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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1931
Page
5
Monticello junior high fell 23 to 7 to Martelle, and the senior high lost 16 to 15 in overtime to West Branch. Eby and Matthiessen led scoring. Bart let and Coyle saw key moments as Monticello fought a tight schedule.
Des Moines weather bureau records show January the warmest since 1880 with an average temperature of 90.3 degrees. Frost is light, and officials hope February and March bring colder averages as unfrozen ground and heavy roads threaten travel conditions.
The passenger train between Monticello and Davenport is canceled effective Saturday February 7. A mixed train will depart Monticello at 12 45 PM heading south and meet a northbound Davenport train at Wyoming with crews changing before continuing to Monticello by 2 50 PM. Mail handling remains undetermined. This ends over fifty years of passenger service on the line.
Fred Devine remains held in Cedar Rapids over the death of William Morena the crossing flagman fatally struck by a car last Thursday night Devine denies driving the death car but admits being with Thomas Cruise of Cedar Rapids who is also jailed The Miles Savings bank proclaims first Iowa bank with bulletproof glass and reinforced cages The annual bounty dispute in Cedar County ends with police dog ruling and no payout Mississippi River at its lowest level since 1874 enabling levee repairs and dam viewing drought blamed for low water this winter
George A. Brown of the Iowa State High School Athletic Association announced the sectional tournament entries for March 6 and 7. Two classes were defined by school size with Monticello hosting. Class B schools include Andrew Baldwin Belleview Buck Creek Cascade Center Junction Delhi Earlville Epworth Miles Preston Wyoming Zwingle. Class A schools include Anamosa Dubuque Maquoketa Manchester Monticello Olin Oneida.
The Shomont Dairy of Monticello announces an essay contest on why milk should be pasteurized. Entrants must be Sacred Heart or Monticello public school students, with minimum 300 words, due before Monday February 16. A junior high contest for grades 4 and 6 offers three prizes.
At the last Royal Neighbors meeting Mrs. Emma Stambaugh received a solid gold honor pin from the oracle Mrs. Anna Brelley on behalf of the Supreme Camp of Rock Island Mt. She served as recorder for the local camp for fifteen years and was rarely absent, missing only six meetings in that period.
Twenty years ago Monticello and surrounding towns saw a flurry of life events. Edna Hoffman and August Ladehoff wed at St. John's Lutheran, while J. L. Faber sold land near Cascade for 125 dollars an acre. Multiple marriages, births, deaths, and business moves reflect a vibrant local scene spanning Cedar Rapids to Manchester.
Herbert Meader a four year old boy son of Mr and Mrs Ed Meader living four miles southeast of Manchester died in Monticello hospital at 9 p m last Tuesday five hours after a small barn fire started while he played with matches. He was found with clothes burning huddled in a dog house near the kennel. He died from burns after being taken to the hospital Funeral services will be held today at 2 p m at the Gospel hall in Manchester with O G Smith of Waterloo officiating Burial will be in Delaware cemetery.
The local lodge held a midweek initiation at the lodge rooms with six candidates. Present were James Devaney of Cascade supreme director, State Secretary Ray Conway of Des Moines, and delegations from Anamosa and Cascade, followed by a luncheon.
Carl M. Kennedy, assistant secretary of agriculture for Iowa, told about 400 Farmers Mutual Creamery patrons in Monticello that holding overhead and boosting production is key. He warned taxes and land values hurt farming, urged quality over quantity, and cited butter campaign gains as proof farmers support their industry.
The Newman department store in Cedar Rapids suffered a major fire last Friday night with an estimated loss above 400000. Fire alarms began at 8 p m and by 1030 p m firefighters battled to prevent spread through the basement and two floors. Stock losses reached about 350000 while the building itself was valued at 50000. The five story main building has two annexes and adjoins older structures and a bank. The south annex housing the men’s clothing department was unharmed.
Clarence J. Matthiessen reports his blue Chevrolet roadster missing from in front of his home last Sunday night between 8 and morning. The $450 car had no insurance and no trace has been found.
The Monticello high school basketball team hosts West Liberty in the final conference game of the season with Parents Night honored attendees. Cedar Rapids guests Mrs. Albert Johns Mrs. Hildred Putnam and Mrs. Tressia Carter visited Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Nichols. Carter is Nichols's sister.
