Mrs Main Wins 7690 Verdict In Linn Court
A Linn county district court verdict favors Mrs. Cliff L. Main of Monticello in a damaged car crash suit against Cecil Waller and daughter Virginia of Cedar Rapids. The $7,690 judgment follows a three day retrial from February 19 to 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Cliff L. Main
Monticello
Main
Cecil Waller
Virginia
Linn
Miss Walter
Cecil Walter
Barnes, Chamberlain, Hanzlik & Thompson
Coxsee, Coxsee & Heiserman
J. M. Grimm
B. C. Shuttleworth
State Income Tax Man At Anamosa
Charles E. Murphy, field auditor for the Iowa state board of assessment, will be in Anamosa March 4 to 9 to assist Jones county residents with Iowa state income tax reports. Headquarters: Jones county Park Bureau office. The tax is due March 1, 1935. Filing rules include thresholds for individuals, married couples, fiduciaries, partnerships, and corporations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Murphy
Iowa State Board of Assessment and Review
Anamosa
Jones County
Iowa
Murphy
Jones County Corn-Hog Committee Named
The 1935 Jones county corn-hog allotment committee was elected at Anamosa last Wednesday. The slate remains the same with one change. Lawrence Lorenzen of Wyoming chairs. LeRoy Dirks of Anamosa is treasurer. Carl Smith of Anamosa is secretary. Ray Stivers of Olin succeeds Harry Holcomb. Herman Helgens of Monticello J W Oscar Kinler of Hale and Willian Stanton Jr. of Bernard are members, with John H. Specht of Monticello as alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Anamosa
Lawrence Lorenzen
Wyoming
LeRoy Dirks
Carl Smith
Ray Stivers
Olin
Harry Holcomb
Martello
Herman Helgens
Monticello
J. W. Oscar Kinler
Hale
Willian Stanton Jr
Bernard
John H. Specht
Haas Appeals to Iowa Supreme Court Over District Judge Win
An appeal was filed in the Iowa Supreme Court contesting the eighteenth district judge election. Haas argues the contest board lacked authority to review the election due to defective notice of the contest and seeks reversal of Atherton B. Clark’s appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atherton B. Clark
Eighteenth
Charles J. Haas
Supreme Court
Haas
Pet wolf attacks Mrs Leonard Buol in Richland County
Mrs Leonard Buol of Richland township was attacked by a pet wolf at her farm. The animal ran at large in the yard and bit her face arms and leg as she worked in the yard. Doctors treated multiple wounds with stitches after a substantial blood loss. It is unclear if the wolf was mad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Buol
Richland Township
District Court Opens in Anamosa March 4
The Jones county district court begins a new term in Anamosa on Monday March 4 with Hon. H. C. Ring presiding. A petit jury may be needed on March 11. decision after the March 5 session. Readies list of new law and equity cases including guardianships, foreclosures, partitions, and multiple divorces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hon. H. C. Ring
Jones County District Court
Anamosa
H. C. Ring
Bride of Two Months Ends Her Life on Farm Barn Hay chute
Mrs. Charles Sarby aged 20, newly married two months, killed herself at a farm near Olin by hoen ing herself in a barn hay chute. Coroner J. J. Hayes investigated but no inquest was held. Husband found the body when he went to do chores in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Sarby
Olin
J. J. Hayes
Will Be Married Fifty Years Saturday
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. William Sigel Webster of Scotch Grove are invited to call at their home next Saturday March 2 as they celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary. They married March 2 1885 and have lived near their present home for 41 years on a single farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sigel Webster
Scotch Grove Township
Mr. Webster
Orval and
Roby Mandigo Webster
Canton
Jackson County
Johnsontown
Alex McKean
Webster
Alta E. Baldwin
James K
Laney Ann Baldwin
Madison Township
Levi
Francis Alonzo Webster
Jones County
William D
Cedar Rounds
Lena Behnke
Mesdame
Scotch Grove
Center Junction Hosts Independent Basketball Meet
An independent basketball tournament started yesterday in the Center Junction school gym and runs through Saturday. Monticello joins teams Oxford Junction Maquoketa Ons low Lisbon Dubuque Morley Hop kinton Baldwin and Center Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
Monticello
Oxford Junction
Maquoketa
Onslow
Lisbon
Dubuque
Morley
Hopkinton
Baldwin
Roof Fire Hits Isaac Schneider Jr Home on North Cedar
The fire department was called yesterday to a roof fire at Isaac Schneider Jr's North Cedar street home. Sparks from a chimney caused about 25 dollars in roof damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Schneider Jr
North Cedar Street
