Cascade Woman Ida Kingsley Dies After Illness
Ida W Kingsley of Cascade dies at Finlay hospital Dubuque after a surgical operation two months earlier. A lifelong community volunteer she led Cascade Women’s Club the Red Cross and local Legion Auxiliary. Survived by six children and three grandchildren with funeral set for Monticello Presbyterian rites and Oakwood cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Thomas Kingsley
Finlay Hospital
Dubuque
William and
Melissa Weir
Hous First Street
Monticello
Iowa
Louis Hoag
Monticello High School
Kingsley
Thomas
St. Louis
Missouri
William
Louisville
Kentucky
Royal. Hubbard
Melissa
Sioux City
Philip
San Francisco
California
Betty Kingsley
Charles Shedden
Merta
H. A. Leonard
Ida
Woodward
Leonard Duckett
Presbyterian Church of
Oakwood Cemetery
Booster Trip for Jones County Fair Scheduled
Monticello band leads an annual booster trip August 19 to advertise the Jones County Fair. Car decorating and costumes expected. route shows stops from Cascade at 8:30 to Center Junction and home by 6:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jones County Fair
Ray C. Hoag
The
Fair Association
Cascade
Farley
Dyersville
Hopkinton
Ryan
Coggan
Central City
Anamosa
Olin
Wyoming
Onslow
Center Junction
Bootch Grove
Home
Burrichter Family Picnic at Lake Hurst
A Burrichter family picnic was held at Lake Hurst last Sunday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Will Burrichter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Burrichter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Burrichter, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Paul sen, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin K Burrichter with daughter Hazel. Relatives from Lost Nation such as Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mohl and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dickman also attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Hurst
Farmer Canning Co to Begin First Run Aug 24
C C Hodson announces the Farmer Canning Co will start operations around August 24. The Monticello plant has a repainted factory interior and one new husking machine. The firm has contracts for 850 acres of corn and will employ 60 workers, prioritizing local hires.
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C. C. Hodson
Farmer Canning Company
Hodson
Monticello
Farmer
Cedar Rapids
Durant Rail Road Tax Set At 3595.98 In Court Ruling
Judge F O Ellison ruled that Durant's paving assessment on the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad may not exceed 25 percent of value. The court reduced the railroad property value to 14383.95 and the tax to 3595.98, from an initial 6810.86. The ruling affects the paving charge against the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. O. Ellison
Cedar County
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
Durant
Wapsipinicon
Clinton
John McLaughlin
George McLaughlin
Joe Henrickson
William Henrickson
McLaughlin
Marshalltown
Dallas
Texas
Dubuque County
Wilfred Lange
Arthur Kreischner
Nelson
Anamosa Reformatory
Steve Mistulis
Dubuque
Manchester
Holscher
Earlville
Mistulis
Eartville
Let Us Swell The Exhibits At The County Fair
Citizens are urged to enter exhibits at the Jones County Fair, with premiums paid in full. Anyone can contribute a display, even by encouraging a son or daughter, to boost the fair’s success within a week.
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Jones County Fair
Farm purchases and local incidents recounted Twenty-Five Years Ago
Recap of past events from Colfax Springs to Anamosa era: land sales near Strawberry Point at 40 and 30 dollars per acre. teachers institute in Monticello attended by 237 teachers led by T. J. Cowan. deaths include Frank J. Weber at 62 of heart disease and Barbara Wilhelm who died at 16. Safe burglary at George Stahler & Sons. lectures by Prof. A. Palmer. bankers Niles & Watters hold 30 000 bushels of corn bought at 22 cents. New town well completed. several deaths and marriages noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
W. H. Proctor
H. M. Carpenter
H. C. Wills
Colfax Springs
Enno Barrack
Hayes
Langworthy
Strawberry Point
Fritz Barrack
Monticello
T. J. Cowan
Dan Miller
Freemont
Nebraska
W. A. Doran
James R. Wanna
Des Moines
J. Ll. Laird
Emerson
Elizabeth Gay Matthews
Bertha Booth
Anamosa
Frank J. Weber
Luxemburg
Lakeshore and
Michigan Southern Railway
C. M
George Stahler & Sons
A. &. Palmer
Boston School of Oratory
Wisconsin State University
Niles & Watters
John Shover
Tom
Fred
Rube
Barbara Wilhelm
David Wilhelm
John Young
James Young
Sarah Jane Schoonover
George, Lawrence
Avert Schoonover
Wayne, Township
R. N. Earhart
Methodist Episcopal Church of
F. M. Hazlett
Oxford Junction
S. T. Burrell
Lovell House
Hazlett
Corwin House
Fred Abel
James Abel
Elinor Bachus
Boone
Mr. Abel
James Boyd, Jr
James Boyd
Bennett Farm
Jessie Fawcett
Anamosa Air
Retirement farmer Samuel Monroe ends life on railroad tracks
