War Department dredging harbors to keep ships safe
Scotch Grove notes how spring cleaning parallels government harbor work. A map is drawn of river bottoms, soundings taken, and a dredge removes mud to deepen ports. Afterward new maps are filed in Washington and local offices. The column also corrects stamp history and lists community events, illnesses,Travelers, and local gatherings underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
War Department
George N. Sleight
Boy's World
United States
Washington
Martha Washington
Post Office Department
Isabella
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society
G. J. Hughes
Iverson
Monticello
Red Cross
Charles Livingstone
John Brokens
J. W. Callahan
Roland Glenn
Len Berlin
Sanborn
Lawn
Onslow Community Notes and Snow Storms Hit Week
Onslow updates report Kenneth Kennedys serenaded after returning from Kansas City and Mrs Cromer’s death noted with funeral plans. Snowstorm cripples travel, school buses canceled, long winter conditions, and local church services by Rev Kratz and Rev Pickering. Community events include school election results, guild meeting, and a dollar social.
Center Junction Local News and Accidents Summary
Center Junction reports Frank Husman suffered a severe facial injury from a horse kick last Friday and is hospitalized at McDonald. James Meade had a close call felling trees after rope break caused a fall. he remains home recovering. Leonard Serbousek broke his leg after a hayloft fall. he is improving. Mrs. Frank Wusman returned from Monticello hospital after an appendectomy. Local social notes include Miss Margaret McDonald and Miss O’Niell visiting in J A McDonald home and Himebaugh & Son’s spring hat display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Frank Husman
McDonald Hospital
James Meade
Wilcox Farm
Himebaugh & Son
Leonard Serbousek
Allen Serbousch
Frank Preston
Frank Wusman
Monticello
Margaret McDonald
Mise O'Niell
Tipton
J. A. McDonald
Glenn
Leola Watson
John McDonald
J. M. Young
Ambler
Storm Lake
Iowa
Evelyn Sutlis
Ruth Young
Davenport
Ree Aketh Wat
Ray Sanford
Local Happenings in Amber and Anamosa Area
A lively report from Amber notes a sub district contest at Anamosa high school with Miss Mary Dorothy Daly winning first prize in humorous, already a two time winner. Several locals show symptoms of grippe and appendicitis surgery at Mercy hospital. Schools face snow closures and new teacher arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
Anamosa High School
Mary Dorothy Daly
Anamosa
Mary Doro
Adolph Schoon
Grippe
Esther
Harms
Mercy Hospital
Harriet Rohn
Monticello
Black Oak School
Lee Lincoln
Phillip Bailey Farm
John Husmann
John Otten
Wayne Lutheran Church
Black Oak
Hawthorne Club Social and Community Notices
Hawthorne club hosts husbands and friends at Miss Doral Thomson home with Irish themed decor and readings. Progressive club to host an illustrated lecture by Fred J. Gazell on Birds and Flowers at the M. 3 church. Bay View club discusses citizenship teaching. Mrs Harvey Baird returns from Cedar Falls after family illness. Verna Hanold marks fifth birthday with gathering. St Patrick party and picnic by the RON, A. Edwards elected president of Eastern Town Lumbermen. Ladies Aid to meet at Mrs Ingwersen. Miss Harriet Shaffer sustains a fractured wrist. Cedar Rapids visitors and center Point trips noted among local families. New-born son to Mr and Mrs J James. Mr and Mrs John Vargissen welcome a son. Hanoard and wife in Chicago business visits. Mrs Frank Starry hospitalized at Mercy, Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Wyomiing
Marcel
Hawthorne Club
Doral Thomson
Somerset
St. Patrick
Cleveland
Mas
Bennett
Day
Taplis
Pishwith
Harvey Baird
Cedar Falls
A. Hanold
Verna
Ron
Wr. Mis. Edwards
Eastern Town Lumbermen's Association
J. F. Cohoon
Broadgate
Jows
Center Point
Mary Alden
Robert Alden
Cedar Rapids
J. James
Little Son
John Vargissen
Cc. H. Hanoard
Chicago
Frank Starry
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Cascade News Briefs and Obituaries March Edition
