Local Notes From Anamosa and Nearby Towns
Mrs Q C Bort visits Anamosa today and Henry Carlson visits Marion. James Wilson enrolls at Coe College while Howard Harvington becomes Scetje drug store clerk. Irv Chaplin of Cedar Rapids visits town. Reuben Shover from Aberdeen, SD, and Ss B Bertling from Worthington call in. Several residents travel to Waterloo, Davenport, Des Moines, Chicago, and other locations for visits or studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Q. C. Bort
Anamosa
Henry Carlson
Marion
Local Social Notes and Visits From Monticello Residents
Monticello residents and visitors populate the town scenes with trips to Cedar Rapids Ames and Des Moines. Families including Rhodes Bates and Webber relatives host and travel while letters and prearranged meetings populate daily life. Various court, church, and millinery events punctuate the week along with a frost report and community notices.
Pearl Huene Marks Twelfth Birthday With Tea Party
Pearl Huene celebrated her twelfth birthday last Saturday afternoon with a party for twenty-one young girls. The group enjoyed the gathering including roasting weenies together for a casual, cheerful afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Huene
Monticello Bank Finances Feature in The Express
The Express presents the Monticello banks financial statements. Readers are invited to study the figures and insights contained in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
The
Express
Sermon and travel notes from regional churches and councils
Next Sunday at the Methodist Episcopal church Mr Porter will preach the final sermon of the conference year and spend next week at the Upper Iowa conference in Tipton. Rev C Mardorf of Wayne township German Lutheran church was unable to conduct services last Sunday due to injuries from a fall. Maquoketa city council refused to grant the electric franchise to F J Cross of Cedar Rapids, who has appealed for citizen support. David Heisey and son visited Monticello from Dubuque last Friday. David Jr will stay with grandparents. Harry Hoag and father traveled to Chicago on business last Monday. Harry, born in Chicago, had not returned since age four months. Andrew Kapser sold to Ban W Reichart property behind W Rohn harness shop for 800. Caroline Schneider returned to Iowa City after two weeks with her parents, a University Hospital nursing student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episopal Church
Porter
Upper Iowa
Tipton
C. Mardorf
German Lutheran Church
Wayne Township
Maquoketa
F. J. Cross
Cedar Rapids
Cross
Elmer FE. Hoag
Harry
Chicago
J. W. Coxsee
Oberlin
Ohio
W. EB. Byrnes
Byrnes
Monticello
M. M. Moulton
New Hampshire
Amelia Moulton
Michigan University
J.S. Aberhart
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fred Grassmeyer
Germany
Finley Qalkins
Thomas Kenyon
Castle Grove
Organ Company visits town to close church pipe organ deal
Phillip Wirsching of Wirsching Organ Co. of Salon Ohio closed a contract with the Methodist Episcopal church for a pipe organ and expects installation by November 15. CG BE Brown, president of New York Central Railway, rode through in his private car last Monday en route to Lime Springs. Brown is an Iowa native whose parents lived in Lime Springs in later years.
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Phillip Wirsching
Wirsching
BE. Brown
New York Central Railway
Lime Springs
Mr. Brown
Iowa
Bender Family Returns Home from Schneider Visit
Mr and Mrs J Bender and their children of Knoxville Iowa returned to their home last Friday evening after a visit in the home of Mrs Benders parents Mr and Mrs Isaac Schneider Mrs Bender will be remembered as Miss Edith Schneider before her marriage
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Reeves
Hopkinton
Lewis Lang
Harriet Hall
Stamford
South Dakota
Chauncey Bates
John Bejasch
Glenwood Springs
Colorado
Andrew Bejasch
Otto Osterbuhr
LeMars
W. H. L. Schuetz
Mrs. J. ©. Bender
Knoxville
Iowa
Clara Noyes Returns From Chautauqua Story Work
Mies Clara Noyes returns from a summer with the Wauter Chautauqua System where she served as storyteller for children. She left the next day to resume her teaching duties at Vinton High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies
Clara Noyes
Vinton High School
Season tickets for domestic science course offered at $1
Tickets priced at $1 are available at the public library or from nine named women including Mrs Lazell, Mrs Bort, Mrs Kettlett, Mrs Redimond, Mrs Richardson, Mrs Leech, Mrs Clogan, Mrs Huene and Mrs Will Stubler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lazell
