Stricken in Early Manhood Aboard the Newton Band
The funeral of Maurice R. Rodgers was held at the First M. E. Church with large attendance. The Knights Templar Band escorted the body, mourners and friends filling the church as Miss Wettie Earley sang, and Rev. C. W. Leitzell delivered a moving sermon. Rodgers, 22, a Newton native and longtime Knights Templar Band member, died in Alexandria Louisiana after a short illness. He had lived in Newton, Phoenix, Seattle, and Des Moines, pursuing music and a promising career as a slide trombone artist. The obituary notes his loving family, his early education at Newton Normal College, and his dream cut short by illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice R. Rodgers
M. E
4.C. Willits
Knights Templar Band
Maurice
Fred Meredith
Dick Daly
Billie Morton
Fred Hough
Jesus
Saviour
Pilot Me
Prof van Hayeskerke
Asa Meier
Warren Thomas
Frank Eberhart
Walter Morgan
Bert Engle
Dick Clark
Harry Hunter
Harry Miller
C. W. Leitzell
Lutheran Church
J. C. Willits
Leitzell
Maurice Rea Rodgers
Thos. M
Belle Rodgers
Alexandria
Louisiana
Newton
Maurice Rodgers
Newton Normal College
M. E. Church
C. V. Cowan
Church and Epworth League
Phoenix
Arizona
California
Seattle
Washington
Great Northwest
Iowa
Forepaug! & Sells
Knights Templar
Southland
Mae
Local notes celebrate Harvey Wagner returns to Rock Island depot
Town briefs recount Harvey Wagner resuming duty as Rock Island depot ticket agent after recovery from typhoid fever in Anita. Thanksgiving services at Lutheran church draw good crowd with appeals for local charity. News items cover funerals, visits, weddings, and community events around Newton including storms of hunting, dances, and social gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notts
Harvey Wagner
Rock Island
Harvey
Anita
District Court in Session and Death of Heinrich Wehrman
District Court opened with Judge Clements presiding. probate business and motions followed. Death of Heinrich Wehrman, prominent German resident near Horn, aged 73 years 9 months 15 days, with funeral held at German Evangelical church. Pension awards reported for local residents including Mrs Failor and Mrs Rasler, plus increased benefits for Nathan Tawlings.
Iowa State Teachers Association to Meet in Des Moines
The forty seventh annual Iowa State Teachers Association session will be held in Des Moines from December 26 to 30. Notable events include Max O'Rell lecturing on Her Royal Highness Woman and a morning address on Moral Education by J. J. Spaulding. The program features a platform meeting on Pedagogy of the Sunday School and a Sicca vonchet evening event. Training day will follow with Gabriel Bamberger of Chicago giving an address and reports from area schools including Des Moines Davenport Mason City Iowa City and Achley.
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Iowa State Teacher's Association
Des Moines
Max O'Rell
Paris
France
Iowa
J. J. Spaulding
Peoria
Ill
Seerley
Beardshear
Kinclein
Shaw
Bartlett Des Moines
Mondas
Gabriel Bamberger
Chicago
Davenport
Mason City
Iowa City
Achley
Early Newton Settler Mrs Jones Dies in Des Moines
Newton area notes record the death of Mrs. Benj. R. Jones, pioneer settler who died at her brother Thomas Smith’s Des Moines home aged W1. Her husband, a Seventh Iowa Cavalry veteran, died in 1861 at Topeka. Remains brought to Newton for interment.
