Death of Casper Friedli Recalls Monticello Roots
Casper Friedli 66 died suddenly at the home of Mr and Mrs John Yossi yesterday morning near Monticello from a heart attack. He was born February 2 1876 in Davos Switzerland and came to the United States at 16. He lived with the Yossis after working for Rudolph Bohren and never married. Funeral services Saturday at the Yossi home and then at the Re formed church in Monticello at 2 PM, Rev A H Tendick officiating. Interment Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casper Friedli
John Yossi
Davos
Switzerland
John
Marie Friedli
Monticello
Rudolph Bohren
Friedli
Yossi
A. H. Tendick
Oakwood Cemetery
Monticello Maintains Charge Near Top With Win
Monticello baseball beat Dyersville 6 to 3 to stay close to Bellevue atop the league. Thenhaas pitched well and Hayes homered as Monti earned its fourth win in five since the split-season half began. Next Sunday Monti travels to Bernard with a chance to tie for the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Bellevue
Dyersville
Thenhaas
Monti
Hayes
Bernard
Maquoketa
Thenhaus
Ferring
Fuller
Nicks
Giant Tri Motor Plane to Visit Monticello During Fair
Ike Schneider announced a giant Tri Motor Ford 16 passenger plane will visit Monticello during the fair. The 76 foot wide craft weighs 10 000 pounds cost 62500 dollars and will land at George Mead farm before noon on Thursday August 27 remaining all day and night. A stunt plane will also perform with no admission charged and crowds are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Schneider
Tri Motor Ford
Monticello
George Mead Farm
Tri
Tramp Receives Medical Help After Depot Rescue
Ragged transient calling himself John Craig was found near the depot last week and taken to McDonald hospital for temporary treatment. Ill and penniless, he was later placed at the county farm after becoming troublesome at the hospital. He claimed to be born in Columbus, Ohio, and said his mother died when he was three. He had wandered frequently this summer seeking work and had done odd jobs locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Craig
McDonald Hospital
Craig
Columbus
Ohio
Will You Help Needy Youngsters In Education
Supt A B Grimes reports many Monticello students cannot attend public schools without work for room or board. Interested Monticello residents may contact Grimes at the public school building or by phone 128 W to offer honest work and support for these youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Grimes
Monticello
Grimes
Mrs Henry Hanken Dies at Dexter Minnesota
Mrs Henry Hanken of Dexter Minnesota former resident of this county died last Friday at home bedfast since February 4 1936 cause of death listed as complications funeral services at Trinity Lutheran church August 17 conducted by Rev William Schroeder burial in Trinity cemetery she was born February 10 1872 in Holstein Germany married to Henry Hanken on September 11 1893 maiden name Dora Peters survived by husband three children Emil of Stewartville Anna Proeschel of Austin and Frieda at home plus step son Karl Hanken of Stewartville many relatives attended the Monticello funeral including Herman Wolbern and son Herman Jr Del McVay Henry Peters William and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hanken
Dexter, Minn
Trinity Lutheran Church
William Schroeder
Trinity Cemetery
Hanken
Carsten Peters
Holstein
Germany
Monticello
Dora Peters
Emil
Stewartville
Minn
Anna Proeschel
Austin
Frieda Hanken
Karl Hanken
First Work Will Be Done On County Aerial Survey
A state official visits the Soil Conservation office to arrange a serial aerial survey of Jones county farms. Ground controls will aid aviators as planes fly about 20 000 feet to photograph every square mile. Photos, enlarged for scale, will determine farm acreage and serve as permanent county records for Soil Conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Office
Jones County
Colt Club Exhibit At the Local Fair
Plans for the largest 4 H colt club show at the county fair feature 16 suckling colt exhibitors and 10 yearlings under Stanley Waggoner supervision. Mares join suckling colt entries for judging Wednesday by Joe Pieper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Waggoner
Olin
Joe Pieper
Beatrice
Betty Allen
Maurice Bonjour
Merlin Cook
Verne Embree
Willis Fairbanks
Paul Fagan
Delbert Grafft
Paul Gerdes
James Gray
Merle Husman
Dale Larson
Harlan Main
