Made of Horse Hide Through and Through
The Dreadnaught of all shoes is described as a husky Wolverine 1000mile sturdy shoe. It features rugged power, reinforcements, and thick soles. The text notes horse hide through and through as the toughest fibred leather on earth, and claims it is the only leather used to cover league baseballs.
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Boston Vocational School
School Bond Election and Millinery Fetes Almanac
The town schedules an April 24 vote on a new school house bond. A special showing promotes Devlin Millinery with hats in the new spring lines. Community notices mention local visits, sales and events across Monticello and nearby towns including Cedar Rapids and Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devlin Millinery
Monticello News Notes Local Events and Trials
Local Monticello items report library redecorations and top shop ads, school bond election plans, club meetings, confirmations, and a wreck on the AC, M and St. PB line. Court cases include Jenny vs Hall Manufacturing and bootlegging trials, plus Y M C A outreach and a pool hall joke incident.
March 1897 Monticello obituary and civic notes
Readable Monticello Express file notes numerous local events in March 1897. Dant Palmer moves from Rochester to work at Diamond Creamery. multiple marriages occur. 369 votes at municipal election with listed officials. death notices include John Weers, George Lovell, Frank King, Louis Haeussler, Charles McCarthy. town telephone exchange opens with 31 phones. several school, church, and community activities detailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Dant Palmer
Rochester
Minnesota
Monticello
Palmer
Diamond Creamery Co
Pear Sackett
W. D. Barnett
Long
Abel
Tucker, Hubbard and Rodman
Schoonover
Heisey
Bohlken
Mesars
S. S. Farwell
J. C. Lawrence
W. W. Hunter
F. M. Hazlet
Anna L. Wapy
Joseph M. Eby
John Ospy
J.M. Bolton
Scotch Grove Presbyterian Church
John Weers
Castle Grove Township
Weers
George W. Lovell
Mr. Lovell
Opera House
Michigan
Frank King
Thomas King
Town Telephone Company
Cal Stone
Cee Martin McCormick
George Darrow
Catherina Hanna
Roy. Walters
Claytownship
Presbyterian Parsonage
Onslow
George W. Curtis Jr
Prairieburg
C. M. Brown
Bowen's Prairie
Andrew Ambuehl
Mr. Ambuehl
Louis E. Haeussler
Lucretia Phemeister
Gallagher
Martha A. Anderson
P. J. Coburn
Columbiana County
Ohio
Coburn
Anna Beyler
Beyler
Norman Smith
Curtis Hosford
Charles McCarthy
McCarthy
Freshman Athletes Earn Class Numerals at Iowa State
James A. Laide among fourteen freshmen at the State University of Iowa Iowa City to win basketball class numerals from a total of one hundred freshmen who reported for basketball. In Monticello High School he starred in football basketball and baseball as Jimmie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Parsons
Des Moines
Supt. Shelley
Iowa
Monticello
James A. Laide
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
University
Monticello High School
Jimmie
Schoon Implement Shop Still Open for Spring Supply
Henry H. Schoon announces he remains in the implement business serving Monticello and surrounding area. He denies rumors of closing and invites farmers to visit for up-to-date farm machinery available this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Schoon
Monticello
Schoon
Langworthy creamery reports 1922 year results and growth
Harl Batchelder, son of J H Batchelder of Langworthy, is manager and buttermaker at Little Port Farmers Mutual Creamery Co. The year ending February 9 1922 saw butter sales exceed 131000 dollars with butter fat averaging 44.73 cents and cream test at 30 percent. Patron count rose from 60 to 200 over ten years, with 24 patrons earning over 1000 dollars.
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Harl Batchelder
J. H. Batchelder
Langworthy
Littleport Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Co
Carl Batchelder
Monticello group tours five nations in a Christian Endeavor event
Monticello members enjoyed a lightning trin around the world last Friday hosted by the Presbyterian Christian Endeavor society. five countries were represented at five homes with two plays at the church and Irish and Japanese touches, enriching the society treasury.
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Monticello
Presbyterian Christian Endeavor Society
America
Germany
W. F. Rohn
Japan
Elmer Orcutt
Ireland
Dr. A. M. Maurice
Holland
James Gilroy
Switzerland
Harriet Lubben
Thoeni
Hidon Rohn
Donald Sutherland
Harold
Walter Wilcox
Fudge & Burglars
Izora Bancroft
Gracia Orcutt
May Podhaski
Gertrude Schweitzer
Margaret Maurice
Helen Siness
Margie Gearhart
Ruth Reed
Hansetta McHugh
Exeecigen
Monticello’s Schools Build for Future Needs and Rights
The article notes Monticello’s long commitment to education dating to 1877 and 1895 bond issues. It highlights community support from all income levels, the burden on taxpayers, and the push for new, modern school facilities to provide equal opportunities for every child.
