Death Claims Esteemed Monticello Settler James A Howie
James A Howie a longtime Monticello resident born 1855 died Saturday at his Brad street home after heart trouble. Funeral Tuesday at First Presbyterian Monticello with Rev Howard C Irvine of Birmingham Iowa officiating. Burial in Oakwood cemetery followed. He leaves five children 14 grandchildren one great grandchild and siblings. He served as Peniel Church trustee Castle Grove school director and helped form Castle Grove Mutual Insurance company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Howie
Brad Street
First Presbyterian Church
Monticello
Howard C. Irvine
Birmingham
Iowa
Irvine
Peniel Presbyterian Church
Castle Grove Township
Howie
Lot
Oakwood Cemetery
Mr. Howie
Jones County
R. A. Howie
Mary Springer Howie
Eugenia Laude
James and
Eugenia (Valley) Laude
the Express
Merle Cass
Lulu
Robert
Olin R. Howie
Lynn Howie
Norman Bringard
Detroit
Michigan
Paul Black
Frank Howie
Abilene
Kansas
William Howie
Creston
California
Robert Howie
Castle Grove
Auto crash harms Hospodarsky and Frisby near Blair corner
Elmer Hospodarsky of Fairfax and his sister Viola Frisby of Cedar Rapids were injured in a 7 pm crash on the road between Hopkinton and Monticello as Hospodarsky tried to round Blair corner. Frisby suffered facial lacerations, a fractured left forearm and jaw, requiring over 50 stitches. Hospodarsky had fractured ribs and a scalp wound. They were taken to McDonald hospital and the car was nearly totaled, needing hundreds of dollars in repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hospodarsky
Fairfax
Viola Frisby
Fifth Street
Cedar Rapids
Hospodarsky
Blair
Hopkinton
Monticello
McDonald Hospital
District VFW Meeting At Davenport Sunday
Ray Echternacht second district commander calls VFW posts in Cedar Rapids Clinton Davenport Dubuque Maquoketa and Monticello to gather Sunday October 3 at 2 p.m. Hosts Col. D. M. King post 2963 and auxiliary in Davenport. Auxiliary meeting to follow led by District President Laura Hebert of Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Echternacht
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Davenport
Col
D. M. King
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Dubuque
Maquoketa
Monticello
Laura Hebert
Five Marriage Licenses Issued Past Week
The County Clerk's office at Anamosa issued five marriage licenses during the past week. Gaylord Schmatt 22 Cedar Rapids to marry Maxine Smith 19 Cedar Rapids. Clarence Rhatigan Monticello to marry Mabel Bartlett Monticello. Freddie William Luckstead 21 Wyoming to marry Velda E McGuire 18 Wyoming. Albert Vacek Jr 27 Oxford Junction to marry Blanche Balichek 22 Oxford Junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Gaylord Schmatt
Cedar Rapids
Maxine Smith
Clarence Rhatigan
Monticello
Mabel Bartlett
Freddie William Luckstead
Wyoming
Velda E. McGuire
Albert Vacek Jr
Oxford Junction
Blanche Balichek
Mortician Cecil Goettsch Weds Miss Heidecker at Sibley
Cecil L. Goettsch a mortician from Gladbrook wed Miss Mertyce Heidecker at the bride's home in Sibley. The Rev. Paul P. Jackson officiated at 3 PM before relatives and close friends. The couple plans a northern Minnesota wedding trip and will reside in Monticello where the groom works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibley Gazette Tribune
Cecil L. Goettsch
Leonard A. Iverson
Mertyce Heidecker
Fred Heidecker
H. J. Goettsch
Gladbrook
Paul P. Jackson
Congregational Church
Maxine Overholser
Tjebestraume
Liszt
Dorothy Hinchcliff Harper
Sanderson
Mendelssohn
Caroline Hoch
Harold Koopman
Sibley High School
Drake University
St. Louis
Minnesota
Monticello
Mission Festival at Reformed Church Next Sunday
The annual Mission Festival is set for next Sunday with a morning service at 10 30 o'clock featuring Holy Communion. The German message is The Lord s Supper and Christ s Challenge and the English theme Christ s Representative. An all English evening service begins at 8 o'clock inviting all without a church home to attend.