Dick Naylor
Johnny Nagel
Roy Null
Donald Newhard
Melvin Sievers
Carl Sijebels
Richard Schmidt
Dick Hartwig
Alvin Ortgies
5000 Licenses Sold To Jones County Car Owners
The state department reported 5000 vehicle licenses issued in Jones County this year. About eight hundred licenses went to county car owners and over six hundred to truck owners within the same area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
State Department
The
Ore
Behrends Celebrate 55 Years of Marriage at Monticello
Mr and Mrs John Behrends of Monticello marked their fifty fifth wedding anniversary on August 16 with a family reunion. Both are in fair health. they married in 1881 near Monticello and lived in several Iowa communities before settling in Monticello. They have nine children, many grandchildren and a great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Behrends
Monticello
Behrends
Jones County
Grover
South Main Street
Arend Poppe
Scotch Grove
Trebbo Trebben
Pocahontas
Edward H. Behrends
Onslow
Henry Jacobs
John Jacobs
Wilhelm R
4-H Boys to Show 55 Baby Beeves at County Fair
Thirty-three boys from Jones county will display 55 calves of Hereford, Angus, and Shorthorn breeds at the fair. Judging by J. M. Tudor of Olin on Wednesday, August 26 will determine senior and junior Hereford classes, with winners advancing to grand champion. Awards include silver cup from Chicago Livestock Exchange and gold medal from Chicago Livestock Producers' Commission, plus a trip to the 4-H short course at Town State College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
J. M. Tudor
Olin
Tudor
Iowa
American Hereford Association
American Shorthorn Association
Chicago Livestock Exchange
Chicago Livestock Producers’ Commission
Fall
Town State College
Walker Kills Himself At Iowa City Friday
Henry G. Walker, 57, partner in Dutcher Walker & Ricer, shot himself in his garage on Friday. He served as Iowa City postmaster during Taft's era and led the University of Iowa alumni association in 1931 32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Walker
Dutcher, Walker & Rics
Walker
Iowa City
Taft
University of Iowa Alumni Association
State Board of Education
Paul Lange Injured After Pony Accident Near Monticello
Paul Lange ten year old son of Mr and Mrs Louis Lange of the east of Monticello was seriously injured Friday morning when thrown from a pony into a barb wire fence. His head arm and wrist were cut by barbs. He received 19 stitches from Dr T M Redmond and was later sent home after a day in hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lange
Louis Lange
Monticello
T. M. Redmond
Monticello Cannery Opens Under Hodson Supervision
A trial run of the Farmer canning company was held last Saturday August 15. The Monticello cannery employs seventy men and women and will can both yellow and white corn. The pack is expected to run three to four weeks depending on corn condition and weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer Canning Company
Carl ©. Hodson
Farmer
Limber Up Your Golf Clubs And Win Medal
The Monticello city golf tournament begins with a qualifying round this week to classify players into three flights based on scores. All entrants must qualify, with finals over 36 holes for the top two in each flight. First round match drawings follow flight assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello City
Second Fire At Rink Farm Burns Large Area
The Henry Rink farm faced a second grass and stubble fire in two weeks with 50 acres burned. Firefighters and neighbors battled the blaze after it started about 11:30 AM in oats and grass. Suspected heat from reflected sunlight on glass or tin may have started both fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Rink Farm
Rink Farm
Be Careful With Fire Warns Chief Matthiessen
Fire Chief Clarence Matthiessen warns citizens to avoid throwing burning cigarette or cigar stubs into dry grass or places likely to ignite fires. The department has already responded to several grass fires as fields and buildings remain dry and highly burnable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Matthiessen
Dickinson Attacks New Deal Spending At Wyoming Show
A Wyoming horse show and celebration drew a sizable crowd with political talks. Sen. L. J. Dickinson warned that national debt will rise under the Roosevelt administration and challenged the scale of federal programs. John Dennison Jr. spoke for the Democrats and local Republicans introduced candidate hopefuls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
