Mowry Case Up For Trial At Anamosa
Retrial of Mowry vs Reinking et al begins in district court before Judge Anderson in Anamosa. A 12 member jury, six women and six men, includes residents of Monticello and nearby towns. Previous trial in Jones county resulted in $40,000 verdict later reversed by the Iowa Supreme Court, ordering a retrial. The case arises from libel allegations stemming from city events in London Iowa in 1921 related to the German community and American Legion observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mowry
Oxford Junction
C. R. Schofield
Walter Mueller
Monticello
George Berringer
Onslow
John Gordon
Oln
John Poppe
Lowden
Cedar County
Reinking
Londen
United States
London
American Legion
Legion Post
Jones County
Supreme Court
District Court
Road bonds advance in state senate vote tally
The state senate approved a $100,000,000 bond issue 32 to 17, marking the first formal step toward funding. Ayes included Baird Beatty Benson Bergman Browne Brush Carden Clark Linn Marion Clearman Cochrane Dotts Ellis Frailey Johnston Kern Kimberly Klemme Lange Langfitt McFarlane Mills Ramsey Rigby Roberts Shaff Shane Stanley Stoddard Topping Wilson Page Louisa areas. Noes listed Booth Breakenridge Brookins Campbell Cavanaugh Fackler Fulton Gilchrist Gunderson Hartman Meek Merritt Moen Skromme Slesrnglia Thompson Ulstad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Senate
Ayes
Baird
Beatty
Benson
Bergman
Browne
Brush
Carden
Clark
Linn
Marion
Clearman
Cochrane
Dotts
Ellis
Frailey
Johnston
Kern
Kimberly
Klemme
Lange
Langfitt
McFarlane
Mills
Ramsey
Rigby
Roberts
Shaff
Shane
Stanley
Stoddard
Topping
Wilson
Page
Louisa
Noel
Booth
Breakenridge
Brookins
Campbell
Cavanaugh
Fackler
Fulton
Gilchrist
Gunderson
Hartman
Meek
Merritt
Moen
Skromme
Slesrnglia
Thompson
Ulstad
Cedar Rapids Firm Wins Monticello Paving Bid
At an adjourned city council session the Haegg Construction Co of Cedar Rapids won the Monticello paving contract for 31 223 36 covering 14 288 square yards at 2 12 per yard and 1 020 feet of 24 inch curb at 95 cents per foot plus 295 for excavation. Work to start this spring and finish by September 11 on Main Cedar Farley Gill and Orange streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haegg Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Hnegg
Main Street
Second Street
Orange Street
Cedar
Farley
Gill Street
Cedar Rapids wins third straight Catholic league title
The St. Wenceslaus team defeated Xavier of Dyersville 26 to 9 to claim the Columbia College Catholic high school tournament championship in Cedar Rapids for the third year running. A survey by George Parsons shows Iowa county jails hold 693 prisoners, up 48 in three years, linked to unemployment. Vilas Markee of Manchester may lose sight in one eye after an accident at Manchester High School gym. A Tama Grundy county fiber board firm buys ten thousand acres of corn stalks for 1.50 per ton, with buyers handling cutting and baling. Funeral processions encounter mud and frozen hydrants delaying limousines en route to Earlville. Fire destroys a North Manchester home, 4000 dollars damage, hydrant freeze adds delay. Three Davenport attorneys’ assistants to share 4500 each from a Des Moines stroke death. vast life insurance estate of 636000. John Power near Manchester endures repeated livestock losses and barn fire worth thousands. Fayette Upper Town University slated for closure. Cornell College remains Methodist in Upper Iowa conference. nine-member commission to study merger. April 15 report anticipated. Litigation expected over property as Fayette resists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia College
W. O. Markee
Manchester
Manchester High School
Tama
Grundy
Dubuque
Prof
Sweeney
Chemical Department
Iowa State College
Methodist Conference
Waterloo
University At
Upper Iowa
Cornell
Fayette
Thirty Years Ago Monticello Records Festive Life
A month of births and marriages in Monticello includes a baby born on a passenger train en route to Chicago, several weddings such as Miss Elisen Eiben to Albert Heiken, and Cyrus Heisey marring Ina Harbison. Local deaths include Emory Snyder and John Eubanks. Municipal elections chose Mayor O G Meyer and council members across wards.
