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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1925
Page
2
The Monticello Express editors J. W. Doxsee and Chas A. Doxsee announce the subscription price of per year at 82.00 dollars.
The Wabaneki Camp Fire girls held a ceremonial meeting at the Presbyterian church with Selma Prahm conferring ranks on Ruth Young and others, followed by songs and talks. The PTA plans a hall meeting on April 16 with community activities including singing, dance, thrift talk, and performances. Numerous local residents attended church events, visits, and social gatherings across Center Junction and nearby towns.
Scotch Grove residents organize a four act rural comedy Plum Valley for the local farm bureau at the Presbyterian church on April 17 at 8 o clock. Tickets cost 2 and 35 cents with a community orchestra providing music.
Township trustees met Monday to review assessor books and made changes. A Thursday fire at Mrs Gertrude Kennedy’s farm destroyed a barn with horses, cattle, oats and tools. prompt help limited further damage. Damage insured, neighbors aided. future events include a Saturday meeting for sewing demonstrators and local officials.
April 4 community column lists residents and visitors with names such as Mr and Mrs Robertson and Mrs Reedhy, notes a funeral for Mr Robertson at his home, mentions local guests and gatherings, a county supervisors meeting in Anamosa, and various social events at homes and churches including Presbyterians and Wayne Center activity.
Sunday visits included Junction at the Grover Preston home and Mr. and Mrs. Haim Behnken of Scotch Grove at the W Billings residence. Philip Bailey Sr and son Phil conducted business in Monticello last Friday. Wilbur Cartano of Monticello dropped by Wednesday. Cedar Rapids shoppers Mr and Mrs Rhinehart Herreo visited Mrs Dorgeloh in Anamosa. A group from here attended the wonatre show at Anamosa.
On March 24 Mrs Pots hosted the Bay View club with Lyda Wherry on The White Peril and Mary Tompkins reading a poem The Saving at Home by Margaret Sangster. Margaret Wherry discussed Young America's Dwindling Heritage and Mrs Fishwild spoke on Women of the Middle West.
April 6 1925 Pratribburg Ruth Caldwell daughter of Iver Caldwell recently moved to Waverly jumped from a straw stack injuring both ankles and breaking a bone in one limb. The incident will require long confinement. Other local notes include a sermon by a Central City missionary student, a play by the young people's dramatic society on April 15 for St Josephs church, and an Easter program planned by the union Sunday school.
Mrs Lee Hansen Onslow and daughter Carrie McKinstry hosted the Ladies Aid in Wyoming last Thursday. Ford Fostler of Minnesota spent Wednesday in town. The Fostlers left Monticello due to a father's illness. Lizzie Russell Allie Freehan and Robert Russell of Anamosa visited B W Streeper home. Carrie Mackrill returned from six weeks in Sioux Falls. Harold Brown of Cedar Rapids stayed with his mother Etta Brown. Leona Grimm of Anamosa visited W D Gillman at Gofton. Carl Westphal family visited N C Halst. A party for Willie Albery was held Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs John Dew of Mount Vernon spent Sunday with the Babcack family. Carroll Lightfoot and James Warren visited Monticello. Dick Saunders visiting cousin Mrs Roy Bullock.
Special services at Wayne Zion's Lutheran church next Sunday for Easter begin at 10 00 a.m. with songs by the children's choir and adults. Confession at 10 a.m. Everyone is welcome. A baptism and confirmations were noted from the prior week with several local families named.
Monticello resident Alcorn visited his daughter Mrs H Behrends and her husband over the weekend. Several relatives and friends from Manchester Greeley Buck Creek Hopkinton Onslow Delhi attended gatherings and called on local residents.
The average March production across two cows was 777 pounds milk and 27.6 pounds fat. Top herds include Shomont Farms with 1033 pounds milk and 47.1 fat from 15 purebred Holsteins, Shover & Orcutt, Gene McLaughlin, C. N. Hein, Hoag & Deischer, and Steve Petersen. Lily DeKol Greenwood, a purebred Holstein owned by Shomont Farms, led with 1915 pounds milk at 4.4 percent fat and 4.3 pounds butterfat. R. P. Cox, Tester.
Clinton police seized eighty gallons of alleged intoxicating liquor from the Chicago bootleg market. The liquor was consigned to Clinton retail agents. A 23 year old man and a 183 year old woman in charge were arrested as alleged booze runners.
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