Farewell notices and local changes in Wyoming town
The Presbyterian church honors departing couples Mr and Mrs R M Corbit and Mr and Mrs Wm Wilkins at a farewell reception at the G A R ball. Postmaster changes: Brainard takes over, Bigelow leaves for Mechanicsville. Local business shifts as Henning and Duffus acquire Price’s Corner store. Weather and road damage from a severe Thursday storm affect rural carriers. Obituaries note deaths of Mrs Jane Scripture and a child interred at South Fork cemetery. updates on hospital recovery and travel. Vacation notices and Chautauqua plans in Center Junction June 11 to 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Presbyterian Church
R. M. Corbit
Wm. Wilkins
G. A. R. Ball
Oxford
Michigan
Wilkins
Anamosa
Iowa
Corbits
Bigelow
S. H. Brainard
Miss Bigelow
Mechanicsville
Brainard
J. W. Waite
Ralph Heanty
City Pharmacy
Or. B. Price
Messrs
Mr. Price
Henning
Fishwild and Grinsolly
Tillie Westphal
The
Express
R. M. Heasty
Maude Cole
Clinton
Mia
Mary Wickwire
South Fork
Jane Scripture
South Mineral Church
P. M. Philips
N. B. Noyes
Mercy Hospital
Lou Easler
Kansas City
Wm. Neelan
Colfax
Bertha Knittle
Waterloo
O. McDaniel
Long Beach
California
Okoboji
Belden Dennison
Tennessee
Ruth Spooner
Des Moines
Center Junction
Frances French
Ames
Storm Rips Castle Grove. roofs damaged and fences washed away
A heavy storm swept Castle Grove last Thursday evening causing widespread damage. Roofs were torn, fences washed out, and structures including barns and a windmill were affected. Insurance covers livestock loss and local social events were postponed due to the weather.
Infant of Sears Family Passes Away in Onslow
Onslow June 9 the six months old son of Mr and Mrs William Sears died Sunday morning. Funeral services were held at the home Monday at 2 p.m conducted by Rev Earl Benbow.
Prairieburg Storm Damages North Of Town
A Thursday evening storm north of Prairieburg blew in windows and toppled a barn from its foundation and knocked over Seward Smiths silo. Other items list residents visiting Cedar Rapids and catching up with friends, with several moving or traveling to nearby towns.
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Prairieburg
Seward Smith
W. Still
Alberta
Velma Whitney
Cedar Rapids
Miss Still
Sioux Rapids
Roy Fisher
Mesdames Postlewaite
Schleicher
Richard Sage
Coggan
George Finn
Buffalo
Burg
George Schoonover
Marion
L. E. Minehart
Ethyl Chase
Waukon
Iowa
Ava Shaw
Hopkinton
Whitney
E. &. Monnier
Des Moines
Masonic Grand Lodge
Ed Fish
Mack
N.J. Benson
Burlington
Community Notes and Local Happenings
Mrs. Will Preston marks her birth anniversary with a day of visits and a noon dinner. Hal Smith and carpenters begin two barns and a modern house for John Livingstone. Mead escorts Prahm Alexander and Burmeister to Wheatland for a Sunday tournament. Chautauqua events run June 11 to 16 with Knutsen the violinist.
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Will Preston
Hal Smith
John Livingstone
Mead
Prahm
Alexander
Burmeister
Wheatland
Mrs. Dawson
Des Moines
Mildred Williamson
Pooler
Amber
Minnie Englehart
Davenport
Dawson
Harmon Shipley
Wm. Meade
Lost Nation
Center Junction
Knutsen
Hanwardsen
Wyoming
Carrie Preas
Monticello
Fred Preas
C. W. Preston
Dedication of St John’s Lutheran Organ in Sand Hill
Sand Spring reports attendees from town at the St John’s Lutheran church dedication of the new pipe organ and the church 50th anniversary. Named participants include QG Bohlken Ela Eva Louise Warner Orpha Garlinghouse Jetta Anna Bohlken John S Batcheller Adolph Hanken. Nearby visits noted by Wm Bradka family and L C Smith of Dyersville. Hay shipments and trips to Dubuque Monticello noted among local residents.
