Monticello Fair History and 1914 Business Notes
A 1909 premium list highlights Jones County Fair history and Monticello businesses. Excursions from Milwaukee road lines promote fair attendance while local firms like City Restaurant and Hicks & Ricklefs advertise services. Bradstreet’s 1914 ratings show few intact firms, with notable names retaining management or titles. Canowefi campfire reports a hike and cook-out with plans for a March 24 birthday ceremonial.
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Monticello
Milwaukee Road
City
C. M
St. P
Hicks & Ricklefs
Diamond Creamery Co
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Phelps & Hogan
Geo. Stuhler
Clark, Leroy
Coxsee
J. W
Eclipse Lumber Co
Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery Co
Hayes
J. J
Hoag Thhe Duster Co
Manufa
ceHo Canning Co
Fargo and Co
Eapress
Canowefi
E. H. DeShaw
Former Teacher Mabel Heisey Dies in Ohio
Mabel Heisey a former Monticello high school teacher died Monday at her sister Mrs Jane Tylers home in New Philadelphia Ohio She taught at Roosevelt Cedar Rapids Washington Grant from 1924 to 1928 1928 to 1935 and 1935 until retirement Funeral services and burial were in New Philadelphia Born and raised Monticello Iowa graduate of Drake University Des Moines
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Mabel Heisey
Ohio
Monticello
Jane Tyler
New Philadelphia
Miss Heisey
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids
Washington High
Grant High
Roosevelt High
St. Ansgar
Hopkinton
Yankton
S. D
Drake University
Des Moines
Pvt James Reding Arrives in Paris to Serve in Finance Office
Mrs. J. J. Reding reports her son Pvt. James Reding has reached Paris and is assigned to a finance office after sailing January 18.
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J. J. Reding
Pvt
James Reding
Paris
Union Lenten Services Begin on March 6
Lenten observances start March 6 with union services among Monticello churches held Wednesdays at 7 45 in the Community building. A union choir directed by Mrs. Cecil Goettsch will provide music for all services. The program follows The Seven Words From The Cross with series of sermons by local ministers.
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Monticello
Union
Cecil Goettsch
Paradise
W. C. Grant
W. J. Grossheim
Andreew Mast
Grant
Rev. Grossheim
Sacred Heart Church
F. Mahoney
S.K
St. Louis
Robert L. Smith Dies In Nebraska Funeral Services Held
Funeral services for Robert L. Smith were held in Wayne Nebraska last Wednesday. He died at his home in Wayne Nebraska in February. The obituary notes indicate a private family burial.
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Robert L. Smith
Nebraska
Wayne, Neb
Community Guests Attend Tours and Visits Across Towns
Residents hosted by neighbors throughout Cascade Wyoming and Cedar Rapids include the Ridenours at the Dehners in Cascade for a steak supper marking a birth anniversary, Harold Deischer's family visiting Eichhorns in Wyoming, and Frazier guests at Cox's in Tulsa.
Birthday dinner honors Mrs Hollar in Maquoketa Cedar Rapids guests
Sunday birthday dinner hosted at the James Hollar home included Mr and Mrs Alfred Ruggeberg Mr and Mrs William Efferding Maquoketa and Mr and Mrs G J Lorenzen with their daughters Jerry and Judy Cedar Rapids The narrative also notes travel and visits by local families including Schmit Burgina Schlimmer Leggett Delay and Ruggeberg with relatives and guests in the area
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Darwin Reichling
Jeane
Maquoketa
David Hansen
James Hollar
Alfred Ruggeberg
William Efferding
G. J. Lorenzen
Jerry
Judy
Cedar Rapids
Weekend visits and society notes from Anamosa and area
Glenn Gerdes a University of Iowa student was a weekend guest of his mother Mrs Anna Gerdes and Rev P Ex Donnelly in Farley spent Tuesday with Mr and Mrs J R Barron Lucille Huibregtse Jesup spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs E H Huibregtse Olga Stott Flor ence Clark Naomi Hargrave Jennie Clark and Lulu Cass attended the O E S school of instruction at Anamosa Wednesday Charles Wright Marion visited Frank Wright last Friday Warren Kester and Wilma Doris Yount were weekend visitors in the homes of their parents Dalco Yount and William Thompson Dubuque visited last weekend with Jud Nichols.
