Local News Notes From Monticello and Nearby
Mrs F B Stimson visits Delhi and Cedar Rapids. Miss Florence Barnts and Miss Ethel Magee travel to Worthington and Cedar Rapids. Post office uncalled for items include Joes Husman Harris and Turnis. A May Fete is planned for May 9 at 2 30 PM. Devlin millinery showcases latest hats. A son joins the Winans family. a St. Petersburg visitor stays with relatives. Weather cool with light showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe,Husman
Clare Harris
J. Turnis
Monticello
Local Society and Business Notes From Castle Grove Township
Rev H C Irvine and F M Bene dict of Castle Grove township attended Presbytery sessions at Oscar Rapids last week. Miss Maeme Pasha, a stenographer with Daxsee & Daxsee, enjoys a week’s vacation in Chicago. Ladies of the Presbyterian church plan a sale of household articles and home baking next Wednesday afternoon May 2. Arend Balster sold a new Chevrolet to Gerd Moenck of Wayne last Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Irvine
F. M. Benedict
Castle Grove Township
Oscar Rapids
Maeme Pasha
Daxsee & Daxsee
Chicago
the Presbyterian Church
Arend Balster
Gerd Moenck
Wayne
August Ricklefs Visits Cedar Rapids for Hicks & Ricklefs
August Ricklefs spent yesterday in Cedar Rapids buying dry goods for the Hicks and Ricklefs dry goods store from a general salesman for Carson Pier e Scott and Co of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricklefs
Cedar Rapids
Hicks & Ricklefs Dry Goods
Carson, Piere Scott & Co
Chicago
Local notes from Castle Grove and Monticello area
Mr and Mrs John McLaughlin of Castle Grove township were called to Nashville to attend the illness of Mr McLaughlins brother. Monticello boys George Soure and Marion McGimpsey have been transferred from Jefferson Barracks to Rio Grande border duty. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Joseph Scherrer. Ruth Rettig, stenographer in Waterloo, visited the Rettig family with Mrs George Rettig. Bidwell returns from Sutherland Spring Texas with improved health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McLaughlin
Castle Grove Township
Nashville
Tennessee
George Soure
Marion McGimpsey
Monticello
Jefferson Barracks
Rio Grande River
Joseph Scherrer
Jos
Pir
Red Cross
George Rettig
Independence
Ruth Rettig
Waterloo
Bidwell
Sutherland Spring
Texas
Monticello Items Cover Local News and Events
Local notes report Mr and Mrs H S Richardson returning from Los Angeles after 7000 miles of driving. Knights of Columbus delegates chosen. Navy enlistment of Harry Garlinghouse. Camp Fire girls hike to Langworthy for pancakes. Engagement of Marie Fitzsimons to John Whalen announced. Edward C Horne buys stake in Maquoketa pharmacy. Masons hold special session. Frank Hicks raised. May Fete set for May 9 with 400 children participating. Monticello petition supports conscription. Express prints General Assembly recap and bill list.
Mrs Templeton Reports Washington Visit Amid War Talk
Mrs Edward Templeton returned last Tuesday from Washington where she spent a month visiting her sister Mrs Selma Smith. She heard the president urge congress to pass a resolution breaking peaceful relations with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Templeton
Washington
Selma Smith
Congress
Germany
Jobo Boner Marries Grace Raines in Davenport Parsonage
Jobo Boner and Grace Raines of Gadar Rapids wed at Mt. Ida Presbyterian parsonage in Davenport with Rev. Karl Wettstein officiating. They plan to reside in Davenport where Boner works as a machinist at the Rock Island arsenal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jobo Boner
Grace Raines
Gadar Rapids
Karl Wettstein
Mt. Ida Presbyterian Parsonage
Davenport
Rock Island Arsenal
Boner
Monticello
Recruiting Sgt Seeks Men in Monticello for Army
A Cedar Rapids station sergeant spent yesterday in Monticello interviewing men for enlistment. Several candidates took the entrance exam with Percy Guilford Paul Maire Ray Hogan Paul Matthiegaen and Earl Thomas passing. Some plan to join training within two weeks while others have not yet decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regular Army
Cedar Rapids
Monticello
Percy Guilford
Paul Maire
Ray Hogan
Paul Matthiegsaen
Earl Thomas
Uncle Sam
Swiss Bell Ringers Delight at Presbyterian Church
The entertainment by the Swiss Bell ringers at the Presbyterian church last Friday drew full house approval. The program included harp cello violin and other instruments and the women of the church raised a neat sum for their treasury. The group featured one woman and two men who proved skilled musicians.
