Devlin millinery featured in Cedar Rapids area sales notices
Local notices report visits by Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Ferring and others in Cedar Rapids and Anamosa. Developments include Devlin millinery displays over Liddy & Rickless, new lines at Smith's variety store, a spring opening date, and events like a Bottlers' convention and a Poor Little Linda screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devlin Milinery
Liddy & Rickless
A. R. Minor
Cedar Rapids
Smith's Variety Store
Ted’? Denkhoff
Devlin Millinery
Liddy & Ricklets
Monticello Social Notes Reflect Wide Range of Visits
Local residents host friends from Webster City Delhi Manchester Solon and Vermont while travels include Cedar Rapids Randolph Nebraska and Rock Island. Staffing changes at Denkhoff jewelry and Monticello telephone office accompany arrivals and farewells as community life unfolds.
Son of Belle Fourche Land Prospector Likely to Buy
Fred Slauson returned from Belle Fourche South Dakota last Monday after a land prospecting tour. His son Raymond remains there and is likely to buy land near Belle Fourche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Slauson
Bellefourche
South Dakota
Raymond
Cedar Rapids Visitors Return With Lena Kasper
Mr and Mrs Andrew Kasper visited Cedar Rapids yesterday and accompanied their daughter Lena home that evening. Lena has been attending school near Chicago and is enjoying her spring vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schoon
Edna
Cedar Rapids
Andrew Kasper
Lena
Chicago
Priscilla Club Dines With Thirteen Members
The Priscilla Club held a Friday noon dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs F S Stimson. Thirteen members attended the meal, reflecting the club's playful stance on superstition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priscilla Club
F. &. Stimson
Carpenter Jacob Metzenberg Injured In Wagon Accident
Jacob Metzenberg a carpenter sustained a fracture of his left fore arm yesterday after being jolted from a milk can on a rear seat of a light wagon when the horse suddenly jerked and threw him out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Metzenberg
Cedar Rapids Roofing Co to Work for George Stuhler’s Sons Co
Cedar Rapids Roofing Co will be here next week working for George Stuhler’s Sons Co. Anyone needing roofs repaired or remade should see them while here. The company repairs all kinds of roofs gravel tin and rubberoid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Roofing Co
George Stuhler’s Sons Co
Chas Field Takes Ownership Of Ingwersen Residence
Oxford Junction Mirror reports Chas Field became owner of the H. J. Ingwersen residence on Fifth Avenue, a property recently purchased by F. J. Riley. Occupancy date not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction
Chas Field
H. J. Ingwersen
F. J. Riley
Fifth Avenue
Monticello Girls Lead Patriotism Display
Local girls on First street wore red white and blue bands to show patriotic sentiment while a girl explained the Kaiser and she had a falling out. Orchard and poultry demonstrations at Henry George and Clarence McLaughlin farms were postponed due to stormy weather, with dates to be announced in April.
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Monticello
First Street
Henry George
Clarence McLaughlin
Restaur ant Sold to New Operator at Country Club
John Webster sold his restaurant business to John Hail who has taken immediate possession. Webster has run the popular establishment for two years and will serve as steward for the country club with his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Webster
John Hail
Mr. Webster
Resignations and local changes at Monticello
Howard Harrington resigns as clerk at Kettlita Kay drug store to join Harry Voorhees ranch near Bellefourche South Dakota leaving April 1st. M G Young of Cedar Rapids replaces him. Old livery stable west of the railroad track torn down with lumber sold to Cartano & Hilers north of town for 160 dollars. Matthias Sweesy of Hopkinton suffers a stroke and may not recover. Mrs. Della Sutherland cares for him. Glee club from Quinnell college to perform at Congregational church Saturday night. March brings late snow and wind with some floods avoided thus far.
