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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1934

Page

5

Prairieburg and surrounding towns mourn longtime educator

Lew Brown of Forest City visited Prairieburg after the death of his brother Freeman Elliott Brown of Central City. Freeman Brown, born Oct 30 1857 in Columbus New York, lived near Prairieburg before moving to Central City. Funeral services were in Central City with burial in Boulder cemetery.

Hopkinton Closes Year With Social and Basketball News

Eleven year old Hopkinton resident Norman Landers hosts a party with friends including Dick Brown and Billy Joe Stanger. Reports note illnesses, club meetings, college tournaments, and local social events across Hopkinton and nearby towns.

Sand Spring social notes and creamery report from 1933

Last week visitors stopped by in Earlville Amber Monticello and Langworthy including Mrs Herbert Cox and family and John Batchelder. A farewell party for Mr and Mrs George Mardorf featured eight tables and cash prizes. The Sand Spring Creamery reported 251,493.78 pounds of butterfat processed 823,642 pounds of cream and total butterfat value of $58,265.08 with production up eight percent from 1932.

Herbert Cox Dickie Earlville Ricka Hyde Henrietta Bohlken Near Amber John Eden Monticello John Batchelder Andy Smith Near Delhi Fred Egger John Bohlken Alma Brokens Langworthy Tendick Galen Hein Richland Center Cap Arduser Henry Bohlken Wayne Township George Helms Farley Matt Reles Ray Hayes George Mardorf F. J. Welter Herman Welter Mardorf Elmer Heeren Jack Heeren Dundee Herbert Cox and Son Clifford Arduser Seymour Bennett Heimns Sand Spring Farmers Mutual Creamery Association Edward Cox

Township organization formed at Castle Grove meeting

A large group of corn hog contract signers met at school house No. 2 on Thursday to organize the township. J. H. Specht was elected township chairman with P. J. Crowley Steve Peters en E. F. Burr and O. R. Howie as a township board. Attendees included Dr. Stouder of Ames Bert Neal of Mount Vernon and County Agent Smith. A polled shorthorn bull was delivered to 8. M. Heaford by J. Wahls of St Olaf. Roy Meller has recovered after a two week hold up around township farms at Forest Chapel last Wednesday.

W. D. McLaughlin Anamosa Petit Jury Jones County Road John H. Husman C. A. McLaughlin Harry Fairbanks Cass Township Castle Grove Farm Bureau State Federation 8. M. Hosford Lyle Hosford John Hiller Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association Monticello Castle Grove Arthur Fairbanks Thomas F. Kehoe Will Hiller F. C. Cramer S. M. Hosford Kenneth Hosford Hosford Lewis Vernon Near Morley A. M. Black School House No. 2 J. H. Specht P. J. Crowley Steve Petersen E. F. Burr O. R. Howie Dr. Stouder Ames Bert Neal Mount Vernon Smith J. ©. Wahls St. Olaf Roy Meller Forest Chapel Pi J

Community notes and social events in Amber area

Genevieve Streeter leaves for Keokuk to work at Friendly Home. Jackson township Farm Bureau meets at Antioch church with good attendance. Kenneth Butterfield welcomes newborn son. Clarence Willis marks 21st birthday with 150 guests at H Dirks bowery Amber. Music committee named for Antioch Presbyterian church. Grace Wilson from Maquoketa visits the Bailey family. H R Duncan of Osage and Mrs Stella Stingley spend weekend with Ed Duncan. P B Daly to join a production credit unit board covering six counties. Carl and Morley Tjaden visit J E Johnson family and attend Garritt Siebels funeral. Otto Otten farewelled at Midland school district party. moving to Black Oak. guests present gift china set.

Genevieve Streeter Keokuk Friendly Home Jackson Township J. W. Streeter theAntioch Presbyterian Church Grace Wilson Maquoketa Eugene Bailey H. R. Duncan Osage Stella Stingley Cedar Falls Ed Duncan P. B. Daly Amber Creamery Association Wayne Township Jones County Jones Jackson Clinton Adair Scott Muscatine Carl Tjaden Morley J. E. Johnson Garritt Siebels Otto Otten Midland Otten Black Oak

Richland Center Socials Honor Birthdays and Anniversaries

Richland Center residents hosted a birthday celebration for Fred W Hein with neighbors and guests including Henry Ohe Ray Echternacht Will Jarrett from Monticello John Enabait and Hogan of Castle Grove. Reuben Tuel underwent emergency surgery and returned home to his son Ben. Forest Ely and Barbara Ely marked their twentieth wedding anniversary with about 100 attendees.

Fred W. Hein Mr. Hein Henry Ohe Ray Echternacht Will Jarrett Montiticello John Enabait Hogan Castle Grove Yellow Hammer Prairieburg Hein Reuben Tuel John McDonald Hospital Tuel Ben Tuel Richland George B. Hein Thomas Hinrichsen Center Junction Forest Ely John Yoast Macharnte Barbara Ely

Farm Bureau hosts reception for Jones County agent couple

About 250 Jones County Farm Bureau members gathered at the K of P hall on Saturday to honor newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Carl Smith the county agent. The event featured a mock wedding from Fairview township and songs and entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. Smith received an occasional chair from the audience. Gertrude Lawless left Niles Watters and Citizens Savings Bank to become private secretary to D. M. Boysen of Merchants National Bank Cedar Rapids starting Monday.

Jones County Farm Bureau Organization K. of P. Hall Carl Smith Smith Jones County Fairview

Jones County approves 19000 funding bonds in 1934 meeting

Jones County Iowa supervisors convened January 16 1934 to adopt a resolution funding nineteen thousand dollars of warrants by issuing 19 funding bonds of 1000 each. The bonds bear 4.25 percent interest with semiannual coupons and mature 1937 through 1940. taxes will be levied annually to fund interest and principal.

Anamosa Iowa Board of Supervisors Jones County Shimerda Matthiessen, Harms, Holst Russell Henry Shimerda E. M. Russell Harris Matthiessen Harms Holst OWS Aald County News Anamosa Journal United States of America State of Iowa County of Jones America State of United States Geo. F. Specht White-Phillips Co. Inc

Form of County Treasurer's Certificate Iowa Bond Registration

County Treasurer certifies the bond has been duly recorded in the official book under Section 5281 of the 1931 Iowa code. T. E. McNamara as County Treasurer authenticates the registration and ownership details in this form.

Geo. F. Specht State of Towa Jones Iowa

County Auditor Seals 1934 Bond Resolution Repeal

A 1934 county bond registration provision states transfers limited by back notes while coupons remain transferable. It declares repeals of conflicting resolutions and is dated January 16 1934 with seal.

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