1909 "Iowa Day" Celebration, Cheyenne County, Colorado Transcribed and donated by: Karla Mahlberg CHEYENNE COUNTY - 1909 "IOWA DAY" CELEBRATION AT KIT CARSON CHEYENNE RESIDENTS FROM IOWA The following names were extracted from an article in the The Cheyenne Republican, Cheyenne Wells, Colorado, Sept. 10, 1909, Vol. 20, No.45. The article was about the first "Iowa Day" celebration held in the town of Kit Carson on Saturday, August 28, 1909. The celebration included a barbecue dinner, games, dancing, and a farm produce exhibit. Many people moved to Cheyenne County from Iowa in the early 1900's. The celebrants were asked to "register" their name and the Iowa county they had lived in. The celebration was established as a way "to meet old friends, make new friends, and bind together our Iowa colony, that we may know and help each other." Names are listed alphabetically. Following each name is the Iowa county from which the individual had immigrated. (Reported corrections to the 1909 printing are listed at the end of this file.) SURNAME ..... FIRST NAME .... IOWA COUNTY ABERNATHY ..... Miss Charlotte ... Lee AKERLY ........ E. H. ............ Sac AKERLY ........ Mrs. E. H. ....... Sac AKERLY ........ Melba ............ Sac ANDERSON ...... Martin ........... O'Brien BAILEY ........ Jas. E. .......... Linn BAILEY ........ Libbie ........... Linn BARTLETT ...... E. E. ............ Marshall BILLS ......... C. W. ............ Linn BILLS ......... Mrs. C. W. ....... Linn BILLS ......... Carl ............. Linn BILLS ......... E. M. ............ Linn BILLS ......... Mrs. E. M. ....... Linn BILLS ......... Frank ............ Linn BILLS ......... Mrs. Frank........ Linn BILLS ......... Vera ............. Linn BROWN ......... Ben .............. Palo Alto BROWN ......... Mrs. Edna ........ Palo Alto BROWN ......... Jas. ............. Linn CAHILL ........ J. P. ............ Lee CHIVITENSON ... S. ............... O'Brien CLARK ......... Earl ............. Linn CLARK ......... Norbert L. ....... Linn CLOMENS ....... Adele ............ Linn CLOMENS ....... H. A. ............ Linn COMPHER ....... Mrs. R. W. ....... Marshall COMPHER ....... Mrs. W. L. ....... Montgomery COUNTS ........ Delia ............ Mohaska COUNTS ........ Edward ........... Mohaska CUNNINGHAM .... Jane ............. Worth DAWSON ........ Beatrice ......... Van Buren DAWSON ........ Opal ............. Van Buren DAWSON ........ Miss Pearl ....... Van Buren DAWSON ........ Mrs. W. B. ....... Van Buren DAY ........... Calvin ........... Linn DAY ........... Mrs. C. .......... Linn DEBE .......... John J. .......... Linn DOSTAL ........ J. 0. ............ Johnson DUTTON ........ F. L. ............ O'Brien DUTTON ........ Fred ............. O'Brien DUVALL ........ W. E. ............ Appanoose DWYER ......... Mrs. T. R. ....... Allamakee FORD .......... John W. .......... Palo Alto FROELICH ...... Amber E. ......... Mohaska GALLUP ........ Geo H. ........... Greene GERKE ......... Anna ............. Allamakee HATCHER ....... B. A. ............ Mohaska HATCHER ....... Mary ............. Mohaska HAWKINS ....... Mrs. W. W. ....... Linn HAWKINS ....... W. W. ............ Linn HAYWARD ....... D. D. ............ Cerro Gordo HAYWARD ....... Mrs. D. D. ....... Cerro Gordo HILL .......... H.H. ............. Polk HOGAN ......... Mrs. Rose ........ Dubuque HOLLENBAUGH ... Mrs. J. N. ....... Mitchell HOLT .......... Charles .......... Hancock HOLT .......... Mrs. Charles ..... Hancock HUNTLEY ....... Mrs. R. W. ....... Boone HUNTLEY ....... R.W. ............. Boone JOHNSTON ...... Edna ............. Palo Alto JOHNSTON ...... Elmer ............ Palo Alto JOHNSTON ...... Mrs. Fay ......... Palo Alto JOHNSTON ...... Mrs. J. W. ....... Palo Alto JOHNSTON ...... Mrs. May ......... Ringgold LESLIE ........ Will H. .......... Linn LEWIS ......... Mrs. Viola ....... Cerro Gordo LONG .......... D.L. ............. Kasouth MAYNARD ....... Opnel ............ Marshall MAYNARD ....... Pearl ............ Marshall MAYNARD ....... T. W. ............ Marshall MAYNARD ....... Mrs. T. W. ....... Marshall McELROY ....... Nellie ........... Boone McGLASSON ..... E.A. ............. Wapello McGLASSON ..... Mrs. E.A. ........ Black Hawk MEEKER ........ Mrs. Warren ...... Muscatine MEEKER ........ Warren ........... Muscatine MONSELL ....... Mrs. J. L. ....... Palo Alto NELSON ........ Emma ............. Harrison NELSON ........ H. C. ............ Allamakee OLSON ......... E. N. ............ Cerro Gordo OLSON ......... Mrs. Ed .......... Cerro Gordo OTTO .......... Herman ........... Cerro Gordo OTTO .......... Marie ............ Cerro Gordo PERSELS ....... Bernice .......... Clarke PERSELS ....... H. N. ............ Clarke PERSELS ....... Mrs. H. N. ....... Clarke PERSELS ....... Herbert .......... Clarke PERSELS ....... L. F. ............ Clarke PERSELS ....... Mrs. L. F. ....... Clarke PERSELS ....... Mabel ............ Clarke PRIZLER ....... Chas. ............ Johnson RANEY ......... Izetta ........... Linn RAY ........... Mrs. H. H. ....... Linn RAY ........... H. H. ............ Linn ROSENBERGER ... Mrs. R. .......... Clay ROSENBERGER ... R. ............... Clay ROSENBERGER ... Virgil ........... Clay ROUSH ......... James ............ Van Buren ROUSH ......... Lee .............. Van Buren ROWE .......... C. N. ............ Linn ROWE .......... Mrs. C. N. ....... Linn ROWE .......... Chas. W. ......... Linn SCHALLENBERGER. E. ............... Cerro Gordo SCHALLENBERGER. Mrs. Jane ........ Cerro Gordo SCOTT ......... Mrs. Carl ........ Linn SCOTT ......... Mrs. June P. ..... Fayette SCOTT ......... T. B. ............ Fayette SHERMAN ....... S. G. ............ Fremont SHRIVER ....... J. A. ............ Wayne SIDLINGER ..... J. E. ............ Linn SIDLINGER ..... Mrs. J. E. ....... Linn SMITH ......... C. N. ............ Van Buren STARR ......... Eva Gillespie .... Linn STARR ......... Robert ........... Linn STARR ......... Verne ............ Linn SWENNES ....... I. R. ............ Woodbury THOMPSON ...... Everett R. ....... Linn THOMPSON ...... Mrs. E.R. ........ Linn THOMPSON ...... J. H. ............ Marshall THOMPSON ...... Mrs. J. H. ....... Marshall THOMPSON ...... Leiah ............ Marshall TODD .......... D. M. ............ Woodbury TOWNSEND ...... Carl R. .......... Polk UNICK ......... Joseph ........... Johnson UNICK ......... Sarah ............ Johnson UPDEGRAFF ..... Mrs. Ada ......... Polk VAN DUSER ..... Lloyd M........... Linn VAN DUSER ..... Mrs. Ida.......... Linn [also spelled "Van Douzer"] WARE .......... C. W. ............ Linn WARE .......... Mrs. C. W ........ Linn WILLIAMS ...... W. F. ............ Guthre WILSON ........ L. S. ............ Clarke WILSON ........ O. F. ............ Wells YAVARKY ....... Chas. ............ Johnson ZUCK .......... Elizabeth F. ..... Grundy These children attended the celebration and registered to receive medals from the Kit Carson Company. Names are listed alphabetically: SURNAME ...... FIRST NAME BACH ........... Ethel BACH ........... Mabyl BACH ........... Walter BROTHEN ........ Harvey CAIN ........... Nedra P. CLARK .......... Mary M. CLOSSEN ........ Leah H. CLOSSEN ........ Maggie M. COMPHER ........ Warren D. COUNTS ......... Austin COUNTS ......... Charlie DEAKINS ........ Ray A DEAKINS ........ Ruth E. DICKSON ........ Murray M. DUVALL ......... Eva FLOWERS ........ Dorothy M. FLOWERS ........ Esther FOX ............ Helen M. FROELICH ....... Harold FROELICH ....... Helen GOWDY .......... Delwyn K. GUDGEL ......... O.L. HAMILTON ....... ? W. HANSON ......... Edith H. HOGAN .......... George HOGAN .......... Margaret HOLLENBAUGH .... Jennie HOLLENBAUGH .... Lewis HOLT ........... Clarence W.A. HUNTLEY ........ Luvinia J. HUNTLEY ........ Mary F. INGRAHAM ....... Esther G. INMAN .......... Robert B. JOHNSON ........ Colda S. JOHNSON ........ Eula M. JOHNSON ........ Herbert M. JOHNSON ........ Jas. S., Jr. JOHNSON ........ Lydia E. JOHNSON ........ M. Ethel JOHNSON ........ Myrtle M. JONES .......... Zelda M. KANNENBERG ..... Harold LENIHAN ........ Jack MAGUIRE ........ Gladys O. MASON .......... Irene McDONALD ....... Mabel H. MEIER .......... G. Edna MEIER .......... Irma E. MILLER ......... Thelbert W. MISNER ......... Fern H. MISNER ......... Jessie M. MURPHY ......... Katherine MURPHY ......... Margaret G. PERSELS ........ Gladys POOR ........... Etta B. READ ........... Hazel U. READ ........... Myrtle F. RHOADS ......... Helen J. RHOADS ......... James L. RHOADS ......... Wm. H., Jr. ROSENBERGER .... C.C. ROSS ........... Alfred J. ROSS ........... Robert L. ROSS ........... Sybil J. SCOTT .......... Lillian Irene SEARS .......... Gladys M. SEARS .......... Grace A. SEARS .......... Ralph A. SHERMAN ........ Byron J. SHRIVER ........ Baylor A. SIMMS .......... Milton D. SMITH .......... Annabelle SMITH .......... Bertha M. SMITH .......... Laura W. SMITH .......... Mabel SMITH .......... Marlow SMITH .......... Shelby C. SPENCER ........ Mary K. STAPLETON ...... Chas. L. TIGHT .......... Catherine TRUMBOR ........ George TRUMBOR ........ Leta TULL ........... Lena M. VELIE .......... Thos. C. WAGONER ........ George H. WATKINS ........ Margaret WEYH ........... Marie M. WILLIAMS ....... Theodore ================================================== (Notes and Corrections) Ginnie emailed the following note: "Mrs. J. L. Monsell of Palo Alto County is Mrs. Joseph Leo Mousel (Annie Anapolia Adams), my husband's grandmother." 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