Numerous Local Residents Visit Friends and Relatives
A wide list of social calls and visits across Iowa and nearby states is reported. Mrs. John Oswald and Gladys Vernimont from Omaha visit Dubuque and Cedar Rapids respectively, with many others visiting relatives in Marion, Perry, Oxford Junction, Strawberry Point, Monticello, and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. N. Patrick
Strawberry Point
Mary MceMahon
Mamie McMahon
Dubuque
Misa Gladys Vernimont
Omaha
John Oswald
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted by Dr Stuhler
Eye care update notes that tests were completed and glasses fitted by Dr. La A. Stuhler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la A. Stuhler
Monticello Notes of Local Social Visit and Events
Mrs. J. W. Nelson returned from Cedar Rapids after visiting her daughter Marjorie. Attorney Paul Balcar of Waterloo visited his parents. Various residents traveled to Iowa City Dubuque and Kansas City for family, health, and business matters. A Brainerd Thomas wedding attendee list and a wedding license are noted, along with a barbecue crowd in Anamosa. Denkhoff jewelers showcases a bright night window display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Nelson
Cedar Rapids
Marjorie
Paul’Balcar
Waterloo
B. T. Balcar
Doyt Rhodes
Sioux City
W. W. Rhodes
Mrs. Rhodes
Gedar Rapida
Delegation Attends Northeastern Congregational Meeting at Edgewood
Reverend Cushman and a group including Mr and Mrs Andrew Davidson and Mrs M Schodde joined a delegation at the Northeastern association of Congregational churches meeting held in Edgewood last Tuesday. Rentals announced for Mr and Mrs Samuel Adamson to run a brick rooming house across from the public library, with rooms available daily or weekly after previously operating a Cascade hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Cushman
Andrew Davidson
Mesdames II
P. Stuhler
Coughlan
Bliss
Clara. Schodde
Northeastern Association of Congregational Churches
Edgewood
Mra
Samuel Adamson
J. H. Perrine
Cascade
Monticello
Wiegands to Move to Hettinger North Dakota
Mr and Mrs Frank Wiegand and their baby will leave for Hettinger North Dakota next Saturday to make their future home on a ranch near the town that was once occupied by Mr and Mrs Alva Miller. Monticello friends regret their departure and note county road oiling success varies with dust depth and road condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wiegand
Baby
Hettinger
North Dakota
Alva Miller
Mrs. Wiegand
Monticello
Weekend out of town visitors among high school staff
The article lists weekend visitors from a high school including Miss Ruth Mc Alintock and Iane Zellhoeffer at the Cedar Rapids home of Mc Alintock's parents, Dorothy Robb at Mt Vernon, A A Begubn with friends at Strawberry Point, and J H Milroy near Hopkinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth McAlintock
Iane Zellhoeffer
Cedar Rapids
Dorothy Robb
Mt. Vernon
A. A. Begubn
Strawberry Point
J. H. Milroy
Hopkinton
Funeral and town notices from Monticello area
Mildred Ruth Doering of Scotch Grove died last Sunday from cholera infantum. Her funeral was at St. John's Lutheran church conducted by Rev. W. H. L. Schultz. Mr. Doering works for Mr. Brady of Scotch Grove township. W. W. Hopan will build a brick depot cafe lot structure with John Burns as contractor. The two story brick building, 81 by 70 feet, will house a first class restaurant on the over floor rented by A. O. Ebrishman. Anamosa hosts a big annual barbecue with a free community dinner and cigars for men. Sisbela & Schoon dissolved. Schoon continues the Monticello implement business and services. Dress up week discussed. Monticello merchants push open advertising and Monticello merchants invite trade. Hall Manufacturing Jenny corn husker demonstrated at local silos filling 250 bushels, to be shown at Grant Stambaugh’s silo next Tuesday for interested farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Ruth Doering
Henry J. Doering
Scotch Grove
St. John’s Lutheran Church
W. H. L. Schultz
Doering
Brady
Scotch Grove Township
W. W. Hopan
Depot Cafe
John Burns
Hopkinton
A. O. Ebrishman
