Death Calls John Eden After Ill Health at Home
John H Eden died at his Gill street home last Thursday evening after weeks of heart trouble. He leaves two sons Henry and Ede and daughter Mrs Robert H Balster, with a wife who died in 1922. Funeral services were held at the family home and St Johns Evangelical Lutheran church in Wayne township, conducted by Rev Paul T Gutknecht. Interment followed at the church cemetery. Born February 7 1853 in Marx Germany he emigrated to the United States in 1877 living in Monticello and Jones county before retiring to Monticello in 1912. He was remembered as a Christian gentleman active in church work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Eden
Gill Street
Robert H. Balster
Paul T. Gutknecht
Emil Riedel
Ben Heiken
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
Gutknecht
Eden
John Eden
Marx
Ostfriesland
Germany
John H. and
Getsche
Bachenhaus) Eden
Mr. Eden
Talke
Margaretha Hanken
Jones County
LeMars
Langworth
Orié
Marier
Monticello
Fred Holbert Dies in Battle Creek Michigan
Fred Holbert owner of Holbert Horse Importing of Greeley Colorado died of a heart attack at a Battle Creek sanatorium after a week of treatment. Born March 17 1884 in Greeley he married Cecile Joyre of Paris in 1919 and split time between Greeley and Paris. He led the American Belgian Horse Association served as a U S Army major in World War I and inspected horses for the French army. He is survived by two children with his wife in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Holbert
Holbert Horse Importing Company
Greeley
America
Battle Creek
Mich
Mr. Holbert
Cecile Joyre
Paris
Pee
Belgian Orse Association
U. S
Europe
Library Service Urged For The Rural People
A committee led by Mrs Halstead M Carpenter promotes rural library service in Jones county. Branch libraries may be started if public interest grows, with memberships at $2 for two years payable to Mrs Carpenter or the Monticello public library. The faster the group organized, the sooner rural service begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Halstead M. Carpenter
Monticello
Carpenter
Carl Schneider Accepts Manager Post at Hutchinson Ice Cream
Carl Schneider son of Isaac Schneider Sr of Monticello has accepted a management position at the Hutchinson Ice Cream factory in Iowa City. He completed a dairying and ice cream course at Iowa State College Ames and previously worked with his brother Herman Schneider in Hutchinson. Mr and Mrs Will Skelley visited the Schneiders last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Schneider
Isaac Schneider
Monticello
Hutchinson
Iowa Ciity
Family mourns as Harriet Elaine dies in February burial
In a short obituary, Harriet Elaine, listed with Mr and Mrs Arthur as family, is mourned after passing last Sunday February 2. The notice names relatives including Qitmanns and Sha Mary, reflecting a small community remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Elaine
Arthur
Oltruanisot Sterling, Hiinels
Rite Chilen
Qitmanns
Bae Sha
Mary
Hughes Appointed Chief Justice to Succeed Taft
President Hoover named Charles Evans Hughes to be Chief Justice of the U S Supreme Court succeeding William Howard Taft who resigned due to ill health. Taft, 73, had served more than forty years in public life and was the only person to have been both President and Chief Justice. Hughes had been a 1916 Republican presidential nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Charles Evans Hughes
U. S. Supreme Court
Willam Howard Taft
Taft
Hughes
C., E. Hughes, Jr
U. S
Supreme Court
Chicago
Declamatory Preliminaries At Public School Contests
The elimination contest for the declamatory class was held at the public school with Miss Gladys Patrick and Miss Margaret Whitacer as judges. Nine pupils contended in oratorical, thirteen in dramatic, and fifteen in humorous sections. Winners advance to the home contest February 10 at 8 PM, judged by three professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Patrick
Margaret Whitacer
Coe College
Sylvia Cooper
Jones County
Anamosa
Funeral of Nida Allen Held at Parrott Home
