Cascade correspondence notes residents and events in Cascade township
Cascade notes list residents visiting relatives in Monticello and Chicago, new jewelry store openings, social gatherings by Baptist ladies and Macumber family, and marriages and property transactions including Ellison farm sale at 85 per acre. A news item reports William Goos’s death at 84 after visiting Cascade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Peter Pederson
Joseph Moran
Chicago
James McMullen
White Lake
South Dakota
E. Vogal
Monticello
William Cowan
Ida County
Will Corbin
KE. Vogal
George Cowan
Prairieburg
James Hill
William Goos
Lamotte
Iowa
Jonathan Goos
Cascade Township
St. Mary’s
Onslow Notes and Local Appointments in October
In Onslow on October 15 James Forsythe visits a brother in Tama. Mackrill travels in South Dakota on a land deal. Orr visits grandchildren in Chicago. Russell returns from Minnesota. Mrs Tebo is gravely ill. Chat Smith visits Mount Vernon. Abrams returns from Mechanicsville visit. Duncan Wasson and George Hubbel attend a play in Amarosa. Mrs McClelland reports Mildred thriving in Cedar Rapids college. Lamey family returns from Chicago. another daughter in Cedar Rapids arrives. Clay Valley Creamery closes. Huyck relocates to Monticello. Wherry and Lamey visit Maquoketa. first car ride for old Mr Hall. Overholt sells farm to Richorn East Ridge. buys Livingston farm adjacent town. Livingstone deal valued at $100 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
James Forsythe
Tama
Mackrill
South Dakota
Sarah Orr
Chicago
D. W. Russell
Minnesota
Mra. Tebo
Chat Smith
Mount Vernon
Mr. Abrams
George Miler
Mechanicsville
Edith Spooner
Ramona Millheim
Megera
Duncan Wasson
George Hubbel
Anamosa
McClelland
Mildred
Cedar Rapids
Helen Lamey
Banghart
Stickley
Clay Valley Creamery Co
Fred Huyck
Monticello
Mr. Huyck
John Wherry
Will Lamey
Maquoketa
Wherry
Mr. Hall
Center Junction Social Roundup Amid Regional Visits
Center Junction records a flurry of visits and travel with Monticello guests Robert Lyons and Doctors Hunter and Redmond making professional calls. Multiple relatives and friends from Wyoming Onslow Amber Davenport and Des Moines head to or from town while Miss Minnie Dawson departs for Des Moines to resume nursing work. Will McDonald and family plan a move to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zimmerman
Amber
Mead Sanford
Carl White
Davenport
William White
Frank Sutherland
Canada
Arthur Corey
Michigan
Park Chamberlain
Anamosa
Dr. Young
Minnie Dawson
Des Moines
Hunter and Redmond
Monticello
Margaret Thompson
Lenox College
Will McDonald
Washington
Local Notes From Castle Grove Area
Castle Grove notes report J W Gillilan's barnraising last week and his trip toward Prairieburg with a load of lumber. Mrs M F Byrnes visited relatives in Dubuque while Tom Davidson hauled cattle to Lanworthy. Tobias Housmann spent Sunday with Castle Grove relatives. Mrs Sprague Hosford and daughter returned from Kasota Minnesota. Henry Johnson family hosted by A F M Casper. Lenox College President Reed preached at the chapel. Poultry buyers from Anamosa and Monticello seek stock with good prices. Gillilan left horses momentarily, then continued an errand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
J. W. Gillilan
M. F. Byrnes
Dubuque
Tom Davidson
Lanworthy
Tuseday
Tobias Housmann
Coggon
Sprague Hosford
Kasota
Minnesota
Henry Johnson
Hazel Green
A. F. M. Casper
Reed
Lenox College
Anamosa
Monticello
Prairieburg
Collision Ends With Wagon Breakage Near Field
A wagon circle around a field ended in a collision that toppled a horse against a tree. The force broke the wagon tongue neck yoke single tree and harnesses, leaving the team in distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denly
Local Social Notes From Clay October Weekend
Mr Bankhe spent Sunday with Mr C L Butler. Miss Irene Chatterton returns to Peterson. Mr James Kennedy and Mr Orr traveled to South Dakota. Mr and Mrs K M Huyck move to Monticello. Mrs K Kirline and two boys visit Mr Behrenda. Mr and Mrs R Williamson and Lester with Mr George Scroggie Sunday visit. Mr and Mrs James Lee return to California after three pleasant months with daughter Mrs Orr. Miss Blanche Hamilton hosted a sociable raising sixteen dollars for Victory school beautification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Scroggie
James Lee
California
Orr
Mise Blanche Hamilton
Victory School
Blanche
Rural Route News Highlights Local Movements and Work
Rural Route No 2 notes residents traveling to Monticello and Anamosa for visits and funerals. Ed Stutt hauls rock for a new house foundation while road work increases. Peter Hagen ships potatoes to Anamosa at sixty five cents per bushel. George Schoon distributes hand separators to Diamond Creamery patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Harris
Texas
Henry Rodick
Monticello
George Zimmerman
Frank Burlingham
Fremont
Iowa
Leslie Dunn
Ed. Stutt
Wayne Center
A. Kasper
Della Tobiassen
George Dorsey
Anamosa
Harm Harris
Ryan
John Hanken
Garret Sehausen
Pomeroy
Will Dunn
Stickney
South Dakota
T. H. Dunn
George Schoon
Diamond Creamery
Herman Hanken
Mies Metka Rieken
Dubuque
Hanken
Peter Hagen
Heisey Bayless Nuptials In Dubuque Society Stirs Local Wakes
