Death of Harriet Smyth in Monticello at 76
Harriet Elizabeth Smyth 76 died at her home on North ar street Saturday evening after a long illness. Born in Castle ve Delaware county in 1859 she came to the United States with her family after leaving Ireland. She lived in New York five years before moving to Delaware ty near Hopkinton farm, later relocating to Monticello with her sister. She supported church and Sunday school, accumulated a comfortable life through frugality, and a high standard of conduct. Survived by sisters Margaret Jane Smyth of Manchester and Emma Lawrence of Monticello. brothers and other kin noted. Services held at Methodist Episcopal church with Rev. William J. Macaulay and Rev. H E Morrow. interment in Hopkinton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Elizabeth Smyth
North Ar Street
Isa Smyth
Castleve
Delaware County
Northern Ireland
United States
New York
Delaware Ty
Hopkinton
Miss Smyth
Monticello
Caroline Hannah
Charlotte Ann
Margaret Jane Smyth
Manchester
Emma Lawrence
Methodist Episcopal Church
Wiliam J. Macaulay
Leave For Month Trip To Points In East
Miss Kate Maurice with Mr and Mrs James Shuey and their son John of Jefferson depart Monday for a month long pleasure trip to Quebec Maine Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Boston From Massachusetts they head to Belaire Maryland to visit Catherine Maurice a University of Maryland instructor En route home they will stay with Mr and Mrs G L Jones in Philadelphia Mrs Jones is a Maurice family relation They will return home via the mountain highway
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Maurice
James Shuey
John
Jefferson
Quebec
Maine
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Boston
Massachusetts
Belaire
Maryland
Catherine Maurice
University of Maryland
G. L. Jones
Philadelphia
Jones
Miss Maurice
Grace Bowie
Seasonal decline in state relief rolls for May
May relief figures show a natural seasonal drop with 194 cases on relief in Jones county 151 in Jackson 107 in Cedar 299 in Delaware and 2044 in Linn as the state relief headquaters warn the dole will not end soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Jackson
Cedar
Delaware
Linn
Bakery Opens New Plant With Free Loaves Display
The Floyd bakery celebrated a successful opening on Saturday with 800 free sample loaves given to the public. Managers praised the turnout and noted their shelves were cleared of the stock of bread and pastry for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd
the Express
Noted Educator to Speak to Jones County Teachers
Dr. William McAndrews, nationally known educator and former Chicago schools superintendent, will address the Northeast Iowa Educational association convention in Anamosa on September 10. The Jones County event is one of 19 county meetings planned in the region, as local gatherings rotate with major state meetings every two years. Dr. McAndrews is editor of School and Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McAndrews
Jones County
Anamosa
Northeast Iowa Educational Association
Iowa
Andrews
Chicago
School and Society
Supervisors Seek Federal Grant for New County Court House
Jones county supervisors filed an application with the Town Public Works administration requesting a $71,700 federal grant for a new courthouse. The total estimated cost is about $160,000 with the grant contingent on the county voting bonds to cover the remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Town Public Works Administration
Leytze Maytag Dealers Meet At Independence
More than fifty Philco dealers and Leytze Maytag salesmen gathered Monday evening at Independence for a banquet. The event introduced the 1936 Philco radio receivers with a presentation by Hartley, Philco zone manager, detailing models, reception, and cabinet design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philco
Leytze Maytag Company
Independence
Hartley
Philco Radio and Television Corporation
Philcos
Monticello Band Concert On West First Street Tonight
