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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
9
A long list of visitors and travelers appears in home news from Monticello and nearby towns. Names include Mrs. James Shuey, Mr. Zach Graves and Mrs. C. J. Heisey with trips to Rock Island Cedar Rapids Chicago Lake Okoboji and Petoskey.
Monticello and nearby towns report a series of social visits. Mr and Mrs John McCoy of Elgin Town hosted at the Wenger home. Mr and Mrs Peter Bailey of Cedar Rapids visited in law family homes. Mrs Eugene Byers and daughter stayed with Ames relatives. Bert Hubbard and August Siebles traveled to North Dakota to inspect their land.
Unusually low prices on ladies wash dresses draw shoppers as Hicks and Ricklefs advertise sales well below manufacturer costs. Local residents note stock moving quickly while other items and visitors appear in Ames. Reverend John W. Innes arrives for a visit with Harriett Coughlan and family.
Mrs G M Coykendall and Mrs Edward Towne with Gladys Towne and Miss Ula Coykendall visited the home of Mr and Mrs Martin V Kehoe in Waterloo on Thursday.
Members of the Country Club will meet at the club house this evening for a dinner and social hour following the meal.
It urges all young men and women to secure business training at Brown's Business College Davenport Iowa this year. Fall term begins Sept 3. Send for catalogue. The canning factory will commence work next Tuesday morning. Manager Dahling asks all workers engaged this season to appear ready to start then.
Tea Hanawalt went to Allison on Tuesday for a two week visit with his sister Mrs Ernest Speedy. He admitted he would miss a week of school but planned to make up the work.
Mr and Mrs Alfred W Starks welcomed their grandson Lyle McNarlen of Byron Illinois last Monday. He has enlisted in the army and will depart soon for an instruction camp in Texas. He left the principalship of a well paid school to follow the example his grandfather set over fifty years ago.
Florence Thoeni arrived in Minneapolis Minnesota last Saturday evening after staying with her parents Mr and Mrs Martin Thoeni. She was accompanied by Dugene Kent who visited the same home last week.
Mr and Mrs George Rettig of Independence visited in the home of Mrs George Rettig Sr last Sunday. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Paul Rettig and son Ralph of Harlan Iowa. They plan to stay two weeks.
Rev. R F Hurlburt district superintendent of the Davenport district of the Methodist Episcopal church delivered the morning sermon at the local Methodist church last Sunday. The address was scholarly and filled with religious conviction.
Miss Loraine Day arrived yesterday to visit the homes of J. H. Heisey and Mrs. John W. Nelson. She will depart this evening for Hammond Indiana where she has accepted a public school position for the coming school year.
The John Bender farm near Wyoming is to be sold at public auction. The longtime Madison township pioneer who first plowed the land lived there until his death a year ago. An auction advertisement appears in the Express display columns.
The Congregational church ladies plan a thimble party at Mrs. Fred McLaughlin’s home in Castle Grove township tomorrow Friday August 31. Attendees should meet at the church at 2 15 p m and conveyances will be provided.
Regular Congregational church services will be resumed next Sabbath after two months of decorating and repairs. The building awaits a new carpet and lights, but all services will be held as usual in the meantime.
A mission festival at St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church will be held next Sunday with sermons by Rev. Kreutz of Westgate and Rev. Greif of Williamsburg. Services begin at 10 30 a m and 2 80 p m with lunch on the church grounds at noon.
Dr. Asa P. Lambert has received and installed his dental equipment on the second floor of the Jones County Trust & Savings Bank building. His offices showcase the latest appliances including an electric drill a dental chair and a compact cabinet for tools.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Staff hosted a Sunday afternoon dinner for friends in honor of Captain L. W. Lovell who had left for Camp Dodge. Thirty four guests attended and the event reinforced the couple’s reputation as generous entertainers. Two convicts from the Anamosa reformatory, Roberts and O'Brien, escaped Monday near Center Junction, were recaptured and returned to prison. They will forfeit their good time as punishment for treachery.
A mischievous boy teased a monkey at the fair grounds Thursday afternoon. The monkey bit him after the boy stuck his finger in its mouth. First aid was given and the finger dressed. The boy’s anger followed the act and his own carelessness was blamed.
Cattle move up as hogs slip from a $20 peak. A Chicago sale of corn fed towa steers reached $16.30, about 80 cents above last week’s high. Market swings deter cautious country buyers due to the volatile price gamble.
Charles Robinson and W L Hanssen staged a road event on Third Street yesterday. Robinson suffered a wrenched arm and two minor cuts while Hanssen’s car had a dented rear fender. Robinson rode on the wrong side and did not heed traffic. Hanssen tried to avoid the collision but his car was struck by the bicycle.
The Jones County fair drew record attendance on Thursday, with Friday failing to match the peak. Fine weather aided a satisfactory financial return, covering all expenses and premiums and leaving a handsome treasury surplus for the association.
