Mrs J W Innes Called By Death At Milwaukee
Mrs Ellen Carpenter Innes wife of Rev John W Innes died June 7 1931 in Milwaukee Wisconsin after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held in Milwaukee and Monticello with tributes from ministers and family. She was active in Congregational and Presbyterian circles and survived by her husband stepchildren and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Carpenter Innes
John W. Innes
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Innes
Monticello
Congregational Church
Mont
Davenport
George Innes
Donald
Robert
Margaret Gardner
Sioux City
Henry A. Wilson
Reinbeck
E. F. Vance
Gladys Cessna
Frank Goss
J. P. Reid
J. W. Innes
Collegiate Presbyterian Church
Iowa State College
Ames
Minneapolis
Madison
State University
Harriet C. Coughlan
Hogan Couple Celebrates Golden Anniversary
The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Hogan was celebrated last Sunday June 7 at their home west of Monticello. Guests included Sisters M Immaculata and M Eileen from Michigan, Joseph Heffernann Masonville, Mrs Anna Edwards and children Joe Tom and Mary Catherine Wyoming, Helen and others, plus relatives from Monticello Anamosa Bernard Bernard, and Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Hogan
Monticello
M. Immaculata
Ann Arbor
Mich
M. Eileen
Detroit
Joseph T. Heffernan
Masonville
Anna Edwards
Joe
Tom
Mary Catherine
Wyoming
Helen
Julia Connery
William
Margaret Mary
Anamosa
J. T. Lamey
C. J
Jean
Joan
Monmouth
C. F. Smith
Bernard
Margaret Drummy
Margaret Smith
Charles Hogan
Eskimo Club Remodeled Opens Saturday
The Eskimo Club formerly the Peacock Shop has been remodeled and redecorated. Interior changes include removal of lattice between booths and front, new green and black trim, and a new iceless fountain. The Eskimo Club is operated by Measures, Donald Serbousek, and Walter Zubler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eskimo Club
Peacock Shop
Donald Serbousek
Walter Zubler
the Express
Mount Vernon Couple In Unusual Auto Accident
Mount Vernon residents Mr and Mrs Pete Ink were returning from Madison Wisconsin when a dog darted from the roadside. Mrs Ink veered to miss it causing the car to strike the gravel shoulder and turn over. Mrs Ink suffered a deep elbow wound. Mr Ink had a wrist cut. They continued home after the vehicle was righted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Ink
Mount Vernon
Madison
Wis
Cascade
Monticello
Mr. Ink
Mrs. Ink
Monticello Man Henry Krey Dies After Illness
Henry Krey died at John McDonald Memorial Hospital at midnight after prolonged illness. Born November 14 1867 in Ostfriesland Germany he immigrated at 17 and settled in Cass township. Survived by Meta Stein block his widow four daughters two sons and siblings. Funeral Sunday 1 30 p m at St Matthew s Lutheran Church with Rev C Mardorf in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Krey
John McDonald Memorial Hospital
Mr. Krey
Ostfriesland
Germany
John and
Ferke Marguerita Krey
United States
Cass Township
Meta Steinblock
Margaret
Frieda
Alvina
Matilda
John
Henry
Mr Krey
Gesina
Jack Krey
Monticello
George Krey
Strawberry Point
Monticello Tourists Visit Washington With Kiwanis Help
A Monticello group joins a Des Moines Kiwanis sponsored trip to Washington D C after boarding at Iowa City last Tuesday. They toured Annapolis Naval Academy and will view the White House Capitol Mount Vernon Arlington Cemetery and other national sites during their visit. Members include Caroline Emma and Helen Heiken Freda Esther Zimmerman Gladys Hosford Augusta Eiben Ruth Cropp Edward Wirth and daughter Maxine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kiwanis Club of
Des Moines
Iowa City
Annapolis
United States
Naval Academy
Washington, D. C
White House
Capitol Building
National
Mount Vernon
Arlington Cemetery
Caroline
Emma
Helen Heiken
Freda
Esther Zimmerman
Gladys Hosford
Augusta Eiben
Ruth Cropp
Edward Wirth
Maxine
Funeral for August Trainer in Sacred Heart Church
The funeral for August Trainer formerly of the Ryan neighborhood and recently of Monticello was held at Sacred Heart Church at 9 o clock. Rev. L Lorenz led the mass and burial followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery. The unmarried man had battled cancer and is survived by two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Trainer
Ryan
Monticello
Sacred Heart Church
Rev. L. Lorenz
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Trainer
Morrissey Speaks to Monticello Rotary on Adapting Blindness