Local marriages listed by district clerk this week
The district court clerk issued several marriage licenses to Cornelius Paulsen of Wyoming Tony Barnek of Oxford Junction HW A Fairbanks of Anamosa Florence Hubbard of Monticello Henry Daniel Kingsley and Berdina Alberta McNamara of Monticello Will J Oltman of Anamosa Matie M Dirka of Langworthy J T Morrissey to Lizzie Johnson both of Anamosa Carl William Siebels and Alma Margaret Anderson both of Anamosa Marty Bramer of Wyoming Ruth Orr both Onslow and R T Jenny injured last Friday when the car he drove with Harry Stuhler hit a wire stretched across a private road at the grounds of the Monticello Country Club. The windshield shattered on his wrist and he will be unable to use his hand for some time. Stuhler was uninjured. A wedding occurred at the Otten home yesterday morning with Hermina Otten marrying W J Zimmerman in a ceremony conducted by Rev CO Mardorf. The couple and relatives attended a wedding dance at Kinsella hall last night and will reside on the William Warner farm in Scotebh Grove township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Paulsen
Wyoming
Tony Barnek
Oxford Junction
HW. A. Fairbanks
Anamosa
Florence Hubbard
Monticello
Henry Daniel Kingsley
Berdina Alberta McNamara
Will J. Oltman
Matie M. Dirka
Langworthy
J. T. Morrisey
Lizzie Johnson
Carl William Si
R. T. Jenny
Harry Stuhler
Monticello Country Club
Country Club
Jenny
Stuhler
F. H. Otten
Hermina Otten
W. J. Zimmerman
Harm Helgens
CO. Mardorf
John Inabnit
Roland Kuentzel
Oakwood Cemetery
Grindelwald
Switzerland
United States
Jones County
Samuel Sulaner
John Egeper
Castle Grove Township
Christian
Ryan
Ulrich
Ferdina McNamara
Nicholas Kehoe
Henry Kingeley
George A. Blauck
Sacred Heart Church
Frank G. Byrne
Stella McNamara
Kingsley
Dubuque
Hubbard Bride Weds Harry Fairbanks in Castle Grove Ceremony
Miss Florence C. Hubbard married Harry Fairbanks at the Hubbard home yesterday at 2 30 PM in a ceremony led by Rev H C Irvine of Peniel Chapel. Attendants were Hazel Hubbard and Arthur Hubbard. Ward Lundin and Hilda Hartman served as ring bearer and flower girl. Mrs Earl W Carson played the wedding march. The couple plans a two week wedding trip and will reside on the A M Fairbanks farm.
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Castle Grove Township
John A. Hubbard
Florence C. Hubbard
Harry Fairbanks
A. M. Fairbanks
H. C. Irvine
Penielchapel
Hazel Hubbard
Arthur Hubbard
Ward Lundin
Hilda Hartman
Earl W. Carson
Cedar Rapids
Hubbard
Mrs. Fairbanks
Truesdale Arrests Bootlegging Tangle Ties County
Floyd Truesdale was arrested for bootlegging after a nocturnal chase ending in a barn near the railroad yards. A quart whiskey bottle and several gallons of liquor were found on him and in his belongings. He faces grand jury action in Anamosa with witnesses and three prior arrests cited. Dubuque staged a massive patriotic parade and war meetings headed by Governor Harding and others.
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Truesdale
Floyd Truesdale
Voorhees
Anamosa
John Phelps
Pharps
Truassdale
Phelps
Dave Franklin
Herrick & Reed
George Wilkens
Rhinehart
Dubuque
Harding
Runaway Farm Incident Causes Horse Death
Henry Bader son of Arnold Bader was discing on the farm when a ground post cracked frightening the team. The horses bolted toward the house, struck a tree, and one horse suffered a near fatal injury. it had to be killed. The driver was unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bader
Arnold Bader
Cornell May Festival to Feature Noted Stars and Chicago Orchestra
Alma Glock and Efrem Zimbalist head a starry lineup for the Cornell May festival this spring. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by stock, makes its eighteenth consecutive Cornell appearance, with Madame Gluck hailed as America’s leading concert singer.
