District Court Grind To Start Next Monday
The January term of Jones county district court will open in Anamosa next Monday January 25 with Hon. F. O. Ellison presiding. The grand jury meets first day to organize, followed by petit jury on February 1. The docket lists numerous landlord attachments, garnishments, promissory notes, guardianships, foreclosures, and two divorce actions, reflecting a busy equity and law calendar.
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Jones County District Court
Anamosa
F. O. Ellison
Druggist in Dubuque Attacks Wife with Razor
In Dubuque last Friday a drug department manager, Frank C. Keesecker, allegedly cut his wife’s throat during a family quarrel and then attempted suicide. Mrs Keesecker was rushed to Finley hospital with serious injuries while Keesecker, unhurt, was placed under guard at St. Joseph’s Sanitarium.
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Frank C. Keesecker
Roshek Brothers’ Store
Keesecker
Still Great for Clothing and Bedding for the Poor
In Monticello a serious need for personal clothing bedding and food exists. Miss Lora Houston public health nurse reports many requests with no supply to fill them. Items may be left at A J H McNeill hardware store for distribution to the deserving by Miss Houston.
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Monticello
Lora Houston
A. J. H. McNeill Hardware
Miss Houston
Two Anamosa Banks Close Dramatic Bank Closures Shock Anamosa
Anamosa National Bank with 100000 capital and about 600000 in deposits and Niles & Watters Savings Bank with 50000 capital and just over 800000 in deposits closed last Monday. Presidents were W. N. Dearborn and George Frazier respectively. cashiers were P Van Zante and L H Lowry. Citizens Savings Bank remains solvent under Dr A G Hejinian and W F Helberg. Reorganization or depositor compromises are unclear though deposits may recover.
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Anamosa National Bank
Niles & Watters Savings Bank of
Anamosa
W. N. Dearborn
P. van Zante
Niles & Watters Savings Bank
George Frazier
L. H. Lowry
Contents Of Prull Silo Prove Very Satisfactory
Henry Prull Jr north of Monticello reports minimal spoilage in his temporary silo after three weeks. The 12 by 24 foot snow fence silo cost 30 dollars, held 48 tons of silage, and may be expanded to two next season. He plans soy beans with corn next year and notes steady milk flow from 16 Holstein cows delivering butterfat monthly. He invites neighbors to inspect the silo and data.
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Henry Prull, Jr
Monticello
Pruit
Edward W. Cox
Sand Spring
Prull
Corn Brings 35 to 39 Cents At Farm Auction
Fifteen hundred bushels of corn sold for 35 to 39 cents per bushel. Corn fodder brought 20 dants a shock and hay 6.75 per ton. The John V. Murray estate sale three miles northeast of Sand Spring yielded a corn planter nearly new and eighty rods of wire for 48. Cows in milk sold 15 to 25, horses 17 to 42.50, six fall pigs 9.50 each, three sheep 2.10 each, seventy hens 0.35 each. Auctioneers were P. J. Herard and Son of Cascade with Monticello State Bank as clerk.
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John V. Murray
Sand Spring
P. J. Herard and Son of
Cascade
Monticello State Bank
Interesting Letter From Far Off India by Minnie Huibregtse
Miss Minnie Huibregtse writes from Hyderabad in the Deccan about life at a mission girls school. She describes a tropical garden many fruits, a bungalow with arched verandas, and mosquito protection. She notes student greetings, garlands, and a wish to learn the local language.
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Minnie Huibregtse
Edward H. Huibregtse
India
Gardena
Minnie H. Huibregtse
Stanley Girls School
Hyderabad
Deccan
Thomas Chambers Enters Chicago University for Graduate Study
Thomas Chambers of Arnold Brothers Chicago meat packers won a scholarship from the Institute of American Meat Packers to study in the graduate school of commerce and administration at the University of Chicago. He joins eleven other graduates from across the United States, with several peers from Iowa and Nebraska, and plans to return to Arnold Brothers after completing his course.