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Glenn Gerdes
University of Iowa
Anna Gerdes
P. Ex Donnelly
Farley
J. R. Barron
Olga Stott
Florence Clark
Naomi Hargrave
Jennie Clark
Lulu Cass
O.E.S. School of Instruction
Anamosa
Warren Kester
Wilma Doris Yount
Mrs
Dalco Yount
William Thompson
Dubuque
Jud Nichols
Social Notes From Cedar Rapids And Surrounding Towns
Miss Catherine Redmond and parents visited Cedar Rapids friends last weekend. Mrs. William Wright traveled to Mason City after her grandfather’s death, joined by her mother. George Waite and three Anamosa children visited the J. H. Perrine home, with Supt. and Mrs. Boyd Shannon in Chicago recently. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Perrine and George Waite visited J. H. Perrine home on Sunday. Henry Adams and Minnie Butler spent Friday at Oelwein visiting Mrs. Anna Himebaugh who is convalescing from pneumonia.
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Carl Howland
Cedar Rapids
Dvorak
Mount Vernon Road
Luther Howland
Henry J. Schmit
Bellwood
Neb
Catherine Redmond
T. M. Redmond
William Wright
Mason City
Glen Brewer
Martelle
George Waite
Anamosa
J. H. Perrine
B. T. Perrine
Henry Adams
Minnie Butler
Oelwein
Anna Himebaugh
Birthday dinner honors 80 year old Mrs Webster
Mrs. W S Webster was honored at a birthday dinner hosted by her daughter Mrs F A Wright in Beloit Wis Attendees included Mr and Mrs Tom Moore W D Webster Lloyd Pickett and Mrs Rachel Reyner The birthday cake was baked by Mrs Webster
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W. S. Webster
F. A. Wright
Tom Moore
Canton
W. D. Webster
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Pickett
Monticello
Rachel Reyner
Webster
Cedar Rapids Women Visit At Their Homes This Weekend
Luella Balsiger and Edith Ber rends of Cedar Rapids visited in their respective homes during the past weekend, sharing time together in a quiet local gathering.
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Luella Balsiger
Edith Berrends
Cedar Rapids
Felt Rugs in Rainbow Colors Now On Hand
Felt hot rugs in rainbow colors popular in sizes and hand woven with soap and water cleaning. colors do not fade. See them at Zimmerman's Western Auto and Hardware.
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Zimmerman’s
Western Auto and Hardware
Monticello Visitors From Iowa City This Sunday
Mrs Ray Bywater and her daughters Nancy and Mary along with Miss Lillian Locher of Iowa City visited Monticello on Sunday. The Bywaters called on A J H McNeill while Miss Locher visited her parents Mr and Mrs J J Locher.
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Ray Bywater
Nancy
Mary
Lillian Locher
Iowa City
Monticello
Bywaters
A. J
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jones County
Mississippi
Iowa
Jones County Fair
Lyle Ridenour
Carl Dehner
Cascade
Mr. Dehner
Harold Deischer
Allen
John Eichhorn
Wyoming
Hershel Frazier
Tulsa
Okla
E. H. Cox
Fred Heidecker
Sibley
John Leggett
Joyce
August Schlimmer
Lowpoint
Matt Delay
Minneapolis, Minn
William LeClerc
Delay
LeClerc
Frank Ruggeberg
Lost Nation
Lucille Huibregtse
Jesup
E. H. Huibregtse
Charles Wright
Marion
Frank Wright
Boyd Shannon
Chicago
Guy Bonwell
W. H. Daniel
Beloit
Wis
Merle Hotchkiss
Kuriger Bros
Carl Johnson
Laurel
George Hines
Johnson
Hines
96Th
Gene Wallroff
Clarence Kuriger
Bendix Home Laundry Service and
William Corbin
W. E. Corbin
Fort Jackson
S. C
James Wright
Chaney Mowry
Norman Newton
Donald
Dick Finson
Mildred Jacobs
Cedar Falls
Arnold Jacobs
Byron Abbey
Betty Balsiger
William Balsiger
Eugene Balsiger
Cargill Company
Irving Hintz
Ruth
Coe College
Sis
Karl M. Keyes
Optometrist
Buckner
Monticello, Iowa
Handy Cart
Brach's Chocolates
Lewis
U.S.A
Uncle Sam
Stuhler
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