Burglary Confession Ties Meisenburgh to Local Garages
Jacob Meisenburgh A convict from Anamosa reformatory confesses involvement in the O B Burrichter and North Side garages robberies on June 6. He and Melvin Leist from Dubuque allegedly planned and carried out the Monticello heist, sharing $30 before Leist vanished with the rest. Police note items stolen include two motometers and valuables from Burrichter and the North Side garages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Meisenburgh
Anamosa
O. B. Burrichter
North Side
Monticello
Meisenburgh
Melvin Leist
Dubuque
Toown
Burrichter
Melsenburgh
Leist
Meggenburg
Manchester
Meisenburga
O. J. Rogers
Jones County
Quiz Questions From The Paper On Page Eight
A set of trivia prompts asks for Show Boat author, city locations for The Common Rialto and Loop, nations with the largest mercantile fleet, the U S president’s salary, the river forming the US Mexico boundary, the product in the After every meal slogan, David Copperfield author, maple leaf country, poisons combined to form salt, and Switzerland’s capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
Mexico
David Copperfield
Switzerland
Neighborhoods Of Interest
Albert J. Smetana 60, assistant chief of police, died at Cedar Rapids last Monday after 34 years on the force. Farm-sale notes report corn $13 per acre hay $10 per ton and chickens 60 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Smetana
Cedar Rapids
Maquoketa
Herman Dunlap
Delhi
Chicago
Phyllis Meier
Davenport
Thirty Years Ago in Local County Politics and Firey Incidents
Reports from the period recount the Republican and Democratic county conventions naming candidates for county offices. A series of accidents and deaths are noted, including Elmer Hicks’s buggy crash, the death of Miss Nellie Kairns from tuberculosis, and Florence Langworthy and Mrs. Hildreth losses. A brave act by John Zimmerman stopped a runaway water wagon on First street. A house fire near Jack Grady ends with quick rescue by neighbors. A harsh assault on Thomas and Barnett Murphy is described alongside thefts by a woman, Sophia Mecum, and a fatal frost impacting crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican County Convention
L. M. Carpenter
W. S. Barker
J. W. Waite
Hiram Arnold
T. J. Cowan
T. H. Dunn
J. R. Clay
R. O. Peters
T. B. Kent
Elmer Hicks
Lydia Gruenstein
George Guyan
the Reformed Church
E. E. Gruenstein
Margaret Greer
Monticello
Boone
Oxford Junction
W. D. Sheean
D. D. Daly
J. A. Voorhees
Frank Miller
E. R. Moore
George Rogers
John Janssen
James Whalen
C. A. Wherry
Michael Ferring
Gill
Michael
Nellie Kairns
John Kairns
Scotch Grove Township
John
Jack Grady
Carl French
A. W. Steiner
Mr. Grady
Florence Langworthy
Susan Langworthy
Nancy Hildreth
Levi G. Hildreth
Morse
South Bend
Indiana
E. G. Waite
Cascade
Thomas
Barnett Murphy
Dubuque
Elmer Hubbard
Sophia Mecum
Clinton
Wisconsin
Charles Fairbanks
Castle Grove
Lillie
Mancherster farmer James Gearhart dies at 51 at doctor visit
James R. Gearhart a farmer living southeast of Manchester died Saturday at 12 30 PM in Dr H M Bradley s office Manchester from a heart attack of short duration He was 51 years old He had earlier suffered minor heart attacks and was accompanied by his daughter to move his refreshment booth from the fair His funeral was held here Tuesday at 10 AM with burial in Monticello He leaves a widow two children a stepdaughter and several siblings and was a member of the I O O F The community extends sympathy to the family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyersville
James R. Gearhart
Manchester
H. M. Bradley
Gearhart
United Brethren Church
Monticello
Presbyterian Church
Extra
Iowa
Cascade
Cora Brown
Spring Valley
Mr. Gearhart
Dorothy
James
Thelma Brown
H. 8
Rufus
John
Mason City
George Elsworth
Cedar Rapids
George Bright
City water test shows pure供应 utility sample confirms satisfactory quality
City engineer William Corbin sent a water sample to Iowa State University lab for analysis. The well is 650 feet deep and the report notes slight odor and green color with trace ammonia and albuminoid nitrogen, no nitrate, 308 alkalinity, and trace oxygen consumption. Mrs H B Richardson and granddaughter Mary Lovell visited Cedar Rapids last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Corbin
The
State University At
Iowa City
University Laboratory
Warning on digging potatoes in sun damage
Our friend A. J. H. warns that potatoes dug and left in direct sun for two hours become cooked and unfit to store. If you dig this week, place them in the shade to dry, or you may face losses from sun damage.
