Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

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6.... $ . “'1 £5 0’_,_ Z» Children of Mr. and Mrs. Rholf Zimmerman. Top row, left to right: Wilhelm (William). Anna, Friederich (Fred). Himke (Hanna), Johann (Henry). Front row: Henriette and Emma. (Submitted by Lyle and Marie Russell) . . ’. +2 i P .3 IQ _ ' ‘ 1,_ . .... i ti . .._; ‘"1 Wedding picture of Rholf Zimmerman and Gesche Margareta Brokens. March 16, 1890. (Submitted by Lyle and Marie Russell) 5 The above photo shows John Caflee (1813-1900) and wife, Eliza Ruth Reed Caffee (1824-1906), who were married in Iowa City, January 31. 1841. They bought theirfirst land in Fairview township in 1850. They were the parents of six children. One, Alva Caffee, was a mayor ofMartelle. John Cajfee was a veteran of the Black Hawk War. They farmed 80 acres of land near Fairview. He was also a coroner in Fairview. besides running a store. and was the Justice of the Peace. He was always on hand to help anyone in the time of any need. He lived to be 80 years old and is buried in Norwich Cemetery. Eliza Ruth Caffee was an active midwife. She had a small black bag and would sit with many an ill child or older person, besides bringing many children into the world in the Fairview area. between 1855 and 1900. (From the June 1970 Palimpsest) It was noted and confirmed that the family always said that John Ca_fl'ee and family came to Fairview when they and the community were young and they grew old together. They never left the place,for so much of their life and interests were there. One time Eliza Ruth went to the garden plot to flnd John lying down and taking a nap. His horse was old, and had laid down. too. (Submitted by Mrs. Leland Hoyman). (Photo submitted by Bertha Finn) 353
21" * 5, Carrie Wildey in 1897. The chapeau — isn't it a beauty? (Photo submitted by Helen Heckenliable) R ._s__ Frank William Buxton. youngest guard at the Reformatory. (Photo submitted by Mrs. Lou J. Scott) Q Q _ _ _ 0- , ‘ > ' In 0 .' m ‘DO 4.; ' "' Q Kw‘. A " ‘- ‘\-~. '*"' ' 4 he F" Four generation picture, taken in 1924) shows, left -1 - ,-¥' _, "1 _ ‘J to right, Mrs. Anna Brokens with grandson Johann ii Henrich (Henry J) Zimmerman, daughter Mrs. Rholf (Gesche Margareta Brokens) Zimmerman, and great- Perry 0- B¢1b¢°¢k family when he was Sherw °f granddaughter Mafle Johanna Z[n1|'n_efn'|an Dirks JONES COl.lFlty [fl U18 (PIIOLO submitted MFS. Russell. (Submitted by Lyle and Marie Russell) L011 J» 5(1)") 354
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Early Days of Dartmouth - Lexington
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I I Group: and we'll never forget t
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awaited venture for the far-sighted
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dismantled and.a two-story brick bu
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We don't know if they succeeded or
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house to First Street. In 1913. Roy
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Early Mills A reason for Anamosa to
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1.. 54 I ' I h Early brick house by
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later be bounded by Main, First, Bo
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fooling several of the town's leadi
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way. Mr. Shaw, already the town's f
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his own bank. went down the alley a
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“While the saloon men were lustil
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ted fever as a youth. There was no
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Waverly Democrat. Soon after his ar
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gangway. Superhuman efforts were ma
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j‘ 3 ~_ .. p..~@4~|._e ' Moving b
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Moe, Ernie Peet, William Port, Newt
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Presbyterian Church Q .i'§5,... "
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quite a radical departure from the
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forth her young." It took an ox tea
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esponded to in due time and soon th
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The Grand Opera House compiled by M
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downstairs. The Jones County Teleph
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. ..“' -if U"lQ In Stone Quarry,
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North Garnaviilo street. The land b
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°“P Jones County office building
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Railroads Come to Anamosa submitted
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directly to Chicago by the train on
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IT- E-T‘ t- C.A.A.N. engine photo
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make the initial trip over the new
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America. will never be the same as
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and returned to the Joslin cabin. G
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Amasa B. Dumont. April 27, 1846 G.
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Going on up this Road of Fame. one-
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industrial life-styles; the conserv
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Shortly after their marriage in 186
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Yanda Farm The Yanda farm. in secti
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to sit in their own seats. School w
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written by Mrs. Albert Benadom.] Th
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| Where Gildner and Hanson are was
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feet; and the long, lush sweep of t
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occupied for the first time in the
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would entail another 15 cents. Masq
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Dunham, F. Holabird. J.S. Crawford.
