Changes in Keswick Area March Moves and Local News
Keswick records a month of relocations and farm sales as residents move within and beyond the area. Several farms change hands, new occupants arrive, residents relocate to nearby towns, while local business activity includes a burglary at Jacob Wilging's shoe store and notes on bank meetings and tile ditching. News covers personal moves, incidents, and upcoming school sessions in Montpelier district No. 1.
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Keswick
Fo Howsy
F. Molienhour
Joe Higgins
Cedar County
Walter Gaffith
Molienhour
Stephenson
Conn. Dunn
Iowa County
Bert Raby
Geo. Sorden
South English
Reed Brothers
Webster
Sorden
Alden Morgan
Dennis Cover
A. G. Gribbin
Funk
Kinross
W. McKinley
Warren Jones
C. E. Doty
McKinley
Noah Caskey
O. W. Brown
Marm Moore
Wm. Churchill
Tim Noon
Messenger
Sam’s Wolford
Poweshiek County
Murphy
Caskey
Ben Strong
German Township
Josephus Pew
Strong
Petersburg
J. A. Werner
Nassau
Wm. Mikesell
H. C. Wilkins
Mikesell
Dick Wilkins
Jim Morgan
D. B. Allen
Albert Frey
D. Gibson, Sr
Frey
Ed. Morrison
Jesse Fancher
Adair County
Orra Fancher
E. Morrison
Jno. Neal
Wm. Smith
Chas. Gorsline
John Oster
Hayesville
Philip Hartzell
Osters
Wm. Cross
John Marshall
North English
Nesmith
Marshall Place
Charley Needham
Sigourney
al Bender
T. E. Johns
Des Moines
D. H. Klinefelter
Jacob Wilging
Willging
Kansas
Fire Rips Through Moscow Iowa Destroying Three Buildings
March 28 report from Moscow Iowa details a Saturday morning fire that destroyed a restaurant owned by John Schancenbach a blacksmith shop owned by Willhelmy and a dwelling of August Wiese. The blacksmith shop suffered the greatest loss with partial insurance coverage on other properties. Residents aided in saving homes and goods, with some insured and others uninsured. Local notices mention new telephone lines in operation and ongoing road difficulties hindering East Milwaukee camp work.
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Moscow
Iowa
John Schancenbach
August Wiese
Jonathan Casebeer
Willhelmy
Emma Otto
Augusta Wiese
Casebeer
John Teufel
Chas. Henderson
John Hinkhouse
Frank Leimkuehler
Father Hahn
Ladies’ Aid Society
Hearst
Atalissa
Muscatine
Rochester
Tipton
Emma Chase
Pine Creek Easter Program Preparations
Pine Creek Iowa March 28 Miss Clara Brandt trains children for an Easter program at the New Era church. Mrs C Brandt of Davenport is very ill. Miss Clara Brandt left for that days events.
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Pine Creek
Clara Brandt
New Era Church
C. Brandt
Davenport
Golden Wedding Celebration at Vances in Ila
Ila March 28 Mr and Mrs R L Vance celebrated their golden wedding with all children present and families. Relatives and neighbors sent greetings as extended family travels to Nebraska Chicago Blue Grass and Morgan Park. Local activity includes school set to begin April 7 with Miss Atwell, farmers planting wheat, and neighbors visiting.
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Sweetland
Ila
R. L Vance
Charlie Vance
Nebraska
Edward
Chicago
John
Barn
Blue Grass
Morgan Park
A. N. Bis
Muscatine
Geo. Grimm
Sister Clara
Hetzler
Hena Brownawell
Charlotte Cole
Miss Atwell
Henry
Lizzie Paul
A. Grimm, Jr
Mr. Tough
Abe Bis
A.B. Raub
A. Henke
C. Kelly
Community Notes From Fairport Wisconsin March
Fairport Iowa residents share Sunday visits and tours with neighbors. Emma Atwill of Wilton teaches next term. families visit relatives near Durant and Stockton. Local farming activity continues as residents attend a grand ball at Stockton and host gatherings at Henke and Pantel homes.
