Mrs J B Hanken Dies After Exploratory Operation
Mrs Anna Tobiassen Hanken born October 30 1874 dies at John McDonald hospital after exploratory surgery weeks earlier found no chance of recovery. Survived by husband John B Hanken and three children Henry Clarence Floyd Martha. burial in Oakwood Monticello. Funeral at St Johns Evangelical Lutheran Wayne township conducted by Rev Paul Gutknecht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Hanken
John McDonald Hospital
Hanken
Anna Tobiassen
J. H. Tobiassen
Wayne Township
von Strode
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Monticello
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Paul Gutknecht
Center Junction
Former Resident Mary C Cool Rogers Dies in Cloud County Kan
Mary C Cool Rogers a former resident died at her Cloud county Kansas home on March 17 1928. She was born May 2 1852 in Stone Arabia New York and lived in Iowa before moving to Cloud county Kansas in 1876 with her husband Henry Rogers. She was survived by three sons one daughter two sisters one brother and many grandchildren. Her father Joseph Cool served as Jones county supervisor in 1868 and 1875.
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Mary Cool Rogers
Cloud County
Kansas
Mary C. Cool
Joseph
Nancy
Bates) Cool
Stone Arabia
New York
Iowa
Delaware
Jones Counties
Wayne Township
Monticello
Henry Rogers
England
Joseph Cool
Board of Supervisors
Jones County
Criminal Trials Begin In Dubuque District Court
The March docket includes Emmett Kirby as the first criminal jury trial, tied to the death of bootlegger Charles Hos during a hijacking attempt on Sept 21, 1927. Co defendants Melvin Zuber Clark Troy and Joseph Kirby faced earlier verdicts, with Troy already sentenced to life at Fort Madison.
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District Court
Emmett Kirby
Kirby
Melvin Zuber
Clark Troy
Joseph Kirby
Charles Hos
Hos
Fort Madison
Monticello Hosts First Annual Building Show
Eclipse Lumber announces Monticello's first building show in the Schodde building former jewelry store. The event features a Monticello public schools manual training booth, county agent hog huts and poultry houses displays, and Franklin Equipment barn equipment demonstrations.
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the Express
Eclipse Lumber Company
Schodde
T. F. Denkhoff
Eclipse Company
Monticello Public Schools
Franklin Equipment Company
Community directory reveals top surnames and origins
The telephone directory shows Poppe Clark Tobiason Ricklefs Schoon Prull Hein Jacobs Rickels Hanken Zimmerman Balster Harms Behrends Husman Mattiessen as leading names. Smiths number six, with several others at six. Teutonic prefixes and Mc names highlight local heritage.
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Smiths
Poppe
Clark
Tobiason
Ricklefs
Schoon
Prull
Hein
Jacobs
Rickels
Hanken
Zimmerman
Balster
Harms
Behrends
Husman
Mattiessen
Eilers
Stuhler
Hoag
Lang
Lange
Locher
McLaughlin
Monk
O'Rourke
Stadtmueller
Steiner
Public School News In Brief
Local junior class presents The Whole Towns Talking at the public school. Seniors host Anamosa seniors with two one act plays The Mouse Trap and The Maker of Dreams. Lucia Schoon wins sub district declamatory, weeklong vacation to start March 30.
Monticello News 40 Years Ago Highlights
Forty years ago Monticello saw major changes with The Express ownership passing to J. W. Doxsee and later Charles A. Doxsee. The town received its first telephones in March at the Monticello State Bank and Lovell House, aided by a long distance line to Marshalltown. Local events include births, marriages, elections, accidents, and a looming wood shortage as frost receded and spring work began. Notable names: Doxsee, Newman, Sherman, Hogg, Peak, Sherrer, Kempf, Jennings. Deaths include G. W. Birdsall in Clyde Kansas and E. M. Troy in Castle Grove Township.
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M. W. Herrick
The
Express
J. W. Doxsee
Mr. Doxsee
Charles A. Doxsee
Monticello
Marshalltown
G. W. Birdsall
A. C. Weldon
Clyde
Kansas
G. H. Newman
Caldwell
Idaho
Newman
Fannie Clark
George Conway
R. A. Rickless
C. J. Hogg
H. Clarks
T. J. Peak
Lou Sherrer
James Young
A. Kempf
A. P. Jennings
A. F. Bort
C. E. Little
John Mathews
J. W. Adams
Fred Stuhler
Burlington Business College
Charlie Davidson
Ella Henderson
Eugene Henley
Agricultural College
Ames
Henry Warner
Wayne Township
Hansan
Sher James Howie
Eugenia Laude
Castle Grove
R. A. Moffett
J. H. Drake
Des
Monticello Express
Monticello Bank
Marcus Farwell
Ernest Hicks
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Edith Sherman
Emma Pond
Nellie Carpenter
Katie Perley
Rockford Female Seminary
Nugent
Coggan
E. M. Troy
Castle Grove Township
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Mastin dies in Cedar Rapids
Word arrived last Saturday of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Mastin who died at a Cedar Rapids hospital Friday evening. Brief services were held Saturday afternoon and burial occurred in Cedar Rapids. Mr. Mastin was formerly from Monticello and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mastin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert L. Mastin
Cedar Rapids
Mastin
Monticello
George Mastin
Fine Program Planned By Castle Grove Farmers
The Castle Grove farm bureau invites members to a Friday evening meeting on March 30 at school house No. 2 Castle Grove. Highlights include a county agent presentation pictures a business meeting election of nine co operators and one chairman recital by Loretta Specht a reading by Fred Cramer a talk on soil building with commercial fertilizer by Elmer Burr and a closing afternoon talk by County Agent Max Wortman.