Old Fashioned Fiddlers Contest A Crowded Night
A Monticello opera house show drew full houses for the Old Fashioned Fiddlers Contest featuring hog callers, jig dancers, yodelers and singers. Prizes went to Rudy Winkler for hog calling and Margaret Luck for Swiss yodeling among many participants from Monticello, Hopkinton, Anamosa and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Monticello
Opera House
Nisles
John Young
Anamosa
John
W. C. Blanchard
Hopkinton
Dundee
Cascade
Turkey
Harlem
Rudy Winkler
A. M. Black
Rudy
Yossi Brothers
Switzerland
Margaret Luck
Sec
J. T. Boland
Ernest Landis
Hog Callers
A. C. Smith
C. L. Norton
Louis Hulda
Louis Ostert
Fred Coats
Death of Marion resident Frank L. Northrop at 55 years
Frank L. Northrop a longtime Marion resident died Tuesday night after a short illness from pneumonia. He was born August 7 1849 in Lockport New York and moved to Marion in 1872 where he ran a fruit and cigar store for 42 years. He leaves wife Nettie Mae Buckman a son Earl and daughter Mrs W S Rice of San Francisco along with siblings Clara Mitchell Alfred Northrop and Charles J Northrop. Funeral plans await daughter’s arrival from California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Northrop
Marion
C. J. Northrop
Cedar Rapids
New York
Maquoketa
Clinton
Hibner-Curtain
Nettie Mae Buckman
Earl
W. S. Rice
San Francisco
Clara Mitchell
City
Alfred Northrop
Chicago
Charles J. Northrop
Monticello
Sanford
California
Big Rain Drenches Eastern Iowa Causing Flood Damage
Eastern Iowa saw the heaviest rain of the year last Thursday morning. Clinton recorded 8 inches with extensive damage and washed out car tracks at Lowden. Dubuque and Williamsburg reported about 4 inches, Amana faced its highest water in 20 years, and Blairstown families were displaced by flooding. Monticello had only light rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Clinton
Lowdon
Dubuque
Williamsburg
Blairstown
Mary Helderbrand
Amana
Monticello
Tennis Doubles Tournament Opens Season at City Courts
Eleven players competed in the first doubles event of the season on the municipal courts east of the Masonic Temple. Ralph Redmond and Evelyn Eby beat Lincoln Thoeni and Raymond Hoag 6 3 in the opening round, with Hauss and Hanssen falling to Skeley and Wilkens 6 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Temple
Ralph Redmond
Evelyn Eby
Lincoln Thoeni
Raymond Hoag
Linfred Hauss
Avelda Hanssen
Bud Skeley
John P. Wilkens
Stuart Lang
Donald Denkhoff
Loyal Podhaski
Bud Shelley
Redmond-Eby
Hauss-Podhaski
Farmer Carl Besler Ends Life in Alleged Worry Over Dance Hall Plans
Carl Besler a 50 year old farmer living six miles south of Earlville shot himself in the heart with a shotgun as his family descended stairs last Tuesday morning dying instantly. Coroner J A May and County Attorney I D Long of Delaware county investigated and found no inquest necessary. Besler had invested in machinery to outfit a Worthington dance hall intended as a factory and may have been temporarily deranged by worries. Mrs Carl Brazelton and daughters Ethel and Ruth Alice left for Terre Haute Indiana after visiting Monticello relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Besler
Earlville
J. A. May
I. D. Long
Delaware County
Besler
Worthington
Former Iowa State Students Picnic in Jones County Park
The first gathering of Iowa State college ex students in Jones county drew 54 attendees including spouses and children. A cafeteria meal followed by informal talks featured old classmates from Monticello Anamosa Maquoketa and Wyoming with a new ex students organization formed led by Mrs. Roy Joslin and Frank Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Jones County
Country Club House
Ames
Max Wortman
Hiaself
