Monticello Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Charles E Clark of near Monticello marked their 50th wedding anniversary with a Tuesday dinner at the Monticello Country Club attended by their ten children and families. The couple married July 18 1889 in Cedar Rapids and have ten children twenty five grandchildren and one great grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Clark
Monticello
Monticello Country Club
Lloyd Clark
Clark
Glenn Clark
Aberdeen
S. Dal
Clyde Clark
Estherville
Iowa
Karl Clark
Delhi
Marian Clark
Onslow
Dale Clark
Donald Clark
Leigh Clark
Lyle Clark
Ernest Strandberg
St. Cloud
Minn
Adolph Kahles
Karl Lear
Cedar Rapids
Rhoda Sanders
Kes Warriage
J. F. Sanders
McCallsburg
Pearl
Mr. Clark
Fairfax
Mrs. Clark
Larry Reynolds
Bud” Reynolds
Judge Settles Multiple Equity and Probate Matters at Anamosa
In the district court at Anamosa last week final reports were approved for the guardian of Wood case and for the executors of William Boots estate, with discharge granted. The Carrie L Waggoner estate was authorized to borrow funds, and the J Cash Sr chattel mortgage was released. Will probate was granted for L A Mallicoat and L G G Stover with appointive executors named. a July 31 hearing was set for Geo W A Cook. Clarence Wood gained full ownership of undivided three-ninths of 160 acres in Jackson Township per the Wood case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
George W. A. Cook
City of
Wood
Guardian
William A. Boots
Carrie L. Waggoner
Co. J. Cash, Sr
L. A. Mallicoat
Stella A. Mallicoat Gray
L. G. G. Stover
Kate Stover Burroughs
H. E. Stover
Geo. W. A Cook
Francis M. Wood
Clarence Wood
Jackson Township
Three Boys Given Bench Paroles
Anamosa youths were each sentenced to six months bench parole by Judge J E Heiserman in Jones county district court. They pled guilty to breaking and entering and larceny from a building, alleged to have entered the high school on March 14 and stolen 53.25 from Principal J R Wright. The boys must report weekly to three local men and face another hearing after six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
J. E. Heiserman
Jones County
J. R. Wright
Heiserman
Bea Long And Emil Prull To Appear At Concert
Bea Long and Emil Prull will be soloists at the municipal band concert in the city park tonight. Bea plays a baritone euphonium solo Italian Fantasia by Goldman and Emil sings Little Sir Echo. The program by the band under Gene Byers will be announced from the platform. Let Meet Me at the Band Concert be your slogan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bea Long
Emil Prull
Bea
Goldman
Gene Byers
Anamosa Man Died Sunday in Chicago ER
D McCarn age 80 long time resident and member of McCarn Reese abstract firm died in Chicago at his son David G McCarns home He was buried in Riverside cemetery Anamosa Burial followed by survivors including another son Burton of New Jersey and a wife in Paris France He was a grandson of the late Judge Davis Mearn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ER. D. McCarn
McCarn & Reese
Chicago
David G. McCarn
Riverside
Anamosa
McCarn
Burton
New Jersey
Paris
France
Davis Mearn
Marriages Reported For Week By District Clerk Pearson
Licenses issued by W L Pearson district court clerk include Paul Phillips 23 of Cedar Rapids and Lorraine My house 18 of Marion. Charles Pierce 35 of Cascade and Ruth Ball 27 of Farley. Kenneth Meadon 27 of Scotch Grove and Wilma Kuhns 23 of Scotch Grove. Norman C Workman 25 of Cedar Rapids and Vida C Heckart 21 of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Pearson
District Court
Paul Phillips
Cedar Rapids
Lorraine Myhouse
Marion
Charles Pierce
Cascade
Ruth Ball
Farley
Kenneth Meadon
Scotch Grove
Wilma Kuhns
Norman C. Workman
Vida C. Heckart
Warden Davis Names Earl Raver Secretary
Earl Raver of Jefferson and former Greene County deputy auditor is named secretary to Warden Foss Davis of the Anamosa men's reformatory. Announcement made Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Raver
Jefferson
Greene County
Foss Davis
Anamosa
Are You Sure They Were Ducks
J B Freese reported 18 of his fat ducks dead in a waterlogged puddle ten miles north after Monday morning's heavy rain. The incident notes ducks drowning due to the deluge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Freese
Here
July floods possible in Maquoketa valley records show
