Death in Monticello City Woman Succumbs After Long Illness
Mrs. Emma J. Fielding Livingstone died in Monticello after heart trouble and a long asthma battle. Born in Oltham England April 14 1462 she immigrated with her mother to the United States as a child. Funeral held at the family home with Rev. Leonard Duckett presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Livingstone
Monticello
John McDonald Memorial Hospital
Livingstone
Mrs. Livingstone
James and
Betty Fielding
Emma J. Fielding
Oltham
Lancashire
England
United States
Fielding
Plains
Salt Lake City
Episcopalian Church
Tooele
Utah
Beaver County
Oklahoma
Ang
Ada Mb
Booth
Topelé
Leonard Duckett
The
Presbyterian Church
Man Dies Near Manchester After Scarlet Fever Quarantine
John Schmidt, 47, tenant on the Martin Nieman farm two miles east of Manchester, died of scarlet fever linked to a prior bout of tonsillitis. Quarantine followed the illness in the home. burial was at Oakland cemetery. Survived by widow Matilda Elben, mother Mrs. Fred Schmidt, eight children, one brother and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schmidt
Martin Nieman
Manchester
Schmidt
Herbert Groening
Lutheran Church
Mr. Schmidt
Jones County
Matilda Elben
Monticello
Nieman ‘Ar
Fred Schmidt
Wiliam
Edwin G
Paul H
Alvin E
Edna E
Thelma M
Ilda
Lester J
Albert Schmidt
Coggan
Co. G. Eileen
Mattticello
John Behnke
Wyoming
John Michaels
Aledo
Davenport Bride Wed In Trinity Cathedral Ceremony
Annabelle Grace Weir daughter of William R. Weir of Davenport wed Edward J. Bowman son of E. J. Bowman of Anaconda Montana. Rev Dean Philbrook officiated with sisters Cornelins Vanderbilt Jr and Mary Nicholson as matrons of honor. After a champagne satin gown and red satin bridesmaids the reception hosted 150 guests, then the couple departed for Havana Cuba. Mr Bowman is connected with a steel company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annabelle Grace Weir
William R. Weir
Davenport
Monticello
Edward J. Bowman
E. J. Bowman
Anaconds
Montana
Dean Philbrook
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Cornelins Vanderbilt, Jr
New York
Mary Nicholson
Philadelphia
John Bowman
Anaconda
Vanderbilt
Jeff
Havana
Cuba
Balmy California Weather Hits Midwest Locally
Residents enjoyed unseasonably warm weather last Monday with temperatures rising to 57 degrees at noon after a 32 degree low. The period saw highs near 63 degrees on Oct 31 and 55 degrees by noon Tuesday, with a peak 48 degree day later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
California
Florida
Mercury
Tam
Iowa
Neighborhoods Report Begins with Bootlegging Arrest
Anton Lukan of New Vienna was placed under arrest this week on a bootlegging charge in Delaware county. Also reported were deaths and accidents including Herman E. Eschen of Dubuque, bank deposit totals across Davenport and Scott counties, multiple auto crashes injuring Henry Brahm and Andrew Stolz, a Dubuque painter Czizek who died by suicide, and arrests for liquor possession. Additional items cover shootings in Davenport, a fatal fall in Dubuque, county alcohol raids in Masonville, forged checks in Manchester, a Cedar Rapids death by gas stove, and the death of Patricia Bray in Anamosa, with burial in Cass Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Lukan
New Vienna
Delaware County
Herman E. Eschen
Consolidated National Bank
Dubuque
Iowa Street
Davenport
Scott County
Henry Brahm
Andrew Stolz
Brahm
William 8. Lank
Michael J. Czizek
J. R. Smith
Ryan
Manchester Democrat
Ben Soboda
Cedar Rapids
Warren C. Wilcox
Frank Schumacher
Schumacher
John Weiler
Masonville
Margaret Penny
Dewey Cox
Raymond Roggman
William Roggman
Croup
Cass Center
Cass
Jitney Kills Man in Cedar Rapids Collision
Ben Votroubek, 34, a truck driver, was killed Tuesday morning in Cedar Rapids when a Milwaukee gas electric car operating from Monticello to Calmar struck his truck as it crossed the path. Engineer G. W. McElwain and conductor L. Torbert, both from Marion, were aboard. The crash damaged the car and threw Votroubek about fifteen feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Gas Electric
Monticello
Calmar
Ben Votroubek
Cedar Rapids
G. W. McElwain
L. Torbert
Marion
Jesse F. Aucher
Votroubek
Aucher
Frank Locher Takes Over Ice Delivery in Monti Cello
Frank Locher has taken over the sale and delivery of ice in Monti Cello commencing the first of January. All orders should be phoned to his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Locher
Monticello
Twenty Years Ago Items Of Occurrences