William P. Morrissey, lifelong blind resident west of Monticello, spoke before the Monticello Rotary Club at Maples Inn. He described schooling at the Vinton school for the blind, four years at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls, and his language fluency in English, Bohemian, Spanish, French, and Italian. He demonstrated Braille, discussed trades learned in school, and advocated viewing blindness as an inconvenience rather than an affliction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Vinton
Morrissey
Ce‘dar Falls
Rudolph Langer
School For the Blind
Winton
Rotary Club
R. H. Balster
Kauffman
Iowa State Teachers’ College of
Charles Fullerton
Iowa
Nightingale
Soldier Boys
America
Maquoketa Shooting Suspects Nabbed by Davenport Police
Davenport police captured Walter W. Clark and Taas Sanchez wanted for a Maquoketa shooting last Thursday. The men, both armed and drinking, blocked a street with a car while threatening Ly man Reynolds and firing several shots. Clark faces an assault with attempt to murder warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Maquoketa
Walter W. Clark
Taas Sanchez
Jackson County
Lyman Reynolds
Clark
First White Child in Jones Co. Turns 92
Mrs Joseph Merritt claimed as Jones County's first white child born. Now 92, she lives near Sturgis South Carolina on a farm started in the 1860s with her husband. Rebecca Merritt married a man of the same name. his first name matched her father. The couple had twelve children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Merritt
Jones County
Sturgis
S. C
Rebecca Merritt
Clayton Moran
Lewis Moran
Bertha Moran
Thomas C. Loder
James Templeman
James E. Remley
Nellie
Craven
Wm. A. Luckstedt
Fritz Eskledsen
Margaret Rieniets
Gerhard Rieniets
Mary Rieniers
J. B. Bodeker
H. D. Dirks
Louis Moran
Oxford Junction Savings Bank
Solomon Wyrick
George H. Schoon
Emma Warner
George W. Ward
Minnie Ward
Minnie Sherwood
Maude Batchelder
Frank Batchelder
Mildred Filter
Wm. Filter
T. L. Green
James P. Daugherty
Cc. A. Schatz
R. H. Helgens
Emma Ketelsen Johannsen
John Ketelsen
Emma Johannsen
Ida Ketel
Sen Prull
Gay Clark Taylor
Herbert Ray Taylor
Henry Lesch
Carsten Lorensen
Alice Louise Weltz
Guy Weltz
Clarence Wood
Katie McNamara
Children's Day Program At Reformed Church
The Message of Love will be given at the Reformed church this Sunday at 10:30. The beginners and primary and junior departments will participate along with a white robed junior choir. All are invited and urged to attend this service.
Methodist Church To Host Children Day Program
A children's program in observance of Children’s Day will be held at the Methodist Episcopal Church next Sunday morning, June 14, starting at 11 o’clock. The service includes recitations songs and a short talk by Rev. borbpd. Baptism and reception of new members will be included in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bor
Rural eighth grade graduates celebrate in Jones County
A class of 86 rural school eighth graders received diplomas at Monticello Public School auditorium. Top scholars were Carol Naylor, Helen Holst, and a three-way tie for third. Rev. Porter delivered the address as diplomas were distributed by Nellie Morey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Monticello Public School
Carol Naylor
Scotch Grove No
Nellie Straesslin
Helen Holst
Scotch Grove
Helen Rohwedder
Mary Jo Daly
Midland
Jackson Township
Marjorie Humpel
Mary Elizabeth Russell
Waggoner
Clara Andreesen
Geneva Loomis
Roy V. Porter
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Monticello
Nellie V. Morey
Porter
North Pole
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
Oxford Mills
Enrollment Of 122 Pupils At Bible School
A Monticello Vacation Bible School sponsored by Reformed Presbyterian Methodist and Congregational churches opened last Monday with 122 pupils enrolled. Kindergarten 16, primary boys 23, primary girls 24, junior boys 26, junior girls 33. Faculty includes Rev. Leonard Duckett principal, Rev. S G Gutensohn junior boys, Miss Mary Coxsee kindergarten, Mrs Raymond Smith junior girls, Miss Paulsen primary girls, Mrs Leonard Duckett music, Frank Walker boys handwork, Clemma Wanger primary girls assistant, Sylvia Olden primary boys assistant, Vivian Smith junior girls assistant, Betty Kay kindergarten assistant. Pupils show genuine interest. with cooperation, school should be better than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reformed, Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational Churches
