Monticello State Bank Buys Lovell Bank for 400000
The Lovell State Bank was sold yesterday to the Monticello State Bank of Monticello for 400000 in cash. The transfer doubles stockholders’ par value and gives Monticello assets including nearly a million dollars of securities and cash. The deal makes Monticello the stronger bank with deposits around 4 million and combines resources with the Lovell Bank, while preserving depositor obligations and employee positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell State Bank
Monticello State Bank
Monticello
George L. Lovell
Lowell State Bank
Iowa
M. L. Carpenter
George W. Lovell
Monticello National Bank
Mae Marshall Becomes Bride of Edward Lang
Miss Elizab Beth Mae Marshall and Carl Edward Lang were married last Monday, December 28, at the home of Mrs. Richard Welding in Chicago. The bride, a Cuba City High School and Lawrence College alumna, is a registered nurse who has worked in Monticello. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will Marshall and will reside on a Hopkinton area farm with her husband after March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Mae Marshall
Carl Edward Lang
Chicago
Lang
Richard Welding
Cuba City
Wis
Lawrence College
Appleton
Methodist Hospital
Madison
Monticello
Will Marshall
Ms. Lang
Joseph Lang
Hopkinton
New Year's Day Dinner Postponed Indefinitely
Ann s Cafe announces the New Year s Day dinner is postponed indefinitely. Details on rescheduling and future service plans were not provided.
City Welfare League Aids Poor With Checks And Food
The Monticello Welfare League distributed two dollar checks and at least two pounds of meat to twenty one families the day before Christmas. The league says aid should go to those who will work to help themselves while avoiding itinerants and beggars, urging Red Cross guidance for transient cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welfare League
League
Red Cross
The
Ann K Hauss Weds Clyde W Elliott In Sacred Heart Rites
Ann K Hauss daughter of Mrs Kathryn Hauss of Monticello married Clyde W Elliott son of Mr and Mrs C W Elliott of Fairbank at Sacred Heart rectory last evening. Rev A L Lorenz conducted the ceremony attended by Helen Meyer and Linfred Hauss. The couple plan a trip to the Twin Cities and will live in Independence where Elliott works in construction with his brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann K. Hauss
Kathryn Hauss
Monticello
Clyde W. Elliott
C. W. Elliott
Fairbank
Sacred Heart Church
A. L. Lorenz
Helen Meyer
Linfred Hauss
Iowa State Teachers College
Dewar
Blackhawk County
Joe Meyer
American Legion Meeting Set for Tuesday January 5
The Arthur P. O'Rourke post of the American Legion will meet in the Legion rooms Tuesday evening January 5. Regular business will be conducted and the adjutant vacancy created by W. C. Forrest's resignation will be filled. A strong turnout is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur P. O'Rourke
American Legion
Legion Rooms
W. C. Forrest
Funeral in Boone for G I Miller with Iowa State ties
J W Doxsee attended the Boone funeral of G I Miller who died in California before Christmas. Miller was a member of a local Iowa State College group. Mrs Kate Mirick and Mrs H M Boones of Monticello were also in the same class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Doxsee
G. I. Miller
Boone
December 1891 Monticello Events Snapshot
A Monticello Express digest of December 1891 notes births and marriages including Norris son born first week. Susie Rearick wed Stephen Grover on the 9th. Electa Stevens and Alva Fairbanks wed on the 2nd. Local civic life includes Masonic officers elected and a filled Clarke hall with women students. New residents, deaths, real estate trades, a new doctor, a leap year dance, and notable marriages complete the month’s record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
West Bend
George Curtis
Hazel Green Township
Delaware County
Clarke Hall
Lenox College
Susie Rearick
Thomas Rearick
Stephen Grover
John Stafford
Castle Grove Township
Linn County
Rosa
Relsine Bush
McKnight
S. S. Farwell
Sultana Clark
William Aldrich
Moses Waddick
J. P
Smith
Canada
Ida Scott
Odd Fellows Hall
Rose Meade
Edward. Brazelton
Methodist Parsonage
R. N. Earhart
Katie King
Creamery Fixes Butterfat Price and Payment Period
The Farmers' Mutual Creamery of Monticello announced 33c for butterfat in the first half of December but few second grade fats were available, so no price was set. The Express corrects the prior notice stating 31c for the last half of November was the payment, not the first half of December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company of
Monticello
Ray George Ships Forty Five Head Of Cattle From Farm