Samuel Monroe aged 84 a retired farmer of Olin committed suicide by lying on the C M St P railroad tracks as the 11 o clock flyer passed. His son found a missing rope and a razor in his pocket suggesting he tried to hang himself and then cut himself down. He lived three miles northeast of Olin with an invalid widow surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Monroe
Olin
Monroe
B. R. Murdock
Monticello
Castle Grove Township
Mr. Brunthaver
Monticello Township
Kitty Creek
Shelley's Ford
James Sloan
Maquoketa
Richland Township
John O. Duer
John Strange
First Street
Gardiner
G. W. Condon
Fred Dunham
Express
J. R. Stillman
Conley
Frank Coakley
Mr. Karst
Co. A. Whiting
Chandler & Page
Dr. Smith
Ira Webb
al Holcomb
FP. J. Tryon
C. E. Marvin
G. W. Miller
Bradley Stuart
Mr. Stuart
Bradley
Jacob Houser
Wager
F. H. Scott
W. H. Walworth
William Whittemore
C. Buxton
Chamberlain
Enoch Young
Mr. Peppin
Peter Young
Charlie Whiting
G. S. Eastman
Jewett
John Shelley
A. D. Cline
Bucklins Injured In Cedar Falls Auto Crash
Mr and Mrs Oscar Bucklin former Monticello residents were in a Sunday auto accident near Cedar Falls. Steering gear failure sent their car into a ditch and overturned fracturing ribs for Mrs Bucklin while Mr Bucklin suffered serious bruises. They are hospitalized in Cedar Falls and showing signs of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Bucklin
Monticello
Cedar Falls
Greeley
Bucklin
H. M. Carpenter
Elmer Hicks
Nine Die In 1860 Jones County Tornado
A June 8 1860 tornado swept across Linn Clinton Greenfield Rome and nearby areas in Jones County Iowa killing nine people. The Anamosa Eureka account records destroyed homes gridiron ground uprooted trees livestock losses and injuries to many families including the Peters and Robinson households. A later Monticello tornado in 1878 caused extensive damage throughout Castle Grove and Richland townships with multiple homes churches and sheds destroyed and a $1500 relief fund established by citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Linn
Jones
Clinton
Tinois
Greenfield
Rome
William Robinson
Mr.Allen
Charles Robinson
Andrew Pettit
Greenfield Township
William Kohl
G. W. Lattimer
Jacob Cole
E. M. Nickerson
M. H. Nickerson
Isaac Staffy
Mr. Piper
Samuel Cook
Miller
N. Bernard
Mr. Scoles
William May
William Brockelhurst
Monticello
Legion Boys Remember Buddy With Flowers
Tobias Tobiason of Wayne was remembered with flowers by Legion boys a few days ago. He is in a fragile condition but understands speech, though he can only whisper when he speaks. His condition stems from his service in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobias Tobiason
Wayne
Legion Boys
Work On Stuhlers Buildings Progressing
Workmen make satisfactory progress on the George Stuhler’s Sons company buildings. Brick work is finished and copper fronts and glass are being installed. A new steel ceiling is underway in the grocery department. The ladies rest room has been plastered and the front will soon be enclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stuler’s Sons Company
4-H Club Winners in Jones County Contest
The annual Achievement Day for eight Jones County 4-H clubs was held at the Monticello Public School auditorium. About 150 girls competed in clothing, demonstration teams, music memory, and health contests. Winners included Madelin Nielsen and a Madison township team, with honors in clothing, health, and music memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
Muste Meoury
Helen Adams
Linn County
Nellie V. Morey
J. H. Fraser
Minna Hansen
Wyoming
Alaska
Malinda Nielsen
Jackson Township
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Castle Grove
Elizabeth Fishwild
Madison Township
Mary Strong
Evelyn Griswold
Des Moines
Freda Balster
Janes County
Madison
Dorothy Bates
Fairview
Ruth Howie
Lilian Kuba
Elma Holub
Pioneer artist Isabelle Waldo dies in Hopkinton
Funeral services were held for Miss Isabella Vaill Waldo at nephew Dean Laughlin's home. Born October 28, 1842 in Bates county Missouri, she studied art in Paris Rome and Mexico City. She taught at Lindenwood College and led missionary work in New York City before moving to Hopkinton in 1928 where she died August 6 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Vaill Waldo
Dean E. V. Laughlin
F. E. Allen
Covenanter Church
Miss Waldo
Rich Hill
Bates County
Missouri
William Porter Waldo
Elizabeth Ely Vail Waldo
Texas
Toledo
Ohio
New York City
Paris
Rome
Mexico City
Winona
Minnesota
Lindenwood Seminary
Lindenwood College
Haldyme
Connecticut
Seldons
Vaills
Presbyterian Church
Joseph Vaill
Church of Christ
William Fowler Vaill
Inois
Joseph Barrows
India
Hopkinton
Herren Buys Farm Near Scotch Grove in 1930 Transfer
Herman Bartels sold his 120 acre Scotch Grove area farm to his son in law Herman Herren. Herren will take possession March 1, 1930, and the Herren family has resided on the Bates farm for eight years.
