Retired Fred Matheson End of A 30 Year Rural Carrier Career
Fred Matheson of this city has retired after thirty years as rural carrier on route No 1. He received disability pension on the 18th and now relaxes at home. He began as substitute for Ambrose Cook in 1902, later becoming regular for twenty four years, riding horses and walking 24 miles three times in early years.
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Fred Matheson
Matheson
Ambrose Cook
Mr. Matheson
Dan Pond
Billy Magee
J. T. Lanigan
George Guyan
Paul Hilers
Proposed Change In Highway 113 Survey Near Monticello
The state highway commission orders a preliminary survey of Highway 113 from the Ed Eilers farm toward Monticello to locate a new bridge over the Maquoketa river west of the present structure. The aim is to straighten the road despite expected damage to local farms including Bruce Cropp E. E Hicks Cecil Curtis and others. Survey team includes J A Wy more Frank Budd Dave Mc Creedy Phillip Dooley and others with Donald P Jackson accompanied by his wife.
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State Highway Commission
Ed Eilers
City of
Monticello
Cedar Street
Maquoketa River
J. A. Wymore
Bruce Cropp
E. E. Hicks
Cecil Curtis
Frank Budd
Dave McCreedy
Phillip Dooley
0. W. Jackson
Abner M. Boyd
Larry Dugan
Glenn O. Hargrave
Donald P. Jackson
Farmers Visit Ames College Trip Scheduled for June
Linn county farmers join a Farm Bureau arranged trip to Iowa State College in Ames on June 29 and 30. Cars depart Anamosa at 1 p.m. Sunday and Cedar Rapids court house at 2 p.m. The group will assemble at Elm Lodge in Ames at 7 p.m. Monday features a program to view work in all departments and at experiment stations.
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Ames
Jones
Linn County
Iowa State College
Farm Bureau
Anamosa
Court House
Cedar Rapids
Elm Lodge
Monticello Band Performs at City Park Summer Series
The Monticello Municipal Band presents the fourth concert of the summer series at City Park this evening at 8 15. The program features overtures, medleys, a trumpet solo by J E Heiserman and selections from Faust among others with a growing audience expected as warmer evenings continue.
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City Park
Monticello
Neighborhoods That Interest Emil Hocke Sentenced for Burglary in Iowa
Emil Hocke, 21, was sentenced from Iowa City to ten years at Anamosa reformatory for breaking and entering. Other items note Andres Nelson shot dead in a Clinton taxi near Reynolds Illinois, and multiple local property and crime updates across Monti Clinton Olin and Mason City areas.
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Emil Hocke
Iowa City
Anamosa Reformatory
Andres Nelson
Reynolds
Illinois
Marie Nelson
Clinton
Iowa
H.S. Davis
Manchester
Lillis
Monti Church
Manchester Press
George Alexander
Mason City
C” Press
Olin
Walter
Harold
Hans Rohwedder
Edwin Gedke
Stanwood
Walnut Creek Bridge
Olin, When Struck By the Car. the Boys’ Arection
Delaware Creamery
Wisconsin
Jones County
Bowen's Prairie
J. B. Ross
A. R. Coxsee
S. L. Gilbert
Onslow
Lovell Township 4-H Girls Meet
The Lovell township 4-H club met with Claire Adams on June 12. Eleven members and leader Mrs. John Matthiessen attended, plus guest Marion McVay. Margaret Hanasen and Clara Flack demonstrated spinach canning before a business quiz on act one of Martha, and refreshments followed.
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Lovell Township
4-H Club
Claire Adams
John Matthiessen
Marion McVay
Margaret Hanasen
Clara Flack
Martha
Monticello High School Graduates in 1900 Honor Roll
A Monticello high school class of 1900 graduates delivered a short oration including Ruth Darling and Mable Allen with others listed as salutatorian and valedictorian. Marriage notices and deaths follow with Henry Zimmerman and Meta Helgens wed August 7 and August Rohn dying August 4. Leonard Hein, Bavarian-born elder statesman, dies aged 84 in Richland township. Herbert French and Anna McKean wed at Hopkinton. Congregational church plans new building at Chestnut and Second. Teachers’ institute runs. county figures show Monticello leading in money and credits. G E Bishop plans move to Meyeradale Pa to run a newspaper. Marriage license issued for E J Lightfoot and Maud E Hosford.