Bort
Kettlett
Redimond
Richardson
Leech
Clogan
Huene
Will Stubler
Local Property Deals And Church Notices In Town
R O Stirton leases improved First Street store to W H Gifford of Webster City to stock nations and variety goods ready by October. John Zimmerman sells his house to be moved onto a lot by the German Lutheran church and used until a new home is built. German Lutheran services next Sunday at 10:45 with Sunday school at 10. Catechial class begins October 6. names may be given to the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. O. Stirton
First Street
Burrichter
W. H. Gifford
Webster City
dJohn Zimmerman
German Lutheran Church
Sigmund Ide
Mr and Mrs Rosa Visit from Los Angeles Absend
Mr and Mrs William Rosa of Los Angeles arrived last Saturday morning for a brief visit. They spent the past year in California and enjoy the country. Mr Rosa works on the road for J W Barwell Company, with long employment. He resumed work after a two day delay. Mrs Rosa stays on a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Rosa
Los Angeles
California
Rosa
J. W. Barwell Company
New Anamosa man in marshalship contest notes
The Jones County Times reports a new Anamosa candidate in the marshalship race. It credits Farl Boyer with pressing the matter to Washington and influencing the attorney general to request the appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Jones County Times
Hogan
Farl Boyer
Washington
Center Junction Homecoming Day Planned for September 26
Center Junction plans a homecoming day on Thursday September 26 with good ball games contests and music. The committee invites all former residents and county folks to attend and enjoy the festivities.
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Center Junction
Appeals filed before supreme court in Jones County term
Jones county appeals are submitted for the term including cases George C. Lawrence vs Joseph A Weiss and City of Anamosa Amy Ray vs GC N W Ry Co J H Ramsey trustee vs W M Welch Co John Woods vs Sam Wenger and a rehearing petition Euphemia and Roderick Livingston vs Laura Arnold. The 12 year old daughter of Herman Rickels was badly bruised by an infuriated bull last Thursday afternoon. She drove cows to the barn and was attacked near a gate. men on the opposite side of the fence rescued her, leaving her with severe horn wounds to arms and face. A visiting pure food and sanitation inspector praised Steiner’s grocery in Monticello as the cleanest and nearest of any he has inspected in Iowa, noting Steiner’s long-standing reputation for cleanliness and housekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Supreme Court
George C. Lawrence
Joseph A. Weiss
City of
Herman Rickels
Wayne
Monticello
A. W. Steiner
Iowa
Steiner
Alis
Jones County Telephone Co
Iowa Telephone
Iowa Company
Central Energy System
Iharding
Dubuque
Anamosa
Marion Sleeper
D. 41
Hanawalt
Curtis and Olive Arnold Wed in Anamosa
Cecil B. Curtis son of Mr and Mrs C C Curtis and Misa Olive Arnold of Hopkinton married in Anamosa last Tuesday. They left for a two week tour visiting Mitchell South Dakota and Hartington Nebraska. Curtis belongs to D C Curtis Sons Monticello Bottling Works and is noted as an active business getter. Mrs Curtis attended Lenox College four years and has been teaching. The couple receive warm congratulations from acquaintances.
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Cecil B. Curtis
C. C. Curtis
Misa Olive Arnold
Hopkinton
Anamosa
Mitchell
South Dakota
Hartington
Nebraska
Curtis
D. C. Curtis & Sons
Monticello
Lenox College
Nellie Lawrence
J. O. Lawrence
Minneapolis
Minnesota
James J. Ashcroft
Belle Fourche
Ashcroft
Former Sheriff Hiram Arnold Dies in Chicago
Hiram Arnold a former Jones County sheriff died in Chicago last night and may be brought to Wyoming for burial. He served in Co K 24th Iowa during the Civil War after moving to Iowa in 1854 and later held the sheriff office from 1898 to 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Arnold
Jones County
Chicago
Wyoming
Mr. Arnold
New York
Iowa
Co. K
Iowa Dem referees eye patronage as Wade visits Washington
Reports from Washington say Judge Wade’s visit boosts Iowa Democratic referees’ hopes for nominations for marshal and district attorney. Department of Justice reportedly opposes Claude Porter for district attorney and Hogan for marshal, while Clark faction believes Wade may tilt toward Porter Reed and Hogan.