Weather observer J. F. Bateman notes July has yielded the town's heaviest rains in years. In 1938 and in early July 1984 records show 3% and 3% inches with additional 4% inches in a single afternoon, marking significant rainfall during a six year span.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
J. FE. Bateman
Monticello
Bateman
Death Called Mrs E Reyner
Funeral services for Mrs Effie Reyner were held at Hayes funeral parlor with Rev William J Grossheim delivering the address. Mrs Frank Walker and Mrs Willard Yeoman sang two hymns. burial will occur at Canton cemetery later in the week. She was born Effie Lyle Harwood in 1859 in Dubuque and lived in Canton from childhood. She married Miles Miller in 1878 and had four sons. one son died in France in World War I. Surviving grandchildren and great grandchildren are named. a sister and brother preceded her in death. She later married Orville Hall and Samuel W Reyner who died recently. She belonged to Rebekah lodge and the VFW Auxiliary and was named a Gold Star mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Reyner
Hayes
William J. Grossheim
Frank Walker
Willard Yeoman
Canton Cemetery
Mr. Miller
Orville Hall
Samuel W. Reyner
Monti cello Auxiliary reports and new initiates
At the regular Monti cello Auxiliary No. 1683 VFW meeting delegates reported on the department convention in Council Bluffs. Jean Echternacht, recently 16, was initiated as one of the youngest members. Members attended a precine in Dubuque and funeral services for Effie Reyner. The auxiliary is draped for 30 days with a memorial service planned for August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Department
Council Bluffs
Jean Echternacht
Ruth Chisman
Bobby
Paul
Verena Gundlach
Anne Schneider
Jo-Anne
Precine
Leo A. Schwindt
Dubuque
Effie Reyner
Game Night at The Country Club Tonight
Monticello club invites members to a special program at the club house this evening at 8 o clock. The event named game night aims to attract a large crowd for entertainment. Chairmen are Mr. and Mrs. X Ray Childress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
X. Ray Childress
Seward McNeill Dies in Preston Burial Held Soon
Mrs. H S Richardson learned last Saturday of the death of her brother in law Seward McNeill at Preston Iowa. He died Saturday and his burial took place at Preston on the following Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward McNeill
Preston
H. S. Richardson
West Union Men Buy The Anamosa Journal
West Union investors Thomas B. Powell Jr and Richard M Westerfield and Cedar Rapids partner Charles M Westerfield acquire the Anamosa Journal. Powell becomes active publisher August 3 with family moving to Anamosa. Cash family era ends after 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Journal
Jones County
Tom Powell, Jr
Anamosa Journal
Powell
Anamosa
Thomas B. Powell Jr
Richard M. Westerfield
Charles M. Westerfield
Cedar Rapids
Misses His Cows Finds Lightning Kills Twelve Cattle
Lawrence Martinson finds twelve of his prize milk cows killed by a bolt of lightning as he goes out to milk. The cows, located near a pasture edge and tree, lie dead with uplifted legs. The incident occurred Monday in a rural area near a creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirs
Jesse Martinsen
Lawrence
Monticello Express Phete
Lawrence. Martinson
Jess Martinsen
Farmers Recall Past Lightning Farm Tragedy
The article recalls a 30 year old Cas tle Grove township event where 26 cattle on the Pat Troy farm were killed by a single lightning flash as they sheltered under a tree, mirroring the Martinsen cattle disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Troy
Castle Grove Township
Lightning Strikes Cattle Herd Near Martinsen Farm
A widow, Mrs Jesse Martinsen, loses over half her 22 milking cows in a lightning strike that split a tree and scattered the herd in the creek bottom pasture. Ten cattle remained missing at first, with a cow and calf among the survivors sheltering near the tree about a half mile from the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Martinsen
Local Man Sentenced For Disturbing Peace
John Egger of Monticello was sentenced to 60 days in the county jail and fined 124 dollars by Ross Mc Intyre Anamosa justice of the peace on charges of intoxication and disturbing the peace. The disturbance charge carried 100 dollar fine and the intoxication charge 24 dollar fine. Both charges carried the 80 day sentence. He was arrested by constable William Nuil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Egger
Monticello
Ross McIntyre
