Hartwig to Be Tried Oct 23 on Murder Charge
Hartwig of Olin faces trial on a murder charge in Jones county court with the case against him set for October 23 after a prior adjournment. The prosecution tied the case to the earlier poisoning of Ed Miner, husband of Tilda Miner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartwig
Jones County
Albert Hartwig
Olin
Ed Miner
Tilda Miner
Women’s State Reformatory
Rockwell City
Ben, Mettler
Monticello
Wiliam G. Schoon
Frank Agnitsch
Monmouth
State Reformatory
Charles Wheeler
Charles Davis
Roy Cox
Raymond Pitt
Homer Parker
Monticello Cow Testing Report For September
The September test of 561 cows shows an average 414 pounds of milk and 16.3 pounds of butterfat per cow. Top herds exceeded 20 pounds butterfat, led by Pfeil and Burr with 22.0, Thomas George 21.9, W H McDaniels 21.8, Shover and Orcutt 21.3, Oltman 20.8, and Hoffman 20.6. Butterfat average fell 4 pounds from August due to many dry cows. 16 percent were dry. One purebred Holstein Bannastine led with 1,305 pounds milk and 43.1 pounds butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfeil & Burr
Thomas George
W. H. McDaniels
Shover & Orcutt
William M. Oltman
William H. Hoffman
Bannastine
Shover and Orcutt
Wyman Fulton
Tom White’s Automobile Wrecked Near Monticello Hill
A Graham Paige sedan owned by Tom J White was badly wrecked Saturday afternoon at the hilltop near Sacred Heart cemetery north of Monticello. White failed to notice a Ray Adams truck stopped to let a team pass and struck the rear. The impact damaged the radiator, fender, engine mount, and frame though the body and glass remained intact. White was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Monticello
Graham-Paige
Tom.j. White
Ray Adams
Mr. White
Dubuque Man Confesses To Murder Of Small Boy
Dubuque police report Earl Fuller a 12 year old boy was found dead near the Mississippi with a wire around his neck. A R Ollinger 22 confessed Saturday to the crime and is held at the county jail under guard as authorities plan indictments and a speedy trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Earl Fuller
Mississippi
A. R. Olinger
Ollinger
Dy Ihancriff
Star mail route links Dubuque and Monticello towns
The Star mail route begins today serving Dubuque Bernard Cascade and Monticello. A morning run leaves Dubuque at 5 55 a m arriving Monticello at 7 25 a m and returns at 6 30 a m. Evening service departs Dubuque at 3 16 p m reaching Monticello at 6 10 p m and Dubuque at 7 15 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Monticello
Bernard
Cascade
Bernard and
Death of Young Mother Elizabeth Welter in Cascade Area
Elizabeth Welter aged 37 7 14 of Sand Spring area died at 3 10 am last Sunday after over a year of failing health. Maiden name Knapp born Cascade March 28 1893, married Herman Welter Feb 10 1920 at St Martin s Cascade. Five children Margaret Mary Herman Junior William Roman Helen. Survived by husband father William Knapp Cascade and many Knapp siblings. Funeral Oct 14 Sacred Heart Church Monticello Rev Alvin Landolt, burial St Mary s Cascade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Welter
Sand Spring
Herman Welter
Mrs. Welter
Elizabeth Knapp
Cascade
St. Martin's Church
Margaret Mary
Herman_Junior
William
Roman
Helen
Anamosa's F W Jones Elected Northeast Iowa Teachers Head
F W Jones of Anamosa was elected president of the Northeast Iowa Teachers association at its Cedar Rapids session last Friday. He succeeds E L Ritter of Cedar Falls. New officers include M S Hallman as executive head and J H Traft Elsa Schroder and T M Clevenger in key posts. E L Ritter named as delegate and A C Fuller leads the legislative committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Jones
Anamosa
Northeast Iowa Teachers’ Association
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Jones
E. L. Ritter
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
M. 8. Hallman
Washington High School
J. H. Traft
Charles City
Elsa Schroder
Dubuque
T. M. Clevenger
Waverly
Clevenger
A. C. Fuller
Monticello VFW Auxiliary Elects New Officers
