Death Claims Mrs. Etta Juilfs in Monticello Home
The sudden death of Mrs. Etta Cornelia Juilfs occurred at her daughter Lizzie Schmidt’s Monticello home last Monday morning from a heart attack. Born June 4, 1856 in Wittmund Germany, she married John Juilfs in 1879 and lived on farms in several towns before moving to Monticello in 1920. Survived by four children Henry, William, Lizzie Schmidt, Garrett and eighteen grandchildren. Funeral services set for 10:15 at the family home and 10:30 at St Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. H L Adix. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery beside her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Juilfs
Etta Cornelia Juilfs
Lizzie Schmidt
Monticello
Germany
Cornelius
Etta Eiben
Evangelical Lutheran
Wittmund
John Juilfs
Juilfs
United States
Charles Brown
Bowen's Prairie
Sand Spring
Castle Grove Township
Amber
John Calhoun
Onslow
Juilis
The
Reformed Church
Prader
Henry
William
Longmont
Colo
Garrett
St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Juilifs
H. L. Adix
Sister of Charles Murphey Dies
Mrs. William Meyers age 60 died at John McDonald hospital Monticello after paralysis. Born Mary Murphey July 15 1871 at Castle Grove she married William Meyers Oct 26 1896. Survived by daughter Marie four sisters and one brother Charles Murphey of Monticello. Funeral was held at First Baptist Manchester with Rev. Powers and Rev. Hursh. burial Oakland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Murphey
William Meyers
John McDonald
Monticello
First Baptist Church
Manchester
M. C. Powers
A. E. Hursh
United Brethren Church
Oakland
Ceme
Meyers
Castle Grove
Mary Murphey
George
Margaret Murphey
Delhi
Automobiles Crash Near The Louis Reiger Home
A Hudson driven by Linn Howie and a merchants delivery truck driven by Wilbur Adamson collided near the Louis Reiger residence last Monday afternoon. A boy, James Wright, riding with Adamson, was thrown through the windshield and suffered a scalp wound and a long cut on the arm. Both drivers were uninjured and details note extensive vehicle damage and a shattered windshield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn Howie
Wilbur Adamson
Louis Reiger
Howie
Adamson
James Wright
Dr Peter Laude Joins Iowa City Dental Faculty
Dr Peter Laude brother of William Laude of Monticello and Mrs James Howie and Al Laude of Castle Grove township has accepted an instructor position on the faculty of the dental college at the state university in Iowa City. He will begin next Monday after practicing in Des Moines following World War I service. He and his family have moved to Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Laude
William Laude
Monticello
James Howie
al Laude
Castle Grove Township
Dental College of the State University
Iowa City
Laude
Deas Moines
Bootlegger's Car Seized in Anamosa Streets
Sheriff Frazer holds two young men in jail after they drove a licenseless Chrysler into Anamosa. They claimed sobriety after Chicago departure but were intoxicated. A tin liquor receptacle with a spigot was found in the rumble seat, fueling bootlegging suspicion as ownership is checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Frazer
Anamosa
Chicago
Chrysler
Carl Kaufman Buried Friday
The funeral of Karl Kaufman was held Friday from the Reformed church assisted by Rev. Armin Tendick. He was laid to rest in Oakwood cemetery beside his wife who died February 22, 1916. Born March 5, 1870 in Grindelwald Switzerland he came to the United States in 1891 and settled near Monticello. He and Emma Sulzner married October 17, 1895 and had eleven children. Surviving are several daughters and sons in Iowa Wisconsin and Montana plus six half siblings and a Swiss sister. The service was well attended by relatives and old friends.
