Judge Atherton B Clark Keeps Seat In Iowa District
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled six to two that Judge Atherton B. Clark of the Eighteenth Judicial District Linn Cedar and Jones counties remains on the bench. The decision upholds Clark in his contest against Charles J. Haas after a 1934 election dispute, with Clark found valid after a three judge recount and later refiling. Justices Rich ards and Parsons dissented, arguing procedural flaws and that other republican judges should have been parties.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Clark
Atherton B. Clark
Iowa
Linn
Cedar
Jones
Charles J. Haas
Haas
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court of Iowa
Supreme Court
E. G. Albert
Donegan
Anderson
Mitchell
Kintzinger
Hamilton
Richards
Parsons
F. O. Ellison
John T. Moffit
H. C. Ring
S. A. Clock
Hampton
Carl B. Stiger
Toledo
Harold D. Evans
Iowa City
Stiger
Convict Norton Paroled For Bravery At Anamosa
Martin Norton, a forger confined at the Anamosa state reformatory, is slated for release next June after saving a guard from death during a clash. The board cited his act of bravery and prior favorable control board review, though release would not have occurred before 1989 under normal rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Norton
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Matt D. Cooney
State Board of Parole
Norton
Richard Renicks
Charles Btrickel
Renicks
Charles Hall
Hall
State Board of Control
Reformatory
E. A. Felton
Board of Control
Death called former resident of Monticello
Edward Street, son of Rev. David Street former Monticello pastor, reports the death of his sister Sybil Satterthwaite wife of Edgar Satterthwaite of Utica New York. Sybil died February 7. The Street family left Monticello about 35 years ago.
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Edward Street
David Street
Presbyterian Church
Monticello
Sybil
Edgar Satterthwaite
Utica
New York
Street
Nettie Herrick 71 Dies in Washington Hospital
Miss Nettie M. Herrick formerly of Anamosa died in a Washington D C hospital last week Wednesday. A retired government employee she went to Washington 95 years ago and worked with the Veterans Administration until two years ago. She was a cousin of O H Turner of Sigourney.
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Nettie M. Herrick
Anamosa
Washington, D. C
Washington
Miss Herrick
O. H. Turner
Sigourney
Veterans Administration
J G Suter Dies After Long Monticello Career
J G Suter longtime Monticello meat market proprietor died last Saturday at his home from complications after a fall in December. He came to the U S from Switzerland in 1881 and lived in Monticello 54 years. He ran Suter s Market with partners and his son Isaac joined as Suter and Son later changing to Suter s Market. He is survived by his wife two children eleven grandchildren one great grandchild two brothers and a sister. Funeral at the Reformed church with Masonic rites burial at Oakwood cemetery. He belonged to Burns Lodge No 173 A F & A M for over fifty years.
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Jacob CG. Suter
Monticello
South Walnut Street
Mr. Suter
Suter
United States
Switzerland
Godfrey Schneider
Jake Schneider
Isaac Suter
Suhr
Canton Argau
America
Susan Schneider
George Buol
Robert Adams
Iowa City
John Suter
Los Angeles
Cal
Gott- Heb Suter
Bertha Oe
Suhr, Switzerand
the Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Oakwood Cemetery
Burns Lodge No. 173
A. F
A. M
Dick Long Competes in Cedar Falls Wrestling Meet
Richard Long formerly of Manchester and son of Mr and Mrs W E Long of Monticello wrestled for the Xanho fraternity in the 135 pound division at a Cedar Falls intramural tournament last week Tuesday. He was thrown by Forrest Luellen in 4 29 with an arm chancery.
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Richard Long
Manchester High School
W. E. Long
Monticello
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Forrest Luellen
Long
Xanho
Monticello Girl Wins Cornell Athletic Honor
Miss Margaret Macaulay of Monticello, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Macaulay, will join one of two Cornell women’s basketball teams for a play day at Iowa State Teachers College. A Cornell junior, she is active in W. A. A. work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Macaulay
W. J. Macaulay
Monticello
Iowa State Teachers College
Macaulay
Cornell
W. A. A. Work
Death of Louis P. Waddick in Scotch Grove Township
Louis Patrick Waddick died last Monday at 9:45 am after a heart attack while visiting the Fritz Schlemme farm. He was born September 14, 1874, in Castle Grove township and lived in Monticello for 29 years, working in real estate, insurance, and auctioneering with his wife Loretta V. Donahue Waddick. Survived by siblings William, Miss Mary, Thomas, James, and J A Waddick, funeral services were held at Sacred Heart Church and burial followed at Immaculate Conception cemetery in Castle Grove.