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Herman Bartels
Scotch Grove
Herman Herren
Herren
Mrs. Herren
Charles Bates
Cut Flower Display At Jones County Fair
The exhibition hall at the fair grounds features gladiolus dahlias zinnias snapdragons asters petunias phlox sweet peas pansies roses cosmos and other fall flowers. Premiums reach 1.50 for top prizes in 28 classes with 1.00 for runners up. open only to amateur Browers who reside in Jones County. Entries due by 6 pm Tuesday, with premiums obtainable from Secretary Harry J. Rodman or any Monticello store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
The
Fair Association
Harry J. Rodman
Monticello
James Ricklefs Embarks on Jamboree Trip to Canada and Britain
James Ricklefs writes from S. S. Antonia in 1929 about eight boys and a scout master traveling from Monticello to the International Boy Scout Jamboree route via Cedar Rapids DeKalb Chicago Toronto and Montreal aboard Cunard liner Antonia. They visit Quebec sightseers Wolfe and Montcalm sites and learn Indian sign language to communicate with foreign scouts. The voyage includes rough seas past Belle Isle icebergs and a 350 mile approach to Glasgow with daily wake calls and deck games aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Moore
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Rex Ricklefs
Towa
Anamosa
Mount Vernon
Cedar Falls
Vail
Snvelter
Toronto
Montreal
Antonia
Cunard Line
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Wolfe
Montcalm
Montmorenci Falls
Niagara Falls
Wellington
St. Lawrence Gulf
Gulf
Belle Tsle
Mgr. Moore
Belle Isle
Glasgow
James Ricklefs
S. S
Chance for Free Weekend Trip to Chicago
In Monticello announcements promise a free weekend trip to Chicago leaving August 17 at 8 o clock and returning Sunday night or Monday morning. A similar trip was taken by Anamosa residents last week. Visit the Lovell House for details and ask for L A Wiltsee for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Chicago
Lovell House
L. A. Wiltsee
Adv
Charles Hearst to Speak at Farm Bureau Day at Jones County Fair
Charles F Hearst president of the Iowa Farm Bureau federation will speak at 11 am on Tax Problems in Town as part of Farm Bureau Day at the Jones County Fair next Wednesday August 21. The program includes livestock judging band concert 4 H club events and circus acts with a full afternoon lineup and evening vaudeville shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Jones County Fair
Charlies F. Hearst
Iowa Farm Breau Federation
Hearst
Bim
The
Fair Association
Max Wortman
Jones County
Barl Elijah
Wyoming
Charles EF. Hearst
Farm Bureau Federation
George L. Buol
Monticello
Earl Elijah
Clarence
D. D. Olfringa
Waverly
Thomas Shover
J. H. Zimmer- Iwan
John A. Hubbard
M. W. Knapp
Aurora
L .B. Callahan
Scotch Grove
Vance McCray
V. L. Hanssen
J. W. Schweitzer
M. J. Hogan
J. E. Bateman
V. Ll. Hanssen
B. D. Heiken
D. P. Youne
PE. Stimson
J. A. Tverson
Lestie Reade
Harpers Happy Circus
Pearle & Gvriffin
Thelma Deonzo
Company
Kimina Japs
Sons
Orient
Billie Geyer
Fortilijary
Poland
China
Duroc Jersey
L. B. Callahan
Former Monticello Boy Married At Waterloo
John Hoss formerly known as John B. Hoss and later John H. Wengert wed Viola Reed in St. Josephs Church Waterloo on August 6. Ceremony by Rev. Albert Forster with only close family present. The couple planned a wedding trip to Des Moines. Viola Reed is daughter of C. A. and Mrs. Reed of Waterloo and a East High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hoss
G. J. Wengert
Waterloo
Viola Reed
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Albert Forster
F. L. McKenzie
Des Moines
C. A. Reed
East High
Joseph Hoss
Monticello
Independence
John H. Wengert
John B. Hoss
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ida W. Kingsley
Delaware County
Lois Matthews
Alberta Jones
Oneida
R. L. Amsberry
Henry Schroeder
Almont
the Express
Mrs. Bucklin
Jones Co
Buddy
Stuhler
Isabelle Vaill Waldo
Eleanor MacDonald
Trip
Moore
Charles Hearst
President
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