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Fairport
Arnold Kretschmar
Lydia
Daniel Grimm
S. A
B. Raub
Welch
Henke
Dan Grimm, Jr
Mr. Tough
Stockton
Paul
Durant
Emma Atwill
Wilton
Brice Burell
N. B. Cole
Howard
Eugene Hetzler
Wm. Pantel’s Jr
Allie Houvenagle
Ella Brie
S. Henry
Lizzie Paul
Hazel Dell
Ib. A. Grimm
Port Allen Field Work and Local Social Notes
Port Allen March 28 Farmers begin field work. H D Waterhouse and Wm Forbes haul logs to Singleton mill for sawing. John Crow and family visited Mark Crow and family in Todd town. Miss Ethel plans longer visit. Mrs George Brown home yesterday to sew carpet rags. Mrs L D Miller and Miss Nellie Ballard visited Columbus Junction Tuesday. Mrs L D Miller and daughter Nellie visited Mrs Orn Lee Saturday afternoon. Miss Nellie Miller visited her friend. Miss Lura McCullough Thursday.
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Port Allen
H. D. Waterhouse
Wm. Forbes
Singleton
John Crow
Mark Crow
Toddtown
Ethel
Ladies’ Aid Society
George Brown
L. D. Miller
Nellie Ballard
Columbus Junction
Nellie
Orn Lee
Nellie Miller
Lura McCullough
Riverside church changes and firefighting efforts in town
Rev. Emmerson will leave Riverside for a new appointment in Goodell while Rev. G A Wahl arrives. Log hauling for a recent house fire underway with community quilting aid. Weather stays warm as farmers sow oats and garden work begins. Will Busby ships a carload of fat steers. Emmerson to depart next Tuesday for his new post 200 miles northwest.
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Riverside
Emmerson
U. B
Goodell
G. A. Wahl
D. Craig
Veggy and Lee
Will Busby
Rev
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Thompson Marries Mollie Rowan At Ainsworth
At 7 o clock Wednesday evening at the bride’s mother home in Ainsworth S B Thompson and Miss Mollie Rowan were united in marriage. Both are well known and highly regarded in the community. Arthur Welliver left Thursday for New Mexico to take a lineman job with the Rock Island road. Reports state Flick Johnson are not progressing well and may affect plans.
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Ainsworth
S. B. Thompson
Mollie Rowan
Arthur Welliver
New Mexico
Rock Island Road
Flick & Johnson
Farm life notes and social visits from East Buffalo
Farmers begin spring work in East Buffalo Illinois. Miss Mamie Kane shows slight improvement. Large turnout reported at Thos Cole stock sale on the 21st. Neighbors visit relatives in Rock Island and Andalusia. Cards of social visits include Murdock family, Kenneman, Elliott, Bull, and Myres households.
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East Buffalo
Ill
Mamie Kane
Thos. Cole’s
Murdock
Pine Mills Notes From March Farm and Local Happenings
Pine Mills Iowa reports a Sunday visit by Robert Bennet and family to Aug Platts, plus neighbors and merchants visiting, a missing cow, hog delivery at six cents, cave buying for Davenport, a well completed at Patterson school, wage talk with Frank Turner, wolves howling in the hollow, and good news on winter wheat pre freez e danger ending.
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Pine Mills
Robert Bennet
Platt’s
Bar
Howard Nettleton
Mr. Johnson
Muscatine
Myrtle Duffield
Harriet Kemptner
R. Zennert
Wm. Hartman
Barney Stecher
Tegla
Otto Fitchner
Adam Eis
Montpelier
Geo. Teitsch
Bert Nettleton
Davenport
Charlie Teeple
Patterson School
Arno Kretschmer
Frank Turner
Louis Kinsley
Geo. Alteneder
Mrs. Kinsley
West Liberty Social Roundup March Notes
West Liberty Iowa items note visitors and moves including R C Wagner returning from Hale Missouri and Thomas Vanatta with wife visiting their son John Vanatta. A surprise party honors Miss Pearl Nichols with neighbors at her home. Mrs M Senna and Mrs Lennabach are mentioned with small neighborhood social details.
