John Hubbard Dies After Pneumonia at 63
John Hubbard of Castle Grove township Monticello died last week of pneumonia at age 69. Funeral services were held at the family home and First Presbyterian church with Rev Leonard Duckett officiating. He was a longtime farmer and swine breeder, survived by nine children fourteen grandchildren and his wife Princes Fisher Hubbard. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen lodge and buried in Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Alonzo Hubbard
Jones County
Leonard Duckett
First Presbyterian Church
Castle Grove Township
Monticello
Woodman Lodge
Hubbard
Oakwood
Mr. Hubbard
Myr
Elijah Hubbard
Henry Kray
Princes Fisher
Harry Fairbanks
Anamosa
Melvin Barker
Ontario
California
Lloyd Rice
Lusk
Wyoming
Otto E. Hubbard
Arthur G. Hubbard
Beaver City
Nebraska
Ernest Carpenter
Myron K. Hubbard
Mason City
Merle Buckner
Harold Hubbard
Charles City
Andes. Hubbard
McDonald Hospital
Mr Hubbard
Presbyterian Church
Monticello Resident Of Fifty Years Ago Is Dead
Luella Johnston died in Oconto Nebraska on March 28 at age 76. She was daughter of John and Maria Lawhead, born in Clarion Pennsylvania, family moved to Wyoming Iowa in 1866. She married George W. Rockwell in 1879, lived east of Monticello, later moved to Nebraska where Rockwell died. she then married George Johnston and survived by adopted son Harry S Rockwell and two sisters and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Johnston
Oconto
Nebraska
John Lawhead
Clarion
Wyoming
Iowa
Johnston
George W. Rockwell
Rockwell
Monticello
Scotch Grove Road
Two-Mile House
Arcadia
George Johnston
Harry
Belle Morris
Montana
Rose Enlow
Marion
Harkley
William Lawhead
Kansas
New School House To Be Built In Lovell No. 6
In rural independent district No. 6 Lovell township Jones county Iowa voters approved bonds up to 3600 dollars to erect and equip a new school house. Eighteen voted yes and two voted no. Directors must now issue bonds and seek bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell No
Lovell Township
Jones County
Towa
Iverson Buys New Studebaker Ambulance
Mr and Mrs L A Iverson traveled to South Bend Indiana last Sunday to bring back a new Studebaker ambulance for his business. The seven passenger vehicle will serve as a pallbearers car and for intended use in Montroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Iverson
South Bend
Indiana
Studebaker
Iverson
Montioe
Primary filings draw county supervisor race and more
Two weeks remain for filing nomination papers for county offices in the June primary. Incumbent supervisors Peet Hughes Matthiesen seek reelection while W B Streeper Onslow E G Brazelton Monticello and M Hosford Castle Grove also pursue seats. Sheriff Bodenhofer and County Attorney Paul circulate nominations with A E Hodoval Oxford Junction opposing the former. Others expected to file in coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Messrs Peet and Hughes
Matthiessen
W. B. Streeper
Onslow
E. G Brazelton
Monticello
8. M. Hosford
Castle Grove Township
John Bodenhofer
C. B. Paul
A. E. Hodoval
Oxford Junction
Cooking School A Big Success
The electric cooking school sponsored by The Monticello Express ended its four day run at the opera house last Friday. Miss Gladys Looney from Concordia Kansas led sessions with meat cutting and cake baking contests awarding prizes including a $40 range credit and electric appliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric
Monticello Express
Opera House
Gladys Looney
Concordia
Kansas
Isaac Suter
L. J. Swift
Miss Looney
Manchester
Cascade
Anamosa
Monticello
Easter Music At The Presbyterian Church
Easter services present morning and evening programs with a full choir and soloists. The program includes hymns and anthems such as Jesus Christ Is Risen Today and They Have Taken Away My Lord. Performers include Mr Vernon Mrs Duckett Bertha Mae Goldin and Dr Burris with O B Crane directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus Christ
Stainer
Mr. Vernon
Dr. Burris
Jesus
Bertha Mae Goldin
O. B. Crane
Band Concerts May Move to First Street This Summer
A petition signed by over 400 residents asks the city to relocate weekly band concerts from the fairground to First Street. Mayor and council will likely refer the matter to the committee chaired by Aldermen Ray Hayes and Ray Long for action.
