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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1931

Page

2

Local Items Drawn From Monticello News Flashes

Monticello local notes include visits by J W Hoult jeweler and families from Anamosa Cascade and Oxford Junction. Neighbors attend visits in Davenport Cedar Rapids and Chicago with social calls and weekend travels.

Monticello Area Welcomes Wide Circle Of Visitors

Local society notes show Dr Karl M Keres the sole op tometrist licensed in Jones County Iowa visiting relatives and friends around Monticello. A long list of visitors includes Mr and Mrs Clifford Flaherty of Fairfax with son Robert, Miss Edna Rickless of Cedar Rapids, Mr and Mrs Herman Ohe of Dundee visiting near Monticello, and many others from Davenport Dubuque Muscatine Marion and Burlington region staying with or visiting local families.

Clifford Flaherty Robert Fairfax Monticello Herman Ohe Dundee Henry Qohe Velma Che Cedar Rapids Jones County

Monticello Area Sees Wide Range Of Visitors

Local notes show numerous visitors and extended trips as families and friends travel from Whites Town Waverly Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Chicago. Residents host relatives attend fairs attend concerts and take trips to Elgin Vinton Sidney Hindman and Nebraska during the week.

Arduser and Kin Enjoy Summer Gatherings Across Iowa

Mr and Mrs George Arduser and families of Cedar Rapids and Dubuque visited relatives Sunday and joined a Monticello kin group for a city park picnic. Marion dinner guests included Mrs Leslie Reade and others. Minneapolis guests joined Garnaville relatives for a Marion trip ending in a large McGregor family picnic. Raymond Smith and William Kettling returned from Delafield Wisconsin where Smith served as St Johns summer camp counselor.

George Arduser Frederick Helen Cedar Rapids Paul Arduser Margaret Raymond Arduzer Dubuque Monticello William Lutz Clyde Marion Alfred Morse Prairieburg Kathryn Morse R. N Anamosa William Morse J. L. Arduser Lottie Marugg C. J. Buol Kate Tartmitzer Sheboygan Wis Margaret Kiburz William Shaffer West Union W. W. Stickford Walter Buchele Minneapolis Garnaville McGregor Raymond Smith William Kettling Delafield St. John's School Smith Bill” Kettlitz

Camp of visits and relatives spans several towns

Mr and Mrs Harold Bedell and sons George and Donald from Cincinnati visited Mrs E J Noble and the McLaughlin families in Castle Grove. Myron Hubbard and daughter and Maurice Laird of Mason City were guests of Mrs John Hubbard and later at Ernest Carpenter’s in Castle Grove. Martin Burrichter and family went to Cedar Falls. Miss Bernice Burrichter returns from Cedar Falls after graduation and plans to teach at Viola. Miss Juliette Johnson returns from Europe to resume music supervision in Tipton. she visited an uncle in Sweden.

Harold Bedell George Donald Ofincinnati Ohio Myron Hubbard Maurice Laird Mason City John Hubbard Ernest Carpenter Castle Grove Martin E. Burrichter Elfrieda and Louis Emil Burrichter Cedar Falls Bernice Burrichter Viola Juliette Johnson A. B. Grimes Monticello Tipton Miss Johnson Sweden George H. McNary Patricia Little Falls Minn Clara Schodde Augusta Bliss McNary Congregational Church

Local residents share health notes and travels this week

Miss Alice Reed battles a carbuncle on her left cheek and hopes to resume as music supervisor at Mediapolis public school next week after care at McDonald hospital. Naida Bradley's eye surgery in Iowa City was successful and she aims to start school soon. The Darrow reunion drew sixty five relatives near Anamosa with songs and games.

Alice Reed Mediapolis McDonald Hospital Naida Jean Bradley Flossie Bradley University Hospital Iowa City Naida LaVetta Perrine Los Angeles San Diego Oakland San Francisco Cal Seattle Wash National Teachers’ Association Iowa Lady Anamosa Miss Perrine Jones County

Trouble Over Moving Two School Houses in Richland

Two school houses were moved in Richland township under Pete Mundinger for 250 dollars. Mundinger and his creditors seek payment from the move funds, with a garnishment notice served on the district treasurer returnable soon. Municipal corporations may resist garnishment if they object, leaving the garnishee to decide whether to answer.

Richland Township Pete Mundinger Mundinger Squire Echternacht

Monticello Boys End 5000 Mile Summer Journey

Monticello trio Raymond Schoon Chuck Eby and Otto Rie del completed a 5000 mile trip by Ford from June through September traveling to St Louis Kansas Yellowstone Park and back. They repaired eighteen blowouts in one day and survived tight finances by pancakes for breakfast and bread without butter or jam for supper before regaining funds at dances. They return wiser and glad to be home.

