Local notes from Monticello and surrounding towns
Monticello and area residents visit relatives and travel to nearby towns for events. People mentioned include John Pond Iowa City. Mrs E M Baker Charles City. Q H George Greeley visitor. Rev O Mardorf Iowa City. Dr L Q Stabler Oscar Fuller Baldwyn. Ben Kellum Cedar Falls races. Clarence Ricklefs Hopkinton. Mamie McMahon Anamosa. C N Patrick glasses fitted. John Sutton Vinton. Joseph Rieger Hopkinton. F A Hefner South Dakota trip. Deatrick's ads on linens hosiery and dress goods. A F Bort Hopkinton visit. Mate Seimering northern Iowa. John Noyes Baldwyn Monticello. H M Remley Avamosa Monticello. Ben Hanson L Grenard north central Iowa. Louis G Stabler Dubuque visit. W Z Allen east vacation. Stroud Milton Wisconsin guest. W W Hunter Anamosa Monticello. Anna Phillips Farley. Michael Richeel Lake Okoboji. Orville Duncan Morley. Deatrick Co orders. L G Stuhler lectures Iowa City. L E Smith West Union pharmacist K K drug store. Frank W Buxton Wheatland postmaster. G L Jordan Springville. Nellie Williamson May Scales Ira Krause Cedar Rapids. Podhaski Hopkinton. Andreas Ambuehl Dubuque. Deatrick Co art linens. paving street progress. F M Huyck Mahlon Teeter Maquoketa. Egan Porter Carmichael Cedar Rapids. E F Main Hopkinton Clift Main. Coal bills and Cole's Hot Blast Heaters.
Field Day At Center Junction Event Notice
Field day at Center Junction on September 30 features automobile races and ball games inviting all. Tax reminders warn paying the last half by October 1 with penalties. Uncalled letters listed at Monticello post office include Florence Jones Otho L Vars and Marie Waites. The late Caroline B Howard home leased to George Hubbard for October 1 possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Jones
Marie Waites
Monticello
Caroline B. Howard
George Hubbard
Monticello Canning Co. director elected in death vacancy
E E Hicks has been chosen as a director of the Monticello Canning Co. to fill the vacancy created by the death of O H Soetje. The report lists numerous local visits, auctions, and social forays across Monticello and surrounding towns, with family travel and real estate movements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Hicks
Monticello Canning Co
O. H. Soetje
Dairyman Receives Solstein Bulls Purchased by Bohren
Rudolph Bohren sold two full blooded Solstein bulls to a dairyman at Manson Iowa and accompanied the animals to Delaware last Tuesday to ensure proper transfer for their destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Bohren
Manson
Iowa
Delaware
Miss Westcott Visits Friends During Vacation
Miss Mabel Westcott formerly worked as a stenographer in Herrick and Reed's law office and stayed yesterday with Mr and Mrs Lawrence Jacobs. She is on a short vacation from her duties as a railroad office stenographer in Manly Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Westcott
Herrick & Reed
Lawrence Jacobs
Manly
Iowa
Missionfest at Wayne Center Church Draws Crowd
The annual missionfest of the Lutheran church at Wayne Center was held last Sunday. Speakers included Prof. J. Fritschel of Dubuque Rev J. Dilges of Waverly and Rev H Naether of Castle Grove. The collection totaled 8808 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church of Wayne Center
C. Mardorf
J. Fritschel
Dubuque
J. Dilges
Waverly
H. Naether
Caastle Grove
Charlie Roberts Struck by Auto Settled With Payment
Charlie Roberts was struck by a car driven by a young man named Stutt last Sunday evening. He suffered severe bruises to his left arm. Stutt agreed to pay the doctor's bill and give $10 for pain, and the affair was settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Roberts
