City Election Yields Safe Victory for Republican Ticket
The city held a Monday election with all Republican candidates reelected by broad margins. Officials chosen include Mayor B. E. First and Treasurer F. E. Stimson, along with a new council to be sworn in and begin duties. Voter totals show 57 women and 175 men participated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. First
F.E. Stimson
H. R. Jacobs
William Laude
Ralph J. Bone
R. C. Hoag
Fred Matthiessen
Merle Cass
H. P. Bancroft
Ray Hayes
Gast
New Council
Eld
F. E. Stimson
R. J. Bone
F. G. Matthiessen
Charles E. Bates
J. L. Arduser
IWS -Totel
Widow Mary Poppe Dies After Illness of Over a Year
Mrs Mary Poppe wife of William Poppe of Langworthy died last Sunday night aged 36 after a lengthy illness from influenza. Born Mary Schaffer in Wayne township April 5 1895 she married William Poppe December 12 1917. Funeral services were held at her home and Zion Church with Rev Willms officiating. Survived by her husband two brothers Harm Schaffer John Fehners five sisters Fannie Siebels Dena Ortgies Etta Rieken Lena Behnken Gesine Eiben.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Poppe
William Poppe
Langworthy
Poppe
Mary Schaffer
Wayne Township
Castle Grove Township
Zion’s Church
Willms
Will Poppe
Harm Schaffer
John Fehners
Fannie Siebels
Dena Ortgies
Etta Rieken
Lena Behnken
Gesine Eiben
Architect Walter L. Rice Dies in Denver
N A Rice of Silvis Illinois reports his nephew Walter L Rice son of his eldest brother died recently of heart trouble in Denver Colorado He born in Monticello in 1866 moved to Denver in 1889 and worked as architect for 35 years He designed major buildings and served as building inspector 1912 13 He was a member of the American Institute of Architecture Survived by widow Florence I Rice daughter Edith A Dowd of Denver brother Frank E Rice and four sisters Lenore Stephens Chicago Leota Booth Council Bluffs D L Jenkins Los Angeles Cartie Stephens Ottumwa Also nephew of Mrs Lucian Rice of Monticello
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N. A. Rice
Silvis
Illinois
Walter L. Rice
Denver
Colorado
Mr. Rice
Monticello
Rice
American Institute of Architecture
Florence I. Rice
Edith A. Dowd
Frank E. Rice
Lenore Stephens
Chicago
Leota Booth
Council Bluffs
D. L. Jenkins
Los Angeles
Cartle Stephens
Ottumwa
Lucian Rice
Frank.Page
Ford Automobile
Sophia Grumm
Rickles Gerdes
Richland Township
Jones County
Maude Mirick
Iowa State College
Amés
Asa. Phelps
Montivello
Eroodore
S. Lazell
Cross Hardware Company
Edward, C. Hughes
Scotch Grove
Leona Russett
Cedar Rapids
Nightwat
Grace Clidite
Minneapolis
Clinite
Grace Thoeni
Caroline Hicks
George Inglis
Ruth
Troutdale
Oregon
Inglis
Monticiello
Gresham Oregon
Rose Steiner
A. W. Steiner
First Street
Percy Smith
HJ R. Dolan
Catherine Evers
John W. Hoult
The
Overland Automobile
Cross
Newton Parrott
Alamosa
Castle Grove Township
James Delay
Ryan
William Schodde
Monticello Electric Company
Board of Education
K. D. Miller
LaPorte City
A. D. Scott
A. M. Webster
Hall Manufacturing Company
Peter Haley
Philip Kuhns
Scotch Grove Township
Monticello Painter Fred Hardin Dies After Illness
Fred Hardin a longtime Monticello painter and paper hanger died at John McDonald hospital last Tuesday at 11 AM after a period of failing health. Born July 30 1869 in Dyersville he lived most of his life in Monticello and was married twice both wives deceased. He leaves three brothers Tong Beach California Barry Ong Beach Ost and Barly Town and one sister Mrs Pullem of Spencer. No funeral arrangements have been made.
