Monticello Council Sets New Electric Rates in Iowa
After a June to Wednesday Monticello meeting with Iowa Electric officials, a new rate schedule goes into effect March 1. It lowers revenue by about 20 percent, removes the 50 cent service charge, and sets residence and commercial rates with a single charge for lighting and power. Minimum billing remains $1, and delinquent bills may incur a 10 percent increase on the first $10 and 2 percent on amounts over $10.
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Monticello
Iowa Electric Company
Electricity Ee
Atty. C. J. Cash Expands Law Practice Locations
Attorney C. J. Cash of Anamosa will maintain a Cedar Rapids office at 1228 Merchants National Bank building for state and federal court work and general practice. He will oversee both Cedar Rapids and Anamosa offices with assistants. his son Paul J. Cash has offices in Anamosa and in the Journal building.
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Anamosa Journal
C. J. Cash
Anamosa
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Walter R. Hutchinson
Securities Department
Des Moines
Cash
Jones County
Paul J. Cash
Journal
Iverson Furniture Store Plans Auction Sale
Iverson Furniture store announces an auction sale to reduce stock. The owner Mr. Iverson intends to continue in business at the same site with fresh stock after the sale. Nothing will be reserved.
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Iverson
the Express
Son Born Feb 22 to Rev and Mrs Grossheim
Rev and Mrs William J Grossheim welcome a son named Paul William born Feb 22 at John McDonald hospital on George Washington's birth anniversary. The newborn is welcomed by sister Wilma. Rev Gronsheim serves as pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Monticello.
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William J. Groasheim
Paul William
John McDonald Hospital
George Washington
Wilma
Gronsheim
First Presbyterian Church of
Monticello
McDaniel's Horse Sale Set For Saturday
W. H. McDaniel sponsors another horse sale in the community. The event is scheduled for Saturday February 28 at 1 30 p m. from the McDaniel farm located one mile north and half a mile east of Monticello. Read the Express advertisement for details.
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W. H. McDaniel
McDaniel Farm
Montlostlo
Express
Adv
Oratorical Contest Winners at Monticello High School
Monticello high school held its annual home declamatory contest last Monday. Winners advance to an Anamosa event on Friday March 3 facing contestants from Anamosa Martelle and Viola. Judges were Mesdames Siegfrid Guyan Raymond Smith and Miss Helen Pulver.
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Monticello
Anamosa
Martelle
Viola
George Fraser
Loretta Specht
Camille
Miriam Fairbanks
June Bollinger
Pauline Cooper
Ada Egger
Mesdames
Siegfried Guyan
Raymond Smith
Helen Pulver
Olga Butschi Weds Clarence Ricklefs in Ryan Evangelical Church
Olga I. Butschi daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Butschi Coggan married Clarence Ricklefs son of Mr and Mrs Henry Ricklefs Castle Grove in a yesterday 11 oclock ceremony at the Ryan Evangelical Lutheran church. Rev Eugene Melchert officiated and the procession featured Havel Wenger on the wedding march with bridesmaid Hulda Butschi and Carl Ricklefs. A reception for forty five relatives followed at the Butschi home and a dance at Soldiers Memorial hall last night. The couple will reside on the Ricklefs farm formerly John Specht farm.
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Olga I. Butschi
Fred Butschi
Coggan
Clarence Ricklefs
Henry Ricklefs
Castle Grove
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ryan
Eugene Melchert
Hulda Butschi
Carl Ricklefs
Havel Wenger
Ricklefs
John Specht
Pre Lenten Party by W F W Post at Memorial Hall
Monticello Post No 1683 Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary announce a pre Lenten joint party Saturday evening February 25 at the Soldiers Memorial Hall. Members may bring one couple as guests. no admission charge. The event aims to foster sociability and may lead to more such events if successful.
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Monticello
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Soldiers’ Memoriall
Boxing billed show at Monticello Opera House Friday
Promoter Bob Rush schedules a V F W boxing and wrestling event for Friday at the Monticello opera house. Headlining bout features Bobby O Dowd versus Jack Spratt with an undefeated Monticello rival seeking revenge. The show includes a four round match Reed Bartlett vs K O Johnson and a six round semi windup Louis Hanken vs Leonard Vick. Cy Clone Thompson to referee. ladies and kids pay 25 cents. 50 cents for men. Friday Feb 24 at 8 p.m. Adv.
