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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1921
Page
9
Local shoppers and visitors frequent Cedar Rapids and nearby towns like Monticello and Dubuque. Notes mention Ms M H Hogan and Stella McCrea in Cedar Rapids, Drs Redmond and Cochrane Stuhler, Denkhoff the Jeweler promotions, Aebi's Confectionery products, Locher's phonographs and Gulbransen pianos, and extended holiday sales with discounts and gift ideas.
Monticello readers are urged to visit McNeill's Hardware for percolators skates sleds and toys as Christmas seeks ready buyers. The Peacock Shop advertises gift candies cards and packages while Palmer's Popular Pharmacy promises better Christmas savings. Local notices also mention bake sales and community events at the American Legion and Lovell No 8 social.
Mrs Loulda Murphy of Center Junction visits Monticello and plans a Beloit Kansas trip to see a nephew. The day’s events include calls for Mrs Charles W Brown to Burlington for her sister in law’s illness, a shower for Miss Ethel Hutton, and birth of Jerome Jr at State Center.
Clair H Post joins Lowell State Bank after Estherville banking experience and Del Myer cashier role. William Podhaski wins multiple premiums at Cedar Rapids Poultry Show and at the state fair. Di Giorgio Orchestra performs with Mrs El la Minert and Bertha Hagen at Monticello Lyceum. Miss Bertha Hagen marries Herman Harms at Wayne Lutheran church with Absent bridesmaid Ida Harms. Mr and Mrs Stephen Grover mark 30th wedding anniversary with 75 guests. Mrs Lucinda D Denry dies in Cedar Rapids aged 95, survivor list includes doctor Philo W Drury in Porto Rico. Funeral held in Cedar Rapids with burial at Toledo. Funeral of Mrs O E Reed at Prairieburg. long family history and large survivor list. Michael J Delay funeral in Castle Grove township with later life in Helena Montana and Anamosa partnership in horse breeding.
Jones County Times notes that military leaders and postmasters alike may choose danger to support their men. It mentions Monticello postmaster avoiding safer duties and a local clergyman Rev. D F Boomershine breaking two bones in his left wrist after a stepladder fall in Maquoketa, with a prior compound shoulder fracture from a separate car accident.
Charles Wells age 69 died December 6 at his Onslow home after pneumonia. Born August 16 1858 in Madison township he was the son of Levi and Mary Wells and husband of Lottie Peck. Burial was at Wyoming cemetery with nine children named among survivors and many relatives. He was active in the M E church and past Sunday school superintendent, with a long farming life in Pleasant Valley vicinity and stints in Marshall Jasper and Wyoming areas. He is survived by siblings L L Wells and Myra Sanford.
Mrs Karsten Kotelsen died at her Monticello home last Saturday at 6 10 PM from a cerebral hemorrhage following a prior paralysia stroke. Born April 17 1868 in Hamp shire township Clinton county she was 64 years 7 months 23 days old. She married Carsten Kotelsen January 10 1888 at Lyons and leaves four daughters and two sons. Funeral services were held at the Ketelsen home conducted by Rev Leonard Duckett with burial at North Madison cemetery near Center Junction.
The November term of the district court sees limited action with only two jury trials completed. The Hoffman versus Newman case awarded the plaintiff 2501 dollars for injuries from an automobile strike in Anamosa, while the jury debated a higher figure before settling on the award. The case will be appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court. Indictments against sixteen reform school prisoners were upheld on demurrers, yielding determinate five-year terms for ten defendants. others had their cases continued.
A public invitation to a Methodist church program on Sunday evening December 18 at 7 30 features a varied musical lineup including Prelude Lone Congregation Cadet M Orchestra and multiple choirs and quartets. The event promotes books for all ages available at Stickford's drug store.
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