Iowa Old Press
Maurice Times, June 3, 1916
Pearson Baker and granddaughters Ramona and Frances Mieras went to
Ireton Decoration Day where they attended the exercises.
Johannes and William Mieras and Mrs. J.M. Mieras and daughter Mildred
motored to Rock Valley Tuesday to visit at the J. Oldenkamp home.
Maurice Times, June 10, 1916
M.A. Mieras of Remsen, a former Maurice boy, has passed the bar
examination and is now a full fledged lawyer. Mr. Mieras is assistant
cashier in the German Savings Bank there and his knowledge of law will be a
great help in the banking business.
Mrs. J.E. Mieras and her niece, Miss Lulu Kuhl, visited at the A. Van
Pelt home in Orange City Thursday.
Albert Van Pelt of Orange City delivered a new Ford to Wm. Keough
Monday.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Mensink was the scene of a happy crowd
of young people last Friday evening. The occasion was a birthday surprise on
Miss Ella Mensink and a farewell surprise on Miss Anna VanderLinden, who
left for her home in Murry Monday. The evening was spent in various games
after which a lunch was served. A very good time was reported by all. Those
present were Misses Cora Langerack, Lillian, Dena, and Ada Mieras, Marie
Rozenboom, Marion Harrison, Bertha and Malinda VandeBrake, Zilda and Mabel
Huesinkveld, Mathilda VandenBrink, Eva Mensink, and Messrs Adrian, Jake, and
Oliver Mieras, John and Matt VanderPloeg, Chas. Swift, Oscar Reigel, Leroy
Crowley, Cletus Vander Wicken, Clifford Hueskinkveld, Merines VanGorkum,
James Van Peursem, Merrill Harrison, Sam Jager and Geo. DeGroot.
Maurice Times, June 17, 1916
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Van Pelt of Orange City were visiting at the J.E.
Mieras home last Friday.
Wm. Duvas and Wm. Mieras autoed to Sioux City Thursday.
Philip Van Peursem, little son of Wm. Van Peursem, fell from the table
on to a pail on the floor last Saturday and knocked out two teeth and badly
bruised his mouth. He is recovering nicely.
John M. Mieras has purchased the lot of Joe Douglas east of the
Huesinkveld store and expects to erect a building on it in the near future.
Maurice Times, June 24, 1916
There was a "bombardment" in front of the post office Tuesday night.
Fireworks of various descriptions were employed in the work and had there
been any Spaniards about the casualties would have been many. As it was,
Postmaster Mieras and Agent Cheever came out of the fray with slight wounds.
Dr. Oggel and family accompanied by Mrs. H.M. Mensink and daughter
Ella autoed to Orange City Tuesday.