The funeral for Miss Nida Allen occurred at the Parrott home in Monticello on a Monday afternoon. Rev. Roy V. Porter led services at the Methodist Episcopal church and Oakwood cemetery received her remains. Born September 21 1857 in Wisconsin she died January 18 in Los Angeles after living in Monticello, Colorado, and LA. she was part of the Shinn family and a longtime Methodist deaconess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nida Allen
Monticello
Newton Parrott
Roy V. Porter
Methodist Episcopal Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Miss Allen
Wisconsin
Los Angeles
Calif
William
Martha (Shinn) Allen
Colorado
England
Mt. Holly
New Jersey
J. E. Bateman
Death of Miss Annette M. Davis at FitzWilliam New Hampshire
Word arrived today of the death of Miss Annette M. Davis at her FitzWilliam home in New Hampshire on February 2. She was over 85 and died after a severe heart attack. Miss Davis spent several summers in Monticello about thirty-five years ago visiting in the Whittemore home owned by A J H McNeill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette M. Davis
FitzWilliam
New Hampshire
One-Act Plays Finish Wins and School Sports Report
Monti high notes a 20-17 Friday win after two overtimes at Marion, with a 16-2 junior high victory and a forfeit by Marion in DeMolay. Senior training girls plan broader teaching, and declamatory contests draw forty entrants. Volleyball finals see juniors beat sophomores 43-41 then seniors 45-43. Monticello tops Tipton 30-13 as Anamosa DeMolays fall 21-9 to Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Langworthy
Ferguson
Fraser
Grimes
Monmouth
Baldwin
Andrew
Maquoketa
Reed Bartlett
Monti High
Anamosa High School
Vivian Smith
Taylor
Sue
Vivian Bancroft
Jack Kay
Arnold Powers
Harlan Cooper
Alva Hinrichs
Mona Lightfoot
Margaret Behrends
Miriam Fairbanks
Margaret Phelps
Ruth Bender
Winnie Rohr
Dorothy Barlow
Ann Marie Orcutt
Helen Harms
Betty Kay
Ruth Jacobs
Emelyn Hoffman
Eldora Semmert
Edna Schoon
Freda Balster
Evelyn Fairbanks
Lorene Zimmerman
Dorothy Eden
Freda Widmer
Olena Zimmerman
Iva Schneider
Mildred Taylor
Mabel Juilis
Pauline Meier
Mary Bender
Bertha Mae Goldin
Esther Eden
Edna Siebels
Emma Bartels
Olea. Meier
Edith Schneider
Kathryn
Gerdes
Viola Hutton
Edith Winkler
Emma Hughes
Norma Rickels
Mrs. Charles Guiles Suffers Paralytic Stroke
The many friends of Mrs. Charles Guiles learned she suffered a severe paralytic stroke last week and is in precarious condition at her home. The stroke affected her left side and deprived her of speech. Mrs. Guiles has long been an invalid with a severe asthma condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Guiles
Guiles
Deputy Clerk of Court Undergoes Operation in Anamosa
Miss Lara Hanna deputy clerk of the district court and granddaughter of W B Allen of this city was operated on for acute appendicitis in the latter part of last week at Mercy hospital Anamosa. She is recovering and improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lara Hanna
W. B. Allen
Mercy, Hospital
Anamosa
Hinrich Gerjets Tops Iowa Creamery Score in 1929
Hinrich Gerjets, a Monticello creamery patron, earned a gold medal and merit certificate for an average score of 95.8 in 1929, the highest among Iowa creamery patrons. Theodore Wienters and John Buresh followed with 95.6 as 127 patrons scored 93 or higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernoon
Frank Hayden
O. W. Brazelton
H. M. Carpenter
Winrich Gerjets
Hinrich Gerjets
Monticello
Iowa
Gerjets
Theodore Wienters
John Buresh
Monticello Creamery
Henry Gerjets
Theodore Rieniers
John Beneshh
L. F. Balster
Herman Brockhahn
W. H. Hanken
Behrends Bros
E. J. Stadtmueller
Ed Rice
L. E. Black
County Basketball Schedule Just Out
The Jones county basketball tournament will be held in the Monti cello gymnasium February 14 and 15 with Morley Onslow Martello Anamosa Center Junction Oxford Junction Wyoming and Monticello competing. Games start Friday 4 p.m. Consolation and finals follow with officials Thomas Hayden of Coe college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
Morley
Onslow
Martello
Anamosa
Center Junction
Oxford Junction
Wyoming
Thomas Hayden
Coe College
Mrs Wilson Burkett Recovers From Illness
Mrs Wilson Burkett is able to be up and about after illness. Her sister Mrs Barbara Donfelinger cared for her and returned to her home in New Hall on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Burkett
Barbara Donfelinger
Newhall
