Inter-County Bankers Meet in Monticello with 100 Attendees
The state bankers association held an inter-county meeting at the K of C hall in Monticello with representatives from 26 banks in Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, and Jones counties. More than 100 attended the 6:30 dinner, and talks covered bank legislation the Uniform Trust Receipts Act and lessons learned, closing with an informal round table on banking topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bankers’ Association
K. of C. Hall
Delaware
Dubuque
Jackson
Jones Counties
Jones County Bankers Association
Monticello
Guy T. Martin
Farmers Savings Bank of Martelle
Martin
James A. Maurice
County Association
Maurice
Monticello State Bank
E. A. Ebersole
Banks of
Des Moines
Iowa
Ministers Meet in Monticello for Jones County Association
The Jones County Ministerial Association held its monthly meeting at Mrs. H. C. Coughlan's home last Tuesday morning. Rev. S. G. Gutensohn led the devotional, and Warden William Frazer spoke on Religious Work at the State Reformatory. A luncheon followed, hosted by the hostess with Congregational church women assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Government engineer on job for Monticello federal building
Government engineer L. Tull is on site for inspection work on the new federal building in Monticello. He says the contractor expects to arrive late this week. The Tulls will reside with their two sons in the Tuetken house at the north end of Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. &. Tull
Federal
Monticello
Tull
Tuetken House
Main Street
Woman Admits Bigamy Charge in Iowa Case
Mrs. Florence Benham aged nineteen pled guilty to bigamy in Jones County Iowa and was sentenced to one to five years in the Rockwell City state reformatory. She admitted marrying Edgar H. West of Mechanicsville while still married to Charles A. Benham of Cedar Rapids and faced state charges after being arrested at a Cedar Rapids railway station. Her Linn County case was dismissed and she was moved to Anamosa for sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Benham
Rockwell City
Cedar Rapids
Lire
Charles A. Benham
Cedar Rapidg
Jones County Railway Club Formed At Local Meeting
Jones County Railway Club organized at the depot last night by representatives of the Milwaukee Road branch. M. B. Leonard of Monticello was elected chairman with Ray Nagios Swilling Malian Kesbrest William Malleve Anamosa as officers. Geddes South Dakota promoter BE Beck attended. The group aims to pool ideas for greater business and better employee ties, meeting monthly with 34 attendees including Supt. W. J. Bone and Division Engineer H. W. Worth of Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Railway Club
Milwaukee Road
M. B. Leonard
Monticello
Ray Nagios Swilling Malian
Kesbrest
William
Malleve Anamosa
Mark Hobbello
BE. C
H. W. Worth
Marion
School Board Election Scheduled for Monday Monticello
The electors of the Independent school district of Monticello will vote at the public school building next Monday, March 13. Directors whose terms expire are Dr. Oscar York and Leigh Clark. Nominees include Mr. Clark and Riess G. Stuhler for two three year terms. The election is quiet with no contest.
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Independent School District
Monticello
Oscar York
Leigh Clark
Clark
Riess G. Stuhler
Kate Maurice Injured After Car Collision in California
Relatives report Kate Maurice living in California was struck by a car two weeks ago. She sustained a broken wrist, bruising, and shock, and was dragged ten feet. Friends in Monticello will be glad she was discharged from hospital and is convalescing at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Maurice
California
Monticello
Woman Commits Death by Own Action on Cass Center Farm
Mrs. Leah Quigley aged 23 died at 11 45 Friday morning on the W H Buckner farm south of Cass Center. She placed a shotgun against her heart and pulled the trigger. The weapon discharged through her body splattering the ceiling. Coroner L A Iverson ruled no inquest needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leah Quigley
W. H. Buckner
Cass Center
As. Quigley
Missouri
Buckner Home
Licenses Granted To Four Couples Last Week
Clerk Leigh Pearson issued four marriage licenses in the past week. Leonard Horn and Hilda Luckstedt, both residents of Olin, and Grant C Putnam of Ottawa with Frances Kruse of Anamosa also secured licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leigh Pearson
Leonard Horn
Olin
Hilda Luckstedt
Grant C. Putnam
Ottawa
Frances Kruse
Anamosa
Grimes speaks on NEA convention for Monticello Rotary
