Teachers Institute To Be Held In Anamosa Next Week
Anamosa hosts the Jones county teachers institute in the public school auditorium on September 3 and 4. Miss Nellie V. Morey chairs a faculty with speakers from Nebraska Wisconsin Pennsylvania and Iowa delivering sessions on reading improvements and attainment standards.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Teachers’ Institute
Nellie V. Morey
Iowa
Newton W. Gaines
Agricultural College
Lincoln
Neb
John R. McCrory
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Mary Jane Wyland
Pennsylvania State College
Pittsburgh
Frank W. Jones
Jane M. Wyland
State University
Iowa City
Emma J. Phillips
Agnes Samuelson
Traces Of Oil Found on Manchester Farm
Edward Blosch owns a fifty year old well in Prairie township Delaware county. Water from the thirteen foot well is unfit for drinking though cattle drink it. An oily scum and a rich deposit look like oil in a bottle after settling. Geologists say Iowa lacks commercial oil. finding oil would be exceptional.
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Edward Blosch
Prairie Township
Delaware County
Jackson County Sells $150 000 Road Bonds
Jackson County Board of Supervisors last week sold 150 000 dollars in road bonds to Carleton D Beh Co of Des Moines. This marked the second sale since the million dollar road bond program was approved. The first issue brought 43 000 dollars. Beh paid a 331 dollar premium.
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Jackson County Board of Supervisors
Carleton D. Beh
Premiums for Flower Displays at 1929 Jones County Fair
Jones County Fair association announces premiums for the 1929 fair for displays of Monticello and nearby grown flowers. Entrants must be amateurs. professional growers are barred. Classes to be offered include summer and fall flowers, housed in the exhibition hall, replacing the small art department. An early spring announcement will detail classes to help plan plantings.
Neighborhoods That Interest Henry Spoerl Injury at Home After Pump Accident
Henry Spoerl of nine miles south of Manchester suffered a fractured jaw and lost a tooth Thursday night when a pump handle struck him as a pipe slipped. He bled from ears and nose and his eye is swollen shut. In other notes, the Fayette County fair closed, finishing with $2,000 more gate receipts than the previous Friday yet $1,600 short of last year's total. A Cedar Rapids girl, Virginia Mary Crew, 6, filed a $7,500 damage suit after an automobile collision that fractured her skull and broke an arm. In Cedar Rapids, Jim Dunn, 30, pleaded guilty to maintaining a nuisance after being found with 67 gallons of alcohol. fined $300 and jailed three months. Dale Ward of Coggon sued for $5,257 against Schatzels and a rival garage man for injuries from August 7. Obituary notices include Albert C. Dean, a Mitchell, S. C. publisher and cousin of Mrs. Hamil. Freeman Stark, 21, of Springville, escaped injury when his Ford rolled over on First Avenue in Cedar Rapids, injuring his left elbow. The Lincoln highway near Tama gains two overhead crossings, improving safety. Three Cedar County cases appeal railroad assessments of about $6,811 in Durant. Dr. F. W. Port of Olin celebrated his 70th birth anniversary with a surprise gathering. he has practiced medicine 42 years and operated a drug store for 20 years.
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Henry Spoerl
Manchester
Virginia Mary Crew
Cedar Rapids
Richard W. Crew
I. Hockenberg
Marion
Springville
Jim Dunn
Jim
Clark
Dale Ward
Coggon
Linn County
Lee Schatzel
Philip Schatzel
Bud Trefz
Ward
Witts Jenkins
Nebraska
EF. Kaylor
W. Nash
C. M
Alpha Eberhart
Messrs
Chandler and
Page
John Mchauehutn
Castle Grove Township
Willie Simons
Fred Simons
Louis Mathers
Sand Spring
Delaware County
Spring Branch
Delaware
Monticello
J. Q. Wing
Jones County
Adam Reichart
Richland Township
Caxsee & Rigby
T. W. Little
Bowen’s Prairie
Denis Springer
John O. Duer
R. L. Duer
Anamosa
J. W. Mershan
Py Dur: & Co! Tt
Cedar Street
First Street
Beery
Iiaac Orcutt
Richland Center Church Marks 60th Anniversary
The Richland Center Presbyterian Church celebrated its sixtieth anniversary last Sunday with Rev. Henry Marks assisted by Rev. Frank Schroeder and Rev. G O Long. The history recounts early German Presbyterian roots in 1868, the 1873 call to Rev. F W Bruechert, a cyclone destroying the original tower, and long pastorates culminating in the 1919 retirement of Rev Balcar, reflecting the church’s long community service.
