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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
7
Mrs J O Lawrence visits Nebraska. Straw berry Point guests Mrs N G Winner. Hopkinton visitors Mr and Mrs Joseph Reiger. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Heeman Stutt. Several Cedar Rapids and Maquoketa visits noted with millinery ads and glasses offered by Dr L G Stabler.
Local residents travel to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids while Monticello hosts visitors from Boone Davenport and Austin. Weddings births and school appointments feature among community happenings with new milk depot plans and jitney service updates.
Joe De Bosest suffered a severe cheek injury at the Rodman fire while removing furniture when a heavy box hurled from an upstairs window struck him. Andrew Kasper and Newton Parrott visited the Des Moines State Fair last Monday, with Parrott planning a land inspection tour afterward. Cliff Main takes a short summer vacation, returning next Monday, and George Cropp travels to Kansas City for the Grand Army of the Republic national encampment amid dwindling veteran ranks.
Mrs Wayne Pringle of Aurora Illinois visited Monticello friends at the fair. On Thursday she will be remembered as Miss Erma Babcock of Wyoming prior to her marriage. She taught at Monticello High School for a year before marrying.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Darrow and their young daughter visit relatives in the vicinity. They stay with Mes. Darrow's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Allen, of Monticello, and Mr. Darrow's mother, Mrs. G. W. Darrow, near Langworthy.
Mesars Frank Ferring Ace Schneider Frank Byrne and Dr. Mark Hogan left yesterday morning in Ferring’s Studebaker for Minnesota. They plan to see the State Fair and visit other Minnesota towns on the trip.
Mrs Nellie McNamara and her son Joseph of Aberdeen South Dakota visited at the N Kehoe home with Stella and Berdina McNamara. They left this week for Anamosa to visit Pat Hayes, Mrs McNamara's father.
Harry Rundle filed charges against Nightwatch Kellum the fire chief for an alleged assault on the prosecuting witness at the fire last Saturday. The trial is set for today before Judge Locher as both sides prepare to bring out pro and con evidence.
The county fair yesterday drew the largest crowd in its history with gate receipts reaching 2059.66 dollars, surpassing last year by 173.90. About 728 cars were countable inside the grounds and more outside, with weather and the night carnival boosting attendance. notable events included a wedding of Miss Pearl Heisey to Henry Aaron Cross at the bride’s home in Monticello. Also reported: arrest of Godfrey Bader on a bench warrant for alleged wife desertion, a Maple street fire causing 8500 dollars in damage, and ongoing notes on local figures and institutions amid a celebratory mood.
Elaine Reed led the display with premiums worth over twenty dollars. The children's department shone with fruits and products. Tony Rilers exhibited a 260 year old cuckoo clock from Germany. Jellies and preserves dominated by Wize Meadow. manual training featured strong entries by Yorn Alcorn and Miss Alcorn. A pig comedy stunt led to cruelty charges as two Fords collided near a railway crossing. Fred the white hog tied for best premium but didn’t win in Chester White class. the Cuba origin pig remains a noted star of the show.
Lost Nation visited Monticello last Sunday for a baseball game attended by a fair crowd. Monticello won 11 to 6 as Hollingsworth Schmidt and Welch led with multiple base hits while Martin O Connell homered and drove in runs.
Thursday’s baseball doubleheader featured two fast games at the amphitheatre diamond. Cascade-Worthington opened 8-9 with an 8-9 win for Worthington? The record shows Cascade 8 Worthington 9 in the first game. Wyoming edged Ryan 10-1 in the second innings 11th7.
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