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Louis Patrick Waddick
Scotch Grove Township
Mr. Waddick
Wesley Hutton
Calinahan
Mr. Hutton
Fritz Schlemme
Mr. Schlemme
Hutton
Schlemme
Monticello
Moses A
Catherine Ann (McKenna) Waddick
Castle Grove Township
Prairieburg
Hopkinton
Loretta V. Donahue
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Temple
Sacred Heart Church
A. L. Lorenz
Immaculate Conception Church
Monticello Sub-District Music Contest Set for March
Bruce B. Mahan announced sites for the Iowa high school music sub district eliminations. A total of 516 schools and about 5000 musicians compete to reach the state festival in Iowa City April 30 to May 2. Monticello will host the sub district March 20 and 21 with classes AA through C spanning Dubuque Ana mosa Central City Manchester Maquoketa Marion Monticello Andrew Bellevue Coggon Delhi Dundee Edgewood Lisbon Mount Vernon Preston Sabula Springville Viola Winthrop Wyoming.
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Bruce B. Mahan
University Extension Division
Iowa City
Iowa High School Music Association
Monticello
Dubuque
Anamosa
Central City
Manchester
Maquoketa
Marion
Andrew
Bellevue
Coggon
Delhi
Dundee
Edgewood
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
Preston
Sabula
Springville
Viola
Winthrop
Wyoming
Local Churches Plan Union Lenten Services
The Methodist Episcopal Presbyterian and Congregational churches of Monticello hold weekly union Lent services. The first service was at the Congregational church and next week’s service is at the Methodist Episcopal church at 7 30 p m. The public is invited.
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Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian and
Congregational Churches
Monticello
Congregational Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
Margaret Hayden Memorial Honors Late Clarence Hayden Fossil Exhibit
The Margaret Hulett Hayden Memorial at Iowa State College preserves a vast fossil and mineral collection honoring Clarence Hayden who died in 1918. The display, largely built from specimens gathered near Monticello Maquoketa River and the Dakotas, shows fossils from marine life including trilobites corals and sponges. Hayden's grandmother assembled and cataloged the specimens with diligent study, revealing ancient marine environments and pyramid coral among the notable finds.
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Geological Museum of
Towa State College
Maquoketa
Monticello
Clarence Hayden
Frank Hayden
Students’ Army Training Corps
Ames
Margaret Hulett Hayden
Iowa State College
South Dakota
Wyoming
Maquoketa River
Skelley
Museum of Fossils and Minerals
Haygen
Liquor Raid Nets Large Haul in Monticello Saturday
Louis Winkler of Monticello faces charges after Monticello police raided his home at 3 a.m. Saturday uncovering 167 gallons of alcohol and seven gallons of whisky hidden in a Ford V8. Winkler bonded at $1,000 and released pending grand jury action in March.
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Louis Winkler
Monticello
Roy Pearson
Bill Null
Winkler
Anamosa
Henry Eichhorn
Dubuque
Winkler Old Offender
Spring Term Of District Court Opens At Anamosa
The Jones county district court term begins March 2 at Anamosa with Judge Herbert C. Rinz presiding. Grand jury action possible and the default docket set for March 3 at 1 30 PM. Trial notices include eight in law and fifteen in equity.
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Anamosa
Jones County District Court
Herbert C. Rinz
Equity
Amber celebrates Golden Wedding of Freese pair
A golden wedding anniversary was observed at the Freese home east of Amber on February 25. Mr. and Mrs. Freese, married February 25, 1886, marked fifty years with family and friends, while devotions were led by Rev. J Willms. They are German natives who settled in Wayne township after farming near Amber and Monticello. They have seven children, fifteen grandchildren, and one great grandchild, with two sons and a daughter deceased.
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Tobe Freese
Amber
Willms
P. H. Paulsen
Dietrich Freese
Freese
Christoph Mardorf
Zion's Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
Monticello
Meta Kasper
Henry
John
Carl
Herman
George
England
William
Mare Osterkamp
Dietrich
Mary Husman
Monticello to Host Martello Friday Night Basketball
Coach Moore's basketeers face Martello in a Friday game at home. Tip is at 8 o'clock on the local floor with a 7 o'clock preliminary contest between the second team of the high school and a local independent club.
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Moore
Basketeer i
Bad Weather Delays Milwaukee Passenger Train
A severe snow storm last evening held up the Milwaukee passenger train from the north and blocked cuts filled with snow. The first class mall was dispatched last night via Dubuque.
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Milwaukee
Dubuque
Farmers' Creamery Raises Butterfat Pay to 42 Cents
The Farmers' Mutual Creamery company of Monticello announces a butterfat payment of 42 cents per pound for the first half of February, up one cent from the last half of January. The raise reflects market adjustments affecting dairy producers.