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Benj. R. Jones
Newton
Thomas Smith
Des Moines
Jones
Mershon’s
Company G
Seventh
Iowa Cavalry
Topeka
Kan
Women's Clubs Meet Saturday December 7 in City
Generatic rhe Uity space of Women's Clubs will meet on Saturday Dec 7 at 2 30 p m at Mrs John Newells. Program includes paper The Names of our city streets by Mrs J W Hunter solo Miss Earley Talk on Renaissance Art illustrated Miss Mary Meredith instrumental solo Miss Sampey social Married by J W Allfree Req at his office Wednesday forenoon A J White and Miss Lillie Perry both of Lyanville praised as splendid people and hoped for a happy future Rev John C Willits recovering and to resume pulpit at First M E Church nest Sas morning and evening after several months absence J H La wad tamts of St Joseph Mo guest in New a relatives and fy ones this week Mrs B A Bray back from Des Moines visit
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Wm. Short
Alice Gibbs
C. F. Lusk
The
Baptist Church
Grafton
Mass
Waterville
Maine
Mice R. Rodgers
And
J. J. Jones
Kate
D.C. Russell
Lydia Jones
Mitchellville
J. R. Rodgers
Will Cutter
Colfax
J.B. Ryan
Harry Miller
Des Moines
J. E. Ammons
Eldora
T. J. Garrison
Denison
Gee Rinehart
Bellevue
Newton
Marshalltown
A. B. Diehl
Oakland
California
Rinehart
Clark
Jay Lambert
Sterling
Colorado
Will Lambert
Jay
EC. Brooks
Brooklyn
M.E
J.C. Willits
Brooks
M. E
Arnold McGregor
Charlie Brown
Wm. McGregor
Clemmie Graham
Newton High School
Forbes School
Ira Huddleston
Mary Charlesworth
Charlesworth
Wm. Rothrock
Rock Island
Charlie Burnett
R. K. Lambert
Elmer Fitzgerald
Wilbur Bigelow
K. P. Hall
W. H. Holdsworth
Sully
P. B. Swan
Lynnville
Roy Robinson
Sigourney
What Cheer
Harry Hunter
Cedar Rapids
Krommer
A. M. Crawford
Ft. Morgan Col
Will
E. A. Witmer
Harry Philips
Elizabeth L. Harsh
Wilbur F. Bigelow
P. Myers
Broadland
South Dakota
V. W. Skiff
Chicago
Skiff
Florida
Alf Hindorf
Dexter
Henry Efnor
Ennor
Gée, Taylor
Lillian
Yesternoon
Belle Benjamin
John Hume
J. EB. Benjamin
J. C. Willits
Noone
Benjamin
Hume
Iowa Fire Alarm Co
Rhe Uity Space of
John Newell
J. W Hunter
Earley
Mary Meredith
Sampey
J. W. Allfree
A. J. White
Lillie Perry
Lyanville
John C. Willits
Welcone
St Joreph Mo
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Pries
Harvey R. Shu'l
Nes Moines
Des Moines Saddlery Company
Philip Kling
Margaret M. Brunner
Cornelius Verheul
Grace Yee Bauer
Wm. G. Short
Alice A. Gibbs
John F. Hackney
Viola
Ira W. Wyatt
Bereng
Harman Zwank Belle Winters
Orlando Dwire
John Scharf
Abbot
I. H. Moore
Skagway
Alaska
Pennsylvania
C. W. Hart
Northwest
Harry Stone
Wells
Burton's
Mesdames Wilson
Blanchard
A. H. Howard
Wichita
Fannie Galusha
Andy
Justice P. H. Earley
E. E. Beals
Lulu P. Wyatt
Bessie Long
Roy Fisk
Rose” Clark
Grinnell-Drake
Grinnell Boys
Raymond & Ewing
J. M. Woodrow
Lof Town
Rawling
S & Son
Henry Eggert
Henry
Palo Alto
Geo. B. McCully
Jefferson
C. B. Cozad
Prairie City
Capt
F. W. Cozad
Siness
Clements
Chester Tyler
Dr. Failor
County Bar Association
Clements S
Rf.aham
O. C. Meredith
J. A. Matt.Tripp
A. A. Arnold
Heinrich Wehrman
Horn
Mr. Wehrman
Langenholzhausen
Lippe Detmold
Germany
America
New York
Wisconsin
Matilda Pank
Mondth
Rasche
Bernard Dammeter
Jasper County
Hayden Reynolds
Sarah J. Failor
B. M. Failor
Nathan A. Tawlings
Fortieth
Iowa Infantry
Mary Rasler
John Rasler
One Hundredth Indiana Infantry
Race Street
Marion
Main Street
James Robinson
Chas. Jennings
FLL, Maytag
Wm. Padre
Galesburg
M.A. Baker
Henry Ohler
Wiscnsin
Karl Witmer
Ohler
Samuel Jones
Monroe
Ack
Mats
Ote
B.A. Bray
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