Downerville Creamery Closes After Twenty Years
The Downerville creamery shut down after years of operation and dissent among stockholders. C. K. Wilder, leasing it since 1905, ran a successful butter business with up to fifty patrons and supplied fuel and oils. The community notes multiple local visits, travels, and ongoing town updates as Castle Grove adjusts.
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Castle Grove
Downerville
Wilder
C. K. Wilder
Monticello
Theresa McLees
Anamosa Sanitarium
Ek. J. Noble
W. D. McLaughlin
J. A. Howie
Anamosa
Livingstone—Cramer
Neer Center Junction
Berton McLaughlin
Lovell Township
Denver
Leighton Wilder
Florence Hubbard
C. R. Wilder
Ilinois
N.C. Deischer
Alice
Margaret Deischer
Coe College
Smith
North Dakota
Cramer
M. G. Hogan
Maurice Cashman
Election Week Movements and Social Visits Across Iowa Towns
Onslow reports Republican and Democrat voters ferried to polling sites Wyoming Madison sides by Walters and Schmalfeldt and Carstens. Halloween parsonage reception for Rev Earl Benbow and visits by Lawrence Uttley from Platte South Dakota with wife and son. Mrs Uttley praised vocal gifts. Various locals travel to see family, attend parties, and sample regional fare as communities mark Halloween and election day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
SM. B. Walters
Wyoming
B. F. Walters
Madison
Center
P. H. Schmalfeldt
Martin Carstens
Hallowe
Earl Benbow
Lawrence Uttley
Platte
South Dakota
W.C. Paul
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Frank Allen
Ward
George Chise
Maquoketa
J. Z. Mackrill
Bert Bates
Cody
Roy Walters
Olin
Art Ames
Grace French
Dora Shepard
Cedar Rapids
Waliallowe’en
Richards Family Entertains At Prairieburg Gathering
In Prairieburg on November 5 Ralph Richards Glenn Richards Gertrude Richards and Sylvia McFarlin hosted a social gathering. The event featured neighbors and local friends enjoying refreshments and conversation in a community atmosphere.
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Prairieburg
Messrs
Ralph and
Glenn Richards
Gertrude Richards
Sylvia McFarlin
White Moses wedding links local families in center
Center Function Miss Nelle White and Merlin Moses were married Wednesday afternoon at 5 at the bride’s parents’ home. Rav Brough of Springville performed the ceremony. Attendants were Misses Florence Smith and Gertie Burton. The couple are well known in the community and receive best wishes for their future. Several local residents visited or attended events and trips are noted for Mrs. Gertie Ray and Mrs. Ed Springer alongside club and visitor mentions.
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Nelle White
Merlin Moses
William White
Rav. Brough
Springville
Florence Smith
Gertie Burton
George Davis
Canton
Will Alexander
Gertie Ray
Marion
Ed Springer
Wyoming
J. L. Club
Pangburn
William Spohn
Rural Route 3 News Highlights of Local Visits
November 6 report from Rural Route 3 notes visitors to Castle Grove Scotch Grove and Butterfield regions. Herman Ricklefs stayed with his parents H Ricklefs in Castle Grove while Bennie Behrends and his sister Gusta visited C Schatz. Mr and Mrs C Schatz called on B Leesekamp family in Scotch Grove. Mr and Mrs H Behrends and son Alva visited J Balster. Johnny Balster visited Butterfield area. John Ricklets conducted a business call in Monticello.
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Frank Williams
Dr. Woodbridge
Central City
Rev. Robinson
Jordan’s Grove
Burg
James Smith
J. C. McQueen
Cedar Rapids
Nora Crouch
Will Lasell
Coggan
Rev. Austin
Seward Smith
Leclerc
Monticello
C. C. Rowley
Alice Burnside
Arian
Kansas
Roy Fisher
Hattie Barker
Montana
T. Richards
Jos, Siler
Herman Ricklefs
H. Ricklefs
Castle Grove
Bennie Behrends
Gusta
C. Schatz
B. Leesekamp
Scotch Grove
H. Behrends
Alva
J. Balster
Johnny Balster
Butterfield
John Ricklets
Parcel Post Rules To Start January First
The parcel post system will begin January 1 and require sender return cards on all parcels. Fourth class mail must use parcel post stamps and will be held for postage if ordinary stamps are used. Mailable only at designated post offices and stations. maps, scales, and tape measures issued for new rates and weights.
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United States
New Rail Route Considered to Benefit Cascade and Dubuque
Cascade Pioneer reports that Iowa Northern Railway president C Durant general manager F Rausch and civil engineer B W Gibbs visited Cascade to discuss a proposed line to Farley and Dyersville. The plan favors a shorter through route to Dubuque via Dyersville, saving track length and travel time with potential freight and livestock benefits for Cascade and Dubuque.
