High School Notes and Local Council Actions
A student notes report a busy period with visits and exams, a broken finger after a girls basketball game, and student events in the new gym. A city council motion seeks to notify the county auditor to cancel Sacred Heart church property taxes. The Iowa Highway Commission condemns speed driving after 22 road deaths in one month, urging safer driving and caution at crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Bonner
Thais van Meter
Rockstad
Lang
Sacred Heart Church
Schneider
Beery
C. L. van Meter
C. J. Northrop
Iowa
Iowa State Highway Commission
Indianapolis
Sioux City Speedway
Almot
Road work and bridge repairs listed for multiple districts
The itemized sheet records names of workers and firms such as Anamosa Lumber Co and Flaherty & Penny engaged in road maintenance culverts and bridge repairs across Cascade Cas cade Morley Center Jct Wayne Lovell Fairview hill Buffalo road Joslin and Scotch Grove with amounts like 2155 50 183 00 and 340 47 for labor and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Seery
Cascade
Roy Wright
Jordan Bridge
Bohten
W.J Aitchison
Central Lumber Co.lambaer
RP Clark
Scotch Grove
Flaherty & Penny
Center Jct
Qcharles
FF Foley
Wayne Two
Herman Folkers
Oliver Kiburz
Lovell
Hd McBride
Wrk
Cascade Road
Frank Nickel
Peter Robertson
F D Slauson
OH Stout
Geo Schoon
CG Schneiter
Geo Tobiason
Hale’s
Anamosa Lumber Co
Imbr
Herbert
Morley Road
Bohlken
Lee Beebe
Fairview Hill
Central Lumber Co
EF Kiben
Joe Eddie
WE Folkerts
WE Foley
J A Howie
J A Hartman
Ingraham
Buffalo Road
Jacob T Joslin
Joslin
Geo Jackson, Sr
F Kehoe
John W Lange
Ralph Lahey
James Lundon
Lister Broa
Fred Lynch
John Marek
Monticello Council Proceeds In Regular Session
Monticello Iowa held a regular council session on October 5 with members Schneider Lang Rockstad Beery present and Hefner absent. City funds totaled 10531.88 with multiple departmental collections and a long list of claims approved if funds permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Schneider
Lang
Rockstad
Beery
Hefner
Meyers
Kellum
Northrop
Williams, Stockwell
Iowa
Court House and County Expenses Ledger Entry Summary
Itemized county costs include salaries for court and vault staff, utilities, jail and coroner expenditures, bounties, insane asylum care, and road and bridge work. Notable entries list Anamosa Lumber Co supplies, Iowa Electric lighting, Messenger Printing for claims, and multiple road crew payments across Cascade and Temple Hill areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FM Bagley
Anamosa Lumber Co
Iowa Electric Co
Towa Tele Co
Fred Richmond
Metropolitan Supply Co
Bks
Messenger Printing Co
Monticello Express
Geo’ L Schoonover
S'Webster Co
Mable Norton
Lulu Miller
Maggie Nicholas
Justice Court
State of Iowa
Ora Smith
McIntyre
Richmond
E Guernsey
J Hines
A Templeman
Finn’s
Len Buol
Cascade Rd
Geo Breitbach
Henry Collins
Wm Crawford
Lmbrfor
Geo Finn
Thos Finn Jr
Pat Finn’s
Griffith
Gavin & Skahill
Brige
Washington
Huntington
Oliver Kiburz
Hein’s Far
E M Kerr
Manternach
F J McNally
Hawley Corner
Marcus McDermott
Temple Hill Road
D Neelans
County Road
O O’brien
J W Orr
Kid Pease
Garrity’s
Scroggie
Frank Skrill
Skyhill
Wanted and For Sale Items Across Town
A compilation of classified notices lists eye tests and glasses, a ten room house for sale with two lots, a stray calf reported, a hand shuttle and a carpet loom for sale, land bargains in South Dakota, sewing services, a Brunswick billiard table for sale, general teaming and animal feed, bids for green hardwood wood to be delivered to Scotch Grove township schools, and a public auction of household furniture at a residence near Ricklefe & McNeill's store with many items described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotch Grove Township
