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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1923
Page
9
A long list of local visitors and residents appears, noting trips to Cedar Rapids Dubuque Council Bluffs and Des Moines. People such as Ray Echternacht Evelyn Callahan Lillian Hogan and Mary Locher are mentioned alongside shop ads for Denkhoff the Jeweler and optometry by Denkhoff Jr. and Dr Mond. Recent births and family visits are recalled including a daughter to the Brokoff family.
Local residents and visitors are listed for trips to Des Moines for the state fair and summer gatherings. Names include Edwin Schneider Joseph Litthart Leo Bertling Carl Schneider Neal Hayden and many more with multiple return visits and family engagements across Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
One Posse piano for 48 dollars one Kimball piano for 48 dollars and one Hardman piano for 86 dollars are in good mechanical condition at Locher Music House. George Jacobs and son of Seattle visited Mrs. Lucetta Alberry last week and attended the Jones County Fair. After rain the weather cleared and state fairs at Manchester and Maquoketa enjoyed favorable conditions.
Mrs Lewis Lawrence and sister Miss Hattie Smith of Lovell Township buy Jacob Schneider Sr homestead on North Cedar. Sterling visitors include Mr and Mrs Arthur Oltmanns and Miss Anna Plueger. Brown's Business College enrollments noted. County Agent Sheets resigns. Jones county farm bureau to meet. Reverend Lang invited to return as Maquoketa pastor and continues as Boy Scout leader.
Mr. Cross, superintendent of Central City schools and former high school instructor, and Mrs. Cross of Central City visited Monticello last Monday. They left their children in the Hans Roof home and continued on to Madison, Wisconsin, for a vacation.
Cecil DeMille's Manslaughter starring Thomas Meighan comes to the Princess next Wednesday and Thursday September 5 and 6. One showing each night due to length. Admission 20 and 35 cents with a six piece orchestra providing special music on Wednesday.
Frank Otting of Otting Bros Cascade provided the electric light for the Pinafore production at the fair last Friday. He powered the show with a new Westinghouse farm lighting plant and charged the fair association nothing for his services.
Raymond Hogan faces assault with intent to commit great bodily injury after allegedly beating Alva Siebels and delivering a kick that ruptured him. Siebels is confined and under physician care while Hogan remains jailed awaiting grand jury action in default of bond.
The Lovell township farm bureau meeting is rescheduled for next Tuesday night September 4 at 8 in the library. Miss Mary 5B De Laskey will discuss mountain whites and Jones county aims with vocal by Miss Irene Kehoe, farm tour notes by Harold Wilcox, and George Beh rends specialty BH G Brazelton. Mr Sheets may join to discuss limestone use across fields this year.
A caporizing demon stration is scheduled at the John Matthiessen farm on Saturday September 1 at 9 30 sharp with County Agent Sheets leading. A second session will follow at the George Buol farm in Richland township at 2 pm the same day. Dr and Mrs Marshall Noble of Houston Texas arrived last Saturday to visit Elmer J Noble and his sister Mrs John Detscher. They noted good roads but were surprised by the Ozark hills.
A list of young attendees includes Ruth Hanssen Margaret Hanssen Augusta Hanken Esther Hanken Alma Behrends Chara Balster Minnie Olimanns Mary Bartels Emma Selma Mary Stadtmueller and Joseph Heeren John Hanken Henry Jacobs Raymond Jacobs William Reuter and Carl Reuter. Wilbur Cooper suffered a serious railway accident at Oxford Junction with four toes severed and was taken to Cedar Rapids hospital for treatment.
The post office department will issue black two cent stamps bearing a likeness of the late President Harding as a token of respect. The stamps will resemble current issues, won’t affect existing two cent stamps, and will be distributed soon for an indefinite period. A farewell party honored Rev and Mrs W H L Schuetz at their home with games music and a cash purse of 150 in gold. Rev Schuetz and family depart for Beecher Illinois next week amid warm well wishes.
English services and Sunday school at St Matthew's Lutheran next Sunday. September 9 features a mission rally with German forenoon and Waeglish German afternoon services. Sunday school begins 9 45 and regular services at 430 with afternoon services at 2. Speakers include Rev H L Adix Sumner Rev P Radloff Wyoming and Rev G Melchert Dundee Iowa. The horses class graduation exercises of John McDonald hospital are at Presbyterian church Wednesday September 5 at 8. A reception follows. Nurses Margret Bieth Bertha Koch and Cecelia Rooney receive degrees.
The Tipton based corn canning factory under J. L. Farmer started earlier this week and runs near full capacity. A conveyor arrival delay leads to surplus labor. Corn quality appears high and yields per acre are good though wind damage three weeks ago made gathering harder in brown down fields.
Miss Katharine Fletcher of Elgin and Edward Hamilton of Two Rivers married last Saturday August 25 at the bride’s home. The bride, granddaughter of the late Capt and Mrs Fred S Dunham of Monticello, is a Wellesley alumna with local family ties to Miss Nellie Dunham and Mrs Fred P Stuhler. The groom, with Hamilton Manufacturing Co, studied at Culver and Columbia, served in World War I, and the ceremony drew about 150 guests with Miss Carolyn Stuhler among six bridesmaids.
Mr and Mrs P H Paulsen near Onslow celebrated twenty five years since their engagement with a summer party for 350 guests. Rev C H Olsen of Charlotte offered congratulatory remarks and Dolly Iversons orchestra provided music.
Col. Guy S. Brewer United States marshal for the southern district of Iowa and Rainbow division veteran died after a auto accident near Collins last Sunday. His Cadillac plunged into a ditch injuring seven including Mrs. Brewer. Brewer suffered a fractured skull and broken jaw. He had been taken to Des Moines Methodist Hospital where recovery was unlikely.
A Sunday picnic at Mr. and Mrs. James Alloway attracted 36 guests from across Iowa and Nebraska. Relatives from Monticello Scotch Grove and Onslow attended, including Jacob Fuller J L Fuller and Charles, while Ed Kohl returned from Adrian Missouri to confront gossip about a 20 year prison term.
Monticello Iowa city council will receive scaled bids on Monday September 3 1923 for laying about 1500 feet of four inch water mains in the city T J George city clerk announces the call for bids in a regular meeting notice
A Monticello country club social held Tuesday featured hostesses led by Mrs. Gladys Smits and guest speaker Miss Mary B B DeLaskey public health nurse. Beah Perrine and Elfriede Cartano performed vocal and piano numbers before DeLaskey spoke on health, education, and prosperity among Tennessee mountaineers. Lunch followed as residents discussed Morris Vehon of Chicago visiting from Monticello who recalled his Royal Tailors legacy and old schoolmates met the family at the event.
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