Inquest Finds Fast Driving Caused Cedar Rapids Crash
The Linn county inquest into Mrs. John T. Staff death at Crescent street Cedar Rapids ruled Tony Campagna's Ford drove at excessive speed when it collided with Staff's Lincoln. Witnesses varied on Campagna speed but agreed Staff was traveling slowly. Campagna and family testified another car may have obscured Staff, leaving Campagna unable to see the Staff vehicle in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Staff
Monticello
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Crescent Street
Linn County Court House
Tony Campagna
Campagna
Lincoln
Staff
Joseph
Gus
Louis Trombino
John Seay
Thirteenth Street
New Teacher Arrives as School Opens for Fall Term
School notes greet Norman Kaster formerly of Baldwin high school as the new teacher. The public speech class plans two humorous one act plays over two evenings. A basketball game is set for Friday at Hopkinton, with declamatory contests and numerous students entered in oratorical and dramatic readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Lambert
Norman Kaster
Baldwin High School
Mr. Kaster
Hopkinton
Grimes
Monti
Russetl Hughes
Harlan Cooper
Richard Calkins
Milton Langer
George Guyan
Fae Cass
Luella Ottman
Jack Kay
Vivian Smith
Billy Stickford
Elmer
Folkerts
Lillian Slauson
Billy Kettlitz
Helen Crane
Mae Cass
Sara Oltman
Ruth Jacobs
Irene Burrichter
Evelyn Fairbanks
Donna Lewis
Mary Bender
Vivian Bancroft
Edith Schneider
Finlays Return From Holiday Visit Across Central Iowa
Mr and Mrs John Finlay and their two children completed a December trip starting from Monticello on December 22. They stopped in Belle Plaine to visit Mrs Finlay’s parents Dr and Mrs A L King, then Des Moines to see A C King and family. They also visited Rev and Mrs Albert E Coe and Mr and Mrs Fred L Mahannah, with Rev Coe still in Cedar Rapids St Luke's hospital. On return they spent New Year’s Day with Mr Finlay’s parents J B Finlay in Cedar Rapids before coming home last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Finlay
Monticello
Belle Plaine
Fred L. Mahannah
Coe
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Finlay
J. 8. Finlay
Freight shipments from Monticello 1929 total 576 cars
The Monticello freight year 1929 reached 576 cars with livestock leading sums. Monthly breakdown shows January 63 February 49 August 45 November 43 October 40 and April the low at 19. Other goods included poultry butter lard eggs furniture machinery horses sheep lumber canned goods fruit and miscellaneous items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa
Mrs Emma J Cox Dies In Manchester
Mrs Emma J Cox a Manchester resident for over 50 years died December 28She was born March 27 1856 in Hazel Green Wisconsin The obituary notes her long residence and death date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma J. Cox
Manchester
Hazel Green
Wisconsin
Two Die in Cresco Garage Fire Trapping Mother and Son-in-Law
A Cresco garage and adjoining gas station burned last Tuesday night killing Mrs. George West, 70, and her son-in-law F. J. Prann. West, an invalid, was trapped in an apartment above the garage. Prann entered to save her and both bodies were recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco
Ofd
George West
F. J. Prann
Monticello Friends Dine At Teeters Glendale Home
Dr and Mrs M H Teeter entertain a Monticello group in Glendale California for a December 28 1929 social evening. More than thirty guests from the old hometown attended including Mr and Mrs W L Rosa George Lovell and many others. The house was festively decorated with Christmas trees and refreshments were served, marking a warm gathering in holiday spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Teeter
Monticello
Glendale
California
Percy Guilford
W. L. Rosa
George Lovell
Margaret Pond
John Pond
Joseph Petcina
A. P. Jennings
Kate Maurice
Neva Starks Wilson
Ben Wilson
E. G. Hicks
Mary Huls
Adele Huls
Charles 8. Bidwell
Robert G. Lyons
Edna Schoonover
George Schoonover
Mary Scales
Ramona French
O. D. French
Nettie French Schlutman
Schlutman
James H. Winsor
Appleby
Pauline Appleby Seads
Virtus Hanssen
Noel Brazelton
J. A. Doutrick
New Barn on Farm Settled by Hugh Bowen
A photo in the Wallaces' Farmer and Iowa Homestead shows the Nick F. Kleitsch farm near Primary 161 between Monticello and Cascade with a new oval roof barn and nearby machine shed. The barn site was originally built by Jones county’s first settler Hugh Bowen, later passing through Isaac Willard A R Coxsee Lemuel Fairchild J Huntoon M Brown and John Balster to Nick Kleitsch the current owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Nick F. Kleitsch
Monticello
Cascade
Kleitsch
Hugh Bowen
Jones County
Mr. Bowen
Isaac Willard
A. R. Coxsee
Lemuel Fairchild
Farwell farm sale and local misfortunes reported
