Infant Batchelder Dies in Monticello Hospital
Ralph John Batchelder infant son of Mr and Mrs John Batchelder died Saturday at John McDonald Memorial hospital Monticello of spinal meningitis at six months twenty nine days Funeral held at parents home Tuesday morning and burial at Sand Hill cemetery near Monticello F J Gestel sold Holstein herd last Wednesday others visited and traveled to and from town during the week
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Sand Spring
Ralph John Batchelder
John Batchelder
John McDonald
Gestel
John Bohlken
Hastings
Minnesota
Gerd Graf
Curlew
Iowa
Ralph Batchelder
Manley Bryan
Missouri
W. P. Bryan
E. H. Martin
Helen
Greeley
Mary McVey
Rose
Worthington
J. C. McVey
W. J. Matthiessen
Mabel Nash
Cedar Rapids
Marshall Neil
BE. G. Eddy
Omaha
H. S. Pierce
Doroe
Monticello
Friay
Peterson
C. J. Murray
T. B. Haynes
Creston
Montana
Funeral Services for Dora Smith in Center Junction
Funeral services for Miss Dora Smith were held at her sister Mrs Florence McMaster’s home in Center Junction. Observations note her many local friendships and condolences from the community. Liberty measles are prevalent in this vicinity with several local notices and visits reported.
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Dora Smith
Florence McMaster
Miss Smith
Home Guards
Stuhlers
Monticello
J. M. Young
Alan Serbousek
Don Vrooman
Hale
M. E. Dodge
Stingley
J. E. Duncan
Springville
Harry Englehart
Davenport
George Andrews
Amber
Mead
Elmer Andrews
Fred Carson
Spohn
Helen Stingley
Florence Tubbs
Marietta Letze
Mrs. Weir
Lamoni
Iowa
D. S. Ward
Janie Shover
Letze
Sam Alexander
Anamosa
Laura Read
Quiet Town Election in Wyoming Returns New and Re-elected Officials
In Wyoming on March 25 the town election produced a clear victory for Mayor Swordes over R D Cooley and re-elections for John T Wherry and W J DeMoss. Newcomers Hugh Campbell HE Myer and W J Beckwith were also elected. The community notes express confidence in the business leaders guiding town affairs. Funeral services were held for Mrs John Bender, an early settler, and Mrs R M Heasty and daughters are under quarantine for scarlet fever. The piece also lists a series of local personal movements and agricultural activity as weather permits.
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Wyoming
Swordes
R. D. Cooley
John T. Wherry
W. J. DeMoss
Hugh Campbell
HE. E. Myer
W. J. Beckwith
John Bender
Green Street
Elma
Thomas Story
Alberry
West Main
Dillon Propst
Pendleton
West Virginia
J. C. Messner
Moccasin
Montana
Peter Richorn
George McCalmant
Savanna
Illinois
Stanley Brainard
Davenport
Will McCalmont
Dubuque
Prairieburg Social Notes March Visitors and Local Arrivals
Prairieburg activities include Mrs. R V Richards and her son arriving from Manchester NH for the winter visit. J C McQueen and Mesdames Adams and Fish of Central City were in town. Milton Prouty takes charge of pool room fixtures after purchasing them this week. Red Cross in town reports a large Belgians clothes gift. Families Seward Smith and F H Came visit Monticello and Marion respectively. Christine Geiken employed locally for the week.
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Prairieburg
Castle Grove Farm Notes and Local Meetings
The town adjusts to time changes as farmers rise with the sun. The school board met, Will M. Lubben becomes alternate to county superintendent selection, and teachers gain a $5 monthly raise for spring. Local business and visits surface, with Lubben re-elected, and Miss Mary C. Kehoe teaching in district No. 8. New well drilling for BE McLaughlin.
