Monticello Improvement club gathering in Castle Grove
A large Monticello Improvement club meeting drew nearly two hundred boosters to A. M. Fairbanks home on Monday. The club band performed, and the Presbyterian Ladies Aid hosted a high quality supper. Children gave a well received Chapel Day program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Monticello
Henry Burrack
Laude
Strawberry Point
John Burr
Nellie Scott
Doon
E. J. Noble
Will Hiller
Chicago
Cascade event welcomes Lomecomers families in Hazel Valley
A Cascade June 21 report describes about 40 visitors in Hazel Valley for a homescoming. Families from Nebraska Iowa and South Dakota joined gatherings at the Hazel Valley schoolhouse and Henry Gosden home with an address by J H Devaney and a response by S O Ruse. Refreshments followed and rain did not spoil a grand old time. Also noted are the arrival of Al Gavin’s remains in Dubuque, Greg Seery visiting, and Rev Bachelor accepting a Baptist post in Central City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Hazel Valley
Gus Kissinger
Norfolk
Nebraska
Dave Rogers
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Thos. Rogers
S. O. Ruse
John Rogers
Wm. Ruse
Randolph
John
Charles Beasley
Washta
Iowa
al Gavin
Dubuque
Joe Gagin
Washington Township
Greg Seery
Chicago
Rev. Bachelor
Central City
Onslow Obituary and Local Notices Highlight Week
W S Orr of Onslow died of paralysis last Friday after falling ill the prior day. Funeral held Sunday at Bethel Church with Rev Caray directing. Children’s Day program led by Jessie Brown and others. Nearby news includes grandchild in Tipton, D A R picnic, Ames graduate Ethel Hutton home for break, and various visits and guild meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S. Orr
Bethel Church
Caray
Jessie Brown
Will Dennison
Jessie Smith
Bessie Foust
Helen Foust
Springville
Harold Omar
Los Angeles
California
Ellen Overley
EB. E. Jeffries
Floyd Challis
Tipton
W.E. Smith
Royden
Scotch Grove
Ethel Hutton
Ames
Lochiel Johnston
North Platte
Nebraska
Presbyterian Guild
Flora Franks
Miss Wickwire
Maquoketa
Will Cvrr
M. EK
Ladies’ Aid
Carrie Mackrill
Dubuque
Misa Ruth Spooner
John Cameron
Iowa City
Cascade Man Kills Self at Dubuque Hotel
Albert C. Gavin 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gavin of a Cascade area farm, was found with a self-inflicted bullet wound in his forehead at the Majestic Annex in Dubuque last Monday. He had just arrived from Polar Montana, had a bank check there payable to himself, and registered as A. Gavin Polar Montana before changing the address to Cascade. Gavin was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Modern Woodmen of America.
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Albert C. Gavin
Joseph Gavin
Cascade
Majestic Annex
Dubuque
Gavin
Polar, Montana
Polar
Montana
Raighta of Columbus
The
Modern Woodmen of America
Death of W. B. Orr at 57 Shocks Community
W B Orr died suddenly of apoplexy last Friday after noon he was stricken about 8 PM and died within an hour. Funeral at Bethel church with Rev E B Garey officiating and North Mineral cemetery interment. He leaves a wife three children a wide network including siblings in Onslow Lime Springs and Onslow aged 57. The town notes his passing as one of the largest funerals here with many unable to attend.
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Orr
Bethel Church
Garey
North Mineral Cemetery
Jessie
Loren
Clarence
Onslow
Harbison
Joseph
Sam
Lime Springs
B. W. Streeper
Fred Elwood
A. E. Snyder
H. Q. Clark
Laura Reid
Ladies’ Aid
Ford Frostlar
Sam Reid
Ford
Belle Howard
Artie Ames
Literary
Monticello City to Consider Street Improvement Plans
Monticello Iowa city council set July 7 1916 at 8 p m at city hall for hearing objections to a proposed street improvement plan including South Chestnut Main North Cedar and Gill streets with curb and gutter. The resolution outlines assessments cap limits and payment via street improvement certificates and names J G Thorne as plans preparer.
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Monticello
Iowa
Chestnut Street
First Street
Buckeye Street
Second Street
Farley Street
Maple Street
Cedar Street
Seventh Street
Main Street
Third Street
Gill Street
Fourth Street
Fifth Street
Jones County
Towa
State of
J. G. Thorne
Clinton
J. A. Voorhees
A. Northrop
The Up and Down of Politics
The Sioux City Journal notes a sudden shift in personalities as the colonel and the justice switch roles in public volleys of statements and silence. The justice speaks on Americanism while the colonel withdraws from the press and claims he is out of politics.
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Sioux City Journal
Death of Major E. Howard Smith in Dubuque
Major E Howard Smith long time Dubuque resident and Civil War veteran died at his home last Monday night He was born in Utica New York April 16 1840 and moved to Dubuque in 1850 He served in multiple units including First Iowa cavalry and Thirteenth U S artillery He is survived by his wife Misa Sidney L Weat and three sons Funeral services are held this afternoon in Dubuque.
