District Court Calendar Shows Light May Session
May term of Jones county district court presided by Hon. F. C. Ellison, no jury called. Three cases today May 17, four motions Friday, and 16 more through May 23. May 25 marks trial of Andrew et al vs Shimerda. Probate work includes multiple administrator reports and estate actions. New law cases listed with Winifred Russell vs Meeks. continued to Page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County District Court
Olin Cemetery Association
Citizens Savings Bank
Pegareck
Fisher
Andrew
Superintendent Et al
Shimerda
Winifred Russell
L. W. Russell
L. J. Meeks
County Federated Clubs Meet in Monticello Today
The annual meeting of Jones county federated clubs is at Congregational church Monticello with 11 clubs reporting this afternoon. Dr Nelson Vance Russell of Coe College will speak on My Impressions of Russia. Greetings from club leaders and musical numbers accompany the event.
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Federated Clubs
Jones County
Monticello
Congregational Church
Monticello Alpha Delphian
Russia
Nelson Vance Russell
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
R. J. Langer
Delphian Club
Solon Defeats Monticello 6-2 in Hast Central League
Monticello visited Solon for a Hast Central League game. Solon scored five in the first inning and held on for a 6-2 victory. Monticello got two runs in the second and fifth, with Bartlett starting on the mound before Smith relieved. Batteries: Solon Tripkosh Steinbach and Tripkosh. Monticello Bartlett Smith and Oltman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Solon
B. Bartlett
Smith
Tripkosh
Steinbach
Bartlett
Smith and Oltman
Alfred F. Northrop Buried In Chicago
Death announced in Chicago of Alfred F. Northrop who had once worked as an express messenger on the Chicago Milwaukee & Pacific railroad and led government silver bullion trains. Funeral services were held in Chicago after visits to Monticello at his brother Charles J. Northrop's home. He had recently lived with a son in Chicago.
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Alfred F. Northrop
Chicago
Charles E. Mitchell
Mariow
Mr. Northrop
Monticello
Charles J. Northrop
Chicago, Milwaukee & Pacific Railroad
Two Men Nabbed for Chicken Theft Near Center Junction
Cedar Rapids officers arrested George Johnson alias George Jackson, 27, and George Humble, Center Junction, after a rural theft tied to 23 birds stolen from Musmann a week earlier and 84 birds sold last Sunday. They were held for Sheriff Henry Eichhorn of Jones county. A farmer alerted the sheriff after finding a sack of chickens in a car and a watch left for payment for gasoline.
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Frank Husmann
Center Junction
Cedar Rapids
George Johnson
George Jackson
George Humble
Henry Eichhorn
Jones County
Musmann
Memorial Day Observances in Monticello Honor Veterans
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and ex service men are invited to Memorial Day events near Monticello on Wednesday May 30. Services begin at Sacred Heart cemetery at 9 30 am then Oakwood cemetery at 10 30 am with V F W rituals and a keynote by Rev W J Macaulay. Committees oversee graves decoration firing squad and program. Memorial Day origins trace to Civil War era southern commemorations and General John A Logan's 1868 proclamation.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Monticello
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery
W. J. Macaulay
Methodist Episcopal Church
Memorial Park
Ray Echternacht
Harry Hoag
William'’H. Jarrett
Hartley Wilkinson
South
John A. Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Buddy Poppy Sale Set For May 26 In Monticello
The thirteenth annual Buddy Poppy day will be observed on Saturday May 26 with members of the Taminola Camp Fire group aiding the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary in selling red poppies. The flowers symbolize disabled veterans in government hospitals and are sewn by sick and injured former service men. Honor L Clark and Mabel Jarrett direct distribution, following strong support last year.
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Taminola
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Flanders
United States
Monticello
Honor L. Clark
Mabel Jarrett
Senior Class Play Set for Friday May 25 at Public School
Annual senior class play to be presented in the public school auditorium. Plan to attend next week Friday May 25 as details are announced. Local students showcase talent and school spirit in the evening performance.
Corn-Hog Checks Delayed From Washington
The corn-hog checks for Jones county were not mailed promptly from Washington. Dr. A G Black, chief of the corn-hog section, reported that all but five of 353 early pay contracts were approved and that checks would be mailed to the Jones county association treasurer.
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Monticello
Washington
Jones County
A. G. Black
Early-pay corn-hog checks to be delivered in Monticello
A telephone note from the corn-hog committee says 284 early-pay checks will be given out at the Memorial building dance hall in Monticello all day Saturday May 19. Additional 69 checks from various towns are expected from Washington Friday but not guaranteed. A free lunch is served at noon with a program to follow at 1 pm.