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Thomas Chambers
Arnold Brothers, Meat Packers
Chicago
Graduate School
University of Chicago
Graduate College of Commerce and Administration
United States
Towa
Yowa State College
Ames
Yowa State U
Nebraska U
Institute of American Meat Packers
Chicago University
Chambers
Arnold Brothers, Packers
Farmer Canning Co. On the Air on KWCR
J LeRoy Farmer of Cedar Rapids promotes a series of Sunday afternoon broadcasts on KWCR Cedar Rapids. The programs will announce how listeners can receive free cases of canned goods and how children can obtain Farmer Boy dolls by sending in labels. Mr. Farmer, formerly a Monticello resident, urges listeners to tune in.
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the Express
J. LeRoy Farmer
Cedar Rapids
KWCR
Farmer
Monticello
Lovell Township Farm Bureau Meeting January 26
Lovell township Farm Bureau announces a regular meeting on Tuesday afternoon January 26 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Liddy. The program includes a meat cutting curing and canning demonstration by a member of the extension department Iowa State College Ames. Program starts promptly at 1 30 and all are invited.
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Lovell Township Farm Bureau
Clem Liddy
Iowa State College
Ames
State and National News Happenings This Week
Floods in Southern Mississippi force 6000 people from homes as levees on the Tallahatchie fail. Judge Barker hears the Moffit case tied to notes bought from Mechanicsville bank nine months ago. Hog market weak with prices dropping. Chicago unions push drivers to use only union cars for funerals. Reconstruction Finance Corporation bill advances with Dawes to lead. Brown proposes raising first class rates to 3 cents. Iowa names nine masters including first woman Mrs J E Hoopes. Queen Sophie of Greece dies. Grace R Hall inherits 38 000. Clinton man gets five years. Dobry bond posted. New Gildner Bros store at Maquoketa. 63rd wedding anniversary at Baldwin. Hoover reshapes finance leadership with Dawes and Meyer. Ruth Judd jury in Phoenix. aged couple robbed in Melbourne.
Thomas Wilson 81 Dies. Buck Creek Settler Remembered
Funeral services were held January 8 at Buck Creek Methodist Church for Thomas Wilson a longtime Delaware County settler born in Ireland February 14 1851. He came to America at age 12 and lived on a Buck Creek area farm. Survived by wife Sarah Ann Wagner two sons and several grandchildren.
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Buck Creek Methodist Church
Thomas Wilson
Delaware County
Morrow
Ireland
America
Buck Creek
DeMolay Teams Set for Friday Double Header
An extra game between Monticello and Dubuque DeMolay basketball clubs was scheduled last night as the opener before the Monticello University High, Iowa City, contest. The teams, nearing form for the annual DeMolay tournament, will start at 7 30 promptly to gauge strength.
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Monticello
Dubuque
Monticello University High
Iowa City
Walter Zubler Promoted To Cascade Local Manager
Walter Zubler of Monticello is promoted to local division manager in Cascade under the Monticello division of Iowa Electric Co. He began the new post January 15 and will oversee a large service territory, aiming to deliver the best possible service.
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Walter Zubler
Iowa Electric Company
Monticello
Cascade
Walter
Items Of Occurrences Thirty Years Ago January 1902
The Monticello Express recalls January 1902 events. Notable entries include relocations of J W Coxsee law office and the paper plant to the Lowell State Bank building, marriages such as Anna Antons with John Rahufft, Henry Mayberry with Frances Uhr, and Marie Bohlken with George Tobias on the 30th. Also noted are births, deaths including Charlotte Kamp and William Starr, property sales, and a cold spell with 18 below zero followed by 28 below.
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Monticello Express
J. W. Coxsee
Monticello State Bank
Lowell State Bank
Henry Rickels
Castle Grove Township
The
Conner & Hogan
Cc. F. Pepin
Stephen Fitzsimons
Monticello
Elbo Elben
Ben Elben
Allan
Nebraska
Jacob Lang
Sand Spring
Clell MecLaughlin
Spokane
Washington
Anna Antons
John Rahufft
Center Junction
Henry Mayberry
Frances Uhr
Langworthy
Charlotte Kamp
William Drinkwater
Henry Tuetken
John Yousse
Rieke Rieken
Dennie E. Kehoe
John Clark
George F. LeClerc
Lois Graves
Ed Graves
O. B. French
John Ford
G. H. George
Lovell
Arthur Maurice
D. E. Pond
Netcott & Dannon
Independence
Fastwood & Chase
William Starr
Maxwell
Abraham Schneider
Richland Township
Katherine Shannon
Sycamore Street
Dani Palmer
Clara
Esther
Reuben Ely
Long Pine
Frank A. Whittemore
Fritz Athen
Mercury
Marie Bohlken
George Tobiason
W. H. L. Schuetz
George Washington Bicentennial Essay Contest Opens
The Monticello Auxiliary VFW No 1683 Americanization committee sponsors an essay contest for Monticello junior and senior high and Sacred Heart high schools. Prizes include 5 dollars for first, 2.50 for second, and a framed portrait for third. topics cover Spirit of George Washington, The Many Sides of George Washington, and Washington's Influence Today. Deadline February 16, with prize ceremony on February 22.
