Wautoma Methodist Church

Rev. Richard Jones was the minister from 1906-1908.  The postcard was mailed by Blanche Etheridge Murty to her parents Alanson Pease Etheridge and Emma Spicer in Wild Rose in  early July, 1908.   Blanche had gone to Wautoma and was living in a boarding house. She wrote that there was a jacket in the store she liked and she could buy it because her brother Milford had given her some money. The church was begun in July of 1894 and was dedicated after Feb. 2, 1895.

Collar Box with collars

Men used to wear white shirts with removable collars. The shirt you wore on Sunday didn't need to be washed each week if you didn't spill on it. The collar was always changed each time you wore the shirt. Remember they didn't have driers and they used clothesline or branches.

A Steam Iron Before electricity

This is a steam iron in the early days before electricity. You boiled the water and put it in the ball attached to the iron. This is in the kitchen in the Wild Rose Historical Museum. Fred Frater donated the iron to the museum.

Egg Crate and basket

The Wild Rose Historical Society has a collapsible egg crate on display in the general store. The basket could be used to gather eggs, pick berries,  or go shopping.

Child's wicker potty chair

This is an old wicker potty chair from Wild Rose.  It is in the children's room at the Wild Rose Historical Museum.

Salesman's stove

This is a salesman's stove.  It was a smaller version of the real stove but was much easier to carry around. It is in the children's room at the Wild Rose Historical Museum.

Fox Hole Shovel

This Fox hole shovel which was used in WWI was used to dig hole to protect soldiers who fought in lines on each side.  It allowed soldiers to fire and then duck down in their hole. If the enemy shot at you the bullet could be slowed if it had to go through the soil. This is in Pioneer Hall at the Wild Rose Historical Museum.