Green Vale District Notes Amid Harvest and Visits
A busy period with Henry County Fair attendance at Mt. Pleasant, family visits from Vera Woodford and Ruth Morgan Aviad, and numerous picnics at Anderson Park and the river near Keosauqua. Various locals attend church events, youth outings, and gifts for a picnic fund while Stannard and Son report fat cattle sales and travel scenes unfold among the Woodfords, Prizers, and Dohaneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Vale
Brighton
A. L. Koch
Mt. Pleasant
Irene Kegan
Mabel Engle
Pleasant Grove Farm Bureau Ladies’ Club
Boyd Lantz
Vincent Peiffer
Bryce Pringle
Vera Woodford
Ruth Morgan
Laudgerdie
Illinois
Anderson Park
Keosauqua
Ralph Woodford
Richland
Sam
Aus. Sutherland
Stannard and Son
W. F. Miller
Missour
Hattie
Anson Woodford
Miniok Genevieve Mineks Visits Crawfordsville
Miss Genevieve Mineks of Ottumwa is visiting Crawfordsville with Miss Hazel Anwyl. Local residents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton returned from Detroit while Mr. and Mrs. Sally Ward of Burlington visited J. N. Carter’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawfordsville
Genevieve Mineks
Ottumwa
Hazel Anwyl
Frank Hamilton
Detroit
Michigan
Sally Ward
Burlington
J. N. Carter
J. A. Moorhead
Ralph Moorhead
Clarence Moorhead
Frank McCoy
Joseph Arthur
Oakland Mills
Brighton Social Roundup in Green Vale District
Floyd Bork hosted guests from Des Moines late last week. Ruth Waterhouse visits her grandmother Mrs Waterhouse this week. Arthur Gherkie of Burlington traveled to Perth Brier home last weekend with wife and daughter returning Sunday. Marie Brier visits Burlington and attends the fair. Mrs Max Waterhouse ill with pleural pneumonia. Joe Buzzard buying chickens early week. Ad Parcell and family visit Phil Parcell's home. Bert Smith and family, Mart Stone and family, Arthur Forbes and family, Ira Water- (text cut).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Fergerson
Diagonal
Iowa
U. P. Church
Fern Cliff
Milton Davidson
Everette Mitchell
Chester Cherryholmes
Des Moines
Brighton
Green Vale
Floyd Bork
Ruth Waterhouse
Mrs. Waterhouse
Arthur Gherkie
Burlington
Perth Brier
Marie Brier
Max Waterhouse
Joe Buzzard
Ad Parcell
Phil Parcell
Bert Smith
Mart Stone
Arthur Forbes
Ira Water
Local visits and travels noted around Brighton
Brighton residents list weekend and weekday trips across Iowa. Families such as Peters Myers McFarlane Armatrong Neal Day Reeser Peters Swisher White Gordon Fisher Hums ton Helmick Bierman Snyder Martin visit relatives attend fairs and events in Des Moines Tama Keokuk Washington and Columbus Junction with multiple families involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Dan Peters
Columbus Junction
O. P. Myers
Ruth
Dorothy
Mr. McFarlane
Newton
Mr. Myers
R. J. Armatrong
J. W. Myers
John McClelland
Kether
Archie
Selma
Calif
Ernest Rudolph
Margaret Jean
Elizabeth Harris
Richmond
John Neal
Earl Neal
Des Moines
Milford Day
James Reeser
Don Peters
Francis Jones
Richland
Dan Spohn
Stombaugh
Washington
Dr. Chase
Philadelphia
Gilbert
Kirksville
School of
Ir. Chase
Lucy Swisher
John Swisher
Haley White
Martin White
H. L. Gordon
Grace
B. A. Fisher
Phyllia
Clay Humston
Little Son
Tama
H.W. Helmick
Chicago
Arnold Shively Dies and Local Social Notes
Arnold Shively passed away Sunday at noon in the county hospital and was buried in Wayland cemetery Tuesday. A rain occurred Tuesday night. Families and neighbors visited and moved into nearby homes, with Ruth Manning visiting south of Wayland and Miss Marjorie Lyons visiting relatives near Germanville. Riverview club ladies postponed their regular meeting to a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coppock
Arnold Shively
Wayland Cemetery
John Widmer
Ted
Hattie
Anna Edwards
Chas. Edwards
Edgar Lynn
Dorothy
Marjorie Lyons
Ralph Ross
Manuel McCune
Frank Manning
Clarence Sims
Alice McCune
McCune
Ruth Manning
Wayland
Germanville
Earl Nicola
Spirit Lake
Iowa
Riverview Club
Graber Family Welcomes Baby Daughter Ireta Fern
Mr and Mrs Chriss Graber announce the birth of a daughter named Ireta Fern born Monday night August 21. Also note Cedar Falls trip for Hattis Frey and El sie Adamson from Centerville who were summer students. Sunday school picnic on church lawn honors Mr Rosenberger heading to Bluffton Ohio for further schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chriss Graber
Ireta Fern
Carl Frey
Cedar Falls
Hattis Frey
Elsie Adamson
Centerville
Church Lawn
Rosenberger
Bluffton
Ohio
Havre Social Club Hosts Nellie Chalupa Event