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Anamosa
Memorial Building
Monticello
Wyoming
Greenfield
Rome
Hale
Oxford
Madison
Stanton
Washington
Harry Holcomb
Jones County
Wreath-Making Sought by Monticello VFW Auxiliaries
Monticello Auxiliary No 1683 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars calls for volunteers to craft wreaths for deceased veterans on May 26 at the Memorial building. Work starts at 1 30 p m with Anne Echternacht and Dora Oe named as 1934 chairmen for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Anne Echternacht
Dora O.e
Red Cross Officers Election Slated for Friday Evening
The Monticello Red Cross chapter to hold its annual officer election Friday at 7 30 PM replacing the previously announced Thursday. All local members are urged to attend. S G Gutensohn, chairman.
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Red Cross
Monticello
The
American Red Cross
S. G. Gutensohn
Wyoming Girl Wins Scholarship At Cornell
Althea Goodrick of Wyoming won first in the piano division at the Cornell college music audition for Midwest high school students held last Friday and Saturday. About 50 contestants competed for the prize scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Althea Goodrick
Wyoming
Cornell College Music
Middle West
Midget and Stuhler Kittenball Clash On Local Diamond
The Midgets beat the Stuhler aggregation 4 to 2 in a close Friday night game as they pulled ahead late in the fourth. Rhatigan Hogan and Ferring produced key hits for the Stuhler squad, while Jones scored the decisive run for the Midgets. The Stuhler nine later defeated Milkmen 10 to 5, led by Ferring’s homer and a 15 hit attack. Upcoming schedule lists Shomont DeMolay, Stuhlers DeMolay, Shomont Firemen, Midgets Oilers, and Oilers Firemen games through May 25. Standings show several teams with dominant records amid the season’s early pace.
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Stuhler
C. Rhatigan
Hogan
Jones
R. Ferring
Stahler
Milkmen
Shomont
de- Molay
Stuhlers
Firemen
Midgets
Oilers
Brad Reynolds
Death notices reflect two Monticello-area families
The week brought sorrow with the deaths of Elizabeth J. Scott and Mrs. Francis Reid. Scott died at home Friday night of pneumonia after a long illness, with funeral services held Monday at Sacred Heart church and burial in Immaculate Conception cemetery. Reid died Tuesday afternoon after giving birth to a son, with funeral services planned at Zion's Lutheran church following a family home service. Both obituaries note family ties, church affiliations, and surviving relatives.
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Elizabeth J. Scott
Elizabeth Jane Scott
West First Street
Miss Scott
A. V. and
Hanna Scott
Castle Grove Township
Mount St. Joseph's
Clarke College
Dubuque
Ackley
Iowa
Will LeClerc
Scott
William LeClerc
Lorenz
John Hennessey
Immaculate Conception Church
T. M. Redmond
Matt
Will Delay
Fred McLaughlin
L. W. Lovell
Wil Hogan
Newton Deischep
J. J. Locher
Harley Whitney
Central City
Will Treft
Coggon
Edward LeClerc
Fred LeClerc
James Delay
Cedar Rapids
Henry LeClere
Hopkinton
Francis Reid
North Sycamore Street
Reid
John Stahlberg
Scotch Grove
Zion's Lutheran Church
J. Willms
George F. Reid
Onslow
Henry
August
Wayne Township
Carl
John
Haye Tobiason
Roy Streets
Earl Lehman
Monticello
J. Willis
Laura Rickels Weds Louis Heeren At Zion Church
Laura Rickels of Monticello married Louis Heeren of Wayne township yesterday at Zion’s Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. Rev. J Willms officiated. Attendants included Olena Zimmerman as bridesmaid and Lawrence Heeren as usher. The bride wore rose crepe with a bouquet of roses. A family dinner followed at the Heeren home and the couple planned to reside on a farm nearby.
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Laura Rickels
Monticello
Louis Heeren
Wayne Township
Zion’s Lutheran Church
Olena Zimmerman
Lawrence Heeren
J. Willms
Zion’s Church
George Heeren
Zimmerman Hall
Mrs. Heeren
Scotch Grove Nursery Draws Large Crowd for Plant Sale
More than a thousand visitors attended the Scotch Grove nursery on May 13 and purchased shrubs trees and plants. Fred and Frank Royden expressed satisfaction with the results as the Express columns showcased gains in perennials and advertised the nursery.
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The
Express
Scotch Grove
Fred
Frank Royden
Adv
Lewis and Clark start famous exploration trip
May 14 marks the Lewis and Clark expedition departure while Henry VII's wife Anne Boleyn is executed in 1536. In 1903 the United States grants Cuba full freedom.
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Lewis & Clark
Henry VII
Anne Boleyn
United States
Cuba
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Hall Nichols Dies After Heart Attack
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Hall Nichols died at her home after a severe heart attack suffered earlier in the morning. Born September 14, 1874, in Lovell Township, she was the daughter of Eugene and Kathryn Hall and was survived by her mother. The obituary notes this was the third heart trouble attack she endured.
