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Newspaper

Oxford Leader

Location

Oxford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1926

Page

6

Oxford Social News and Weekend Visits

Mrs Hazel Crow hosted the Willing Workers class at her home last Friday evening with games and a lunch. Attending were Irma and Donna Oakes Orpha Larimer Crystal Larimer Vivian Honn Alvena Zimmerman Orphe Yenter Mildred Hyte Kathryn Bartholomew Stella Maske and Zella Crow. The Oxford School Band gave their second band concert Saturday evening to a good town crowd.

Hazel Crow Irma Donna Oakes Orpha Larimer Crystal Larimer Vivian Honn Alvena Zimmerman Orphe Yenter Mildred Hyte Kathryn Bartholomew Stella Maske Zella Crow Oxford School

160 Acres Good Iowa Land with Improvements

Advert reads 160 acres in Iowa with hog tight fencing a new house and modern improvements two wells located two and a half miles from Iowa City good roads and educational advantages easy terms possession to suit purchaser inquire at Leader Office Adv 31c Mr and Mrs William Watson visited Sunday at the parental Geo Grauer Sr home near Homestead Buy envelopes at the Leader.

Iowa Iowa City William, Watson Geo, Grauer, Sr Homestead

Cottage News Briefs From Iowa Towns and Visits

Mrs Susie Putman and children of Council Bluffs visited Sunday at Henry Kahler s home. Mrs Esther Baker and Miss Alvena Zimmerman were in Iowa City last Friday. Mrs Irvin Gross of Cedar Falls spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs E E Lawrence. Mr and Mrs Fred Henderson and son Elmer spent the week end with Mr and Mrs Elmer Mason in Marengo. After visiting relatives and friends, Mrs Cletus Rock and daughter June returned to Cedar Rapids Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Richard Beard and family visited with Mr and Mrs Robert Speers Sunday. Mr and Mrs Frank Shebetka visited Monday evening with Mea Peters s sister. William Harney Jr and his wife Dr Vincent Peters were Sunday visitors at Dr and Mrs J A Peters. Mr and Mrs R P Jones and daughter Dorothy visited in Iowa City Saturday. Mr and Mrs Dewey Swanson visited Monday in Cedar Rapids. The Women s Relief Corp held their regular monthly meeting in new rooms above Hilborn s Clothing Store Tuesday afternoon. It has been very dry the past week and a good rain is hoped for the corn crop. Mr Urban Peters visited in Iowa City several days last week. Miss Neva Crissinger was a Sunday guest at Ruth and Rachel Linkhart s home. Mrs R R Speers visited with Mrs R P Jones Saturday evening.

Women’s Relief Corp Hilborn’s

Accredited Baby Chicks Hatchery Ad Iowa City IA

Iowa City area hatchery advertises Accredited Hatchery selling up to a half million chicks within eighty miles. Free catalog and free starting feed on orders of one hundred or more. Contact Iowa Chick Hatchery Accredited, Prof. Irving King proprietor, Box A, phone 1007-W.

Iowa Iowa City Irving .King Box A

Johnson County Board Proceedings May 1926 Summary Adopts road bids and quit claim actions

Johnson County Iowa Board minutes from May 1926 detail adjourned sessions on May 8 9 and 11 to approve assistants for Eight Grade examinations at Lone Tree Washington and Sharon Townships and Swisher, hear bids for paving and grading Primary Road No 7 West of Iowa City, extend Primary Road 7 through Tiffin with city council pledge, authorize contracts with E W Kolterman and Iowa Bridge Company, and approve quit claim deed actions including Thomas O Carroll petition to clean cloud on Lot 4 Block 8 Iowa City County Seat real estate and authorize Ed Sulek County Auditor to execute deeds.

Cito Blac Lonetree Washington Sharon Townships Swisher Meryl Ronan Tree Ray. Bontrageer Wellman Washington Township M. Ludwig Tows City Sharon Township Lenareartin Hoard Towa City Iowa Saame Iowa Guty-Solon E. W. Kolterman J. W. Carey Geo. E. Zenishek Iowa Bridge Company Des Moines Board of Supervisors I. W. Kolterman Iowa City Johnson-Iowa County Supevisors Geo. EB. Zenishek D. J. Peters Wright Construction Company Wright Constructin Company Geo. G. Ranshaw J. W. Corey D. J. Peteres Gao. E. Zenishek R. P. Jones Johnson County Tiffin State Highway Commission Co. M. Wolfe W. H. Herdlicka Lawrence Wolfe Oscar Summerhays E. W. Springmier J. W. Potter Council of Owa Highway Commission Suleki County D. J Wright Contraction Company W. Kolterman M. J.giblin Rosa Hill Addition Thomas O’carroll Towit Fernando H Lee Sannd County Eat Addition Sulek Wilson & Evans Thomas O'Carroll Fernando H. Lee Said Petitoner Johnson

Johnson County real estate, payrolls, and election boards May 1926

Johnson County Iowa Board records show a private project for a 14 by 2 by 70 culvert at station 323-45 under Federal Aid Project 289-80, with concrete costs of 760 dollars plus removal of an existing culvert. The board also approved baby care payments to Mrs. Cizek, starting April 24, 1926, for three months. The document lists election clerks and judges for numerous townships and wards for the June 7, 1926 primary, and notes May 3 6-11 and 17 minutes approved with adjournment to June 8, 1926.

Thomas O’carroll R. P. Jones Board of Supervisors Johnson County Iowa Iowa Bridge Company Jacquit Frank Cizek Cedar Valley Big Grove George Kolda C. H. Horn Jos. A. Brosh John Smyth C. B. Cambridge Cedar Township J. M. Zenishek Arlo Brown Chas. Gill J. G. Brown Ed. Kessler Clear Creek Tiffin A. J. Hogan R. A. Greer Mose Fountain Fremont J. E. Ashton W. H. Walford Herman Wiese Chas. Dorres Lenz Graham Township Jos, Kadera R. A. Gardner M.F. Donovan John Reinholz Martin Carey Hardin Township Tom Delaney Frank Crow Ed. Kinney A. J. Stockman H. F Oxford J. W. Floetchinger Joe James M. F. Newkirk Paul Kral Neilson Miller Scott Township Gee, Gerlitz Albert Murphy Jos.Paulus S. A. Hunter Ek, Barnes P. Jones Salek

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