G. J. Hughed
Ricklefe & McNeill’s
Early Iowa Schools and Teachers in 1830s Iowa
The record notes schools and teachers in Iowa as early as 1830 with Berryman Jennings teaching at Nashville, Lee County. By 1834 Burlington and Dubuque had active teachers. a Burlington school opened in 1834 taught by Zadoc C. Inghram, and a Dubuque church-built hall funded by subscriptions housed early 1834 classes taught by George Cabbage and Barrett Whittemore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Berryman Jennings
Nashville
Lee County
Burlington
Dubuque
W. R. Ross
Zadoc C. Inghram
George Cubbage
Barrett Whittemore
C. R. Aurner
The
State Historical Society of
Real estate transfers listed for Monticello Anamosa Center Junction
A series of deeds records transfers: Cora L Anderson and husband to A C Robinson for lots in Walworth addition Anamosa at 3500 dollars. J J Locher to Lucetta Alberry lot 368 Railroad add Monticello at 1900. W H Conley to Harry H Hall lots 13 and 14 block 17 Onslow at 675. B D Haeussler to Simon P Neilly and Delia M Neilly land in Monticello at 600. Oscar Earl Balch to W W Balch 814 nwi4 with road strip Lovell township at 2500. Robert C Stirton executor to Oliver Kiburz lots 4 and 5 Kline subdivision with lot 180 Varvels 2d add Monticello at 1305. Clara A Chatterton to Ray A and Fred H Chatterton undivided quarter southwest quarter of west 24 section 15 Rome township 10 acres at 1. John MecMurrin and wife to Hans Knutsen lot 6 block 28 original town of Wyoming at 550. C L Niles to Clifford L Niles land in Anamosa at 1. John E and Ida Bateman to Ossian KH and Marie Brainerd land in Monticello at 1250. Naomi M Griffin to Reginald F Hayes lot 4 block 43 town Center Junction at 10. Reginald F Hayes to A E Alexander lot 4 block 43 Center Junction at 115.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora L. Anderson
A. C. Robinson
George H. Walworth
Anamosa
J.J. Locher
Lucetta Alberry
Monticello
B. D. Haeussler
Simon P. Neilly
Delia M. Neilly
Oscar Earl Balch
W. W. Balch
Lovell Township
John MecMurrin
Hans Knutsen
Wyoming
C. L. Niles
Clifford L. Niles
John E
Ida Bateman
Ossian KH
Marie Brainerd
Naomi M. Griffin
Reginald F. Hayes
Center Junction
A. E. Alexander
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Proctor Wiitkena
James Maurice
Riess Stabler
J. EK. Bateman
Hotel Cumberland
New York
Broadway
54Th Street
Vireo
Stimson
Hotel Imperial
Qriece
Monarch
Ricklefs
Ferring
Sal
Jones Co Times
Beery Bros
L Miner
Christ Dinklage
Lbr
John Sampson
Ibr
Alva Williams
Labor Streets
E Barg
Clarence Anderson
Ben Starks
Balsiger
Water Fund
Slauson
LeFebvre Ledger Co
Water Ledger
Hanson & Holden
Western Valve Co
Allen Mfg Co
J F Meyers
Tom Carson
HS Lee
C J Northrop
Jacob Geise
Frank Williams
Herman Ebrisman
Dan Turney
RB Reasoner
Mra Hanawalt
Miss Bobletter
Monticello Elec Co
Tachirgi & Sons
City Engineers
Tschirgi & Sons
W. A. Stockwell
Jones County
Court House
L. G. Stuhler
Lew Scheerer
John Marugg
Boots Sisters
South Dakota
J. A. Voorhees
North Main Street
Three Quarters Club
George R. Wilkinson
W. Balsiger
Sharp
Frank Byrne
Ben Reichart
W. H. Conley
Harry H. Hall
Onslow
Robert C. Stirton
Kline
Varvel
Clara A. Chatterton
Ray A
Fred H. Chatterton
Rome Township
M. W. Herrick
HE. E. Reed
Herrick & Reed Attorneys AT Law
Monticello State Bank
Lattner Bros
Krit Motor Cars
P. M. Lattner
Detroit
J. A. Lattner
Krit
Chicago
Omaha
Des Moines
Sioux City
Clayton
Delaware
Jackson
Jones
Benton
Johnson, Cedar
Clinton
Muscatine
Louisa
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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