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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1930
Page
5
The November term of the Jones county district court begins Monday November 24 in Anamosa with Judge F O Ellison presiding. Grand jury starts first day. petit jury on December 1. First week focused on default hearings and probate motions.
Three young men aged 20 21 and 22 were arrested in a stolen car in Dubuque last Tuesday. They confessed to robbing a Manchester garage and a Dunnell Minnesota hardware store and face further charges in a possible bank robbery link They pleaded guilty to breaking into a Farley service station and lunch room and were sentenced to up to ten years in Anamosa Reform Farm. The Sacred Heart church chicken supper and bazaar in Dubuque last Tuesday raised a net $975 after expenses from a total $1000 in receipts.
In Monticello area, a five dollar trophy is offered by the Arthur P. O Rourke post to any ex service man joining the American Legion this campaign running to January 1. Dues are reduced to three dollars annually, with most sent to national headquarters, and fifteen new members joined at the last meeting.
A large crowd gathered Sunday at the Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the society that built the church in the wild wood. Separate items note Baker v. Parr libel suit over KWCR radio statements and multiple Iowa sports and local notices.
Eighteen Rotarians and Rotary-Anns plan to drive to Rock Island for a Rotary International talk. The group from Illinois and Iowa will attend a meeting at the Rock Island arsenal cafeteria where Amon E. Roth, business manager of Stanford University, will speak.
The report lists Republican winners in the Jones county general election led by McKinley and counts votes for county officials. It notes marriages, deaths, and local actions in Monticello and surrounding townships including farm sale price, a first vote for Arthur Maurice, and a grand list of community deaths and births with dates and ages.
Marion Anderson reports Jones County Cow Test Association No 3 averaged 1 080 pounds milk and 188 pounds butterfat from 258 cows with 49 dry for October. C W Eden’s herd led with 16 Holsteins at 729 pounds milk and 28 9 pounds butterfat. Tyler and McGovern second at 773 pounds milk and 26 5 butterfat. Top cows include a grade Shorthorn 1 450 milk 63 3 fat and a grade Jersey 1 051 milk 63 fat. The Eden herd third high cow produced 1 571 pounds milk and 59 7 fat.
Word reached Monticello of the death of Mrs. Charles Erickson at her St Louis home on November 12 after a brief illness. Funeral held the following Saturday with burial in a St. Louis cemetery. Survived by husband and three daughters Margaret Bessie and Mrs Earl Davis of Benton Ark. The Ericksons once ran a Monticello bakery and grocery.
The Monticello Shipping association opens covered hog yards and introduces sales on track bid with Monticello weights and price guarantees. J C Brady will assist grading as Cedar Rapids Regional pushes the new system, aiming to boost bargaining power and cut transport costs. Center Junction shows strong returns with guaranteed dressing percentage, netting 8.90 per cwt versus Chicago tops.
The burial of Armstrong Sloan occurred at Oakwood Cemetery yesterday at 2 30 p m. He died at his daughter Martha Johnsons home in Marshalltown after eighteen months of heart trouble. Born in Loch Brinkland Ireland on March 3 1859 he married Ann Balance in 1870. The Sloan family moved from Ireland to the United States in 1880 settling near Hopkinton then Monticello before moving to Marshalltown in 1920. Interment was led by Rev. Leonard Duckett with out of town attendees from Marshalltown Rhodes and Hopkinton. Five grandchildren survived.
Alfreda Reed, a Shenandoah teacher, and Louise Barton sued V. E. Nicholson of Indianola after a Des Moines trip collision. Barton won $1,560 for permanent injuries. Reed’s case, also for permanent eye injury, is set for trial in January.
Mrs Sarah E Varvel Sleeper daughter of Daniel Varvel first Monticello settler died November 11 1930 at Talapoosa Georgia after a weeklong battle with pneumonia following a severe cold. Born May 25 1844 in Monticello she lived there most her life before moving to Georgia with her family. She was married to Marion Sleeper a Monticello pioneer who ran a variety store and helped operate the local telephone exchange. She leaves two children Minnie and Maude Sleeper, the latter married to Dr Eugene Gilmore, both in Georgia.
October averages show 398 pounds of milk and 16.4 pounds butterfat from 561 cows on test with 21 percent dry. Top performers include Bert Kiburz with 803 pounds milk and 30.0 butterfat, and the highest individual cow at 1,569 pounds milk and 70.6 butterfat, per tester Wyman Fulton.
