Mrs. Caroline Locher dies after eight months illness
Funeral services for Mrs. Caroline B. Locher were held at Sacred Heart church with Rev. George A. Hauck presiding. She left a large family of sixteen children, survive twelve, and several siblings. Her life reflected deep Catholic faith and devotion to family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
Carolne B. Locher
George A. Hauck
Dubuque
Monticello
Lawrence R. Locher
Farley
James W. McAleer
Lisbon
Leo L. Locher
Cedar Rapids
Matt Muller
Mary
Bertha Locher
John J. Locher
Frank A. Locher
Anthony 8. Locher
Albert Meyer
John B. Meyer
Cincinnati
Ohio
Catherine Locher
Lawrence Locher
Lovell Township Farm Bureau Meeting Tuesday
The Lovell township Farm Bureau plans its regular monthly gathering at Mrs. John Smith's home on Tuesday at 8 pm. A program includes music by Mrs. Laude reading by Helen Crane and a talk by Bert Neale of Mount Vernon on twenty years of corn breeding and farming. A play and a corn guessing contest are on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell Township
M. E. Church Welcomes Thirty Three New Members
Rev Roy V Porter welcomed thirty three new members to the Methodist Episcopal church at the morning service last Sunday. A baptismal service preceded the reception and the service ended with communion. The Sunday school raised 123 dollars for church benevolence via class fundraisers like popcorn balls candy and bake sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy V. Porter
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Sunday School
Mrs Newton Parrott Reports Huge Jersey Black Giant Egg
Mrs Newton Parrott of Monticello owns Jersey Black Giant hens noted for size. One year and one day old hen laid a record egg weighing three and three quarters ounces with seven and three quarters inch end circumference and six and one eighth inches center circumference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Parrott
Monticello
Bruce Suthers Chosen for Aviation Utility School Training
Bruce Suthers, former Monticello high student who joined the Navy, is selected as the sole recruit from a hundred to train at the Aviation General Utility School in Great Lakes. He will learn aircraft care and upkeep and may be stationed at a naval air station or aboard an aircraft carrier after graduation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Suthers
Monticello High School
United States Navy
San Diego
California
Great Lakes
W. A. Suthers
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Bruce
Naval Air Station
Monticello
Neighborhoods That Interest Neighborhoods
Reports claim lawsuits totaling eighty thousand dollars have been filed against W B Clauson the missing Cedar Rapids undertaker. B B Moyle was reelected Maquoketa public schools superintendent for thirteenth year starting next September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Clauson
Cedar Rapids
Moyle
Maquoketa Public Schools
Mary Joiner
Bessie Bernice Jones
Coggan High School
Benjamin E. Jones
Shellsburg
Otto Meister
Dubuque
Meisner
Joe G. L. Davies
F. O. Ellison
Davies
Fred Klemmer
St. Lucas
Iowa
Chicago
Elgin
Klemmer
Nichols
Belle Plaine
Dorothy Schraeder
Evererett Trumblee
Delaware
Manchester
Trumblee
Charlotte Monroe
Welton
Harry J. Cook
Wyoming
Cook
Two Men File Bankruptcy Petitions in Cedar Rapids
Last Monday in Cedar Rapids federal court two bankruptcy petitions were filed. Oney Woods, a Coggan farmer, listed debts of 55280 with assets of 368. Hal Gilmore, a reformatory guard in Anamosa, listed debts of 6137 and declared no assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Oney Woods
Coggan Farmer
Hal Gilmore
Anamosa
Forty Years Ago Items of Occurrences
Monticello notes recount local life events from the prior month. George Wilkens left R A Rickless store to join Mrs Rohn’s clothing shop. Frank Podlaski bought H H Starks restaurant and took charge. Lucy Leech died of tuberculosis at 35. new births, marriages, and relocations fill the period with school reelects, organ purchase, and civic changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wilkens
R. A. Rickless
Rohn
Libbie Campbell
D. L. Ames
H. F. Pierce
Indiana
William Stuhler
Imogene Dunham
Ella Hazard
James Henderson
Bowen’s Prairie
Joseph Percina
W. H. Corbett
J. F. Porter and Baby
New York City
Robert Henderson
St. Louis