Monticello VFW Auxiliary elected officers for the coming year: President Mrs. E. E. Reed. senior vice president Mrs. Anne Echternacht. junior vice president Mrs. Henry Che. secretary Miss Florence Carmichael. treasurer Mrs. Florence Metzenburg. chaplain Mrs. Elmer Hubbard. Mae Grube of Dubuque presented the trophy cup for the largest membership gain, noting the unit grew from 10 to 68 members in its first year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Veterans of Foreign Wars
E. E. Reed
Anne Echternacht
Henry Che
Florence Carmichael
Florence Metzenburg
Elmer Hubbard
Mae Grube
Dubuque
South Dakota
Iowa
Ruth Van Buren and Mildred Pulver Honored at Cornell
The registrar at Cornell College announced thirty six students earned high scholastic honors for the second semester of last year. Ruth Van Buren and Mildred Pulver, Monticello High School graduates, were named honorable mention among the honored scholars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell College
Ruth van Buren
Mildred Pulver
Monticello High School
Cornell
Twenty Five Years Ago Items Of Occurrences
A retrospective look at events from October 1868 in Monticello and area. Pastors, marriages, deaths, and business changes are noted, including Rev. W. E. Van Buren returning to the Methodist church, farm sale ads, weddings of Miss Caroline Matson and Miss Anna Ladehoff, the Page and Arduser families, and local club gatherings. The item references The Express files and earlier local happenings, with several obituaries and community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. van Buren
Methodist Episcopal Church
Justus Darrow
Langworthy
Caroline Matson
Monticello
Thomas M. Olmatead
Hopkinton
Frank Pierce
Lorenz Allamand
Bowen's Prairie
Anna M. Arnold
George Arnold
German Reformed Church Parsonage
E. E. Gruenstein
Grace Thoeni
Martin Thoeni
Frank E. Clinite
Storm Lake
Minneapolis
Clinite
the Express
Margaret
Richard Topping
Messrs
Nicholas
Patrick Kehoe
O'Neill
Neb
John Hopkins
Hopkins
Delaware
Jones Counties
Anna Ladehoff
Henry Ladehoff
William J. Dawson
Traer
Dexter Page
Page
Groton
Mass
Robert Clark
Scotch Grove
Mesdames R. Dawson
E. G. Drury
G. W. Eastwood
J. W. Gilroy
J. S
James Young
Stella Wilkinson
W.S. Wilkinson
Harry Young
Rock Island
Leonard Arduser
Bertha Gilroy
Colton
S. D
Presbyterian Church
J. W. Innes
Arduser
The
Express
Sleeper
Ladies of the Library Association
Norcross
George Rippey
Stewart
Warner & Page
Gardner & Eaton
Herrick & Hughes
Wright
Farwell
M. M. Moulton
Grant and Colfax Club
Rosa, Hanford & Rosa
N. M. Smith & Son
Rufus
Fred
Dunham
Kinsella
Jerome Allen
Perry Bates
Mary Loblell
J. D. Thomas
Kate Rice
Anna Smith
F. F. Beardsley
R. P. B8mith
Commercial Club To Elect New Officers
The Mon ticello Commercial club will hold a regular meeting in the Memorial building gymnasium on Thursday evening October 23. New directors for the ensuing year will be elected and other business transacted. Dinner will be served promptly at 6 o'clock by the V F ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Commercial Club
Memorial Building
V. F. Adies
John McDonald Hospital Fourteenth Anniversary Report
John McDonald Hospital in Monticello celebrates its 14th year since opening on Sept 5 1917. The 1930 annual report shows 53 admissions, 184 surgical cases 155 medical cases 61 obstetrical cases 84 x ray cases and 8 stillborn or 2 infant deaths. The year’s receipts rose to 26481 64 with expenses 27115 69 and payroll details listed. President Henry M Carpenter thanks trustees advisory council and staff noting large obstetrical patient load and the hospital’s public asset status with calls for modest tax support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McDonald
Monticello
John McDonald Hospital
Hospital Council
Henry M. Carpenter
University Hospital
Iowa City
Mabel J. Flockhart
Jones County Farms Bring Good Prices
Real estate activity in Jones County shows strong demand. The Dunn estate 204 acre farm sold a 40 acre unimproved tract to Rhinehart Doden for over 100 dollars per acre and the 160 acre homestead area sold to Herman Folkers at 160 dollars per acre. The Grover Preston and Phillip Bailey Jr. eighty acre tract near Amber sold to James Gray at 112.50 dollars per acre. The W J Zimmerman adjoining Amber sold to William Harmis for 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunn
