Wyoming Correspondence Details Local Conditions and Changes
Wyoming notes rough roads after rains and freeze, crews work to improve four mile east road. Local elections confusion about supervisors. Swings in residency noted. Grain yields dip with 90 cent corn sale. farm econ stress warned. Local moves include Griswolds, Byerlys, and others. Fred Clark opens county agent office. Apple and potato shipments sell well. petty theft mentioned. postmaster Brainard upbeat.
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Wyoming
The
Eureka
Wyoming Township
Streeper
Clay
Madison
Shimerda
Oxford Junction
Kruse
Hale
B. Paul
R. L. Griswold
N. E. Hoffman
Main Street
D. E. Curtright
Amalie Messner
Peter Eichhorn
Moccasin
Montana
Hichhorn
Reass
Farley
Reformatory
Frank Byerly
Anamosa
Weaver House
Dan Saxon
Tourtellott Touse
Griswolds
Castle Grove Weddings and Local Happenings
Edna Hubbard and Lloyd Rive wed at the bride’s parents home with Rev. H C Irvine officiating. The couple will reside in Wyoming. Grace Noble and Clarence McLaughlin plan a November wedding at the Noble home. Thanksgiving dine and supper will be served at the Catholic church. Local notes mention Mary Kghoe returning to district No. 8, Mrs. Will Hiller’s Hopkinton visit, Earl Gillilan in the area, and Thus Hogan’s trip to Chicago.
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Edna Hubbard
Lloyd Rive
H. CO. Irvine
Presbyterian Church
John A Hubbard
Wyoming
Grace D. Noble
Clarence A. McLaughlin
B. J. Noble
Mary C. Kghoe
Will Hiller
Hopkinton
Earl Gillilan
Hogan
Chicago
Center Junction Announces Presbyterian Bazaar and Local News
The Presbyterian church ladies plan a bazaar in the I.C.C.F. hall on December 2 starting at 1 pm with a pie supper at 5 pm. Adults 25 cents, children 15 cents. Various local social notes follow, including visits and travels of Emma Wilcox, Lydia Bader, M E Dodge, the Dawson family, W A Stingley, Harry Johnson, and other residents.
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Center Junction
the Presbyterian Church
I.C.C.F
Emma Wilcox
Fred Nelson
Dayton
Iowa
Nelson
Lydia Bader
Monticello
M. E. Dodge
Center Point
Thomas Dawson
Davenport
Howard
W. A. Stingley
Tiskilwa
Ilinois
J. E. Duncan
Harry Johnson
Scotch Grove
M. E. L. A. Society
J. O. Davia
Sam Alexander
Claude Knight
Floyd
Love starts in Lebo as couples gather in town
Love started for Lebo Kansas Tuesday evening. Springville residents Mr. and Mrs. Frank McNeilly visited over Sunday. J H Courtney returned from Ohio with Mrs. Courtney. Mrs. J M Young came back from Davenport Saturday. Monmouth’s Miss Dowden visited relatives Sunday. Mrs. E A Wright shopped in Monticello Saturday. J B Moses building a large new barn.
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Lebo
Kansas
Frank McNeilly
Springville
J. H. Courtney
Ohio
J. M. Young
Davenport
Miss Dowden
Monmouth
E. A. Wright
Monticello
J.B. Moses
Prairieburg Wedding Hails Two Ceremonies at St. Josephs
In Prairieburg on November 27 Mary Lawrence wed Paul Holub and on November 28 Elizabeth Kula married Wm Walker at St. Josephs. Both couples are Prairieburg residents. The Catholic bazaar on the 22nd drew crowds despite rain with band debut and a fine supper.
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Prairieburg
Mary Lawrence
Paul Holub
Elizabeth Kula
Wm. Walker
St. Joseph’s
M.S. Knapp
Seward Smith
Arlington
Knapp
Smith
Barbara Richley
Garside
Ohio
Orvil Deen
Wilsonites Rally in Topeka amid Kansas political clash
In Topeka a Wilson demonstratio n drew speakers including Henderson H Martin vice governor of the Philippine Islands and W H Thompson senator on a crowded platform. Women voters shifted allegiance amid millionaire talk and critiqued by Republicans who blamed Capper and the women for a landslide. The piece also notes Presbyterian society activities and local notices from Hopkinton Leader items.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wilson
Henderson H Martin
Philippine Islands
W. H. Thompson
Hodges
Wilsonian
Aughes
Teddie
U.S
Capper
Hughes
Center Junction
Presbyterian Society
Judson
Sunshine Man
Humorist
Otterbein
W. A. Price
Des Moines Lyceum Bure and Music Company
G. E. Weaver
Unfortunate Accident to Woman in Springville
Mrs. Mary Paul returned from Nebraska to find her water pipes frozen during her absence, causing a damp and disagreeable reception at home.
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Springville
Mary Paul
Nebraska
Dr Tw Btubler Glasses Fit After Testing
Yee tee tasted and glasses fitted according to notes, with Dr Tw Btubler overseeing the fitting process.
