Local Thanksgiving News Roundup Includes Visits and Travel
Mrs. Mons Corbett visits Clinton as James Wilson tours Cedar Rapids and J J Lanigan visits Davenport for the week. Numerous trips to Maquoketa Waterloo Anamosa Reinbeck and Oskaloosa. Thanksgiving services at German Reformed Church and matinee at Crane Theater. Arlington area families gather for holidays with plans and farm auction announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mons Corbett
Clinton
James Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Local People Move About For Thanksgiving Day
Mrs. Martin V Kehos and daughter visited Strawberry Point this morn. Miss Mary Hayden of Cedar Rapids visits family today. Miss Jessie Fawcett, Mechanicsville teacher, returned home. Mr and Mrs Joseph Rieger help harvest turkeys at Hopkinton today. Robert and George Abel of Cedar Rapids visit parents in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hayden
Cedar Rapids
Jessie Fawcett
Mechanicsville
Joseph Rieger
Hopkinton
Robert and
George Abel
James Abel
Various Local Notices and Social Updates
Miss Bessie Hrrickson returns to Chicago from a millinery job. Christmas trees arrive at the Variety Store. union Thanksgiving services planned at Congregational church. Dr A H Weber to visit December 6. Mrs Hefner visiting from Minnesota. stork brings a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Kluewiger. Presbyterian bazaar December Yth with dairy lunch. Edward Templeton and son Henry attend Minnesota vs Chicago football in Chicago. Miss Cleo McCulley returns to Delaware. Mrs H Fox heads to Los Angeles for winter. uncalled letters at Monticello post office. Local visits include Lloyd Bevington to grandmother, John McUonnon. Mr and Mrs Marshall and Jane visit Rock Island for Thanksgiving. Charles Cash in town. Miss Pearl Heisey home from Grinnell. Swiss entertainers Poluhni at the opera house. Miss Clara Noyes returns from Vinton. faculty and students return for Thanksgiving. union service at Congregational church November 28 with special music. James A McNeal & Co promotes Xmas jewelry. Mrs Skelly and family move to Austin Minnesota. O B Rundle sells lunch room and short order business to Polly Erishman who takes over. partnership dissolved after a year.
Social Notes from the Week in Cedar Rapids and Surroundings
Ben Harms visited Chicago at the start of the week. Mrs. J. H. Broerkens stayed with relatives near Arlington. Mrs. Sarah Kennedy spent Sunday with kin in Cedar Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. George Brown visited relatives near Colesburg. Mrs. L. Voorhees and her young son from Cedar Rapids visited near Monticello. Mrs. J. W. E Putnam returned from Ana morosa sanitarium after a surgical operation three weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Norris and their son visited Mrs. Norris' parents in Scotch Grove. Dr. L. G. Stabler and several relatives visited Fritz Husmanns in Peosta with plans to tour Dubuque. CG. D. Chase returned from Saskatchewan after harvest duties noting high yields but lower prices. Miss Ruth Berry headed to Lucca North Dakota for her wedding to H. R. Tandick. she spent two years in North Dakota where they met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. E Putnam
Anamosa
CG. D. Chase
Saskatchewan
Canada
Ruth Berry
Lucca
North Dakota
H. R. Tandick
Miss Berry
Tandick
Poluhnis to Drive Blindfolded at Opera House Friday
Poluhnis performs a blindfolded driving feature Friday afternoon at 4 p m in front of the opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poluhnis
Opera
Marriages of Margareta Onken and Margaret Lundon
Miss Margareta Onken wed Arnold Gebret yesterday morning at ten thirty at the bride's brother Hiert Onken residence with Rev Mardorf officiating. They will reside on the John Boedeker farm in Wayne rented for the year. Miss Margaret Lundon of Castle Grove married M J Dwyre of West Branch at Immaculate Conception church by Rev M S Murphy. The couple left that evening for a southern trip then will settle on the bridegroom's Cedar county farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margareta Onken
Arnold Gebret
Hiert Onken
Mardorf
John Boedeker
Wayne
Margaret Lundon
Castle Grove
M. J. Dwyre
West Branch
Miss Gladys Fairbanks Takes Group to Iowa City for Football Game
Miss Gladys Fairbanks took Mary George Mary Coxsee Edna Leverington and Russell Stabler to Iowa City last Saturday in a family automobile to witness the football game between Iowa and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Fairbanks
Iowa City
Mary George
Mary Coxsee
Edna Leverington
Warren
Ilinois
