Birthday Surprise for W N Morse in Wyoming
A community in Wyoming honored W N Morse on his 40th birthday with a surprise party hosted by his wife and about 80 friends. The event featured lively entertainment, refreshments, and a generous present.
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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1912
Page
3
Anamosa Dramatic Club presents A Night Off farce comedy
Center Junction announces a performance of A Night Off by the Anamosa Dramatic Club under the Presbyterian Aid society this Saturday night October 19. The cast includes Justinian Babbitt Felix Pickworth Harry Damask Mrs Zan tippa Babbitt and others in a lighthearted farce with a large local audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Anamosa Dramatic Club
Presbyterian Aid Society
Justinian Babbitt
Ancient History
Camptown University
Felix I’. Pickworth
Harry Damask
G. R. Wilkinson
Jack Mulberry
Barton Loomis
Lord Mulberry
Jack
Louis Quigley
Marcus Brutus Snap
James M. Conway
Zantippa Babbitt
Earl Miller
Nisbie
Hazel Giltrap
Angelica Damask
Eunice Loggie
Sam
Chas. J. Tyler
Hudson
Muscatine
Fred McClout
Anamosa
Miriam Rice
Scotch Grove
John Weir
Rose Pierce
Ethel Curren
Seattle
Washington
George Courtney
D. F. Smith
P. P. Fever
Grundy Center
Ed Springer
Margaret Thompson
George Killinger
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Harry Johnson
Leela
Amber
Carey
Los Angeles
California
Dawson
Charles Klineck
Harl Trover
Mt. Vernon
Jobo Klineck
Dodge
Center Point
Myron Dodge
Willie Felton
Bathy
Montana
J. N. Smith
Gladys
Monticello
Shimonek
Oxford Junction
John Klineck
Clara Townsend Leggett
Townsend
R. J. Moncrief
Wyoming
Dora Smith
Nelle White
Earl Fisher
Frank Livingstone
Sunny
Henry van Slyke
Rock Island
Henry Seehusen
Anna
John
Onslow Campaign News and Local Notes
W D Sheean visited Onslow as a Republican candidate and left his picture in shop windows amid county ticket talks. County hopefuls urged unity for a Republican win. Thursday speech by W J Good with county chair and candidates. Also home news includes Mrs Klema’s death, Miss Emma Carstens’ return, J A Hanna’s accident, Miss Grace French and Miss Dora Shephard moving, Edwards new household, and Hasler moving to Independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
W. D. Sheean
Jones County
W. J. Good
Emma Carstens
Cedar Rapids
J. A. Hanna
Clay Township
Chamberlain
Wyoming
Grace French
Holtz Store
Dora Shephard
Gilbert
Baldwin
Klema
John Klema
Pat Edwards
Edwards & Son
Hasler
Independence
Local notes on visits and travel across states
W. J. Garside traveled to Ohio to visit and escort Mrs. Wood yard home after a stay here. James Forsythe reports his plum tree bearing fruit and putting out new leaves. W. G. Paul and wife departed Tuesday for Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma for several weeks. Mrs. Mary Carter left Monday for Green Iowa to spend the winter. Dr. E. H. Knittle of Waterloo was in town Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Knittle
Waterloo
Cascade Notes and Local Buzz Amid October Visits
Maurice Connally of Dubuque spoke to a River side electric theater audience as a democratic congress candidate. Several local residents made trips to Chicago and other points, with Dan Moore and I. Durkin signing for apples. The column records visitors, arrivals, and small business trips including a Columbia opera house dance and a Charles Kean Cedar Rapids jury assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Maurice Connally
Dubuque
Congress
Riverside Electric Theater
P.M. Dahlem
Mercy Hospital
G. F. Kelly
M. E. Church
HE. M. Kearney
Portland
R. O. Smith
Chicago
A. P. Hamil
D.D. Moore
I. A. Durkin
James Fagan Jr
Canada
Dave Burley
Joan Rowen
W. C. Callass
Bernard
T. M. Martin
W. A. Fairburn
Oklahoma
Texas
John Patterson
Electric Light Co
Columbia Opera House
Matt Bisenius
Joe
S. T. Kean
Cedar Rapids
Wm. Ralston
Garry Owen
Minnesota
John Fagan
Scotch Grove
Henry Rogers
Republican Rally Tops Prairieburg Social Calendar
October 15 report from Prairieburg notes a big Republican rally this evening in the booster building with speeches by James W. Good Captain Kepler Francis Heald Justin Barry and Wm Loftus. Several social visits and local movements are listed including Auxiliary dinner at the Rowley home and a charity supper planned for Halloween.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
James W. Good
Capt. Kepler
Francis Heald
Justin Barry
Wm. Loftus
Rowley
LeClerc
Hallowe’en
M. E
Carl Case
Marion
Mesdames McLaughlin
McQueen
DeLancey
Cedar Rapids
C. O. Rowley
Dolan Jr
Springville
Roy Fisher
R. D. Crouch
Central City
Rowley House
Castle Grove Stockholders Plan Auction of Creamery Property
The Downerville Co operative creamery stockholders met to decide what to do with the property after the corporate charter expired. A committee of Arthur Fairbanks J A Howie and B M Hosford was named to sell the property. auction set for November 20. Other notes mention local visits shipments to Chicago and personal matters around Castle Grove on October 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Downerville
D. J. Hogan
Rourke Bros
M. Hosford
L. F. Balster
Chicago
Prairieburg
Mary McLees
Anamosa Sanitarium
E. J. Noble
Kansas City
Missouri
H. N. Appleby
Union Township
John Barrack
Monticello
Ladies’ Aid Society
W. D. McLaughlin
Wiley Eberhart
Coffee County
Kansas
Presbyterian Sunday School
