Iowa Electric Wins 20 Year Monticello Franchise
The Iowa Electric Co. received a 20 year franchise to operate in Monticello with Cedar Rapids offices. Voters approved 784 to 98 on August 24, with 882 casting ballots and 99 absentees. The plan includes street lighting, under ground cable upgrades, and new 30 by 14 foot Monticello signs to greet entrants. Tax contributions total $2,342.53 in Monticello and $3,249.95 across Jones county.
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Iowa Electric Co
Iowa Electric Company
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
First Street
Soldiers’ Memorial
Electric Company
Imeciianionetamerson
Towa Electric Company
Maquoketa
Jones County
Monticello Names New Music Instructors
Earl Holtz resigns after three years as Monticello public schools music instructor moving to Des Moines to teach vocal music with a pay raise. Dale McConnell of Mediapolis will replace him, a Cornell College graduate with music training and prior experience as music supervisor at Cleghorn and English and dramatics classes. He is the brother of Cornell College professor Dean McConnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Holtz
Monticello Public Schools
Holtz
Des Moines Public Schools
Monticello
Dale McConnell
Mediapolis
Cornell College
McConnell
Cleghorn
Dean McConnell
Coggon Residents Hurt in Auto Crash
Mrs W J Montgomery aged 62, her sister in law Mrs Robert Montgomery aged 40, and Irene Montgomery aged 22, all of Coggon, were injured when their car overturned on US highway 67 near Preemption Illinois. Mrs Montgomery senior suffered a fractured collarbone and bruises. others were injured less severely and the car was badly damaged.
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W. J. Montgomery
Robert Montgomery
Irene Montgomery
Coggon
U. S. Highway 67
Preemption
Ill
Young Democrats Meet in Anamosa Features Sanford Talk
Allen T. Sanford of Salt Lake City addressed a Jones county young Democrats meeting at the Anamosa courthouse last Friday evening. He spoke on farm problems and public issues. Sanford was born near Amber and was visiting Anamosa. his wife Nellie Sheean of Anamosa accompanied him.
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Allen T. Sanford
Salt Lake City
Jones County Young Democrats
Harold Weber Drowns in Farm Water Tank
Harold Weber age 1 son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Weber living near Sand Spring fell into a supply tank in the cream house on his father s farm at 4 30 pm Monday and drowned. He is survived by his parents a sister and three brothers. Funeral services were held at Sand Spring Catholic church and burial was at Worthington. The hired man said older children were sent for water from the tank and the door may have been left open.
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Harold Weber
Arthur Weber
Sand Spring
Sand Spring Catholic Church
Worthington
Gestel Farm
Barbara Moore Dies at Monticello After Long Illness
Mrs Barbara Moore died at her home in Monticello Sunday evening August 23 at 9 35 following a long illness. She was born November 16 1858 in Richland Township. She married William L Moore March 12 1885 at the Richland Presbyterian Church. Survived by daughter Mildred Mardoff son William and daughter Ada Lehr plus seven grandchildren. Funeral held at First Presbyterian church Monticello with interment Oakwood cemetery.
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Barbara Moore
Monticello
Mildred Mardoff
William
Richland
Township
Simon and
Margaret Reichart
Carl Hein
William L. Moore
Richland Presbyterian Church
William Brenchart
Sam Libenthal
Ada Lehr
Lisbon
Moore
Forrest Ely
James W Brazelton Receives 50 Year Mason Award
James W Brazelton of Manchester received a fifty year membership certificate in the Masonic lodge becoming the only local member to hold that distinction The presentation was by Roy W Sheppard with brief addresses from Reverend Shaffer Rideout Waugh and Yoran Brazeltons lodge history traces from Prairieburg to Coggon and finally Manchester
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James W. Brazelton
Manchester
Bowen's Prairie
Monticello
Masonic Lodge
Roy W. Sheppard
Thomas P. Shaffer
A. A. Rideout
Dubuque
J. Milton Waugh
M. J. Yoran
Brazelton
Prairieburg Lodge
Coggon
Landon Leads Jackson County Straw Vote
The Jackson County Sentinel reports a straw poll showing Gov. Alf Landon narrowly ahead of President Roosevelt. Other candidates trail with small ballot counts as readers weighed the field in Jackson County.
