Local Notes Highlight Visits And New Auto Purchases
Mrs. R A Cartano visits Cedar Rapids Wayne Yousse drives a new Paige automobile Deatrick Co promotes white dress goods and linens Kayser Silk Gloves Mrs Fred Kellum visits Marion Manton visitors Mrs W M Welch Anamosa visits Dr F A Hefner buys a 37 Buick Mrs N Patrick glasses fitted Miss Mabsl and Miss Clara McCuskey visit Anamosa Kate Morse visits Iowa City L F Zeller banker Oxford Junction in town Miss Esther Howell returns from Clinton and Monmouth Gail Kennedy guest of Elsie Day Ladies only attractions announced John Pond takes time in Chicago Pansy Carter visits Coggon Meyer’s ad promotes ladies wear Deutrick Co Maxwell cars sold to Pat Leonard Fred Egger Buster Brown Hosiery Mrs Killian Thomas visits Monticello Mrs Huene visits Monticello Deatrick D G Co. new ready to wear Glasses fitted at eye service Elmer Hubbard family visit Cedar Rapids George Schaeffer guest Palo Missouri Linen goods promoted by Deutrick Co.
Social notes from Monticello and surrounding towns
Mrs. Eaton hosts, Cascade guests with Mrs. Hazard. Theresa Boblken trims in Ames. visits from Cedar Rapids, Anamosa and Omaha. real estate ads for lots. local business shifts in dining, dairy and lumber. paving progress on South Cedar streets. various travel notes and regional society events.
Judiciary committee stalls Boss Moore U S marshal nomination
No favorable report yet from the judiciary committee on Boss Moore for U S marshal. The nomination came up again yesterday with Senator Cummins opposing in an hour long speech, and the matter adjourned until next Monday. A smitch is said to be halting action in the painful dispute.
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Judiciary Committee
Boss Moore
U. S. Marshal
Cummins
Hogan
Resignation of Local Manager at Eclipse Lumber Co
J. H. Meaty resigns as Eclipse Lumber Co local manager due to poor health. Henry family plans to move to Belle Plaine early next month, their former home, after many warm friendships formed in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Meaty
Eclipse Lumber Co
Mr. Henry
Belle Plaine
Mrs. Henry
Monticello
Henry
Breakfast firm ships goods to Monticello teachers
A breakfast company sent a large shipment to the Teacher's Institute in session at Monticello. Varied assortments were prepared for each teacher to distribute to students, effectively creating 125 advertising agents among school maams. Teachers are seen delivering the dry goods in boxes throughout the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teacher’s Institute
Monticello
Ma’ams
Monticello Electric Co Advances Dam Construction
The Monticello Electric Co plans to finish its concrete dam in the coming season duplicating last summer’s ten thousand dollars of work on the unreconstructed half. Ice and floods did not severely trouble Iowa power projects last winter and spring, and W L Hanssen may have built a dam strong enough to withstand typical destruction. Mr and Mrs A L Lundy, traveling from Moravia California to Newark New Jersey, escorted by Mr and Mrs John Sutton, meet in Monticello after a 388 year family gap and a mistaken reunion scene unfolds as John searches for his sister among local young women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Electric Co
Iowa
W. L. Hanssen
A. L. Lundy
John Sutton
Moravia
California
Newark
New Jersey
Lundy
Mr. Sutton
Sutton
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
John
Priday Club Celebrates 27th Anniversary Tea
The Priday Club marked its 27th anniversary with a tea at Mrs. C. J. Northrop's home. Officers are President Mrs. L. W. Lovell Vice President Mrs. W. F. Robn Secretary Mrs. J. H. Perrine. The club has fourteen members with no vacancies. annual programs cover German history and literature to the Reformation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priday Club
C. J. Northrop
L. W. Lovell
W. F. Robn
J. H. Perrine
Iowa State College Instructor Joins Fresno Ice Cream Firm
Professor J. H. Seba son of Mrs Juli Huseman and former dairy department instructor at Iowa State College Ames has moved to Fresno California to lead the laboratory and mixing room at a large local ice cream company. He graduated from Iowa State in 1912 and then joined the college staff for his high grades and teaching skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Seba
Juli Huseman
Iowa State College
Ames
Fresno
California
Seba
Iowa State Colleges
Adventures of Kathlyn and Perils of Pauline at Princess Theater
The Adventures of Kathlyn and Perils of Pauline serials are booked for the Princess Theater with 3 reel first installments on May 7 and May 12 respectively. Each feature is a complete story within a continuing theme and readers are urged not to miss them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathlyn
Pauline
Princess Theater
Chicago Sunday Tribune
Chicago Sunday Examiner
Kathryn
County Supervisors Plan Road Improvements This Year
