Death of Jones County Farmer John Dietiker
John Dietiker a respected Jones county farmer died last evening at John McDonald Memorial Hospital from internal cancer. Born December 27 1857 in Thalthein Switzerland he came to the United States at age 25 settling in Highland Illinois before moving to Jones county. He married Barbara Just in 1893 and is survived by his wife nine children two brothers and several relatives. Funeral services will be held next Saturday at 1 pm at the family home then at the Reformed Church with Rev. Roland P. Kuentzel presiding burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dietiker
Jones County
John McDonald
United States
America
Highland
Illinois
Dietiker
Barbara Just
Ben Redmond
John Saggs
Jacob
George
Paul
Monticello
John
Earl Mclaughlin
Wyoming
Louis
Switzerland
Greenville
Temple Hill
Reformed Church
Roland P. Kuentzel
Oakwood Cemetery
Sumter & Sumter
Glover's
Lonsdale
Paul Ebers
Adolph Prader
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Newton Parrott
Chicago
David Street
Presbyterian Church
Martha Zacher
William H. Laude
Castle Grove Township
Lena Holst
John Harms
Onslow
Mardoff
Nicholas Holst
Cherry Sisters
Chauncey Bates
J. S. Hall
Wills & Deitrick
Vinton
Gwendolen Coxsee
Iowa State College
Ames
E. E. Reed
Alice Reed
Frank McConnon
Susan Anthony
Mary Locher
Hines
Joyce Rowena
White
the Express
Henry Burroughs
D. E. Pond
O. R. Ricker
Anton Matthiessen
O. K
Robert G. Cousins
Wayne Township
Prank Pierce
Forrest Matson
Missouri
Eva Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Langworthy
James A. Voorhees
Mr. Arnold
Anna Delay
John Hennessey
Argand
M. S. Murphy
Wayne Yousse
Cora Kramer
Anamosa
F. S. Milliken
Congregational Church
Hiram
Lee
Adolph Miller
Elmer Hubbard
Do You Know Answers From Page Eight
A reader quiz asks ten culture and history questions. Topics include math terms the Mouse Tower a city famed as mother of books a rare marriage type painter of the Mona Lisa and location, a vintage tree title, Captain Kidd and the ballad heroine Barbara Allen.
Various Local News Items From Dubuque County
Delinquent real estate owners in Dubuque County face tax issues. Greeley school reports chicken pox and whooping cough affecting pupils. Judge Popham fines Mike Ott 400 dollars for drunk driving. 60 days jail with parole. A N Palmer suffers a paralysis stroke in New York City. Local farming notes report corn yields and harvests. A hunting accident near Colesbury leaves Harry Barnhart recovering. Cota and Kramer, accused in the Mrs Elizabeth McKitrick case, lack family support. Cascade officials trace missing boys John Keith and Russell Hawkins, aged 15 and 16, now working on western farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque County
Greeley
Popham
Mike Ott
Iowa City
Ott
Leonard Cota
Henry Kramer
Elizabeth McKitrick
Zwingle
Cota
Dubuque
Marshal James Casey
Cascade
Marshal Walthe
Modale Iown
Cascade Township
John Keith
Russell Hawkins
Monticello News Recounts Monthly Affairs and Marriages
Thirty years ago Monticello and surrounding areas observed a busy month. Local auctions sold jewelry and crockery. weddings linked Miss Lena Holst to John Harms and Miss Martha Zacher to William Laude. postmaster race ended with D. E. Pond ahead. new births and obituaries marked the period.
Former Jones County Resident Laura V Stone Morris Dies
Laura V Stone Morris born 1862 in Wyoming Jones County was Des Moines finance commissioner and first woman elected to the city council. She served three terms and would likely have sought a fourth. Her husband was killed in 1913 amid bootlegger violence. Morris held numerous civic roles including treasurer positions and leadership in women’s clubs.