Hall Manufacturing Company
John Smith
Grant Stambaugh
Monticello
Landis Slauson Take Over Princess Theatre Ownership
Raymond K. Slauson disposes his interest in the Princess Theatre to Ernest Landis. Landis & Slauson ran the venue for two years with success and new equipment. Slauson will stay with Slauson & Shelley drag while Landis maintains high standards. Dorothy Lucy Sampson, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sampson, died of pneumonia at age 1 year 3 months. funeral at home conducted by Rev. J. A. Barr. burial at Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond K
Slauson
Princess Theater
Ernest Landis
Landis & Slauson
Princess Theatre
Slauson & Shelley
Landis
Dorothy Lucy
John Sampson
Laat
J. A. Barr
Methodist Episcopal Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Indictments Target Iowa Mercantile Leader Wilder
The grand jury returned five indictments against Tom R. Wilder president of the Iowa Mercantile Company for obtaining property under false pretenses. The charges stem from stock sales to Jones county men who believed they bought stock in a packing company. Bonds were set at 2500 dollars each on two indictments, with potential venue change talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom R. Wilder
Iowa Mercantile Company
Agid Company
Jones County
Wilder
Enid Oil Boom Touches Langworthy Farm Prospect
J H Bachelder of Langworthy reports his 160 acre Enid Oklahoma farm lies in an oil region after nearby strikes. He sold a one year option to bore wells on half his land for cash equal to two years wages and gets one eighth of all oil to be delivered free at the tanks. Friends hope for fortune from the discovery. There is also a note about an upcoming country teachers institute at Oxford Junction October 9 and 10 managed by County Superintendent Kate Maurice with school inspections, a picnic, and demonstrations. FOR SALE Several properties in Monticello at bargain prices by Wm D Magee. 13w3
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Bachelder
Langworthy
Enid
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
John
Oxford Junction
Kate Maurice
Serious Automobile Crash Near Cascade Ends in Injuries
Mr and Mrs John Fluckiger their daughter and Dan Fluckiger were injured in a collision on Cascade road opposite the Beatty home two miles west of Cascade. Dan was unconscious briefly, John sustained a badly cut leg and several broken ribs, Mrs Fluckiger had a deep chin cut and bruises, the girl showed internal injury symptoms. Doctors Lane and May treated the victims as more than forty autos lined the road. The lord driven car was badly damaged and occupants were moved to a Beatty farmhouse for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fluckiger
Dan Fluckiger
Cascads
Beatty
Caecade
Dubuque
Dan Fleuckiger
John Flackiger
Lane
May
Cascade
Lord
Beatty Place
Opera House hosts Smith-Spring-Holmes Quintet concert
The first lecture and magic course opened at the opera house last Friday featuring the Smith-Spring-Holmes Orchestral Quintet. Frieda Bethig Lotus F Spring Cayla Spring G E Holmes Clay Smith delivered a varied program with praised violin cello trombone cornet and vocal pieces. The next course on October 30 will feature Montraville Wood with demonstration on gyro scope monorail car and ultraviolet ray assisted by his daughter Allene M Wood and urged schoolchildren to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Smith - Spring - Holmes
Lama
Ovcr
Marion
Monticello
Frieda Bethig
Frieda Bethig Met With Unusual Favor With the Audience. Miss Bethig
Lotus F. Spring
Cayla Spring
Miss Spring
G. E. Holmes
Clay Smith
Mr. Smith
Montraville
Sacred Heart confirms class of thirty five by Archbishop Keane
Archbishop J. J. Keane confirmed a class of thirty five at Sacred Heart church last Sunday after examining them for sacramental fitness. He then gave an address to the audience and the newly confirmed as the list of names includes Otto Rubbard, Charles Stevenson, Claude Fothergill, Anthony McAleer and others. Visiting clergy at the ceremony included Rev. Wm. Weirick and Rev. FF. J. Frein of Dubuque and several others from nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Church
