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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1917
Page
10
Probate court actions settle and grant executors
Probate matters include many estates and guardianships. Will probates advance for Hicks Schneider Holub Crissick Thomas Glenn Mitchell Brown Hoon etc. Executors named or appointed with bonds set. guardians discharged. reports approved. hearings set for March 30 1917. court adjourns many matters with settlements and dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shumaker
Howard Leech
J. M. Yourng
Mary J. Glenn
Leander Clark College
Earl V. Deitrick
Lawrence Binder
Frank Bailey
A. J. Lewis
Adelaide Mitchell
Robert Williamson
J. F. Brown
Jessie D. Livingston
Hannah Hoon
Ophelia Mhakes
Arthur L. Kirkpatrick
Cascade Pioneer Items Note Local Life Events
Mrs. Coleman Leyden returns to Independence after months with her son-in-law Dr Lane and family. A son born to Hugh and Mrs. Duffy on the 16th, their seventh son, prompting hopes of a medical career for him. A river ice flotilla passed the dam after arches struck by warm weather broke the ice. Witnesses attended a trial in Dubuque before Judge Kitzinger over a $2000 policy on George Beatty's life against Mrs. Mabel Lindeman-Bruce, née Beatty, in a dispute among Beatty siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Kitzinger
Margaret J. Dominy
James D. Beatty
Woodmen of America
Mabel Lindeman-Bruce
George W. Beatty
Bruce
Mabel Lindeman
Beatty
Dickson Beatty
Big Jones County Cattle Sale Draws Wide Interest
Miller and Wurzbacher of Morley held a notable sale of blooded stock last Thursday marking a relief of overstock. A special three coach train carried buyers from many states as 62 head were sold to Alabama Oklahoma Tennessee and others. A cow sold for 2025 to Alabama set a new Iowa record for females. The top bull fetched 1000 for a six month old calf to Oklahoma. The average price across 21 young bulls was 370 with the sale average 571. Miller and Wurzbacher kept their stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Messrs. Miller & Wurzbacher
Morley
Cedar Rapids
Alabama
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Louisiana
Texas
Nebrasa
Kansas
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iinois
Iowa
South
United States
Miller & Wurzbacher
Six Months at Nineteen Years in Universal Training
The New York World argues that nineteen is the ideal age for universal military training and that six months is the minimum to make training effective. Gen Goethals backs the period, praising reforms under Chamberlain bill and noting economic and educational benefits without promoting offensive militarism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Goethals
Republic
Des Moines Capital Skunk Protection Bill Considered
Representative Flenniken weighs introducing a bill after a constituent request. P. J. McGrane of Cascade argues the skunk protects crops by feeding on grub worms and beetles, claiming it destroys millions of potential descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Flenniken
P. J. McGrane
Cascade
Boy Sharpened Wits Challenge Merchant Clerk
A playful exchange at a merchant shop features a keen boy testing the clerk with a quip about sharpening knives. The clerk retorts with humor, sparking a lighthearted moment reflecting youth wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Herald
Freckles on Cucumbers Spark Doctor's Cucumber Claim
A summer girl asks if eating cucumbers removes freckles and Dr Kidder answers that freckles could be on the cucumbers under certain circumstances. The exchange hints at playful medical lore from a Philadelphia Ledger column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Farmer Hitches to Telegraph Post Sparks Town Spat
An elderly farmer parks his team at a telegraph post in town, arguing with a policeman who protests the hitching. The exchange centers on a sign reading fine for hitching, prompting a humorous clash over local rules.