Mrs Alva Stadtmueller Dies in Monticello After Illness
Mrs. Alva Stadtmueller of Monticello died Saturday evening at 8:45 after a long illness. Born Fannie Christina Elben June 24 1900 she grew up in Castle Grove township and married Alva Stadtmueller January 24 1927. Survived by husband daughter Rose Joan parents E F Elben and several brothers and sisters. Funeral services were held February 26 at the Austin Stadtmueller home and at St Peter and Paul Lutheran church Castle Grove township with burial beside the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Stadtmueller
Austin Stadtmueller
Monticello
Rochester
Stadtmueller
Fannie Christina Elben
E. F. Elben
Elben
Castle Grove Township
Maples Inn
Monticello Hosts Annual Achievement Day for Farm Bureau
Mrs. Ellsworth Richardson challenged Jones county Farm Bureau women at the Monticello Presbyterian church Friday February 22 stressing a democracy of shared abundance. She outlined the AAA three point program to expand markets for farm produce cooperative financing and a flexible dollar. The event featured a nutrition course wrap up eight township exhibits and a first place table by Jackson township with notable displays from Madison Wayne Rome and Fairview townships. Carl Smith and Glen Jones praised the group and called for applying lessons to home nutrition problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth Richardson
Womens State Committee
Jones County Farm Bureau
Presbyterian Church
Monticello
Richardson
AAA
Mary Gregg
Jackson Township
Farm Bureau
Bulletin Board
Madison
Wayne
Rome
Wyoming
Fairview Township
Fairview
Jackson
Greenfield
Anamosa Rotary Club Meets Monticello Guests
The Anamosa Rotary Club and Monticello club held a inter city meeting at Maps Inn last Monday evening. President Leonard Iversen welcomed the Anamosa group and Oscar Miller replied. Dr Trevarthen introduced Bob Bickle and C V Shepard. Bickle showed movie reels of canoe trips in eastern Iowa totaling twenty trips over 700 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Rotary Club
Monticello Club
Maples Inn
Leonard Iversen
Anamosa Club
Oscar Miller
Dr. Trevarthen
Trevarthen
Bob Bickle
C. V. Shepard
Cedar Rapids
Bickle
Iowa
Federal Land Bank Appraiser Killed in Accident
Harold M. Edwards, 40, Cedar Rapids Federal Land Bank appraiser, was killed at 7 40 p m Tuesday after a light truck struck him on highway 30 east of Cedar Rapids. James Krueger drove Edwards to 9 Cedar Rapids hospital where he died from a basal skull fracture. Edwards had appraised much land in the area and formerly lived in Walker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Edwards
Cedar Rapids
Federal Land Bank
Highway
James Krueger
Edwards
Cedar Rapids Hospital
Krueger
Walker
Portrait Corner: A Monticello Musician and Gardener
The subject is a Monticello woman known for pipe organ and piano skills, directing young singers, and a family with organ authorities. She enjoys a hillside home with flower gardens and animal culture interests. She has two sons, two grandchildren, and a prior portrait featured Bill Sloan, a janitor in public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animas
Monticello
Bill” Sloane
Severe Snow Storm Strikes Monticello and Surrounding Towns
A severe snow storm and blizzard hit Monticello and nearby Iowa towns last Sunday afternoon and evening. Two to three inches lay on level ground with drifts along roads. Manchester reported no rural mail deliveries on Monday for the first time in five years due to the winter storm. At least six inches fell there. Main highways remained open and Monticello traffic continued Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
Manchester
Murdered Woman Hidden Cash Found Under Dishpan
Investigators say $1,898 in currency was found hidden under a dishpan in the Maquoketa home of Mrs. Sarah Tracy. Sheriff Leo Heinecke notes the stash suggests the killer sought little else of value. Personal papers and deeds were missing, and the motive remains unclear as detectives pursue leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Tracy
Maquoketa
Leo Heinecke
Farm Boys Plant Trees In 4 H Club Activities
The forestry service of the U S Department of Agriculture suggests 4 H club members plant trees on nearby farms. Boys may start small farm forests or plant trees for home beautification or shelter belts. One state reports 180 boys planting 25 black walnut trees each, with future profits anticipated. A German scientist has developed a device using a light beam and photoelectric cell to measure fog density.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestry Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Local Churches to Hold Union Lenten Services
