Monti Defeats Marion High In Muddy 27 to 0
Monticello high school upset Marion by 27 to 0 on a muddy Marion field. Brokaw led with three touchdowns in the second half as Monti erased a tied score and rolled to victory. Next, Monti faces Mount Vernon then Anamosa in upcoming two games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monti High
Marion High School
Marion
Monti
Montt
Morton
Brokaw
Monticello
Maurice
Abe Monticello
McLain
Nagurski
Anamosa
Manchester
Boy Scout Notes on Meetings and Upcoming Iowa City Field Day
The note invites parents to troop meetings and highlights recent Tenderfoot badges for Robert Davies, Robert Smith, Paul Kuentzel, Clarence Hearn, and Robert Shirley. It also grants junior assistant scoutmaster ranks to Billy Stickford Bruce Suthers and Jack Kay. Scouts plan to travel from Monticello at 7 a.m. Saturday for the Iowa City Field Day on Nov. 3 with lunch at the field house and bring registration cards and a dollar for admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Davies
Robert Smith
Paul Kuentzel
Clarence Hearn
Robert Shirley
Billy Stickford
Bruce Suthers
Jack Kay
Iowa City
Monticello
Vote Yes on Road Bond Question in County Election
Jones County urges a yes vote on the state road bond question to be submitted Tuesday. The state would take up the bonds, costing nothing to county taxpayers while paving a six year faster primary system. The plan relies on automobile and gasoline taxes with federal aid to cover costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Disturbing Scenes Reported Across Dubuque County
Absent voter ballots in Dubuque exceed 1000 while court actions include three men and a woman fined on disorderly house and liquor charges. A Dubuque man was found guilty of embezzling 840 from bond sales. Post football celebration led to seven student fines for intoxication and unlawful assembly as others were warned. A new retreat house at New Mellory Monastery near Dubuque was dedicated with a high mass by Bishop Rohlman and Archbishop Keane preaching. Frank Crystal of a large local farm died suddenly near Ryan. A Cedar Rapids pickpocket ring targeted football crowds, while Patrick J. McDonald and Miss Mary Houlahan wed at Mason City.
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Dubuque
C. H. Reynolds
District Court
Iowa City
Bers
Cohter
Mellory Monastery
Henry P. Rohlman
Davenport
James J. Keane
Capital Theater
Cedar Rapids
Minnesota
J. A. Roth
Rock Rapids
C. T. Williams
J. H. Steffins
Patrick J. McDonald
Mary Houlahan
Ryan
Mason City
St. Joseph’s Church
John O'Connor
Josephine Houlahan
Austin McDonald
Colonial Hotel
Catherine Houlahan
James McDonald
Hazel Green Township
Pittsburgh
Twenty Years Of Local Events And Obituaries
Wayne township resident John Harms broke his arm in two places when his buggy struck a cement bridge. Taft won Jones county by 277 votes with a full slate of county officers elected. Several deaths occurred including John H. Antons and Charles E. Little, and several marriages and births were recorded. A fire at Amber caused the death of Nathan Steckel, a 55-year-old bachelor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harms
Wayne Township
Schoen
Sand Spring
Charles C. Curtis
E. F. Main
John H. Antons
Scotch Grove Township
James P. Cassidy
Monticello
Marion
Jones County
Taft
Bryan
Gardner
Pearson
Barker
Sherif
Hogan
Boyer
Cash
Maurice
Chamberlain
Finn
Murfield
Hale
Noyes
Thomas Pender
T. A. King
Board of Supervisors
Charles E. Little
Charles E. Bronson
Manchester Democrat
Charles Howie
William Sloan
Florence Babcock
Crumm
Amber
Chester White Sale Sets Averages At Center Junction
Seventeen boars and fifteen gilts sold at John B. Seehusen Chester White sale in Center Junction. Boars averaged $41 with top $55 paid by Ray Kromminga, gilts averaged $26 with top $39 paid by L A Dreibelbis. Buyers included Moncrief brothers, Albert H. Stuart, and Frank Story served as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Seehusen
Center Junction
Jones County
Ray Kromminga
Monticello
L. A. Dreibelbis
Patrol
White Hawk
Chester
Village View Giant
Valley Giant
Moncrief Brothers
Albert H. Stuart
Newhall
Seehusen
Frank Story
Olin
Scotch Grove People Visit Poultry Plants
Mr and Mrs J W Callahan with D O Sinclair and family toured poultry operations near Onslow Cascade and Hopkinton. They visited Thomas Supple Francis McNally and Gestel s plant, noting Jamesway houses White Leghorns heating systems and overhead straw for warmth. Mangels stored for winter feed and oat sprouters for greens were observed before weather halted further sightseeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Callahan
D. O. Sinclair
Thomas Supple
Francis McNally
Onslow-Cascade Road
Temple Hill Church
Cascade
Monticello
Hopkinton
Remember The County Officers They Can All Be Vouched For
A local campaign piece highlights Mr. Van Buren of Castle Grove township as an experienced farmer and former president of the Jones County Farm Bureau. It urges Republican voters to support all county officers, praising incumbents for honesty, experience, courtesy, and dedication to public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. van Buren
Castle Grove Township
Jones County Farm Bureau
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Jones County
Barber Receives Equal Support on Republican Ticket
The Express notes Mr. Barber lacks a photo but is praised for his appearance and is described as having equal support with other Republican candidates pictured in the page.
