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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 06, 1911

Page

8

Real estate transfers list extensive in Monticello area

A long sequence of property transfers recorded across Jones and neighboring counties. Transactions include Gerd Tholen to M Gor man and many others, with prices mostly at $1.00 or nominal sums and numerous parcels in Monticello Anamosa Olin Oxford Junction Hale Wyoming and Castle Grove. Several estates involve lot and block details and various spouses.

Gerd Tholen M. Gorman Paul R. Muench Albert E. Whitcomb Richardson Walter S. Hall Monticello Samuel L. Tarbox Walnut Fork Olin W.J. Good Caroline Reichart Flora Strauss Abé Rosenfield Shaw Anamosa Flora A. Strauss Abe Rosenfield East Anamosa East Anamoga Harriet Alden Alton Q. Alden A.J. Benjamin Thomas Nolan Cook Oxford Junction John L. Norton Eirjah E. Edwards George R. Norton C. M J. M G. G. Gill E. B. Hubbard Sely Luke Coyle Henry D. Coyle Raymond Coyle L. J. Rose Zepha Burch Rose W. d R. W. Gordon Henry Hotz Cronkhite Emma S. Goudy Amandus Lehr A. E H. Wandel Henry Dittman N. d William M. Goardie Emma A. Goardie Thomas H. McMaster Ney L. A. Wightman Sarah S. Wightman W. T. Shaw Nely Ney Eliza E. Peet A. G. Hejinian R. O. Peter J. H. Fisher Walter Johnson H. N. Ricklefs Frederic F. Hansen N. GC M. Holst Nwif Edward Ruhl Ada Jarrett Mary E. Scales J. B Carrie A. Cropp Bradstreet G. H. George Benedict Stiffier Elf Nely John Auracher Frank H Hans Ahrendsen Nomanne P. Nickelsen James Lowham Laurence Duffy Jane Blayney Samuel Glick Smith Olin W. d S. M. Lorenzen Ng Nw Husband H. E. Bell H. C. Wiley B. R. Linght Vina Lamb H. Foster Strawberry Hill C. W. Simpson G W. Simpson & Co Nely Seg Dr. F. &. Cook G. W. Simpson & Co Eff Sely Minnie Jones Anna Bowker Oxford Mills Emil C. Aegerter B. E B. Loomis Onslow A. J. Rasmus James A. Kedley Margaret Kedley Harry B. Kedley Lawrence Machart Mary Machart D. J. Dirks Juli Husmann Fred J. Husmann Wubke Maria Folkers John Folkers Peter C. Smith John J. Bailey Andrew McGovern Frank Frederick Loes Sey Ely Rose Mettler Loescher Myrtle Y. Wright John Cartano Charles E. Huggans A. G. Cass J.T. Dalby Thos Elliott Lote Angie M. Sherman E. W. Harrison City Electric Light Heat & Power Co H. J. Lang Sr Joseph L. Faber Victor Beringer Dubuque County Matthias Hansen Kathrina Hansen Hill Cascade W. Cascade H.j.lang Sr City Electric Light, Heat and Power Co Nelg Willis S. Hopkins Kyle Pool Wyoming Otto Hunt John H. Hansen Anna N. Paul Et al D. M. Strawman Fairview Geo. C. Lawrence Sam Lawrence Cass James Young J. M. Young C. A. Menald Jackson County Thos. H. Dalby August Hartwig Hale Mervin Dalby W. O. Shaffer Leo Skahill James Skahill Washington Joseph R. Soper H. H. Soper Wil Liam Haddock George A. Wosoba John Benischek Oxford James J. Nolan OU. A. Menald Joseph Kostewheck Joseph Yardem M. Dalby Lane QO. C. Johnson John von Sprecken B. R. Knight Jackson C. L. Gould A. §. Gibbons Edmund Booth J.H. Fisher Tolbert Adelia W. J. Kehoe John Nevans Weat Cascade J. H. Henderson Oliver. Saunders Eva Krutz Elmer J. Hempy Ervin L. Hempy Greenfield Patrick Hogan Thomas F. Kehoe Castle Grove James Inglis Thomas Broderson

The Familiar Excuse from Des Moines Register item

The piece criticizes Dr. Kelly as the public eye questions his father’s delayed acknowledgment of his son’s mental decline tied to drugs and drink. It questions why warnings were not issued before two peaceful citizens were shot, urging swift trial and punishment for Dr. Kelly to curb further insanity in Iowa.

Des Moines Register Dr. Kelly Dr Kelly Iowa

Jones County Man Making Good

Karl Mills former Olin schools superintendent has been endorsed by the Des Moines Bar association of Polk county for Polk county fifth District Judge. Mills with Parsons Mills law firm is described as a coming young man who is capable and moral.

