Anamosa Defeats Monticello In Armistice Day Tilt
Anamosa's football eleven beat Monticello 13 to 0 on the new Anamosa athletic field. The locals scored on a fourth down pass in the first half and a lucky second TD at the final gun. Monticello showed grit, limiting Anamosa’s big plays and foiling several trick formations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Monticello
Monti
Stickford
McLaughlin
Blue
White
Anamosa Warriors
Goaline
Lieut Pride Marries Miss Brockhausen in Texas
Lieut Roland I Pride of Manchester and Miss Mabel Brockhausen of San Antonio wed recently. Pride, son of Mr and Mrs L E Pride formerly of Monticello, grew up in Manchester and attended Iowa State College. He joined the Twelfth U S Field Artillery at Fort Sam Houston and now serves abroad, with the bride a teacher in San Antonio. They honeymooned on the coast and departed from San Francisco November 6 for Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald I. Pride
Manchester
Mabel Brockhausen
San Antonio
Texas
Pride
L. E. Pride
Monticello
Manchester High School
Iowa State College
Ames
Twelfth
United States Field Artillery
Fort Sam Houston
San Francisco
Honoulu
Former Marion resident struck by car in Monticello
Oliver Tilton, formerly with Joe Meyer blacksmith shop in Monticello, was hit by a passing automobile while crossing the street last Thursday evening. He lay unconscious for a time and suffered shock and bruises before bed rest several days. Tilton now runs a blacksmith shop in Marion and is brother to Mrs. Asa Phelps and Clyde Tilton of Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Tilton
Marion
Joe Meyer
Monticello
Mr. Tilton
Asa Phelps
Clyde Tilton
Monticello Boy Escapes After Muddy Auto Mishap
Edwin Lightfoot and Bob Herrington were returning from Iowa City when the car skidded into soft mud and toppled. Passersby righted the vehicle and emergency crews pulled the pair free. no serious injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Lightfoot
Bob Herrington
Iowa City
Monticello
Herrington
The Crippled Lady of Peribonka serial starts soon
The Express announces a new serial by James Oliver Curwood titled The Crippled Lady of Peribonka set in the Maria Chapdelaine region of Quebec. The tale blends eighteenth century atmosphere with a modern thriller about three people and a death defying moment of love. Readers are urged to save issues for winter reading after harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
James Oliver Curwood
Peribonka
Quebec
Neighborhoods and Tragedies Across Town This Week
Minnie Egge was fatally injured in Dubuque after being hit by truck driver Joseph Born who claimed he did not see her while testing a speedometer. Egge died in hospital. In other notes, a baby born with two teeth had them removed for nutrition concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Egge
Dubuque
Joseph Born
Born
Egege
Daniel McLaughlin
Fulton
Jackson County
West Branch
Clyde Tague
Guthrie
Clarence Bockes
Grundy Center
Platte City
Missouri
Ryan Boy Picked Up On Alleged Liquor Charge
Herman Hyde 19 of Ryans in the county jail at Manchester charged with illegal transportation of liquor. A quantity was found in Hyde s car during the Woodman dance last Thursday evening. He is slated to appear before Judge George W Wood this week. F E Shanken of Illinois, visiting Hopkinton, is a guest of Sheriff Utley and was arrested at Hartville for driving while intoxicated and brought to Manchester for trial after wrecking a car near Earlville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Hyde
Ryan,s
Manchester
Hyde
George W. Wood
F. E. Shanken
Illinois
Hopkinton
H.C. Utley
Hartville
Shanken
Earlville
Grimes Elected Secretary by Iowa Educator Conference
A B Grimes of Monticello was elected secretary of the group comprising city superintendents and own principals at the Iowa State Teachers convention in Des Moines. The result came from the sectional conferences and is regarded as an honor from a large statewide body of educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A.B. Grimes
Monticello
Towa
Twenty Five Years Ago Items Of Occurrences
Baby girl born to Mr and Mrs David Young in the last week of the prior month. Monticello cord wood sold for five dollars per card, nearly doubling since. Several local property and business changes noted including Jacob Kissling selling a farm for seventy five dollars and sixty cents per acre, QO C Hunter selling stake in Model Grocery to Charles A Erickson, and Elmer Lang named district manager of Bell Telephone with headquaters at Anamosa. Multiple obituaries and marriages, local elections with Republican winners, and residents returning home to vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Young
