Autographs And Fresh Carp In Iowa News Items
Cedar Falls woman finds autographs of Civil War and Civil War era figures dating before 1860s in her mother’s effects. Names include McClellan Fremont Johnston Pope Meade Warren and Meigs. Also a Carroll boys find a 49 year old monument bottle with preserved papers from G A R post members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dessie Gable
Cedar Falls
Black Hawk County
Georve B. McClellan
Joseph E., Johnston
John C. Fremont
John Pope
George G. Meade
Gettysburg
G. K. Warren
M. C. Meigs
Johnston
McClellan
Fremont
Carroll
Carroll County
Jeff C. Davis G. A. R. Post
Local farmer rescues daughter from oncoming train
Ralph W Eller of Radcliffe near Hardin county sprinted 150 yards to reach his daughter Mary Jane on railroad tracks just before a train passed. The act saved her life in a narrow moment of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Eller
Radcliffe
Hardin County
Mary Jane
Eller
Washington Birthday Has Special Significance For Local Family
In Dickens Clay County the 203rd anniversary of George Washington's birth is observed with four special significances for the Hardie Ball family, marking the day as more than a holiday to them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George Washington
Hardie Ball
Dickens
Clay County
Ball Lineage Ties Back to Joseph Ball and Washington
The Balls trace their ancestry to Joseph Ball grandfather of George Washington and say Augustine Washington married twice with Mary Ball as the mother of Washington. In Delaware county near Manchester Mrs. John Gage was bitten by a rabid fox while driving home with her husband. he killed the animal and doctors confirmed rabies in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Ball
George Washington
Ball
Iown
Hardinburg
Kentucky
Augustine Washington
Mary Ball
John Gage
Manchester
Delaware County
Doctor Crider’s Muddy Drive Sparks Rail Row
Dr. C L Crider of Elkader Clay county found muddy roads tough to traverse while visiting a patient. He left the road onto a railroad right of way and rode over the ties until the tracks crossed the highway, returning pleased with his ingenuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Crider
Elkader
Clayton County
J. W. Downie
Marriage Ends February for Toledo Man Getting Pension
The last day of February brought H. H. Wilson, 75, of Toledo in Tama county both news of an old age pension approval and a wedding to Mary Zeman, 59, by Justice Hufford. It marks the couple's third marriages for each party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Wilson
Toledo
Tama County
Wilson
Justice Hufford
Mary Zeman
Ames and county flood of mishaps spark minimal damage
Two freak accidents in Ames Story county injure August Hayes with leg injuries after a wagon towed by a car breaks loose and a coal fork strikes Adela Schroeder s car. In Clayton county Turkey river ice fractures drown several cattle while warm winds melt ice. A Boon county divorce suit cites neglect and drunkenness in the Pentico case. Logan well damage blamed on a mild quake causing gravel in water. A Spring Grove blizzard prompts shovel brigades after a county plow plunges into a ditch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Story County
August Hayes
Iowa State College
Adela Schroeder
Hayes
Turkey
Clayton County
Wyoming
Logan
Harrison County
Iowa
Spring Grove
Elkader
Castle Grove 4-H Club Meeting and Local News
Castle Grove Royal Rangers 4-H boys met last Wednesday with ten boys present plus leader Fred Kromminga and county agent John Ingels. Richard Krommingsa spoke on Securing Baby Chicks and Dean Nordman on Care of Baby Reeves. The evening included games. Mrs. O R Howie hosted Farm Bureau program committee at her home with refreshments. Committee members and two programs each were named. Corn picking and husking noted. Several residents and events described including moves, illnesses, deaths, school elections, and upcoming Farm Bureau meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove Royal Rangers
Fred Kromminga
John Ingels
Richard Krommingsa