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Castle Grove
Old Sol
Will M. Lubben
Will Hiller
Chicago
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
W. R. Kuhns
Monticello
L. L. Kuhns
Scotch Grove
Henry Chaloupka
Otto Hubbard
S. Peter
Herman Caspers
Ryan
Ww. A. Hogan
Anamosa
H. C. Irvine
Greer
Sand Spring
Mary C. Kehoe
BE. R. McLaughlin
Local Notables and Events From Anamosa Eureka News
Attorney James Trewin of Cedar Rapids visited on business. A forged $12 check cashed by J. W. Conmey involved a former reformatory inmate named Johnson. Miss Kathyrn Hines, now a Kansas City teacher, was elected secretary of the Kansas City Teachers Club. Elizabeth Sutton and Robert K. Tasker wed at the Congregational parsonage with Earl Waggy attending. M E church board approved inviting Jones county boys to a pre camp banquet and program. Lloyd E. Hayden of Viola was discharged from the army after pneumonia at Camp Cody.
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James Trewin
Cedar Rapids
Trewin
Army
Aero Service
J. W. Conmey
Johnson
Reformatory
Kathyrn Hines
Kansas City
Teachers’ Club
Elizabeth Sutton
Robert K. Tasker
Wyoming
Ernest Ivans
Earl Waggy
M. E. Church
Jones County
Lloyd E. Hayden
Viola
Camp Cody
New Mexico
Cascade Pioneer Items
Twenty typhoid cases in Dubuque prompt health board to trace the outbreak. Marshal Thomas Reddin resigns after twelve years as chief peace officer of Cascade to farm duties at A. P. Hamill farm. LeRoy Hanson, driver in the Dubuque high bridge crash that killed Charles Tierney and injured Frank Bakey, is held on $1,000 bonds after coroner’s jury finds him responsible.
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Dubuque
State Board of Health
Marshal Thomas Reddin
A. P. Hamil
Henry Koster
Reddin
Cascade
Leroy Hanson
Dubuque High Bridge
Charles Tierney
Frank Bakey
Choir Musical Numbers at Center Junction Church
After services the Presbyterian church will hold a Sunday morning program with a choir performing a Prelude Menuet Beethoven Easter Anthem Lord We Beseech Thee by Bishop a duet The Savior Liveth Ira Wilson with Mrs Bergeson and Mrs Alsever violin ob Mrs Prahm Offertory Selected Orchestra Anthem He Is Risen J S Fearis Sete Mrs Burmeister and choir and Postlude March Gabriel Orchestra
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Center Junction Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church
Beethoven
PPC
NETO
L. Bergeson
Ira Wilson
Bergeson
Alsever
Prahm
He Is
Risen
J. S. Fearis
Burmeister
Gabriel
Hospital Notes Record Local Births And Recoveries
Mrs. B Kruidenier and baby returned home last week. Henry Heiken went to the hospital last Wednesday for medical treatment. Mr and Mrs Frank Becker welcomed a baby girl at the hospital Sunday morning. Jim Porter of Olin, recovering from a fractured hip, is using crutches.
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B. Kruidenier
Baby
Henry Heiken
Frank Becker
Jim Porter
Olin
The New Dictionary Watertown Public Opinion
If you doubt what soviet means, examine Russia's condition at the moment as offered in the Watertown Public Opinion.
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Watertown
Russia
District Court Civil Docket And Criminal Grand Jury Notes
A compact record of district court civil actions and related matters. Several cases involve retaxing costs in Shifflet vs Anamosa Farmers Creamery Co. and judgments in Welch Bros. vs Hage Actuating Gate Co. Also included are dismissals in Ella Tosa vs Giltrap, promissory notes in Johnson vs Walsworth, mandamus and quiet title actions, manslaughter dismissal against Vozenilek, grand jury no bills for multiple defendants, and multiple sentencing actions for State of Iowa cases with specific terms and bonds.
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H. D. Shifflet
Anamosa Farmers’ Creamery Co
Welch Bros
Hage Actuating Gate Co
Ella Tosa
R. Ei
H. H. Soper
Herman Sonken
Mary J. Smith
Jones County
Hawkeye Oil Co
Bros
C. B. Chismore
James C. Brown
Guardianship and Estate Clearances in Late 19th Century Records
Final reports approved across guardianships and trusteeships, showing wards reaching majority or estates being fully settled. Wards like Harriet P Shaffer Lulu Wasoba and Francis Finn discharged, bonds released and notices waived. Executors and guardians receive court approval and fees.