Ray George loaded forty five head of cattle in two cars from the George farm last Monday. A chute was built near the railroad track, allowing direct loading into the cars. The new setup eliminates driving cattle to stock yards and keeps them in better condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray George
George Farm
Mr. George
Hogan Accepts Social Director Post At St Josephs School of Nursing
Miss Mae C. Hogan left for Ann Arbor Michigan to begin as social director for the students at St Josephs School of Nursing. She brings drama skills and a strong background to the role. Mr and Mrs Fred Newlin and family of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Katie Newlin of Viola visited J W Andersons over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae C. Hogan
Ann Arbor, Mich
St. Joseph's School of Nursing
Miss Hogan
Fred Newlin
Cedar Rapids
Katie Newlin
Viola
J. W. Anderson
Tragedy Casts Cloud Over Cascade Christmas
Mary Edith Kurt, 19 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederic Kurt, died after backing into a hot water pail in the Cascade home. She was rushed to Mercy hospital Dubuque where she died at 11 p m Friday night. Funeral services were held Saturday at St Michael church with Rev Thomas Rooney officiating. Burial was in Cascade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Edith Kurt
Frederic Kurt
Cascade
Mary Edith
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Frank Kurt
Edward Devaney
Leon Kurt
St. Michael's Church
Thomas Rooney
Forrest Accepts Chicago Creamery Sales Post
William C. Forrest resigns as manager of the Tom George Dairy to become a salesman for Blue Valley Creamery in Waterloo and Cedar Falls. He will operate under Cedar Rapids supervision while living in Monticello with his wife and daughter since September 1930.
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William C. Forrest
Tom George
Blue Valley Creamery Company
Chicago
Forrest
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Shomont Dairy
Death by own action reported in Cedar Rapids hotel
Robert Gwen a pharmacist died after a Christmas suicide in a Cedar Rapids hotel room. He was rushed to a hospital but died early Saturday.
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Robert Gwen
Cedar Rapids
D. A. Dobry
D. A. Dobry Securities Company
Town Securities Department
Jackson
Court of Appeals
Davenport
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company
Elnora Stone
Henry C. Stone
Ellsworth Dart
Traer
Town State College
Gwendolyn Kern
Prescott Consolidated School
Waterloo
Joseph A. Clark
Dubuque County
Alvin A. Agard
Nelson
L. V. Overholtzer
Buchanan County National Bank
Independence
Ida Grove State Bank
Overholtzer
Jesus National
First National Anks
DeMolay Advisory Board Elects New Officers
The George Washington chapter DeMolay advisory board met in the Masonic temple last Monday and elected officers for the year. Harry S. Rodman was chosen Chairman and C. A. Coxsee Secretary. The board will meet monthly after the DeMolay meeting on the first Monday. The chapter is active, shown by attendance at last Tuesday’s charter presentation and a dance that evening attended by DeMolay and Burns Lodge members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
DeMolay
Monticello
William Hirsch
Grand
Order of DeMolay
Hirsch
Kansas City
Des Moines
Harry K. Burmeister
Cedar Rapids
Minster
George Guyan
Iowa
Richard Calkins
Burmeister
Clinton
Bernard Ohe
Henry Ohe
Gaius
Masonic Temple
Eugene Rodman
Raymond Coyle
Elmer Aebi
Berkeley Curtis
Raymond Siebels
Milton Langer
Otto Riedel
James Ricklefs
Bill Kettlitz
Harry S. Rodman
C. A. Coxsee
DeMolay and Burns Lodge
A. F
A. M
Rev Grossheim Installed As Pastor At Monticello Church
Rev. Wm. J. Grossheim was formally installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Monticello on December 27. Cedar Rapids Presbytery representatives conducted the ceremony with charges given to the pastor and congregation. The service was well attended and featured ministers from Mechanicsville, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Marion and Cedar Raunds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. Grossheim
First Presbyterian Church of
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
I. R. Prugh
Mechanicsville
A. C. Buol
Dubuque
A. Cramer
Cedar Raunds
Maizewood Plant in Dubuque to be Rebuilt
Officials announce immediate reconstruction of the Maizewood Products plant in Dubuque which burned earlier this month. Bids start January 1 and work to begin as soon as possible on the insulation board factory that turned cornstalks into product. The four year old facility suffered over 100000 dollars in fire damage.
