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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1932
Page
7
Ex service men who spent Armistice Day in trenches or training camps plan an exact replica of Red Oak’s 1918 celebration on Armistice Day. Memorial services, a parade and a football game will finish the day’s program.
John I. Flattum, a reclusive Northwood resident in Worth County, attracted attention with a reported $92,000 offer for his hydraulic ditching machine patent. Neighbors call him a mechanical genius who can dismantle and repair cars, while he withholds details and discusses neither the offer nor the device. He also claims a coil siphon device to raise groundwater, whose alleged physics contradicts known laws.
Five men in Tama county discovered a massive beehive while cutting wood. They cut it down and found over 200 pounds of honey. Each man took about 40 pounds, and the total filled a wash-tub, two large pails, and a dish-pan.
In Tama County reductions across counties and towns cut rural teachers’ pay by 5 to 25 dollars monthly, with a common 20 dollar monthly cut in several districts. There are 129 rural teachers. this year’s average falls to 71.11 from 79.86 last year, while the peak in 1929 30 stood at 84.16. The top wage now is 90 per month, most earn 80 or less.
George Gallarno of Des Moines reports to readers that several huge cottonwood trees line Brown's lake in Woodbury county. A tree measured 22 feet above the ground has a circumference of 2314 feet, per William Felton of Sioux City Iowa in the Izaak Walton league.
William Kubik of Tama county was arrested by Marshal Wheeler and rode to Toledo in the marshal’s car. A struggle over Kubik’s attempt to spit led to a crash and Wheeler beating the prisoner with a rubber club. Kubik was treated by a county jail physician as officers pursue charges of resisting an officer.
The 900 resident town of Wellman in Washington county earns about 125000 annually from a booming turkey industry. Over 70000 birds are shipped yearly, supporting raisers merchants and workers while raising Iowa prominence. Arthur Gingerich started the venture seven years ago bringing 50 expert farmers into the market.
From the W. E. Brentnall farm near Corning in Adams County comes a remarkable freak vegetable. It resembles a squash in some ways but has a long slim neck like a gourd. The large end measures about 23 inches in circumference and it tapers to about four inches at the neck. It is light green. A spectator suggested the name Japanese Bean, which suits it well. It is believed to be the result of a squash gourd cross.
A band of 26 Sioux Indians en route from Pine Ridge South Dakota to Waterbury Connecticut stopped in Denison Crawford county for lunch. They travel under Chief Two Moon Meridas who funds the trip and hosts a stay at Waterbury. Among them are four aged chiefs 92 90 88 and 86 who say they took part in the Custer massacre. Three squaws accompany the party.
Deeds filed show transfers including L A Andrew receiver deed for multiple Hale additions parcels in Anamosa for 150 dollars. Park Chamberlain estate to John W McNamara exec deed for corner School and Davis streets Anamosa valued 2700 dollars. Strawman to Elsie Beach warranty deed 14.14 acres near C NW Ry Co for 1 dollar. Harms to Carpen ter warranty deed 40 acres for 1 dollar. Bunce to Becker quit claim lots 8 to 17 Clark add Wyoming for 1 dollar. Blesadale to Bleasdale quit claim extensive tracts sec 4 82 2 and sec 33 83 2 210 acres with condition. Sheriff to Claussen Moran Bosier sheriff deed large area and 25 000 dollars. Wyoming to Car tey warranty deed lots in Bronson add Wyoming for 25. Olin Motor Co to Russell warranty deed 27 ft west lot 1 Walnut Fork add Olin for 1. Russell and wife to Miller quit claim 27 ft west lot 1 Walnut Fork add Olin for 1.
The article outlines Iowa Game laws Section 1772 prohibiting carrying loaded firearms in a motor vehicle unless unloaded and cased. It notes many arrests for violating this rule. It also mentions an unrelated fact that textured granite has an approximate life of 15 to 200 years.
Forrest D. Matson a former Monticello boy died in Cedar Rapids after a long heart disease illness. He ran the Matson Shoe Co in Cedar Rapids for twenty years after a varied career in sales and teaching. Survived by widow Bessie Fairchild Matson two daughters and two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were pending at Turner's mortuary.
A national body awards a yearly prize to entrants under 70 who tell the biggest lie. The last winner, Orin Butts of Bay City Michigan, is barred this year. Contenders have entered from 14 states for the award next January and the following list shows his championship record.
Mrs. Bess E. Sherman runs for county recorder citing experience in the office and a strong business background. She notes years as an assistant, widowed mother of four, and aims to provide courteous efficient economical service if elected.
A farmer was attacked by a bull and a bystander says he transplanted organs from a sheep to save him. The man survived but grew hornlike habits, ate cornstalks, and shed wool later. A separate inquiry finds contestants overstating ages, with a committee ruling on eligibility and truth.
A statement argues that the subject is unfit to compete due to dishonesty about age. The comment emphasizes integrity and eligibility concerns and signals forthcoming scrutiny or exclusion.
The 33rd International Live Stock Exposition will dramatize farm progress at the Chicago stock yards from November 26 to December 3. Secretary-manager B. H. Heide says the event will be a bi centennial expo showcasing forward strides in American agriculture.
The article notes entries arriving for the Chicago Exposition celebrating Washington's bicentennial era in a vast display. Exhibits fill every space across 22 buildings as livestock and farm products compete for prize money that remains strong in most departments, drawing farmers from across the continent.
Officials announce the 1932 International Grain and Hay Show and World Livestock Display will be the biggest ever. Corn from infested regions allowed after inspection by Illinois agriculture. entry deadlines set for November 1 for livestock classes, November 10 for grain show, and November 19 for cattle sheep and swine Carl and lot classes.
The ballot lists three supreme court selections: Fredrick F. Faville of Fort Dodge for full term, Henry F. Wagner of Sigourney for full term to fill vacancy, and William L. Bliss of Mason City for second vacancy with George Claussen of Clinton as the other option.
The district ticket for the Second District lists Frank W. Elliott of Davenport Scott County as Representative in Congress. It includes K A Grimwood of Oxford Junction Jones County for State Senator Twenty Fourth District and G J Hughes of Scotch Grove Jones County for State Representative Forty Seventh District.
County ticket lists Hartilsey W Wilkinson of Monticello for County Treasurer Harry Holcomb of Martello for Clerk of the District Court Warren Rees of Anamosa for Sheriff W H Null for County Recorder H P Barber of Wyoming for Member Board of Supervisors with term to begin January Easterly Olin listed as a member candidate and associated details.
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