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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
2
Surprise party misfires in Center Junction tale
A Center Junction note recalls a planned surprise for Miss Henrietta Hanken that backfired when she left town for work in Monticello. The piece also lists a string of local visits, trips to Des Moines and Clinton, a fair attendance, and various neighbors visiting relatives and attending events over the week.
Scotch Grove Community News Brief
A church and school note filled report from Scotch Grove notes several students set to attend Monticello high school and Epworth Seminary while others plan to teach in Rolfe Iowa. D O Sinclair sold 192 acres on Maquoketa river to Henry Schlimmer for 20000 dollars as Callahan family leaves for health. Camp river gatherings, a Sunbeam Mission social and baptismal bowl purchase are described along with lightning damage to the Presbyterian church. New cars arrive in town and local families welcome a baby boy as threshing wraps up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
the Rice
Madison Township
Margaret Sutherland
Rolfe
Iowa
Gladys Himebaugh
Oral Hutton
Epworth
Arthur Himebaugh
South Dakota
D. O. Sinclair
Maquoketa
Henry Schlimmer
J.W. Callahan
Sinclair
Lee Coder
F.w.jones
Charles Nelson
Allen Serbousek
Center Junction
R. P. Clark
Wm. H. Elges
Sunbeam Mission
Wayne Lutheran Church
Presbyterian Church
Onslow News Notes Teaching Move At Reformatory
Misa Lou Sears signs to teach at the reformatory for the coming year after being released from a prior contract with Silver City. The county superintendent Miss Maurice secured a replacement, allowing Sears to receive higher pay. Local and visiting residents are mentioned including doctors, families, and travelers to Des Moines and Colfax for health or leisure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onslow
Misa Lou Sears
Reformatory
Silver City
Miss Maurice
Miss Sears
Maquoketa
Charles Daws
Wisconsin
Pir
Herrick
Monticello
Scotthorn
Hlopkinton
Shelma Johnson
Lou Sears
Clinton
Besse Rowe
Hawarden
Prairieburg social notes recount visits across Iowa
Ada Golden of Cedar Rapids visited Prairieburg with Hanora McLaughlin while Mrs. Bowman and a relative will live at Lost Nation. Several families, including Minehart, the Smiths, Chase, Trowbridge, Church, Rowley and others, traveled or hosted visits in Des Moines, Hopkinton, Cedar Rapids, Fort Dodge and Iowa City. A string of local movements also notes engagements of Inez Platner and Velma Whitney staying with relatives, plus trips to the state fair and Mariann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Ada Golden
Cedar Rapids
Hanora McLaughlin
A. A. Bowman
Earlaren
A. A
Lost Nation
George Chase
Waukon
Iowa
Minehart
Seward Smith
James Smith
Ollie Mangold
Adams
George Miller
Josh
W. Wood
Iowa City
Wilkinson
K. QC
Pinch
Martele
Iid Lish
tNirs
R. W. Baker
Dessioines
Laura Schleicher
Mariou, Guesday
Threshing Nears End as CastIe Grove Sees Final Bouts
Castle Grove August 26 reports shock threshing nearly finished with few farmers storing grain this year. Keith outfit from Hopkinton and LeClerc from Monticello have operated six machines locally. Residents travel to state fair with others visiting relatives and making improvements at homes and farms. Dennis Delay remains seriously ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
Hopkinton
LeClerc
Monticello
Fred Harken
Council Bluffs
A.W. M. Caspers
Peter
Tobias Caspers
Coggan
F. C. Cramer
Robert Livingstone
Amber News Byte Highlights Local Happenings
Mr Tjaden bought a farm in Northwestern Iowa last week. Sam Witham attended Cedar Rapids shows last Friday. Ed Dickson becomes the new mail carrier on route 4 from Anamosa. Fred McCleut visited the Marion fair last week. Bailey and Preston ship hogs today. Frank Bailey hosts a barn raising today. Threshing is finished in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
Mr. Tjaden
Iowa
Sam Witham
Cedar Rapids
Ed Dickson
Anamosa
Fred McCleut
Marion Fair
Bailey & Preston
Frank Bailey
Weather director Forecasts Strong Corn Yields
The weather-crop director says with normal weather corn yields will not drop below 35 bushels per acre for the rest of the season, totaling about 330 million bushels. Threshing is nearly complete in the southern half, average grain yields are steady, fall plowing and seedbed prep are underway where rainfall has been sufficient, and pastures have benefited.
