Wyoming Correspondence Reports Local Movements and Deaths
Wyoming Iowa June 22. Frank Tasker and Zev Hoffman visited Anamosa and DeWitt on business. Several locals traveled to Cedar Rapids and Anamosa. The Woodmen plan a picnic August 8. Miss Jessie Dighton wed Ray Sewell at Manchester. Mrs Bruntlett of Des Moines dies. funeral in Wyoming. John Pealer dies in Oxford Junction accident. funeral at M I church. Anna Hawkins marries Rev Midkiff at bride’s home. linen shower prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Frank Tasker
Anamosa
Zev
C.F. Floffman
DeWitt
Cynthia Sunnicutt
Iain Anamosa
Chris W. Bramer
Cedar Rapids
A. N. Reade
Clay County
H. P. Barber
Strawberry Point
FF. B. Loomis
Akron
Ohio
A. M. Loomis
D. R. Johnson
Mae Pealer
Gladys Beckwith
Aileen B. Corbit
Bernice Slayes
Jessie
Edith Asley
Clara Thomson
Ida Fishwild
Coe College
Don Wherry
Monmouth College
Don
Presbyterian
Frank R. Ketchum
M. B. Winnard
Wnetcham
Coffman
Davenport
Williams
Onslow
Ray Sewell
Home Lumber Company
Jessie Dighton
Stopkinton
Manchester
FF. Ensign
Sewell
Benedict
Malicoat House
Billa R. Bruntlett
G. I. Brintlett
Des Moines
Rev
L. L. Lockard
Belle Plaine
John Pealer
the Express
Pealer
Olin
Oxford Junction
John
M. I
Hast Cascade
Geo. Beatty
Rowley
Iowa
Mesdames Wise and Loy
Oscar Nitting
Dubuque
Jessie Sullivan
Anna Hawkins
Midkiff
Alice Hawkins
Anna F Hawkins
Center Junction
Olive Moses
IK. Wk’s
Frank Jones
Guy McDonald
Marion
Thos P. Potter
Monmouth
Lyman Moats
Scotch Grove
Carrie Miller
L.A. Dreibelbis
Miss Warm
Beloit
Wisconsin
Margareth Sutherland
Fayette
Gale Miller
D. Smith
Merlin Moses
Seoteh Grove
G. Jd. Hughes
Cascade notes and social visits from June
Cascade items report Co-Operative Creamery paying 27 cents for May butter fat. G L Kay Jr of Mpworth attended a congregational service. A Pederson and son Peter visited Dubuque with Neal Pederson. Abs John Curran of Jackson county visited Cascade. St Mary’s school raised about 800 at its exhibition. Frank Banghart and sister Inez of Maquoketa stayed with the John Taylor family. Miss Pauline and Helen Garrison of Pella were guests of the W B Fagan family. The Olympics of Dubuque played Cascade and the locals won 11 to 7. John C Gearhart was purchased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Co-Operative Creamery Co
G. L. Kay Jr
Mpworth
A. Pederson
Peter
Dubuque
Neal Pederson
Abs
John Curran
Jackson County
St. Mary’s School
Frank Banghart
Inez
Maquoketa
John Taylor
Pauline
Helen Garrison
Pella
W. B. Fagan
Olympics
John C. Gearhart
Onslow Notes Local Happenings and Family News
Will H Woltz has a newborn daughter. George Smith and wife visited family from Clinton and returned home. Mars Re. Medican of Waterloo visits her mother Mrs. Maple and sister Grace. The corn crop looks good with little rain. Mrs. Schlamer of Davenport visits. Laura Coburn and Jennie Streeper go to State Normal at Gedar Malls for summer term. R.A. Watters and I. J. Sokol handle Onslow Bank duties during absence. Birth of Bert Hadli’s descendant noted. Capt. Loomis from Wyoming visits with children and grandchildren and ice cream at Halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Will H Woltz
George Smith
Clinton
Mars
Medican
Waterloo
Maple
Grace
Schlamer
Onslow Mercantile Store
Davenport
Laura Coburn
Jennie Streeper
Gedar Malls
R.A. Watters
Onslow Bank
Anamosa
I. J
Local notes from Castle Grove and surrounding area
Community items report sermons attendance and conference travel for Rev Naether, Miss Hubbard attends Mount Vernon summer school, Silas Grant visits Denton relative A W Cramer, Miss Shepherd visits from Hopkinton, local callers Mr and Mrs Sosford of Monticello, Mrs Dunham visits Wilder family, a children’s day program draws a large audience, two new arrivals at Wilder home, Mrs and child doing well with father recovering, school board annual meeting planned in July with date flexibility for harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Crove
Naether
Wyoming
Hians Naether
Dubuque
Hazel Hubbard
Mount Vernon
