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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
7
Local notices recount orders at Schoenhut's bakers and fresh bread daily. Cedar Rapids and Clinton visitors. births and family visits in Monticello. Thanksgiving travels of residents. theater showings and social events noted across town.
A stream of brief notices lists residents visiting relatives and traveling for holidays. Catherine Ambueh returns from California to Monticello after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Anton Matthiessen in San Jose. Edna Swift returns to Waterloo after Thanksgiving with the Putnam family. Several locals plan extended trips to California, Montana, and Nebraska, with others visiting Iowa City for schooling or medical needs.
The girls high school glee club will stage an entertainment at the opera house a week from tomorrow on December 15. The program, a Japanese operetta, invites the patrons of the school and Monticello residents to attend. Mr and Mrs Hoyo Schoon married at Dubuque last week hosted a wedding dance at Kinsella Hall last evening for friends, followed by supper at a local restaurant.
Arend Balster Jr of Scotch Grove represents Stevens automobiles and installed a pipeless furnace at William Rickels home. The school board elected Asa E Geeting of Oxford Ohio as manual training instructor, starting next Monday. Mr and Mrs James Gilroy travel to California for the winter, while Lisle Arduser heads to Minneapolis with Leonard Arser.
Siegfried EB Gruenstein former city editor of the Chicago News builds The Diapason into a prospering eighth year venture serving pips organ artists and manufacturers with strong advertising patronage. John Boas, son of Mr and Mrs Boas near town, underwent appendectomy at Anamosa hospital last week and is improving after a difficult recovery.
During the past week George A. Fisher, Clerk of the District Court, issued marriage licenses for Asmua Petersen Jr. of Maquoketa to Hattie Gibson of Cedar Rapids, John B. Holub to Ernestine Westphal of Wyoming, and Clarence M. Armstrong of Viola to Mina D. Blood of Anamosa.
H D Sherman a 92 year old Cedar Rapids native reports poorer health yet voted for Charles E Hughes in the last election. He enjoys The Express for hometown news and notes his advanced age as a detail in the letter. The piece also mentions a Monticello Lutheran church Ladies Aid sale at J B Zimmerman's store on Saturday December 9 offering fancywork and home baking at reasonable prices.
The Monticello School District board purchases Pyrene fire extinguishers for all school buildings replacing obsolete chemical and sand units. Henry Schoon holds the local agency, supplying the new extinguishers in Monticello.
Mrs C A Thomas and daughter Mrs Andrew Paris of Mohall ND and David Fairbanks of LeRoy MN travel to Monticello for the illness of A A Fairbanks of Oasa township. Christian Science services begin December 10 in the I C C F hall. Clarence Matthiessen rents Cross Hardware garage. Hans Ambuehl joins with vulcanizing setup. Miss Martha VonSprecken wed Hans Thompson at Anamosa. couple to live on Von Sprecken farm near Wyoming. Charles A Errickson and wife relocate to Manchester for winter after Monticello send‑off at Presbyterian church. Monticello football defeats Cedar Rapids 29 to 0. Bender injures knee but fine.
Jacob H. Coder died suddenly at Center Junction last night aged about 72. A native of Westmorland County Pennsylvania born December 25, 1844 he moved to Jackson then Jones counties and married Sarah Nelson in 1868. He resided in Center Junction since 1876 and was known for an upright life and respected by neighbors. Q H George reports sale of 70 pedigreed Shorthorn cattle averaging over 500 dollars with a total around 35 000 from a Jones county farm led by an international champion bull.
Lenox College will stage a musical entertainment at the opera house next Wednesday evening December 18. The chorus will consist of over thirty members with quartets and solo numbers. Admission is free. The college has recently given entertainments in surrounding towns. The Express regrets not providing broader publicity due to Christmas advertising needs.
The Dubuque federal court confirmed the sale of the Dan road after four sale attempts. A Chicago firm bid 5 000 more than the successful bidder but failed to unsettle the report. The Kansas City junk dealer offered 86 000 with 81 000 in taxes and liens. The purchaser aims to finance operations, while locals consider appeals to railroad commissioners to prevent dismantling.
The Rev. Father Mer F X Feuerstein, pastor of St. Joseph's Church at Le Mars, died Saturday morning after a stroke. He served Le Mars sixteen years and was 69, born in Wurttemburg Germany. A former Franco Prussian War surgeon, he later led parishes in Cascade and Dubuque and was named monsignor about eight years ago. He was a Sioux City diocesan dean and a leading figure in Iowa Catholic circles.
The Express reports Monticello plans a city park golf course and a modest clubhouse. Independence hosts a social recreation center. locals urged Manchester to join the movement and start planning for summer opening.
Monticello Public Library has added new circulating titles including Community Drama and Pageantry Beegle A Diplomat's Wife in Mexico Shaughnessy When I Was a Boy in Russia Mak hievitch Trade Unions and Labor Problema Comrous Babes io Toyland MacDonough Story of a Pioneer Shaw Camping on The St Lawrence Tomlinson Two Little Savages Stoddard The Opera Book Ordway
Willis Mastin notes the high school preparing class songs and a German play Higengsinn for the Christmas program. Students face daily tests in psychology and geometry extras, with seniors taking physical exams and many returning from vacation. A Japanese Girl co operetta will be performed December 16 to fund the new piano.
The Monticello Improvement Club chorus led by O B Crane reheares ten weeks for a program at the Presbyterian church Tuesday night December 12. Soloists include Rev B I Balor violin Mrs OC G Thomas soprano and Miss Margaret D Paul reader. Tickets from chorus members or Keithitz Kay drug store.
F Lee Sheppy seeks three to four men in Jones county and nearby counties to work spare time or full time selling a new household product on free trial. Requires a rig or auto, no selling experience needed. Pay $6 to $16 daily. some fieldmen earn up to $300 monthly. Include townships and occupation details when applying. Ad also mentions theater listings.
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