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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1940

Page

10

Former Hopkinton Woman Dies in St Paul

Mrs. Charles S. Allen aged 76 a former Hopkinton resident died at her daughter Mrs. Michel in St Paul Minnesota. She married Charles S. Allen in Lincoln Nebraska in 1880 and they moved to Hopkinton area in 1929. Survived by five children Ray Allen Lindley Allen Mrs Mickel Mrs Ruth and Mrs Krow. Funeral at the Methodist church conducted by Rev De Beat and Rev David DeBest Jr.

Hopkinton Charles S. Allen Mra Cutee Michel St. Paul Minn Rachel Ann Young Lincoln Neb Nebraska Johnston Farm J. Allen Ray ‘Allen Springfield Lindley Allen Tucson Ariz Clarence Mickel Ruth Halsey Fairmount Frederick Krow Mon Bette Thompson Waterloo Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian Church Doran Beitz de Beat Lip Thompson Dean O. E. Eckberg David DeBest Jr Miss Reed Robert Littlefield Vance

Longtime resident dies. Hopkins area notes reveal sorrow

Obituary notes a man who married Caroline Cramer in 1898 at Hopkinton and left a widow and two children in Rhodes and Grundy Center. RIP services were held in Rhodes with burial there. The column also reports a farm accident in Hopkinton leaving worker K. Lewis with a leg injury and hospital care. Other social items recount visits, birthdays, and gatherings across Hopkinton and nearby towns.

Caroline Cramer Hopkinton Ralph Buck Rhodes Frank Bentley Grundy Center Don Lewis F. King Schwab Monticello Lewis T. L. Waring Margey Lee Iowa City B. A. Moore Albert Barr J. C. Edgar

Amber Housewarming Brings Kin and Friends Together

Relatives gathered at Mr. and Mrs. Ben Tobias home on Sunday for a housewarming. Guests included multiple families led by Otto Otten Carl Gerdes Henry Schafer and the Helgens group. The evening featured pinochle and lunch. 23rd anniversary celebrations for Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman and others followed. Wayne Ladies Aid Society welcomed 22 new members at the schoolhouse.Birthdays for Mrs. Will Rieken and Mrs. Herman Hayen were celebrated at the Hayen residence with extended family in attendance.

Wyoming Willie Husman D. John Dirks Henry E. Dirks Owen Conley Jack Husman Henry Rink Henry Wennekamp Martha Will Husman Raymond Mortensen Gerd Dirk Julia Toenjes Beverly Ann Boland Louie Hagen Albert Harms Hank Siebels Cedar Rapids Myles Deeny Henry Poppe Arlene W. J. Zimmerman Herman Folkers George Schoon Herman Zimmerman Harm Helgens Lost Nation Henry Burrichter Amber Ben Tobias Otto Otten Carl Gerdes Henry Schafer Alva Gerdes Herman Helgens Cornelius Kettlesen Ed Helgens Darrel Louis Helgens George Schafer Henry Andresen Tobias Tobiason Milo Dennis O. F. Otten Otto Danneman Dorothy Carl Schoon Jack Seehusen Stanley Waggoner John Oltmans Herman Ortgies Matie Caspers George Siebels Herman Englehart Henry Wehling George Harms Ben Tobiason Laurence Wilken Henry Brokens Jay Mayberry Henry Bohiken Hans Kofoed John Rickels George Rickels Florence Herr Will Rieken Herman Hayen Hayen John Hayen Galen Louie Hayen Louie Behrends Virgil

Social visits and family gatherings in Iowa towns

SAND SPRING area residents, including Mr and Mrs W H Behrends and daughters Dorothy and Betty with Mrs Etta Behrends of Monticello, spent Sunday visiting near Buck Creek. Numerous relatives and friends from Viola, Garden City, Grass Valley, Langworthy, Farley, Center Junction and Cascade hosted meals and Sunday gatherings in homes of the Smiths, Batch elders, Ardusers, Knapps, Drumbargers, Ste ventsons, Coxes and Koob/Billmeyer families.

W. H. Behrends Dorothy Betty Etta Behrends Monticello Andy Smith Buck Creek Carl Quint Worthington John Kang Cap Arduser Henry Eilers J. Hakes Viola Mrs. Lee Drumbarger Guy Batchelder Garden City Kansas Mary Neil Grass Valley Calif John H. Batchelder Langworthy J. L. Batchelder Fred Egger Carl Harbach Nelson Freese Noel Fred Benning Charles Knapp Farley

Lemons and Ru-Ex Compound Offer Rheumatic Pain Relief

A home remedy touts Ru-Ex Compound mixed with a quart of water and the juice of four lemons as an inexpensive treatment for rheumatic arthritis and neuritis pain. The claim notes thousands reportedly use the recipe.

Lucky Day Pupils Melt Copper During Pigeon Ring Fire

Lucky Day Kingsley Stager and Dick Beck, New Hampton youngsters, found nitro glycerin caps and tried to melt copper to make pigeon rings. One boy lit a candle to test the rings and an explosion followed. both escaped serious injuries.

