Jury Awards Girl 14 in Mundell Negligence Suit
The district court opened a term with the Mundell case: Virginia Mundell by her mother as next friend sues Andrew Florine over injuries from a rear collision on a Cedar Rapids road. Jury returns $250 to Mundell after deliberations, with other cases including damages for land condemnation and a settled auto action.
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Virginia Mundell
John Mundell
Andrew Florine
Scotch Grove Township
Cascade
Oakdale
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Florine
Mundell
Ciee
Aoe
Louisior C VB Sion
District Court
Albert Hintz
Louie Ingwersen
Weseman
Merchants Call for Two Night Watchmen
A town petition seeks a second night watchman to deter roaming non-residents and increased crime. While Monticello remains generally orderly, officials argue one guard cannot patrol all areas. Nearby Cedar Rapids and Hopkinton report frequent store raids influencing local safety concerns.
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Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Hopkinton
The First And Last Trains For Geo Green
George Green veteran locomotive engineer once ran Davenport to Monticello trains and attended the last passenger run on the Davenport and Northwestern line He recalled piloting early trips and noted his retirement after a career with an exceptional safety record.
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George Green
Davenport
Monticello
Davenport & Northwestern
Greens
Green
Star Route Mail Service Hinted On Davenport Line
Disruption from the Mon ticello to Davenport trains delays mail and newspaper deliveries on the line. A post office employee surveyed the route and recommended possible star route service, recalling Cascade as a precedent after narrow gauge service ended.
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Davenport
Monticello
Post Office Department
Cascade
Mrs Lucy J Hickok Dies At 88 In Carrollton
Mrs Lucy Jane Moulton Hickok died Tuesday February 10 at the Carrollton home of her daughter Mrs J A Scovern at almost 89. She came from Montpelier Vermont to Illinois in 1854 and to Monticello area in 1857. She married Volney Hickok April 1 1860 and had six children four daughters surviving Estella Hoag J A Scovern H C Goodhue and Frank Dixon. She is survived by a sister and two brothers and burial is at Oakwood cemetery after services at Estella Hoag home at 2 p m conducted by Rev Leonard Duckett.
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Lucy Jane Moulton Hickok
Elmer Hoag
J. A. Scovern
Carrollton
Missouri
Hickok
Monticello
Montpelier
Vermont
Illinois
Volney Hickok
Estella Hoag
J. A.scovern
H. C., Goodhue
Spokane
Washington
Frank Dixon
Chicago
Lucian Rice
Frank
Otis Moulton
York Nebraska
Well Merited Honor Conferred On J L Faber
Cascade person J L Faber elected president of the Iowa Mutual Tornado association returns to Cascade with congratulations. The unit, largest mutual insurer in Iowa, with 600 million in force and 134 million surplus, will keep him a resident as he oversees claims and loans while touring counties state wide.
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Cascade Pioneer
J. L. Faber
Iowa Mutual Tornado Association
Des Moines
Cascade
Faber
The
Town Mutual Tornado Association
Iowa
German Grand Opera At Cedar Rapids
The German Grand Opera company will perform in Cedar Rapids on February 16 and 17. It marks the first time this renowned group appears in town and features Johanna Gadeky Margarethe Baumer Johannes Sembach Max Roth Carl Hartman and Richard Gross in leading roles in Die Walkure and The Flying Dutchman.
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Cedar Rapids
Muate
Johanna Gadeky
Margarethe Baumer
Johannes Sembach
Max Roth
Carl Hartman
Richard Gross
Twenty Five Years Ago In Monticello Area News
A retrospective section notes bad roads hindering visits by Dr W W Hunter and lists local governance and business activity. It covers fair association directors, teachers wages, farm ads, creamery directors, a closing sale, local deaths, marriages, a major injury settlement with Monticello city, a rural railway planning sidestep, and hog market prices.
