Local Cedar Rapids and surrounding visits noted in October items
Vernon Orcutt and many residents traveled to Cedar Rapids last Tuesday and Friday while others visited Chicago Anamosa Hopkinton and Dubuque. Numerous local businesses, hardware stores, and services advertise sales and repairs as residents attend dances, church events, and box socials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Orcutt
Cedar Rapids
Monticello Area News Briefs and Community Notes
Election of officers for the American Legion Auxiliary set for Tuesday at 8 PM. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Burrichter and others at Lost Nation. Ruth Byers, a St Catherine student, visited grandparents. Social and club notices plus multiple local visits, travels, and business ads fill the Monticello area page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
P. A. Kurt
Ruth Malinda Byers
St. Catherine's College
Edward Templeton
Morton Couple Return From Three Weeks Auto Trip
Mr and Mrs C S Morton returned last Saturday from a three weeks automobile tour through South Dakota and western Iowa visiting relatives in Plankinton South Dakota and Des Moines Iowa.
Winklers Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary in Vinton
Mr and Mrs Edward Fisher and son Lawrence of Vinton visited the Winklers at their Amber area home for the twenty fifth wedding anniversary celebration. An auto accident near Amber Sunday involved Henry Che and Ed Winkler cars with no injuries though both vehicles were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Stadtmueller
Beecher
Ilinois
W. H. L. Schuetz
Edward Fisher
Lawrence
Vinton
Rudolph Winkler
Winkler
Amber
Henry Che
Ed Winkler
Milk substitutes and local notices fill Monticello pages
Farmers and residents read about Acme pig meal as a milk substitute, heating systems by Lennox, local sales honors for Robert Balster, and community life notes. The column records Ojibwe hospital stays, road accidents, travel plans, factory changes, and obituaries with Monticello figures and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company
Fire Destroys Roof Of Mrs Williamson Home In Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids fire partially destroyed the roof of a house owned by former Monticello resident Mrs Martha Williamson. Daughter Mrs Alice Pyle heard crackling she thought from a bonfire and alerted the fire department. Fire damaged upstairs bedroom furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Williamson
Monticello
Cedar Rapids
Alice Pyle
Williamson
Methodist missionary society unit meeting in Marion
A group of women from the Methodist Episcopal church attend a unit meeting of the missionary society in Marion. Participants include Mesdames Shirley Pfeil Lang King Swift Brown Drake Kennedy Rose Wenger and Mary Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Marion
Mesdames Shirley
Pfeil
Lang
King
Swift
Brown
Drake
Kennedy
Rose Wenger
Mary Clark
Manchester Purchases Deep Well Pump For 5096
The town of Manchester has purchased a deep well pump and contracted to pay $5,096 for the installation and equipment. The arrangement outlines payment terms and delivery expectations for the municipal project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Golden Wedding Celebrated Monday in Sabula
Mr. and Mrs. Seymour E. Day of Sabula celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at the home of their daughter Mrs. William K. Hodgson. The event included a noon dinner with family, gold and white décor, and a treasure hunt. Attending were four children, ten grandchildren, and four great grandchildren, plus relatives from Clinton Maquoketa Andrew Tipton and LaSalle Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour E. Day