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Maizewood Products Company
Farm House West Of Olin Destroyed By Fire
A farm home on the P. W. Scott farm one mile west of Olin burned on Christmas Eve. The A. W. Bagus family were in town and could not save any part of the house after it was nearly destroyed before their return. No belongings were recovered.
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Earlville
Joe Moran
Manchester
Leta Clute
Mayme Bramley
Olin
P. W. Scott
A. W. Bagus
Bagus
Two Fast Games Slated Tonight For Local Five
South Dakota’s first team to visit this area headlines two fast games tonight at 7:30. Coaches White and Smith are alumni of Charles City High and Coe College with strong track and basketball pedigrees. The Doland note adds that Johnson, Hoover, and the Parden brothers anchor the visiting squad, while local talent includes McMickle twins and a pair of strong forwards. One game only tonight after an orderly New Year program.
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South Dakota
White
Smith
Charles City High School
Coe College
Coe
Doland
Johnson
Hoover
Kenneth
Gene Parden
McMickle
Jones County Play Chosen for State Farm Bureau Program
The play Early Ohios and Rhode Island Reds, winner of last year’s county contest, is selected for the Town Farm Bureau Federation program at Des Moines and will be performed January 20 with cast Harry Newman Harlan Russell and others. W B Meeks to attend the Shrine Temple meeting January 20 to 23 to represent Jones county on the convention floor. Topics at the state meeting include tax revision dollar stabilization and rural Iowa issues with speakers Arthur M Hyde C V Gregory and Mrs Charles W Sewell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohios
Rhode Island Reds
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
Harry Newman
Harlan Russell
Arthur Sivers
Owen McConaughy
W. B. Meeks
Jones County Farm Bureau
Shrine Temple
Iowa
Arthur M. Hyde
U. S
Miss Bown Hosts Training Schools on Worth of Clothing
Miss Hazel I. Bown of Iowa State college led training schools in Jones county from December 28 to 31 on getting value from clothing. The program compared silk wool cotton linen and rayon, explained fabric weaves and sizing, and covered buying ready made garments and fabric for sewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Hazel I. Bown
Iowa State College
Miss Bown
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R. C. Stirton
R. C. Stir‘Coxsee
Ff Holst
J. 8
Hall
Niermont Landhouse
Ricklefs
J. W. Coxsee
L. W. Lovell
Jovan
Wit
Ll. Lovell
W. Lovell
W. Coxsee
T. M. Redmond
Jr J. Bone
R. H. Rickless
Fred Hanken
Catherine Lovell Adams
John H. Batchelder
W. A. Beery
A. F. Billis
Ralph J. Bone
Leroy Clark, Sr
C. A. Doxsee
Anne
Ella J. Hicks
M. W. Kehoe
Karl M. Keyes
J. A. Kuhns
J. F. Lieneman
Jennie Lubben
F. D. McLaughlin
Kate C. Mirick
Major L. W. Lovell
8. S. Farwell
Henry M. Carpenter
H. M. Carpenter, Jr
eRe Ee EE Sures Coree Ty Trust & Savings Bank
Fine Banking House
Cyrus Langworthy
S. 8. Farwell
H. D. Sherman
F. M. Hicks
Theodore Soetje
Harvey S. Richardson
Frank Becker
R. A.cartano
G. H. George
Elmer E. Hicks
Elmer E. Hoag
John Schweitzer
William Stabler
William Stahler
Frank E. Stimson
Halstead M. Carpenter
Claude E. Fothergill
Charles M. Luett
Paul T. Schuetz
George Am‘puehl
Richard A. Cartano
Ray C. Hoag
John J. Locher
William Stubler
Harry W. Stubler
J. Henry J. Stutt
C. G. Thomas
John Turnis
Mae Marshall
Edward Lang
Ann's Cafe
City Welfare League
the Express
Ann Arbor
Fred Kurt
T. J. Lane
Grand Chapter
DeMolay Advisory Board
People On State
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