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I F ANAMOSA DISTRICT FAIR, qowu. sr
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their annual shoot. The Gun Club wa
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A from the Archaic period and that
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:1 ,-'-wt‘ ~ -d~ -Al» ->-> - Ana
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The dedication of the new courthous
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War". In the several years before t
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Jones County Judges compiled by Jos
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He was selected as delegate to the
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in the litigation. In a 1938 editio
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Despite about a dozen trials and $3
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-no u.» B-n 44' . if A view of the
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College. Her beginning salary in 19
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He married Mary McNamara on August
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additions east of the Clymer home;
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soldiers. struck a tree. William wa
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L 1*»?i l James Simpson Isaac Simp
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M 3%- i "%§-Q ~\ Fay Brothers. son
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V Getting Organized! Since Anamosa
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funded by a county tax levy. Those
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her if I could submit an article fo
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7 5:‘. I '. 0- -- .-, M: Metropol
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ailroad side tracks, originally ins
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warehouse near the old iron bridge.
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Meeting statement was, “ They sai
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wagon coverted into a sled in the w
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'20’ 1* "m , Isa Mershon's Meat M
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' I} i ‘wt %'-- @- Interior view
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eight-hour day. "Electric spreading
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another federal project grant. In J
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Coffee Club Swamps “Grill” To E
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Churches — VII Places to Give Tha
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hall are on the top floor. Music ha
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Eve Candlelight service was begun a
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Chaplin is the Rev. William Devine
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finally disappeared, the Catholic d
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A Robert Johnson, T.W. Shapley, Joh
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' VIII Schools — Places to Grow a
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Martelle Consolidated District. The
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people the use of their hall. It wa
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continuance of the program. A new s
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Teaching in a Country School by Mal
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and I wasn't in my room. I was late
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Brandt. David Twombley. Virginia Pe
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IX Sports — A Time to Play Wonder
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Golden Gloves Tournament Big events
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nearly two years. and would cost ne
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electric baths with appliances, the
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Hospital Auxiliary submitted by Dor
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XI Anamosa: Grant Wood Country IP1
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I Nan Wood Graham Face as well know
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1--1-._ ART GALLERY -.i EIOIIAI. *
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Gallery on the grounds of the Grant
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the beginning of the change to a on
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i‘Y XII Clubs and Organizations
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Virgil Van Kirk related that. “ f
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*1 W Committee members included How
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Troop 99. according to the Hawkeye
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Masonic Lodge No. 46 A.F. 8: A.M. s
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The Order of Rainbow for Girls The
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Committees are appointed to promote
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The Concord Round Table was organiz
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In 1912. the Rebekah Circle was org
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\ ‘ff 1". a Q‘ Wapsiketa Chapte
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In today's atmosphere of political
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oth groups thought the idea to be a
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World War I had a sobering effect o
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XIII Unique People, Places and Thin
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Excerpts of an article published in
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A I 915 photo ofRen Finnigan and hi
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Page 357 and 358: Manning, Jerry R. Marek, Durward P.
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Page 375 and 376: F An early Anamosa baseball team. (
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Page 393 and 394: Congratulations to Anamosa on 150 y
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Page 399 and 400: LINN-JONES FS SERVICES , Inc A FARM
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Grant Wood Memorial Park "ii it Ant
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“Since I977" .',, -‘ '/r“ ' 1
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GOETTSCH, INC. i3 4"a_ ' Q. ' I" _
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.. I Doerr Electric, a well-known m
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CRlSTY'S DESIGN QUILTING THOMAS 8:
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The Town Crier, a full coverage sho
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Collins Defense Communications Anam
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= . ___ \;iJi.i. I-IORA CONSTRUCTIO
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Congratulations Anamosa! WEERS-ENGL
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is? C-at 43 \ ""'wP" --us.--..--A a
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Congratulations, Anamosa ‘X _‘4
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-up G / .|—» -wa- Anamosa Commun
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BLAKESLEY, E.E., 21$ BLAKESLEY, Har
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DAVIS, Louise, 294 DAVIS, Miner, 19
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HAGSTROM, Rev. David, 214 HAGSTROM,
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_ LACY, Jack, 246 LACY, Joyce, 275
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MULLETT, Dusty, 233 MULLIGAN, Diann
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SCHIRM, Dan, 105 SCHIRM, Eldo, 131
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WATTERS, George, 35, 67, 114, 123,
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