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Guardian
Harriet P. Shaffer
Lulu Wasoba
Heinrich Sage
Francis Finn
J. D. Hogan
The
Elizabeth Vaughn
Iistate
Olive M. Preston
Corn and Oats Smut Tips From County Agent
Fred F. Clark urges Iowa farmers to treat oats and test seed corn to boost production. He cites smut losses in oats and the financial savings of treating seed oats, noting one pound of formaldehyde treats forty bushels and that testing seed can raise yields by about four bushels per acre.
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Fred F. Clark
Iowa
Jones County
Treat Your Seed Potatoes For Best Crop
Advice for potato growers to pre-treat seed to prevent scab black leg and rot using formaldehyde per Iowa Experiment Station. Mix one pint formaldehyde with 30 gallons water, soak whole potatoes for two hours before cutting, then dry on clean surface. Reuse allowed. avoid dirty bins and plant on new ground when possible.
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Iowa
Jones County
Farmer urges seed corn tests after germination results
William Hiller of Castle Grove township conducted a census of seed corn and found many farmers believe no test is needed. He tested 12 bushels, with germination ranging from 52 to 77 percent, and stressed that looks are misleading. He warns against minimal kernel tests and urges farmers to thoroughly evaluate seed to avoid thin stands.
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William Hiller
Castle Grove
Mr. Hiller
Hiller
Five Indictments Reported by Anamosa Grand Jury
The grand jury reported yesterday and found five indictments four against convicts for attempting to escape. One indictment was not made public. No bill was found against bail subjects. In Peschel larceny cases no amount over twenty dollars and no evidence involving Rev. Peschel were found. Ambuehl and Day failed to obtain a bill over a business dispute at Monticello. The Stone City boy Hughes had no county charges.
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State of Iowa
Lyman Baldwin
Frank Vozenilek
Mary Vozenilek
Ralph Peschel
C. R. Peschel
John Ambuehl
J. T. Day
Paul Lee Hughes
J. H. Remley
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Board of Parole
J. &. Remley
Cole Dalton
C. B. Paul
Ferris Nigma
Anamosa Journal
Peschel
Rev. Peschel
Grand Jury Room
J.T. Day
Monticello
Stone City
Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Disorderly elements in Russia and Mexico fade from world focus
The article notes that Russia’s larger, worse disorder may exhaust external funding and attention, suggesting a similar class in Mexico has already subsided, leaving Mexico less in the world spotlight.
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Topeka State Journal
Russia
Mexico
Film Schedule Listings for April Showings
The notice lists week dates with titles and studios: April 38th Vengeance and the Woman Vitagraph and Thirst in two parts Triangle Keystone. April 4th Maxine Elliott Fighting Odds six parts Goldwyn. April 5th Fox 5 parts. April 6th Dorothy Dalton Len Diamonds five parts Triangle and A Fallen Star Triangle comedy. matinee at 3:00.
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Vitagraph
Keystone
Maxine Elliott
Fighting Odds
Part
Goldwyn
Dorothy ‘Dalton
Len Diamonds
Triangle
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Cascade Pioneer
John McDonald Hospital
the New Dictionary
Probate Matters
Stephen Walsworth
Lydia S. Tracy
Chris Tschantz
Emma Tschantz
John Tschantz
Orville S. Peet
Patrick White
Chas. O. Shaffer
Smith’s
Crane Theatre
Olive Thomas
Bryant Washburn
Skinner
Essaney
Fox Picture
Patrick
Hinman
A. M. Fairbanks
Monticello, Iowa
Brooder
Ricklefs & McNeill
Moline Corn Planter
Deering
Plymouth
Moline
Arend Balster, Jr
Monticello Motor CO
F. C. Byrne
M. F. First
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