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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1916

Page

2

Kenneth Marshall dies after illness at Wyoming

Kenneth Marshall elder son of Mr and Mrs E R Marshall died after a period of illness and was taken to Cedar Rapids where he passed away Sunday evening. He co owned Crescent Calendar Co with his father and was active in the community. Funeral services were held at the Marshall home with Rev Bowder in charge and burial occurred at Wyoming.

Wyoming Kenneth Marshall Kenneth E.R. Marshall Cedar Rapida Crescent Calendar Co Marshall Home Bowder Moxress Citizens Bank H. M. Carpenter H. T. Mills Springport Michigan Mills Loraine Pelkey Lou Buekholtz Hans Kettlasen Ralph Heasty Anamoca R. A. White Monticello Inez Vriday Reymore Brainerd Maquoketa Fulton Iowa Orla Newel Chicago E. N. Wilcox Millard Bryan Ohio

Anamosa News Notes Include Taxes Bakery Opening and Local Death

Local items cover Monticello valuation comparisons and taxes, Mills Holtman bakery expansion with a 4000 loaf oven and 800 loaf batch mixer, William Allen’s death from heat, crowded Saturday nights along Main Street, Mr and Mrs Joe Fepan’s return from San Diego after their daughter’s graduation, oiling Main Street to the fairgrounds, city store hours reduced to 6 30 pm on three weeknights, and several personal notices including Rev E A Schulmann taking reformatory chaplaincy and residents’ moves within the area.

Mills & Holtman William Allen Allen Anamosa Joe Fepan San Diego California State Normal School Main W. H. McGreevy District Court E. A. Schulmann Reformatory Humeston J. L. Joslin Prairieburg W. L. Lamb Blanche Hunter Moontivillo

Center Junction Socials and Illnesses Highlight Town News

Center Junction residents report Elizabeth Young’s birth anniversary with children’s games and refreshments. Several locals suffer illnesses including John McNeilly, J H Courtney, Miss Georgia Davis, Mamie Andrews, and Mrs Harmon Shipley while others visit relatives in Anamosa and Olin.

Onslow Welcomes Louise Sears to Onslow High School

Miss Louise Sears resigns from Anamosa reformatory and takes a teaching post in the Onslow high school's intermediate department. The community praises her efficiency and dedication.

Big Tabernacle Tent Meetings Open August 6 At Scotch Grove

In Scotch Grove on August 1 the town announces the big tabernacle tent meetings open August 6 at 7:30 with evangelist Harry Parker Dunlop who preaches the gospel and leads a large chorus. His wife aids as musician and worker as ice cream is offered to all first-night attendees. The 12-voice men's chorus will provide special music. Locals note Mr and Mrs Himebaugh brought Mrs Himebaughs grandfather David Moats home. he is 98 with many great-grandchildren. Weather has been hot. threshing is in full swing.

I. R Young Elizabeth John McNeilly Evangelist H. P. Dunlop Scotch Grove Harmon Shipley J. H. Courtney Georgia Davis Mamie Andrews Fred Wheteham Baldwin Har Sinkey George Killinger Anamosa Myra Frank McNeilly Springville Hazel Pangburn Arthur Glick Olin Jim Alexander Paranta Lou Fosiyek Millidgeville Ilinaia Meade Hotel J. M. Young Hejinian Anamoga John Hanken Colorado Don Vrooman Hale Scott Alexander Walker Bhame Misa Wilma Wright Homer Hill Bohler Center Point Ross Young Dubuque Wadneeday Onslow Louise Sears Anamosa Reformatory Onslow High School Miss Sears Mr. Cropp Warren Cropp H. P. Duntop Seatch Grove Walters Sibyl Westeide Iowa Cedar Lalla McClelland Cedar Rapida Lura Johnson Davenport Vera Bollman Balle Plaine M. M. Franks Carey Hayfield Minnesota Christian Endeavor Society J. R. Kennedy Lou Stimson Minneapolis Spooner Ortha Johnson Thelma Maquoketa Oliver Spooner Scolthorn Carrie Shafer Rock Island Rowe Alice Chase Monticello John Millsap Cedar Rapids Harry Parker Dunlop Dunlop W. H. Elges Chicago Jenter Junction Scolebh Grove George John McDonald Andrew Porter Mr. Burmeister George McDonald Jim Leach Isabell Bethurum Milwaukee Railroad O. W. Presto Center Junction Milwaukee & St. Paul M. G. Alsever Mr. A Wisconsin Helen Stingley M. i Davis Georgia Duke Courtney George Courtney Goys Eilea Seateh Grove

Life Judge This Man Was a Stranger to You Fight

A terse courtroom exchange questions why a defendant attacked a stranger, with a judge prompting accountability as friends are away on vacation. The fragment hints at a legal confrontation and questions the motive behind the street clash.

Kelly

Typhoid illness and family visits in Prairieburg area

Arthur Walmutt battles typhoid fever at home after hospital access fails in Anamosa and Cedar Rapids. Stork visits bring a baby girl to Walter Burn’s home and a baby boy to Henry Wiben’s near Hoplinton. Several locals and visitors, including Miss Martha Caldwell and the Schoonovers, are noted with summer stays, health concerns, and travel among Cedar Rapids, Marion, Dubuque, Anamosa, and Central City communities.