Mrs. W A Mirick travels to Independence after her father Lyman J Curtis dies at eighty eight. Ed Burrichter takes over Hicks and Guyan boot and shoe business. Snowfall blocks railways and halts Monticello travel. Coal deliveries scarce amid cold snap. Mrs Engel Prull dies age 61. Record lows and severe cold grip the area. Hogs fetch top Chicago price in 27 years at 9.05 per cwt. Several marriages occur: Rigby and Aldrich, Martin and Hamilton, Dautremont and Murphy, Oest and Farley, plus Grace Rundle and Frank Locher wed. Dr J E Gilmore’s conviction reversed then acquitted on retrial. Hilers Bolton sell dry goods to Beery Bros. Mrs Caroline Smith dies. services in Monticello. Mrs Harriet Coughlan and Miss Nellie Carpenter sail for California. Rena Harms weds Justus Darrow. Smallpox case reported. Charles Turner quarantined. Misses Inglis and Helsey return to Ward Belmont. Mrs H M Carpenter undergoes major surgery in Chicago and recovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Mirick
Independence
Lyman J. Curtis
Ed Burrichter
Messrs. Hicks & Guyan
Monticello
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Engel Prull
E. Prull
E. G. Hicks
Chicago
Gertrude Rigby
Sam Rigby
Samuel Aldrich
Léonard Aldrich
Anamosa
Margaret Martin
William Martin
Richland Township
Gerald Hamil
Clotilda Dautremont
Frank Dautremont
Harry Murphy
Kendall
Montana
Ethel Oest
Charles Brown
James Farley
M. A. Breed
Congregational Church
J. E. Gilmore
District Court
Supreme Court
Messrs. Hilers & Bolton
Beery Bros
Mechanicsville
Grace Rundle
Frank Locher
Church of the Sacred Heart
John McCormick
Caroline M. Smith
Methodist Episcopal Church
Roy V. Porter
Harriet Coughlan
Nellie Carpenter
California
Rena Harms
Ben Harms
Castle Grove Township
Justus Darrow
Langworthy
Charles Turner
Mabel Inglis
Pearl Helsey
Ward-Belmont College
Nashville
Tennessee
H. M. Carpenter
Mercy Hospital
Episcopal Bishop Of Iowa Fatally Struck By Auto
The Episcopal Bishop of Iowa The Right Rev Theodore Nevin Morrison was fatally injured in Davenport when struck by a car driven by Margaret Volz who faced 2000 bond. Morrison led Iowa Episcopalians for thirty years and is survived by three sons and a daughter Sarah editor of a New York monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Nevin Morrison
Iowa
Davenport
Margaret Volz
Volz
Morrison
Episcopalian Church
Arthur
Chicago
Theodore
Rock Island
Ill
Nevin
Texas
Sarah
Girls' Friendly Society Monthly
New York
Worthington Farley Track To Be Taken Up
Washington dispatch reports the Interstate Commerce Commission favored abandonment of a seven mile Worthington to Farley Iowa rail line by the Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific. Debo tions were taken at Dubuque two months ago. The line serves little business and costs exceed revenue. Farley is served by Illinois Central and Great Western. Worthington would likely be served by a daily mixed train via Central Road through Farley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dispatch
Interstate Commission
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad
Worthington
Farley
Dubuque ‘County
Towa
Dubuque
Illinois Central
Great Western
Central Road
Year 1929 in Review Highlights and Tragedies
A survey of 1929 events lists major global and U S happenings from the Graf Zeppelin circumnavigation and Hoover’s inauguration to the Cleveland Clinic fire, Paisley disaster, Kellogg pact signing, and numerous deaths and disasters including stock market turmoil, prison uprisings, and Mackenzie- era accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Graf Zeppelin
Herbert Hoover
United States
Cleaveland Clinic
Paisley
Scotland
Coolidge
Clemenceau
Foch
Herrick
France
Chicago
Segrave
England
Daytona Beach
Florida
Lee Bible
Harry F. Sinclair
Senate
Lindbergh
Miss Morrow
Ramsay MacDonald
Frank Hawkes
Los Angeles
New York
Auto speeds too fast for eyes to follow
Des Moines Register reports Herbert H. Jasper from the University of Iowa told a psychology section that twentieth century speed outpaces human vision. He cites faulty binocular fixation as causing double vision when shifting focus from near to far lights, noting Oregon student studies on night driving and fatigue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Herbert H. Jasper
University of Iowa
American Association For the Advancement of Science
University of Oregon
Delinquency Case Sentences Man to 30 Days Jail