L. J. Dickinson
Townsend Party
John Dennison Jr
Des Moines
Dickinson
Prominent Maquoketa Man Charles Lindenau Dies
Charles A. Lindenau, 64, longtime Jackson county Republican leader and former central committee chairman, died Sunday morning at St. Luke's hospital in Davenport after a period of illness. He had been a state house clerk for 17 years and was well known across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lindenau
Jackson County
Republican Central Committee
St. Luke's Hospital
Davenport
Lindenau
Aerial Photography To Begin In September In Iowa County Maps
Aerial photographer R B Wallace and Lieut Lawrence Harold completed arrangements at the Iowa City airport last week Thursday to photograph 13 162 square miles of land in Jones Linn Cedar Jackson and Clayton counties. The work will start in September to produce township and county maps for soil conservation program checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Wallace
Lawrence Harold
Iowa City
Jones, Linn
Cedar
Jackson
Clayton
Family birthday party ends with injury at home
A happy family supper in the Lou Ehrisman home turned tragic when Mrs. Lou Ehrisman fell into a hole under excavation for an addition. She fractured her shoulder and was taken to the hospital for treatment. Their son James marked his tenth birthday nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Ehrisman
James
Ehrisman
Dig For An Hour To Rescue Cow From Pit
Bert Shover of Anamosa barnyard incident after missing cow from a pasture. A search across cornfields and nearby farms failed until rescuers dug for one and a half hours to free the cow from a large pit with a small top opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Shover
Anamosa
Creamery Reports July Butterfat Prices At Monticello
Roy Morey, buttermaker at Farmers' Mutual Creamery, Monticello, lists July prices paid to patrons. For the second half of July sweet cream sold at 40 cents per pound, number 1 cream at 39, number 2 at 37. First half prices were 39 for sweet cream, 38 for number 1, and 36 for number 3 per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Morey
Farmers' Mutual Creamery Company
Monticello
Local Men May Receive Reward For Capture
Roy Pearson and several local men may share a reward for aiding in the capture of Bill Miller a transient who burglarized the Langworthy creamery on August 2. Miller was caught by Marshal Pearson a few hours later along the Monticello railroad tracks and later convicted with a sentence not to exceed ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Pearson
Bill Miller
Langworthy
Miller
Marshal Pearson
Monticello
Jones County Farm Sold For 125 Per Acre
Herman Freese of Anamosa purchased the George Rickels 100 acre farm four miles southwest of Amber for 125 dollars per acre. Possession will be around March 1, 1937. Jones County farmland is noted for strong returns and high corn yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Herman Freese
Anamosa
George Rickels
Amber
Rickels
Freese
Draft Horses Shown At Wyoming Exhibition
In Wyoming last Thursday and Friday an exhibition featured more than 125 draft horses. Judge Roy Heisler of Greeley announced class placings with Wyoming exhibitors prominent in many divisions including stallions and mares. Notable entries included Bottomstone, Gallmeyer, Eichhorn, Larkey Brothers, and Schrader among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Roy Heisler
Greeley
W. W. Bronson
Heisler
C. E. Bottomstone
Olin Horse Company
Bottomstone
Frank Starry
Olin
Melvin Sievers
Harry Henderson
Mechanicsville
Stanley Eichhorn
Fred Gallmeyer
Stanwood
William Smola
Onslow
Larkey Brothers
Reginald Morse
Frank Agnitch
Monmouth
Roy
Gene Waggoner
G. Petersen
Waubecek
Dillon Stickley
Louis Buresh
Ben Schrader
Emil Hack
Stickley
Schrader
Fall Kittenball Tourney Set for Early September
Monticello to host its second summer kittenball tournament during the first week of September led by Sam Rhatigan secretary of the local softball association. Preliminary games on September 3 and 4 with finals on September 6. Twelve teams total. only three Monticello entries the F and K Schlitz winners of first and second halves and a third local team. Prizes include 25, 15 and 5 dollars with a 3 dollar entry fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Sam Rhatigan
F and K Schlitz