Twenty five years ago Joseph M Hofacre sold the Farwell farm to Herman Harms of Wayne township for about 65 to 70 dollars per acre. Lizzie Bohlken died at seven, Maggie Clark died in her prime, and a boy named George Billings was killed by a discharged shotgun. The German Mutual Fire Insurance listed over a million dollars in risk, while a coroner ruled the death accidental. Union revival meetings and a near fatal gas incident at Monticello Manufacturing are noted with several injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M. Hofacre
Farwell
Herman Harms
Wayne Township
Fred Bohlken
Scotch Grove Township
Lizzie
Monticello
Mary I. Jarman
Lillian Lawrence
Caroline Hicks
Mildred C. Bates
Lucy Tisey
Mary Scales
Nellie K. Lane
Estella Zimmerman
Clara Haeussler
Rosalie Nelson
Maggie Clark
Harry B. Clark
Lovell Township
Renk Bilers
German Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Kitty Creek
George Billings
al Billings
Arthur Coyle
Luke Coyle
M. A. Breed
Congregational Church
W. E. van Buren
Methodist Episcopal Church
J. W. Innes
Presbyterian Church
John Burman
Fred Mattheson
Monticello Manufacturing Company
Mattheson
Burman
Eastwood
George Berringer
G. W. Chaloup
Monticello News Roundup Covers Deaths and Local Happenings
Drs Kegley and Whitis visited Monticello to consult on Andrew Nimmo who was later moved to Chicago for brain tumor surgery and died after multiple operations. The month saw slow merchant collections blamed on saloons, a sudden death of Joseph Fuller at age 82, and a fined barber James Dorrell who fled town. The Monticello Canning Co sold 24 carloads of sweet corn. Mrs Gretje Siemers of Wayne Township died aged 82. Rail service faced severe winter hardship and Linnie Gilmore sailed for Buenos Aires to join her husband. Only seventeen Monticello taxpayers paid over $100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph S. Fuller
Jones County
Major
N. G. W. Winner
Monticello
James Dorrell
Justice Babcock
Dorrell
Monticello Canning Company
Gretje Siemers
Wayne Township
Province
Hanover
Germany
J. E. Gilmore
Carlos Vallejo
Linnie
Buenos Aires
Heavy freight shipments peak for week on local railroad
Last week saw twenty cars of freight moved on the O. M. St. Paul & Pacific line, marked as unusually heavy for the season. On Wednesday January 2, Lorenz Allamond sent one car of cattle, Ed Eilers two cars of cattle, Farmers Creamery one car of hogs, Adams & Adams two cars of cattle, Jack Cook one car of horses, N. P. and R. Clark one car of cattle. On Monday January 6 Farmers Creamery shipped two cars of hogs, Adams & Adams two cars of cattle, George Kurt one car of cattle. Yesterday Ed Eilers two cars of cattle, Robert J. Howie one car of hogs, Farmers Creamery one car of oats. Today three cars of hogs were shipped by John Hasler, Peter Kurt and Adams & Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. M. St. Paul & Pacific
Lorenz Alla
Farmers’ Creamery Company
Adams & Adams
George Kurt
Ed Eilers
Robert J. Howie
Farmers’ Creamery
John Hasler
Peter Kurt
Ed M Smith of Winterset for Governor in 1932
Ed M Smith of Winterset announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor in the June primary. He pledges a campaign while continuing duties as secretary of state and emphasizes tax reform and reduced public spending to ease property taxation burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. M. Smith
Winterset
Smith
General Assembly
Iowa
Man Hurt In Gravel Crusher Accident Near Hopkinton
Verne Lord 25 of Hampton suffered multiple fractures to his left leg and a dislocated left shoulder after being caught in a gravel crusher conveyor at a gravel pit one mile east of Hopkinton. He was treated by Dr. L P Cummings and transported by ambulance to Anamosa hospital. Lord has worked since Jan 1 for the G E Sargent company grading highway 113 toward the Jones county line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Lord
Hampton
Hopkinton
Lord
L. P. Cummings
Anamosa
G. E. Sargent Company
Jones County
Monty Hatchery Installs New Electric Incubator
Monty Hatchery in Monticello installed a Robbins Model 23 electric incubator last Friday. The unit stands 6 ft 7 in high, 10 ft 10 in long, and 6 ft 10 in deep with a 2,000 watt heating system, capacity for 23 520 eggs, and 20 hatching trays. It cost 2200 dollars and will be filled twice weekly during peak season, with daily operation by a simple crank and moisture control for proper conditions. Visitors are welcome to inspect the new machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Podhaski
Monticello
Monty Hatchery
Annual Meeting of Jones County Fair Stockholders
Jones County Fair stockholders plan their annual meeting January 13 at 7 30 p m in the public library. Secretary will present data comparing their fair with others in the state and an election of a board of directors will follow. President L E Hoag urges attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Fair Association