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Sand Spring
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Sand Hill
Bohlken
Ela
Eva
Louise Warner
Orpha Garlinghouse
Jetta
Anna Bohlken
John Sbatcheller
Adolph Hanken
Wm. Bradka
Bertha
G. Bohlken
L. C. Smith
Dyersville
L. A. Reichart
Pete Hagen
Anamosa
Len Reichart
Jubilee Anniversary of St John’s Evangelical Church Observed
The fiftieth anniversary of St John’s Evangelical Lutheran church on the old military road in Wayne township was celebrated with morning, afternoon, and evening services. A new pipe organ funded by the late Herman Tiarks was dedicated, drawing a large crowd. Founding members and early pastors are named, with notes on the church’s growth, Zion’s church separation, and key clergy. William Mead, longtime Monticello resident, died at Manchester aged 87.
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St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Military Road
Wayne Township
Herman ‘Tiarks
William H. L. Schuetz
F. von Strode
Kewanee
Ilinois
William H. L. Sehnetz
Paul T. F. Sehnetz
I. von Strode
H. EB. Jacobs
H. Keppter
Delaware
Anton Hilers
A. H. Hanken
A. G. Zimmerman
N. A. Hanken
Ludwig Pause
Heinrich Heeren
W. H. Helgens
Michael Heeren
J. H. Heeren
Johann T. Mueller
August Schatz
H. A. B. Toel
Tobias Tobiassen
W. B. Hanken
Albert Siemers
Heinrich Vanderhamm
J. Null
Gerhard Hilers
Jacob F. Matthiessen
Hinrich J. Jacobs
Christoph Scheer
Monticello
Langworthy
Altmeyer
Robert Oswald
George Reinsch
Herman Rehwoldt
Dubuque
G. H. Brecht
Franz B. Cunz
L. Osterhus
Lorenz Frank
Zion’s Church
C. Mardoff
Wayne Center
Sand Hill
J. H. Oetjen
Iowa Synod
F. von Strohe
Missouri Synod
von Strohe
Hesr
Collinsville
Illinois
Corbit
Jones County
John Jacobs
Santa Ana
California
Local Rumor and Tragedy Ripple Through Flopkinton
The town notes a local figure quitting a job for a livelier pursuit at the wheel of autos. Mrs. F. B. Wibbits travels to Regina seeking relief from illness. Dr. J. W. Parkhill earns a place in Who's Who. A young man near Greeley, Frank Boehm, is fatally injured in an auto crash last Saturday. Stephen DeShaw Jr. suffers severe leg injuries in a belt and flywheel accident while grinding feed. a neighbor aids after the engine tips.
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Flopkinton Leader News
Foo
F. B. Wibbits
Regina
Canada
J. W. Parkhill
America
Frank Boehm
Greeley
Stephen DeShaw Jr
DeShaw
Hopkinton
Monticello residents attend Lenox College commencement
The Monticello party including Mr and Mrs Charles Bates Mr and Mrs C B McKean Mrs Cyrus Bort C B Bidwell and Rev W H McCuskey with daughters Harriet and Mabel traveled to Hopkinton for Lenox College commencement. Mrs Bates attends her twenty fifth reunion. Eyes tested and glasses fitted by Dr A G Stubler.
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Monticello
Hopkinton
Lenox College
Charles Bates
C. B. McKean
Cyrus Bort
Bidwell
W. H. McCuskey
Harriet
Mabel
Bates
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Je W. Doxsee
Castle Grove
P. E. Black
H. C. Boblken
F. Eiben
Fred Harken
Leslie Orcutt
Newell Gillilan
Wm. Crowley
Boulder Township
Farmer’s Mutual Insurance Association
J. A. McLaughlin
Minnie
Chicago
Silent City
Grace Noble
Coe College
Hale
J. A. Hubbard
Ladies’ Aid Society
Lutheran Church
William Mead
Manchester
Mr. Mead
Dearborn County
Indiana
Delaware County
Louisa Webster
John J. Mead
J. W. Mead
Minneapolis
Elmer Mead
Delwein
A. G. Stubler
Wade
Ricklefs & McNeill 2Nd Cross Hardware Co
Eclipse Lumber Co. C. F
Dutton
Douirick Dry Goods Co
Velie Vehicles
Siebels & Schoon
Monticello and Vicinity
Kettlitz & Kay Monticello, Iowa
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