March Term District Court Opens in Anamosa with Ten New Cases
The March term of the Jones county district court begins Monday in Anamosa with Judge F. L. Anderson on the bench. Ten new law cases and nine new equity cases are docketed, plus orders to dismiss thirty-one law cases and thirteen old equity cases if not noticed for trial. The Mowrey vs. Reinking damage suit will be tried this term after a venue change from Cedar County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Supreme Court
New Law
J. A. Hartman
Francis Wooley
F. H. Koch
J. D. Strong
First National Bank of Wyoming
Towa
John Lavery
Mary A. Lavery
Guardian
The
Liquid Carbonic Corporation
Anamosa Bottling Works
N. L. Sutton
Herman Schwartz
First Trust & Savings Bank of
Oxford Junction
Iowa
Argus Frutchey
Charles Field
Federal Surety Co
W. N. Dearborn
Thos. Bemrose
Dr. H. E. Pfeffer
Louis Tritsch
Anamosa National Bank
Lucette Albery
New Equity
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Edward W. Pease
Onslow Savings Bank
Mae Babcock
Leona Palmer
Carl D. Palmer
Mary L. Livermore
Frank Menm
Aee Stetdresen
Ed McCann
Florerice Ellen Thomas
L. F. Pealer
First Iowa State Trust & Savings Bank
Wilbert Starry
M. S. Koppes
Ed Yarolem
Mary Farragher Celebrates 89th Birthday in Manchester
Mrs. Mary E. Farragher, born February 24, 1839 in Clyde Ohio, marked her eighty ninth birthday last Friday at the home of her daughter Mrs F E Dutton in Manchester. She moved with her parents to Jones county as a girl, married in 1856 at Monticello, and has since resided in Manchester since 1914 with children Grace, Dutton, Sidney, and Edman, along with a large family across the country. Two birthday cakes were given by Mrs Sarah Phelps and by her daughter Mrs Green. She remains in good health at nearly ninety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Farragher
F. E. Dutton
Manchester
Clyde
Ohio
Jones County
Monticello
Farragher
Grace
Dutton
Sidney
Edman
William
Lemore
Calif
Maria Green
Cedar Rapids
Charles
Lawton
Mich
Frank
Richmond
Lillian Steckel
Anamosa
Julia Kearns
Beckis
Minn
Anna’ Schwartz
Pierre
Sarah Phelps
Mrs. Green
Essie Hoag
Elmer E. Hoag
Coe College
Levi Fuller
South Dakota
Grant Stambaugh
V. L. Hanssen
Oxford Junction
Lee Hannan
Langworthy
John D. Hoss
Matilda Fuller
J. M. Alloway
William Fuller
Cowles
Neb
Alex Blair
Sand Spring
Harriet Coughlan
Nellie Carpenter
Connecticut
Effie M. Starks
Bert Starks
R. M. Colborn
San Bernardino
Olive Moses
State Normal School
Cedar Falls
H. J. Lang
Harry
Lang
Monticello Electric Company
Sarah Berlin
Levi Berlin
Elmer Orcutt
Harry Bricker
Maquoketa
Fred Bricker
Emma Main
Daniel Deischer
Texas
Monticello High School
George Inglis
J. W. Coxsee
Edith Curtis
George W. Curtis
California
Gordon
Margaret E. Beardsley
Castle Grove Township
Tobias Folkers
Simon O’tool
Alma Smith
Fred Kempf
Ponca City
Okla
Thomas J. Cowan
Olin
Cowan
Gertrude Herrick
Sally Hoyt
Lyman Hoyt
Scotch Grove
John Perrine
LaVetta
Samaria
Beahl
Mamie Howard Podhaski
Hearing on M. J. Cass Freight Line Application
The state railway commission heard M. J. Cass seeking permission to operate a Monticello to Cedar Rapids freight line via Langworthy Anamosa Springville Marion and Kenwood Park. Objectors included the Milwaukee railroad Cedar Rapids and Marion city railway and Miles R. Landis of Anamosa. Other route requests faced objections. decisions later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Cass
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Langworthy
Anamosa
Springville
Marion
Kenwood Park
State Railway Commission
Milwaukee Railroad
Marion City Railway
Miles R. Landis
M. E. Buckner
Cascade
Cass
L. B. Stanley
Whittier
Paralta
American Legion and Auxiliary Dance Night in Monticello
The Arthur P. O Rourke post and the Ladies Auxiliary of Monticello plan a joint gala next Tuesday at the Legion hall. Members and families attend with a luncheon served by chefs from both groups. An orchestra will play and admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur P. O'Rourke
American Legion
Monticello
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Legion Hall
The
Legion
Auxiliary
George Barnes
Asa P. Lambert
Events Of Interest Twenty Years Ago In Monticello
A roundup of Monticello area life notes from twenty years prior. Includes births, deaths, moves, new hires, marriages, school board action, and local family milestones, naming residents like Essie Hoag, John D. Hoss, Matilda Fuller, and the Lang family, with dates and places such as Cedar Rapids and Gordon Nebraska.
