Cascade Matrimony and Community News Reflect Small-Town Life
Marriages mark page as Miss Clara Kurt weds George Manternach at St Marys with family and friends in attendance. A second ceremony unites Miss Frances Koob and John Peiffer at St Marys with receptions and a West Cascade home gathering. Obituaries note Mrs J H Baldwin longtime Cascade resident and Mrs Julia Moore, highlighting family ties, church involvement, and local rites. Community notes detail local moves, operations, hospital news, and upcoming M E B ladies dinner.
Civil War Veteran Joseph Leggett Dies at 80 Near Center Junction
Joseph Leggett 80 a Civil War veteran died Saturday morning at his son Charles leggett home southeast of Center Junction. Survived by Emory Cascade Charles Center Junction Will Tama Ida MecMullin Waterloo Bay Center Junction Ina Kelly Cedar Rapids. Funeral held at the Leggett home with burial at North Madison cemetery. The notice also lists church activities and community meetings at the Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Leggett
Charles
Center Junction
Eva
Edith
Hin
Emory
Cascade
Will
Tama
Judson
Montana
Ida MecMullin
Steed
Monticella
GO. Long
B.S. Robbie
Presbyterian Church
Joslin
Long
Welch
Kenneth Moats
Tia
Wickest
Anamosa
J. M. Young
Young
Mount Vernon
Stuart N. Smith
Mary Stuart
Ames
J. N. Smith
Smith
Iowa State College
Three Faces
Tomlinson
Paul Paulsen, Jr
Paul Ernest
Cedar Falla
Wyoming News Briefs Reflect Weddings and Local Life
Leslie Behnke and Luanna Klaahn wed at the Wheatland parsonage with Rev. Boll officiating. The couple will reside in St Louis after his year with Southwestern Bell. Also, Fannie Riches and Pred Fritz marry near Wyoming and plan to live on Fritz’s father’s farm. Obituary notes Mrs. Jora Matejka’s death, with funeral from Wyoming cemetery. Community events include Bay View club banquet, Valentine themed gatherings, a horse sale setback due to bad roads, and upcoming lectures and film nights in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Leslie Behnke
Luanna Klaahn
Wheatland
Willam Bollmat
Arthur Klahn
Otto Klaahn
Wheatland High School
Cove
Cedar Falls
Pineper Lake
Gettysburg
South Dakota
W. Behnke
Wyoarming
Wyoming High School
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
St. Louis
St. d Louis
Anamosa
Fannie Riches
Hite
Pred Fritz
Frank Riches
Hale
Frank Fritz
Henry Simon
Jora Matejka
Emma Urban
Mary
Anna
Frank
Bay View Club
Hotel
Willams
Alta White
James Inglis
Wilker
Beckwith
Larkey
Myers
Irs. Ingus
Beth Wherry
Stella Mallicoat
Mary Mclarnen
Alice Wherry
Jennie Schuoefer
Adah Yates
Demna Hunt
Louise Levien
Homer Rogers
H. P. Barber
C. A. Case
R. J. Cooley
C. B. Shaffer
Elizabeth Alden
Roy Overly
Memorial Hall
Hugh Campbell
Jasper Woodward
Oelwein
Serene
Ariel Bworden
Thomson
Illinois
Henrietta Franks
Cedar Rapids
S. G. Franks
S. Pealer
A. J. Johnson
Jeanette Hernon
Ed Hernon
Sara Kegley
Cedar Nupids
Gladys Doty
Center Point
James Guthrie
Lisbon
W. H. Alden
Rock Island
Weather and events disrupt life in Scotcht Grove community
Bad roads and icy weather halt travel as residents cope with missed church services and canceled club meetings. Center Junction students manage train access while Wilma and Hazel Craig walk to Seatch Grove. Upcoming events include the Women's Community club program and Presbyterian Aja Society officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove
Presbyterian Church
Farm Bureau
Camp Fire
Emma Hughes
Sunbeam Mission
Morticello
Wwe
Lincoln
Washington
Lowell
Longfellow
Edisson
Kiburz
W. Callahan