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Richland Center Presbyterian Church
Henry Marks
Frank Schroeder
Dubuque
G. O. Long
Center Junction
Schroeder
Baltimore
F. W. Bruechert
B. T Balear
Richland Center
German Presbyterian Church
Richland
German Presbyterian Church of
von Vliet
Thomas Guyan
John Peter Allen
District No 4
George Rettig
Class Smits
Fred Morey
F.’ W. Bruechert
Cedar Rapids
J. P. Allen
Martin Buol
Christian Balsiger
Bartly Gecklin
Rudolph Kasper
J. L. Kettle
Melchair Moore
Peter Walte
John Bohner
Adam Hein
Leonard Hein
Simon Reichart
Maria Kiburz
David Sangi
John Schweitzer
Iowa
PF. W. Bruechert
John Allen
Bruechert
Brucchert
B. T. Balcar
Jones County Fair closes after 75th Jubilee in Monticello
The Jones County Fair ends its seventy fifth session in Monticello with praise for its varied program despite lower box office due to Wednesday rain. Livestock exhibits total over 200 hogs and 150 cattle while 4 H demonstrations win prizes and trips.
Sacred Heart Chicken Dinner and Games Planned
The Sacred Heart church announces a chicken dinner and supper at 50 cents per plate at the George Nordman farm next Tuesday September 4. In the afternoon a bail game between Monticello and Sand Spring teams, plus other games, will be enjoyed. A bowery dance with music is slated for the evening and all are invited.
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Sacred Heart Church
George Nordman
Monticello
Sand Spring
Fifty Years Ago Events In Delaware County Monticello
A digest of local happenings includes wagon shop sales to move to Nebraska, a grocery sold for W Nash, and a Monticello bridge project on the Maquoketa using 265000 feet of lumber. Births, deaths, farm machinery sales, a militia, a threshing engine sale, new stores, a cattle curfew, marriages, and local council actions fill the period.
Sacred Heart School Plans Open Date and New Programs
Sacred Heart will begin the 1928-29 year on Wednesday September 5 with a junior-senior high plan a complete commercial course and a new primary room to ease crowding A new teacher will join to support grades and music enrollment is requested on the first day Registration and faculty listed including Sister Benita as principal and several Sisters as teachers and music instructor.
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Sacred Heart School
Benita
Mary Dulcissina
Mary Ethelreda
Mary Grace
Margaret Alacaque
Mary Rosalie
Mary Redempta
Mary Olivet
Port touring car overturns near Prairieburg injuring couple
Delmar King and Miss Leota Rogers received minor injuries when the Port touring car they rode to Central City overturned twice on a curve two miles past Prairieburg at 9 30 p m King, driving, did not see the sharp turn until too late and swerved the car breaking the front wheel and windshield with the top smashed Rogers suffered cuts and bruises while King had a minor arm injury
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Delmar King
Leota Ropers
Port
Central City
Prairieburg
King
Parent-Teacher Association Meet Scheduled for Sept 11
The first fall PTA meeting will be Tuesday September 11 at 8 o'clock in the public school auditorium. The event serves as a reception to teachers and the superintendent. All parents and interested residents are urged to attend.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Jones County to Improve Hopkinton Road Section
Jones county board of supervisors approves maintenance for the south end of Hopkinton road from Advi lers Corner to the Delaware county line. Gravel will be spread using material from a secured pit. work starts immediately. The Eilers corner to Monticello line will not receive gravel. The road remains passable except when the river overflows. The plan also adds the Hopkinton to Monticello segment to the primary system but avoids grading and draining costs.
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Board of Supervisors
Jones County
Hopkinton Road
Advilers Corner
Delaware County
Eilers Corner
Monticello Corporation
Hopkinton
MonticeNods
Levi M. Brown Buried Saturday
The funeral of Levi M. Brown was held in Monticello last Saturday at his parents home. He died in Detroit on August 22 after a short illness. He is survived by his wife Ella Barber and one son George Walter, 18 months, and by his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Brown. Born March 3 1883 in Colesburg he married August 29 1924 and moved to Detroit. Brown's body was escorted to Monticello by his widow and her brother Walter Barber.
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Levi M. Brown
Monticello
George Brown
Brown
Detroit
George Walter
Colesburg
Ella Barber
Mr. Brown
Walter Barber
Unusually Heavy Rain Fell In Monticello Yesterday
Monticello recorded one of its heaviest rainfalls with half an inch in the morning and 2.25 inches in 35 minutes. Water covered First street from curb to curb and overflowed the J. E. Bateman monument shop display area. The Maquoketa river and lowlands were flooded, and nearby rivers neared flood stage threatening the new Anamosa bridge.
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Monticello
First Street
J. E. Bateman
Bateman
Maquoketa
Wuapsipinicon
Anamosa
Wapsie
Olin
July Expenditure On Iowa Roads
The Iowa State Highway Commission spent 5 000 000 dollars in July on road improvements per the auditor’s report to J W Long. Nearby counties listing Cedar 126 317, Clayton 138 905, Delaware 154 682, Dubuque 110 707, Fayette 156 626, Jones 120 028.
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Towa
State Highway Commission
Hig-Way Commission
J. W. Long
State
Cedar
Clayton
Delaware
Dubuque
Fayette
Jones
Catherine Henneberry Dies After Illness in Bernard
Catherine Henneberry aged resident of Bernard died at 4 30 Friday morning at the home of her daughter Mrs John McLees in Cascade after a period of failing health. She leaves daughters Mrs James Kedly Monmouth Mayme Bernard Mrs John McLees Cascade Mrs James Herth han Manchester Mrs Albert Strickley Bernard and Vincent Bernard as well as a daughter Mrs Fark McLees who preceded her in death. Her husband had preceded her.
