmueller
Joseph J. Delay
EB. R. McLaughlin
Robert
Frank Jones
Howard Simpson
Epworth
G. J. van Buren
Monticello Families Attend Decoration Day Gatherings
Local residents from Monticello and surrounding areas joined Decoration Day events across the county. Visitors to homes in Delhi and Cedar Rapids attended family gatherings, music was provided by the Yossi brothers at a barn dance, and memorial remarks were delivered by Rev. Henry Marks in Monticello.
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Rends
Chris Decker
Monticello
Wayne School
Eda Behrends
Balsiger
John Fitzsimmons
Delhi
Matthew Allen
Oliver Kiburz
Marshalltown
Jim Kiburz
Paul Guyan
Cedar Rapids
Carrie Frandsen
Forest City
Glenn Brookns
Margaret Wismeier
Henry Marks
Marks
Grace Sackett
Ralph Crim
Bertha Kaufman
J. L. Hein, Jr
H. A. Hoag
Glenn Brookins
Waterloo
Edna Brookins
Ionia
Glenn
John Buol
Edward
Chicago
Will Balsiger
Grant Eilers
George W. He
A. W. Anderson
Cecil
Garner
Forest Ely
Ely’s Mill
al Kiburz
Jim
John Schweitzer
Sidney
Janaan
Carl Hein
Pictured Rocks
John Yossi
Rudolph Bohren
M. J. Bullock
Baldwin
A. Burkey
Kiburz
Carl N. Hein
Melvin
Muscatine
Dick Cartano
Herman Brockhaus
J. L. Arduser
Andrew Ambuehl
Margaret Kiburz
Onward Kiburz
George Hein, Jr
Lucile Schweitzer
Gaudenz Marugeg
Margaret
Lottie Marugg
Lena
Fritz Marugg
Cascade Area Obituaries and Community Notes
Cascade Patrick Devney died suddenly of heart trouble at his Washington township home in Jones county on May 26 at age 78. Several obituaries follow for Bridget Sullivan, Cornelius Donovan, Michael O'Brien, and others with details on survivors and funeral arrangements. The column also covers graduations, church events, marriages, births, school programs, and local visits across Cascade and Garry Owen communities.
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Patrick Devney
Washington Township
Jones County
Mary Ellen
Martin Devney
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
St. Peter’s Church
Temple Hill
Rev
Gary
Chicago
Bridget Sullivan
St. Aloysius Church
South
Garry Owen
Mulcahy
Albert McMahon
Bernard
Ben Takes
Cascare
Bernice
Clinton
Beatrice
Margaret
John
Daniel Sullivan
Cornelius Charles Donovan
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Donovan
Butler Township
Jackson County
St. Patrick's Church
Michael O'Brien
Cascade
Henry
Frank
Ambrose
Fred Mauss
Potosi
Wis
Richard McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Castle Grove Mission Festival at St Peter and Paul’s
The annual mission festival at St Peter and Paul’s Lutheran church featured German forenoon services led by Rev Matthias of Anamosa and an afternoon English sermon by Rev Greaning of Manchester with Rev Arbelger of Wyoming delivering a German address. A free noon dinner was served and visitors included Mr and Mrs Herman Raschke and Mr and Mrs Rudolph Hahn of Manchester.
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St. Peter and Paul's Lutheran Church
Mathias
Anamosa
Greaning
Manchester
Arbelger
Wyoming
Herman Raschke
Rudolph Hahn
Herman Hahn
C. A. McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
Sand Spring Community News Notes Gather in 1928 Social
Local residents attend funerals and visit kin across Buck Creek and Marion. Movements include Mildred Johnson visiting Wyoming, Alex Blair driving to Monticello, and numerous calls to Orpha Garlinghouse and Mrs. E L Brandt. Creamery and cow testing patrons plan a June 13 picnic at John Eggers timber with a 9 am meet and coffee.
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Dorothy Hogg
Buck Creek
Mildred Johnson
C. K. Greer
Margaret Greer
Marion
EB. L. Brandt
Clifton
Hopkinton
Clara Chaplin
Onslow
Orpha Garlinghouse
Catherine
Marcella
Mary
Matthew Clement
R. W. Magette
Deer Lodge
Montana
Alex Blair
Monticello
C. Arduser
R. F E. Chaplin
E. L. Brandt
Brooks
Wyoming
Creamery Company
Combs
Manchester
Helen Egger
F. M. Johnson
J. C. French
J. L. Batchelder
Peosia
M. Clement
Sand Spring Creamery
Cow Testing Association
John Eggers Timber
Onslow and Sterling Families Share Weekend Trips
A raft of local visits fills the weekend as Mr. and Mrs. T. N Case, Mr. and Mrs. Oswald, and other townsfolk journey to Sterling Monticello St. Cloud and Rochester. Highlights include band concert attendance, Wyoming service observances, and a new Velie coach purchase.
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T. N Case
Sterling
Menpath
Pye Rue
Ruth
Vary Paul
TNT FP. RK
Barnes and Family
De“Yann
Montie
A. B. Wall
Cecil Koon
Marguerite Tebo
Martha Easler
Devil's Backbone Park
Manchester
Margaret Collier
Wyoming
Alva Hinrichs
Monticello
Harry Moore
W. FE. Smith
Albert McQuown
Waterloo
Harry Seathorn
Margaret Lozier
B. W. Streeper
Rochester
Minn
Local Social Notes From Saturday Visits and Church Picnic
Mrs Streeper was treated at the clinic for a non serious condition and hopes for full recovery. Mr and Mrs Lange of Scotch Grove visited their daughter Mrs Carroll Lightfoot and family. A Sunday school picnic is planned Friday north of Lawn with gathering at the church in the morning.
Guessing Her Age in Two Car Nation
A Davenport Times cartoon caption notes aging by wrinkles once on the face now on the legs in a Detroit Free Press quip about the United States becoming two car country and households facing two deferred payments where one grew before.
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D. A
Davenport Times
Yars
Detroit
United States
Did you know a Chinese baby named Lindbergh
A provincial paper quips about a Chinese infant given the name Lindbergh in a playful line. The exchange notes the baby’s nickname One Long Hop reflecting a pun on aviation legend Charles Lindbergh.
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Lindbergh
Phone 171 Once and hospital north of the post office
A fragment notes a reference to phone 171 near a hospital located north of the post office. The text is incomplete but suggests a local service or landmark relation. No clear event or date is present to specify an action or outcome.
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Mrecy Hospital
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Harry McQuillen
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W. B. Fagan
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Zita Garrity
S. A. Garrity
Alberta Loes
Fred Lees
Mercy Hospital School of Nurses
Peter Hosch
Mercy
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Betty Kingsley
Louisville
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Tom Conlin
J. B. Conlin
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Columbia College
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Grand Opera House
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Star Meat Market
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