Russell Stabler
Iowa
Wisconsin
Monticello Residents Attend Iowa Wisconsin Game at Iowa City
Among Monticello people in evidence at the Iowa Wisconsin football game in Iowa City last Saturday were John Pond L W Lovell Dr T M Redmond Vernon Welch Frank Ferring Ike Schneider Palmer Mary Pond Ruth lank Zelma Monroe and Selma Suter. They report the game fine and worth the trip. The Flying Circus will play at the Crane Theater on Thanksgiving in 3 reels both afternoon and evening. Jerome Brazelton and Bernice Button with George W Russell went to Marion Friday en route to Chicago for hospital care for Mr Russell who is ill and deranged. Alfred Ehrishman and Miss Anna Lang were married last Sunday at the Methodist Parsonage. I D Terwilliger injured his ankle after being thrown by a hog two weeks ago and now uses crutches. James A McNeal Co announces a new watch maker due to growing business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Iowa City
John Pond
L. W. Lovell
Dr.t. M. Redmond
Verdon Welch
Frank Ferring
Ike Schneider
Palmer
Mary Pond
Ruth Lank
Zelma Monroe
Selma Suter
Jerome Brazelton
Bernice Button
George W. Russell
Marion
Alfred Ehrishman
Anna Lang
Methodist Episcopal Parsonage
Roy V. Porter
Ehrishman
Depot
Miss Lang
Joe Lang
Sand Spring
Errickson
Terwilliger
Miss Clara Gruenstein to Wed Roy Bader in Wimbleton
Miss Clara Gruenstein will marry Roy Stephen Bader today at 2 30 PM in Wimbleton North Dakota at the home of her father Rev RE Gruenstein. Mr Bader conducts a mercantile business in New Rockton North Dakota and the bride long resided in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Gruenstein
RE. J. Gruenstein
Wimbleton
North Dakota
Roy Stephen Bader
Bader
New Rockton
Monticello
Lenox College Plans New Gymnasium Building
The Lenox College Bulletin shows a proposed pressed brick and stone gymnas ium for student use. It will cost 30000 dollars with tile roofing. A fresh campaign will raise funds, distinct from prior 225000 dollar campaigns. Local business notice adds evening hours from December 2 until Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox College
Mrs Howell Makes Assignment for Creditors in Monticello
Mrs Mary C Howell a milliner unable to meet her obligations has made an assignment of property for the benefit of creditors. F W Koop the assigner is inventorying the stock and soon it will be exposed for sale. The largest debt is wholesale accounts. Her friends regret the financial hardship and hope she can remain in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary C. Howell
F. W. Koop
Renk and Farrell wed as civil service posts reviewed
Carl Renk of Renk and Cropp and Miss Nellie Farrell were married by Rev. John McCormick. He built a new house before marriage and Mrs. Renk is known in the community. Jones county fourth class post offices under civil service include Langworthy Martelle Morley Olin Hale Oxford Junction Onslow Center Junction Scotch Grove. An Onslow vacancy will be filled by open civil service examination for qualified residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Renk
Nellie Farrell
John McCormick
Renk
Renk & Cropp
C. W. Brown
David Farrell
Jones County
Langworthy
Martelle
Morley
Olin
Hale
Oxford Junction
Onslow
Center Junction
Scotch Grove
Will Contest Over Arch Livingston Will Shape Monticello Gifts
The Livingston will dispute unfolds in Manchester next week over a farm left to Monticello for a hospital if city funds raise 50 000. If declined, Lenox College would receive the farm with a 25 000 boost. Monticello declines, Lenox ready to accept. collateral heirs contest. Next Sunday service at Congregational church invites all to seek confidence and joy at eleven o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Livingston
Manchester
Livingston
Sand Spring
Hopkinton
Monticello
Lenox College
Congregational Church
Family reunion and wedding notices grace Liddy home
The Liddy family celebrates a Thanksgiving reunion with daughters married recently, including Miss May Liddy and Mr Daniel Danaher in St Paul. Mrs Danaher, a longtime stenographer in St Paul, and her husband in pay supplies sales. A high school basketball game followed, Marion defeating Monticello 29 to 21 with a strong lineup effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Liddy
Gilskey
Hilger
Montana
Daniel Danaher
Omaha
Margaret Liddy
Qilstey
May Liddy
St. Paul
Danaher
Liddy
Colonel E J Wood of Anamosa Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Colonel E J Wood a longtime Anamosa resident and former postmaster died last Saturday afternoon from a cerebral hemorrhage. A Civil War veteran and Mount Union alumnus, he had served as justice of the peace and was active in politics and the Methodist church. He is survived by his widow and daughter Margaret with funeral services held Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Wood