Dr. David Judson Heisey wed Birdeva Lou Bayless at 8 pm in Dubuque with 125 guests in attendance. Bride wore lace robe and veil. ceremony officiated by Dr. John Tallmadge Bergen. A bridal tour follows and home set for December. Out-of-town guests list includes Heisey and Bayless families from several states. A light note on Sunday sickness ends column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Heisey
Dubuque
John H. Heisey
Birdeva Bayless
Birdeva Lou Bayless
George DeForest Rose
Charles Heisey
Chicago
Main Street
Dr. Heisey
Henry Heisey
Pearl Heisey
George Heisey
Monticello
Iowa
Mra
WW. Bayless
Harry Bayless
Minneapolis
Cyrus Heisey
Austin
Oliphants Receive Fifty Thousand Dollar Sage Heirwindfall
A Chicago Tribune dispatch reports Hosea Oliphant and his sisters Margaret Mary and Libbie former Richland township residents get 50000 from the Sage estate after a 1844 Salt business debt to Joseph Slocum was transformed by interest. The payoff follows long absence and relocation to Des Moines with ties to Dubuque and Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliphants
Sage
Chicago Tribune
Hosea Oliphant
Margaret
Mary
Libbie
Richland Township
Monticello
Dubuque
Ezekiel Oliphant
Des Moines
Dubuque County
Jones County
Joseph
Joseph Slocum
Hosea
Tflosea Oliphant
Express Company
Southwest
Cascade
Oliphanta
Auction notices sweep Scotch Grove area farm sales
Multiple farm sales announced near Scotch Grove township with buyers moving to Idaho Saskatchewan Canada and California. Listings include cattle horses corn hay chickens bees and farm implements plus land parcels and a public sale near Scotch Grove station. aandacht shows sales by Tarbox Wasem Sammelgon and others with dates October 18 21 22 25 and 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Applegate
Idaho
Scotch Grove Station
John Stutt Jr
Scotch Grove Township
Saskatchewan
Canada
E. Tarbox
A. B. Jacobs
Trans Matthiessen
L. P. Waddick
Mesgrs
Wasem & Sammelgon
Jackson Station
Cass Township
Earthquake Tests Two Lovers Amid Mexican Desert
Eleanor Burwell tends her convalescent brother in a harsh desert town. Hartley, an architect from Chicago, aids her during a quake, then asks for marriage, revealing their shared fate and love as they ride back to camp under a moonlit sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor
Jack
Jack Dear
Jacky
Burwell
Hartley
Eléanor
Harry
Foundling
Deleanor
Chicago
John Hartley
Monticello 1877 October Local Notes Highlight Marriages and Events
The Express files recount October 1877 happenings in Monticello and area. Burglarized Kahn's store with 400 dollars of goods stolen. Marriages include Robert Young and Ida Whiting on the 11th, Charles L Dewey and Alice E Roberta on the 24th, and Ida daughter of William Clark to John Sutherland on the 3rd. Dr Bentley extracted 107 teeth in one week. The artisian well reached 1200 feet before work paused. Speaker Baren R Sherman, future Iowa governor, spoke on October 5 in Kincella hall. Rev J B Eberhart returned to Monticello by the M E conference. County chose John H Greer by 650 votes over Irish for governor. Rev William Leavitt left Monticello for Fayette Congregational church after years here. M L Carpenter and 252 others petitioned for two thirds of a town clock cost to adorn the new school tower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
The
Express
Kahn
Robert Young
Ida Whiting
Eberhart
M. E
John H. Greer
John P. Irish
Bentley
Charles L. Dewey
Alice E. Roberta
Strawberry Point
Martin Thoent
Anna Rohn
Baren R. Sherman
Iowa
Kincella Hall
Ida
Wm. Clark
Scotch Grove
John Sutherland
Robert Clark
Scotch Grove Township
Alicia Lucretia Warner
Wayne Township
William Leavitt
Fayette
M. L. Carpenter
Farm for Rent in Cascade Township 120 Acres
I offer to rent 120 acres in Section 62 Cascade township Dubuque county at 3.50 dollars per acre to a responsible person. For details write to Peter Dondelinger White Lake South Dakota. Bending the fence strains stay wires, swinging joint Apex overcomes this. Davis Hardware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Township
Dubuque County
Peter Dondelinger
White Lake
South Dakota
Davis’ Hardware
Farm for Sale in Richland Township 160 Acres
Landowner Thomas W. Heaney offers 160 acre farm in Richland township. Property well fenced with most land in grass and in good repair. Enquire on the premises for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richland Township
Thomas W. Heaney
Local patent medicine ad touts 25 cent health pills
Ella Slayton of Noland Ark endorses Dr King s New Life Pills priced at 25 cents per box. The copy promises gentle cleansing and renewed vigor with a money back or satisfaction guarantee at O H Soetje the local druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malarona
Dr. King
Ella Slayton
Noland
Ark
O. H. Soetje
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Beur Dev Vewr
Center Junction
Clay
Stillwater
Opera House
Sand Spring
Gale
A. Reichart
Lanigan & Tocher
J. A. Voorhees
Northeast
Olympic Opera House
the Younger Brothers Co
Terremoto
Doutrick Dry Goods Co
C. F. Crain
the Banks and Businessmen of
Ottawa
Crain & Thompson
South Main Street
Kansas
W. W. Thompson
Stuhlers
Lowa
Sarles
S. KE. Sarles
A. D
D. H. Ramsey
Clerk District Court of
Jones Co
Northerra
Eclipse Lumber CO
G. Meyer
Mgr
District Court
Joseph A. Garrity
Cascade, Jows
Susan Garrity
Executrix
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