Superintendent A B Grimes addressed the Monticello Rotary Club on his Cleveland NEA convention experience. He highlighted small community schools and summarized remarks from speakers Jan Masaryk Harold Ickes Edmund Day Raymond Smith J A Johnston and Austin MacCormick. The talk held Rotarians' close attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Grimes
Monticello
N.E. A
Cleveland
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Harold Ickes
Interior
Edmund Day
Cornell University
Aymond Smith
Harvard University
J. A. Johnston
U. S
Alcatraz
Austin MacCormick
New York City
Mr. Grimes
Buckner Moves Office To Phillips Station
Merle Buckner of Buckner Rendering Service relocates his office from American Petroleum to Phillips station opposite the creamery. Farmers seeking dead stock removal may call him at 27, the same number as his former office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Buckner
Buckner Rendering Service
American Petroleum Station
Phillips Station
Monticello Cookery School Set for March 22 24
The Monticello Express announces its 10th annual cooking school to be held in the high school gymnasium on March 22 23 and 24. Miss Charlotte Larson culinary expert will lead. Evening session at 7pm Wednesday and 1pm sessions Thursday and Friday. Food manufacturers and jobbers support the event with prizes including baskets of groceries. Organizers expect a larger crowd than last year with over 1700 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Monticello Express
Charlotte Larson
Trelock
Sse Domenecn Lor
Jemomm
B P W Style Show Set For Paria Spring Theme
The B P W will present a musical style show titled Paria in the Spring in the high school auditorium on Thursday March 30. Local talent from the high school and community will perform three scenes morning afternoon and evening with a Parisian backdrop. Local stores and beauty shops will provide dresses headdresses and beauty services. Helen Stuhler is general chairman with Minnie Rickless Hazel Eby Bertha, Nella Hoffman and Jennie Strasburg as committee members. Further details will appear in the Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odels
Monticello
Rickless Dry Goods
Schultz Bros
Smartwear
Stuhlers
Denkhoff’s Jewelry
Joe's Beauty Shoppe
Martiiello Greenhouses
Meyer Hat Shop
Zimmermaneauty Shoppe
Superior Permanent Wave Shop
Velma’s
Helen Stuhler
Bar Association Endorses Dean Rutledge for Supreme Court
The Jones ciation meeting in Anamosa Tuesday endorsed Dean Wiley B. Rutledge, dean of the college of law at the State University of Town, as the proper candidate for the U S Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Brandeis' resignation. The Bar Association resolution praised his age, temperament, education and general ability, and was sent to President Roosevelt by S E Locher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Wiley B. Rutledge
College of Law
State University of Town
Supreme Court of
Roosevelt
The
Bar Association
S. E. Locher
Cash
Ben E. Rhinehart
James E. Remley
F. H. Shimanek
Oxford Junction
George Gorman
Cedar Rapids
H.C. Ring
Locher
Charles J. Cash Honored by Bar in Jones County Memorial
The Jones County Bar held memorial services for Charles J. Cash Sr. in the courtroom on Tuesday. Cash served as a bar member since 1894 and died December 22, 1938. Resolutions praised his upright life, legal skill, public service, and commitment to justice, with tributes from Judge Ring and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Bar Association
Charles J. Cash
Cash
Jones County Bar
Charlie Cash
H. C. Ring
Mr. Cash
Ring
Sof
Jones County
Charles Joseph Cash
Monticello Eyes Coordinated Spring Opening Plan
An editorial urges Monticello merchants to organize a collective spring opening to attract 2,000 shoppers. It notes the town lacks a merchants association and praises the BPW group for event leadership, urging coordinated promotions and synchronized sales to boost business this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
One Third Of Local Families Affected By The Flu
A Monticello flu outbreak affects about a third of families with many ill at home. Doctors report 72 families on one list and 13 on another, with hundreds absent from public and private schools and illnesses including pneumonia cases in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
The
Express
Pipeseten
Tle Grove
Walter Hall
Eletha Harrier
Juanita Magana
Sacred Heart School
Here
Anamosa
Anamosa Man Hurt as Trucks Crash Near Springville
Albert Doyle of Anamosa suffered scalp wounds and a left leg injury at 12 30 p m Monday when a pickup he rode in sideswiped a semitrailer driven by Thomas Block of Manchester. The crash occurred one mile west of Springville on highway 1651 on a narrow bridge blocking traffic for about 30 minutes. Patrolman James Clapp investigated.