J. J. Keane
Otto Rubbard
Charles Stevenson
Claude Fothergill
Anthony McAleer
Bruce Mahan
Patrick McAleer
Paul Schuster
Ernest McDonough
Charles Kurt
Florence McKeever
Anna Ferring
Wm. Weirick
Dubuque
FF. J. Frein
J. Coffey
Garry Owen
J. B. Albera
Cascade
H. Roche
M. J. Farrelly
Temple Hill
R. Powers
Anamoxa
M. O. Callaghan
Stone City
T. Vopatek
Oxford Junction
J. Shillmiller
Worthington
John Leen
Fillmore
M. 8. Murphy
Castle Grove
High School Notes from Everett Foster Report
Reporter Helen Fairbanks notes Everett Foster visited the school. Sophomores dread daily geometry tests before exams. Glee Club awaits new copies for a cuan tata next week. Seniors gloom over physics. Freshmen enjoyed a picnic at Clark's Grove last Saturday. A smart sophomore defined triangle legs as things to stand on. Chaucer prologue copies failed to arrive. A trend shows students display individuality by falling down stairs after a faculty member and two seniors exercised privilege last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Fairbanks
Everett Foster
Glee Club
Clark’s Grove
Elopement Plan Foiled as Father Sponsors Honeymoon Trip
Carl Helberg of Anamosa and Miss Weastenberg of Minneapolis, Coe College students, planned to wed. Father Henry Helberg intercepted them at the Marion clerk's office, paid for the license, and then took the couple in his touring car for a honeymoon trip to Dubuque, acting like a forgiving father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Helberg
Anamosa
Weastenberg
Minneapolis
Coe College
Henry Helberg
Carl
Marion
Helberg
Dubuque
Brainerd-Thomas Nuptials Assemble Cedar Rapids Cedar
Dr Colin G Thomas and Miss Eloise Brainerd were married in Iowa City. The bride, sister of Miss Elizabeth Brainerd, is a State University graduate. The bridegroom built a Monticello medical practice after training. The ceremony featured YWCA ties and NNN traditions with a large reception. They plan to reside in Monticello after December 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin G. Thomas
Misa Eloise Brainerd
Iowa City
O. J. Brainerd
State University
Monticello
Thomas
Iowa City Press
Eloise Brainerd
Elizabeth Brainard
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Press
Genra
Colin Gaudenz Thomas
Misa Mloise Kinzer Brainerd
Congregational Church
Ira
Houston
D. T. Jones
Council Alalfa
Haring
Elizabeth Brainerd
Cedar Rapida
L. G. Elliott
Tle Hart
Ind
Tan N. N.N
Anna Smith Close Albright
Kathryn Jones
N. N. N. Club
Maid of Honor
Marian Brainerd
Killarney
Macetta Browning
Magdalene Freyder
Lucile Warner
Ruth Cotton
Edith Eastman
Ruth Magowan
Gwendolyn McClain
Florence Magowan
Mesdames
LeRoy
J Helen Dayton
Ruth Vetter McCollister
Harm Rickels Dies at 61 in South Dakota Funeral
Obituary from Harrold Journal notes Harm Rickels born July 29 1865 in Mars Ostfriesland Germany died September 24 1916 at his Pleasant Valley farm age 61. He lived in Monticello Iowa and Highmore before moving to Harrold and was long a Lutheran church member with five children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harm Rickels
John Rtickels
Harvold
South Dakota
Monticello
Harrold
Rickels
City of
Mars
Ostfriesland
Germany
Pleasant Valley Township
Allegheny
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mary Rickels
Highmore
Harrold Lutheran Church
Senator Perkins Nearing End After Prolonged Illness
Hopkinton leader reports from Delhi that Senator E. C. Perkins suffers from pernicious anaemia and is near death. Friends have been denied access to him as the disease worsened after the final weeks of the last legislature. Overwork during that session is blamed for his decline, with hope for relief fading over months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Delhi
E. C. Perkins
Perkins
Judge Bonson Forms Law Partnership in Dubuque
Former judge Bonson, who resigned from the bench, has formed a law partnership with J. P. Frantzen in Dubuque. The firm will be known as Bonson & Frantzen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonson
Dubuque
J. P. Frantzen
Bonson & Frantzen
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