Community Sing Drives Large Turnout at Center Junction
Center Junction on May 21 reported a record attendance at the Community Sing. The program included Emil Ricklefs and others performing orchestra numbers, pupil dialogues Teasing Aunt Chloe, pantomimes, violin duets, and vocal solos. Mrs Bergeson and Mrs Coder received thanks for their teaching staff. Revival of community spirit praised with hopes to continue next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Ricklefs
Thoeni
Wilkinson
Monticello
Chloe
Pauline Burmeister
Dorothy McDonald
Pauline Prahm
Miss Thoeni
Mary Meade
Bergeson
Coder
Stuart Smith
Alyea
George McDonald
B. L. Bergeson
Mildred Spohn
Presbyterian Church
Viola Bethurum
Harvey Townsend
Marion Platner
W. S. Pangburn
Ames
Mr. Pangburn
John Alexander
Bergleson
Porter, Cronin
McNielly
Guy McDonald
Cedar Rapids
H. C. Dice
Mary Etta Letze
Olive O’connel
Joseph Leggett
Oskaloosa
Kansas
J. R. McNielly
Dubuque
Fred Kempf
Memorial Union
Frank Livingstone
James McDonald
Washta
S. L. Davis
Geo. McDonald
John McCoy
Anamosa
E. L. Himebaugh and
Scotch Grove
L. E. Moats
Cascade
C. A. Burmeister
Wm. Serbousek
Discharged 168th Infantry Vets Hailed at Cedar Rapids Home
Ralph Heasty and Ronald Brown of the 168th Infantry returned home after over two years of service. Brown wears corporal and Ralph a sergeant stripe. Other regiment members MacMurrin and Countryman had arrived earlier. A large crowd greeted them in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. The community notes farm progress, road conditions, and local deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Heasty
Ronald Brown
168Th Infantry
Ronald
Ralph
Sam
Brown
McMurrin
Morses
D. A. White
Raymond James
D. E. Courtright
W. L. Brown
Des Moines
R. H. White
Amelia
Davenport
J. A. White
J. A
Lewis) White
Thomas White
Scotch Grove
Frank Nowachek
Wyoming
Sergt
Nial Hogeboom
Ft. Leavenworth
A. L. Applegate
Weatherly
R. M. Heasty
Wm. Redmond
George W Sears 79. obituary of Onslow Civil War vet
George W Sears born Canton Ohio May 14 1840 died Onslow Iowa May 18 1919 just before his 79th birthday. He served four years in the Second Iowa Cavalry and married Marietta Druyer Sept 10 1870. Surviving children and grandchildren, funeral on Thursday at home with local clergy and G A R rites. interment Wyoming cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
George W. Sears
Canton
Ohio
Iowa
Clinton County
Iowa Cavalry
Marietta Druyer
Lyons
George Smith
Clinton
EB. J. Cole
Louise Sears
Essex
W. T. Sears
Wyoming
Fred Lawrence
Hopkinton
George Sears
Ben Paul Post G. A. R
Sears
Jesse Smith
Isle of Somewhere
Thelma Johnson
Otha Johnson
Jessie Brown
Easler
Wyoming Cemetery
Odd Fellows Lodge
George
Emma
Death of Harry Hall Reported From Colorado Ranch
Word reached Thursday of the death of former Clinton resident Harry Hall near Colorado Springs. He went to Colorado for health and was working in a field when heat overcame him. The body returned to Maquoketa for a Sunday funeral with Masonic lodge in charge. Mrs. Hall and two daughters mourn his loss and plan to return to Colorado soon.
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Coon
Clinton
Carl Cooff
Iowa City
Fred Lawrence
Hopkinton
Harry Hall
Colorado Springs
Harry
Colorado
Maquoketa
Masonic Lodge
Hall
Tom Hines
David
Lizzie Russell
Allie Feehan
Anamosa
Geo. Sears
Dorothy Scroggie
Anamosa High School
Lillie Johnson
Rock Island
Ballou
Ralph Bones
Grace Maple
Sarah Woodyard
Mildred Lamey
Carroll
Iowa
Bess Rowe
Clinton Business College
Prairieburg Baccalaureate June 1 and Graduates Named
Prairieburg notes announce baccalaureate sermon on June 1 at the M E church and graduation exercises June 13 in the opera house. Graduates listed Edith DeLancey Eva DeLancey Bernice Wollmut Irene Deen and Donald Benson. Louis Drexler and Rose Kula wed May 13 by Rev Vojacek and will reside in Cedar Rapids. Other local items include visits, store openings, and moves across town.
