Wyoming Correspondence Sketches Local Life and Death
The Wyoming Iowa column reports many townsfolk on business and social visits including Loomis in Ananoga and Watson in Center Junction. It notes land searches, a water pipe replacement project, school openings, teacher appointments, and the death of long-time resident John Bodenhofer with G A R funeral attendance. A youth Glenn Bottomstone dies accidentally in South Dakota. tributes describe him as promising and well liked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
A. M. Loomis
Ananoga
Aileen Corbit
Michigan
Edith Isley
Anamosa
O. O. Watson
Center Junction
T. H. Lightfoot
Req
Onslow
Chas. Wells
South Dakota
W. J. Mills
J. M. McIntosh
Fayette
M. J. Parsonage
R. J. Mallicoat
Waterloo
Geo. Brush
R. M. Heasty
Don Wherry
Monmouth
Illinois
W. S. Chamberlain
R. M. Corbit
Oxford Junction
Williams Estate
Bert Milner
Erma Babcock
Monticello
John Cameron
Bride
Kansas City
Cameron
Henrietta Franks
Estherville
Mary Paul
Ida Grove
Bert Tourtellet
Centerville
Roy Isley
Cedar Rapids
Princeton
Roosevelt
Clyde
Oklahoma
McKennan
Mr. Brush
A.W. Graham
Bonne Dake
T. G. Richardson
Blanche Clark
Ietta Vishwild
Alda Kranbuehl
John Bodenhofer
Jones County
Geo. Finch
Bodenhofer
Clay Township
Mineral Creek
South Mineral Cemetery
G. A. R. Post
Glenn Bottomstone
Glenn
Cascade Notes From Town Visitors And Local Happenings
Cascade residents host guests from Worthington Ames Waterloo Medeapolis Epworth Randolph New Market and Washington township. Visitors include P N Smith Merton Moore J D Beatty Fred Kay and K W Kingsley. Activities cover a Monticello fair, Sunday school picnic, a bank exam, a jail sentence for Young Rohrer, and local discussions on a run for town officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
P. N. Smith
Worthington
Merton KE. Moore
Ames
Iowa
KH. Moore
J. D. Beatty
Waterloo
Dickson Beatty
David McKee
Medeapolis
John Seery
John Moore
Boon
East Side
Mr. Chapman
Stageman & Chapman
Randolph
Nebraska
K. W. Kingsley
New Market
Taylor County
J. Kingsley
Young Rohrer
Fred Kay
Epworth
James T. Burns
Uncle Sam
Martin Ryan
Washington Township
Onslow News Notes Visitors and Local Events
Onslow reports a string of visits and family news including Laura Smith in Nebraska, Peter Schmalfeldt visiting Bryant, W. J. McCready in Cresco, and Major Farwell with son Sewell visiting Hon. John Russell. Harvest home supper planned by Ladies Aid Society to benefit the pastor. Schools opened with attendance. teachers named. Commentary on liquor law enforcement contrasts with game wardens. A. K. McMaster injured in a wagon accident. Bryan’s return to New York sparks favorable editorials. Democrat sentiment noted across Iowa counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winne
Paul
Lillburn
Methodist Church
Bunts
Anamosa
J. L. Carpenter
Clay
M. B. Walters
Oliver Shike
Greenfield
Ladies Aid Society
M. Kk
Opera House
Barr
John MclIntosh
Chicago
W. D. Livingstone
Yates Center
Kansas
Otha Johnson
Ralph Fellows
Vinton
Mary Shults
Marengo
Grace Maple
Internal Revenue Officers
A. K. McMaster
Bryan
New York
Iowa
State fair visits and farm notes from Castle Grove area
P Ek Black visited the state fair last week and Wilder paid 2124 cents for butter fat in cream in August. Frank Howie and family visited Buck Creek relatives. Lord Clark spent time at the state fair in Des Moines. Farmers install cement hog floors and build Pat Hogan’s corn crib. Margaret Noble and Migs Blanche Noble visited Rock Valley area. Fourteen locals attended Des Moines state fair. all pleased with the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Black
Wilder
Frank Howie
Buck Creek
Lord Clark
Des Moines
Robert Henderson
Monticello
Pat Hogan
Margaret Noble
Migs Blanche Noble
Rock Valley
Iowa
J. A. Howie
G. J. Heiken
Five Acre Property with Eight Room House for Sale
Property offers five acres of good land with an eight room house, a good barn, buggy shed, and other buildings. Enquire of E. G. Brazelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Brazelton
Golden wedding anniversary in Scotch Grove township celebrated
Mr and Mrs William Sutherland marked fifty years of marriage at their Scotch Grove home with 140 guests including 25 related families. The event honored pioneers and old settlers with remarks from Rev Brough and M O Felton, recalling early schooling and frontier life in Jones county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sutherland
Scotch Grove
Scotch Grove Township
Sutherland
Robert Clark
Caroline Sutherland
Robert Hypy
James Spy
Brough
Presbyterian Church
M. O. Felton
Center Junction
Jones County
George Sutherland
Mies Henrietta B. Espy
Grove Township
Pratt
Ebenezer Sutherland
Matthias Sweesy
Felton
Henrietta B. Espy
Middlesex
Pennsylvania
Lfe
Buchanan
Charles A. Sutherland
Charles II Bates
Monticello
John Edwin
Robert Espy
Chenneworth
Indianapolis
Alfred Toianna
Everly
Iowa
Charles Sutherland
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J. W. Doxsee
Michael Turnis
Joseph Weber
Neola
Weber
Grace
Sylvia
Garryowen
Jessie Sullivan
Mazie Collins
Wi Turnis
Mitchell South Dakota
Cascade Baseball Club
Paddy
Howard
Flanigan & Boyle
Bernard
Ed Wacker
Hopkinton
Tim
John Hardiman
Hardiman
W. H. Finley
Sth
Iowa Cavalry
Steve Finn
John J. Finn
Robert Quirk
Dubuque
Martin Martinson
National Street
Finley
Gilbert Rohrer
Lemmer
Fillmore
Hubbell
Maynoketa
Donald Sutherland
Clarinda
Bates
Hoult
Davis’ Hardware
Richland Township
Schlemme
A. Matthiessen
Canada
G.W. Eastwood
Dominion-American Land Company
Weyburn
Regina
G. W. Eastwood
Julia A. Hagen
Delia 1. Hennessy
Hagden
Callery
Diamond “Seamery
Diamond Creamery Co
Hall’s Hardware
Luce Land CO
Quill Lake Plains
Saskatchewan
Wadena
Paskwegin
Quill Lake
Winmer
Watson, Engelfield
St. George, Humbolt and
Muenster
Milestone
Alberta
Newton Parrott
Maple City
Maple City Soap Works
Ilinois
Ust
Shing
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