Carsten Peters Dies After Heat Prostration Near Monticello
Carsten Peters died last Friday from heat prostration after a week of illness in hot weather. Born June 20 1850 in Schleswig Holstein he emigrated to the United States in 1872 and farmed in Iowa near Jones county. Survived by six children and numerous grandchildren, his Panora service was held at St John s Evangelical Lutheran church with Rev Paul T Gutwnecht officiating.
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Carsten Peters
Monticello
Paul T. Gutknecht
Mr. Peters
Schleswig
Holstein
Germany
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Wilhelmins Peters
Peters
Iowa
Jones County
William
Henry
Dora Hanken
Avetia
Minn
John
Delbert McVay
Anna Walbern
Vina Prult
Langworthy
Denison
Walford
North Dakota
Schleswig, Holstein
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Paul T. Gutwnecht
Lutheran Brotherhood Picnic at Castle Grove
The Castle Grove Lutheran church Brotherhood held a Fourth of July picnic at John Specht's timber. Attendees enjoyed a large meal, songs, and a program led by Henry Otten and Rev. G Wolf. Games included horseshoes and baseball with the papas and Lather Leaguers winning respective games. Refreshment stand profits totaled $7.20.
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Brotherhood of
Castle Grove
G. Wolf
Republic of America
America
Gammer
Herbert Adix Traced Through Two Accidents
Herbert Adix son of Rev and Mrs Henry L Adix survived two accidents in one week. He fell unconscious after a car collision while riding on a running board. Earlier he and Jim Parley biked in a race when his bicycle flipped, injuring his nose chin and Betty Lau Patterson injuring her ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Adix
An. Henry L. Adix
Wwe
Arthur
Adix
Herbert
Jim Parley
Betty ‘Leu Patterson
Jim
Jim Patterson
Betty Lau
4M E Sunday School Picnic Set For July 15
The Monticello Meth odial Episcopal church announces its annual Sunday School picnic at the city park on Wednesday July 15. Attendees should bring their own tableservice and provisions for the family and arrive by 6 o'clock for a good time.
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Methodial Episcopal Church of
Band Concerts At City Park Draw Big Summer Crowds
Weekly city park band concerts attract large crowds with generous encores and a two part program headed by band master Frank Royden. Performances feature cornet solo Honeysuckle Polka, Eeyplian Ballet, Chinese Temple Garden, Robin Hood selections and vocal numbers by Alma Buol and Sylvan Bixby.
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Frank Royden
Cornet
Charles Eby
Ketettry
Robin Hood
Alma Buol
Sylvan Bixby
Wernimont Dies After Long Illness In Rochester
Henry G. Wernimont died in Rochester New York last Sunday after years of heart trouble and a lengthy hospital stay. He was born October 25 1868 in Dubuque and lived in Filmore Lovell township and Council Bluffs before moving to Rochester. He married Anna Krause in 1894 and leaves two daughters Mrs Leo Brown and Mildred. siblings J B Oswald John Charles Wernimont Martha Kate and others. Funeral services were held at a Rochester Catholic church with burial there. He had recently worked on a patent in Rochester and earlier attended law school in Omaha.
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Henry G. Wernimont
Rochester
New York
Mr. Wernimont
Henry
Anne Wernimont
Dubuque
Filmore
Wernimont
Lovell Township
Anna Krause
Carroll
Leo Brown
Mildred Wernimont
Omaha
Adelia Frances Giffin
Linn County
Central City
William Spoerl
Hazel Green Township
Ryan
James Fitzpatrick
Iowa City
Norway
Town
Fitzpatrick
Coggan Savings Bank
Fred Moser
Manchester
University Hospital
Town City
Melvin W. Pealey
Telegraph-Herald
Iowa Cities Contest State Sewage Cleanup Order
Iowa health officials condemn river sewage in Marshalltown Cedar Rapids Cedar Falls Des Moines and Iowa City arguing new law allowing charging for service would fund sewage plants and treatment. Cities oppose due to financial strain while state cites river pollution and public health concerns.
