Wet Honor The Mayor comedy set for Center Junction
Center Junction March 19 details a three act comedy Wet Honor The Mayor to be staged at the opera house Friday evening March 21 by the high school class. Cast lists include Lester Parmenter Marion Platner Mike McGoon Harvey Townsend and Eve Greenway plus several others. music by Preston orchestra. Admission 85 and 20 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Center Junction
Lester Parmenter
Marion Platner
Mike McGoon
Harvey Townsend
Clarence Greenway
Eve
Orla McGuire
Eve Greenway
Lester
Irma Pangburn
McNabb
Pearl Ward
Doris Denton
Joy Smith
Rosalie Myers
Viola Bethurum
Eliza Goober
Cook
Sarah Platner
Preston Orchestra
Howard Leech
Will Alexanders
Will Spohn
Gladys D. Brutsman
James H. Story
Alyea
Chicago
J. M. Young
Elmer Burr
M. J. McNielly
Mr. Burr
Navy
Hazel Pangburn
Oxford Junction
Rev
Karl
Camp Mills
John Otten
Bohlken
Riceton
Canada
Tanner
Marion
Velma Henderson
Presbyterian Church
George McDonald
Presbyterian
E. L. Bergeson
S. G. Thompson
Fulton
Illinois
Minnesota
M. G. Alsever
Paul Holm
Owen Gilchrist
Oelwein
J. A. Woodward
Peter Smith
Monticello
Weers
Cedar Rapids
John Kettleson
Spohn
Freezinger
Harry Rodman and Son
Ray
Raelerh
Tony
Laura Reed
Onslow
Andrew Serbousek
Frank Jones
Strawberry Point
Peter Prahm
Moline
Henry Carlson
Ed Tomlinson
L. E. Moats
Monmouth
Will Leech
Scotch Grove
Frank Livingstone
Olin
Gerd Antone
Harm Dirks
Will Lyons
Germany will repent overthrow of monarchy says Hohenzollern
A Charleston Evening Post remark quotes Mr Hohenzollern predicting German repentance for dethroning the monarchy. The reader is told Germany is worse than assumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Germany
Mrs Ellen Overly Dies At Central City
Onslow March 18 1919 word arrived that Mrs Ellen Overly died at her daughter Mrs Babcock's home in Central City. The body was brought home last night and the funeral is set for tomorrow at 10 o clock from the M E church. She leaves four daughters Mrs John Dew Mrs Mae Babcock Mrs Babcock of Sylvis Ill and Bessie Foust of Springville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Overly
Babcock
Central City
M. E. Church
John Dew
Mae Babcock
Sylvis
Ill
Bessie Foust
Springville
Overly
M. KE. Aid Society
George Sears, Jr
George French
Starry
Olin
Simons
Anna May
Iowa City
Garnett
Mayme Stickley
Cedar
Lyon
Nan Hutchinson
Monmouth
Illinois
Will Dennison
Smith Cooley
Kansas
George Overholt
Laura Smith
Marion
Farmers Mutual Association levies 1 mill assessment
Castle Grove March 18 directors of the Farmers Mutual Insurance association held a meeting and levied a one mill assessment to cover the loss of James M. Bacon, which was allowed in full. F C G Cramer resigns township assessor post. Linn Howie visited the Moline tractor factory. Florence O Shea teaches No 3 spent weekend near Cascade. Mr and Mrs Paul Maire Monticello at D R Howie home. W B Waddick returns from Nebraska trip. J A Waddick at Des Moines for threshermen's convention. Chas Hogan visits Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
James M. Bacon
F. CG. Cramer
Linn Howie
Moline
Florence O'Shea
Cascade
Paul Maire
Monticello
D. R. Howie
W. B. Waddick
Nebraska
J. A. Waddick
Des Moines
Chas. Hogan
Sand Spring Social Notes March Visit Patterns
Miss Edith Gestel of Monticello spent the weekend with her parents in Sand Spring. Monticello visitors included Harry Chaplin R. J. and L. P. Guthrie and Will Hanken. Mrs. Fred Bohlken and Miss Emma Behrends stayed in Springville briefly. Jeannette Blair visited Eads Grove with her sister Mrs. E. H. Martin. Mrs. Easter of Clinton visited her daughter Mrs. Ray Chaplin. Mrs. Alfred Foster spent Sunday with her husband at Camp Dodge. Ruth Guthrie shopped in Cedar Rapids Friday. I. D. Slauson visited Monticello on Thursday. Mrs. H. B. Pierce spent Monday in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Spring