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Bob Rush
Opera House
Bobby O'Dowd
Monticello
Jack Spratt
Waterloo
O'Dowd
Spratt
Dreamland
K. O
Franklin
R. W. Franklin
Franklin Barn Equipment Company
Bobby
Middlewest
Chicago
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Omaha
Dallas
Fort Worth
Iowa
Cyclone Thompson
Pacific Coast
Louis Hanken
Scotch Grove
Leonard Vick
Coggan
Reed Bartlett
K. O. Johnson
Shenandoah
Young Farnsworth
Speed Martin
Oelwein
Billy Meyers
Tommy Dillon
Meyers
Priday
Dillon
Hanken
Vick
Bartlett
Johnson
Farnsworth
Martin
Adv
Jones County Ministerial Association Meets in Olin
The Jones County Ministerial Association gathered Monday at the United Brethren church in Olin. A luncheon was served at noon by church women followed by devotionals by Rev. Harry D. Green and a discussion on minister criticisms led by R. D. Mowry of the Des Moines Register and Tribune. A paper on Evangelism was read by Rev. Mr. Dutro of Olin. The March meeting will be at the Methodist Episcopal church in Anamosa.
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Jones County
United Brethren Church
Olin
Methodist Episcopal Church
Transients to Monticello Red Cross Meals Plan
The Monticello Red Cross chapter will feed transients. Do not donate food or clothing. send men to the mayor's office for meal tickets usable at local restaurants. Night arrivals get supper and breakfast tickets. morning arrivals get breakfast only.
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Monticello
The
Red Cross
New Ford Receives Enthusiastic Opening Day Reception
The Madsen Motor company reports the new 1933 V-8 Ford drew an enthusiastic reception on the opening day last Saturday. Several cars have been sold. If you have not seen the new Ford take pains to call at the Madsen showroom.
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Madsen Motor Company
Ford
Adv
General Assembly Recesses to March 6
The Iowa General Assembly adjourns Friday February 24 and reconvenes March 6 as debates over public expenditure bills continue. Senators caution that many committee proposals are flawed or duplicative and should be reworked before passage. A proposed combined tax plan from Senator Beardsley would merge sales, income, and franchise taxes to fund state needs, with school districts required to show expenditure reductions.
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Special
General Assembly
House
Senate
Krascher
Beardsley
Clark- Warren County
Iowa
Patterson
Iowa Senate Hears Plan to Mix Alcohol With Gasoline
Iowa lawmakers consider two bills to promote making and selling alcohol from corn for use in cars. Oil firms oppose the plan arguing alcohol gasoline will separate in tanks and be siphoned to create intoxication. They warn cross border fuel could complicate supply and raise gasoline costs by about two cents per gallon.
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Iowa
Senate
Sacred Heart Defeats St. Martins Of Cascade To Move To Ten Wins
Sacred Heart varsity improved to ten wins in thirteen games after a 30 to 11 victory over St. Martin's of Cascade. O'Rourke and John Lahey led with four field goals apiece, while St. Martin's R. Lane and Boyle shared scoring. The team meets St Xavier's of Dyersville next Friday night in their final season game.
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Sacred Heart
St. Martin’s
Cascade
Sac
St. Xavier's
Dyersville
St. Xavier’s
William Ross Dies at Home Near Lamont
William Ross, about 44, died last week at his Lamont area home. He was a son of the late Mr and Mrs Ed Ross and spent boyhood days near Monticello. He was married and survived by several children. The Ross home was previously on a farm north of Monticello. No further details are available.
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Will Ross
Lamont
Ed Ross
Monticello
Mr. Ross
Ross
Grand Rapids man jailed after stabbing wife during party
John Dallas 26 was in the city jail Wednesday while his wife Marie 25 suffered wounds from a drinking party incident. Police say Dallas stabbed her with a pocket knife and could not remember the quarrel’s cause. Marie Dallas sustained a side wound a broken jaw and a black eye.
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John Dallas
Marie
Dallas
Grand Rapids
Mich
Governor Herring Calls for State Government Reorganization
Governor Clyde Herring told hardware dealers in Des Moines that 53 boards would be scrapped to create a unified government efficiency plan. He urged hiring a state business manager and cited Brookings Institute surveys as context for a sweeping reform. The Iowa House recently approved a bill granting the governor power to cut department appropriations to save millions.
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Clyde Herring
Hardware Dealers
Des Moines
Brookings Institute
House
Iowa
House committee bills cut officials salaries by brackets
The house committee on compensation of public officials filed bills to reduce salaries with a 5 percent cut on the second $500 of income and increases up to 35 percent on earnings above $4,000. Several exceptions apply to both above and below the fixed cut. The secretary of state, state auditor, secretary of agriculture are among those affected.
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House Committee On
Robbery near Lamont nets fifty cents from Harold Lynch
Fayette County course reports Harold Lynch, a Edgewood teacher, robbed at night while returning from a basketball game when two men with masks and revolvers halted his car. They took $32.85 from Lynch after a cashing earlier in Lamont. Mrs Finlay saved diamond rings by hiding them in her mouth.