Maquoketa
Fred R. Ahlers
la Motte
Edward Steele
Wyoming
Roy Joslin
Miss Hazen
Anamosa
Frank Jones
M. J. Maxted
Randolph
Wortman
Monticello
Center Junction
Olin
Onslow
Scotch Grave
Max Worlman
B .B. Reed
Alice
Montice
J. W. Doxsee
Charles Sid Mary Doxsee
H. A. MrIntire
Ernestine, Alpert and
Richtard
Maquogeta
William and
Mary
Ann Words
Cambridge
Myr
Paul N. Smith
Ison
John Paul
Center Junctim
Lewis Lang
Stuart
Lewis Terwilliger
Cedar Rapids
Clyde I
Bixler
Ed Steele
Elmer Burr
Reginald Morse
John Morse
Lyle Tompkins
Raymond Moore
Harold Hartford
Luty
New Dean Named for University of Iowa College of Medicine
Dr Henry Spencer Houghton formerly led Pekin Union Medical College China and Harvard Medical Shanghai. Born Toledo 1880. educated Ohio State Johns Hopkins. Appointed director of Iowa College of Medicine with full hospital admin duty and no clinical practice. Married Caroline Carmack in 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Spencer Houghton
Union Medical College
Pekin
China
College of Medicine
University of Iowa
Houghton
Toledo
Ohio
Ohio State University
Johns Hopkins
General Hospital
Wuhu
Harvard Medical School
Shanghai
China Medical Board
New York
Pekin Union Medical College
Town
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine
American Society of Tropical Medicine
Far Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine
China Medical Missionary Association
Beta Theta Pi
Congregational Church
Dean Houghton
Caroline Carmack
Columbus
Making Your Own Market by 70 farmers and wives
A new 100 page book from Macmillan titled Making Your Own Market collects experiences from 70 farm families on roadside marketing home sales retail routes shipping specialties and mail order sales. Contributors include Thomas Shover of Shomont Farms Monticello who reports selling 36000 White Collie dogs in one year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Shover
Shomont Farms
Monticello
Macmillan Co
New York City
Russell Lord
Thomas Delohery
Farm
National Farm Magazine
Red and Black Warriors Ready for Tough Season Schedule
The high school football team conducts fall practice with forty candidates led by Captain Greenawald and backs Brokaw Zubler and Appleby. Coach Jack Finlay plans home games for September 20 and Thanksgiving, with a lineup starting Sept 24 Dubuque away and Oct 14 Winthrow here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenawald
Brokaw
Zubler
Appleby
Maurice
Rhatigan
Bender
Marugg
Salister
Dubbs
Jack Finlay
Dubuque
Independence
Winthrow
Center Point
Marion
Mount Vernon
Anamosa
Manchester
Murder of 6 year old in Cedar Rapids
Kathleen Forrest aged six, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Forrest, was killed by an unknown assailant in Cedar Rapids last Tuesday night. Her bruised body was found the next day in a hole in a vacant house cellar wall six doors from her home. A bloodstained hat found in the kitchen was linked to the attic and considered part of the evidence. Coroner and Justice investigated the brutal attack with little solid lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Wilson
Mount Vernon
Des Moines
Nita Hartman van Horn
Ernest van Horn
Tipton
Connie Lynch
Cliff Lake
Waubeek
Harl Moore
William Moore
Central City
Avery
Fairgrounds
Walter Steenbock
William Reese
James H. Barner
Davenport
Barner
Anamosa
John Bodenhofer
Union Station
Cedar Rapids
Minor Bullock
George Hendrickson
Alfred Moore
Robert Streeper
Onslow
Hendrickson
Moore
Bullock
Kathleen Forrest
James Forrest
C. H. Sawyer
Gazette
Sawyer
R. A. Vorpah
Justice Travis
Freight Conductor Leon Hefner Killed by Lightning