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the Express
Barber
Young Immigrant in Wayne Two Arrives From Ostfriesland
Herman Hofka, a young man from Ostfriesland, Germany, reached Pastor John Willms in Wayne and plans to make America his home. He secured a corn husking job at William Helgens farm and will work through winter elsewhere in the area. Farm Bureau Meeting in Lovell Township draws 25 attendees with program by Castle Grove speakers and county agent Wortman discussing organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Two
Herman Hofka
Ostfriesland
Germany
John Willms
Wayne Church
America
Herman
William Helgens
Reviiniedferman
Lovell
Farm Bureau
Lovell Township
Castle Grove Township
Bureau Farmer
S. M. Hosford
Eldon Burr
George Specht
George van Buren
Girls' Club
Wortman
New Books Arrive at Library Fall Fiction and Kids Reads
The library lists adult titles including Bailey Silver Slippers and Agatha Christie The Mystery of the Blue Train. Other authors include Deeping Old Pybus Feld Heritage Glaspell Brook Evans Grey Wild Horse Mesa Raine Texas Man and Van Buren Thanksgiving in Modern Story plus science Snapshots of Science. Children’s titles feature Polly school stories House of Many Stairways and Jacqueline of the Carrier Pigeons among others.
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Bailey, Temple
Christie
Agatha
Cockrill
Stephena
Heaven
Sally
Highboy
Clarke
Deeping
Warwick
Feld
R. C
Glaspell
Susan
Brook Evans
Grey
Zane
Wild Horse Mesa
Raine
W. M
Rome Selby
van Buren
Maud
Bemis
Webster
H. K
Linda
P. C
French Foreign Legion
Slosson
E. E
Polly
Johnson
Hammel
LaRue
M. L
Scantlebury
Betty
Bobby
Seaman
A. H
Jacqueline
Holland
Banker Ortman Gets A Prison Sentence
L. J. Ortman, vice president of the defunct Farmers State bank of Hopkinton, pleaded guilty to one indictment and received an indeterminate term in Fort Madison penitentiary from not less than one year to a maximum of ten years. He had been in hiding, surrendered, posted bail, and was moved to Fort Madison after sentencing. He faced charges of falsifying bank books embezzling customer funds and using government bonds left in trust for his own use. Reports cited drinking and overspending as alleged temptations. Ortman has a wife and daughter who moved from Hopkinton to Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Ortman
Farmers State Bank of
Hopkinton
Delaware County Grand Jury
Fort Madison
Ortman
Cedar Rapids
Pioneer Hopkinton Woman Dies at 76 After Stroke
Mrs. James Burton a Hopkinton resident for fifty years died Friday night after a month illness and an operation. Survived by husband William of Waterloo, five daughters in St. Paul Newdroy and Delhi, and a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Burton
Hopkinton
Burton
William
Waterloo
Ella McKeown
St. Paul
Jessie Souther
Minerva Jones
Newdroy
Mont
Thos. Oehler
Delhi
Elizabeth Burton
Legion Purchases Traffic Signal for Post Office Corner
Monticello lines up Armistice Day procession with two new traffic signals bought this week from Essco Traffic Signal company of Peoria Illinois. Complete price 304 dollars with metal tablets naming the Arthur P O Rourke post No 209 of the American Legion. Essco, the world leader in traffic signals, has previously supplied Cedar Rapids and Dubuque with satisfactory results. This marks the Legion's first community project with more plans ahead.