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Health Department
State of
Iowa
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Falls
Des Moines
Iowa City
Tom Eden Suffered Eye Injury From Firecracker
Tom Eden a 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs Henry Eden suffered a severe eye wound Saturday after a firecracker exploded on the sidewalk in front of the Madsen Motor company building. He was taken to the hospital given tetanus serum and his eye bandaged. Doctors think he will not lose sight of the eye.
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Tom Eden
Henry Eden
Madsen Motor Company
Anamosa Man Heads State Board of Control
A. M. Roberta of Anamosa becomes chairman of the state board of control for the next year, succeeding A. M. McColl of Woodward whose term expires June 30. The board gains new member E. Hi. Felton of New Virginia.
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Anamosa Man
State Board of Control
A. M. Roberta
Anamoss
Roberta
A. M. McColl
Woodward
E. Hi. Felton
New Virginia
Mrs Folkert Hedden Suffers Stroke In Monticello
Mrs Folkert Hedden of the southwest part of Monticello is in critical condition after a week of paralysis stroke. Many friends hope for her rapid health improvement and recovery.
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Folkert Hedden
Monticello
Anamosa Cow Testing Report Highlights June Butterfat Decline
The hot weather and dry pastures in late June reduced milk and butterfat across Anamosa herds. May butterfat averaged 3.69% and fell to 3.6% in June, with declines up to 13 pounds in some cows. Figures for top herds and individual cows are listed, including Tyler and McGovern’s herd leading at 3,404 pounds milk and 90.8 pounds butterfat across four milkings daily.
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C. H. Eckles
Minnesota
Hari C. Newhard
T. B
C. W. Eden
Monroe
Walderbach
Ormsb Roe Beauty
Tyler
McGovern
Eoe
Bess Ormsby Hardee
Men’s Reformatory
Mattie
Hart C. Newhard
Tyler & McGovern
Wm. M. Oltmanns
Guernseys
Henry Wehling
C. C. Jones
Harl C. Newhard
Carl W. Eden
J. M. Byerly
Miller & Brady
Chris Petersen
Howard Klinetop
Hearst Duncan Plans Law Practice in Texas
Hearst Duncan son of Mr and Mrs J E Duncan of Amber recently graduated from George Washington university law school in Washington D C. He has been accepted as a partner in a Houston law firm and will start his duties soon. Duncan held high academic honors and was active in student government and legal fraternities.
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Hearst Duncan
J. E. Duncan
Amber
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
College of Law
Houston
Texas
Duncan
Center Junction
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Luther
Iowa
George Washington Law School
Law School
Pyramid Honor Society
Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity
Delta Bigma Rho
Glasgow University
8&J. Andrew's University
John M. McCormick
Turner Urges Tax Reform At Anamosa Farm Picnic
Gov. Dan Turner urged revision of Iowa tax laws and economy in state government at the eleventh annual Jones County Farm Bureau picnic in Anamosa. He pressed 20 per cent levy cuts, called for enforcement of laws, and warned against increasing expenditures while noting farm and business ties.
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Towa
Dan Turner
Anamosa Fairgrounds
Jones County Farm Bureau
Anamosa Commercial Club
Harry Newman
Federal Loan Board
Gov. Turner
Iowa
Turner
State Board of Assessment and Review
Bureau
Enrollment Surges at Iowa State College Summer Term
An Ames dispatch reports rising enrollment at Iowa State College with a record 1,493 students in the first summer quarter. Participants come from 44 states and 14 countries, led by Town with 980 students followed by Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Minnesota, Texas, Oklahoma, and Ohio. Canada and China are the leading foreign entrants. Of the total, 609 are in the graduate school with late registrations expected to adjust the totals.
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Ames
Iowa State College
United States
Town
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Minnesota
Texas
Oklahoma
Ohio
Canada
China
Legion Auxiliary Delegates Elected for State Convention
At the American Legion Auxiliary Arthur P. O'Rourke post meeting delegates to the state convention were chosen. Delegates are Mrs. Peter Kurt and Miss Florence Carmichael. Alternates are Mesdames Kate Lambert and William Cassidy. The state convention takes place in Marshalltown on August 11 12 and 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Arthur P. O'Rourke
Peter Kurt
Florence Carmichael
Kate Lambert
William Cassidy
Marshalltown
Hay loader accident injures Wayne man
John Lieneman of Wayne township sustained severe bruising after falling from a hayload yesterday. The incident occurred during routine farm work and authorities say no further danger is suspected.
