Third Monticello Cooking School Draws Big Crowd
Readable notices describe the Monticello Express third cooking school to be held today, tomorrow and Saturday at the opera house with 2 pm starts. Miss Alice Sharpe headlines demonstrations including meat cutting, with free admission and prizes for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
The
Monticello Express
Alice Sharpe
Sharpe
Zimmerman Radio Shop
General Electric
Miss Sharpe
Iverson
Denkhoff
Monticello
Miss Deischer
Mildred Deischer
Iowa State College
Ames
the Express
Expres
Margaret Houston
Helen Jolly
Antonette Coxsee
Arnold Bader Buys Sam Semmert Property
Arnold Bader of South Fork township Delaware county completed a real estate purchase of the Sam Semmer t residence on North Sycamore street. Bader, a 30 year farmer, leases his farm to his son Henry and plans to move to Monticello only after the house is finished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Semmert
North Sycamore Street
Arnold Bader
South Fork Township
Delaware County
Bader
Henry
Monticello
Annual Roll Call For The Red Cross Soon
A. B. Grimes of the Monticello chapter announces the 1931 Red Cross roll call will finish before November 11 with further publicity next week. Damages of 8500 were awarded Ellen Pinney as administrator of Bernard Pinney's estate of Towa City in district court Friday. Bernard Pinney was killed July 5, 1929 when the car driven by Sheridan E. Hostetter of Towa City left the road near Cedar Rapids. Hostetter was the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Grimes
Monticello
The
American Red Cross
Ellen Pinney
Bernard Pinney
Towa City
Sheridan E. Hostetter
Cedar Rapids
Hostetter
Farmers' Mutual Creamery Puts Monticello on the Map
The Farmers' Mutual Creamery Co of Monticello Iowa outfits railcars in yellow with black lettering to publicize its brand. Five cars now operate on twice weekly shipments to Fitch Cornell in New York City, boosting carload rates and butter prices through cascade shipments with Cascade creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. St. Paul & Pacific Railway
Fitch Cornell
New York City
Cascade Creamery
Monticello Creamery
Olin Hosts Jones County 4-H Club Year End Event
More than 350 4-H members, parents, leaders and friends from Jones county gathered at the consolidated school in Olin for the annual party. Hazel Heasty presided at post banquet exercises and introduced county officers. Betty Fishwild of Wyoming was named outstanding 4-H girl of 1931, with Joyce Preston and Mary Dawes also honored for music memory and demonstration work respectively. Katherine Peet was health champion. Martha Ann Isaacs of Iowa City spoke as state health champion and will attend the national health contest in Chicago. Theodore Martin Jr won the livestock gold medal. Elvin Bailey earned the silver as champion pig club member. Record-book winners included George Fraser, Elvin Bailey, George Phillips, Ernest Blohm, Marvin Blohm, Lloyd Fairbanks, Glen Phillips, and Theo Martin Jr. Iowa State College judges evaluated books on 60 30 10 basis. The evening closed with games and singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H Club
Jones County
Olin
Hazel Heasty
Miss Heasty
Betty Fishwild
Wyoming
Miss Fishwild
Joyce Preston
Mary Dawes
Sta ‘Air
Des Moines
Katherine Peet
Martha Ann Isaacs
Iowa City
Isaacs
of Iowa
Chicago
Theodore Martin, Jr
Elvin Bailey
George Fraser
George Phillips
Ernest Blohm
Marvin Blohm
Lloyd Fairbanks
Glen Phillips
Theo Martin, Jr
Castle Grove Fortune Finders Hold Club Meeting
The For tune Finders 4-H club of Castle Grove township met last Saturday at Lorna Gerdes home. Leader Mrs Clarence McLaughlin reported the club earned 34 dollars in August from demonstrations and booths. Margaret Schitt baked 135 loaves since January, the highest. Members reported 133 loaves whole cereal bread 59 white bread 35 variations. Since January 93 cakes 59 cookies 155 quick bread bakings. They planned to organize an orchestra and sang music memory selections. Refreshments were provided by Lorna and Kathryn Gerdes and their mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fortune Finders 4-H
