Modern Woodman Picnic Brightens Wyoming Visit
The September Wyoming item recounts a well attended Modern Woodman picnic at Monticello last Wednesday. Visitors from Onslow, Monticello, Anamosa, Center Junction and Olin enjoyed a sunny day with an automobile parade, an address by Rev. F. P. Shaffer, a Wyoming versus Lost Nation baseball game won 8 to 5 by Wyoming, and evening stereoscopic views.
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Wyoming
the Express
Onslow
Monticello
Anamosa
Center Junction
Olin
Opera House
F.P. Shaffer
Lost Nation
Monticello Cornet
G. A. R. Hall
O. C. Dupuy
M. HK. Church
Ward
Norway
Hunt
Edna Bender
L. J. Bender
M. Bernstein
Clinton
Kimball Building
Main Street
John Moffit
Corahan
Clarkstown
Riley Arnold
Cedar Rapids
J. J. Paul
C. B. Paul
A. F. Dellit
Fayette
James Inglis
Castle Grove
J. A. Hubbard
United States Senate
Iowa
A. M. Fairbanks
Boulder Township
Fleming
Ladies’ Aid Society
W. A. Montgomery
W. F. Hintz
J. A. Howie
McAleer
Stephen McDowell
Martinieken Ieft
Dubuque
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Earl Gillilan
Stephen Peterson
Hazel Hubbard
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Albert
Dakota
Jack Frost
Florence Hubbard
Cass Township
Melcher
Ryan
Naether
O. F. Hosford
Michel Taylor
Monticelo
Castle Grove News Notes Farm Life and Local Happenings
Castle Grove reports chicken thieves have struck, with J A Hubbard losing about 140 hens. A community wary of thefts, farm rentals, church activities, and local visits fill the page, including farm sales, housewarmings, and school updates.
Onslow Road Wider Plan Amid Fence Dispute
The Onslow county surveyor reports work north of town on the Onslow and Cascade road. The road, fenced to 60 feet, is ordered widened to 66 feet as required. The Express notes last week the death of Mr. Pal...
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Onslow and
Cascade
I Express
Pal
Prairieburg Social and Local Notes Highlight Moves and Visits
Prairieburg residents report family visits for hospital bedside care. J C Drexler Sr. cared for by children from Coggan and Central City. Arthur Postlewaite visits. Miss Ina Nelson visits Amy Whitney. Myron Knapp buys a new auto. John Drexler seriously ill. New arrivals and moves include Jos Kula and Earl Bebee relocating. Becker and the merry go round arrive for a two week season. Mrs. N L Floyd visits Emmetsburg. Dr. Gorman called to Burgin council with D Wilkinson.
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Prairieburg
J. C. Drexler, Jr
Coggan
Lou Crookshank
Central City
J. Drexler
Arthur Postlewaite
Fish
Cedar Rapids
Ed .Fish
R. O. Pinch
Nellie Conklin
Beasie Knapp
Cedar Rapides
Jos
Kula
Earl Bebee
BE. J. Knapp
Viola
Pinch
Hattie Barker
L. A
Gorman
Anamosa
Burgin Council
D. Wilkinson
N. L. Floyd
Emmetsburgt
Iowa
Becker
A. A. Bowman
Lost Nation
Ina Nelson
Castle Grove
Amy Whitney
Myron Knapp
Hol Fish
John Drexler
Local Social Roundup From Center Junction and Nearby Towns
Center Junction notes cover church events and a bazaar prep, the McDonald reunion with about forty relatives, and visits and travels of residents to North Liberty, Miles, Davenport, Dubuque, Monticello, Cedar Falls, and Fayette. A September 25 field day, two ball games, and other sports are planned.
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J. F. Livingstone
Presbyterian Church
C. A. Burmeister
Babe
North Liberty
McDonald
J. A. McDonald
Will Hansen
Prairieburg
Blanche Collier
Dora Smith
E. K. Young
Cedar Falls
William Stingley
Robertson
Harry Stingley
Earl Stingley
James Leech
Davenport
Franklin
Robert Livingstone
Dubuque
R.W. Dicus
James Mead
Dicus
Cedar Rapids
Della Mead
Alice Sizer
Myrtle Livingstone
Willserbousek
Monticello
J. Boli
A. B. Norris
Harwich
Minnesota
Carlton
Velma Henderson
Toddville
Mitchell Northrop
Dener Junction
Anamosa
High School Notes From Monticello Echoes
Mitchell Northrop reports on Monticello high school events. Mra H G Richardson visits. seniors endure frequent tests. the senior picnic was a boys fishing trip. Eugene Scroggie visits on his way to Ames. Football meets at church. girls basketball begins under Miss Suter. freshmen hear lectures from Miss Bingpeli. juniors dismiss politics as unnecessary. Mr Miller warns against hazing traditions.