Sacred Heart basketball opened 1931 with two losses to Center Junction on their home floor 23 to 27 and 7 to 9. They then lost 16 to 37 to St Patrick’s Cedar Rapids and 9 to 26 to Columbia Academy in Dubuque. A 24 to 18 home win over St Xavier featured Ferring scoring eleven. Immaculate Conception Cedar Rapids defeated Sacred Heart 23 to 29, followed by a 27 to 15 loss to St Patrick’s Cedar Rapids in Montelello.
Monticello high school's one act play Her Country in class B at the University of Iowa contest last Friday did not win prizes. The field was large with seven plays and Monticello cited lack of experience. Learners included Helen Crane Milton Langer and Howard McLaughlin with Vivian Bancroft as coach and Georgia Miller heading the English department.
A radio pep rally urged a Monticello High School victory over West Branch with Kenneth Burris as announcer and performances by Miss Opal Porter Tim and Jim's Hot Points and the school choir. The heating plant tour revealed a $36000 facility and its ventilation system. The Honorary Society announced seven new members, four seniors and three juniors, while the one act play tourney saw Monticello place third in Class B.
R G Lyons of La Canada California writes of moving from Swisher County Iowa to a Texas Panhandle ranch and then to Glendale California in 1910. He describes rapid growth, a 10 acre fruit ranch in the foothills north of Glendale, and views from an elevated balcony over the city and ocean. He laments low prices, high taxes and interest, and red tape affecting land subdivision.
Mrs. Martha Sherman died January 29 in Sioux Falls South Dakota at age 86. She was the daughter of J. B. Ross an early Bowen's Prairie creamery man. Survived by son S. W. Sherman of Sioux Falls. Funeral held in Coggon last Sunday with attendance from Monticello.
A party honoring Mr. and Mrs. John Roof celebrated their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary with forty relatives and friends last month. Guests visited, played cards, and enjoyed a buffet supper. the couple received a keepsake gift in remembrance of the occasion.
The Express advertises three farm sales in the coming week west of Monticello. On Monday February 9 M. J. Crowley offers 18 cattle 3 horses and more. Tuesday February 10 E. J. Noble and Albert Hutton sell 45 Durham cattle 5 horses 11 sheep and farm goods. Wednesday February 11 W. P. Hogan lists 72 cattle 23 horses sheep hogs and extensive machinery.
Samuel LeRoy Rigby died Tuesday at his Monticello home after a long heart illness. Born June 26 1862 in North English he lived much of his life in Monticello and Castle Grove area. He married Myra Smith in 1888 and leaves thirteen children with ten surviving, plus two sisters and three brothers. Funeral services were held at 2 PM at the family home conducted by Rev Roy V. Porter with burial in Castle Grove cemetery.
The Jones county chorus was organized at the Farm Bureau office Monday evening and will start rehearsals February 9 at the high school in Anamosa under Prof. Ed Beach. Rehearsals are set for each Monday at 8 15 PM and more voices are welcome, with many local men listed as attendees.
Dr William Drinkwater of Monticello marks his seventy fifth birth anniversary last Sunday. He is Jones county's oldest veterinarian, born in Bruce County Ontario Canada. He trained at Ontario Veterinary College Toronto and practiced in Vinton Ontario before moving to Wyoming Town then Monticello, retiring in 1923. He married twice, first to Mrs. Drinkwater and then Julia Camp in 1904, with a son Dr George C Drinkwater of Havre Montana and a daughter Mrs F A Edwards of London Ontario.
Fire Chief Clarence Matthiessen and his two companies fought two fires yesterday morning. At Herman Schneider residence clothing on a bed caught fire from an overheated chimney, destroying bedding worth about 100 dollars. The second blaze hit Ray Hearn’s barber shop caused by a flaming oil stove with most damage from smoke.
Attorney General John Fletcher ruled the proposed $100,000,000 road bond amendment is illegal. The opinion cites suspension of constitutional order, multiple subjects in one amendment, no road-change authority, and potential voter inducement. The legislature moves toward a special election while courts may review, with lawmakers eyeing court opinions to avoid costs. A joint session heard supporters and opponents of a personal income tax, Gov. Turner urging reform and broader exemptions, and debates over county assessor changes continue to unfold.
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