Donald C. Roff former Monticello resident labeled a bad eye was arrested in Manchester on a bad check charge. Federal authorities pursued him toward Seattle where he faces Mann Act charges for transporting a young woman from Seattle to California for immoral purposes.
The junior class presents the three act comedy Stray Cats on Friday night in the high school auditorium. Cast includes Dick Skinner Tony Skinner Leonard Schoon Kitty Baker Lillian Simson Wanda Taylor and others. Also noted is the football game versus Manchester on the same day at 3 30 on the new athletic field east of the high school.
The Arthur P. O Rourke post American Legion Monticello elected officers for 1931 led by post commander and adjutant roles. A joint installation with the Auxiliary is set for December 2 followed by a dance and midnight supper. The post plans a winter basketball team with new uniforms and a tryout list including Clarence Rhatigan and Harold Dunn. Meetings will be held on the first Tuesday each month and dues reduced by one dollar to boost membership. Monticello’s quota is seventy seven members.
Rev Howard Irvine of Birmingham Iowa mourns as Mrs Mary G Clark Irvine 73 dies at Stanley after years of illness. She resided there forty years married to Mr Irvine fifty years ago. Survived by husband and children Carrie Sherman Iowa City Helen Brisbois Chicago Mary Irvine Des Moines Harold Irvine Philadelphia Beth Peddie Emmetsburg Rupert Irvine Kansas City and 14 grandchildren with one sister Mrs Henry Brinnicombe of Stanley. One son had preceded her in death.
The Peacock Shop building will receive a new brick front and glass installation. Work starts tomorrow with a Clinton contractor handling the job and William Netcott doing the brickwork. Owner Mrs. L. J. Finke of Clinton, formerly Mertie Condon, rents to Mr. Rickels who will continue Peacock Shop operations. a temporary entrance will be provided for customers.
Monticello public library under Miss Florence Noble hosts book week with a party and a play The Enchanted Door performed by ten children from parochial and public schools A later event features high school students and teachers with an afternoon four o'clock performance inviting town residents to attend Use the library it pays.
Mrs Paul S Petersen died at John McDonald Memorial hospital last Tuesday at 4 pm after years of poor health. Born August 29 1869 in Posen Germany she emigrated to the United States in 1883 and lived in Monticello area. Survived by husband three children and three half brothers funeral held at family home then First Presbyterian church with interment at Oakwood cemetery.
George M. Littlefield of Hopkinton died at his east of Hopkinton home Sunday evening at age 85. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Ellis W. Roberts officiating and burial in Hopkinton cemetery. Born November 10, 1845 in Jersey County Illinois, he moved to Delaware County with his parents in 1850 and lived in the Hopkinton area his entire life. He married Margaret Ewart on September 7, 1880, who died eight years ago, and they had four children Sarah Jane James Ewart George M. and Tsar. He leaves four grandchildren James Harvey Marguerite Ruth and Robert George. A longtime neighbor and church member, he was known for his kindness and community involvement. The large funeral attendance reflected his standing in Hopkinton.
The Monticello Commercial Club hosts a charity ball at the Goldenrod on November 26 to raise about 1000 for the Welfare League. Tickets cost 1 each with flexible contributions, and a prize dance offers 10 in gold next week. Directors from local groups will oversee fund distribution for sick aged and needy residents.
Federal grand jury at Peoria indicts twenty men and arrests nine in a Tri Cities liquor operation. Among the detainees is Isadore Lucchesi former vice president of a Des Moines bank tied to embezzlement. The plan included a $20 000 alcohol still seized near Carbon Cliff. The raid occurred June 22.
News from St Luke s Hopkinton and Immaculate Conception Sand Spring reports Rev Francis Schuh former pastor now improving in a hospital at Oelwein after a critical spell two weeks ago. Pastor A Landolt visited and says Schuh can sit up briefly. he helped organize St Luke s and built the Hopkinton Catholic church in 1922.
Dr Millington F Carpenter professor of English at the state university of Town City was elected president of the English group at the care teachers convention in Des Moines. Other officers include Bess Ballantyne Des Moines vice president Wilma Hastie Fort Dodge secretary treasurer.
News from Monticello reports the death of Mrs. Daniels, mother of Mrs. Paul Gibson of Des Moines and formerly of Monticello. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at Williamsburg. She was past eighty, blind and an invalid for some time before the death.
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