Young Stutt
Stutt
Marriage Licenses Issued This Week by Clerk Fisher
The county issued marriage licenses to F. C. Osborne of Marion and Frances Courttright of Oxford Junction, George R. Seehusen of Center Junction and Tiede W. Behrends of Center Junction, George F. Luckstead and Minjie M. Ehler of Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk Fisher
F. C. Osborne
Marion
Frances Courttright
Oxford Junction
George R. Seehusen
Center Junction
Tiede W. Behrends
George F. Luckstead
Wyoming
Minjie M. Ehler
Center Junction to Host Field Day Activities on Wednesday
Center Junction residents will enjoy a field day with automobile races ball games and other events on Wednesday September 30. The popular town gathering is expected to draw many locals as the community supports an entertaining program. Mr and Mrs O J Bucklin moved this week to Austin Minnesota to be closer to Bucklin farms in that area. Monticello laments the loss of a good family and fears they may visit more often. William H Rogers died September 3 in Swedish Hospital Omaha leaving a widow formerly Mollie Grasameyer from Monticello. Rogers was born in Cascade and lived most of his life there later residing in Randolph Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Junction
O. J. Bucklin
Austin
Minnesota
William H. Rogers
Omaha
Monticello
Mollie Grasameyer
Mr. Rogers
Cascade
Randolph
Nebraska
Local visitors and veterans mark a week of reunions
Mr and Mrs Ben Bohlken of Laurel Nebraska visited relatives including G H Bohlken and others. Funeral escort for J W Jamison from Cedar Rapids to Olin was led by Messrs Herrick and Remley. 24th Iowa veterans held a Maquoketa reunion with Jones county members. Clara Noyes returned from Europe after Florence trip and wartime disruption delayed money and ship passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Noyes
Florence
Italy
Naples
New York
Aged Pioneer Mrs Clark Buried in Castle Grove Cemetery
Mrs. Joseph Clark died September 18 in Radge mont South Dakota at age 92 and was buried in Castle Grove cemetery beside her husband. She was an early Iowa settler from 1835 living at the Clark farm and Monticello near Monti cello. She survived by a daughter-in-law three grandchildren and three great grandchildren with one sister, Jane Lamb. The funeral was held at the Monticello home of her niece and led by Rev. R V Porter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
Joseph Clark
Inlaw
Bentley Clark
Radgemont
South Dakota
Clark
Jones County
James
Eliza Spencer
Iowa
Monticello
Matilda Catherine Spencer
Churchhill
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Dunn Farm
James Spencer
William Clark
Daniel Varvel
William
Joseph
Perry
Bentley
Harry and Ford Clark
Cedar Rapids
Mattie Lake
Edgemont
Jane Lamb
Sstes Park
Colorado
Farewell Sermon Marks Porter Tenure at Monticello Church
Rev Roy V Porter delivered a farewell sermon after over five years as pastor of the Monticello Methodist Episcopal church noting progress and broad Christian unity. The church shows debt free status with a 232 member roll, a $2009 pipe organ and frescoed interior, and $4060 in annual improvements. The district formalities suggest a new assignment by the bishop while Monticello laments departure of Porter and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy V. Porter
Methodist Episcopal Church
Christ
Porter
Drew Theological Seminary
Monticello
Dubuque
Aitchison
Dub
War tax to hit theaters and gasoline nationwide
The theater tax of 100 dollars per year under the war tax will affect opera houses and small-town movie theaters. The proposal also includes a 2 cent per gallon gasoline tax, impacting motorists and households alike.