Jack Murray received a thirty day jail term in Delaware County for contributing to the delinquency of a minor after taking two girls, ages 19 and 13, on a booze filled trip to a farmhouse near Manchester. An information from the father of the 13 year old led to the mayor Herman proceeding under his jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Murray
Manchester
Herman
Murray
Son of T J White Married Saturday at Fort Dodge
James White son of Mr and Mrs Thomas J White of Monticello wed Miss Margaret Norman of Algona Saturday at 5 30 PM in Sacred Heart parsonage Fort Dodge. White works as a lino type operator for the Manilla Times. Norman recently lived in Algona and worked in Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James White
Thomas J. White
Monticello
Fort Dodge
Margaret Norman
Algona
Sacred Heart Parsonage
Linus LeVelle
White
Manilla
Harold Podhaski Joins Hearst Newspapers Line
Harold F. Podhaski, son of Mr and Mrs F M Podhaski of Monticello, now writes for Hearst newspapers in New York City. He previously worked in Atlanta Georgia for trade journals and contributes two articles to American Architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold F. Podhaski
F. M. Podhaski
Monticello
Harold
Hearst Newspapers
New York City
Atlanta
Georgia
Dubuque Brother Kills Brother Over BB Fire
A 15 year old boy in Dubuque shot his 19 year old brother William R. Bishop with a .22 rifle on December 26 at their home. The incident, admitted by the shooter, led to a manslaughter charge and a preliminary district court hearing before transfer to juvenile authorities likely for reform school. William died about 15 minutes after the shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Bishop
John
Dubuque
Willam
B. B
Faw
Huntzinger
Reform School
William
Johnny
Former Resident W R Glenn Dies at Tyndall South Dakota
Information reports the death of W R Glenn at his Tyndall South Dakota home on November 1. A former Scotch Grove resident born December 16 1867 in Marshalltown he lived in Elkport and Mission Hill before settling in Tyndall in 1909 as a harness maker. He led a local musical group. Survived by wife four children and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Glenn
Tyndall
South Dakota
Glenn
Scotch Grove
Ward
Forest
George Behrens
Robert
David
Monticello
Lawrence
Roundup
Montana
B. A. Wright
J. W. Callahan
Marshalltown
Elkport
Amy Gordon
Mission Hill
V.F.W. and Other Groups Welcome Advent of 1930
New Year's day in Monticello was quiet with banks and offices closed. Weather was pleasant for holidays and families gathered for celebrations. Veterans of the Foreign Wars organized a sizable observance as the new year began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V.F.W
Monticello
Monticello Bank Assistant Cashier Slings Wrist Injury
Charles Luett, assistant cashier at Monticello State Bank, fractures his right wrist a week ago. The injury incapacitates him from full duties, though he remains on the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Luett
Luett
Monticello State Bank
Northrops Struggle Driving to Miami Through Deep Snow
Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Northrop left for Miami by car, joined by relatives, detailing a cross state trek from Chattanooga to Griffin and Nashville. He faced 2 to 8 foot drifts, 3 to 5 inch ice, a ditch recovery, and a $40 engine repair, with near freezing temperatures and cold driving conditions highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Northrop
Miami
Florida
Clara Mitchell
Marion
Northrop
Donald Drake
Cornell Bluffs
Monticello
Chattanooga
Tenn
Griffin
Lake City
Fla
Nashville
Clarkaville
Mrs. Northrop
Mr. Northrop
Truck Operators Must Meet New Iowa Law
Iowa’s Forty third General Assembly enacted the Iowa Truck Operator Law regulating motor trucks used for freight on highways. Operators must obtain a permit from the Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners by January 4 1930, or face penalties. paperwork requires insurance and fees per truck, with six month filing window for those active on July 4 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forty-third General Assembly of
Iowa
Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners
43Rd
G. A
Commission
Town Board of Railroad Commissioners
State House
Des Moines
Drug Stores To Close At 7 P.M After Jan 6
Monticello drug store proprietors announce daily closing at 7 p m from January 6 to April 1. Buy your needs before closing time. Signatories include C A Palmer W W Stickford and B J Kay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
C. A. Palmer
W. W. Stickford
B. J. Kay
Schoon Buys Lazell Lot for 2500 Dollars