L. E. Hoag
Bad Check Artist Appears Before Mayor
Dick Brown, 18, of Cedar Rapids, was arrested last Monday and brought to Monticello on a charge of writing bad checks. He allegedly wrote checks at Frank Locher for 3.50, Zach Graves for 2.00, Hubbard & Eggers for 3.00, Farmers Creamery for 3.00, and Lovell Hotel for 1.25. At a hearing last Tuesday the checks were made good and he was paroled to his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Brown
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Frank Locher
Zach Graves
Hubbard & Eggers
Farmers Creamery
Lovell Hotel
Milton Stott Receives Notable Promotion to Davenport Manager
Milton Stott was promoted on January 1 to manage Cities Service Oil Company in the Tri Cities region. He previously led the Monticello operation for ten years, with the company citing his faithful and efficient service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Stott
Davenport
Cities Service O
Tri- Cities
Monticello
Dorothy Coe Honored As Roosevelt High Pianist
Dorothy Coe daughter of Rev Albert E Coe formerly of Monticello was chosen as pianist for Roosevelt high school's girls glee club in Des Moines after several tryouts. Rev Coe was injured in a car accident with broken ankle ribs torn ligaments and is home in Des Moines needing weeks before crutches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Coe
Albert E. Coe
Monticello
Roosevelt High School
Des Moines
Rev. Coe
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Rural Mail Carrier R. M. Heasty Retires After 24 Years
R. M. Heasty of Wyoming retires as a rural mail carrier after twenty four years of service to the U S government. appointed regular carrier in 1912 he earlier served as substitute for five years traveling 10 000 miles annually and covering up to 31 miles a day to serve over 100 boxes. Heasty plans to stay active at home and in his garden after retirement while noting the growth in mail volume since parcel post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Heasty
Wyoming
Wyoming Post Office
Uncle Sam
R. H. White
L. L. Leek
Heasty
Parcel Post
Monticello
Ames
Wellington
Kan
Sam
Death of Mrs. Dawson Aged 90 Former Jones County Resident
Mrs. Margaret Jane Dawson aged 90 former Jones county resident died December 27 at her daughter’s home in Ellinwood Kansas after a daylong illness believed due to a paralytic stroke She had spent Christmas with her son in Great Bend She was sister of Mrs John Gibson and survived by three children E E Dawson Boston O W Dawson Great Bend and Mrs Myrtle Turck Ellinwood Born July 12 1839 in Mercer County Pennsylvania moved to Jones county at age 20 married James G Dawson who died in 1888 in Great Bend Kansas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Jane Dawson
Jones County
Ellinwood
Kansas
Great Bend
Dawson
John Gibson
Monticello
E. E. Dawson
Boston
O. W. Dawson
Myrtle Turck
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
James G. Dawson
Public Health Talks Set Across County on Child Welfare
Alma E. Hartz of the University of Iowa extension division will present a countywide series on practical health rules for daily life. Sponsored by the Jones county public health service, the talks focus on building a foundation for child welfare and prenatal care, touching on maternal health and unborn baby care. Stops include Anamosa January 27, Monticello January 28, Olin January 29, Wyoming January 30, and Martelle January 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma E. Hartz
University of Iowa
Jones County Public Health Service
Miss Hartz
Anamosa
Monticello
Olin
Wyoming
Martelle
Rex Campbell Named Chief Radio Operator Aboard S S Superior
Rex Campbell son of Charles Campbell of Monticello becomes chief radio operator on the passenger steamer S S Superior operating between New Orleans Panama zone and South American ports. His brother Raymond Campbell recently received a letter about his first trip. Rex is a former Childress Motor company employee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Campbell
Charles Campbell
Monticello
S. S. Superior
New Orleans
Panama Zone
Raymond Campbell
Rex
The
Childress Motor Company
Monticello Boy Makes Good At Lake Forest
Louis R. Hoag son of R C Hoag of Monticello is named to the Lake Forest academy honor roll for the first term. A popular senior class member at Lake Forest, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Lake Forest
Louis R. Hoag
R. C. Hoag
Lake Forest Academy
Ilinois
Young Hoag
Red Cross Roll Call Totals 286.25 In Town Drive
Mrs John H Lambert reports the 1929 Red Cross roll call raised 286 25 during the Armistice Day to Thanksgiving period. A 140 draft was sent to national headquarters while 146 25 remained in the local chapter’s checking account. Scouting helpers delivered supplies to workers homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Lambert
