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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
6
Al Miner and others visit Cedar Rapids while several residents travel to Chicago Dubuque Hopkinton and Des Moines for short visits. Notes include hospital care in John McDonald hospital and a list of local itineraries with many Cedar Rapids excursions.
A local column lists Miss Dora Idman and her parents taking a Chicago vacation, Mrs. A. M. Maurice and children visiting Oxford Junction, and Grace Flint from Des Moines stopping over to visit cousin Hazel Brazelton. Several families travel to Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Anamosa, Dubuque, Wyoming, and Rock Island for visits or business. Mary Pickford in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm appears at the Princess on August 13 and 14. Rev. C E Cushman enjoys a month of vacation across Missouri Kansas and Denver.
Mrs F W Buxton and her granddaughter Miriam Buxton of Wheatland visited Mrs W F Rohn and then left this morning for Mason City to continue their trip.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Bucklin and son George of Austin Minnesota spent last Friday and Saturday with Monti cello friends. They have been spending the summer at Great Falls Montana. Miss Alice Cowan resigned her Marion public schools teaching post and will stay home next year due to her sister Myrtle's illness.
Mrs. E Kiffling and her son from Berne Switzerland visited the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Adolph Ehrisman. The trip took four weeks to complete.
Corporal Harry Kerkow of Fergus Falls Minnesota arrived last Saturday for a visit at the Will Shelley residence. Mrs Kerkow and their baby have been staying at the same home for several weeks. Kerkow traveled by motorcycle.
Miss Katherine Perley returns to Monticello after visiting with her brother James at Little Sioux. She plans to spend the rest of the summer there with friends.
Mrs. David Terwilliger and her children left after a stay of over two weeks at the I. D. Terwilliger home. They will reside with Mrs. Terwilliger's sister in Springfield Illinois for the next visit.
Many graduates of Brown's Business College in Davenport Iowa work in government roles as stenographers bookkeepers typists and clerks. Information is offered about courses fall term begins September 2.
Miss Mary Taylor a nurse at John McDonald hospital returned home to Marion last Tuesday morning accompanied by her mother who has been visiting. Taylor is just recovering from an illness.
Mrs J C Elgin of Cedar Falls returned home last Friday morning. Her daughter Mrs D A Hanawalt accompanied her to Cedar Rapids and remained until Monday.
Mrs J W Innes and two children Josephine and John from Ames visit Mrs Innes sister Mrs Harriet Coughlan, meeting Mr and Mrs H M Carpenter in Cedar Rapids last Tuesday. Mrs Grant Adamson visits in Chicago with daughter Mrs Edward Farrar after the death of her two week old grandson, formerly Jessie Adamson.
Mr and Mrs BW A Hubbard returned last Friday from a two week visit with their son George in Brownsdale Minnesota. Mr Hubbard helped harvest 70 acres of oats and barley during the stay. They traveled by automobile.
The central state endured a record heat wave with temperatures rising to 110.2 degrees in Des Moines on Sunday. Heat intensified into Monday evening as observers noted the rising warmth across the region.
Farmers seeking help during threshing should contact Elmer Hubbard and Frank Locher who will coordinate with town residents willing to assist. Town workers able to contribute should report their names to Hubbard and Locher.
Anamosa reports two local youths Francis Waherty and Ray Seeley wounded in the Battle of the Marne. Both enlisted in the National Guard before or soon after war declaration and helped fill vacancies in the Tipton company.
John H Thompson seeks cats for his farm to control rats and mice. He will accept up to one hundred cats regardless of pedigree and guarantees a good home. Also noted, Rev H Naether, visiting from Castle Grove, is in Waterloo filling in at First Lutheran. he earned a master's degree last year and will take a professorship in Sterling Nebraska next fall.
Arnold Egger travels to Montana and plans a later move to Seattle. He will meet his nephew William Greeniter and sister Emma Sweezy during absence. No specific return date is set as the farm, leased to his son in law, continues to operate to his satisfaction, allowing a potentially extended stay in the West.