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First Street
Fairground
Frank Podhaski
Committee On Een
Ray Hayes
Ray ‘Ong
Thirty Years Ago Local Notables and Incidents Noted
Jake Arduser bought property near the stock yards. Michael Mansfield, a 30-year Jones county resident and Ireland native, died at his daughter's home aged 68. Mary Eastwood and David Brown died, while Sophia Mettler and Augustus Hudson wed. Silk thefts hit H. C. Wills, 60 bolts worth 400 dollars. Eva A. Cass married Chas. R. Adams. Odd Fellows met in Monticello with 38 lodges represented. A new carpenter shop rose west of the railroad. a 12-pound daughter was born to Chauncey Bates. A gun accident injured George Moats’s eye slightly. Funeral of Mrs. Sarah T. Perley. Dr. M. H. Teeter earned Northwestern dental degree. New brick building began west of the railroad. Rose Samels wed Chris Aikens. City wells drilled east of Proctor store to 200 feet. second well planned.
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Jake Arduser
Elmer Hubbard
Michael Mansfield
Jones County
Ed Brazelton
Ireland
Iowa
Mary Eastwood
G. W. Eastwood
Monticello
Anthon
Charles W. Brown
Wheatland
David Brown
Bradley Stuart
Horace Downer
Chicago
Clell McLaughlin
National College School of Music
Sophia Mettler
Augustus Hudson
Henry Boner
Chas. R. Adams
Worthington
Adams
Alfred Smith
Independent Order of Iowa Odd Fellows
J. A. Doutrick
Co. L
Bowen's Prairie
M. H. Teeter
Dental Department
Northwestern’ University
J. E.”~ Bateman
Father McCormick
Hazel Green
Proctor Store
Law Violators Get Theirs In U S Court
Federal court in Cedar Rapids last week saw Judge Scott and U S attorney B E Rhinehart sentence several violators. John Cox of Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty to violating federal prohibition laws and drew four months in jail plus a $200 fine. G H Clark of Cedar Rapids admitted illegal sale and possession of liquor and received three months in jail and a $200 fine. Jack Richards alias Jack Dal got three months in county jail. Joseph J Conley of Rockford Illinois was sentenced to one year in federal prison at Leavenworth Kansas. Richard Carlbom of Rockford received six months in county jail. Conley pleaded guilty to forging Herbert Duvall’s name to an adjusted compensation certificate. Carlbom pleaded guilty to identifying Conley as Duvall at the American Legion office in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
B. E. Rhinehart
U. S
Cedar Rapids
John Cox
G. H. Clark
Jack Richards
Jack Dal
Joseph J. Conley
Rockford Illinois
Leavenworth
Kaw
Richard Carlbom
Rockford
Conley
Herbert Duvall
Jane
Inaugurate New Method Of Selling Xmas Seals
The 1930 Christmas seal campaign will run from Thanksgiving to Christmas and be led by mail in Jones County for the first time. A meeting in Anamosa on April 8 featured Miss Frances Brophy of the Iowa Tuberculosis Association providing guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
Frances Brophy
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
Des Moines
James Remley
Mattie Buckner
Celena Mardoff
F. 8. Vetter
Merle Murfield
W. B. Meeks
Ee E. OC
Gotsch
Martelle
O. A. Gable
Oxford Junction
Sadie Coppess
Olin
John Ande
W. D. McLaughlin
A. M. Maurice
Monticello
John Matthiessen
Educating Indian girls and village life in Pakaur
Miss Mildred Pierce, missionary in Pakaur India, writes of school life and practical training. Students study ideals, budgeting and market buying, while older girls learn to manage household needs. The letter notes health records, a new anti child marriage law, and church council talks on union amid diverse nationalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Binar and
Orissa
South India
House of Lords
Boy Killed Working In Field Under Roller
Harold Hood twelve, of four miles north of Springville, was found dead under a heavy roller in a field where he worked with his father Henry Hood. The eighth grade student died from suffocation after his roller pitched him from a stump. the horses stopped when the body was struck. Survived by parents a sister and a baby brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hood
Springville
Henry Hood
Hood
Post Office Closing Time Change for May 1
Postmaster George Guyan announces the post office will close at 7 p.m. starting May 1. The lobby remains open as before.