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Montecello
Chicago
Iowa
E. G. Waite
Joe Snyder
David Sumter
Monticello
Columbia
Missouri
H. W. Hagen
Elisen Eiben
Bowen's Prairie
Albert Heiken
St. Peter's and Paul's Lutheran Church
Castle Grove Township
Hugo Lutz
Emory Snyder
Joseph Snyder
Cyrus Heisey
Ina Harbison
Marion
C. Iunter
Hunter & Warner
Edith Curtis
Edna Schoonover
Cedar Falls
State Normal School
Richard Zacher
Podhaski Bros
Cigar Manufacturers
Shaffer Dry Goods
C. J. Rider
Col. Rider
J. S. Hall
R. C. Stirton
Vorhees
J. A. Voorhees
Farley
Henry E. Harms
Wayne Township
Gerhard Schaffer
Alice Reed
Agricultural College
Ames
Aldoph Prader
College of Pharmacy
The
State University
John Eubanks
East Monticello
Co. “L
4Th Iowa Cavalry
O. G. Meyer
M. W. Herrick
James Abel
Howard Putnam
J. W. Eastwood
Matt Noyes
A. F. Bort
F. W. Koop
P. H. Connor
E. J. Lightfoot
H. C. Bohlken
J. G. Suter
Mrs Bridget Cain Dies Near Prairieburg At 73
Mrs Bridget Cain a longtime Prairieburg area resident died last Sunday March 11 following a paralytic stroke. She was 73 and had lived with her brother Lawrence Freeman on a nearby farm for the past decade. Funeral services were held March 13 at the Prairieburg Catholic church. Surviving children include John Cain Chicago Timothy Cain Evanston Illinois and Mrs Glenn Stewart Hollywood California plus Mrs Millie Anderson Salt Lake City Utah and Mrs Walter Patterson New Orleans Louisiana. She also leaves two brothers and was sister to the late Rev James H Cain formerly of Castle Grove township and an aunt to Mrs Edward G Burrichter Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Bridget Cain
Lawrence Freeman
Bates Declines State Governor Candidacy
Chauncey T Bates, formerly of Monticello and now a Stamford South Dakota resident, was named by the Farm Union group as a possible governor candidate but said he would not run. He is identified as a brother of E Bates of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey T. Bates
Stamford
South Dakota
Farm Union Group
Mr. Bates
E. Bates
Monticello
Bodies Found After San Francisquito Dam Disaster
The St Francis dam failure north of Los Angeles unleashed a deadly flood, with 302 bodies recovered and about 300 still missing. Victims were found from Newhall to Santa Paula, with Red Cross shelters set up and nurses rushed to aid survivors. Los Angeles officials faced calls for accountability as inquests and investigations were planned.
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St. Francis
San Francisquito Canyon
Los Angeles
Santa Clara River
Ventura
Newhall
Saugus
Santa Paula
Red Cross
KE. Locke
Southern California Edison Company
Locke
Southern Pacific Railway
Eal Aniken
Fillmore
Moor Park
George FE. Cryer
Cc. C. Teague
Santa Calar River Valley
Los Angeles County
Icanday
Edward Hyatt, Jr
Sacramento
Nance
Iowa Legislature approves highway bond and local caucus outcomes
The report covers Monticello caucuses for municipal elections with Republican and Democratic selections and notes on city offices. It also details the senate and house reconciliation of amendments to a $100 million state road bond bill, its path to voters, county bond overlaps, and a failed gas tax increase vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Iowa House
Iowa
Monticello Schools Superintendent Resigns After Year and Half
Clyde I. Bixler resigns as Monticello superintendent after a year and a half in office. He was unanimously elected last week by the board and will pursue other plans. The position now opens inviting application from candidates. Bixler previously served in Valley Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde I. Bixler
Monticello
Board of Education
Bixler
Valley Junction
Reading Good Books Is Liberal Education for All
Monticello library urges public use as Miss Florence Noble assists. New books received include children and fiction titles such as The Pioneer Twins, The Master Builders, Putnam's Book of Parties, and Disraeli. the collection features biographies, plays, and historical tales with illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Florence Noble
Four Delegates Attend DeWitt C. E. Convention
Four delegates from Monticello joined peers at the 10th district Christian Endeavor convention in DeWitt. Speakers included Tom Fred Campbell and Everett Robie, with Rev. Frank H. Ward and Dr. H. J. Burgsthaler. Elections named Schoenig as president and Smith as secretary. Clinton to host next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor
DeWitt
Christian Endeavor
Tom Fred Campbell
Everett Robie
Frank H. Ward
Stunshine Mission
Cedar Rapids
H. J. Burgsthaler
Cornell College
Wonderful New
Long Grove
C. E
LeRoy Schoenig
Clinton
Ralph Cutler
Lillian Smith
Florence Chapin
Davenport
Grace van Evera
Ray Brown
Princeton
Ida Wilcox
Monticello
Lunette E. Tuttle Dies at Independence
Lunette Elmira Tuttle died in Independence Sunday. Her body was taken to Monticello and funeral services were held at the Congregational church last Monday at 1 30 p m, with Rev. George W McNary presiding. Born October 6, 1856 in Albany New York she lived in New York state and Canada in youth. She spent recent years with her sister Mrs Hiram Lee of Monticello and is survived by another sister in Vancouver B C a niece Steve son of Manchester.
