Conway Arrested Over Reformatory Shortages
J M Conway former auditor and clerk of industries at the state reformatory faces embezzlement charges after a supplemental audit showed shortages exceeding 13 000 dollars. He was arrested and released on a 5000 dollar bond and pleads not guilty as officials pursue action against him and his bondsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Conway
State Reformatory
Conway
Whitcomb
H. C. Ring
Levien
Glenn McLaughlin
Anamosa
Anamosa Reformatory
State
National Surety Company
Charles Ireland
Henry Bader Injured Plowing Corn in 8 Foot Gully
Henry Bader of Hard Scrabble was injured when a field bank caved near a ditch causing his plow and team to plunge into a ten foot gulley. He suffered a fracture in his left wrist and bruises to his face and leg while his cousin Jake Bader assists with chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bader
Mr. Bader
Bader
Jake Bader
Noel Brazelton Celebrates 70th Birthday in Pasadena
A surprise picnic honored Noel Brazelton on Sunday July 2 in Pasadena California. About 40 Iowa friends attended at 1290 Summit Avenue in the Doutrick yard, sharing a bountiful dinner and presenting 150 cards and gifts marking his seventieth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Brazelton
Pasadena
Cal
Iowa
Harry 8. Doutrick
Summit Avenue
Doutrick
Mr. Brazelton
Ryan Family Births Sixteenth Child in June 1933
Mr and Mrs Francis Gienapp aged 42 and 38 three miles west of Ryan reported the birth of their sixteenth child a daughter Irene Selma Frances on Tuesday June 27 1933. The couple married twenty years and their home holds nine boys and six girls with one infant son having died. The family includes three pairs of twins one pair of boys and two pairs of mixed sex twins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Gienapp
Ryan
Irene Selma Frances
Gienapp
Madsen Motor Co Sells 51 Cars in June
Madsen Motor Company sold 14 new cars and 37 used cars in June, totaling 51 vehicles. The month surpassed quota by 157 percent and placed the dealer fourth in Des Moines area sales by percentage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madsen Motor Company
Des Moines
Alva Zimmerman Rents Kinsella Hall for Dances
Alva Zimmerman has rented Kinsella Hall and plans decorations for a fall event. Dances held in these halls previously attracted large crowds and popularity is expected to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alva Zimmerman
Kinsella
Kinsella Hall
Sones County Receives 2000 More for July Relief Work
An allotment of 2000 was made to the Jones County Emergency Relief committee for July projects. The funds come from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan to the state and raise total state aid since March to 8332.50. Money funds road and other projects to employ jobless men in Sones County, part of Iowa's R F C distribution and a big help to communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Emergency Relief Committee
Lora R. Houston
A. O. Sones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Iowa
Local Taxes and Obituaries In Nearby Iowa Towns
The Quaker Oats company will pay the government 750000 a year in wheat processing tax under the Agricultural Adjustment act starting July 2. Obituaries note deaths of Frank Lillibridge Caroline Hoffman Abner Lacock Evelyn Hunt with brief survivor details. Marion faces a funding shortage halting a sewage disposal plant project after partial construction and state support was cut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Oats Company
Cedar Rapids
Walher Eugene Lorenz
Anthony Lorenz
Monticello
St. Joseph’s Parish
Stone City
J. J. Toomey
Frank Lillibridge
Greeley
Two Tennis Courts Ready For Public Use In Monticello
The two courts east of the Masonic temple are in good condition and free to play. Rotary club of Monticello funded repairs and placed George Stott in charge as caretaker. Reservations can be made in advance. courts are open to all. A local tennis club once existed and may be revived with summer tournaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Rotary Club of
Monticello
George Stott
Ann's
Stott
Iowa Exhibit Shines At Century Of Progress Fair
The Iowa exhibit filed into the Century of Progress after a delay caused by late legislative funding. It features a central relief panel and walls highlighting Iowa rail, mineral wealth, and a nearly $1 billion annual agricultural value. Officials Frank G. Snyder and Frank M. Stevens lead the Iowa showcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Century of Progress
Towa
United States
Death of 14 year old Robert Howie in Castle Grove Township
