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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
4
The Wyoming high school football team defeated the husky Monticello town team 36 to 0 in a Dec 2 game. The Wyoming crowd included residents who attended the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lyon at Onslow.
Mr and Mrs J B Lyons marked fifty years of marriage with a large gathering at their Main Street home Many old friends attended from Cedar Rapids Anamosa Wyoming Monmouth and Maquoketa to honor the couple who have spent their half century in the same neighborhood.
Center Junction records a successful bazaar with auction by John Livingstone. Miss Maeggio’s thirteenth birthday celebrated by The Dependables and The Golden Rule. Henry Clarke lecture on Stop Look and Listen December 6. Country Life Institute December 12 and 18. Various visits and society meetings noted. Thanksgiving concluded, Christmas upcoming.
Prairieburg reports the death of Philander Brisbin in Spooner Wisconsin. Families and residents share Thanksgiving dinners and travel updates including moves to Minnesota and Cedar Rapids. A newborn added to the Franklin family, a Presbyterian dinner raised 34 dollars, and local visits to Iowa City and Cascade are noted among assorted social happenings.
Scotch Grove reports Miss Jarret Fadley hosting her brother visiting from Pennsylvania after 30 years apart. Jane Warner of Monticello spent Sunday with sister Mrs Clark. J W Callahan and family moved from river farm to Scotch Grove. D C Sinclair serves on the grand jury this week. Three hogs shipped from here Tuesday. Grandpa Moats returns from Montana.
Mrs. John Siebels, born Johanna Schaffer in Germany, died at the Anamosa sanitarium after an operation. She was a dressmaker, a Lutheran, and wife of John Siebels, with a young daughter. The funeral was at the Lutheran church, Rev. Naether officiating. The family includes her father John Schaffer and a wide circle of relatives.
The Onslow couple Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lyon celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on December 1 1913 with a family gathering at their Onslow home. The event featured gold decorations a candlelit dinner and the singing of Auld Lang Syne. The couple who married in 1863 previously lived in Maquoketa and later settled in Onslow Jones County Iowa. Their family includes two children and two grandchildren, with many friends sending letters and well wishes.
The Presbyterian church and country life department sponsor a non denominational series of institutes December 6 to 14. Cities include Anamosa Monticello Castle Grove Amber Scotch Grove Bethel Center Junction Onslow and Monticello with speakers from Lenox College and Iowa City. Sessions cover church social service education for country life and community harmony with multiple addresses and discussions across venues.
An advertisement from Monticello Iowa touts Harmony Hair Beautifier and Harmony Shampoo. It claims boosted hair shine softness and fragrance, easy application, no oil or color change, and a clean scalp. Products priced at 1.00 and 0.50, with a money back guarantee from Rexall Store.
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