Farm Bureau Hears Talk On Tax Problems
Charles E Hearst president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation spoke to more than 600 members at the county fair about fair land taxes and better farm conditions He noted repeated bureau efforts before the tax commission and praised recent land value cuts while urging continued data sharing and support for personal income tax equalization and farm marketing policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Hearst
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Sane County
Hearst
Iowa Tax Commission
Ito
Iowa
Farm Bureau Federation
Executive Council
Tax Commission
Department of Agriculture
Senate
Four Tourists Die in Train Crash Near Gary Indiana
Rev Gutknecht and wife and their four children from Minnesota were killed when a New York Central passenger train struck their automobile at an unprotected crossing on the Ogden Dunes highway ten miles east of Gary Indiana. The party had traveled from Mankato to attend a funeral and were identified by a trip log.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul T. Gutknecht
Naomi
Elsa Ruth
Gerhard
Mankota
Minnesota
Fred Torgier
H. J. Torgier
New York Central
Ogden Dunes Highway
Gary
Indiana
Mankato
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Fred Torgler
F. G. Torgler
Readlyn
Gutknecht
Obituary: John L. White Dies in Kadoka South Dakota
John L. White died at Kadoka South Dakota last week Wednesday August 14 born February 1 1855 on a farm near Monticello. He married Jennie August 17 1876 in Monticello and leaves wife six grandchildren and three sons Ernest Frank Ray and daughter Mrs Z A Graves. He worked as a carpenter and later ran a Kadoka hardware store. Funeral services were held in Kadoka Masonic Temple with burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. White
Monticello
Kadoka
South Dakota
Jennie White
Z. A. Graves
Ernest
Merrill
Frank
Ray
Beattle
Washington
White
Masonic Temple
Six Lutheran Churches Observe Diamond Jubilee at Amber
The Lutheran congregations from Monticello Anamosa Castle Grove Olin Wyoming and Wayne join to celebrate the Town synod 15th anniversary and Lutherans catechism 400th anniversary at Amber Grove on Sunday August 25 at 10 am Rev H Mueller Waterloo speaks English Rev W Paulsen Stout speaks German Services are in the forenoon only The day’s collection supports the retired ministers fund The Town synod was founded August 24 1854 The smaller catechism written by Luther in 1529 contains 23 pages and has been translated into 150 languages
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Anamosa
Castle Grove
Olin
Wyoming
Wayne
Grove
Amber
H. Mueller
Waterloo
W. Paulsen
Stout
Luther
Cascade mayor resigns over health as licenses set record
Cedar county reports issuing 5700 automobile licenses this year, surpassing all prior records. Mayor L. F. Barrett of Cascade has resigned due to ill health, leaving the vacancy open.
Sacred Heart School To Open September 4th
The Sacred Heart school will begin the 1929 30 scholastic year with student registration on Wednesday September 4. The curriculum includes English Latin science mathematics history and social sciences in high school a complete commercial course for juniors seniors and graduates. The faculty lists Sister Mary Corona principal and six other sisters with Sister Mary Luke directing music offering piano violin and wind instruments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart School
Mary Corona
Mary Ephraim
Mary Rosalie
Mary Margaret Alacoque
Mary Grace
Mary Ethelreda
Mary Dulcissima
Mary Luke
Monticello Boy Joins Big Four as Assistant Engineer
Joe Dautremont son of Mr and Mrs I V Dautremont has been accepted as an assistant engineer by the Big Four railroad with headquarters currently at Lebanon Indiana He secured the position through Notre Dame University dean and is a Notre Dame graduate of last June He worked last summer with the Iowa State Highway Commission and his new post comes with a fifty percent salary increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Dautremont
I. V. Dautremont
Big Four Railroad
Lebanon
Indiana
Dautremont