Castle Grove Township
Lorna Gerdes
Pauline Cramer
Clarence McLaughlin
Margaret Schitt
Monticello Boy Accepts Announcer Job in Indiana
Loyal Podhask!, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Podhaski, leaves tomorrow for Anderson Indiana to take a position as announcer and operator for WHBU. The ten-employee station is the same outlet Mr Podhaski worked with last summer and he is pleased to have permanent work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Podhask
Frank Podhaski
Anderson
Indiana
WHBU
School Operetta to Be Given Before Holidays
Senior high announces its operetta Oh Doctor to be staged in the high school auditorium before Christmas. Miss Webster directs music and Miss Porter dances. cast includes Dr Drinkwater Leonard Schoon Mrs Weakly Irene Burrichter and many others. Public invited with 25 cent admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Webster
Miss Porter
Dr. Drinkwater
Leonard Schoon
Weakly
Irene Burrichter
Crossly
Winifred Rohr
Slaughter
Bernard Che
Guttem
Keith Dickey
Coffin
Junior Burris
Rainbow
Richard Calkins
Bessie
Elizabeth Kay
Honor
Edna Schoon
Madam Chine
Lorene Zimmerman
Gloria Drinkwater
Marian Fairbanks
Pancho
Robert Phelps
Philip
Berkley Curtis
Myric Shover
Bob
Thomas George
Cynthia
Marguerite Phelps
Manuel
James Rickless
Pilgrim
Leroy Schoon
Goddess
Pauline Oltman
Haentz
Dyer
Armenia
George Stott
Evelyon Fairbanks
Stuart Curtis
Mildred Aldrich
Boyd Shannon
Scotch Grove
Keshieen
Carlsen
Margaret Deischer
Jean Royden
Leslie Balster
Mary Haeussler
Luther League to Present Dust of the Earth Play
The Luther League of St Matthew's church stages Dust of the Earth on Tuesday and Thursday November 3 and 5 at Luther hall with 8 pm shows. Intermission music by Charles Eby Otto Riedel and Raymond Schoon includes vocal numbers by Edna Schoon and Edna Siebels. Cast features David Moore Oliver Harford Susan Moore Minnie Ricklefs Elizabeth Jerry Rev Dr Templeton Arabella John Ryder Wandering Tam Old Mose Nell and others. Produced by Dramatic Publishing company Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League of
St. Matthew's Church
Luther Hall
Charles Eby
Otto Riedel
Raymond Schoon
Edna Schoon
Edna Siebels
David Moore
Maple Farm Cottage
Oliver Harford
Susan Moore
Minnie Ricklefs
Elizabeth
Jerry
Herbert Adix
Templeton
Frederick Ricklets
Lucia Schoon
Dramatic Publishing Company
Chicago
National Corn Husking Contest Presents Great Event
Grundy county gears up for the national corn husking contest on November 13 with involvement from Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Marshalltown commercial clubs. An estimated 30 000 to 50 000 attendees are expected along with a 100 piece county band and performances by Coe College band Cedar Falls and Fort Dodge drum corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy County
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Coe College
Cedar Falls
Drum Corps
Fort Dodge
Charles Stookey
Shenandoah
National Broadcasting Company
Missouri
Hopkins farm dog perishes in Hopkinton house fire
A dog on the Johnson farm near Hopkinton barked to rouse the Ray LeClerc family when their house caught fire last Monday. The family escaped but the dog was trapped and died in the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray LeClerc
Johnson
Hopkinton
Supreme Court Reverses Tilda Miner Murder Case
The Iowa Supreme Court, in a divided decision, reversed Tilda Miner of Olin's first degree murder conviction for poisoning her husband Edward Miner and remanded for a new trial. Hartwig was acquitted as an accomplice. Trial featured jurors including eight women and four men. Miner health concerns noted as she remains in Rockwell City reformatory awaiting retrial.
