Death Called C. F. Hosford At Hospital
Orlando F. Hosford 69 year resident of Jones county died at John McDonald Hospital after a hip fracture on October 11. He was born August 14 1841 in Johnsonville Ohio and lived in Monticello, with one son Sprague M. Hosford and four grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Hosford home with Rev. Leonard Duckett and burial in Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando F. Hosford
Jones County
John McDonald
8. M. Hasford
Castle Grove Township
Mr. Hosford
Daniel 8
Pauline Palmer Hosford
Johnsonville
Trumbull County
Ohio
Chicago
Monticello
Robert Henderson
Lehman Palmer
Anamosa
Castle Grote
Alice Mowrey
Henry Gerrets
Sprague M. Hosford
Hosford
Alonzo Hosford
Platte
Gladys
Kenneth
Lyle
Clarence Hosford
M. Hosford
Leonard Duckett
Presbyterian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Cutting Of Patterns Improves Farm Women Savings
Miss Hazel Bown Iowa State extension specialist led a training at Mrs. Margaret Stadtmueller’s home for Farm Bureau leaders. The session covered garment care and moth prevention with 174 patterns cut for aprons laundry bags and shoe bags. Five follow up meetings in Lovell township drew 69 attendees, with patterns valued at twenty cents each saving about 34 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Bown
Iowa State College
Margaret Stadtmueller
Bown
Farm Bureau Organization
W. F. Hintz
Lovell Township
Adix Elected First Vice President of New Iowa Lutheran District
At the creation of the Iowa district through a merger of the Iowa Buffalo and Ohio synods Rev. Henry L Adix pastor of St Matthews Evangelical Lutheran church was chosen first vice president Rev Sigmund M Ide formerly pastor of the same church now Bellevue was elected second vice president Rev EB Rausch of Waverly formerly president of the disbanded Town district was elected district president and Rev William Mardorf of Sumner was named secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Buffalo
Ohio
Henry L. Adix
St. Matthew's
Local Creamery Sets September Butterfat Rates
The Farmers' Mutual Creamery of Monticello will pay 47 cents per pound for butterfat in sweet cream and 44 cents for lower grade cream for September business. The board of directors approved these rates last week. Local patrons may earn a 3 cent premium by delivering sweet cream. C Hodson left Monday for Van Horne to supervise work at a farmer canning factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers' Mutual Creamery Company of
Monticello
C. Hodson
van Horne
Farmer Canning Factory
Hartwig Murder Trial Opens in District Court
Albert Hartwig an Olin farmer goes on trial for the murder of Ed Miner a laborer from Olin. Key witness is Tilda Miner widow serving a life sentence who alleges Hartwig bought the poison Miner confessed to placing in capsules. Jury selection continues with no evidence until Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hartwig
Olin
Ed Miner
Hartwig
Tilda Miner
Iife
Rockwell City
Miner
A Good Woman Called By Death
Mrs. Gerd Rickels of Amber died last evening after a paralytic stroke on October 18. Born January 9 1851 in Marx Ostfriesland Germany she came to the United States with her brother Ben settling in Jones county. She and Gerd Rickels wed February 2 1876 celebrating their golden anniversary February 2 1926 with 100 guests. Surviving children: Gearhard Rickels Mrs Tobias Folkers John Rickels Mrs Oscar Ambuehl Mrs John Poppe William Rickels and others. Funeral at the Folkers home Monticello then Zion Lutheran church Wayne township with Rev J P Wilms. burial Wayne Center cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerd Rickels
Amber
Tobias Folkers
Rickels
Tobias and
Sophie (Wemmen) Tobiasson
Tasike Catherine Tobiasson
Marx
Ostfriesland
Germany
United Staes
Ben
Jones County
Wayne
Oetken
John Hagen
Michael Tobiadson
Henry Rickels
Gearhard Rickels
John Rickels
Oscar Ambuehl
John Poppe
William Rickels
Wayne Township
J. P. Willis
Zion's Lutheran Church
