Onslow Notes Teachers Lost to Towns and Local Happenings
The August Onslow correspondence lists seven teachers taking posts at Bridgewater Lone Rock Algona Creston Monmouth and St Paul while noting local church progress frost damaged corn and a busy town with road and public works updates. Families relocate attend weddings and outings as residents travel to Spirit Lake Maquoketa Fayette and Nebraska for various events and migrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Oliver Spooner
Bridgewater
Ruth Spooner
Lone Rock
Sibyl Walters
Algona School
Jessie Garside
Creston
Vera Paul
Monmouth
Illinois
Mildred Lamey
Albia
Iowa
Belden Dennison
University At
St. Paul
Johnson
Midland R. R
Center Junction
John Jansen
Bride
Freda
Wyoming
Lightfoot
Anamosa
W. M. Dennison
Onslow Bank
Dennison
Minneapolis
Forsyth
City
John Paulsen
Rock Island
F. F. Hansen
H. H. Hall
Hall
Edwards
P. H. Schmalfeldt
Maquoketa Fair
DeWitt Fair
J. W. Orr
Spirit Lake
George Ward
Burlington
Drayman
North Dakota
Hattie Lamey
Aero
Maquoketa
Monay
H. P. Barber
Buffalo
Harvesting Winds Down as Frost Hits and Change Arrives
In Wyoming on August 31, favorable weather boosted harvesting with most fields finished or near completion. Frost on the mornings of the 19th, 25th, 30th, and 31st damaged corn in some fields while others showed little harm. D E Courtright sold his business to Henry Sage who will run the local blacksmithing shop. A L Applegate visits from Missouri and recalls changes since leaving. New school building progress moves ahead with Sept 13 start.
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Wyoming
D. E. Courtright
Henry Sage
Courtright
Sage
A. L Applegate
Winston
Missouri
R. M. Heasty
Applegate
Scotch Grove
C. C. Overley
Monticello
Main Street
Elizabeth Crisick
Samuel Bohannon
Edsay
Ord
Nebraska
W. S. Garrison
Bohannon
Nebraska Clay Hills
Marshal Knutson
Corn samples wow visiting Kentuckian at Cantla Grove
James W. McLaughlin of Russellville Kentucky visits Cantla Grove and displays corn bred in Old Kentucky praised as king of cereals. Linn Howie suffers ear drum injury and minor skull fracture after being knocked down by runaway horses while driving them in a pasture. Dr. Stubbler treats him. he is recovering.
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Cantla Grove
James W. McLaughlin
Russellville
Kentucky
J. A. McLaughlin
Old Kentuck
Iowa
McLaughlin
Linn Howie
Linn
Dr. Stubbler
Monticello
Hosford
I. D. McLaughlin
Matthiessen
Lovell Township
J. A. McLaughin
E. J. Noble
Grace
Florence
Cedar Rapids
Herman Hahn
Anna Husman
Coggon
Elsie Noble
Marshalltown
Gus
Raymond Schwandt
Earlville
Frank Gillilan
Nebraska
F. C. Cramer
Des Moines
Henry Ellis
Strawberry Point
Forest Deischer
John Rickels
Wayne
Scotch Grove Community Notes and School Openings
Scotch Grove reports visiting relatives in Iowa and Illinois as families prepare for the new school year. Local students Nicknames: Delia Sutherland returns to Monticello. Center School to open Sept 6 with Mabel Henrichs. Ben Eby enjoys a new Ford. Reverends H Robinson and R A Brough are noted visitors.
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Scotch Grove
Will Nelson
Grove City
Pennsyvania
Frank Royden
Lyle Calahan
Raymond Eby
Lenox
Miriam Rice
Ella Loomis
Highland Park
Will
Chauncey Carson
Olive
Paul Warner
Leslie Himebaugh
Hazel Eby
Esther Kiburz
Monticello High School
Monticello Fair
Peter Strong
Mr. Sweesy
D. Sanford
Margaret Sutherland
M. Foust
Ella
Mra
R. P. Clark
Les Coder
L. O. Sutherland
Monticello
Hopkinton
Mrs. Dorcey
J. Hughes and Son
Cedar Rapids
Local Travel and Notes From Center Junction
Center Junction reports visits to Cascade and Cedar Rapids by residents including Charles Leggett and family Emory Leggett Mrs Ethel Stickley and children. Local commerce notes Mr Andrews buys chickens at N W depot weekly. Town folks plan Ringling Bros. circus trip to Anamosa Saturday. Several residents travel easternly and for professional visits.
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Center Junction
Charles Leggett
Joseph Leggett
Cascade
Emory Leggett
Andrews
N. W
Mesars
Dallas Clark
C. A. Burmweister
Monticello
Ethel Stickley
Cascades
J. A. McDonald
John Letze
Cedar Rapids
Ringling Bros. Circus
Anamosa
Ed Klieneck
West Branch
George Courtney
Velma Henderson
C. G. Thomas
Plowing Contest Attendee Prahm at Monticelli Monday
Mr Prahm attended the plowing contest at Monticelli on Monday. Miss Viola Bethrrum has returned from her trip to Ceon Rapids.
