Social notices from Sand Spring October 22
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bacon plan wintering in Rogers Arkansas after visiting Wesley Bryan’s family. Henry Husman returns home from two weeks with J. L. Paulsen. Mrs. Jennie Garlinghouse and Orpha go to Buck Creek for a month with relatives. Les Kane and sister from Minnesota visit O’Brien parents. Bohlken and Behrends return from Hastings Minnesota trip. South Fork township school board holds a special meeting. J. J. Matthiessen held a public sale at town edge. Teachers and pupils enjoy a weiner roast after dismissal. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Schuster and sons visit Cedar Rapids. Gene Stevenson visits home from near Monticello. Gestel and Jeannette Blair travel to Delhi on business. Michael O’Brien hosts a party Thursday evening. F. P. Walker from Manchester visits on Friday. Misses Ella and Eva Warner shop in Cedar Rapids. Mrs. Pierce and children of Springville visit Olmsted home. Casper Arduser and two children visit Hopkinton. Mrs. Allen Olmsted has been ill. Alex Blair visits Cedar Rapids for business. Mrs. Fred Egger spends Wednesday in Monticello. J. L. Paulsen visits Monticello. Will Hanken spends Monday in Monticello.
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Andrew Bacon
Wesley Bryan
Rogers
Arkansas
Henry Husman
Monticello
J. L. Paulsen
Jennie Garlinghouse
Orpha
Buck Creek
Les Kane
Gannon
Minnesota
Michael O’brien
Henry Bohlken
Will Behrends
Hastings
South Fork Township
J. J. Matthiessen
J. P. Schuster
Clarence and
Paul
Cedar Rapids
Gene Stevenson
F. J. Gestel
Jeannette Blair
Delhi
Michael O'Brien
F. P. Walker
Manchester
Ella
Eva Warner
Pierce
Springville
Olmsted
Casper Arduser
Hopkinton
Allen Olmsted
Alex Blair
Fred Egger
Will Hanken
Center Junction Community Notes Recital and Local News
A reader and singer from Coe College will give a recital at the Presbyterian church on Tuesday morning October 30 under the Center Junction school. Proceeds go toward an Edison phonograph. Admission 25 and 10 cents. Numerous local visits, travels, and events including family news, church activities, and upcoming Rally Day at the M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
The
Presbyterian Church
Center Junction School
Orren van Slyke
Frank
Anita
van Slyke
George
Jacob Courtney
M. E. Church
Hallowe'en
Joseph Leggett
Kansas
Eva
Charles Leggett
John McDonald Hospital
M. BH. Church
Epworth League
Disney
Gerald Bulgren
Ellendale
Minn
Elmer Dodge
Grandma Stoner
Arkansas
Frank Woodward
Central City
George Courtney
Ramona Martinsen
Lavina Murphy
Bryant
D. S. Ward
M. E
Chesney
Tiskilwa
Ill
Clara
Guy McDonald
Monticello
Charlie
Idaho
Alan Serbousek
Will Mead
Gid Hughes
J. B. Moses
Wm. Stingley
Davenport
Veteran reunion memories and local notices in Scotch Grove
A. P. Moats reports a vivid Civil War reunion at Vicksburg with friendly peace wishes. Herman Folkerts celebrates a birthday with family. North Bend Nebraska visitors depart after a stay with relatives. Red Cross unit plans a benefit social for comfort kits. Mrs. Parks and Mrs. Royden attended a Sunday school convention in Ames. Bertha Blassing visits from Monticello. Earl Griffith visits local friends. A. P. Moats visits Waterloo relatives. Ramona at Crane Theatre tonight and tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Moats
Vicksburg
Moats
Herman Folkerts
Fannie Hedden
Herman
John Walraven
Agnes
North Bend
Nebraska
C. A. Sutherland
Ladies of the Red Cross
Balster
D. A. Parks
F. A. Royden
Ames
Bertha Blassing
Monticello
W. B. Warner
Earl Griffith
Hopkinton
Waterloo
Liberty Loan Drive Progress and Local Notices at Castle Grove
Castle Grove reports the Liberty Loan drive nearly complete with only a few exceptions. Districts are listed with committees. events include a box social, school flag poles, and a farm sale. Notes cover residents enlisting, purchases, farm leases, new vehicles, and a serious fall injuring Mrs. Smith.
Maude and Edith Spooner Leave for Algona Iowa
A group of Maude and Edith Spooner’s friends spent a pleasant evening before the sisters move to Algona Iowa where Maude will work as a clerk and Edith in a telephone office. Other local notices include visits, trips, and upcoming events such as a school fair in the opera house.
