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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1911
Page
2
Center Junction reports daily movements and social scenes with visits by residents to Monticello Amber Wyoming and Marion. Events include school openings socials and a live stock education train with talks on hog profits cooking meats and packing-house processes. Decedent Jacob Turnis dies at 69 leaving a large family. Funeral at St. Marys on April 5 with widow and eight children remaining.
April 4 notes report convalescences and ailments including Mrs. Al Murray George Talbert and Mrs. John Taylor. Henry McMullen returns to Kennebec South Dakota. Rev D 8 deBest stayed last Sunday at Farley. John Fagan joins Scotch Grove residents past Friday. Pearl Argerter travels home to Randolph. G C Croston injured leg and arm. weeks of recovery. Woodmen meeting attendees travel to Dubuque. Fred Kurt healed after horse incident. Local church near Cascade to be opened for Lutherans. Baum family awoken by fire at 9:15. minor losses. Fire loss about 3000 dollars.
April items report Cedar Rapids visitors Miss Alice Deischer home from Coe College and Miss Elsie Noble on vacation. Dennis Delay delivered a horse for $250 and served on a Federal petit jury. A new son born to W L Himes in Boulder township. Farmers Mutual Insurance writes over $50 000 in three months and risks reach $402 750. A team accident with Fred Harken caused minor damage near Will Hiller's.
Rev Parkhill of Lenox College preached at the Presbyterian church and administered the sacrament last Sunday. Harold Wilcox the Cornell College student led the town’s orchestra which netted over 100 dollars above expenses. Mrs Cooper and son Leslie traveled to Miller South Dakota to join Rev William Cooper as pastor. Attorney Corbit pursued a bill in Des Moines to legalize municipal bonds for the opera house and the council seeks a proper refund plan without wrongdoing.
Onslow reports a lively week with a spring snow storm and thunder, visits by Mrs Garside and others, Harvey Richardson and Stephen Walsworth returning from the South, postmaster Noyes back on duty after rheumatism, and the Lynch wedding trip celebrated with a serenade and cannon.
Mrs. Katherine Copeland, after spending some two months with her relatives in Prairieburg, returns home to resume daily duties and household routines.
Daughters return home to Morning Sun while J Nelson Burg calls in Castle Grove and Ed Burlingham shops in Monticello. Central City, Cedar Rapids visitors, Joslin family moves, Prairieburg News editor Arthur Davidson visits Lamont, and Joslin Mercantile Co. announces a big opening on the 8th. A Sunday School plan awaits turnout. F T Richards buys Walmart building. Dr Wilkinson takes over Flockhart corner.
Wayne residents report buys and departures as April brings activity. Wm Schoon purchased a silo while Henry Harms left for San Antonio last Tuesday. Henry Poppe sells Leghorn eggs for setting and Gerd Rickels buys automobiles. George Lobiasen is among early spring buyers.
A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ahrend Poppe on April 2. The spring term began at sub-district No. 5, and Miss Nellie Sutherland opened term at No. 3 Scotch Grove. Herman Herren returns from Kansas. A ten month old child of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eden of Amber died. Mrs. Gerret Harris funeral drew many attendees. Over one hundred teams attended church. Black Oak school No. 3 in Jackson township got Welch Co. desks. Auto fever runs high as locals discuss future ownership.
In Scotch Grove on April 4 a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arend Poppe. Ella Loomia visited Epworth returning home Monday. Mrs. R. P. Clark was a business visitor in Anamosa Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Clark plan to move onto R. P. Clark’s farm east of here. Kent Moats left for Lake Preston SD to work for his brother Emmett this summer. Mrs. Mary Warner remains ill. daughter Jane from Dunnebecke SD stays with her. Creamery directors met Thursday afternoon to arrange more cream routes. Henry Doering and Charlie Neal were hired as haulers.
The store promotes salt salmon at 15 cents per pound as a cheaper meat option. It highlights spiced herring Holland herring rolled mops and smoked white fish with cromarty bloater varieties. The vendor describes these fish as tasty and of good quality from expert suppliers.
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