George Cropp Civil War Vet Dies at Monticello
Civil War veteran George Cropp, aged 86, died Sunday evening after a heart failure. A native of Bedford Pennsylvania born November 7 1841 he served in the 21st Town Volunteer Infantry and fought at Vicksburg Champion's Hill and Port Gibson. He lived near Monticello most of his life and was a longtime Methodist member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cropp
LeRoy
Mr. Cropp
Monticello
Bedford
Pennsylvania
John
Margaret
Stacy) Cronyn
Iowa
Colesbury
Clayton County
Dubuque
21St Town Volunteer Infantry
William D. Crooke
Charles P. Heath
Leutenant
Henry H. Howard
Cropp
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
John 8. Cropp
St. Louis
Missouri
H. E. Cropp
Cedar Rapids
D. B. Cropp
New York City
J. N. Cropp
Edgewood
J. W. Biehl
Rock Yeland
Iinois
Margaret Aynerson
Charles Izer
J. B. Cropp
G. L. Cropp
Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Church
Roy V. Porter
Oakwood Cemetery
American Legion Post
Monticello Pheasant Hunters Enjoy Open Season
Monticello men skipped business duties for pheasant hunting across several counties last week. Ben Roberts Harold Tedrow Fred Kay A Graves William Null and Ray Echternacht hunted near Cedar Falls and Roberts bagged an albino pheasant among his three birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Ben Roberts
Harold Tedrow
Fred Kay
A. Graves
William Null
Ray Echternacht
Cedar Falls
Stadtmueller Farm Auction Yields Strong Bids
Col Waddick reports the Stadtmueller farm sale netted solid prices for personal property. Five year old horses brought 424 dollars in total, an eight year old Western horse 100, cows sold from 70 to 111, chickens at 1.06 and 1.07, and machinery at good values. A wagon bought by Stadtmueller twenty years ago was bid in at the same money he paid in 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. L. P. Waddick
J. A. Stadtmueller Farm
Armistice Day Program Planned at Opera House
The public is invited to Armistice Day events at the opera house from 10 to 11. The program includes Monti cello Municipal band, invocation by Rev. Leonard Duckett, male quartet, address by Maurice Cahill of Cedar Rapids, Armistice Day ritual, Legion and VFW salute, firing squad, and taps by Henry W. Helms, urging strong community attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Opera House
Monticello
Henry W. Helms
Neighborhood tragedies and local business changes in Iowa
Obituary notes report Mrs. Charles M. Smith found dead in Maquoketa. Edward Ewing killed by a car driven by John J. Carr, who faces a $2000 bond awaiting inquest. College football results include Parsons, Columbia 6 and others. Arthur McGinnis fatally burned near Lamotte in a bunkhouse fire. A Waterloo merchant seeks an injunction against a sauerkraut factory over odors affecting customers. Cedar County ties logged, shipped to Michigan for creosote treatment. Mrs. H G Buschner and daughter Betty injured in a DeWitt car crash with a broken ankle and serious bruises. First National Bank and State Bank of Strawberry Point merge to form Union Bank and Trust with $40,000 capital and surplus, $1.2 million assets, opening November 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Smith
Maquoketa
Edward Ewing
Davenport
John J. Carr
Carr
Iowa
Parsons
Columbia
University of Dubuque
Wartburg
Luther
Upper Town
Cornell
Carleton C. Arthur McGinnis
Dubuque
Lamotte
I. A. Wartey
Waterloo
Cedar County
Northwestern Railroad
Michigan
H. G. Buschner
Betty
DeWitt
Buschner
First National Bank
State Bank of
Strawberry Point
Union Bank and Trust Company
Oxford Junction Mirror Issues 18 Page Edition
The Oxford Junction Mirror marks its fiftieth anniversary with an 18 page home printed edition edited by R B Hill. The issue celebrates local firms and town business interests in a sizable commemorative edition praised for its enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction Mirror
R. B. Hill
Oxford Junction
Anamosa
The
Express
October Weather Summary From Dubuque Office
October produced near normal weather in Dubuque with a 50.7 degree mean, 2.10 inches precipitation, and an eleven to fifteen day split of clear to cloudy skies. A notable snow storm on the 22nd and 23rd dropped three inches, and a frost on the 23rd ended a 205 day growing season. highs reached 80 on the 15th and a low of 30 on the 28th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau of
