Patriotc Meeting at Opera House Promises Speakers
An upcoming patriotic meeting at the opera house Friday night features speakers George Schoonover Louis Gardner of the Liberty Loan committee and Father John Malloy. The event aims to inform on the Liberty Loan though no subscriptions will be taken. Music by male quartets and Rickless orchestra at 8:15 PM.
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Opera House
Knights of Columbus Organization
George Schoonover
Louis Gardner
Liberty Loan Committee
John Malloy
Ryan
Liberty Loan
Local notes from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns
Mrs Stub Hein visited Cedar Rapids yesterday. Smith's variety store advertises bed blankets and winter underwear. A son was born to Mr and Mrs John Rickels last Monday. Several residents visited Dubuque, Austin Minnesota, and Eagle Grove. Mrs John Fitzsimons is seriously ill and her children have been sent for. Letters remain uncalled for in Monticello. Silas B Crim enlisted in the navy after a Des Moines recruiting visit. A missive notes the Lovell voting precinct for a special election in Marshall Lee's office. Snow earlier gave way to rain. Mason Rohr lost a finger in a cement mixer incident.
Visitors and family moves noted in Baldwin area
Mrs. Alva Hilers and her daughter visit Baldwin called by the illness of Mrs. Walter Heath. Mrs. Lester Gearhart of Hopkinton returns home after a brief stay with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Stirton. Mrs. Isaac Maxwell travels to Atchison Kansas last Monday to visit an aunt there.
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Ruth Porter
Hopkinton
Cliff Main
Alva Hilers
Baldwin
Walter Heath
Lester Gearhart
Robert C. Stirton
Isaac Maxwell
Atchison, Kansas
Family visitors reach Three Forks from Montana
Mr and Mrs Al dAutremont and two children from Three Forks Montana arrived last evening to visit Frank dAutremont their father and grandfather. Mrs Lillie Lewis went to Oelwein this morning to visit her daughter Violet Lewis who then left for Chicago to visit friends.
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al d’Autremont
Three Forks
Montana
Frank d'Autremont
Lillie Lewis
Oelwein
Violet Lewis
Chicago
Monticello Seaman Arrives On Short Furlough From Great Lakes
Frank Lehman son of Mr and Mrs Fred Lehman of Monticello arrived last Monday evening on a short furlough from the naval training station at Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Leman
Fred Lehman
Monticello
Great Lakes
Local travelers and visitors report across Iowa and Chicago
Mr and Mrs Fred Matthiessen and Frank Byrne visited Dubuque and Oelwein while Mrs Lester Blair travelled from Rock Rapids to Cedar Rapids to visit kin. Miss Grace Podhaski vacations with friends in Marion and Cedar Rapids. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Henry Adams at John Mc Donald Memorial hospital weighed seven pounds. Several men traveled to Chicago for World Series games and to Davenport for a gun club outing. A frost on October 6 damaged tender vegetation. Maude Goodher rushed to Cresco for her father’s illness. Recent marriage licenses issued include A A Wosoba with Clara Sazma and Ehart Nagel with Esther Ely. Fundraising for soldiers’ libraries netted over 500 in Monticello. Mrs Louis Reiger travels via Cherokee to Stamford SD to visit kin. Mrs W O Hollingsworth and Grace relocate to Chicago for work.
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Lester Blair
Rock Rapids
Iowa
John Moore
Cedar Rapids
Teachers Attend Institute in Manchester
Misses Ruth and Nellie Wilson and Frances Coyle travel to Manchester for a two day teachers institute. All three are rural Delaware county teachers this year. A Cedar Rapids horseshoe tournament drew twenty teams last Saturday with Arnold Schoon taking third and Greene Laude fourth. Subscriptions for the first Liberty loan 3 percent bonds via Monticello State Bank are now exchangeable for actual bonds upon presenting receipts. the $50 bonds will arrive soon.
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Ruth
Nellie Wilson
Frances Coyle
Manchester
Delaware County
Cedar Rapids
George Arnold
Henry Schoon
George Greene
William Laude
Monticello State Bank
Yousse Billiard Hall Sold to New Proprietors
The Yousse billiard hall was sold to Messrs. Gerry and Frank Hilers. Possession was taken by the new owners last Saturday. The Yousse Brothers will focus on their garage business and extend good wishes to the new proprietors.
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Yousse
Messrs
Gerry
Frank Hilers
Yousse Brothers
Grace Hollingsworth Passes Civil Service Exam
Miss Grace Hollingsworth learned she passed the civil service examination in stenography and typewriting taken last month. The result opens a pathway to government service with decent pay and promotion prospects.