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Landon
Jackson Co
Jackson County
Alf. Landon
Roosevelt
Rooser
Alan
Thomas
Calvin
Lightning Fire Destroys Harm Helgens Farm Barn Near Monticello
A lightning strike hit a barn at Harm Helgens farm six miles southeast of Monticello Saturday evening, causing about 8000 dollars in losses. The 96 by 72 foot barn and adjoining cattle shed burned, 75 tons of hay, 25 tons of straw, 500 bushels oats, and several harness sets were destroyed, while some horses were removed. Monticello firefighters and local volunteers extinguished the blaze after about nine hours, saving other buildings and a bin of 800 bushels oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harm Helgens
Monticello
Helgens
Monticello welcomes fliers J S Ricklefs couple lands by monoplane
Mr and Mrs J S Ricklefs landed their white monoplane north of Monticello last Friday after a 17 hour flight from San Francisco with several stops. The trip included Des Moines and Honolulu addresses family ties to Monticello and Hawaii. They plan to return by September 15 after a three week Monticello visit and Stanford start.
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J. S. Ricklefs
Monticello
San Francisco
Jim
Ricklefs
Robert Ricklefs
Hoopa
Calif
Des Moines
University of Hawaii
Honolulu
Marlborough School For Girls
Los Angeles
Stanford University
Nadine Davis
W. H. Davis
Los Altos
Davis
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company
Rickless
Davis Farm
Gloria Johnson
E. C. Rickless
California
Fillmore Parish Annual Picnic Set For September 1
The people of Fillmore parish plan the annual picnic at Sacred Heart church on primary 161. A chicken dinner will be served from 4 to 8 pm followed by dancing in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fillmore Parish
Sacred Heart Church
Monticello Tops Bernard to Keep Pace in Race
Monticello’s fast baseball team beat Bernard 3 to 1 to stay within a half game of Bellevue in the league standings. Haus pitched well, allowing no Bernard runs until a ninth inning rally. Kehoe hit a three run homer in the third as Monticello built a lead and held on for the win.
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Monticello
Bellevue
Bernard Club
Thenhaus
Bernard
Kehoe
Monti
Maquoketa
Minneopa Dominates 2:24 Trot at Jones County Fair
Minneopa owned and driven by Mike Inery of Agency wins all three heats of the 2:24 trot at the Jones county fair. May Laurel driven by Guy Crippen places close behind. Crippen also wins with Troube in 2:14 and 2:16 in the 2:24 pace, while numerous livestock and 4-H competitions are announced, including Miss Gerdes as 4-H queen and various breed champions.
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Minneopa
Jones County Fair
Mike Inery
Agency
May Laurel
Guy Crippen
Ed Berry
Peter Go C
Springer Bros. Highlawn Chatty
Crippen
Troube
Art Shaw
Calumet Folly
H. Meier
Guy Templeton
Meier
Helen Thomas
Charles Duffy
Manchester
Miss Gerdes
Marie Gerdes
4 H Exhibitors Showing at Jones County Fair
List of 4-H exhibitors and head counts for cattle open classes limited to swine dairy calves sheep and poultry at the Jones county fair with independent entries. Open Swine Poland China Chester Whites Duroc Jersey entries listed with exhibitor names and numbers.
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Victor Richardson
Floyd Sievers
Maynard Kuhns
Lloyd Brickley
Jersey
Iowa Holstein Breeders’ Association
Jones County
Chester Miller
Martello
Bilk Vincent
Winness
Chester Whites
Seechusen
Center Junction
Jurgensen
Martin
Duree
Roscoe Wilson
Coggan
Meeks
Richardson
Chester White
Delbert Richardson
James Miller
Poland
China
Chris Holmes
Ralph Husman
Duvoc Jersey
Richard Eichhorn
Reynold Fishwild
Junior Murfield
Hampshire
Dale Porter
Richard Eschhorn
Alvin Weers
Ames
Kromminga
Poultry
Richard Kromminga
Junior Kromminga
Robert Walton
Paul Fagan
Garden Club
Delbert Husman
Dillon Mead
Robert Mead
Jones County Fair
Baby Reeves
John Eichhorn
Jimmie Hoowie
Merlin Lyon
Edwin Andrews
Ray Larson
Gene Walker
Clarence Hosford
Dean Nordman
Swine
G. H. Gerdes
Monticello
Helgens Bros
J. B. Seehusen
W. R. Martin
Olin
Duroc Jersey
W. B. Meeks
Bert Miller
Lisbon
Recene Ashton Earns B A Degree in Cedar Falls
Miss Recene Ashton former principal of Monticello public schools graduated from Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls with a bachelor of arts degree. She taught five years in Monticello and will serve as an art teacher in Cedar Rapids public schools next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Recene Ashton
Monticello Public Schools
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Miss Ashton
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Bell Couple Mark Fifty Years of Marriage
Monticello residents Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Bell celebrate fifty years of marriage with a reception at the home of Mrs. Simon P. Neilly next Sunday August 30. Invitations call for 2 to 4 30 and 7 to 8 30 p m. The couple, now in Cedar Rapids, lived many years in Monticello where Mr. Bell ran a furniture store and later worked with the Monticello Canning Company. They have a daughter Almeda Bell and a son Donald Bell. A daughter Marie died young.