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George Washington
Mary E. Coxsee
S. G. Gutensohn
A. L. Lorenz
Monticello
Margaret Carmichael
Honor L. Clark
Anne Echternacht
Alta Patterson
Eliza Thoeni
Belle Timmins
Gwendolen Reed
Carls Schneider Injured After Freight Train Collision
Carl Schneider manager of the Hutchinson ice cream factory at Vinton was badly hurt last Monday evening when his truck collided with a freight train caboose at 9 30 pm. He suffered a severe lower lip injury and tooth loss, jumped clear, walked to a doctor's office for treatment, and his truck was damaged beyond repair. Albert Schneider went to Vinton to cover for him during recovery. Carl is the son of Isaac Schneider senior of Monticello.
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Carl Schneider
Vinton
Albert Schneider
Carl
Isaac Schneider
Monticello
Notable Local Deaths And Incidents In Iowa Community
A 2 year old John Barberich of Dubuque died after falling into hot water. Clinton’s Augustis Johnson, 90s, a Lyons Lodge Mason for 69 years, noted. Lena Pecoy, 22, jailed in Dubuque on a bootlegging bond default. Tipton pioneer merchant Harry L. Brotherlin, 83, funeral led by Masons. Davenport’s Alice French (Octave Thanet) plans winter in Tucson. Oelwein’s Melvin Brinkman, 24, killed in a skating collision. skull fracture from the ice. Davenport’s Ruth Seim died after being struck by a car driven by Doen Toensfeldt. Basketball results list several college and high school games. Sister Mary Aquinas, 60, Cedar Rapids teacher, dies from auto accident injuries. A Cedar Rapids district collision left H. A. Byers with a wrecked car. traffic delayed. Floyd Smith and Cyril Meroberts receive five-year prison terms for receiving and concealing stolen property. two women linked to case paroled. H. F. P. Manley, 86, of Edgewood, dies after being struck by a freight train. injury and management details noted. Efforts to save Hawley’s life included leg amputations. he died shortly after surgery.
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Lena Pecoy
Dubuque
Harry L. Brotherlin
Tipton
Masonic Fraternity
Alice French
Davenport
Octave Thanet
Tucson
Arizona
Floyd Smith
Cyril Meroberts
Fort Madison
BE. Magure
Smith
McRoberts
F W Auxiliary Plans National Broadcast Obligation Ceremony
Monticello Aux to the Veterans of Foreign Wars No 1683 teams with local comrades for a 10 30 p m Friday February 22 program. Commander in Chief Harold Decoe will administer the obligation via Columbia network allowing candidates to join posts nationwide. Local recruits are invited to listen in while veterans who served abroad are honored. Committee in charge of refreshments includes Mesdames Waddick Clark Jarrett Jacobs Henrichs Behrends and Hoffman.
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Monticello
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harold Decoe
Columbia National Broadcasting Chain
United States
Mesdames
Monticello Hopes Rally Beats Tipton in Conference Clash
Monti high boys defeated Tipton 25 to 13 in a hard fought conference game. Bartlett led scoring with four field goals and five free throws, while Coyle added three field goals and three free throws as Monti built a half time lead and held on for the win.
