Tragic Death Of Marcus O Rourke In Barn Accident
Marcus O Rourke fifteen lived west of Monticello in Coggan neighborhood. He died after falling unconscious in a barn hay loft while swinging on a hay rope. Coroner suggested heart trouble may have caused the accident, with other theories about swinging impact. Funeral held at Immaculate Conception Church Castle Grove with burial nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus O'Rourke
Monticello
Coggan
John O'Rourke
Marcus
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Castle Grove Township
John Hennessey
Fine Concert at Presbyterian Church Delights Monticello Audience
A Monticello audience enjoyed a Tuesday evening concert at the First Presbyterian Church under Tysemahka Camp Fire girls with Mrs. E J Farley and Miss Carrie Hoag aiding. Soloist Mrs. Nena Harris and organist Alvin W Keiser drew praise, with Maurine Hamblin, Charles Eby, and Ray McNeilly also on the program. Mildred White read a Coe college speech department piece. The free will offering supported Camp Fire camping funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
First Presbyterian Church
Tysemahka Camp
E. J. Farley
Carrie Hoag
Nena Harris
Alvin W. Keiser
Manchester
Harris
Keiser
Maurine Hamblin
Monticello Public
Charles Eby
Ray McNeilly
Mildred White
Coe College
Camp Fire Girls
Lovell Township Women Complete Clothing Project Series
Lovell township farm bureau women completed a five lesson clothing project directed by Hazel Bown of Iowa State College. Summary shows September through April activities with 9 readers 32 follow ups 375 total attendance 155 participants 155 adopting suggestions 655 leaflets 455 patterns cut and ongoing garment production as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell Township
Spring Dance Sponsored By Monticello High School M Club
The final school dance of the season sponsored by Monticello High School M Club was held Friday evening in the gym. Green and pink spring colors decorated the room with streamers overhead and flower vase decor on the boards. Tim and Jim's Hot Orchestra played as faculty chaperones supervised the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Tim
Jim
Wyoming School Reports 100 Percent Tooth Records
Miss Lora Houston notes Wyoming public schools under Supt A B Webber have a three year 100% perfect teeth record. Anamosa and Monticello also pursue this record with several fifth grades and rooms achieving full marks. Dentists signing 100% cards will earn students a class picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lora Houston
Jones County
Wyoming
Webber
Anamosa
Monticello
Dorothy Stemm
Frances Ruby
June Meyer
Ann Henderson
Monticello Baseball League Outlines 1932 Plans
Monticello Commercial club heard plans for the 1932 baseball season. The league will feature seven home and seven away games with a $5 season ticket. Four umpires will be hired, and the city park diamond will be sodded and irrigated under park board and fair association support. Lee Bartlett named manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Monticello Commercial Club
Memorial Building
Ervin E. Reed
Commercial Club
F. G. Matthiessen
Paul Schuetz
Harry Maire
Baseball League
Mr. Schuetz
Linfred Hauss
Harry Matre
Park Board
Fair Association
Lee Bartlett
Louis Hoag
Parents Teachers Association
Commercial
Don Anderson
Ernie Shelley
Gus Ricklefs
Will Cundill
Maquoketa
John Blassing
Motorists Arrested For Carrying Old Licenses
Maquoketa dispatch reports seven motorists were arrested Saturday night in justice court for operating a motor car with improper licenses all tied to 1930 plates. Ray Crabb, district inspector, has targeted old license pirates and faulty lights, detaining about 60 cars for faulty lights and ordering repairs. He will return this week and warns a second offense will bring a fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Justice Court
Ray Crabb
Maquoketa Loop schedules 56 league games this season
The Maquoketa Valley baseball league directors finalized a Sunday schedule from May 17 to August 16, with 56 league games. Umpires named are Forrest Plass and L J Meloy of Dubuque, O H Story of Olin, and John Savel of Cedar Rapids. Each team posted a $50 guarantee. The May 17 opening slate features Cascade at Oxford Junction and other matchups across Monticello Ryan Guttenberg Dyersville Manchester Alburnett Cascade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa Valley Baseball League
Dyersville
Forrest Plass
Dubuque
L. J. Meloy
O. H. Story
Olin
John Savel
Cedar Rapids
Samsutra
Transat
Ryan
Oxford Junction
Manchester
Cascade
Alburnett
Monticello
Guttenberg
Monticello Girl Named Hospital Superintendent in Ellsworth
Miss Edna Oltman a Monticello high school graduate of 1927 has been chosen as superintendent of Ellsworth hospital at Iowa Falls. Daughter of Mr and Mrs William Oltman of Booth Grove township she trained at Lutheran hospital Hampton and most recently served as floor nurse at Iowa Falls hospital.
