Local visitors fill festive notes in Monticello and beyond
Lynn Howle visited Dubuque yesterday while Miss Kate Lang from Hopkinton joined relatives in Monticello last Friday. Dozens of relatives from Chicago Joliet Cedar Rapids and other towns spent the holiday period visiting in Monticello and surrounding homes as a six piece German band played at the Goldenrod Carnival skate event on New Year’s Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Lang
Hopkinton
Monticello
Oscar Newton
Monticelloland
Hall Manufacturing Company
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Pauline
Carrie Locher
Charles Locher
Tama
Joseph Locher
Earl Locher
Harry Locher
Dubuque
James McAleer
Paul Locher
Lisbon
Locher
Farley
Monticello Social Notes Reflect Local Visits and Deaths
Monticello residents and guests share Christmas visits across families including Burrichter Dickman and Mohr in Lost Nation and Watson Brazelton households. Notables attend services for John Schweitzer Sr. and Henry C Mershon dies at 84 in Cedar Rapids from Jones county origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Burrichter
Albert Dickman
Emil Mohr
Lost Nation
Watson Brazelton
Henry C. Mershon
Olin
Cedar Rapids
Marysville
Ohio
Jones County
Elizabeth Biggert
Fairview
Christmas Pageant Returns At Reformed Church
The Heavenly Host pageant drew an overflow crowd last Sunday at the Reformed church. A second performance is planned for next Sunday evening December 29 at 8 o clock to allow more viewings. Cast includes Apostle John Clifford Arduser Angel Gabriel Rev A H Tendick Mary Viola Paulsen and Joseph George Burrichter with multiple angels shepherds and wise men. The public is invited and the pageant is billed as well worth seeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed Church
Apostle John—Clifford Arduser
Angel Gabriel
A. H. Tendick
Angel of Time
Edith Behrends
Angel of Place
Pauline Meier
Angel of Prophecy
Edith Winkler
Henry Bader
Chester Lang
Zacharias
Clifford Arduser
Mary—Viola Paulsen
Paul Arduser
Vernon Meier
Elizabeth
Olga Meier
Matthew
Harry Treland
Joseph—George Burrichter
Edna Ambuchi
Orlando Null
Gilbert Steiner
Simeon—Clifford Arduser
Anna—Clara Burrichter
Neman Meyer
List Of Young People Home From Colleges In Monticello
A collected roster shows numerous Monticello youths returning for Christmas from colleges and schools across the Midwest including Coe College Mount Vernon Lake Forest Cedar Rapids Iowa City South Bend Milwaukee Chicago Nashville and other institutions. Names include Dale Greenawald Claude Appleby Helen Pulver Ruth Madinda Brers Raymond Denkhoff Mary Lovell Mildred Wilcox Donald Burrichter and many more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
Coe College
Dale Greenawald
Claude Appleby
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Helen Pulver
Mildred Pulver
Ruth van Buren
Laura Sinclair
Alice Reed
Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest
Illinois
Raymond Hoag
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Margaret Balster
Ralph Redmond
Alma Buol
Edwin Lightfoot
James Maurice
Thomas Chambers
Cedar Rapids Business College
Cedar Rapids
Olive Slauson
Isabelle Liddy
Pauline Widmer
Henrietta Duis
Malcolm Wilson
St. Katharine’s Academy
Davenport
Ruth Madinda Brers
Lutheran Hospital
Hampton
Edna Oltman
Lucia Schoon
Rex Beauty Shoppe
Helen Hayes
Notre Dame University
South Bend
Indiana
Simon Locher
Concordia College
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
John Eden
Gerhard Gutknecht
St. Catherine's College
Catherine Redmond
Campion Academy
Prairie du Chien
Wis
James Redmond
Needles School of Optometry
Chicago
Raymond Denkhoff
Ward-Belmont
Nashville
Tenn
