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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1917

Page

2

Soldiers praised in open letter from Lt Rodrick to 168th MG Company

Wyoming December 4 special correspondence notes First Lieutenant David A Rodrick MG Co 168th Infantry praises the Des Moines regiment as the best soldiers in a single company. The letter dated Camp Nov 21 1917 to mothers and relatives expresses pride in conduct character and soldiering and says the unit awaits sailing to France.

Wyoming Jones County 168Th Des Moines David A. Rodrick France One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry United States Army

Thanksgiving Visits and Local Travels Highlight Sand Spring Note

Sand Spring residents recount holiday visits and weekend trips across nearby towns. Families from Manchester, Greeley, Crofton Nebraska, Wellsburg and Hopkinton are noted with Thanksgiving gatherings and winter plans. Mrs. H S Pierce and daughter are mentioned among continuing regional visits.

Sand J. G. Duncan Harold W. H. Robbins Manchester B. H. Martin Helen Greeley Alex Blair Henry Iggers Crofton Nebraska Clara Gestel Wellsburg I. J. Gestel Lester Appleby Robbie Sulzner Monticello Ed Arnolds George Kenny R. J. Guthrie F. M. Wheeless Dale CG. I. Wilson H. S. Pierce F. J. Gestel Clara Fred Lawrence, Jr Rapids City South Dakota Fred Egger Vernon Slauson Pearl Hopkinton

Thanksgiving at Onslow families scene and charity sale

Onslow residents gathered for Thanksgiving with extended family from Wyoming Clinton and Rapid City. A Red Cross supper and sale netted 360 dollars and donations from the community were praised. Upcoming Guild sale and supper planned for December 18 at the hotel.

Onslow George Sears Will Sears Wyoming George Smith Clinton Emory Cole Louise Sears Jed Lawrence Rapid City South Dakota Beth Knittle Grace Knittle Mary Neelan Bert Isentrager Belden Dennison Camp Dodge Howard Neelan Minneapolis J. G. Warren M. M. Franks Alex Ralston Cantor Eva Boynton Los Angeles Cal Gratia Brown Jessie John McDonald Meade Center Junction Red Cross Rooms McAllister Hopkinton Dennison Irwin Chicago Vera Paul Monmouth Illinois Cecil Smith Maggie Hall Cedar Rapids Helen Lamey Lara Johnston Davenport John Miller Anamosa Sarah Woodyard Ed Franks Will Holst Minnesota

Red Cross Auction Sale to Benefit Center Junction Work

Center Junction announces a December 15 auction at 7 30 PM in the hall to raise funds for Red Cross supplies. Donors may provide any saleable item from farm produce to livestock and canned goods. A bazaar and supper by the Presbyterian church occurs December 8 at the I O O F hall with sales starting 1 PM and supper at 5 PM.

I. O. O. F. Hall

Castle Grove Social Notes and Local News Highlights

Castle Grove notes report Mrs. Harry Fairbanks ill with appendicitis and operated on at Mercy hospital Anamosa. Tobe Caspers on three day furlough and to be transferred to Camp Pike. Mrs. Henry Chaloupka visiting sister Mrs. Otto Hubbard. Reverend Irvine attended a relative's funeral in Independence. Florence Calkins to teach No 9 district this winter. Mary Hosch to teach winter term in No 3. Thanksgiving services held at the chapel. Mrs. Otto Hubbard ill with pleurisy and whooping cough. F C Cramer installed a new steel tower wind mill.

Castle Grove Harry Fairbanks Mercy Hospital Anamosa Tobe Caspers Camp Pike Henry Chaloupka Monticello Otto Hubbard H. C. Irvine Independence Florence Calkins Mary Hosch Cascade F. C. Cramer

Prairieburg Thanksgiving Visits and Local Moves

Prairieburg notes list Mrs. Anna Caryl and children visiting at the Walmatt home and plans for the Glen Forestall place. Marion visitors Mrs. Mable Pinch and clan with Knapp grandparents. Joseph G. Kula to Anamosa for appendicitis surgery. Several households moved, and Cedar Rapids trips cited for Belfee and Schoonover.

Prairieburg Anna Caryl Walmatt Caryl Glen Forestall Place Mable Pinch Marion Grandpa Grandma Knapp Joseph G. Kula Anamosa Gladys Crawford Central City Joe Smith Nyra Gaskell Waterloo John Fehr J. J. Dolan Jellison Postlewaite Janie Belfee Cedar Rapids L. A. Schoonover

Marriage and enlistments mark Monticello news brief

Miss Mary Sophia Glynn wed Miles Leonard at St Martin s church in a Nuptial Mass led by Rev Lt Roche. Miss Mary Dolphin married Theodore Lux in the same church with Rev Roche officiating. Robert Williams Jr. of Garryowen died at Oakdale sanitarium after tuberculosis. A valuable horse on John McQuillen’s farm was shot and died. the act is suspected deliberate. Thirteen Monticello boys enlisted in the US Army aviation corps and reported to Jefferson Barracks for further training. one recruit, Max Voight, to artillery, to report December 29. Brooklyn Eagle notes Germany s repeated military reforms over four centuries.

David A. Rodrick M. G. Co J. S. Brownell Brownell Chautauqua New York Iowa Madison Township Wyoming John Shong Antioch Church Fred Koch Simpson’s Gustav Jacobsen Dodge Center Minn Otto Koranda Ohio Koranda Band Boys Opera House Soldier Boys BE. C. Wilson W. G. Miller Kenyon Minnesota Sara Lamont Millard Wilcox Davenport I. N. Wilcox Harry Eye Pauline Shaffer Chicago J. W. Waite Hame R. W. Waite Morley Nora Storm Myra Cedar Falls Cascade Pioneer Mary Sophia Glynn Miles Leonard St. Martin’s Church Lt. Roche Mary Dolphin Theodore Lux St. Martin's Church L. Roche Robert Williams John Williams Garryowen Oakdale Iowa City Sioux City John McQuillen Monticello Uncle Sam Signal Corps Aviation Department United States Army Jefferson Barracks Vincent Redmond Frank Kennedy Frank Liddy Bert Clark Milton Stott Claude Wyrick George Barnts Joseph Locher Peter Carrigan Ludwig Rickels Wilbur Adamson Harry Maire Max Voight van Meter Voight

Tell Her 80

Advises husbands to express love to their wives and affirm devotion amid daily toil and life’s troubles. Encourages open affection, praising her beauty and worth, promising reciprocated tenderness and lasting bond from Detroit Free Press.

German Sea Victory Cited By Berlin On British Cruisers

The New York World cites Berlin saying British cruisers off Helgoland were easily repulsed. The Minneapolis Journal notes a satirical remark about pigs studying census data on rabbits, reflecting literary humor in the era.

New York Woodchuck Berlin Helgoland Minneapolis Journal

Release Schedule: Vitagraph and Keystone Comedies.

On Wednesday December 12 the theater presents The Fighting Trail, a Vitagraph feature with Her Nature Dance, a two part Keystone comedy. On Saturday December 15 Wilfred Lucas stars in Souls Triumphant, a five part Triangle release, plus Camera Cure, a Triangle comedy. Matinee at 3:00.

Vitagraph Keystone Wilfred Lucas Camera Cure Triangle

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