Iowa Wool Worth More Than California Strawberries
A Sage Observation notes Iowa wool earns more yearly than California strawberries. It suggests California leads Iowa only in the number of millionaires who made their money there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubugee Times Journal
Iowa
California
Misplacing the Word in presidential quote debate
Sioux City Journal notes the presidents remark about filibusters sparked discussion over wording. The piece compares possible variations and their political implications, highlighting how a phrase’s nuance can influence public perception and rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City Journal
Meat Markets to Close Early Beginning April 2 1917
Notice that starting Monday April 2 1917 Suter and Son and Schneider and McAleer will close their meat markets at 6 00 p m except on Wednesday and Saturday nights the timing applies to all markets operated by the mentioned firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suter & Son
Schneider & McAleer
Prairie Hill Cemetery Association
Harm Rickels
Property transfers and land deeds around Anamosa Iowa
Walter Van Dusen and wife transfer several parcels of land to Amos Strickel et al and others in sections 28 29 33 82 83 85 86 with various owners and prices. Multiple deeds list grants to Frank Porter Blanch Hoyt Hunter Thomas F Davis Eldon Kohl Frank Drake John Tordsen Gerd Rickels Philip Brown Andrew Kasper Leota Ratliff Kate Moulton Jos O Rourke Len Gee John Barnts James Wyrick and others. Stories on cocoanuts and tired business men provide period anecdotes with notes on origins and cultural humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter van Dusen
Amos Strickel
Swig
Oakland
Anamosa
Iowa
Blanch Hoyt Hunter
Frank Porter
Strawberry Hill
Thomas F. Davis
Luella L. Davis Burge
Setg
Eldon L. Kohl
James Otis Siver
Frank Drake
August Siebels
Harry W. Brown
A. L. Remley
Gerd Rickels
Michael R. Tobiason
Warr
Philip Brown
Henry J. Rickels
Andrew Kasper
Wm. A. Plueger Et al
Leota C. Ratliff
Charles A. Coon
Preston’s Add
Hale
Kate Moulton
Loveless
Williama
Jos O’rourke
John M. O’rourke
Len L. Gee
First National Bank
John L. Barnts
R. C. Lambert
Davidson
Monticello
James Wyrick
O. A. Hall
No More Paint Yet Frigate Keeps its Color
A British navy captain Sir John Phillimore finds a humorous workaround for paint shortages. He paints one side of his yellow frigate black and white and scrawls No More Paint on the other, provoking a tense exchange with the navy board. He refuses to erase the letters, citing lack of paint, and ends with I am no longer your affectionate friend, John Phillimore. The ship remains yellow while the board frowns on his wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Phillimore
Navy ‘Board
Navy Board
Sir John
Navy
Wanted and For Sale small house and eye care
Wanted and for sale notice lists a small house in New ton Parret area with eyes tested and glasses fitted by Dr. L. G. Stuhler. Also seeks farm work with contact for George Dirks in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Parret
L. G. Stuhler
George Dirks
Monticello
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George Holmes
Robert Aldrich
Siebels & Schoon
Henry Alferts
George W. Gillilan
J. A. Green & Sons
Hulda J. Emerson
Modern Woodmen of America
Anna Coleman
Willard Boots
Thomas McGuire
M. P. Bigworth
H. B. Fenton
Earl Rogers
Hart & Starry
C. E. Blayney
W. H. Hall
al Va
Frank P. Byerly
Philip Reitz
W. H. Hansen
Margaret Clark
John H. Dirks
District Court
Supreme Court
Mae F. Hoag
Harry Hoag
Pauline M. Lange
John M. Lange
Lille D. Leggett
Eugene Leggett
Cascade Pioneer
Uae
Carmen
Kayser
Simmon
Ry’s Dry Goods
Re.gers
Luther Burbank
Southern Woman's Magazine
Harz
Forres
Samson
Solomon
Moses
Lord Strathcona
Rhode Island
Newton Parrott
Timothy
J. Rice
Scotch Grove
Town
F. J. Dahling
C. K. Greer
Hopkinton
Fred Harken
Emma Lees
Lillias Fuller
Grace Albery
C.K. Greer
Edwin Wilcox
Wyoming
Lincoln Oil Co
Cleveland
Lestus L. Kuhns
Hall
Grace Podhaski
the Express
Ms. Berlin
Walker Berlin and
Richland Township
Dale Bridge
E. E. Reed
J. W. Coxsee
W.A. Storm
E. A. Hubbard
Scotch Grove Township
G. J. Hughes
Home Mutual
Mutual
M. Hoaford
Bell
Boston Transcript
Chevrolet
Zenith
Connecticut
Flint, Mich
Arend Balster,Jr
C. H. Schipman
MAIN
Monticello, Iowa
A. J. Carlson
Fred Puleston
Beery Brother
DR. A. M. Maurice
Lovell
Co. N. Patrick
Rickless & McNeill Hardware Store
Devlin Millinery
C. .N. Patrick
Rickless & McNeill’s
Patrick ‘White
H. M. Carpenter
L. P. Waddick
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