Bricker Buys Barber Shop In Coggon
Harry Bricker, long time Monticello barber, purchased a Coggon barber shop and equipment last Monday and has taken charge. He reports strong business. Mrs Bricker advertises household goods for sale in The Express classifieds. Her son Herman, employed by Rock Island at Newton, helps pack for shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Bricker
Monticello
Coggon
Bricker
the Express
Herman
Rock Island Railroad
Newton
Marmon Cars Showing Planned at Goldenrod Hall
Marmon cars will be shown at Goldenrod hall in Monticello next Monday and Tuesday by Morman Roosevelt distributors Kadlee Bros of Cedar Rapids. The Behrens garage building hosts the event and a display ad appears on page four. An orchestra will play for a dance Tuesday evening after the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morman-Roosevelt Distributors
Kadlee Bros
Cedar Rapids
Marmon
Goldenrod Hall
Monticello
Behrens
The
Express
Family dinner honors Fergus Falls guests at Minnesota home
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ambueh Jr hosted a family dinner last Sunday at their home to honor Mrs. John Moore and Mr. and Mrs. John Etten of Fergus Falls Minnesota. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Henry Paulsen and family of Preston Mrs. Jake Etten Mr and Mrs Fritz Etten and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Etten of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Ambueh,Jr
John Moore
John Etten
Fergus Falls
Minn
Henry Paulsen
Preston
Jake Etten
Fritz Etten
Alfred Etten
Monticello
Items Of Occurrences Twenty Years Ago
Monticello area notes celebrate anniversaries and changes. Superintendent John E. Foster marked his 34th birthday, Ward Inglis left for Eugene to enter the state university, and families planned followups in Oregon. Several locals pursued studies or jobs, Beery Bros. opened a Monticello business, deaths and marriages occurred, and winter temperatures hit 15 below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Foster
Ward Inglis
Eugene City
Oregon
George Inglis
Gresham
A. I. Jackson
Monticello
Mercy Hospital
George Guyan
Burrichter
Frances Koop
Coe College
Louisiana
Frieda Gruenstein
Cedar Rapids
Welch Manufacturing Company
Anamosa
Millington Carpenter
Chicago University
Northwestern University
H. M. Carpenter
Chicago
Clem Liddy
Clark Hubbard
Arthur Baker
Northwestern Dental School
Beery Bros
Eilers & Bolton
D. M. Hogan
Castle Grove Township
Harrison Lubben
Maude Hall
Cedar Rapids Business College
Howard W. Gill
W. F. Bingham
Minnie Lange
William Rickels
Scotch Grove
W. H. L. Schuetz
Eugene Leggett
Fred Matthiessen
Nancy D. Clarke
Langworthy
Observe Their Silver Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Folkerts seven miles south of Monticello observed their twenty fifth wedding anniversary last Sunday. They entertained fifty relatives and friends at their home with cards and music. A second gathering followed in the evening with a lunch. The Folkerts are parents of George and Johanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Folkerts
Monticello
Folkerts
Mrs. Folkerts
George
Johanna
Miss Ella Smith Injured In Ice Accident At Home
Miss Ella Smith of the southeast Monticello home slipped on ice yesterday afternoon injuring her left hip. She crawled through the house to reach a neighbor for aid and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Smith
Monticello
Miss Smith
Boy Scouts Visit James Rickless At Hospital
A Cedar Rapids group including Raymond T. Moore Billy Green and James Dawson Howard Remley and Edmund Woolrich visited James Rickless a McDonald hospital patient with an infected leg. The scouts recalled their trip with him to the Scout Jamboree in England last year and travels on the continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Rickless
McDonald Hospital
England
Raymond T. Moore
Billy Green
James Dawson
Cedar Rapids
Howard Remley
Anamosa
Edmund Woolrich
Mt. Vernon
Miles Colton Nearing 100 Recovers After Fall
Miles Colton a former Monticello resident who will turn 100 next June recently fell and fractured a hip. He is staying with his son Joe in Charles City while recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Colton
Monticello
Joe
Charles City
Cashier at Wheatland Bank Dies by Suicide
