later be bounded by Main, First, Bo

fooling several of the town's leadi

way. Mr. Shaw, already the town's f

his own bank. went down the alley a

I 71 _ -qr‘. an -1 .‘_"‘ ..

“While the saloon men were lustil

ted fever as a youth. There was no

Waverly Democrat. Soon after his ar

gangway. Superhuman efforts were ma

j‘ 3 ~_ .. p..~@4~|._e ' Moving b

Moe, Ernie Peet, William Port, Newt

Presbyterian Church Q .i'§5,... "

ill.’ _ Q)‘/\ "5' Q, __ er p o~

,,--0'" P“ -I _¢ -. '1-_ _-0' .-

quite a radical departure from the

forth her young." It took an ox tea

esponded to in due time and soon th

-S‘ § \\\ Q ' . _ - - ' - ' t 1"

The Grand Opera House compiled by M

downstairs. The Jones County Teleph

5 Q. {fig G P.-:1 reaea toad m a Z

.- Q Y“'““" ll _ Q‘ Iv‘ I

. ..“' -if U"lQ In Stone Quarry,

North Garnaviilo street. The land b

°“P Jones County office building

Railroads Come to Anamosa submitted

directly to Chicago by the train on

IT- E-T‘ t- C.A.A.N. engine photo

make the initial trip over the new

America. will never be the same as

and returned to the Joslin cabin. G

Amasa B. Dumont. April 27, 1846 G.

Going on up this Road of Fame. one-

industrial life-styles; the conserv

Shortly after their marriage in 186

Yanda Farm The Yanda farm. in secti

.3 o F‘, 8 an pa . 0 Ql '4“? hi

- I 6.“ “‘ -i It ‘__'I.r '.

I F I“*'r .""T jirnnr ,- ,4 \"\I1

Qall '0 .§§."i W *-at . _ -_ __ Q

to sit in their own seats. School w

I ,,§§~'\ ’;w>'-'1,‘ ‘Q -/

written by Mrs. Albert Benadom.] Th

| Where Gildner and Hanson are was

feet; and the long, lush sweep of t

occupied for the first time in the

would entail another 15 cents. Masq

Dunham, F. Holabird. J.S. Crawford.

I F ANAMOSA DISTRICT FAIR, qowu. sr

their annual shoot. The Gun Club wa

0. "~¢;:?. .. _“ 1-§‘J \'\\ {

A from the Archaic period and that

:1 ,-'-wt‘ ~ -d~ -Al» ->-> - Ana

The dedication of the new courthous

War". In the several years before t

Jones County Judges compiled by Jos

He was selected as delegate to the

in the litigation. In a 1938 editio

Despite about a dozen trials and $3

-no u.» B-n 44' . if A view of the

College. Her beginning salary in 19

He married Mary McNamara on August

additions east of the Clymer home;

soldiers. struck a tree. William wa

-. '_ .- J M‘ . /r "’ : v L 1.;

L 1*»?i l James Simpson Isaac Simp

M 3%- i "%§-Q ~\ Fay Brothers. son

- W 4’ .-.*=f~.;“**Y* a ,'.;. l

V Getting Organized! Since Anamosa

funded by a county tax levy. Those

her if I could submit an article fo

7 5:‘. I '. 0- -- .-, M: Metropol

ailroad side tracks, originally ins

warehouse near the old iron bridge.

Meeting statement was, “ They sai

wagon coverted into a sled in the w

K“ | ..-: ICE cnsnn , (I: J’ gr

..--— , - .- r El . --1:1‘ Jig,

'20’ 1* "m , Isa Mershon's Meat M

' I} i ‘wt %'-- @- Interior view

eight-hour day. "Electric spreading

another federal project grant. In J

Coffee Club Swamps “Grill” To E

Churches — VII Places to Give Tha

hall are on the top floor. Music ha

Eve Candlelight service was begun a

ml '7' /'1' =7‘; ea &\”“- ' '

Chaplin is the Rev. William Devine

finally disappeared, the Catholic d

A Robert Johnson, T.W. Shapley, Joh

' VIII Schools — Places to Grow a

J '.*-.-we &—@I 5 ‘U- -1""- hr\

ed‘ '*"~J' if \.0* 219-" 4. Back

“2 .i-L‘ti I \ E3 . ...§_--- t

»-_ --\ ' j—Ci ‘ _.. ». _ Fr

Martelle Consolidated District. The

people the use of their hall. It wa

I Q c .. I-ti 0 .' 1'“ ' " ii‘-

continuance of the program. A new s

Q -v C § ‘ v. ‘Q5 an-. _,_ §

Teaching in a Country School by Mal

and I wasn't in my room. I was late

Brandt. David Twombley. Virginia Pe

IX Sports — A Time to Play Wonder

Golden Gloves Tournament Big events

I ‘:.l . I i - -.- 7 A. _ _ _-_ L

nearly two years. and would cost ne

electric baths with appliances, the

Hospital Auxiliary submitted by Dor

- .4-4' .1) \-' /- v .Ԥ'I\*" -'