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West Liberty
R. C. Wagner
Hale, Mo
Thomas Vanatta
Reynolds, Ir
John Vanatta
North Calhoun Street
Sweetland notes and household moves in March
Mrs J O Holtz and son Will visited relatives near Letts. Elbert Allbee goes to Grinnell for the summer. Wheat sowing continues this week. Ed Satterthwaite moves to Hartman farm near New Era. Will Sinker stayed home from Coe as reported. Muscatine visitors include Mr and Mrs Tunison. School starts Monday the 31st. Haifleigh Bamford saw neighbors, carpenters work on Gettert hose, Miller hauled posts to Durant. Hattie Kempner Maud Young of Muscatine visited Dufield home. Chas Winkler and wife visited Moscow Sunday.
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Sweetland
J. O. Holtz and Son
Letts
Elbert Allbee
Grinnell
Iowa
Ed. Satterthwaite
Hartman
New Era
Will Sinker
Coe
Tunison
Muscatine
Harris
Haifleigh
Bamford
Jake Gettert
E. C. Miller
Durant
Hattie Kempner
Maud Young
Duffield
Ladies Sewing Society
Ella Haifleigh
Chas Winkler
Wife
Moscow
Edgington Notes on visitors and local happenings
Ehban Dill visited Muscatine Tuesday. Isaac Richardson and wife from Andalusia visited Mr and Mrs David Richardson Sunday. H P Stoddard is improving and may return home soon. Caleb Carpenter did business in Rock Island Thursday. Edgington residents enjoyed a gathering at Miss Mary Schriver’s Tuesday night.
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Edgington
Special Low Rate to California From Iowa Central
In March and April the Iowa Central Road offers one way excursion tickets to California from all Iowa and Illinois stations at a reduced price. Tourists travel in elegant cars with modern conveniences, leaving weekly on Tuesdays, nonstop to the coast. For details, call your local Iowa Central agent or write Geo. S. Batty Marshalltown Iowa. The Journal, 19 cents a week.
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Iowa Central Road
California
Iowa
Ilinois
Pacific Coast
Coast
Iowa Central
Geo. S. Batty
Marshalltown
Wilton Obituary and Local Social Highlights
Mrs. Simon Hinkhouse died at 1 a m in East Wilton aged 30. Miss Etta Whitmer wed Simon Hinkhouse about 12 years ago. Funeral at Presbyterian church with Rev. W N Hall, burial at Oakdale. Also notes on farewell for Mrs Walter Johnson moving to Muscatine, visits by Mrs Myres and others, teachers attending Washington meeting, week-long school vacation, Easter services, and M E church program led by Rev W G Thorn.
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Oakdale
Myres
West Branch
Martha Pentzer
John Woodhouse
W. D. Harris
Wilton
Washington
College Chapel
W. G. Thorn
Very Cheap Colonist Rates To Western Points
The Iowa Central road advertises very cheap colonist rates to Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and Utah at all stations daily in March and April. Travel to Butte Helena Boise Tacoma Spokane Seattle Portland Salt Lake City Ogden Denver and many intermediate points is possible at these low rates.
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Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Iowa Central Road
Butte
Helena
Boise
Tacoma
Spokane
Seattle
Portland
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Denver
Grandview Social Notes and Visits
Grandview Iowa locals report Mr Lyons of Missouri visiting on business. J Fitzsimmons of Fruitland in town. Miss Ella Lindsey of Wapello canvassed. Mrs Kate Barnett and daughter Helen of Letts visited. Mrs Craddock of Des Moines visiting relatives. Mrs S Hardman visiting Fruitland. L Leiberknecht shipped hogs to Chicago. D M Bridges received a car of Deere Co. implements. Mr and Mrs Edd Gambel of Columbus Junction spent Sunday with Mrs Martin. Rev Smith left for conference Monday.
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Ella Lindsey
Wapello
Kate Barnett
Helen
Letts
Craddock
Des Moines
S. Hardman
Fruitland
L. Leiberknecht
Chicago
D. M. Bridges
Deere & Co
Deere Mansure Co
Edd. Gambel
Columbus Junction
Martin
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