Onslow News Reports Local Visits and Meetings
Miss Alda Litton visits Epworth and Dubuque while Mrs. Sarah McIntyre of Springville stays with relatives. Obits note Jonathan Fadley’s death at 67 and Wm. Fletcher's farm move to Oklahoma, plus a memorial sermon for veterans at Wyoming and a saloon controversy in Madison Township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onstow
Alda Litton
Epworth
Dubuque
Sarah McIntyre
Springville
John Overley
Floyd Johnson
Johnston
Geo. Chase
F. J. Sokol
Ed Wilcox
Jerome Bender
Nic Holst
Rev. McQuown
Wyoming
Obituary: Jonathan Fadley of Knox County Dies at 77
Jonathan Fadley born April 1 1825 in Knox County Ohio settled in Iona s Jackson and Jones counties. He married Loretta Jewett in 1856 and had nine children. He died May 22 1902 at South Mineral church with funeral at the church and burial nearby. He is survived by his wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Fadley
Knox County
Ohio
Ionas
Jackson County
Marrriage
Loretta Jewett
Jones County
Clay Township
Mr. Fadley
Jarrett
Vaughn
Sedgwick
Kansas
John Silsbee
Ida May Soper
New York
Fadley
Jordan
Canaan
Land
Local Notices from Center Junction May 27
Town residents report visits and travel notes including Mrs A J Lewis and Miss Florence Smith visiting kin near Canton. Maude Sears assists Miss Lillian Livingstone with spring sewing. Myron Dodge of Center Point visiting relatives. Nettie Wright and father return from western winter. B D Kent at Straw berry Point for night work. Rev Ellis to Mount Vernon for week festival. Amelia White of Baldwin visits father. R H White and wife of Wyoming also guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
A. J. Lewis
Florence Smith
Canton
Maude Sears
Onslow
Lillian Livingstone
Myron Dodge
Center Point
Nettie Wright
B. D. Kent
0. M
Strawberry Point
Rev. Ellis
Mount Vernon
Amelia White
Baldwin
R. H. White
Wyoming
Local Notes From Amber and Surrounding Areas
AMBER reports Mr. Younger paid 91 cents for 3.56 April milk. Albert Cripe of Chicago visited over Sunday. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Schoon on the 26th. J D Belknap of Anamosa visited Sunday. W H Sanford went to Madison Kansas on business last week. Peter Schwartz bought a gasoline engine to pump water after wind mill blown down. Coarse corn meal for chickens at the Monticello Roller Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
Younger
Albert Cripe
Chicago
Real Estate Transfers in Jackson and Surrounding Towns
Real estate transfers are recorded across multiple townships including Jackson, Monticello, Olin, and Wyom. Transfers involve properties in sections 1 12 15 16 36 and 4 5 6 8 in Hale Fairview Clay Monticello and Rome with prices ranging from 300 to 2200 dollars. Parties include Cornelius Murray Cornelius Murray and wife to F D Elwood and others such as David P Young et al to Sarah B Young and Elizabeth Crisick with many filings by between husband and wife pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Geo
Hein Posal
Richland
Cornelius Murray
EL Wood
Hale
Laty L Schoonover
Fairview
RJ Connely
Walston
Clay
Mae Hater
Edwin Wilcox
Reimer van Sprecken
Northrup
Gonate
Wairview
E C Meek
Jos Flenn
David P Young
Sarah B Young
Monticello
Boots
Chloe Sherard
Vieque
Jos Kulhuvey
Albert Vahoskey
May Flower Cemetery
George
Samuel FE Io
AY Newman
Emma J
Hubbell
Mary A
Boxwell
Blegood
Alice
Geo Schaeffer
Phoebe
Dunham
Sarah E Young
Robi Young
Monticellio
D Smith
Jos Whitmore
Rome
Sede Kabaredde
Elizabeth Crisick
Walter James
Wyoming
R Carpenter
F W Miller
JM King
Agnes B Stirton
Nancy W Stivers
W H Glick
Curtis
S H
Brainard
May Marriage Licenses Issued by District Clerk
The May list shows marriage licenses issued to Ingwer Winter and Anna Kosteched, Wilhelm Dirks and Greta Dirks, Willard Rogers and Betsey Lee, Elwyn Byam and Margaret Bindner, Ludwig Larson and Lena Hanken, Norwin Rice and Minnie Robinson, Cornelius McAleer and Mattie Devlin, Benjamin Randall and Mertie Garretson, among others. Also details sums allotted by the board from Anamooga penitentiary expenditures include salaries, Derrick supplies, machinery for the water system, and related items totaling 1 090 46,000 5,500 240.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingwer Winter
Anna Kosteched
Wilhelm D. Dirks
Greta S, Dirks
