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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
9
Local column catalogs visits and trips by residents from Hopkinton Anamosa Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Mentions include Mrs J S Hall Mrs W A Beery and Mayor Elmer E Hoag with neighbors and relatives traveling to Chicago Dubuque Kansas City and Elberon.
Cascade visitor Mrs S M Adamson and Miss Cola Monroe visited town last week. John Henry Matthews toured the county seat Monday. Cattle and horses sold at Bert Hubbard sale with cows averaging 60.25 and a team at 44. A newborn girl reported at the Schultz home. Mrs Myrtle Rader of Fort Logan Montana visiting her mother Deutrick and to stay through the month in Monticello.
The actor Robert O. Bowman delivered mixed success in the evening program. He scored well as the Indiana farmer and Professor Dunneary but fell short as Shylock and in Tales from a Wayside Inn, failing to meet the text’s demands or audience expectations.
Last Monday Stam baugh pond hosted kids skating after school as ice proved thick and smooth. Last Tuesday Hayeck and Locher won a contract to install electric lights at the Delaware county poor house, with plant and wiring awarded in competition.
The German Lutheran congregation at Monticello will dedicate its remodeled church next Sunday with services at 10:30 AM 1:30 PM and 7:30 PM conducted by Rev. Fritschel and colleagues. A district court trial in State of Iowa vs Otto Vochoski and Leon Carroll continues with jurors being empaneled amid multiple witnesses.
The second Livingston case was submitted to the supreme court last Tuesday. The appeal challenges Judge Treichler’s ruling that Sarah Livingston did not release her dower in her husband’s estate, granting the widow’s devisees Roderick and Euphemia Livingston their dower. Laura Arnold, a Livingston daughter, appeals to defeat the dower to increase her share. The Express issue highlights Taft’s second message and various Iowa items.
The Davenport merchants seek holiday trade with a page ad while The Express favors home patrons and rejects mail order ads. Dr W W Hunter sells his Monticello home for 6000 dollars to Dr Louis G Stabler and plans to move to Anamosa next spring. He leaves a large Monticello practice for opportunities in Anamosa and nearby townships. The Kyle v Smith case ends with a one dollar verdict for Ellen Kyle and the couple marry the next day.
A movement to secure a gymnasium for Monticello high school progresses with private subscriptions rather than district funding. Plans include raising Corbin and Robn buildings two stories and using school grounds or nearby property, with Superintendent Miller supportive to keep boys in school.
Monticello and vicinity records for December 1892 note J W Nelson moving to Chillicothe Missouri and multiple marriages including Robert W Henderson with Lillie Sanderson and Jurgen Janssen with Anna Englebarts. Farms sold include Henry Neunaber to Fritz Zimmerman for 46 per acre and George Balater to Henry Husmann for 58.75 per acre. A baby boy and twin boys were born, and Emma Pond returned home for vacation. A call to assist in insurance adjustment followed a substantial $30000 payout after a fire at Diamond Creamery Co. The month featured 18 degree lows, 10 inches of snow, 44 degrees below normal average temperature, and heightened saloon indictments in Cascade County.
Ninety public school pupils will perform the operetta Princeas Chrysanthemum at the opera house on December 19 directed by Misa Viva Moore. Miss Foley handles the fan drill and Miss McCarthy the umbrella drill with Misa Doris Northrup at the piano. Principal roles include Princess Chrysanthemum Fern Hubbard TonyTo and The Emperor Ludwig Rickela with several named actors.Reserved seating costs 60 35 and 25 cents.
A series of land conveyances records transfers including G M Brainard and wife to Elihu Norton for 106 acres in Cass township, Frank Blizek to James A Straka for ey nw24 sec 36 Oxford, L O Hatch to J Balster 110 acres in Scotch Grove, Downerville Creamery Co to F C Cramer lots 32 33 Sumner, Creamery Co to J A McLaughlin 14 acres Castle Grove, Chris Scheer to Peter Altman lots in Monticello, Frank H Shimanek to A D Kitts Monticello irregular plat, W J Bailey to Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Co 45-100 acres Greenfield, and Johnsons to Mary E and E J Dunn ne34 a of ne ne in Fairview.
Perrine's restaurant serves as a hub for Christmas candies Christmas boxes of cigars barrel apples and assorted fruits. Local shoppers visit for holiday treats and gift items at the familiar downtown location.
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