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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1928
Page
3
Local residents host and visit across Hopkinton with family gatherings church events and school activities. Mrs Zeuch travels from Minnesota joins relatives while Rev Roberts and Presbyterm events mark Sunday notices. threshing begins as oats crop looks good and several visitors arrive from Davenport Cedar Rapids and Dubuque.
A long list of social events, visits, and local news from Cascade Iowa. Includes church gatherings, campfire girl activities, visitors from Anamosa Des Moines and Dubuque, road trips to Cedar Rapids and Dubuque, school events, funeral notices, and an obituary preview plus a birthday surprise for Irene Wieneke.
A chaotic historic tennis report details Hig Bidon Tilden facing Davis Cup dismissal amid accusations, Hardy and association officials clashing over team control, potential strikes, and questions about leadership. The piece notes player reactions and the turbulent influence on upcoming matches.
Sand Spring W A Oltike of Manchester and Mary Clement visited friends while Pearl Slauser from Monticello visited her cousin Lillian Strauson. Numerous drive visits, threshing progress, and church devotions are reported among area families.
Mrs. Charles Spielman of Cascade township died at Mercy hospital Anamosa after two weeks of treatment for high blood pressure and a stroke on July 18 1928 She was born Mary Welter in Cascade township August 27 1872 and was 55 years 10 months and 25 days old at death She helped in her brother John A Welter’s Cascade restaurant before marrying in 1901.
Mrs Rose James of Chicago visits cousin Mrs Lydia Lyons. Miss Bess Rowe and Mrs Ruth Helfrich visit with parents Mr and Mrs Charles Rowe. Miss Hattie Case and Miss Helen West return to Chicago after two weeks with parents. The Case family visit Sterling Illinois then Ralph Case and Frank Smith. Vera Paul returns from St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids. Mrs Lillie Buck and Mrs George Overholt recover from goiter operations at Iowa City and return home. Louise Sears visits Lyons after two weeks with brother George Barnes and family. A. E. Hall and children tour Marshalltown over the weekend. Ruth McMaster from near Cedar Rapids visits. Wyoming band members and helpers from Lisbon give a concert here. A concert is planned next Friday night. George Smith of Clinton visits H P Barber family. Mrs R Chatterton has been ill. daughter Mabel Phillips of Hale cares for her. A dance follows the band concert with Coloma Entertainers providing music. Mrs George Lyons visits Cedar Rapids. Theodore Tebo returns from Mercy Hospital Anamosa able to walk. Jessie Tebo Stone and son visit Tebo family.
Amber hosts a four day chautauqua session from August 5 to 8 with opening at 8 oclock. Leake Orchestral Entertainers perform and plays Pigs and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes are on the bill. Prof C W Wasson of Iowa City gives a lecture and various musical numbers. Season tickets are strong. farm folk seek restful diversion. Mr and Mrs C E B Mills of Des Moines visited Center Junction. Ora Andrews also mentioned.
Monday at the George Andrews home. Ross Lincoln and Carl Husman called in Scotch Grove. Rev. Roland Badger was a Sunday guest of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Husman. Leonard Otten, son of Otto Otten, fell from a binder platform and broke his shoulder blade but is recovering well. Local men gathered at John Wroblewski’s farm to shock oats by moonlight. Wroblewski injured his right thumb. Amber Savings Bank cashier Alex Robertson spent Thursday in Dubuque. his wife and Alex Dix visited the area. Amber Church Community club to meet at Mrs. Henry Holmes near Antioch Thursday. Mission rally planned at Wayne Lutheran Church with German-British services. Inner Orchestra to perform for Rev Wilms. Several families, including the Rodicks, Rodmans, and Schoons, visited each other Sunday. Jack Pytz of Cedar Rapids and Leo Ambuehl visiting Will Rickels. Several families attended the mission festival in Wyoming. Amber and area boys played an organized baseball game. old-timer nine won 7 to 3. The past week saw constant farm work. barns full of hay and shocks of grain ready for threshing.
Relatives report Joe Ladehhoff and Lester Rickels left for Colorado with two flat tires on the trip. Lester will join a threshing crew starting August 1. Local families visit Anamosa, Hopkinton, and Waterloo. Gravel work on the Monticello-Onslow road nears Scotch Grove. A traveling tent show visits for the first three nights. The Sunbeam Mission Band plans an August social. Continuous farm repairs and shopping for new machines are noted as harvest approaches.
Prairieburg sees guests from Florida and Cedar Falls visiting the DeLancey and Lauser households. Funeral services for George Taylor were held at the Methodist Episcopal church with Rev. Winfrey delivering the sermon and a Baptist choir providing music. Horace Conklin is recovering from a fall at the Crosby farm with two broken ribs and expectant recovery.
Ruth Randall and Dorothy Cook from Cedar Rapids spent Thursday and Friday at the Randall home. Mrs Iva Walmutt stays briefly at the Conklin home. Mrs Jane Bebee visited Ana soma Saturday consulting Dr Dolan. Mr and Mrs Newman of Central City moved here to be with daughter Mrs S Smith. Mrs RV Rickards dog from Morley last Saturday evening.
A long list of social visits and kinship ties spans Richland Center and nearby towns. People from Forest City Cascade Monticello and Du buque gathered at homes in Buck Creek Anamosa and Onslow for weekends birthdays and dinners with families such as the Behrends Hein Reimers and Schneiters.
Vacationing families gathered at Stout Iowa and Cedar Falls for Bible conference. Visitors included Rev and Mrs W pebnece and children from Highland Wisconsin and other relatives. Local residents, church members, and guests traveled to Cedar Rapids Fairfax Norway Buck Creek and Forest City for visits and meals.
A historical note describes tasteless pills cast in 1850 by Beighton Oingland chemist. It states pills colored in India indicate their use with red marking poisonous contents.
Ancient Greeks used time and stucco extensively and passed their techniques to the Etruscans in central Italy, from whom the Romans acquired the craft.
A young actress derides a rival with the quip Popular nothing. She notes the rival’s longest run was achieved in her stocking, revealing a sharp moment of backstage chatter and stagecraft banter.
A user suggests adding salt to fertilizer for potted plants claiming it acts as a fertilizer and freshens plant use. They also claim it helps deter worms.
Instructions state pictures must be hung by two wires from outside edges. A triangular hanging arrangement detracts from the overall presentation.
The report notes Jud Tunkins arguing that war must end while the controversy that sparked it continues to linger, reflecting ongoing tensions in Washington coverage.
The brief text quotes a maxim about discussing living people versus the dead, attributed to the Bridgeport Telegram without additional details or context.
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