Grover Preston
Philip Bailey, Jr
W. J. Zimmerman
Rhinehart Doden
Herman Folkers
Phillip Bailey, Jr
Amber
James Gray
W. J. Zimmermz
William Harmis
Cass Township
Benton County Senator Race Splits Two Conventions
In Tama and Benton counties a single senatorial district spurred rival Republican conventions in each county. Both named a candidate, but legal questions forced independent status. W. J. Breakenridge of Dinsdale and Werner Strippel of Vinton will appear as independents, joined by Harry C. White of Vinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama
Benton
W. J. Breakenridge
Dinsdale
Werner Strippel
Vinton
Harry C. White
Hoxsey Sues Baker for 250000 in Second Lawsuit
Dr. Hoxsey, former aide at the Baker Institute in Muscatine, files a second slander suit against Harry M. Baker for 250000 claiming broadcasts on KTNT harmed his reputation and business. The prior suit sought 85000 for alleged contract violation dated April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hoxsey
Baker
Harry M. Hoxsey
Norman Baker
Baker Institute
Muscatine
Hoxsey
KTNT
Amber Farmer Burns Hands In Gasoline Lantern Explosion
John Gray Jr., son of Mr and Mrs John Gray farmers three miles west of Amber, suffered burns to both hands and forearms when a lighted lantern and a gallon of gasoline exploded as he transferred gasoline from a car at his home. He fled to dirt and weeds to smother the flames and was rushed to Anamosa hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gray, Jr
John Gray
Amber
Anamosa
Illness of Rev. Father Francis Schuh Reported
Word received yesterday of the serious illness of Rev. Father Francis Schuh at his home in St. Lucas. He formerly served at the Sand Spring parish. Many friends hope for his speedy recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Schuh
Father Francis Schuh
St. Lucas
Sand Spring
Monticello Feed Mill Adds Modern Mixer and Oat Huller
Ed H. Huibregtse, proprietor of the Monticello Feed Mill, installed a 2000 to 2500 pound capacity feed mixer and an oat huller. The new equipment enables balancing and customizing feeds with molasses when needed. The mill can grind grains and mix ingredients, and now stocks ingredients for ready made balanced feeds. The oat huller operates at 700 rpm to minimize flour loss. The facility also houses a feed room office grain bin oat hull bin and extended driveway to shelter wagons during loading. Huibregtse began in milling with his father in Hull Iowa and later managed three elevators before settling in Monticello in 1927-1928 to modernize the local milling business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed H. Hulbregtse
Monticello
Hutbregtse
Huibregtse
Hull
Iowa
Anamosa Surgeon to Receive Fellowship in Surgery
Dr H F Dolan of Anamosa will receive the Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons at the Clinical Congress in Philadelphia the week of October 13 through 17 1930. The ceremony Friday evening October 17 will honor his achievement crowning a career with St Louis University and Memphis General Hospital experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamicsa Eureka
H. F. Dolan
American College of Surgeons
America
Dolan
Creighton University
Omaha
Nebraska
St. Louis University
Memphis General Hospital
Philadelphia
George Crile
Cleveand
Two Clergymen Receive Honors At Dubuque
Rev. Lewis B. Kucera of Protm van is to be consecrated bishop of the Lincoln Nebraska diocese on Tuesday October 28 at St Raphael's cathedral Dubuque. Archbishop Francis J L Beckman will be invested with the pallium on October 27. Archbishop John C McNicholas of Cincinnati will preside. Bishop Patrick McGovern of Cheyenne will celebrate the mass. The pallium is a white wool band with pendants and crosses sent by the pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis B. Kucera
Protmvan
Lincoln
Neb
Stephen J. Kucera
Prairieburg
St. Raphael's Cathedral
Dubuque
Francis J. L. Beckman
John C. McNicholas
Cincinnati
Patrick McGovern
Cheyenne
Wyo
Beckman
Pius XI
Census Figures Released On Jones County Farms