County supervisors expect better road conditions this year after delays caused by late state approval in 1913. Board members acknowledge limited work last year and aim to progress as funds allow, with district head Bohren budgeting about $3000 to macadamize the road from town to Mell Like on the Cascade road. The route is being graded to match the survey and will receive crushed rock soon, while local merchants promote themselves in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Bohren
Cascade Road
Lutheran Ministers Convene in Wayne District Conference
Ministers from the district gathered at Rev. QO. Mardorf's church in Wayne for a conference last week. Attendees included Rev. Fritscher Rev. Rev. of Nubuque Rev. Mehl Preston Rev. Volmer of Lost Nation Rev. Lutz Marsville Rev. Streeb Mossbach Rev. Host Andrew Rev. Ide Monticello Rev. Naether Castle Grove Rev. Baiker Olin Rev. Mardorf and Rev. Han ecke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QO. Mardorf
Wayne
Fritscher
Nubuque
Mehl
Preston
Volmer
Lost Nation
Lutz
Marsville
Streeb
Mossbach
Host
Andrew
Ide
Monticello
Naether
Castle Grove
Baiker
Olin
Mardorf
Hanecke
Monticello Native Raymond G. Thomas Goes to Mexican War
Lieutenant Raymond G. Thomas of the battleship Michigan, a Monticello high school graduate and Annapolis Naval Academy alumnus, is sent to the Mexican war. He earned shore duty but awaits war duty and recently visited Baltimore on furlough. Thomas, eldest son of Dr. and Mrs. John Thomas, earned a War Secretary commendation for bravery after saving ammunition during a magazine fire.
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Raymond G. Thomas
Monticello
Michigan
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Baltimore
Thomas
John Thomas
Naval Academy
Cousins
Ife
Mon ticello Improvement Club pursues higher good for all
The Mon ticello Improvement J engine is more than a trade group. It now supports the State University Community Institute in session in the city and closed places of business to boost attendance. The club aims to foster mental and social growth alongside commerce, signaling a united, civic-minded town.
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Monticello Improvement J.engine
State University Community Institute
Tragedy strikes Adrian family as five year old dies
Richard Schoen, only child of Mr and Mrs Schoen of Adrian Michigan, died after a brief illness of streptococic tonsillitis. The child, born in Adrian, had been visiting relatives in Jones county en route to Omaha when illness developed rapidly. Funeral arrangements and nurse care were provided before the family returned home. Mrs Mary Harris Stutt, recently deceased in Wayne township at age nearly 66, left seven children and a large community remembrance. Her son Henry serves in the state legislature and others reside in the area.
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Schoen
Adrian
Michigan
C. B. Mclean
Nell Davis
Richard
J. W. McKean
Siam
Jones County
Mary Harris Stutt
John Stutt
Wayne Township
OC. Mardorf
Stutt
Stutti
Shoe
Hanover
Germany
Mr. Stutt
Henry
John
Canada
Herman
Maggie Folkers
Edward
William
George
The Young Man and His Job Lecture at State Institute
The first State Community Institute session was at the opera house. Prof Robert Rienow spoke on The Young Man and his Job stressing preparation for skilled work, noting apprenticeship is outdated while technical training raises earning power and positions in the commercial world. He used charts to illustrate training benefits.
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State Community Institute
Opera House
Robert Rienow
O.’W. Wassman
Rienow
Teachers Institute in Session All Day at Jones County
The Jones County Institute runs a week long program directed by County Superintendent Kate Maurice focusing on Agriculture Manual Training and Domestic Science. About 125 teachers attend in divisions with lectures by O H Benson and a fire prevention talk by the state fire marshal.
Monticello School Notes Highlight Local Happenings
Miss Vena Gearhart visits Hopkinton school while spring affects pupils. Henry Templeton injures foot on a rusty nail. Herman Schneider and Helen Hosford named captains of boys and girls basketball. Sophomores win spelling contest. civics class discusses justice of the peace. Botany class explores woods for flowers under Miss Binggoli. County teachers institute in Presbyterian church. Grade’s patriotism shown via newspapers and Mexico debates. Agriculture class receives corn judging lecture from Mr. Farrar of Iowa State College. High school starts a basketball team led by Wallace Hollingsworth with Marshall Hall as assistant manager. home game Saturday against Hopkinton. Monticello spirit urged.
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Wm. Kingsley
Vena Gearhart
Hopkinton
Henry Templeton
Herman Schneider
County Teachers’ Institute
Presbyterian Church
Miss Jarman
Helen
Hosford
Civics
Justice of Peace
Iowa State College
Wallace Hollingsworth
Marshall Hall
Monticello
University Community Institute Plans Remaining Sessions
The program segment notes no admission fees and invites residents to attend, outlining Thursday Evening sessions on Municipal Welfare and Town Sanitation with Prof. Klingaman and Dr. Woods, plus Friday April 24th sessions on Industrial Welfare and Home Welfare with Prof. Klingaman, Prof. Wardall, and Prof. Rienow.