Willard C. Rogers
Betsey I. Lee
Lowell KE. Black
Eliza Craig
Farley Visits Mother and Rail Accident in Durango
E J Farley came from Monticello to spend Sunday with his mother. A dispatch last Friday reported a sad accident to E A Mills on a railroad near Durango Colorado. Mills from Hale township lost both feet in the incident. An electrical storm Friday night disrupted wires for Jones County companies. William G Krause begins a new 24 by 48 foot machine shop on Main Street near the creek with plans for power and modern machinery. The era of motor power grows as steam and gasoline engines gain farm use, and windmills are seen as less reliable for water and grinding tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
E. J. Farley
Monticello
E. A. Mills
Durango
Col
Mr. Mills
Hale Township
Jones County Co
William G. Krause
Christian Scientists Meeting in Boston June 15 to 18
Rates on the Nickel Plate Road offer travel to a Boston meeting from June 15 to 18. Tickets go on sale June 12 to 14 with a final return limit July 31. Contact John Y. Calahan General Agent 111 Adame St Chicago for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Scientists
Boston
Nickel Plate Road
John Y. Calahan
Adame St
Chicago
Adams St
Rooms for rent in Condon building
Upstairs and downstairs rooms available in the Condon building. Good office rooms upstairs and living rooms upstairs. A new roof has been put on the building and rooms will be papered to suit tenants. Enquire of the.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Condon
Jones County Fair to be Expanded in Monticello
Local plans detail a bigger Jones County Fair with at least 2000 dollars paid-in capital. A five member committee will report next Friday as Monticello prepares for a broader appeal beyond agriculture. Mr and Mrs Samuel Calkins celebrate 65 years of marriage. he is 86 and she 81, long residents of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jones County
Business Men’s Association
Jones County Fair
Samuel Calkins
Mr. Calkins
Mrs. Calkins
Canada
New York
Sarah Ann Walbridge
Vermont
Calkins
Marcos Bozzaris
Marco Polo
Iowa
Hil and Ward
Thav Ara Anfain Fant
District Court
J. W. Beatty
Alexander Beatty
Anamosa
J. A. Hartman
Cork
Local swing season ships out from Carleton Illinois
Mr. Frank Eberhart and Morris Mc Grew left yesterday for Carleton Illinois to commence the steam swing season. They will be joined next Monday by Richard Cartano and Ed Michaels and wife. The swing is owned by Messrs Cartano and Eberhart. They have a good list of exclusive privileges booked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Eberhart
Morris McGrew
Carleton
Illinois
Richard Cartano
Ed. Michaels
Messrs. Cartano
Eberhart
Klondike Creamery April Report and Local Notices
R Bohren reports April milk and butter totals for Klondike Creamery Co with averages and pricing. The school board seeks bids for a steam heating plant for the high school to be received by June 7. Arch bishop Keane of Dubuque is named to succeed Archbishop Corrigan of New York according to a Rome dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Bohren
Klondike Creamery Co
Rome
London Daily Mail
Keane of
Dubuque
Corrigan
New York
Evolution of the sword from club to steel
The piece traces the sword’s origin from a sharpened club into stone, bronze, iron, and steel. It notes increasing length as civilization grows and a distance between fighters. It cites the fifteenth century fencing science and the rapier as a peak of sword development.
Crowns and Throne Room Treasures of the Russian Palace
A historic collection stored in the Russian royal palace's throne room displays crowns from Poland, Ka zan, Georgia, Astrakhan and Persia along with czarist insignia. Notable pieces include Peter the Great's double crown and Catherine the Great’s diamond rich crown, containing 2 536 diamonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Kazan
Georgia
Astrakhan
Persia
Peter the Great
Catherine
The Juryman Outwits a Judge in a Courtroom Tale
A juryman bursts into court seeking excusal by claiming he does not know which among his wife or daughter would die first. The judge absolves him. Next day a friend asks after the wife and daughter. The juryman says both are fine, revealing the joke that time will reveal who dies first.