Silas Grant
Denton
Texas
A. W. Cramer
Monticello
Castle Grove
Dunham
Cascade
C. R. Wilder
C. R&r. Wilder
Amber News Briefs Celebrate July Fourth Events
W H Davis visits from Center Junction earlier this week. Raymond Farragher visits local friends this week. Mr and Mrs W M Byerly of Jackson township visit Nebraska. Amber invites all to celebrate Uncle Sam's birthday on July 3. A son was born to Mr and Mrs John Goodman of Anamosa. Mrs Goodman was formerly Lulu Bailey of Amber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
W. H. Davis
Center Junction
Raymond Farragher
W. M. Byerly
Jackson Township
Nebraska
Sam
John Goodman
Anamosa
Goodman
Lulu Bailey
Bumblebees and Bowen Face Tight 7 to 6 Game
Rural Route notes a Sunday ball game where Bowen edged Bumblebees 7 to 6. Mr and Mrs Pete Koster visited Will Aitcheson and A Seimers with Bowen relatives Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Bowen
Pete Koster
Will Aitcheson
A. Seimers
Local residents gather for visits and outings
G Schoon presented guests with a ride in a new automobile. John and Will Heiken visited Henry Behrends on Sunday. Mazie Collings and Rose Viffian traveled to Anamosa. Augusta Helgens stayed with sister C Decker. Fred Burrichter and family enjoyed Sunday at their son Will’s home. County line youths spent a pleasant evening at G Paulsen’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Schoon
Messrs
John
Will Heiken
Henry Behrends
Mazie Collings
Rose Viffian
Anamosa
Augusta Helgens
C. Decker
Fred Burrichter
Will
G. Paulsen
Langwordity Notes and Local Shipments
June 22 reports J Bates with a new buggy and an early swimmer cramping. Hr Scheer received a car of wagons Monday. C J Dirks and wife visited Amber Thursday. Henry Scheer and George Ireland had Monticello business Friday and Friday respectively. Mrs J J Hannan visited Hopkinton Tuesday. Gerd Rickels shipped barley to Chicago Tuesday. Mrs Fred Stadtmuller and Mrs Harry Sanderson traveled to Monticello Sunday and Tuesday. J Stutt shipped hogs and cattle Tuesday. Brackens received a car of stone Monday amid mournful ledger words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langwordity
Langworthy
J. Bates
Hr. Scheer
C.J. Dirks
B. WI. Hanken
Monticello
Henry Scheer
George Ireland
Sriday
J. J. Hannan
Hopkinton
Gerd Rickels
Chicapo
Fred Stadtmuller
Tarry Sanderson
J.B. Brackens
Miss Vera Smith Graduates Conservatory at Cornell College
Miss Vera Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs J N Smith recently returned to Center Junction from Mt Vernon and graduated from the Conservatory of Music at Cornell College. A Mt Vernon Record recital praised her performance noting correctness feeling and thoughtful interpretation with a program including works by Standell Seiss Schubert and Chopin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Smith
J. N. Smith
Center Junction
Mt. Vernon
Conservatory of Music
Cornell College
Miss Smith
Standel
Manpasia
Musical Entertainments at Richland Center Church
Weekly Wednesday evening programs during summer at Richland Center Presbyterian Church directed by Rev. B T Balear. Opening at 8 30 p m admission ten cents. First evening features violin and vocal solos, readings, and instrumental pieces by Balear Crane Wissinder and others. Also notes on July Century contents and fiction by Deland Mitchell and Weir Mitchell with stories set in Maine and Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Center Presbyterian Church
B.T. Balear
B. Crane
Rode
Balear
Crane
Paul Balear Ortran
M. Wissinder
Keleehoud
Bialear
Crane Orit
Stummer
Dechmations
Frida Bassizer
Maggie Wissinder
Emma Hein
Anna Hein
Maggie Allen
Martha Balear
Mary Hein
Margaret Deland
Weir Mitchell
Owen Wister
Maine
New England
Paris
Lucy Pratt
Charles D. Stewart
The Pompous Man and Disjointed Scribbles
A string of satirical snippets from various papers mocks a self important figure and a pompous tone. The text combines verses and quips about exalting vanity with playful exchanges from a housewife and a joke about limbs and law.
