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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1916

Page

2

Wyoming News Notes and Local Events

Obituary for Mrs. McDonald widow of David McDonald with reports of her funeral. High school commencement events scheduled. class day exercises set for May 31 and the baccalaureate at M.E. church on May 28. Monmouth school bond vote passes for 26 000 with male voters approving and women by 45. Local business updates include P G C Levsen buying land on Green street and plans for a modern home. Crime report notes Howard Bronson held up at Green street bridge with no clue. Other items include health updates, visits, corn planting progress, county treasurer candidacy talk, newborns, a barn fire, and a commercial club formation with street oiling planned.

Wyoming Opera House M. Kh Wdna O. Heasty Edward A. Dusanek Sim H. Wherry Bessie McMurrin Pearl Sh. Cook Elsie . Anderson Howard W. Neelan Dillon Bronson Monmouth P. GC. Levsen August Soeksen Green Street Mr. Soeksen Howard Bronson Dr. Bronson Green Street Bridge R. H. White Amelia Davenport Lewis W. KK Pearson Anamosa Walter C. J. Northrop Wilfred Streepar George Philips James Inglis

Farewell Sermon and Local Happenings in Prairieburg

Rev. Austen preached his farewell in Prairieburg as he accepted a call to Columbus Junction. The town plans to hire Rev. Smith of Coggon if arrangements permit. Local medical consultations, nurses visiting, a basket social, and visits among residents frame a week of community life with travel to Cedar Rapids and Rockwell City noted.

Prairieburg Austen Columbus Junction Smith Coggon L. J. Wilkinson Masdamas Fisher Postlewaite Town City Velma Whitney Coggan Frank Foley Nedosha Kansas Gehringer Holub Harold Fleming Alburnett Burlingham Roy Fisher Rockwell City Fisher M. Barker Cedar Rapids C. O. Rowley

Funeral notices and local obituaries in Onslow county

Ira Stimson funeral held at Presbyterian church with Masons in charge. Attendees included relatives from Seattle Maquoketa Sioux City Kansas Dallas County Boone and Cedar Rapids. Stephen Walsworth, 86, died at home of daughter Flora Williams. funeral set for tomorrow at South Mineral church. Percy Chapman injured when steering gear broke driving his car. Local residents visiting and a Friday opera house dance noted.

Williams Mia Tracy Charlie Lydia Tracy New York Jack South Dakota Lhurston Nebraska South Mineral Church Percy Chapman Rawsob Hejinian Thea Cameron St. Cloud Florida Rd. Willcox Sam Hutton Wilma Hanna Anansosa Opera House

What The Jadge Wants To Know Center Junction May 23

Local column blends social notes and gossip from Center Junction detailing honeymoon travels by George Kelley and wife to Rock Island Moline and Davenport, school terms closed for Leo Courtney Velma Henderson and Ethel Rice, a tile factory buyer from Montana, community obituaries, and humorous lines from the judge asking pointed questions about residents and events.

Center Junction

Center Junction Social News and Visits Update

Mrs J 8 Moses entertained the J L club last Saturday afternoon. James Leech took his family and the school teachers to Eby s Mill for a fishing excursion. Mrs Wm Stingley and daughter Helen visited Mrs Frank McNeilly at Springville. George Courtney drives a new Oakland Forest Craig a Buick and Claude Tomlinson a Cadillac. Mr and Mrs N G Winner of Monticello visiting. Perryman of Marion visiting daughter Mrs Guy McDonald. Kleineck family visiting. Kidder visited daughter Mrs Ross Young. Merle Leggett broke his leg Monday. Ivan Kester of Clinton visiting. Mabel Perryman returned from Marion Saturday. Ray Young visiting his sister at Volga City. J D Beals rode to Anamosa last Sunday. Melvin Leight of Onslow in town Sunday.

Center Junction Moses J. L. Club Stingley James Leech Eby Wm. Stingley Helen Frank McNeilly Springville George Courtney Oakland Forest Craig Claude Tomlinson N. G. Winner Monticello Perryman Marion Guy McDonald Kleineck Kidder Ross Young Merle Leggett Ivan Kester Clinton Mabel Perryman Ray Young Volga City J.D. Beals Annamosa Melvin Leight Onslow

Hopkinton Ledger Notes Mix of Local Incidents

A. P. Donahue markets a 770 pound Duroc boar used for breeding. Milroy pursues a vandal, recovering damages for a smashed windshield. A mysterious fire destroys an old frame shop on R. N. Hocking lots. Uncle John Smith, Hopkinton resident for over fifty years, dies after a long illness. Senator Joe Allen arrives late to discuss good roads suffrage and law enforcement. Newell Gillilan, Castle Grove, to state hospital for treatment after mental illness scare. Jones and Dubuque counties plan a new bridge on the Whitewater Washington line at Cascade, costing about 1200, shared between counties.

A. P. Donahue W. A. Milroy Monticello R. N. Hocking John 2. Smith Hopkinton Joe Allen Allen Senator Allen Dubuque

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