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Mitchell Northrop
Mra. H
Richardson
Eugene Scroggie
Ames
Presbyterian Church
Girls’ Basketball Association
Monticello High School
Misa Suter
Miss Bingpeli
Board of Education Adopts Tobacco Prohibition Rule
September 12 1913 special meeting notes approval of last minutes and payment of bills for Contingent Fund and School House Fund. Motion passes to adopt a rule banning tobacco use by students and permitting suspension or expulsion for violations. Secretary BR Reed records adjournment.
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Board of Education
T. M. Redmond
W. F. Rohn
L. W. Lovell
Jos Locher
W B Sloan
Hoag Duster Co
JF Riggs
EE Reed
Monticello Electric Co
WM Welch & Co
American Seating Co
W J Brown
35Th General Assembly of
Iowa
BR. E. Reed
Anamosa Eureka Records Local School Notes
Rev Kidder of Olin travels to Canada to tend his wheat crop. Miss Doris Northrop of Monticello becomes the first Jones county student to finish the county normal course and the first high school graduate to receive the certificate. Public school enrollment opens at 619, up from 600. grade enrollment up 35, high school down 16. Total levy reaches 121 mills, city 64 mills, school 40 mills, county and state 17 mills. state millage up one, county down two.
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Rev. Kidder
Olin
Canada
Doris Northrop
Monticello
Jones County
Drunken Drivers Call for Stricter Auto Control
A columnist argues that intoxicated motorists should not be granted licenses and urges immediate action. He condemns those who drink and drive, insisting restraint is preferable to punishment to protect the driver and innocent bystanders.
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Rolfe Arrow
Ife
Anamosa Candidate in Washington Airs Jitters Over Sheriff Hogan Odds
E. R. Moore of Anamosa, seeking the northern marshal position, arrived in Washington with Congressman Pepper and met Connolly and Kirkpatrick. He works for his candidacy and is uneasy over reports that Judge Wade and other referees favor Hogan's improved chances.
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Washington Dispatch
Des Moines Register
Leader
E. R. Moore
Anamosa
Washington
Pepper
Messrs
Connolly
Kirkpatrick
Judge Wade
Sheriff Hogan
Men Who Won't Work
August heat kept some men idle and October frosts will stop corn husking for them. The column suggests women who support idle husbands should divorce them and a philanthropist would pay the costs. It also claims many women labor beyond their strength while lazy men avoid work.
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Marshalltown
Republican
New Depot Construction Begins in Hopkinton
Hopkinton Leader reports operations started Monday to prepare grounds for a new depot. The platform has been demolished and partial filling done for the cement platform around the building. The platform will match regulation width and be level with the track to improve goods handling and patron convenience.
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Hopkinton
Hopkinton Leader: Lamont Buys Reed Farm at $175 Per Acre
Mose Lamont of Buffalo Canter bought the Reed farm east of town from Frank Kehoe for 175 dollars per acre. Kehoe had purchased the property from A. H. Reed a year earlier at 140 dollars per acre.
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Hopkinton
Mose Lamont
Buffalo Canter
Frank Kehoe
Reed Sighty
Mr. Kehoe
A. H. Reed
The Montana Land Opening Event and Plans
The New York Evening Post notes a major Montana land opening set for May 10 next year with filings between September 1 and 20. Six new towns are planned on 2,000,000 acres of which 700,000 are allotted to Indians. Virtually none was cultivated last year. only 3,800 this year. The project could add 20,000,000 bushels of grain to national production.
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Montana
New York Evening Post
United States
General Prosperity Not Only Enters Rooms But Arrives
The Chicago Record-Herald notes that prosperity has arrived and engaged rooms, highlighting broader access and visible effects beyond initial expectations.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
An 19th century style advert offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure via Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites J Cheney Co Toledo and endorsements from National Bank of Commerce Toledo confirming Cheney’s integrity. Mentions internal cure, 75 cents per bottle, testimonials free, sold by all druggists. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerch
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