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George Guyan
Local Rotary Club Elects New Directors
The Monticello Rotary club held its annual director election after dinner at Maples Inn. New directors taking office July 1 for one year are W. A. Beery T. M. Redmond L. E. Hoag Clayton A. Palmer and Arch Grimes. Palmer won a coin flip after a tie with C A. Palmer Stuhler. They will elect officers this month and attend the district convention May 5-6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Charles C King Dies at 80 After Long Kansas Stay
E Bates learned of the death of his cousin Charles C King who died April 9 in Cloud county near Delphos Kansas at age 80. He moved from Monticello to Kansas in 1876 and leaves his wife Alma Cool King and four sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Bates
Charles C. King
Cloud County
Delphos
Kansas
Monticello
King
Alma Cool
Joseph and
Nancy Cool
May Fete At Public School Plans And Contests
Public school pupils stage a senior class play Second Childhood in the high school auditorium on May 16 with a large cast led by Frederick Relyea and Donna Lewis. The May Fete program titled The Conflict of the Seasons features dances from every grade, a May Queen crowning, and a May Pole dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Relyea
Billy Stickford
Wellsmiller
Donna Lewis
Sylvia Relyea
Mona Lightfoot
Philip Stanton
George R. Guyan
Henry Burbeck
Hugh Lambert
Marcella Burbeck
Ellen Yousse
Vivvert
Janet McNeill
Henderson
Elaine Etters
Lucille Norton
Ruth Lambert
Sanderson
Curtis Moncerief
Johnson
Ray Campbell
Stoker Meyer Marmis
May Queen
Mary Eileen
King Winter
Helen Starks
Vivian Smith
Italy
Switzerland
Sweden
Germany
Denmark
France
Dunkirk
Japan
Scotland
Russia
Holland
Finland
Uncle Sam
Tim George
Dorothy Eden
Naomi Hein
Mary Starks
Rockford City Hospital
Rockford
Illinois
Margaret Porter
Miss Specht
Miss Grote
Philomathean Literary Society
Kaster
San Francisco
Philippine Islands
Walker
Franklin Equipment Co. Adds New Department
Lewis Nopuzak of Chicago will head the architectural department at Franklin Equipment Co in Monticello. He will oversee drawings for barns housing hogs and other buildings as the firm expands. His wife and two children will move to Monticello after Chicago school ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Nopuzak
Chicago
Franklin Equipment Company
Monticello
Noouzak
Western Electric Company
4 H Canning Club Organized By Local Girls
A group of girls met at Mrs. John Matthiessen's home last Saturday to organize a 4 H canning club. Officers elected for the year include leader Mrs. John Matthiessen, president Mary Flack, vice president Garnet Eilers, secretary and treasurer Margaret Hansen, reporter Clemma Wenger, historian Clare Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Matthiessen
Mary Flack
Garnet Eilers
Margaret Hanssen
Clemma Wenger
Clare Adams
Primary Highways 117 and 161 Under Construction
Construction crews will pave Primary Highway 117 west from Maquoketa to the Jones county line starting next Monday April 21. Weather may delay April and early May paving. Headquarters stay in Maquoketa until July 1 then move to Monmouth. Primary 161 between Cascade and Dubuque closed for grading and paving. Motorists must detour via Farley to Dubuque on Primary 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Jones County
Monmouth
Cascade
Dubuque
Key City
Farley
Fine Increase In Butter Sales In Monticello
A six week campaign to boost butter use reported by Roy Morey of Farmers' Mutual Creamery shows March 1930 sales up 21.2 percent over March 1929 with 9 246 pounds sold versus 7 710. Per person consumption may rise about 4 pounds annually if trends hold. Oleomargarine sales fell according to some merchants and one grocer says he would not renew a license to handle it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pakaur
India
Bunyan, Kagawa
Japan
Sadhu Sundar Singh
Pandita Ramabai
Monticello
Roy Morey
Farmers' Mutual Creamery Company
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery
Morey
United States
Easter Musicale At The Reformed Church