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Lunette Elmira Tuttle
Independence
Monticello
Congregational Church
George W. McNary
Miss Tuttle
Albany
N. Y
New York State
Canada
Hiram Lee
Monticello. In Addition To Mrs. Lee
Vancouver
B.C
Steve
Manchester
Longtime Couple Marks 56th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Edgar A Hubbard celebrated their fifty sixth wedding anniversary with a quiet home meal as family were absent. Hubbard, a mortuary business partner, remains active at Iverson Furniture store while Mrs Hubbard tends home duties and attends church when weather allows. He recalls their early life from 1872 and notes many hard but happy years together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Hubbard
Mies
Mrs. Hubbard
Mr. Hubbard
Iverson Furniture Store
Capture of Escaped Convict Near Cascade
W Wt Behrends and Frank J Murray of Sand Spring captured King, an escaped convict from Anamosa, after tracking him Sunday night until he was found near Cascade on the Worthington road. He was returned to prison with handcuffs. Behrends and Murray earned a $50 reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. WT. Behrends
Frank J. Murray
Sand Spring
King
Anamosa
Cascade
John Mondell
Worthington Road
Behrends
Murray
Sioux City
Miss Jane Shover Dined By Congressman Cole
Congressman Cole recounts hosting two Iowa school girls, Miss Orva Lorraine Mitchell of Cedar Rapids and Miss Jayne Shover of Monticello, during an educational train tour from Columbia Missouri. The Iowa delegation hosted a luncheon in Speaker Longworth’s dining room.
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Cole
Orva Lorraine Mitchell
Cedar Rapids
Jayne Shover
Monticello
Columbia
Washington
New York
Iowa
House
Longworth
Miss Mitchell
Senate
Congressional Library
Franklin Equipment Installs New Ten Ton Forge Machine
Franklin Equipment Co installs a new Ajax upsetting and forging machine this week. The ten ton unit will occupy space in the large machine shop of the old building, marking the second large installation this year. The firm is committed to investing profits in equipment to raise output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Equipment Company
Franklin Company
New Councilman Named By City Fathers Monday
W. S. Wilkinson resigns from second ward council seat. A. W. Adams appointed last Monday to act until the city election at month end. Adams is a Republican candidate for second ward councilman. Council sets job to lay 100 feet of water main and sewer on Second street for Dan Smith.
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W. S. Wilkinson
A. W. Adams
Mr. Adams
Dan Smith
Second Street
Death Enters Two Homes This Week
Mrs Charles R Rice of Monticello dies after surgery at John McDonald Memorial hospital. Born September 4 1883 in Bowen's Prairie she lived in Lovell township with husband Charles R Rice and built a poultry business. Survived by mother Mrs Webber sister Mrs Hughes and brothers George Burton and Clarence. no children. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Monticello
Charles R. Rice
John McDonald Memorial Hospital
Vick Brown
Charles Brown
Tenrietta Webber
Bowen's Prairie
Jones County
Burton
Cass Township
Clarence
Rice
Lovell Township
Death of Eight Year Old Maxine May Berlin
Maxine May Berlin, daughter of Mr and Mrs Frederick Berlin, died Tuesday March 13 after influenza worsened by ear infections. She was 8 and survived by her parents and one sister. Services were at 1 pm at the Berlin home then St Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev H J Adix officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery. The family receives the sympathy of many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Berlin
Maxine May
Berlin
St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church
H. J. Adix
Oakwood Cemetery
Parent Teachers To Hear Mrs Keller March 21
Monticello Parent Teacher Association invites both fathers and mothers to a 3:30 p.m. lecture by Mrs. Keller of Cedar Rapids at the public school auditorium on March 21. Mrs. Keller chairs the northeast district of the Congress of P T A. The event follows an art exhibit in the school gym. admission charged for the exhibit only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association of
Monticello
Keller
Cedar Rapids
Annual School Election Yields Board Directors and Treasurer
The annual school board election held in the Memorial building last Monday elected Tom Shover to a three year term as director, and Ben C. Roberts to a two year seat to fill a vacancy. Albert J. Stahler was elected treasurer for two years with 331 votes and no opposition.
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Monticello
Soldiers’ Memorial
E. E. Reed
Harry S. Rodman
B. E. First
Ray C. Hoag
Fred G. Matthiessen
V. L. Hanssen
A. W. Adams
Ray Hayes
F. E. Stimson
H. R. Jacobs
A. P. Lambert
Paul Daake
Memorial Building
Tom Shover
Ben C. Roberts
Tom George
Thomas Shover
Ben Roberts
C. A. Palmer
Albert J. Stahler
LeRoy Farmer Leases Cedar Rapids Cannery
Monticello entrepreneur J LeRoy Farmer signs a lease with Cedar Rapids cannery owners to operate the facility as The J LeRoy Farmer Canning Company. He already runs canneries at Monticello Tipton Van Horne Story City and other locations. Tomatoes and beans will be the main crops with plans for pumpkin sweet corn and beef and carrots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. LeRoy Farmer
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
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