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Albert Doyle
Anamosa
Thomas Block
Manchester
Springville
Doyle
Tom Squirup
Jones County Residents Drawn for Federal Juries
The article lists Jones County residents selected for the April term juries in the federal court at Dubuque. Grand jurors include Francis A. Woodworth, Clyde S. Barker, Harry W. Ireland, Ferdinand Carl Oltman, and Thomas R. Flanigan. Petit jurors include Charles J. Tyler, Frank L. Himebaugh, Frank L. Story, Clifford H. Herr, and Joseph Rogers with reporting dates April 4 and April 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Court
Dar Rapids
Francis A. Woodworth
Center Junction
Clyde S. Barker
Anamosa
Harry W. Ireland
Monticello
Ferdinand Carl Oltman
Scotch Grove
Thomas
R. Flanigan
Federal Court Room
Charles J.tyler
Frank L. Himebaugh
Frank L. Story
Olin
Clifford H. Herr
Joseph
Rogers
Express Offers $1 Prize For Pictures
Several photographs have been brought into the Express office in response to this paper's announcement of an unusual picture contest. The names of the winners for March will be announced in the issue of April 6. Send in your pictures old ones new ones snapshots of children pets freak animals whatever they are for you may win the dollar prize. The picture considered the most unusual will be published in this newspaper. Send stamped addressed envelope if you wish pictures returned.
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Express
Monticello Pair Lead Chicago Cattle Market Peak
Monticello man R. A. Cartano and son Wilbur topped the Chicago market last week with 20 head of steers averaging 1328 pounds at 12.85 per cwt. Cattle reached 13.75 per cwt and hogs 8.50 per cwt as seasonal highs. George Reiter fed near Cascade sold 40 steers averaging 1882 pounds at 13.65 per cwt. Ed Reiter sold 40 head at 13.00 per cwt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
R. A. Cartano
Wilbur Cartano
Chicago
George Reiter
Cascade
Ed Reiter
Henderson Opens New Shellane Business In Monticello
Tom Henderson, a local refrigeration worker, becomes the Monticello Shellane distributor succeeding James Wright. He will display stock in the Gamble Store and open Friday with a two day clearance sale on Shellane items including oil heaters gas ranges stoves refrigerators and radios.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Henderson
Monticello Shellane
James Wright
Matthiessen Auto Supply Company
Henderson
Gamble
Henderson Refrigeration and
Creamery Pays 29 Cents For Cream Patrons
The Farmers Mutual Creamery paid patrons 29 cents for sweet cream 28 cents for No 1 cream and 26 cents for No 2 cream during the first half of February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creamery
Farmers Mutual Creamery Company
Charles L Kay Buried After Retirement years
Funeral services for Charles L Kay 80 were held Monday at 2 p m in Cascade Methodist church with burial in Cascade Protestant cemetery. The rite included a Masonic memorial service and last rites by Burns Lodge 173 A F and A M. Survived by wife two sons a daughter four grandchildren and one great grandchild, with many relatives and friends attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Kay
North Cedar Street
George Woodall
Cascade
Tom Hamilton
William Tuetken
Burns Lodge No. 173
A. F
A. M
Warren Res
Anamosa
Kay
Masonic Order
Fred J. Kay
Monticello
Charles Kay
Ruth Newton
Ames Kay
Buck Creek
Farley
Epworth
Busy March Term to Hear Jury Trials in Jones County
The March term of the Jones County District Court is expected to be lengthy with numerous jury trials. Judge Ring postpones equity matters to focus on jury cases, while initial days feature motions, probate entries, and a Jones County Bar association luncheon. The term includes defaults, equity petitions, foreclosures, and multiple probate estate actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Ring
Jones County District Court
Ring
Equity
Jones County Bar Association
Gillen Hotel
Arthur Bye E. J. Dames
Cedar Rapids
Mr. France
Tipton
The
Bar Association
C. A. Coxsee
Warren Rees
Frank Shimanek
Association
J. J. Locher
Monticello
Glenn McLaughlin
Anamosa
S. E. Locher
C. J. Cash, Sr
Oswald Strand
Jones County
William G. Schoun
Mike Breen
Charles F. Hinchliffe
James Barrett
Clara Stephens
Equitable Life Insurance Company of Town
C. A. Kline
Genevieve la Frentz
Donald E. la Frentz
Patrick Troy
William Troy
Mary Troy
M. J. McNeilly
Anna Siebels
Roberta Clark
Howard Remley
Mary E. Anderson
G. F. Paulsen
Cta
Gerd Behnken
Charlie Fairbanks
Kenneth Fairbanks
Amelia Rabe