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Frank H. Nichols
Nichols Head
Mary Elizabeth Hall
Lovell Township
Eugene and
Kathryn Hall
Delaware County Primary Line-Up and Candidates
A summary list of Delaware County political nominees by party for state senator state representative county offices and scheduled supervisors. Names include Alfred G. Rigby George Parker M H Runkle E W Williams M J Gaughen and others with party designations and towns such as Manchester Earlville Hopkinton Edgewood and Greeley.
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Alfred G. Rigby
George Parker
Manchester
M. H. Runkle
E. W. Williams
M. J. Gaughen
Greeley
Harry G. Utley
Arthur D. Brown
Chas. H. Nieman
Leonard Barr
W. S. Blanchard
Harry Brookman
Fred A. Huebner
A. L. Clark
James S. Hunt
John Dolphin
Harlan J.williamson
Francis Fleming
Roy Westerlen
W. J. Hiimer
Abbie Howard
Mildred B. Clarke
Harry J. Ryan
Gladys Bolen
Hopkinton
Burton Clark
Gerald Faust
Earlville
DeMolay Chapter Observes Mother's Day at Church
A 30 member George Washington chapter of the Order of De Molay and four advisory board members attended Mother's Day services at First Presbyterian Church last Sunday morning May 13. The chapter follows its custom of observing church as a group each year.
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George Washington
Order of DeMolay
First Presbyterian Church
Cascade Youth Fatally Run Over By Tractor
Cornelius Hirtz twenty was killed yesterday afternoon May sixteen when a tractor ran over him in a field near his Cascade home. The Hirtz farm lies south of Cascade near the J and Skahill farm. No further details are available.
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Cornelius Hirtz
Neilly Hirtz
Hirtz
Cascade
J. &. Skahill
Coe College Students Present Concert at Public School
A concert by 43 Coe College conservatory students will be held in the public school auditorium this evening. Admission is 26 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.
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Coe College Musical Conservatory
May 1914 Tornado Destroys Hale and Madison Areas
The Monticello Express notes a May 3 1914 tornado striking Hale township and southeastern Jones county harming barns homes and livestock with Hale village and Wymong bearing heavy damage. No injuries reported. Other items include births marriages deaths and Monticello school graduates led by superintendent K D Miller.
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Monticello Express
Jones County
Hale Township
Madison Township
Hale
Wyoming
Claude Fothergill
Monticello State Bank
Hope
North Dakota
O. E. Brainard
Monticello
Northampton
Mass
Clayton A. Palmer
F. H. Fagan & Company
Anke Weers
William Tieken
Lovell Township
Fred Otten
Scotch Grove Township
Otto Otten
Minnie
Bohlken
Robert H. Woollett
Lovell
Gillen
Anamosa
Frank Ferring
John Hein Jr
Tom J. George
Burlington
Anna Eggers
John B. Eggers
Center Junction
Monticello High School
Edwin W. Baker
Martha Bakcar
Margaret Carmichael
Frances Coyle
Roy d'Autremont
Laura Eilers
Grace Grassfield
Lila Grimm
Marshall Hall
Thomas Kingsley Jr
Ralph Lambert
Leo Locher
George Pond
Ludwig Rickels
Ivan Steiner
Stewart Stuhler
Mabel Welch
Berdena Wenger
Ruth Young
K. D. Miller
Ethel Young
Frank Wiegand
Freeport, Nl
Earl Buck Takes First in Local Club Meet
Earl Buck, a hard hitting portsider of the local club, won top honors Sunday with 81 strokes. His card read 49 42 and a net medal of 57 aided by a 24 handicap, placing him several strokes ahead of the field. No interclub meet is scheduled for next Sunday, and the club pro is pursuing options for a possible final home meet before the yearly interclub schedule begins.
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Earl Buck
Portsider
Buck
Ford Show Proved Very Interesting Last Week
The Madsen Motor company hosted six free movie shows at the Princess theater drawing full houses. Three showings Saturday evening filled the auditorium, with the last not ending until near 1 a.m. Sunday, a sign of strong prospect development for Mr. Madsen.
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The
Madsen Motor Company
Princess Theater
Madsen
Adv
Monticello to face Martello in Sunday baseball clash
Monticello will play Martello in a fast baseball game at the city park next Sunday May 20. The game starts promptly at 2 36 oclock.
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Monticello
Martello
Rural School No. 4 in Scotch Grove Earns Perfect Dental Honor Roll
Miss Hazel Eby, teacher at Rural School No. 4 in Scotch Grove township, reports 29 enrolled and a 100 percent dental honor roll. It is the county’s largest rural school to achieve this record. Nine students were never absent or tardy all year. The student body celebrated with a girls versus boys party at Les tus Kuhns home after a contest to report first with the perfect honor roll.
