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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1928

Page

8

Picnic Draws 4 H Girls from O W L Club

Wyoming hosts forty three 4 H girls from O W L club of College township for a picnic and games at the Griswold home. Martha Hanken of Monticello chaired as guest of honor, with Busy Bee and Grace Vrooman leading.

Evelyn Frances Griswold Wyoming O. W. L. Club College Township Jones County Busy Bee Club Madison Township Grace Vrooman Martha Hanken Monticello J. G. Willimack B. M. O'Menna Wilton Junction John Womachka Edmund Joseph Davenport American Legion W. E. Schreiber Robert Tasker Maynard Peck Henry Eichhorn, Jr John Bramer Lyle Jenkins E. R. Hart Hawkeye Henry Siler W. H. Kokemuller Standard Oil Central City Harrison Clifford Morse A. F. Dellit Adelia Clara Cedar Rpids Vaughn Lindsey Stella Mae Cedar Rapids J. S. Parr Bay View Club Charles Eye Hotel Alden Wilker Papini Life of Christ James Inglis Fishwild Clyde Nettle Jones Gertrude Swordes Trdis Edgewood Anne Shelly Minneapolis Smith Charles Marshall McGregor R. E. Mallicoat Levi Mallicoat Progressive Club C. H. Hanold Dora Thomson Hawthorne Club Minnesota George Evans

Cascade Woman Mrs Jacob Center Sr Dies After Illness

Mrs Jacob Center Sr died suddenly at 12 30 am after several days of illness. Born Margaret Sadler March 26 1850 in Medingen Luxemburg she came to Cascade at age 13 with her parents. She married Jacob Center February 13 1878 at St Marys old rock church and farmed until 1920 then moved to town. She leaves a large family including husband and thirteen children in Cascade Dubuque Waterloo Elkhart and Ind.

Jacob Conter Margaret Sadler Medingen Grand Duchy Luxemburg Europe Anthony United States Cascade Jacob Center St. Mary's Old Rock Church Bauman Jacob Lawrence James McGrain George Talbert Joseph Kenny George Dubuque Peter Henry Emil Waterloo B. R. Taylor Elkhart Ind John

Enraged sow injures farmwoman near Central City

Mrs. William Price, three miles west of Central City, narrowly escapes death after a boar sow guards a litter in a cornfield. She tries to drive pigs to the barn, the hog attacks, knocking her down and biting off a finger while causing severe injuries.

William Price Central City

Pretty wedding at Scotch Grove for Miss Besse Hughes

The Hughes home hosted the Oct 6 wedding of Besse Hughes to Richard Hanken performed by Rev John Rickels. Attendants sang duets and the couple left for Chicago and other relatives. The bride, from Monticello, studied in Cedar Rapids and worked in Des Moines. The groom farms nearby.

G. J. Hughes Besse Richard Hanken John Rickels Esther Sinclair Laura Sinclair Emma Hughes Mrs. Hanken John H. Hanken Atkins J. B. Moses Center Junction William Hanken Anamosa Lowell Black Nella Davis Castle Grove Dorothy Eby Arnold Hanken Monticello Lois Marilynn Glenn Tyndall S. D George Berends Raleigh Glenn J. W. Callahan Ernest Wright D. A. Glenn

Storm Damage and Community Notes From Daven Port

A severe storm last Thursday night caused damage north of town with a blown down machine shed at Clarence Orr’s and broken trees. The Astrurian club met at Mary Paul’s east of town with a good turnout and three guests. Church services and guild activities are noted along with many local visits, travel, and a big dairy cattle and mutual insurance meetings in nearby cities.

Scotch Grove Monticello Sunbeam Mission Band Rex Brady Esther Sinclair Cedar Rapids Otilla Melsht Ralph Reeve Tiffin Gerald Wenner Vinton Miss Melsha Hutton’s Mill Lew McDonald Wyoming Presbyterian Church Onslow Lewis Wright M. M. Sinclair F. D. Sutherland John Himebaugh Kansas Women's Community Club Arend Balster J. M. Lang Henry Hedden L. J. Schiemme G. J. Hughes A. E. Hall Davenport Clarence Orr Astrurian Club Mary Paul Mina Sears Edna Wasson S. G. Hutton Ruth Miller Chatterton Koon W. H. Orr David Clinton Arthur Noyes Barnes City John Garnett al Stickley H. Stickley Lillian Dye Huxley Monmouth Stickley J. R. Kennedy Kennedy Lizzie Orr Roy Bullock P. H. Paulsen Minnesota W. J. Paul Mary Lizzie McMaster Hale Sams Onslow-Wyoming Gertrude, Sears Lyons McCann Kenneth Kennedy Pickner Floersinger Oxford Mr. Benedict W. F. Hintz S. M. Hosford Milwaukee National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Tobe Caspers and Carl Caspers Congress Waterloo Garret Siebels Henry Ohe Dundee Herman Ohe Henry Margaret Caspers Henry Che Nebraska Forrest Deischer

