Miss Grace Maple Dies After Auto Accident
Miss Grace Maple seventy year old Onslow primary teacher died Saturday night after being struck by a car driven by Ralph Conley and Ted Hamilton. She stepped into the road to carry packages to the Sarah Woodyard home when blinded by bright car lights. She expired at 10:30 after initial injuries and later hemorrhages. Funeral was Tuesday at the church. burial in Onslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Maple
Onslow
Ralph Conley
Ted Hamilton
Sarah Woodyard
Miss Maple
Woodyard
Anamosa
W. C. Paul
W. E. Smith
Supt. Welker
Church
Missionary Society
Robert McKean
Waterloo
Pro Con team to stage mock trial in Monticello
Anti-Saloon League plans two day institute November 14 and 15 featuring the Pro Con team S P McNaught and George Y Hammond. A drama Can the Law Be Enforced at the Presbyterian church November 14 followed by a mock murder trial November 15 at the Congregational church with local and league participants. Admission free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Anti- Saloon League
Monticello
Mr. McNaught
Hammond
Congregational Church
Frank Lloyd
McNaught
C. A. Coxsee
Cornelius Steck
Wilbur Cartano
J. W. Hoult
A. E. Coe
Tony Mankuso
W. A. Suthers
Beth Lightfoot
French
William Laude
Cook
George W. McNary
Leonard Duckett
L. H. Lang
X. Ray Childress
Joe W. Starks
Cliff Main
Mary Jarman
G. W. McNary
E. E. Orcutt
Merle Cass
C. BE. Bates
Prepare to Erect Snow Fences in Jones County
Floyd Yetter county engineer supervises snow fence erection along Jones County main highways. A survey of principal roads is complete and stakes mark protected areas for crews. The wire and lath fence prevents snow drifts from blocking roads at strategic points.
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Floyd Yetter
Jones County
Jones ‘County
Trivia Quiz on Old Time Country Terms
A reader quiz asks who wrote The Old Oaken Buck e and clarifies terms such as Old North State Old Man of the Sea Old Chester stories by a woman novelist Old Nick known as Satan Old Dominion land sources Old Abe the eagle and Old Hickory as Andrew Jackson Old Glory the U S flag Answers appear on page 8.
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Old Chester
Marion Pioneer Henry Schultz Dies at 93
Obituary notes Henry Schultz of Marion dies at age 93. Other local items report a six mile Cedar Rapids area graveling project this fall, and Civil War veteran Joseph Shedeck's death at 82 near Olin.
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Henry Schultz
Marion
Olin
Cedar County
Joseph Shedeck
John
G. W. Harless
Shellsburg
Cedar Rapids
Twenty Five Years Ago Monticello Local News Highlights
Miss Katie Lubben and Charles Wright wed at Monticello Reformed church parsonage. Monticello Electric installs 100 hp Corlis engine and new boiler. Rural free delivery routes 2 and 3 planned serving 232 houses. Eastwood block fire causes $17,975 net loss with substantial damage across several nearby buildings. County officers elected in biennial vote. Deaths include Boyd Deischer and Mary Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Lubben
Charles Wright
Scotch Grove Township
the Reformed Church
Monticello
E. E. Gruenstein
John Prull
Henry Gerrets
Germany
Cascade
Bowen
Harry J. Wilson
Hopkinton
Lovell House
Butterfield
Aaron Hersey
Hastings
Neb
Catharine Bauer
Edward Heeren
Joseph Rieger
E. B. Gruenstein
Wayne Township
Richland Township
Richard Cartano
Hunter
Mirick
John Stadtmueller
Castle Grove
Boyd Deischer
Sarah Deischer
Herman Tiarks
Mary Murray
George G. Shaffer
Center Junction
J.H. Ramsey
W.J. Mills
O WB Carr
Attornes
Robert Scroggie
R. M. Peet
Peet
Scroggie
Albert Calkins
Hutton
Palmer Hosford
College of Law
Drake University
Roy Peterson
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Ed Clark
Castle Grove Township
J. A. Griswold
Byerly
Bright
Stanley Allen
Steiner
Davenport
Mary Corbett
Paul Eilers
Marion
Eilers
Gerhard Eilers
Medical Department
The
State University
Alburnett
J. S. Wilson
Pasadena
Cal
Eastwood
Eastwood & Chase
Geo. Stuhlers & Sons
Dr. Inglis
E. E. Reed
J. M. Sleeper
P. J. Monier
Bell Telephone Company
Electric Company
Dr. Hefner
Eastwood & Chase Hardware
Anamosa
Iblock
Twelve Cars of Freight Shipped from Monticello
On Monday November 7 six cars of livestock left the Monticello freight depot. Adams & Adams sent two cars of cattle, Farmers Creamery two cars of hogs, William McAleer one car of hogs, and Richard Cattano one car of cattle. On Tuesday November 8 the creamery shipped a car of butter to New York and J LeRoy Farmer sent a car of canned sweet corn to Santa Barbara California. On Wednesday November 9 four cars departed Ed Eilers one car of cattle and Farmers Creamery three cars of hogs.