Green fly menace spreads through rose plants
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes gardeners face aphis infestations that cover rose trees and other plants like magic, with the pest commonly referred to as green fly. The item highlights the common knowledge among gardeners about this nuisance.
Twenty Five Years Ago in Monticello June 1884 Highlights
The Express lists June 1884 items including W F Rohn's New York visit, the death of Clark Hubbard at 60 from typhoid, the Pond and Leichhardt wedding, Adolph Grassmeyer heading to Germany, Clifton House lease to H Finnegan, visits by Hattie and Nellie Carpenter, a wild deer encounter near town, Cornell College graduates led by John Mellette, a kettledrum fundraiser netting 137 50 for the cornet band, the death of J Q Wing in Texas, Capt and Mrs Magee's return from Pennsylvania for a centennial birthday, and ancestries of the Magee family. Property values in Monticello total 130953 with Anamosa and Wyoming totals listed. New Burns Lodge officers are named. Local youths Frank Brown Gillman Ed Gillman Ed Heller reportedly disappeared. Brown died after a fall near a railroad bridge. Classifieds advertise 70 acre pasture and a 200 acre Monticello farm sale with cash terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton House
Tremont House
A. D. Kline
H. Finnegan
Hattie
Nellie Carpenter
Joseph Moody
Perry
Iowa
Mr. Wyrick
J.T. Mellette
George 8
Dr. Henry
J. Q. Wing
Monticello
Texas
D. I. Magee
Pennsylvania
Magee
Jones County
Davenport
Anamosa
Wyoming
Burns Lodge No
A. F
A. M
J. W. Coxsee
W. M
F. Bently
S. W
Isaac Rigby
J. W
R. P. Smith
Mouser
D. E. Pond
Samuel Kahn
J. D
J. A. Chandler
D. F. Magee
J. S
S. R. Howard
Tyler
G. L. Lovell
L. Foster
T. A. King
Finance Committee
Parceling Out de People
A short tale from Augusta Chronicle about two boys fishing near a cemetery who divide their catch at the gate. An elderly man eavesdrops and fears the devil and the Lord parceling out people, prompting a panic that forces him and a deacon to retreat to the graveyard. The parson laughs and returns with the man, while the boys continue dividing their catch amid the chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parson
Deaecon
Pellmell
Augusta
Penguin Battles for Mates in Ancient Arena
Penguins, noted divers, duel for mates in regular grounds. Combatants circle, grip, and strike with flippers while their feathers and blubber shield against beaks. Fights rarely end fatally. human hands can bleed after several blows.
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J. W. Doxsee
Castle Groye
Bilat
Rita
Magdowes
Marek Wind Schutt
Allegra
Aluto Miss Smith
Misa Rishy
Chopin
Chicago
Bean
Wes
Minneapolis Journal
Fle
Emporia
Itan.) Gazette
Icansas City Independent
Richter
Cleveland Plain Dealer
W. F. Rohn
New York
Clark Hubbard
Daniel E. Pond
Maggie Leichhardt
Adolph Grassmeyer
Germany
Frank Brown
Ed Gillman
Ed Heller
Jefferson
Gillman
Brown
Young Brown
F. C. Brown
Jordan
Richland Township
G. H. George
H. M. Carpenter
R. C. Stirton
Penguin Battles
Wight
Heinz India
Eagle Drug Store
A. Kempf
Prop
Herrick, Cash & Rhinehart
Hubbard
H.C. Bohlken’s
Young Bourbon
Lady Freeman
Ky. Bourbon
Comn
Jen
Muer Jack
Black Lady
Pompromine Davis
Jennett
Bourbon
Lady Dawson
Judge Blake
Legal Tendior
Ile
Messrs. Clark & Fair
Banks
Jack
Towa
Eolf
A. M. Fairbank
Clark & Fairbanks
J. W. Doxler
Ttorney
Lovell Block
Lowa
B. Coffman
Lovell House
Edison
Victor
Locher Brothers
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