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Grace Hollingsworth
McKeever Father and Son Visit Camp Dodge to See Recruit
George McKeever and his son Harry visited Des Moines last Saturday to see John Albert McKeever serving as a recruit at Camp Dodge. The sight of a large division of soldiers impressed the visitors and moved George to say it inspired thoughts of going to France as a fighting man.
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George McKeever
Harry
Des Moines
John Albert McKeever
Camp Dodge
George
France
McArthur versus Cascade Town Trial Yields $250 Verdict
In district court last week McArthur won against Cascade Town with damages of 250 dollars after injuring himself on a defective sidewalk. Dispute focused on where the fall occurred rather than the event itself.
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McArthur
Cascade
Fifty Second Jones County Sunday School Convention Opens
Last week the fifty second annual Jones County Sunday School convention met in Anamosa with daily programs. Rev H B O Phillpotts directed music and Rev BE Carey Rev S V Williams and others including Walter Huron W D Mc Laughlin Walter Wandell Prof J A Lapman Miss Mabel Sones and local pastors participated.
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Jones County Sunday School Association
Anamosa
H. B. O. Phillpotts
BE. C. Carey
S. V. Williams
Walter Huron
W. D. McLaughlin
Walter Wandell
J. A. Lapman
Mabel Sones
Hicks Receives Cablegram On Son's Safe Europe Arrival
I G Hicks received a cablegram last Saturday from his son Lowell announcing safe arrival in Europe. He sailed on a transport with the contingent of soldiers that left for the American war camps in France the week before. A card from Lowell aboard the ship says Ray Hogan, son of Mr and Mrs M J Hogan, was on the same vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. G. Hicks
Lowell
Europe
France
Ray Hogan
M. J. Hogan
Dairymen Attend Waterloo Convention Exhibit
Messrs. R. W. Franklin and R. G. Stuhler chaired a Franklin Barn Equipment Co. exhibit at a Waterloo dairy convention last week. The Monticello company showcased stanchions stalls litter carriers and related devices to a large crowd of interested dairymen.
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Messrs
R. W. Franklin
R. G. Stuhler
Waterloo
Franklin Barn Equipment Co
Monticello Company
Injury in Sand Spring as man pulled into corn shredder
Jake Paulson of Sand Spring suffered a severe foot injury last Tuesday when his foot was caught in a corn shredder while he operated an engine supplying power. He was brought to John McDonald Memorial Hospital for surgical treatment.
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Jake Paulson
Sand Spring
John McDonald Memorial Hospital
Forrest Marsh and companion begin cross country trip from Denver
Forrest Marsh a former Monti cello boy and a companion left Denver in a Ford touring car last Thursday. They reached Cedar Rapids Saturday morning and then traveled via Monticello and Cascade to Clinton. They plan to continue to New York City, driving day and night with one sleeping in the rear and the other at the wheel.
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Forrest Marsh
Monticello
Denver
Colorado
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Cascade
New York City
Promoter Wilder Acquitted in Fraud Case
Mr Wilder, promoter of a defunct mercantile company that harmed county stockholders by over $30,000, was acquitted last week on one indictment for alleged fraudulent practices. Locals report surprise at the verdict amid the company’s notoriety.
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Wilder
Langworthy Men Visit Elma for Public Sale and Farm Plans
Henry Moenk of Langworthy spends the week with his brother John in Elma Iowa. John has a public sale today before moving to Kansas where he bought a farm a year ago. Oil was struck there, three productive wells have been developed, and he bought the land for 40 dollars per acre but seeks no offers while pursuing the Rockefeller business.
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Henry Moenk
Langworthy
John
Elma
Iowa
Kansas
Rockefeller
Local Couple Weds in Waterloo Presbyterian Ceremony
Miss Margaret Humble daughter of Mr and Mrs Sam Humble and Harvey Plummer of Independence Iowa exchanged vows August 22 at the Presbyterian parsonage in Waterloo in a ceremony conducted by Rev J Robertson. The couple reside in Cedar Falls where Plummer works as a machinist formerly with Hall Manufacturing Co.
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Margaret Humble
Sam Humble
Harvey Plummer
Independence
Iowa
The
Hall Manufacturing Co
County meeting backs Liberty Bond drive at Center Junction
Chairman Schoonover and county captains led a large turnout of committeemen from across the county at Center Junction to organize the liberty bond drive. Louis Gardner of the Anamosa Eureka gave a featured patriotic address as volunteers pledged vigorous field work for Uncle Sam. George Cropp will join Civil War veterans for a Vicksburg reunion October 16 to 19 with paid travel and hospitality in a statewide effort.