Sabula
William K. Hodgson
Doris Day
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Dawn Margie Harris
Day
Albert Rathbun
Clinton
Alma Rigby
Harry Dee
Buell Maxwell
Mount Vernon
Helen Day
Homer Troy
Andrew
Mr. Day
Alice Weeks
Mechanicsville
Glenn S. Day
Doris
Helen
Robert
Cliff L. Day
Bessie
Ben
Tipton
W. K. Hodgson
Raymond
Monticello
Albert L. Day
Maquoketa
Don W. Harris
Dawn Margie
Portia Day Harris
LaSalle
Ill
Sub Station Completed For Iowa Electric Co
The Iowa Electric company completes a new Monticello sub station with a six transformer tower, 4200 volt input, 11000 volt output to Cascade, one 1700 dollar per Monticello transformer, 300 dollar galvanized fence, and two new switchboard panels for automatic trips. Supervisors include J J Reding and foremen oversee Harvey Kurt and George Dostal. day operator Clifford Welland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Electric Company
Monticello
Cassade
Cascade
J. J. Reding
Cedar Rapids
Reding
Kurt
Maquoketa River
Clifford Welland
Rockwell City papers merge forming Advocate Republican
Last Friday announcement confirms the merger of Rockwell City Advocate and Calhoun Republican. The Advocate will acquire the Republican name and subscription list plus part of the mechanical equipment. RR H Mattison and A R Hulliman are named editors with varied prior affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell City Advocate
Calhoun Republican
Rockwell City
Calhoun County
Advocate
Republican
H. Mattison
A. R. Hulliman
Des Moines Register
Duggan estate farms sold at administrator sale
Three farms of the John Duggan estate near Ryan sold for 55000. George Duggan bought the 160 acre home place at 160 per acre, John P. Duggan took the 120 acre improved farm at 125 per acre, and Chas. B. Duggan of Chicago secured the unimproved 160 acres at 100 per acre. Cedar county paving work should end soon as highway bonds and state funds prompt completion by the highway commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Duggan
Ryan
George Duggan
John P. Duggan
Chas. B. Duggan
Chicago
Cedar County
Highway Commission
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George Chambers
Winchester
McNeill Hdn
Bessie Dickey
R. C. Hong
A. W. Steiner
Hopkinton
McNeill’s
John Warner
Anamosa
Winchester Paint
McNeill Holn
L. H. Lang
Ray Yousse
Moline, Il
Matthiessen Auto and Supply Co
Schoon & Hubbard
Helen Keith
Leroy Clark, Sr
Rock Island
J. W. Hoult
Monticello, Ry
O. E. Torrence
F. J. Kay
Nellie Hutton
Fred Lehman
Dubuque
George A. Hauck
Mrs
Dayton Yousse
Davenport
R. J.bone
Reuben Ely
Luke Coyle
Alice Haines
James Shirley
AE Mme A, Aigereraratte
Ray Youasse
Cuba
City, Wis
John Krouse
William Adams
T. F. Denkhoff
George Cropp
E. G. Burrichter
Fred Eilers
Minnie Lewis
Center Junction
McWeill
Adix
Mac
Charles Northrop Geered Northrop
Yaouaque
Anna Bort
Fred Bort
Hourintoan
S. M. Ide
Bellevin
Ladies’ Aid of the Reformed Church
Joe Walley
Clara Mitchell
C. J. Northrop
F. Kaveliski
Ahab DeWitt
Peterson, Town
Eugene DeWitt
Anna Schultz
Mary Kiburz
B. T. Balcar
F. G. Matthiessen
R. O. Hoag
Wyoming
R. H. White
Charles Burris
Irving Dales
Milwaukee, Wik
W. Burris
Mrs. H. Espy
Dixon, Illinois
Joe Eby
L. EB. Hoag
John Schweitzer, Jr
Iowa City
Mrs. Tompkins
Eldon Rohn
W. F. Rohn
Leonard Kurt
Waterloo
Peter Kurt
Howard Shelley
Adolph Ehrisman
L. P. Waddick
Isaac Schneider
Jim McCrea
C. H. Rollins of
John Wenger
Paul Marure
Lottie Marugg
Roy Adamson
S. M. Adamson
