Monticello in April 1886 highlights
Notes from The Monticello Express recount local events in April 1886. Glanders killed a horse owned by Joe Peterson. Rev. C E B Aldrich moved to Kansas. Ida Platt resigned as high school assistant principal. Carrie Daniels appointed. several residents listed as then-alive from the paper era. pastor Hautsough resigned. social life centered on euchre. birthday party for Edith Curtis with many invitees. high school declamatory contest winners Jessie Preston and Ida Weir. Fred A. Jackson listed as superintendent. Grassmeyers visited Germany. John Wybel died at 58. incendiary fire at J T Bacher store. church building moved to a farm. Express office moved within town. postmaster P O Babcock. cattle death by self-inflicted injury. notable deaths and marriages recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Joe Peterson
C. EB. Aldrich
Jones County
Wyoming
Kansas
Ida Platt
Carrie Daniels
Iowa State College
the Express
W. F. Rosn
W. F. Bingham
Godfrey Schneider
Edward Hoyt
W. L. Rosa
C. H. Rastede
W. H. Hautsough
U. B. Church
Monticello
Edith Curtis
Edna Young
Nancy Stevenson
Mattie Hickok
Elsie Byerly
Jessie Byerly
Carrie Rice
Cora Rice
Nettle Ryan
Blanche Ryan
Minnie Ryan
Etta Dunn
Gracie Dunn
Daisy Noyes
Edna Schoonover
Eva Pierce
Gene Duer
Mio
Monticello Public
Fred Grassmeyer
Germany
John Wybel
J. T. Bacher
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bowen's Prairie
Robert M. Hicks
Express Printing Office
Rosa
Monticello Bank
Herrick & Coxsee
P. O. Babcock
Lucian Rice
Joseph Hickman
Richland’ Township
Culpepper County
Virginia
M. EB
Langworthy
Charles W. Nance
Effie L. Gaylor
Chauncey G. Bowen
Laura E
Anamosa and Eureka Items
Dr and Mrs A G Heginian and daughter Miss Lucea return from California tomorrow evening. Six convicts from the state reformatory sent to Clive to work on a state farm. A guard and two men were found with a sleeping load and alcohol. Sheriff Bodlenhofer arrested them and a $50 fine imposed. Clarence and Miss Mary Wood back from Japan and Hawaii, delayed by unsettled China, after Honolulu March 18. Northwestern railway retrenchment hits Midland branch. one freight train now Clinton to Anamosa daily, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, claiming big savings. James fe Remiley elected Rotary International delegate to Cleveland. local Rotarians plan a possible drive. Dr Prevarthen and others plan a trip to Cleveland if plans hold.
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A. G. Heginian
Lucea
California
State Reformatory
Clive
Iowa
John Hayes
Carl Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Reformatory
Honolulu
San Francisco
Northwestern Railway
Midland
Anamosa
Clinton
James Fe Remiley
Anamosa Rotary Club
Rotary International
Cleveland
Prevarthen
Toe. Watters
James Eo Rethley
Iowa State College News Bulletin Excerpts on Farm Publications
The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station reports thirteen bulletins and circulars released or near release, covering apple storage, cottonwood growth, rural schooling surveys, onion industry, oat varieties, soft cheeses, cooperative laws, and farming accounting. Additional bulletins on seed analysis, soybeans, dairy barns, and fertilizer use are forthcoming, with mailing options for targeted and general farm subjects.
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Tew
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Iowa
Hudson, Orange, and
Jesup
Blackhawk
Buchanan Counties
Pleasant Valley
Bulletin
Iowa State College
Ames
Poverty beliefs and thrift shape American attitudes
Mary Willis Shuey argues that talking about poverty reinforces poverty, noting how thrift and fear of spending trap people in want. She observes that saving habits persist across generations, delaying opportunity, and urges balanced saving paired with mindful spending to build wealth and security for old age.