Olin Recorder Des Moines Karl Mills Olin Des Moines Bar Association Polk County Mills Parsons & Mills

Taft Hosts Japanese Ambassador for Lunch Aloof from Hobson

President Taft invites Baron Uchida to lunch as Baroness Uchida hosts a dinner for Miss Taft. Hobson is not invited. The tense Japanese war scare looms over the horizon as the sun sets.

Louisville

Waists Buttoned Front for Summer Fashion Note

Detroit Free Press notes a fashion trend urging button down fronts this summer. The column suggests husbands should be able to grab a little vacation time, reflecting light lifestyle guidance.

Detroit Free Press

Easter bonnet joins cost of living in Detroit

The Easter bonnet is described as approaching the cost of living in Detroit, illustrating rising consumer expenses and fashion dollars tied to holiday shopping.

Detroit Free Press

Monticello Board of Education Special Session Actions

The Monticello board met in special session approving last meeting minutes and paying bills. They approved extending the heating plant building to enlarge the manual training room, adding a toilet and door near the boiler, and elected K. D. Miller as superintendent and E. N. Reed as secretary.

Board of Education F. A. Hefner J. D. Chase W. BF. Roho Monticello J. I. Bateman C. D. Chase T. M. Redmond W. F. Rohn Netcott A. Hefner J. E. Bateman G. W. Russell Labor Hoag Duster Co K. D. Miller J.N. Peterson E. N. Reed Bateman Hefner Chase Rohn Opera Redmond Redmond Rohn

High School Notes Share Week of Study and Events

The senior class has spent a week studying batteries in Physics and enjoys the activity. A high school baseball game with local businessmen, planned for Wednesday, is postponed indefinitely but expected next Monday if weather allows. Marshall Hall visited Chicago last week and a small mouse caused a brief disturbance in the English room before being chased away by Miss Hoag. The Minneapolis Journal notes a Latin American conflict mention about dum dum bullets and risk of revolution.

Marshall Hall Chicago Miss Hoag Minneapolis Mexico

Do You Need Overalls Make Them Yourself Patterned from Clay

An old essay extols making overalls at home when stores are closed. It describes forming a clay mold of the belt to ankle contour, casting a pattern in plaster, tracing and cutting denim, sewing two pieces, and adding pockets from salt sacks, with a lurching humor about talcum dusting to lift a carpet pattern.

Wilbur D. Nesbit

Electric Light History From Davy to Brush System

The diary traces electric light from Davy's 1810 demonstration to the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial and the 1878 practical adoption of incandescent and arc lighting. It notes Charles Francis Brush in Cleveland as an early American street lighting pioneer and cites Moody's Magazine.

Sir Humphry Davy Royal Society of London Philadelphia Cleveland Charles Francis Brush Marc M. Reynolds Moody’s Magazine

Halcyon Days Inspires Mild Yearend Weather Myth

The Washington Post notes the Alcyone and Ceyx legend of halcyon days explaining calm seas and tranquil weather from December 22 to December 20. It contrasts this myth with American year end weather, describing a Mediterranean cycle of serene days. The piece blends myth with a reflection on seasonal climate.

Alcyone Halcyone Aeolus Ceyx America Mediterranean Washington Post

Lifting a Child Arm Grabs and Gentle Handling Urged

A Philadelphia Times excerpt urges women to understand a child’s delicate mechanics. It condemns lifting by one wrist and warns that yanking causes distress and tears. It calls mothers aunts and sisters to learn proper lifting from the waist or both arms.

Philadelphia Times

His Expectations in a Circulating Library Scene

A fluffy haired damsel enters the circulating library and asks about Great Expectations. The new assistant stammers replying he is heir to his aunt with nearly one hundred pounds in a post office savings bank.

Post Office London Telegraph

Invention of Scissors Era Noted in 14th Century

A Plain Dealer item muses on the early origin of scissors dating to the 1300s and jokes about Delilah using a knife to cut Samson's hair.

Delilah Samson Cleveland Plain Dealer

Speedometer Debate Between Otto Weend and Puck

The quip contrasts a speedometer with a bank balance as measures of progress. Otto Weend dismisses the device while Puck argues practical utility in tracking speed through numbers.

Otto Weend Puck

The Man Who Forgets to Be Thankful

A reflective note attributed to Steven son warns that ingratitude dulls living and erodes awareness of life’s opportunities. It frames thankfulness as a wakeful state essential to daily purpose and engagement.

Stevenson

Also Mentioned on This Page

F. J. Neville Chas. M Hubbell M. Soper Jones County J.J. Locher J. W. Coxsee Ricklefs & McNeill HE. E. Reed J. N. Peterson C.D. Chase Sac Protem Jim Hankem Fuente A. Lil, Giruenstiein EE. Barnes Tropics Northland United Ical Africa Alaska England Patent Vulcanite Roofing CO Ill Central Lumber & Coal Company Monticello, Iowa
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