Scout Notes Outline Regular Hikes And Council Annexation
Saturday becomes regular hike day and scouts will earn patrol and individual points. Cedar Rapids area council likely to annex Monticello causing centralized headquarters contact and faster replies for merit badges registrations and rank badges. Anamosa hosts a free scout leader training course led by C C Thomas with five local leaders already planning to attend this Friday evening and five more sessions including an overnight camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Anamosa
C. C. Thomas
Martello Team Wins County Basketball Tournament
Martello's tall five defeated three rivals in Monticello to claim the second Jones county county basketball tournament cup. Monticello finished third as Martello dominated play with strong shooting and balanced offense led by Appleby and Maurice. The final saw Martello beat Morley 29 to 12 for the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martello
Monticello
Jones County
Anamosa
Appleby
Jimmie Maurice
Monti
Jim
Anamgsa
Prison City Five
Morley
Wyoming
Martelle
Oxford Jet
Oxford Junction
Rigby
H. Rigby
Squawk
Maurice
Rigby Brothers
Felows
St Wenceslaus Red Hawks edge Sacred Heart in overtime
Sacred Heart High loses 15 to 13 in a three minute overtime after a 13 all tie. Dunn of Monticello led with nine points Balik of Cedar Rapids added six as the Red Hawks claim the win on Sacred Heart’s home floor. Season finale looms with the Columbia college Dubuque tournament set March 4 7 and 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart High School
St. Wenceslaus Red Hawks
Red Hawks
Dunn
Monticello
St. Wenceslaus
Sacred Heart
Balik
Cedar Rapids
R. T. Moore
Columbia College
Dubuque
Public School Forms Parent-Teachers Association
Mothers meet with Monti cello public school staff to organize a PTA. Officers elected include Mrs. J. H. Fraser as president and Mrs. Rex Rickless as vice president. About sixty attendees at a Feb. 22 gathering adopted bylaws and planned future supervised playground work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
J. H. Fraser
Rex Rickless
E. J. Farley
C. S. Bixler
Parent-Teachers Association
State
National Congress of Parent-Teachers Associations
Iowa P,. T. A
County Chamber of Commerce Formed After Linn County Banquet
Over 1000 men and farmers from Cedar Rapids and Linn County attended a banquet last Tuesday to form a County Chamber of Commerce. The group plans to promote Linn County with Cedar Rapids at the forefront. Mr and Mrs Henry Heeren welcomed a baby boy born last Tuesday weighing eight pounds. this is the first child for the couple. The mother was formerly Miss Leola Watsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Roosevelt
County
Henry Heeren
Leola Watsa
Monticello Students Shine In State Declamatory Contest
The state series declamatory contest in Monticello saw Anamosa Hopkinton and Monticello compete with judges ABE Newcomb Florence Tuttle and Mary Clark. Lucia Schoon Monticello won unanimous first in poetry and will advance to sub district March 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Slemmer
Monticello
Anamosa
Buck Creek
Hopkinton
A. BE. Newcomb
Wyoming
Florence Tuttle
Earlville
Mary Clark
Manchester
Mary Elizabeth Mason
Evelyn Eby
Lucia Schoon
Tawra Ireland
Betty Brandt
Bernice Fedenr
Monticcio
Jones County
Martello
Monti
Morley
Martelle
Homour
A. Rigby
H. Rigby
Maurice
Marugg
R. Marugg
Appleby
Rhatigan
Morey
Shover
Marmis
Bender
Ernest Aven
Monti High
Hansetta McHugh
Miss Jarman
Carl McKinstry
Annapolis Navy School
Avelda Hansser
Dennis Liddy Unearths 1872 Jones County Fair Ticket
Dennis Liddy found a ticket for the third day of the Great Jones County fair in 1872. The note recalls Monti cello and a bustling Monticello fair era with horse racing and Dennis running a blacksmith shop by the stables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Fair
Liddy
Dennis Liddy
Jones County
Monticello
Dennis
Monticcito Instructor Referees Eighteen Games
Raymond Moore manual training instructor at Monticcito public schools served as referee in eighteen basketball games last season. He officiated in Lisbon last Thursday and the Sacred Heart team versus the Red Hawks of Cedary Rapids last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Moore
Monticcito Public Schools
Lisbon
Sacred Heart Soot
Red Hawks
Cedcy Rapids
Income Tax Man to Visit Public Library March 8