Anamosa Justice of the Peace
William Nuil
Moonlight Picnic Promoted by Jones County Youth
On Tuesday evening August 1 the Older Boys and Girls Conference of Jones County sponsors a moonlight picnic at Dutch Creek in Wapsipinicon State Park. All young people in Sunday School Epworth League Christian Endeavor and B Y P U are urged to attend with further details to follow next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Dutch Creek
Wapsipinicon State Park
Epworth League
Christian Endeavor
Manchester Man Gets Ten Year Term
Ray Hutchinson of Manchester was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary at Ft. Madison after pleading guilty to breaking and entering tied to Holy Cross robberies. He was arrested July 8 in Manchester for robberies of two businesses the previous night and signed confessions for further robberies at Holy Cross and Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Hutchinson
Manchester
Holy Gross
Rydn
Ft. Madson
Hutchinson
Holy Cross
Ryan
Births Reported at John Mc Donald Hospital Last Week
Birth notices list six newborns born to parents including Mausser Lahner Harford Leggett Haigh and Carr. Births occurred July 12 to Mausser and Lahner, July 15 to Harford, July 16 to Leggett, July 17 to Haigh, and July 18 to Carr in towns Cascade Monticello Scotch Grove Hopkinton Bernard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
Lawrence Mausser
Mert Lahner
Cascade
George Harford
Monticello
Elvin Leggett
Scotch Grove
Merritt Haigh
Hopkinton
John Carr
Bernard
Five Stock Cars Shipped From City Depot
Three stock feeders moved stock last week from the local depot. Chris Reiter sent two cars of hogs and one of cattle, Vitus G Lawrence shipped one car of cattle, and Leo Lawrence delivered one car of cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Reiter
Vitus G. Lawrence
Leo Lawrence
New Subscribers Added to Express Family This Week
V P Keve of Mt. Vernon reports 22 new Express subscribers this week including John Fitzsimons Len Hein Monticello Route 3 W E First Hopkinton Kurt Pros Cascade Marcellus Westemeier Walter Noonan H J Faber Cascade Arnold Kramer Chauncey Robinson Albert Rigby Fred J Merritt Route 2 Monticello E W Ernst Scotch Grove Herman Hessing Route 2 Cilea Meyer Route 2 Monticello Hollywood Inn Route 3 Monticello Fred Griffith Langworthy John Matthiessen Route 2 Monti cello George Kelchen Route 3 Monticello Otto Steuri Route 8 Monticello Alfred Meier Route 3 Monticello R J Leytem Route 3 Monticello and J R Fegan Route 2 Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. P. Keve
Mt. Vernon
The
Express
John Fitzsimons
Len Hein
Monticello
W. E. First
Hopkinton
Kurt Pros
Cascade
Marcellus Westemeier
Walter Noonan
H. J. Faber
Arnold Kramer
Alfred Meier
R. J. Leytem
J. R. Fegan
Comedy of Errors Causes Couple to Marry Twice
Norman C. Workman and Vida C. Heckart of Cedar Rapids were wed twice after a mixup of county lines. They first received a marriage license in Jones county Anamosa then married in Linn county Cedar Rapids with Rev. C. H. Hook. After officials learned the error Hook and the couple re wed at the Jones county line with two attendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman C. Workman
Vida C. Heckart
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Jones County
C. H. Hook
Central Park Presbyterian Church
District Court
W. L. Pearson
Rev. Hook
Linn
Farm Sale Near Oxford Junction Reflects 1940 Real Estate
John Kostachek of Wyoming purchased the 160 acre farm of the Joe Powelka Sr. estate, four miles northeast of Oxford Junction, for 15500 dollars at 96.85 per acre. Possession is set for March 1, 1940. Monsignor W C Donohue, long time St. Johns Catholic church pastor in Independence, died in Rochester Minnesota after hospitalization for a stomach ailment. He was born in Ireland and ordained in 1888. George Washington Alexander Cook, 103, Civil War veteran near Anamosa, died last Saturday. funeral held Tuesday at the Congregational church. He was born March 3, 1836 in Connerville Indiana and moved to Iowa in 1840. He served 32 months with Company B of the Town Infantry in the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kostachek
Wyoming
Joe Powelka Sr
Oxford Junction
W. C. Donohue
St. John’s Catholic Church
Independence
Rochester
Minn
Donohue
Ireland
Hawarden
Fairbank
George Washington Alexander Cook
Jones County
Anamosa
Congregational Church
Cook
Albert Thompson
Connersville
Ind
Iowa
Prairieburg
Town Infantry
Special Meet Held by Iowa Farm Groups at Delhi
