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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1921
Page
7
A stream of brief society items lists visitors from Dubuque and Cedar Rapids, shopping notes at H. and S. store and Devlin Millinery, births and baptisms, theater ads, and local business promotions. Names include Effie Hine, Elsie Alcorn, Miss Loretta Michel, Ambrose O Rourke, and Samuel Adamson among others while venues such as Peacock Shop and Zephyr stores are referenced.
Dr. T. M. Redmond recovers from an auto crash. Congregational Ladies hold a rummage sale April 29 and 30 in the Rundle building. A bake sale at Shelley’s next Saturday supports the sophomore class. Miss Verina Dautremont leaves for Cedar Rapids Business College. notables include births and property sales, new movie plans, and community notices.
Harl Young of Freeport illinois married Anna Habacker at the bride’s parents home in Freeport. The couple will live in Freeport where Young works. The Iowa State Highway Commission outlines 1921 22 road projects in Jones County. Monticello High’s baseball team prepared for tryouts with Hopkinton called off, Central City game on April 27. Jed Wilhelm reported dead at Fort Bayard body to be brought to Monticello. Fred Wilhelm formerly in Army. Rev. C Mardorf’s 70th birthday celebrated at home with family and a Victrola gift. Basketball banquet honors seniors and elects Leyland Skelley captain. speeches from McLaughlin Cross Hausgen and others.
The 1921 Cornell college music festival at Mount Vernon May 12 13 and 14 features the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Friday night and a Russian composers program Saturday afternoon. Noted soprano Hulda Lashanska opens the first concert with a piano duo by Guy Maier and Lee Pattison. Merle Alcock contralto joins Friday night, while Griegs Olaf Trygvasson opens the Saturday concluding concert. Season tickets available from the Cornell clack conservatory. A Cedar Rapids federal court fine of $200 was handed to W W Boland for shipping diseased sheep to Chicago.
Helen Moyer reports on Merle Deischer’s speech on Spring Fever and vaccination, the normal training visit, a Davenport guest, speeches by Mary Stadtmuller, and class activities. The column notes a wiener roast, a physics office visit, and a promise from Curtis Publishing for playground funding while urging proper playground budgeting.
The obituary details Mary Dirks Eggers born September 25 1890 in Wayne township died March 30 at Idaho Falls Idaho. Survived by husband Erich and five children, the baby who died after birth, parents, siblings. Funeral held April 3 at Idaho Falls with Rev Westenndorf officiating. Also mentions a fire lightning incident near Tipton and damage to a wireless rigging.
O. E. Brainerd recalls experiences in Bolivia and Argentina during January 1909 as three graduates joined railroad projects. He describes coast to high Andean passes, Lake Titicaca, La Paz, and Potosi, with imported materials, varied crews, and altitude dangers. He notes can be cancer risk from canned food and cannibalistic myths among natives.
A Hartford area record celebrates R. L Wiley driving a Chevrolet Four Ninety from 1914 onward averaging 27,000 miles per year for six years. He logged over 160,000 miles on routes to Philadelphia Buffalo and Canada while touring weekends with family.
In the Dinrlet Court of Jones County Iowa a petition by H H Carson against Lloyd A Hammond Bertha M Hammond and others seeks foreclosure of a $1500 promissory note with interest and mortgage tied to property described in sections 9 and 10 south of Maquoketa River. Defendants Quan Thorson John W Allen and Mrs John W Allen claim some right but subordinate to plaintiff. Defendants must answer by noon on the second day of the next term or a judgment will be entered.
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