Local births and notable events in Cascade Pioneer
Cascade Pioneer items report a new baby girl for the Alvin Chase family and two other births in the area, including a pair of queens born to the Jacob Merfelds on November 21 and a son born to the John Manternach family last Friday. Also noted are a Prairie Creek birth, a November 12 Crawford reception in Temple Hill, real estate transaction by J B Aitchison, and the death of Ray Barton in Independence Iowa aged 33. Agnes Catherine Wagner wed Peter Knepper at Sacred Heart Fillmore on November 21 at 8:30 AM with local relatives as attendants.
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Hopkinton
A. Aull
F. A. Bart
F. E. Martin
Anamosa
John Erz
North Fork
Worthington
A. N. Trevarthen
Minnie Laxson
Barlville
Trevarthen
Buck Creek
Charles Hogg
Margaret L. Wilson
Matthew Wilson
Archie H. Miles
Arthur Miles
Manchester
Iowa
Delaware County
Iola Trumbree
Aiken
Illinois
Carrie Cramer
Mabel Talmadge
Levi
Alvin Chase
Jacob Merfeld
John Manternach
Joseph Osterhaus
Prairie Creek
Babe
Crawford
J. B. Aitchison
Riverside Theater
Ray Barton
David Barton
Independence
East Cascade
Agnes Catherine Wagner
Peter N. Knepper
Sacred Heart Church
Fillmore
Father Laumbrecht
Annie Wagner
Nicholas Strong
Monticello Residents In Local News And Moves
Brickley Curtis three from Monticello undergoes ankle surgery last Thursday. Frank Porter plans to move to Anamosa from Jackson township. Mrs W W Hunter residence on Strawberry Hill discussed. W L Shankland moved to Cedar Rapids. house goods shipped Tuesday. Shankland to run Anamoga real estate. Alden and Sieveka visit county seat. Paulson Broderson Sieverson file or obtain citizenship papers. Mrs O R Mann buried after moving to South Dakota. cancer diagnosis proved fatal at Cass Center.
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Brickley Curtis
Monticello
Frank Porter
Anamosa
Jackson Township
Mr. Porter
W. W. Hunter
Strawberry Hill
Harvey Place
W. L. Shankland
Cedar Rapids
South Dakota
Cass Center
Oxford Mirror News Highlights Local Marriages And Health
Mrs W J Farrell recuperates after surgery at the Ana mosa hospital and is expected home soon. Miss Frances Shedek and Frank Kulhavy wed at Sacred Heart church in Oxford. A baby girl of Mr and Mrs A D Cave suffers a collar bone injury after a chair fall. Miss Rose Schafer marries Septimus Dugegleby at Raleigh Iowa. C A Leffingwell and wife plan a Phoenix winter visit with address 715 North Second Street.
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W. J]. Farrell
Anamosa
Sacred Heart Church
Oxford
Frances Shedek
Frank Kulhavy
A. D. Cave
Oxford Mills
F. C. Schafer
Raleigh
Iowa
Rose Schafer
Septimus Dugegleby
Mitchell
First Presbyterian Church
C. A. Leffingwell
Phoenix
Arizona
Leffingwella
North Second Street
Charley
Indecency In Motion Picture Business Sparks Debate
The Kansas City Times notes the film industry fights for survival with producers of indecent plays making a strong attempt to threaten or ruin the business.
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Kansas City Times
Pointed Paragraphs on Warnings and Wisdom Revealed
A collection of aphoristic lines contrasts caution with ambition and social behavior. It notes that predictable pleasures rarely meet expectations and warns against relying on unseen friends while stressing the value of sincere appreciation and truth over pretension.
Criminal Road Making in Cascade Area
Cascade Pioneer reports outraged residents along the Monticello road west of Cascade over poor conditions left after late autumn work. Ruts and ridges render two hills near Henry Takes and the David Beatty area dangerous for vehicles, with several motors damaged. They blame late-season work and call for action to repair the highway.
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Cascade
Monticello
David Beatty
Henry
Alfalfa Growth Boost in Scott County Field Demonstrations
Four years into county agent work Scott County counts 300 alfalfa fields totaling 2 700 acres yielding 634 tons per acre. Burling ton area hosts Moir farm trial on blow sand with 200 acres three-year-old alfalfa yielding over five tons per acre. Limestone manure and inoculation credited for gains.
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Tipton
Going To Be a Showdown
Lincoln Journal notes signs of public irritation over real or fancied holdups in food prices. It calls for an examination of the broad range of food and fuel speculation and urges speculators and related workers to set their houses and books in order.
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Lincoln Journal
Politicians Ponder Horticultural Hints at Yard Plans
In St. Paul Pioneer Press coverage, politicians interested in horticultural hints anticipate no plum trees in Mr. Hughes' yard next summer. The note suggests local planning considerations without promising changes.
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St. Paul
The Only One With Such a Record
A Vinton Eagle political remark jokes that if the candidate were Harding the Fremont county rivalry would persist. The speaker boasts carrying 88 counties in the primary and 98 in the general, claiming this record should satisfy any ambitious person.
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Vinton Eagle
Harding
Fremont County
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Castle Grove
Cascade Pioneer
Oxford Mirror News
Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
Will Jones County
C. R. Coon
Ricklep's & Monbill
National Farm Weekly
Country Gentleman
John G. Schoon
Lovell Block
Monticello, Iowa
Ladies’ Home Journal
Saturday Evening Post
the Country Gentleman
the Universal Milker
A. M. Fairbanks
Anamosa, Iowa
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