Henry Uhr and family of Cass start a two month automobile journey with first stop in Central Missouri to visit his brother. They will travel to Kansas to see Mrs. Uhr's brother then to Colorado before returning through eastern Kansas to home. Weather and punctures not yet estimated.
Private Peat who delivered the first address on the war at Monticello enjoys growing popularity as a lecturer. His book boosts his profile as he draws large crowds. He spoke at an independent chautauqua in Jefferson last Sunday, with audiences yielding 1200 dollars for the association and 400 dollars earned for his lectures and the event, easing financial worries.
Local banks in Monticello urge customers to exchange first and second liberty bonds for converted bonds with 44 percent interest. The swap preserves maturity but raises annual interest by $2.50 per $1000. Coupon bonds should be registered to deter theft.
Eye care announcement noting eye examinations and glasses fitting offered by Dr. L. G. Stubler. The short item emphasizes available optometry services.
H R Gerdes owner of land at the pictured rocks laments careless visitors who leave gates open allowing cattle to stray. After fence wires were cut last Sunday, he plans to wait for the next trespasser to settle who has superior rights to the land. He has aided picnics and camping parties but condemns lawless property destruction.
Federal inspectors review all Iowa canning plant machinery and will later check sanitary and working conditions. All workers must take the oath of allegiance. visitors require written orders. Government shares 25 percent of the corn pack and may take more if needed. Manager Dahling pledges full compliance at Monticello plant as efforts aim to boost last year’s pack. Also notes Lovell Township native Carl F. Clark serving in Ireland as a wireless operator after training at Harvard. Clark sends news of a Wexford Independence Day celebration with Irish and American flags, American troops, and a July Fourth carnival, sports, boxing, and music.
Rev. F. Q. Brown of Epworth spoke at the park on Sunday evening tracing Germany’s wartime preparations against U S efforts. He cited the Boxer uprising in China, the Kaiser's role, U S indemnity returns, and American relief in Belgium, praising humanitarian American prep and allied support.
A dated column sketches a parade of quirky town figures from a park sitter to a widower on North Cedar street. It notes bug lights sometimes used by prowlers and lampoons neighborhood eavesdropping, etiquette, and small domestic acts with wry humor and social commentary.
Peterson's Clothes Shop announces dramatic reductions starting Saturday this week in Atlanta. The sale event promises sizeable discounts across clothing lines as local shoppers prepare for spring wardrobes.
Henry Null a respected Clay township resident died Friday at 4 30 p m in Monticello at his brother Gerd Nulls home from pernicious anemia He had been bedridden since December and sought treatment three months ago in Monticello Surviving are his wife ten children and one son in military service The funeral was held at his brothers home conducted by Rev Wait L b Schuetz and burial followed at the St Johns Lutheran cemetery </s>
The Monticello Express recounts events from August 1803 including frost evidence, land sales such as John McNutt selling a farm to Henry Freese for 60 per acre, and property purchases like John G. Thomas buying the Yennings property on Angle Street for 3100 dollars. It notes births, deaths, marriages, a drowning in California, a teacher appointment, and local incidents.
A Cedar Rapids based Y M G A Gospel team will hold an undenominational meeting in the park at 7 30 P M and a separate 3 PM men’s session at the Methodist Episcopal church. The quartet and a national affairs speaker promise a message for every man and woman in town.
Word came to Dr John G Thomas that Anna Caroline one year old daughter of Lieutenant Commander and Mrs Raymond Thomas died at New London Connecticut last Monday morning after a short illness The father commander of a squadron of submarines was at home when the death occurred The Monticello friends of the bereaved parents will sympathize with them in their affliction.
A salutation admonishes listeners to remove their hat and read a note about army structure. It states an army corps comprises 60,000 men and an infantry division about 19,000, presented as a reading for those discussing military numbers.
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