Ralph Redmond
Town City
T. M. Redmond
John Zimmerman
Alva Zimmerman
Hattie Specht
June Meyer
Edyth Bunker
MacGrevor
Paul E. Gibson
Des Moines
Dr. Gibson
Frank Meade
Ruth
E. E. Hicks
Anne Hallss
Kate Adamis
Harold Wilcox
Bradgate
Ames
Des, Moines
Grace Haskell
Billy
Greeley
R. C. Hoage
Shirley
Mr. and
Will "Cassidy
Louis Schultz
Martin Trimble
3. W. Schweitzer
Manisadshite Pennant
William Cassidy
Sterling
Marguerite Aitchison
Moline, Illinois
W. J. Aitchison
Earl M. Keyes
Ralph Moon
Warren, Iinois
Paul Daake
F. W. Kennedy
New Dam
Delhi
Mesdames
George Tobiason
Henry Coyle
Bessie Baade
Miss
Mabel Baade
George van Buren
the Order of the Eastern Star
Helen Lienemen
Sherrill
J. F. Lieneman
Harriet Rohn
T. A. King
West Union
Joe King
McNeills Hardware
James McAleer
Lisbon
Leo Locher
Matt Miller
Jake Bahl
Fred Erlich
Dubugque
Ben Eilers
Pat" First
Armes
Mrs. B. E
Carrie Hoar
Putney
Vermont
Ella Petcina
Pasadena
California
Janet Hazard
F. M. Podhaski
Bernice Podhaski
Loretta McDonough
Mercy Hospital
Louis Tellon
Dixie Cafe
School House No. 6
Cass Township
Florence Ireland
L. J. Swift
Emil Burrichter
Martin Burrichter
F. Burrichter
Lost Nation
Frank Ferring
Kenneth Ferring
Columbia College
Lovell No. 1
Adele Meier
Thelma Smith
Porter Longstreet
Miss Velma Longstreet
Mr. Longstreet
Miss Velma
New Sharon
Lester McAleer
Columbia College At
William McAleer
Terese Lux
Mildred Murphy
Frank Lux
Charles Cates
W. H. Warburton
Haven Harter
Independence
W. F. Hintz
Lillies Fuller
Alice N. Moffet
Monmouth
Dorothy Kayser
Devlin
Mildred Pulver
F. A. Satter
Central City
Central City News Letter
Tom J. White
Messrs
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Charles Scherrer
Carl Schneider
Henry W. Jacobs
Boscobel
Wisconsin
Will Corbin
John McManus
Sioux City
Jake Matthiessen
McManus
Bessie Butler
J. J. Keane
Breen
Lenihan
St. Patrick's Church
John Mclaughlin
Frank Stuart
Missouri
Henry Chisman
Ruth Gundlach
Eldora
Ford Gundlach
Thomas Shover
O. R. Howie
Elmer Hoag
Forrest Deischer
Mr. Snover
Mr. Hoag
Katherine Schneider
Godfrey Schneider
Rochester
Minn
Lennox
MacNeill
International Harvester Company of
Robert H. Balster
Balster
Tayo Allen
R. C. Hoag
Metz
W. G. Morrison
Herman Schneider
Hutchinson
Oxford Junction
Peru
Daniel L. Davis
Ashtabula
Ohio
Star Beacon
Andrew Davidson
Davidson
Castle Grove Township
George Davidson
Mary
Stamford
S. D
Mr. Davidson
Alex Davidson
Nancy Bates
C. T. Bates
R. H. Balster
Marshall & Matthiessen
George Vesey
Ed G. Brazenston
Mayo Clinic
Dondelinger
Town
C. M
Esther Brokaw
W. W. Stickford
Emma Sands
T. Hy. Sands
Bailey's Ford
Delaware County
Sands
Castle Grove
John Kane
Joseph Dunn
DeWitt
Margaret Dunn
St. Joseph’s Church
Roy Jacque
Iowa Electric Co
Jones County District Court
Blayney
Clifford
Martelle Bohiken
Fred
Junction
Aussies
Olin Cubbage
Darrow
Avice Cues
Monticello Delay
J. J
Doden
Henry
Cpanaiant
Anamosa Dreibelbis
L. A
Dullea
Bernard Edwards
W. E. ‘Wyoming Eichhorn
Chris Wyoming
Gardner
Loluod
Olin Gilmore
Wilson
Morley Hanna
Homer
Anamosa Helgens
Herman
Helms
Holden
Alma
Hurta
Anton
Hudrick
Treland
Albert
Jansen
W. T
Ikray
Ladehoff
August
Lealey
Ervin
Monticello Luckstadt
Wim
Deceen
Olin Hallady
Peter
Cascade McCullough
Jennie
Anamosa Meeks
James
Meredith
Pearl Miller
John
Miller
Stacy Mohr
Hans
Musser
B. W
Northrop
C. J O'Hara
Petersen
van Voltenburg
Jim Monticello Wilson
Marcoli
Monticello _ Wood
Clayton
Wosoba
John W
Oxford
Soper
Nell
Yount
W. Go
Kash & Karry Grocery
H W. Skelley
Prop
Harry
Liberty
Lowell State Bank
Monticello, Iowa
Kaittex
Stuhlers
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