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Schoonover
Center Junction
Uncle Sam
Louis Gardner
Anamosa Eureka
George Cropp
Cedar Rapids
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Sam
Iowa
Cropp
Monticello
Patriotic meeting to be held at Monticello opera house
Monticello residents are invited to an 8:15 pm patriotic meeting at the opera house. Speakers George L. Schoonover and Lewis Gardner of Anamosa will discuss war needs and government funding. Rev. John Malloy of Ryan will address wartime topics and Columbus Day, with a male quartet and instrumental music. no admission.
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Monticello
Opera House
George L. Schoonover
Anamosa
Lewis Gardner
Alooe
John Malloy
Ryan
Magazine-worthy trousers promise unusual strength and durability
A clothing window displays a pair of trousers famed for extreme strength. They can hold a keg of nails on one leg and suspend the other leg, with buttons guaranteed not to come off. The George Stahler's Sons Company offers a cash guarantee against rips and missing buttons.
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George Stahler’s Sons Company
Neighbors Rally to Help Harms Farm After Illness
Twenty five neighbors gathered at Herman Harms farm and dug his field of potatoes. They filled 650 bushels into bins as Mrs Harms battles a serious illness and two operations including appendicitis and gall stones removal. The wife’s condition remains precarious.
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Herman’ Harms
Metropolitan Glee Club to Perform First Lecture and Music
The Metropolitan Glee Club will present the first number of the local lecture and music course next Tuesday evening October 16 at 8 15 in the MBD church. The group enjoys popularity with many return bookings for a third season. Four numbers comprise the course with season tickets 176 for adults and 75 cents for school children. Tickets available from Rev Cushman or Rev Barr.
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Metropolitan Glee Club
M. BD
C. E. Cushman
J. H. Barr
Enlistee Charles Podhaski Joins Navy Wireless Dept
Charles I. Podhaski enlisted in the United States Navy last Friday in Cedar Rapids and traveled to Monticello for birth details. He will report to the naval training station in Chicago after preliminary training and aims to follow his Civil War grandfather Wi N. Howard as a volunteer.
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Charles I. Podhaski
United States Navy
Department of Wireless Telegraphy
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Naval
Chicago
Charles
Wi. N. Howard
Early Monticello Train Service Questioned After Cold Morning
The C M and St P Ry faced criticism for offering an 5 o clock train when the Monticello depot lacked lights and shelter. Three women, early for the train, wandered in darkness and one misled traveler awaited guidance on tickets. A remedy call seeks local warming and ticket options. The Lyceum bureau funds 25 percent of season proceeds to charity, with Red Cross set to receive the money. Season tickets priced 1.75 for adults and 0.75 for children, available from Rev Cushman or Rev Barr. The Metropolitan Glee Club performs next Tuesday October 16 at the Methodist church.
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Monticello
Illinois
Davenport
Savanna
Hawkeye Oil Co v Yousse Brothers Ends In Judgment
In district court last Friday Hawkeye Oil Co sued Yousse Brothers for about 300 dollars. The defense claimed payment via an automobile given to the plaintiff’s agent, but the court ruled no payment defense could be proved. Defendants withdrew their answer and a judgment for the full claim was entered. They plan to sue for the automobile’s value as payment.
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Hawkeye Oil Co
Yousse Brothers
Mrs Alice Cool Bates Dies In Glasco Kansas At 69
Mrs. Alice Cool Bates died in Glasco Kansas on October 6 and was telegrammed to Charles E Bates. Eldest daughter of Joseph Cool she grew up in Wayne township and taught in Monticello. She studied at Iowa State University and later led Cloud county schools before teaching in Concordia. She married Perry Bates a Jones county resident. he died shortly after their marriage.
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Alice Cool Bates
Glasco
Kansas
Charles E. Bates
Jones County
John Bates
Grinnell College Reports Record Enrollment
Grinnell College announces enrollment to date of 935 students the largest in school history, surpassing the previous high by 44 students and signaling continued growth for the Iowa institution.
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Grinnell College
Red Cross Column Details Invoices And Volunteer Drives
The Red Cross reports an invoice for surgical dressings and yarns cut and made in the first week. Castle Grove unit supplied numerous muslin bandages and items, Temple Hill branch added 26 finished hospital shirts, bringing them closer to a third garment shipment. A Monticello Wiret Aid class begins Thursday evening with listed members and a plea for spare machines and volunteers.