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W. W. Hunter Bigek
Horseack
Loveland
National Association of Corn Canners
Atlantic City
Jones County Fair Association
H. M. Carpenter
E. E. Hicks
W. G. Eilers
J. W. Coxsee
O. H. Soetje
R. C. Stirton
Dora Leichhardt
A. O. Dew
Sadie Buck
Nellie Lane
Mary Locher
Alicia Whiting
Clara Rickless
May Coy
A. Haberman
W. B. Sloan
J. A. Voorhees
Monticello
Scotch Grove
Farmers’ Cooperative Creamery Company of
Carl Schatz
Charles Schneiter
J. M. Hofa
Anna Zimmerman
Willie Zimmerman
William Siebels
Rev. C. Mardorf
Onslow
Spooner
Wanichek
Walters’ Implement & Harness
Naomi Horacre
Supreme Court
John Stadtmueller
Etta M. Broerkens
Wayne Township
W. H. Burk
Prairieburg
Dolan
Arnold Egger, Jr
Early Bills in Iowa Legislature Push for Road Bonds and Reforms
A joint resolution calls a special election on a constitutional amendment to issue 100 million dollars in state road bonds with May 12 as the voting date. The measure passed the Senate 37 to 10 and the House 68 to 41, needing voter ratification before bonds can be issued. The debate includes proposed preelection court rulings, potential tax shifts, and broad road funding plans.
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General Assembly
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Assembly
Clark
Linn
Aiken
Ida
Benson
Clayton
Baird
Pottawattamie
Stiger
Tama
Mayne
Brown
Polk
District Court
Iowa
Dan Turner
James Hayes
Dubuque
Committee On
Hayes
Short
Sioux City
Finnern
Crawford
Hansen
Scott
Peace
Clinton
Ryder
Anti-Saloon League
Vinton Teen Killed in Cedar Rapids Area Auto Crash
Lorraine Bland, 17, of Vinton, died eight miles west of Cedar Rapids last Tuesday in a two car collision. She rode with Earl Hinkle 19. John Haleworth a Coe College student drove the other car. Dolores Stone 16 Pauline Epperson 16 and Hinkle 18 and Haleworth injured but not seriously. Vinton high school students were en route to a Marton basketball game.
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Lorraine Bland
Lulu Bland
Vinton
Cedar Rapids
Earl Hinkle
John Haleworth
Coe College
Dolores Stone
Pauline Epperson
Hinkle
Halzworth
Vinton High School
Marton
High School Declamatory Contest and Awards Notice
High School schedules a declamatory contest on Thursday and Friday February 12 and 13 with about thirty participants across humorous, oratorical, and dramatic categories. The four best in each group move to the home contest February 17. awards were given at an assembly February 6 including letters, M club honors, and remarks on athletics.
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Guyan
Grimes
Georgia Miller
Fred Hanken
Helen Crane
Howard McLaughlin
Milton Langer
Vivian Bancroft
Stout
Captain Reichart
Russetl Hughes
Charles Eby
Marion Balster
Orlando Null
Richard Yeoman
Clarence Egger
Robert Phelps
Bernard Che
Loren Cramer
West Liberty
Shannon’s Sons of Science
Shannon
Annual Declam Contest at Public School Tuesday Evening
The annual declamatory contest will be held at the school auditorium Tuesday February 17 at 8 00 pm. Twelve students entered from fifty two applicants. Three winners will be chosen to represent Monticello in the district contest with Miss Margaret Collett of Upper Town University as judge whose critique will follow each delivery.
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Monticello
Margaret Collett
Upper Town University
Judson Huyck dies in Cedar Rapids after illness
Judson H Huyck father of Fred M Huyck died at Cedar Rapids last Saturday after a two month illness. Born August 27 1853 in Herkemer New York he had lived in Cedar Rapids a year. Surviving are two sons Fred M Huyck Cedar Rapids Osborn H Huyck Newhall wife and two daughters Edna and Hazel preceded him in death. Funeral services were held at Turner chapel at 10 a.m. Monday burial in Wyoming. He was well known in Monticello where he spent a year with his son Fred.