Michael Ans Xelo
Raphael
Leonardo de Vinel
Muate
Presbyterian Aja Society
Alm. Sinclair
Mra
Won Clark
L. J. Hutton
H. A. Loomis
M. M. Sinclair
L. J. Settaraime
Alva Tailor and Family
Will McLaughlin Place
Irvin Leggett
Leggetts
Wright
J. W Callahan
Heaes
Tug
Bo Callahan
Ares
Hasmond Pelvens
Immaculate Convention Scene Hosts Wedding in Land Spring
On Tuesday February 8 1927 at the Immaculate Convention church Miss Marcella Laban of Land Spring and David Gravel of Worthington were united in marriage at 8 oclock in a ceremony led by Rev Father Sehuh. Attendants included Miss Vivian Laban and Joseph Gravel. The bride wore coral crepe de chine with matching accessories and carnations and ferns. After the ceremony the party went to the bride’s parents home for a dinner. The couple plan to reside on the groom's farm near Worthington after March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade
Clara Kurt
John Kurt
George Manternach
Victor Manternach
St. Mary’s Church
J. B. Albers
Frances Kurt
Aloysius Manternach
Mandelsgohn
Fioina Otting
Rosa Berge Georgette
Cascada
Dakota
Nebraska
Monticello
St. Mary's Church
Frances Koob
John Peiffer
Hillar Koob
West Cascade
J. H. Baldwin
Senator Baldwin
Mangfield
Pennsylvania
Aberdeen
Scotland
LW. Baldwin
Baldwin
Frank II. Baldwin
Birdena Baldwin
Roland Baldwin
Cresco
Evelyn
Reuben Skuempel
Guttenberg
George Morphy
The
Eastern Star
Julia Moore
Washington Township
Jones County
Iowa
Matthew
Sridget Moore
Pat Moore
Banghart
P. J. Moore
D. D. Moore
St. Martin's Church
D. Rooney
P. J. Coffey
Farley
Leen
Fillmore
St. Martin's Catholic Cemetery
Hillar Lauser
Wallhill
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Nick Cigrand
Sue Kirchen
J.P. Kirchen
Rita Dolphin
Government
Washington
DE. c
John Manternach
Mildred Morans
Leo Dolphin
Minneapolis
Immaculate Convention Church
Marcella Laban
David Gravel
Worthington
Father Sehuh
Vivian Laban
Joseph Gravel
Gravel
J. L. Batchelder
Fred Eeger
W. H. Behrends
Creamery Company
Hopkinton
Local residents and visitors record in Hopkinton area
Almaty and G D Thompson work locally while Mr and Mrs Fred Walter and Mr and Mrs Aloys Gadken spent Sunday with Father Schuh. Stevenson and Martin hauled school wood from west of Hopkinton. Creamery shipped 6 tubs butter and 16 cases eggs. Fiedler family and Behrends family hosted visitors east and at Stanley Bright home. Billmeyer and McVay sawed wood for Murray. Stevenson and the public school had wood sawn. Fred Egger visited Hopkinton. W W Morgan from Hopkinton was in town. a car of alfalfa arrived last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Himebaugh
Ora Andrews
George Andrews
St. Jorni
Andrews
John Carson
Wyoming
Vernon
Joslin
aAdy
John Clark
C. Clark
Monmouth
Iast
Charles Larkey
M. J. McNeilly
William Johnston
Delhi
GO. Long
Lincoln
Mia
Fred Casson
Ariel Romick
Maquoketa
J. M. Moses
Missionary Society
George McDonald
CL Thompson
Cedar Rapids
C. (. Livingstone
Irma Sanford
Melody
Adv
Almaty
G. D. Thompson
Fred Walter
Aloys Gadken
Father Schuh
R. Stevenson
Will Murrau
W. H. Behrends
George Billmeyer
Stanley Bright
D. C. McVay
Charles Martin
C. J. Murray
Co. C. Stevenson
Fred Egger
Hopkinton
W. W., Morgan of
Onslow Social Round Remembers Anniversary and Local News