Edward Guenther 58, cashier at First Trust and Savings Bank of Wheatland, died Tuesday afternoon after shooting himself. He sat at his desk when the revolver shot ended his life. the alarm triggered during a board meeting. Bank finances described as sound. Guenther survived by widow and three children. He had long tied to the bank since its 1886 organization by his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Guenther
First Trust & Savings Bank of
Wheatland
Guenther
Clinton County
John Guenther
New Interest In Boy Scouts In Monticello Grows
Monticello mobilizes support for a new Scout movement after Scoutmaster Raymond T. Moore's removal to Cedar Rapids. A meeting led by L E Hoag with Scout Commissioner Thomas and Martin Kehoe set goals, appoint officers for 1930, and plan interviews with local businessmen to appoint a Scout master before February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond T. Moore
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
L. E. Hoag
Thomas
Martin Kehoe
F. J. Kay
Court of Honor
E. E. Reed
R. J. Langer
Rex Rickless
Charles A. Coxsee
Ben Roberts
Steady Grind In The District Court
In Monticello district court this term will be busier with cases. Bertha Moran vs Louis Moran ended with a six hour jury verdict for the plaintiff in a replevin dispute over household goods. Godfried and B E Schneider vs The City of Monticello concerns street‑use condemnation value and remains on trial. Hardy vs Smith, an auto damage suit, is next to be heard, likely tomorrow afternoon or Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Moran
Louis Moran
C. B. Paul
J. E. Remley
C. J. Cash
Godfried
B. E. Schneider
Schneider
Third Ward
Coxsee & Coxsee
E. E B. Reed
Hardy
Army life of N E Wilson son of C O Wilson
Friends learn of N E Wilson's army service as he is promoted to private first class at Schofield Barracks Honolulu T H. Enlisted 14 months ago with enlistment ending November 22, 1931. He completed a three month radio course and received machine gun firing instruction. He has fought in boxing matches including a January 11 bout winning middleweight. eighteen fights on the card. He plans another boxing contest this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E. Wilson
C. O. Wilson
Coggon
United States Army
Schofield Barracks
Honolulu
T. H
Wilson
Sacred Heart Wins Two Tilts The Past Week
Sacred Heart basketball team from Monticello earned two wins last week. They defeated Ryan 20 to 15 with Schneider and J Locher each scoring eight, and Monticello led 13 to 6 at halftime. Sacred Heart then beat St. Patrick's Cedar Rapids 17 to 14 as Carmichael and Locher led scoring and defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ryan
Sacred Heart
St. John's
Schneider
McAleer
Locher
McGirl
Underwood
J. Locher
R. McAleer
Ifoe
H. Schneider
Carmichael
Scheeley
Houlohan
Rg Ou
St. Pat's
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s
Lockwood
Mel Aleer
Malloy
J. McAleer
Kitch
Wessel
O'Hara
Capt. McAleer
Gc. Carmichael
Six Weeks More Winter Says Old Man Groundhog
Iowa weather outlook extends winter by six to eight weeks according to the weather bureau. Thaws over the weekend softened snow and opened homes, while groundhog observers reported a shadow in most towns, signaling continued cold and slushy streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Towa Weather Bureau
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Library Service
Iowa City
Fas Cass
Christ of the
Andes
Milton Langer
Christ
E- White Hands of
Telham
Helen Crane
Hager
Donna Lewis
Daddy Doe
Lillian Slauson
Parrott Home
Monticello High School
Velma Che
Farmers Mutual Creamery of
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company of
Memorial Building
Federal Farm Board
Voi Cing
ERP Pme
Creamery Shipping Association
New Shipping Association
E. F. Burr
Irving Hintz
Henry Che
Armour & Company
R. A. Bartlett
Iowa State College
Ames
Bartlett
J. J. Bruner
Lon
United States
Kunte Espe
Iowa Livestock Shipping Association
Des Moines
Hardscrabble
Jess Martinsen
Sand Spring
Herman Harms
Bowen's Prairie
William Balsiger
William Hoffman
Wayne
J. H. Zimmerman
Cass
John Lieneman
Castle Grove
G. H. Gerdes
Messrs
Martinsen
Boy Scouts
Wheatland Bank
Lady Luck
John Locher, Jr
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