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Karl Kaufman
The
Reformed Church
Armin Tendick
Mr. Kaufman
Oakwood Cemetery
Iron River
Wis
Kaufman
Ewes
Grindelwald
Switzerland
Monticello
Grindewald
Emma Sulzener
FE. E. Gruenstein
United States
Jacob Butschi
Los Angeles
Calif
Fred Butschi
Gorgon
John Butschi
Morley
Judge Hears Contested Probate Case in Watters Estate
Judge John T. Moffit closed the May term at Anamosa and prepared to adjourn as the September term opens on the 28th. A probate hearing over Nathan Watters estate involved Lon Watters and two brothers who sold their inherited interests in Missouri. The heirs sought to cancel the assignments, and the court heard testimony but no final ruling is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Moffit
Anamosa
Nathan Watters
Lon Watters
Missouri
Low Watters
Orlando McDaniel 91st Birthday Noted in Ex press Letter
The Jones county friends of Orlando McDaniel celebrate his 91st birthday on Monday. Now living in Long Beach California he remains hale aside from a broken hip three years ago. He enjoys garden work walks with canes and has made many walking canes for county inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Orlando McDaniel
Onslow
Long Beach
California
the Express
Laura E. McDaniel
Twenty-Five Years of Married Life Across Scotch Grove
Mr and Mrs William Sutherland of Scotch Grove celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Attendees included relatives from 1856 such as Robert Clark Caroline Sutherland Robert Espy and James Espy. The article also recalls earlier moves and local events like the Jones County Fair and train arrivals.
Army Band Plays at Hoover Birthplace in West Branch
The United States Army Band halted in West Branch on its Muscatine to Waterloo coast to coast tour under war department permission. Farmers gathered from the area as townspeople decorated the scene and the band entertained in front of the house where President Hoover was born and then marched to the nearby cemetery of his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army
President Hoover
West Branch
Muscatine
Waterloo
War Department
Lubben Families Picnic At Baldwin Last Sunday
More than thirty relatives gathered for the Lubben family picnic at the home of Mr and Mrs Frank Lubben of Baldwin last Sunday. Attending were Mr and Mrs Louis Ehrisman and family Mr and Mrs Harrison Lubben and family Mr and Mrs Will Lubben and family Mrs John Lubben of Monticello Mr and Mrs Clarence Lubben and family of Maquoketa Mrs Florence Maskery of Lincoln Nebraska Mrs Steve Maakery and daughters Ruth and Mary The Harry Lubben family could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubben
Frank Lubben
Baldwin
Louis Ehrisman
Harrison Lubben
Will Lubben
John Lubben
Monticello
Clarence Lubben
Maquoketa
Mral
Florence Maskery
Lincoln, Neb
Steve Maakery
Ruth
Mary
Harry Lubben
M E Church Announces Its Chicken Pie Supper
The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal church announce their annual Ladies Aid luncheon on Wednesday September 90 and the annual supper on Wednesday evening October 14 in the church parlors adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Ladies’ Aid Society
Monticello Boy Reports Prague and Czech Lands
Milton Langer describes Prague sights from Hradcany to Charles Bridge and the old town hall clock. He notes Jewish history at the cemetery and synagogue, the Bohemian Paradise castles, Pilsen beer and Skoda Works, plus Slovak caves and Carpathian spas. He contrasts European life with American opportunities and defends American democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Mountain
Prague
National
Piven
Skoda
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Bohemian Paradise
Trosky
Slovakia
Tatra Mountains
Carpathians
Sharon
France
Switzerland
Australia
United States
Milton Langer
Monticello Schools Promote Dental Health Drive Afield