Monticello Raymond Schoon Chuck” Eby Otto Riedel Ford St. Louis Kansas Yellowstone Park Dakotas

Vesey Resigns for Higher Paying Audit Post

Robert Vesey of Chicago arrived Friday to see his ill wife at her mother's home, Mrs. Florence Goings. Mrs. Vesey departed for Town City to seek treatment at University hospital. Vesey has resigned from the Seneca hotel to take a position in an auditing firm with a substantial salary increase, start date September 1.

Robert Vesey Chicago Florence Goings Vesey Town City University Hospital Seneca Hotel

Palm Leaf Bible Housed in Gottingen Library

A palm leaf palm leaf Bible resides in the Gottingen library. It comprises 5 373 pages with each page printed on a single leaf. The artifact highlights ancient manuscript practices and palm leaf codices.

Gottingen

Arrival And Departure Of Mails In Monticello

The Monticello post office lists mail arrival and departure times for four trains and several star routes. Key times include Cedar Rapids train arriving 7:25 am and departing 6:40 pm, Worthington train departing 8:45 am and arriving 10:20 am, with star routes Monticello to Oxford Junction, Dubuque, and Cedar Rapids showing specified departures and arrivals. The schedule notes trains leave at least half an hour before the next train’s leaving time.

Monticello Cedar Rapids Worthington Oxford Junction

Burgard Family Farewell Picnic at City Park

A farewell picnic in the city park honored Mr. and Mrs. Louis Burgard of Bloomfield Nebraska who have been visiting six weeks. Their son Dillon joined last Friday and left with them Monday morning. Attending were multiple families from Delhi Scotch Grove Monticello and Richland including Helmrich Husman Helgens August Husman Leesekamp Burrichter Paulsen Etten Behrends and Behrends relatives.

City Park Louis Burgard Bloomfield Neb Dillon John Helmrich Delhi Ben Husman R. Helgens August Husman Jake Leesekamp Scotch Grove Martin Burrichter G. F. Paulsen Viola Jake Paulsen Marie Fritz Etten Otto Burrichter Leslie and Eugene Monticello W. G. Behrends Richland

Gladwater Water and Oil Prices in Semi Arid Region

In Gladwater Texas the market shows water selling for 50 cents per barrel while oil goes for 17 cents per barrel in a semi arid region.

Gladwater Texas

Hog Cholera Threatens Iowa Farms Across Towns

The Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association warns of a severe hog cholera epizootic spreading rapidly across Iowa farms. Death losses are mounting, with livestock disposal urged to prevent spread by vehicles, footwear, and animals. Vaccination advised and outbreak reports list towns including Iowa City, Marshalltown, Waterloo, and many others.

Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association Iowa Robins Marion What Cheer Washington Richland Olds Winfield Aurora Fairbank Iowa City Vinton Donahue Dixon Tipton Titonka St. Ansgar Osage Clarksville Allison Dumont Wellsburg Reinbeck Toledo Traer Tama Montour Marshalltown Conrad Greene Waterloo Shell Rock Ackley la Porte City Dysart Independence Winthrop Ryan Cascare Dinsdale Hudson Buckingham Lamont Albion Minerva Grundy Center Plainfield Nashua

Automatic water bowls boost milk with constant supply

The Dairy Bureau finds cows yield more milk when given continuous access to pure drinking water. Install individual automatic water bowls in stalls at 26 to 98 inches for Jerseys and small breeds, 26 to 90 inches for Holsteins to ensure proper height.