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Edna Oltman
R. N
William Oltman
Booth Grove Township
Ellsworth Hospital
Iowa Falla
Oltman
Monticello High School
Lutheran Hospital
Hampton
Iowa Falls Hospital
Lees Return from South
Mr and Mrs Hiram Lee returned last Tuesday from Hendersonville North Carolina where they had spent the winter months. During his absence Mr Lee underwent a serious surgical operation and was in the hospital for three months. He still suffers the effects of his illness.
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Hiram
Lee
Hendersonville
N. C
Marion Track Team Wins Three "M" Meet Here
Marion won the Three M meet at Monticello city park with just under 42 points, ahead of Vinton 32, Manchester 25, Monticello 19, and Anamosa 10. Local standout performances came from Reynolds in the mile and half mile, Yeoman in the 220 yard low hurdles, Welter in the shot put, and Reisner in the javelin. The meet featured a dramatic mile race between Hite and Arp and good showings from Marion’s relay teams as weather turned chilly and damp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Manchester
Yeoman
Monticello
Reynolds
Marion
Anamosa
Freeman
Squier
Britt of
Keller
Millington Carpenter
Iowa City
Marion Balster
Max Specht
Hite
Arp
Haugen
Monti
Star
Freeman Vinton
Reisner
Wendt
Orlando Null
Kines
Evans
Lint
Dawes
Fyeeman
Willard Yeoman
Hunter
Edwards
Mann
McCarthy
Eby
Remley
Thompson
Ozburn
Kerfing
Richmond
Welter
Berlin
University High
Wolfe
Minard Stout
A. B. Grimes
J. E. Heiserman
Smith
Jones
Mount Vernon
West Branch
West Liberty
Tipton
Farmers Rally to Raise Funds for Community Fire Truck
Monticello area farmers seek subscribers to fund a community fire truck paying 25 dollars each. Many townships yet unreported. A further meeting is planned at the Legion hall Saturday as names of subscribers including local banks and residents accrue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Legion Hall
K. Greer
Glenn H. Eilers
John N. McNeill
McNeill Bros
F. J. Welter
Henry Adams
Monticello State Bank
Henry Becker
G. F. Turnis
H. E. Chaplin
John Turnis
Ernest Wahl
H. Freese
Herman J. Welter
Arnold Egger
William Salsiger
William H. Mcpena
I. W. Buter
Ohe and
Ohe
I. Bailey
Mike Breen
F. L. Ber
Reverend Duckett Mourns Mother in England
The First Presbyterian pastor of Monticello, Rev. Leonard Duckett, mourns the death of his mother Mrs. Hannah Duckett in Horsehay England. She died April 14 after heart trouble at nearly 77 and leaves six children. Rev. Duckett spent the summer of 1927 with her in England amid widespread sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Duckett
First Presbyterian Church
Monticello
Hannah Duckett
Horsehay
Shropshire
England
Duckett
Sidewalk Ordinance and Local Happenings From Monticello Area
The city council passed an ordinance to build a Gill street east sidewalk and Fifth street north sidewalk with two twelve inch planks. A Castle Grove girl Jess ie Forman made ten bed quilts since age five. Antone Matthiessen ran Cedar street implement business near the post office. Calvin Berlin and Ella Orcutt wed in Castle Grove township. Jerome Weat pled guilty to a murder in Fairview township and received eighteen years. J B Smith marked his fiftieth birth anniversary. Monticello high school oratorical contest held with Clara Wales winning. Mr. and Mrs. G W Tuel welcomed a daughter born on the 10th. Snow drifts remained on the 21st. J W Coxsee admitted to the bar in Dubuque. Wills & Deitrick opened a new dry goods firm, taking over Bomgardner’s saloon building. Last issue of the Jones County Liberal appeared on the 21st with Mr Hunt moving the paper to Fonda after nine years. Several local deaths noted including Joseph Clark age 61 from typhoid fever and others from illness. Rev D Jenkins and wife welcomed a son born on the 30th.