Wm. G. Schoon buys the Lazell lot formerly occupied by the Roberts Hardware Store for 2500 dollars. He calls for bids in this week's paper to remove debris and plans to start early in spring, erecting a modern store on the lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. S. Lazell
Roberts Hardware
William G. Schoon
Let the New Year Be a Living Issue
Quotation from Ladies' Home Journal urges forgiveness and fresh starts as the new year begins. It counsels cleansing the heart, embracing cordiality, and facing past hurts with constructive, bright dispositions to spread warmth and happiness in the home and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Monticello Collegians Meet Cascade in Rivalry Tilt
The Monticello Collegians face Cascade Advertisers Thursday at Cascade to settle their two game series. Star players include Clarence Rhatigan, Gump Ferring, and Claude Appleby, with several others from former high school squads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Collegians
Cascade
Monticello
Clarence Rhatigan
Collegians
James Maurice
Leo Schummer
Ike Shelley
Suthers Leave Monticello for Cedar Rapids Home
Dr. and Mrs. W A Suthers depart Monticello for Cedar Rapids to establish a new home. They plan to spend part of winter visiting relatives in Texas while their son Bruce reports for navy duty in Des Moines and aviation training in California. Bruce is a Monticello high junior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Suthers
Cedar Rapids
Texas
Bruce
United States Navy
Des Moines
California
Navy Department
Monticello
Suthers
Mark Hogan
M. H. Teeter
Order of the Eastern Star
Fine Address At Presbyterian Church by Rev. Dunlap
Rev. George W. Dunlap a Presbyterian missionary in the Philippines since 1907 will speak at Monticello Presbyterian Church on January 8 at 7 30 p m He has evangelistic work in Cebu City and oversees the student Christian center He was a Philippine national guard chaplain and camp welfare director and after the war resumed Cebu service He will speak during furlough to church and civic groups about Philippine missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Dunlap
Philippine Islands
Monticello
Dunlap
Cebu
National Guard
Philippines
Ray McAleer Auction Sells Strong Prices
Col L P Waddick reports an unusually successful sale on the Ray McAleer farm last Monday with twelve cows averaging 100 dollars. Hay brought nine to nine fifty per ton. Half a straw stack sold for twenty seven fifty. Corn bid in at seventy three cents per bushel and oats at forty four and a half cents. A two year old binder sold for one hundred fifty five dollars. Several spring pigs brought eighteen dollars and twenty five cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. Waddick
Ray McAleer
Centenarian Resident Marie Gienappe Remains Lively
Mrs. Marie Gienappe of Hopkinton Iowa celebrated her 104th birthday shortly after Christmas, marking a life spanning Germany to America. Born in Sarnow Germany she immigrated in 1884 with her three children. Now with extensive descendants she remains independent, stylish, and quick to respond to captions in German.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Gearhart
Cedar Rapids
Marie Gienappe
Gienappe
John Quincy Adams
United States
Germany
Delaware County
Iowa
Ben Kurth
Hopkinton
Glen
John Gienappe
Laurel
Nebraska
Bert C. Kurth
Delaware
Towa
Thirtieth Street
A. B. Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Nye Celebrate Fifty Years of Marriage
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Nye of Manchester marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary at home last Tuesday December 24. Married in Monticello December 24 1879 at Mrs Nye’s mother’s house they long resided in West Union before moving to Manchester 28 years ago where Mr. Nye ran a hardware plumbing and heating business. They have two sons Jesse and Joseph Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Nye
Manchester
Monticello
Nye
Mary Fawcett
West Union
Jesse
Joseph
Waitress Helps Police Nab Auto Thieves
A Dubuque waitress overheard a breakfast conversation and alerted officers. Police arrested Charles Emerson William Davis and Laverne Agnew after they confessed to stealing a Rockford, Illinois automobile. Officer Edward Vossberg aided in the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Charles Emerson
William Davis
Laverne Agnew
Rockford
Edward Vossberg
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T. J. White
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Hearst Papers
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