Joe Coohey aged 20 dies at Mercy hospital from meningitis and measles. Funeral held at Sacred Heart Church Fillmore with Rev Seen officiating. Local residents relocate, rebuild, or travel as families move or expand. A son born to Mr and Mrs Shamy Lauser Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Joe Coohey
Daniel Coohey
Mercy Hospital
Fillmore
Sacred Heart Church
EF. Vogel
Julius
Mitchell
South Dakota
J. B. Aitchison
National Street
Margie Collins
Otting Bros
Herbert
Thomas McNally
J. T. Bevan
Norma Jean
Basin
Wyoming
Gathering Ducher
Johanna Hefferman
Chicago
Bisenius & Sons Department Store
Chris Degrand
John Aschigen
Livemore
Shamy Lauser
Mary Burke funeral draws largest crowd at St Josephs
Prairieburg March 12 funeral services for the late Mrs. Mary Burke were held at St Josephs on Thursday at 9 a m with Catholics and Protestants sharing honors. Burial occurred at Monti about 23 miles northwest. Other local notes include Cary Als paugh Coquillett remembered, a movie hall garage reopening, and various residents’ comings and goings amid flu and jury duty updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Mary Burke
St. Joseph's
Monti
Ward
Carrie Alspaugh Coquillett
A. W. Couquillett
Sis
Glenn
P. F. Sauser
John Walmutt
Frank Stock
John Sauser
Dolan
Marlon
Edith DeLancey
Dorothy Ludley
H. Henderson
Joseph B. Holub
James Buchtella
Lansing
Local notes from Castle Grove community life
Mrs C W Spaarle visited Town City to see her hospitalized husband. Mrs Wil Hitter treated at John McDonald hospital for severe cold and pneumonia threat. Mrs C Pfell admitted to McDonald hospital Monticello for pneumonia risk. Hogan family from Hopkinton visiting S B King home. Presby terian Ladies Aid guest hosted by Mrs W D McLaughlin. Red Cross nurse Carrie Catlin visiting township schools. Richard McDonald visiting old home near Onslow. Lewis Barrack returned from North Dakota. A F M Caspars called to Anamosa grand jury. Hopkinton visitors Mr and Mrs Henry Che last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
C. W. Spaarle
Town City
A. McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
Frank Colling
Wil Hitter
John McDonald Hospital
C. Pfell
McDonald Hospital
Monticello
M. J. Hogan
Jereph
Hopkinton
S. B. King
W. D. McLaughlin
Ladies' Aid Society
Presbyterian
Hans Moore
Carrie Catlin
Red Cross
Richard McDonald
Onslow
Lewis Barrack
North Dakota
A. F.M. Caspars
Anamosa
Henry Che
Sand Spring Obituary and Local Notices March Roundup
Clarence Spenge a longtime resident died at his Texas home. Relatives note his passing as friends in Sand Spring express grief. Local visits include Hopkinton families visiting Mt Vernan to attend a basketball game. A two months old baby boy died and was buried at Monticello Mandy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Spenge
Texas
Wheeless
Dale
Pierce
Fred Donn
Paul
Hopkinton
Mt. Verncen
Chaplin
Cedar Rapids
Harry
Ray Chappn
Barney Schaeffer
Monticello Mandy
F. M. Wheeless
Ired Dean
Mac Hankintay
C. K. Greer
C. K. Greer Attended the Funeral of Dr. Livingstone
Ray Bacon
Arthur Huggins
Monticello
Ray Smith
Worthington
Wayne Lutheran church schedules services and confirmations
Wayne News reports services at Wayne Lutheran Church set for Sunday March 18 and Palm Sunday March 25 at 10 a.m. A class of twenty five will be confirmed including Martha Margareta Rieken Maria Regina Schoon Clara Sophia Andreesen Hannah Margaret Otten and others. Also notes illness baptisms and changes in leadership at Mutual Aid with Carl Willis elected secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Lutheran Church
Martha Margareta Rieken
Maria Regina Schoon
Clara Sophia Andreesen
Hanna Margaret Otten
Gladys
Caroline Thumann
Anna Elise Schoon
Meta Johanna Schoon
Gertrude Hinkel
Wilhelm Diedrich Wolken
George Tobingsen
Carl Willis
Mutual Aid
Mr. Willis
Herman Harms
Laurens
Towa
Local News From Jones County Iowa
