Tornado Destruction Strikes St Louis Area Killing 87
A violent tornado last Thursday afternoon plowed through St Louis causing 87 deaths and injuring over 1,000. The storm ripped through Cheltenham and Grand Boulevard, crossed the Mississippi near McKinley Bridge, and damaged thousands of homes and vehicles. Emergency crews, the One Hundred Thirty-eighth Infantry, the National Guard, and Red Cross relief efforts mobilized as the region faced extensive property losses.
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St. Louis
Cheltenham District
Grand Boulevard
Mississippi River
McKinley Bridge
Tri-Cities
Venice
Madison
Granite City
Illinois
Do You Know
A reader quiz lists questions about historical figures and terms. It asks who Juno and the Father of the Human Race are, defines a Jolly Roger and Forty-niners, and queries about Job’s post, Farmer George, and a lodge initiation, with page 8 promising the answers.
Neighborhoods Of Interest War Cuts in Manchester Barbers
A price cutting war has barber shops in Manchester offering hair cuts for 25 cents with neck shaves included. Other items note long local histories and recent events including anniversaries in Maquoketa and Manchester, tornado victim Joseph Barry, a fall in Tipton, and football scores from Saturday games.
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Manchester
Twenty Years Ago in Monticello and Surrounding Areas
A roundup of local events from 1907 includes Sam Humble’s burn while moving a gasoline lamp, multiple marriages such as William Heeren to Mary Dress, college enrollments for Colin Thomas and Mrs. Heisey’s Dubuque wedding, family notices, farm sales near $85 per acre, a tragic cistern drowning of Clara Harms, a dairy price rise, and October 1907 panic measures with local bank certificates aiding cash flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Humble
Sam
Mary Dress
Peter Dress
Colin Thomas
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Chicago
Lewis Tiede
Mons Corbett
Tiede
Albert J. H. McNeill
Hopkinton-Sand Spring
Cedar Rapids
Woodstock
Illinois
Renk Eilers
Monticello
Henry Rieniers
Harvey Richardson
John McLaughlin
Castle Grove
Frank Page
Tony Eilers
Jane
David J. Heisey
John Heisey
Dubuque
Birdera Bayless
J. H. Heisey
Henry Heisey
Pearl Heisey
George Heisey
Edith Welch
J. S. Welch
C. F. Macinbrook
Harriet Coughlan
Nellie Carpenter
New “Hampshire
Vermont
Connecticut
Squire E. Sarles
Sarles
Fred P. Sarles
Cleveland
Kathryn
Espy
Scotch Grove
F. M. Benedict
Mary Genevieve Hogan
Chris H. Ressler
St. Martin's Church
Cascade
Monticello High School
Howard Putnam
Lisle Richardson
Harvey S. Richardson
Lafayette W. Lovell
George L. Lovell
Gerhard Billers
Rieke Rieken
Rieken
John Hanken
Catharine Ambuehl
Drake University
Sarah Calkins
Wesley W. Calkins
Herman Harms
Lovell Township
Clara
Solon
O. C. Hunter
Hildreth
Charles City
W. H. Sanford
Amber
Will Siebels
Haye Hayen
Annual vegetable sale at Lange Bros and Callahans farm
Annual sale runs Friday and Saturday October 14 and 15 at Lange Bros garage Scotch Grove and at Callahans farm. Liberal discounts on onions cabbages and turnips offer quality vegetables at low prices. Callahans.
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Lange Bros
Scotch Grove
Callahans
English Prosperity Despite Higher Unemployment After War
William B. Allen reports from England noting lingering job loss among older workers, shifts toward American influenced commerce, and social changes. He describes government liquor rules, a Cambridge/Hyde Park speech, and visits to Canterbury, Windsor, and other sites. He praises the United States and his return home.
Two Day Vacation Noted For County Institute
High School notes describe a two day break for a county teachers institute. The first inter state football game occurred Saturday October first ending in a 20 to 0 victory amid rain and light attendance. Declamatory classes, normal training observations, a September scene exhibit, and visits by Miss Alice Ahrends of Des Moines are mentioned.
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Alice Ahrends
Des Moines
Gould
Nicholas Schmidt Dies at Dubuque
Nicholas Schmidt, a fourteen year Cascade area resident, died last Saturday at Mercy hospital Dubuque. His body was taken to Monticello and funeral Mass was held at Sacred Heart church. He was born in Luxembourg in 1893 and immigrated in 1913. Survived by brothers in Luxemburg and one brother near Monticello, plus sisters and parents. He never married and had long illness with stomach troubles.