The Monticello Municipal band will give its weekly concert at 8 pm on West First Street. Next week’s show is set for Wednesday in the business district. remaining concerts move to the city park. Tonight’s program includes Sousa marches, Dorothey Lee Intermezzo, The Hoe Down, US Field Artillery March, There’s a Tavern in the Town, Gayety, Triumph, Kryola overture, and Stars and Stripes Forever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
West First Street
Sousa
Dorothy Lee
Paul Yoder
U. S. Field Artillery
Gayety
Hirsch
King
Kryola
Cushman
Eben G Hicks Ill At John McDonald Hospital
Eben G Hicks has been a patient at the John McDonald hospital during the past week. Friends hope he may be speedily restored to health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben G. Hicks
John McDonald Hospital
Holbert Horse Breeders Picnic Draws State Leaders
Four state event sponsored by the Holberts will be held Saturday with attendance by public figures and farm breeding leaders. Dean Curtis Iowa State College will give the main address. Short talks by officials from Des Moines Wabash Chicago and Greeley plus Iowa State staff and industry leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holberts
Dean Curtis
The
State Agricultural College
Ray Murray
Des Moines
J. D. Conner Jr
Belgian Horse Association
Wabash
Indiana
Ellis McFarland
Percheron Horse Association
Chicago
Wayne Dinsmore
Horse Association of America
Ray Anderson
Cedar Rapids Gazette
M. J. Gaughen
Greeley
Iowa
H. H. Kildee
Iowa State College
Ames
Harry Linn
Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
J. G. Hanmer
Monticello Band
Dean C. F. Curtis
Thomas R. Holbert
Holbert Horse Importing Company
George Stuhler's Sans Company
Belgium
Pacific Fleet Commander Visits Relatives At Marion
Command er Raymond Thomas and his wife with two sons Raymond Jr. and Douglas stayed with Dr and Mrs J T Grayston in Marion. Thomas, commander of the U S S San Francisco, is Monticello native educated there and an Annapolis graduate. Attendees included Dr and Mrs J A Hoegen of Wyoming and Mrs J G Thomas who later joined in Marion. They planned to proceed to Boston after the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Thomas
Raymond, Jr
Douglas
J. T. Grayston
Marion
Thomas
U. S. S. San Francisco
Pacific Fleet
Monticello
Annapolis
Graystons
Thomases
J. A. Hoegen
Wyoming
Commander Thomas
J. G. Thomas
Boston
Horse Kicks Through Wire injures Monticello boy
A boy, seven year old Paul Manternach, was critically injured when a horse kicked through a wire fence on the George Manternach farm near Monticello Monday at six. He was taken to McDonald hospital with a ruptured liver and underwent an operation, remaining in very critical condition Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Manternach
Monticello
Paul Manternach
McDonald Hospital
Cost Of Crime Bears Heavy On Taxpayers
The state comptroller allocates 93500 to the Anamosa reformatory for expenses in the first quarter of the fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Comptroller
Anamosa Reformatory
Jones County Motor Vehicle Registrations Rise Ten Percent
The first half of 1935 shows a 10 percent increase in Jones County motor vehicle and trailer registrations over 1934, with 5 189 vehicles registered by the county treasurer compared with 4 730 a year earlier. The rise includes 384 more cars, 64 more trucks, 1 more motorcycle and 8 more trailers, driven by December’s start to annual registrations and steady monthly growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
New Member Named to Old Age Assistance Committee
Mrs. Nona Brainard Terhune of Wyoming has been appointed to the Jones county old age assistance committee. She succeeds Mrs. Reva White who resigned after taking the post as postmistress at Olin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Nona Brainard Terhune
Wyoming
Jones County
Reva White
Olin
Mid-Season Crop Prospects Encouraging In This Section
Mid season crop prospects look promising across local farms with steady rains aiding soil moisture. In Dubuque and Jackson counties corn, hay and small grains show strong progress while livestock pastures remain favorable despite scattered weather damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Jackson County