Mary Lovell
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Marion Hayes
Columbia College
Kenneth Ferring
Gerald Vernimont
Iowa State College
Ames
Mildred Wilcox
Iowa State
Monticello Society Scenes Show Holiday Gatherings
Mrs Rex Rickless hosted a six o'clock dinner for Monticello public school teachers with a twelve seat table and holiday decor. Dr and Mrs Suthers planned a farewell party for Bruce Suthers while Mr and Mrs Bert Hubbard hosted a Christmas dinner for relatives and friends. Guests included Mrs Suthers, Miss Donna Lewis and Ruth Hayes among others without.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Rickless
Bert Hubbard
Walter Hubbard
Cedar Rapids
Gerd Otten
John Otten
Gerd Schmidt
Alice Cooper
Clarence Appleby
Everett Lambert
Virl Gearhart
Harold Harford
Amarillo
Texas
Herman Corder
Charles City
Notable Fires in Monticello History Across Years
A survey of Monticello fires lists incidents from March 1856 to February 1923, detailing property losses, insurers, and affected businesses. Notable blazes include D. E. Dewe’s saw mill, N. W. Austin shop, Sleeper restaurant, Moulton building, and the Eastwood & Chase block, with multiple stories burned and varying insurance statuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
D. 8. Dewe
East Monticello
N. W. Austin
M. Haran
Hibbard
Frost & Wood
Dexter Page
E. B. Kinsella
John Kinsella
Langworthy & Hoult
Same
Pat Washington
Hakes & Rohn
A. J. Monroe
B. Stewart
H. S. Pape
Isaac Rigby
Miller Brothers
W. H. Proctor
John McConnon
William G. Wales
Dennis Liddy
J. E. Gilmore
Abijah Bisford
Henry Evers
Dr. W. W.yr
Pirst Street
W. F. Rohn
Ursulah Rader
C. A. Wood
B. D. Haeussler
Anna King
Eastwood & Chase
Opera House
George Stahler
Monticello Cow Testing Report Highlights December Dairy Yields
The November average dairy yield per cow stood at 414 pounds of milk and 17.3 pounds of butterfat with 20 percent dry cows. Top producers included Shover and Orcutt with 1755 pounds milk and 64.8 pounds butterfat. Cox and Sons led purebred Holsteins and Guernseys at 657 pounds milk and 26.9 butterfat. Other notable makers include Specht, Hoffman, Hoag and Deischer, Kiburz, and Langer with respective Holstein and Jersey herds and strong butterfat figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Hoffman
Hoag and Deischer
Bert Kiburz
Louis Langer
Shover & Orcutt
Wyman Fulton
Old Cascade Home to Be Moved to Farm
The six room house owned by the late Mrs. Julia Moore on East National street Cascade has been purchased by A. E. Aitchison. A Cedar Rapids moving concern will relocate it to his farm north of town after jacking from the foundation with moves starting soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Moore
Notable Children's Books From Library Notes
A list of illustrated and retold classics including Story of the Canterbury Pilgrims and The Trumpeter of Krakow, plus works by Sugimoto O'Brien Halliburton and Van Loon. Notes mention Newberry Award in 1928, Pioneer Minnesota romance, Best Short Stories of 1929, Best Plays 1928-29, and a descriptive essay on toolmaking. Neal Hayden serves as extra clerk in Monticello post office during Christmas rush. A recipe tip suggests apple jelly with mint and green coloring to accompany lamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
J. W
Sugimoto
I. T
Esta
Japan
Tarbell
I. M
Lincoln
Becker
M. L
America
Halliburton
Richard
Lovelace
M. H
Minnesota
O'Brien
E. J
Mantle
Burns
van Loon
Hendrick
Neal Hayden
Monticello
Mr. Hayden
Fires Destroy Key Monticello Properties in Regional Blaze
