This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
6
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Haye Schoon on the 4th. Numerous visits and travel notes include A R Minorer at Ottumwa and A M Cloud in Monticello. Cedar Rapids and Manchester visitors abound, with many relatives touring and shopping at Shelley's Variety Store and Peterson Clothes Shop.
Misses Helen and Mildred Pulver return home to Delhi after visiting Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Stimson. August Gerdés buys a 120 acre farm two and a half miles west of Greeley and will move there next January. Mrs. Dan Smith and her son return from Edgewood after visiting Mrs. Wilfong. A muffler item is offered at Peterson Clothes Shop. Letters for Pat Lantman Helen Finn John Behnken Dr Carrie Rice and Mrs L M J Hart ness remain uncalled for at Monticello post office. Catherine and Masters Gilbert and Ralph Vernimont return to Worthington after a week at their sisters' school.
A series of community notices describe a Friday December 21 event at Wayne No 6 school house with Miss Mabel Lund teaching and candy sales, plus a year end calendar promotion from Monticello State Bank and a Friday Saturday cut glass bowl give away at Smiths Variety Store. Other items report social events, anniversaries, hospital posts, Red Cross plans and a local church discussion event next Sunday.
The following marriage licenses were issued recently by Clerk of the District Court: George A. Fisher Fred W. Oltmanns Hannah Gerdes Grant E Hilers Anna K Gerdes all of Monticello Will F Poppe Lang worthy Mary Wilhelmina Schafer Monticello C A Moneypenny Morley Anna Billman Olin Earl F Ballou Anamosa A G Gerdes Alvina C Schlimmer both of Monticello Arend Balster Hermininee Margaretha Hed den both of Scotch Grove Edgar D Beach Byron Ohio Elsa Strawman Anamosa CO N Patrick glaseea fitted.
Otto Koranda held a farm sale near Wyoming last Friday with fresh cows fetching $97 and common grade cows $68. Seed corn brought $7.50 a bushel and feeding corn $1.47. Col. Story served as auctioneer. Gerhard Rickels, son of Mrs. Henry Rickels, visited with his mother and has enlisted in the aviation department’s signal corps. he left for Fort Logan, Colorado, to enter service. Monticello Country Club stockholders met at the public library Friday evening, electing C. C. Marshall and R. T. Jenney as directors to fill vacancies, with a directors’ meeting planned to appoint officers for the year.
Two Monticello men enlist with John Wenger assigned to an ammunition wagon and Burgess Terwilliger who is finishing school at Iowa State College and returned home to enlist. Ames students report widespread enlistments among the college crowd. Miss Wards district plans a social and exhibition at Richland District No 2 on December 20 with a half hour hammy play by the old folks. Miss Fredda Moore resigns Lovell No 9 and Miss Josie Curtis takes her place after a successful basket social that raised 34.45 for Y M C A and Y W C A. Monticello women raise their quota for YWCA war expenses without male solicitors. Western Star chapter elects Harriet Hall, A J Wi McNeill, C J Northrop, G W Lovell, Kate Stuhler, Ruth Young and buys liberty bonds.
Severe December cold with five nights below zero chilled Monticello and Scotch Grove areas. Four Monticello and three Scotch Grove youths left for Cedar Rapids to join Uncle Sam, entering aviation, medical and truck roles. Burgess Terwilliger joined the Great Lakes navy training, while patriotic church programs and a new Ames Presbyterian college project highlight community life. Miss Hermininee Hedden wed Arend Balster Jr. at Wayne Lutheran Church. Balster Store continues, with a dance at Kinsella Hall in their honor.
The marriage of Misses Hannah and Anna Gerdes, twin daughters of Mr and Mrs Rickles Gerdes, occurred last Tuesday afternoon at four at St Johns Evangelical Lutheran church in Wayne township. Hannah wed Fred Oltmanns of Sterling Illinois and Anna wed Grant Bilers, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Bilers. Reverend W H L Schuetz officiated, with Mrs Henry Jacobs as wedding attendant. Henry and August Gerdes served as ushers. The couples will reside on farms near Sterling and Monticello respectively. Both brides are well regarded with strong character and farming backgrounds.
August H Busing a former Monti cello man was found dead on a plank above a water heater in the Iowa Railway Light and Power house boiler room at Marshalltown Sunday forenoon. He had been missing since Saturday afternoon. The death cause is unknown. possible electrocution or heart failure are suspected. A coroner's inquest was held and post mortem results not reported. Busing, 26, born in Wilhelmshaven Germany, lived near Monticello before joining the Iowa Railway Light and Power. He is survived by wife Martha Schrader and several children and stepchildren.
Ransom M. Calkins, once a Monticello telegraph student and station agent, has been named vice president of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. He will oversee freight and traffic and has a record of strong performance in Seattle and Des Moines. Monticello friends celebrate his rapid rise and broad railroad experience.
Camp Dodge dispatch reports Provost Marshal Crowder notified Washington the adjutant general that Camp Dodge can accept 24000 additional soldiers. This signals the anticipated final increments from Minnesota North Dakota Iowa and part of Illinois assigned to the first National Army. James McLaughlin long time Illinois Central station agent in Jones County Kentucky born May 31 1839 died December 4 in Russellville.
Governor Harding names Judge F C Ellison Judge J M Rem ley and George C Gorfian to lead the county advisory board assisting drafted men with questionnaire completion under the selective service law. Attorneys volunteer to file returns, with 1 400 draftees to process in 20 days, prompting county courts to adjourn to aid the effort.
The Jones County Medical Association held a meeting at John McDonald Memorial Hospital on Tuesday afternoon and evening. Doctors from Dubuque to Monticello attended. Dr. Guthrie presented on malignant neoplasms, followed by Dr. Chamberlain on pneumonia. A dinner for members was served by Mrs. Gladys Smits, and officers were elected: President J. M. Young, Vice President C. G. Thomas, Secretary-Treasurer T. M. Redmond.
Monticello Improvement Club met at the public library auditorium last evening. Officers elected include President Fred J. Kay, Vice Presidents W W Beery and G P Rockstad, and Secretary Louis B E Hoag. Committee chairs named with assigned posts span finance Publicity Entertainment membership and more.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.