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C. H. Morris
Des Moines
United States
Jones County
Morris
Wyoming
Laura V. Stone
Exchange For War Relief
Des Moines Women's Literary Club
Magee Named Editor at Oklahoma City News
Carl Magee, grandson of Capt. D. F. Magee and son of Rev. J. C. Magee, has become editor of the Oklahoma City News. A former superintendent, lawyer, and newspaper owner in Albuquerque and Tulsa, he is known as a fearless, militant editor who has attacked Judge Fall and public figures, with a history of legal battles and acquittals. Oklahoma City is promised a lively paper.
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Carl Magee
D. F. Magee
J. C. Magee
Upper
Iowa
Oklahoma City
Magee
Carroll Schools
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Tulsa
A. B. Fall
Supreme Court
Fall
Frank Lux Brother Henry Lux Dies Funeral Imminent
Mr and Mrs Frank Lux plan to leave tomorrow for Rose Creek Minnesota to attend the funeral of Henry Lux Franks brother He died at age 75 and is survived by his widow and six children three sons and three daughters The funeral is set for next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lux
Rose Creek
Minn
Henry Lux
Lux
First Permanent Teeth The Sixth-Year Molars
The first permanent teeth, the sixth year molars, form the foundation of the dental arch and guide the position of all later teeth. They emerge around age six and are crucial for proper development. decay here is common and can affect facial structure and chewing. Regular dental exams from ages second to twelfth help keep the foundation sound.
Baby Girl Born to Earlville Segars
Mr and Mrs Cecil Segar of Earlville welcomed a baby daughter last Tuesday. Mrs Segar was formerly Miss Gladys Bancroft, daughter of Mr and Mrs H P Bancroft of this city. This is the family’s second girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Segar
Earlville
Segar
Gladys Bancroft
H. P. Bancroft
Thanksgiving Day Reunites Family Ties Across Community
A reflection on Thanksgiving as a unifying family holiday urges generosity toward the lonely and those who cannot afford a festive table. The piece emphasizes charity over self and quotes J. S. Cutler urging acts of kindness to ease others' burdens and brighten weary hearts.
Steve Petersen Ran Express Want Ad to Sell 32 Boars
Steve Petersen reports Express want ads paid as he sold 32 Duroc Jersey boars for over a thousand dollars total. The group averaged 32.70 each, with the top boar fetching 50. He ran a four week Express ad and cleared his excess stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Petersen
Steve
The
Express
Columbia Homecoming Attendees and Football Standouts
Robert McAleer Leo Schlemmer Rev George A Hauck Frank Ferring John McCrea and Mrs Isaac Schneider attended the Columbia college homecoming in Dubuque last Friday. Columbia tied St Thomas college of St Paul Minn in a scoreless game. Kenneth Ferring and Lester McAleer are among Columbia's leading football players this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McAleer
Leo Schlemmer
George A. Hauck
Frank Ferring
John McCrea
Isaac Schneider
Columbia College
Dubuque
Columbia
St. Thomas College of
Monticello Triumphs 7–0 Over Rival Anamosa in Armistice Clash
Monticello edged rival Monticello 7 to 0 at Anamosa on Armistice Day in front of a large Jones County crowd. The win featured Greenawald and Rhatigan passing connects for the decisive score after a hard fought defensive battle and punting kicks in cold conditions. Next Friday Monticello travels to Manchester for a season finale clash amid hopes to finish unbeaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Ditch