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Castle Grove
Elmer Burr
Max Wortman
Schnoebelen Faces Multiple Legal Scrapes in Iowa
Schnoebelen Herbert vanished from Monticello after liquor stock was found. He paid a 200 fine in Towa City for illegal transport of liquor and faces 60 days in jail if unpaid. Indicted in Washington Iowa for bootlegging and sheriff seeks him in Jones County for a second offense.
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Towa City
Herbert Schnoebelen
Monticello
Washington
Iowa
Bodenhofer
Jones County
Schnoebelen
Dubuque Citizens Push Daylight Saving Ordinance
In Dubuque citizens petition for an ordinance establishing daylight saving time. The report notes a series of local events including bank closures and community notices across neighboring towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Nathan Utt
Chicago
Hale
Results Of Sub-District Contest At Manchester
A sub district declamatory contest held in the Manchester high school gym featured entrants from Wapkinson Earlville Manchester Oneida Stanley and Quasqueton. Ralph Sweaney Delhi won the oratorical first with The Cross of Gold. Dorothy Seger Earlville won dramatic first with Elizabeth. Ruth Commerford Manchester won humorous first with Biff Perkins Toboggan Slide.
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Manchester
Wapkinton
Earlville
Oneida
Stanley
Quasqueton
Ralph Sweaney
Delhi
Bryan
Mary Matthews
Davenport
Dorothy Seger
Elizabeth
Viola McMillan
Amtmermann
Ruth Commerford
Biff Perkins
Phelps
Elaine Howard
Parker Fillmore
Juniors Win Class Cup In Recent Tournament
The annual inter class basketball tournament at the public school gym was won by the juniors securing the class cup for the second year in succession. They faced three close battles including an overtime win over the sophomores 14 to 12 and a comeback win against the seniors 12 to 8. Hoag sank a late shot to beat the freshmen 8 to 7 in a surprise finish, while the juniors defeated the eighth grade 17 to 2 in the final round. The event used a round robin format with five teams: Juniors first, Seniors second, Sophomores third, Eighth grade fourth, Freshmen fifth.
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Shover
Woll
Hoag
Nfth
No Division of Farm Organizations Urged
L F Balster, director for Castle Grove township Farm Bureau, argues in the County Bulletin that another farmers' group plans to recruit in Jones county and warns locals to stand by the Jones County Farm Bureau. He says a single organization supports agricultural legislation best and urges members to avoid joining rival groups.
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L. F. Balster
Castle Grove Township
Farm Bureau
County Bulletin
Fayette County
Jones County
American Farmers
American Farm Bureau Federation
Jones County Farm Bureau
Rev J B Albrook Dies in Pasadena at 83
Rev J B Albrook died in Pasadena California last Sunday at age 83. He was a prominent Methodist leader in Iowa serving as pastor in major Upper Iowa Conference cities and as district superintendent for 18 years. He married Delia Babcock of Monticello, daughter of the late Porter Babcock. Survived by his widow and a daughter Mrs Herman A Miller of Mount Vernon.
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J. B. Albrook
Monticello
Pasadena
California
Iowa
Upper Towa
Delia Babcock
Porter Babcock
P. ©. Babcock
Sherif
Herman A. Miller
Mount Vernon
Death of Frank W. Helms Fayette photographer and farmer
Frank W. Helms father of Henry W. Helms and Florence Helms died at his Fayette home on March 15 from heart trouble. Born December 8, 1859 in Lima he spent most of his life in Fay ette county. He was 69 and survived by two children. Funeral services were held last Saturday at the Lima Methodist church conducted by Dr. D. M. Parker.
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Frank W. Helms
Henry W. Helms
Fayette
Lima
Fayette County
Mr. Helms
Monticello
Florence Helms
1929 Automobile Plates To Be Green And Black
The first shipment of 1929 automobile plates was made last week by the reformatory factory at Anamosa. Plates have a deep Irish green background with black letters. Linn county received 23,000 duplicate plates, making up a 7:1 load.
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Anamosa
Linn County
Fund of 700 Dollars Raised for Library Books
The Monticello Public Library receives 350 dollars from Mrs. Clara Wales Stout of Chicago, matching a local 350 dollar contribution. Stout, widow of the late Frank D. Stout and daughter of Charles E. Wales of Dubuque, has long supported the library including donating the current site. The new fund will expand the library’s book collection beyond regular allocations.