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Mary Willis Shuey
Dearborn
Langer
Education Notes Track State School Progress and Reforms
Washington schools report 99.9 percent library installation in districts. Columbia University hits millionth volume. Patterson New Jersey resumes coeducation after two years of segregation. Virginia requires physical education in all public elementary schools with state aid for directors. New Haven district notes diverse pupil representation and reading tests. New Jersey board strengthens graduation requirements and spelling tests with 1964 results showing higher pass rates.
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State of
Washington
Columbia University Library
Teachers’ College
Patterson
New Jersey
Board of Education
Superintendent of Schools
Virginia
State Bord of Education
Board of Embiemicd
Prospects for a Bumper Fruit Crop in Iowa
Iowa horticultural official predicts a bumper fruit crop this year with apples heavily budded. A light frost may help, while cold wet bloom could cause a June drop without cross pollination. First spray should be applied immediately, with a second spray after petals fall.
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Iowa
Kos Herrick
Iowa Vorticultural Society
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
Mr Herrick
Among the Churches First Congregational Church Service Schedule
The First Congregational Church led by Pastor George W. McNary lists Sunday April 26 services: Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 7:00 p.m. Evening Service at 7:48 p.m. Public invited to worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor
Local Church Installs New Pulpite Bible During Service
From the Sunday service a new pulpit Bible was installed in a simple ceremony. The old Bible, worn from years of use, was retired. The replacement was a thank-offering by a church friend. Next Sunday April 26 services include Sunday School and Morning Worship with a sermon on "Claimed Riches" and an Evening Worship with "The Work of Our Hands."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Jovesh
UsvGa
Gracia Orcutt
Teacher vacancies to arise this year
G W Samson, director of the teachers employment bureau in the state department, reports no shortage of teachers to fill vacancies that will occur this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Samson
Teachers Employment Bureau of State
Francis’ Department
Council Adjourns After Purchasing Deep Well Pump
In Monticello Ta on April 20 1925 the council met in special session with six members present and the mayor. It was moved and seconded to authorize purchase from Worthington Pump and Machinery Corp of a Nos Worthington Axislo deep well pump and a 15 hp General Electric vertical motor with starter for 481. The motion passed with six yes votes and no nay votes. City Clerk Ray Eehternacht signed the adjournment alongside J. J. Locher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Bases
Rodman
Schneider
Rockstad
van Meter
Maurice
Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation
Worthington
General Electric
B. Holyoke
Mass
Bates
Sehneider
Ray Eehternacht
J. J. Locher
Executor's Notice for Estate in District Court
Public notice announces the appointment of an executor for an estate in the district court. It requests creditors to present claims, sworn and proven, with the clerk, by a specified deadline, and names the attorney for the estate.
Executor's Notice in Jones County Iowa
Public notice that the district court of Jones County Iowa has appointed and commissioned an executor for the estate of J Jakob Rueger. Creditors and claimants must present claims to the court clerk sworn and timely, while heirs and debtors provide settlements or proofs as required. The notice is dated Anamosa Iowa the 20th day of March 1902.
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Ana
Pete
Anais
Carpe Cassady
Defowa
Iid Oxeculor
Deteen & Jeoxvsee
Fstate
District Court
Jones County
State of
Iowa
J. Jakob Rueger
Anamosa
Tuwa
Iowna
Ella R. Hutton
Ajmal
Afaowa
G. Hutton
Dursee & Fioxsee
Wilk
State of Iowa
Rudolph Grenenwald
Quiet Title Sought in Jones County Land Case
Victor Mirutenanich files in Jones County District Court to prove ownership of rural parcels in sections 36 and 1, township 86 north range 2 west, seeking quiet title and bar on all claims by defendants and unknowns. Court set for June 1 1926. default may be entered if not defended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the State of
Patrick Melerver
Catharine McKeever
Bein
Peter MacKeever
Towagship
District Court
Jones County
State of Iowa
Victor Mirutetinaeh
Csba
Anamosa
Lochisa
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Collections Insurance
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J. H. Fraser, M. D
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J. H. Siebels
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Fred J. Kay
Rickless’ Dry Goods Store
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A. J. H. McNeill
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Standard Oil
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