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Prairieburg
M.eh
Opera House
Edith DeLancey
Eva DeLancey
Bernice Wollmut
Irene Deen
Donald Benson
Louis Drexler
Rose Kula
Vojacek
Cedar Rapids
L. J. Wilkinson
M. D
George Wilkinson
Anamosa
Burlingham
J. B. Rhatigan
N. J. Benson
Donald
Selas
Flaherty
L. M. Corn
Gertrude Dye
Miles Peet
Business College
Whitenack
Marion
Clarence Knapp
O.’S. Reed
Luxury as tax incentive motivates invention
A Philadelphia Ledger critique notes that necessity drives invention while luxury shapes taxation policy, implying modern tax schemes reward wealthier interests and curb broad innovation. The piece argues policy should balance incentives with equitable burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phiiladelphia Public Ledger
Local Social News From Sand Spring May 1919
Residents and relatives visit and travel across nearby towns. Mr and Mrs F M Wheeless and sons Dale and Mrs F M Dean and son Paw stay with H S Pierce. I W Lawrence attend funeral in Onslow for father in law George Sears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Spring
F. M. Wheeless
Dale
F. M. Dean
Paw
Hopkinton
H. S. Pierce
I’. W. Lawrence
Onslow
Halfway
Oregon
Henry Hiben
Johnny
Monticello
G. J. Bohlken
Dubuque
R. J. Guthrie
Andrew Smith
Roy Timmons
Manchester
F. J. Bohlken
Cedar Rapids
Onslow School Notes Recap of Activities and Events
Carrie Wanson reports Onslow School notes including Commencement at Anamosa for Robert Scroggie Velma and Maxine Hall visiting the school a weather dependent photo session by Mr. Fritsch of Anamosa baseball loss to Center Junction 9 to 0 a surprise picnic for Miss Werden by intermediate pupils Foster honored with shamrock tie and ice cream a Friday full school picnic final exams upcoming library table sale milk essays in seventh and eighth grades Velma Hall mourns her father Kipling volumes added to the library Mabel Hicks tops a general vocabulary test in first Latin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Wanson
Robert Scroggie
Anamosa
Velma
Maxine Hall
Fritsch
Center Junction
Miss Werden
Foster
Mabel Hicks
Velma Hall
Kipling
The Dangerous Truth in Anamosa Eureka
The Anamosa Eureka argues that truth as a standard for newspapers would ruin profits. It posits if every public figure including publishers ministers doctors lawyers merchants and bankers always spoke all they thought they would end in the insane asylum or penitentiary.
Wearing Grandfather's Hat Reflects Financial Need
A Sioux City Journal note suggests that wearing a grandfather's hat at present signals economic strain rather than vanity, highlighting hardship or thrift.
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Sioux City Journal
Monticello Public Schools Schedule Commencement Week
Commencement week runs June 8 to 12 with baccalaureate Sunday at 8 pm at the Presbyterian Church. Class Day June 11 at 8 pm at the opera house. Graduation June 11 at 8 pm with Prof. Emil Shimek delivering the address and diplomas awarded. Hand Work Exhibit June 5 and 6 at home economics building. Public invited to view exhibits and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Public Schools
Opera House
Emil Shimek
State University of Iowa
Mrs. L. M. Sherrill Dies at Anamosa on Mother's Day
Mrs. L M Sherrill born Ida Lyell Brownell in 1868 in New York died at Anamosa after an operation failed to save her life. She lived most of her life in Jones county Iowa, taught school, married Louis Sherrill in 1888, and leaves her husband five children including two in France with the army nine. Funeral services were held in Wyoming with Rev B A Lang and Rev Bowder officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Eureka
L. M. Sherrill
Sherrill
Ida Lyell Brownell
Chautauqua County
New York
Jones County
Iowa
Wyoming High School
Louis Sherrill
J. S. Brownell
Wyoming
Mildred Sherrill Mohr
Nina Sherrill Willison
Alice
Lee
Clayton
France
Methodist Episcopal Church
B.A. Lang
Bowder
Those Who Know
A Manchester Press excerpt argues farmers who travel widely see the benefits of good roads, returning to Iowa as boosters who understand the value of well maintained routes for the people who use them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Indiana
Ohio
New York
Florida
California
Iowa
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J. W.D
Oxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
Burmeister
Baldwin
Hoop
Ray Hearn
Peter Smith
F. L
James Leech
Floyd Love
John Letze
Peter Letze
S. M. Propst
Iron Hill
Francis Ward
H. H. Moyer
Olin
J. B. Hanken
Onslow School Notes
Star Brand
Express
A. P. Walton
Aukres
Ricklefs & McNeill
Lovell House
L. P. Waddick Auctioneer
J.T
Peterson
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