Anna Hanken Killed In Auto Accident Near Monticello
Anna Frederika Hanken 19 died instantly last Thursday evening when the Nash open touring car carrying six youths left the Monticello road near her parents home. Gerhard Hanken the driver survived with concussion. Loretta Stadtmueller 18 suffered a basal skull fracture and is listed as serious but improving. The party had been at the fair and was returning home when the vehicle dumped into a ditch and rolled over. Anna’s obituary notes her church membership and teaching in Lovell No. 9 Rural School. She is survived by her parents, William and Augusta Hanken, and seven siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Hanken
William H. Hanken
Monticello
Scotch Grove
Miss Hanken
Gerhard Hanken
Rudolph Hanken
Kate Hanken
Lesa Hanken
Loretta Stadtmueller
Louis Stadtmueller
Miss Stadtmueller
John Jacobs
McDonald Hospital
Sete Me
Hanken
Wherry
Jacobs
Anna Frederika Hanken
William H
Augusta (Stadtmueller) Hanken
St. John's Lutheran Church
Lovell No. 9
Nellie V. Morey
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Wesley
Rudolph
Gerhard
Fred
Johanna
Lesa
Kate
Red Front Grocery Closes as Stock Taken by Building Owner
The Red Front Grocery closed this morning and its stock has been taken over by Frank Ferring, owner of the building. The stock belonged to George Holl Wagner who ran the store since last May. Mr and Mrs Wagner plan to return to Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Front
Frank Ferring
George Holwagner
Trade Merit Days Scheduled for Saturday and Monday
The Express invites readers to view the full page advertisement on page five showing nineteenMonticello merchants uniting for Trade Merit Days on August 31 and September 2. Merchants offer special bargains with worthwhile merchandise across listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
Monticello
Tones
Multiple Iowa crash and civic notes in weekend report
The article records several accidents and local governance notes. Frank Monitz of Dubuque sustains severe injuries in a rollover near Coggan after a tire failure. Albert Roth and his 12 year old son suffer injuries. Roth’s daughter escapes uninjured. A Dubuque group including Anna Farley and Mary Maloney die in an Independence area crash. Ed Whitaker of Waterloo driver loses control. John R. McQuillen is injured in Chicago after a bus collision. Rev. P N Dauberstein, injured near Centralia, will leave hospital soon to finish work on his Grotto. The defunct First National Bank of Manchester distributes 30 percent to depositors. Leo Dolphin named Mayor of Cascade. J F Otting becomes alderman. Manford Taylor, 5, is killed falling from a truck driven by his father Harold Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coggon
Frank Monitz
Dubuque
Monitz
Albert Roth
Roth
Anna Farley
Mary Maloney
Waterloo
Independence
Ed Whitaker
Whitaker
John R. McQuillen
Cascade
Chicago
McQuillen
Cascade Automobile Company
Rev
P. N. Dauberstein
West Bend
Centralia
Mercy Hospital
First National Bank of Manchester
Leo Dolphin
L. F. Barrett
Dolphin
J. F. Otting
Manford Taylor
Maquoketa
Harold Taylor
Former Resident Buried In Wayne Township
John P. Schwartz formerly resided near Scotch Grove township died in Kadoka South Dakota when a truck collided with his car on August 19. He was born August 19 1885 in Wayne township son of Peter and Catherine Schwartz married to Anna Farragher had three children Clara John Peter and Myron survived by his mother and sisters. His body was taken to Monticello for burial at Zion Lutheran church Wayne with services led by Rev. John Willms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Schwartz
Scotch Grove Township
Kadoka
South Dakota
Schwartz
Wayne Township
Peter
Catherine
Zahllacher) Schwartz
Anna Farragher
Marion
Clara
John Peter
Myron
Des Moines
Missouri
Anna Schwartz
Spirit Lake
Phillips
Ella Keith
Central City
de Clark
Los Angeles
California
Monticello
