Great Jones County Fair Ends With Good Weather and Laughs
The Great Jones County Fair closed after three lively days with a brief shower Thursday night not marring attendance. Free acts led by Lew Rosenthal of Dubuque impressed, while the musical revue and Geddis Trio drew cheers. Monticello won big in ball games and the cattle and swine show topped last year, with a strong wine exhibit and prolific poultry displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe
Mule
Lew Rosenthal
Geddis
Arthur
Peggy
Lee Ingham
Ardell
Monticello
Frank Royden
Ryan
Oxford Junction
Oxford
Anamosa
John McDonald Hospital
Center Junction
Wyoming
Cascade
Worthington
Davenport
Lovell Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights Ant N Control Tips
The Lovell township farm bureau met at the public library with Rose Winkler reading Kentuck y Belle. Mrs Bates spoke on house ants and control methods including sweetened water sponges and oil in jar lids to deter ants. John Young, county president, outlined aims under the Smith Lever law linking Iowa State College and the U S Department of Agriculture to profit farming and improve homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell Township Farm Bureau
Public Library
Rose Winkler
Farm Bureau
Young
Smith-Lever
Iowa State College
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Evening and Morning Services at Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church invites all to morning worship at 11 and Sunday School starting 10. The evening service begins at 7 20 p.m. Pastor William Hayes Mitchell announces September 3rd as “A New Day” and the sermon themes include “A Lost Kingdom” with usual Sunday school and young peoples’ meeting.
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William Hayes Mitchell
Young Peoples
Leonard Duckett to Lead Regular Sunday Services
Leonard Duckett pastor schedules regular Sunday services with worship at 11:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Sundays, Sunday school at 10 a.m. and midweek meeting on Thursday at 8 p.m. The article also notes upcoming weddings for Harold and Wesley Beeman with brides from Utah and California, plus family recollections of Mrs. Freeman and Mr. Austin in Monticello.
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Leonard Duckett
Christian Endeavor
Harold
Wesley Beeman
Nellie Keeman
Los Angeles
California
Jessie Beeson
Ogden
Utah
Beatrice Walker
Low Beach
Freeman-Benson
Freeman
Monticello
Newell W
Monticello opens Monticello public schools September 11
The Monticello school system announces opening day is Monday September 11 with enrollment for ninth graders and staff classifications. Teachers will meet September 9. rooms and housing needed for staff are requested, and new building bids are planned after plans are approved.
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Monticello
Monticello Public Schools
Fred L. Mahannah
Thatien
Mary I. Jarman
Mabel Helsey
Helen Wyllie
Hattie Specht
Henrietta C. Gram
Olive Perkins
W. G. Parsons
Lois Becker
Dorothy Proctor
Mary Shartle
Mildred Baumgartner
Final Reports Filed in Jones County Court
Notice to interested parties that final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees named in the annexed list have been filed with the Lisle district court clerk in Jones County Iowa. A final hearing and approval is set for September 26 with opportunity to appear and show cause why reports should not be approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisle District Court
Jones County
Alice Snyder
Elizabeth Lynch
John M. Quaintance
Morris Quaintance
R. P. Clark
W. B. ‘Chirk
Iowa Soldiers Bonus Law Authorization Bonds 22 Million
Iowa enacts a 22 million dollar debt to fund a World War I bonus for residents who served between April 6 1917 and November 11 1918. The act creates a Bonus Board to approve payments, sets eligibility for veterans and families, and establishes a dedicated tax to repay principal and interest over twenty years. The measure requires voter approval in 1922 and exempts payments from taxation.
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Iowa
United States
General Assembly
State of
Des Moines
Treasury of
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Vcarryin
Executive Council
A. D
Walter C. Ramsay
Thirty-ninth General Assembly
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Red Cross
Misa Carrie Catlin
Publc
Lovell Township Meeting
Methodist Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
Margaret Buol
Dubuque
J. W. Schweitzer
Frank Bucklin
F. D. Sutherland
Firestone
Students Army, Training Corps
Adjutant General
District Court
Bonus Board
W. C G. Ramsay
George Albery
Cedar Street
First Street
H. M. Remley
James Remley
Remley & Remley
Main Street
Roy D. Cooley
OWA
Edison
Frank A. Locher
J. E. Bateman
Drs. Cochrane and
Stuhler
Monticello State Bank
J.w.doxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
Doxsee
Prelate Court
Lovell Block
Monticello, Laws
Cascade Post American
Cascade, Iowa
the New Legion Park
Bowery
Cascade Band
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Puget Sound
Marquest Cement
Marquette Cement Manufacturing Co
Marquette Building
Chicago
Central Lumber & Coal Company
G. P. Rockstad, Mer
Silvertown Cord Tire
Silvertown
Silvertowns
Goodrich
Ford
Maxwell
Chevrolet
Willys
Overland
B. F. Goodrich Rubber Company
Akron, Ohio
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Lillibridge Burner Co
Greenhouse
C. L. van Meter
C. H. Schipman
Monticello, Iowa
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