Monticello
Jacob Kissling
Bruce Cropp
Mr. Kissling
QO. C. Hunter
Charles A. Erickson
Hans Ruof
Frank Nickel
Olin
J.S. Ramsey
W. J. Mills
C. W. V. Derr
A. D. Bauder
Andrew McDonald
Republican Party
Coe College
Roy Peterson
State University
Tom King
Louis’ Stuhler
Lea Breen
State College
Charles Heisey
John McLaughlin
John, Moore
Lovell Township
Isaac Orcutt
Laredo
Missouri
Berlin
William Knapp
Richland Township
Charles
Bidwell
Yellowstone Park
Elmer Lang
H. J. Lang
Bell Telephone Company
Anamoca
Alton
Ilinois
Sumner
Jane Forman
Harry Bricker
Elizabeth Smith
Fester Smith
Andrew J. Marvin
Cleveland
Ohio
Fred Hines, Jr
Bertha Bahler
Jacob Rohr
Jacob Brucks
Dubuque
Hazzard
William French
H. Strubb
Adolph Bohlken
Scotch Grove Township
Emma Bohlken
Gerke Bohlken
Sand Hill
William H. L. Schuetz
John Reichart
Cascade
Lucy Eby
Reichart
Seymour Bennett
John Stutt, Jr
Gearhard Harken
Castle Grove Township
James Carson
Center Junction
Arend B. Zimmerman
Amber
Henry Speigel
Helen Booth
Duraticn
Monticello Fans See Minnesota Iowa Clash in Iowa City
Monticello residents attended the Minnesota Iowa football game in Iowa City where Iowa won 9 to 7. Notables observed include Major and Mrs. L. W. Lovell, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hoag, D. A. Palmer, and many local residents and the Monticello high school squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
L. W. Lovell
Lewis Hoag
D. A. Palmer
Harry Lang
Frank Locher
A. Coxsee
George Richard Guyan
A. B. Grimes
R. T. Moore
Minard Stout
Monticello
Herman Schnelder
Arthur Skelley
Tom Hee
Myric
John
Ige’ Balatey
Armistice Day Observed In Monticello With Reflections
Monticello marked Armistice Day with a Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion program led by Maurice Cahill of Cedar Rapids. Rev. Leonard Duckett offered the invocation as a male quartet performed and the crowd observed a 11 o clock salute with firing volleys and taps to honoring fallen service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion of
American Legion
Leonard Duckett
Presbyterian Church
Fred
Stuhler
Raymond T. Moore
Eugene DeWitt
Minard Stout
Wayne Vernon
George R. Guyan
Maurice Cahill
Monticello
America
Germany
Herbert Hoover
Ramsay MacDonald
Washington
Soldiers’ Memorial Building
Obituary of John Ohe of Dundee Illinois
John Ohe 71 died November 2 after a brief illness at 5 PM. Born in Oldenburg Germany he came to Iowa as a child and later lived near Clarence. He served in the Spanish American War, married Mabel Northrop, and spent his later years in Dundee employed at Haeger potteries. Survived by his wife daughter Orville Wayne three brothers and a sister. Funeral held November 5 at Dundee Congregational Church with Masons and veterans assisting. Burial in West Dundee cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Ohe
Henry Ohe
Monticello
John Ohe
Dundee
Illinois
Ohe
Washington Street
Oldenburg
Germany
Mont
Clarence
Towa
Francis Henry
Orville Wayne
Chicago
Haeger Potteries
Mabel Che
Ben
Henry
August
Will Eden
Lanham
Nebraska
Congregational Church of
E. H. Koster
Dundee Lodge No
A. F
A. M
West Dundee Cemetery
American Legion
Plenty Of Snow Where Harry Maurice Lives
In a letter remitting for his subscription, Harry Maurice notes heavy winter since October 18 with frequent snow storms and subfreezing mornings. He recently moved to Rociada New Mexico at the foot of the mountain range and is remembered as a former Monticello boy. brother to Miss Kate Maurice and Dr A M Maurice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Maurice
The
Mercury
Maurice
Rociada
New Mexico
Monticello
Kate Maurice
A. M. Maurice
V. F. W. And Auxiliary Hold Fine Meeting
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars met in Memorial hall last evening receiving seven new members and one honorary member Mrs Templeton mother of Mrs Suthers bringing total auxiliary membership to forty six. After the business session the group joined the veterans for a musical program by Robert and John Locher and a reading by Mrs McNary followed by refreshments served by auxiliary officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Memorial Hall
Templeton
Suthers
Robert
John Locher
McNary