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Fayette County
Harold Lynch
H. M. Lynch
Fayette
Harold
Lamont
Counterfeiters Sentenced At West Union Last Week
Four counterfeiters who circulated spurious coins across northeastern Iowa pled guilty in West Union district court last Friday and each received ten year prison terms. Will Baar and his nephew Wesley Ross were ordered to Fort Madison. Baar’s wife and daughter were sent to Rockwell City. Authorities seized 136 coins and other materials. Ross admitted making the coins. the group had operated for six months with passes in West Union Clermont Postville McGregor Elgin and Bumner. A state agent aided Fayette county officers in gathering evidence.
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Iowa
West Union
Will Baar
Clermont
Wesley Ross
Fort Madison
Baar
Carrie
Rockwell City
H. J. Nehring
Ross
South Dakota
Postville
McGregor
Elgin
Bumner
Fayette County
Marching Back to 1903 Monticello Moments
February 1903 events include Nellie Head and Washington Darrow wedding in Cass township and Elsie Metzenberg's pneumonia death at 24. Marriages of Clara Scheer to Carl Heldeman, Margaret Helken to Henry Johnson, Rena Schoon to John Folkers, Nellie Dorchester to Fred Stuhken. Cal McClain found near Zwingle half frozen and amputations done in Finlay hospital. Carnegie offers $10,000 for a free-site library with $1,000 annual upkeep. Birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Gerd Bodeker. property sales by D E Pond and John Gibson. Star Clothing Store change.
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Monticello Express
Nellie Head
Washington Darrow
Edward Head
Cass Township
Elsie Metzenberg
Leroy Clark
Clark
Clara Scheer
Chris Scheer
Langworthy
Carl Heldeman
Ryan
Margaret Helken
Henry Johnson
Rena Schoon
Mary Schoon
Amber
John Folkers
Harm Folkers
Nellie C. Dorchester
Bellevue
Fred A. Stuhken
C. M. Brown
Cal McClain
Zwingle
Finlay Hospital
E. H. Johnson
Millbank
South Dakota
Monticello
Andrew Carnegie
Gerd Bodeker
Star Clothing Store
John B. Zimmerman
Americanization Program at Wayne School No 5
Miss Gladys Treland of Wayne School No 5 joins the Monticello Americanization Committee of Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary 1683 to present a Lincoln and Washington birthday program. The event on February 23 at 8 p.m. features songs plays readings and a presentation of framed copies of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence.
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Gladys Treland
Wayne
Monticello
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Raymond
Hinrichs
Gwendolen Reed
Lincoln
Lois Tobiason
Gust
Herbert Plueger
America
Milo Tobiason
Ping Drill
Rosalind Kiburz
Washington
Dennis Tobiason
Herbert Herren
Vernon Stahlberg
United States
Americanization Committee
Pageant of Travel to Be Enacted at Fair
The Pageant of Travel will dramatize a century of transportation in six epochs with locomotives steam ships cars and airplanes as actors. A triple stage with rotating platforms will showcase rail water and road travel on a lakefront theater facing Lake Michigan. Mr and Mrs Harvey Benson and son return to Denver after attending the death of Mrs Benson's mother Dora Benson in Matlock Iowa.
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Lake Front
Max Reinhardt
Germany
Lake Michigan
Harvey Benson and
Denver
Colorado
Morley Man R S Russell Dies After Car Crash
R S Russell 1 retired farmer and Morley Telephone Company president died at Mercy hospital after a collision with Fred Cook of Morley at four corners south of Morley. He suffered multiple leg fractures and a basal skull fracture. His widow and three daughters and one son survive.
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R. S. Russell
Morley Telephone Company
Mercy Hospital
Fred Cook
Morley
Russell
Cook
Urban Miller
Ben Barnhizer
Otto Fisher
Harry Russell
Anamosa
E. M. Russell
Assassin Zangara Receives eighty Year Sentence
Joseph Zangara was sentenced to eighty years for four counts of attempted murder in the Roosevelt assassination attempt. He claimed he meant to shoot the president elect and not Mayor Cermak or others, and joked about the length of his punishment after sentencing. He previously testified his name age thirty three and his Italian father, with a bricklayer past in New Jersey.
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Joseph Zangara
Roosevelt
Margaret Skruis
Newark
N. J
Russell Caldwell
Coconut Grove
Fla
William Sinnot
New York
Zangara
Cermak
Mr. Roosevelt
Joe H. Gill
Miami
United States
Jersey
Italy
Albert BE. Rain
Margaret Lubben Dies in Cedar Rapids Hospital
Margaret Marie Lubben 17 daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry H Lubben former Castle Grove township residents of Jones county died at a Cedar Rapids hospital shortly after noon last Friday She was born August 15 1915 seven miles west of Monticello and had lived in Cedar Rapids fourteen years She was a student at Washington high school Survived by three sisters Imorene Mary and Dorothy Miss Lubben belonged to Mystic Workers and Royal Neighbors Funeral services were held in Cedar Rapids and burial followed at Cedar Memorial Park cemetery.