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Judson H. Huyck
Fred M. Huyck
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Herkemer
N. Y
Osborn H. Huyck
Newhall
Edna
Hazel
Turner Chapel
Wyoming
Judson Huyck
Fred
Vatican Radio Inauguration Echoes Global Papal Broadcast
The voice of Pope Pius XI was heard worldwide as he spoke at the inauguration of the Vatican radio station HVI. The ceremony, attended by Senator Marconi, marks a milestone in modernizing Vatican City and linking the pope with millions of Catholics globally.
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Pope Pius XI
Pius XI
Vatican
Holy See
Guellermo Marconi
Marconi
United States
England
Vatican City
Neighborhoods Chronicle: Local deaths and incidents
C M Miles of Olin completes 29 years as mail carrier on a 29 mile route. John J Geffeller of Town City crushed under timber while raising a house. Cornell defeats Coe 35 to 32 in basketball, Coe suffers ninth straight loss. Frank M Webb and wife celebrate 63rd anniversary. Webb born in Fulton Winds, wife from Erie NY. Aldrich Pavlovic killed in plane crash near Walcott. D N Sitteroeresmedt injured. Federal raid at Guttenberg seizes mash and liquor. five men arrested. Sand case ends with fine and jail for receiving stolen property. Retgnitz injured in auto accident near Hudson. Long injured in crash west of Cedar Rapids. others hurt. Police raid four places at West Liberty. two pints alchohol found. Heath bonds for case. Dewey Patterson site yields liquor. Clarence Smith found with wine and large keg.
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C. M. Miles
Olin
John J. Geffeller
Town City
Cornell
Coe
Frank M. Webb
Stanwood
Mr. Webb
Fulton
Winds
West Liberty
Heath
Justice Court
Dewey Patterson
Clarence Smith
Monticello Sweeps Two Wins Over Manchester In Local Games
Monticello defeated Manchester in both junior and senior high basketball Tuesday night at Manchester gym. Junior high won 22 to 6 as Matthiessen led Monti with high point efforts followed by Phelps and Hutton. Senior high triumphed 33 to 14 with Bartlett, Coyle and Riesser sparking Manchester early while Monti’s defense and Matthiessen and Null fueled a second quarter lead.
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West Liberty
Monticello
Manchester
Monti
Ean
Matthiessen
Phelps
Hutton
Hong
Spooner
Monti Gtp
Smith
Fletcher
Hunt
Kennedy
Starks
Graham
Tutton
Hoag
Bartlett
Coyle
Eby
Riesser
Mont
Null
Long
Tf Monti
Monticello Ee
dWendt
IB Exosses Intead
Ebvy
Harden
Reichart
Bangs
Stott
Gearhart
Reisner
Yeoman
Fegers
C S Bidwell Plans Second Trip to Honolulu
Former citizen C S Bidwell, now largely in California, notes Iowa’s sunny winter and prepares to travel with cousin Roy Farwell and wife of Freeport Illinois to Honolulu. He enjoys the return visit, saying it has the old country charm.
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C. S. Bidwell
California
Iowa
Mr. Bidwell
Roy Farwell
Freeport
Illinois
Honolulu
Monti Triumph Over West Liberty 35 to 16
Monti upset West Liberty with a 35 to 16 victory as Eby led the offense with five second quarter field goals and a late basket. Yensen fought hard for West Liberty, but Monti's defense and teamwork sealed the win with subs like Coyle Yeoman and Egger strengthening the front.
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Chuck
West Liberty
Mont
Monti
Red and Black Warriors
Matthiessen
Null
Hoxton
Eby
Smith
Coyle
Yeoman
Egger
Yennsen
Bankhurst
Heath
Stott
Hawker
Yensen
Swort
Gittners
Kimble
Misel
Tatmar
No. 3 Cow Testing Association Report Highlights Milk Output
The association average reached 4971 rounds of milk and 20.2 pounds of butterfat. Twenty nine cows produced over 400 pounds butterfat. Prentice and Streeter’s herd led with high milk and butterfat, while W. Eden’s Holsteins and Cc Jones’s Holstein are noted for top yields. Anderson and the Rhatigan visit Hoag home are mentioned.
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Association
Pwenty
Prentice & Streeter
W. Eden
Cc Cc
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