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E. Howard Smith
BE. Howard Smith
Henry D. Smith
Monticello
Dubuque
Major Smith
Utica
New York
Bowen’s Prairie
Eall
Lincoln
Smith
Orren D. Crane
Jones County
Lyons
First
Iowa Cavalry
Lone Jack
Missouri
Prairie Grove
Bayou Meter
Little Rock
Arkansas
Sixth
Arkansas Volunteer Infantry
High Steenth U. S. Infantry
U. S. Infantry
U. 8 S. C. Artillery
Kentucky
Misa Sidney L. Weat
Monticello July Fourth parade offers decorated car prizes
Three prizes announce a parade of decorated automobiles at Monticello's Fourth of July celebration. First prize 16 dollars for best decorated car, second prize 10 dollars, third prize 5 dollars for most comic or unique entry. Open to town and country with clubs or firms eligible.
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Monticello
Charles 8. Bidwell
K. D. Miller
Clyde Marshall
Edward Templeton
Fred Stubler
Alumni Elect Officers Before Banquet In Anamosa Move
Dr A B Trevar plans to move to Anamosa to practice dentistry. Alumni association held a brief session naming officers: President Dr W H Ensign, First Vice President N A Gearhart, Second Vice President Miss Margaret Greer, Secretary and Treasurer Miss Franc Earhart. Curtis Thing won a $100 scholarship prize for senior class achievement, a Lenox College product, now at University of Washington chemistry program.
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Trevar
Anamosa
W.H. Ensign
N. A. Gearhart
Margaret Greer
Franc Earhart
Friends of
Curtis Thing
Olin Recorder Names John T. Paul As Auditor Candidate
John T. Paul of Wyoming visited Olin last Monday and his name is mentioned for the county auditor vacancy on the Republican ticket. He is a lifelong Republican and active worker who would make a capable official. Wyoming representation on the ticket is cited as a reason to nominate him.
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Olin Recorder
John T. Paul
Wyoming
Olin
Paul
Entering Iowa GOP Governor Race Costs Shown
Des Moines Capital reports Carl F. Kuehnile of Dennison filed expenses for his bid to secure the Republican nomination, showing 6 217 74 spent. The four candidates combined spent 38 386 02 with Allen 18 231, Harding 10 556, Kuehnile 46 217 74, Cosson 3 681 28. The Iowa governor’s salary is 5 000 per year plus 1 200 for state executive council meetings and 600 for house rent, totaling 6 800 annually.
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Des Moines
Carl F. Kuebnile
Dennison
Allen
Harding
Kuehnile
Cosson
Iowa
The Speeder Has No Rights Editorial Note
A Dubuque Telegraph-Herald opinion argues motorists and pedestrians share equal street responsibilities. It questions rights to travel at speed and emphasizes that owners or drivers do not have greater public standing than any other person. Dr. L. G. Stubler is mentioned regarding eye testing and glasses fitting.
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Dubuque
Be a Friend Poem Encourages Simple Kindness
A Detroit Free Press fragment extolls friendship over money urging readers to offer help and cheerful support to others. The poem highlights small acts, personal effort, and the joy of being a friend rather than seeking glory or material gain.
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Aigure
Detroit
Free Presa
Baron de Frenilly recalls hissed Paris play Les Trois Tantes
In reminiscences Baron de Frenilly recounts producing Les Trois Tantes at Vaudeville Paris and hissing his own work as the audience did, claiming public scorn and a running joke that he authored the farce while denying it to a curious friend.
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Baron de Frenilly
France
Vaudeville Theater
Paris
Ixes
Comte de Segur
Epochs of Riddle Making in Anglo Latin Tradition
The text notes periods when riddle making flourished, highlighting the 17th century awakening and Aldhelm of Sherborne as early Anglo Latin riddles pioneer. It mentions Symphosius as a prior Latin riddle collection used by Aldhelm, with uncertain dating.
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Aldhelm
Sherborne
Symphosius
Cornhill Magazine
Explosive Barrels and Nitroglycerin Dangers
The London Standard explains nitroglycerin is mixed to form dynamite and that large quantities stored in casks become highly explosive. Empty casks cannot be reused or burned. The only safe disposal is to explode the casks, usually by rifle fire on waste ground, leaving little behind.
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London Standard
Chicken Talk on the Farmyard Conversation
Chickens gather in the yard exchanging quips about home and motherhood. A young chick asks what home would be without a mother, while a sister jokes about an incubator in a lighthearted farm scene from the Pittsburgh Telegraph.
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Pittsburgh Telegraph
Tatoosh Island’s Even Climate Noted in Report
The article notes Tatoosh Island in the Juan de Fuca Strait between Washington and Vancouver Island as the region with the country’s most even climate. It states temperatures never exceed 80 degrees and rarely dip below 50.
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Tatoosh Island
Strait of Juan de Ituca
Washington
Vancouver Island
Some mothers teach their babies to talk and then expect them to
A columnist in the Indianapolis Star critiques mothers who train infants to speak yet demand silence, humorously contrasting early chatter with later restraint.
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Indianapolis Star
Chas A Doxsee Attorneys at Law
General law practice led by Chas A Doxsee offers probate and estate settlement services in Monticello Iowa with offices in Lovell Block.
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Lovell Block
Monticello
Iowa
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L. G. Stubler
Ct Tomatic
Ricklefs & McNeill
J. W. Doxsee
Chas, A. Doxsee
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Marco Grocery
MARCO
John G. Schoon
J. HE. Pond
Marco No
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Gee
Marco Spaghetti
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