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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1930
Page
8
The Hopkinton Community Club plans a Monday meeting at Masronic hall with dinner at 7 pm followed by E R Wilson lecture on Russias. Also notes on visits, gatherings, school events, sports results, and local injuries, hospital updates, and community announcements.
Onslow events include the Father and Son banquet set for Wednesday December 10 in the church basement with Ladies of the guild serving dinner. The Altrurian club Christmas party is planned for Friday December 12 at Mrs Carol Hanward son home featuring a picnic supper a Christmas tree gift exchange and a donation for a charitable cause.
At Memorial hall last Thursday the Wyoming shipping association re elected Wyoming E C Vaughn as president Ray Griswold becomes vice president Lorenz Lorenzen named secretary Fred Storm Arnold Storm and Mr Lorenzen are elected directors no manager hired J B Seehusen serves as manager
Center Junction hosted J W Arthur from Ames extension service discussing prorating expenses and net returns with Sam Thompson of the Eastern Iowa Livestock Marketing Association also present Max Wortman and J L McDonald reported recovering from pneumonia. Local business transfers include Hugh Campbell selling his implement business to Holloway and Buckingham of Palmyra Illinois with possession this week.
Prairieburg notes show Mrs. Tda Smith of Blairsburg visiting relatives here. Kaliban farm trade north of town for a Kansas City rooming house. Lauser and Henderson bought the movie hall and staged a four night play. Allen Conklin ill with flu. Don Johnson hosted at Floyd home. Louis Brosh sold stock and produce and will move near Cedar Rapids. Harold Taylor rented Brosh’s vacated place. Mrs Lit Smith of Coggon visited. Knapp golden wedding anniversary at Marion on the 5th. many would have attended if roads were better.
Richland Center Mr and Mrs Roy E Sackett attended the funeral services for Mrs Achsah Wheeeless held at Hopkinton last Wednesday. Several from the community attended the farm sale at Mrs Louise Fitzsimons farm last Thursday. Mrs Fitzsimons and her son Edwin were listed among attendees.
John and another individual are moving to the Leonard Hein farm which they have rented for a year. Richland Center Presbyterian church will meet at Mrs. H. L. Wismeier's home Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs John Yosst attended a recreational training school in Anamosa last Saturday evening.
Miss Alice Helen Waugh of Town State college advises shoppers to choose gifts they would like to keep, urging usefulness and beauty with simple design. She warns against over decoration and stresses knowing recipients well, adding farm prices dip due to a cautious mood.
More than 200 artesian wells were sunk in the London city area reaching a source of water softer than the public supply. The development highlights a shift toward local groundwater sources and offers potential relief for residents relying on municipal water.
At Chicago's International Live stock Exposition last week Town teams and individuals earned top honors. Marian Ke Snydegaard of Grundy county led the 4 H girls with a record 99.7 score as the nation's healthiest club member. Ruth Stoakes of Tama county won the home improvement exhibit. Town juniors captured poultry judging top prize and Anna Belle Holden of Williamsboro was named Junior Corps King for a stellar ten ear sample. Iowa breeders won many championships including champion Percheron, Shorthorn, and fat barrow. Iowa State College earned numerous prizes in steers, barrows, draft horses and breeding sheep. The livestock judging team placed fourth among 23 state colleges. farm crops judging team was second and meat judging team eighth.
An account traces how Stephen Foster renamed his song then titled Swanee River from an earlier draft called Suwannee River Morida and Pe dee River. Foster chose a two syllable euphonious name after a atlas review by his brother. The tune later became famous worldwide under the new title Old Folks at Home.
In cold blustery weather the rural postman laments frost and blizzards while delivering mail. He imagines facing snow and wind for pennies and stamps, kept from tossing loose coins as the burden of postage weighs on his weary journey.
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