The federal income tax man will be at the public library all day Thursday March 8. Monticello residents with 1927 income above $5000 or above thresholds for single and married filers should file. Returns must be in the internal revenue office by March 15 with exemptions for dependents under 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
United States
Internal Revenue Collector
Sacred Heart Edges Dyersville In Tight 22 21 Duel
Dyersville high school fell to Sacred Heart Monticello 22 to 21 after leading 21 19 late in the fourth quarter. Dunn and Monticello’s free throw and field goals secured the win as Dyersville’s Drees led with 10 points and Monticello’s McAleer scored nine. This loss ends Dyersville’s nine game win streak as Sacred Heart advances toward a Dubuque tournament bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xnaxier High School
Dyersville
Sacred Heart School
Monticello
Dunn
The
Sacred Heart
the Sacred Heart
Moanticalisvoys
R. McAleer
Duan
Schummer
Drees
Fricar
Dubuque
Republicans Hold Jones County Convention in Anamosa
Delegates from every precinct gathered at the Jones County courthouse in Anamosa for the county Republican convention. Twelve delegates were chosen to attend the state convention in Des Moines, with twelve alternates named. Two resolutions endorsing President Coolidge and the proposed state highway bond plan were adopted unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Court House
Anamosa
Des Moines
EL. A. Grimwood
B. F E. Rinnehart
J. W. Hutton
C. B. Paul
George van Buren
John Morse
Jennie P. Smith
James Remley
S. M. Hasford
Clifford Stevens
CG. A. Coxsee
WH. Freeman
R. P. Clark
OQ. A. Gable
Charles Moirbanks
Alice Port
Be, WooPes
Clifford Niles
Ray Joslin
Sam Ellison
John H. Fraser
Will McLaughlin
Glenn McLaughlin
Oxford Junction
General Assembly
H. H. Freeman
Olin
A. ©. Senes
Messrs. C. B. Paul
Clfford Stevers
O. A. Gable
Motio
Monticello
A. A. Cole
Dun
J. B. Remsey
Strawman
County Central Committee
John Bodenhofer
Thee
J. O. Ellison
Land For London
Husman Couple Celebrates 35 Years of Marriage
Frederick Husman and wife mark their thirty fifth wedding anniversary with a family dinner and gifts. Nine children and fifteen grandchildren, plus Mrs Augusta Helgens, attend. The couple were married February 28 1893 in Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church by Rev C Mardorf. George Cowan has recovered enough to leave his bed and be about his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Husman
Fritz
Husman
Augusta Helgens
Mr. Husman
John Husman
George Cowan
Vis
Margaret Wilson Dies Suddenly In Hopkinton
Margaret Wilson nee Fraser, widow of Robert I. Mason, died at her sister’s Hopkinton home after twelve hours of unconsciousness from heart trouble. Born June 1884 in Delhi, she had visited Minneapolis for almost a year. She leaves three brothers David New York John Britt Donald Missouri and three sisters W C Mason Hopkinton Eliza Harker Minneapolis Anna Bowman Wyoming. Funeral held at Dr and Mrs W C Mason’s home last Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Wilson
W. C. Mason
Hopkinton
Minneapolis
Robert I. Mason
Margaret Fraser
Delhi
John
Britt
Donald
Missouri
Eliza Harker
Anna Bowman
Wyoming
Highway No 38 Approach Work Let to Minneapolis Bridge Co
The Highway Commission let the contract for major approach work on Highway No. 38 north of Olin. The Minneapolis Bridge Company won with a bid of 55 000 dollars. They will build four 40 by 20 spans two 20 by 20 spans and ten 49 by 20 approach spans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Highway Commission
Olin
Minneapolis Bridge Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
F. L. Anderson
Mary Farragher
American Legion and Auxiliary
State University of Iowa
Williams
Fair Association
Ralph Otto
Iowa City
Bright
Theodore Kirsch
Rowley
Kirsch
Rowley Savings Bank
H. W. Sigworth
Commonwealth Apartments
St. Luke’s Hospital
Mount Vernon
Cornell College Library
Carnegie Foundation
E. B. Wilcox
College Board of Trustees
Ladies’ Aid Society
the Methodist Church of
S. H. Bevins
Hawkeye
West Union
Margaret Butterworth
Andrew
Jackson County
Mabel Pike
Central City
Anamosa Hospital
Cornell College
Mankato
Minnesota
George Murphy
Quaker Oats Company
Hotel Roosevelt
Dubuque County
John O'Brien
O’brien
the Express
Boy Scout
Martele
Ditch
Sam
Independence
St. Wenceslaus High
Linn
Monticello Public School
Public
Marcie
F. Husman
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