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Adams & Adams
Creamery Company
William McAleer
Richard Cartano
Creamery
New York
J. LeRoy Farmer
Santa Barbara
Cal
Ed Eilers
Farmers’ Creamery Company
Monticello Hosts Fifth District American Legion Auxiliary Meet
The Fifth district of the Iowa American Legion Auxiliary held its annual meeting in Monticello with 114 members from 40 units attending. The program covered welcome addresses, calls to order, colors advancement, flag salute, readings, committee reports, and district chair reports, followed by a luncheon and a Paris convention talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
American Legion Auxiliary
Iowa
Ed G. Burrichter
O. H. Allbee
Marshalltown
Fifth District
Advancement of Colors
Louis Egger
Agnes Maire
Olin Howie
Mies Catherine Jacque
F. H. Webster
Algona
George Barnts
J. J. Locher
P. A. Kurt
Ralph Williams
Marion
8. L. Jeffries
West Branch
S. L. Jeffries
Cedar
Grundy
Hazel Gravenstein
Grundy Center
Jones
A. E. Hodoval
Oxford Junction
Linn
Inez Wormer
Center Point
Marshall
D. GC. Toedt
Laurel
Tama
Anna Wieland
Gladbrook
Harry Utley
Manchester
Paris
Legion Hall
Trevar
Legion Convention
Simon Locher
John Locher
LaDewei
Reualsa
Monticello American Legion Auxiliary unit caps 1928 plans
The Monticello unit hosts a Fifth district convention session with county caucuses, readings, and talks by Virginia Bedell and Gwendolyn MacDowell. Delegates from many towns attend, with a resolution praising local officers and plans to produce 50,000 poppies for Memorial Day.
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Reading
Lucia Schoon
Virginia Bedell
Spirit Lake
Gwendolyn W. MacDowell
America—Assembly
American Legion Auxiliary of
Monticello
Trevarthan
Anamosa
Paris
Gwendoyn Wiggin MacDowell
Des Moines
Harry Utley
Manchester
F. H. Webster
O. H. Allbee
Marshalltown
Bernice Willams
Marion
S. L. Jeffries
West Branch
Jeffries
Paul Minor
Belle Plaine
Benton County
Albion
Algorm
Atkins
Bennett
Cascade
Center Point
Clarence
Cedar Rapids
Delhi
Fairfax
Gilman
Gladbrook
Grundy Center
Garrison
Keystone
Laurel
Lisbon
Liscomb
Montour
Mt. Vernon
Mechanicsville
Newhall
Oxford Junction
Reinbeck
Shellsburg
Vinton
Wellsburg
Stanwood
Tipton
Toledo
Tracr
van Horne
Kurt
Monticello Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Peter Kurt
EO Ee Et Be van Screer
Iowa
Legionaire
Beaman
Towa
Two Jones County Men Compete In Corn Picking Contest
Grover Sievers of Morley and Carl Heideman of Center Junction showcased Jones county in the Eastern Iowa corn husking event staged by the Cedar Rapids Gazette and Republican and Linn County Farm Bureau on E F Frederick’s farm north of Marion. Sievers husked 1 969.5 pounds 18 26 bushels in 1 hour 20 minutes while Heideman netted 1 17 pounds 15 61 bushels. Winner Floyd Etzel of Alburnett husked 1 637.4 pounds 21 83 bushels and will go to Gowrie Nov 11 for the state contest if his record holds. About 2 800 people attended the event. Prizes of 100 were distributed. County Agent B N Stephenson Ray Anderson and W C Sheets ran the contest. Buy a Round Oak circulator if you want the best. Lots of inferior makes on the market. Made to sell McNeill's Hardware.
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D. A. Gehrig
United States Bank
Dyersville
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
O. E. Anderson
Emil Anderson
O. E
Anton Houser
Anton
Marlon
Iowa
Dubuque County
John Burger
Thomas J. Finn
Jones County
F. W. Rummel
Stephen Haskins
Muscatine
Manchester
Victor Roth
la Crosse
Wis
Grant Brayton
Brayton
Farm Bureau
Linn County
Willis C. Sheets
Marion
Grover Sievers
Morley
Carl Heideman
Center Junction
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Republican
Linn County Farm Bureau
E. F. Frederick
Sievers
Mr. Heideman
Floyd Etzel
Alburnett
Gowrie
Gazette
B. N. Stephenson
Ray Anderson
W. C. Sheets
Cascade Dairy Cattle Destroyed By Tuberculosis Outbreak
A Cascade area cattle test shows over 300 dairy cows likely headed to market. Most are tubercular, threatening Cascade creamery and prompting herd replacements or exits from dairy farming. Notable losses include Martin Martinsen with 48 cattle and several neighbors scattered losses. A separate note invites organ music lovers to St John’s church on Armistice Day November 11 at 8 PM with Prof Sassmannshausen performing.