Lazio
Carstens
Monti
Manchester
Monticello
H. Marugg
Lee Lint
Zubler
Salam de Ape Lek Penieay Rees
Bender
Neville’ R. Maruge
Vincent Marmis
Codling
Maurice RT
Rhatigan
Schwirtz Appleby
Robertson Greenawald
Hilton
Sanford
Potter
Morey
Rockwood
Iowa State Teachers College
Denny
Cornell College
Theis
Thomas Shover Purchases Junior Hera Sire for Shomont Herd
Thomas Shover buys Junior Hera sire from Milford Meadow Stock Farms owned by Mrs. McCormick. The bovine is royally bred, with top butter records among its dams and prestigious lineage including Neold Pansy and Triune Ormsby Piele. The herd dominates Iowa county fair championships and led classes at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Triune Pansy
Shomont
Milford Meadow
Neold Pansy
Triune Ormsby Pielé
Pieterje Ormsby Piele
King Bess Burke Ormsby
Pieterre Ormsby
Iowa
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Camp Fire Notes Celebrate June Birthdays and Craft Plans
The Wabun Camp Fire held a Friday meeting at the guardian's home as part of a monthly birthday party series. Four members Mrs Reed Thelma Fairbanks Mona Lightfoot and Beth Lightfoot celebrated birthdays and craft plans were set to make water lily candle holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabun
The
Guardian
Congregational
J. H. Fraser
Heisey Survives Wreck on Primary 161 Near Anamosa
Monticello resident Harry Heisey was uninjured after the automobile he was driving rolled into a ditch and toppled into a field Friday night on Primary 161 three miles from Anamosa. The car, owned by Eugene DeWitt, was a total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Heisey
Monticello
Anamosa
Heisey
Eugene DeWitt
Monti High Fans Rally Before Anamosa Victory
Monticello public school coverage details a pep meeting, parade of students in red and black, and a big football win led by Captain Greenwald with praise for the line. Highlights include senior stunts, a Joyville civics lesson by third and fourth graders, and an Anti-Saloon League debate during assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avelda Marie Hanssen
Monti
Monti High
Anamosa
Katherine Jacque
Helen Moncerief
Lilian Allamand
Eva Glass
Ruth Matthiessen
Frieda Eiben
Irma Adix
Nella Hoffman
Beth Lightfoot
Avelda Hanssen
Viola Paulsen
Evelyn Eby
Augusta Slemmer
Anna Hanken
Gladys Skelley
Clara Heiken
Mr. Farmer
Monticello
Greenawald
Donald Morey
John Sanford
John Zubler
Manchester
Miss Sherwood
Gladys Stickford
Ruth Cropp
Assembly
Miss Bunker
Joyville
Miss Specht
Melvin Dobbs
Gladys Skelev
Melvin
Paderewski
Gladys
Mr. Moore
Anti-Saloon League
Beeler to Speak at Jones County Farm Bureau Meeting
O W Beeler new director of the Town Farm Bureau federation and Mrs W D Miller 5th district committee woman will speak at the Jones County Farm Bureau annual meeting on Wednesday December 21 Paul Smith appoints a committee of Mrs A R Embree G G Jones and P B Daly to arrange the event aiming to make it the best annual meeting yet held in Jones county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Beeler
Town Farm Bureau Federation
W. D. Miller
Jones County Farm Bureau
Paul Smith
A. R. Embree
G. G. Jones
P. B. Daly
Jones County
Express to Mail Letters Early for Thanksgiving Week
The Express will be issued next week on Wednesday November 23 as Thursday is Thanksgiving. Correspondents are asked to mail letters one day early so they reach by Tuesday morning. The Publishers request a second letter if any unusual news event occurs.