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Tilda Miner
Olin
District Court
Jones County
Supreme Court
Edward Miner
Ring
Rockwell City Reformatory
Albert Hartwig
Miner
Albert
Mornting
Kendig
Grimm
Wagner
Faville
Stevens
Evans
de Graff
Hartwig
Andrew J. Woods
State Hospital
Iowa City
Bodenhofer
Tilda
Rockwell
University Hospital
Remley
Clifford B. Paul
A. A. Cole
Reformatory
Frazer
Geepe
Uakomly
Victor Schneiter dies after farm accident injuries
Victor Schneiter of Onslow area died at John McDonald hospital from injuries suffered two weeks earlier when his tractor threw him and caught his leg in the plow. He lived on a farm near Onslow with wife Clara Zumbrunnen Schneiter and two sons Elmer and Harold. Burial is at Oakwood cemetery after services at the family home and the Reformed church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Schneiter
Onslow
John McDonald Hospital
Mr. Schneiter
Albert
Louise Renk Schneiter
Monticello
Clara Zumbrunnen
Anamosa
Elmer
Council Bluffs
Harold
Schneiter
Peter Bauman
Castle Grove
George Mardorf
Herman Schneiter
Sand Spring
Fred
Carl
Richland
Will
Lovell Township
Otto
Louise Schneiter
The
Reformed Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Program At Sacred Heart Auditorium Night of November 6
A Sacred Heart auditorium program lists several acts by students including a one act farce Hans Von Smash a reading Shopping with Sam a two act comedy Not a man in the House another one act farce The Last Coat a reading Betsey and I Are Out a pantomime Angels of Buena Vista and a two hour program. Adults 35 cents children under twelve 15 cents. Henry Gisel 53 died Friday when his car overturned on the Bageville road while driving to Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Auditorium
Hans von Smash
Sam
Helen Louise Stuhler
Betsey and
Harry Liddy
Angels of
Buena Vista
Henry Gisel
Dubuque
Bageville
Henry Collier Dies at 77 in Center Junction
Henry Collier died last Thursday October 22 in Center Junction at age 77. He was born April 25 1854 in Coutland County New York and moved with family to Jones and then Center Junction. Survived by five children and fifteen grandchildren, funeral held Saturday at Center Junction Methodist Episcopal Church with interment in North Madison cemetery.
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Henry Collier
Center Junction
Coutland County
New York
Jackson County
Jones County
Mr. Collier
Susan Jane Baldwin
Elva
Fred
Mable
Blanche
Lloyd
Collier
William Preston
William Hanson
Edward Tomlinson
William Meade
Walla Walla
Washington
Marion
G. H. Goodrick
Center Junction Methodist Episcopal Church
Frank C. Worcester
Mesdames F. C. Worcester
Robert Meade
Mary Leech
North Madison Cemetery
Bell Telephone Man Suffers Fractured Ankle
F I Hearn a Northwestern Bell toulineman sustained a fractured ankle while helping lower a pole at Cedar and Second streets. He was hospitalized for X rays and treatment. he will remain at home in Monticello for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. I. Hearn
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Cedar and
Second Streets
Mr. Hearn
Monticello
Graveling Contract Let For County Line Road
Adolph Kernen of near Monticello was awarded the contract to gravel seven miles of County Line Road from Monticello north to the Delaware county line. Gravel will be hauled from the Harms pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Kernen
Monticello
Delaware County
Harms Pit
West Branch Downs Monti in Early 26-0 Conference Match
West Branch dominated Monti last Friday afternoon to seize a decisive 26-0 victory as coach Smith reshuffled players for a Mount Vernon game. Thomas powered a strong ground attack, while West Branch limited Monti to few scoring chances and capitalized on a blocked punt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Branch
Smith
Buol
Egger
Stott
Monti
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon-Monticetto
Death claimed Paul Leo Fluckiger in Iowa City
Paul Leo Fluckiger died Monday at University hospital in Iowa City after a long illness and two cancer related surgeries. Born November 23, 1912 in Richland township he lived with his parents before moving to Monticello. He is survived by his parents and several siblings. funeral Mass was held at Sacred Heart church with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fluckiger
Monticello
Paul Leo
University Hospital
Iowa City
Richland Township
Paul
Sacred Heart School
Hoag Duster Company
Teresa Walderbach
Anamosa
Mary
Cedar Rapids
John
Leonard
Raymond
Lucile
Rosaline
Sacred Heart Church
Father A. L. Lorenz
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Commercial Club Dinner Tonight with Officer Elections
A chicken dinner will be served in the V. F. W. rooms this evening at 6:30. Election of new Monticello Commercial club officers for 1932 will be held, and 1931 committee reports presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Commercial Club
World War Guns Placed in Monticello Memorial Park