Died Monday in Cedar Rapids Harald Pelton
Harald Pelton formerly managed Gildner Bros Clothing in Monticello died suddenly at his Cedar Rapids home Monday morning at 9. The coroner cited acute dilation of the heart. Survived by wife Elda and his Minneapolis parents, funeral held in Anamosa with burial at Riverside cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Pelton
Gildner Bros
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Armstrong Clothing Company
Pelton
Linn County
Minneapolis
Anamosa
uBrial
Riverside Cemetery
Meeting Of Descendants Of Mayflower Passengers
The 309th anniversary of the Mayflower compact signing is celebrated in Des Moines by Iowa descendants. Governor of the state association is Miss Jessie M. Kelly of Ames, whose father Manly Kelly worked at Diamond Creamery and whose mother is a Crawford from Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Jessie M. Kelly
Ames
Monticello
Manly Kelly
Diamond Creamery Company
James Crawford
Scotland
Engine tears bumper from Stimson's car
Mrs. F. E. Stimson reported her Chevrolet coupe lost its bumper when a switch engine caused a collision at the First street crossing. The brakes were faulty and she could not stop. She was unharmed and drove away with only a missing bumper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Stimson
First Street
Guernsey Bull Shipped to Hanover Kansas Breeder
Aitchison Brothers shipped a two year old registered Guernsey bull from their Monticello area farm to a breeder in Hanover Kansas. The firm maintains one of the nation's finest Guernsey cattle herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aitchison Brothers
Hanover
Kansas
Monticello
Morris Sanford Book Talk Highlights Book Week at Library
Morris Sanford of Cedar Rapids will present a lecture on Books and Reading at 3 PM in the library auditorium on Wednesday November 20 as part of a town wide book week. Contests for 6th to 8th graders and for 3rd to 5th graders, a favorite book vote, and an Old and Rare Book display are planned with books donated if possible by November 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Sanford
Cedar Rapids
Brary Auditorium
Sanford
Methodist Rally Week Planned at Monticello Church
The Methodist Episcopal church of Monticello announces Rally Week for its Sunday school from Sunday November 17 through Sunday November 24. Activities include a kickoff sermon at 11 o clock, daily programs for Cradle Roll kindergarten and primary classes, family and young people's events, and an evenings pot luck supper. Attendance urged for all members and visitors welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Episcopal Church of
Church School Board
H. S. Richardson
J. M. King
Mary E. Coxsee
F. EB. Stimson
LeRoy Cropp
O. J. Rogers
William Marshall
Myrtle Podhaski
James Farley
Margaret Pfeil
Hattie L. Specht
Rose Edie
Rudolph Langer
E. H. Huibregtse
L. H. Lang
Madge Dickey
Leota Rogers
Gladys Skelley
L. P. Swift
Jones County Livestock Losses Reported Across Towns
Losses in the past week include hog cholera in Wyoming Mount Vernon Mechanicsville and Monticello cattle disease contagious abortion noted at Ryan and Springville. An old Derbyshire custom decorates beehives before weddings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Mount Vernon
Mechanicsville
Cascade
Monticello
Ryan
Springville
Derbyshire
England
Stock Market Drops to 1928 Low After Pressure
The New York stock market fell sharply with 7 761 450 shares traded in a three hour session. More than 400 stocks hit new yearly lows and industrials declined 88 points while rails shed 4 9 points. Cities Service closed at 24 1 2 on the curb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Rees Resigns as Jones County Clerk of Courts
Bert G. Rees resigns from the district court clerk post in Jones County. His son Warren Rees is appointed to the unexpired term about one year and two months, approved by the board. Lara Hanna remains deputy. Bert Rees joins E A Turner in bond and insurance work. Warren has Grinnell College and Anamosa High School background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Rees
Board of Supervisors
Jones County
Warren Rees
Lara Hanna
Bert Rees
E. A. Turner
Anamosa
Anamosa High School
Grinnell, College
Bert G. Rees
Rees
D. McCain Abstract Company
Tax levies posted for Delaware County towns