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Prahm
Monticelli
Viola Bethrrum Baa
Ceon Rapids
Prairieburg Social Roundup Attends Monticello Fair Week
Prairieburg residents attend Monticello fair events with families noted. Burlingham enters a horse in races while Crosby Conklin Thoms visit Merciers, Abbeys, Rowleys, Coffries, and others visit for plays and dinners. Local acquaintances travel to Anamosa Dubuque Lost Nation and Towa City for visits and entertainment.
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Prairieburg
Lid Burlingham
Monticello
Burlingham
Mesdames Crosby and Conklin
T. Abbey
Thoms
Copeland and Son
Morning Sun
Dave
8. Benson
Martelle route to be discontinued alarms local residents
The Martelle mail route will be discontinued forcing residents to receive mail through Anamosa or other offices or travel to town. Rev. Jones resigned as pastor of the Congregational church and accepted a call from Algona, with resignations accepted at the service. A pearl found by C W Starks from a Maquoketa river clam was deemed valuable by G L Mann jewelers.
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Martelle
Anamosa
Jones
Congregational Church
Algona
C. W. Starks
Center Junction
Maquoketa River
Monticello
Maquoketa
G. L. Mann
Mann
Monti cello fair crowds town as activities update
The article notes a depopulated town with the Monti cello fair drawing a crowd. It covers the Modern Woodman county picnic on Wednesday September 8 at the county seat and reports several local auctions and sales including J W Parkhill residence sold by F A Doolittle with W R Campbell buying the property for 2500 dollars. It also mentions baby health contest wins by Donald Gemmell at Buchanan county fair and recovery progress of Mrs M W Crocker in Larchwood Iowa.
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Monticello
Manchester
J. W. Parkhill
F. A. Doolittle
W.R. Campbell
F. B. Tibbitts
Jay Gemmell
Independences
Donald
Buchanan County
County C. E. Rally at Cass Congregational Church
The Ninth District Iowa C E Union holds a rally at Cass Congregational Church next Sunday afternoon and evening September 5 1915. Activities include song service scripture talks and district reports led by Howard Irwin Leo Sedlacek and R Ross Long with Miss Marian Hale Miss Mary McPherrin and Miss Florence Chapin. An afternoon picnic supper and a later C E meeting follow with a stereopticon lecture Glimpses of World-wide Work and Workers. Burlington Hawkeye notes: to prevent bad laws send better men to the state legislature.
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C. E
Cass
Christian Endeavor
Cass Congregational Church
Iowa C. E. Union
Anamosa Congregational
Forest Chapel
U. B
Amber Presbyterian
Scotch Grove
Monticello
Castle Grooge Presbyterian
Howard Irwin
Eldridge
Leo B. Sedlacek
Cedar Rapids
Way and
R. Ross Long
O. E. Missionary Enterprise
Marian A. Hale
Anamosa
Mary B. McPherrin
Mary Keopple
Waubeek
Florence E. Chapin
Davenport
McPherrin
Long
Benediction
Lutheran Mission Festival and Parish News Update
St John s Lutheran plans its annual mission festival with sermons by H Koepke of Buckeye Iowa and Walter Melahn of Eden Valley Minnesota on Sunday Services at 10 30 and 2 30. Business meeting Friday Sept 3 at 1 30 at the school house. Parochial school at Sandhill opens Sept 6 with Prof F Duecker as teacher. Construction underway on Johnsontown church with cornerstone Sept 12 at 3 30 purchase price 400 per acre from Paul Paulsen. Building committee named John Hanken and Theodore Behrends. Relocated pastor Rev H Hartman spoke for Lutheran Children s Home funding. Rev W H L Schuetz re elected moderator and will join three delegates to the Iowa synodical conference in Toledo Ohio. Emma Behrends has taken a teaching post in Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Lutheran Church
H. Koepke
Buckeye
Iowa
Walter Melahn
Eden Valley
Minnesota
Sandhill
F. Duecker
Belleville
Ilinois
Johnsontown
Paul Paulsen
John Hanken
Theodore Behrends
Toledo
Ohio
Emma Behrends
Davenport
Friday Baseball Game Ends in Close Tie and Late Rally
Ryan defeats Cascade in a 9 inning match. Cascade leads early, Ryan ties in ninth before securing a final two-run margin. An inning double play from short to home to first to third stands as the notable defensive highlight.
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Ryan
Cascade
Lament on Southern Lynching and Presidential Absence
The piece questions Southern mob violence and calls out the South’s chivalry myth while noting Democratic expectations of the president. It quotes reactions from the Louisville Courier Journal and the New York Herald, asking where the president stands amid national concerns.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
The
New York Herald
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