Zion’s Lutheran Church
Wayne
John Willms
Fifty Years Ago In Center Junction And Nearby
A historical snapshot notes Center Junction building a brick church and boasting a top Jones county hotel run by Freeman. John Whittee, a farmer near the Linn county line, dies in the first week, survived by a second wife and five children. Dunham and Leichardt present a silver trumpet to Washington Fire Company No. 1 for saving their property. The C M and St Paul Railway buys Davenport and St Paul line from Monticello to Davenport. Jones County Fair planned September 2 to 6 with W H Proctor as secretary. Water works construction pushes on. ditches reach First street hill. Local trip to the Black Hills. 52 hours by stage to Rapid City. A son is born to C L Butler, hotel proprietor. Mrs. Clark Ainsworth dies of tuberculosis, aged 38, leaving husband and four children. Mrs. Sarah Blanchard, editor’s wife, stung by bees near the editor’s home. George F Schaeffer weds Miss Butler at the city hotel in Monticello. he is a Davenport railway engineer. Nathan Potter, 83, dies in Wyoming township, a settler since 1844. Henry Davenport of Farley walks 100 miles on Monticello Park track in 22 hours, interrupted by rain. Music accompanies the waning event as the route nears its close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Jones County
C. M. & St. Paul Raiilway Company
Davenport and
First Street
Messrs
M. L. Carpenter
G. W. Lovell
C. E. Wales
M. W. Herrick
Black Hills
Rapid City
W. A. Mirlck
George F. Schaeffer
Miss Butler
City
Monticello
H. E. Kerr
Schaeffer
Davenport
C. M. & St. Paul
Nathan Potter
Wyoming Township
Henry Davenport
Farley
Monticello Teachers Leave For Positions In Iowa
A list shows Monticello teachers departing for posts in Iowa and nearby states to teach in public and parochial schools. The roster names 26 educators with projected destinations including Cedar Rapids Tripoli Council Bluffs Holstein Manchester and Chicago Heights among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
Lee Bohren
Garfield
Cedar Rapids
Lydia Adix
Tripoli
Josephine Meyer
Council Bluffs
Helen Meyer
Holstein
Leonard Davies
Hazel Brazelton
Manly
Lena Bartels
Waupeton
Alice Petersen
Ionia
Edith Deischer
Radcliffe
Bernice Podhaski
Manchester
Gracia Orcutt
Valley Junction
Alfreda Reed
Shenandoah
Irma Rohr
Belmond
Mary Stadtmueller
West Bend
Jean Sutherland
Clinton
Mabel Heisey
Grant High
Elfriede Cartano
Fort Madison
Frances Coyle
Boone
Lucile Schweitzer
Alice Cowan
Oskaloosa
Anne Hauss
Iowa Falls
Juliette Johnson
Tipton
Margaret Maurice
Silver City
Bernice Rodman
Lincoln School
Chicago Heights
Illinois
Ethelwyn Wilcox
Martelle
Boy Fractures Leg In Ditch Collision Near Manchester
Charles Slater a 15 year old of Manchester suffered fractures and a thigh injury after a road accident on Primary No 20 east of Manchester. His Ford roadster stopped with two wheels off the pavement allowed him out. A Freeport Illinois car trying to pass swung into the ditch to avoid a collision with a third vehicle and Slater stepped onto the pavement into the path of the third car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Slater
Manchester
Slater
Freeport
Illinois
Canning Company Starts Operations This Week
Manager Carl Hodson of the Far mer Canning company reports the annual sweet corn pack began last Monday. The first day four and a quarter hours yielded 762 cases, while Tuesday’s nine hour run produced 1,875 cases. The plant employs 66 workers and was fully prepared with tested machinery and a repainted interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hodson
Farmer Canning Company
Hodson
Jones County Fair Celebrates Record Attendance and Shows
The 1929 Jones County Fair drew over 10 000 Thursday with amphitheater crowds and hillside spectators. Beef and dairy judging highlighted by Shorthorn firsts and Holstein champion awards, while vaudeville acts and exhibitions energized a strong three day event.