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Nicholas Schmidt
Cascade
Mercy Hospital
Dubuque
Monticello
Sacred Heart Church
George A. Hauck
Schmidt
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Luxemburg
United States
Live Stock Shipments Increase Across Week
Nine carloads of livestock and one car of butter were shipped from the C M St P freight office. Four hog cars and five cattle cars dominated the week led by Clarence McLaughlin with three cattle cars totaling 62 head. Shippers expect strong cattle markets and solid profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence McLaughlin
W. D. McLaughlin
Henry Adams
Mutual Creamery
Edwin Eilers
Thomas F. Kehoe
New York
City Bakery Hires Experienced Des Moines Baker
C Schoenhut announces S E Henryx of Des Moines will bake for the City Bakery. Henryx brings 25 years in city bakeries and can craft any item with advance notice on special orders. Monticello bakery earns praise for securing such talent and should attract local trade.
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C. Schoenhut
S. E. Henryx
Des Moines
Henryx
Monticello
Reuter Garage Fire Destroys Property
A Sunday blaze destroyed the Reuter garage owned by John Reuter after Elwin Reuter, his son, dropped a radiator cap and used a match to view the location. Gasoline fumes ignited, burning the structure despite efforts to move the car outside. Fire response arrived too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Reuter
Elwin Reuter
John
Jury acquits Hanken and son in bank loan case
The district court jury found John H. Hanken and his son Paul not guilty of securing a loan over four thousand dollars from Niles and Watters Savings Bank by false pretenses. The trial followed arguments over a written property statement and payment of an outstanding loan. Another retrial case, State of Iowa versus Ed Brundage for rape, proceeds with awaiting jury verdict.
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Atherton B. Clark
District Court
State of Iowa
John H. Hanken
Paul H. Hanken
Niles & Watters Savings Bank
Anamosa
Anamosa National Bank
State of
Iowa
Ed Brundage
Supreme Court
Monticello Routs Galena 20-0 in Big Saturday Victory
Monticello defeated Galena 20 to 0 in a standout high school game. Captain Greenawald and Brokaw led behind a dominant Monticello line, turning a rainy afternoon into a convincing win. Galena struggled for first downs as Menguin and McKee tried to rally the visitors. Monticello next faces Independence.
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Pated Ai Weels
Grusien Pc
Monticello
Coach Summers
Galena
Dubuque
Summers
Appleby
Montion Galena
Monti
Brokaw
Greenawald
Menguin
McKee
Independence
American Legion Elects Officers for The Coming Year
The Arthur P. O Rourke post of the American Legion in Monticello named its next year officers at a Tuesday night meeting. George Barnes was chosen Post Commander with William Stambaugh as Vice Commander Henry Helms as Adjutant Harry Maire as Sergeant at Arms Harry Tong as Finance Officer Bernard Cass as Chaplain and Clark Hubbard as Historian. Installation is set for Tuesday Oct 18 at the Legion club rooms with a lunch to follow and a turnout hoped for by Legion members.
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Arthur P. O'Rourke
American Legion
Monticello
George Barnes
William Stambaugh
Henry Helms
Harry Maire
Harry Tong
Bernard Cass
Clark Hubbard
Legion Club
Railroad Man Ernest Goldin Found Dead on Calmar Freight
Ernest Goldin brother of Fred Goldin of Monticello was found dead in the caboose of the Calmar freight Tuesday evening at 6:30. Dr T M Redmond declared death two hours old from heart failure. Goldin, 42, had 18 years as a Milwaukee road railman and died on his 43rd birthday while serving as a brakeman on the Monticello Calmar freight. He is survived by his wife Bessie Kent and son Elton Kent, and by four siblings. He was a member of the Christian church Marion lodge 6 AF and AM and Fox lodge 319 B of Re.