Members of B P W Club Enjoy Outings
Members of the B P W Club spent Monday evening at a weiner roast by the dam. Maude Zana led the defeated health contest runners up in entertainment for the winners. Sunday morning the group visited Anamosa state park for a picnic breakfast. New members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Zana
Anamosa
Monticello P T A Holds First Dinner Meeting
Over one hundred parents and teachers attended a pot luck dinner in the public school gym. Mrs Riess G Stuhler welcomed new teachers and members and Miss Searles room earned 100 percent membership qualifying for a fern traveling prize. R C Hoag financed cinema highlights of local centennials and a southern trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Parent-Teacher Association
Riess G. Stuhler
R. C. Hoag
Scotch Grove
R M Heasty Dies at Wyoming Home at 76
R M Heasty 76 died at his Wyoming home September 21. Born in Scotch Grove township he married Addie Applegate December 10 1884. They lived in Wellington Kansas and Iowa with time on a Minnesota farm. He taught school, managed a Wellington paper department, farmed, then became rural mail carrier from Wyoming retiring in 1930. Survived by wife and six children Ray Anamosa Fred Marshalltown Ralph Clinton Mrs Arnold Storm Olin Mrs Leslie Fishwild Clinton and Mrs Allen Chatterton Onslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Heasty
Wyoming
Scotch Grove
Addie Applegate
Wellington
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
Mr. Heasty
Iowa State College
Ray
Anamosa
Fred
Marshalltown
Ralph
Clinton
Arnold Storm
Olin
Leslie Fishwild
Allen Chatterton
Onslow
Mr and Mrs Don Merrill Hurt in Auto Accident
Chicago couple Don Merrill and his wife Edna Merrill Templeton were in an automobile collision near Chicago last Saturday. Edna suffered cuts to the head and was hospitalized while Don returned home with knee bruises. Roland Ferguson broke an arm. Merrill and Ferguson were to judge at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress. Mrs Templeton learned her daughter and son-in-law are progressing as well as could be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Merrill
Chicago
Merrill
Edna Templeton
Edward Templeton
Monticello
Roland P. Ferguson
Messrs. Merrill
Ferguson
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Dennis-Walker marriage in Cedar Rapids completed at home
George R. Dennis of Cedar Rapids married Rose Miller daughter of Rev F W Miller at the bride's home Friday afternoon at 5. The ceremony was performed by the bride's father. Dennis is a University of Iowa law graduate and NRX salesman. Rose attended Coe College and worked as YWCA secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Dennis
Cedar Rapids
Rose Miller
F. W. Miller
Dennis
Elizabeth Dennis
Coe College
Y.W.C.A
College of Law
University of Iowa
National Cash Register Company
Monticello
Last Suspect Nabbed in Oxford Junction Still Case
The last suspect Cacil Cubbage 35 was arrested at Oxford Junction by U S Deputy Marshal Joe Petrus on a conspiracy to violate internal revenue laws He waived a preliminary hearing bond set at 5000 and was jailed Cubbage linked to the large still near Oxford Junction believed to be Iowa's biggest before a August 5 explosion Other suspects were detained earlier and released on bonds while the grand jury in Sioux City prepares to hear the case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Junction
Cacil Cubbage
U. S
Joe Petrus
Cubbage
Ed McPartland
Iowa
Cabbage
Jones County
Frank Buresh
Miller
de Frnck
John O'Meara
J. P. “Slick” Elliott, Jr
Farley
de Finck
St. Paul, Minn
Louis J. Winkler
Clarence Cramer
Baresh
Frank Maresh
Maresh
Sioux City
Monti Cyclones Rout Manchester 18 to 0 in Friday Game
The Monti Cyclones defeated Manchester 18 to 0 behind strong runs and timely punts. Vic Richardson scored the third touchdown as Monticello showed improvement and prepared for a night game at Marion under new lights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monti Cyclones
Manchester
Monti
Rittmer
Monticello
Cyclones
Vic Richardson
Marion
Manchester Bone Shoterasaes
Aesee RE Pane
Etna
Abn
Wedene
Hansel Kuhns
RT. DuBois
Steiner RG. i Behrends Wares
Aeeeaene
Gerdes Rechtfertig
Stuttwaa
Aeteteee
Burt Jamieson
Arnold Age Pave
LeClerc Rittmer
LHB
Snyder
Winter
Grinnell
Potter
Buena Vista
Sapien Cs
Dana Teecharasetosaneannenes
Jones Co Pensioners Receive 4927 for August
The old age assistance commission for Iowa paid out 4927 to 339 pensioners in August averaging 14.53 each. Across the state 1379 new applications were granted and 386 rejected. August payments reached 40042 with 218 deaths 26 institutionalizations and 21 voluntary cancellations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Age Assistance Commission
Iowa
Milwaukee Railroad Pays $723000 in County Taxes
The Milwaukee Road will pay nearly 723000 in two installments this year to county treasurers where it operates. Jones county receives 29781.17 of the bill helping fund schools highways and local government. In 19 years the road has paid no dividends but gave Iowa more than 21000000 in taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Road
Jones County
Iowa
Neighbors Assist Mrs Gerdes in Corn Shocking
A group of more than 50 neighbors gathered at Castle Grove township last Monday to shock corn and beans for Mrs. G H Gerdes whose husband had recently died. The community effort was warmly appreciated by Mrs. Gerdes and her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Gerdes
Castle Grove Township
Gerdes
Bids Sought for New Post Office Site in Monticello
The federal government seeks parcels of a specified size on First Street or adjacent streets in Monticello for a new post office. Proposals must be submitted by the stated deadline to Dr. M F Hogan postmaster and directed to the classified column of The Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Monticello
The
Express
M. F. Hogan
Mary George 93 Dies at Stanwood
Mrs. Mary George, 93, died at Stanwood on Thursday. She settled in Town in 1875, leaving a long local life noted in the obituary.
