Monticello Centennial Recalls Early Settlement
The 1946 centennial year prompts republication of a 1869 Monticello history by M M Moulton. It traces 1836 onward with settlers Varvel Clark South Peak Beardsley and others, churchs schools roads mills posts and the 1859 railroad completion shaping Monticello into a growing town.
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the Express
M. M. Moulton
Monticello
Daniel Varvel
Kentucky
Kitty Creek
Maquoketa
Varvel
William Clark
Ohio
Richard South
Eighteen Ways To Cheese It
An Iowa State College dairy expert outlines cheese varieties from soft to hard, noting ripened, mold and bacteria ripening, and describes common supermarket availability. He highlights Limburger, Gorgonzola, Roquefort, Stilton, Emmenthal, Swiss, Cheddar, Edam, Gouda and Parmesano, plus flavor pairings and processing differences.
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Iowa State College
St Nielsen
Iowa State
Jones
Ty Webbe
Munster
Emmenthal
Gouda
Nielsen
Real Estate Transfers In Bronson's Addition Wyoming
Robert H Andreesen and CarMalee Brodersen Andreesen transfer undivided interest in parts of blocks 3 14 46 27 and 22 and portions of blocks 19 and streets in Bronson's addition to the town of Wyoming to Margaret M Bordersen q c d. The conveyance excludes a 45 foot street strip along the south side and includes all land between Pine Street and railroad land with related alley and street interests.
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Robert H. Andreesen
Carmalee Brodersen Andreesen
Margaret M. Bordersen
Q.c.d
Pine Street
Davenport & St. Paul Railroad Co
Bronson
Wyoming
Iblock 19
Property Transfers and Land Descriptions in Richland Monticello Areas
Land deeds and transfers detailed include the town of Wyoming and a 100 foot wide strip between blocks 19 and 22 from Pine Street to the former C M and St P Ry grounds, now reverting to Pankow. Additional moves list deeds by William Rickels, Lena, Olin Howle, William R Robinson, Edith Robinson, Ermyl Koranda, M C Starry, Leigh Clark, and W T Folkers among others, with specific parcels in sections 21, 26, 27, 17, 34 and townships 83 4 west and 85 2, plus Maquoketa river and Richland township areas. Parcels include lots in Monticello Railroad addition, 29 acres, and various quarters, with exact measurements and boundaries noted.
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Richard South
Dubuque
Iowa City
Monticello
Ansel Briggs
Iowa
Main Street
Daniel Warvel
Margaret FE. Jeardsley
Edmund Booth
Mary Ann Walworth
James Dawson
Emily A. Wilcox
William Clark
Lowa City
James Shelley
Frink & Walker
W. B. Selder
Indiana
Daniel Varvel
John Stevenson
Joseph
Wyoming
Pine Street
Iowa Central Air Line Railroad Co
Pankow
William Rickels
Lena
Olin R. Howle
W. d. West
William R. Robinson
Edith Helen
Narvis Robinson
W. d
West
Ermyl Koranda
M. C. Starry
N. d
Leigh Clark
Mary A. Brown
Jessie
Richland Township
Ne& Nw
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T. J. Peak
Rebecca M. Beardsley
Sugar Creek
Cedar County
Jones County
Edinburg
Anamosa
Military Road
D. S. Dewey
Waukegan
Jurce
Dewer
J. C. Quimby
Frank Reirer
Far Seem
Boron
J. L. Davenport
Fred Grassmeyer
Peak & Hogg
E. B. Peak
Kinsella Brothers
C. E. Wales
William Merriam
A. J. Monroe
Cottage
Neufchatel
Camembert
Brie
Limburger
Liderkranz
Besse
Milwaukee Road
Mail and Express
The
VTA
Love Brothers
D. M. Bell
Mgr
J. LeRoy Farmer
Ray A. Walton
Rite-Way Milker
Zimmerman
Western Auto
Victory Party
Jones County Farm Bureau
Barber Shop
Dean Lamphear
WMT
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