Dean Nordman
Reeves
O. R. Howie
Farm Bureau
Ruth Howie
Fred Hetken
8. M. Hosford
M. J. Crowley
Kennedy Farm
Dempsey
John Hasler
John McDonald Hospital
A. A. Kromminga
Fred
Waubeeck
Leo Donovan
Boulder Township
Steve Petersen
George Behrends
T. L. Smith
Friendly Lake
New York
the Express
Ike
John Dietzker
Merle Knight
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Denis Donovan
Boulder
Ryan
P. J. Crowley
Crowley
Church of Immaculate Conception
J. J. Hennessey
Donald Morey
Monticello
G. Bartels
Kenneth Howie
Henry Caspers
Claude Mason
Anamosa
Margaret Smith
G. H. Gerdes
N. G. Manternach
Ray Kromminga
J. E. Ahlrichs
Castle Grove Farm Bureau
Mae Hogan
M. Chisman
Willie Behrends
Wilke Behrends
Otto Hubbard
J. G. Caspers
John Tschantz
Henry
Fred Caspers
Nebraska
Raymond
Ronald Holtz
Luther League
Wilma Westphal
Jesus
Alberta Reimer
Luella Pankow
Somerset
Nellie _Atherton
Raymond Garside
Rebekah Lodge
Jackson County Assembly
Maquoketa
E. L. Barber
Cedar Rap Hids
Lester French
George Miller
Eastern Iowa Druggists’ Association
Davenport
Faye West
Circle of Wyoming
Order of the Eastern Star
E. N. Stoffel
Foureen
Elizabeth Alden
R. D. Cooley
W. E. Schreiber
Two Wooden Legs Help Laurens Man After Accident
Jay Tutt of Laurens Pocahontas county broke a leg but kept going with two spare wooden legs he keeps at home for emergencies. The story notes Tutt’s mobility since losing both legs above the knees years ago and his willingness to use a backup limb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Merkle
LaVerne
Humboldt County
Merkle
Havelock
Pocahontas County
W. C. Nystuen
B. C. Nowlan
Montreal
Canada
Jay Tutt
Laurens
Tutt
Local Families Attend Dinners and Celebrations In Community Activities
Numerous households hosted and attended gatherings over the weekend including dinner visits with the Dannemans Schoons Reuter Englebart families and others to mark events such as a twenty fifth wedding anniversary in Marengo NL. Otto Danneman reports spring pigs totaling 76. William Martin shipped 130 head of sheep to Chicago last week. A newborn girl to Henry Hayen and Bernice Hanken Hayen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Helgens
Louie Helgens
Ed Helgens
W. J. Zimmerman
Lester Juilfs
Otto Danneman
George Schoon
Rex Reuter
Herman Englebart
Dorothy
Ben
Ed Englebart
Marengo
Ed Nickels
Nickels
Lena Englebart
Bernell Dress
Cletus Boland
Beverly Ann
Willis
George Siebels
Wyoming
George Andrews
William Martin
Stanwood
Mr. Martin
Henry Hayen
Hayen
Bernice Hanken
John Freese
Herman Freese
Carl
Center Junction community notices and events update
Center Junction reports a busy week with Presbyterian Ladies' Working Band hosting a church party at the school gymnasium attended by over one hundred. Women’s missionary society and Methodist church night were noted, plus a bridge club gathering at Andrea McDonald’s home. The Center Junction Hybrids placed fourth in a Hopkinton tournament, with players listed. Neighbors Day increased church attendance and Stewardship Day is planned. Local travels include attendance at funerals in Maquoketa and Anamosa, visits to Scotch Grove, Des Moines business, and several family gatherings. The extended notices list many residents and family visits across surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Ladies’ Working Band
Ray Sanford
T. E. Stanton
8. G. Thompson
Jean Downing
Irving Eller
Lou Ahraken
A. Alyea
Andrew McDonald
Harley Bulgren
Center Junction
Hopkinton
Hopkinton Crusaders
Lyman Thompson
Dwaine Moses
Fred Mizaur
Victor Coon
Lewis Ddeibelbis
Dale Richardson
Bud de Vine
Gerald Richterman
George Dirks
Peter Prahm
Maquoketa
Paul Brodersen
Duprie
Fred Kempf
Wyoming Obituaries and local notices amid Jones county real estate
Obituaries for George Fiedler and Mrs Caroline Radloff note German birth and long residence near Wyoming with survivors and funeral details. Various local groups including M E church Ladies Aid, fidelity lodge, Luther League, and Eastern Star share notices. Real estate transfers list extensive parcels in Jones county with multiple transactions, heirs, and deeds.
