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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1935
Page
7
Four young men from Montezuma Poweshiek county named M Sheley Lane Cowell Webb Smith and Carl Millenberger operate a worm ranch. They bury boxes filled with soil and worms with screens flush to the surface to keep worms in place. Coffee grounds are used as food.
A vintage music box about 50 to 60 years old rests in an electrical shop at Waverly Bremer county in good condition and plays well. Mrs Toft who owns it received it from an Indiana uncle. The box features an inlaid wood cover listing its tunes and can repeat pieces. The mechanism can be set to imitate harp tones.
Howard Seeley started the Emmetsburg water plant pump when a sudden blast in the exhaust pit blew the manhole cover about 150 feet, waking residents for blocks as windows shattered. Officials believe sewer gas buildup caused the explosion.
Reports from Audubon and surrounding counties detail volleyball accidents injuring P W Sorensen and Tom Roche, a Duroc sow producing 19 piglets at Ed Byers’ Montezuma farm plus 30 more across four sows. Other items include Case Smith’s jackrabbit capture, a pheasant in Emmetsburg, a man nearly crushed by a tractor, a burglary in Pocahontas County, and a six legged lamb born near Sheldon.
A lamb described as a rare freak grows three legs from the front hip on its right side. The extra limbs extend but two rest on the ground, giving the animal five progressing legs while normal movement continues. Mr Hylarides raises it on a bottle and plans to sell it for its uniqueness.
Leroy Kaehler of Davenport escaped major harm after his soybean truck collided with a car near Tama. He suffered minor cuts but required a new pair of shoes before leaving the Tama physician's office.
A methodical thief ransacked all 12 offices on the second floor of an Algona building in Kossuth county. He took valuables including a Liberty bond, stamps, coins, watches, and pens, but left $1100 in government bonds and $400 in cash untouched in two offices.
Vance Noe, a printer in Estherville, Emmet county, is tired of passersby slapping his back and shouting good morning your honor. People mistake him for Fred Ehlers, the newly elected mayor, due to their similar horn rimmed glasses and likeness. Noe has been congratulated on Ehlers's election times.
Arthur Hesse’s 11 year old son fed sodium chlorate as salt to Holstein cows near Cedar Falls in Black Hawk county. Ten cows died before Dr. Getchell confirmed the toxin. A separate report notes a 24 inch northern pike with a black bass inside its mouth found in a city reservoir.
Mrs Mary Richardson aged 72 of Burlington Des Moines county briefly regains sight during a severe electrical storm. She saw the flash of lightning for a few seconds before returning to total blindness. Specialists say permanent restoration is not possible.
Ernest Lau sues Carl Callaway in Grundy county district court for $1000 after a farmyard accident where a 45 caliber bullet struck Lau while Callaway was shooting at a target. Sheriff Mamminga recovered the bullet near Callaway’s farm four miles away. Two false alarms from a Red Oak church close by are noted.
Miss Margaret Dolan daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Dolan of Greene married Galen Hasselrood of Allison in Cedar Rapids on Easter Monday morning. Attendants were Miss Mary Dolan of Prairieburg and James Howel of Allison. Sunday visits included Mrs George Finn and her father John Henderson at Viola, and Mr and Mrs John Reed of Cedar Rapids visiting Everett Finn. Also Mr and Mrs C O Rowley Mr and Mrs Donald Dolan and baby Nancy Ann spent Easter Sunday with Mr and Mrs John Dolan in Central City. The Bentons and Mosses visited Mrs Joseph Holub in Iowa City and Mrs Martin Minihan of Davenport was in medical care at the State University hospital.
The passage lists numerous Easter Sunday visits and relatives in Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. People from Monticello, Volga City, Castle Grove, Center Point, Lisbon, Coggan, Waubeek, Anamosa and Marion are mentioned visiting family and friends. Several residents return from Florida and attend local events such as funerals and teacher conventions.
Mrs Thelma Leader of Kansas City returned to her home after a week visiting grandparents Mr and Mrs John Yonker in Viola. The Bentons were joined by Mr Frank Benton as part of extended family gatherings during the trip.
The subject, a well traveled informed conversationalist, emulates a contemporary poet's plea to live by the road and be a friend to man. Born near Monticello he left farming in 1903 for town life and a twenty year business partnership. Iverson, a local furniture dealer and undertaker, has hunted and golfed across four regions and spent winters in warmer climates.
Monticello and all Jones county towns now ban cash slot machines after a Des Moines directive. County Attorney Marvin C. Levien says enforcement is immediate and all law enforcement units are united in the slot machine drive. Machines were removed by owners. gambling among youths and adults is curtailed, with schools advised on restrictions.
The week’s church listings cover St Matthew’s Lutheran St Joseph’s Prairieburg St John Ey Lutheran and other local congregations. Services include German and English masses sermons Sunday school Bible class Epworth League and choir practices with May dates for special meetings and language changes noted.
Presbyterian Church texts announce Sunday school at 10 am and morning worship with newly elected elder Ray Eby being ordained. Evening service at 7 30 pm features a sermon on The Transformed Life from Romans 12 2. Evangelical and Reformed Church notes Easter spiritual awakening and a future sermon The Christian Rendezvous with aim to boost attendance until Pentecost.
The Ladies' Aid will meet next week Wednesday afternoon in the church basement. A mothers and daughters banquet is set for May 16 in the church basement with banquet tickets at 30e each. A program will be included.
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