The Hopkinton Leader reports September levies for Delaware County municipalities. Towns listed include Manchester Hopkinton Earlville Greeley Ryan Delhi Dundee Colesburg Oneida Delaware Edgewood with varying levy amounts. no Jones County data due to missing supervisor proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Delaware County
Jones County
Manchester
Nee
Earlville
Greeley
Ryan
Delhi
Dundee
Colesburg
Oneida i
Delaware
Dettetesererrse LD
Edgewood Occ
Auto Crash Involving Scotch Grove Man Near Wheatland
A Saturday night gravel road collision between Wheatland and Toronto injured three Jones county youths. Elmer Rickels of Scotch Grove drove a car with Carroll Lynch and Billie Davenport of Anamosa. it struck Ray mond Benning of Grand Mound driving another car with Nora Schwede Vivienne Buxton and Woodrow Vetter. Benning’s car went off the road and overturned. all occupants suffered cuts and bruises, with Miss Buxton unconscious at pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa Journal
Wheatland
Toronto
Jones County
Elmer Rickels
Scotch Grove
Carroll Lynch
Billie Davenport
Anamosa
Raymond Benning
Grand Mound
Nora Schwede
Vivienne Buxton
Woodrow Vetter
Benning
Miss Buxton
Frank Buxton
The
Wheatland Gazette
James Ricklefs Improves at McDonald Hospital
Friends learn James Ricklefs son of Mr and Mrs Emil C Ricklefs is much improved after surgery at McDonald hospital. He still endures leg pain from an operation performed just below the knee but shows better condition than a week ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ricklefs
Emil C. Ricklefs
McDonald Hospital
Indoor Circus Sponsored By Local Legion
The American Legion sponsors a four night indoor circus from Wednesday November 20 to Saturday November 23 in the Primary 161 garage hall. Chicago acts Equillia and Maybelle perform two vaudeville routines while Le fever and Dolly present bike acts. Barnes orchestra from Onslow plays each evening after eight with a country fair atmosphere and booths from merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Equillia & Maybelle
Chicago
Lefever & Dolly
Henry Behrens
Hiram
Ikey Silverstein
Barnes’ Orchestra
Onslow
Arthur P. O'Rourke
Legion
Sacred Heart School Patriotic Armistice Program
Sacred Heart School presented a Armistice Day program for the high school and attendees Friday afternoon November 9 in the school auditorium. The stage featured poppies crosses and flags. The program included orchestra selections Taps tributes readings and songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart School
Flanders Fields
S. H. H. S. Orchestra
Reading
Progress Of County Farm Bureau In Iowa
Seventy one county farm bureaus attended the Des Moines tax meeting with 130 representatives signing the register on October 7. Chickasaw gains 293 new members this fall as several counties surpass their goals and keep pushing. The ten leading counties on October 1 were Franklin Cherokee Hancock Fayette Clayton Benton Page Boone Shelby and Jasper with hopes to top 1200 members this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Chickasaw
Accident Victim Shot In Hunting Near Manchester
Roscoe Miller, 12, was rushed to John McDonald hospital with a gunshot wound to the left thigh after a companion's shotgun discharged in underbrush near the Miller farm six miles northwest of Manchester. The thigh bone was shattered but doctors think the leg can be saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Miller
John McDonald Hospital
Ray Miller
Manchester
Miller Farm
Miller
Farm Bureau Offers Recreation Training Programs
The Jones County Farm Bureau board outlines five training schools for leaders in farm bureau activities. The recreation topics cover community music, dramatic arts, and games with a graduation exercise where students present a model game or social recreation evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Max Wortman
Castle Grove School House Dedicated With New Building
Pupils of District No 4 move into a modern new school building and will dedicate it on Friday November 22. A plate luncheon will be served at the close of the program and the public is invited.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shire Town
Roland I. Pride
Peribonea
J. C. Shellito
J. C. Bhellito
Harriet Lake
Federated Club
Waterloo
Shellito
Miss Lake
Here
Brockmeyer
Ryan Boy
Minnesota-Iowa
Opera House
V. F. W. and
Auxiliary
Harald Pelton
Meeting of Descendants of
Mayflower
Stimson
Guernsey
Methodist
Main Street
Progress of County Farm Bureau
Castle Grove
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