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Monticello High School
Ruth Darling
Salutatorian
Mable Allen
Will Breen
Ethel George
Essie Hoag
Rufus Ricker
Jessie Davidson
Charles J. Heisey
Louise H. Bebb
Stuart H. Smith
Blanche Peltier
Maud Palmer
Will McLaughlin
Edith M. Thompson
Elmer A. Lang
Edith I. Welch
Howard Hicks
Charles Webber
Wena Wood
Bavaria
Herbert French
Glidden
Iowa
Anna McKean
Scotch Grove Township
Hopkinton
Congregational Church Society
Chestnut and
Second Streets
Teachers’ Institute
George Betz
Cornell, College
B. D. Bond
Calhoun County Normal School
W. B. Guthrie
C. R. Scroggie
Monticello
A. L. Shattuck
What Cheer
Margaret Foley
Anamosa
G. E. Bishop
Meyeradale
E. J. Lightfoot
Maud E. Hosford
Dr J W Benadom Donates Curio Relics to Maquoketa
Maquoketa receives a large assortment of relics and curios from Dr J W Benadom include a carved bald eagle chair from an old apple tree a unique umbrella stand deer horn mounts rattlesnake hides bulll snake hides a toucan a Colorado curlew pheasant ring neck pheasant and golden pheasant a cane collection including pieces from Egypt and Andersonville prison a mahogany heart with letter holder and a carved flute scene by Dr Hoffmanخبر
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Maquoketa
Benadom
Monticello
Maquoketan
Dr. Gilmore
Andersonville
Dr. Benadom
Egypt
Arizona
Robin
Dr. Hoffman
Temperance Meeting Focuses on Alcohol and Law
Last Sunday night union services at the Methodist church featured a temperance program including the dramatic Harvest with Des Moines actor George Hammond as district attorney and Rev. A. E. Coe of the state Anti Saloon League as a father whose son is arrested for liquor and involved in a serious accident. The event aimed to argue the harms of alcohol and resulted in voluntary subscriptions to support the league's work.
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Congregational
Presbyterian
Methodist Episcopal
Last Sunda
George Hammond
Des Moines
A. E. Coe
State Anti-Saloon League
State League
Fast Growing Corn Report From Earlville Farmer Chris Rohr
Chris Rohr, a former citizen farming near Earlville, reports a five acre corn field planted May 1 reaches twenty five inches high as of June 19. A stake measurement shows three inches growth in one day and over nine inches in four days. The field has been cultivated four times and will receive fifth plowing this week.
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Chris Rohr
Earlville
Early Castle Grove Township records show orderly 1855 election
The 1855 Castle Grove township records, kept with neat handwriting, recount an April meeting of qualified voters at the Beardsley schoolhouse. John Scott chaired. judges included Scott, Downer, and Springer. clerks Hubbard and Higby. Trustees and officers were elected with vote totals, noting Prohibition and sheep law tallies.
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Express
Wayne Township
William D. McLaughlin
Castle Grove Township
Castle Grove
John Scott
Horace Downer
Thomas J. Peak
Albert Higby
A. G. Beardsley
James M. Scott
Thomas S. Hubbard
William Ainsworth
Frederick Beardsley
Monticello
Rebecca Beardsley
Jones
Anamosa
Edmund Booth
Wallworth
Peak
Sugar Creek
Cedar County
Horace Gill
Phillip Mitchell
Norman Waterhouse
M. W. Tracy
Erse
Board of Trustees
Eleanor Sage
Simeon Foreman
George A. Gill
John Delay
John McConnon
Robert Wilson
John McLees
R. Henderson
Joshua R. Lathrop
Henry Heisey
Timothy Caswell
Edward Troy
G. T
Henry Henderson
Edna Eilers Weds Dewey Rhatigan at Private Home Ceremony
The marriage of Edna Eilers to Dewey Rhatigan occurred last Saturday morning at Rev. Leonard Duckett’s home, with sister Miss Margaret Eilers and Leslie Reade as attendants. The couple, after a brief private ceremony, planned to reside in Clarence after a two week honeymoon through Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Edna Eilers
Ben Eilers
Dewey Rhatigan
Thomas Rhatigan
Leonard Duckett
First Presbyterian Church
Please Do Not Forget The Glorious Fourth
A county wide Fourth of July celebration hosted by the Farm Bureau will take place in Monticello city park. Activities run from 10 AM to milking time with band concerts contests a charity ball game between Jones and Delaware county bureaus and a picnic dinner with free hot coffee. President Hearst of the state bureau will deliver an address at 11 AM. all are welcome.