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Gill Street
Fifth Street
Jessie Forman
Castle Grove Township
Newton Parrott
Antone Matthiessen
Cedar Street
Calvin Berlin
Ella Orcutt
Jerome Weat
G. W. Youle
Fairview Township
J. B. Smith
Monticello High School
Edmund Perryman
Grant Hicks
Ettie Moulton
Georgia Frye
Clara Weir
Mary Preston
Ada F. Gibson
Clara Wales
James Davidson
Ella Henderson
Eva Blanchard
Frank Palmer
Frank Mellette
Howard Scott
Nettie Sleeper
Emma Velton
G. W. Tuel
J. W. Coxsee
Supreme Court
Dubuque
Wills & Deitrick
Bomgardner’s
Grassmeyer Hardware
Jones County Liberal
Hunt
Monticello
Fonda
Joseph Clark
Milo Guiles
Wintas Gime
Emaline Burnham
W. Merrill
Beatrice
Neb
D. Jenkins
Jenkins
Congregational Church
County Woman Committed To Asylum After Insanity ruling
Mrs. Walmsley a 62 year old Nebraska resident was found fit for an asylum by Anamosa commissioners and committed to Independence institution pending transfer to Nebraska. She traveled by bus with her brother from Western Nebraska seeking residence in Anamosa and wandered the city invading homes while staying unsettled.
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Nebraska
Onslow
Wartburg Students Stage Third Out of Town Play
Wartburg Verein members presented their third performance of Der Bibliothekar in Monticello last Saturday. Miss Mussgang directed the cast with Fred Efken as business manager. Props came from Iverson Furniture and Rickless Dry Goods. Dr. William Rodemann of Clinton preached German sermons at Zion Lutheran Wayne, while Wartburg male chorus and trio sang at the services. Mussgang also sang vocal solos at St. Peter and Paul in Castle Grove.
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Wartburg
Alumni Association Meeting Next Saturday in Library
The Monticello High School Alumni Association president called a meeting for Saturday evening May 2 at 7:30 in the public library. Items include business for the annual alumni banquet and other matters will be presented.
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The
Monticello High School
Monticello High Graduation Slated With 48 Seniors
The Monticello high school will graduate 48 students this year. The ceremony, Thursday evening May 28, will see diplomas awarded by the president of the board of education. Supt. K D Miller will deliver the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High
Monticello High School
Board of Education
K. D. Miller
Fort Dodge Public Schools
Banks Cut Time Deposit Interest to Three Percent
The Charles City banks reduced time deposit rates to 3 percent mirroring a wider banking trend. In Delaware township a Red School pupil Robert Fry, nine, won the county spelling contest among thirty one entrants. Manchester merchant W L Drew, 73, died in Rochester Minnesota after a long dry goods career. Francis Mayer, 41, leapt from Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Hotel window after weeks of overwork. Police raided eight Manchester businesses seizing eleven slot machines to be destroyed per law. Willis Bickel, 55, former US engineer captain in France, died at McGregor following heart disease. Ralph Pitts 27 of Lamotte was killed and Paul Hart of Monona critically injured in a rock quarry accident northwest of Maquoketa when a falling tree toppled into the pit. Mrs Samuel Sisson, 56, of Manchester died after kerosene ignited her clothing when poured onto hot coals, a neighbor smothered flames but she died later.