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Alma Glock
Efrem Zimbalist
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Lambert Murphy
Ann Arbor
Oberlin
Cornell
Gluck
Zimbalist
Sesson
Madame Gluck
America
Make Your Garden Larger Boosts Local Food Effort
Monticello and surrounding townships held a meeting at the opera house organized by the Monticello Improvement Club to urge widespread home gardening to avert a national food shortage. Speaker Georges Burge warned Europe’s fertilizer problems mean American crops depend on local labor and farm work by youth.
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Monticello
Opera House
Montisello
Georges Burge
Mt. Vernen
Harding
Lowa
Burge
Boot Producers’ Association of
Towa
Aubulanca
United States
Europe
America
Thia
Gang Land
Iowa
Texas
Fred I. Clark
A. Huene
Boya
Ben Harms
Frank Podbaski
Ieune Schneider
W. B. Crane
Misa Harriet McCuskey
Monticello Property Values Show Growth in 1917 Assessment
Howard Putnam completed the 1917 city assessment with real estate valued at 149 660 and personal property at 76 416. Net value totals 1 680 976 after soldiers' exemption 25 100, with moneys and credits at 924 729 and total net property value 2 605 705 indicating continued prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Putnam
Monticello
Notice to Ice Users in Monticello
Ice price set at forty and fifty cents per hundred pounds for the season with advance payment required. Siam on and Shelley issue the notice. KF King of Millersburg held at Cedar Rapids on charges of threatening to commit a federal offense by stating a wish to shoot President Wilson. He was released on heavy bond. Emma Zumbach and Herman Husman wedding reported at the bride’s home in Coggon with plans to reside on the Husman farm east of town. Mrs Anton Locher and daughter Mrs Matt Miller visited Dubuque earlier in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Siamon & Shelley
B. KF. King
Millersburg
Cadar Rapids
United States
Wilson
Emma Zumbach
Edward Zumbach
Coggon
Herman Husman
Tobe Husman
Vth
Husmaon Farm
Anton Locher
Matt Miller
Mr. Locher
Dubuque
Eyes Tested and Glasses Fitted by Dr Stubler
Eyes tested and glasses fitted by Dr. L. G. Stubler in a local optical service. Patient details not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Stubler
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Ethel Magee
Perrine
J. W. Coxsee
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Hopkinton
Fritz
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Montana
William Putnam
Ray Nandel
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St. Petersburg
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Mrs. C. N. Patrick
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F. EB. Stimson
Masonic Lodge
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W. A. Beery
Clinton
Len Berlin
Sanborn
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Princess Theatre Building
David Winans
John Williamson
White Sulphur Springs
Martha Williamson
Isabel] Meyer
Oakdale Sanitarium
Cyrus Heisey
Beery Dry Goods
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Eliza Sloan
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Adelbert Chapman
First Street
Ben Jarrett
H. 8S. Richardson
Los Angeles
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T. M. Redmond
John B. Oswald
Knights of Columbus Lodge
Council Bluffa
Harry Garlinghouse
Marcus Heyden
United States Navy
New York City
Michigan
Marie Fitzsimons
John Whalen
Waukon
Edward C. Horne
Knighta
Pythias Lodge
Snow White Pharmacy
Maquoketa
Burn’s Lodge
A. F
A. M
Frank Hicks
Fair Grounds
Beth Lightfoot
Ruth Cropp
Congressman Good
the Express
Thirty-seventh General Assembly
W. L. Harding
Vernon Hawk-lye
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Waynetown
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Doutrick
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Iowa Cavalry
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J. O. Lawrence
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San Francisco
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Lucian Rice
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Smith
Bert
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Los Banos
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Kansas
Atate
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Ray Hearn
Weather Bureau
Lowell State Bank
Jowellstate Bank
Monticello Roller Mills
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