Monticello Bride Joins Hall Manufacturing Manager
Ernest Monahan advertising manager for Hall Manufacturing Co married Eleanor Margaret Peil in Racine Wisconsin last Saturday September 19. Cards announce they will be at home in Monticello Town after November 1. Monahan serves as secretary of the Monticello Improvement Club and friends will warmly welcome the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Monahan
The
Hall Manufacturing Co
Eleanor Margaret Peil
Joseph Peil
Racine
Wisconsin
Monticello
Monahan
Price proposes metal cash discount checks to boost sales
Clinton merchant QO W Price outlined a plan for retailers to issue metal checks as cash discounts, redeemed by banks and merged into a customer savings account. Slausons’ Cedar Rapids gate factory sale offer drew no support in its presented form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
QO. W. Price
Clinton
Improvement Club
Slausons
Cedar Rapids
Man from Bowen’s Prairie Witnesses Luxemburg War Turmoil
Matt Faber of north Bowen’s Prairie visited Luxemburg during the outbreak of war. He witnessed the first clash between German and Belgian troops, saw wounded soldiers moved to churches and halls turned into hospitals, then traveled to Rotterdam by land and boat, finally sailing from Liverpool on a Cunard liner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Faber
Bowen
Prairie
Luxemburg
Faber
Rotterdam
Holland
England
Liverpool
Cunard Line
Monticello Canning Co Finishes Packed Season
The Monticello Canning Co finished its pack last Saturday evening producing 15 000 cases of corn. Each case holds 24 cans totaling about half the usual output and the uneven quality reduced yields. Prices are 30 cents higher per case than last year, signaling potential profits as reports show a nationwide reduced pack and anticipated corn demand rising in coming months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Canning Co
Surprise party greets Tony Monahan before wedding
Friends gathered on the Parrott porch last week to celebrate Tony Monahan’s upcoming marriage. He received a cut glass water set and a lunch arranged by Mrs Parrott. Tony was placed at the head of the married men’s table as the group toasted his impending entrance into married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony
Monahan
Parrott
Landlord Wilson Expands With Gillen House Hotel
Harry Wilson and wife take over operation of the Gillen House in Anamosa after Mrs. Woollett relinquished the lease. Wilson previously owned the Lovell House and now adds another hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wilson
Lovell House
Anamosa
Woollett
Mr. Wilson
District Court Proceedings Overview and Next Week’s Docket
The court discharged the jury and reset assignments for next week after settling the Finn will case. State cases include Bemrose assault with intent to murder bond continued, Conyers and Drew demurrers overruled, and Noah and Lucelle Smith pled guilty to nuisance with fines and jail terms. Probate and guardianship actions affirmed final reports and new guardians appointed. civil cases include multiple damages, account, and guardianship matters, with a full docket for Monday through Friday next week.
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State of Iowa
Thomas Bemrose
Clell Uonyers
Reformatory
Leroy Drew
Noah Smith
Lucelle Smith
John 8
Welch
George Co. Gorman
John Welch
Wm. Green
Mary Green
James Snepp
Bessie Mead
Margaret Montgomery
John A. Green
Chandler Pump Co
John Heyen
Mary Stafford
Theresa Brickley
George C. Gorman
Schoonover Trust Co
Minnie Manning
Charles Manning
Hanson
City of
Hlollingsworth
Northey
Klinkner
English
Wells Executor
Chamberlain
First National Bank
Hoyer
Elizabeth Crissick
John Crissick
F. E. Cook
John Reilley
State of
One Dollar Day Arrives at Palmer's Pharmacy Saturdays
Palmer's Pharmacy announces One Dollar Day every Saturday starting September 26. Shoppers spending one dollar or more will receive free merchandise of 26 cents value of their choice and can watch the paper for weekly specials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer’s