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Farm Bureau
Monticello
Hearst
State Organization of the
Bureau
Jones
Delaware County
Monticello Park
Mrs. Hannah Kendall, 72, Dies in Anamosa Funeral Held
Mrs Hannah Kendall aged 72 died last Thursday in Anamosa. Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 2 30 p m at Loder funeral home with Rev F C Worcester officiating. She was born January 18 1858 in Jackson county and lived in Anamosa for eighteen years. Survived by her husband Uriah Kendall seven children and thirty three grandchildren.
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Hannah Jane Kendall
Anamosa
Loder
F. C. Worcester
Widow Elizabeth Keefer dies. Monticello links mourn her
Mrs Elizabeth Drummond Keefer mother of Mrs Fred J Kay of Monticello died at her Cedar Rapids home. Born Feb 9 1856 in McGregor she taught in McGregor and La Crosse schools. Funeral to be held at Kay home, then Hazelton burial beside her husband.
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Elizabeth Drummond Keefer
Fred J. Kay
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Kay
Samuel Gutensohn
Guy Swartzell
Olin
Keefer
Gladys
McGregor
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Death of Lovell township resident John Meyer
John Meyer of Lovell township died Friday morning June 20 after a three year illness with three strokes. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 PM at the Reformed church with Rev. Armin H. Tendick officiating. Burial was in Oakwood. Born August 8 1878 in Delaware county he was nearly 52. He moved to Lovell in 1913 and married Alvia Arnold October 24 1919. Surviving are his wife, a son John Meyer Jr, two brothers Jacob and Peter and three sisters Anna Kissing Lizzie Klein and Lena Sulzener.
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John Meyer
Lovell Township
Mr. Meyer
Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Oakwood
Delaware County
Meyer
Alvia Arnold
John Meyer, Jr
Jacob
Ryan
Peter
Monticello
Anna Kissing
Springville
Lizzie Klein
Doon
Lena Sulzener
Mechanicsville
How to remove grass stains from washable fabrics
To remove grass stains from wash able materials treat them while fresh with hot water and soap rub vigorously. If traces of stains remain on white linen or cotton fabrics they may be bleached out with Javelle water.
Monticello Edges Lost Nation In Eleven Innings
Monticello defeated Lost Nation 8 to 5 in eleven innings at Monticello after a late rally. Lost Nation led with a grand slam threat in the eighth, and Monticello tied the score in the ninth before Bart’s bases loaded single sealed the win. Barron, DeLancey, Ferring, and Lee Bartlett sparked the Monticello offense, while Stamp hit a late homer for Lost Nation.
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Maquoketa Valley
Monticello
Lost Nation
Stamp
Barron
DeLancey
Ferring
Lee Bartlett
Bart
Monti
Monti Boys
Ryan
Oxford Junction
Ryan Boys
Mont
Monticello Barron
Rfss
Bartlett
Egger
Rhatigan
C Byerly
Ceven ¢ Scott
Willimack
Fleming
McGeorge
Jacobs
E. Rechterman
Rf W. Rechterman
Rohr
Eyerly
Dolphin
O'Brien
Alleged Booze Runners Arrested At Anamosa
Two men William Rushford of Stone City and Edward Shannon of Anamosa were arrested last Thursday by Deputy Purcell. A fruit jar of intoxicating liquor was seized from their car. One man pled not guilty, the other faced a preliminary exam and both were bound over to district court. Authorities noted the booze was labeled with Rushford’s name.
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William Rushford
Stone City
Edward Shannon
Anamosa
Purcell
Justice of the Peace
Rushford
Bible Questions Challenge Readers Ahead of Page Eight Answers
A reader puzzle asks ten Bible questions for family use before consulting page eight for answers and references. Questions cover Solomon’s stable size, rain during the Temple build, the first use of mortgage in scripture, women as cooks, and two books once considered part of the Bible.
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Solomon's
Monticello Electors to Decide Gas Plant Franchise
Monticello voters will decide July 30 on granting a franchise to Skelly Oil for a gas plant. The city council approved an election under an ordinance, with Iowa Electric’s long-ago gas franchise up for potential exercise. Local residents and gas store owners show interest in the proposal.