Liddy Views Graf Zeppelin Over Chicago
J A Liddy of Chicago witnessed the Graf Zeppelin fly over the city for eighteen minutes last evening. He was in town for a conference and building inspections with Wollenberger & Co investment bankers. Liddy has sold substantial Wollenberger first mortgage real estate bonds which are described as 100 percent safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Liddy
Chicago
Mr. Liddy
Wollenberger & Co
Jack
Wollenberger
Oats Yield 60 Bushels per Acre Reported Near Monticello
Adolph G. Bohlken of Monticello harvested 1 980 bushels of oats from a 33 acre field. The yield equals sixty bushels to the acre with exceptionally good quality. He asks other farmers in the area to share similar grain yield stories with The Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph G. Bohlken
Monticello
Mr. Bohlken
Anamosa Prepares Big Fair With Adams Rodeo
Anamosa District Fair association plans the biggest fair yet on September 12 through 15 featuring the Adams Rodeo company for four sessions and six other high class acts. The Monticello band will perform throughout the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Anamosa Association
Iowa
Adams Rodeo Company
Monticello
Rodeo Company
Lisle Arduser Speaks On The Negro Of The South
Lisle Arduser tells Rotary on how the Negro in the South seeks similar living accommodations without demanding equality. She cites Barber colleges in the Black Belt and notes cultural self sufficiency through media, taxis, and schools while highlighting rising Black leadership and a May Birmingham festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Lisle Arduser
Rotary Club
Miss Arduser
University of Minnesota
Barber College
Atlanta
Georgia
J. W. Gilroy
Monticello
Leonard Arduser
Minneapolis
Barber Colleges
Louisiana
Mississippi
Hendersonville
Alabama
Birmingham
Arduser
Elfriede Cartano
H. M.carpenter, Jr
Ticket Sales decline as autos erode rail passenger fares
Langworthy rail agent George Ireland reports a sharp fall in passenger ticket sales between August 1 and 17, down from monthly averages above 200 dollars to 11 to 16 dollars. He cites autos as the cause and notes railways cut services and costs while freight traffic improves, with some lines considering track removal due to losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ireland
Langworthy
Hopkinton
New Filling Station to Open This Saturday
The Mid-Continent Petroleum corporation announces a new filling station at Main and First streets to be formally opened Saturday. Harry Treland will manage the station which has been serving the public since opening a week ago. An ad offers NevrNox gasoline free to customers who buy four old coupons, saving $1.36. The company offices are in Tulsa with Monticello territory shares handled from Waterloo. Mr. Ireland has sold gasoline in Monticello and formerly worked with another company, endorsing Mid-Continent quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
The
Express
Main
First Streets
Harry Treland
Tulsa
Oklahoma
oMecs
Monticello
Waterloo
Ireland
Monticello Prepares for Jones County Teachers Institute
Monticello will host the Jones County Teachers Institute in the public school auditorium on September 2 and 3. Miss Nellie V. Morey leads a notable team of instructors from Iowa, Minnesota, Virginia, and Alaska, offering talks on rural leadership, teaching methods, and citizenship to inspiring educators before the new school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jones County Teachers’ Institute
Nellie V. Morey
Iowa
Jones County Institute
Jesse H. White
University of Pittsburgh
F. C. Beverley
Whitmell Farm Life School
Whitmell
Virginia
E. M. Paulu
State Teachers College
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Emma Watkins
University Experimental School
Iowa City
Minna Hansen
Alaska
Boy Rescued From Drowning In Wapsie
Lewis Remley aged 15 son of Mr and Mrs A L Remiley was rescued from drowning in the Wapsipinicon river at Anamosa last Friday by Howard Hunter aged 18 of Oxford Mills. Remley a Boy Scout struck bottom while diving and was knocked unconscious. Hunter dived in after him and brought him to Mercy Hospital where several stitches closed a head wound. He is expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Remley