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Red Cross
Castle Grove
Temple Hill
The
Monticello
Dr. Redmond
Mesdames L. Lovell
Robertson
H. M. Carpenter
WW. Templeton
A Stuhler
H. Adams
II. Stuhler
Marshall
Clara Ricktloff
Nox, Goocher
Kerr
Ruth Nelson
Kate Stuhler
Rettig
Coxsee
McClintock
Settlement in Em erson versus Modern Woodmen case
District court sessions were light as Hulda Emerson versus the Modern Woodmen of America settled. The policy for 2000 dollars on her husband’s life, killed in a dispute with a man later acquitted of murder, was settled for a thousand to the widow. Jury was excused until Tuesday October 16.
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Hulda J. Emerson
Ohn
Weather report notes severe corn damage and rising yields
The weekly crop bulletin reports a colder drier week with virtually no rainfall and frost damage across Iowa. About 40 percent of corn in northeastern counties seriously damaged, with minor losses in the west and southwest. Overall 70 to 75 percent fully mature, 10 to 15 percent slightly damaged, rest soft or chaffy. total yield expected to exceed last year. Liberty bond meetings across townships attract large crowds with speeches by Gardner Cash Burton Coxsen Stimson Daly and Grimwood. canvass to begin the 20th and Wayne Center aims for strong turnout with a patriotic meeting in Langworthy next Wednesday.
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Iowa
Cass Township
Louis Gardner
Washington Township
C. J. Cash
Richland
R. C. Burton
J. W. Coxsen
Castle Grove
Hale
Grimwood
Jackson Township
Jones County
Wayne Center
Will Daly
Caime
I. J. Stimson
P. B. Daly
Notice To Water Users For Reservoir Cleaning
City water users are asked to draw off enough water before 3 p.m. next Saturday to cover needs until the following day. J A Voorhees mayor.
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J. A. Voorhees
New Books at The Library and New Arrivals List
A library notices new acquisitions including Some Great Stories Wyche Story Telling Lyman Rhymes of a Red Cross Man Ser vice Bullets and Billets Bairnsfather White Road To Verdun Burke An Uncensored Dairy Bullitt The Living Present Atherton Over The Top Empey Effective Small Home Greene Light in The Clearing Bachellor An Alabaster Box Freeman Lilla Lowndes.
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Wyche
Lyman
Red Cross
Service
Bairnsfather
White Road
Verdun
Burke
Bullitt
Atherton
Empey
Greene
Freeman
Lilla
Lowndes
Football Scores From Saturday slate
Drake University and Penn College tied 7 to 7 while Ames also posted 7. Coe lost to Cornell College 0 13. Knox shutout Iowa Wesleyan 25 to 0. Marshalltown High beat Grinnell High 26 to 6. Canton High and Maquoketa High blanked.
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Drake University
Penn College
Ames
Coe
Iowa
Cornell College
Knox
Iowa Wesleyan
Marshalltown High
Grinnell High
Canton High
Maquoketa High
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted by Dr L G Stuhier
Dr. L G Stuhier conducted eye tests and fitted glasses for patients, offering vision care services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Stuhier
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J. W. Doxsee
Chas. A. Doxsee
E. G. Burrichter
Home News
Big Value
Smith’s
John Rickels
Oscar Newton
Dubuque
Smith’s Variety Store
William Drinkwater
W. O. Welch
Charles Neal
Nebraska
Mrs
Barney Hilers
Westgate
S. A. Cline
Eagle Grove
L. C. Heisey
Austin
Minnesota
John Fitzsimons
Iva Norton
John Barhts
Marjorie Nelson
J. W. Nelson
Lena Haeussler
Iowa City
Ben Haeussler
J. J. Locher
A. C. Chrisman
Marshalltown
Margaret Pond
D. E. Pond
Otto Vetter
Manson, Iowa
Sophia Nordman
Susie Hunt
Gary Ahlricks
Silas B. Crim
Navy
William Putnam
Cleor Spring
Oklahoma
Lovell
Marshall Lee
d’Autremont
T. M. Redmond
Mason Rohr
Hanasen
Fred Matthiessen
Frank Byrne
Mrs. Mattiessen
Grace Podhaski
Marion
Henry Adams
Mike Ferring
Frank Locher
Louis Hoag
J. T
Frank Ferring
A. M. Maurice
Maude Goodher
Cresco
District Court
A. A. Wosoba
Clara Sazma
Oxford Junction
Eahart Nagel
Esther Ely
Louis Reiger
Cherokee
Henry Gadmer
Stamford
South Dakota
W. O. Hollingsworth
Grace
Indianapolis
Lyceum Bureau
Army
Jowell State Bank
Rockford
Denkhoff
Howard
Hamilton
South Bend
Hampden
Elgin
Waltham
New York Standard
Ingersolls
Monticello Roller Mills
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