Prairieburg Social Notes and Local Movements
Prairieburg items note H T Crawford’s Rockford trip on weekend business. Mrs Will Crosby had adenoids operation at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids. Raymond Kula and Emma Holub wed at St Josephs church with Prairieburg origins. Nyra Gaskell visited F T Richards residence. J J Dolan delivered Red Cross supplies to Cedar Rapids HQ. Dale Baty family relocated near Central City last week.
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Prairieburg
H. T. Crawford
Rockford
Will Crosby
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Kula
Emma Holub
St. Joseph’s Church
Nyra Gaskell
F. T. Richards
J. J. Dolan
Red Cross
Dale Baty
Central City
Delaware Man First From County in France Civil War Era
Claude Reed emerges as the first Delaware county boy confirmed in France amid aviation corps service. Earlier reports noted his departure from home for overseas duty, while another local, Duane Wilson, has been discharged from service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Reed
Delaware County
France
Aviation Corps
Duane Wilson
Delegates and Residents Move Amid Local News Notes
J L Faber attends the Kansas City National mutuals convention as Iowa delegate. Huntington and Hassenpflug visit due to Mrs Huntington Sr illness. Infant Joseph Francis dies. born Oct 2 1917. Wolf family moving to Monticello. grandchildren Hilma and William Thompson at Monticello. Garden contest prizes awarded to Mary Conlin Dorothy Shelby Charlotte Batchelor. Farmers report some frozen potatoes from a heavy freeze but market sold fine spuds this week. Center Junction Cow Testing data lists top cows with milk and fat yields. many cows recently arrived from Wisconsin to Oxford Junction and silos boost milk and butterfat this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Faber
Kansas City
National Convention of Mutual Insurance Companies
Iowa
William H. Huntington
Waterloo
Ada Hassenpflug
Ordway
C. H. Huntington
M. F. Kurt
Joseph Francis
Richard Wolf
Monticello
Miss Hilma
William Thompson
Seery Building
Mary Conlin
Dorothy Shelby
Charlotte Batch
HE. B. Rogers
Holstein
N.B. Lathrop
E. E. Rogers
T.H. Lathrop
Wisconsin
Oxford Junction
Hopkinton Store Burglary Suspected After Missing Goods
The F B Tib bitts dry goods store was entered Monday night and about $100 worth of merchandise including four ladies cloaks and a bolt of silk disappeared. The owner found the shop intact Tuesday morning then later discovered the missing items. Investigators believe a duplicate or skeleton key was used and note prior similar entries last year. Authorities seek to catch the thieves and secure a conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Death of Hopkinton Pioneer H. M. Johnson
Friends were shocked to learn of the death of Hopkinton resident H. M. Johnson after a brief illness during the night. A longtime stock and grain dealer and early town settler, he was known for his business prominence. Funeral will be from the family home at two oclock Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
H. M. Johnson
Johnson
Jones County Sunday Schools Convene In Anamosa
At the Jones county annual convention in Anamosa officers announced new plans for forward work by the United Sunday schools. The event highlights the county association backing the International Association, creator of the uniform Sunday school lessons in 1872 and the graded lessons in 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Sunday Schools
Jones County
Anamosa
International Association
County Sunday School Workers Plan Five Institutes
Jones county Sunday school federation with five million workers globally organizes five institutes at Morley Olin Wyoming Monticello and Anamosa. State worker will attend. only 3 000 of 20 000 in the county are connected. New officers include S V Williams president A H Newman vice president and several district leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Morley
Olin
Wyoming
Monticello
Anamosa
S. V. Williams
A. H. Newman
Martelle
H. J. Bowder
A. Schlaman
E. C. Dillavoy
A. O. Sones
Forest Chapel
L. C. Lemon
John Inglis
Hale Post Office
Alice Young
Center Junction
K. D. Miller
The Fighting Trail Opens at Crane Theatre Next Wednesday
Vitagraph claims to present a great entertainment at the Crane Theatre starting October 31. Tickets and glasses fittings are noted with Dr. L. G. Stuhler connected to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Great Vitagraph Co
Crane Theatre
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Joseph Hanna
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Carroll Lightfoot
Lizzie McMaster
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Potter
Minneapolis
Wilbur Coburn
Canada
Fred Hansen
W. Franks
W. J. Smith
Chicago
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S. V. Hokinson
Cass Township
Nick Koppess
Ellison
Wapsipinicon
Gillen Annex
Harold Norton
Gillen Hotel
Sammy
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Army
Cascade Pioneer
M. L. Tabor
Center Junction Co-operative Cow Testing Association
Hunter Johnson
Jones County Sunday Schools
C. N. Patrick
Tiyes
L. G. Stuhler
Bessie Love
Coffee Dan’s
Sir Herbert Beerbohm
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