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Fred Hardin
Monticello
John McDonald Hospital
Dyersville
Tong ‘Beach
California
Barry
Ong Beach
Ost
Barly
Town
Pullem
Spencer
Cat Survives After Night Wreck Reaches New Farm
August Scheer moved household goods from a farm north of Monticello when a car struck his wagon between Langworthy and Anamosa. A box with a cat was smashed and the cat vanished. A week later the cat reappeared at a farm five miles away, a surprising trek that stirs reflection on feline ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Scheer
Monticello
Amber
Langworhty
Anamosa
Neighborhood Personalities and Local News Summary
Obituaries note John B. Norris Manchester dies of heart disease. Winfield Scott of Oxford Mills buried Massillon. Frank Merrick 73 found dead Earlville from heart disease. Co V Newman first local farmer east of Martelle buys four row cultivator and tractor. Jersey cow Zoido owned by Rufus G. Kinsley McGregor earned 214 for owner and produced 827 pounds butterfat. Arthur Young Strawberry Point to replace E M Tan ruther as superintendent. Charles Warner 31 Randalia garage owner dies from basal skull fracture in Independence auto crash. Otha Lentz Fayette injuries. Barn fire near Preston destroys 15,000 dollars value with livestock and chicks. Edna Spurgeon receives Harvard summer school scholarship via Carnegie Foundation for architecture education.
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Frank Merrick
Earlville
Co. V. Newman
Martelle
Zoido
Rufus G. Kinsley
McGregor
Arthur Young
Strawberry Point
Banter
Gervin Yas Pai
Aoechr
E. M. Tanruther
Charles Warner
Randalia
Independence
Otha Lentz
Fayette
Warner
Warners
William Wilcke
Preston
Ee By
Harvard University
University of Iowa
Edna Spurgeon
Department of Graphic and Plastic Arts
Carnegie Foundation
Committee On Education of the
American Institute of Architects
Spurgeon
Harvard
Help The Local Census Taker A New Comer
Mrs. Bernice Byerly is Monticello census taker and a newcomer. Citizens should assist her to ensure every resident is enumerated and listed. Timely help matters as the census period is limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Byerly
Monticello
Center Junction Nurse Passes State Board Exam
Miss Ethel Dodge, daughter of Mr and Mrs Myron Dodge of Center Junction, has passed the state board examinations for registered nurses with a grade of 96 2 3. A Center Junction high school graduate from the class of 1926, she trained at St Luke s Methodist Hospital in Cedar Rapids beginning fall 1927, graduating in January this year and now works as a registered nurse in Cedar Rapids.
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Ethel Dodge
Myron Dodge
Center Junction
State Board of Examination
Dodge
Center Junction High School
St. Luke's Methodist ‘Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Twenty Years Ago Items in Jones County Journal
A large slice of the itemized column recalls Jones county happenings. Notables include deaths like Sophia Grumm in Richland township and Asa Phelps in Montivello, marriages such as Edward Hughes to Leona Russett, and civic notes on salaries, school appointments, street paving, and local business moves.
Sister Of Helen Johnson Died Saturday In Ohio
Mrs Foster Hart sister of Miss Helen Johnson of Monticello died in Port Washington Ohio Saturday afternoon after a long illness. Funeral was at Congregational church Anamosa at 12:30 p.m burial in Anamosa cemetery. Survived by husband three children two sons aged 1 and 8 and a daughter 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Hart
Helen Johnson
Monticello
Port Washington
Ohio
Anamosa
Frank Johnson
Jack
Free Cooking School At Opera House April 8 9 10 11
The Monticello Express sponsors a free cooking school to be held at the opera house Tuesday through Friday starting at 2 pm. Miss Gladys Looney will lead two hour demonstrations daily, with local merchants providing displays and appliances to illustrate kitchen, living room, and dining room uses. Authorities expect strong attendance and will award prizes on the final day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Monticello and Vicinity
Monticello Express
Seithekonlasen ii
Gladys Looney
Miss Looney
Express
Monticello
Iowa Electric Company
Iverson Furniture Company
Frank Locher
Madsen Motor Company
McNeill Hardware Store
Express Cooking School
Reed Assisting in Boy Scout Work
E E Reed with Junior Scout masters Eugene Rodman and Milton Langer led Monticello scouts last Wednesday March 28. They plan to participate in the Scout Circus at the Shrine Temple Cedar Rapids and will build two 20 foot tripod signalling towers. An Eagle patrol first aid contest winner received a calendar from Scoutmaster Reed. vacancies exist in patrols for boys twelve or older seeking information from Reed or the junior assistants.