Edith Gestel
Monticello
F. J. Gestel
Harry Chaplin
R. J
L. P. Guthrie
Will Hanken
Fred Bohlken
Emma Behrends
Springville
Jeannette Blair
E. H. Martin
Eads Grove
Easter
Clinton
Ray Chaplin
Alfred Foster
Camp Dodge
Ruth Guthrie
Cedar Rapids
I. D. Slauson
H. 8. Pierce
Prairieburg Society News From March Fifteenth
Prairieburg notes report carrier James Freeman of Cog ton has not missed trips while others did. Mrs. O A DeLancey visited Cedar Rapids brother recently from hospital. Dr Wilkinson writes he is taking a course in New Orleans. Mrs L I Murphy hosts her parents from Dysart. Anni Brown of Rock Island visits the Holub home. Ta A Schounuver stays with her son at Wenwood Park. Wyjack helps in Wollmutt home. Chas Limont is seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
James Freeman
Cogton
O. A. DeLancey
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Jos. F. Holub
Ta. A. Schounuver
Wenwood Park
Wyjack
James Wollmutt
Chas. Limont
Hast Cascade School Election and Local News Roundup
A light vote in Hast Cascade reelects J. F. Lehner director for three years with no opposition. Local hunts report M. H. Lauser and Frank Steitbach killing a large wolf near town for a $20 bounty. Miss Mary Seery wed Eugene McDermott at the Cathedral in Dubuque. Urban C. Faber to join Chicago White Sox spring training in Mineral Wells Texas. Patrick Breen and Regina Kramer wed at St. Josephs church. Private John Davis returns home on furlough from France for medical treatment. Philadelphia Public Ledger notes Russia’s need to regain own control before any sale remains possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hast Cascade
J. F. Lehner
M. H. Lauser
Frank Steitbach
Mary Seery
Daniel Seery
Eugene McDermott
Whitewater Township
Dubuque
Father Brady
Urban C. Faber
Navy
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Mineral Wells
Texas
St. Joseph's Church
Patrick Breen
Seed Corn Testing Push Aimed at Jones County Farmers
The Farm Bureau urges Jones County farmers to test seed corn now to boost yields. Ear tested seed can outperform untested seed by four to eight bushels per acre, increasing profits by hundreds of dollars per farm. The notice also urges treating oats to reduce smut, outlining a formaldehyde solution and practice. An obituary for Joseph E. Orr details his life, family, and community roles in Onslow and Arnold's Park Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Joseph E. Orr
Joseph B. Orr
John
Sarah Brown Orr
Springfield
Mass
Arnold’s Park
Iowa
Scotch Grove
Onslow
Dickinson County
Elizabeth Hanson
Monmouth
Orr
Keystone Lodge
A. F
A. M
Modern Woodmen
Mystic Workers
Alther
Waldo Reese
Community Church
Wyoming
Presbyterian Church
E. Carnell Wilson
Masonic Order
School Absences and Upcoming Dual Contest Items
Mary Neelans and Bernice Garnett report Wilma Starry absent this week due to her mother's absence. Mabel Hicks Jane Corbitt and Gladys Horton have been absent over the past week to appease the ton silitis germ. Mary Neelans was detained Monday for a bad cold. Nelia Clark and Mary Snyder missed two days due to bad roads. A pencil sharpener was placed in the assembly room. Supt Bergeson of Center Junction will visit Saturday to finalize arrangements for a dual contest mid next month featuring spelling ciphering and a declamatory segment with oratorical dramatic and humorous selections. Dr J G Rawson is the new president of the school board. Robert Scroggie lost his balance while attempting a lift and believes gravity acts only downward. Ralph Conley was absent Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Neelans
Bernice Garnett