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Three Anamosa Residents Die As Community Mourns
Three Anamosa residents died during the past week. William J. Moncrief 66 longtime real estate figure and former Center Junction native was buried at Scotch Grove with Rev F C Worcester presiding. John T Paul 80 longtime Anamosa resident died after a long illness, with funeral at the Congregational church. Elizabeth Brown 1854 Died December 31 services held in Olin and Anamosa with clergy from Methodist U B churches assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
Elizabeth Brown
Elizabeth Wolfe
Winstead
Conn
Wyoming
Iowa
Oliver S. Brown
F. C. Worcester
Methodist Church
Anamosa
L. C. Lemon
Mount Vernon
Mr. Varse
Olin U. B. Church
Wild Parties In School Houses To Be Stopped
Sheriff John Bodenhofer and County Attorney C. B. Paul visit Monticello to interview girls from a wild party in the white school house east of town last night. Boys came from Cedar Rapids Martelle and nearby areas. Officials vow to halt such carousing and make an example of this crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bodenhofer
C. B. Paul
Monticello
White School House
Cedar Rapids
Martelle
Aged Monticello Man Dies After Exposure
August Eggers a 75 year old Monticello resident died at 9 45 am after an apparent fall from health and exposure. He left a fire extinguished in his stove and was found by Lewis Eggers in night clothes. Born July 2 1857 in Chicago he had fourteen children seven sons seven daughters and was survived by his mother and many siblings. Funeral will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at the Schneider home with burial in Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Eggers
Monticello
Mr. Eggers
John J. Eggers
Lewis Eggers
Chicago
Henry
Angeles Eggers
Marie Schlemme
Denison
Eggers
Crofton
Nebraska
Chris
Lottie Hoshaw
Ray Wrenn
E. F. Sawatzke
Will Sawatzke
William
Ernest
Henry Bohlken
Andrew Lindberg
Prescott
Wisconsin
Isaac Schneider
John
Fred
Lewis
Colome
South Dakota
Fred A. Eggers
Henry Eggers
Hartington
Peter Eggers
Lemmon
Henry Maves
Wagner
Louisa Jorgensen
South Omaha
Mary Morehouse
Cedar Rapids
Oakwood Cemetery
Leonard Duckett
Presbyterian Church
Dennison
Monticello Hosts Hopkinton In Season Opener
Monticello high school resumes basketball after a two week layoff with a home game against Hopkinton tomorrow night. The schedule remains rigorous with two games weekly including a Tuesday visit from old rival Anamosa. Hopkinton sits 3-2 in the Eastern conference behind strong rivals, while Anamosa edged Marion 12 to 10 before the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Hopkinton High School
Monti
Mount Vernon
Wyoming
Hopkinton
Anamosa
Earlville
Colesburg
Buck Creek
Marion
Farm Bureau Meets At Clarence Stutt Home
Lovell township Farm Bureau held its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Clarence Stutt south of Monticello. After a brief business session Emil Stutt presided. A program of moving pictures and an instrumental trio by Thelma Evelyn and Miriam Fairbanks followed by John J Locher talking about his East trip. New Year’s Eve included card games and refreshments prepared by Farm Bureau women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell Township
Farm Bureau
Narrow Gauge Enters Cascade Fifty Years Ago
Fifty years since the Cascade line of Co. M. St. Paul and Pacific narrow gauge began operations between Cascade and Bellevue. Allan Woodward, 174, who first brought a train into Cascade on January 1, 1880, remains at the throttle. Woodward started with the Milwaukee Road in 1874 and piloted his first engine September 25, 1879.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascade Pioneer
Co. M. St. Paul & Pacific
Bellevue
Allan Woodward
Cascade
Woodward
Milwaukee Road
Albert Smith Remains Active in Local Ice Trade
Albert Smith continues to operate his ice business in the area. He has not sold the operation and plans to keep selling ice. For orders call 74 Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Smith
Adv
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Lawrence L. Bailey
Iowa Trust and Savings Bank
Dubuque
State Reformatory
D. E
the Express
M. Smith
Jones County Fair Stockholders
Roosevelt High
U. S
Jessie Koch
Public Health Service
Monticello Bay
John T. Paul
W. J. Moncrief
Mrs. Brown
William J. Moncrief
Martha Carson Moncrief
Scotch Grove
Alyea
Center Junction Presbyterian Church
Mesdames Worcester and Meade
Messrs
Dreibelbis and
Thompson
Miss Leech
Cemery
William Moncrief
Center Junction
Johnson County
Moncrief
Mr. Moncrief
Margaret Rice
Robert
Charlies
Belle Dodson
Isabella Wherry Paul
Clifford B. Paul
John Dale Paul
Harold Paul
Fort Madison
Mary Paul
Paul
Columbiana County
Ohio
Margaret Paul
Clarence Stutt
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