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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1928
Page
5
The speaker accepts nomination by the Republican Party to the presidency. He argues equality of opportunity for all Americans, urges agricultural relief, and outlines tariffs and immigration controls. He defends law and religion, endorses limited league involvement, and supports naval strength and a transparent campaign.
Monticello plans a town beautification drive during the Jones County Fair. Merchants are urged to showcase window displays on First street with new fall merchandise. The city will pave streets to look like a Dutch kitchen. Volunteers should trim lawns and tidy grit and grass for visitors.
The booster parade leaves Monticello at 8 a.m. next Monday to celebrate the Jones County fair. Participants should meet at the city park. The ride will travel through Cascade Farley Dyersville Worthington Hopkinton Ryan Coggon Central City Anamosa Olin Oxford Junction Wyoming Onslow Center Junction with music from the Monticello Concert band and others. Decorate cars and join the lively celebration expected to draw many young folk.
An Associated Press report describes West Branch gearing up for Herbert Hoover's August 21 visit. Circulating crowds, two tents and 15 000 seats rise on the high school field while Mrs Yoder and Mrs Bronson prepare Hoover’s favorite pies at home. The special train departs from Kansas City Aug 20, stops at Columbus Junction and West Liberty, arriving about 8 am Tuesday.
Thirty years ago Mrs. Morris Bebb and Louise attended the Trans Misssissippi Exposition in Omaha while Harry Hicks and his daughter Fannie visited Loveland Colorado. Local yields include Curtis Hosford's 53 bushels per acre from oats. Obituaries note deaths of David Rogers Sr. at 75 and Bradley Stuart at 83. A August prison census recorded 607 inmates. Maydie events include a Niagara Falls visit by Dr. W. A. Mirick and a drowning accident of Tilli e Flemming’s son. A bicycle race and a writing school with 90 pupils are mentioned along with a birth in Castle Grove and a new Monticello brick residence sale. Weather brought a severe rainstorm. a lightning strike caused minor damage while livestock died in Castle Grove. Two local men born in Monticello served in the Philippines. The Jones County fair showcased a Sand Spring football game, diving elk, balloon drop, and local baseball in Cascade and Worthington, with a new baby born to Elias Ely.
Pete Hardin, a Town Railway and Light employee, was fatally electrocuted last Friday near the Milwaukee freight house in Cedar Rapids when a 33 000 volt live wire contacted him as an extra construction crew relayed track. An ambulance and pulmotor failed to save him. he died after 15 minutes on the pole. He leaves a widow and three children.
Monticello Davenport passenger train suffered a jolt as a through freight hit an open switch in Davenport yards last Monday. The engine tipped toward the freight train and the cast iron smoke stack crashed into the mail car, badly smashing its side. Men Mike Huebsch and Charles Hayward leaped clear to safety.
The Jones County Fair association celebrates a diamond jubilee in 1928 tracing its roots to 1853 Bowen's Prairie displays. The piece recalls 1863 premiums, 1865 receipts of 1131.81, and the 4000 onlookers in Anamosa, noting notable exhibitors from Monticello Bowen's Prairie and Bowen's Prairie cheese.
Monticello residents attended the dedication of a $12,000 pipe organ at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Garnavillo over three days August 11 to 13. The event coincided with the church’s diamond jubilee, noting the 1853 founding and 400-member congregation.
Louis Rieger recalls attending a Monticello fair in 1855 as a nine year old, a continuation of Bowen's Prairie fair of 1853. He notes the event was held where Monticello Park stands today, with horse races and hard cider sales among the standout sights.
Five cars of stock and produce were sent out of Monticello in the past week. Friday’s shipment from Creamery included butter and eggs. Adams and Adams delivered mixed cattle calves and hogs on Monday. Ed Eilers sent mixed cattle calves and hogs on Wednesday. Ray George shipped hogs on Thursday.
A meeting of Hazel Green Company stockholders near Ryan considered rebuilding their creamery after the recent fire. No decision was reached. Insurance policies carried by the company were paid in full three days after the blaze.
Maquoketa Camp Fire girls wrapped up a week at Camp Wohceck near Stone City with crafts, swimming, and a grand council fire. Honors earned included camp craft, hand craft, Pollywog, and tent leadership for Vivian Bancroft, Fae Cass, Mae Cass, Madge Dickey, Sybil Hutton, Viola Hutton, Donna Lewis, Sylvia Olden, and Edna Siebels.
Paving between Monticello and Anamosa is open with detours around unfinished ends. Detours run via Whittier and Richland township, with routes connecting to Mel Like corner and the Butterfield area. The Jones County fair nears as paving nears Nordman corner and Monticello via Cascade.
Hogs advanced to 26 cents with 180 to 225 pound hogs peaking at 12.80 dollars. Receipts reached 10 000 head while shippers held 3 000 and estimated holdover 4 000. Cattle demand remained active with top steers to 16.60 dollars and various weights priced across a broad range.
The 1928 Chautauqua season ends in Maquoketa with broadly favorable reviews but weak pledge turnout. About two hundred tickets were sold, well short of the four hundred required to continue next year. Also noted is the Rickless family of Oxford Junction moving to Palo Alto California after selling hardware stock and household goods.
Miss Margaret Meeker and Miss Martha Kakak, registered nurses, started a hitch-hike cross country trip last Tuesday. They left Institute in the morning heading for Pharr Texas. Dressed in plaid knickers and blue white shirts they carried khaki knapsacks and planned to stay in Texas for a period.
The Glenn Charles hotel in Manchester will be formally opened on August 23. Additional notes mention Cedar Rapids selecting 1929 convention, and local civic events across Delaware and neighboring counties.
At the Anamosa fair yesterday a wheel detached from Gus Schrader's car during auto races and struck Wes Soukup a police officer on duty near the speedway entrance. Soukup suffered a broken arm and scalp wounds, but regained consciousness after hospital treatment and his doctor saw prospects for recovery. A fourteen year old girl also received a healp wound, not serious, with name undisclosed. John Gerber won the ten mile race after a close contest as twenty cars entered. The fair opened under favorable prospects with strong displays and bright weather expected to continue Thursday the fair's big day.
J. I. Farmer the lessee of the Monticello Canning plant announced plans to start operations next Monday with a trial run Friday. The crop looks good and officials expect a large packer acreage though total land this year is slightly reduced. Hy A Squares of Rockwell City will serve as local plant manager this season, bringing extensive canning experience. Bell will assist and has been overseeing the crop fields.
The final summer band concert will be held at City Park next Sunday at 3 pm. Dreeter Royden and his well trained artists will perform a fine program, with the municipality funding and maintaining red band ensembles for artful work.
Red Faber delivers a big win for Chicago as Babe Ruth homers but limits the Yankees. Ruth adds a 45th homer to his tally while Faber contributes a homer and a single, driving in two runs and keeping Ruth in check. Crouse and Dugan also go deep in the victory.
The Isler Carnival Company plans to arrive next Sunday on a special train near the Missouri line. Residents of Monti ecito and surrounding areas expect the carnival to unload, set up, and open its tents on the fair grounds with multiple attractions and five moving shows scheduled.
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