Fritz R. Reuter Dies at Langworthy Hospital
Frederick Gerhard Reuter died at John McDonald Memorial hospital last Sunday at 1 p.m. after heart trouble and complications. Born March 15, 1893 in Sandel Oldenburg Germany, he came to the U.S. at age 14 with his sister. Survived by siblings Carl Reuter Austin Minnesota John Reuter Scotch Grove Mrs Gerd Prull Langworthy Mrs Eberhard Prull Langworthy and several relatives in Germany Funeral held at Prull home and St Matthew's Lutheran church with Rev Henry L Adix officiating. Burial in Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Gerhard Reuter
John McDonald Memorial Hospital
Reuter
Eberhard Prull
Langworthy
John McDonald Hospital
Mr. Reuter
Germany
Sandel
Oldenburg
Gerhard
Gesine Margareta
Eberhart Prull
St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Henry L. Adix
St. Matthew's Church
Bural
Oakwood Cemetery
DeMolay Convention At Dubuque Tomorrow
The northeastern Iowa district Order of De Molay holds its fall conclave at the Dubuque Masonic temple on Friday December 1. Registration at 9 a.m. Elmer Aebi district master councilor presides with delegates from Belle Plaine Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Marion Monticello Waterloo and Dubuque. New district officers will be elected after De Molay work and a banquet and dance close the day with Rev A R McLaughlin of Dubuque as speaker and Clyde Washburn toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Order of DeMolay
Dubuque Masonic Temple
Elmer Aebi
Belle Plaine
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Monticello
Waterloo
Dubuque
de Molay
Starr Ulrich
Harold Thompson
Myric Shover
Melvin Nowlin
A. R. McLaughlin
Clyde
Shorty) Washburn
Allan Chapter
Prices Received At A Farm Sale Near Olin
Prices from a farm sale near Olin include 1200 bushels of corn at 37 cents per bushel and 1000 bushels of oats at 28 to 27 cents. Hay sold for 5.50 per ton, livestock ranged with a gelding at 83 dollars and a yearling mare at 50. Cows brought 38 to 41, brood sows 8.50, sows with pigs 17.50, and summer pigs 36. Machinery sold well with a binder 108, hay loader 61, corn planter 55, Waite Rock chickens 55 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Glick
Olin
Waite Rock
Bert Kiburz Involved In Monday Car Accident
Wayne township farmer Bert Kiburz figured in an automobile accident near Immaculate Conception church in Castle Grove township Monday afternoon. He pulled into a ditch to avoid a car entering the bridge, the vehicle rolled onto its side causing damaged fender, right front wheel, and broken glass. Kiburz was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Kiburz
Wayne Township
Immaculate Conception
Castle Grove
Kiburz
Riburs
Local Greenhouses Win First at Ames Horticultural Show
H F Kettlitz of Monticello Greenhouses reports first prize for bronze chrysanthemums at the fall Ames meeting. Royal Corbett supervised growing the impressive three cutting mums, seven to seven and a half feet tall with eight to ten inch blooms. Seven thousand flowers sold to Chicago. 4600 more of four varieties await holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Kettlitz
Monticello
Ames
Mr. Kettitz
Royal Corbett
Mons Corbett
Chicago
Corbett
Automotive Assn Formed in Jones County
The Jones County Automotive association formed at a meeting at Madsen Motor Company offices last Friday. Officers elected include B B McLaughlin president and code administrator W L Prentiss vice president and A T Madsen secretary treasurer. The group says the retail automobile dealers code approved by President Roosevelt takes effect tonight at midnight, enforcing trade practices to protect buyers with clear itemized charges and a fixed price policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County Automotive Association
Madsen Motor Company
B. B. McLaughlin
Monticello
W. L. Prentiss
Anamosa
A. T. Madsen
Roosevelt
Public Evening Classes Start At School
All persons under ninety years may enroll with no charge. Evening classes begin Monday December 4 at 7:30 p m at the schoolhouse. Lectures last one hour including discussion. Enrollment depends on the number of students. Bring time interest and energy.