A. L. Remiley
Anamosa
Howard Hunter
Oxford Mills
Remley
Wapsipinicon
Hunter
Mercy Hospital
Car Turned Turtle In Monticello Road Crash
Last Thursday near Henry George farm on the Monticello Scotch Grove road a Star touring car carrying Fred Martin and family turned over two or three times injuring Mrs Martin badly and her daughter Frieda with an injured knee. Mrs Hunwardsen also injured, Mr Martin minor. Louis Holsinger, who allegedly cut around the Martin car, left the scene and was later found at the fairgrounds amphitheater after police traced his car by hub cap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry George
Monticello
Scotch Grove Road
Fred Martin
Frieda
Mary Hunwardsen
Onslow
Martin
Holsinger
Hanwardson
Iowa
Jones County Paving Progress Across Anamosa to Marion
Jones County paving on No. 117 from Anamosa through Wyoming is nearing completion with only 7,000 feet left last week. The project uses corcrete for quick drying and road usability ten days after pouring while an Anamosa end trial used dirt and burlap. The No. 161 stretch from the Jones county line to Marion is advancing, with daily progress targets near 1,000 feet and a best single day of 974 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No. 117
Anamosa
Wyoming
Highway Commission
Jones County Line
Marion
Snake in Freight Office Foe Meets Its End
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific clerk Harry Maire, his helpers Louie Ireland and Warren Johnson, killed a six foot four inch blow snake lurking beneath a freight office door on a Saturday morning. Maire admits a brief scare but remains calm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Maire
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Louie Ireland
Warren Johnson
Harry
1,400 Attend Lutheran Gathering at Amber
About 1400 people gathered at a church event uniting six Lutheran congregations in Amber. The service marked the Iowa Synod’s seventy five year founding and Luther’s Shorter Catechism four hundredth anniversary. Sermons were delivered by Rev. W Paulsen of Stout and Rev. H Mueller of Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
Iowa Synod
Martin Luther
W. Paulsen
Stout
H. Mueller
Waterloo
Clerical Changes at C M St Paul and Pacific Office
Mycene DeWitt has accepted a clerk position in the C M St Paul and Pacific freight office replacing Helen Moncrief who resigned this week. Lewis Ireland resigns and Burdett Casper fills his former post after serving as Hopkinton assistant postmaster.
New Barn on Shover Farm Near Completion
Will LeClerc reports a large hay barn finished on the Shover and Nagle farm. The 24 by 60 foot structure will store hay or straw. The firm is currently harvesting 35 acres of excellent alfalfa acreage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will LeClerc
Shover & Nagle
Messrs
Shover and
Nagle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Canning Company
Jones County Fair
R. H. Domer
Clarence
C. H. Hand
Center Point
Offringa
Dick Offringa
Waverly
Shomont Farms
Chris Peterson
Mike Breen
Charlies Reinheimer
Jersey
Aitchison Brothers
Allan Wallace
Durango
Guernsey
Anton Kula
Oxford Junction
Mildred Wilcox
Lester Zimmerman
Ann Marie Orcutt
Myrie Shover
Joyce Orcutt
Hope’ Orcutt
Georgia Mae Orcutt
Jones County Fair Association
Dyersville
Ryan
Koob
Ruth Dress
John Shover
M. W. Knapp
Aurora
Paul Burson
Busy Workers Club
Castle Grove Township
Booth
Wyoming Happy Hour Club
Wyoming B Square
B Square
Signa Streeper
Fern Heasty
Happy Hour
Mildred Edwards
Elizabeth Fishwild
Emma Ebben
Mary Minnis
Fair Association
Harper’s Circus
Thelma Deonza
Kimina Japs
Billie Geyer
Robert Hal
Godfrey Bader
Charles Bond
Jim Patch
Seewaiene Blue John
Warren Miller
Ine Robert Hal
Bernice Toise
C. E. Belwyn
Governor
Wee Reeee Kingsmead
Mabel E
Todd Kane
Toddy
Sertprddedo Ester Princess Vale
Lola Mac
Joe Patch
Axwah
Charley Bond
Moore Worthy
Ce the Limited
Miss Warren
Lillums
Rm Eases Teddy
Teller
Vise
J. A. Liddy
Graf Zeppelin
Institute
Miss Morey
Dr. White
Beverley
Dr. Paula
Miss Watkins
Mrs. Beverley
Paula
Watkins
Paulu
Wapsie
Snake
Shover Farm
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