Dubuque
Neilly Wins Supreme Court Case Over Trust Property
Delia M Neilly of this city secured ownership of two houses and lots held in trust by her late sister Elizabeth Hennessey in a legal battle that reached the supreme court. The court affirmed the decision and denied a re hearing after a lengthy motion filed about a year earlier by nephews of Miss Hennessey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delia M. Neilly
Elizabeth Hennessey
Supreme Court
Miss Hennessey
Twenty Years Ago In Monticello Area Local Notes
A wide range of local events are recorded including births in the family of Fred Hanken and William Bohiken, farm sales such as J H J Stutt buying Henry Albertson land at 100 per acre, and Chris Egger selling near Monticello. The United Presbyterian church in Wyoming marked its fifteenth anniversary led by Rev C F Hoffman. A golden wedding for Charles F Crane in Fallbrook is noted, plus an early morning fire causing $550 damage to a home. Other items include bank leadership changes at Monticello State Bank, new residents moving in, a reservoir project, a meteor sighting near Earlville, and marriages among local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hanken
William Bohiken
J. H. J. Stutt
Henry Albertson
Wayne Township
Chris Egger
Monticello
Rudolph Gruenwald
United Presbyterian Church of Wyoming
C. F. Hoffman
John Schwartz
Charles F. Crane
Fallbrook
California
George Graham
R. A. DeWitt
Omaha
Nebraska
Lfe
Mary Dirks
Anna Danneman
Mary Landherr
Zena Hagen
Mary Husman
Zena Johnson
Longmont
Colorado
Frank Kehoe
Lizzie Crowley
Immaculate Conception
Castle Grove
S. M. Murphy
Monticello State Bank
S.S. Farwell
H. M. Carpenter
H. S. Richardson
Frank Becker
Frances Koop
Grace Noble
Coe College
Blanche Hunter
Cornell College
Mary Pond
State University
Iowa City
Turke
Maurice
Jones County
I. V. Dautremont
Frank Vernimont
Andrew W. McDonald
Hopkinton
George Siemering
Lloyd Sexton
Edna Bodenhofer
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy Promoted To Manageership At Ackley
F. W. Kennedy promoted from combination man to non functional manager of the exchange at Ackley after two years in Monticello. He left last Monday to begin his duties and will move his family once a residence is found. W. B. McKee of Stuart succeeds him in Monticello after arriving from Des Moines. Mrs. McKee will join Monticello after January first. McKee attended the University of Illinois and played on the same football team as Red Grange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Kennedy
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Monticello
Ackley
Kennedy
W. B. McKee
Stuart
Ford Cuts Automobile Prices Across Models
Ford Motor Company announced a substantial price reduction last Friday in automobiles and trucks. Edsel B. Ford said the move aims to sustain good business nationwide, with price cuts from 15 dollars on the roadster to 200 dollars on the town car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
Edsel B. Ford
25th Anniversary Observed For Rev Adix And Wife
Rev Henry L Adix and his wife marked twenty five years in ministry and twenty five years of marriage with a church program and banquet at St Matthew's. Local clergy from the Dubuque district attended, with music, tributes, and a large multi church gathering in Luther Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L. Adix
Adix
St. Matthew's
Dubuque
Mendelssohn
Lydia Adix
Max Jahr
Strawberry Point
Jahr
St. Matthew’s Church
Helen Jahr
N. Matthies
Luther Hall
St. Matthew's Church
Milwaukee Road Repairs Near The Depot
The G. M. St. P. & P. Railway crew has spent two weeks repairing track in the yards. New 65 pound rails were laid from First street to the coal shed, with gravel ballast, ties, and switches replaced. Crossings at Second and First streets were leveled and the First street crossing raised to reduce jolts to cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. St. P. & P. Railway
First Street
Second Street
Rio Rita Comes to Cedar Rapids Town Theatre Weeklong Run
All eastern Town will present the great musical extravaganza Rio Rita at the Town Theatre next week for an unprecedented full week screening. The picture is hailed as a landmark talking picture and features Bebe Daniels as a dramatic actress and soprano with strong promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Talking Screen