The Reformed Church hosts an Easter Musicale on Sunday evening April 20 at 8:00 featuring preludes, anthems and duets by the junior and senior choirs under choir director Mrs. A H Tendick. The program includes readings, pageant sections and a Benediction by Rev Tendick with multiple soloists and encores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Church
A. H. Tendick
London
Holton
Edith Behrends
Clara Burrichter
Tendick
Vail
Wilson
Viola Paulsen
Rev
Nolte
Wesley
Faith
Pauline Meier
Ramler
Surprise party honors Mrs Charles Appleby on birthday
A group of over fifty deaf mutes gathered last Sunday to celebrate Mrs Charles Appleby’s fifty fifth birthday. Attendees came from Manchester Dubuque Baldwin Cascade Monona Cedar Rapids Iowa City Monticello and Marion. Daughters Mrs Ralph Lambert and Mrs Clarence Griffith organized the event. All guests were deaf mutes except a few boys who had learned to speak. A bounteous dinner was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Appleby
Manchester
Dubuque
Baldwin
Cascade
Monona
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Monticello
Marion
Pensions Remain Fixed for Iowa County Residents
Polk county payouts reach 2 356 monthly per recipient for 127 blind or partially blind residents. 103 receive 20, 21 get 10, and three receive 40 30 and 15. Applications, physician review, and county board approval govern blind pensions. Lutherans to convene 62d Iowa Augustana Synod in Burlington with 200 300 delegates as Augsburg Confession marks 400th anniversary. Iowa Lutheran Home Stanton Madrid Des Moines hospitals aided. Tama county baled cornstalk shipments reach five carloads by April with 180 200 bales daily per baler to Maizewood Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
County Board of Supervisors
Burlington
Iowa
Lutheran Augustana Synod
Messiah Lutheran Church
Iowa Lutheran Children's Home
Stanton
Home For
Madrid
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Tama County
Maizewood Products Corporation
Dubuque
Iowa reports four kerosene fire deaths in late March
Four people died in Iowa during the last week of March from kerosene related fires. Despite state board of health warnings and past tragedies, residents continue to risk starting fires. The late Dr. Albert's final acts as head of the health department included warning about kerosene stove fires and grass fire dangers in orchards and fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Board of Health
Albert
State Department of Health
Arbor Day Urged by State Superintendent for Schools
Miss Agnes Samuelson urges April 24 as Arbor day in schools. She says tree planting and bird welcoming teach conservation and wholesome life attitudes, aligning leisure use with appreciation of nature. Burlington railroad workers earned 2,737,356 in 1929, up 215,064 from 1928 per W A Card.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Samuelson
Burlington Railroad
Burlington
West Burlington
W. A. Card
Iowa
Drake Relays Draws Star Entries And Ticket Prices
The Drake Relays set for April 25 and 26 promises its greatest entry list yet with Cy Leland from Texas Christian University and Claude Bracey set to clash again. Also competing are Sentman from Illinois, Drake’s Snorf, Iowa State’s Hager and Soults, Purdue’s Orval Martin, and Canadian runners the Broth ers, Jack and Pete. Tickets go on sale via F L Turby of Drake with Friday prices from 50 cents to 1.00 and Saturday from 1.00 to 2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
Cy Leland
Texas Christian University
Claude Bracey
Sentman
University Ofllinois
Castle Grove Church to Show Life of Christ
St Peter and Pauls Lutheran Church Castle Grove township invites the public to a moving picture of the Life of Christ on Sunday April 27 at 2 30 pm and 8 00 pm Admission is free but a free will offering will be taken The film was shot in the Holy Land on actual locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter and Paul's Lutheran Church
Castle Grove Township
Christ
Holy Land
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Studebaker Ambulance
Political Bee
Cooking School
The
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U. S. Court
Mildred Pierce
Methodist Episcopal Church
Miss Pierce
Henry Fairbank
Charles King
A. F. Walker
Mr. Kaster
Manuel
Franklin Equipment Co
the Reformed Church
Iowa News
J. W. Jarnagin
Hawkeye State
Ecite 4 Open
Ciparettes
Castle Grove
of Christ
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