Burt L. Wherry
Florence Wherry
Kate Baer
Insurance Assn Met Yesterday In Castle Grove Area
The Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Castle Grove met in the Monticello Bank building with officers directors and adjusters attending. John Evans of Grinnell spoke on reinsurance and new standard policies adopted by the Town Mutual Tornado association, detailing loss adjustments and mutual insurance work in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Castle Grove
Monticello Bank
Caspers
John Evans
Grinnell
Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Association
Evans
Reinsurance Association
Town Mutual Tornado Association
Iowa
Hintz
James Kehoe
Hopkinton
C. A. McLaughlin
Arthur Fairbanks
G. J. Hughes
Scotch Grove
H. Leech
Center Junction
F. F. Biden
Monticello
A. J. Peranek
Prairieburg
Leo Donovan
Boulder Township
Lorvas Kehoe
Union Township
Charles J. Holub
Coggon
S. M. Hosford
High School Prepares For Music Festival In Anamosa Sub-district
Lyle McMullen and Miss Huldah Peet lead student groups and soloists for the annual sub-district music contest in Anamosa on Friday and Saturday March 24 and 25. Monticello is noted for strong music, while towns competing include Dubuque McKinley Cedar Rapids Anamosa Maquoketa Marion Monticello Wilson Alburnett Andrew Bellevue Buck Creek Central City Coggon Delhi Hopkinton Lisbon Martelle Miles Mount Vernon Olin Preston Sabula Springville Monmouth Epworth and Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle McMullen
Huldah Peet
Anamosa
Monticello
Dubuque
McKinley
Cedar Rapids
Maquoketa
Marion
Walls Of New Hall Going Up
The Monticello municipal building is rising despite snow and cold. Twenty workers under Hans J. Smith with seven bricklayers on site report the south wall near the second story. Local crews include Lyle and Claire Adams. seven workers belong to the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticellounicipal
Hans J. Smith
Paulson Con Function Company
Cedar Rapids
Union
Local Hospital Appoints Mrs. A. E. Hubbard Superintendent
The John McDonald hospital board hires Mrs. A. E. Hubbard of Indianapolis as superintendent succeeding Miss Ruth Josean who returns to Peoria. Hubbard is Bethany hospital graduate with two years at Kansas University and winter term at Columbia University. She is a widow with twelve years of experience overseeing nurses and hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald Hospital
A. E. Hubbard
Indianapolis
Ind
Ruth Johnsean
Peoria
Two Monticello Men Committed to State Insane Institution
Two men from Jones County were sent to the state institution for the insane at Independence last week. Joe Frank of Monticello and Robert Meade of Center Junction were committed by the Jones County insane commission, which includes Dr. Fred Sigworth, George Lawrence, and Leigh Pearson of Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
State Institution For Insane
Independence
Jones County Insane Commission
Joe Frank
Robert Meade
Center Junction
Fred Sigworth
George Lawrence
Leigh Pearson
Anamosa
Stock Raiser Sues Mt. Vernon Trucker Over Delayed Delivery
Fred Baldwin sues in district court for 25.07 dollars claiming Kohl failed to deliver a 7 year old Holstein cow and a bull on time. Baldwin hired Kohl January 7 to move the stock to Chicago open livestock market but says the animals were delivered to Hammond Packing Company on January 10, causing shrinkage loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Baldwin
Baldwin
Kohl
Chicago
Hammond Packing Company
New Jeweler Plans To Locate In Monti
Monticello will host a new jewelry shop occupying the front room of a building leased by the Monticello bank from Mrs. Sadie Podhaski. The room is being remodeled for occupancy within ten days and has been rented by C. Vyskocil of Cedar Rapids who brings some jewelry experience though no further details are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Monticello Bank
Sadie Podhaski
C. Vyskocil
Cedar Rapids
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Bankers ‘Association
Banke
Gov’t
Woman's Reformatory
Grimes
Rotary Club
Buckner
B.p.w.’S
University Law School
Supreme Court
BAR
Anamosa Journal
Eleanor Cash
District Court of
District Court
Paul Cash
BPW
Merchant
Steve McDonald
Cas
Chas. L. Kay
Franklin Equipment Company
Mr. Kay
Hattie I. Cooley
Schreiner
Order of the Eastern Star
J. J. O’brien
Madison
Wis
Henry Koehler
Will Wengert
Sioux Falls
Perry Dudley
Harold Jones
Clyde Johnson
Board
Sues
Mt. Vernon Trucker
New Jeweler
Monti
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