Radios and hardware ads mix with Monticello notices
Local snippets mention radio repairs by Ray Hearn and J Farley, visits by Cedar Rapids and Delhi residents, and sales of oak barrels. Also listed are sports notes Monticello vs Mount Vernon, a Purity lump coal price, and updates on residents like Roy Greenwald selling the City Cafe to Charles Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Greenwald
Monticello
City Cafe
Mechanicsville
Charles 5. Wood
Cedar Rapids
Greenwald
Monticello Citizens Attend Social and Sports Events
Local residents attend church, school, and community gatherings including a basketball game between Monticello and Mount Vernon, a church party, a sleighing outing, and a 400-cookie surprise for veterans. Visitors from Iowa and Wisconsin share notes, while sales and notices appear from McNeill's Hardware and local merchants.
Founders Day events across town highlight local groups
A P E B O sisterhood founder’s day was hosted at Mrs C Roberts’s home with Mrs Roberts Mrs Stinson and Mrs Maurice in charge. The town also reports poultry trades by Mrs Bone and Ed Wenger purchasing Renk Hilers estate land for a future farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. EB. O
3. C. Roberts
Masdames Roberts
F. EB. Stinson
A. M. Maurice
Iowa
Union
Ed Wenger
Renk Hilers
Civil unrest in Shanghai prompts foreign naval protection
Dispatches report severe conditions in Shanghai as a civil conflict grows hostile to foreigners. Britain and the United States have dispatched warships to protect their citizens and evacuate them to safety, amid fears for Esther Hoag of Monticello in Y. W. C. A. work. Also noted are obituaries for John King of Edgar Nebras ka, the Monticello families, and local lyceum and musical events in Monticello, plus W. T. Ryan’s move to Linn county Cedar Rapids deputyship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
China
Great Britain
United States
Esther Hoag
Elmer LB. Hoag
Married sixty five years in Monticello King anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. King celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on January 15. He lives on North Cedar street while she stays with their son in West Union due to injuries from a recent railway wreck. The couple wed in Dubuque in 1862 with Governor Hempstead performing the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
T. A. King
Jing
North Cedar Street
Panama
California
Joseph M. King
Mr. King
Joseph King
West Union
Charles
Mrs. King
Jones County
Mary Moore
Richland Township
Illinois
Mississippi
Monti High Falls to Anamosa in season opener
Monti High faced the Anamosa quintet on Anamosa floor last Friday night in the season opener. The Monti crew aimed to avoid any defeat for the year, but came up short in the debut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monti High
Waterloo
Anamosa
Monti High Falls to Anamosa in Hard Fought Game
Monticello’s Monti High lost 24 to 16 to Anamosa after a slow start on a tough floor. Appleby led local scorers with seven points, Rickless added five, and Hosford four as Monti battles back but cannot close the gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stranea
Monti Basketeers
Prison City Five
Monti
Anamosa
Maurice
Hosford
Appleby
Rickless
Monti High
Mount Vernon
Monticello
Anamosa Appleby
Hesselwar
Podhaski
Potter Rickless
Ditch
Mirick
G. Shoop
Anamosa man Lee Van Kirk reappointed auditor firm accountant
Lee Van Kirk of Anamosa was appointed last Tuesday as one of fifteen accountants in the county division of the office of the auditor of state J W Long. This is a re appointment for Mr Van Kirk who has been engaged in this work during the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Corbit
Oxford
Michigan
Jones County
Monticello
Corbit
Wyoming
Michiigan
Lee van Kirk
Anamosa
Office
the Auditor of State
J. W. Long
van Kirk
Monti High Notes on Lectures Sports and Exams
Miss Specht spoke on The Mounds of Iowa learned from a Wild Life school lecture. News of class assembly plans and student leaders replaced due to illness, semester exams loom with Friday off. Monticello basketball opener 24 to 16 at Anamosa and Mount Vernon visit Friday with orchestra and fifth grade stunt. Season football tickets 40 cents adults 30 cents children. Declamatory contest set for Friday evening with fourteen speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Specht
Wild Life School
McGregor
Mounds
Iowa
Prof
Keyes
Miss Jarman
Woodrow Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Miss Smith
Miss Diederich
Ruth Cropp
Katherine Jacque
Monti
Anamosa
Monticello
Montl High
Mount Vernon
Death of Frank Fitzsimons in Chicago hospital
Frank Fitzsimons died at Alexian Brothers hospital in Chicago on Friday January 14 after illness while en route from Canada to Monticello. Born January 11 1870 in Anamosa he lived on a Lovell township farm in youth and later worked for railroad contractor P J Shugart, advancing to superintendent in 1918. He never married and is survived by six siblings and several out of town relatives. funeral Mass was held at Sacred Heart church with six nephews as pallbearers. He was a devout Catholic and Knights of Columbus member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John King
