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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1931

Page

8

Funeral services for George Bodenhofer at Anamosa

A large crowd attends the funeral of George Bodenhofer 68 longtime North Western station agent at Amber who died Christmas day after a stroke. He leaves a wife a daughter Mrs Ed Gerst and four grandchildren.

George Bodenhofer Baptist Church Anamosa North Western Railroad Amber Ed Gerst Cedar Rapids Bodenhofer Amber Savings Bank Henry Desks Dirks Alva Gerdes Arthur Carlsen Camanche Waucoma Ed Duncan J. B. Moses Center Junction H. E. Stingley Maurine Leroy Dirks Cedar Falls W. E. Spohn James Gray Chicago Jasper Hoult Alfred Dirks Mercy Hospital Anamesa W. J. Zimmerman Willis Zimmerman Harm Helgens Scotch Grove John Otten Engwert Willms J. Willms Wayne H. Niconymus Dubuque Paul Revitz Wartburg College of John Barrack Monticello Rickles Menken Jack Hoult Peter Hagen Wayne Farmer Poughkeepsie N. Y George Andrews Grover Preston Philip Bailey Phil Michael Foust Springville Foust Jones County George Seehusen Archie Clark Sterling, Ill Ed Meister Town City Julia Toenjes Gerke Bohiken Howard Soper G. Rickels Wayne Zion's Church John Dirks Henry Dirks Longmont Colo H. Dirks

Fire damages reported at John Hein farm. neighbors save home

Richland Center residents Carl Schneiter and family visited Onslow last Sunday. A chimney fire at the John Hein Jr. farm caused minor damage before neighbors extinguished it. Various relatives and friends visited and traveled between Wentworth South Dakota Dubuque Smithtown Lost Nation Cedar Rapids and nearby homes over the holiday period.

Wilhelm Behrends Monticello John Schweitzer Sidney and Janaan Jake Arduser John Yossi Elizabeth Bohren Henry L. Wismeier Will Hoffman Galen Hein Carl N. Hein Melvin John Hein George Hein, Jr Carl Arduser Roy Sackett Fred Rickels Anamosa M. D. Sackett Sand Spring George Allen Matthew Allen Richland Fritz Marugg Lottie Marugg J. Buol and Sons Robert, Frederick Rev Arnold Buol Dubuque Carl Schneiter Onslow John Hein, Jr Emil Balsiger Kenneth Glen Betty Lee Wentworth S. D Will Balsiger Paul Buol Geo L. Buol Eunice Alda Buol Clara Burrichter Smithtown George Bernice Burrichter Lost Nation Don Derflinger Cedar Rapids Oliver Kiburs

Castle Grove Fire Destroys Upper Floor of Miller Home

Firefighters from Monticello battled a blaze that gutted the entire upper story of Frank Miller’s Castle Grove residence last Saturday afternoon while the family was away at Monticello. Neighbor Steve McDonell spotted the fire and alerted authorities. investigators suspect an electrical spark from high line wiring near the attic. Insurance through Farmers Mutual of Castle Grove covers 3200 for the building and 1000 for contents.

Frank Miller Monticello Steve McDonell McDowell Mary Esther McLaughlin Eave Mr. Wortman Ion Marion Dorsett Washington Iowa G. J. van Suren Helen Astin Spahr Yankton S. D Spahr Buck Creek Farmers Mutual Insurance Association F. L. Serbousek A. Ray Fairbanks Cass Farm Bureau Mr. Fairbanks Cass Township

Jones County Supervisors Set Road Plans and Grading Contracts

The November 1930 proceedings record awarding a low bid of 825 dollars to W. M. Willis for road work in Marion. The board approves establishing a county trunk road in Hale Township and votes gravel purchases from L. O. Brokaw’s pit, plus appoints a three member Board of Apportionment for Secondary Road District No. 2. Also noted are canvass actions from the November 4 election and various relief, engineer, and county levy matters.

Board of Supervisors Jones County Hale Township Peet Hughes Barber Matthiessen L. O. Brokaw A. W. Brokaw Towa Iowa R. A. Cartano Monticello E. R. Easterly Olin F. S. Vetter Anamosa Board of Apportionment

Supervisors Award Gravel Project Bids and Road Crushed Rock Plan

October 24 1930 meeting of the Board of Supervisors records bids on gravel project G 14 with awards to Willis Lanning & Fulkerson and Laniffitt & Co for sections A B and C totaling 1 050 2 090 and 2 385 dollars respectively The chairman is authorized to sign contracts and the auditor to return unsuccessful bidders checks A plan to surface a mile and a half road from Cass Center with crushed rock requires 4500 in donations before hauling begins An informal session also considers bids for hauling 1500 cubic yards of crushed stone east of Cass Center from Ben C Johnson Baumgardner & Schroeder and P J Taylor

South Madison Monticello Morley Onslow Oxford Richland West i Rome Neessreeces Scotch Grove Stone City Washington Wayne Wyoming Oes Cereus Taylor Peet Robert Alden Madison Township Wyoming W. S. Garrison Langfitt & Co See Board of Supervisors Vaclav Wozenlick Oxford Junction Barber Nays Matthiessen Hughes W. Clark Motion F. S. Vetter C. A. Spaethe Fair Ground Fund Anamosa Fair Association Jones County Fair Association Franz Wroblewski Win H. McDaniel Ben C. Johnson Cedar Rapids Board of ‘Supervisors Cass Center Baumgardner & Schroeder P. J

Quarantine Posting Also Notes Local Transactions

Fragmented OCR lists names and small payments from Wayne and surrounding areas. Items include contractors, textbooks, meat, deliveries, and a note that C. C. posted a quarantine. The text hints at ongoing financial entries and civic notices to be continued.

Farmers’ Elevator Co P. J Wit Miprancs Sretappaitecritee Fishwild R. & Son Sywinks C. C

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