Wm. McAleer
Independence
John Hasler
Wild Horses Groomed For House Shifts In Congress
The Sioux City Journal notes a chance that the Democrats will win new congressmen from Illinois and Iowa. It suggests a varied assortment of wild horses in the next house if predictions prove true, while Speaker Clark and Leader Underwood refrain from endorsing any Democratic candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Illinois
Iowa
House of Representatives
Clark
Underwood
Brief Indian summer quirk in Chicago record note
The Chicago Record-Herald notes that the only flaw with Indian summer is its short duration. The column highlights the fleeting spell of warm days and lingering sunshine shaping autumn mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Madison township barn fire claims tenant loss at Madison
A barn on the Charles Schaffer farm in Madison township burned Monday evening with all contents. Tenant Anderson, no insurance, faces about one thousand dollars in losses. Mrs. J. B. Bradley visited relatives and then returned home to Lamona. Roads in Wayne township were dragged and reported in good condition. Forest Craig of Center Junction visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
Charles Schaffer
Madison Township
Anderson
J. B. Bradley
Lamona
P. B. Daly
Linn County
Creamery Company
Nichols
Wayne Township
Forest Craig
Center Junction
A Successful Life of Orange Horse Dealer Charles Blanchard
The Orange Chronicle notes Charles Blanchard a colored horse dealer from Orange New Jersey who bought horses around Anamosa for four decades. He traveled to Canada Virginia Pennsylvania Ohio and Iowa and trained horses for fire departments. Born March 10 1829 in Little Falls Passaic County he lived in Orange over fifty years and died recently after a long career in the horse trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Blanchard
Orange
New Jersey
Anamosa
N. J
Canada
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Iowa
Orange Mountain
Little Falls
Passaic County
Anamosa Eureka Items and Local Notes
Anamosa items note Robert Remley leaving Monday morning for Webster City to study law. State Inspector Corwin praised the county home as the best in Iowa. Supervisor T. J. Finn stayed in Anamosa for bronchial illness and may visit Arizona to escape winter. Charles Blanchard of Orange, New Jersey, died October 6 after many years of horse buying in Anamosa. In Cedar Rapids a man with $50,000 life insurance took out $50,000 more. net cost first year $1,907.50 after expected dividend. An advertisement urges readers to consider Old Reliable Bankers Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Remley
Webster City
Corwin
Iowa
T. J. Finn
Anamosa
Finn
Arizona
Charles Blanchard
Day Street
Orange
N. J
Blanchard
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Life
Assessmentville
Geo. G. Bennett
Vedar Rapids
Mrs Jennie Chapman Visiting Chicago Relative
Mrs. Jennie Chapman of Chicago is visiting her daughter Mrs. R Henderson. Mrs. Hertz of Solon is spending the week with her daughter Mrs. Mardorf. Eyes tested and glasses fitted. Dr L G Stubler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Chapman
Chicago
R. Henderson
Hertz
Solon
Mardorf
L. G. Stubler
The Law Suits of 50 Years Ago in Monticello Township
A historic docket from 1861 1864 in Monticello Township details civil cases and a few local crimes. It records judgments, appeals, settles, and verdicts involving G W Bacon M M Moulton D S Dewey and others, noting sums from $2.35 to $73 381 and including a notable assault verdict against constable George Haines. The entry ends with a local ad for rugs carpets and linoleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
G. W. Bacon
M. M. Moulton
G. P. Jordan
D. 8
Dewey
Leonard Starks
Reuben Gates
D. C
O. E. Wales
Levi Gassett
Wm. Hoge
John McConnon
S. Brazelton
G. K. Smith
Justice Bacon
Squire Lawrence
A. J. Monroe
F. W. Hicks
Hopkins
George Haines
J. W. Morse
David Weaver
Henry Simmons
Wm. Allen
D. OC. Quimby
Volney Hickok
Charles Phemater
Bradley Stuart
H. W. Kress
Barrett van Winkle
John Clark
Samuel Wales
Frederick Grassmeyer
Haines
Phemster
James Sloan
John Dalehunt
J. L. Lamb
W. R. Marvin
M. G. Hull
B. B. Ryan
Elias Grissinger
Dalehunt
John Wilson
Francis Walker
Sloan
Dan Varvel
Thomas Hopkins
Henry Phemster
George George
John Lean
Charles Crane
Crain
Lean
Also Mentioned on This Page
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J. W. Doxsee
W. N. Morse
Bliss
C. B. Shatter
Oliver Anderson
Court House
Nettie Hazard
Miss Hazard
B. E. Rhinehart
Harper
Pearson
C. H Anderson
B. H. Rhinehart
D. W. Russell
Geo. Schoonover
J. F. Davis
A. J. Espy
Maud Davis
Tarkio
W. J. Beckwith
Davis
Beckwith
Mr. Davis
Mr. Spy
D. A. White
Dave
Pauline Shafter
M. H
O. A. Depuy
United States
Wm. B. Kenyon
Bay View Club
J. T. Wherry
Allan Chatterton
Peterson
B. Wherry
Wherry
Margaret Kettlesen
Germany
New York
President Lincoln
G. Franks
E. M. Babcock
Saskat
Chewan
Dillon Franks
Kenneth Babcock
Newt
French
D. D. Rorick
Constable Stout
Stella Lindsey
Clara Thompson
Baby
Glendive
John A. Pope
Oscar Rapids
Kettlesen
Charles W. Eye
J. BR. Kennedy
Nualeas
Hi. H. Ladage
G. W. James
Winnipeg
E C. Benadom
Maquoketa
Uae
Hicnus & Rickles’a
Union
Athena
Doatrick Dry Goods Co
Micheals-Stern
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
H. P. E. L. Himebaugh
Green
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