Monticello
Leonard Duckett
G. Gutensohn
Mary Coxsee
Raymond Smith
Miss Paulsen
Frank Walker
Clemma Wanger
Sylvia Olden
Vivian Smith
Betty Kay
Rose Wilcox Sings In Marion Methodist Recital
Miss Rose Lovina Wilcox former Marion public schools music supervisor presented by Mrs Beaven Cedar Rapids appeared in a voice recital at the Marion Methodist church last Thursday evening She studies voice three years holds a lyric soprano and has developed into an excellent musician She was accompanied by Ethel Parmalee Livingstone pianist and Harriet Miller Popejoy violinist
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Lovina Wilcox
Monticello Public Schools
Beaven
Cedar Rapids
Marion Methodist Church
Miss Wilcox
Marion Public Schools
Ethel Parmele Livingstone
Harriet Miller Popejoy
Boy Scouts Cook Their Own Meal At Scout Cabin
A booster meeting for Boy Scouts was held last evening at the scout cabin in the state park near Anamosa. Local business men and scouts from Jones county attended as each boy cooked his own meal over the camp fire under the direction of scout executive Carroll B. Thomas of Cedar Rapids during a six meeting series held in May and June to promote Scout work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jones County
Anamosa
Scout
Carroll B. Thomas
Cedar Rapids
Congregational Church Observes Children's Day
The First Congregational Church will hold a combined Sunday school and morning service next Sunday at 10 o'clock. The program includes an organ prelude, responsive sentences, hymn, baptism of children, cradle roll report, and a pantomime The Children of the Ages with sequences on the patriarchal family, the synagogue school, the middle ages, the pilgrims, a Robert Raikes school, an early Sunday school in America, and the modern church school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational
George Guyan
Patriarchal Family
Synagogue School
Pilgrims
Robert Raikes
America
Modern Church School
Jones County Bankers Meet At Morley
The Jones county bankers association held its annual meeting in Morley with about 40 at the banquet. Ten of thirteen banks were represented. Officers reelected: President Shimanek Oxford Junction, vice president Glenn Lynch Olin, secretary L D Murfield Morley. They voted to pay expenses of the president and secretary to the Des Moines state convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Bankers’ Association
Morley
Morley Consolidated School
Shimanek
Oxford Junction
Glenn Lynch
Olin
L. D. Murfield
Des Moines
Jones County Marriage and Divorce Records rise in 1930
Statistics from the state house in Des Moines show Jones County recording 114 marriages in 1930 versus 128 in 1929. Divorces also rise, with 16 granted in 1930 compared to 13 in 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
State House
Des Moines
Rep Haugen to Speak at Hopkinton Harvest Home Picnic
Hon Gilbert N. Haugen will be the speaker at Hopkinton harvest home picnic in August. The exact date is not yet set. Haugen visited Hopkinton last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haugen
Hopkinton
Gilbert N. Haugen
Congress
Town
Mr. Haugen
Monticello News in Review of Local Happenings Twenty Years Ago
A Monticello list recalls a high school commencement with multiple graduates, local obituaries including Mrs. Milne and Mrs. Harken, anniversaries for Mr. and Mrs. Miller, and a string of marriages and births. Notable events include a Peerless truck sighting, a university degree for Leroy Lang, and a fatal farm accident at 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Bell
Fay Clark
Lydia Bader
Asa Lambert
Harriet Hall
George Heisey
Fred Mastin
Nancy Bates
Susanna Helsey
Galen Mirtek
Lizzie Lynch
Edward Wirth
Irma Sanford
Harold Podhaski
Agnes Stirton
Wilhelmina Grenenwald
James Wilson
James Milne
Scotch Grove
Monmouth
Nicholas Miller
Galena
Ill
Elizabeth Krueger Harken
Castle Grove
Fred
Bessie
Bertha
Samuel Thompson
Monticello
Agawan
Oklahoma
E. M. Thompson
Lincolnshire
England
Roy Petersen
J. N. Petersen
Harvard College
Petersen
State University of Maine
Edna Suter
George Buol
EB. E. Gruenstein
The
Reformed Church
Jacob G. Suter
Chicago University
Milling
Leroy Lang
H. J. Lang
University of
First Street
Dubuque
Des Moines
Cascade
Elmer Noble
Los Angeles
California
Susan Flint Raffety
John Frederick Holmes
Bowen's Prairie
George Rettig
Minnie
Edith
Ogden
Utah
Max Randall
Peter Kurt
Sand Spring
Randall
Wilma Elsie Petersen
Local Boy Scout Enrollment Reaches 783 in Cedar Rapids Area
