Sand Spring Notes of Visits and Travel
CORRESPONDENCE from Sand Spring lists numerous social visits and travel among residents and visitors. Names include J J Matthiessen Will Matthiessen Conrad Mardorf Bacon Gestel Wheeless Littlefield Leicht Baird Anderson Schoon Bohlken Egger Gestel Dolley Blair Guthrie Schuster Olmstead Leech Leech Dawson Prahm Dodge Courtney and Roscoe Stingley. Also reports a birth and a scarlet fever case, with destinations Cedar Rapids Dubuque Waterloo Monticello Delhi Davenport and Rogers Arkansas.
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Sand Spring
J. J. Matthiessen
Cedar Rapids
Will Matthiessen
Conrad Mardorf
Monticello
C. C. Spence
Carrizozo
New Mexico
Bacon
Northfield
Wisconsin
Wesley P. Bryan
Rogers
Arkansas
F. J. Gestel
F. M. Wheeless
Hopkinton
Waterloo
James Littlefield
Sarah Littlefield
Dubuque
Leicht
Walker
Henry Faber
W. J. Baird
Louisville
Kentucky
Margaret Anderson
McNeill
Fred Schoon
Chicago
John Hanken
Fritz Bohlken
Fred Egger
Theodore Dolley
Delhi
Alex Blair
George Gestel
Emma Olmstead
R. J. Guthrie
Prohibition Push Highlighted For Iowa Next Monday
The item urges strong turnout for a key prohibition day in Iowa with vows to banish liquor and its evils. Various local notes mention a Sunday speech by Irene C. Alger at Castle Grove chapel and a community dance at Henry Barrack's home along with multiple short updates on residents and local business.
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Iowa
Fair State
Irene C. Alger
Presbyterian Church
China
Castle Grove
Henry
J. A. McLaughlin
Minnie
Kentucky
Joe Loetscher
Anna Fahrni
Wyoming
James Haley
Ed Miller
Peter Caspers
Camp Dodge
Onslow Notes and Local Social Roundup
Onslow October 9 0 C Johnston called to Pierre South Dakota for his brother William illness and reports say he has passed away T B Johnston and wife left for Pierre Tuesday evening A Red Cross benefit planned for Thursday in the opera hall with Hawkeye orchestra Is new M B H church pastor’s first sermon attended well Martin Adams of Lowell MA visited with relatives Sybil Walters teaches at Belle Plaine visited with family Charles Brule and Frank Overley visited Dubuque Mrs Charles Rowe and daughters plan trip to Longmont CO Arch Edwards starts oil business brother to run implement shop H Roberts sold residence on Anamosa avenue to W H Orr for 2500 Miss Jessie Smith and Irwin Cedar Rapids visitors E S Overholt and wife returned from Canada
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Onslow
C. Johnston
Pierre
South Dakota
William
Johnston
Opera
Red Cross
Hawkeye
M. BH
Martin Adams
Lowell
Massachusetts
Gratia Brown
Jessie
Sybil Walters
Belle Plaine
M. B. Walters
Charles Brule
Frank Overley
Charles Rowe
Dubuque
Bessie
Ruth
Longmont
Colorado
Arch Edwards
H. Roberts
Anamosa Avenue
W. H. Orr
Jessie Smith
Irwin
Cedar Rapids
E.S. Overholt
Canada
Farewell Gathering for Rev J C Davis at Center Junction
Center Junction October 16 a farewell gathering in honor of Rev J C Davis and his wife was held at S M Propst home with sixty guests. They presented a rocker as a token of appreciation as Davis was transferred to the Elwood charge and Carl Disny arrived to take the Center Junction charge. Homer Hill is improving rapidly. Mr and Mrs Bergerson went to
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Center Junction
J. C. Davis
S. M. Propst
Elwood
Re. Carl Disny
Homer Hill
Bergerson
Prairieburg Community Notes and Local Changes
Prairieburg updates note Red Cross meetings move to the old post office building with weekly Thursday sessions. Young girls collect materials for ambulance pillows for wounded soldiers. Local trades see Ollie Tilton buying blacksmith tools and opening a shop as Jake Schleicher moves to Minnesota. Knott family relocates to Central City. George Peet family to occupy vacated home. Frank Holub witnesses in Fousik suit in Cedar Rapids. Rev. Moore begins Bible study at M E church. Wm. Eileen relocates harness shop. O A DeLancey travels to Chicago.