Funeral services held for Robert James Howie 14 of Castle Grove Township. He died after a 10 week illness from mastoid and spinal meningitis at John McDonald hospital. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery with six pallbearers. He leaves parents and four siblings. He joined church in 1932 and was to enter high school this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert James Howie
Robert Howie
Castle Grove Township
Presbyterian Chapel
Harry Kremers
Cedar Rapids
Oakwood Cemetery
James McLaughlin
Paul Black
Ernest Benedict
Loren Cramer
John Hiller
Lyle Hosford
Robert
John McDonald Hospital
Ruth
Kenneth
Janet
Donald
Call For Condition Of State Banks Is Made
Des Moines state banking department issued a call for the condition of state banks and trust companies as of Friday, June 30. The comptroller of the currency in Washington issued a similar call for national banks as of the same date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Banking Department
Des Moines
Comptroller of Currency
Washington
Rev Macaulay Raises Black Scottish Terriers as Hobby
The Rev W J Macaulay moved his family from Lisbon to Monticello last week with nine Scottish terriers plus two grown dogs and seven four month old puppies. His hobby, five years old, has yielded top show results from Denver to Westminster with Best in Show and fourth place among 3 000 dogs. He explains brushing and trimming methods and notes he uses a professional handler to enter shows for registration with the AKC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Macaulay
Lisbon
Monticello
Macaulay
Betty Gow
Denver Post
Denver
New York City
American Kennel Club
A. K.C
Miss Edna Oltman Plans Month in Iowa Falls Home
Miss Edna Oltman of Iowa Falls is spending a month’s vacation at her mother Mrs Will Oltman’s home in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Oltman
Iowa Falls
Mra
Octogenarian histories illuminate Monticello origins
The Express presents three biographical sketches of long residents in Monticello as part of a continuing series. Orpah Smith Cramer, born 1854 in Pennsylvania, recounts crossing to Iowa in 1857 and pioneer life in Castle Grove township, marriage in 1876, and later move to Monticello. William Bunce Allen, born 1851 in England, details his emigration in 1873, farming years near Monticello, and long residency with family ties and active public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
Monticello
Orpah Smith Cramer
A. W. Cramer
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Dubuque
Silas H. and
Margaret Wilson Smith
Delaware County
Civil War Veteran Walter James Celebrates 94th Birthday
Walter James, a Civil War veteran and former first lieutenant in the Ninth Iowa Infantry, celebrated his ninety fourth birthday in Wyoming. He enlisted early, married Mary Sherman in 1865, and after service farmed in Jackson and Jones counties before moving to Wyoming in 1891. He uses a wheelchair but still visits town daily for mail and chats with neighbors, with six children and several relatives joining the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter James
Wyoming
Ninth
Iowa Infantry
Mary Sherman
James
Ida Oestrie
Prosser
Wash
Philip G. James
Wayne, Neb
Lottie Porter
Anamosa
Dan James
Olin
Bara E. Kegley
Cedar Rapids
Olive Roos
Los Angeles
Dubuque Woman Enters Iowa State Senate Race
Mrs. Henry Becker of Dubuque announces candidacy for state senator joining six contenders. A former Monticello girl and daughter of the late Mrs. Mary Hogan, she has long been active in Democratic circles including roles as chairwoman of the central committee and war district woman member of the state democratic central committee. She also served as secretary of the county committee for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Becker
Dubuque
Iowa
Becker
Monticello
Mary Hogan
Central Committee
War District
Democratic Central Committee
Mrs Cecil Hosford Aged 83 Reflects On Glasses And Life
Mrs. Cecil Hosford, age 83, lives in Monticello since 1888 and claims she does not need glasses though she may in the future. Born Sarah Butler Lewis on May 27, 1850 in Willimantic Connecticut, she mentions her parents Samuel and others as part of her life story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Hosford
Golf group enjoys Anamosa Sunday outing
A gathering of local golfers played in Anamosa on Sunday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hodson, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cotton, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bone, and several others such as Mrs. Imogene Stuhler, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Stuhler, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hicks, Mrs. Charles Northrop, Miss Janet Hazard, B. C. Roberts, Gene Byers, and Ed Heiserman among 30 names listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Carl Hodson