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Mary George
Stanwood
Emporium
Dyersville
Winifred van Etten
I Am the Fox
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Illinois Central Railroad
Earlville
Jones County Farm Sold for 156.25 Per Acre
Mrs Minnie Schwab sold her 160 acre farm located one and a half miles north of Oxford Junction last week for 25000 cash or 156 25 per acre. Purchaser was Jim Nowachek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Schwab
Oxford Junction
Jim Nowachek
Scout 49 Holds Second Fall Meeting With Reorganization
Troop 49 met Monday night with 24 scouts and five prospective members. Temporary officers named include Charles Field as senior patrol leader and Harold Yeoman as troop bugler. The group set 7:00 PM for the next meeting and pledged to a motto To the Op.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop
Charles Field
Harold Yeoman
Dean Morey
Wilbur Coxsee
Clarence Hosford
Wallace Schneider
Harold Hogan
B P W Members to Attend District Meeting
The fall conference of district 6 of the Iowa Business and Professional Women's clubs will be held in Clinton October 2 and 3. The Monticello club expects a large delegation. The program includes speeches by Mildred Inskeep Morgan and Helen G. Irwin, plus a skit by Alice Warsaw and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Clinton
Monticello Club
Clinton Club
Mildred Inskeep Morgan
Iowa City
Iowa State University
Doris E. Smith
State Federation
Margaret Griffith
Alice Warsaw
Cedar Rapids
Helen G. Irwin
Iowa B. P. W. Clubs
Mrs. Sarah E Johns Died In Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Johns died at her son Albert Johns home in Cedar Rapids after a long illness. Born March 4 1861 in Jackson county she lived in Cedar Rapids over 30 years. Funeral at Beatty chapel with Home Rebekah lodge in charge and Linwood burial. She leaves six children seventeen grandchildren two great grandchildren and two step daughters Mrs Florence Michelson Clinton and Mrs Edith Bowers Marion Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jud Nichols
Monticello
Sarah Elizabeth Johns
Albert K. Johns
Cedar Rapids
Jackson County
Beatty Chapel
Samuel Ramaker
Rebekah Lodge
Linwood Cemetery
Johns
Verner S. Nichols
Lillites
Charles J. Johns
Center Point
Walter E. Johns
Des Moines
Henry Sarter
Florence Michelsen
Clinton
Edith Bowers
Marion
Home Rebekah Lodge
Methodist Church
Maqucketa
Delay Brothers Hit A High Cattle Market
William Delay and the Delay Brothers stock firm of Jones county sent 18 steers weighing 1322 pounds to the Chicago market. They sold at 19.15 per ewt for a gross of 4673.00, part of a string of 100 head fed this year as prices reached a yearly high. The top sale on Monday was 19.60 per cwt, matching the all time high from 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Delay
Delay Brothers
Jones County
Chicago
Delay
Farmers' Mutual Creamery Price Report Seeks September
The Farmers' Mutual creamery paid 41 cents for sweet cream in early September. Butterfat sold at 40 cents for first trade and 33 cents for second grade, one cent higher than late August and half a cent above the year ago level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Mutual Creamery
Death Claims Mrs. Mary Demmer in Monticello Home
Obituary and court docket notes record the death of Mrs. Mary Demmer at her North Sycamore street home last Tuesday after a long illness. Funeral at Sacred Heart Monticello and burial beside husband in Worthington follow. The long obituary lists her birth date February 6 1867 in Dyersville, marriage to August Demmer February 11 1885, eleven children and surviving relatives. A second item notes Jones county district court opening in a new courthouse with jury trials slated for October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Demmer
North
Sycamore Street
Lidwina
Sacred Heart Church
Monticello
A. L. Lorenz
St. Paul's Cemetery
Worthington
Demmer
Theodore
Barbara
Hooker) Goerdt
Dyersville
August Demmer
Caroline
W. A. Walz
George Kelchen
Anna
Farley
Paul White
Emma
August
Fred Herbert
Clara
Dubuque
Leo Hughes
Veronica
Sumner
Michael Krause
Amela
Sand Spring
Justina
Summer
Alphonse
Anna Kern
Joseph Becker
Jo Goerdt
Jones County District Court
Bar Association
Gillen Hotel
Ben Rinehart
Fred Petersen Injured In Wyoming Tree Cutting
