Iowa Old Press
Wheatland Gazette
Wheatland, Clinton Co. Iowa
August 2, 1916
Birth-daughter Sunday-John Strackbein
Mrs. Austna Conwell, Oxford Jct, visited parents Ira Willey
Grace Curtis teaching, Ia. Success business call0 Ottumwa
Birth-boy Saturday-Stoecker
Theo, Geo. Amelia & Mrs. C. F. Jeppe (mother) to Charlotte visit sister Mrs. Claussen
Death-Mathias Bippus, Toledo, Ohio Monday-brother in law J. R. Heckard
Death-Henry Webble, Wheaton
Death=Ernest son of Wm. Meyers died July 20, aged four mos. buried in German Cemetery
Married-Henry G. Kramer & Clara E. Werder-son of Herman-daughter of August, reside in Clinton-4th Ave.-teller City National Bank in Clinton
Toronto Tidings
-O”Connell Bros bought a ford
-Obit-Henry Webble
-Fred W. Mitchell, editor DeWitt Observer bought Excelsior Spring, Mo., paper-write more
-Death-Mr. & Mrs. Ira Miller, daughter Lois & hired man-Clarence Finkley dead-Paul & Ruth Miller turns in hospital Sunday-accident-RR crossing at Stanwood
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Wheatland Gazette
Wheatland, Clinton Co. Iowa
August 9, 1916
Mrs. Chas Beenk, Davenport visited relatives in Charlotte ?
Birth-girl-Monday-Erwin Martens
Obit-Mrs. Caroline Homrighausen-Wednesday August 2 nee Keller
Death-Charles Spence-Rochester, Minn-lived New Mexico-wife Louise Lahann, daughter of Joachum
Hoe Hicks farm, Grand Mound 5 miles NW of had poisoned 24 cattle -dead-prank
Toronto Tidings
-County Recorder-John Strohm
-Mrs. Nordrup & twin girls, Oxford Jct. visiting
-R. C. Meier, barber-considering to move to Albia, Ia
-Marriage-Frederick Bernbarot, Denver, Colo & Genevieve Hoff, Chicago, August 1-Wheatland
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Wheatland Gazette
Wheatland, Clinton Co. Iowa
August 16, 1916
Supplement-Marriage August 3, 1916 Maquoketa-Mrs. Lillie Olmsted to Joseph Keith of Calamus-he editor of Kamotte Bews
Mrs. Mary Jacques, Waterloo visited mother Mrs. Frank Klahn
Mrs. Louise Schodt-birthday age 65
Death-H. A. Arp, died Wednesday Wilton Jct-father of Mrs. Claus Lorenzen
Thos. Ficke of Josephh Gamble ranch near Canyon, Texas visited Arnold Fox-barber
Birth-boy-first born-yesterday Emil Witte
Donald Dean-farewell party enlisted U. S. Navy
Grand Mound tribune gone!
Toronto Tidings
-Death-McLaughlin funeral Alex Conway, daughter & Mrs. Coughlin came from Davenport, Mrs. McLauglin, Chicago, buried family lot-Saturday-Catholic Cemetery
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Wheatland Gazette
Wheatland, Clinton Co. Iowa
August 23, 1916
Howard Cook family moved to Clinton
Mrs. Herman Grell, daughter Orilla, Denison visited Mr & Mrs. Fred Grell
Josie & Celia Keane-to dance at Toronto
Married-August 17 at Clinton, Henry Puetsch & Mrs. Beulah Finch Gagnon-farmer-Wheatland
Mrs. F. B. Curtis & mother Mrs. J. Skinner visited Downer families, nephews of former at Rochelle & Lee, Ill. years ago (42 yrs ago?) they came from England & lived Elgin & Marengo,. Ill
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Wheatland Gazette
Wheatland, Clinton Co. Iowa
August 30, 1916
Mrs. M. Keane & Mrs. Henry Knable visited Miss McGuire at DeWitt
Birth-girl-21st Glen Organ
Editor A. W. Gault, Charlotte visiting
Mrs. Chas Syas-Redondo Beach, Calif
Marriage-Henry Path Stender & Elsa Mohr at Lost Nation last Wednesday
Death-Henry Mueller, Sr., Calamus-estate to be sold
Atty. C. L. Magrwer, Oxford Jct. in Wheatland, each Friday
Fred Michele, editor of DeWitt Observer
John O’Neill democratic for County Recorder, visits
Married at Cedar Rapids August 19-Milton Ruggeberg, Lost Nation & Norma Endorf, Wheatland, daughter Wm. Fr.-farm near Lost Nation
Death-Geo. W. Randall of Big Rock, Clinton County pioneer, Fort Mission, Texas, T.B. date not known t.b. body shipped back
Toronto Tidings
-Anna Goodall, Davenport, visiting
-Sarah Rowan, Davenport visited brother Pat.
-C. E. Anderson-barber shop “Slim”
-Death-Albert Lietz farm-sold by Administrator of estate
-Married-Martha Sievers & H. W. Holdorf both of Toronto, St. Paul Church in Wheatland, Friday-farm south of town
-Emil Webbles-big re advancement in banking-(born 1878 in Wheatland) now at Muscatine
Iowa Old Press
Clinton County