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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
7
The notice lists Fatty Arbuckle appearances at the Princess on Saturday and at the Crane theatre Friday and Saturday. It also mentions fashion accessories at Devlin Millinery, and various locals visiting Cedar Rapids and Monticello with notes on glasses Os teopathy and other ads.
Local notes announce upcoming Great Redeemer and Buster Keaton performances at the opera house on August 19 and 20. Also listed are guests in area homes, travels, social visits, and community notices spanning August events, theater plans, and personal visits in Waterloo and nearby towns.
Heisey employed in Austin Minnesota spends week with parents. Dr. Cochrane and daughter Jean visit Palisades. Constance Talmadge and Fatty Arbuckle films show at Crane and Princess theatres. Brown's College advertises fall term. Various visits, dances, picnics, church notices and travel updates fill Monticello society notices with names such as Liddy Anderle Freeman Seltz and Walker Berlin.
Mr and Mrs C F Makinbrock and son Frederick return to Omaha Nebraska by auto last Monday after a ten days visit with Mrs Makinbrock s parents Mr and Mrs John S Welch Accompanying them is Miss Gladys Welch who will spend three weeks at the Makinbrock home James Shelley has exhausted local ice supply and ships natural ice from St Paul He has received one carload and another is on the way priced at 12 per thousand pounds double the local ice price.
In a letter Miss Luella J. Gibson reports she and her sister Mrs. Robertson have relocated to Hysham Montana to live with their brother in law Rev Hugh McCarroll pastor of the local Presbyterian church. They traveled by automobile visiting Yellowstone Park en route and called on Rev Bretnall and family at Lovell Wyoming formerly Hopkinton. On reaching Laurel Montana they visited Mrs Jennie Alloway Callison who runs a millinery business.
H R Jacobs, secretary of the rural schools for Wayne township, announced this week’s payments for four Wayne schools Wayne No 9 138 Wayne No 6 102 Wayne No 3 72 Wayne No 2 108 The money is split equally between the teacher and the school with the school share to buy playground equipment or supplies to improve the school The payees praise the township directors and teachers for raising educational standards.
Rev Fred Ide has accepted country charges at Richfield and Stapleton near Hawkeye. He shipped his household goods yesterday and will travel to Dixon Illinois where his wife and two children visit before moving to Richfield. Mr and Mrs John Behrends celebrate their fortieth wedding anniversary with all their children present except Minnie Tiebben who lives in Pomeroy.
The Monticello nine hammered Worthington to a 12 to 1 defeat at Dyersville. Byerly of Anamosa pitched for Monticello and Klass for Worthington. Five runs came in the first seven innings, then a bunting spree in the eighth sealed the merciless win with Red Lucas collecting two hits that inning.
The Great Jones County Fair features rich horse purses totaling 2500 dollars with top trot and pace events from 2:13 to 2:27. Magnus Flaws will starter all races as Marion and Monticello teams contest a midweek stock exhibit with two extra barns planned for overflow livestock.
A government team named the Clean-up Squad travels Iowa to speed claims for ex service people. The group includes an examining physician surgeon claim representative and counseling member with Red Cross and American Legion participation. Stops listed Water loo Des Moines Mason City Dubuque August September. Bring discharge papers and seek aid for pending or new claims.
A Monticello notice promotes the new Women's Auxiliary to the Arthur P. O'Rourke Post of the American Legion. It calls eligible local women including relatives of World War II veterans and Red Cross nurses to enroll, support the group financially, and consider an every-member canvass led by President Miss Harriet Lubben to boost membership.
Obituary notes the death of Rev Phillip J O Connor at his San Antonio Texas home on August 9 cause angina from throat infection. Born June 2 1864 in Haton Ohio he served St Joseph Sioux City and Gurrell before Monticello parish work where he helped build the stone church and parish house. Funeral services were held in Sioux City with Mass by Bishop Heeman and sermon by Rev P J Farsley. Burial followed in Sioux City.
Dubuque Chamber of Commerce plans a social tour to the Jones County Fair on August 26. They issue two challenges for Monticello teams a ten man tug of war and a two man horseshoe pitching contest both to be held Thursday afternoon at the fairgrounds. A Dubuque parade with band is also promised.
Eastern Town teams Monticello Oxford Junction clash Wednesday while Cascade Anamosa meet Thursday and Ryan Worthington wrap up Friday. All games promise fast, even play. Also note the Walther League outing at Paul Jacobs timber with Langworthy beating Sand Will 9 to 7 and league advocacy for wholesome youth activities.
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