Mission at Sacred Heart Church in Monticello
Sacred Heart Church hosts a seven day mission from December 10 to 17 led by Rev. John Handley Paulist Father. Handley, a Nashville born convert and veteran of 485 missions, will speak on his Catholic faith journey and the church’s teachings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church of
Monticello
John Handley
Father Handley
Tennessee
Nashville
Baptist Church
Massachusetts
Episcopalian Church
New York
North America
Dubuque
Sacred Heart Parish
Sacred Heart Church
Father Lorenz
Inter City Meeting of B P W Club Draws Members
Fifty seven young women attended a Monticello B P W Club inter city dinner at Maples Inn last Thursday. Guests came from Anamosa Clinton and Cedar Rapids with talks by Nellie Morey and Edna Becker and musical interludes including a whistling solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business & Professional Woman's Club of
Monticello
Maples Inn
Anamosa
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Nellie V. Morey
Fire destroys Kellum Farmhouse near Langworthy
The Kellum farm house on Fred Kellum farm near Langworthy burned at about 11 30 p m last Monday. Fred Aldrich and his family occupied the home. Mrs Aldrich and the children escaped with nothing saved from the house or its contents. The Monticello fire department responded and cooperated with farmers to save nearby structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kellum
Langworthy
Fred Aldrich
Thanksgiving Service at Monticello Presbyterian Church
The Rev. William J. Macaulay of the Methodist Episcopal church will preach the annual Thanksgiving service at the First Presbyterian church in Monticello today Thursday November 30. Services begin at 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Macaulay
Methodist Episcopal Church
First Presbyterian
Manchester Bank Bandits Captured At Kenosha Wisconsin
A bride and four men were arrested at Kenosha Wisconsin on November 22 after a bank raid on Manchester. The group faced assault and robbery warrants and were tied to the Farmers and Merchants Bank raid and other Wisconsin burglaries. Walter Bergman was killed by deputy sheriffs after wounding a gas station attendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Wis
Manchester
Clarence Erickson
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
J. J. Burbridge
Walter Bergman
Paul Cheney
Green Bay
Alice Pluta Bergman
Waukegan
Gman
Erickson
Wisconsin
Eau Claire
Woollandale
Medford
New Richmond
Bergman
Milwauee
Cheney
Monticello Hosts 1000 Farmers at Corn-Hog Meeting
More than 1,000 farmers gathered in Monticello last Saturday to hear Senator William McArthur discuss the corn-hog program. The audience heard how production cuts and parity measures would unfold in the coming weeks and months.
Sacred Heart Girls Lose To Farley In Opening Match
Sacred Heart girls suffer a 33 to 9 defeat to Farley in their first game. The Sacred Heart boys beat Farley 28 to 12 with Lahey, O Rourke and Renk leading scoring. Alumni game tomorrow night promises a close, thrilling rematch on the Sacred Heart floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart
Farley
St. Joseph’s
St. Joseph's Fightin
McAleer
J. Lahey
O’rourke
Renk
M. Lahey
Nordman
1934 Officers To Be Elected By Masons
Burns lodge No. 173 A F and A M will hold its annual election of officers at the Masonic temple next Tuesday evening December 5. Besides regular business and officer ballots, members will consider special lodge matters. Refreshments will follow the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
American Legion Meets At Oxford Junction
Monticello attendees join joint American Legion convention at Oxford Junction last Thursday evening. Guests include Mr and Mrs Will Jarrett Mrs John Lambert Mrs Honor L Clark Miss Edna Behrenda Bill Null Miss Florence Carmichael James Maurice and Clark Matthiessen. December Monticello hosting next meeting. Attendance exceeds two hundred from other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
American Legion
Oxford Junction
Will Jarrett
John Lambert
Honor L. Clark
Edna Behrenda
Bill Null
Florence Carmichael
James Maurice
Clark Matthiessen
Huncared
Probate Orders Made In November District Court