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Reed
Fone
Hmaaters
Meat Cutting Demonstration by Suter's Market at Express School
Suter's Meat Market sponsors a meat cutting demonstration at The Express Cooking School next Thursday afternoon April 3. An expert from Sinclair Packing Co of Cedar Rapids will lead with Isaac Suter assisting. Beef and lamb will be cut and explained for proper cooking. The Express School runs April 8 to 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suter
Express Cooking School
Sinclair Packing Company
Cedar Rapids
Isaac Suter
Express
Schoon Bound Over to Grand Jury in Liquor Case
William Schoon appeared before Mayor B E First and was bound over to the September term of court with a $1000 bond after arrest tied to liquor found concealed on a roof south of his building. State of Town versus William G Schoon proceeded to the grand jury hearing.
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Schoon
Grand Jury
State of Town
William Schoon
Tues
State of Iowa
William G. Schoon
Two Monticello Students Voted Most Popular Seniors
Monticello High students named the most representative girl and boy in the senior class Mary Eiben and Curtis Moncrief after a second election. The Cedar Falls teachers convention drew Miss Specht Wilcox and Behrends among many attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Rickels
Monti High
Margaret Porter
Mary Starks
Mona Lightfoot
Noami Hein
Margaret Eilers
Ellen Yousse
Mary Eileen
Janet McNeill
James Bender
Irvin Rhatigan
George Richard Guyan
Billy Stickford
Curtis Moncrief
Mary Eiben
Mr. Finlay
Gertrude Rickels
Langworthy
Zeela Burlingham
Mt. Vernon
Monticello
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Eldora
Specht
Wilcox
Behrends
Cedar Falls
Convention
Literary Society
Marie Schatz
Ruth Lambert
Jim Bender
Velma Che
Margaret Bilers
Bill Bowen
City Initiates Free Rural Mail Delivery in Monticello
Tuesday marked the start of free rural mail delivery in Monticello. The Express reports added pages and advertising from a cooking school pushed extra work, and the office will adjust to earlier deadlines to maintain afternoon city deliveries. Carriers Lincoln Thoeni and Grant Eilers begin service with Alva Siebels as an extra clerk, and a cautious week lies ahead before full efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
The
Express
Lincoln Thoeni
Grant Eilers
Thoeni
Old Weston
Roebuck & Ward
Alva Siebels
Cornell College Glee Club Delights Audience on Tour
The Cornell College men's glee club opened a ten day tour with a concert in the opera house. The program mixed ensemble numbers with a burlesque titled Cleopatra performed in costume, plus tenor Raymond Kriener and pianist Claude Rose. A balanced mix of classical pieces and lighter songs followed, with a brief talk on Cornell College by Arnold Petersen. Directed by F Walter Fear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell College Men’s Glee Club
Opera House
Raymond Kriener
Claude Rose
Cornell College
Arnold Petersen
Glee Club
F. Walter Fear
Cornell
Al Capone Receives Surprise Votes in Monticello Mayor Race
Monticello citizens echo a curious bid for mayor as Al Capone, famed Chicago racketeer, reportedly gains unsolicited votes from local residents. Authorities had previously warned Capone to disperse, with Florida also barring his appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AL Capone
Monticello
B. E
Chicago
Fim
Philadelphia
Florida
County Spelling Contest Set For April Fifth
The Jones county spelling contest will be held in the Anamosa High School assembly room next Saturday April 5 at 2 p.m. More than fifty contestants from rural and town schools are expected with a ten cent admission to cover expenses. The listed contestants include many youths from Anamosa Sacred Heart Monticello Castle Grove Fairview Hale Richland Scotch Grove Wayne Jackson Center Midland Newport Pleasant Hill Waggoner Lovell South Madison Oxford Peace Ridge Wyoming and Oxford Mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa High School
Nellie V. Morey
Anamosa
Mildred Arthur
Sacred Heart
Monticello
Leona Fothergill
Trevor Curtis
Cass
Edna Reece
Castle Grove
John Hiller
Bernard Ohe
Loretta Specht
Fairview
Hel