Wilma Starry
Mabel Hicks
Jane Corbitt
Gladys Horton
Nelia Clark
Mary Snyder
Bergeson
Center Junction
J. G. Rawson
Robert Scroggie
Robert
Ralph Conley
Former Oxford girl engaged to teach at Cedar Falls College
Miss Blanche Henak, a former Oxford girl, has been engaged to teach at Cedar Falls College during the summer months. The funeral of Mrs. Frank J. Nowachek was held at Sacred Heart church with Rev. W. Panek officiating, burial at Mayflower Cemetery. Clarence returns to gas lighting after a dispute with Town Electric Co over charges, council claims rates are double for a town its size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Blanche Henak
Cedar Falls College
Frank J. Nowachek
Sacred Heart Church
W. Panek
Mayflower
Clarence
Town Electric Co
Heading For Oblivion Anamosa Eureka
Anamosa Eureka reports a harsh assessment of the administration urging that it failed to accomplish goals. The piece accuses it of raising express and postal rates and boosting freight and passenger charges while inflating government costs and payroll. It criticizes policy moves involving McAdoo and Bryan and suggests the party faces oblivion amid broader public turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Eureka
McAdoo
W. J. Bryan
When the Lord Quits
A Chicago Tribune opinion contrasts self help with reliance on divine aid, noting Russia’s failure when both feet dip into trouble and leave themselves to shift for themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Tribune
Russia
Mexico Unnoticed in Peace Congress Tension
The piece notes Mexico's lack of recognition as it threatens to bring its domestic troubles into the peace congress, highlighting the unsettling effect of being overlooked in international diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Mexico
Peace Congress
Court Assignment Schedule March 18 to 28
District Court sessions list cases across multiple days. Notable filings include Hall Mfg Co vs Metcalf et al on March 18, State vs J R Johnson on March 19, Estate of Rudolph Kasper, and several motions and civil actions involving Osage and nearby firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall Mfg. Co
Metcalf
Kasper
Rudolph Kasper
Gorman
Hellberg
Welch
Saathoff
Oleson
Kehoe
Snyder
Bosler
Soper
C. M
St. P. Ry
Miller
Wentzel
Young
Rundle
Goes
Lambert
Foulks
Finn
Ana Produce Co
President Wilson Allows Veterans to Keep Uniforms
President Wilson signed a congressionally passed order permitting all discharged sailors and soldiers to retain their uniforms as a souvenir of their army days. The old rule required return after a set period, now relaxed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Congress
Postage Back to Two Cents July 1
The Knoxville Journal notes postage will return to two cents on July 1 and questions whether the service is worth that rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monticello Expressee
J. W. Doxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
Anamosa Eureka News
George F. Killinger
Audubon
J. H. Sanderson
Daniel James Meade
Jessie Claretta McKinstry
Baptist Parsonage
Jas. M. Wilson
Mira Krhatigan
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Stupids
Alice McDonald
James
Anamose
Inlinn County
John McDonald
Martele
Mary
Mercer
Ben Potter
H. J. Potter
Lienen
Reform School
Jones County Draft Board
Washington, D. C
Washington
Cascade Pioneer
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Farm Bureau Notes
Onslow School Notes
Stahlers
ABC
Stuhlers
Geo
Stuhler
Round Oak
Ricklefs & McNeill
California
Geo. Stuhler
Arend Balster Jr
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Hart Schaffner
Marx
He Isilver
Phoenix Hose
Ira Grover
L. P. Waddick, Auctioneer
P. D. Bell
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!