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Monticello
American Legion
Essco Traffic Signal Company
Peoria
Ill
Arthur P. O'Rourke
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Legion
Center Junction Creamery Thrives Under Local Management
Center Junction's farmers cooperative, led by Harry Johnson as buttermaker and manager for ten years, reports rising production. Johnson, with 17 years in the trade, previously worked at Amber and Scotch Grove. W. K. Moats serves as secretary as the creamery processes about 700 pounds of butter daily.
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Center Junction
Harry Johnson
Harry
Amber
Scotch Grove
W. K. Moats
Jones County
Aged Resident Johanna Farrell Dies After Long Illness
The Monticello area obituary notes Johanna Farrell born February 16 1841 in Limerick Ireland died at her Angle Street home last Saturday at 6 am after a year of declining health. Widow of David Farrell she is survived by ten children and many grandchildren plus siblings and inlaws. Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart church followed by burial in Sacred Heart cemetery.
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Johanna Farrell
David Farrell
Angle Street
Murray
California
Mrs. Farrell
Johanna O'Rourke
John and
Ellen O'Rourke
County Limerick
Ireland
Monroe
Wis
Earl Renk
Vigo Farrell
Monticello
Farrell
Michael
Bridgewater
James
Highmore
S. D
Ed Fitzpatrick
Tacoma
Wash
Mary O'Rourke
Cedar Rapids
Sacred Heart Church
George A. Hauck
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Sacred Heart School Publishes First Edition Tic Beacon
Sacred Heart students prepare the weekly paper Tic Beacon with mimeographed copies due Friday night. Betty Denkhoff won the best name prize and Robert Hogan earned the top poster prize on air pressure. All Saints day free day noted. Macbeth and Silas Marner are studied. pendulum experiments cover inertia surface tension and falling bodies.
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Tic Beacon
Betty Denkhoff
Robert Hogan
Shakespeare
Silas Marner
Eliot
Manchester Gridiron Ties Anamosa 7-7 in Late Rally
Manchester coached by Greene fights back to tie Anamosa 7-7 after Darey scores and Slack adds a decisive drop kick. Anamosa led 7-0 on a second period touchdown, penalties heavily favored Anamosa while Manchester gains eight first downs to seven for the visitors. Both teams entered with unbeaten records. the rivalry remained tense through the game.
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Manchester
Jones County
Monticello
Anamosa
Hooshagen
Darey
Slack
Big Stock Show At Chicago December First To Eighth
Thanksgiving will see the Horn of Plenty tipped toward Chicago when the International Live Stock exposition opens the first Saturday after Thanksgiving. December 1 to 8 mark the dates for a full display of prime American farm products. Breeders and feeders have sent entries from the west coast and from the Atlantic tide-water region, manager B. H. Heide says.
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Chicago
B. H. Heide
The
Atlantic
Supervisor Hughes Buys 320 Acre Kasper Farm Near Monticello
Supervisor G J Hughes of Scatch Grove township has purchased the Kasper farm of about 320 acres near Monticello, previously owned by Lena Carlsen’s estate. The sale, first contracted to J M Henderson of Linn county, elevated Hughes to 1,050 acres in Jones county. Hughes, a seasoned farmer and manager, notes he buys as he can afford and at current prices, not at the earlier low rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Hughes
Scatch Grove Township
Monticello
Kasper
Lena Carlsen
J. M. Henderson
Linn County
Mr. Hughes
Hughes
Jones County
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Boy Scout
Frank Crystal
Fay Ellis
Golden Congregational Church
George
Republican Party
G. J. van Buren
Lavern Rockstad
John Matthiessen
F. E. Taylor
John Bodenhofer
Harry Holcomb
B. G. Rees
Lloyd Soper
H. P. Barber
Center Junction Creamery
Clifford McDonald
J. R. McNeilly
R. P. Overly
John Hinrichs
County Farm
M. J. McNeilly
Chris Peterson
E. R. Young
John Seehusen
Fred Bohiken
Coescenee Reese Eof
L. E. Moats
Cece
Nabb & Schwartz
Vine Tischouser
John Livingstone
H. H. Seehusen
N. B. Frost
Wilcox & Son
Sacred Heart School
Donald Burrichter
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