The Monticello Farmers Cooperative Creamery with the Monticello Improvement Association hosts a Dairy Picnic in Monticello on September 12. Music by the Scotch Grove band, several dairy talks, and races with substantial prizes are planned for Dairy Day.
John Eden drove after his skid near the Henderson store on First street. The impact cracked six spokes in the wheel and a front tire went flat. Eden blamed slippery pavement for the mishap as he continued driving.
Dr L G Stubler conducts eye exams and fitting of eyeglasses, offering complete vision care services.
In Maquoketa yesterday at 12 30 p m a luncheon was tendered by Mrs Frank Pike at the Lovell Hotel. Guests included Mrs Charles von Schrader with her son Frederick and many other local ladies such as Mrs EK R Crane, Mrs C C Kucheman, Mrs N B Butterworth, Mrs Blessing and her daughter Lena, and Mrs George King among others.
The funeral for Miss Susanna Loetcher took place at the German Reformed church last Sunday with Rev. R. P. Kuentzel officiating. Interment was at Bowen's Prairie cemetery. Born in Switzerland on June 16, 1871, she had suffered from carcinoma. She is survived by sister Mrs. Rudolph Winkler and brother Joseph Loetcher.
James Alloway recalls Jones county's inaugural fair held at Bowen's Prairie in the late 1840s. Promoters Franklin Dalby Philip Cline and William Johnson staged a primitive event that drew settlers from nearby areas. Alloway won a foot race earning two bits Otis Whittemore doubled the prize money. Alloway, a lifelong Jones county pioneer, came with his parents to Cedar Rapids in 1840 and moved to Bowen's Prairie two years later.
Lt Raymond M Sandhouse youngest son of Mrs Jennie Sandhouse married Miss Cora Chance in Boulder Colorado last Friday August 24 The couple will reside at Fort Riley Kansas after September 15 He recently earned a U S Army commission after three months at an officers training camp and is a Colorado law School graduate alsoMonticello High School alumnus Friends here convey best wishes for their future success.
Peter I Bailey son of Myr marries Lillian Cloud Crowell of Cedar Rapids in Waterloo at the Presbyterian manse with Rev. Dr. Munn officiating. He is a Cedar Rapids National Bank teller and Monticello high school alumnus.
The plant plans to start next Tuesday with a portion of the crop ready. If frost stays away a large pack is anticipated. All workers will wear white overalls and sport waists with short sleeves and keep clean. Women workers largely accept the change, one woman refusing to wear overalls in public. Overalls are standard in canning and machinery workplaces for safety and efficiency.
Miss Ethel Magee eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Magee of this city married Carl P Rathe nau in Laramie Wyoming on the 21st. The ceremony at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage was performed by Rev C A Wright in presence of Mrs Wright and Louis Revell. The bride a Monticello high school graduate class of 1908 and seven year assistant postmaster will be missed at the money order window. Rathe nau formerly worked for Central Lumber & Coal and Hall Manufacturing and now resides on Mountain View ranch near Rock River Wyoming.
Meta Kasper wins a land title suit over 270 acres south of Monticello Wayne Township. The widow, daughter-in-law of the deceased tenant who paid 2.50 per acre, contends the farm was given to her husband during his father’s life. Defendant to appeal to the supreme court.
Mrs. Clarence Matthiessen died last Monday after a six week illness at the Anamosa sanitarium. She underwent two operations at the Dubuque hospital a year ago and later moved with her family to Buck Creek. Survived by her husband Clarence, daughter Audrey Welch, her parents Mr and Mrs Brunke Sattol, and ten siblings. Funeral held yesterday at home at 1:30 pm conducted by Rev Melchert. Interment at Oakwood cemetery.
Arrangements are made for a dairy day picnic in Monticello on September 12 under the Jones County Improvement association and Monticello Farmers' Cooperative creamery. Governor W H Harding will speak at 2 46 in the afternoon, with dairy experts J C Cort and J S Estell and others present. The Scotch Grove band will play and afternoon races with prizes are planned, with a complete program to be printed next week.
Local fishermen report widespread dead fish along the Maquoketa river amid rumors of dynamite use. State law imposes fines from fifty to one hundred dollars and up to thirty days in jail for dynamiting fish. Meanwhile, draft notices and investigations unfold as Halstead M. Carpenter and Paul Balcar prepare for Army training, with inquiries into stock-killing near Hartwick bridge and a shooting incident involving local lawmen.
Anamosa defeated the Warfield Pratt Howell team 5 to 4 last Sunday. Cornell College pitcher Byerly starred with strong pitching and hitting for Anamosa. Mrs. Margaret Greer lies seriously ill at her Sand Spring home with all children at her bedside.
John Baummet, previously deputy warden of the state reformatory at Anamosa, has been appointed temporary deputy warden of the state penitentiary at Fort Madison.
Local grocers appeal to customers to provide a jug or container for vinegar deliveries to homes. The request aims to simplify handling and reduce spillage, expressing gratitude for cooperation.
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