Minister Uses Matrimony Campaign in Pulpit Laugher
A noted American preacher, widowed once, joked from the pulpit that he sought a new wife. He asked interested women to rise, counted two risers, and then invited the congregation to join a hymn. The moment blended humor with a curious matrimonial pitch.
British Museum Library Holds Millions of Volumes
The British Museum Library houses over 2,000,000 volumes acquired partly under the copyright act and through purchase donations or bequests. It contains more than 16,000 volumes of London newspapers, 47,000 provincial volumes, 10,000 Scottish volumes, and 9,000 Irish volumes, underscoring a need for more space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
United Kingdom
London
England
Wales
Ireland
Endorsement for DeWitt's Little Early Risers
Alfred Heinze of Quincy Illinois praises DeWitt's Little Early Risers as safe, effective constipation and torpid liver relief. He notes they never gripe or distress and urges others to know about a good product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Alfred Heinze
Quincy
Lawn mowers offered in abundance at Eastwood and Chase's
A large selection of lawn mowers is available at Eastwood and Chase's, offering numerous models and prices for shoppers seeking outdoor equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastwood & Chase's
Through Rail Excursions to Portland and San Francisco
Special excursion fares offer $47.50 to Portland and return via multiple routes with a 60 day sale period May 27 to June 8. Other option is $50 to San Francisco with varied departure and return routes. Details via agents or John R. Cook, West Union Iowa. Clubbing rate of $2 for Chicago Weekly Inter Ocean with Express for one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Oregon
Omaha
Denver
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake
Huntington
Great Northern R’y
St. Paul
St. P. R’y
San Francisco
John R. Cook
West Union
Iowa
THE
Express
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Tuer Express
Unclaimed Letters Listed at Monticello Post Office
A May 26 1902 notice lists unclaimed letters including Miss Ella Brewer and Mr E G Hines at Monticello Iowa. Rail fare to Boston and return offered via Nickel Plate Road for Christian Scientists meetings with sales June 12 13 14 and extended return to July Slat. John Y Calahan Chicago agent. Farm machinery offered at bottom prices by J A Voorhees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
Ella Brewer
E. G. Hines
R. E. Rowantree
D. E. Ponp
P. M
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. Overley
Knittle
Mr. Overley
Fletcher
Oklahoma
Sloan Hamilton
South Mineral Church
Ellis
Jimmie Flannigan
Temple Hill
Jimmie Supple
Flannigan
Supple
Maquoketa
Madison Township
Jones County Sunday School Association
Olin
Carter
E. M. Grimwood
Edith Thomas
Sakyeauatas
Blanche Port
Klinefelter
L. L.lockard
Jennie Newman
Fannie Franks
Home Department
J. A. Deutrick
Eva Lockard
Acayess i Sesesecereeedes
W. N. Roush
Srteseeceeseesenensess
F. E. Austin
Anamo
Comene
Herman’s ? Clothier
Hall’s Hardware
H. L
F. D. Stout
Manager
Lockheart
Addie de
Nuthurst
Norwood
Syra
Bellwood A
Arion
Sunland Belle
Ethel Downs
Eyelet
Nemoline
Barondale
Rensslaer
Karlmont
Fred Arthur
Ella Belmont
Clara D
Belton
Persica
Instant
Russellmont
Charandas
Nutwood
Miss Russell
Mandel
Rustique
Dora Belmont
Russia
Lord Russell
Kramlin
Bot
Nutburne
Cheyenne
Ora Wilkes
Robbie Wilkes
Guasie Wilkes
Wilkes Bird
Allerton
Bonnie
Thomas
Oscar
Barnhart
Ashby V
George Tlees
Nora Wilkes
Rachael
Advertiser
Geo. Wilkes
Dubuque County
Young Blaze
Davidson Bros
Cc. H. Ceorce
National Library
J. A. Voorhees
Eureka Harness Oil
Standard Oil. CO
D. Mundell
Lovell State Bank
Isaac Rigby
Costa
Town
A. D
J. W. Doxsee
SHE Love Brothers CO
Dayton
A. Kempf
Monticello, Iewa
W.F. Rohn
Vepture Recarcarcy
WADA
South Dakota Lands
Tion
D. W. Burright
Mitchell, S. Dak
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