Rotarians Hear Talks On Mexico International Meeting Insights
Rotary members heard L. A. Iverson and Dr. Cr. G. Thomas speak about their Rotary International attendance in Mexico City. Iverson detailed the trip and the international meeting, while Thomas shared impressions of Mexican life and noted stark class distinctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
L. A. Iverson
Cr. G. Thomas
Rotary International
Mexico City
Iverson
Dr. Thomas
Ufe
Colonial Tea At Home Of Reformatory Warden
A colonial tea hosted by Jones County Farm Bureau women will take place at the home of Warden and Mrs. William Frazier on High Street at the men’s reformatory in Anamosa. The event features a short program and a historical antiques exhibit with items brought by attendees from sixteen county townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Farm Bureau
William Frazier
High Street
Anamosa
Harold Hartman
County Home Project
S. M. Hosford
Will Hiller
Bertha Harken
H. E. Stover
Lloyd Robertson
Claude Peet
Ellis Koppenhaver
Delbert Smith
Ray Sanford
Harlan Russell
William Balsiger
Miss Hansetta Pierce Weds Floyd Farnsworth
Miss Hansetta Pierce daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Pierce of Monticello married Floyd Farnsworth of Monticello on a Saturday June 29 at the Cedar Rapids Baptist Church officiated by Rev Richard Clearwater l. Attendants were Richard Tuetken of Monticello and Mrs Richard Clearwater of Cedar Rapids. The Farnsworths, Monticello High School alumni, will reside in Monticello where Mr Farnsworth is employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansetta Pierce
Earl Pierce
Monticello
Floyd Farnsworth
The
Baptist Church
Cedar Rapids
Richard Clearwater l
Richard Tuetken
Richard Clearwater
Farnsworth
Monticello High School
Castle Grove 4-H club meets with Mary McLaughlin
A Fortune Finders 4-H club meeting was held Tuesday evening July 2 at Mary McLaughlin’s home. Plans were made for a program to be presented this month at the township farm bureau meeting. The program featured a flute solo by Margaret Deischer and reports on the state 4-H convention by Ruth Howle, Pauline Cramer, and Phoebe Hiller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortune Finders 4-H Club
Mary McLaughlin
Township Farm Bureau
Margaret Deischer
Ruth Howle
Pauline Cramer
Phoebe Hiller
Local Boy Scouts Camp At Waubeek This Week
Thirteen Scouts from Monticello’s troop 49 traveled to Camp Waubeek for a weeklong stay. Scoutmaster Steve Hang handled registration while George Fraser stayed as local leader. A Boy Scout circus and pow-wow were planned for Friday night with public attendance and supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Waubeek
George Fraser
Steve Hang
Fraser
Hoag
Graydon Reade
Bud Bader
Charles
Paul Bender
Bugene Howell
Harold Scott
Marvin Schoon
Dean Milroy
Mark Radman
John Fraser
Harold Yeoman
Max Palmer
Cotton Blossom Singers at Monticello Church
The Cotton Blossom Singers of Piney Woods Country Life School Mississippi perform at the Monticello Presbyterian Church Sunday at 7 30 p m. They will sing songs such as Walk Together Children Do You Call That Religion Roll Jordan Roll My Lord is so High Swing Low Sweet Chariot with vocal and piano solos. No admission charged but a free will offering will be received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotton Blossom Singers
Piney Woods
Jordan
Puncture Overturns Car During Westward Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Nelson of Billings Montana visiting Monticello were injured in a crash near Huron South Dakota. A puncture caused their car to overturn injuring Mrs Nelson who fractured her right arm while Mr Nelson sustained bruises. The couple had traveled from Monticello to Chicago and Clear Lake Minnesota on the final leg of their trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Nelson
Billings
Montana
Monticello
Huron
South Dakota
Nelson
Ruth Nelson
Chicago
Clear Lake
Minnesota
Youth of Twenty One Dies After Appendicitis Operation
