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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1921
Page
2
John J. Finn and T. J. Conlin resign after twenty nine years at Farmers and Merchants State Bank. Vice-president John Kurt becomes president. Cascade creamery progress and a long list of local visitors and social events follow, with outings, visits, and gatherings noted around Cascade Iowa.
The Scotch Grove township farm bureau held its August meeting with an invocation by Rev L L Nash and piano duet Waves of the Ocean by Esther and Laura Sinclair. J Rice shared impressions of Louisiana, Miss Hazen announced a poultry culling demonstration, and S Sheets spoke on savings for farmers as the group discussed a motion picture project. Plans for the Sunbeam Mission Band social and changes in camper populations were noted. Lyle Callahan accepted a Hopkinton school post offering $1200 annually.
A report notes a return trip across the country to Montana with J. W. Hutton. Mrs. Rickels and the children stay in Scotch Grove as Mr. Rickels plans to re turn later. S. J. Rice and his niece Miriam Rice visit L. H. Courtney’s near Central Wi ers. Ernest Wright from Monticello visits Callahan home. Galen Brady visits his aunt Mrs. Bert King in Castle Grove. Celia Harhart of pworth stays with sister Mrs. W. B. Clark.
Center Junction residents and guests undertake a series of visits and travels through Minnesota Iowa and nearby towns. Howard Leech and Mary return from a two week Minnesota fishing trip with proof of big catches. The Mead family auto-travels to Reina Canada visiting relatives en route stopping in Cedar Falls. Several others plan trips to Winterset Des Moines and Boone while local events include a Ladies Working Band meeting and a Saturday foot sale at Elimebaugh's store.
Social chatter lists visitors and guests across Sand Spring Hopkinton and nearby areas. Names include W J Greer G M Pierce Lois Cree tel Minnie McDonough Dale Wheeless Margaret Greer Grace Adams and others as relatives friends and hosts are noted with weekend and Sunday visits.
Local residents and visitors were noted in nearby towns with multiple social calls. Names include Lee Hansen and family visiting Ruthton Minnesota. Jaymond Tenny traveling to Mount Vernon for fruit sales. Mrs Paul and daughter Vert. Miss Bess Rowe visiting with her father Charles Howe. Dr. Young returning from vacation. Postmaster Jeffries visiting Ara. The president of Coe College was seen in town. An ice cream social by the Presbyterian ladies was planned in Castle Grove.
The article notes a Friday gathering with the Indies booth selling fresh candy. Various local residents are mentioned, including AML Caspers related to a thumb injury and others visiting Curtin's. The text details minor household activities and local social notes.
Anamosa and Eureka news report 14000 paving blocks shipped for Mai street repairs while state Guleryva board and the state engineer surveyed the State Park. Foley Bros. bring road machinery for Linn county line work as Howlett Construction advances bridges between Monticello and Cascade. Chas. Bauserman, after escaping Independence hospital, is recaptured.
Miss Maude Joseph named week’s host and will oversee the Buffalo Wyoming schools as superintendent for the coming term despite a general move to reorganize the district. A Hageman restaurant foreclosure notice declares sale for August fifteenth at nine o’clock A M at Partners State Bank with creditors listing extensive sours from outbound supply houses. Jermurd Wurth longtime River Valley resident dies at his son’s home leaving a large German American family lineage with twelve children born to his marriage.
At a Friday meeting Rev John Johnston acted for the Johnston estate and an agreement was reached to acquire five acres or more of the Johnston farm for cemetery expansion at two hundred dollars per acre. The Johnston family reserves one lot in the new section. The change ends decades of land shortages and avoids a second cemetery. Also advised by Iowa State College Hort Dept to spray with lead arsenate and Bordeaux mixture to combat potato beetles late blight and mites.
Rev J P Van Horne has been elected president of Upper Iowa University in Fayette. He succeeds Dr L C Colgrove who has resigned and is moving to California.
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