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Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company of
Monticello
Dinner For Chamber Of Commerce On March 4
The next regular meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce will be held at Maples Inn with a dinner on Wednesday evening March 4. Dempsy Jones of Cedar Rapids will present a new entertainment program. A trade extension program will be explained to local merchants.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Maples Inn
Dempsy Jones
Cedar Rapids
Forty Years Ago In Monticello February Recap
The Monticello Express note recalls events from February 1896 including Major Noble G. W. Winner and his bride returning after a wedding in Manson Michigan with a large crowd, a high school building first used, a hotwood warming, several marriages, an accident, and a $600 donation of scientific equipment to the high school.
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Monticello
K. of C. Hall
Anna Laura Espy
J. S. Espy
Scotch Grove Township
William H. Whiting
Artie Davis
M. ‘T. Davis
Laneworthy
Henry M. Carpenter
Call Street
Fritz Barrack
Mary Braerkens
Wayne Township
J. Ho Broerkens
C. Mardart
Strawberry Point
Joachim Christen
Jordan
Richland Township
Bowen's Prairie
Sbe Iben
Mary Harms
Harm Harms
C. Mardaerf
George W. Lovell
Monticello Hog Sale Draws Good Prices
The Poland China sow sale held last Wednesday in Monticello by Helgens Brothers sold 41 sows at an average of 51.08 dollars. The top price was 100 dollars paid by Lee Moteer of Reynolds New Jersey and the second highest 70 dollars to E C Forest of Mount Vernon. Roads were blocked and sows were moved by bob sled to the highway for loading.
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Poland
Monticello
Helgens Brothers
Lee Moteer
Reynolds, NJ
E. C. Forest
Mount Vernon
Miss Mildred Pierce Visits Anamosa During India Mission Work
Miss Mildred Pierce a Monticello raised member of the Methodist Episcopal missionary board in India visits Anamosa relatives this week. She serves as principal of a girls boarding school in Pakaur near Calcutta and last week spoke in both Methodist and Baptist churches in Anamosa.
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Mildred Pierce
Monticello
Methodist Episcopal Missionary Board
India
Anamosa
Pakaur
Calcutta
Miss Pierce
Local sports and crime notes from nearby towns
Howard McShane 25 of Springville taken to Cedar Rapids hospital after a horse kick caused basal skull fracture and head injuries. Charles Hamblin 66 of Earlville found dead in his office, likely a heart attack during lunch. 29-year employee, Masonite lodge member, Congregational church. Cedar Rapids fire at Wilson & Company animal oil plant with $60,000 loss and high peruse stock damaged. An unusual Delaware county divorce case in Manchester. Shuby Toomer 13 seeks annulment from John Taylor 55. Jones county basketball tournament crowned Monticello boys champions. Olin girls and Monticello-Martele contests noted. attendance limited by poor seating and bad roads. Tommy Eden cited as Monticello captain. game summaries mention several centers and scorers. Oxford Junction performance criticized.
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Howard McShane
Springville
Cedar Rapids
Charles Hamblin
St. Anthony
Earlville
Manchester
Masonite Lodge
Congregational Church
Wilson & Company
Fed Vna
Delaware County District Court
Shuby Toomer
Calesbure
Delhi
John Taylor
Calesbury
Flossie Hook Fear
Rockwell City Reformatory
Tracy
Jones County
Olin
Center Durnction
Center Junction
Monticello
Onslow
Swenson
Martele
Marcella Otten
Morley
Peterson
Oxford
Oxford Junction
Tommy Eden
Tobiason Car Figures In Accident Near Ambuehl Farm
A Ford V8 owned by Michael Tobiason and driven by Milton Tobiason crashed on a slippery road near the Oscar Ambuehl farm in the early morning hours of Thursday. Clare Adams accompanied them. the car went into a ditch, hit a fence, and rolled over with the top caved in. No injuries were reported though extensive repairs will be needed.
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Michael Tobiason
Milton Tobiason
Oscar Ambuehl
Tobiason
Clare Adams
Adams
Pred Matthiessen Celebrate 56th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Pred Matthiessen quietly marked their fifty sixth wedding anniversary at home last week Wednesday. Friends and relatives visited and sent cards and gifts. Weather delayed a Cedar Rapids visit from their daughter Mrs Charles Butler and her husband, and another guest from Cedar Rapids Miss Doris Schrader joined them Sunday.
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Pred Matthiessen
Charles Butler
Cedar Rapids
Doris Schrader
Auction Sale Of Horses Scheduled For Saturday
R. A. Cartano advertises another auction sale of good work horses in this issue of The Express. A consign ment of cattle is included.