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O. BE
Klingaman Sec
Bureau of Municipal Information
Chas
Woods
Klingaman
Ruth Wardall
Robert Rienow
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Monticello Express
D. W. Doxsrer
E. G. Burrichter
Shoes of Quality
Home News
R. A. Cartano
Wayne Yousse
Paige
CO. H. Shipman
Greeley
Fred Kellum
Marion
W. M. Welch
Anamosa
F. A. Hefner
CO. N. Patrick
Mabsl
Clara McCuskey
Kate Morse
Iowa City
L. F. Zeller
Oxford Junction
Mary Hogan
Sarah Kennedy
Esther Howell
Clinton
Monmouth
Misa Gail Kennedy
Fayette
Elsie Day
Mrs. Minton
Burlington
Tom J. George
Lena Kasper
John Pond
Chicago
Emma Meyer
LaPorte City
Mrs
Kk. D. Miller
Deutrick Co
Messrs. . L. Faber
James Armstrong
Cascade
Miss Cola. Monroe
Hawarden
Grace Podhaski
Earl Tarbox
Ross McIntyre
Wilma Stabler
Buster
Deutrick’s
Pat Leonard
Fred Egger
Maxwell Automobiles
Waley & Ferring
Killian Thomas
Norway
Deatrick D. G. Co
Albert Kempf
Amanda Hosford
Eugene DeWitt
Marble Rock
George Stumbo
Elmer Hubbard
Clark
Mrs. Edgar Hubbard
Excelsior Springs
George G. Schaeffer
Palo, Missouri
G. H. George
Mrs. Eaton
Strawberry Point
Samuel Severn
D. G. Hazard
Nettie
Theresa Boblken
George L. Lovell
George L. Schoonover
Elsie Barnts
Omaha
John Barnts
C. D. Chase
John B. Zimmerman
Robert W. Henderson
William Stahler Jr
Will Altman
O. F. Newton
A. Young
M. D. Holcomb
Rednald, South Dakota
EH. N. Howard
Hanken’s
Mesdames
W. M. Barton
I. J. Hinde
Epworth
Mrs. Charles Cook
Waterloo
Barton
Richard Pears
Racine,Wisconsin
Monahan
Hall Manufacturing Co
W. Z. Allen
Jennie B. Coxsee
Beatrice
Kansas City
Cascades
Preston Hamil
Paul Baeter
New Rockford, North Dakota
George Guyon
Guyon
Mrs. Baeter
Polly
Ehrisman
Sam Reid
Rudolph Bohren
South Cedar
Fred Manning
Here
Davenport
Freeport
Illinois
Thomas Redmond
Isaac Rigby
D. E. Pond
Ams
R. D. Platt
Stanley
Rockstad
Central
John Reichart
Platt
Minnesota
H. M. Carpenter
Sulphur Springs
Virginia
Carpenter
American Bankers Association
G. W. Eastwood
Twinter
Mesdames Hunter
Gould
A. J. Schoonover
Monroe
Copeland
Prentiss
Jones
Sigworth
Hejinian
Strawman
Royden
Scotch Grove
M. W. Herrick
Local Hell Telephone Directory
Express
Lake Geneva
C. H. Schipman
Taiar
Hanken
L. Q. Stubler
Teacher's Institute
Jones County Institute
Kate Maurice
Farrer
Manuel
Johnson
Miss Bentley
O. H. Benson
Washington, D. C
Jennie Uoook
Jeannie Birk
Margaret Spellman
Nora Spellman
Ethel Thomas
Ida Lake
Nettie Brown
Mary &. Power
Louis Power
Matie Power
Hattie Gauser
Florence Pulver
Beatrice Bruce
Lillian Farragher
Grace Farragher
Flora Fisher
Alfreda Gorman
Agnes Foarde
Kate Hanlon
Kittie Whalen
N. E. Bickel
Mary Tracey
Carrie Page
Caroline Walderbach
Bern
Irene Brownell
Minetta Clauson
Alice Finn
Rosalie Dolphin
Norvine Dolphin
Mary C. Dolphin
Cecelia Kelly
Marcella Kelly
Esther Leonard
Irene Leonard
Louise Leonard
Marie Green
Pauline Powers
Sister Jerome
Rosalinda
Margaret Tallman
Stasia Henneberry
Anna McQuillen
Martha Becker
Sadie Lane
Lillian Brown
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