Three Former Residents Die This Week
William H. Schodde a former Monticello resident died in Cedar Rapids after a lingering illness a stroke years ago. He was 60 and left a wife two children and four siblings. Funeral at Turner chapel with burial in Monticello Oakwood cemetery. Anna Podhaski Beckley died suddenly in Cedar Rapids after diabetes-related complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Schodde
Cedar Rapids
William H. Schodde
Monticello
Mr. Schodde
William Schodde
William Stuhler
Augusta Bliss
Clara Schodde
A. Clark
Cedar Rapid
Schodde
Bever Park
Dubuque
Albert Schodde
A. F. Bliss
Amelia Trumbull
Otto Schodde
Chicago
George Schodde
New York City
Turner Chapel
W. W. W. Argow
Oakwood Cemetery
Longtime Monticello Resident Anna Podhaski Beckley Dies
Anna Podhaski Beckley born June 1851 in Austria-Bohemia died after a yearlong illness. Her life spanned Monticello Cedar Rapids and Wyoming, widow of Frank Podhaski and James Beckley, with four sons two Cedar Rapids sisters and numerous grandchildren. Funeral at Edward Podhaski home conducted by Rev. Coe, burial Oakwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkley
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Frank
William
Edward
Joseph Podhaski
Antonia Smahel
Frances Weber
California
Anna Shimbersky
Austria
Bohemia
Ed Smahel
Emil Smahel, Jr
William Zoliski
Sam Baker
Frank Perry
Frank Barta
June Podhaski
L. E. Howard
Bernice Podhaski
Manchester
Great Jones County Fair to mark 75th anniversary
Monticello prepares for the Great Jones County Fair to celebrate 75 years since its founding. Plans aim to attract residents and visitors from surrounding counties with a homecoming theme. Committees will invite former Monticello residents to visit next August and reconnect with the town. Re-enactments and window displays showcase Monticello’s history across the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello
Jones
Notable Local Deaths and County Bond Sale Report
Obituaries note the deaths of George Storey in Manchester and James E. Bromwell in Marion. Delaware county sold 200000 dollars of 4 percent primary road bonds at premium to George Bechtel of Davenport. The piece also covers hotel plans in Manchester and university governance disputes, plus campus discipline at Coe college and a manslaughter conviction in Clinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Storey
Manchester
G. A. Strickland
Cedar Rapids
James E. Bromwell
Linn County
Methodist Episcopal Church
Marion
Earle A. Baker
Davenport
Methodist Church
Delaware County
George Bechtel
Manchesters
Glen Chaplan
Hawkeye
Charles Darey
Fayette
Iin Street
Eleven Cars of Freight Shipped from Monticello Depot
Eleven cars of freight moved from the C M St P and Pacific depot in Monticello over the past week. The tally shows seven hog cars, three cattle cars, and one car of butter and eggs with daily details including Farmers Creamery Adams & Adams W F Hintz Son Ed Ellers Herman Brockhahn H Moorehead and shipments to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. St. .P. & Pacific
Monticello
Farmers Creamery
Adams & Adams
W. F. Hintz& Son
Creamery
Ed Ellers
Herman Brockhahn
H. K. Moorehead
Farmers Mutual Creamery
New York
Schoon Family Mourns Loss After Long Farm Life
Mrs Schoon lived on a farm near Amber for forty years then moved to Monticello for four years and back to Amber for three more. Last Thanksgiving they built a new home on the farm edge and now mourn the death with many friends and bereaved Schoon family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schoon
Amber
Monticello
Monticello Community Notes From Forty Years Past
Pastors of United Brethren and other churches listed. Jones County Agricultural Society directors named. Local events include a Dry Goods store opening, births and deaths, house fire, railroad freight rate cut, telephones installed, snow totals, a sleigh ride, and a four cent wallpaper sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
United Brethren
R. A. Moffett
Methodist Episcopal
Thomas Oliver
