Prairieburg Social Notes June Visit and Local Moves
Prairieburg correspondence recalls visitors and moves: H P Kane and family from Marion. Vera Wood returned from Marion. Elbert Kane's Wyoming school position. Vera’s grandparents visit. Conklin brothers seek eye care in Iowa City. Mrs Crawford to Monticello for two weeks. Marion Butler and Maurice arrive from Portland for summer. Murphy contemplating winter at Stimpson houses. Wood family from State Center visiting. Clara Fehr and children with Charles Wood. monument man T Kearns from Central City. Benson family visited Anamosa. Myrtle Crawford at Oasis for two weeks. Rowleys in Cedar Rapids. A Flockhart in Anamosa. L M Corn family moved to Troy Mills. Hanora McLaughlin aiding in the bank. Harry G Came seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
H. P. Kane
Elbert
Hempy
Marion
Wyoming
Charles Wood
Burg
Vera
H. D
Allen Conklin
Iowa City
L. J. Wilkinson
Clara Fehr
T. Kearns
Central City
N. J. Benson
J. E. Flaherty
Anamosa
Myrtle Crawford
Oasis
C. QO. Rowley
Cedar Rapids
A. Flockhart
L. M. Corn
Troy Mills
Hanora McLaughlin
Harry G. Came
Center Junction June 1918 Social Roundup and Events
Center Junction news reports children's day exercises set for 11 00 Sunday morning June 16 at the Presbyterian church. Notables visiting include Mrs W W Dodge Waterloo Mrs Sarah Bruntlett Scranton and Mrs Lara Newman Center Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Presbyterian Church
W. W. Dodge
Waterloo
Sarah Bruntlett
Scranton
Lara Newman
Center Point
M. BE. Dodge
Hazel Pangburn
Coe College
Margaret McDonald
Cedar Falls
B. L. Tomlinson
McDonald
James Meade
Will Meade
Cedar Rapids
G. Thompson
Clinton High School
H. M. Hill
Carrie Preas
Myrtle Livingstone
Monticello
Marguerite McNeilly
Muscatine
Bulgren
Harley
A. EB. Porter
Atwood
J. M. Young
Chicago
Davenport
Ross Young
Sand Spring Ladies Club Meeting Notes and Local Trips
Sand Spring residents attend club gathering at Mrs. John Batch elder home and plan next meeting at Mrs. R J Guthrie’s on June 20. Local youths John Thomas and Frank Murray along with W W Hanken registered in Manchester on Wednesday. Many neighborhood residents travel to Fayette Upper Iowa University for summer school and visit relatives in Monticello and Hopkinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Spring
Ladies
John Batchelder
R. J. Guthrie
John
Thomas
Frank Murray
W. W. Hanken
Manchester
Jeanette Blair
Clara
Edith Gestel
Fayette
Upper Iowa University
Frances Coyle
Ruth Wilson
Monticello
Alex Blair
Charles Wilson
Hopkinton
H. S. Pierce
John Murray, Jr
Charles Stevenson
Alfonz Schmidt
Dubuque
F. J. Bohlken
al Olmstead
Florence
Edgewood
Earl Neil
Frank Nichols
Everett
Mildred
Pierce
Wm. Stevenson
Eva
Louise Warner
Scotch Grove Event Weekend Concert Plans
The Scotch Grove area holds a Saturday evening program on June 15 with a varied music lineup including Star Spangled Banner Humoreske D Baritone Solo Commodore Polka and National Emblem March The Home Guards plan a lawn social at Roy Snell’s Hoyt farm Also notes daughter Miss Ella Loomis’s Cedar Rapids visit and local family updates with church services next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Santer Case
Commodore
Glenn
Jericho
Uncle Fom
Emory
Montana
J. N. Kiburz
Roy Snell
Hoyt Farm
Ella Loomis
Cedar Rapids
A. B. Norris
Presbyterian Church
Hd Hughes
J. J. Russett
Manhattan Beach
Saaneel Joe Salis
Bert
Frank Kiburz
Edgewood and Onslow Visit Relationships Noted
Last Sunday Mrs F A Royden and Mr and Mrs J G Nichols with families visited Edgewood and Onslow respectively. Edward Hoyt sold his farm and old nursery place to R F P Clark this week. The G J Hughes family has been laid low by a siege of Liberty measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Royden
Edgewood
J. G. Nichols
R. W. Brady
Onslow
Edward Hoyt
R. F P. Clark
G. J. Hughes
Ladies Aid Meeting Attended by Monticello Residents
Castle Grove notes say Mrs J A McLaughlin and daughter Minnie along with several others attended the ladies aid meeting at Mrs R J Howie’s in Monticello area. Children Day exercises set for next Sunday at 8 PM with a service flag to be dedicated. Rev Streeb to conduct Lutheran services in English in the future. Margaret Deischer, previously teaching at Rock Rapids, spends summer at home. Mrs Bert Rivenburg and Miss Lucy Laude of Greenfield visit relatives here. J W Coxsee of Monticello was in town on business last Friday. Nellie Scott of Doon visiting sister Mrs H J Noble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
J. A. McLaughlin
Minnie
A. W. Cramer
F. D. McLaughlin
H. A. Delscher
R. J. Howie
Monticello
Streeb
Margaret Deischer
Rock Rapids
Bert Rivenburg
Lucy Laude
Greenfield
J. W. Coxsee
Nellie Scott
Doon
J. Noble
Hopkinton Leader reports local events and political shifts
Hon B F Swisher of Waterloo gave a Decoration Day address. Elizabeth Fern Bort and Claud A Fleetwood wed in Minneapolis on April 12. Scrap Iron Dick Goss switches to Republican in primary. Albert M Cloud loses bid for congress amid talk of a $25 000 campaign fund and scrutiny of finances. The Leader notes Cloud's campaign liabilities and local political dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Swisher
Waterloo
Elizabeth Fern Bort
Claud A. Fleetwood
Minneapolis
Ames