Obituaries marriages and legal notes detail Elizabeth Ross death near Viola and Ruth Newman Gerald Armstrong wedding at Lisbon parsonage. Reports of embalmer T C Loder in serious condition. Robert Ewing death in San Antonio after Cedar Rapids residence. Legal action against Guy Sawyer for liquor transport with bond set at 300 dollars. Albert Billings Ray Richardson released after drunkenness sentence. punishment ongoing in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Ross
New York
Viola
T. C. Loder
Ruth Newman
Gerald J. Armstrong
Lisbon Methodist Parsonage
Greenfield Township
Jones County
George A. Newman
John Armstrong
Robert Ewing
Anamosa
San Antonio
Texas
Guy Sawyer
J. C. Stoddard
United States
Sawyer
Archie Johnson
Albert Billings
Ray Richardson
Monticello
Bodenhofer
Hopkinton Leader Items Highlight School Win and Local News
Hopkinton senior basketball defeated Iowa City University high school 24 to 22 last week in a close game. J P Holden reports his postmaster appointment to Delhi and will take over around early April. Martha Holdren born June 14 1868 near Hartville passed away March 3 1923 near Hopkinton. she married Franklin DeShaw in 1898 and leaves two daughters Gladys and Ida. C N Hull died February 25 at Ottawa Kansas. funeral in Hopkinton with Masonic rites. Dubuque opened a new senior high school building costing 1 million dollars with modern facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Iowa City University
Towa City
J. P. Holden
Civil Service
Delhi
L. M. Barnes
Martha Mavalena Holdren
Hartville
Iowa
Dennis
Ellen Holdren
Franclin DeShaw
Gladys Idell
Ida Fvelyn
C. N. Huil
Ottawa
Kansas
M. E
George W. Self
Marriage refined by actions proves the true head of the house
A San Francisco Chronicle line argues that marriage quality depends on both appearance and conduct, asserting that lacking refinement in either arena implies the husband assumes the household’s leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San’ Francisco Chronicle
Ridiculous Man Demands Taxes Cut and Rail Ownership
A Boston transcript notes a humorist who calls for lower taxes while urging government ownership of the railroads, reflecting a satirical clash on fiscal policy and public ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston ‘Transcript
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
District court of Jones County Iowa schedules March term 1923 for final proof and probate of Samuel C Pfeil last will filed March 2 1923. Interested parties may appear March 23 1923 to show cause why probate should not be granted. Clerk B G Freels Deputy Colla Havitk Doxsea & Doxsee attorneys for state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Jones County
Samuel C. Pfall
Samuel C. Pfeil
Doxsea & Doxsee
Probate Notice for John Stadtmueller Will in Jones County
On March 9 1923 a paper purporting to be the last will and testament of John Stadtmuoeller was filed for probate in Jones County. The court sets March 23 1933 for final proof and probate at the March term, with interested parties invited to show cause why the will should not be admitted. Dated March 13 1923. Clerk B G Rues Deputy Cella Havlik. Doxsee and Doxsee Attorneys for the Estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Jones County
John Stadtmueller
John Stadtmuoeller
B. G. Rues
Cella Havlik
Doxsee & Doxsee
Notice of Final Report in Jones County Court
Final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees listed in the annexed list have been filed in the Jones county district court clerk’s office. A final hearing and approval is set for March 16 before the court. interested parties may appear and file exceptions to challenge approval of the reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lst
District Court
Jones County
Wits
Alvina_ Ferguson
Elizabeth M. McCarthy
Anamosa
Iowa
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
Court in Jones County Ia announces a probate filing for Helen Smith who died in the county. A will allegedly dated February 23 1923 is set for final proof and probate on March 26 1923 at the March term. Interested parties must appear and show cause why probate should not be granted. Clerk De B. G. Rees issues the notice.
