Local Notes From Onstow and Surrounding Towns
Onstow reports visits by Mrs Lytton and Miss Ida McQuown. Walters received a car load of Deering goods. Members attended K P memorials in Baldwin. Dr Wallicher rents office space and will locate locally. Isaac Overley boasts a 390 foot well drilled by Underwood Forsythe. Fourth of July celebrations begin at Jos Wasson’s farm with an accident injuring Duncan Wasson but recovery expected.
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Wallicher
Clinton
W. L. Overley
Pealer & Fairchild
Wyoming
Geo
Isaac Overley
Madison Township
Underwood & Forsythe
Wn. Paul
Prof. Walrod
Barnum
Des Moines
Hopkinton School
Cedar Rapids
William
Jos. Wasson
Duncan Wasson
Social notes from Cass area and surrounding towns
Visits and greetings across Anamosa Monticello Morley Shellsburg and Cass highlighted by Mrs Orson Lake Ida Lake and Miss Ruby Ketcham. Barn addition by A C Stickle. Fire destroys Cunningham farm barn with livestock. insurance partly covers.
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Cass
Orson Lake
Anamosa
Ida Lake
Ruby Ketcham
Montiticello
W. A. Ladd
Morley
A.C. Stickle
Hettie Brown
Monticello
W. J. Cresswell
Omaha
Robi. Horn
Chicago
Oats Headed and Frost Reported in Castle Grove
June 24 notes oat growth and a light frost Sunday morning. Milk is being separated at home by Wm Henderson and G J Heiken. Ice cream social at E J Nobles drew large attendance. Monticello youths and Newton Parrott visited Worthington. Several residents got home phones installed. discussion of road work and a new law worries local farmers, especially timber pasture owners over fruit-picking intrusions and gate closure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Henderson
G. J. Heiken
E. J. Noble
Newton Parrott
Worthington
Monticello
E. E. Crcutt
Frank Howie
Peter Janett
Geo. Stuhler
Center Junction Notes and Arson Trial Proceedings
Center Junction reports social visits including Mr and Mrs O O Watson with relatives at Baldwin and Miss Jennie Shipley planning a summer visit near Wyoming. Mrs B B Smith and son visited near Anamosa while Miss Minnie Dawson returned from Fayette. Miss Anna Canty returned from Chicago schooling. C E Mills moves to Orangeburg Illinois to run a creamery. Andrew Robertson to supervise locally. The arson trial of J W Baum was held with witnesses named. the State failed to prove charges and the case was dismissed.
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Center Junction
O. O. Watson
Baldwin
B. B. Smith
Anamosa
Jennie Shipley
Wyoming
Minnie Dawson
Fayette
Anna Canty
Chicago
C. E. Mills
Orangeburg
Andrew Robertson
J. W. Baum
Wm. Moncrief
Smithy Miller
H. J. Smith
Earle Stingley
J. 8. Smith
Mr. Smeeks
Frontier Echoes From Warrells to Monticello in 1860
Reminiscences recount a July 1860 journey from Dubuque to Warrells at the Maquoketa river and on to Monticello, describing frontier life, a log cabin supper, a Military Road project, Warrell as pioneer, local growth, a two story schoolhouse, and weather impacts on Cass and Jones counties.
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Buffalo Forks
Wapsipinicon
Iowa City
Maquoketa
Congress
Dubuque
Warvell’s
Hamilton’s
Sylvanus
Hopkins
Chas. FE. Wales
Dewey’s Flouring Mills
Daniel Warrell
Monticello
For Sale and Rail Rates Highlight Local Advertisements
A 120 acre Thos McEline farm in Wayne township Jones county Iowa goes cheap with liberal terms plus two farms for rent. Also nickel plate road offers Portland Maine round trip tickets July 5 to 9 with low rates via the Atlantic Coast route. Sealed bids by July 10 for a Monticello high school steam heating plant. Local notes cover church events, offerings, and barbershop upgrades in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. McEline
Wayne Township
Jones County
Towa
W. H. Santorp
Amber
Atlantic Coast
Portland
John Y. Calahan
Adams St
Chicago
Monticello
J.S. Hall
R. P. Smity
Unclaimed Letters Advertised at Monticello Post Office
A list of letters remaining unclaimed at the Monticello Iowa post office advertised June 28 1902 includes J F Wyon N H Olmstead D E Pony and P M.
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Monticello
Iowa
J. F. Wyon
N. H. Olmstead
D. E. Pony
P. M
Rooms to Rent in Condon Building Offers Upstairs and Down
Good rooms for rent in the Condon building with upstairs living rooms and office spaces. A new roof has been installed and rooms will be papered to suit tenants. Enquire of.
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Condon
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Sam Laurence
Anamosa Journal
W. M. Lemen
Maude Smith
Maude Palmer
Irene Drinkwater
Charles Crain
Greeley
Epworth League
C. H. Taintor
Congregational Church
Chas, Miller
Ryan Reporter
C. L. van Meter
J. H. Tremain
E. E. Hicks
C. H. Shhipman
Olin
Olin Recorder
H. J. Hertian the Clothier
Herman
Lovell State Bank
Mundell’s
Hall’s Hardware
Lowell State Bank
County of
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Unk
New York
Davenport
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George L. Lovell
R. C. Stirton
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R. C. Svirton
Geo. L. Lovell
R. C. ‘Stirton
Daniel E. Ponp
H. Gandhouee
Hall
J. W. Doxser
Thrifty
Matthiessen Bros
ICA Akes
Rease Cod
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Marco Polo
H. L
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Manager
Lockheart
Addie de
Nuthurst
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Syra
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Arion
Sunland Belle
Ethel Downe
Nemoline
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Rensslaer Wilk
Nydia Wilkes
Baron Dillon
Caid
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Karimont
Fred Arthur
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Mande
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Cora Belmont
Russia
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Cheyenne
Nora Wilkes
Robbie Wilkes
Gussie Wilkes
Wilkes Bird
Allerton
Bonnie B
Thomas W
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Barnhart
Ashby V
George Wilkes
Rachael
Advertiser
Geo. Wilkes
Dubuque County
Young Blaze
Davidson Bros
Hil and Ward
CG. H. George
Devoe
Devoe’s
America
W.F. Rohn
District Court
Isaac Rigby
A. A
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Fannie Dickerson
J. A Hartman
District Court of Jones Co
J. W. Coxsee
Love Brothers CO
Dayton
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A. Kempf
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