Monticello public school students from kindergarten through sixth grade enroll for dental cards as part of a health campaign led by teachers and nurse Miss Lora R. Houston. The first grade leads with six students earning OKs from their dentists, followed by other grades with named pupils listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Public Schools
Lora R. Houston
Gail Huibergtse
Robert Balster
Florence Mullen
Bennett Rentz
Audrey Rentz
Elizabeth Lee Byerly
Albert McNeill
George Coxsee
Ruth Ann Hoag
Mary Luett
Stella Smith
Roy Schoon
Richard Landis
Phyllis Anderson
Lucile Huitbregtse
Ione Bender
Miriam Lovell
James Keith
Dolores Lubben
Doris Lubben
Elmeree Nichols
Betty Thomas
Betty Matthiessen
Kathleen Carlsen
Frederick Faust
Miss Stout
Ruth Byers Plans To Attend Northwestern U
Miss Ruth Malinda Byers of Chicago visited her grandparents Mr and Mrs Edward Templeton for a few days. She spent six weeks studying at the Bush conservatory of music with pianist Sergio Tarnowak y. She will return to Chicago to enter Northwestern University at Evans ton Illinois for the coming school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Malinda Byers
Chicago
Edward Templeton
Mijas Byers
Bush Conservatory of Music
Sergio Tarnowaky
Miss Byers
Northwestern University
Evanston
Midshipman Irvine and Family Visit Local Home
Mrs H C Irvine of Birmingham and her son Donald Irvine of Annapolis Md visit his uncle C K Greer in town. Donald, an eighteen month naval midshipman on leave, just finished a summer cruise aboard the battleship Wyoming with port calls at Copenhagen Glasgow Cadiz and Gibraltar, and a stop in Africa. The Wyoming assisted towing the submarine Nautilus under Captain Hubert Wilkins in the North Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Irvine
Birmingham
Town
Donald
Annapolis
C. K. Greer
Sam
Navy
Castle Grove Township
Wyoming
Copenhagen
Denmark
Glasgow
Scotland
Cadiz
Spain
Gibraltar
Africa
Queenstown Harbor
Hubert Wilkins
North Sea
Banquet for Maquoketa Valley baseball leaders set at Guttenberg
Guttenberg will entertain the Maquoketa Valley league directors officers and players next week Wednesday September 16. The day features a Cascade versus all stars game followed by a 6 30 dinner at the Lakeside pavilion. Cascade will receive the pennant after the dinner and a dance will close the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guttenberg
Maquoketa Valley Baseball League
Cascade
All-Stars
Lakeside
Football Schedule Reveals Hard 1931 Season Lineup
Coach Smith reports forty plus football players with five returning lettermen led by Captain Clarence Egger and Loren Cramer. The schedule lists nine away and home games from September 25 to November 20, against Wyoming Olin Tipton University High West Branch Mount Vernon Marion Anamosa Manchester, with strong early optimism for Monti's eleven.
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Smith
Clarence Egger
Loren Cramer
Robert Phelps
Bernard Che
Willard Yeoman
Robert Buel
Vernon Eilers
Monti
Wyoming
University High
West Branch
Mount Vernon
Marion
Anamosa
Manchester
Monthigh
Freda Balster
June Bollinger
Delmar
Helen Rolls
Cascade
Elmer Kaufman
Paul van Buren
Francis Wheeler
Buck Creek
Margaret Filer
Irvin Rhatigan
Earl Harper
Janesville
Wisconsin
Amney Wood
Leona Behrends
Sylvia Cooper
Margaret Eiler
Bertha Burlingham
Mabie Harper
Virginia Hearn
Mable Ju
Petit Jury Panel Named for September Term Report Date October 5
The list of petit jurors for the September term includes Emma Alden George Allen Jr L B Babcock William H Baker Mrs Will Balsiger C W Balsiger Louis Benhart Clara Chaplin Jacob Cigrand E J Farley Samuel Farrington R D Finnegan FP M Folkers Clarence Ginn R A Griffith Carl Harms Edward Helgens Henry Helms Henry Hughes Luther Inglis Lees Jackson Mrs John Jacobs H J Lang Jr Ludah Levien John Lubben Clem Monternach Mrs William Marshall George Meade Glada Miller John Mohr Reggie Morse Elza Naide C H Nelson Francis Neville William OBrien D Overfield Ed Patnode Jacob Paulsen Ida Pealer R L Peck Chris Petersen M E Petersen Harry Petersen C L Picker ing Aliia Pieper Harold Podhask Henry H Poppe W H Prentice Alvina Richman Harley Robertson Geo Schaffer Adolph Schoon John Stredeck Otto Shedek Bessie Smith H D Smith Austin Stadtmueller Raymond Stearns H E Stingley Frank Story Mrs F L Stoughton Bertha Stover F P Supple Francis Supple Onstow Suter I W Louis Toeber E W Westfall Zaruba Joe Fred Zumbrunnen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Alden
