Cox Motor Company opens new Wyoming garage campus
J. R. Cox arrives in Wyoming to open a new two story garage with 9000 square feet of floor space. The facility includes a ladies rest room, offices, storage on the first floor, a workshop on the second floor, and modern repair equipment. Cox aims to offer full repair services and a popular priced car agency.
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Wyoming
J. R. Cox
Cox Motor Company
Cox
Iowa
Union
J. N. Swordes
O. S. Ames
D. A. White
J. T. Wherry
W. E. de Moss
Roush
Robertson
H. R. Leamon
Citizens
G. W. Evans
B. BK. Myers
R. D. Cooley
Henry Fishwild
Fred Koch
J. R. Marshall
W. J. Beckwith
Swordes
Col. Evans
C.J. Ingwersen
EB. N. Wilcox
W.G. Wherry
R. Fishwild
W. L. Brown
Mallicoat
Canton
Ray Heasty
Amber
Marshalltown
Fred Heasty
John Schmidt
M. T. Smith
East
Jones Street
Schmidts
Arnold Storm
Clinton
F. J. Stone
Madison Township
Frank Johnson
Onslow
Gladys Beckwith
Tarkio
Missouri
Monticello
Olive Bender
Spencerville
H. Ladage
Waterloo
H. Stockwell
J. G. Brownell
West Webster Street
Ed Shimerda
Anamosa
Center Junction to Host Market Day Sale Notes
The M EK Ladies Aid third division will hold a Market Day sale at Ward's store on Saturday March 25 starting 10 a.m. Items for sale include pies cakes cookies doughnuts buns bread vegetables and ice cream. Various local social notices follow including visits travels and vacations of residents and a spring millinery exhibit by McAleer Millinery.
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M. EK. Ladies’ Aid Society
Ward
Gladys Smith
J. N. Smith
C. A. Scofield
A. G. Alden
Wyoming
M. K E. Dodge
Frank Bailey
Lincoln
Preas
George Andrews, Sr
Logan
Iowa
James Meade
Cedar Rapids
OC. W. Preston
Cedar Rapida
Vera Keater
J. H. Courtney
Laura Reid
Oxford Junction
Wilcox
Mesdames Ooder and
Gilbertson
Anamosa
Onslow Notes and Local Happenings March 21
Community updates from Onslow include visits by Maquoketa and Yates Center relatives, illness of Mrs. George Chase from burns, travel of Mrs. Dennison, and hospital stays. Domestic arrivals and gatherings abound with church meetings, cottage prayers at 3 PM, and social clubs meeting. The Masons formed a sixteen-member lodge and local social groups held meetings.
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Onslow
Wm. Reel
Maquoketa
George Chase
Georges Underwood
Clifford Underwood
Yates Center
Kansas
Chase
Wm. Dennison
Reinbeck
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Co. B. Basler
Independence
Noyes
John Young
Des Moines
M. BE
Ida Millsap
Cadar Rapids
John Cole
Jessie
Mane Hansen
J. G. Warren
Hugh Keister
Canton
Frank Hall
Clay Center
Nebraska
Weathered Thoughts and Local News From Des Moines Area
Poetic reflections open with lines from Christina G. Rossatte and Longfellow on spring and miracles, followed by local notes: Defance Hill school entertainment raises about $36, Mrs. J D Young ill in Onslow, birth of a son at John Scroggie home, a Sunday without church services, visits among neighbors, livestock deliveries to Center Junction, logging and sawing plans, weekly literary at Thursday, and local social club gatherings with the Larkin Club and neighbors.
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Christina G. Rossatte
Longfellow
Defance Hill
J.D. Young
Des Moines
Onslow
Stork
John Scroggie
John
Will Ralston
Emeline
L. B. Mead’s
Prairieburg News Highlights March Events and Moves
Prairieburg notes details property purchase by Paul Lauser with plans to tear down the old livery barn and add to his store. Mrs. M L Spoon plans a permanent move to Wisconsin. Ray Richards shifts machinery to the old creamery for a new grist mill. Presbyterian ladies serve a 6 o clock dinner. Mrs. Leta Whitney goes to Anamosa for appendicitis surgery. Jos G Kala moves into a new farm house. Clare Conklin to Marion for jury duty. Albert Pillard home quarantined for scarlet fever. Cliff Tharp visits Alburnette. Fred Singer visits from Clinton. McQueens move to Central City. F J Holub home gets a new roof.