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Hazel Eby
Scotch Grove Township
Lestus Kuhns
Eby
Strikes End at Sinclair Packing Cedar Rapids
Striking workers at Sinclair Packing in Cedar Rapids voted to end their walkout and return to work following a settlement with the company. A cheese factory opened in Independence. The Bulletin-Journal reports 30 cents per pound butterfat paid during the first week of May. No skim milk in cheese making and whey has little value. A $50,000 fire devastated part of the Hansen lumber yard in Boone last Friday evening, with nearby houses also catching fire. insurance covered the loss.
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Sinclair Packing Company
Cedar Rapids
Packing Company
Independence
Bulletin-Journal
Boone
Hansen Lumber Yard
H. K. Lee
Maquoketa
Jackson County State Bank of
Co. L. Eby
Frank Wirth
Frank A. Meineke
M. O. Sayers
John Jargo
Rural School At Wayne No 6 Closes For Picnic
Miss Mary Bohlken, daughter of Mr and Mrs T R Bohlken, closed Wayne number 6 rural school with a picnic attended by 76 scholars and families. The 1933-34 year had 19 scholars, five finishing eighth grade: Wilma Hagen Ruth Bennen Theodore Freese William Wenner Kamp and John Zirkelbach. Wayne 6 is one of seven standardized township schools, and Miss Bohlken will teach again in 1934-35.
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Mary Bohlken
T. R. Bohlken
Wayne Number 6
Final P. T. A. Meeting May 22 Set at School
The final P. T. A. meeting of the year will be held at the school house Tuesday May 22 at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Samuel C Gutensohn Miss Kate Maurice and Mrs Ben Cotton will lead discussions. Officers for the ensuing year will be elected.
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Tec Bs
Samuel C. Gutensohn
Kate Maurice
Ben Cotton
Comprehensive 1933 34 Monticello Public Library Report
The Monticello public library reviews a year of activity 287 new books 94 donated bringing total titles high. 7 576 785 books repaired 69 rebound as investment. Subscriptions 34 periodicals 15 donated. Circulation 26 025 11 per person 1 468 more than last year. Peak 229 on Book Week Saturday. low 24 before the fair. Open 304 days.
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Monticello
Library Board
Monticello Country Club set to open Thursday festivities
The Monticello Country Club plans a grand opening on Thursday May 24 starting at 2 30 p m with a medal handicap tournament and continues with dining cards and dancing. Ken Davidson and his seven piece orchestra will entertain from 9 p m through 12 30 to 1 a m. 125 guests invited including out of town members. committee members include Imogene Stubler R G Stubler L E Hong and others. Improvements include greens with sand treatment new hose and sprinkling equipment a bent nursery and clubhouse upgrades in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Imogene Stubler
R. G. Stubler
L. E. Hong
Iowa
Irene Coder Weds Bert Meier in Mount Vernon Parsonage
Miss Irene Coder daughter of Mr and Mrs Wiley Coder of Mount Vernon married Bert Meier son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Meier at the Reformed church parsonage in Mount Vernon. Rev Armin H Tendick officiated at 1 o clock with Rose Mary Cader Pauline Meier and two brothers as attendants. The bride wore yellow crepe with sweet peas and baby's breath. A dinner followed at Marvin Bartlett's home and a reception at Zimmerman hall. The bridegroom is local Rainbo Oil agent and they will reside in Monticello.
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Irene Coder
Wiley Coder
Mount Vernon
Bert Meier
Alfred Meier
Reformed Church
Armin H. Tendick
Rose Mary Cader
Pauline Meier
John Cader
Paul Meier
Marvin Bartlett
Zimmerman Hall
Meier
Center Junction
John McDonald Hospital
Anamosa Dure
Rainbo Oil Company
Ruth Webster Appears In Coe College Senior Recital
Miss Ruth Webster pianist presented by Prof. Max Daehler at the Sinclair Memorial chapel Tuesday evening May 15 in a senior recital. She is a former Monticello public school music instructor and a member of Kappa Delta and Mu Phi Epsilon.
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Ruth Webster
Max Daehler
Coe College School of Music
Sinclair Memorial Chapel
Miss Webster
Monticello
Kappa Delta Sorority
Mu Phi Epsilon
Tri-City Symphony Orchestra
Tri-City
Cedar Rapids
Symphony
Power Prover Event At Cities Service Station
Leslie Reade and Jack Beeks represent Cities Service Oil and promote the power prover event from May 21 to May 24 at the city station on First and Main streets. The advance notice invites readers to page 8 for full details this week.
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Leslie Reade
Jack Beeks
Cities Service Oil
Cities
First
Main Streets
Jones County
the Express
Adv
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W. P. Kelly
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Marcolin
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DeMolay
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