Through the efforts of the W V F L W post of Monticello two World War guns have been secured from Rock Island arsenal. They will be installed on a reinforced cement platform south of the Soldiers Memorial building for Armistice Day on November 11. The six ton five inch 60 Pr field piece remains on its original carriage with its firing mechanism welded shut. A 75 mm French gun lacks its carriage. The memorial building board paid the transport from Rock Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wv. FL W. Post
Monticello
Rock Island
Memorial Building Board
New Fire Truck For Farmers In Monticello Area
A farmer driven fire truck cooperative will deliver a new Monticello unit in about six weeks. Shares cost 25 dollars and entitle members to fire protection. additional subscriptions are sought at Monticello State Bank. The truck features a 100 gallon tank, booster pump, chemical tank, hoses, and on call rural fire service with local firefighters led by Fire Chief Clarence Matthiessen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Community
Monticello
S. M. Hosford
Monticello State Bank
Aa Fire Truck Association
F. Stimson
Stimson
Fire Truck Aassoration
Lowell State Bank
Clarence Matthiessen
Matthiessen
Iowa
George Oltman Dies After Long Illness at Home
George Oltman died in his sleep at the family home near Sand Hill on October 28 after years of ill health. Born August 4, 1871 in Lovell township, he spent most of his life in Scotch Grove, married Gesinn Rickels on September 4, 1895, and left a wife seven children and one grandchild. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. from the home and 2:30 at Sand Hill church, with burial in Sand Hill Cemetery conducted by Rev. C. FE. Kiog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Oltman
Mr. Oltman
Harm Oltman
Deborah Oltman
Lovell Township
George Place
Scotch Grove Township
Gesinn Rickels
von Strohe
Sand Hill Church
John
Harvey
Margaret Stadtsmacier
Monticello
W. H. L. Schuetz
Beecher
TH. William
Scotch Grove
L. A. Oltman
Emil Husman
William
Ferdinand
Minnie Husman
Henry
Sara
Elfreda
Arthur Husman
Lulu
Lester
Sand Hill
C. FE. Kiog
Marion
Schoolmasters' Club Meeting Highlights Jones County
A Jones County Schoolmasters' club gathering hosted by A B Grimes and the local public school faculty drew twenty three members from every school in the county. The event included a dinner at the Presbyterian church and a program by the high school orchestra. Plans for a basketball tournament in Olin in February were set, with declamatory contest dates to follow and a survey on reading presented. The next meeting will be in Morley with an evening dinner and school program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Grimes
Jones County
Presbyterian Church
Frank Royden
Mrs. Johanna Berlin Rites Held in Sanborn Community
Mrs. Johanna Berlin died at her Sanborn home after a long illness on October 23 at age 56 years 9 months and 17 days. Born in Hessel Germany January 6 1875 she came to the United States and married Lemuel A Berlin February 10 1898 at St John’s Evangelical Lutheran church near Monticello. Survived by husband Raymond a brother and four sisters funeral services were held at the family home in Sanborn last Monday with burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Bjorkens Berlin
Sanborn
The
Presbyterian Church
J. B. Brorkens
Scotch Grove
August Jacobs
Gerd Null
Margaret Brorkens
Monticello
E. J. Meadon
Berlin
Aged Lady Falls And Fractures Hip In Monticello Visit
Mrs. James Gray, 83, of Monticello fell at her son William Hopkins's Cedar Rapids home last Monday and fractured her hip. Doctors feared setting the fracture would be too risky. She was brought home Tuesday afternoon. She had not visited Monticello in several years and is the mother of Mrs. Helen Keith of Northwestern Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gray
Monticello
William Hopkins
Cedar Rapids
James Webster Shot While Hunting Near Scotch Grove
James Webster of Scotch Grove was accidentally shot while hunting with two Cedar Rapids men in a woods near Scotch Grove last Sunday. Buckshot struck him in the neck and arms. a Monticello physician removed the pellets and he is able to be about again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Webster
Scotch Grove
Cedar Rapids
Webster
Monticello
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Sitter Meat Market
Rickless Dry Goods
E. C. Ricklefs Grocery
Levg Department Store
Stuhlers
Schoenhut Bakery
Star Meat Market
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery
Madsen Motor Company
Schultz Brothers
Iverson Furniture Store
J. B. Zimmerman Clothing Store
Harry the Plumber
Robertson Brothers
Sanitary Kash & Karry
Towa Electric Company
Shomont Dairy
Monticello Greenhouses
Princess Theater
Denkhoff the Jeweler
Enna Jettick Company
Auburn
N. Y
General Electric Company
Jacques Manufacturing Company
Welch Cook Beals
Dennis Brothers
Flour
Morton Salt Company
Tone Bros
Jones County Skelgas Company
Reid Murdock Company
Armour & Company
Red Cross
Fortune Finders
Science Club
Robert Durst
Bell Telephone
Bart
Dickey
Cramer
Yeoman
Fencon
Roberts
Ohe
Hutton
Seedorf
Bud
Hanssen
Don Clark
Clark Matthiessen
Phil Maurice
Prusha
McCauley
Cornell
Powell
Cae
Paul Leo Fluckiger
Commercial Club
Mrs. Lemuel Berlin of
D. O. Sinclair
Schoolmasters’ Club
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