William Howie
Mary van Wotenburst
Charles Robinson
Oliver
Elgin
Max Stadtmueller
Castle Grove
Pomeroy
Charles E. Henderson
The
Reformed Church
Mens
Jacob Schneider
J. L. Countermine
Monticello Presbyterian Church
Fort Howard
Wisconsin
Ida Brewer
Vinton
Sarah A. Parrott
James Parrott
James F. Calkins
Monticello
Mr. Parrott
Ransom Calkins
O. M. & St. Paul Railway Company
Thomas Schoonover
Wayne Township
H. S. Byers
Isaac Rigby
Grant Stambaugh
Stambaugh
Frank W. Lesenger
F. J. Podhaski
Rosa Graves
Mamie Keenen
Ben Hur
Monticello High School
Keenen
Clara Weir
Archbishop Beckman To Be Installed May 7
Right Rev. Francis J. L. Beckman of Lincoln Nebraska will be installed as archbishop of the Dubuque diocese on May 7. Cardinal Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi will preside, with Bishop Edmund Heelan of Sioux City celebrant at St Raph ael's Cathedral. Archbishop J J Glennon of St Louis will deliver the sermon and Rector Charles J Miller will read the papal document naming Beckman to succeed the late Archbishop Keane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. L. Beckman
Lincoln
Nebraska
Dubuque
Pietro Fumasoni-Biondi
United States
Edmund Heelan
Sioux City
St. Raphael's Cathedral
J. J. Glennon
St Louis
Charles J. Miller
Beckman
James J. Keane
New Monticello Pastor Sets First Sermon Tonight
Rev. G. Gutensohn, newly chosen pastor of the First Congregational church in Monticello, arrived from Dawn Missouri with his wife and daughter. He led a federated Dawn church for four years. Next Sunday evening congregations from Presbyterian Reformed and Methodist Episcopal will attend his sermon at the Congregational church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Gutensohn
First Congregational Church of
Monticello
Dawn
Missouri
Gutensohn
Gutengohn
Mrs J W Gilroy Gravely Ill in Berea Kentucky Hospital
Mrs J W Gilroy is critically ill in a Berea Kentucky hospital while visiting at her daughter Mrs Jenzile Porter's home. Friends have been notified and ask for prayers and consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gilroy
Berea
Kentucky
Jenzile Porter
Census records grow with nation through the years
The article traces decennial censuses from 1790 to 1930, noting how individual details are archived in Washington. It details missing records, fires, and shifts of the Census Bureau under Interior and Commerce, the vaults and volumes, and the uses of census data by historians, genealogists, and courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Uncle Sam
Commonwealth
Census Bureau
Washington
New Jersey
Delaware
Virginia
Georgia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
District of Columbia
Ilinois
Michigan
Ohio
Butterford County
Alabama
Arkansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Court House
Department of Commerce and Labor
Commerce
Commerce Department
B and
14Th Street i
Duke
North Carolina
McClintock
Jennings
Chicago
Mark Hopkins
California
Bureau
Congress
Aviatrix Lands at Local Airport in 4:30 Monday Flight
Nellie Zabo of Sioux Falls became the first woman to land a plane at the Monticello area airport. She flew an Alexander Eagle Rock open model from Detroit toward her home via Chicago Waterloo and Sioux City, solo, with Madsen Motor Co servicing the aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Madsen Motor Co
Monticello
Nellie Zabo
Detroit
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Chicago
Waterloo
Sioux City
Commercial Club Plans Movie Night at VFW Quarters
The Monti cello Commercial club will meet at the Veterans of Foreign Wars quarters on the Memorial building second floor. After dinner a film will show the Cedar Rapids to Iowa City telephone line project by Northwestern Bell. Carl Hodson notes other business to be discussed as the meeting starts at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Commercial Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial Building
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Carl Hodson
Commercial Club
Dallas Kiburz Seized as Insane and Committed
Dallas Kiburz a Richland township farmer living with his brother Oliver showed wild signs of insanity last week. Officers confined him in Monticello jail awaiting Sheriff Bodenhofer. He was taken to Anamosa for a commissioners of insanity hearing who ruled him insane and ordered admission to the state insane hospital at Independence. Sheriff Bodenhofer transported him to Independence last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Kiburz