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Cascade
Cascade Creamery
Martin Martinsen
Bernard
Wisconsin
Stuart Martin
W. J. Moore
George Timmer
John Mauser
William Swanson
William Driscoll
Nicholas Turnis
F. J. Lehner
St. John's Church
Prof
Sassmannshausen
Chicago
Difficult Traveling in the Wilds of South America
William G. McCannon, a Westinghouse engineer and Monticello native, describes an arduous 1927 journey by hydroplane and mule across Colombia and the Andes. He details routes from Barranquilla to Barranca Bermejo, Medellin, Manizales, and Cali, noting jungle terrain, coffee country, and demanding mountain trails.
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South America
William G. McCannon
Monticello
Westinghouse Electrical Company
G. FP. Wilkens
McConnon
Hts
Rocky Mountains
Cuba
Norway
Nellie
Porto Colombian
Barranca Bermejo
el Centro
International Petroleum Company
New York
Magdalena
Barranquilla
Bogota
Barrio
Medellin
Andes
Manizalles
Cali
Porto Colombia
Cartegena
Abandoned Ford Touring Car Found Plea at Oxford Junction
Oxford Mirror reports a Ford touring car was left parked near the school grounds last Thursday seen by residents. Marshall Pegorek moved it to Langswager garage until the owner was located, revealing the car had been taken from Monticello near Matthiessen Bros. garage after a recent trade.
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Oxford Mirror
Marshall Pegorek
Langswager
Matthiessen Bros. i
Monticello
Monti
Motorized train car boosts Davenport Monticello run
The C. M. and St. Paul railroad adds a motor car on the Monticello to Davenport route with a mail and baggage trailer. The car includes a smoking compartment and a non smoking women section and uses fuel oil. Veteran engineer George Green shifts to a Davenport Oxford Junction freight run and now resides in Davenport.
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C. M. & St. Paul Railroad
Monticello
Davenport
Calmar
George Green
Oxford Junction
Roberts Buys Cross Hardware Store in Sole Ownership
Ben C. Roberts has purchased the Cross Hardware store and will operate it under his own name as Roberts Hardware after dissolving the existing corporation. T. S. Lavell sold his remaining interests and plans to reside in the east.
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Ben C. Roberts
Cross Hardware
T. S. la~ Vell
Mr. Roberts
F. J. Cross
Roberts
The
Roberts Hardware
Lazell
Monti Travels to Anamosa for Armistice Day Clash
Monticello and Anamosa prepare for the annual Armistice day football showdown with Monti aiming to rebound after a 19 to 0 win over Mount Vernon. Key Monti players include Greenawald Morey Appleby Zubler Dobbs Sanford, while Rhatigan Zubler and Brockaw are listed as hurt.
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Monticello
Anamosa
Monti
Mount Vernon
Athen
Afan Shas
Habuk
Starutes
Appleby
Greenawald
Don Morey
Capt. Greenawald
Murderers Of Zwingle Woman Caught In St Louis
Elizabeth McKittrick of Zwingle was found murdered and robbed of about $100,000. Leonard Cota and Anarold Kramer, ages 18 and from Wisconsin and Montana, were captured in a St Louis hotel with $27,000 cash and securities. They confessed planning the robbery after learning of a fortune kept at the cottage.
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Elizabeth McKitrick
Zwingle
Cascade
Bellevue
St. Louis
Leonard Cota
Altoona
Wisconsin
Anarold Kramer
Great Falls
Mont
Coronado Hotel
Towa
Kramer
Cota
Leonard
Dubuque
Windo
Busy Northwestern Bell Office Handles 3130 Calls Daily
Monticello's Northwestern Bell office runs about 3130 calls daily with eight local operators and 180 long distance transfers every twelve hours. Each operator handles roughly 390 calls daily across 989 telephones in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MonticeNoelenhone
Monticello
Paul J. Daake
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Tam
Mr. Danke
Burglars Steal 50 Dollars of Hardware from Store
William G. Schoon reported burglars entered his store last Tuesday night and stole over 50 dollars worth of pocket knives and a flashlight. The thieves took the case from the front, moved to the rear, emptied the top tray, and left via the west door which was locked from inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Schoon
Automobile Crash Near Monticello On Primary 161
Walter Zumbrunnen narrowly escaped injury in a Tuesday evening crash on Primary 161 two miles south of Monticello. Loose gravel caused the mishap bending the Paige car front axle. damage was minor and repairable by a roadside garage man.
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Walter Zumbrunnen
Monticello
Paige
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Anti-Saloon League
Nick
Old Dominion
Old Country
Abe
Cc. K. Greer
South Fork Farm Bureau
Mary McGlade
Hugh McGlade
Elmer Landis
Byer Glasier
Rapids
Milwaukee Track
District of
Peter C. Kurt
American Legion
McNeill's Hardware
Barranen Bermejo
Colombia
S. A
B.C. Roberts
Red and Black
Northwestern Bell
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