District court entries show final reports approved and guardianship actions completed. Key items include final discharge of executors and bondsmen for Charles E. Bates and W. W. Hunter, and multiple substitutions and approvals for estates such as Mary I Jarman Mary Cassidy and Tobias Tobiason. Funeral attendance noted for M J Nejers in Cascade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atherton B. Clark
Jones County District Court
Charles E. Bates
Harmon W. Shipley
Mary I. Jarman
Alice E. Benedict
Ernest I. Benedict
Elsie R. Benedict
Ruth Zubler
Mary Cassidy
Monticello State Bank
Tobias Tobiason
H. M. Carpenter, Jr
Robert W. Hunter
W. W. Hunter
Legion Stag Party Set For Monday December 4
Herman Hoffman Monticello American Legion commander announces a Legion stag party at the Soldier's Memorial building Monday evening December 4. The event starts promptly at 7:30 with no business on the agenda and all 11 attendees to enjoy a general good time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Hoffman
American Legion
Monticello
Soldier's Memorial Building
Rainbo Inn Operators Fined In District Court
Mary Price and Art Price, operators of Rainbo Inn south of Anamosa, were fined in Jones county district court for illegal liquor possession and maintaining a gambling house. Mary received 300 dollars and three months in jail on liquor with a 300 dollar fine on gambling. Art got 300 dollars and three months plus 300 dollars on gambling, sentences suspended for good behavior. two slot machines and alcohol were seized at the inn on October 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Price
Art Price
Rainbo Inn
Anamosa
Jones County
Occurrences From November 1898 In Monticello
The Monticello Express records events from November 1898 including a new boy in Henry Null’s home, C W Hosford buying Col C J Rider’s brick house for 1100, and Serg Harry Voorhees returning on sick furlough after five weeks in hospital. County officers were elected at the biennial election. Aug Siebels and Grace Oltmans wed on the 28th. Mrs Felter Smith suffered a stroke. W C Doran moved to Eldora. A 14-year-old near Hopkinton died from a fractured skull. George Stuhler died in Monticello. his family history and settlement noted. Nick Holst bought 160 acres near Johnsontown for 61 25. Henry McCollagh and Belle Stine married. a daughter was born to Harry Sandhouse. Alice Reed graduated from Iowa State College. Emma Florine and a Mr Slick wed in Worthington. Edward McBride and Anna Reichart married in Sand Springs. John N Rice of Monticello married Maude Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Express
Henry Null
Johnsontown
C. W. Hosford
C. J. Rider
Harry Voorhees
48Th
Iowa Regiment
J. A. Hartman
Miles Cook
Barker
M. W. Herrick
William Sutherland
D. A. Clay
R. August Siebels
Grace Oltmans
Felter Smith
W. C. Doran
Eldora
Doran
The
Express
Peter Lux
Hopkinton
George Stuhler
Chestnut Street
Germany
Muscatine
Canton
Jackson County
Monticello
William
Harry, Riess
Albert Stuhler
Nick Holst
Tomlinson
Henry McCollagh
Belle Stine
McCormick
Harry Sandhouse
Alice Reed
Iowa State College
Ames
EB. BE. Reed
Emma Florine
Slick
Worthington
Edward McBride
Anna Reichart
Sand Springs
John N. Rice
Maude
Rogers
Fine Evening Meeting At Presbyterian Church
A crowded church house hosted speakers at the Sunday evening praise service. Miss M Armstrong from Porto Rico and Dean Berger spoke at the C E meeting. Armstrong, studying in Dubuque, plans to teach in her homeland. Eskimo P Ipalook and F Sickman, son of an African missionary, shared stories. Sickman aims to study medicine and return to Africa. Ipalook will go home after theological studies. A generous missions offering was collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
M. Armstrong
Porto Rico
Dean Berger
C. E
Miss Armstrong
Dubuque
P. Ipalook
F. Sickman
Mr. Sickman
Africa
Mr. Ipalook
Clara Hogg LeBarron Dies in California
Friends in Los Angeles report the death of Clara Hogg LeBarron at her Los Angeles home last month. A former Monti cello resident she is remembered by many here. Her mother Mrs. William Hogg, 93, is living but invalid after a hip fracture. The deceased was sister to Mrs. Will Rosa and Mrs. Eppie Price, former residents here now in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Clara. Hogg LeBarron
Christmas Seal Sale Starts Monday In This Vicinity
The annual Christmas health seal sale returns by mail this year with a new dress in festive colors. Seals go out Monday December 4 to raise funds locally for health programs. Money stays in the county to support a heart and lung clinic and medical exams for those in need.