The Congregational Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal churches plan joint services each Wednesday during Lent. Outside speakers will attend, and the first service is at the Congregational church next Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Attendance is invited and readers are urged to keep Wednesdays free for these Lenten worships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational
Presbyterian
Methodist Episcopal
Congregational Church
Forty Years Ago Items Of Occurrences February 1895
Monticello area notes recount weddings including W I Samels and Anna King on the 5th at Immaculate Conception, obituaries for Florence Martin and Ida Ellen Adams, sales of 40 and 80 acres, Maple street straightening after a fire, Otto Schodde's Chicago marriage, births in Monticello, a steam laundry sale, and the death of Diederick Barrack when a windmill line shaft injured him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
W. I. Samels
Chaska
Minn
Anna King
Castle Grove Township
Immacuate Conception Church
M.S. Murphy
Samels
Monticello
Minneapolis
Florence Martin
C. W. Brown
Portland
Ore
D. E B. Pond
John Jacobs
Scotch Grove Township
H. Milne
Gerd J. Bohlken
I. W. Baldwin
Cascade
James Hill
Cascade Pioneer
John Stutt Jr
Meta Folkers
Wayne Township
J. A. Doutrick
Charles P. Davidson
Whiting
Ind
Ed Kohl
John Retchart
E. L. Carnagan
James George
DeWitt
Neb
Thomas Moore
Tom George
Libbie
Mary George
New York City
Diederick Barrack
Cooper Fined in Linn County Court Over Liquor Charge
Harold M. Cooper chairman of the Iowa liquor control commission was fined 1000 dollars and costs in Linn County district court by Judge H C Ring after being found guilty of violating the state liquor control act by permitting J LeRoy Farmer of Cedar Rapids to illegally possess liquor. Attorneys posted a 1900 dollar appeal bond and fled notice of appeal to the state supreme court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Cooper
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Linn County
H. C. Ring
Cooper
J. LeRoy Farmer
Cedar Rapids
State Supreme Court
Sacred Heart Eliminated In Dubuque Tourney
In a parochial tournament in Dubuque Sacred Heart of Monticello lost to St. Martin's Cascade 24 to 13. Monticello led briefly early but St. Martin's surged ahead by final whistle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart
Dubuque
Monticello
St. Martin's
Cascade
Wedding Performed At Monticello Parsonage
Rev. William J. Macaulay of the Methodist Episcopal church reports a wedding at the Monticello parsonage on February 27. C. Viola Clemmens and Carl J. Hansen of Clarence were married with Mr. and Mrs. Minard Gordon as attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Macaulay
Methodist Episcopal Church of
First State Declamatory Contest Kicks Off in Anamosa
Anamosa public schools host Friday evening’s first in a series of state declamatory contests with contestants from Anamosa Monticello and Cenvat Civ. Winners advancing to Anamosa include Yvonne Will in oratory The Brink of War Jean Alan Liddy in drama Beyond Floise Kiahns in Monticello humorous When Avery Count 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Eveniur
Priday
Marelot
Sehants
Monticella
Cenvat Civ
Viola
Phe
Montielo
Yvonne Will
Jean Alan Liddy
Floise Kiahns
Monticello
Avery
Gerd Hanken Found Dead in Wayne Township
Gerd Hanken died overnight at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harm Dirks near Center Junction. He had battled diphtheria last fall and heart trouble is suspected. Funeral services set for 10:45 at the Dirks home and 11:30 at St. John's Lutheran in Wayne Township with Rev. Paul T. Gutknecht officiating on Sunday, March 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerd Hanken
Harm Dirks
Center Junction
Jones County
Hawke
McDonald Hospital
Love
Lovell Township Farm Bureau Met Tuesday
The Lovell township Farm Bureau held a meeting at the school house on Tuesday February 26 with sixteen members present. A picnic supper was served by the Farm Bureau and 4 H club for Achievement Day fundraising netting 20 05 after expenses with half to the 4 H club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell
John Wilcox
Sons
Frank Walker
Cedar Rapids
George Specht
Carl Smith
Farm Bureau
Clem Liddy
Irving Hintz
John Smith
Democrats Face 1996 Win Test In Town Politics
Atlantic News Telegraph notes the Democrats’ emerging strategy to win in 1996 local politics. It suggests they are rapidly building their own political infrastructure, likening it to creating skids to support future gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Son Born Tuesday To Mr. and Mrs Francis Merten
A son named Gravey Mix was born to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Merten at John McDonald Memorial Hospital last Tuesday afternoon February 26. The baby weighed eight pounds two and a half ounces and is the first child in the family. The parents hope he inherits his father’s talent for turning out successful athletic teams. The family expects him to earn a title with a warm welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravey Mix