Mr and Mrs Lea Hanson celebrated their twenty eighth wedding anniversary at their Ons low home with friends and family. Other items note Mrs Mayme Cole Hanson’s Onslow birth, daughter Mrs Carria McKinstry, granddaughter Mary Eilen McKinstry, and visitors Mrs Nick Etler moving near Anamosa. Community events include Astrurian club meetings, a D A chapter visit in Anamosa, Mayo Clinic trip for George Sears, and upcoming missionary service. Road conditions from thaw affected travel and a Friday dance was postponed due to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Lea Hanson
Hanson
Mayme Cole
Carria McKinstry
Mary Eilen McKinstry
Nick Etler
Anamosa
Etta Brown
Chatha Willison
Harriet Lamey
David Harum
Mae Overly
Hamilton
Ohio
George French
Overly
Chicago
Onalow
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Maude Cole
Clinton
George Sears
A. A. Garnett
James White
Mina Byerly
Lee Hanson
Mary Paul
Mira Beck
Roy Beck
Cedar Rapids
Amber News Briefs: Local moves and health updates
Amber notes Harold Weiderman cured of a crippled limb after six months of hospital visits at Iowa City. Henry Lorenzen family plans Davenport move March 1. Herman Zimmerman to occupy the Danneman residence. Mrs. J J Meister returns from Burlington after her parents golden wedding. Carl Barnes and Mirabeth Michaels announce birth of a baby girl. Rynersons seek help for ill son. Robert Burns critical at Mercy hospital. Local assessors and residents keep routines amid road conditions. Church services set at Amber church next Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
Harold Weiderman
Children's Hospital
Lowa City
Harold
Henry Lorenzen
Davenport
Herman Zimmerman
Herman Danneman
J. J. Meister
Burlington
August Toenes
Carl Barnes
Anamosa
Barnes
Mirabeth Michaels
Charles Rowe
Onslow
Aynerson
Monticello
Rynerson
Robert Rynerson
Vern Rynerson
Robert
Guy
Mercy Hospital
Otto Pdanneman
Wayne Township
Ladies Aid Society
Yih Siebels Brothers
Amber Church
Vete Robertson
Ross Lincoln
Phil Daly
Cas
Weirs
Philip Batley
Lloyd Robertson
Harvey Townsend
Ed Fadley
Ben Hugman
Center Junction
Dora Bailey
Township trustees organize and assign 1927 road work
TE. P F. Eileen named chairman for 1927 while Earl Hennessey and B. Vernimont win contracts for northwest and northeast township roads. South half lacks a road overseer and the grader man position remains vacant. Ernest Heiken to operate the tractor. Several residents travel for personal and farming matters amid weather affecting gravel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TE. P F. Eileen
Earl Hennessey
B. Vernimont
Ernest Heiken
George Minnis
Wl Albers
Mr. Minna
W. F. Hintz
Albert Hutton
Missouri
Allnent
Carl Husman
Anamosa
Mercy Hospital
James Haley
Lisbon
Michael McAleer
Kenneth Hosford
Carroll Podhaski
Monticello
Santa Langa
August Monk
C. A. McLaughlin
Chicago
Prairieburg Social News Highlights and Local Moves
In Prairieburg on February 7 1927 Misses Paul and Shhrader attended Lenox college versus Central City game. Mrs Charles Lamont’s health declines. neighbors care for her. Lizzie Holub hosted a late party with games and refreshments. Tavior family moved from Whitney farm to north of town. Primary room held a spelling contest Janet Holub and Albert Bliss were winners. Local gatherings at Dolan home and Conklin visit from Davenport. New baby at Joseph Houser home. The Express to begin 10 cent per line locals and 5 cent per line classifieds charges for church and fraternal notices with money potential. Winchester paint McNallys Hdwe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Paul and Shhrader
Filege
Central City
Lenox College
Charles Lasmont
Lizzie Holub
Lancing
Tavior
Whitney
McCammuons
Janet Holub
Albert Bliss
Milo Kallban
Milas Flossie Shrader
Victor Lawrence
J. J. Dolan
Clair Conklin
Davenburt