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Monticello
Peter D. Bell
Simon P. Neilly
Bell
Cedar Rapids
Almeda ‘Bell
Donald Bell
Marie
Castle Grove Farmers Involved in Serious Crash Last Saturday
Two Castle Grove farmers, Mike Chisman and Joe Bading, were badly injured when Bading’s car rear ended a slow truck on No 161 two miles south of Anamosa during a rain shower at about 6 PM. Both men were treated at Anamosa hospital for facial cuts and head injuries.
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Castle Grove
Mike Chisman
Joe Bading
Mr. Bading
Anamosa
Bading
No. 161
Anamosa Hospital
Mr. Chisman
Mrs. Mary Lundon Dies After Long Illness
Longtime Jones county resident Mrs. Mary Lundon died last Thursday evening August 20 after three years of declining health from heart trouble. Born May 10 1859 in Dubuque county she lived in Anamosa Castle Grove and Monticello with her husband David Lundon who died in 1914. Eleven children were born eleven are living Loretta Lundon Hayes Frank John James Nellie Maye. funeral at Sacred Heart church with Rev A L Lorenz officiating and burial at Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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Dubuque County
Castle Grove Two
Jones County
Mary Lundon
Lundon
Golfers Must Qualify By End Of Next Week
The city golf tournament sets a deadline for the qualifying round due to a fair, with all rounds limited to 18 holes except the 36 hole championship matches. After scores are submitted, players are placed into three flights for pairings and medals are awarded to top finishers in each division.
Storm damages Cedar Rapids to Monticello region in Iowa
Severe storm swept eastern Iowa last Saturday with high winds and heavy rain across counties along the Mississippi. Cedar Rapids recorded half an inch of rain while Monticello faced a hailstorm after a hard evening shower. a fatal crash near Amana killed 50 year old Samuel Wolf of Detroit, Michigan, who wore a Wayne County deputy sheriff badge as his car left Highway 6. His wife and daughter were hospitalized on vacation trip. Mrs. Martha Keyes of Mount Vernon celebrated her ninety first birthday. she is mother to Karl M Keyes of Monticello and longtime resident since 1866.
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Iowa
Mississippi River
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Samuel Wolf
Detroit
Mich
Amana
Wayne County
Martha Keyes
Mount Vernon
Karl M. Keyes
Marsden Keyes
BE. R. Lahman
A. J. Keyes
Marion
Charles R. Keyes
Cornell
State Archeological Survey
W. H. Hoover
Moun Vernon
Geneva Kurtz
Los Angeles
Florence Keyes
Sportsmen Plant 25000 Bullheads and 1100 Bass in River
The Jones county Sportsmen's club from Onslow Wyoming Center Junction and Oxford Junction helped plant 25000 bullheads and 1100 black bass in the river above Oxford Junction dam. Edgar Morey of the State Fisheries department aided the effort amid drought harming local game fish. The Jones county fair drew strong 4-H participation with 150 boys and 80 girls showcasing livestock poultry crops and demonstrations.
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Jones County
Onslow
Wyoming
Center Junction
Oxford Junction
Monticello
Edgar Morey
State Rescue Division
State Fisheries Department
Jones County Fair
75th Church Anniversary Planned for Monticello
The First Methodist Episcopal church of Monticello plans a seventy fifth anniversary with a three week series of religious meetings starting next Sunday. Speakers Miss May Paul of Alton, Illinois and Miss Mary Olive of Edwardsville, Illinois, licensed preachers, will lead services including mornings evenings and most evenings. Hours for next Sunday are 10 a.m. and 7 50 p.m. Committees named for further commemorations include Dr. L Jd Swift E H Huu mbregtse Mrs F E Stimson and others.
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First Methodist Episcopal Church of
Monticello
May Paul
Alton
Mary Olive
Edwardsville
Ill
Methodist Church
L. Jd. Swift
E. H. Huuibregtse
F. E. Stimson
H. E. Deischer
Mary Doxsee
L. F. Balster
E. A. Hubbard
BE. H. Huibregtse
J. W. Doxsee
Byron Abel
C. A. Doxsee
Monticello Golfers Lose Inter City Match to Marion Club
Monticello golfers dropped their final inter city match of the season last Sunday losing 36 to 11. Royal Rodman led Monticello with 43 and 36 for 79 while H. Smith of Marion topped the tournament with 36 and 34 for 70. The season ends as Monticello shifts to city tournament trials and the scores of individual Monticello players are listed.