Public notice of estate appointment in Jones County Iowa
The district court of Jones County Iowa appoints Harvey D Hunter as executor and Blanche F Hunter as executrix of the estate of W W Hunter deceased. All claims must be filed with the court clerk sworn and within legal time. Heirs and creditors urged to make immediate payments to avoid costs. Anamosa Iowa February 24 1923. Doxseo and Doxseow Attorneys for Estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
W. W. Hunter
Anamosa
A. D
Harvey D. Hunter
Blanche F. Hunter
Doxseo
Alfred W. Starks
Anamosa Town
Martha J. Starks
Executrix
Doxsee
Executrix Notice for Alfred W. Starks Estate
Martha J. Starks named executrix of the estate of Alfred W. Starks requests all creditors to file sworn claims with the district court clerk at Anamosa by law and to remit debts promptly. Dated February 19, 1923 in Anamosa Town.
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
On February 22 1923 a paper claimed as the last will of Andrew Cassady of Jones County Iowa was opened and read and March 26 1823 set as the probate date at the March term of court at which time interested parties may appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate Judge Res B G Rees signed the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Jones County
Jonas County
Helen Smith
J Anes
A. de B. G, Rees
State of Iowa
Andrew Cassady
B. G. Rees
Religious Service Schedule Hints at March 18 Sermon Theme
Sunday worship at 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at A. mand. Bible study at 146 Pp. m. Thursday meeting at 7:30 p.m. Next Sunday morning March 18 the sermon theme is Our Right to Be Happy, with an evening message titled The Peril of Drifting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Mand
McNary Pastor Preaches at Weekday and Weekend Services
George W. McNary, pastor, lists Sunday schedule with church school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. Midweek meeting Thursday at 7:20 p.m. Cordial welcome to all. The quote from Ben Jonson closes the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal’ Church
Thomas M. Nielsen
George W. McNary
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M ‘Monticello Express
J. W. Doxser
Chas. A, Doxsee Editors and Proprietors
James Leech
Leslie Himebaugh
Della Noanson
Frank Serkousek
Kenneth Kennedy
Kansas City
Kennedy
Jessie Brown
Los Angeles
Kratz
Cadar Rapids
Bethel
Pickering
Kenwood Park
W. Streeper
Carrie Hansen
Mt. Vernon
Etta Brown
Snyder
Earge Lyons
Guild
W. C. Paul
Ed Franks
Lisbon
E. L. Anderson
Russell
Sasler
Noyes
Barbara Mirick
Chelsea
Jeffries
Brokens
Clara May Pickering
Carroll Kennedy
CoccoleRe
Jensick
Duncan Wasson
Mary Paul
George Miller
William Fletcher
Stivers
Olin
Soper
Thomas Lightfoot
John Young
Joe Orr
Altrurian Club
del Chase
W. A. Clark
Walter Steckel
Manchester
Presbyteriaun Choir
Mary Iden
Wayne Lutheran School
Willms
Julia Toenjes
Chrispin-Hartman
Mra
MD Tjaden
Dubuque
Dora Batley
George Andrews
Amumosa
Augusta Reuter
Langworthy
W. RK. Ziemerman
Henry Maden
Charles Grey
Amamosa
Mr. Scholler
Roscoe Tuincoln
Ed Enelebart
Wayne News
Anamosa Eureka News
Jones Co
Colla Havilk
Oxfords
Stuhlers
Among the? Churches
Congregational Church
Ben. Jonson
Paul E. Gibson
Monticello State Bank
H.m.remley
James Remley
Remley & Remley
Attorneys AT Law
Anamosa, la
Main Street
A. Doxa
Prelate Court
Lovell Block
H. McGarvey
H. F. Bayard
McGarvey & Bayard
Physicians and Surgeons
Lowa
Duer
DR. M. F. Hogan
F. A. Hefner
Stickford
Devlin Millinery
Phonim Calla
Dautremont
DR. A. M.’ Maurice
Monticolo
Knights of Columbus
I. V. Dautremont
Eerie As Havens
S. C. White Leghorn Specialty
Wm. Podhaski
Monticello, Iowa
Chis “Schweitzer
Willard
Tire & Battery Station
J. J. Egger
L. F. Egger
Hart Schaffner & Marx and
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