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Iowa News
Jarnagin
J. W. Jarnagin
Marvin Tate
Albia
Monroe County
Des Moines
Tate
Martin R. Hoffman
Chickasaw County
Lillie Tietjen
Alta Vista
Bear Fruit
Hoffman
Dale Voight
Arthur Voight
Fenton
Kossuth County
Netherlands
Sioux County
Ireton
VanderHoek
Baarn
Emma
Soetsdyk Palace
Holland
VanderHock
Fox
Frank Pentico
Isabella Pentico
Boone County
Castle Grove
Freese
Henry Freese
Harvey Helgens
George Osterkamp
Viola
Herman Folkers
Herman Zimmerman
Tobe Freese
Alva Gerdes
Clarence Stefert
Norma Jean
St. Paul
Minn
Will Jansen
W. R. Zimmerman
Henrietta Bohlken
Rena Hoult
Leo and
Lows Bohlken
John Eden
Fred Otten
Bobble
Jackie Dress
Arnold Willis
Galen Hagen
Ruth Kofoed
John Balster
Clinton
Gerd Tjaden
United States
Amber
J. B. Moses
H. E. Stingley
J. N. Smith
John Livingstone
Estelle Stingley
George Courtney
Methodist Church
Gerd Antons
John Stahlberg
Radloff
B. D. Heiken
Ardis
Treva
Henry Hanken
Olin
Prahm
Herman Petersen
Herman Osterkamp
Elmer Hinrichs
Joan
Rhinehart Dirks
Margaret
Langworthy
Carl Ortgies
Emil
Norris Schrader
John Lurkens
Lester
George Fiedler
Ellrichshausen
Wartenberg
Germany
John Buchholtz
Fiedler
Princeton
Ill
Mecklenburg
Rock Island
August Radloff
Louise Randon
Black Falls
Wis
Amelia ‘Sherman
Theodore
Ida) Becker
John Radlolff
H. C. McConaughy
Wyoming Journal
Ladies' Aid Society of the
M. EF. Church
W. H. Alden
W. O. Shaffer
George Herzberger
Marilyn
van Horne
Jones County
D. W. Bates
Niles & Watters
G. Rawson
Edna Carstens
John M. Carstens
H. P. Bancroft
Samuel C. Reade
Canton Road
Woah
Fora
William Smola Jr
Lilie Smola
Henry Shimerda
Anna
Joe Straka
First
Town State Trust & Sves Bk
Burlington
Carlton H. Myers
Outlet 10
Outlet 9
Strawberry Hill
Military Road
Public Road
D. M. Griffith
Mary
Joseph Walters
C & NW
HH. D. Miller
Ny Corner
Harry T. von Sprecken
Peter H .von Sprecken
Eugene Lewis Kohl
H D. Miller
CM & St. P Ry
Stacy Miller
H. D. Miller
CM & St. P
Wilbert Starry
Finnie R
R. A. Shover
Ruth
H.R. Merriam
J. D
M. Crockwell
Crockwell
H. A. Atwood
Fred Husman
Minnie Husman
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
U.S
Oldsmobile
KSO
WMT
WMO
Madsen Motor Co
Monticello, Iowa
Dee
John Deere Model
Farmers Implement Company
M. K
Mike) Hubbard, Mer
W. H. McDaniel
L, P. Waddick
Monticello State Bank
Rau Sas
Eevee
Delineator
McCall's Magazine
Pathfinder
Pictorial Review
Open Road Boys
Parents’ Magazine
Sports Afield
Shadoplay Movie Magazine
Silver Screen
Woman's World
Household Magazine
Needlecraft
Cloverleaf Review
Home Circle Check
Magerias
Thas
Lew Aurea
Coun Yh Freld
Fc Pathfinder
Real-Boysh
the Country Home Cloverleaf Review
American Poultry Journal
the Farm Journal
Capper's Farmer
Gentlewoman Magazine
Good Stories
Home Circle
Ilustrated Mechanics
Mother's Home Life
Needlecraft Successful Farming
Everybody's Poultry Magazine
Woman's World American Fruit Grower
Ye. Yi
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