XI Anamosa: Grant Wood Country IP1

I Nan Wood Graham Face as well know

1--1-._ ART GALLERY -.i EIOIIAI. *

Gallery on the grounds of the Grant

the beginning of the change to a on

i‘Y XII Clubs and Organizations

E‘ -11'.’ il- ww- - I".. ‘Q

Virgil Van Kirk related that. “ f

*1 W Committee members included How

Troop 99. according to the Hawkeye

Masonic Lodge No. 46 A.F. 8: A.M. s

The Order of Rainbow for Girls The

Committees are appointed to promote

The Concord Round Table was organiz

In 1912. the Rebekah Circle was org

\ ‘ff 1". a Q‘ Wapsiketa Chapte

In today's atmosphere of political

oth groups thought the idea to be a

World War I had a sobering effect o

XIII Unique People, Places and Thin

Excerpts of an article published in

A I 915 photo ofRen Finnigan and hi

In May I931 he started working at t

‘vi Another time Don said. “A f

from our house. There was a summer

looking out to the north and commen

for a while so that the kids could

others and the Sheean boys. who liv

In 1893 James Brown discovered a le

XIV That's Entertainment! Small Tow

' ~¢-‘- .L_.£' $2..‘-_:_:z-3,

XV The Way It Is Now 1987: Getting

a fall from a tractor April 12. A f

_ 1 l?tsH10’“ I \ '0 ' ‘ \ _

' watching from the hills south and

W‘ II\ n-5 Jan-Q @_ ti aft. lll\

' - -v lib * ‘ '- J - _ Jones Cou

4 ' ---Q-tfl ~I-aQ§"‘ -'1 -._--

Fourth ofJuly. I919 Celebration and

Byme, John P. Calhoun, Charles W. C

Emmert, Edward Emmert, John L. Emme

Holub. Leroy J . Holub, Leslie J .

Manning, Jerry R. Marek, Durward P.

Power, Robert M. Powers, Darrell W.

Stutt, Ervin G. Stutt, Leo G. Stutt

The Post makes regular trips to the

The Ladies Auxiliary members were m

-A L‘ @- Children of Mr. and Mrs.

21" * 5, Carrie Wildey in 1897. The

M’ S0; . fl"-1 Joe Yount, chauffe

">' 1 -in-\ -4' . an - "~_1~'._‘é>

F An early Anamosa baseball team. (

0% r é '1 ' ‘Y _ - ‘ ‘ Q.--'

-..___ _ _._~_..~ '1- 1.!" . *= Ox,

yew _Ir H’ -I ‘Bing Welss Photo

0 f -‘Ml:' b vs 1-..._ T1. iillil

' ..a 1 A a-- ‘i 5 .. ‘ "F" " '

iii’ J1’ , _ i j -v @- .,. “W

_,_wL F|"nA£'5E'F'I _,, R / 4 1 0-

Photos and Advertisements as of 198

Congratulations to Anamosa on 150 y

0 Preparingfor the % W next 150 yea

I“ . £ ‘—- -=. Freese Motors

LINN-JONES FS SERVICES , Inc A FARM

if E-__ -4 :1- I J 4 Fred and Winni

J ~,..p¢J|l--as-" --1' ‘- A __ 4

niiiii“ 5 S Q iiiis McNAMARA LA U

MAQUOKETA VALLEY RURAL ELECTRIC COO

-\‘ -“H \wrp Dr. Michael M. War

app 1 5Oth irthday namosa . . . H t

Colleen Guhl if _ Wedding Consultan

Jones County’s Oldest Family Owne

l Ci 1 I r \ Left to right: Mary An

Grant Wood Memorial Park "ii it Ant

“Since I977" .',, -‘ '/r“ ' 1

GOETTSCH, INC. i3 4"a_ ' Q. ' I" _

.. I Doerr Electric, a well-known m

CRlSTY'S DESIGN QUILTING THOMAS 8:

The Town Crier, a full coverage sho

Collins Defense Communications Anam

= . ___ \;iJi.i. I-IORA CONSTRUCTIO

-Q "22E..9I..2§' -l- I “tr -_- i

Congratulations Anamosa! WEERS-ENGL

is? C-at 43 \ ""'wP" --us.--..--A a

Congratulations, Anamosa ‘X _‘4

-up G / .|—» -wa- Anamosa Commun

BLAKESLEY, E.E., 21$ BLAKESLEY, Har

DAVIS, Louise, 294 DAVIS, Miner, 19

HAGSTROM, Rev. David, 214 HAGSTROM,

_ LACY, Jack, 246 LACY, Joyce, 275

MULLETT, Dusty, 233 MULLIGAN, Diann

SCHIRM, Dan, 105 SCHIRM, Eldo, 131

WATTERS, George, 35, 67, 114, 123,