The U S government released spring census data showing Jones county had 2125 farms on April 1 1930 2163 on January 1 1925 and 2090 on January 1 1920. The change from 1925 to 1930 is a 1.8 percent decrease and from 1920 to 1930 a 1.7 percent increase. A farm includes all land farmed by one person with household or hired help and land of three acres or more producing 250 in value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jones County
Jones County Cattle Retested for Tuberculosis
Jones County cattle undergo a tuberculosis retest under state area law. The program began December 1, 1927, in Castle Grove Lowell Richland and Washington townships. Dr H N Strader leads the effort for the Iowa Department of Agriculture with veterinarians Kellogg and others assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Castle Grove
Lowell
Richland
Washington Townships
H. N. Strader
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Kellogg
Department of Agriculture
Supreme Court
Monti High Faces A High in East Iowa Opener Friday
Monti High prepares for its first East Iowa conference game against University High of Iowa City. A hard scrimmage produced a single touchdown by Egger, with Yeoman set to gain experience. Line adjustments include Thom as at center and Cramer at right guard, while Smith develops Yeoman as a ball carrier. The municipal band will perform before and at halftime. Referee Story, linesman Metzger Brierly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monti High
University High of
Iowa City
Egger
Varally
Yeoman
Smith
Langer
Municipal Band
Monti
Story
Cornell
Metzger
Brierly
Pioneer Coggon Woman Dies at 92 After Long Iowa Life
Frances M. L. Coquilette, 92, died at her son Joseph's home in Coggon last Saturday. Born Rachel Ann Carr in Montreal October 31, 1837, she moved to Franklinville Tennessee then Iowa in 1869. She married Coquilette in 1862 and survived by four grandchildren among others. husband and two daughters preceded her. Funeral services were held last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances M. L. Coquilette
Joseph
Coggon
Iowa
Hopkinton
Green's Mill
Charles Coquilette
Mabel Grant
Stella Fay
Cedar Rapids
Aden Waterhouse
Hot Springs
S. D
Coast To Coast Store To Open Here Oct 24
Monticello will host a Coast to Coast store in the Jennie Rundle building opening Friday October 24. Operated by T. W. Craigen of Minneapolis and H. P. Gallagher of St. Paul, locally owned but stocked via a large buying organization. Formal announcement next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jennie Rundle
T. W. Craigen
Minneapolis
H. P. Gallagher
St. Paul
New Bible Questions 86 87 88 89 90
A quiz item lists questions about misquoting the Bible the temple traders scourge beasts fit for eating and crop years Miriam's leprosy with answers on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Miriam
Calif. Resident Mrs. Lewis Ainsworth Reaches Nineties Milestone
Mrs. Lewis Ainsworth of Orange California celebrated her 94th birthday at 414 Eas Chapman Avenue. Born in Woodstock Vermont she lived in Town Illinois and California on five continent spanning trips. She is a poet and has penned many published works while maintaining health and independence into advanced age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Ainsworth
Castle Grove Township
McLaughlin
California
Orange
Santa Ana
Jewel Plains
Dan Hunter Plans Sunday Flight From Cedar Rapids
Dan Hunter of Cedar Rapids announces passenger flights at Monticello next Sunday October 19. He will use his new Stinson Jr cabin plane carrying four passengers, arriving at 10 o clock and flying until dark. Mr and Mrs George Arduser of Cedar Rapids visited the Ardusers last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Express
Dan Hunter
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Stinson, Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tom White
Dubuque-Montivello
Commercial Club
Mabel Flockhart
Benton County
Amber Farmer
Jones County Farms
A. High
Bolsters Line
Thomas
Cramer
New Bible Questions
Calif
George Arduser
J. L. Arduser
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