Francis Merten
John McDonald Memorial Hospital
Merten
State Sectional Basketball Tourney Set for Monticello
Next week Thursday through Saturday the state sectional basketball tourney will be held in Monticello public school gym. Twenty two games and over 240 players highlight the event with adult season tickets at $1.25 and student tickets at 75 cents. Final rounds feature class A and B matchups culminating in finals Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
Cherokee
Center Junction
Stanwood
Barlville-Oneida
Hopkinton - Morley
Legislature Adjourns To Monday March 4
The senate agrees to a mid session recess from Feb 22 to March 4 to restore time for legislators to visit constituents and handle personal business. A bid to shorten the recess failed, citing need to process moratorium extension applications. Clerks and assembly workers gain about $9,000 for seven day pay including Sundays and holidays. House backs warrant refund act authorizing sale of anticipatory warrants and bids, placing sale power with treasurer via executive council vote. Governor Herring favored centralizing control. he is pleased with the new arrangement after dispute with Bea Co over prior sale without bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
House Committee
Clyde L. Herring
Executive Council
Bea & Co
Gov. Herring
Liquor Control Probe Committee Names Members
Last Tuesday set the stage for a probe into the Tews liquor control commission and its stores, plus anticipatory warrants and the gasoline tax refund. Senate members on the liquor committee include Geske McGregor Bell and Kimberly, with House members McKinnon Burlington Goode. Senate members Irwin Billingsley Driscoll participate in the bond issue and gasoline investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tews Liquor Control Commission
M. X. Geske
McGregor
Andrew Bell
H. L. Irwin
DeWitt
John W. Billingsley
Newton
T. F. Driscoll
Mrs. Sarah Neal Dies in Scotch Grove Two
Mrs. Hiram Neal nee Sarah Elizabeth Harding died at her son Charles Neal’s home after months of illness. Born August 4 1869 in Jackson County she leaves daughter Maud Hovey died 1900 son Charles and three grandchildren Dorothy Paul Floyd plus sisters Mary Post and Delilah Ralston. Funeral held February 7 at the Neal home with Rev Wm Grossheim. Oakwood cemetery burial. pallbearers Fred and August Ladehall Henry and Lester Rickels Frank Kiburz and August Brokens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Neal
Sarah Elizabeth Harding
Charles
Mrs. Neal
Jackson County
Edward
Samantha Harding
Neal
Maud Hovey
Oakwood Cemetery
Fred
August Ladehall
Henry
Lester Rickels
Frank Kiburz
August Brokens
Adams County Man Finds Two Foot Cigar
Billy Lyons of Corning in Adams county bragged to Bill Biggar he would bet four dollars per foot on a cigar. Biggar found a two foot long cigar made by a Mexican artisan during a trip to Mexico. The curious item, wrist sized at the business end, is on display at a local drug store for viewing and potential sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Lyons
Corning
Adams County
Bill Biggar
Biggar
Old Mexico
Lyons Trices
Six Boy Scout Troop Finds Hidden Liquor Cache
Six members of the Boy Scout troop at Milford, Dickinson County, explored near a lake during a hike and uncovered an underground cave. They found 150 gallons of alcohol and whisky stored in tins, linked by a foul odor emerging from the cave’s top when a flower pot was moved. The scouts alerted their scoutmaster and Milford Marshal G. G. Van der Aarde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milford
Dickinson County
G. G. van der Aarde
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Marion
Virginia Waller
Iowa Supreme Court
J. F. McCullough
Homer McCullough
Ed Clampitt
Frank Clampitt
G. Hutton
Melvin Andre
Agnes
Zeller
Koranda
David EF
Carlson
W. H. Goldsmith
Damages
E. Reddin
Louise Gerdes
Midwest Timmerman Company
Merle Hicks
New Equity
Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa
Thomas J. George
John D. Karns
C. W. Rouse
Elsie Theis Stutt
Thelma Theis McKee
Catherine Supple
Merritt
Winnon Heister
Charles Iver
Minnie Izer
Esther Homes
Ralph Howes
George C. Herren
James S&s. Peet
Citizens Savings Bank
Towa
W. F. Hellberg
Mrs. W. S. Webster
Dale Greenawald
Harold Hartman
Home Project Committee
Express
Lovell Township Farm Bureau
F. Merten
Martelle
Mechanicsville
Buck Creek
Delhi-Onslow
Boworti- Olin
Lisbon-Monmouth
Central City
Springville
Dubuque- Monticello
Annamosa
Coggon
Mount Vernon
Tom Stimpson
Jones
Sarah Neal
D. O. Sinclair
Dickinson Co
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