Ben Cotton
Ralph Bone
Imogene Stuhler
Stewart Stuhler
Elmer Hicks
Ernest Shelley
Edgar Vernon
Charles Northrop
Catharine Adams
Janet Hazard
B. C. Roberts
G. L. Lovell
Gene Byers
Bill Laude
John Locher, Jr
Bob Locher
James Redmond
Frank Podhaski
August Rickless
Ed Heiserman
Former Cascade Man Opens Local Bakery in Monticello
Horace P. Edwards, long-time Cascade baker, announces a new Monticello bakery in the former Snow White location. He is joined by Mrs. Edwards and comes to Monticello on the recommendation of C. F. Crawford of the Cascade Commercial club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace P. Edwards
Cascade
Monticello
Snow White Bakery
Mr. Edwards
C. F. Crawford
Cascade Commercial
Mrs. Edwards
Dr. R. E. Foreman Opens Practice Here
Dr. R. E. Foreman, a chiropractor from Wellman, rents rooms above Palmer's drug store for offices and residence and will start practice in two or three weeks after remodeling. He has 13 years of experience and two daughters who teach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Foreman
Wellman
Palmer's Drug Store
Foreman
Occurrences From July 1908 Monticello News
Twenty five years ago in July 1908 Monticello records note funerals for Mrs Tebbe and Mary Altman, births, a weed burner gang job on the M M St Paul line, and resignations at the German Mutual Insurance with Gerd Harms stepping in. Rev Roy V Porter preached his first sermon July 2. Zion's Lutheran church Wayne township rededicated with Rev Christoph Mardorf officiating and ordination of Rev Carl Mardorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Will Burrichter
Lost Nation
Tebbe
Ward Inglis
Co. M. & St. Paul
Clark Byam
Porter
Mary Altman
Sacred Heart Church
L. W. Lovell
George E. Wood
Columbus
Ohio
Monticello
Anamosa
W. W. Stickford
Garnaville
Bacher & Abel
Myrtle Barnhill
Montana
Wilson Burkett
Mary Broun
Zion's
Wayne Township
Christoph Mardorf
Carl Mardorf
Mardorf
Zion’s Church
Monticello Golfers Fall to Anamosa in Meet
Twenty five Monticello Country Club players traveled to Anamosa Sunday and lost by 164 strokes. Gene Byers led Monticello with 89 while A Turner led Anamosa with 80 as Anamosa posted 2342 to Monticello 2506. Monticello heads to Marion next Sunday for an all day invite with team play at 1 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Country Club
Anamosa
Wapsipinicon
Gene Byers
Monticello
Bill Laude
Jimmie Redmond
Earl DeShaw
A. Turner
Marion
Montecello
Doctors To Meet Lawyers In Golf This Afternoon
A country club golf match is planned this afternoon between doctors and lawyers. The rivalry is keen and a good contest is expected with tee off at 5 00 p m. For details contact Dr Earl DeShaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl DeShaw
Fine Overture Will Feature Band Program Tonight at the Park
Bandmaster Frank Royden presents a summer concert at the city park stage near the amphitheater. Program includes March and Overture, Tanbour de Garde, Best Loved Irish Melodies, Nights of Gladness, La Catrine, Darkies Jubilee, and solo Stormy Weather by Mary Burrichter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fine Overture
Tonight AT the Park
Frank Royden
Mary Burrichter
Mary Gray 1849 193? dies after long illness in Monticello
Mrs Mary Gray died at her daughter’s home in Monticello at 4 AM yesterday July 12 after eight years of suffering. She was 84, bedfast two years after a hip fracture in 1931. Funeral at 2:30 PM tomorrow at the home, Rev William J Grossheim officiating. Buried Oakwood cemetery. Born Mary Farnsworth March 4 1849 in Little Rock Arkansas. Survived by James Gray husband and eight children six living, two step-daughters, 19 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Anna Emily Allen
Cambridge University
America
England
Langworthy
Iowa
Kansas
Wayne Township
Monticello
Pie Edith
Frank Darrow-of-Allen
Tic
W. J. Allen
Winterset
Emily May
Homer Hanna
Anamosa
Grace
L. W. Martin
Anita
Mabel Ann
William Hunter
Jackson Township
James Gray
Helen Keith
W. H. Hopkins
Cedar Rapids
Wade
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Mary Farnsworth
E. J. Hopkins
John Swanson
Gray
Ida
Rev Macaulay Delivers First Monticello Sermon
The Rev W J Macaulay newly appointed pastor of the Monticello M E church preached his first sermon on Sunday morning with the text I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ A union service followed that evening with Rev Grossheim in charge and Rev Gillenson giving the welcome A violin solo by Miss Laura Sinclair and a duet by Miss Reed and Mrs John Macaulay were part of the morning offertory