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Howard Harrington
Kettlita & Kay
Bellefourche
South Dakota
Harry Voorhees
M. G. Young
Cedar Rapids
Cartano & Hilers
Monticello
Matthias Sweesy
Hopkinton
Sweesy
Della Sutherland
Mr. Sweesy
Jones County
Here
St Patrick's Day dinner and local district court news
Miss Helen Kehoe hosted a five course St Patrick's themed dinner for eleven guests. The 18th judicial district of Iowa plans to appoint a fourth Linn county judge to handle heavy district court work shared with Jones and Johnson counties. Names mentioned include D. J. Voris Guy Linville and Park Tourteller. Mrs Anna Maria Sophia Jenson aged 84 will move to live with her grandson Otto Lang in Scotch Grove township after celebrating her birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Kehoe
Pauline Newton
Anna Hauss
Blanche McLaughlin
Irma Ainsworth
Myrtle Rockstad
Lucile Hogan
Alma Morse
Augusta Siebels
Janet Young
Agnes Maire
Mary Elizabeth Kehoe
Linn County
Jones
Jion
D. J. Voris
Marion
Guy Linville
Park Tourteller
Cedar Rapids
Anna Maria Sophia Jenson
Richland Township
Hubbard couple to settle on Brownsdale area farm
Mr. and Mrs. George Hubbard left for their future home near Brownsdale Minnesota yesterday morning after marrying last Thursday at nine o'clock in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hogan. Rev A P Walton officiated. Mrs Hubbard, formerly Miss Francis Hogan, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs W W Hogan. Mr Hubbard, tied to his father in the E A Hubbard furniture store now sold to W A Storm, plans to reside two miles from Brownsdale on a farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hubbard
Brownsdale
Minnesota
Guy Hogan
A. P. Walton
Presbyterian Church
W. A. Storm
Monticello Chorus Rehearsals Open April Second
The Monticello Improvement Club chorus starts rehearsals Monday April second at E. P. hall. They will join with nearby towns to form a large chorus for Cedar Rapids Music Festival on May 23. O B Crane will conduct local rehearsals and Harlo Gd Killeen will attend the final rehearsal. A 75 cent membership fee covers local expenses. all singers are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Tragic Loss: Josephine Repstein Passes at Seventeen Months
Josephine Repstein, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Repstein aged seventeen months, died last Thursday after a short pneumonia illness. Funeral services were held at Sacred Heart church last Saturday afternoon with interment in Oakwood cemetery. The bereaved parents receive many condolences from friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine
Joseph Repstein
Sacred Heart Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Grim Reaper
Mrs. Repstein
Free seed corn testing offered by Monticello high school class
J H Milroy heads an agricultural course at Monticello high school offering free seed corn tests. Farmers may bring ears or six grains per ear for testing with a rag doll method and receive an accurate report. A separate room is provided and results take about six days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
J. H. Milroy
Monticello High School
Mikoya
Miss Vera Tuttle Weds Ira E B Krauss in Warsaw
Miss Vera Tuttle daughter of E V and Mrs Tuttle of Warsaw Missouri married Ira E B Krauss son of Mr and Mrs John G Krouse at her parents home. Ceremony by local Methodist pastor followed by life in Sedalia where Krauss works at a mercantile firm after graduation from a Sedalia business college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Tuttle
E. V. Tuttle
Warsaw
Missouri
Ira EB. Krauss
John G. Krouse
Methodist Episcopal Church
Krouse
Monticello High School
Monmouth
Iowa
Franklin Barn Equipment Company
Sedalia
Death notices from Waterloo physician Dr. David K Bond
A telegram mix up linked the death notices of Dr. David K Bond and A W Cramer. Bond aged 60 died of uremic poisoning after a one day illness in Waterloo where he practiced twelve years. Born in Hubbard Ohio he moved to Monticello at age three with his mother. He studied at Lenox college and the State University and earlier supervised city schools. He is survived by his widow and a daughter and was a Baptist church member.
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David K. Bond
Waterloo
A. W. Cramer
Bond
Dr. Bond
Hubbard
Ohio
Monticello
Lenox College
State University
The
Baptist Church
Jones County Fire Losses Reported in 1916
Ole O. Roe state fire marshal released 1916 annual figures showing 22 fires in Jones County with buildings and contents valued at 111 315 and damages totaling 23 845. Insurance covered 36 250 on destroyed or burned properties. Dubuque faced the largest county loss at 349 561 and statewide fire deaths totaled 95, down 11 from 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole O. Roe
Jones County
Dubacque
The Girl Question Shines At Local Opera House
The Friday performance was a success both as theater and financially with the house full and acts warmly received. Trainers Mr and Mrs Edward Horne receive praise for their work as the company travels to Hopkinton for a benefit show. Proceeds go to furnish the Knights of Pythias room at McDonald hospital.
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Opera House
Edward Horne
Hopkinton
Monticello
Horne
Anamosa
Knights of Pythias
McDonald
Mrs Jane Brown Berlin Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Jane Brown Berlin of Berlin died at home east of Monticello last Monday evening from tuberculosis after extended treatment at Oakdale sanitarium. Born July 31 1876 in Somerset England she came to the U S as a girl and later lived in Canada and Cincinnati before moving to Monticello in 1909 upon marriage to Walker Berlin. Survived by husband two sons a brother William Brown of Chicago and her father and another brother in England. Funeral held at Congregational church yesterday at two conducted by Rev Charles Cushman with interment at Oakwood cemetery.
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Jane Brown Berlin
Monticello
Oakdale Sanitarium
Berlin
Commerset County
England
Canada
Cincinnati
Ohio
Walker Berlin
William Brown
Chicago
Congregational Church
Charles §. Cushman
Oakwood Cemetery
Funeral Held For Pearl Jane Bramble In Dubuque
Pearl Jane Bramble an 18 year old girl died Sunday after a week with pneumonia following exposure after a fire that destroyed the fisherman's shack two weeks earlier Oscar Howell the head of the household was fatally burned trying to light the stove with gasoline Pearl ran through the snow to seek help but succumbed to illness at home in Dubuque last Tuesday a large funeral turnout and abundant flowers marked the service revealing a grieving community and neglected needs.