Hopkinton
F. A. Bort
Buffalo
Minn
R. I. Goss
Scrap Iron Dick
P. m
Socialville
Socialist Party
Albert M. Cloud
Congress
Third
Cloud
Mr. Cloud
Rescued Monticello Sailor Missing Landing Details
Raymond Schlick a Monticello sailor was saved from the ocean after the President Lincoln was torpedoed. Navy says he was among those rescued but no landing location is known yet. He is believed to be 19 or 20 and enlisted 20 months ago. His mother awaits word at Monticello. Also mentions enforce road patrol law and patrol requirements for county boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Schlick
Monticello
President Lincoln
Department of the Navy
Naval Training School
Lincoln
Raymond
Andrew Florine
Havyner
Keep Your Mouth Shut Dr Frank Crane Advice
Dr Frank Crane extols silence as a habit that prevents trouble. He argues that not talking reduces self infliction of errors and preserves the soul from rash statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crane
Spray Now For Potato Blight In Iowa Crops
Farm Bureau notes urge spraying young potato plants eight to ten inches high with Bordeaux mixture to prevent blight. Use four pounds bluestone and lime per 50 gallons water, add arsenate of lead if needed for potato bugs, repeat every two weeks, adjust for rain. Preventive measure only, not a cure once blight is established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa State College
Towa
Sudan grass suited for Iowa late sowing and hay
W R Hechler of Iowa State College says Sudan grass is a short season hay crop good for cattle and horses. It yields best at 10 pounds per acre in 36 inch rows with weed control, or 15 pounds per acre for finer stalks. Seed costs about 25 cents a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Hechler
Farm Crops Department
Iowa State College
Iowa
Buckwheat Gives Good Return For Iowa Farmers
Iowa farmers are advised to plant buckwheat this season to recover land damaged by floods and meet rising flour substitute demand. The crop matures in 9 to 12 weeks, sowing in late June to early July, with yields around 15 bushels per acre and prices near 2 dollars per bushel. Seed is scarce and should be secured quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ames
Jones County Ladies Form County Organization
The Jones County women met at the courthouse on June 8 to form a county organization guiding the Home Demonstration agent. Miss Bentley of the Ames Agricultural Extension spoke, with directors named from each township. Officers named include chairman Mrs F P Stuhler, vice-chairman Miss Kate Maurice, and secretary treasurer Mrs C B Shaffer, with Fred F Clark as County Agricultural Agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Court House
Bentley
Agricultural Extension Department
Ames
C. H. Hale
John Hubbard
Agnes Kennedy
Kate Maurice
Mary I. Power
F. P. Stuhler
M. G. Alsever
Frank Shimerda
Sadie Lane
Duane Rigby
F. Royden
Marguerite Flanigan
Leslie Dunn
C. B. Shaffer
Fred F. Clark
Prairie Hill Cemetery Meeting Seeks Cleanup Tuesday
Prairie Hill Cemetery members are urged to meet at the cemetery on Tuesday June 18 1918 to clean and beautify the grounds. Those unable to attend should send one dollar to treasurer H C Bohlken per association rules. Harm Rickels is secretary. Philadelphia Public Ledger notes a list of war casualties while noting the Kaiser's six sons survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Hill Cemetery
H. C. Bohlken
Harm Rickels
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Zemoury and Bemory Attorneys at Law
James Remley Zemou ry and Bemory Arto rsey s of Anamosa Iowa announce a general practice of law with offices on Main Street. They will provide legal services across the region including consultation and representation in various matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell Block
Monticello
Iowa
Zemoury & Bemory Astorseys
Anamosa
Main Street
Rich Monticello Bachelor Seeks Wife in Remedy Ad
A humorous front page item features a Monticello bachelor who credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with curing his stomach and liver troubles and now seeks a wife. The ad touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy, claiming cures and a $100 reward for failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayr
W. W. Stickford
Tire Buying Becomes a Business Proposition Now
In wartime economy, tire purchase is urged as a sound business move. United States Tires are promoted as popular choices among owners of light cars, with emphasis on value and economy for motorists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Center Junction
Iowa
Monticello Motor CO
Monticello
Frank Page
W. F. Rohn
E. L. Himebaugh
Scotch Grove
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hopkinton Leader News
Farm Bureau Notes
Sudan
Cemetery Meeting
J. W. Doxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
Doxsee
Huyck’s Garage
Monticello, Iowa
M. F. Hogan
F. A. Hefner
Stickford Drug Store
Patrick’s
C. H. Schipman
MAIN
ER. L. Himebaugh
THE
Oxford
McCormick
McCormick Standard Binder
H. M. Ruscury
James Remley
DR. A. M. Maurice D. D. S
Ricklefs & McNeill
Rich Monticello
Hall
EF. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Coe
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