Wyoming
George Allen, Jr
Monticello
L. B. Babcock
Onslow
William H. Baker
Morley
Will Balsiger
C. W. Balsiger
Louis Benhart
Oxford Junction
Clara Chaplin
Jacob Cigrand
Cascade
E. J. Farley
Samuel Farrington
Martello
R. D. Finnegan
FP. M. Folkers
Anamosa
Clarence Ginn
R. A. Griffith
Carl Harms
NEGRO
Edward Helgens
Henry Helms
Henry Hughes
Luther Inglis
Olin
Lees Jackson
John Jacobs
H. J. Lang, Jr
Ludah Levien
John Lubben
Clem Monternach
William Marshall
George Meade
Glada
Miller
John Mohr
Reggie Morse
Elza Naide
C. H. Nelson
Center Junction
Francis Neville
William O’brien
D. Overfield
R. P. Overly
Ed Patnode
Jacob Paulsen
Ida Pealer
R. L. Peck
Chris Petersen
M. E. Petersen
Harry Petersen
C. L. Pickering
Aliia Pieper
Harold Podhask
Montice
H. E. Stingley
Frank Story
F. L. Stoughton
Bertha Stover
F. P. Supple
Francis Supple
Onstow
Suter
I. W
Louis Toeber
Clarence
E. W. Westfall
Zaruba
Joe
Fred Zumbrunnen
Relatives Attend Juilfs Funeral Services
Relatives from out of town travel to honor Mrs. Cornelia Juilfs. Attendees include Mrs. John Moenk and son Harry of Coffeyville Kansas Cornelius Biden and son William of Wymore Nebraska Mr and Mrs C C Little of Wak en Miss Freda Schmidt of Dubuque William Juilfs of Longmont Colorado and Mrs Lena Landherr and family of Manchester. Funeral is scheduled for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Juilfs
John Moenk
Harry
Coffeyville
Kansas
Cornelius Biden
William
Wymore, Neb
C. C. Little
Wauken
Freda Schmidt
Duburque
William Juilfs
Longmont
Co‘o
Lena Landherr
Manchester
Hazel Hill School First in State for Dental Honor Roll
Hazel Hill School in Greenfield township led Iowa with 100 percent participation in the dental campaign for the second time in two years. Ten pupils taught by Miss Leona Gearhart of Anamosa earned the honor, with William Robinson as district school board president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Hill
Greenfield Township
Iowa
Leona Gearhart
Anamosa
William Robinson
Lora Houston
Jones County
Neighborhoods That Interest Neighborhoods That Interest
At Maquoketa City Council last week an ordinance banned fireworks within city limits amid rising fire and injury concerns. The Tipton National Bank steadied after Farmers & Merchants Savings of Tipton closed, meeting depositor demands as withdrawals shifted. Delware County fair in Manchester closed with a severe deficit due to a drop in attendance, prompting deep cuts to the program. Mrs. Clarence G Yoran of Manchester suffered serious injuries in an Chicago crash while driving alone. Frank D Wasson, 57, veteran Cedar Rapids Gazette editor, died of a cerebral hemorrhage after a fall at home. Colesburg and Greeley stores were robbed of clocks, pens and merchandise, while Dundee Savings Bank saw $90 stolen from a vault via a window.
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Maquoketa
Tipton National Bank
Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank
Tipton
Manchester
C. G. Yoran
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Greeley
Colesburg
Dundee Savings Bank
Dundee
Cyrenus Cole Heads to Europe for Interparliamentary Union
Congressman Cyrenus Cole sails from New York on the Leviathan to Bucharest as a delegate to the annual Interparliamentary Union sessions. He is joined by Arthur D. Call, secretary of the union, with a few other members expected to attend. Cole, a Foreign Affairs Committee member, plans to return in about six weeks and focus most of his time on union work.