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R. A. Cartano
the Express
Adv
Monticello Public School Presents Two Act Operetta
The Monticello public schools stage a two act operetta on March 4 at 8 p.m in the school auditorium. Miss Kathleen Carlsen is accompanist with Earl Holtz supervising music Miss Georgia Linter assists with action and Miss Belle Markovitz with dances. Mary Ellen Wismeier Barbara Coleman and Susan Clifton lead a cast of students in a tale of Susan an orphan cared for by a stingy couple who seeks a music scholarship. The story ends happily after romance and contest success.
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Monticello
Kathleen Carlsen
Earl Holtz
Georgia Linter
Belle Markovitz
Miranda
Elsa Ruth Gutknecht
Mrs. Meadows
Doris Cotton
Luella Lumpton
Kate Ferring
Hiram Meadows
Fred Bone
Evalina
Marian McVay
Reuben McSpavin
Ivan Reynolds
Ezra McSpavin
Warren Studer
Coleman
Mary -Ellen Wismeier
Bob Coleman
Tom Eden
Barbara Coleman
Margaret Hayes
Jerry Jackson
Royal Redman
Susan Clifton
Lucile George
Scroggs
Wilma Kuhns
Abijah Scroggs
Clarence Hearn
Sadie Simpkins
Eleanor Stewart
Esmeree Nichols
Wanda Podhaski
Margaret Deischer
Fern Lightfoot
Miriam Lovell
Phoebe Hiller
Betty Ritchie
Antonette Coxsee
Shirley Hoagz
Constance Naylor
Doris Beard
Eunice Howland
Jean Royden
Betty Thomas
Jo Royden
Mary McLaughlin
Mary Schoon
Jo McNeill
Charles Field
Richard Hearn
Myron Kuhns
Don Schoon
Orvin Yeoman
Gordon York
Eugene Burrichter
Lewis Burrichter
Junior Hobert
Paul Allen
Rudolph Monk
Susan
Anniversary Meeting Of Monticello Rotary Club
The Monticello Rotary club held its annual anniversary gathering at Maples Inn last Monday evening. President Tom Hamilton led the program with brief addresses from charter members W. A. Beery L. A. Iverson Dr. T. M. Redmond and C. A. Cox. The club began in November 1921 and has met every Monday since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jones County Republican Delegates Chosen
The Jones County Republican convention met in Anamosa last Friday at 10 am to select delegates for the February 28 state convention. Named were J J Remiley B E Rhinehart Warren Reese Mrs Catherine Doolittle Clifford Niles John Humphal J L Holden Marvin Levsen of Anamosa Elden Brashaw Francis Shimanek Fred Kay Antone Blizek Mrs John Perrine of Monticello Ed Hill Oxford Junction Remley named chairman of delegates. Fred J Kay Monticello served as temporary chairman with Miss Lura Hanna Anamosa as temporary secretary. Grimwood of Oxford Junction became permanent chairman after Kay declined. Lara Hanna Anamosa named permanent secretary.
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Jones County
Anamosa
J. J. Remiley
B. E. Rhinehart
Warren Reese
Catherine Doolittle
Clifford Niles
John Humphal
Charles Irvan
J. L. Holden
Marvin Levsen
Elden Brashaw
Francis Shimanek
Fred Kay
Antone Blizek
John Perrine
Monticello
Ed Hill
Oxford Junction
Remley
Fred J. Kay
Lura Hanna
Kay
FE. A. Grimwood
BE. A. Grimwood
Lara Hanna
Ted Koop Promoted to City Editor at Associated Press
Monticello native Ted Koop now of New York City has been promoted to city editor of the Associated Press in New York. A Monticello high school graduate, he spent his boyhood here and is met with congratulations from local friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ted Koop
Laura Koop
New York City
Associated Press
Ted
Monticello High School
Pot Luck Supper And Social Time March 2
Schreiner chapter Order of Eastern Star will meet in the Masonic temple on Monday March 2 with a 6 30 PM pot luck supper for all members and families. Following the business meeting a social time with cards and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schreiner Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
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J.G. Suter
Dick Long
Louis P. Waddick
Scotch Grove Two
Local Churches
Union Lenten Services
Margaret H. Hayden
Clarence Leslie Hayden
Ben Roberts Jr
Pearson
Null
Cramer
Eichhorn
Roy Cooley
Independence
Chicago
Schnochlin
New Law Cases Co
F. Runion
Earl Tiernan
A. L. Huggins
Floyd Shew
William Ketelsen
Ella J. Orr
Frank O. Conley
Alice Conley
Robert Cavanaugh
Miner
Et A
Burnell Schwirtz
Monticello State Bank
New Equity
Anke Maria Schaaf
Leerhafe
Ostfriesland
Germany
Chattsworth
Illinois
Martello
Chamber of Commerce
Jones Co
Center Jet
Martelle
Bob Spooner
Roy Moore
Boyd Shannon
Jones County Schoolmasters
Monti
Hobert
Thede
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