Kingsley Stager Dick Becker New Hampton

Jones County Supervisors Advance Real Estate Sale and Road Abandonment

Jones county board approves sale of Lot 6 Block 9 Rome Olin to W Dickinson for 1000 dollars and authorizes conveyance. They also adopt a plan to abandon a county road in Washington township with detailed plat and notification on file, and issue weed control orders requiring landowners to eradicate noxious weeds by specified dates.

Amamosa Iowa Board of Supervisors Jones County Tarm J. Dirks Barber, Bailey Helgens Mayberry Wy, Mickinson Olin Rome Deat George We Mary Lane Bailey Barber W. Dickinson Washington Township Wood Bridge BBIT Anamosa

Jones County Board Passes Weed Control and Appoints Commissioner

The board adopts weed control orders for primary and other weeds on county roads with July 16 1940 deadline for adjacency landowners to act. It names T O H Freeman as county weed commissioner for 1940 with compensation of 4.00 per day and mileage. The meeting also addresses tax cancellations and fills vacancies in local judiciary with George C Lawrence appointed.

Jones County Mayberry Board of Supervisors Mand T. O H. Freeman

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Monticello Express E. C. Nagel J. R. Guthrie John Null Apex J. H. Perrine Fred Stadtmueller Chester Lawrence Schafer Ralph Lahey Iva Yeoman Poland China Ag Geo. H. Harms H. J. Husman Scotch Grove Shomont Farma Thos. Shover North Maples Street William Podhaski Frank Podhaski Monticelo State Bank John Deere Farmers Implement Co Charles R. Rice Dick Naylor Scotch Groves Bruno Jensen Onslow Joel Starks Mceil Hardware Baldwin Piano E. 4Th Davenport 10Th St Marion Lillian Harms Eliza Meadow Frank Frodhaski Farmers Grain Co Monticello Autonae Timothy Scotch Grow Town Helmer Long’s Dept Monte Meyer's Hat Shop Phoenix Stuhler Bernard Kuriger Monte Jewelry Ugda Palmers Eclipse Lumber Co Helms Photo Studio Monticel A Vernimont Woodworking John Otten Farmall-B Shaffer's Implement Store Iowa Association H. S. Adams U. S Russell E. Lux Mary Schultz Route 5 Box Wauk Wis Sycamore Street Benadom Sanitarium Albert Hutton Hargrave Cleaners Bell Phone W. S. Eby C. A. Coxsee Christendom Therican Weekly Chicago Herald-American Reformed Pres Byterian Church Raymond Joseph B. M. Ferguson A. J. Patton Lyle Joseph Hugh McGlade R. P. Joseph Margaret Greer Iane Beasley Young People’s Society Raymond Stevenson Missionary Society Frank E. Allen Women’s Presbyterial Jennie Ferguson F. Ellsworth Bentley F. Elsworth Bentley F. E. Bentley S. F Amelia Bentley Bentley Sation Fagent Kinton Fare Monticello Fike Trousdale Klaren Wilson Culp Isaac Littlefield Moline Ralph Dutton Manchester Babcock Roy Bushnell Urbana H. Bushnell Missionary Society of the R. P Alex Kenney Alice Johnston George Ludgen Robert McNeill Lizzie Anderson Charles Reggentine Dubuque E. A. Wimmers Forrest B. Johnston Ottumwa J.A. Johnston Clarence Moulton J. Midkiff Hazel Lorraine Wheeless Barbara Smythe Miss Given Mount Vernon Harvey Talmadge Ellsworth Wood A. K. Cramer Monica Sullivan St. Berchman’s Seminary Dan Sullivan G. G. Brown Ayle Thorpe Debbie Morgan Edgewood Soren Christenson Des Moines Carl Linquist Rockford, Ill A. H. Volfe Rudolph Tobiason Henry Hedden Henry Siebels Hayden Gerd Hanken Celena Brokens Ottens Fred Otten Fred Ben Otten Haye Schoon Richard Rex Reuter Dorothy Herren Garrett Schoon George Will Ray Schoon Will Schoon Will Michel Carl Siebels Henry Tobiason Opal Doris May Porter Harold Porr Herman Ricklefs Will Rickells John Albany Maquoketa E. H. Cox Herbert Cox Center Junction Hubbard Milling Company E. W. Cox Edwin Miller BE. H. Cox Glen Eilers Lou King Lamont Joe Clement Mrs. Charlies Stevenson Palmer's Walgreen Drug Store Chester A. Condit General Insurance Agency Miayberry Darker Ballew Warren 2. Lawrence Rairview George C. Lawrence Caney Warren T. Lawrence George ©. Lawrence Harm Gb Dirics Hateman Grent Sprecht Muditer Geo Sir Venka and His Orchestra Mecneill Pittsburg Ates Matthiessen Auto & Supply Co Illini
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