Richland Center Social Roundup at Waterloo and Cedar Rapids

Richland Center notes list attendees at the Iowa cat ie congress in Waterloo last Saturday. Numerous residents visit kin in Monticello Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Anamosa over the weekend and attend meetings and concerts including a Sousa concert in Cedar Rapids.

Castle Grove 4-H Club Meets at Elizabeth Mc Laughlin Home

The Castle Grove 4-H club will meet at Elizabeth Mc Laughlin's home on Saturday October 13 at 2 p.m. Friends and neighbors gathered at F. M. Benedict's Cass township edge home last Thursday to celebrate his eighty first birthday.

Castle Grove Elizabeth McLaughlin F. M. Benedict Cass Township

Missionary meeting attendees and town visitors noted

Sand Spring residents Mrs. C. K. Greer Mrs. J. N. Mc Neill and Miss Orpha Garlinghouse attended a church missionary meeting at Miss Mac McGlade's home. Various locals including Mrs. Fred Ratcliff Mae Marie Martin D. E. Wilson J. L. Batchelder and others were seen in town or visiting relatives and friends around Sunday and Monday.

C. K. Greer J. N. McNeill Orpha Garlinghouse R. P Ernest Brandel Baby Cedar Rapids W. H. Behrends Fass County Line Ed Fass L. C. Lawrence Harriet Smyth Monticello Mike Breen Catherine Marcellin Mary Clement Sophia Clement F. M. Johnson Glenh Eilers Charles Martin Forrest Fred Ratcliff Mildred Hopkinton

Prairieburg Social Notes Highlight Local Moves and Visits

Prairieburg residents report family arrivals and travels. DeLancey welcomed a daughter at the Flockhart home in Minneapolis. McEvoy family attended an aunt’s funeral in Anamosa. Collins and Smith visited Anne Collins in North English. Rundall family concerned with health and home visits. Richard Clark family moved to the Lawrence residence. Benton family moved into Ed Holub’s former house and Ben Benton works with Lester Drexler in the garage.

O. A. DeLancey Flockhart Minneapolis Will McEvoy Mr. McEvoy Anamosa Ellen Collins Madge Smith North English Anne Collins Ruth Rundall Mr. Rundall Will Rundall Easterday Cedar Rapids Rundall Richard Clark Lawrence R. V. Richards Ed Holub Mr. Benton Lester Drexler

Marriage of Miss Hay and Mr Grassfield in Anamosa

Miss Maude Hay and George Grassfield were married Saturday afternoon at the Congregational parsonage by Rev. D M Beggs. Frederick Lynch of Anamosa died Saturday at 4 p m after a cancer battle begun in 1924. Anamosa golfers beat Marion 1241 to 1272 in a Wapsipinicon course match. Anamosa high school opened with a 13 0 win over Central City Wildcats with Carstens scoring two touchdowns and accounting for the extra point on the first score.

Maude Hay George Grassfield D. M. Beggs Frederick Lewis Lynch Anamosa Cleveland Street Marion Golf Club Wapsipinicon Anamosa Boys Marion Anamosa High School Central City Wild Cats Northern Linn Carstens

Infectious Diseases Of Eastern Iowa Livestock Affects Region

Reported by the East ern Iowa Veterinary association details weekly livestock losses from diseases across towns including Eldridge Donahue Keystone Davenport Worthington DeWitt Low Moor Clinton Lyons Charlotte Clarence Solon Cedar Rapids Ely Mount Vernon Mar telle Walker Baldwin Iowa City Luzerne Wilton Junction Stockton Keota Birmingham Cascade Marshalltown Ellsworth State Center Melbourne Hubbard Center Point Anamosa Ryan Belle Plaine Shellsburg DeWitt Low Moor Gilman Mechanicsville Dysart Stanwood Olin Folletts West Branch and more with hog cholera hemorrhagic septicemia infectious abortion influenza and blackleg affecting cattle swine horses and related outbreaks.