Bureau of Dairy Industry Jerseys

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J. W. Hoult N. Chestnut Street Ray Hoag Betty Brandt Helen Crane Singer Locher’s John Vernimont Cascade Janet McNeill Howard Skelley Davenport Kathryn Kay of Olin Betty Kay Freda Schmidt Dorothy Eby Melvin Hutz Orla McCormick Fred Kay Charles Ross John Alden Wyoming Karl M. Keyes Anna Altman Mrs. F. Peckosh Harold Gray West Branch Dora Cunningham Ruth DeLos Darkins Zearing J. W. Schweitzer Carl Hodson Mrs Mary Boot Dexter W. Burkett Benson L. Hoyt Freda Gordon Althea Bancroft Father Albers of John McDonald Hospital Rita Peckosh Altmar Sisters Alfred Fitzsimons Majestic Philco Locher's Music Store Lowell Heiserman Hawkeye John E. Heiserman Frank Quimby Malden, Wash Majestic and Philcotadios Socier Music Store Henry Che Nebraska Tom Bader Fairview Charles Verrimont Dale Greenawald Stanley Graves Asa Phelps James A. Wright Correctionville Ernest Wright Leyland Skelley Des Moines Ernest Skelley Patricia Meyer J. J. Reding Earl Gillilan Hopkinton John Nelson Henry Coyle Raymond Frances Coyle Gaten Mirick Fayette Basil Confare Corinne Manchester Ruth Anne Helen Bader J. B. Oswald Mary Vernimont Isabel W. Burkert Towa Roy Baade Jeanne Washington, D. C Bessie Baade Karl M. Keres Edna Rickless Vanity John Perrine Omaha the Palisades Vernon Brazelton Milwaukee O. W. Brazelton William Roben Kenneth Anna Thoeni Mary Hart Regina Ellen Fagan Ernest Hubbard H. W. Steege Gerhard Theodore Schliepsick London Robert McMullen Peoria George Timmins O E. York Brazelton & McLaughlin J. A. Deischer Blanche Deischer Howard Jackson Colfax Gilbert Rockstad Myrtle Muscatine E. E. Reed Ed Podhaski Carroll Helen Heiken Prairie du Chien Dickeyville Mrs. Ray Smith Mahannah Margaret Eilers Dewey Rhatigan Clarence Fred Egger Central City Mrs. Egger John Ross Ted Eklund Green Bay E. A. Hubbard Mino Diabrcirc van Horne Herman Bricker Grinnell Harry Bricker Coggan Jones County Fair D. R. Webb Oakdale Robert Schmidt Rowley Ed Theden Jesup Tom Rhatigan Arthur Adix Lena Marugg Harriet Rohn Merle Knight Ruth Hanna Irvin Racey Milwaukee, Wis Charles Schneiter, Jr Zimmerman Kansas City Allegra Bush Selma Prahm Center Junction Blanche McLauch Lin Sylvester Andre Detroit. Mich Mrs. Andre Henry Britting Green Town Neal Hayden Lucile Schweitzer DeLos Darkin Charles Graves Edgewater Colo Z. A. Graves Harry Rodman Rochester Cliff Main Leonard Clow Whitestown Indiana William Koch Waverly St. John’s Camp Whs Zimmerman’'s Eskimo Club Lucille Alfred Ross of Maye Faye Cass Dubuque Conservatory Faye C. M. Buffington Mechanicsville Joe Starks George Thomas Prof Rolin Thomas Purdue University Thomas Walter Algen Mrs. Petersen Tugen George Wilkens Jack Beeks Fred Dickman Melvin Martha Lost Nation Adeline Marvin Madison, Wis Jennie Marvin Oshkosh, Wis Henry Carpenter Harriet Coughlan Frank Ferring Kathryn Edith Ruth Dress Delco Company Claude Fothergill Elizabeth Fothergill Elgin Albert Snyder Fullerton California Joel Starks Snyder Bert Starks Raymond T. Moore Killian Elsie Weiland Leroy Lucile Blanche McLaughlin University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Fred McLaughlin Rebecca Janice Dorothy Johnson Clermont and H. P. Bancroft Vivian Sidney, Mont G. A. Hall Hall Mrs. Bancroft William Page Glendive Montana Dora Brucks Page Jennie Alloway Hindman Kentucky Mountain Hindman Settlements W. F. Rohn William J. Thompson G. J. Nichols Elwood and Esmeree Mrs. Nichols Wiliam Fuller Loren Orr Adrian, Mich J. H. Barnts Bert Barnts Earl Barnts Eugene Barnts Barnts Leslie Reade Marie Widmer Emma Hanken Dorothy Hazel Evelyn Eby Ed Haesemeier Richard Borkford, Ill Bert Hubbard Carlton Landis Lake Okoboji Royal Sioux City Reuben Montevideo. Minn L. Phelps Spencer William Kingsley Hubbard John Finlay Edgewood State University Darrow Rolland Ellison Minnie Colton Charles City Richard Darrow Evelyn Darrow W. J. Darrow Evelyn Anita Frank Darrow Atlantic Leo Payne Carlos Rachel Martin Amanda Pish Ira Miller Lionel Eli Thomson Enry Puller Central Y NAVY Kitchen SEADS Princess Rango Sun Mon Clara Bow Buck Jones the Avenger Harvest Home Coggon Norman Baker STEET Hanford Post Coggon Commercial Club Coggon Post American Legion Josie Williams Princess Theatre Monticello, Iowa Robertson Bros Holland Dike Gladbrook Kalons Meehan Stanwood Fairfield West Liberty New Hampton Norway Atkins Keystone Ottumwa Mme Lovell State Iown Hutchinson Ice Cream Company Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company of Farmers’ Mutual Creamery
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