Seven Civil War Veterans Here
Monticello observes flag day with seven living Civil War veterans. Profiles include Ed Pepin born 1843 in Michigan, E J Drury of Boston, Nicholas Maurice of Vermont, Br Benadom of Ohio, William Fuller of Scotch Grove, Samuel Bye the 92 year old Pennsylvanian, and Edmund Harwood of Iowa. Each served in Union units and shared wartime experiences and later lives in Monticello with families and public service.
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Monticello
Jones County
Harwood’s Civil War Journey and Early Life Details
Harwood left Fort Rice for Fort Totten in South Dakota but stalled by a storm. He lived five days on parched corn intended for pack mules. Mustered out at Sioux City on June 22, 1866, age under twenty. Born February 11, 1847 in Indiana, he moved to Dubuque in 1856 and later worked as a blacksmith across the Midwest. He resided in Monticello the last five years with two sisters O A Hall and C C Connolly. He remained unmarried.
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E. J. Drury
Montidello
United States
Drury
Baltimore
Maryland
Massachusetts Infantry
Bully Drury
Potomac
Fredericksburg
BE. J. Drury
Boston
Massachusetts
Aaron K
Abigail Kirk Drury
Wayland
Mills County
Iowa
Mary K. Thornton
Scotland
William Fuller
Sycamore Street
Monticello
Mr.Buller
Ninth Iowa Infantry
Pea Ridge
Newman
Georgia
Andersonville
Fuller
Wilmington
South Caroline
Scotch Grove
Pea
Ridge
Red
Keel Station
Kingstone
Fennesaw Mountains
Lucy Jones
Mary
Alice
Lilly Leggett
Minnie.Manning
Cedar Rapids
Lulu Fadley
Onslow
Susan Nichols
Tey
Samuel Bye
Bye
Pennsylvania Militia
Chester County
Pennsylvania
Albert
Mary Bye
Springville
Linn County
Anamosa
Fred Huyck
Martha Gibson
Fort Rice
Fort Totten
South Dakota
Mr. Harwood
Sioux City
Edmund and
Ellen Harwood
Licking County
Ohio
Dubuque
Middle West
Awa
Illinois
Indiana
Maquoketa
Cascade
Harwood
O. A. Hall
C. C. Connolly
Montiicello
Humor and Quips Across Papers in Vintage Snippets
A collage of short humorous exchanges from 1920s era papers. Jests touch on hats and golf, train timing, courtroom banter, banking mixups, a gun misdescription, and a light police encounter with Shakespeare, reflecting light social mocks and dated tone.
Successful Candidates in June Primary Across Iowa
The list of nominees who won June 7 primaries appears on general election ballots in November. Key names include United States senator Smith W. Brookhart Claude R. Porter governor John Hammill Alex R. Miller lieutenant governor Cleмен Kimball Walter Ramsey Emelene Maulsby secretary of state Walter Ramsey Thomas Maloney treasurer Ray Johnson J W Long auditor J W Long Agnes Samuelson H E Blackmar attorney general John Fletcher C H Reynolds railroad commissioners Dwight Lewis Charles Webster C D Huston J W Morris secretary of agriculture Lee Thornburg W G Warner fifth district Cyrenus Cole C E Watters state representative J A Grimwood Lee R Byerly county officials LaVerne Rockstad G E Farmer county treasurer Harry Holcomb E F Miller clerk district court B G Rees A A Clarke sheriff John Bodenhofer J W Wusk county recorder Lloyd Soper George Rickels county attorney C B Paul I V Dautremont coroner S B Beam J J Hayes supervisors 1927 term H P Barber F E Taylor Michael Gorman H A Owen 1928 term G A Peet G J Hughes Gerd Harms C B E McConaughy
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United States
Smith W. Brookhart
Washington
Claude R. Porter
Des Moines
John Hammill
Britt
Alex R. Miller
Cleme
Kimball
Council Bluffs
L. W. Housel
Humboldt
Walter Ramsey
Belmond
Emelene Maulsby
Rdy Johnson
Muscatine
Thomas Maloney
J. W. Long
Ames
E. J. Risee
Rock Rapids
Agnes Samuelson
Shenandoah
H. E. Blackmar
Ottumwa
John Fletcher
Toledo
J. A Grimwood
Oxford Junction
Lee R. Byerly
Olin
LaVern Rockstad
Monticello
G. E. Farmer
Anamosa
Harry Holcomb
Martelie
E. F. Miller
Anamodia
B. G. Rees
A. A. Clarke
John Bodenhofer
J. W. Wusk
Lloyd Soper
George Rickels
C. B. Paul
I. V. Dautremont
Quotable wisps from a Sioux City page 7A
A collection of aphorisms and witticisms on love and life appears on the 7A page. The items lampoon relationships, vanity and marriage with quips about lovers, vows, patience, and perception.