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Monticello
Express
Board of Education
Lovell Farm Bureau Seeks Road Fixes and Clean Living
The Lovell township Farm Bureau met at the library with smaller attendance due to bad roads. A reading by Mother Molen and Sibyl Hutton preceded a paper on spring house cleaning and dust control, plus discussions on rock crushing for soil liming and road improvements. The next meeting is set for April 25. The Monticello store notes growth, new optics department, and the Harding glass offering.
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Lovell Township Farm Bureau
Mother Molen
Sibyl Hutton
Lovell Township
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J. W. Doxsee
CHAS
A. Doxsee
Proprietres
FE. G. Burrichter
Home News
Davlin
John Leonard
Edith Severson
Cedar Rapids
Dr. Redmond
Dennis Kehoe
Edison
Locher’s
John Ross Jr
Singer Sewing Machines
Fred Huyck
Anamosa
Redmond
Matilda Behrends
Hyes
Drs
Charlotte Halloway
Marion
F. E. Stimson
Delhi
Haster Millinery
George K. Meyer
Hopkinton
Charles H. Shipman
Strawberry Point
Lillian Thomas
Cliff L. Main
S. M. Adamson
CG. K. Greer
Thomas Shover
St. Louis
Louis Wi. Lang
Frank Locher
Nellie Fitzpatrick
Savanna
Illinois
Thomas
Warner and Son
John
William Putnam
Manchester
William Stuhler
Russell Stuhler
Mary and
Carrie Clark
Wyoming
J. W. Rimmer
Maurice
Liddy & Rickless
H. F. Harms
Walther League Hall
Freda Rohwedder
Louis Hoag
Richard
Maude Arduser
Parlor City
Alberto Cilley
Ames
Iowa State College
Hejinian
Hila Johnson
Fargo, North Dakota
William Sharp
Blanche Deischer
Margaret Becker
Katherine McAleer
Mrs. C. H. Shipman
Fritz Behrends
Anna Balster
Mrs
John Balster
Frank Dougherty
Davenport
T. M. Adamson
Mark “Hogan
Kathleen
Bi. E. Boots
T. M. Redmond
Ralph
Frederick Webster
Anatmosa
Bertha Schatz
Hamish
Peacock Shop
B. J. Little
The
Electric Construction Co
Potossi
Wisconsin
John Shover
Frank Shover
Jane Shover
Florida
Scheer
Franklin Barn Equipment Company
John S. Welch
Dubuque
P. D. Bell
A. F. Walker
8. G. Hutton
Hutchison
Ruth Wilson
Stanwood
James Wilson
Harry Hamilton
Council Bluffs
John B. Oswald
Whitman's
Jones County Study Center
Burton McLaughlin
Chicago University
Fred McLaughlin
North Cedar Street
First Street
Lawrence Locher
Lois
Farley
A. Locher
William Breen
Oxford Junction
Michael Breen Sr
Myron, Hubbard
Town State College
John A. Hubbard
Helen Hoag
B. B. Hoag
Miss Hoag
Coe College
Harry Clark
Albert
Montana
Ford M. Clark
John T. Weber
21St
S. B
Mason City
Hannah Aebi
St. Luke's Hospital
Rudolph Aebi
Roy Dautremont
College of Engineering
Roy
Josephine James
Independence
Miss James
Howard Deischer
Edith Deischer
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Peter Dondelinger
White Lake
South Dakota
Harry Hicks Sr
Helen Mullings
Horton Hicks
Harold Hicks
Alamosa
Colorado
Mig. Williams
H. “Mitchell
Musical Conservatory
Mt.s Vernon
Publicbrary
Bordina Wenger
Hilda Dondelinger
Newhall
Jacob J. Reding
T. 9. Lazell
Hattendorf
Auto Top Shop
Workans
Arthur P. O'Rourke
American Legion
Legion
Hattie Lubbon
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Arlington
Samaria Perrine
Garden Grove
John Scales
California
Mary
Miss Scales
Hubbard & Iverson Undertaking
Robert T. Jenny
Hall Manufacturing Co
Legionaries
S. ‘St. McLaughlin
C. M Nash
State of Iowa
Morris
Sarah Ginsberg
Anderson
Lovell Farm Bureau
Harding
Kerl M. Keyes
DR. A.M. Maurice
D. D
the Lovell
DR. M. F. Hogan
F. A. Hefner
Stickford Drug Store
Monticollo
I. V. Dautremont
Thomas Stimpson
Keyes
Karl M. Keyes
Roe
Princess Theatro
Automobile
Hartford Ire Insurance Company
Lovell Bank
Insurance Agency
Lowell State Bank
Monticello, Iowa
Stuhlers
O. B. Burrichter
Meady
Yor
E. J. Farley
Mina Taylor
Hicks & Ricklefs
Frank A. Locher
Drs. Cochrane and Stuhler
Monticello State Bank
H. M. Remley
James Remley
Remley & Remley
Main Street
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