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Macaulay
Methodist Episcopal Church
Monticello
Paul
Mr. Macaulay
M. E. Church
Wm. J. Grossheim
Samuel Gillensohn
Macaulay
Laura Sinclair
Seotch Grove
Alice Reed
John Macaulay
Matthiessen Families Picnic At Jolehant Estate
Seventy members of the Matthiessen family gathered at the Jolehant Estate in Monticello for a summer reunion honoring Bert Horsch of Seattle and hosted by Mr. and Mrs. John Matthiessen. Fred Matthiessen sr was elected president with John Matthiessen as vice president and Fred G. Matthiessen as secretary treasurer. out-of-town relatives included Himebaugh, Matthiessen, Rickels, Butler, Butler, Brown, Wilder, Eva Horsch, Plaher, Tooke, and others from Guttenberg, Decorah, Cedar Rapids, San Antonio, and Dubuque. Jacob Matthiessen, an 1852 immigrant, began the family line in Dixon, Illinois, later moving to Wayne township, Jones county. Jack and George Fraser and Buddy Bone attend Boy Scout camp in Waubeek this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
John Matthiessen
Bert. Horsch
Seattle
Wash
Matthiessen
Fred Matthiessen, Sr
Fred G
Eugene Himebaugh
Oelwein
George Matthiessen
Viola
John Rickels
Decorah
Charles Butler
Dar Rapids
Floyd Butler
Martelle
Ed Brown
San Antonio
Texas
D. Wilder
Jack
Eva Horsch
Mildred
Helmuth
Fred Behrends
Guttenberg
Chris Plaher
W. B. Tooke
Dubuque
Jacob F. Matthiessen
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Dixon
Anna Elizabeth Eilers
Wayne Township
Jones County
Antone
California
George Fraser
Buddy Bone
Waubeek
Jones County Schools Earn State Aid for 17 Standarded Units
Seventeen Jones county schools including Lovell Jackson Wayne Scotch Grove Cass and Castle Grove are listed as standard for the year. Aid depends on pupil enrollment with 342 students in the 17 standard schools enrolled six months. Two independent schools in Lovell and three in Jackson township meet the requirements. State aid per pupil drops to 2.10 for six months due to more standard schools statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Nellie V. Morey
Lovell
Jackson
Wayne
Scotch Grove
Cass
Castle Grove
Lovell Township
Emil Prult
Newman Moore
Wayne Township
Esther Prult
Helen Lieneman
Emma Hanken
Gladys Ireland
Gertrude Matthias
Florence Ireland
Wilma Craig
Amber
Ida Pillard
Minnie Husmann
Hazel Eby
Marcella Kahn
Anna Lubben
Gladys Shelley
Jones County Sells 21 New Cars In June
In June 21 new cars were purchased by Jones County residents per County Treasurer Tom McNamara’s records from Anamosa. The list names buyers by brand and town including Ford buyers W H Chipman Anamosa Edwin Helgens Scotch Grove and others from Monticello Anamosa Oxford Junction Cascade Center Junction Onslow Amber Am ber and Scotch Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Tom McNamara
Anamosau
Ford
W. H. Chipman
Anamosa
Edwin Helgens
Scotch Grove
William Hoffman
Monticello
Bernice Byerly
Chevrolet
G. W. Fegan
Alfreda Reed
J. C. Manstrop
O. E. Spooner
Oxford Junction
C. A. Rowe
N.C. Holst
Center Junction
Otto Powlishta
ScotcheGrove
Edwin Manternach
Cascade
Continental
Leona Dress
Amber
Herman Englebarts
Oldsmobile
G. W. Beamon
Plymouth
Henry Che
R. E. Chaplin
Onslow
Nellie Morey
Harry H. Kuhns
Rockne
F. L. Provan
Pontiac
Riess Stuhler
Mrs. Rundle Reunited With Brother After 38 Years
Mrs. Rundle and her sister in law Mrs. Beery planned a surprise reunion during a Mineral Springs Wisconsin trip. Mr. and Mrs. Beery hosted guests from Roscoe South Dakota and the families met John Manly a 76 year old brother Mrs. Rundle had not seen in 38 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Beery
Mineral Springs
Wis
Orlando Rundle
Roscoe
Mr. Rundle
Beery
Jennie Rundle
John Manly
Rundle
Mrs. Beery
Scouts Plan Three Day Outing At Whitewater Meeting
Scoutmaster Rev. Samuel G. Gutensohn calls Monticello boy scouts to a 7 pm meeting in the scout rooms to plan a three day outing at Whitewater. Two weeks prior several scouts attended Camp Waubeek for a week and Wyland Bone is spending this week at the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel G. Gutensohn
Monticello
Whitewater
Camp
Waubeek
Wyland Bone
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reformatory
Sones County
Caroline Hoffman
Abner Lacock
Linn Grove
Lacock
Methodist Church
Milo S. Lacock
John Lacock
Evelyn Hunt
Iowa City
Hunt
Hawkeye State
Frank G. Snyder
Webster City
Frank M. Stevens
Garden Grove
Boy
Rev. Macaulay
Cramer
Raw
Isaac Grover
William Bunce Allen
London
Edith
Billy
North Gill Street
Mrs. Allen
Surrey
W. B. Allen,sr
Susan Knight Allen
Winbledon
Leonard Duckett
Presbyterian Church
Mrs
Jessie Koch
Sarah Lewis Hosford
Mary Gray
Jolehant Estate
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