Scout executive Carroll C. Thomas reports 783 enrolled in Cedar Rapids area with 38 troops. The 1930 count stood at 722 scouts and 33 troops, while Monticello maintains a troop near 30. Tom Hamilton and assistants lead summer operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Carroll C. Thomas
Monticello
Tom Hamilton
Rainfall Brings Needed Relief Across the State
A much needed rain fell last Friday and Saturday nights in the area. It steadied and soaked into the ground with little runoff. Dubuque logged about a third of an inch while Cedar Rapids measured an inch and a third. The local area received about an inch, with a repeat rainfall on Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Bank Gets Short Quota On Government Bonds
The treasury sold 800 million dollars in nineteen year bonds at 3 percent, far oversubscribed. Lowell State Bank received only 10 thousand of the 50 thousand subscription. In March the 174 percent treasury certificates due 1931 attracted heavy demand, allotting the bank 70 thousand from a 100 thousand subscription. Officials say such financing at low rates saves taxpayers millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury
Lowell State Bank
Notable Deaths and Local Honors Across Iowa Venues
Prof Clarence W Wassam of University of Iowa dies by hanging at his home in Toa City after illness. James J Goodhue charged with manslaughter for fatally shooting Raymond Simon. Coe College marks 50th commencement with 149 grads. Edgar Furniss delivers Yale dean address. Milwaukee rail shops at Atkins close. some workers reassigned. Grinnell College awards seven honorary degrees including Ruth Suckow and Archibald Cattle. other degrees to Robert B Sweet and Harry E Downer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence W. Wassam
University of Towa College of Commerce
Towa City
Wassam
James J. Goodhue
Cedar Rapids
Raymond Simon
L. R. Simon
Goodhue
Coe College
Coe
Edgar S. Furniss
Graduate School
Yale University
Milwaukee Railroad
Atkins
Chris
Grinnell College
Ruth Suckow
Gordon L. Berry
New York
Robert B. Sweet
Long Beach
Cal
Archibald Cattle
Chicago
Harry E. Downer
Davenport
Charles E. Towner
Mrs. Carrier Survives Cyclone Train Disaster
Mrs. F. E. Carrier of Fargo North Dakota visiting Anamosa with Hale family recounted a harrowing Empire Builder wreck when a cyclone derailed twelve Great Northern cars near Fargo. She escaped unharmed while a fellow passenger was killed. two others seriously injured. She continued her journey to Anamosa after the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Eureka
F. E. Carrier
Fargo
N. D
Hale
Carrier
Great Northern
Empire Builder
Legg Department Store Opens New Monticello Outlet
H A Legg owner of Legg department stores opened a new Monticello store in the Burrichter building yesterday. D L Goodrich of Independence will manage with Edward Burrichter Aulden Hansel Eleanor Cashman Charles Killer and Harold McCormick among staff. Legg and assistants spent several days preparing for the formal opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Legg
Legg Department Stores
Monticello
Burrichter
The
Express
D. L. Goodrich
Independence
Edward Burrichter
Aulden Hansel
Eleanor Cashman
Charles Killer
Harold McCormick
Court Proceedings Reveal Numerous Civil And Guardian Actions
District court sessions led by Judge Moffit adjourned to June 29 with cases including habeas corpus dismissals, attachments, guardianships, foreclosures, divorces, and estate settlements. Multiple judgments and decrees were entered including guardians named and bond amounts set, and hearings to court for numerous estates and partitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffit
Golf Tournament Set For Sunday Morning
A golf tournament will be held at the city park next Sunday morning June 14. Players will be divided into two groups with the losers serving a dinner to the winners later. No fees will be charged. A good crowd is hoped for.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. F. Hogan
Cass Setae Eenennteneerenteeree
Wayne
Aeensennes
Pat” Morrissey
He Is
College For the Blind At
State Teachers’ College
Scrape
Jones Co
Methodist Church
Mr. Kaufman
Monticello High School
Presbyterian Church
Frank Royden
Benjamin
Franklin
Bible School
Rose Wilcox
Boy Scouts
Scout Cabin
Legg Department Store
District Court
Law and Equity Cases
Gerhard Schoon
James W. Glenn
Stephen Sheridan
J. E. Remley
E. V. Miller
Charles Field
George Collins
John A. Hubbard
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