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Paul Lauser
M. L. Spoon
Wisconsin
Ray Richards
Baker Building
Leta Whitney
Anamosa
Jos. G. Kala
Clare Conklin
Marion
Albert Pillard
Scarletina
Cliff Tharp
Alburnette
Fred Singer
Clinton
McQueens
Central City
F. J. Holub
Spring term teachers named at Castle Grove
Miss Evelyn Ward of Cascade will teach the spring term in No. 2 and Miss Theresa Lamey of Anamosa holds No. 4. Local residents visit relatives, plans for new buildings, and health notes among Cass county families appear.
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Castle Grove
Evelyn Ward
Cascade
Theresa Lamey
Anamosa
M. J. Tallman
Cass
A. F. M. Caspers
Maggie
Coggan
Henry Lubben
Monticello
Henry Seehousen
W. D. McLaughlin
Little May Cassis
F.O. Cramer
Walter Hall
Summer fair crowd draws in Dr Cook pole inquiry
Irrepressible Dr Cook demands a congressional inquiry into whether he discovered the pole as Marshalltown observes a summer fair and tahqua celebration.
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Marshalltown
Cook
Millinery Opening Announced by Mes J T Lanigan
J T Lanigan announces a spring millinery opening this Friday and Saturday to display a line of up-to-date hats.
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J. T. Lanigan
The Judge’s Witty Notes From Center Junction
Center Junction March 22 1916 local column humor notes mix misread judge lines crossed wires and town chatter. mentions Johnnie Stahl berg lookalike, Dr Platner quips about uncrossed wires and lead pipes, Mr A plans seven room bungalow, Gladys Smith wedding plans and local social updates.
Indiana primaries show Fairbanks ahead of Wilson in votes
The article notes no opposition within their party in Indiana primaries last week as Fairbanks outpolled Wilson by nearly 20 000 votes for president. It also mentions postmaster appointments unresolved with commissions expired and a pending municipal election slate for March 27.
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Wilson
Fairbanks
Indiana
Tibbitts
F. Main
W. &. Johnson
F. O. Reeve
J. &. Burns
Hogan
J. J. Kirkwood
J. Tv. Wilson
F. R. Tesar
Cascade Pioneer Items Deaths and Anniversary Noted
Mrs. Everetta O N Gill died of lobar pneumonia at noon at her nephew George O Neill’s home. She was 69. Mrs. Mary Supple died Wednesday afternoon at her West Cascade home after about a week of illness. She was in her 79th year. Mr. and Mrs. John D Sullivan were surprised Wednesday night by relatives and friends marking their 17th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Thomas Kingsley and Mrs. W A Fairburn traveled to Davenport Wednesday for the 79th birthday of Mrs. Melissa Weir residing there with daughter Mrs. S H Sears. Bettie Kingsley joined them.
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Cascade
Everetta O'Neill Gill
George O'Neill
Mary Supple
West Cascade
John D. Sullivan
Thomas Kingsley
W. A. Fairburn
Davenport
Melissa Weir
S. H. Sears
Bettie Kingsley
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McAleer Millinery
Frozen Hill
Prairieburg
Johnnie Stahlberg
Johnnie
the Platner
Dr. Platner
Miss L
John Letze
Peete
James McNeilly
Jake Courtney
Dr. Young
Beals
Inlaw
D. O. Sinclair
Howard Norris
Murphy
Sinclair
Burleson
Mary McNeilly
Newton Smith
W. H. Elges
Presbyterian Church
K. Greer
South Fork
C. J. Murray
A. J. Wheeless
Ames
Manchester
Dr. L
Stubler
Catherine Reichart Cane
Andrew Tobiasson
Ola Pierce Bawe
Edna Schoon
Carl Callup
Lucile Hogan
Carl Eghneider
Marie Schatz
Lily Lewis
Clarence Jack
Car
Reuter
Kettlitz & Kay
Henry Bosch Co
Wall
New York
Chicago
G. M. Kelley
Center Junction, Iowa
N. Patrick Monticello, Iowa
Marco
Geo. Stuhler’s Sons Co
Crockery
Klondike
Ricklefs
Icneill
M. S
Star Brand
S . Ete
Stag Vamp
Foxing
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