Florenz Zieegfeld
Bebe Daniels
Adv
Car and bus collide near Bert Pede place
John Livingstone drove a Ford sedan in a head on collision with a Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway motor bus on the Monti cello-Scotch Grove road. Livingstone escaped serious injury with only cuts and bruises. the bus sustained a bent axle and other damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Scotch Grove
Bert Pede
John Livingstone
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City Railway Company
Livingstone
Paving Planned for Primary 13 Next Spring
Clifford Niles of Anamosa and a State Highway Commission member announced that Primary No. 13 running south from Manchester for thirteen miles to the Linn county line will be paved early next spring. The section from the county line to Marion may wait until the following year due to conditions. The north end from Manchester to the Clayton county line also faces delays. Niles notes the road south of Manchester is in deplorable condition and suggests using a heavy scraper to remove wash board ripples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Linn County
Clifford Niles
Anamosa
State Highway Commission
Marion
Clayton County Line
Display of Rare Volumes Highlight Good Book Week
Announced last week, Good Book Week runs November 18 to 23 with five library displays. Highlights include Picture Books, The Childs Own Library, Books Young People Like to Own, Books as Gifts, and Books Old and Rare. The town is invited to loan or donate old or rare volumes for display and an open house event is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Kay Mark Fifty Years Married
The five decade celebration for Charles L. Kay and Hattie I. Cooley Kay was planned by their children after a recent illness and surgery for Mrs. Kay at John McDonald hospital. The couple, long connected with Cascade, Farley, and now Monticello, have three children and four grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Kay
Monticello
Kay
Dehner & Kay
Iowa
Cascade
Farley
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Franklin Equipment Company
Fred J. Kay
Charles L. Kay, Jr
Olin
N. L. Newton
John and
Elizabeth Kay
Kathryn Kay
Donald Newton
Halloween Pranks Lead to Police Summons in Des Moines
Halloween passed with minor mischief across the area. Des Moines reported fifty boys summoned for malicious property destruction, including a plate glass break at Stahler stores and defaced screen doors on homes, less severe than Cedar Rapids and Des Moines headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stahler
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Two Monticello People Submit To Operations
Mrs. Leonard Duckett underwent a serious operation at John McDonald hospital this week and is in favorable condition. James Ricklefs son of Mr and Mrs E C Ricklefs was operated on yesterday afternoon for a diseased leg bone and pus drainage following a bruise during a Boy Scout game. His mother at Willowpoint New York has been asked to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Duckett
John McDonald Hospital
James Ricklefs
E. C. Ricklefs
James
Boy Scouts
Willowpoint
New York
Paving Opens from Cascade to Marton via Linn County
A new weekly map from the Town State Highway Commission shows paving open across Linn County linking Cascade to Marton and on to Marion Cedar Rapids. Drivers are urged to use caution as shoulder work continues from Jones county line to Marton and detours remain to Dubuque via Farley and Primary No. 20. Work near Fillmore is progressing slowly and not expected to finish until 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town
State Highway Commission
Cascade
Monticello
Anamosa
Springville
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Jones County
Marton
Cascade North
Farley
Dubuque
Fillmore
Oxford Junction Doctors Arrested in Prohibition Raid
A liquor raid on the offices of Doctors J E Davies and William Breen in Oxford Junction led to their arrest on prohibition charges. About five gallons seized, largely in four ounce bottles sold for a dollar each, plus one gallon found in Dr Breen's office. Officials named include Nugent, Bodenhofer, Purcell, Soper, Manchester, Slade, and Strauslin. The doctors claim lawful medicinal use. prosecutors allege direct sales or bootlegged liquor. Breen reportedly faced prior narcotics convictions in federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction
J.E. Davies
William Breen
Breen
Worthington Railroad Abandonment Case Before I C C
The C M and St Paul Railroad seeks to abandon the Worthington to Farley line. Dubuque examiners hear opposition from Shippers association and Farley Worthington interests. The line shows losses while opponents warn of higher Dubuque county freight rates. Washington will receive findings for decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M
Dubuque County
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sunday School Council At Anamosa Wednesday
The Sunday School Council of Religious Education will meet at the Baptist church in Anamosa on Wednesday November 13. All county officers and teachers are urged to attend for inspiration instruction and fellowship. Walter Hutton and O G Herbrecht will lead sessions at nine o'clock with devotionals by Rev Leonard Duckett and an evening program featuring the Presbyterian church orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Religious Education
Baptist Church
Anamosa
Walter Hutton
O. G. Herbrecht
Leonard Duckett
Monticello
Presbyterian Church Orchestra
William Laude
Monticello Nurse Accepts Position in California
Miss Eloise Gardner daughter of Mr and Mrs E E Gardner of Chicago and sister of Mrs Charles Podhaski of Monticello has accepted a registered nurse post at a private hospital in Tulare California. She left early this week for the position after training at John McDonald hospital Monticello and the University hospital in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eloise Gardner
E. E. Gardner
Chicago
Charles Podhaski
Monticello
Tulare
California
Monticello and Anamosa Face Off Nov 11 In Armistice Day Game
Monticello and Anamosa meet in a high school football Armistice Day clash at Monticello next Monday November 11. Monticello seeks revenge after a 7 6 loss to Mount Vernon while Anamosa relies on its strong backfield to counter Monticello’s improving line play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Monticello
Mount Vernon
Mt. Vernon
Herbert C. Ring Named New Judge Of This District
Governor Hammill appointed Herbert C. Ring of Cedar Rapids to fill the vacancy caused by Judge F. L. Andersons resignation. Ring qualified and took the bench on November 1. A Center Point native and University of Iowa graduate, he has long served in law practice and public office, including two terms in the Iowa House and leadership on the judiciary committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. L. Anderson
Hammill
Herbert C. Ring
Cedar Rapids
Ring
Judge Ring
Walker
Center Point
University of Iowa
State Organization of Odd Fellows
Ring & Hahn
House of Representatives
County Commission For the
Annual Sunday School Convention Held in Monticello Area
The district Sunday school convention for Monticello Richland Center and Castle Grove met at the Methodist Episcopal church last Sunday at 2 pm. Rev. Roy V. Porter led devotions. Miss Marion Muzzy spoke on childrens work and Clara Kleinfelter with Leo Hay addressed older youth. Anamosa conference invitation followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Richland Center
Castle Grove Township
Methodist Episcopal Church
W. D. McLaughlin
Roy V. Porter
Marion Muzzy
Clara Kleinfelter
Leo Hay
Anamosa
G. H. Goodrick
Wyoming
Leonard Duckett
Musile
Presbyterian Sunday School Orchestra
William Laude
Peniel Presbyterian Church
Castle Grove
A. O. Lanes
G. W. McNary
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. A. Stadtmueller
Ford
St. Matthew’s Ev. Lutheran Church
William J. F. Adix
LaPorte City
Henry Adix
Rev
C. Mardorf
Rev- Mardorf
St. Peter and Paul's
Zion's Lutheran Church
F. Kehern
St. Donatus
United States
A. Matthias
Matthias
W. Siefkes
Clarksville
Henry. Adix
H. L. Adix
W. J. F. Adix
M. Jahr
N. Mattheis
H. Diers
EB. A. Hanff
Tripoli
F. Kehren
Marie Mohl
Lost Nation
Ohio
St. Matthews Church
Milwaukee Road
City OF
M. Ds
J. E. Davies
Dr. Breen
Worthington
Califrnia
Monticello Warriors
Monticello Eleve i
Monti Field
Reichart
Monti
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