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Warriors
Monti High
Tipton
Bartlett
Capt. Coyle
Ronis
Monti
Tipton Fe
Coyle
Hipple
Aobi
Jennings
Seherrer
OlLind
OL O Bort
White
Walton
Phelps
Simpson
Yeoman
Wood
Stott
Kenrns
Hamilton
Barris
Johnson
Carnell
Anamosa
O'Toole
Aebi
Byers
Rhody
Bort
Remley
Werdeman
Matthiessen
Anamosa Feft
Hutton
Meisbon
Werdman
Spooner
Laxvio
Taylor
Paul
Reynolds le
Sleet Storm Creates Icy Streets Near Monticello
A sleet storm last Thursday afternoon coated sidewalks and roads in ice near Monticello. Pedestrians and drivers moved with extreme caution after several accidents on highways, including a Standard Oil truck and a stock truck slipping into ditches. No serious injuries were reported in cadhe.
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Monticello
Exhibit of Fine Pictures at the Public School
A special exhibit displays 150 recognized masterpieces by modern artists at Monticello Public School from January 26 to 29. A ticket contest awards a prize to the pupil room selling the most tickets. Tickets cost 10 cents for all.
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Monticello Public School
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Margaret Smeltzer
C. E. Countryman
First Iowa State Trust & Savings Bank
Theodore Martin
C. L. Adams
Farmers Mutual Creamery Company
Tlark Kray
Lockman
Elmer Briggs
Zimmerman
Guardian
William Rickels
Ella J. Orr
John Rieken
Garment Company
Ellers
Sarah Story
Frank Zaruba
C. B. Schaffer
D. W. Richeson
Lee Garment Company
J. J. Locher
Eilers
W. A. Boots
H. L. Lindley
Earl de Camp
Hans W. Mohr
Cornelius Mortensen
Harriet A. Potter
Olive Sinkey
Frank C. Cruise
Equitable Life Insurance Society of the United States
Center Junction Savings Bank
A. H. Balster
Henry Badberg
Lizzie Russell
A. B. White
Henry Paulsen & Company
T. F. Denkhoff
L. A. Andrew
Herman E. Brunscheen
Louise Field
George Buol
Charles G. Schneiter
Des Moines Joint Stock Land Bank
Herman J. Morrison
May B. Reynolds
Walter McCormick
A. H. Moffit
John Moffett
William Shaffer
Rhoda Shaffer
F. J. Weirich
George S. Coleman
Jake Arduser
Peter Mundinger
Len
Citizens Savings Bank
Olin
Iowa
State of Iowa
Mary Schoonover
Mattlew Fairbanks
June Hay
Clifford Hay
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
Dan Stivers
L. Kaufmann
Charles W. Gray
Carl Schellin
Citizens’ Savings Bank
E. H. Huitbregtes
Chicago U
Farmer Canning Co
Lovell Township
Mississippi
Red Cross
Tallaha Teble
Moffit
Arthur E. Barker
Clinton
Moffit Brothers
John T. Moffit
Helmer & Gomner State Bank of
Mechanicsville
Mechanicsville Bank
Helping Credit
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Charles G. Dawes
Brown
J. E. Hoopes
Muscatine
Carroll County
Herman Franzenburg
Benton County
Louis Hadenfeldt
Buena Vista County
D. F. Kruse
Sioux County
Fred R. Mitchell
Hardin County
John W. Swalin
Pocahontas County
Sophie
Greece
William Hohenzollern
Florence
Italy
Germany
Grace R. Hall
Henry C. Reche
Reche
George A. Green
Green
Courtland H. Young
Clinton Herald
Polk County
Dabry
Gildner Bros
Gildner Brothers
Maquoketa
Gildner Grove
Orville
Baldwin
Smithtown
Clinton County
Wryten
Dawes
Herbert Hoover
Ambassador Dawes
Stimson
Geneva
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Finance Corporation
Hugh Gibson
Hoover
Europe
Ruth Judd
Phoenix
Ariz
Agnes Leroi
John Hummel
Alura Hummel
Melbourne
Iowa Electric Co
John Barberich
Augustis Johnson
Lyons Lodge No. 93
Melvin Brinkman
Oelwein
John Zinzer
Brinkman
Ruth Seim
Doen Toensfeldt
Coe
Western Reserve
Columbia
Cornell
Oklahoma
Town State
Newton
Boone
West Waterloo
East Waterloo
Mary Aquinas
Immaculate Conception
H. A. Byers
Town City
H. FP. Manley
Edgewood
Hawley
V. F.W
Coach Smith
Rechi
McClees
University Wich
University Hich
Monti Hieri
Ray Smith
West Branch
West Liberty
Manchester
Marion
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