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Express
Publishers
Mrs Ralph Lambert Buys Rickels Restaurant
Mrs Ralph C Lambert purchases the Rickels restaurant and building from Miss Louise Rickels with immediate possession. The Monticello rural mail carrier will continue his route while Mrs Lambert runs the business begun by J H Rickels on March 8 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Rickels
Ralph C. Lambert
Lambert
Rickels
Monticello
J. H. Rickels
W. W. Hunter
Emma Louise Rickels
Frank Lloyd Convicted In Manslaughter Trial
Frank Lloyd was found guilty of manslaughter for pushing his friend at a bootleg joint and was sentenced by Judge Albert E. Coe to eight years. Tony Makuso received one year and a $1000 fine after being found indirectly responsible. The trial drew a crowded church audience and featured an anti saloon league debate led by S P McNaught and George Y Hammond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lloyd
Albert E. Coe
Lloyd
Wilbur Cartano
Messrs
S. P. McNaught
Anti-Saloon League of
Iowa
George Y. Hammond
Tony Mankuso
W. A. Suthers
Tony
Feu
Cornelius Steck
Coe
Presbyterian Church
McNaught
Hammond
C. A. Doxsee
Sherif
J. W. Hoult
Albert EB
Tony Makuso
Beth Lightfoot
French
William Laude
Cook
George W. McNary
Leonard Duckett
L. H. Lang
X. Ray Childress
Joel W. Starks
Cliff Main
Mary I. Jarman
G. W. McNary
E. E. Orcutt
Merle Cass
C. E. Bates
New Library Books in Public Collection
The public library adds several titles including Emil Ludwig Napoleon a romantic biography and Hector Malots Nobodys Girl. H A Vachell The Hill, T E Lawrance Revolt in the Desert, Gowen Hall An Outline History of China, and Oppenheim The Passionate Quest. Books donated by Mrs. H M Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludwig, Emil
Napoleon
Malot
Hector
Vachell
H. A
the Hill
England
H. M. Carpenter
Lawrance
T. E
Desert
Arabian Desert
Gowen & Hall
China
Oppenheim
E. P
Imogene Stuhler Expected Home After European Trip
Mrs. Imogene Stuhler is due back tomorrow from a European trip. She and her daughter Miss Carolyn Stuhler landed in New York last Monday. Miss Stuhler will visit Mr. and Mrs. William Stuhler Jr before proceeding to Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene Stuhler
Carolyn Stuhler
New York
Miss Stuhler
William Stuhler, Jr
Monticello
Death Calls Mrs Fred Burrichter
Elizabeth Burrichter an aged Monticello resident died at her daughter’s Lost Nation home at 6 30 am from old age after a recent cold. Born March 5 1845 in Lein Prussia she came to the United States at 19 settling in Cincinnati. She and Fred G Burrichter married August 26 1864 and raised thirteen children. Funeral at the family home tomorrow at 1 pm with final rites at the Reformed church conducted by Rev Roland P Kuentz. Burial in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Burrichter
Monticello
Frederick Mohr
Lost Nation
Burrichter
Elizabeth Bovenschulte
Lein
Prussia
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fred G. Burrichter
Roland P. Kuentz
Burriette
Oa Wood Cemetery
Death of Florence Lamb Cronkhite former Jones County resident
Florence Lamb Cronkhite widow of John Quincy Cronkhite died at her daughter’s home in Kansas City last week. Born January 30 1854 near Olin she lived in Olin Flor ence Argyle and Minn interactions before settling in Kansas City. She was the mother of six children and is survived by Mrs Arthur Kiburz. Funeral held in Olin November 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Lamb Cronkhite
Arthur Kiburz
Monticello
Kansas City
Olin
Cronkhite
Jacob Lamb
John Quincy Cronkhite
Orville
Lovina Cronkhite
Florence
Kan
Sacred Heart School Notes: Anniversary Closures and Local Games
Last Friday marked the ninth anniversary of the armistice with school dismissing at 1130. Students attended Monticello versus Anamosa football in Anamosa and Columbia homecoming in Dubuque where Monticello players Kenneth Ferring and Lester McAleer appeared for Columbia. Miss Cahill from St. Louis arrived to teach a Progressive Music Series demonstration next Monday. Science class readings revealed surprising results such as pneumonia mixed with carbic acid producing gas and gravity described as the force that makes bodies fall up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Columbia
Dubuque
Monticello
Kenneth Ferring
Lester McAleer
Cahill
St. Louis
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Mother of Books
Molly
King of the Forest
Captain Kidd
Barbara Allen
A. N. Palmer
Cedar Rapids Business College
New York City
William Holub
Frank J. Ruley
Oxford Junction
Will Hansen
Dyersville
Harry Barnhart
Colesbury
Oklahoma News
Mrs. Segar
J. S. Cutler
Shire
Warriors
Dale Greenawald
Pranrowa OA
Cornell
Harold Marugg
Appleby
Squawk
Chuck
Thomas Shover
Junior Hera
Monticello Public School
Farm Bureau Meeting
Ralph Lambert
New Library Books
Mrs
Fred Burrichter
Mrs. Mohr
Sacred Heart School Notes
Donald Burrichter
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