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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
5
Arthur Baker visits Rock Island and many towns send visitors to Cedar Rapids Anamosa and Davenport. Deatrick's showcases shirt waist sale stock and bargains while townsfolk attend fairs and plan trips last week and upcoming events including stocky stock and umbrella offers.
A crowded items page notes visits by Mrs. Shank and daughter Helen of Oxford Junction, Alexander Beatty and daughter en route to the county seat, Mrs. Redmond returning from Dysart, and many locals hosting guests. It also records a 2–0 Cascade win over Monticello, various sales notices, millinery updates, and regional travel.
Elwyn Byam finished a large stone barn wall for Jordan between Waukebeek and Central City, built to endure a century. notices to Mrs BE and others remain uncalled for at Monticello post office. Miss Mable Wilkinson heads to Chicago then Lansing Iowa to work as a millinery trimmer. Miss Emma Binggell attends Coe College picnic near Wyoming. Jones County fair slated Monticello August 31 to September 3. Frank Becker back from Sumner harvest trip. Sister M Rosalia joins Sisters of Mercy Cedar Rapids. Fire alarm at pumping station triggered by atmospheric disturbance. Miss Jennie Alloway returns from Livingston Montana to Minneapolis. circus visit noted.
Mrs. Sam Campbell and her Indianapolis visitor meet old acquaintances in Monticello. Two houses on district grounds were moved, with leveled plots and retaining walls to follow. Rev. Dr. Stevens led services at the Methodist church and spoke at the evening union meeting. The Jones County fair is set for August 31 to September 3. Dr. Fleming attended town for church conference. Maxon farm of 160 acres in Scotch Grove sold to Deidrich Schrader for 100 per acre. Hanken previously paid 65 per acre. A touring negro team defeated Monticello in a Monday game amid social tensions. County supervisors awarded the Olin conduit contract to Wm. Flaharty for 4.10 per running foot, over 700 feet long.
Mr and Mrs Ed Heeren John Monk and Carl Jacobs and wife started toward Platte South Dakota last Tuesday to oversee farming interests and plan Nebraska visits. Miss Rose Podolak goes to Oxford Junction then Des Moines for a stenographic course. Jennie Matthiessen leaves Newton’s confectionery shop. Cecil Cross loses part of a finger in a gasoline engine accident yesterday morning. Carolyn Hicks elected sixth grade teacher last Friday. Blanch Drees chosen to teach English at Anamosa High School. Mrs Catharine Sutherland widow of Adam Sutherland dies after a long illness funeral today. obituary will appear next week.
Wm. G. McConnon visits his mother Mrs. John McConnon and sister Mrs. Nellie Bevington after dwelling in South Carolina where he supervised a large electrical construction. Rumors of saloon sales to minors surface amid cautious enforcement. A 240 acre farm for rent is offered six miles north of Monticello near Sand Spring, Iowa. Enquiries to H. EB Chaplin at Sand Spring, Iowa.
Rev. Wm. L. Schuetz and Rickles Gerdes returned from Boone where Gerdes represented St Johns Lutheran as lay delegate at the Iowa division of the Missouri Synod. Next Sunday mission services at the German Reformed Church will draw a liberal collection for mission work with Rev. E. E. Gruenstein assisted by Rev. Gatermann from Whertland.
The F M Hicks Bowens Prairie farm may fetch 125 dollars per acre as several suitors press the offer. No sale likely until executor B N Hicks returns. Cascade defeats Monticello. Manchester remarks follow. Lutheran Synod delegates gather in Wayne township with local hospitality. A Jumbo combination wire stretcher hoist, praised for heavy duty use, is now on the market.
The northeastern bridge is nearly finished with final filling and a foot of macadam added to the surface. Supervisor Noyes predicts a satisfactory lasting structure once completed.
With contracts ready to set, the city faces delays as workers are scarce because many are already employed. Additional manpower needed for private improvements could be postponed unless farm work slows and workers become available.
Tra Grover will hold an auction on his farm a mile east of Monticello on Saturday afternoon August 28. The sale includes 8 horses 7 cows 1 bull 25 acres of corn in the field 100 bu oats 100 barge 10 tons of hay in the barn a stack of straw and many farm implements. Peter Herard will cry the sale.
Peter Jock Urban Hasussler and J C Schwarz have horses entered in the roadster race at Anamoan this week. Schwarz runs Cedric Wilkes in the 2 21 pace. Urban Hacussler Peter Jock and Lloyd Sexton run in the 2 35 trot. Peter Jock to drive Schneiders Marguerite in the 2 15 pace. Miss Anna Balear resigns Monticello post to take a substitute spot in Colorado Springs schools with limited hours but adequate pay.
Slightly used gasoline engine for farm work. Made by Fairbanks Morse Co and sold by Hall Benedict Mfg Co at a bargain. Standard size and suitable for general agricultural use.
Mrs. Mary C Howell, an experienced milliner, has rented the stand recently vacated by Miss Drees and will stock new millinery in a few days. She promises fresh and new goods to suit all tastes and will meet reasonable wishes of her patrons.
Farmers express satisfaction with crop output while noting pasture shortages reduce milk supply. They highlight good corn and roasting ear ears. Indians from Oklahoma, who were to play Monticello last Thursday, failed to appear after reportedly getting drunk at Manchester, prompting war dance or officer scalp jokes.
The Quaker Oats Company in Cedar Rapids Iowa seeks one hundred girls for immediate work with arrangements for rooms and board through the local Y W G A at moderate rates. The notice invites applicants to contact the home front and emphasizes practical lodging.
Mr and Mrs H O Dannemann and Mr and Mrs Henry Rodick of Wayne township left Saturday for a two month visit with relatives in Germany. They sailed Tuesday on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and expect to land in the Fatherland early next week. Mrs Emily Platt of Trent South Dakota visited Cass township friends and attended her sister in law Mrs A J Fairbankss anniversary. Perrine restaurant promotes steady service during fair week.
Henry Paulsen sold his barbershop to Charles Goodwin of Cedar Rapids and Frank Husman of this city last week. The new owners took possession last Monday morning. Paulsen has not decided on a new location but will likely move west. he plans to stay awhile locally before leaving, and friends regret his absence.
The report notes Mrs. Fricke, a German immigrant's widow, died and her husband, Fred Fricke, prospered in Idaho. The piece also covers Glenns Ferry city council discussion on First street paving with asphalt, despite some brick opposition, adjourned for legal preparations.
Lyle Hicks son of Mr and Mrs Ed Hicks begins a new business in Albany New York with a partner of similar electrical training. They buy the Dongon Electrical Instrument Co makers of switchboards voltmeters and ammeters for direct and alternating currents. Hicks studied electrical engineering at Ames and worked two years at General Electric in Schenectady.
The city leader is praised for keeping Firat Street free of stands on a busy day after a restaurant keeper erected an unauthorized stall opposite his shop and had to dismantle it. He notes the street remains narrow and urges removal of weekly ice cream barrels and flies as an eyesore.
Frank E. Long leads a 15 member company to the Olympic opera house in Monticello for a Monday night engagement presenting the four act comedy drama Thorns and Orange Blossoms. Admission 25, 50, and 60 cents with ladies admitted free when with a paid reserved seat. Seats at Soatje's drug store.
The Cole Brothers circus came last Tuesday drawing thousands of visitors and earning general satisfaction. The two rings vaudeville acts and varied performers entertained from start to finish with improvised mishaps and playful stunts delighting children and adults alike.
Leroy Clark advertises repair work on Perkins Eclipse and Star wind mills and pumps. Pumps and pipes offered for sale with all work guaranteed.
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