Anamosa Boy May Be Blind From Accident
George Preston, 16, of Anamosa, was seriously hurt last Saturday and taken to Mercy hospital where doctors reported the vision in one eye destroyed and the other seriously damaged. He suffered powder burns on the face and chest after an improvised cannon exploded as he and a friend celebrated, causing a full blast toward his face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Preston
Anamosa
Mercy Hospital
Two Marion Notables Die Within Week
Two prominent Marion men died recently. John P. Christie aged 69 was an attorney and active in Democratic circles, born near Vinton, Iowa. M. W. Courtney, former city attorney, led Marion business life and was first president of both the Tite Club and the Marion Country Club.
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Marion
John P. Christie
Iowa
Vinton
M. W. Courtney
Tite Club
Marion Country Club
Man From Manchester Hospitalized After Night in Field
Harold Hatfield twenty, a Manchester farm hand on the Ralph Zehr farm five miles southeast of Ryan, was thrown from a horse last week and lay unconscious in a field all night before being found. He remained in serious condition.
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Harold Hatfield
Manchester
Ralph Zehr
Ryan
July 1906 Monticello notices and accidents summary
The Monticello Express records July 1906 events: births in Ellert Landherr and Alferts families. typhoid death of Blanche Gardner. multiple injuries including Wayne Yousse’s firecracker accident, Miss Delia Hennessey’s health move, a scalp wound at The Express, and William Ketcham’s fatal run away. Also note resignations at Lenox College, deaths of James Applegate and Clucas Farragher, a drowning of Lillis Glass, and travels of Peter Meyer to Switzerland.
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Monticello Express
Ellert Landherr
Scotch Grove Township
Monticello
Wayne Yousse
Elmer Lee
Blanche Gardner
Louis Gardner
Mr. Gardner
Martin Thoeni
Ed Turnis
Lost Nation
Sand Spring
Mirick
Miss Waugh
William Ketcham
Cass Township
Ketcham
Frederick Garmhausen
John C. Rueger
Davenport
Rueger
Frederick Garmshausen
Henry Alferts
Castle Grove Township
Arch Koop
Minnie Lange
John M. Lange
Peter Meyer
Switzerland
James S. Applegate
Jones County
Eby
Lester Winner
Henry Helsey
Ruth Darling
State Normal School
Cedar Falls
McGregor Public Schools
Lillis Glass
N. Glass
Wapsipincon
Anamosa
Clucas Farragher
Amber
FP. W. Grossman
Lenox College
Hopkinton
Wabun Camp Fire Plans Trip to Camp Huagna
The Wabun Camp Fire group will send girls to Camp Huagna in Cedar Rapids for a week July 19 through 26. Officers elected include President Betty Kay and Vice President Margaret McNeill with Betty Denkhoff as secretary, Maxine Richmond as treasurer, and Elizabeth McLaughlin as newspaper reporter. The next meeting is set for July 9 at 3 p.m.
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Wabun
Reed
Huagna
Cedar Rapids
Betty Kay
Margaret McNeill
Betty Denkhoff
Maxine Redmond
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Monticello Boy Scouts Enter Camp This Week
Monticello Boy Scouts head to Waubeek camp this week led by George Fraser Richard Hoag and Clark Matthiessen Fifty six scouts from Anamosa Van Horne Marion Monticello and Central City attend The Anamosa group includes Edward Mershon Donald Beggs and Charles Treland.
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George Fraser
Richard Hoag
Clark Matthiessen
Waubeek
Anamosa
van Horne
Marion
Monticello
Central City
Edward Mershon
Donald Beggs
Charles Treland
Verna Stutt Involved In Serious Truck Accident
Verna Stutt nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Herman Stutt of Wayne township was hospitalized at John McDonald hospital with a severely fractured leg after the truck she rode on rear halted and backed into a hay rack. One bone protruded through the flesh and the fracture was reduced and dressed. The driver was unaware of her presence.