Prarieburg Arthur Walmutt Anamosa St. Luke’s Cedar Rapids Stork Walter Burnside T‘hursday Henry Wiben Hoplinton Martha Caldwell Larry Schoonover Wm. Schoonover CG. C. Tharp Mra. Vint Shumack Anamupan Myrtle Crawford Central City Gladya

Ladies' Working Band Ice Cream Social Draws Crowd

In Jenter Junction August 3 the Ladies' Working Band hosted a cool evening ice cream social aided by a Scolebh Grove band. A shower cooled the crowd, music filled the night, and receipts totaled 26.61. The judge ponders why George paid the penny.

Four Killed Near Stanwood In Train Collision

Four persons perished and two Miller children were seriously injured when the Ford carrying Ira Miller his wife Lois and hired man Clarence Finkey was struck by a northwestbound train near Stanwood on the Northwestern road. Miller and his wife died instantly and Lois Miller and Finkey died minutes after. The two injured children Ruth and Carl Miller were taken to Cedar Rapids hospital and may recover.

Stanwood Ford North- Western Road Ira Miller Lois Millar Clarence Finkey Ruth Carl Miller Cedar Rapids Miller Finkey Mr. Miller

It Looks Best In the Ad

A Palm Beach suit ad inspires purchases as the Journal notes buyers are swayed by newspaper advertising. The piece highlights how display and wording influence fashion choices beyond personal opinion.

Sioux City Journal Palm Beach

Day in the Iowa County Agent Office Reveals Broad Duties

An Iowa county agent handles a wide range of farm questions from plant health to seed inoculation and club matters. The day’s record shows 17 inquiries about apple scale, lime sulfur mixes, alfalfa seeding, seed inoculation, milk testing, weights inspections, poster regulations, seed treatment for smut, and government inoculations, underscoring the agent as a central extension figure and urging reader support for government funding.

Iowa Farm Bureau Jhat San Jose United States Department of Agriculture Lebanon No. 8 No. 9 Canada Jones County

Cascade Pioneer Notes Features Visits and Obituaries

Cascade residents hear of Mrs J ONeill arrival from Vicksburg on August 4 to visit Mra C D Baldwin and others. J W Beatty reports Tim Murphy died in Colorado Springs. John G Breen dies after surgery in Mason City Mercy Hospital. Henry L Schrup longtime Dubuque resident dies at 54. Abigail Finn of Temple Hill passes away. Masonic lodges of Cascade and Farley plan Baker's Grove picnic August 9. Mr and Mrs Wm Stanton welcome a son. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Earl Wolf of Spring Valley. Ernest Vogel visits parents in Cascade this week.

Cascade Mra J. O'Neill Vicksburg Miss C. D. Baldwin Colorado Springs Colorado John GC. Breen Mercy Hospital Mason City Patrick Breen Farley Henry L. Schrup Dubuque Abigail Finn Temple Hill Cascade and Baker’s Grove Wm. Stanton Earl Wolf Spring Valley Ernest Vogel Sioux City EK. Vogel

Olin Town Roads Treated Like Boulevards

Under Mayor Flaharty H F Freeman and W J Starry the streets of Olin have been drained graveled and oiled. The macadamized roads are quiet clean and dust free. Residents praise the improved appearance of the town.

Olin Recorder Olin Flaharty H. H. Freeman W. J. Starry

Mon Ticello Schools List New Teachers and Homes

The Mon ticello board of education announces the election of teachers for all grades and the high school. The list includes K D Miller superintendent and Mary I Jarman principal with teachers from multiple Iowa towns and two states, detailing each subject.

Board of Education Monticello Iowa J. H. Milroy Hopkinton Ione E. Zellhoefer Canton South Dakota Annette Cypra Mathematica Cedar Rapids Ruth McClintock Grace L. Fox Britt Franah Schneider City Ruth P. Kerr

Central City Chautauqua Lacked Financial Support

The Central City chautauqua drew good entertainment but failed financially as only a fraction attended. Twenty nine guarantors must cover the deficit after hesitant renewal of the contract. Attendees praised the program though hot weather and peak business season reduced ticket sales. Community spirit cited as needed.

Central City

Camp Meeting At Olin District M B Conference

The District M B conference assembles at Olin starting August 10 for camp meetings. A schedule of visiting delegations by automobile follows with dates and towns such as Hale Walnut Grove Martelle Riverside V B and others through August 20 inviting travelers from various communities to attend.

Olin Hale Walnut Grove Martelle Riverside V. B Delmar Lost Nation Maquorista Stanwood Mechanicsville Anamosa Morley Wyoming Center Junction Clarence Oxford Junction Mt. Vernon Lisbon Oase Tipton Lowdon Massillon Monticello

Fiction versus Realty in Politics and Pride of Corn

The Topeka Capital argues honesty sincerity and fitness are rewarded in fiction but real politics favors the candidate with the best organization. The Omaha World-Herald jests that a fourteen foot stalk of corn could raise the American flag atop it.

Topeka Omaha World-Herald

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