Lightning Blaze Destroys Barns Near Morley
A 46 by 54 foot barn on Raymond Stearns farm six miles southwest of Morley was burned along with 30 tons of clover hay 300 bushels of oats straw from 25 acres and two eight pen hog houses. Estimated loss is $10 000 partly insured. The fire, believed caused by a bolt of lightning, occurred yesterday morning at about 3 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Stearns
Morley
Monticello Golf Team Finishes Last At Tipton Meet
Monticello placed eight of eight teams in a 27 hole Tipton tournament. Manchester won, Marion close second, with Monticello posting 1304 total. Gene Byers led Monticello with 125, Ben Roberts Jr 126, others near 128 to 141. Mount Vernon’s Fred Blaine shot 113 to lead individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Tipton
Manchester
Marion
Gene Byers
Inca Club
Ben Raverts Jr
Fred Blaine
Mount Vernon
Charles Willey
Ballard
Gee Byers
Ben Roberts Jr
Ben Roberts
Ralph Bone
Carl Hodson
Bud Hauss
Ben Cotton
Francis Shiman
Bill Shaffer
Maquoketa
Anamiosa
West Liberty
Anamosa
Health Champions For Jones County Picked
Frances Babcock 15 of Anamosa was named girls health champion and Cecil Gongwer 16 of Olin named boys health champion. They will represent Jones county at the state fair in Des Moines after scoring 98 percent on health examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Babcock
Anamosa
Cecil Gongwer
Olin
Jones County
Des Moines
Miss Babcock
Mr. Gonever
Carpenter Named to Serve on Federal Reserve Committee
H. M. Carpenter Jr. was named by R. W. Turner of Council Bluffs as a member of one of the fourteen committees of the Iowa Bankers' association. He heads the Federal Reserve committee, with the appointment covering the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Carpenter Jr
R. W. Turner
Council Bluffs
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Carpenter
Federal Reserve
Death in Clarence After Car Collision on Dirt Road
Mrs. August Ruther died Friday at 5 PM at her Clarence home from injuries sustained in a daytime accident when two cars collided on a dirt road southwest of Clarence. Four others were injured. preparations to move her to Cedar Rapids hospital were made but she died before transfer. Funeral details not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Ruther
Clarence
Hadeen
Mrs. Ruther
Cedar Rapids
U IO Convocation Tonight Honors Two Alumni
At the University of Iowa in Iowa City tonight Boyd Shannon principal of Monticello High School and Harry Berg former history instructor will receive the master of arts degree. Over 260 candidates attend the August convocation with a graduates dinner. Prof Harry G Barnes will deliver the principal address and Prof Kirk Porter will preside. The ceremony starts at 8 p.m. at the west approach of Old Capitol with Prof Benjamin Shambaugh presiding and Prof Norman Foerster delivering the address. President Eugene A Gilmore is away in Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Boyd Shannon
Monticello High School
Harry Berg
Harry G. Barnes
Kirk H. Porter
Old Capitol
Benjamin Shambaugh
Norman Foerster
Eugene A. Gilmore
Maine
Watch Your Hogs For Cholera This Summer
In eastern Town, hog cholera of a virulent type causes high hog death rates across counties. Outbreaks spread farm to farm with sudden, simultaneous sickness and pneumonia symptoms often mistaken for hog flu. Vaccination is the only beneficial step as cholera is not curable.
Two Marriage Licenses Issued by County Clerk
Two marriage licenses were issued last week by the County Clerk's office. One license went to Alvin Roby 28 of Cedar Rapids and Dorothy Thomson 20 of Winterset. The second license was issued to Milford John Fleagie 27 of Chicago and Francis Rees Albert 23 of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Roby
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Thomson
Winterset
Milford John Fleagie
Chicago
Francis Rees Albert
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Tramp
Herman. Wolbern
Herman Jr
del McVay
Henry Peters
William
Heny Prult
Herman Hanken
John Hanken
Henry Wismeier
George
Colt Club
John Behrends
Pomeroy
Dan Dutcher
Matthiessen
United States
Roosevelt
R. E. Hill
Oxford Junction
Lightning
Jones County Fair
Koban
Yamamoto
Fair Association
Ming and
Toy
Wilfred Mae
Sac Sun
Eugene Melchert Jr
Eugene Melchert
Santa Monica
Cal
Mancchester
U. IL
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