Mr and Mrs Irving Hintz attended a directors meeting of five Iowa farm bureau business and research associations in Delhi last Saturday Directed by L G Albaugh and James Wallace of Iowa State College Ames with Dorothy Simmons guiding the ladies group After a Delhi picnic the party toured Dan Schnitzer's commercial beef farm and Lyle Sutton's hog farm More than 100 farmers and wives attended the event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Hintz
Farm Bureau Business and Research Associations of Iowa
Delhi
L. G. Albaugh
James Wallace
Iowa State College
Ames
Dorothy Simmons
Dan Schnitzer
Lyle Sutton
1940 Auto Plates Are Delivered Here
New 1940 automobile and truck license plates are ready in County Treasurer Don Ruhl's office at the Court House. Manufactured at the State Reformatory they feature dark blue characters on a bright orange background and will be issued beginning December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ruhl
Court House
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Rain Destroys Property Delays Mail and Swamps Bridges
Heavy rainfall swept across the county washing out bridges and flooding roads and property worth thousands. A bridge collapse near a swaying creek endangered four travelers while several farms lost cattle and oats. Mail trains faced detours and late deliveries as water levels rose and rural routes clogged with mud and washouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Jones County
Maquoketa
Monticelli
Charles Treland
Baldwin
Monmouth
Wyoming
Center Junction
Dubuque
Gene Porter
Anamosa
Little Bear
Lovell 4-H Girls Meet at Gerhard Freese Home
Lovell township 4-H girls named their club Lovell’s Happy Helpers and held their second meeting at the Gerhard Freese home last Thursday. All members except Gertrude and Alfreda Ortgies were present, with the club agent and Mrs. Freese in attendance. The agent spoke on the benefits of 4-H clubs and shared amusing memories from his own 4-H years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell Township
Lovell
Happy Helpers
Gerhard Freese
Gertrude
Alfreda Ortgies
Monticello Girl Joins Camp Hitaga Councilors
Frances Bone of Monticello is named a new apprentice councilor at Camp Hitaga near Troy Mills in the Nehati unit for the season. She joins Mary Margaret Flatt Oelwein Jean Hoff man Walker and Annabella Hershey Cedar Rapids. Betty Jane Levien Wyoming returns to direct Haiga history pageant as illness allowed. The camp’s Indian pageant involves all campers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Bone
Ralph J. Bone
Camp Hitaga
Troy Mills
Mary Margaret Flatt
Oelwein
Jean Hoffman
Walker
Annabella Hershey
Cedar Rapids
Betty Jane Levien
Wyoming
Hiaga
Childress Hoag Motor Co Leads Dist Sales
The Childress Hoag Motor Company led district Ford sales this summer. Since June 1 it sold 27 Fords and topped Des Moines branch in June quotas and continued leading in July. Childress notes Ford sales in 1939 run 44 percent ahead of 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress-Hoag Motor Company
X. Ray Childress
Des Moines
Creamery Pays Rates for Sweet Cream at Farmers Mutual
Patrons at the Farmers Mutual creamery received 26 cents for sweet cream 25 cents for No 1 cream and 23 cents for No 2 grade for the last pay period June 15 to 30. Payments were issued July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Mutual Creamery
New Car Registrations in Monticello Week
Monticello residents registered four new vehicles last week including William M. Lubben with a Ford Milton Stott with a Ford J d Locher with a Lincoln Zephyr and Don Mouw with a Plymouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
William M. Lubben
Ford
Milton Stott
J. d. Locher
Lincoln Zephyr
Don Mouw
Plymouth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monticello Country Club House
Sanders
Divide
Wyo
James Sese Annd
Ede Sanders
Grettinger
Mrs
Warden Davis
E. Reyner
Canton
Country Club
Cash
Charles J. Cash, Jr
Charles J. Cash
Josephine Cash
Fayette County
Tom Powell
Coe College
State University
Hardin County Citizen
Iowa Falls
Iowa Falls Citizen
Westerfield
Union
Mergenthaler Linotype
A. L. Smith
Swigart Bros
Charles Monger
Monger
Shubael
E. R. Moore
Charles Cash
Charles Cash Jr
Clair J. Mills
Express Family
Gene Chadwell
Bud Hagan
Tipton
Olin
Chadwell
Viola
Milwaukee Road
Joan Breen
Cedar River
Happy Helpers” Club
W. P. Baum
Childress-Hoag Motor Co
Dist
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