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Monticello Public
Clara Wales Stout
Chicago
Stout
Frank D. Stout
Charles E. Wales
Dubuque
Monticello
Parent Teachers In More Activity In May Meeting
The P T A met with good attendance in the school on Wednesday. Mrs. Langer led the program with community singing and a musical reading by Mrs. Moore, piano by Mrs. Bixler. Dues were set at 50 cents with 10 cents per lunch and the group agreed to host the music contest entrants April 6 and 7.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Langer
Moore
Bixler
Fraser
Walton Keller
Cedar Rapids
Ehie Shausane
Birney
Keller
B. C. Hopkins
Atlanta
Towa
P.T. A
Lucia Schoon Wins In Sub-District Declamatory Contest
Lucia Schoon of Monticello won first place in the sub district declamatory contest held last Friday in Preston. She advances to the district contest after defeating contenders Andrew Stanwood Preston in the sub district. The event featured Oratorical, Dramatic, and Humorous divisions with other winners named across multiple towns.
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Mr. Moore
Meyer Marmis
John Shover
Clarence Egger
James Bender
Dani Reichart
Reed Bartlett
Raymond Hoag
John Che
Howard McLaughlin
John Sanford
Raymond Coyle
Monti High
Lucia Schoon
Preston
Laura Koop
Miss Grote
Marion
Miss Hall
Lone Tree
Miss Relndahl
Iowa City
Monticello
Andrew
Stanwood
Harold Falconer
Colgan
Pauline Burmeister
Center Junction
Jack Maloney
Sabula
James Round
Maquoketa
Pearl Ehlers
Helen von Behren
Opal Paup
Berney Rosenberg
Helen Clew
Trene Bails
Betty Brandt
Anamosa
Ballot stuffing alleged in Baldwins Chattanooga school race
A Tuesday dispatch reports apparent ballot stuffing in the Chattanooga Independent School District near Bald win. Twenty nine votes were recorded and forty three ballots found in the box after polls closed. F. W. Current received 25 votes and opponent Don Sherman 13.
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Fromaquoketa
Chattanooga Independent
Baldwin
F. W. Current
Don Sherman
Late News Bits From North Dakota and Nation
Thirteen votes for Lowden and ten for Smith in the North Dakota presidential primary. Lindbergh receives the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Coolidge for the solo Paris flight. U. S. Upper Town President Van Horn defends stance amid merger and fund drive criticisms. March Republican and Democratic committees deny alleged 1923 reporting pact. Teapot Dome probes reveal committee friction and Harding oil bond inquiries begin. Sacred Heart high school to stage For the Love of Johnny after Easter.
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N. D
Lowden
Smith
Frank O. Lowden
Alfred E. Smith
North Dakota
Lindy
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Coolidge
Paris
Atlantic
Senate
Gerald P. Nye
Thomas J. Walsh
Montana
Walsh
Sacred Heart High School
Johnny
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J.b.hanken
Cloud Co
Kan
Public School News
Lillian Allamand
Mr. Simmons
Binney
Romania
St. Patrick’s
Finlay
Albert Mastin
Castle Grove Farmers
Tama County
First State Bank of
Arlington
O. Z. Wellman
Joseph Menges
Iowa Tire and Tube Company
Marcella Wenner
Wen
First National
People’s National Banks of Independence
First National Bank
Bernice Fictor
Clarence Consolidated School
Qedar County
Tipton
James Wacheff
Vincent Sowle
Jack Hickey
Masonville
March Grand Jury
George W. Wood
Hickey
L. H. Finton
Betty
Earl Dunlap
Hopkinton
L. Maude Norris
Charles E. Norris
Central City
Europe
Des Moines
University of Iowa
Cascade Boy Scouts
Legion Park
American Legion
James Odam
Mr. Odam
High Seas
Mississippi
St. Anthony’s
F. T. Keeney
Omaha
Methodist Episcopal Church
City
Grandview Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
St. Luke's
Dubuque County
John Buchtela
Prairieburg
Buchtela
Dean Powers
Frank Kula
John Bissinger
Frances
Rosa
James
William
R. E. Sacurby
Sacurby
Roy Slade
Gosting Farm
Kurth
Plum Creek
Iowa University
Wisconsin
Hawkeyes
Cornell College
Iowa State College
L. Appleton
Cornell
G. Rosenburg
Iowa Falls
H. Higgins
R. A. Weir
Arthur Holding
C. Grooms
L. Beers
L. Wilson
Frank Sayers
Iron Hills
Sayers
Sagers
Milton
Jackson State Bank
Vera
Jessie Sagers
Pasadena, California
Association
van Horn
D. P. van Horn
Upper Town University
Fayette and
University Board of Trustees
Upper Town
Methodist Conference
March
Wilbur W. Marsh
National Committee
Er Wetrrocretir
Senate Teanss Ds
Fred W. Upham
Republican National Committee
Irl G. Hipsley
A. V. Leonard
Upham
Marsh
Congress
Harding
Senate Committee
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Continental Trading Company
Liberty Bonds
C. D. Schafner
Post-Dispatch
Continental Company
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