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Catherine Henneberry
Bernard
John McLees
Cascade
James Kedly
Monmouth
Mayme
James Herth Han
Manchester
Albert Srickley
Vincent
Fark McLees
Miss Hinkhouse Offered Cairo Librarian Post
Miss Gertrude Hinkhouse daughter of Rev J F Hinkhorse of Independence received an offer to be librarian at the American University in Cairo Egypt She cannot accept as she has already accepted a similar post in Denver Colorado She was formerly an instructor at a school in Cairo.
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Gertrude Hinkhouse
J. F. Hinkhorse
Independence
American University
Cairo
Egypt
Hinkhouse
Denver
Colo
Public School Opens Sept 5 with Full Year Plan
Monticello announces start of classes September 5 with no school next Monday and Tuesday for enrolment. Classes begin Wednesday at 9 AM, six six week terms, six weekly tests, and credits require passing exams. Second hand books sought. football schedule set and Parent Teacher Association urged to support student life and fund raising.
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Thormal
Monticello
Independence
Clinton
Marion
Mount Vernon
Anamosa
Manchester
Finlay
Iowa City Youth Electrocuted in Factory Incident
Clifford Anderson, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Anderson of Iowa City, was electrocuted at 12 15 Tuesday noon while trying to shut off a switch at Town City Canning Company. His clothing and the car were wet. contact with the 440 volt bar caused fatal shock. Doctors treated him over an hour. A coroner's jury cleared the company of fault in the accident.
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Clifford Anderson
O. J. Anderson
Towa City
Town City Canning Company
Young Anderson
Canning Company
Two Monticello Girls Graduate From ISTC
Miss Margaret Maurice daughter of Dr and Mrs Arthur M Maurice and Miss Irma Rohr daughter of Mrs Bertha Rohr graduated last Thursday from Town Stair Teachers College at Cedar Falls. Miss Maurice will teach primary grades and music in Silver City while Miss Rohr will teach second grade at Belmund Public Schools.
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Margaret. Maurice
Arthur M. Maurice
Irma Rohr
Bertha Rohr
Town Stair Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Maurice
Silver City
Miss Rohr
Belmund
Manchester Woman 70 Hurt in Fall From Fence
A 70 year old Manchester woman Mrs Bannah Glew sustained head injuries after a fall from a loose wire fence while climbing. She was taken to hospital where doctors reported serious but non life threatening injuries. The incident occurred near her residence and police are investigating the cause of the fence failure.
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Bannah
Hivise
Glew
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Dr. Gaines
Miss Smith
Miss Wyland
Mr. Jones
McCrory
Dr. McCrory
Jackson County
Itema
A. P. Hamil
Albert C. Dean
Mitchell, S. C
Dean
Hamil
Sylvester Dean
Lenox College
Allie Dean
Freeman Stark
First Avenue Inn
Stark
St. Luke's Hospital
A. Zarub
Zarub
Tama
Marshalltown
Second Avenue
Fourth Street
State Line
District Court of
Cedar County
Durant
Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
T. D. Jacobs
R. W. Schiele
J. C. France
Tipton
F. W. Port
G. W. Self
Dr. Port
William Bainbridge
John Brickley
A. A. Cole
H. O. Young
May Rose
Bainbridge
Nellie Stivers
Alice Portzline
BBC
Presbyterian Church of
Jones County Fair
The
Fair Association
South Dakota
Busy Bee Club
Madison Township
Conmey
Broderson
Ames
Booth
Mra
Grace
Vraoman
Wyoming
Baldwin
Marion Indians
Baldwin Boys
Edwards
Levins
Ryan
Tullis
Coe College
Rockford
Seathh Shaorthern
Oho
Seeberger
J. Allen Wallis
Durango
Aitchison Bros
Monticeo
Lou Ehrisman
Charlees Reinheimer
Calf Club
John Shover
Anna M. Orcutt
Joyce and Hope Orcutt
Mildred Wilcox
Georgia M. Orcutt
Lester Zimmerman
Ruth Dress
Poland
China
J. Hess
Worthington
Helgens Bros
J. P. Williams
s.Duran
Jersey
Bert Miller
Lisbon
W. F. Hintz & Son
Chester Whites
J. B. Sechusen
Mike Breen
Hampshires
Boyd G
Weidline
Webster City
Clarence Supple
Solon
Robinson Bros
Masonville
Eleine
Gr. G
Caduceus, Jr
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B. G
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Lee Direct
Tillie Reaper
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Rexline
S. G. Poe
the Limited
King Wood
Elcine
the Great Baron
Robert Hal
S. G
Lady Ryan
Todd Kane
Mabel E
Leola H
Dr. Lees
W. C. Laube
Dubuque Seminary
Laube
Wm. F. Schnock
Schneck
Tke
William Evans
Philip Palmer
the Express
Geo. Brown
Ata Bryatenn
Ster
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