Richland Township
Oliver Kiburz
Monticello
Bodenhofer
Anamosa
State Insane Hospital
Independence
Iowa Reaches 681 996 Car Registrations In March
The Iowa motor vehicle department reports 34 725 vehicles registered in March. Roy Gault the superintendent announced the year to date total reaches 681 996 by end of March. Polk county leads with 37 330 passenger cars followed by Black Hawk Clinton Dubuque Linn Pottawattamie Scott and Woodbury counties with 16 357 10 639 11 648 19 849 15 668 18 547 and 20 686 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Motor Vehicle Department
Roy Gault
Polk County
Black Hawk
Clinton
Dubuque
Linn
Pottawattamie
Scott
Woodbury
Wyoming High School Activities During Week
A week of school events lists a May schedule: band concert May 2, Junior-Senior Banquet May 9, Senior Class Play May 16, Baccalaureate Sermon May 18, Class Night May 20, and Commencement May 22. Freshman class leads regular attendance with 39 percent never absent or tardy. sophomores 34 percent. juniors 18 percent. seniors none. Saturday seniors staged graduation photos in Davenport and visited local spots. Notes mention new spectacles for Mr. Webber, a winning junior typewriting class student earning $20 weekly, and a 17-member shorthand class finishing Gregg Speed Studies. Baseball practice faces weather delays. an upcoming Olin camp is noted. A dedication program for a new radio includes gymnastic demonstrations, puppet plays, musical numbers, and a final assembly with glee clubs and songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wy- Hi
Main Street
Iife
Mecca
Davenport
WOC
Mr. Palmer
Heaven
Webber
Mabel
Olin
Rohwedder
Miss Doty
Miss McDonald
Girls’ Glee Club
Carpenter Died At Anamosa A Noted Local Resident
Fred S. Carpenter of Anamosa died at Mercy hospital after gall stone surgery complications with diabetes. Funeral at Congregational church. Survived by widow and three sisters. Born May 22 1865 in Elizabeth Illinois. Longtime Anamosa resident since 1886. Married Etta Blayney of Olin. Active in Masonic lodge Order of the Eastern Star Cedar Rapids Shrine and El Kahir temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Carpenter
Anamosa
Mercy Hospital
Congregational Church
Effie Rummel
Chicago
Julia Bundy
Lena Lll
Florence Dales
Los Angeles
Mr. Carpenter
Elizabeth
Ill
F. O. Carpenter
Olin
Etta Blayney
Iowa
Carpenter
Masonic Lodge
Morish
Order of the Eastern Star
el Kahir
Order of the Mystic Shrine
Cedar Rapids
County Sells $30,000 Of Bonds To Lowell Bank
The Lowell State bank bid and bought $30,000 in county paying bonds at four and a half percent interest with a premium of 85 dollars. The sale completes the full amount authorized by voters two years ago. The bank also took $230,000 in bonds issued last August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell State Bank
Former Monticello Girl Becomes Sister Mary Vianney
Grace Smith daughter of Mrs Anna Smith of Monticello entered Mount St. Francis Dubuque last August and was received into the Order of Sisters of St Francis last Tuesday. She will study four years for missionary work and join twenty one others in donning the white veil and brown garb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Smith
Anna Smith
Monticello
Mount St. Francis
Dubuque
Order of Sisters of St. Francis
Mary Vianney
Order of St. Francis
Dealer earns Delco trip for strong sales
Frank Ferring returned from Chicago where he attended a Delco Lighting agents meeting. He went with all expenses paid as one of a group of dealers awarded the trip for exceptional sales in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ferring
Chicago
Delco Lighting
Census Enumerator Count Monticello Iowa Reminder
If any Monticello residents within corporate limits were not counted in the 1930 federal census they should mail a coupon to Mrs Bernice Byerly at 225 E Seventh Street Monticello Iowa. The coupon asks for the name and address and a statement that the person was not enumerated on April 1 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Bernice Byerly
Seventh Street
Iowa
Dr Redmond Chosen New Rotary President
