Lightning Strikes Farmhand George Topping Dead
George Topping, 53, was killed when a bolt of lightning struck the corn planter he rode on the Harry Lynch farm between Mount Vernon and Cedar Rapids. The team was knocked down and the planter wrecked. his body was thrown 20 feet. He was unmarried, born April 14 1875 near Cascade, and survived by several siblings. Funeral held at Hubbard Iverson parlors with Rev. Leonard Duckett officiating. burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Topping
Hubbard & Iverson
Harry Lynch
Mount Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Topping
Cascade
Robert Topping
Monticello
Lynch
R. J. Topping
Hopkinton
Richard Topping
Len Aldrich
Harry Rockwell
Oconto
Neb
Leonard Duckett
Oakwood Cemetery
Jones County Bankers Elect Officers At Olin Meeting
The Jones County Bankers Association met in Olin for its annual gathering with sixty guests at a fine dinner. Officers elected for the new year include F. H. Shimanek as president George H. Paulsen as vice president I D Murfield as secretary and 5 H Brainard as treasurer. Representatives from Lovell State bank and Monticello State bank attended the banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Bankers’ Association
Olin
F. H. Shimanek
Oxford Junction Savings Bank
George H. Paulsen
Onslow Savings Bank
I. D. Murfield
Jones County Savings Bank
Notable Deaths and Legal News From Iowa Cities
S. B. Roberts of Chicago dies at Hotel Julian Dubuque while waiting to register. Waterloo hosts the 27th annual Knights of Columbus state council opening. 35 candidates initiated. Cedar Rapids college raises 350000 for gym and deficits. 290000 raised so far. William Poor, Vinson dealer, feared fallen from a Cedar River pier. Urbana discovered belongings nearby. Frank E. Angust dies at 61 in Center Point from heart disease while roofing. Dubuque millionaire William Lawther Sr. dies, surviving son William Jr. and Anna B. Lawther. longtime Finlay hospital trustee. Charles Greiss of Hopkinton returns after 30 years abroad. served in WWI with Alaskan troops. Dubuque real estate man C. H. Reynolds indicted on six counts. found guilty of embezzling 1700 and faces five more indictments. Davenport hosts P. E. O. sisterhood. officers elected across state. Mrs. Ella Samson White, Oskaloosa, elected president. Newton to host next convention. Cedar Rapids widow Mariannette Mansfield Dunishee dies in Indianapolis. funeral plans. she leaves two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Roberts
Chicago
Julian Dubuque
Iowa
State Council Knights of Columbus
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
William Poor
Vinson
Urbana
Frank E. Anangst
Center Point
William Lawther
Dubuque
Anna B. Lawther
State Board of Education
Finlay Hospital
Charles Greiss
Hopkinton
American
Alaska
Europe
Greiss
France
Mary Kraus
Forty Years Ago Monticello News Roundup
Miss Lillian Skelley wed Frank Meade at her parents home. delegates Gerhard Eilers and H. M. Carpenter attended the Dubuque state convention. A long list of schoolchildren visited a classmate, and Mary A. Glenn of Scotch Grove died at 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Skelley
John W. Skelley
Frank Meade
Chauncey Meade
Manchester
Thomas Liver
M. E. Church
Gerhard Eilers
H. M. Carpenter
Dubuque
Palmer Hosford
Bertha Thoeni
Jessie Hofacre
Maud Hosford
Blanche Thoeni
Minta Jarrett
Edna Thompson
Fannie Allen
Mable Lawrence
Ella Sanderson
Tillie Peters
Edith Thompson
Ethel Smith
Wilma Smith
Bessie Kaylor
Lydia Whittenwyler
Emma Schneider
Gertie Peters
May Sanderson
Ada Schneider
Blanche Ryan
Kate Stuhler
Nettie French
Maggie Dewald
Lillie Jennings
Daisy Waugh
Mamie Ryan
Nellie Lawrence
Fay Ford
Mary Corbitt
Grace Thoeni
Artie Coyle
Willie Campbell
Gene Duer
Ray Yousse
Ray Waugh
Ike Schneider
Albert Alexander
Harry Jegus
John Rice
Charles Abel
Louis Stuhler
Floyd Jennings
David Heisey
Charles Heisey
Ward Pierce
Clyde Barnhill
Steve Hosford
Fred Ford
Louis Dewald
Curtis Hosford
Ray Schaeffer
Linn Schaeffer
Mary A. Glenn
D. A. Glenn
Scotch Grove
Robert Barnhill
Wyoming