Leon Hefner, a Waterloo freight conductor, was struck and killed by lightning while standing on a box car in the Dubuque yards en route to Preeport during a fierce evening storm. He leaves a wife and several children. he was connected to Mrs. Roberts in Dubuque. The storm brought 5.48 inches of rain in Dubuque from Thursday night to Friday morning, the largest on record, with only a slight excess over a 1487 rainfall record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Hefner
Waterloo
Dubuque
Hefner
Ben Roberts
John Hefner
Childress Aims for Top Service Standard in Auto Trade
X Ray Childress owner of Childress Motor Company emphasizes high service quality as key to success. A Ford arrival is hoped for soon, with strong customer orders already on hand, signaling confidence in the showroom and merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Express
Childress Motor Company
X. Ray Childress
Ford
Football Makes Initial Bow To Public
Monticello opens with a 6 to 0 loss to an alumni team as "Gump" Ferring disrupts the high school lineup. Strong early fumbles dash hopes. water breaks interrupt action on a hot evening. no further scoring through the final three quarters. Admission for home games set at 35 cents for town residents and 25 cents for school children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
High School Alumni Association
Gump
Ferring
High School
Anderson
Maruge Ferring
Hoag Heiken
Bender Creult
Marugg van Buren
Marmis Treland
Maurice Podhaski
Rhatigan Corbett
Appleby Skelley W
Zibler gZubler
Greenawald Hosford
Rckan
Sunday District Sunday School Convention Program
The Presbyterian church will host the Monticello district of the Jones County Sunday School association next Sunday afternoon September 18 from 2 to near 5 o'clock. A full program includes the Presbyterian S S Orchestra, devotions by Rev A E Coe, reports from the Trachers Training School, Daily Vacation Bible School, remarks by County President A O Sone, and sessions on Children's and Young People's Work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
Monticello
Jones County Sunday School Association
Oskaloosa Trachers' Training School
Brickley
Streeter
Presbyterian S. S. Orchestra
County Sunday School
A. O. Sone
A. E. Coe
Lottie Miller
Sacred Heart School Notes and Community Briefs
Four new pupils joined Sacred Heart this week bringing total enrollment to 156. Maxine Orr, William, Florence and Merlin Finn entered new grades as heat prompts early dismissals. Ice making in science pleased pupils while Father Hauck returns. Old Sol’s heat dulls activity briefly but some boys exercise at noon. Mrs Augusta Ricklefs turns 81 and remains active, living with daughter Emma Ricklefs on the family homestead. several Ricklefs relatives listed in Monticello and Farson Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Orr
William
Florence
Merlin Finn
Father Hauck
Sol
Augusta Ricklefs
Emma Ricklefs
A. J. Ricklefs
Rex Ricklefs
Emil Ricklefs
Monticello
Rudolph Ricklefs
Oxford Junction
Clara Bishop
Farson
Wyoming
Miss Emma
Ricklefs
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Chris Russell
Thomas Boyd
W. J. Krayer
John Kennedy
William Rudd
Jess W. Green
Federal Grand Jury
Kennedy
Dubuque County
Ben van Syckle
Peter McGrath
van Syckle
Centralia
Pete McGrath
Lattnerville
Bankston
Howard Dudley
Dudley
Ataeanhe Aa An
Rt. Gearhart
City Water
H. 8. Richardson
Mary Lovell
John Null
Helen Crane
Edna Siebels
Byron Thompson
Margaret Miller
Ray Heideman
Frank Best
Jake and
Alfred Yossi
Dorothy Bader
Otto Riedel
C. A. Miller
Marguerite Miller
John Sangi
Fred Hill
Larry Pride
Fiddler
Carl Brazelton
Ethel
Ruth Alice
Terre Haute
Iowa State
City Park
Medical College
Shover
Moron
Childress
Daily Vacation Bible School
Amanda Ficken
Garret
Benediction
Sacred Heart School
Donald Burrichiter
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