Politician Tricks to Complicate Investigations
A Chicago Record-Herald note warns that when inquiries loom politicians often drag the process into complexity to confuse the public and stall accountability. The piece highlights tactics used to blur facts and hinder clear understanding of the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
Fairbanks Couple Mark Sixty Years With Picnic at Fair Grounds
Mr. and Mrs. A L Fairbanks of Cass township celebrated sixty years of marriage with a picnic dinner at the Anamosa fair grounds on Friday the 15th. A family reunion was planned at Onus but the fair's big day caused a compromise. Numerous relatives attended the packed dinner scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Fairbanks
Cass Township
Anamosa Fair
Onus
Fair
Fairbanks
Two Earnest Old Residents Mark Years at Jones County Farm
The article recalls Mr and Mrs Fairbanks long life together in Iowa’s Jones county. Both are in good health and active despite advanced years. They arrived from Manchester New Hampshire and settled on a farm 59 years ago beginning a life of share farming and local joys and sorrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Fairbanks
Iowa
New Hampshire
Dubuque
Cass Township
Longtime farmer Fairbanks family records and lineage
The eighty acre tract became part of the present home farm as he expanded to over 1300 acres with his sons. Born February 25 1832 in Hyde Park Vermont he is 81. Mrs. Fairbanks born December 31 1833 in Johnson Vermont is nearly 80. They have four living children Arthur Charles Anna and Mrs. C A Thomas and two deceased daughters Mary Gill and Bertha Blessing. He served seven years as county supervisor, performing useful public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Fairbanks
Hyde Park
Vermont
Manchester
New Hampshire
Fairbanks
Johnson
Harriet Glazier
Arthur
Charles
Anna
Home Farm
C. A. Thomas
Mohall
North Dakota
Mary Gill
Bertha Blessing
Real Estate Transfers in Monticello Wyomin g Amber and Oxford Areas
Real estate transfers include Melissa Weir to John Kibura lot 282% Railroad addition Monticello for 750 dollars and Mary Collings to Biffa Elijah on 9% of lots 1 and 2 block 3 Wyoming for 81 dollars. Other deeds cover transfers to H W Flenniken, C M St P Ry Co, and multiple parcels in Oxford Junction Amber and Wayne townships with prices ranging from 1 to 2 900 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melissa A. Weir
John R. Kibura
Monticello
Mary A. Collings
Biffa Elijah
Town of
Wyoming
Edwin A.green
H. W. Flenniken
Flannigan’s & Moore’s
Oxford Junction
Louis E. Wosoba
Mary Wosoba
Oxford Township
Wm. C. F. Helgens
Augusta Helgens
Wayne Township
Scotch Grove
P. J. Hartman
John Bailey Sr
Amber
Q. Ec. d
John Bailey
Lena Engelbarta
Lena Engelbarts
Gerhard Alfred Follsetts
Washington Poet and The High Cost Of Dying
A columnist notes that the poor gain a grim advantage over the rich when facing funeral expenses underscoring economic inequality in death. The piece uses satirical tone to critique social disparities in wealth and mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Star Note On August Legislation Pace
The Washington Star reports that in August the process of passing legislation appears slower and less straightforward than the quicker momentum seen shortly after March 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
President May Turn Down Hogan and Bronson for U.S. Marshal
Washington dispatch suggests President may reject both Hogan and Bronson, rival nominees for U.S. Marshal in Iowa's northern district. Reported talk of dark horses grows as delegation sources claim both candidates are out and new names are being considered for the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington News
Hogan
Bronson
Washington
Register and Leader
Des Moines
U.S. Marshal
Iowa
Earl Bronson
Sheriff Hogan
Monticello Public Schools Open Next Monday
The Monticello public schools prepare for a new term with K D Miller in the office on Saturday for consultations. Renovations include caluminated and painted grade and high school rooms and new single desks with iron bases in the assembly room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello Public
K.D. Miller
K. D. Miller
Mary I. Jarman
Emma Binggill
Mabel McCuskey
Selma
Katherine Hines
Bonnelly Lyon
Muriel Smith
Elizabeth McLeod
Freida Brown
Florence Foley
Mary Locher
Alice Cowan
Iva Magoon
Elizabeth McCarthy
Marriage Licenses Issued in Monticello This Week