Clara Weir
the Express
Mary Marvin
Agele E. Grr
Kate Maurice
Mattie Fawcett
Nettie Sleeper
Winifred Smith
Neliie Dunham
Westward
Carrie Fryberger
Clyde Hunt
Iowa College
Diamond Creamery Company
Hunt
Masonic Grand* Lodge of
Tow
Fas
Ray F
J. W. Brazelton
Prairieburg
F. A. Jackson
Monticello
Mount Pleasant
M. R. Tobiasson
Wayne Township
P. 5
Sherman
Ella Sherman
John Q. Shelley
The
Express
Congress
S. Y. Bradstreet
George G. Schaeffer
Bradstreet
Lovell Farm Bureau Meeting Next Tuesday May 29
The Lovell township farm bureau will meet Tuesday May 29 in the Monticello public schools music room. Charles Luett will give a talk, Mrs Walker will present a music contest, and Chopin Nocturne in G minor will be played by Isabelle Liddy. A luncheon will follow. attendees should bring their own dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovell Township Farm Bureau
Monticello Public Schools
Charles Luett
Walker
Chopin
Isabelle Liddy
Monticello High School to Graduate Twenty Six in 1928
Twenty six seniors will receive diplomas at Monticello High School on May 31. The class includes graduates in Normal Training and Academic tracks with valedictorian Beth Lightfoot and salutatorian Ruth Matthiessen. Key events include the senior play, class day exercises at 10 am, and the evening commencement with speaker Prof. Louis G. Schmidt of Iowa State College. An alumni banquet follows at the Masonic Temple on June 1 with a dance and remembrances guided by the alumni association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello High School
Frieda Eiben
Tommy
Beth Lightfoot
Ruth E. Matthiessen
Avelda M. Hanssen
Lawrence Dale Greenawald
Evelyn E. Eby
Anna F. Hanken
Gladys M. Skelley
Louis G. Schmidt
Iowa State College
Ames
Mendelissohn
Laura Sinclair
Coe
Barcarolle
Offenbach
Miss Dataer
Masonic Temple
Harriet Rohn
Alumni Association
Beah! Perrine
Tommy Mills
Dale Greenawald
Henry Heyen
Gladys Shelley
Marie
Hernard
Donald Morey
Marjorie Williams
Rose Wilcox
Howard McLaughlin
George Richard Guyan
Senior Class Banquet set for Memorial Building Gym
The junior class hosts the annual banquet for seniors and faculty in the Memorial Building gym next Saturday evening May 26. The post dinner program includes names and acts: James Maurice welcomes, Henry Heyen responds, Raymond T. Moore sings Any Old Port in a Storm, Mary Lovell Rigging, Clyde I. Bixler speaks Vision, Pauline Widmer dances Sailor's Hornpipe, Evelyn Eby Inspira tion, Kennedy reads, Dale Greenawald sings Shipmates of Mine, Hattie L. Specht Entering the Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Building
James Maurice
Henry Heyen
Raymond T. Moore
Mary Lovell
Clyde I. Bixler
Pauline Widmer
Evelyn Eby
Pe Seerneng Kennedy
Sermon by Rev. George W. Mc Nary At Congregational Church
The annual class sermon will be delivered by Rev. George W. Mc Nary at the Congregational church next Sunday evening May 27 at 8 o'clock. The class of 28 and high school faculty will sit in the center. The service includes prelude Spring Song Processional Call to Worship Gloria Patri Hymn O Worship the King Scripture Prayer Response Seek Ye the Lord Offertory Memories Hymn In the Cross of Christ and the sermon The Dreams of Youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. McNary
Congregational Church
Holland
Srmary
Roberts
Dickinson
P E O Convention Delegates Attend Davenport Meeting
Mrs. A. M. Maurice president of Chapter FP P E O attended the state convention in Davenport as Monticello delegate. Visitors included Mesdames H. Richardson Noble C. A. Doxsee and Miss Mary Doxsee. Over 200 delegates from 192 chapters attended statewide event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Maurice
Davenport
Monticello
Mesdames H
Monticello High School closes year with council notes
Ruth Matthiessen reports Monticello High School Student Council highlights. Sam Rhatigan to be president elect. weekly meetings debated. seniors plan a Friday night entertainment to raise funds. Various gatherings include PTA, faculty visits, bridal shower, and awards ceremonies amid end of year events.