Notre Dame University
Iowa State Highway Commission
Items Of Occurrences Forty Years Ago In Jones County
Monticello details show Lon Jennings selling four cans of corn for 25 cents and water mains extended to fair grounds for the Jones County Fair September 2 to 8. A new Waverly State bank with $50 000 capital forms by Monticello and Waverly parties, half funded by named investors, with J S Houser as former Monticello president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon Jennings
Jones County
Waverly State Bank
Monticello and Waverly
M. L. Carpenter
H. M. Carpenter
G. W
Rettig
Will Stockwell
Des Moines
H. D. Sherman
William Hebtchen
Cascade
E. M. Batchelder
Monticello
Hopkinton
Silverlake
S. S. Farwell
L. J. Adair
Anamosa
F. M. Hicks
Henry George
James Davidson
Lucien Rice
M. W. Herrick
Anton Matthiessen
F. Markle
Col. Co. J. Rider
Robert Hicks
Manchester
Cedar Rapids
GC. F. Sullivan
Chicago
M. Suhr
Samter
Carpenter
G. Suhr
Pangburn
Dunshee
Rohn
King of
W. Podhaski
Kiburz
Fifth District Legion Wins Membership Trophy at Marshalltown
The Fifth District earns a 117.4 percent. Bennett posts the highest rate at 242. Monticello ranks second, just three points from first as members from Monticello lead the parade lineup for the American Legion convention in Marshalltown. Local post shows 139 percent. A group travels to Marshalltown next Sunday for the convention start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
American Legion
Marshalltown
John Pazour
Marion
Bennett
One Rapids
Brother of Franciscan Sister Crowned Dies in Drowning
Aloysius Ehlinger 25 of Dubuque drowned last Sunday after cramps while swimming. Brother of Sister Mary Ephriam of the Franciscan order and a Sacred Heart School teacher in Monticello. Companions failed to save him. Survived by father Nicholas Ehlinger of La Motte eight brothers four sisters. Funeral at Holy Rosary Church La Motte burial in nearby cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aloysius Ehsinger
Dubuque
Mary Ephriam
Sacred Heart
Monticello
Ehlinger
Nicholas Ehlinger
la Motte
Holy Rosary
Seventy-Sixth Jones County Fair Opens With Strong Exhibits
Old Man Weather brings blue skies as the Jones County Fair opens with the Isler Carnival. Officials report record cattle and hog exhibits, new cut flowers division, and busy days listing 4-H clubs and business firm displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Isler Carnival Company
Jersey
Iowa
Mary Locher
Harry Maire
L. A. Iverson
Neighbors Aid Delaware County Line Farmer Henry Prull Jr
Henry Prull Jr a Delaware County line farmer faced multiple disasters this year including the loss of his youngest son, a barn fire with new machinery, and a knee blood poisoning. Neighbors came in shifts to help him resume work and daily tasks, including Henry Eileen Behrends Dave Winans Albert Fass August Scheer William Reuter Henry G Prull Henry Renk Ernest Wahl Jacob Paulsen Gerhard Freese and Henry Peters. He credits their support as proof of strong neighborhood ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Prult, Jr
Delaware County
Henry
Henry Eileen
Behrends Brothers
Dave Winans
Albert Fass
August Scheer
William Reuter
Henry G. Prull
Henry Renk
Ernest Wahl
Jacob Paulsen
Gerhard Freese
Henry Peters
Powwow Attendance at Mesquakie Tama Reservation
Mr and Mrs E E Reed and other families attended the Mesquakie Indian pow wow near Tama last Sunday. The Mesquakie four day religious ceremony honors the Great Spirit for fertility with visitors from Shawnee Chippewa Winnebago and Pottawattamie tribes joining in the dancing and tom tom. Visitors traveled in twenty five cars from reservations in Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Reed
Charlies A. Coxsee
Wilbur
George Charlies
John Schoon
Tama
Reed
Tama Reservation
Jimmie Rickless Describes World Scout Jamboree Fun
Jimmie Rickless reports from Arrowe Park Birkenhead where about fifty thousand scouts from forty two nations gathered for the World Jamboree. He notes rain, multilingual tents, and lively exchanges as American and European groups share customs and games under royal and diplomatic presence.