At the Monticello Rotary club meeting the new directors elected Dr Thomas M Redmond as president for 1930 31 starting July 1 He was a founder of the local club Other officers named were Clayton A Palmer vice president and Ben C Roberts secretary treasurer A talk on Rotary work by Bishop Morrison highlighted efforts in fostering international relations and a German World War II veteran funeral cited as an example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Bishop Morrison
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Cedar Rapids
Wisconsin
American Legion
Germany
William McKee
Henry Morey
Dr. Sleworth
Anamosa
C. C. Hunt
Rotary Club
John Morrison
Employee In Franklin Factory Injures Fingers
John Rentz of the ventilating department at Franklin Equipment sustained deep cuts to the inside of three fingers from galvanized tin yesterday morning. A physician treated the wounds at the hospital and Rentz is expected to return to work soon. The Oswalds and Gerald Vernimont visited the Oswald home for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rentz
Franklin Equipment Company
Monticello’s oldest resident Lena Nipp at 92
Monticello celebrates Lena Nipp, longtime resident since 1854, recalling early Monticello life. She arrived with the Reiger family, spoke French, and shared memories of pioneer stores, the first hotel, stagecoaches, and a swamp that once filled the town site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lena Nipp
Nipp
Louis Berger
Frank
Mary Reiger
Reiger
Lovell Township
Louis Reiger
Alsace- Loraine
United States
Jones
Almanac
St. Louis
Moore & Christian
Levi Gassett
Main Street
Maquoketa River
Dubuque
Town City
Thomas Shover
Depot Park
Virginia Cafe
Suter
Coon Hunt Set on Ray Adams Farm Near Monticello
Messrs Will Null and Jake Bader sponsor a coon hunt at Ray Adams farm two miles north of Monticello next Sunday. The first heat starts at 10 o clock with eight dogs per heat. If weather allows about 150 dogs may enter. Heat winners receive 5 dollars. final heat distributes remaining cash 60 percent to first, 30 percent to second, and 10 percent to third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Will Null
Jake Bader
Ray Adams
Monticello
Florence Moncrief Weds Herman J Bartels in Manchester
Miss Florence Moncrief daughter of Mr and Mrs R H Moncrief of Monticello married Herman J Bartels last Monday at the Lutheran church parsonage in Manchester. Rev Herbert Groening conducted the ceremony. The couple will reside in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Moncrief
R. H. Moncrief
Monticello
Herman J. Bartels
Manchester
Herbert Groening
Fire Department Responds To Early Morning Roof Fire
Fire units rushed to the John Oswald residence after a chimney spark ignited a roof fire. Firefighters knocked it down quickly using chemicals. Estimated damage is $75 with insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oswald
Announcer Loyal Podhaski Visits La Salle Family
Loyal Podhaski, son of Mr and Mrs F M Podhaski of La Salle Illinois, is a radio announcer and operator for WJBC. He spends the weekend with his parents and shows strong interest and rapid progress in the radio field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Podhaski
F. M. Podhaski
la Salle
Iainois
Loyal
WJBC
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Lovell Township Farm Bureau
M. E. Church
Aviation
the Express
Archbishop Beckman
Sam
Great
Capitol
Department of State
Patent Office
Department of Interior
State Department
F Street
E Street
9Th
Marini
Aviatrix
Insane Hospital
Wyoming High School
Lowell Bank
Veil
Delco Light Meeting
Monticello, Towa
Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Sehod
H. H
Elizabeth Gest
Leona Fothergill
Johnstone
Margaret McNeill
Rummel
Averett Kiburz
Canonette
Gaynor
Lillian Loch
Belgium
Lassen
Everetta Maloney
Mildred Doen
Trin
Moldhouse
Jeanne Ann Liddy
Loomis
Stella Black
James McDonough
Mary Lucille Rickless
Renard
Grieg
Maxine Redmond
Godard
Mary Elizabeth Fothergill
Keith Dickey
Burgmueller
Kroeger
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Butterfly
Lavalee
Helen Louise Stahler
Jules Massenet
Ruth Hayes
Eugene Chaloupka
John Locher
G. A. Hauck
Betty Thompson
Dr. Redmond
Rotary
Franklin
Leo Oswald
Iowa Falls
Gerald Vernimont
Columbia College
J. B. Oswald
Fire Department
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