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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1909
Page
2
Wyoming residents report Cedar Rapids visitors include Wm Broderson and Mrs Jas Inglis while Dr Stoffel attends Ben Hur event. Local events cover clubs, baseball score Monticello 6 Wyoming 3, civic league meeting, millinery weather impact, and 31 years of BE M Babcock’s town business leadership.
April reports show Rev. Hans Naether in Waverly, teaching assignments for Alice Cowan and Alice Deischer, several residents traveling to Monticello and Hopkinton, and a measles illness. A December-style misprint corrected, wind damage, farm sales, a major barn fire on the Rickels farm with heavy losses, and obituary for William Spencer Hall noting his Cascade ties and public service.
Langworthy reports Perry Miller sick. oats and small grain sowed. Gerd Pratt builds a new barn. Lou Altman returns to work for John Heyen. J H Stutt shipp ed hogs to Chicago. J N Eisner, new depot agent, not married. Batchelder Jr. now Scotch Grove Creamery manager. John Batchelder Sr. visits Springville. Harry Sanderson suffers two runaway incidents but escaped unharmed thanks to Louie Altman.
In Cascade on April 13 Miss Fannie Pederson returned to Dubuque while Frank Ingemells from Stanley and J B Lyon of Onslow visited. Isabel Loomis of Cedar Falls stayed with the Anson family. Mick Conway of Butler County revisited Cascade. Erle Hami plans business in Amarillo Texas. George H Rice left for Kadoka South Dakota. Senator Stirton attended the burial of W S Hall at Cascade. R B Croston of Boulder visited Dan Barrett's horse sale where about 50 horses sold at high prices. A windstorm in Washington township ripped the roof from Chas J McLees residence.
April notes from Onslow include visits by Mrs. John Rhodes of Clinton and Miss Clara Noyes with relatives. A hotel supper netted over 16 dollars. W. S. Hall dies at 86, with funeral at home and burial at Cascade cemetery. survived by daughter Mrs. Ida Lytton and son H. D. Hall.
Miss Anna Moore spent Sunday at home as John Mohr visited Temple Hill. Several residents traveled to Cedar Rapids and Cascade while Wayne and Monticello hosted out of town guests. Anna Allamand recovered from measles, Minnie Ricklefs returned from Wayne, and Elmer Ricklefs injured his forehead. Andrew Ambuehl wed Lenatten of Hard Scrabble with community well wishers.
Center Junction reports the week ending April 12 with residents in nearby towns. Frank Serbousek visited Monti on Friday while Mrs. O N Freeman appeared in Monti cello on Saturday. Mis Turner visited Mrs John Weir last week. Robert Carson was a northbound passenger Monday morning. Amelia White visits relatives here. Nelle White and Ethel Moses traveled to Cedar Rapids Saturday. Mrs J F Livingstone and son Frank went to Monticello Saturday. W S Paneburn started a new addition foundation at his home. Mrs Charles Wells of Rhodes visited her daughter Mrs John Livingstone Friday. Harvey Young returned to Grinnell Saturday evening after vacation with parents. Mac Kent Lizzie Mac Donald Hd Beck Floyd Lucia went to Clinton Friday to attend Ben Hur.
Scotch Grove April 14 updates include Mrs Pesky visiting near Canton and Mrs Harry Dice from Monticello. Fred Sutherland shipped stock to Chicago. Joe Kuhns installed a windmill on his farm with John Lange Jr. Florence Clark home from Cedar Rapids for vacation. Homer Espy of Dixon Illinois visited. Walter King of Cedar Rapids returned home after visiting his sister Mrs Dan Sackett. Otto Otten Wartburg College student at Clinton visiting home with three friends. eggs price news from Sioux Falls and Leghorns hatching. subscription offer for daily Register and Leader to July 4 1909.
Nan Peacock recalls a Hong Kong typhoon as houses groan in wind and rain. Doors buckle, glass shatters, and servants scramble but the family seals rooms with furniture while the storm rages from 8 to 4. The scene ends with a tired household resting in the safest part of the house.
A worried man recalls his dream of owning a Victor car and reveals his current goal is simply to sell it. The exchange underscores a shift from aspiration to practical detachment in a Philadelphia Inquirer snippet.
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