Havre residents report Mrs. Nellie Chalupa hosted the Havre social club at the John Putnam home last Thursday. Farm folks note corn shelling demand but few railcars and elevator space hinder shipments. many attended or planned events in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
Nellie Chalupa
John Putnam
Will McBride
Carl Zieglowsky
Fred Zieglowsky
Illinois
Riverside
Keokuk
Walter Gardner
Earl Frey
Merchant
Danville
Cy Ward
Manhattan
Kans
Mrs. Ward
Steel
Ben Ward
Florence Ward
Iowa City
al Tansy
Oklahoma
Howard McBride
Washington
Oscar Gardner
Clem Edgar
Howard
Eliza Stafford
Mt. Pleasant Fair
Community Notes From Braden Area August 1922
Merle White dined with the James Long family on Thursday. Bruce McCleary of Cedar Rapids visited Craw fordsville parents. Mrs. Roy Latta returned from Morning Sun. Families McCall, Yard and others traveled to Muscatine. Chautauqua attendees at Washington. Picnics at Cone Lake with Richards and Palmer families. Ferguson reunion set at B D Twinam home August 25, 1922. Nancy Scott and son Joe visited Mrs F M Smith on Saturday. A Smith family dinner honored guests including Mt Union relatives. Leland Maxwell returned from summer school Cedar Falls. Mrs W J Smith and son Myral also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braden
Merle White
James Long
Bruce McCleary
Cedar Rapids
Crawfordsville
Clyde Maxwell
Roy Latta
John McCall
Guy McCall
Everette
Muscatine
Bert Yard
Washington
Osceola
Iowa
F. M. Smith
Illinois
Smith
Smith Home
J. B. McConahey
McConahey
Mt. Union
W. C. Richards
Ainsworth
Merl Smith
Vaughn
R. H. Smith
Ottumwa
Leland Maxwell
Cedar Falls
W. J. Smith
Myral
Blake reunion honors Maxwell grandfather birthday
Mr and Mrs Delbert Maxwell attended the Blake reunion in Mediapolis Tuesday in honor of Mrs Maxwell's grandfather's birthday. Myral visited at the Wm Bailey home of Washington Sunday and plans a longer stay with his grandparents this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Bailey
Washington
Myral
Delbert Maxwell
Blake
Mediapolis
Mrs. Maxwell
Kalona News Briefs Highlight Local Moves and Visitors
Kalona reports new manager Kalona T. J. Sparks at Eelipse Lumber Co. rents Levi Randel home. Sparks here weeks seeking housing. Randel couple to occupy rooms above Edmon’s Sons’ Store. Glen Carpenter visits aunt in Leroy Minnesota. Royal Neighbors entertained at Emery Sharp home. Meyers family from Chicago and daughter stay at Mellinger home. Jake Figgus operated on for appendicitis. Marion Keppler on vacation with Swartz family touring Fauboy Nebraska. Kalona represented at Riverside Thursday. New boys at A A Miller Milo Miller and Joel Yober homes. Rev Woods of Sharon attends church after severe burns. Surgeons Asborn Tilden Kalona and Wilson Riverside performed skin grafting on shoulders with 137 pieces from ten donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Sparks
Eelipse Lumber Co
Levi Randel
Sparks
Mr. Sparks
Mrs. Randel
Edmon
Glen Carpenter
Leroy
Minnesota
Emery Sharp
Mrs. Meyers
Chicago
Mellinger
Jake Figgus
Marion Keppler
W. O. Swartz
Ohio
Fauboy
Nebraska
Kalona
Riverside
A. A. Miller
Milo Miller
Joel Yober
Woods
Sharon
Wilson
Alcie Kemp
Riverside Picnic News and Local Visits
Mela Shalla and wife attended a Riverside day event on Thursday. Raymond Hasty with wife and son Ar dell, Harley Myers with wife and child, Richard and Helen, and Warren Mathess with wife and daughter Charline enjoyed a Ilowa river picnic dinner on Sunday. Wilma Anderson is hospitalized in Washington county for a limb operation. Lessie Timmins and daughter Phyllis visited Cy Timmins and Warren Matthews homes. Don Huber delivered hogs to West Chester. Clarence Timmins and family drove to Cone Lake after visits to Everette Fleming home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Mela Shalla
Riverside
Raymond Hasty
Ardell
Harley Myers
Richard
Helen
Warren Mathess
Charline
Ilowa River
Wilma Anderson
Washington County
Lessie Timmins
Phyllis
Cy Timmins
Warren Matthews
Don Huber
West Chester
Clarence Timmins
Cone Lake
Don Davis
Warren
Everette Fleming
Local News Briefs From Eureka Iowa Community
Aug 24 notices report Earl Salterburg visiting Clif and Willie Hunter and attending chautauqua. Hesseltine families held a reunion at Sunset Park. Several households spent Sunday with relatives or at home, including Burns and Woodburn families. John Kuhn bought the Little place near the church and plans repairs for residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fureka Eureka
Riverside News Briefs Include Homecoming Visit Details