First Band Concert Of The Season At City Park
The first band concert of the season will be held at City Park on Wednesday evening May 30 at 8 15. Future concerts will follow on Thursdays as in prior years with a program including marches overtures waltzes and solos. The public is invited to attend each weekly concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Auber
Ohio
D'Amour
Walluefel
E. H. DeWitt
Old Settlers
Victor Herbert
Memorial Day Observance in Monticello by American Legion
Monticello marks Memorial Day next Wednesday May 30 with services at Oakwood cemetery led by the Arthur P. O Rourke post of the American Legion. Post Commander George Barnts outlines the program including invocations addresses music and the Star Spangled Banner and Taps. Grave decoration volunteers are asked to assist, wreaths are in the Memorial building, and traffic rules for cemetery access and parking are published to reduce confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Arthur P. O'Rourke
American Legion
Oakwood Cemetery
George Barnts
America
L. Duckett
Henry Marks
Legion
Memorial Building
First Street
Richard Calkins Wins The P. E. O. Medal
Richard Calkins, 14, grandson of Mr and Mrs Albert Calkins of Monticello, received the P. E. O. Chapter FP gold medal for first in eighth grade scholarship with a nine month average of 94.75. Leonard Schoon was runner up at 93.0 and eight eighth graders posted above 90 percent, including Dorothy Coe and Evelyn Fairbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Calkins
Leonard Schoon
Richard
Albert Calkins
Monticello
Elmer Aebi
Reed Bartlett
Dorothy Coe
Evelyn Fairbanks
Thomas George
James Ricklefs
Defective Steering Gear Triggers Auto Crash on West Main
Gerald McQuillen an official tester for Iowa State College Ames lost steering control on a hill on West Main street last Saturday at 4 am. His Chevrolet coupe collided with Gerry Eilers Ford coupe causing heavy damage to both vehicles and an estimated repair bill of 150 dollars. McQuillen was testing purebred Holstein cows at Shomont farm operated by Thomas Shover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald McQuillen
Iowa State College
Ames
West Main Street
McQuillen
Gerry Eilers
Shomont Farm
Thomas Shover
Sacred Heart Class of 14 Graduates in Monticello
The Sacred Heart parochial school prepares to award diplomas to 14 students on Wednesday evening June 6. The class includes Ellen Corcoran Harold Dunne Mary Fluckiger Helen Hayes Francis Locher Simon Locher Catherine McDonough Winifred Neilly Antoinette Nordmann Mary Pender Veda Podhaski Catherine Redmond Anna Simmons and Catherine Vernimont. Class officers are President Anna Simmons Vice President Ellen Corcoran Secretary Mary Pender Treasurer Mary Fluckiger. The group planned a picnic at Pictured Rocks and a senior play Three Pegs on June 1 with cast led by Catherine Redmond Emily Weston and others. The program for the June 6 commencement remains incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teachers Association of
Monticello
John H. Fraser
Mary Sheets
Marshall Zweifel
Miriam Lovell
Marshall
Madge Dickey
Keith Dickey
Clyde S.bixler
J. H. Fraser
Parent-Teachers Association
Farley
Sacred Heart Parochial School
Ellen Corcoran
Harold Dunne
Mary Fluckiger
Helen Hayes
Francis Locher
Simon Locher
Catherine McDonough
Winifred Neilly
Antoinette Nordmann
Mary Pender
Veda Podhaski
Catherine Redmond
Anna
Sacred Heart
Emily Weston
Euphelia
Marguerite
Madge
Peg
Catherine Vernimont
Sarah
Lizzie
Fred Barton Former Monticello Resident Ill at Home
Fred Barton a former Monticello resident now living in Perry is seriously ill at his home. Five years ago he had a rib disease treated by transplant with shin bone used to form a new ligament. He later recovered and ran a Monticello grocery. a past partner in Barton & Tutt operated an ice cream parlor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Barton
Monticello
Perry
Des Moines
Fred
Barton & Tutt
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P.T. Association
Jones County Bankers Association
Ruth Matthiessen
Ella Samson White
Oskaloosa
Nelle Rooney
Mason City
J. Ross Lee
Laura S. Knapp
Grace Sargeant
Gertrude Coburn
Fort Dodge
Mary W. Begiman
Cedar Falls
Newton
Mariannette Mansfield Dunishee
Frank
Lincoln Highway
Katherine Mansfield Dunshee
William Jedward Dunshee
Lovell Farm Bureau
Irma M. Adix
Martha P. Batchelder
Nella M. Hoffman
Katheryn E. Jacque
Helen L. Moncrief
Viola E. Paulsen
Freda O. Elben
Lillian E. Allamand
Claude Appleby
Kenneth Benesh
Melvin Dubbs
Eva L. Glass
L. Dale Greenawald
Marion E. Hayes
Clara A. Hefken
Fannie M. Hicks
Gerd F. Null
John H. Sanford
Augusta E. Slemmer
Jerusalem
Elgar
Sousa
Rev. McNary
Lillian Allamand
Eva Glass
Clara A. Helken
Pearl Batchelder
A. von Fielitz
Shelby— Girls’ Glee Club
Kenneth V. Benesh
Gerd Null
Will — Melvin F. Dubbs
Fannie Mae Hicks
Boys
Irma Adix
Song
Hattie L. Specht
Monti High
Clara Heiken
Gladys Skelley
Marion Hayes
Nella Hoffman
Anna Hanken
Avelda Hanssen
Helen Moncrief
Katheryn Jacque
I Adix
Viola Paulsen
Sam Rhatigan
Sam
Miss Specht
Moore
P. E. O. Society
Helms
Rev
Marks
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