Obituary and local notices prompt Cedar Rapids deaths and appointments
George W. Woods died at 62 after a stroke in Belle Plaine. Maynard Nieman, 27, of Earlville, injured by a truck. Joseph C. Iekel named acting Independence postmaster after Warren Miller resignation. Mrs. Albertine Gibson, 83, died in Springville. Dee Aldrich, 35, Chicago, jailed for bank daylight holdup. Frank Witwer, 39, Cedar Rapids grocer executive, dies after appendicitis operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph C. Iekel
Independence
Warren F. Miller
Buchanan
Delaware
Miller
Dee Aldrich
Chicago
Fort Madison
F. O. Ellison
United States Bank
Frank Witwer
Witwer Grocer Company
Cedar Rapids
Judge H C Ring to Wed Miss Maude Barr
Invitations announced the wedding of Miss Maude Barr daughter of Mr and Mrs John C Barr of Manchester to Judge H C Ring of Cedar Rapids. The ceremony was held today at the Barr home. Barr is a former high school teacher and Cornell College graduate. Ring presides in the eighteenth judicial district covering Cedar Linn and Jones counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Barr
John C. Barr
Manchester
H. C. Ring
Cedar Rapids
Barr
Miss Barr
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Judge Ring
Eighteenth Judicial District
Cedar
Linn
Jones Counties
Christmas Shopping Early Benefits Shoppers
Local Monticello merchants urge early Christmas buying to lock in low prices, clear stock bought six to eight months ago, and stimulate employment. They announce extended evening hours December 16 to 23 and predict stronger trade as unemployment falls and hoarding ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Legislative Letter Weighs In On New Tax Bills At Capitol
The special session of the 45th general assembly faces strained times and a crowded capitol as a sixty page tax bill, Bill No. 1, advances. It proposes a personal net income tax, a business tax on corporations, and a retail tax, with sponsors listed in both houses. The plan includes a one percent tax on net incomes up to a threshold, a five percent levy on higher net incomes, a two percent corporate tax, and a two percent gross receipts tax on tangible goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
45Th General Assembly
State House
House
Senate
General Assembly
Chrystal
Geske
Kimberly
Knudson
Roelofs and Valentine
Dean, Fabritz
Grau
Mercer
Rice
Speidel
George Patterson
Monticello Glee Clubs Stage Operetta Friday
The Monticello glee clubs presented the operetta Joan of the Nancy Lee in two acts at the public school auditorium last Friday. Directed by Miss Elizabeth Wallis with assistance from Earl Holtz and Miss Ruth Burnstedt, the production featured over seventy five performers and the pirate ship theme. The audience filled the hall and praised all participants for the fine rendition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan of
Nancy Lee
Elizabeth Wallis
Monticello
Earl Holtz
Ruth Burnstedt
Lucille
George
Kathleen Carlsen
South Pole Lecture At Monticello High School
C. E. Lofgren former Byrd secretary will lecture at Monticello High School auditorium at 10 a.m. on Monday December 4. He will show South Pole pictures and bring “Tom Pratt” the South Pole dog. Admission: adults 20c high school pupils 10c grade children 15c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Lofgren
Admiral Byrd
South Pole
Monticello
Lofgren
Tom Pratt
University of Wisconsin
Washington, D. C
Change In Grocery Firm In Monticello Friday
W. W. Hanken sold his grocery stock last Friday to Tom M. Smith of Sigourney. Immediate possession was given. Mr. Hanken plans to renew connections with the Sterling Manufacturing company, with which firm he was employed for several years before coming to Monticello. Mr. Smith is an experienced gro cer. For the past six years he managed a grocery store belonging to the Benteco chain, located at Keota. He plans to run an independent store in Monticello, connected in no way with a chain organization. Mr. Smith was reared in Sigourney, and graduated from the high school in that city. He is married and has one daughter, Marion Lee, eight months of age. The Smith home will be made in the apartment over the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Hanken
Tom M. Smith
Sigourney
Mr. Hanken
Sterling Manufacturing Company
Monticello
Mr. Smith
Benteco
Keota
Marion Lee
Smith
Red Cross Meeting To Be Held Next Tuesday
The Monticello chapter of the American Red Cross will meet at the public library next Tuesday at 2 PM. Members are invited to attend as Miss Lora Houston reviews local reef needs for the coming year with the board. G Gutengohn serves as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
The
American Red Cross
Lora Houston
G. Gutengohn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fritz R. Reuter
Automotive Assn. Formed
Burton B. McLaughlin
Kellum
Manchester Bank
Hazel
Kilbourn
Joseph Miezejewski
Milwaukee
Sterling Hart
Don Donovan
LaFarge
Wm. McArthur
Mason City
Zimmerman Radio Shop
William McArthur
Ralph Moyer
Missouri
Senator McArthur
Sam Thompson
C. A. Coxsee
Thompson
United States
Monona County
Russia
Masons
William Podhaski
Legion Stag
the Express
Clara Hogg LeBarron
California
George W. Woods
Belle Plaine Gazette
Hardin County
Lyle
Keith
Maynard Nieman
Earlville
Bess
Niemen
Albertine Gibson
Springville
George Bye
Bye
Gibson
Lucy Trainer
Freeport
Charles Gibson
Jong
Uncle Sam
State Capitol
Red Cross
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