John F. Blanchard
Sacred Heart
John Tobin
W. H. Whittenwyler
Presbyterian Church
Jones County Agricultural Society
H. D. Sherman
G. W. Lathrop
Nettle Benedict
Bessie Rundle
Cora Pierce
Katie Curtin
Daisy Lansing
Maggie Lane
Lizzie Lane
Thompson & Hicks
W. L. Rosa
Luther Foster
Brookings
South Dakota
Foster
Fred Bort
A. F. Bort
Zelma Farwell
Agricultural College
Ames
Charles Davidson
Ella Henderson
Eugene Henely
B. B. Ryan
John Yousse
D. A. Paine
Sarid Spring
L. W. Graham
McGinnis & Graham
Chicago
Chauncey Bates
Hattie L. Albertson
Langworthy
Andrew
Budsweer
William Orr
Dent
Jones County
Scotch Grove
Monticello State Bank
Lovell
Amanda Babbe
Dakota
N. W. Austin
North Cedar Street
Jacob Schneider
J. S. Hall
Romance Batchelder
Charles J. Gallagher
Cascade
Old Time Fiddlers In Novel Program At Opera House
The opera house overflowed for the second old time fiddler and hog calling contest. Coggan won fiddling honors with Socialville second and Monti cello third. Rudy Winkler’s hog calling tale circulates. he supposedly sent hogs jumping into his pen. Winners include Bernard Brady Coggan first fiddler, R E Goss second, John Saugi third. Rudy Winkler first hog caller, Jack Maire second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Coggan
Socialville
Monticello
Rudy Winkler
Rudy
Winkler
Bernard Brady
Coggon
R.E. Goss
John Saugi
Jack Maire
Emmet Orllley
J. F. Null
Peggy Carson
John Sangl
Pavla Glenn
Fred Matheson
Dr James M Young dies at Cedar Rapids 1:45 am
Former Center Junction physician and surgeon Dr James M Young died after a several week illness at a Cedar Rapids hospital. Born August 29 1875 in Center Junction he practiced medicine locally from 1903 then moved to Cedar Rapids in 1926. Survived by wife Alice Dawson three children five brothers and one sister. Funeral services were held in Cedar Rapids and Center Junction with burial in Center Junction Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Schoon
Jacob Schoon
Amber
Mrs Schooh
William
Meta‘’Helgens
Fairland
Til
Wayne Township
Jones County
Iowa
Jacob’ Schoon
Schoon
George
Lawrence
Adolph
Henry
Alva
Emma Warner
St. Cloud
Minn
Lena Egger
Harms Helgens
Anka Collman
LeMars
Anna Smith
Louise Harms
Omaha
William Rieken
William Helgens
Wayne
Vernon Serbousek
Center
Junction
Augusta Helgens
Monticello
Zion's Luthéran Church
Oc, Willms
J. M. Young
Center Junction
Cedar Rapids
Dr. Young
James and
Amanda
Printz) Young
Young
America
Mary Young
Scotland
James Young
Scotch Grove Township
University
Iowa City
Alice Dawson
Thomas Dawson
Roy
Ruth
Ralph
Fort Dodge
Mildred
Ray
Hollywood
Calif
J. Arthur Young
Waterloo
Harvey Young
Brimfield
Ill
Ross
Elgin
Lila Fickel
Mount Vernon
Higley
Masonic Lodge
Wyoming
de Molay
Clinton
St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
South Twelfth
Sacred Heart falls to St Patrick’s in Cedar Rapids
Sacred Heart High School lost 19 to 12 at Roosevelt Gym in Cedar Rapids against St Patrick’s. St Patrick’s led 14 to 5 at halftime. Monticello battled back 7 to 5 in the second half but could not overcome the early deficit. Larkin led St Patrick’s with 11 points, Handley 5. Monticello’s Schlimmer had 6, with McAleer Dunn and Donahoe each scoring 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s High School
Roosevelt Gym
St. Patrick's
Monticello
St. Patrick’s
Larkin
Lyle Handley
Handley
Capt. Schlimmer
J. McAleer
Dunn
Donahoe
Maquoketa Camp Fire Girls Plan Holiday Year
Maquoketa Camp Fire girls met at guardian Mrs. John Finlay's home with high attendance. Four firemakers-elect gave first aid bandaging demonstrations and plans for the year were announced. A March 5 dinner with guests Miss Scott and Miss Carson was set to discuss ceremonial gowns and a new craft. Candy sales at the county basketball tournament will fund summer camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa Camp
John Finlay
Dorothy Coe
Sylvia Olden
Sybil Hutton
Vivian Bancroft
Guardian
Miss Scott
Miss Carson
New York
Monticello Country Club elects new board of directors