Edward Panther died from peritonitis following an operation for appendicitis at Anamosa on Friday. He was 21, a recent Anamosa resident, formerly of Muscatine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Panther
Anamosa
Muscatine
Occurrences From July 1910 In Monticello Area
Summary of July 1910 events from The Monticello Express including post office upgrade to second class, death of Margaret Sanford, county Republican convention chair E A Grimwood, delegation names to state convention, land sale near Anamosa, new Anamosa postmaster J H Ramsey, Miss Mary Jarman abroad, marriage of Miss Iva Burkett to Bernard Kehoe, Mary Locher seeking new teaching post in Green River Wyoming, a Farley poultry fire with listed losses, and marriages and local happenings around Platte and Charlevoix residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Monticello
Margaret Sanford
A Sanford of
Amber
E. A. Grimwood
A. L. Pairbanks
J. E. Remley
BE. G. Peat
Thomas Dawson
C. B. Paul
W. Flaherty
T. H. Lightfoot
C. B. Anderson
FE. A. Grimwood
John McNeilly
Robert Livingstone
J. W. Coxsee
Bernard Kehoe
Mary Locher
Green River
Wyoming
The
Express
Farley Poultry Establishment
Bertha Rigby
G. F. Wilkens
E. J. Farley
Dennis Liddy
Elizabeth Tice
Phelps & Hogan
A. Lambert
Anamosa
Alice Elizabeth Reed
William Herschel Miller
Charlevoix
Michigan
J. W. Innes
RE. E. Reed
Iowa State College
Gus Rickless
Charles Scherrer
Bob Abel
Eby's Mill
Boer War Veteran Inspires Local Boy Scouts Visit
Walter Grierson of Minneapolis a Boer war veteran spoke to Monticello Boy Scouts on the origins of the movement noting the Kaffir boys’ good turns during the siege of Mafe king for General Baden-Powell. He and Dr. Fraser, once boyhood friends in Selkirk, Scotland, enjoyed a pleasant reunion with Mrs. Fraser and the Griersons visiting Monticello before departing for Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mafeking
Baden-Powell
Boy Scout Movement
Walter Grierson
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Boy Scouts
Monticello
Grierson
J. H. Fraser
Kansas City
Mr. Grierson
Dr. Fraser
Selkirk
Scotland
Manternach’s Cattle Fetch High Prices on Chicago Market
George Manternach, a local cattle raiser, shipped 1250 pound steers to Chicago last Wednesday. The load touched higher prices for the day, bringing $12.25 per hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Manternach
Chicago
John M. O'Brien Born Stone City 1893 Dies Cedar Rapids
John M. O'Brien who was born in Stone City in 1893 died Thursday in Cedar Rapids after a three month illness. He moved from Stone City to the Rapids at age sixteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone City
Cedar Rapids
John M. O’brien
Rapids
Onslow Couple Privileged To Celebrate Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
Onslow residents Mr. and Mrs. James Warren marked 60 years of marriage with a July 3 1875 wedding anniversary. Seventy relatives attended a picnic and open house. He 83, she 78, both Iowa natives. Four children survive Eugene in California Ben and Mrs Hulda Allen in Onslow and Mrs Allen Keister of Canton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Warren
Onslow
Jnyard
Eugene Warren
California
Ben Warren
Hulda Allen
Allen Keister
Canton
Emma Conley
John Locher
Monticello
John Britt
Vinton
M. W. Moulton
Bellevue
Loss of cash reported. Marion man marks eightieth birthday
A. E. Kopp, a Cedar Rapids grocer, reported a loss of $105 in five dollar bills from a counter on Wednesday. W. J. Greer of Marion celebrated his eightieth birthday at his Marion home with family and friends including Marshall Hickman and Gilmore and Cowan. Jacques Jolas will give a recital at Cornell chapel Mount Vernon on Sunday July 14 as part of Cornell college concerts this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Kopp
Cedar Rapids
W. J. Greer
Marion
Here
Sand Spring
Marshall Hickman
EB. J. Gilmore
C. B. Cowan
Spirit Lake
Hickman
Gilmore
Cowan
Greer
Mr. Greer
Canada
Iowa
Minnesota
Linn County
Cornell College
Jacques Jolas
Ravel
Moussorgsky
Debussey
Balakiroff
Cornell
Mount Vernon
Jolas
Conservatory of Music
Former Resident Amy Dice Dies in Oklahoma Home