Monticello
Zion’s Lutheran Church
Jehhurch
J. P. Wilms
Wayne Center Cemetery
Margaret Gerdes Dies in California Supporter of Terra Bella Church
The death of Miss Margaret Gerdes occurred last Friday in California at 6 10 p m after a period of ill health and a prior surgical operation. She was born February 14 1884 near Monticello daughter of Mr and Mrs Rickles Gerdes and moved to California in 1915. Survived by eight brothers and four sisters and many relatives. Funeral services were held October 20 at the Lutheran church in Terra Bella with burial nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Margaret Gerdes
California
Rickles Gerdes
Monticello
Will
John
Carl
Paul
Fred Oltmans
Oswald Mucke
Terra Bella
Cal
Fred
Orange
Arthur George
Pomeroy
Town
Henry
Olin
August
Greeley
Grant Eilers
Schluetter
P. T. A. Meeting Set For October 28 At School
The P T A schedules a meeting in the school auditorium on October 28 at 2 30 with programs on chili welfare community problems and child reading by local educators. A membership campaign rewards rooms with the largest percentage of new members and individuals for top efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Echternacht
Fred Matthiessen
Otto Burrichter
Ed Huibregtse
Lora Houston
Georgia Miller
John Fraser
Iowa
Ruby
Rabe
Forty Years Ago Monticello and Jones County Records
A chronology of local life including births, occupations, and deaths in Jones county. Notable items: a newborn at the Hosford home, post office staffing changes, sorghum production near Monticello, and vendors in Monticello. Census figures cite Jones county population 20 262, with obituaries for Jacob Matthiessen and Rev. Charles Pierce.
Local DeMolay Chapter Elects New Officers
George Washington chapter of DeMolay installed new officers for the year led by Master Councilor How ard McLaughlin. Two new members Donald Clerk and Russell Suter received the first degree during ceremonies led by retiring Master Councilor Curtis Moncrief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Order of DeMolay
Curtis Moncrief
Donald Clerk
Russell Suter
Howard McLaughlin
Marvin Holst
Myric Shover
James Ricklefs
Richard Calkins
Dale Clark
Elmer Aebi
Fred Kreeb
Raymond Coyle
Sentinel
Raymond Siebels
Bill Kettlitz
Kenneth Burrisalmoner
John Che
Sam Rhatigan
Tim George
George Stott
Eugene Rodman
James McLaughlin
Donald Morey
Weather Delays Dan Hunter Trip To October 26
Dan Hunter of Cedar Rapids postponed his Monti cello passenger flight due to cold weather and high winds. His four passenger Stinson-Detroiter will fly next Sunday October 26, with a modern heater cabin making it as comfortable as a large sedan and a penny a pound rate to be in force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Hunter
Cedar Rapids
Stinson-Detroiter
Monticello
Turner and Cole Address Republican Dinner in Jones County
Cyrenus Cole of Cedar Rapids spoke on tariffs and farm protection at a Republican dinner in Anamosa, Iowa, urging unity and arguing tariffs stabilize prices. Dan Turner of Corning, Republican gubernatorial candidate, urged tax reform, a sales or income tax debate, and party loyalty to advance Iowa’s economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrenus Cole
Iowa
Anamost
K. of P
Charles Ireland
Republican Central Committee
Jones County
Treland
C. L. Rigby
Stanwood
G@. J. Van Buren
Monticello
Warren Rees
John Bodenhofer
Lloyd Soper
LaVern Rockstad
Harry Holcomb
S. E. Beam
G. J. Hughes
John Matthiessen
Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Cole
Ireland
Dan Turner
Corning
Turner
Republican Party
Tax Commission
Rigby
RPR
Mr and Mrs Chris Rohr Celebrate Twenty Fifth Anniversary
The Rohr couple marked their 25th wedding anniversary at their Earlville home with more than forty guests and a noon dinner. They were married in 25 years ago by Rev John C Stoddard. They lived in Monticello for 13 years and have resided on a farm east of Earlville for the past 12. They have two sons Albert and Howard, a daughter died in infancy, and both are active in Farm Bureau and church work. Mrs Rohr is daughter of the late Charles and Mrs Binning. Mr Rohr is son of the late Jacob Rohr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Rohr