Thomas
Joseph King
Monticello
Edgar Nebraska
Mr. King
Hamilton County
Ohio
Iowa
Bowen's Prairie
Wayne Township
Edgar
Nebraska
William H. Samels
Anna King
Minneapolis
St. Mary’s Hospital
Samels
Ontario
Canada
United States
Thomas King
Castle Grove Township
William H. Samois
Loretta Taylor
Stephen B. King
Castle Grove
Michael Kine
St. Paul
Mary Cool
Farmington
Ellen McGrath
Masonville
Lucy Hogan
Agnes Miller
Minnesota
Betty McDonald
Coggan
Basilica of
St. Mary's
St. Mary's Cemetery
Mr. Fitzsimons
Anamosa
Lovell Township
P. J. Shugart
Nevada
Shugart
Waterloo
Bernard
Stephen
Hopkinton
George Whalen
Waukon
Reuben Dress
Edward
Sacred Heart Church
Louis P. Waddick
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Fitzsimons
Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus Council of
Chicago
James Pursel
John Cashen
LaMont
Daniel McDonald
Ted Dress
Fortieth wedding anniversary celebration attended by relatives
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bader were surprised by about fifty relatives and friends at Monticello last Tuesday evening in honor of their 40th anniversary. Dinners, cards, and dancing followed a 7 PM meal. Several family members could not attend, including three children and one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Bader
T. N. Bader
Joseph Bader
J.G. Oswald
Matthew
Miss May Bader
Monticello
Mrs. Gadient
Sand Spring
George Gadient
Sue Kirchen
Cascade
J. B. Oswald
Charlie Vernimont
Leggett
Reuben
Charlie Hayward
John Sangl
Godfrey Schneider
Helen Hutton
Castle Grova
Peter Weber
Jesup
Celestine
Isabel Bader
Lincoln
Nebraska
John P. Bader
Minnesota
Mrs. Bader
B. H. Hanken
Langworthy
Quisenberry Laying Mash Promises Best Egg Yield
A grocery ad by Stuhlers' presents Quisenberry quality feeds claiming hens can only lay as many eggs as the feed supplies. It guarantees health and maximum results, noting tests on thousands of hens and urging readers to buy at the Stuhlers' grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friend Poultry Raiser
Stuhlers
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Panlaird
J. W. Doxsee Chas
A. Doxsee
E. G. Burrichter
Sam Reade
Ray Hearn
Eldon Rohn
Winchester
McNeill
Enez Beach
Philip Brown
Om J. Farley
Ben Behrends, Jr
Frank Locher
Vernon Orcutt
Delhi
WB. J. Farley
W. Hoult
R. R
John Wenger
Marton
Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co
Art Young
Cedar
A. W. Adams
C. Little
G.A. Meyer
Sophie Woellert
John Woellert
Ralph Lahey
Anamoga
J. LeRoy Farmer
Canoners
W. F. Hintz
Minnie Rettlg
MacNeill
Mrs
High School
Paul B. Gibson
A. P. Lambert
E. G. Drury
Tabor
Ed Rhodes
Ethy Parrott
Charles Parrott
Wm. G. Schoon
H. H. Stegelberg
Navy
Dubuque
J. N. Smith
Center Junction
H. 8. Richardson
Charles H. Fawcett
Brooklyn
New York
J. W. Doksee
J. W. Schweitzer
John Marugg
W. Welland
Rice Laks
Wisconsin
Ed Wirth
Maxine
Lloyd Sexton
Kansas City
Mr. Sexton
Cora Sexton
George §. Fawcett
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
J. W. Coxsee
H. L. Adix
Mission Board of the
Iowa Squad
Nelle Wilson
Frances Coyle
Iopkinton
Lee Bohren
Rudolph Bohren
Albert Britting
Amarillo
Texas
Henry Britting
Fred Wales
Denver
Colorado
Blien Boswell
Marion
Kenwood Park
McNeill's Hardware
Monticello Express
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
Norman Smith
Jess
Iowa City
Ben Mettler
St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Adix
Silas Wright
Wioine Lorraine
Veterans’ Hospital
Knoxville
Ladies’ Auxiliary of
American Legion Post 209
Gus Rettig
Gladys Howland
Eunice Howland
Harold Steiner
Wisie Anderson
J. H. Verner
Minnie Behnke
Elgin Schwartz
Luther League of
Fred Zweifel
Bosleobel
Will Marshall
Marshall Zweifel
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Eastern Star
Winchester Hardware
Winchester Istoren
George N. McGarvey
Huntington Park
George N., Jr
McGarvey
Miss Pearl Huene
McNeill’s
Gure
Express
Lovell Township Farm Bureau
Public Library
Henry Hawkins
John Matthiessen
Mary Hawkins
Fred
Carl Hutton
Susan
Harold Wilcox
Emil Stutt
Alfred S. Nickless
Lenox College
Presbyterian Church At
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
East Grand Boulevard
Detroit
Nickless
Miss Ida Fishwild
Rotary Club
Maples Inn
Messrs
T. M. Redmond
H. §. Stabler
Rotary
Dr. Redmond
Fred 5. Stuhler
Anniveran
Noah Reichart
Hoosier
Leake
Margaret Crumley
Naomi Considien
W. T. Ryan
Independence
Linn County
Ralph Windolf
Marjorie Lansing
Lansing
Windolf
Walter Hennison
Edwin Lightfoot
Frank Fitzsimons
Alexian ‘Brothers Hospital
Winchester Paints, McNeill's
Holw
MT. Vernon
Geo. Stuhlers’ Sons Co
Karl M. Keyes
Optometrist
Hlinoss and Lowa
Harry Soule
National
Association of Master Plumbers
Lowell State Bank
Voss
Floto
A. J. H. McNeill
Tovia
Manchester
Delhi, Iowa
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