Congress in Session Through June Hopes for Relief Bill
Newspapers note continuing congressional session in June gives hope for a hot weather relief measure. Other editorials lampoon oil lease schemes, warn against dissatisfactions from unrealized gains, and discuss ongoing debates on prohibition and governance.
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Cedar Rapids
Congress
Joyful living as medicine, a French psychologist urges
A French psychologist argues for state backed joy and color in daily life. He cites public happiness as a health and sanity booster, recalling Romans who used entertainers to ease plague. He notes American progress but warns gloom widens illness, urging dynamic gaiety.
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Los Angeles Times
Rome
America
May Cow Testing Report Leads in High May Milk Output
The Monticello Cow Testing association reports May leaders in butterfat and milk. Aitchison Brothers Guernsey herd tops with 18 milking and two dry cows, average 94.0 pounds milk and 39.8 pounds butterfat, with Lady purebred Guernsey at 87.7 pounds butterfat. The second highest herd belongs to William McLaughlin. Guernsey herd has 11 cows, average 75.3 pounds milk and 35 pounds butterfat. Seventeen herds exceed 30 pounds butterfat, led by Orcutt & Shover at 83 pounds. Thomas Shover has the top individual with 92 pounds butterfat, with 100 pounds on an official test for Pear Aggie DeKol Lyons. Aitchison’s Lady is second. third high is a Holstein owned by Glenn Orcutt at 67.4 pounds. Sixty-seven cows produce 50 pounds or more, across owners Shover & Orcutt, Tomas Shover, Len Buol, Mike Breen, Suter & Gundrich, Hoag & Deischer, Otto Hubbard, Bert Kiburz, William Balsiger, and Aitchison. A total of 57 cows produce 40 pounds or more, noted Glenn Brookins and Tester.
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Monticello
Aitchison Brothers
Guernsey
Lady
William McLaughlin
Orcutt & Shover
Thomas Shover
Deischer & Hoag
Henry Eden
Bert Kiburz
Pear Aggie DeKol Lyons
Aitchison
Glenn Orcutt
Sihers
Shover
Tomas Shover
Len Buol
Mike Breen
Suter & Gundrich
Hoag & Deischer
Otto Hubbard
William Balsiger
Glenn Brookins
Satis factory household appliance blamed on old fashioned wife
A St Paul Dispatch line lionizes the wife as an ideal domestic device. It urges readers to fight weeds now with the idea that later they will be harder to whip. The remark reflects a dated gendered joke from the era.
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St. Paul
Alaska Teachers and Dairy Advice Highlighted in Report
The report shows 46 of 49 Alaska public high school teachers are college graduates, 69 of 88 elementary teachers in towns are university or normal school graduates, and 45 of 77 teachers outside towns have higher-education credentials. It cites one unprofitable cow whose yearly feed costs exceed the herd testing program’s value and urges dairy testing over guessing.
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Alaska
Men hold most top jobs, ignore women’s views on Valentino
San Francisco Chronicle notes that the majority of senior positions worldwide are occupied by men who show little regard for women’s opinions on Valentino. The piece contrasts gender power dynamics with cultural figures and public attitudes.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Valentino
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Monticello Express
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