Edwin Craig
Wayne
Selma Stutt
Celena Brockens
Elmer Stutt
Mary Bohlken
Maxine Chase
Lucille Yount
Leonard Bohlken
Emma Hanken
Clay
Lester Orr
Jackson Center
Lillian Voorhies
Midland
Jackson
Pleasant Ridge
Wyoming
Harald Mallicoat
Oxford Mills
Merle Kulhavy
Robbery at Atlantic and Pacific Grocery In Cedar Rapids
Robert Thompson witnessed an unmasked hold up at an Atlantic and Pacific grocery store last Friday evening. Two bandits drove up and entered the store, one brandished a revolver and ordered him aside. They escaped with about $26 in currency and coins after the manager had removed most cash. Thompson, grandson of Monticello residents, works at the store. No trace of the bandits has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Thompson
Fred Matthiessen
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Atlantic & Pacific
Thompson
Home Demonstration Agent Begins 4-H Work in County
Home Demonstration Agent Mrs Marie Plath Niles has spent a week assisting active 4-H clubs in planning yearly programs. She met leaders of Castle Grove Cass Fairview Greenfield Jackson Madison and two Wyoming township clubs. Organizing plans target Hale Madison Lowell Richland and Washington townships the week of April 7 when she returns. Those interested in joining or organizing a 4-H group should contact their district township project chairman or the county Farm Bureau office at Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Plath Niles
County Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Cake Baking Contest Set For April Eleven At Express School
A local cake baking contest will be held April 11 as part of The Express Cooking School. Miss Gladys Looney will run the event with three impartial judges evaluating appearance bake evenness aroma and taste. Prizes include $40 credit on a Hot Point range and a $30 credit on a General Electric refrigerator plus outright Hot Point toasters and coffee percolators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
McCormick-Deering
R. H. Balster
Sitter
van -Meter
E -Burrichter
Peacock Shop
Matt
Iowa Electric Company
First Street
Virginia Schneider
General Electric
Longmont Man George Lang Dies After Heart Attack
George Lang of Longmont Colorado died at home after a severe heart attack. A rifle club president and former target pits worker he narrowly escaped a shooting incident the day before. Survived by wife two sons and daughter he was active in Elks Eastern Star and Masonic lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lang
Longmont
Colorado
J. L. Arduser
Anna Ehrisman
Monticello
Lang
The
Elks, Eastern Star
Masonic Lodge
Hopkinton
Iowa
Louise
George
Frederick
Miss Anna Mullady Died At West Union Sunday
Miss Anna Mullady a former Castle Grove township resident and Monticello native died at the Ed McDonough farm near West Union last Sunday. Funeral from West Union Catholic church Tuesday morning followed by burial at Immaculate Conception cemetery Castle Grove. She was nearly eighty years old and had lived with relatives in Monticello and West Union after her sister’s death. Survived by sister Mrs Thomas McDonough Dubuque and nephews Frank McDonough Patrick Troy William Troy and niece Miss Mary Trey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Mullady
Castle Grove Township
Monticello
Ed McDonough
West Union
Immaculate Conception Church
Miss Mullady
Sycamore Street
Martin
Rug cleaning service offered by Wirth Cleaners
After April 19 the rug cleaning equipment will be ready to clean and size rugs in a satisfactory manner. Anyone wishing to use this service will be glad to have me come and explain it. Wirth Cleaners 40-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wirth Cleaners
Bank Fails to Open in Monmouth Wyoming
A telephone message from Monmouth reports the local bank did not open this morning. No further details available. The outage is seen as a blow to the neighboring town's finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming Journal
Monmouth
Monmouth Bank
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Young
Galied
John B. Norris
Manchester
Winfield Scott
Massillon
Cornell College Glee Club
Longmont Colorado
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