Palmer’s Pharmacy
Cascade Veterans Attend 21st Iowa Reunion at Waterloo
Messrs P L Devaney Jacob Lees and John J Fagan of Cascade and members of Co I 21st Iowa Infantry attended a regiment reunion in Waterloo last week. There are 350 survivors of the 1 200 soldiers once comprising the regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
P. L. Devaney
Jacob Lees
John J. Fagan
Cascade
Co. I
21St Iowa Infantry
Waterloo
Clarence Hubbard’s Recovery Lets Father Bert Travel North Dakota
Clarence Hubbard who is paralyzed from an automobile accident several weeks ago is progressing enough that his father Bert Hubbard traveled to North Dakota last Monday for business as advised by the family physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Hubbard
Bert Hubbard
North Dakota
Waterloo Canning Co Reduces Pack Amid Drought
The Waterloo Canning Co. reports a pack of 1,500,000 cans but says drought damages to corn cut output to about sixty percent of the average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo Canning Co
Fall and Winter Styles at McAleer Millinary
The catalog highlights new curtain goods by Doutrick and a fall winter push at McAleer Millinary. Local shoppers are invited to preview fashion across hats coats and accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAleer Millinary
Doutrick’s
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J. W. Doxsee
E. G. Burrichter
Shoes of Quality
Home News
John Pond
Iowa City
Mrs. E. M. Baker
Charles City
Deutrick’s
Q. H. George
Greeley
O. Mardorf
Dr. L. Q. Stabler
Oscar Fuller
Baldwin
Ben Kellum
Cedar Falls
Clarence Ricklefs
Hopkinton
Mamie McMahon
C. N. Patrick
John Sutton
Vinton
Joseph Rieger
Dr. F. A. Hefner
Deatrick’s
A. F. Bort
John Noyes
H. M. Remley
Avamosa
Ben Hanson
L. Qgrenard
North Central
Towa
Louis G. Stabler
W. Z. Allen
East
Mrs. Stroud
Milton, Wisconsin
A. ©. Foster
W. W. Hunter
Anna Phillips
Farley
James McAleer
Michael Richeel
Lake Okoboji
Mrs
Orville Duncan
Morley
George Cowan
Deatrick D. G. Co
Angeline Lyons
H. M. Harvey
L. G. Stuhler
L. E. Smith
West Union
K. K
Frank W. Buxton
P. O. Babcock
Wheatland
G. L. Jordan
Springville
William Putnam
Nellie Williamson
May Scales
Ira Krause
J. F. Podhaski
Andreas Ambuehl, Sr
F. M. Huyck
Mahlon Teeter
Maquoketa
Thomas Egan
Ed Porter
Andrew Carmichael
E. F. Main
Clift Main
Cole
A. J. H. McNeill
Mary Coxsee
Frank Bailey
Rochester
Amber
John
Mike Richeau
Clarence Button
Bernice
Blanche Button
Mesdames H. M. Carpenter
Harriet Coughlan
Carolyn Hicks
Kate Perlay
Bert Barker
O.S. Barker
Mr. Barker
California
M. Hanna
Manchester
Scotch Grove
Fred Golden
Grant Adamson
Arthur Baker
Moline, Illinois
E. M. Baker
G. L. Lovell
Steiner’s
Hicks & Rickless Dry
Opera House
Lew Waddick
Daniel Conwell
Grand Junction
Binford
Dixon
Charles W. Brown
Kate Perley
South
Mrs. F. L. Marvin
Zumbrota, Minnesota
Mra
D. F. Swensen
Minneapolis
A. B. Tucker
James Olmstead
George Lincoln
Birmiingham
Emil Ricklefs
Olmstead
Ricklefs
Francesa Conner
R. O C. Stirton
Oliver Kiburz
F. J. Cross
J. S. Hall
Davenport
E. B. Jordan
Riverside
W. E. van Buren
A. W. Cramer
Fred Puleston
W. A. Montgomery
Elges
W. B. Warner
Margaret Pond
Kate
Stuhler
James Carson
Tom Carson
Ed Rice
Sanborn
John EB. Foster
Des Moines
Strawberry Point
Frank Vernimont
Joe
A. R. Coxies
Redwood City
Clarence
Ben Bohlken
Laurel
Bohlken
Stabberg
24Th Iowa Regiment
Co. A
Samuel Eby
Co. B
D. A. Clay
Hale
Co. K
Wm. White
Olin
B. G. Tebo
G. W. James
JH. F. Paul
H. A. Hanna
Onslow
L.G. Stubler
James W. Beam
D. A. Hubbell
Wilson
Bernard Finn
John N. Kremer
Thomas Finn Jr
J. L. Debner
Mr. Kremer
Hans Rothwedder
Anamosa Journal
Charles RE. Podhaski
J. W. Coxsee
Charles Podbaski
C. H. Schipman
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ER. A. Hubbard
Wheatland Rye Graham
L. H. Lang
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