Farmer Fred Petersen of two miles southeast of Wyoming was badly injured last week Wednesday when a deep gash severed hand tendons as he pushed a falling tree with an ax under his arm. He was attacked by hornets after stepping on their nest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Petersen
Wyoming
Nagel Golden 50th Anniversary Celebrated in Bushnell
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Leonard attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Mrs. Leonard’s parents Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Nagel Sr. in Bushnell Illinois. The event took place Sunday September 26 with 65 guests and well wishes for the longtime couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Leonard
Bushnell
Illinois
Sale of Anamosa bank assets nets slim sum at auction
The First National Bank of Anamosa assets listed at 150000 dollars sold for 161 dollars at a public auction in Anamosa last Thursday. Capper and Capper of Ottumwa purchased the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Anamosa
Capper & Capper of
Ottumwa
Practice Starts for Annual Junior Class Play at Public School
The Monticello public high school junior class selects Green Stockings a three act comedy. Celia Faraday played by Doris Beard fakes a romance and an army death notice to avoid green stockings. The cast includes La Verne Kuhns Don ald Maire Rosella Siebels Wanda Podhaski Jo Rickless and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Public High School
Celia Faraday
Doris Beard
Smith
South Africa
the Times
Miss Brindley
Admiral Grice
LaVerne Kuhns
William Faraday
Wilbur Coxsee
Colonel Smith
Donald Maire
Robert Tarver
Frederick Faust
James Raleigh
Glenn Gerdes
Celeste
Rosella Siebels
Madge
Rockingham
Wanda Podhaski
Evelyn
Lady Trenchard
Lucille Yossi
Phyllis
Jo Rickless
Chisulm Faraday
Chicago
Ida
Jane Veitch
Mrs. Jennie Schaefer of Wyoming Dies at 69
Mrs. Jennie Schafer 69 widow of S F Schaefer of Wyoming died after a Cedar Rapids hospital stay. A Pennsylvania native, she lived in Wyoming for decades and was active in church and social groups including Methodist church O E B S Royal Neighbors Progressive Women's club and T T club. Survived by three daughters Mrs Frank Harrington Mrs John Bramer of Wyoming and Mrs Frank Livingstone of Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Schaefer
F. Schaefer
Wyoming
Cedar Rapids
Methodist Church
Royal Neighbors
Progressive Woman's Club
T. T. Club
Pennsylvania
R. Campbell
Iowa
Frank Harrington
John Bramer
Frank Livingstone
Two Year Sentence For Counterfeiting
Charles V Ayers 27 of Los Angeles California was arrested near Anamosa December 21 1936 and sentenced in federal court at Cedar Rapids to two years in the penitentiary for making molds for counterfeiting government money. Line Sheronick 21 of Cedar Rapids received a suspended two year sentence for forging a government check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Ayers
Los Angeles
Calif
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Line Sheronick
Old Court House Equipment Auctioned at Anamosa
Auctioned old court house equipment from Anamosa raised 78 dollars last Monday. The sale included items unsuited for use in the new building and funds go to the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Court House
Anamosa
Court House
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District V.F.W
Cecil Goettsch
Sibley
Goettsch
Bertyce Heidecker
Reformed Church
B. P. W. Club
R. M.heasty
U.S
Behrends
Kuhns
Stutt
Steiner
Richardson
Milwaukee Railroad
Scout
Sarah E. Johns
New Jones County Court House
F. O. Ellison
State
Watters
Breen
Reid
Monarch Fire Insurance Company
Belknap
Neeson
Benischek
Hubert
McCann
Shedeck
Stary
Madsen Motor Company
Andrew Tobiassen
P. S. Weaver
A. D. Ingwersen
Edward Scouten
Fred Etten
Citizens State Bank
E. F. Hodeval
D. C. McCormac
Maude Sarby
Mary Boos
Richard J. McLaughlin
Lucille McLaughlin
Laura Emerson
Gilbert Emerson
Harriet Janet Pieper
Melvin Pieper
J. D. Paul
Fred Smith
John Sutton
Myrtle Sutton
J. G. Suter
Tobe Freese
G. F. Paulsen
Mike Lemmer
Elmer J. Osterkamp
Ellen A. Smith
Peter J. Woods
Don Donnen
Mike Benhart
Kate Banhart
John O'Brien
Bushnell, Ilinois
Anamosa Bank
S. F. Schaefer
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