Joseph Houser
School Board Proceedings February 7 1022 Regular Meeting
The Monticello school board met February 7 1022 at 7 30 p m with all members present. Minutes of the prior meeting were read and approved. Bills were approved for payment to multiple suppliers including Monticello Express Monticello Times Davenport Bag & Paper Co Kewanee Boiler Co Metropolitan Supply Co and others. The secretary was instructed to solicit bids on coal and the board adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Stimson
Monticello Express
Monticello Times
F. Cady & Co
Stetsvssers Aseres
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Matt Parrott & Sons Co
Iowa Electric Co
Educational Supply Co
Davenport Bag & Paper Co
Kewanee Boiler Co
M. Luett
Franklin
Latino County
Thinois
B. Stimson
Chas
Monticello Council Advances Bills and Water Fund Loan
Monticello Iowa council convened February 7 1927 in regular session with members Hansgert Wilkinson Hayes Bates Rockstad present and none absent. The meeting approved prior minutes and read the treasurer and clerk reports for January and February with funds listed and bills authorized across General Fund Water Fund Sewer Fund Grading Fund Fire Fund and related departments. A resolution authorized a 4000 loan from Monticello State Bank for the water fund repayable in six months at 6 percent, with repayment terms and delegation to the finance committee and city clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Hansgert
Wilkinson
Hayes
Bates
Rockstad
Ecity Council
Iowa
Horder's
Kelipse Lumber Co
A. J
City Clerk's Fund
Monticello State Bank
Lab
Bell Telepay
B.E. First
J. F. Kellum
H. Hoffman
N. Davidson
E. BK. Reed
R. Echternacht
Iowa Electric Co
Ught
Leroy Clark
W. S. Darley & Co
W. D. Allen Co
Harry Soule
A. J. H. McNeill
Corbin
Standard of Co
OW. Page
A. Siebels
A Adams
Hubbard
Ward
Hook & Ladder
Hook & Ladder Co
Benedict
Bell Telephone Co
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
G. B. Servoss
Hanssen
Lef Monticello
City of
Ray Echternacht
B. FE
Ayegs
Ckstad
Finance Committee
Monticelli
Antielpa
Soiltex kit aids spring crops planning for farmers
As winter ends and spring nears farmers are urged to test soils with the Soiltex kit to determine best crops and profitable seed. The notice advises planning ahead, selecting good seed from reputable dealers, and ordering now before clover supplies advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soiltex
City Council Authorizes $100 Loan For Fire Fund
The Monticello City Council, with all five members voting yes, empowers the finance committee and city clerk to borrow $100 from Monticello State Bank for the fire fund. A promissory note at 6 percent interest due in eight months is authorized. Date February 8 1927. Attest City Clerk Ray Echternacht Mayor B B First. The resolution on necessity for payment was laid over to February 14 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello State Bank
Monticello
Towa
Ray Echternacht
B. B
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Chas. A. Doxsee Editors and Proprietors
Castle Grove
Express
Winchester
McNalll
Mr. Farmer
Stuhler’s Grocery
Buick
Frank Page
Monticello, Iowa
T Ray Hontephaché
B. B. Firat
DR. A. M. Maurice
D. Dd
George Albery
Calla
DR. Burris
Iverson Furniture Store
W. A. Suthers
Teeter
Thomas Stimpson
Monticello Exchange
I. V. Dautremont
J. W. Doxsee Doxsee
Doxsee Attorneys AT Law
C. A. Doxsee
Lovell Block
John A. Liddy
Monticelto
R. H. Balster
Farmall
Star Meat Market
Marshall & Matthiessen
Rickles
Phoenix