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Monticello
Marion Club
Royal Rodman
H. Smith
Marion
Monti Golf
Ben Roberts Sr
Ed Heiserman
Emil Ricklefs
Francis Shimanek
Gene Byers
Bill Laude
Ben Cotton
Carl Hodson
Ben Roberts Jr
Lynn Howie O
Arch Grimes
John Sanford
Dog Trained To Aid In Stealing Chickens
At Frank Miller farm west of town a car with a house trailer stopped. A woman and a dog stole at least two chickens with the dog grabbing them and holding them until the thief arrived. Mrs. Miller alerted them, they fled, and sheriff contacts were made. A woman and dog matching the description were found at the Jones county fair grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
Sheriff's Office
Monticello
Five Iowa Truck Lines Form A New Merger
A consolidation forms the Iowa Freight Service uniting Cass Transportation Hawkeye Motor Express Towa Freight Lines Clarks Freight Line and Walter H Kier Freight with Cedar Rapids main office and terminals in Chicago Clinton Cedar Falls Waterloo Fort Dodge Rock Island Dubuque Monticello Anamosa and Ottumwa. T.H. DeWees leads as president general manager with M J Cass as vice president and board chair.
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Monticello
Iowa Truck Lines
Iowa Freight Service
Cass Transportation Line, Inc
Hawkeye Motor Express, Inc
Towa Freight Lines, Inc
Clark's Freight Line, Inc
Walter H. Kier
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Fort Dodge
Rock Island
Dubuque
Anamosa
Ottumwa
T.H. DeWees
M. J. Cass
R. B. Fearing
S. A. DeWess
R. C. White
Junior Chamber Dinner Meeting Set for September 9
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold a combined business and social dinner meeting on Wednesday September 9. Treasurers report and summer work review will be presented. Plans for fall activities and the Monticello Centennial in October will be discussed with city clubs coordinating the centennial celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Monticello
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Walter Zubler
Zubler
Young Democrats
James Ricklefs
Fillmore
Irvin Sievers
Leo Waggoner - Olin
Miller
Gerdes
J. M. Tudor
Angus
Irvin Slevers
LaVerne Kurns
Donald Meeks
Grover Lorenzen
Leo Waggoner
Myron Kuhns
Duane Lincoln
Melvin Sievers
Merle Husman
Verne Embree
Alvin Ortgies
Dale Larson
Melvin Cook
Donald Fairbanks
Richard Schmidt
Donald Newbold
Willis Fairbanks
Jay Slater
Verlyn Beck
Donald Beck
Verde Richardson
Howard Jones
Billy West
Guernsey
Dick Naylor
Brickley
Dow Jersey
George Shover
Wilbur Hinrichs
Robert Hollingsworth
Carlton Latta
Willard Byerly
William Hollingsworth
John Messerli
Paul Gerdes
Thomas Hartley
Colt
Merlin Cook
Alvin Drigles
Donald Newhard
Dick Hatering
Lambs
Alvin Lubben
Robert Fagan
Earl Fagan
Robert Starry
Leo Levsen
Kenneth Fairbanks
Norman Blore
Maurice Byron
Leo Bonjour
Rolland Connelly
Floyd
Siver
Thomas Faust
Kermit Kuhns
Charles Faust
Edwin Eden
Howard Eden
Merle Ballou
Joe Schafer
James Gray
George Shaver
Billie West
Jack Furman
Jack Messerli
Floyd Siver
Dale Adams
Bob Fishwild
Ray Tompkins
Pigs
Kenneth Howie
Donald Howie
Orlyn Peck
Marvin Starry
Herbert Martin
Fred Siebels
Cecil Gongner
Jack Naylor
Galen Alexander
Norbert Kuriger
Dean Newman
John Stimpson
Dale Danneman
Roy Martin
Clair Robertson
Willard Houstman
Richard Miles
Daniel Miller
Everett Walton
Edwin Kromminga
John Mulherin
Keith Shover
William Minney
Bil Himebaugh
Irwin Husman
Ralph Joura
Howard Larson
Galen Cook
Chris Peterson
Maurice McNeilly
Bob Hansen
P. D. Bell
Byers Brothers
Carnival Company
A. R. Porter
Max Sauerbry
Iome Project
Jones County Farm Bureau
Wayne Township Farm Bureau Group
George Zimmerman
Harlan Russell
Cass Transportation Co
Chamber of Commerce
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