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Prairieburg
Abbey
Ollie Tilton
Jake Schleicher
Schleicher
Minnesota
Red Cross
Central City
DeLancey Mercantile
Knott
George Peet
Frank Holub
Cedar Rapids
Moore
M. E
Eileen
O. A. DeLancey
Chicago
Seed Corn Shortage Warned By County Agent
Fred F. Clark County Agricultural Agent urges Iowa farmers to stock extra seed corn for spring shortages. He warns frost damage across Iowa and losses in Minnesota Wisconsin North and South Dakota, urging neighbors to store seed now and help others.
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Jack Frost
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
North Dakota
Agricultural College
Fred FF. Clark
Monticello October news items from 1892 summarized
The Monticello Express records October events: Dr and Mrs H Thomas return from Switzerland. births and deaths in local families. multiple marriages including Miss Augusta Greiser to J M Thompson and Miss Kate Devlin to Henry Britting. local pastor appointments and election notes. accidents in Cedar Rapids and Castle Grove. two new literary societies planned for the high school with monthly programs.
Monticello School Notes and Student Affairs 1917
Clarence Schneider reports on lively Monticello school life with seniors avoiding regular sessions, poetry classes split into lyrics and epidemics, advice from Miss Robb, and humor about teachers. Emma Laude and Victor Servoss named basketball yell leaders for 1917 18, flagpole installation planned, and classroom anecdotes about definitions, standing, and bell signals by Miss Jarman.
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Clarence Schneider
Cuddy
Miss Jarman
District Exemption Board Certifies Draft Exemption List
The District Exemption board certified draft eligible men likely to be called for service later this month. Names include H H Hagen Scotch Grove Chris A Pegarick Wyoming Earl Ballou Mechanicsville O F Urban Center Junction Albert Beardsley Anamosa M F McDonald Monticello Louis Ortgies Anamosa G Powelka Oxford Junction J H Hinrichs Monticello Herbert P Shankland Olin and others listed for agricultural exemptions such as L D Terwilliger Monticello C H Henrichs Monticello Karl R Wagey Wyoming Miles T Leonard Cascade John D Dehner Cascade Otto J Danneman Anamosa E Tallman Anamosa Charles A Driscoll Cascade F W Serbousek Anamosa Peter P Keddley Onslow A Johnson Center Junction.
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Scotch Grove
Chris A. Pegarick
Wyoming
Earl Ballou
Mechanicsville
O.F. Urban Center Junction
Albert Beardsley
Anamosa
M. F. McDonald
Monticello
Louis Ortgies
G. Powelka
Oxford Junction
J. H. Hinrichs
Herbert P. Shankland
Olin
L. D. Terwilliger
C. H. Henrichs
Karl R. Wagey
Miles T. Leonard
Cascade
John D. Dehner
Otto J. Danneman
E. Tallman
Charles A. Driscoll
F. W. Serbousek
Peter P. Keddley
Onslow
A. Johnson
Center Junction
Danbury Farm Sale Near Town Closed
W C Hayden sold 240 acres southeast of Danbury to C P Baker for 200 dollars per acre. Possession to Baker begins March 1. Earlier sales included 80 acres for 7 dollars per acre and 80 acres with buildings for 9 dollars per acre, both in the same year, plus the north eighty bought for 28 dollars per acre in 1898.
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Danbury
W. C. Hayden
C. P. Baker
Mr. Baker
Not Safe to Depend on God to Punish Germany
Cedar Rapids Republican notes the Allies must handle Germany punishment while highlighting a local sale at Smith's variety store offering fleece lined hose for 19 and 25 cents and mentioning C. N. Patrick with glasses fitted.
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Cedar Rapids
Germany
Smith’s
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