Water Supply Satisfactory in Monticello Test
Two Monticello samples were analyzed by the Iowa State Board of Health laboratory in Iowa City on August 6. Report says water is satisfactory at present, but water can change without notice and future conditions cannot be guaranteed. frequent testing is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Water Laboratory Division
Iowa State Board of Health
Iowa City
Gilbert L. Kelso
Fair Boosters Parade to Monticello Fair
Ray Hoag led a party of 16 boosters visiting surrounding towns to announce Monticello’s fair this week. The Monticello band joined the caravan which started at 8 o'clock last Monday morning. The booster parade boosted attendance at the fair to a bumper level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hoag
Monticello
Oats Yield Reported by Jones County Farmers
Threshers ran hard across Jones county with oats and barley giving excellent results. Will Ltubben’s 14 acre plot yielded 1100 bushels at 78.5 bushels per acre. Lawrence Balster reported 1223 bushels from 23 acres averaging 50 and 47 bushels per acre. The Express invites more reports with uniform machine weight data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Will Ltubben
Castle Grove Township
Lawrence Balster
The
Express
Monticello Opens School Year Under Grimes and Specht
The Monticello school system begins 1929 30 with Superintendent A B Grimes and Principal Hattie L Specht leading twenty six teachers. The roster includes Emma Grote Georgia Miller Margaret Kaste Bernice Ferguson Rose Edie John Finlay Opal Porter Vern Mattocks Ann Miller Rose Wilcox Opie Scott J Edward Heiserman Martha Meyer Minard Stout Ardys Rabe Frances Ruby Recene Ashton Dorothy Stemm Ann Henderson Mae Rosenow Mildred Iverson June Meyer Lillian Anderson Nettie Hormel West Taberty LaVottia Perrine and others teaching across grades 1 through 6 and junior high subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
A. B. Grimes
Hattie L. Specht
Archie B. Grimes
Coe College
University of Chicago
State Teachers College
Emma Gr
Opie Scott
Bedford
J. Edward Heiserman
Hawkeye
University of Iowa
Martha Meyer
Readlyn
State Age College
Minard Stout
Cedar Falls
Ardys Rabe
West Liberty
Frances Ruby
Lake Mills
Allerton
Recene Ashton
Shenandoah
Dorothy Stemm
Menlo
Ann Henderson
Mae Rosenow
Morrison
Tll
Mount Vernon
Mildred Iverson
Britt
June Meyer
Breda
Lillian L. Anderson
Marne
Nettie Hormel West Taberty
Colore
LaVottia Perrine
Kindervarten
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Meeting In Jones County
The Veterans of Foreign Wars held a meeting in the Soldiers' Memorial building last Thursday. Four recruits were initiated into the order by Division Commander Arthur A. Dodds of Des Moines. Five members of the CGALR were inducted into honorary membership, including George Gropp Edward Harwood W S Garrison G W James and M W Morse of Wyoming.