Amy Dice age 67 formerly of Monticello died suddenly in Blackwell Oklahoma last Sunday night July 7 Her brother John R Corbett brought her body to Monticello for burial She lived in Center Junction with late husband Harry Dice and spent her girlhood in Monticello Funeral services were held at Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church and burial was beside her husband She leaves sisters Ella King Lottie Barnhill Mary Filer and brothers J G Corbett and W M Corbett
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Dice
Monticello
Blackwell
Oklahoma
John R. Corbett
Dice
Amy Corbett
Center Junction
Harry Dice
Lottie Barnhill
Presbyterian Church
Scotch Grove
Abram Alyca
Presbyterian
Ella King
Chicago
Illinois
Mary Filer
Globe
Arizona
J. G. Corbett
Carrier
W. M. Corbett
Jones County Farm Foreclosures Show Small Per Cent
Foreclosures on Jones County farms from 1926 through 1935 averaged 1.3 percent of 2214 farms, totaling 290 recorded foreclosures. The peak year was 1932 with 15 cases, while last year yielded favorable crop results and a hopeful outlook despite overall hard times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
District Court
Annual Bureau Picnic Draws Farm Folks
A crowd about 1,500 gathered at the city park on July 4 for the Jones County Farm Bureau picnic. Mrs. Ellsworth Richardson of Albin delivered the address on farming, patriotism, and rural progress. Anamosa and Monticello battled in a high spirited afternoon baseball contest as weather clues loosened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Ellsworth Richardson
Town State Farm Bureau Federation
Monticello
Anamosa
Kray Dies After Long Illness At John McDonald Hospital
John H. Kray died Tuesday afternoon after a six week illness at John McDonald Hospital. Born May 6, 1897 near Anamosa he lived in Strawberry Point Castle Grove Langworthy and later farmed with his wife Emma Poppe. He is survived by five children five sisters and brothers and his widow. Funeral services will be held at the family home near Langworthy and Castile Grove Lutheran church with burial in Prairie Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Henry Kray
Meta Steenblock Kray
Strawberry Point
Castle Grove
Emma Poppe
Langworthy
Kray
Gerhard
Albert
Marie
Edna
Lester
Monticello
John Brokens
Henry Ortgies
Cass Township
George Dirks
George Schoon
Castile Grove Lutheran Church
Rev. G. Wolf
Prairie Hill Cemetery
Kammerman Family Reunion Held Across Mallard and Emmetsburg
The Kammerman family gathered for a reunion at the Gerd Grate home in Mallard and at Tony Kammerman’s Emmetsburg residence. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Gerd Grate, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grate and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Martin of Curlew, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Kamperman and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kammerman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kammerman
Harvey Kammerman
Tony Kammerman
Emmetsburg
Gerd Grate
Mallard
Henry Grate
William Smith
Walter Martin
Curlew
Olin
Monticello
Monticello Girl Graduates From Washington School
Miss Mildred Wilcox daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Wilcox of Monticello was a member of the class graduated by the Washington School for Secretaries Washington D C on June 28 Miss Wilcox will remain in Washington for employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Wilcox
Edwin Wilcox
Monticello
Washington School For Secretaries
Washington, D. C
Miss Wilcox
Washington
Fourteen State University Players Win Major I Letters
Marion Claussen of Oxford Junction was among fourteen state university baseball players awarded major I letters last week for exemplary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Claussen
Oxford Junction
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Rettig
George Rettig
Rettig
LaVetta Perrine
Raymond Hodgson
Leytze-Maytag
Eb. G. Hicks
Holbert Horse Breeders’ Picnic
Osnee
Frank Ridgway
Chicago Tribune
Drouth
Lovell Township
Dubuque County
Mexico
Manternach
Bureau
Richardson
John H. Kray
Washington School
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