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Margaret Marie Lubben
Henry H. Lubben
Castle Grove Township
Jones County
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Washington High School
Imorene
Mary
Dorothy
Lubben
The
Mystic Workers
Royal Neighbors
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Lovell Township Farm Bureau Set Meeting February 28
The Lovell township Farm Bureau will hold its next regular meeting in the Legion hall of the Memorial building on Tuesday February 28. A noon lunch will be served and a flax specialist will speak. The editorial notes flax may be grown with a guaranteed $1 per bushel and non wilt variety seed is available. Visitors from other townships are welcome. This is the only such event in Jones County.
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Lovell Township Farm Bureau
Legion Hall
Memorial Building
Jones County
Dinner At Ann's Cafe For Business Women's Club
The Business and Professional Women's club held its monthly dinner at Ann's Cafe and a business meeting at Miss Lavetta Perrine's home. Miss Gladys Skelley led, topics included the League of Nations and disarmament, with songs to end. If bread will not rise and the yeast seems weak, add ginger.
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Ann’s Cafe
Business and Professional Women's Club
Ann's Cafe
La-Vetta Perrine
Gladys Skelley
Miss Perrine
League of Nations
Mary Locher
Alta Patterson
Recene Ashton
Dorothy Stemm
Death Claims Mrs George Oltman in Scotch Grove Parish
Mrs. George Oltman died at John McDonald hospital after a long heart ailment. Born Ge sina Rickels on May 23 1876 in Scotch Grove township she lived her married life there. Survived by husband George Oltman children Emil Ferdinand Minnie Elfreda two grandchildren and several siblings the funeral will be held at the family home then St Johns Church with Rev Paul Gutknecht officiating. Burial beside her husband in the church cemetery.
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George Oltman
John McDonald Hospital
Oltman
Gerd Rickels
Scotch Grove
Gesina Rickels
Emil Husmann
William
Ferdinand
Minnie Husmann
Henry
Lala
Elfreda
Arthur
Claude Husmann
Lulu
Lester
G. Rickels
Atkins
G. J. Hughes
Willard Himebaugh
Carl
William Rickels
Frank Pelkey
Wyoming
Kent Moats
Center Junction
August Bahls
Rockwell City
St. John’s Church
Paul T. Gutknecht
Mr. Oltman
Death of Lou W. Tiede in Monticello parish services
Lou W. Tiede died last Thursday at 1 am after heart trouble. He received care at John McDonald hospital and burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery after a service led by Rev. Roy V. Porter. He was born May 10, 1859 in Racine Wisconsin and lived in Scotch Grove township before windmills and well drilling. He is survived by siblings Sophia Starr and William C. Tiede, with August deceased.
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Lou W. Tiede
John McDonalds Hospital
Roy V. Porter
Methodist Episcopal Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Tiede
John and
Elizabeth
Babsene
William C. Tiede
Racine
Wis
Monticello
John Schweitzer
Sophia Starr
Hays
Kansas
August
Tiede
Monticello Wins Two Games From Marion
Monticello defeated Marion in both junior and varsity games, 19 to 17 and 24 to 16, at the Monticello public school gym. Marion fouls reduced the floor to four players late, while Burris Matthiessen Ferring and Seedorf led Monticello scoring. The 1932-33 schedule closes with a remaining contest against Mount Vernon next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Monticello
Smith
Burris
Matthiessen
Ferring
Seedorf
Monticero
Mount Vernon
Wenger Fractures Leg After Tree Accident
Lester Wenger son of Mr and Mrs Will Wenger of Scotch Grove fractured both bones in his right leg when a tree fell on him while cutting wood last Saturday. He was taken to McDonald hospital where the fracture was set and he returned home after three days in good condition.
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Lester Wenger
Will Wenger
Scotch Grove
McDonald
PTA Meeting Called For Next Tuesday
A regular PTA meeting is scheduled for Tuesday February 28 at 3 PM at the school. A fine program has been prepared for attendees.
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Owa
Grossheim
McDaniel
Burns Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
F. G. Hansen
Neal Hayden
Lodge
Hayden
Hartley Wilkinson
Masonic Quartet
Messrs
Frank Royden
A. B. Grimes
R. H. Ricklefs
E. C. Ricklefs
L. W. Lovell
Ben C. Roberts
J. W. Coxsee
A. R. McLaughlin
Dubuque
Temple
Olga Butschi
W.F.W. Post
Jones County Ministerial Association
Fred McLaughlin
New Ford
St. Martins of Cascade
William Ross
Jack Finlay
Wayne School
R.S. Russell
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Margaret Lubben
Cedar Rapids Hospital
Lou Tiede
Louis W. Tiede
P.T.A
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