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Des Moines Register and Leader
Washington
Wade
Iowa
Wilson
Department of Justice
Claude Porter
Hogan
Clark
Porter
Nick Reed
Jerry Sullivan
Soldiers Reunion at Maquoketa Draws Big Crowd
Last week in Maquoketa a reunion of 138 veterans gathered to hear an address by Lieut. Gov. W. L. Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
W. L. Harding
Supreme Court Affirms Magee Case Against Jones County
The Supreme Court upheld a jury verdict for EF M Magee in a 1600 damages case arising from a bridge incident over the Maquoketa River. Magee, injured when a blind horse pulled his wagon off an unguarded bridge approach, claimed county liability for lacking railings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Magee
EF. M. Magee
Jones County
Jones District Court
Maquoketa River
Board of Supervisors
Milson
J. W. Doxace
I. I. Reed
Gorman
D. Cash
Monticello September 1878 events summarized
Thirty five years ago at Monticello and nearby in September 1878 the community saw marriages and births, deaths from typhoid and consumption, rail tax votes, and local church closings. Notable items include the Butler Tippin marriage, twin births at Castle Grove, and Finley Falkins death. Adventist tent meetings at Olin drew crowds as weather featured seven rain days and early frost. Monticello graded school ad and Lizzie Burnight’s spelling prize highlight local education.
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Monticello
Lhe Express
OG. L. Butler
Sarah Tippin
W. H W. Proctor
Porter family guests and Monticello nuptials report
Mr I C Porter and wife from Jlep kinton are guests today of their daughter Mrs Cliff Main. Mrs Laura Bentley and Slson Stevens were married last Saturday at Worthington and are now at home to friends in Monticello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. Porter
Jlepkinton
Cliff Main
Laura Bentley
Slson Stevens
Worthington
Monticello
Carpenter Couple Marks 30th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs H M Carpenter celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary with a quiet family dinner last Thursday evening. Patrick, registered optometrist, placed fittings at the second door east of the post office 1212.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Carpenter
Patrick
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Howard Harvington
Scetje Drug Store
Irving Chaplin
J. A. Deutrick
Waterloo
Fred Barton
Farley
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Carrie Clark
Vera Potter
Wilmer Lang
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W.M. Welch
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William Fuller
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W. B. Sloan
Charles A. Coxsee
Des Moines
Albert Stuhler
L. G. Stabler
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Arthur Young
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Spirit Lake
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Cornelia Skelley
Jerome Brazelton
Clyde Marshall
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Kate Kiburz
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Mildred Lawrence
Parlor City
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Clara Koop
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D. L. Ames
Clyde, Ohio
J. W. Campbell
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Council Bluffs
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Colton, South Dakota
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Barbara Wiebler
Marlys Shaw
Fred Mastin
Fayette
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W. A. Marshall
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Hoag Duster Co. Llwd
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Lincoln, Nebraska
William Woods
May Engthrater
R. Langer
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Hillside Whist Club
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Richland Township
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Elgin, Ilinois
Bobleter
Miss Day
Miss Smith
J. W. Waite
Palo
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Mary Pond
Tne
M. N. Dunning, Sr
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F. B. Learned
Walter Taylor
Frank d‘Autremont
Reuben Hubbard
Ames
State College
William Heeren
Fred Stuhler
Elgin
Illnois
Italy
Pat Evers
Grove Creek
E. Henry
Sibley
Congregational Church
Dora Leichhardt
Kansas City
D. E. Pond
Jerome McMahon
State Center
David Heisey
David Jr
John Heisey
Andrew Kapser
Ban W. Reichart
W.¥. Rohn
Prader
Caroline Schneider
Iowa City
Isaac Schneider
University Hospital Training School
F. J. Kellum
Henry Schoon
W. S. Rohn
Siebels & Heeren
Schoon
L. Q. Stubler
Mr. Hogan
Penina Guilford
Joseph Clark
Maurice Calling
Sam Kahn
Joseph Collins
Olin
F. J. Joslyn
John Clark
Columbia College
South America
Simon Bolivar
Luther Foster
Kate
Lizzie Burnight
Delaware County
Normal Institute
the Express
Lizzie
Coats
C. H. Schipman
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Lovell Block Store
Hicks & Ricklefs
Cambridge
E. A. Hubbard
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