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Verna Stutt
Herman Stutt
Wayne Township
John McDonald Hospital
Neighborhoods That Interest Neighborhoods That Interest
J. J. Berkle owner of the Good ie Shop at Dyersville assigns for creditors. Edna Pedderson and Eugene Hart wed near Nashua. Amber area wells drilled for drought relief. Adelia Frances Giffin dies at 89 in Central City.
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J. J. Berkle
Dyersville
Monticello Team Wins Two Games In Weekend Action
The Monticello ball team defeated Cascade 11 to 3 and beat Oxford Junction 5 to 2 in weekend games. Pitcher Wilenberg starred against Cascade, allowing five hits as Hayes homered. In the Oxford Junction game Monticello broke a 2 2 tie in extended play with three insurance hits in the tenth. Batteries were Meredith and Ferring for Monticello, Bowman and Fifield for Oxford Junction.
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Monticello
Oxford Junction
Oxford
Ryan
Cl Park
Bartlett
Thenhaus
Ferring
Meredith
Bowman
Fifield
Oxford Jet
Accidents Mount in Fourth of July Toll Across U S
The Fourth of July death toll across the United States rose in 1931 with 483 total fatalities, 160 in motor car crashes and 181 from drownings. Heat claimed 24 lives and 14 perished in air accidents, while the year shows increases over 1930 totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
American Press Association
Aire
New Officers Assume Duties In Rotary Club
The Monti velo Rotary Club inducted new officers for a one year term starting in July. Retiring president Dr. T. M. Redmond handed the gavel to Clayton A. Palmer who becomes the new president. Other officers include Dr. C. G. Chomas as vice president and A. B. Grimes as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montivelo Rotary Club
T. M. Redmond
Clayton A. Palmer
C. G.chomas
A. B. Grimes
Redmond
Palmer
B. C. Roberts
Cedar Rapids Man Found Dead In Mississippi River
The body of W. A. Witzierman, 60, of Cedar Rapids and missing since June 17, was found in the Mississippi River one mile south of Clinton along Trials shore. Funeral services were held in Clinton. He had left a barber shop after remarking he was going there, deposited funds for his firm and personally, and after his disappearance no trace was found until a fisherman located the body. He apparently drowned after being missing for days and relatives said he was despondent. he is survived by three sons and three daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Witzierman
Cedar Rapids
Mississippi River
Clinton
Trials
Witzieman
Dubuque County Court Records Reveal Harsh Year
Dubuque County district court imposed 322 years of jail time and 8250 dollars in fines on 66 offenders. Among sentences was J A R Altringer who pleaded guilty to first degree murder of 12 year old Earl Robert Fuller. Altringer to be hanged at Fort Madison prison on November 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque County
District Court
Dubuqque County
J. A. R. Altringer
Earl Robert Fuller
Fort Madison
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Lutheran Brotherhood
H.G. Wernimont
East
Lowell Township
Caner
Jane
Farm Bureau
Fair Grounds
Ahamosa
Ruth van Buren
Ireland
Jurgen Grabhbe
Olin
Neil Mullen
Bill Stickford
George Burton Brown
Dale Larson
Wink
Allen
Powers
Robert
William Powers
Margery Allen
Maxine Johnson
Merle Haeussler
Billy Stroud
Paul van Buren
Leland Fortney
Tallman
Ae Buren
van Buren
Johnson
Newhard
Fortney
Stroud
Arlene Boch
Koolmotors
Baumel
Legion Auxiliary
John Lieneman
Anamosa Boy
the Express
Boy Scouts
Edna Pedderson
Eugene Hart of
Little Brown Church
Nashua
James Trainor
Minneapolis
Ed Long
Cedar Park
Carl Berger
Long
Berger
Dean Wilson
Doran Wilson
Delhi
Independence
Chicago
A. L. Varnell
FP. L. Gracia
Edward Friedwald
Louis Salzer
Salzer
William A. Braun
Chicago Highway
East Dubuque
Donald Wennett
Monti
Cascade
Rotary Club
Mississippi
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