At the annual meeting stockholders chose E E Reed for three years F E Stimson for three years W H Laude for two years A J Ricklefs for two years M E Thoeni for one year and Dr C G Thomas for one year to serve on the board. Executive officers will be elected later. George L Lovell returned from Los Angeles and reports California climate favorable for golf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Country Club
E. E. Reed
F. E. Stimson
W. H. Laude
A. J. Ricklefs
M. E. Thoeni
C. G. Thomas
George L. Lovell
Los Angeles
Calif
Lovell Bank
California
Mary K Delay Becomes Bride at Immaculate Conception
Mary Katherine Delay wed Marcus J Kehoe at the church of the Immaculate Conception Castle Grove in a ceremony led by Rev J J Hennessey. Miss Grayce Fleming played the organ as the bride wore a white georgette dress with pearl ornaments and orange blossoms. The wedding party included Miss Mary Grace Kehoe and James F Delay Jr. A four course dinner followed at the bride’s home. The couple left for Chicago and eastern cities, the bride wearing ashes of roses crepe and a mink collar on the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Castle Grove
Mary Katherine Delay
Marcus J. Kehoe
J. J. Hennessey
Grayce Fleming
Frances Kehoe
Swansonia
Mary Grace Kehoe
James F. Delay, Jr
Kehoe
James F. Delay
Mt. St. Clair
Clinton
Castle Grove Township
W. T. Kehoe
Castile Grove
Campion College
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Chicago
Lovell Farm Bureau Plans February Meeting
The Lovell town ship farm bureau will hold its regular monthly gathering at the public school building next Tuesday evening February 28. The meeting starts at 8 o clock and features a program with County Agent Max Wortman and moving pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell Township Farm Bureau
Max Wortman
Lent Begins With Ash Wednesday Services
Special services were held at Sacred Heart church to mark Ash Wednesday the start of Lent. The forty day period of self denial is observed by Catholics Lutherans and many other Protestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
Monticello High Reports Lab Experiments and Plans
Monticello high notes include a physics lab mishap with a Leyden jar and a mouse, upcoming minstrel by the boys and a girls chorus, a March 22 farce The Whole Towns Talking, and a district declamatory contest featuring Monticello and peers. The Philomathean Society held a party and plans for Washington themed refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Benesh
Monti High
Hattie Specht
Miss Specht
Miss Hall
George Washington
Anna Hakken
Miss Rose Wilcox
Raymond T. Moore
Glee Club
Ethel Simmons
Mary Lovell
Chester Binney
Simmons
Sam Rhatigan
Motion Picture
Ruth van Buren
Alma Buel
Olive Slauson
Nadine Kennedy
Mildred Wilcox
Kate Hanken
Laura Sinclair
Mildred Pulver
Philomathean Literary Society
Washington
Monticello High School
Hopkinton
Buck Creek
Anamosa
Monticello
Evelyn Eby
Lucia Schoon
Avelda Hanssen
Veterinarians Form Jones County Veterinary Group
Vets from Jones county formed the Jones County Veterinary Medical Association at Dr George Albery’s Monticello office. Albery elected president Kellogg of Anamosa named secretary treasurer. Monthly meetings set, next on March 8 in Monticello. Local vets invited. state association encourages county units for protection of livestock investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
George Albery
Des Moines
Suthers Attends Iowa Dental Clinic and Badger-Brawl
Dr W A Suthers visits the University of Iowa College of Dentistry clinic and attends the Iowa Wisconsin basketball game in Iowa City on Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Suthers
Dental
College of Dentistry
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Radio programs to appear weekly in the Express
The Express announces a new weekly feature listing radio programs. Major local broadcasting stations will publish hourly schedules from Sunday through Saturday. The listing, updated each week, is assisted by three Monticello dealers Zinmerman Harms Roberts and Locher to provide readers with current station programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Express