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Cole
Bucharest
Interparliamentary Union
New York
Leviathan
Washington
Arthur D. Call
Union
Congress
Call
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
Alfreda Reed Secures Position at Mediapolis High
Miss Alfreda Reed spent two days visiting her sister Alice music supervisor of Mediapolis public schools. She will study at the state university in Iowa City and teach Latin at the University high school starting September 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfreda Reed
Alice
Mediapolis
Chicago
State University At
Iowa City
University
Miss Reed
Shenandoah
Rural Schools In Jones County Open With List Of Teachers
A Jones County rural school roll shows August 31 openings and staff lists by township. County Superintendent Nellie V. Morey provides classroom assignments with teacher names and home addresses across Cass Castle Grove Cascade Hale Richland Scotch Grove Washington Wayne Clay Greenfield Jackson Lovell Madison Oxford Rome Wyoming and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Nellie V. Morey
Cass Township
Marcella Kahn
Anamosa
Eleanor Brainard
Lenora Holtman
Marjorie Hum
Grace Bebee
Martelle
Merle Davenport
Ansmosa
Hale Township
Harriet Reyner
Maquoketa
Josephine Poppe
Monticello
Pauline Blere
Olin
Esther Root
Oxford Junction
Leila Coppess
Onslow
Myrie Miller
Stanwood
Helen Port
Richland Township
Hilda Weber
Cascade
Clarence Strang
Kate Hanken
Lucille Rickels
Scotch Grove
Mildred Wilcox
Rita Duffy
Anna McQuillen
Mabel Schlemme Conrad
Milly Rickels
Washington Township
Eileen Stanton
Bernard
Harriet Stanton
Madeline Skshill
Mary Sylvestra
Mary Henrietta
Mary Kenny
Louis Dolphin
Wayne Township
Esther Prult
Langworthy
Helem Lieneman
Augusta Heiken
Manchester
Cladys Treland
Mildred Heiken
Wilma Craig
Ida Pilard
Mattie Harris
Clay Township
Clay Mills
Mineral Valley
Pleasant Hi
Rosalyn Hughes
South Temple Hill
Minnie Grenenwald
Emil Prul
Edith Behrends
Marie Widmer
Olga Meier
Sylvia Olden
Madison Township
Center
Vera Westphal
Wyoming Village
Hazel Frost
Center Junction
Maple Grove
Catherine Mirick
Niles
Lucille Porter
Oak Grove
Pine Grove
South Madison
Grace Vrooman
Wyoming
Oxford Township
Veronica Nolan
Monmouth
Louise Noespor
Elma Holub
Gladys Koranda
Elsie Bahnsen
Rome Township
Wyoming Township
Baldwin
Ruth Bahnsen
Bear Creek
Gladys Huffman
Peace Ridge
Florence First
Pleasant Ridge
Ruth Hannahs
South Prairie
Spencerville
Frank Burkey
Oxford Mills
Monticello Falls to Guttenberg in Fair Game
The Monticello baseball team lost 5 to 3 at the Delaware county fair against Guttenberg. Guttenberg built early and late leads while Monticello outhit them, but could not overcome the deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Guttenberg
Germantown Boys
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Carl Kaufman
William Sutherland
Robert Clark
Caroline Sutherland
Robert Espy
James Espy
Gladys Welch
Dickinson
N. D
Alice Reed
State Normal School
Charlevoix
Mich
Ethel George
Lake Newbogan
Louise Bebb
Moody Institute
Charles Holmquist
Johnson Clothing
Holmquist
Syndicate Clothing Company
Isaac Orcutt
Laredo
Berlin
Lavinia Greer
Howard C. Irvine
James Greer
Cornelia Miller
State Hospital
Independence
Samuel Grover
David F. Magee
John Gibson
H. B. Kaey
Jones Ouinety
Scotch Grove Township
Carl] Stuhler
Oberlin College
Mary Mudge
Asenath Mudge
Zion
Opera House
Tony Thompson
Woodward
Fred Lawrence
Ben Kellum
Hank Kiburz
Bill Aldrich
Harry Brelley
Joan Wenger
William Dierks
Canning Factory
Emma Swift
Alexander Livingston
Hopkins
Seward L. Smith
Ida L. Smith
Prairieburg
U. S. Army Band
Hoover Birthplace
M. E. Church
Bemily
Mr. Doxsee
Hradcany
Hradchany
Vitava
Elbe
St. Vitus
Charles IV
Charles Bridge
Jesus
Ruth Byers
Northwestern U
Midshipman
Irvine
M. V. Loop
Edward and
Louis Gardner
Jack Squiers
J. W. Welch
Waukegan
Edward
Squiers
Welch
Kittie Squiers
Kitty Gardner
Elmer Archi
Petit Jury
Hazel Hill School
Cyrenus Cole
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