M. E. Church at Eldova to Lay Cornerstone
Reverend William H. Mitchell announces the cornerstone laying of the new Methodist Episcopal church in Eldova on Sunday morning August 25 at 11 o’clock on the court house lawn. The service features Rev. Roy L. Smith and a 50 piece Town Training School band with main address by Hon. H. E. Havner. Reverend Mitchell previously led the Monticello church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Mitchell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Eldova
Court House Lawn
Roy L. Smith
Town Training School
H. E. Havner
Iowa
Mitchell
Monticello
Charles Field of Oxford Junction Dies at 62
Charles Field aged 62 of Oxford Junction died last Sunday after a period of illness. Born July 18, 1887, he was the son of George and Lydia Field and left a wife Louise Schneider and one son Charles Field Jr. He leaves a sister May Austin and brothers CHIT Field and Will Field, plus relatives who cared for him. He worked as a piano salesman and later in real estate and was active in the Evangelical Lutheran church. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. and burial followed in Oakwood cemetery Monticello. Rev. W A Wolgemuth officiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Field
Oxford Junction
Mr. Field
Town
George
Lydia Field
Belmond
Iowa
W. A. Wolgemuth
Oxford Junction Lutheran Church
Field
Jones
Tragic Car Crash Kills Des Moines Teen Glenn Wishman
Glenn A Wishman age 15 of Des Moines died from injuries after a Thursday night car crash on a dirt road. His passenger Lucille Allebe suffered multiple injuries. both were taken to a hospital where Wishman died Friday at 2 PM. He was the son of Maude Wishman and grandson of Orville Hall of Monticello. funeral arrangements followed in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Arthur Wishman
Des Moines
Maude Hall Wishman
Orville A. Hall
Monticello
Glenn
Lucille
Allebe
Young Wishman
Miss Allebe
Wishman
Ford
Miss Allebr
Glenn A. Wishman
Cedar Rapids
Prank
Maude A. Wishman
Oneceek
Georges MoifeNare
Wilson
Des Madaes
Port AU
Neal Heh
Shaye
MontieHo
Moe
William Stickford
Milton Paneer
Robert Locher
John Kay
Doen Rodi
Bruce Suthers. Jr
A. Hall
Mother Of Mrs. E C Ricklefs Died Recently
The death of Mrs. James Olmstead mother of Mrs. E C Ricklefs of Monticello occurred Monday August 5. She is survived by three children and her husband. The family with deep ties to Monticello had resided in Willow Point New York for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Olmstead
E. C. Ricklefs
Monticello
Willow Point
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chas. E. Hearst
Kadoka, South Dakota
Cedar County
L. F. Barrett
Catherine Wade
Martin J. Wade
University of Iowa Extension Department
Edward H. Lauer
George Cooley
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Clinton
Fort Dearborn
Illinois
Earl Mehaffey
Clara Kabla
Solon
Black
Tipton
Eugene A. Crowse
Monticello Boy
Big Four
the Express
Fifth District
C. H. Hand
Center Point
G. J. Eiben
S. E. Garrity
de Witt
Holsteins—Reformatory
Anton Kula
Mike Breen
Glenn Orcutt
Tom Shover
Edwin Wilcox
Chris Peterson
Onslow
Holstein Calf Club
Mildred Wilcox
Lester Zimmerman
Reuben Dress
Myric Shover
Nick Roeder & Son
Hazelton
Poland
Turner Bros
DeWitt
Hampshires
Chester
Arend Balster
Scotch Grove
R. H. Balster
Honticello
Jones County Fair
McCormick-Deering
Moline
Sanico
Oakland
Pontiac
Childress Motor Company
Fords
Henry Behrends
Wiliam G. Schoon
Otto Burrichter
Studebaker Automobiles
Leroy Clark
Harry Soule
Thomas Shover
Helms Phototograph Studio
Zimmerman
Zenith
Crosley
McNeill's Hardware
Frank Locher
Majestic
George Stuhler
Max Wortman
Lovell Township
Lovell
B-Square
Happy Hour
B. T. Maiden & Son
J. L. Weber & Sons
Clausen Bros
Green Island
Maiden
Weber
Clausen
J. E. Garrity
Nick Ropyder & Son
China
Hampshire
John Turner
Herman Heleens
U Heleens Bros
Heleens Bros
Herman Helrens
Lyle Callahan
Jimmie Rickless
Birkenhead
England
Dear Express
Arrowe Park
Yankee
Duke of Connaught
King George
Robert Baden-Powell
Martin
Sir Robert Baden-Powell
Morocco
Prince of Wales
Charles G. Dawes
Marshall Hubert Lautey
France
Dawes
King
United States
Prince
General Dawes
Raymond T. Moore
Ambassador Dawes
Hays
Vern Mattocks
Wadena
Town State College
R. T. Moore
Ann Miller
Rose Wilcox
Estherville
State Apechipre College
Veterans of Foreign Wars
M. E. Church
Charles Field
Oxford
Glenn Wishman
Charles
WW. Field
Boy Scout
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