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Charles City
Robert Fry
Delaware Township
Delaware County
W. L. Drew
Manchester
Rochester
Minn
Francis X. Mayer
Riverside
Ill
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Edgar T. Isbester
Mayer
Willis S. Bickel
United States Engineers
France
McGregor
University of Michigan
Town Conservation Association
Ralph Pitts
Lamotte
Paul Hart
Monona
Maquoketa
H. Leslie Leas Construction Company
Samuel Sisson
W. H. Confare
Nickless Elected Moderator of Detroit Presbytery
Rev. Alfred S. Nickless, pastor of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Detroit, was chosen moderator of the Detroit Presbytery which includes about 69 churches in Detroit and surrounding towns. The group extends from Monroe to Ann Arbor and Pontiac to Mount Clemens. Nickless previously led Wyoming Presbyterian Church while at Lenox College in Hopkinton. his wife is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. Fishwild of Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred S. Nickless
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
Detroit
Michigan
Monroe
Ann Arbor
Pontiac
Mount Clemens
Nickless
Wyoming Presbyterian Church
Lenox College
Hopkinton
R. Fishwild
Wyoming
Infant Son of Dr and Mrs Breen Dies in Oxford Junction
Dr William Breen and wife of Oxford Junction mourn loss of their infant son born April 17 who lived less than a day. The baby was taken to Monticello for burial in Sacred Heart cemetery beside a second infant son who died in February 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Breen
Oxford Junction
Monticello
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Three Business Changes Take Place In Monticello
Over the past week Monticello saw three business changes. E G Burrichter closes its shoe stock and rents to a general merchandise firm with possession June 1. The Henry Behrens garage is rented to Medinger Motor for three years, Monticello operations managed by Lester Moore. Peacock Shop sold to Donald Serbousek and Walter Zubler. Serbousek to run the confectionery and ice cream business with a clerk, Zubler remaining with Iowa Electric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Barrichter
E. G. Barrichter
E. G. Burrichter
Emil
EB. G. Burrichter
Henry Behrens
John H. Rickels
The
Express
Peacock Shop
Lawrence Rickelx
Donald Serbousek
Walter Zubler
Serbousek
Zubler
Iowa Electric Company
Palmer Popular Pharmacy
F. J. Kay
Rickels
Miss Minnie Fisher Dies in Monticello Home
Miss Minnie Fisher died Tuesday evening at her sister Mrs. John A. Hubbard’s home on South Sycamore street after months of illness. Born October 12 1864 in Wayne township she lived in Monticello and Estavan Canada where she ran a dress shop and kept house for relatives. Survivors include her sister and two half sisters. Funeral Friday at 2 pm at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Leonard Duckett. burial Oakwood cemetery.
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Minnie Fisher
John A. Hubbard
Sycamore Street
G. W. Fisher
Wayne Township
Langworthy
Monticello
Estavan
Eva Bailey
Fitzgeorge Parker
Liverpool
England
Anamosa
Analdo Willard
Darien
Wis
Presbyterian Church
Leonard Duckett
Oakwood Cemetery
Former Monticello Woman Broadcasts On WMT Radio
Monticello residents listened Friday evening to a program on WMT Waterloo from 8 to 8 30. Mrs. R G Harris nee Nena Miller, a former Monticello resident now in Manchester, and Mrs. C G Yoran of Manchester presented vocal and piano numbers. Harris previously performed in By Gone Days at the Presbyterian church through Tysemahka Camp Fire girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
WMT
Waterloo
R. G. Harris
Nena Miller
Manchester
C. G. Yoran
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O'Rourke
Hay Mon
Report of
Lovell Township Women’s Project
Wyoming School
Maquoketa Loop
George Washington
Order of DeMolay
Masonic Temple
James Bort
Benjamin Roberts
Harry S. Rodman
Ben C. Roberts
Roy Crosby
Prairieburg
Elmer Aebi
Tim George
Raymond Coyle
Eugene Rodman
Howard McLaughlin
Bill Kettlitz
Richard Calkins
George Stott
James McLaughlin
George Washington Chapter
Dupiiane
Lees
Rhody
Long
MacDougal
J. Edward Muller
E. F. Elthen
James Haley
John Haley
McAlesr Farm
Leslie Orcutt
A. M. Black
O. E. Hubbard
S. B. King
Denny Bros
J. J. Locher
Fred Harken
George F. Specht
Heiken Bros
M. Hojford
W. D. McLaughlin
0. R. Howle
Steve Petersen
Caspers Bros
Mike Haley
Herman Hahn
Joseph Appleby
J. A
the Express
Clinton
Alumni Association
A. S. Nickless
Peacock Changes
New Garage Company
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