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Monticello
Skelly 6Il Company
The
Express
Iowa Electric Company
Electric Company
Skelgas
First Talkies Shown Tonight at Monticello Princess
Monticello opens its first all talking feature at the Princess with Sweetie starring Nancy Carroll Jack Oakie and Helen Kane. E T Landis marks sixteenth year as manager introducing sound cinema as new entertainment. The theater showcases interior upgrades and plan to run the talkie twice each evening with Wode ed talkie attractions.
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Monticello
Nancy Carroll
Jack Oakie
Helen Kane
Paramount
Mae Tinee
E. T. Landis
Manchester Whipped Monticello Golfers
The Manchester golf squad defeated Monticello 158 to 55 on the low-ball low-total format. Manchester won seven of eight foursomes and featured low score by Dr. Jones with 83. The return match will be played at Monticello in a week with Manchester defending in their home course.
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Manchester
Monticello Club
Monticello
Machester
Dr. Jones
William Laude
M. E. Thoeni
George I. Lovell
E. E. Shelley
James Laude
R. J. Bone
A. B. Grimes
R. T. Moore
A. M. Boyd
Rex Ricklefs
F. M. Podhaski
Gus Ricklefs
Robert Locher
Dr. L. J. Swift
Frank Royden
E. C. Ricklefs
Rose Aebi Becomes Bride of W. T. Shipe
The marriage of Miss Rose Aebi daughter of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Aebi of this city to Mr W T Shipe of Cedar Rapids was announced They wed at the Little Brown Church in the Vale Nashua last Sunday Attended by Miss Mary Aebi and Harry Shipe A dinner followed at Mrs Sherman Olsens Waverly home After a two weeks visit at Minnesota lakes the couple will reside in Cedar Rapids where Shipe is with Town Credit and Adjustment company The bride is praised as a fine young woman. the groom is described as an active promising man Good luck to them.
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Rose Aebi
Rudolph Aebi
W. T Shipe
Cedar Rapids
Little Brown
The
Vale
Nashua
Mary Aebi
Harry Shipe
Sherman Olsen
Waverly
Customer Complains About Price Hikes at Grocer
A shopper scolds Mr. Snookums for rising prices while his wife approaches, a brief vignette from Tit Bits. The exchange captures local humor and social dynamics of a small shop scene.
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Grocer
Mr. Snookums
Four Lakes City Hosts Newspaper Editors Tour
Madison welcomes National Editorial association members for a Wisconsin educational tour after Milwaukee. They tour the four lakes Mendota Monona Waubesa and Lake Kegonsa viewing the campus at Wisconsin and enjoying a banquet hosted by Consolidated Water Power and Paper company with remarks from University of Wisconsin President Glenn Frank. Paul Stark of Madison Association of Commerce leads a city tour and notes Madison as a growing medical and business hub with a planned American Mollstein Friesian national headquarters and an $80,000 office building.
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Madison
Wis
National Editorial Association
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Lake City
Wisconsin River Dells
Kilbourn
Here
Madison Association of Commerce
Loraine Hotel
Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
George Meade
Crystal Ballroom
Park Hotel
Paul Stark
Association of Commerce
State University
Dane County
United States
America
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Wisconsin University
Capitol
Mendota
Monona
Waubesa
Lake Keynosa
Land
Black Hawk Country Club
Blackhawk
Middle West
Stark
Denver
Longfellow
Funeral Services For Marie Taylor Anamosa
Marie Taylor four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Alva Taylor of Anamosa was buried in Oakwood cemetery after dying at her home in Anamosa early last week. Rev Leonard Duckett officiated at the local burial and in Anamosa Beam funeral home conducted services. She was born January 1926 and survived by her parents two sisters Helen and Anita and one brother Dayle. She was the niece of Mr and Mrs Roy Taylor and Mr and Mrs Pearl Taylor of Monticello.
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Marie Taylor
Alva Taylor
Anamosa
Oakwood
Leonard Duckett
Beam
Miss Taylor
Helen
Anita
Dayle
Roy Taylor
Pearl Taylor
Monticello
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Clayton
the Express
J. W. Benadom
Temperance
Fred Kay
Cascade
Dyersville
Baldw
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W. T. Shipe
Charles A. Doxsee
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