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William B. Allen
Old England
London
Mr. Allen
Coronia
Cunard Line
England
Allen
Ernest Goldin
Fred Goldin
Monticello
T. M. Redmond
Milwaukee
Crosdin
R. E. Strayer
W. E. Smith
W. P. Kelly
Bruce Nicol
James Rhatigan
Goldin
Milwaukee Road
Monticello-Calmar
Stone City
Bessie Kent
Marion
Elton Kent Goldin
Charles
Savanna
Ill
Fred
Claude
Ida Goldin
Christian Church of
Marion Lodge
F. T. Fox Lodge
Ret
Teachers Institute a Fine Success in County Gathering
The teachers institute held last Thursday and Friday under County Superintendent Miss Nellie V. Morey drew 270 teachers. The event featured a strong faculty from State Teachers College DeKalb, Midland Schools Des Moines, and Iowa institutions with student exercises from Monticello High School. Sorority pledges announced at Ames include Gladys Stickford to Gamma Phi Beta Ruth Cropp to Zeta Tau Alpha and Christine Swanson of Anamosa to Zeta Tau Alpha.
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Nellie V. Morey
J. C. Brown
State Teachers College
DeKalb
Illinois
F. A. Welch
Midland
Des Moines
Iowa
Royal H. Holbrook
Towa State College
Ames
C. N. Bigelow
Adel
Towa
Hazel Prehm
University of Towa
Towa City
Jane M. Wiley
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Rose Wilcox
Monticello
Monticello High School
Katherine Jacque
Laura Koup
Ellen Yousse
Ruth Lambert
Mary Stickford
Mildred Pulver
Rotary Club Extends Work Under New International President
Monticello Rotarians heard Pearl K. McKee discuss Rotary International's year under Arthur H. Sapp of Huntington Ind with 42 countries now represented. He urged local clubs to form new clubs in nearby towns and fill vacant membership classifications while reinforcing Rotary’s service and attendance standards. The district governor's visit highlighted Rotary’s growth since 1905 and the theme Make Rotary Effective by Taking Rotary Seriously.
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Rotary
Rotary International
Arthur H. Sapp
Huntington
Ind
International
Monticello
Pearl K. McKee
Indianola
Town
McKee
Monticello Rotarians
Rotary Club
Overnor
Monticello Club
Delhi Power Station Now in Operation
The Interstate Power company hydroelectric plant on the Maquoketa river at Delhi has begun full operation after eighteen months of construction. The dam stands 35 feet high with a 1800 horsepower capacity and includes a highway bridge integrated into the dam structure. The project creates a 10 mile long lake of 750 acres, attracting landowners and potential summer resorts, and connects to a 33 000 volt line feeding seven states. Mrs James Barrett of Sioux City visited her parents in the area last week.
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Interstate Power Company
Maquoketa River
Delhi
Maquoketa
Fleming Mill
Towa
Utilities Power and Light Corporation of Chicago
Ctate
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Smith
Albert E. Smith
Albany
Theodore Roosevelt
Rochester
American
Road Builders’ Association
Charles M. Upham
al Smith
Tammany Hall
White House
Roosevelt
Fourteenth Street
Gov. Smith
Washington
Coolidge
Mexico City
Francisco Serrano
General Obregon
Republic
Calles
Obregon
Meredith
Edwin T. Meredith
Democratic Party
Juno
John Anderson
My Jo
Job
New World
Lodge of Freemasons
King
George
James Hamley
Mr. Hamsey
Joseph Barry
Masonville
Sarah Bertrand
St. Xavier's School
James Connor
Connor
Morningside
Western Union
Hastings
Kansas
Grinnell
Monmouth
Notre Dame
Coe
Wesleyan
Graceland
Wisconsin
Cornell
Hockaday
Delaware County
Albert S. Abel
Wyoming
College of Law
Abel
College of Liberal Arts
Daily Iowan
Liberal Arts Committee
Stiles
Frank Norris
Fort Worth
Texas
Des Moines University
Norris
F. L. Anderson
Glenn Davis
Prairieburg
John Burns
Land
Australia
Hyde Park
Wales
America
Sef
CIA
Leonard Duckett
Canterbury Cathedral
Windsor Castle
Evelyn Eby
City Bakery
New Baker
Reuter
Paul Hanken
Grimm
Zubler
Reblington
Bender Green
R. Maruge
Lisk
Marmis Burger
Sanford Hodges
Rhatigan McKee Opt
Cerned
Appleby Harris
Davis Weeseene Laeavene
Morey Meneguin
Weeen Brokaw
Bokaw
iAppleby
Calmar
Extend Rotary
Cello Club
James Barrett
Sioux City
Dan Smith
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