A historic note recounts multiple fires at Monticello sites including the Liddy blacksmith shop area, the Monticello State Bank lunch room and shoe shining parlor, the OC M & St. P engine house, and the Laude Tie factory, with dates from July 10, 1910, to February 8, 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eanls Liddy
Monticello State Bank
Laude Tie Factory
Christmas Pageant to Highlight Next Sunday Services
Church notices outline Dec 29 services for Methodist Episcopal Presbyter ian and Reformed congregations. German and English worship greet visitors with a holy communion and a Christmas pageant titled The Heavenly Host at 8 PM. An annual congregational meeting follows the morning service on Jan 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian
Leonard Duckett
Christian Endeavor
Armin H. Tendick
Heavenly Host
Christmas Letters for Santa's Mail Bag
The page presents a set of child letters to Santa from Gavin children. Jack asks for a roly poly wagon and candy. Justin wants a truck and a duck pull toy with candy. Oscar seeks tools a sled and candy. Tommy requests a truck a doll a rock wagon and candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Mamma
Justin Gavin
Oscar Gavin
Tommy Gavin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lynn Howle
Dorothy Eby
Janet Hazard
Vneo
Goldenrod
Mare Siemering
Laurens
George Walker of
Anamosa
Mrs
Lawrence Rickels
Paul Hintz
Waterloo
Lawrence Smith
Dyersville
Anna Reichart
Otto Riedel
Emil Riedel
Donald Denkhoff
T. F. Denkhoff
Edith Bunker
Fort Dodge
Florence Goings
Nora City
the Goldenrod
Harvey “Kurt
Peter Kurt
Nanne Hanken
Henry Rettig
Joliet
Iinois
George Rettig
Emil Pruit
Toledo
James Becker
le Mars
John T. Breen
C. C. Hodson
Rex
Dexter
Kate Duis
Henrietta
Lanham
Nebraska
Selma Heeren
F. L. Webster
Bertha Schatz
J. W. Hoult
Carl Schneider
John Brockhahn
Lena Brockhahn
Lawrence Robertson
Joseph Hayden
JS. Finlay
Walter Buchele
W. W. Stickford
Mrs. Eldon Rohn
Donald Bell
Mr. Bell
P. D. Bell
Frank Jacque
Pearl Levien
Arnold Hanken
Herman Becker
Mrs. J. C. Musgrove
Mrs. Musgrove
Town City
Alma Behrends
John Behtrends
Hazel Eby
Quincy, Ilinois
J. M. Eby
Peter Altman
Helen Altman
Clarke College
Altman
S. E. Guyan
Betty Joan
R. C. Culley
Beth Lightfoot
Vinton
E. J. Lightfoot
F. M. Podhaski
Junior Podhaski
Manchester
Juliette Johnson
Tipton
Dorothy Johnson
Iowa State Teachers College
Arch B. Grimes
Lon Robinson
Batesville
Arkansas
John Woellert
Robinson
Mr. Woellert
Mary Redmond
William Redmond
Miss Mae Redmond
T. M. Redmond
Jennie McDill
Denver
Colorado
Wyoming
George Doyle
Savanna
Llinois
Doyle
Howard Robinson
Penn College
Lawrence
Rite-Way
G. W. Keith
Bess Dickey
Madge
Keith
James Dunlap
C. J. Buol
Leo Oswald
Williamsburg
Regina Oswald
Council Bluffs
J. B. Oswald
Charles Podhaski
Ernest E. Gardner
Leyland Skelley
E. E. Skelley
Leyland
The
Press Citizen
Martin Bardill
Arnold Buol
Frederick Buol
W. Loetscher
John Schweitzer
Thomas James Chambers
College of Commerce
George Chambers
William Stuhler, Jr
Akron
William Stuhler
Russell Stuhler
Clark Hubbard
A. G. Rodman
Rockford
Ilinois
Elmer Hubbard
Clarence Northrup
Bert Horsch
Nellie Matthiessen
Pred Matthiessen
Harry Ireland
Charles Schneiter, Jr
Edna Ambuehl
Frieda Butschi
Irene Burrichter
Tola Ambuehl
Violet Meyer
Beulah, Meyer
Katherine Meyer
Margaret Schilt
Magdalena Schilt
Clara Burrichter
Apostle Luke
Charles Schneiter
News of Society and Clubs
Mrs. Rex
Bruce Suthers
W. A. Suthers
Suthers
Donna Lewis
Card Club
Ruth Hayes
Madge Dickey
Mrs. Henry Adams
Henry Adams
Otten
Webster
Monticello Cow Testing Association Report
Cascade
Library Notes
Children’s
Princess Theater
B. C. Roberts
Methodist Episcopal
Roy V. Porter
Epworth League
Lovell State Bank
Tire Stabler Stores
Stuhlers
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