Monticello
Messrs
Zinmerman & Harms
B. C. Roberts
Frank A Locher
Doctor J L Cook Sentenced to Ten Years
Dr Jesse L Cook of Oxford Junction received a ten year term at Fort Madison penitentiary for second degree murder in the death of Eva Thompson a 19 year old and the Cedar Rapids hospital patient after an operation tied to an illegal procedure. The verdict followed a Cedar Rapids trial where evidence was largely circumstantial and the defense denied any operation was performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse L. Cook
Oxford Junction
Fort Madison
Eva Thompson
Oxford Mills
Cook
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Hospital
State Navy
Dr. Cook
Miss Thompson
Rotary Talk Recounts Old Times in Monticello Banking
John J. Locher presented an account of Monticello’s early banks and key figures. He traced 1869 formations by George W. Lovell and M. L. Carpenter, 1873 Monticello National Bank with John O. Duer as president, and leadership shifts to S. S. Farwell and Henry M. Carpenter. He recalled Lovell’s land deals, Lowell State Bank origins, and Henry Sherman’s dairy network, noting John Schweitzer’s Swiss roots and the Schweitzer farming era. He closed by honoring George Stuhler Sr. and his sons who ran a longstanding local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Locher
Monticello
Henry M. Carpenter
George W. Lovell
George Li. Lovell
Burkey
Lowell State Bank
Henry D. Sherman
McIntyre
John W. Schweitzer
Frank Hicks
Aitchison Brothers
Schweitzer
Switzerland
Jones County
George Stuhler, Sr
Schoon Heads to Mayo Clinic for Heart Treatment
Henry Schoon travels to Rochester Minnesota for treatment of long standing heart trouble. His brother Will drove him to Dubuque for the night train to Rochester on Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schoon
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Will Schoon
Dubuque
Monticello Edges Anamosa 17 14 In Friday Tilt
Monticello beats Anamosa 17 to 14 in a fast paced Jones County basketball game attended by about 650 fans. The curtain-raiser featured Anamosa reserves 6 Monticello 3. Appleby and Rhatigan led Anamosa while Monticellos Captain Appleby and squad rallied with six third-quarter points to take the lead before Monticello closed strong for the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Anamosa
Monti
Monti Boys
Coyle
Ana- Most
Jones County
Appleby
Marion Hayes
Katherine Jacque
Larson
Rhatigan
Squawk
Republican Delegates Elected to County Convention at Anamosa
Ward caucuses chose delegates for the county convention next Saturday in Anamosa. First ward listed EB E Reed and others, including F E Stimson and Mrs F E Stimson, among several names. Second ward delegates include B E First, F L Serbousek, and Juli Husman, with more participants. Third ward selections name Paul Daake and H R Jacobs and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
American Legion
EB. E, Reed
F. E. Stimson
A. Boxsee
J. W. Coxsee
C. BE. Bates
Tom George
Charles Luett
Hans Kettlitz
G. P. Rockstad
Ray Echternacht
B. E. First
F. L. Serbousek
C. A. Schatz
Juli Husman
Lawrence Allamand
A. W. Adams
Norman Davidson
W. &F. Laude
I. M. Rodman
A. W. Steiner
Rudolph Aebi
Paul Daake
H. R. Jacobs
Ray Hayes
Roy More
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Schodde, Anna Podhaski-Beckley, and
Mary Schoon Pass
Anna Podhaski Beckley
F. W. Ruml
Upper Town University
Upper Iowa
Cornell
Coe College
Interfraternity Council
Chi Alpha Epsilon
Beta Pi Omega
Delta Phi Epsilon
Phi Alpha Pi
Voelpe
Voespel
Ella P. Daniels
Seymour
the Express
James M. Young Dead
Center Jnd
Methodist Church of
St PatrickianCe Rapids
Maquoketa
Country Club
Mary K. Delay
Church of Immaculate Conception
Farm Bureau Meeting
Monticello Public School
Gladys Shelley
J. L. Cook
Rotary
Ruhl
Carlsen
Marugge
Potterc(c
H Marugg
Hilton
Maurice
Ditch
Levsen
Illinois
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