Clerk Fisher reports marriage licenses issued in the past week with Monticello predominating. Harry Boots and Sarah Quaintance, both of Monticello, wed along with Joel Starks and Marietta Starks. George D. Stott married Tholetta T. Tholen, all Monticello residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clerk Fisher
Monticello
Harry Boots
Sarah Quaintance
Joel Starks
Marietta
Topeka bachelors and the old idea of living alone
An eastern paper notes bachelors often live solitary lives, observing that many men prefer independence over marriage while describing social expectations and stereotypes surrounding single men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka State Journal
Weather and roads split by Almighty and man
The Omaha Bee notes divine control of heat and drought while blaming humans for poor roads. The piece emphasizes that bad roads hurt both farmers and city residents and ties road quality to municipal and agricultural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha_ Bee
Local notes from Hopkinton to Belle Plaine fair week
Miss Thelma Tibitts visits in Hopkinton while Mrs. E L Gilmore stays with her father in Haldwin. Cedar Rapids visitors include Mr and Mrs E M Baker. Deatrick's and Newton Wilkinson visit from Cedar Rapids. Mrs E J Walston visits Wyoming with daughter Mrs Axel Craft. Lucile and Mabel Chalupaka visit Dubuque friends in Hopkinton. Charles Stockwell and three boys enjoy the fair. Boulevard lights improved by soap and water. G H George’s market yields 8.40 per hundred for steers. A R Carrier visits from Lake Charles, Louisiana. Dr Guthrie of Dubuque consults with Dr Redmond on Mrs Ommen’s illness. prayers for relief. Bee man W S Pangburn displays honey exhibit in floral hall. Gladys and Blanche Fairbanks and Mary Coxsee attend Mt Vernon wedding. Blanche a bridesmaid. White grubs wreck five acres of John E Folkerts corn in Wayne township. Mrs Lulu Miller seeks a mother’s pension for five children after husband’s death from appendicitis. no pension petitions before county court yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Miller
Miller
Public hog sale at Wapsie Valley fair grounds
A mixed public sale of pure bred hogs set for 1 30 p m Friday September 5 1913 at the Wapsie Valley fair grounds. The auction lists 35 pure bred boars including 20 head of Duroc Jerseys and 10 Hampshires from Central City Iowa consignors led by C L Patton A F Aiken Ed Leclerc and H L Aiken and J F Wager. Catalogs available from A F Aiken Central City Iowa. Auctioneers J L Mellrath Grinnell Iowa with assistant A R Hoffman Central City Iowa Ed Leclerc clerk. Carload of buggies all set up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapsie Valley Fair Grounds
Duroc Jerasys
C. L. Patton
A. F. Aiken
Ed Leclerc
H.l Aiken
Central City
Iowa
J. F. Wager
J. L. Mellrath
Grinnell
A. R. Hoffman
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THE
J. W. Doxsee
Venter Junction
Henrietta Hanken
Hanken
Dr. Peet
Martha Hanken
Ruth
Frank Jones
Joyce
Guendlen
Barner
State Insurance Co
Monticello Fair
George Davis
Georgie
Rushville
Nebraska
Dan Saxon
Stanwood
Will Alexander
Lillian Perrymah
Guy McDonald
Marion
George Courtney
Leo
Cylinder
John Klineck
Victor
Welch
Gardner
Hal Klineck
Art Glick
Luella
Beth McDonald
Newport
Sunny
J. A. McDonald
Ed Tomlinson
C.W. Frey
Mesdames E. K. Young
J. M. Young
M. G. Alsever
J. E. Duncan
Springville
Florence Maple
Mary Phillips
Norman Cram
Davenport
Smith
Grant Walton
Frank Serbousek
Allen
Donald
James Leech
Earl Stingley
Sherman Young
Chicago
G. Ellis
Fred Mastin
David Phillips
John Miller
J. N. Smith
H. J. Wilcox
Henry Hanken
Rosas Stingley
Roy Klineck
Olin
Castle Grove
Mrs. A. L. Fairbanks
Billy H
Eureka
Roy Bedell
Mike Healy
Sam
Mike
Bedsil
Thelma Tibitts
Lewis Lang
E. L. Gilmore
Haldwin
J. M. Sleeper
E. M. Baker
Deatrick’s
Newton Wilkinson
Mrs. E. J. Walston
Mrs
Axel Craft
Lucile and
Mabel Chaloupka
Mrs. W. L. Hanssen
Charles Stockwell
Electric Company
City
G. H. George
A.R. Carrier
Lake Charles
Louisiana
Guthrie
T. M. Redmond
Peter Ommen
W.S. Pangburn
Floral Hall
Gladys and
Blanche Fairbanks
Mary Coxsee
Mt. Vernon
Blanche
Bessie Hedges
Archie Maulsby
Belle Plaine
John E. Folkerts
Altman
Stuhlers
Cravenette
GEO. Stuhler’s Sons CO
Evrybody
Store of the Square
Doutrick Dry Goods Co
LENOX
E. E. Reed
D. D
Voorhees Coal CO
Pa Oan
Stickney
W. F. Rohn
Monticello, Ia
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