Miss Carrie Iden returns home from extended stays at Omar Cress home in Cedar Rapids and with Chester Cress in North Liberty. Mrs. Frank Mills and family of Muscatine visited George GodLOVE, Frank Dautremont and daughter Lillian before leaving for Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
Carrie Iden
Omar Cress
Cedar Rapids
Chester Cress
North Liberty
Frank Mills
Martin, Ruth
Stella Mills
Muscatine
George Godlove
Frank Dautremont
Lillian
Monticello Visitors and Family News From Dautremont Area
Monticello hosts with visiting relatives from Geneseo and Iowa City and Davenport. The piece notes numerous guests at local homes, including families of McAvoy, Hohen, Sims, Schaeffer, Stransky, Letts, Krebs, Stransky art student, and others. A birth is recorded Melvin Francis at the Schneider home on Thursday August 17. The report lists travel and social visits across Monticello, Cedar Rapids, North English, Hills, and Melrose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Sims
Orlanda Schaeffer
Norma Schaeffer
South English
Stork
Peter Schneider
Melvin Francis
Dorothy Stransky
Chicago
Jos. Stransky
Earl Letts
Iowa City
Frances Schnoebelen
Muriel Krebs
Hubertine Kueneman
John Walsh
Davenport
James
Cornelius Walsh
Bertha
Dorothy Schneider
Cedar Falls
M. Nevilla
Rose Waldeschmidt
Charles Kincey
Mary Kodym
Mary Salta
Town City
Joe Horak
William Kueneman
Hubertine
Will, Jr
Chas. Campbell
Charles Moran
Margaret Phillips
Omitted Names Appear In Young America Farmers Union Picnic
Aug 24 Young America notes M L Bartholow and Charles Bartholow added to attendees at Richmond Farmers Union picnic. Reports from Davenport Fair and Dav enport visits. Wyoming guest Wm Ledford returns from Columbus Junction and Ainsworth. Local shelling crew Earl Smith and Tom Kyle assist. Vera Eckels and Alta Bruce highlighted at park event with Washington concert band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Bartholow
Charles
Farmers Union
Richmond
Frank Pringle
Burl
Davenport
Cloyce
Alta Bruce
Alice May
Vera Eckels
Wm Hartwick
Charles Cherry
South Dakota
Wm. H. Ledford
Casper
Wyoming
Columbus Junction
Ainsworth
John Sands
B. C. Briley
H. B. Porter
Edgar
Ear! Smith
Tom Kyle
Will Eckels
Merle
Washington
Skip” Arnold
Trombone
Max Truxan
Diverse Maple Grove Notables Parade Through August
Community notes feature a minister architect and mechanic, a district superintendent and wife singing duets, a large family with ages totaling over a millennium including a son born in 1825 in Oskaloosa, a woman serving 100 meals in August, seven wealthy Washington women over 40, and a Washington alderman who earned 50 cents a cord in winter. Also listed are a Jackson township farmer building a business, a man who gained a $20,000 estate after winter work, a writer signing with a goosequill pen, auto number 93-931, residents objecting to column details, a county schoolteacher who rises early for family meals, a generous woman who welcomes visitors, a chautauqua-loving wealthy couple, a September 1892 foaled Shetland pony, a five-calf two-year-old grade shorthorn, a thirsty bulldog, a 5+ foot polo-laced rattlesnake in Cedar Rapids, a home fly-control claim, a dog kept at home by its mistress, Riverside’s home-coming day drawing thousands, and Riverside’s open social welcome with no restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Washington
Jackson Township
Washington County
Cedar Rapids
Riverside
Riverside Park Transformation Sparks Riverside Pride
SE Iowa town celebrates a half century past with a home-coming festival in Riverside Park. Led by Mr. Truxan and local residents, a once weed patch becomes a banner site for music, feasts, dancing, boxing, baseball, and a grand parade. Legion members report higher day costs than profits but expect a successful evening platform entertainment as crowds enjoy the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Truxan
Riverside
Riverside Park
Half Breed at Fox Theater Proves Bold Departure
A fraught tale centers on a college bred man torn between primitive urges and modern restraint. The heroine disrupts norms, Morosco’s staging delivers action and a shocking ending. A cattle stampede climaxes the story as heritage clashes with culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Morosco
Fox Theater
Morosco
The Morse Code and How to Learn It Quickly
This handy guide aids wireless enthusiasts in mastering the Morse Alphabet in hours rather than weeks. It features portraits of Morse and Marconi and explains the code bearing Morse’s name for faster learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morse
Marconi
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