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Cascade Pioneer
C. Durant
Iowa Northern Railroad
Frank Rausch
B. W. Gibbs
Cascade
Farley
Luxemburg
Dyersville
S. C
Gibbs
Dubuque
Chicago
Dr Mabies Predicament and Voting Confusion
The Lincoln Journal notes Dr Hamilton Wright Mabie delayed a trip to Japan to vote for Roosevelt and failed to register. He believed last primary voting meant November enrollment. The Philadelphia Record comments that entering politics requires a big ante.
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Lincoln Journal
Hamilton Wright Mabie
The
Outlook
Japan
Roosevelt
Monticello Past November 1992 Highlights
Twenty years ago in November 1992 Monticello and surrounding areas saw notable events. Major Noble Winner visited Brush Creek while Governor Boies addressed local Democrats. births, marriages, deaths, church growth, and business moves peppered the month.
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Monticello
the Express
C. M. Prader
J. M. King
Maxwell
Schaeffer & King
Frank M. Byerly
Mary E. Clark
Gen Hasussler
Prairieburg
Chris Dinklage
Marie Lubben
Eugene Pierce
Davenport
E Mil Monnier
Diamond Creamery
Burton M. Gaylord
Diamond Creamery Co
Methodist Episcopal Church
Earl
Robert Young
John Jacobs
Perrine
Wayne Township
Henry Stutt
Minnie Sleeper
Dubuque
Miss Hunt
Rachael Garrison
Joshua Garrison
Clarence Simpson
Isabella Lombard
J. L. Lombard
Chicago
Jones County
Cleveland
E. H. Hicks
Harrison
CG. &. Little
G. W. Condon
W. R. Weir
The Keokuk dam across the Mississippi River article
The Keokuk dam is described as a bridgelike nine-tenths mile structure across the Mississippi. Spillways are being built between spans confining the river to about half width, with water flowing through open spans until spring when the largest river power complex will be completed. Over 300,000 horsepower will be developed with 65 percent foreign-international stock ownership.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Keokuk
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
St. Louis
United States
Canada
England
France
Germany
Belgium
How Girls Become Famous
The Boston Globe notes a young woman stenographer who kissed Gov. Wilson has drawn letters and calls and been chased by motion picture operators. The piece cites the truism that some achieve greatness by grabbing opportunity as it passes.
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Boston Globe
Gov. Wilson
History of Road Legislation in Iowa Explored
Professor John E Brindley under the State Historical Society of Iowa traces Iowa road legislation from pioneer trails to modern highways Saints Highway River to River Road and notes how road quality affected farm markets A forthcoming volume will publish Brindleys findings for fall distribution by the society
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Iowa
John E. Brindley
State Historical Society of
Brindley
A Mistaken Order at the Downtown Barber Shop
A baldheaded lawyer enters a downtown barber shop and requests a haircut. The barber mocks him, noting he actually needs a shine, while the scene reflects a humorous misidentification in a city setting.
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John
Penny Bank of England Note Issued by Mistake
A misprint led to a single penny Bank of England note entering circulation. The note was reclaimed after a lengthy search and returned for a fancy price. Notes under five pounds are rare and never issued twice, with daily payments reaching about 50,000 notes and large clerical staff sorting them. Canceled notes are burned after five years, and over 90 million old notes are stored, with regular destruction of large quantities.
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Bank of England
Final Address Ends In Conviction In Assault Case
The defense lawyer delivered a flowery closing to the jury, describing a peaceful scene before a witness called the defendant a liar, and the jurors responded with laughter before convicting the accused. Dr. L. G. Stubler.
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Kansas City Journal
Birca
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J. W. Doxsee
Sam Monroe
Webber
L. M. Carpenter
Twentieth Century Club
Addie Mitchell
Wall Lake
Holstein
M. Miles
Miles
Cora Rummel
J. W. Glenn
K. ‘d. Lamb
William Ellis
Iowa City
Edgar Glenn
J. McCormick
Clarence Freeman
Forest Huber
O. N. Hollingsworth
Morley
Center Junction
Philadelphia Record
Excelsior Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts
Excelsior Shoe CO
Portsmouth
Ohio
Stuhlers
Epa
Memphis
E. A. Kegley
W. A. Mirick
Puleston
James A. McNeal & Co
New Jewelers
L. G. Stubler
Doutrick Dry Goods Co
Col
Bill
Bill Daly
Anamosa, Iowa
Herman Dannemann
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