Eastern Iowa Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association Colera Eldridge Donahue Keystone Davenport Worthington DeWitt Low Moor Clinton Lyons Charlotte Clarence Solon Cedar Rapids Ely Mount Vernon Martelle Walker Baldwin Iowa City Luzerne Wilton Junction Stockton Keota Birmingham Cascade Marshalltown Ellsworth State Center Melbourne Hubbard Center Point Olin Folletts Lowden Bryant Stanwood West Branch Anamosa Ryan Belle Plain Shellsburg Gilman Mechanics

Train Schedule at Monticello Station Listed

Public notice lists Monticello station arrivals and departures for C M St P & P trains with times to Calmar Davenport Cedar Rapids and Dubuque and connections at Delaware Oxford Junction and Omaha. Also included are a dietary tip and a seed corn prompt for spring.

Monticello Station Tramn GC. R Calmar Davenport Chicago Cedar Rap Davenp't Monticellor Delaware Dubuque Oxford Junction Marion Omaha

Almost 100000 Women on the U S Payroll

Government figures show nearly one hundred thousand women are employed by federal agencies. The article highlights shifts in staffing and the expanding role of women in government jobs during wartime.

Uncle Sam

Also Mentioned on This Page

Emma Alden Nona Laughlin Erna Ingwersen Dora Thom Mary Brown City Federation of Woman's Clubs Board of Education Harriet Tebo Horace Leamon Janet Robertson Roy Bender Elias Anderson W. B. Brown Henry Johnson L. M. Tasker Flody Chatterton Alex Adams Ida Bramer Kyle Poole Ed Pealer Orpha Lemaster Woman's Relief Corps of Iowa Flogel Dickeyville Wis Nicholas Kan Frank St. Mary's Parish James Koster John Koster Denver Colo Peter Sadler St. Mary's Church J. B. Albers St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Rosary Society Canter Michael Charles George Sadler William Anthony Koster Christopher Eisbach Barney Juergens Thomas Zoller J. P. Kirchen H. C. Burdt David Crotty James Murphy Excelsior Anna Maire Roberta Eugene Maitre Columbia College Ella Supple Victor Maire Seattle Wash South Dakota E. J. Kean Sacred Heart Sanitarium J.J. Finns East Cascade Young Ladies’ Sodality Bisenius & Sons St. Mary's R. A. Schaeffer George Dolphin Fanny Moore Los Angeles Cal Julia Moore John Deichl Ill Vincent O'Donnell Stella McLees Charles McLees E. Moore Sayles Fort Dodge Nicholas Turnis Fillmore John Lambert Philomena Sadler Hugh Lavery Kate Parker Leo Breitbach Schaeffer Guidinger Jacob Kurt Supple Sisters George Klinkner McQuillen West National Street Anna Lees Peter Sadlers A. P. Hamil Dr. Hamil Utica Herbert Hoover By Satterfield Millie Cedar Rapids, la Herbert Byrd and Igloo Pole Richard E. Byrd California South Pole Boston North Pole Richland Center Edna Buol Claire Aitchison George W. Hein Abbie Sheridan Butterfield Carl Schneiter Alfred Bauman Herman Hoffman George Loetscher Len Buol Lottie Marugg Raymond Harold Carl Paul Fritz Marugg John Yossi Ladies’ Aid Society the Reformed Church Andrew Ambuehl Martha Bal William Jarrett Asa Phelps Margaret Wismeier Mary Ellen John Philip Sousa Shrine Temple Elijah Burkey S. A. Burkey Ed Hicks Bessie Dickey Grace Keith Ray Dunap Hazel Green H. P. Hicks M. D. Sackett Paul Hanken Will Balsiger J. L. Weber Oliver Kiburz H. L. Wismeier Margaret Wismeier John Hein Carl N. Hein Melvin Len Hein Will Hoffman John Fetchiey Lou Walters Earl Sherman Ruby Ely Forest Ely Prairieburg Anamosa Eureka Iowa A.m Freight Farley Monticelo North Sonsane Duroc Jersey Hog Sale Woodlawn Farm W. B. Meeks Center Junction Brick & Tile Co F. L. Story Center Junction Savings Bank Anamosa, Iowa The Anamosa Commercial Club Governor McFarlane Winthrop Main Street
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