Wyoming Labor Day Picnic Draws Large Crowd At Wapsie
The September Labor Day picnic on the Wapsie drew over a thousand attendees with cornet band music and diverse activities. Events included ball games Saints over Sinners 21 to 10, town kids beating country chaps 12 to 6, alumni basketball 18 to 17, a pigeon shoot won by Lil Davis at 22 of 25, and a fats versus leans baseball finish 20 to 18 for the leans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Wapsie
Cornet Band
J. 8. Brownell
R. M. Corbit
Saints
Mabel Morse
Nona Brainard
Mary Pealer
Anna Ballard
Jla Schaefer
Hetty Levsen
Florence
Frank Harrington
Eli Edwards
W. G. Krause
George Norton
Ed Shimerda
E.N. Wilcox
Lil Davis
Methodist Pastor Shifts Appointments at Center Junction
The Methodist pastor attends a quarterly meeting at Center Junction in the morning and will fill his evening appointment locally, keeping a full day of services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Notable Social Roundup From Castle Grove Area
Castle Grove notes report visits by H Bohlken and H Richardson of Monticello, and entertainments by Mrs E J Noble. Local incidents include a steer injured by lightning, schoolhouse improvements, cattle shipments from St Paul, and several visits among Wilder and nearby families. Elsie Noble begins teaching in Albia, and prairie chicken hunting is described amid broader rural life details.
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Castle Grove
Bohlken
Richardson
Monticello
E. J. Noble
P. J. Kehoe
Tom Davidson
Canadian Northwest
A.M. Fairbanks
St. Paul
Dunham
Cascade
Wilder
Leslie Dunham
C. R. Wilder
C. R. Wilder, Recently. Mr. and Mrs. Finn and Mrs. Burnside of Prairieburg
Noble
Frank Wilder
Oelwein
GC. R. Wilder
Elsie Noble
Albia
Iowa
Herman T Huls
Ryan
Will Tuetken
Jones County
Mr. Chase
Onslow
Krueger
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Dennis Delay
Henry Barrack
Strawberry Point
Lizzie Fiefken
Doc
Maurice
Clay Residents and Visitors Attend Local Events and Illness
September 7 notes show Dick Williamson hosted by George Scroggie while Scroggie and John Corbit tour Canada prospecting. Mrs. Lena Bankie is gravely ill. Families from Onslow and Ana mosa gather for Temple Hill picnic and Field day in Onslow. Hiram Chatterton returns from Hale funeral of half brother Henry Chatterton. Names Vera Leaham Ruth Green Alva Orr Vera Orr Elizabeth Corbit Violet Eckler listed as pursuing learning.
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Onslow
Kenry Welch
Stanberry
Alissouri
John Tomlinson
Frank
Alberry
Canton
Otha Johnson
John Alcorn
McMasters
Wm. Overly
Springville
John Foust
John Paul
Hiram Chatterton
Peterson
Henry
Olin
Sadie Tow
Jennie Streeper
Wyoming
Walter Williams
Strawberry Point
B. McClelland
Clay
Dick Williamson
George Scroggie
John Corbit
Canada
Lena Bankie
Schlammer
McDonald
Anamosa
Temple Hill
Henry Chatterton
Hale
Fountain Heads of
Learning
Vera Leaham
Ruth Green
Davenport
Alva Orr
Vera Orr
Lenox
Elizabeth Corbit
Ames
Violet Eckler
Dubuque
Clay Mills and Sunday Activities in 19th Century Village
On Sunday Clay Mills residents, including Will Lynch and his companion, visited Ned Sutton’s while Ode Sinkey works for James Loham for the week. Mrs J L Carpenter and F J Kerr traveled to Maquoketa to visit relatives. State Fair attendance reported as very good. A ball game saw Sand Valley lose 5 to 4 to Clay Mills. Leon Carpenter delays threshing due to engine damage, aiming to resume soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Mills
Will Lynch
Henry Smith
Ned Sutton
Ode Sinkey
James Loham
J. L. Carpenter
F. J. Kerr
Maquoketa
Sand Valley
Leon Carpenter
Local notes from Amber and area events
Amber residents report J A Weiss visiting Anamosa and W H Davis returning from Minnesota. State fair attendance is noted along with visits by Mrs Julia Kearns and Mrs Peter Robertson. School opens with full attendance and a cleaned building. list of teachers and grades follows. Prairieburg schedules a market day and short sports program for September 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
J. A. Weiss
Anamosa
W. H. Davis
Minnesota
Julia Kearns
Strawberry Point
Peter Robertson
Monticello
W. H. Sanford
Kansas City
John E., Foster
Mary I. Jarman
F. B. Bolton
Jessie War
Prairieburg
Monticello Beats Anamosa In 14 Inning Baseball Classic
Monticello and Anamosa played a 14 inning game with Monticello winning 4 to 1 at the fair. Nahrgang pitched for Monticello allowing four hits while Burrell struggled as Anamosa was hammered for thirteen. The rematch at Anamosa Sunday featured six highlight catches and a late Monticello rally in the 14th to clinch.
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Monticello
Anamosa
Nahrgang
Burrell
Roller
Brown
Platt
Allen
Ciarson
Dowden
Stlollingsworth
Wilen
Boyer
Locher
McNamee
Loehy
St. John
Holly
Carson
Starry
Anamosa Club
Manchester
Monticello O. Ffits
Waldron
Burke
Strawberry Point
West Union
Final Reports Filed in Jones County Estates
Notice to all interested that final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees in estates listed have been filed in the Clerk of the District Court at Anamosa Iowa. A final hearing and approval is set for September 2 1909 with appearance and filing of exceptions. Included are Albmuth M Batster executrix of George H Batster Benedict Mettler estate H M Carpenter administrator of John Henry Berlin absentee and James Landau estate. Dated Anamosa September 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Jones County
Albmuth M. Batster
George H. Batster
HK. EB. Gruenstein
Benedict Mettler
H. M Carpenter
John Henry Berlin
H. M. Carpenter
James Landau
Anamosa
Own
H. GA. Harper
Jones Co
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J. W. Doxsee
Howard Ticks
George Hein
Whitney
South Dakota
Barney
L. Leesekamp
Paulsen
Willie
Otto
Bloomfield
Nebraska
Tarry Paulsen
Louis Burgard
Young Paulsen
Cascade Township
Bowen’s Prairie
Cascade and
Sand Spring Road
Q. H. Egger
Perkins, Eclipse and Star Windmills
Leroy Clark
Denver
Vicinity
State University
Iowa City
Mary Pond
Mary George
Selma Suter
David Terwilliger
State Agricultural College
Maude Mirick
Frank Dautremont
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Gladys and
Blanche’ Fairbanks
Blanche Sunter
Charles and
Mary Coxsee
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Lowell Hicks
Ward Inglis
Eva Brazelton
Frank Bolton
Yale College
New Haven
Connecticut
Verdon Welch
Belmont College
Nashville
Prairie Hill Cemetery
Rickels
Kansas
Texas
J. A. Voorhees
Puleston
Kiro
Anerson
Lima
Wolf
Potal
Harnett
Loder Carson
Roller Soder
Aylor
Allen Lett
Locher Starr
Anderson
Bidwell Block
Doutrick Dry Goods Co
Barrington Hall Steel
C. A. Errickson & CO
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