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Dubuque
Pearl Jane Bramble
Oscar Howell
High School Notes Reported by Ruth Arduser
The notes describe track team talk, visits by Mise Pools Martelle and Mrs Robb, the senior class play The Boss of Plymouth, sick list for Matilda Behrends, sophomore gym party, roller skating plans for juniors, various visitors, carnation decorations, a student sleeping in class, a discussion on dusting after a son's death, the corn show judged by class, reading class teachers in training, a window washing day, and a St Patrick's Day faculty entertainment with green attire and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Arduser
Martelle
Plymouth
Matilda Behrends
Robb
Mt. Vernon
Perry Sutherland
Bill” Carson
Florence Graves
Glatha van Meter
Rustum
St. Patrick's
St. Patrick
March 1887 Monticello notes record local deaths marriages and elections
The Monticello Monticello Express items list deaths including Mrs I K Dawson and Ehijah Pangburn, marriages such as Miss Margaret Hanken to John Hden and Miss Addie Page to J F McConnell, school election results with 356 votes, and movements of residents like Lyda Whiting and L I Scott. It also details births, a major funeral attendance, and city officer elections in early March.
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Muonticello Express
J. W. Nelson
Margaret Hanken
W. B. Hanken
John Hden
Ehijah Pangburn
Monticello
Misa Sarah Jones
Castle Grove Township
James Rickle
Jackson County
Marcus Farwell
Law College of the State University
Town City
Lyda Whiting
Leigh
Nebraska
Andrew Schrader
H. V. Monroe
Ella Bate
F. J. Tryon
R. M. Gray
Emporia
Kansas
Grace E. Dunn
Wayne Township
Warren W. Wallace
Ones Center
John McConnon
C. M. Prader
Ella Henderson
James Davidson
Iowa State College
Ames
Maggie Meyer
Peter Meyer
Addie Page
Dexter Page
J. F. McConnell
Blanchard
George Haines
G. Schneider
James Clark
Tony Locher
Mary Pickford Film at Princess and Crane Theatres
Mary Pickford’s greatest production Poor Little Peppina will be shown at Princess and Crane theatres this Friday with a 3 o’clock matinee at Princess and a 7 reel Paramount Super Feature. Admission 10 and 25 cents. Mies Lulu B. Secrist of Marion was elected Linn County county superintendent of schools last week. she formerly led Marion High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pickford
Peppina
Princess
Crane Theatres
Paramount
Mies Lulu B. Secrist
Marion
Linn County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monticcello
Sot Marchard
J. W. Doxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
E. G. Burrichter
Home News
Frank Lubben
Oscar Newton
Davenport
W. W. Hogan
Frank Ferring
Cedar Rapida
Louis Schultz
Charles City
Margaret Quirk
Hellberg
Harry Lang
A. O. Peterson
C. R. Caon
Quality Jeweler
James Abel
Mesdames HW. M. Carpenter
Halstead Carpenter
Mesars
Cecil
Orlando Curtis
Bottlers
Thomas Warner
Mayme Tordaon
Los Angeles
California
Maeme Pasha
Edgemont
State Senate
Michael Coyle
Frances
Marcella Britting
Justin
Smith’s Variety Store
Delia Buttles
Monticallo
Tom Cassady
Sycamore Street
Fred Nelson
Baby
Dayton, Iowa
Jacob Bader
Pictorial Review
John G. Bchoon
Anna Blake
Webster City
H. D. Pulver
Delhi
F. E. Stimson
H. W. Coon
Manchester
C. R. Oscon
Mesdames
Amanda Rosford
Hana Keitlitz
W. L. Hanssen
Selma Adams
Solon
J. G. Suter
C. E. Lee
Vermont
Jerome Brazelton
Hattie Rice
Denkhoff Jewelry
Scotch Grove
Fred Cramer
Pauline
H. A. Baker
B. W. Gillman
Francis Dukson
OC. R. Coon
C.M
St. P. R.R
Messrs
Henry Schoon
William Shelley
Jobn Sutton
Vinton
Robins
Blackbirds
Louis Wolf
Rock Island
George Ambuehl
Randolph
Katherine
Otto Burrichter
Ray Yousse
William Jarrett
John Balcar
Coe College
B. I. Balcar
A. G. Rodman
Coggon
Leslie Cushman
C. E. Cushman
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Cornell College Girls’ Glee Club
Ladies’ Aid Society of
German Lutheran Church
Emil Ortgies
Cass Township
William Magee
C. R. Robb
Dorothy Robb
Miss Robb
Masonic Order
Frank Dautremont, Sr
Montana
Nell Bliss
Cedar Falls
Girls’ Glee Club
Quinnell College
J. A.J. Stutt
Mr. Stutt
Stutt
P. E. Keith
George Patton
Smith
F. &. Bently
Rhodes
O. Orrandson
Ryan
James and
Clyde Thompson
Charles Coryll
Lester Hugh
Lowell State Bank
Jovel Estate Bank
Monticello and
Dyersville, Iowa
W.A. Storm
E. A. Hubbard
Stewart Phonograph
Frank A. Locher
Swift's
L. H. Lang
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