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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1927

Page

2

Local Items Highlight Weekend Visits and Events

A series of social visits and local engagements fill the week. Rex Campbell visited Cedar Rapids while Mary Clark, Lee Bohren, and many others spent time with friends and relatives in Monticello, Anamosa, DeWitt, Springville, and Marion.

Lee Bohren Springville Catherine Redmond Cedar Rapids

Local visit and family notices fill Cedar Rapids area

A long list of visitors and relatives stops through Monticello and nearby towns. Denver residents Mrs Join Keating and Jewel plan a visit with Mr and Mrs J J Locher while Mr and Mrs Sherman Olson visit Rudolph Aebi's family. Various guests from Chicago to Madison, Wisconsin, and Clinton to Marion stay with local families during fair week. A birth is recorded for William and wife, and a market sale ad appears for Suters. Train delays and former Monticello resident Arthur Warner loom in community notices.

Locals and visitors hail from multiple states to Iowa town

Mrs. E. T. Allen and her son Donald arrive with Mrs. Templeman and visit in Dr. W. A. Suthers’ home. Others include Pedro Hofacre visiting from Edgemont South Dakota, Glenn and Ray McNeilly visiting in Mrs. Luett’s home, Tess Lux from Cedar Rapids starting with Freeman Water Softener, and Tom Shover buying a new Studebaker Commander. Many others are listed visiting families across towns and attending fairs and schools.

T. E. Lyons Aberdeen South Dakota Thomas Pender Glenn McNeilly Yakima Washington Ray McNeilly Springville Charles Luett Tess Lux Cedar Rapids Frank Lux The Freeman Water Softener Company

Hanken Family Visit and County Fair Plans

Mr and Mrs Herman Hanken and son Tobias visited Sioux City last week to see their daughter Mrs Harry Carpenter. Mrs Carpenter and husband plan to join them in Monticello for the Jones County Fair sessions. An east of town highway collision involved a traveling man and wife from Indiana in an Essex and six local youths in a Ford driven by Corkhill. Corkhill suffered a hand cut while the Ford sustained heavier damage. Both sides blamed each other for the crash.

Norman Bringard Loretta Donald Detroit Michigan Bringard James Howie Herman Hanken Tobias Sioux City Harry Carpenter Indiana Corkhill Peter Longendike Charles Guiles Monticello Cuba City Wisconsin Miss Longendike Frank E. Mellette Chicago Montrose Mr. Mellette Nellie M. Mellette George E Claire E Frank Mellette E. T. Mellette Anamosa Cedar Rapids Cowan Cecil Curtis Curtis

Summer school alumna to teach in Hartwick schools

Miss Barbara Marugg, recent two year graduate of the State Teachers College Cedar Falls, will teach in the Hartwick public schools this coming year. She is visiting her aunt Mrs John Marugg at Cedar Falls. The Farmer Canning company plans to start operations next week August 30.

Irma Rohr Anne Hauss Grace Siemers Clara Burrichter Cedar Falls Town State Teachers College Barbara Marugg Iowa State Teachers College John Marugg Marugg State Teachers College Hartwick Public Schools Farmer Canning Company

Jones County Fair Attendance Surges Daytime Crowd

Attendance at the Jones County Fair yesterday rose 30 percent over 1926 during daytime hours, while nighttime figures stayed slightly below last year. Cool weather kept some crowd away, but the amphitheater was filled and midway attractions thrived with improved shows and a sharper revue.

Jones County

Sacred Concert at Methodist Church Hosts Two Young Musicians

Sunday night at the Methodist church a fine program features Dan Woods violin student of Grinnell Conservatory and Luella Wilson organ graduate of Oberlin Conservatory. Woods, a spring high school graduate, has broadcast performances and is praised as an artist. Wilson accompanies with organ solos.

Methodist Church Dan Woods Grinnell Conservatory Luella Wilson Oberlin Conservatory of Music Mr. Woods

Boy Scout Trophy Hike Ends With Lively Journey

Monticello Rotarians sponsored a Scout trophy hike featuring Sparkey and Ookey. The group traveled through Wisconsin and Minnesota visiting towns from Waterloo to St Paul and Lake Minnetonka, returning after a week at Lake Eau Claire. Both boys endured rain, exams, and a rugged route earning merit badges and praise for the effort.

Monticello Rotarians Ookey Wisconsin Bill Milt Roddy Jack Iowa Billy Stickford Milton Langer Jack Kay Eugene Rodman Rotary Club Court of Honor Waterloo Charles City Austin Minn Owatonna St. Paul Minneapolis Lake Minnetonka Twin Cities St. Croix Falls Wis Spooner Gordon Lake Eau Claire Duluth Steve Hoag Billy Rice Lake Chippewa Falls Black River Falls Boscobel Dubuque

Anamosa Fair Dairy Winners Update and Cattle Show

Shomont Dairy leads Holstein cows as a winner in the butterfat contest at Anamosa fair. A Shorthorn from Tjaden & Watters and a Ray Byers Holstein placed second and third. Prizes in Guernsey, Hampshire, Poland China, Duroc Jersey, and Spotted Poland categories are listed with winners from Monticello, Wayne, Solon, Lisbon, and other towns. The 4H booths, baby beeves, and demonstrations earned top honors for Madison, Jackson, and Wyoming townships, with Jackson township forming a state fair representative team.

Shomont Kemp- Shall Reed Tjaden & Watters Ray Byers Anamosa Reformatory Guernsey Aitchison Brothers Monticello Helgens Brothers Wayne Bert Miller Lisbon Clarence Sueppel Solon Hampshire J. P. Williams Poland Marvin Jenkins Mr. Jenkins Chicago Producers Commission Association Lee Embree Arthur Domer Lawrence Heeren Louis Dreibelbis Glenden Remington Donald Reynolds Robert Hanna Joe L. Robinson Ames Busy Bee Club Madison Township Wise Owl Club Jackson Township Happy Hour Club Wyoming Township Helen Skeels Genevieve Streeter Jones County Hazel Heasty Dr. Rawson Anamosa

Burry Downs Injured Jockey at Jones County Fair

Waterloo jockey Burry Downs from Tracy stables crashed from a horse last Monday at the Jones County Fair. He suffered a fractured pelvis and was treated at a hospital with X rays showing the break. He returned home this morning in a resting condition. Sheriff Bodenhofer aided by other sheriffs chased bank robbers near Vinton with no definite clue. the suspects were said to have crossed the state line toward a large city before vigilantes could respond.

Paul Goesser Don Wherry Wyoming McDonald Hospital Burlington Iowa State College Ames Burry Downs Waterloo Tracy Racing Stables Jones County Fair Tracy Bodenhofer Vinton

Radios Guard Orchard From Crows With Jazz Band

An eastern horticulturist uses a radio and loud speaker in his orchard to scare away crows. The noisy device outperforms a regular scarecrow, deterring even a flock of crows from approaching the trees.

Beaver City Society Hosts Hubbard Dinner Party

Mr and Mrs Cass compliment Mr and Mrs Hubbard of Beaver City Nebraska at a dinner for twelve. The column notes the guests and social details of the event.

Mrs. Cass Mrs. Hubbard Arthur Hubbard Beaver City Nebraska Merle Cass Cavers

Proverbs Sayings On Hens And Rainy Days

A moralized quote compares a hen with a busy dirt digging habit to a rainy day and a contentious woman. The note presents a proverb style reflection on perseverance and temperamental behavior.

It Doesn’t Pay to Cut Alfalfa Late in Fall

A farmer notes alfalfa should reach 8 to 10 inches growth by winter and warns cutting too late in autumn reduces yield and regrowth potential.

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