Earlville
Rohr
Charles Binning
Mr. Rohr
Jacob Rohr
Monticello
Seehusen Hog Sale Sets Averages At Valley View Farm
The annual Seehusen purebred Chester White sale at Valley View stock farm last week netted an average of 29 for fifteen spring gifts and 44.50 for thirty three boars. Harvey Tubb of Emerson bought the top boar pig for 675, sired by Special Princess Itter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
J. B. Seehusen
Center Junction
Valley View Stock Farm
Harvey Tubb
Emerson
Waite Couple Celebrates Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J M Waite marked fifty years of marriage with an open house at their North Washington street Wyoming home on Oct 18 1930. Family and friends attended a gathering hosted by their children and grandchildren highlighting a life of community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Waite
North
Washington Street
Wyoming
Waite
Hale
Janet Inglis
Margaret
W. J. Mills
Anamosa
John
George
James
Dan
Circle of Wyoming
Bay View
Mr. Waite
Jones County
Oxford Township
Emma Chipman Waite
England
James A. Bronson
Harrison
C. J. Ingversen
Jansen
Board of Education
M. E. Church of Wyoming
Church
A. F. and
A. M
Knight Templar
K. of P
Existance
Robert W
Waterloo Savings Bank
R. W. Waite
Robert
Waterloo
Hazel
C. A. Reade
Janet
Billy
Onslow
Esther
Lester Smith
Richard
Jean
Cedar Falls
Rev Hugh McCarroll Elected Moderator of New England Synod
Rev Hugh McCarroll former Daniels Park Presbyterian pastor Cedar Rapids now leads First Presbyterian Framingham Mass elected moderator of the New England synod. His first wife Ada Gibson, deceased, was daughter of John Gibson of Monticello. The couple recently visited California with son Marshall McCarroll a Paramount sound technician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh McCarroll
Daniels Park Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
First Presbyterian Church
Framingham
Mass
New England Synod
McCarroll
Ada Gibson
John Gibson
Monticello
Older Boys and Girls Conference Officers Elected at Olin
At the Older Boys and Girls conference held at Olin last Friday three new officers were elected for the coming year. President Bernice Vincent Anamosa vice president Bill Kettlitz Monticello secretary Eileen McCormick Olin. Installation occurred Friday evening at the banquet. The Monticello Presbyterian church orchestra directed by Mrs. William Laude played for the banquet. Attendees from Monticello included Mrs. M. J. Cass Maye and Faye Cass and Bill Kettlitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
Bernice Vincent
Anamosa
Bill Kettlez
Monticello
Eileen McCormick
The
Presbyterian Church of
Maquoketa Papers Merge With Jackson Sentinel
In a move to modernize, the Maquoketa Excelsior and Jackson Sentinel consolidate effective November 1. Retiring editors A. C. McKinsey and son M. F P. McKinsey exit. the staff remains largely the same under the Sentinel company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
Hybrids Top Corn Yields In Jones County Test Plot
Test plots at the Smith farm near Center Junction report hybrids outperforming open pollinated corn by 11.3 bushels per acre on average and up to 24.6 bushels. Hybrids averaged 27.7 percent moisture versus 21 percent for checks, with some hybrids near 31.2 percent. Twelve Jones county farmers attended as Paul N. Smith cautioned about maturity timing while praising hybrid promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N
Paul N. Smith
Center Junction
Jones County
Iowa State College
Acre
Henry Eden Home Fire Damages Clothing and House