Anamosa
Colonel Wood
Ohio
Alliance
Methodist Episcopal Church
Harrison
Mount Union College
Margaret
High School Notes From Frank Hicks Preview Semester
Report notes many resolutions for exams and class choices. Mentions freshmen Edo Taylor and Marie Andresen leaving due to eye issues. Volleyball newly introduced. Lillian E Autremont sprained ankle in basketball. Monticello lost to Marion 29 21 with Hollingsworth scoring seven. Large crowd at game. fountain pens arriving. Thanksgiving break announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hicks
Edo Taylor
Ryan
Lillian E'Autremont
Center Junction
Marie Andresen
Marion
Hollingaworth
Teans
Monticello
Quards
T. Kingsley
Schneider
Canter
W. Kingsley
Hollingsworth
Baker
Koop
Campua
Forty Years Ago in Monticello November 1872
Recap of the month at Monticello with deaths from typhoid and consumption, a Grant lead over Greeley, telegraph work on the Davenport & St. Paul line, and several local notices including marriages, a violent death in Tennessee, a hunting trip, and an actuarial spread of groceries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Charles C. Barnes
Eilen Harrison
James Harrison
Monticello
General Grant
Greeley
Davenport & St. Paul
Sarah Calkins
James Calkins
Samuel H. Matthews
John Rigby
William Sommerville
Anne Abernethy
Justice Moulton
Joseph Kohaut
Jennie Shimberke
Johnson County
J. L. Davenport
J.B. Dickey
Johnsonville
Tennessee
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. W. Noxshe
E. G. Burrichter. ‘the Home of Shoes of Quaality
Home News
J. J. Lanigan
Newton Parrott
Charles S. Bidwell
Freeport
Deutrick’s
Peter Prahm
Maquoketa
David Young
Perry
W.Z. Allen
Reinbeck
Dr. Spooner
Elizabeth McCarthy
Joe Henry
Belle Plaine
Simplot
Dubuque
Viva Moore
Waterloo
R. ‘B. Tuel
P. H. Connor
Bertha Wolt
Watkins
Harriett Walcott
State University
Fred Koop
Arch
W. W. Hunter
Mrs. Malone
Oskaloosa
Mrs. Dolph Huene
James A. McNeal & Co
O. BE. Brainard
City
William Sandhouse
Pratt
Mary Cashen
Oelwein
A. G. "Rodman
Elmer Hubbard
Crane Theater
Jerry McMahon
D. E. Pond
Doris Northrop
Charles Mitchell
Doitrick’s
Mrs
B. J. Andrle
Eldora
J. J. Hayes
Ethel Young
W. J. Young
Ralph Cooper
Boone
W. A. Mirick
Denton
Will Sandhouse
Peter Bailey
Messrs
Charles Coxsee
George Drinkwater
Nicholas Kehoe
P. A. Kehoe
John Behrends
Andrew Kasper
Rudolph Kasper
Rheinhart Robinson
L. G. Stuhler
Martin V. Kehos
Strawberry Point
John Barnts
Florence
Elsie
Matt Noyes
Kansas
Excelsior Springs
J. S. Hall
Chauncey Bates
Stamford, South Dakota
A. &. Yates
Richard Dawson
James Voorhees
Nemo
Bessie Hrrickson
Chicago
A. H. Weber
Des Moinan
Florence Hefner
Minnesota
F. A. Hefner
Variety Store
M. A. Breed
E. Warnicke
Stork
John Kluewiger
the Presbyterian Church
Lloyd Bevington
John McUonnon
John Smith
Edward Templeton
Henry
Chicago Maroons
Cleo McCulley
Frank Vernimont
Delaware
Mrs. H. Fox
Los Angeles
California
Mr. Fox
Salt Lake City
Weirt Bennen
E. K. Bean
Ralph Deacon
A. L. Rodee
Mae Richards
Mayeda Richards
Deitrick’s
Mrs. C. C. Marshall
Jane
Rock Island
Mrs. Marshall
Mrs. Stoddard
Charles Cash
Cascade
Pearl Heisey
Grinnell College
John H. Heisey
S. G. Franks
Wyoming
John Perrine
Will Bronson
Poluhni
Opera House
Clara Noyes
Vinton
Lowell Hicks
Lewia Terwilliger
Ames
Jacob Carmichael
Charles A. Coxsee
Henry George Williges
Sioux City
Robert Larimer
Chariton
Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches
William Skelly
Halcom
Austin
Mr. Skelly
Jacob Jacobsen
O. B. Rundle
Polly’ Erishman
Rundle
Erishman
Ben Harms
J. H. Broerkens
Arlington
Sarah Kennedy
George Brown
Colesburg
Arthur Norris
Little Son
Paynsville, Minnesota
L. G. Stabler
Augusta Helgens
Wiliam Helgens
J. L. Serbousek
Leona
A. Seimers
Gracie
Peosia
Fritz Husmann
CO. N. Patrick
Deatrick’s
Dr. Redmond
Marion Monticello Artz
F Koop
Fl Arp
F Baker
A. G. Hanken
Undertaker
M. M. Moulton
D. W. Gurney
M. W. Herrick
D. T. Pond
T. J. Peak
Joseph Clark
Cyrus Langworthy
Horace Gill
George A. Gill
Vermont
Francis Coakley
Albertson
Henry Vernimont
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
A.W. Steiner
Detroit
Michigan
Sue L. J. Horne
Henry Velatine
Puleston
UC. N. Patrick
Deatrick D. G. Co
Hicks & Rickles’s
Messeline Petticoats
Beery Bros
C. H. Schipman
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Stillers
Hicks & Ricklefs
E. A. Hubbard
L. H. Lang
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