Monticello fire department responded to a blaze at Henry Eden's Lovell township home last Saturday evening. A clothes press on the second floor burned with about 1400 dollars in clothing and furniture damaged. house loss is smaller. Insurance totals 4800 on the home and furnishings with German Mutual Province of Wayne township as carrier. Cause unknown though a stove pipe runs from first to second floor roofing a different area. Eden couple thank Monticello fire fighters and helpers for aiding at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Henry Eden
Lovell Township
Eden
German Mutual Province Company
Wayne Township
Presbyterians To Install A New Pipe Organ
The First Presbyterian church of Monticello will erect a new pipe organ over the next two weeks. Parts are already on the ground and the dedicatory concert will be played by Siegfried Gruenstein of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church of
Monticello
Siegfried Gruenstein
Chicago
Bible Quiz Questions on Old Testament Practices
A reader asks multiple questions about biblical sacrifice and scriptures. Topics include whether both sides of stones were used for the Ten Commandments, if rabbit could be eaten, use of salted meat in burnt offerings, the biggest sacrifice offered, and whether David pleased God in his marriage. Answers are indicated on page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Monti High to Play Marion Tomorrow Homecoming in Marion
Monticello High School football team, coached by Ray Smith, travels to Marion for a homecoming clash. A large crowd is expected as Monti Cello aims for multiple touchdowns after recent improvements and corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monti High
Marion
Monticello High School
Marion High School
Monticello
Ray Smith
U. High
Lady Luck
University High School of
Town City
University High
Phelps
Mrs T E Booth Dies At Her Daughter s Home
Gertrude Booth widow of Thomas E Booth dies at her daughter Mrs F W Brewer s Bozeman Montana October 17 aged 85. Body brought to Anamosa where she lived over fifty years. Services by Rev David Beggs Cong Congregational church. Her family and church loyalties are noted along with her parents deeds and religious service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Booth
Thomas E. Booth
F. W. Brewer
Bozeman
Montana
Anamosa
David Beggs
Congregational Church
Anamosa Eureka
Booth
Brewer
George E. Delavan
Jones County
Presbyterian Church of Wyoming
Church Society
Calkins
Wyoming
Delavan
Halloween program planned at Rocky Ridge School
Rocky Ridge School will host a Halloween program Friday October 24 at 8 o clock. The school sits six miles east of Monticello on the Monticello Scotch Grove road. Minnie Husmann is the teacher in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Ridge
Monticello
Scotch Grove Road
Minnie Husmann
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C. F. Hosford
Hartwwig
the Express
Curtis Hosford
Eugene Gilmore
Keokuk
Ernest Hicks
Mabel Herrick
Elgin
Oscar Soetje
Michigan University
H. D. Sherman
M. W. Herrick
Orange J. Lawrence
George Haines
H. Rosa
J. L. Davenport
Albina
Ore
W. A. Overing
Adam Reichart
John Deere Company
Moline
Marshall Noble
Alfred Noble
Toronto
Canada
Texas
D. T. Gardner
Squires
Mamie E. Howard
Joseph F. Podlaski
E. N. Howard
Jacob F. Matthiessen
Langworthy
Charles Pierce
Marble Rock
Caroline Holcomb
Alva Holcomb
James Davidson
Orlando Davidson
Kinsella Hall
Casper Arduser
Scotch Grove Township
Max Rettig
John Faber
Cascade
Edward Soetje
Dr. Sigworth
Herman Tiarks
Republican Meeting
Herbert Hoover
Rascob
Democratic Committee
Michaelson
Scribner's Magazine
Kent
Ascob
Hoover
Scribner’s
United States
Woodrow Wilson
Coolidge
Union
Seehusen
Monticello Public
J. E. Heiserman
Maurine Hamblin
Minard Stout
Ann Henderson
Hazy Dazy
Opal Porter
Margaret Kaste
Recene Ashton
Ann Miller
A. B. Grimes
A. F. Walker
Frank Royden
Willie
Methodist Episcopal Sunday School
Jessie Koch
Jones
Smith Farm
Presbyterians
New Bible Questions
University High School
Yeoman
Langer
Thomas
Null
Hughes
Cramer
Balster
Eby
Reichart
Bartlett
Egger
Jim McLaughlin
Roberts
T. E. Booth
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