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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
11
Miss Marie Bell visits the Parlor City while Victor Victrolas range from 15 to 400 dollars. A public sale is set by Locher Bros. on the 22nd. Perrine’s Restaurant promotes oysters and Christmas treats, with Stickford’s offering gifts, cards, and decorations. Numerous Cedar Rapids Anamosa Hopkinton visitors are listed along with piano displays at Locher's Music Store and Pal prine’s Christmas goods.
Monticello Improvement Club hosts Santa Claus at a Friday 2:30 event beside a big Christmas tree with a free present for every child. Other items note residents visiting relatives, travels to Chicago and Denver, a box social December 28 in Wayne township, marriage licenses issued this week, and local church programs.
Mrs. Frieda Tillotson and her youngest son returned home to Circle after a visit east for surgery at University hospital Town City to correct the boy's speech. Mrs. Frank Hefner of Monticello helped Miss Helen Hefner pack before leaving due to ill health. Twin daughters were born to Mr. and Mrs. John Gerdes in Terra Bella California, pleasing grandparents Rickles Gerdes and aunts Anna and Hannah Gerdes. Mrs. Chris Rohr took a son to Iowa City for hospital care for deafness, hoped to correct the condition.
The Women’s Club of Monticello will run a moving picture show at the Princess theater tomorrow evening. The Warrens of Virginia starring Blanche Sweet will be shown with first show at seven o’clock.
The Jones County Fair association held its stockholders meeting last Friday evening and elected nine directors for the ensuing year: A. J. Ricklefs V. L. Hanssen W. A. Beery H. G. Hicka T. Lazell G. P. Hebesind M. V. Kehos R. H. George and C. A. Doxsee.
The Order of the Eastern Star elected 1916 officers last Tuesday evening. Officers include Mrs. Ida Bateman as W M, Charles A. Doxses as W P, Harrist Hall as Ass M, Dr Capitola Peet as Con, Mrs Ida Perrine as Ass Con, Mary B Doxses as secretary, and G L Lovell as treasurer.
At last week’s school board meeting Independence architect Mr Netcott was secured to prepare plans and supervise the construction of the new school building from start to finish. Netcott is regarded as one of Iowa’s top specialists in school architecture.
It is likely Judge Ellison will adjourn court Saturday until after the holidays. He plans to travel with Mrs. Ellison to New York to visit their son Dr Clifford Ellison's family during Christmas week. Court will resume later to dispose of a few matters the attorneys wish to try.
G D Sturtevant returns home from Los Angeles after attendng his father’s funeral in Monticello. The Monticello Improvement Club promotes a public Christmas tree event with a free gift for each child and a band, set for Friday at 2:30 pm December 24. Knights of Pythias officers are listed for the coming year. Special notices urge settlements with the late Deutrick D G Co and report on veterinary conference in Davenport. Local performances and training notes praise Miss McCuskey and her pupils in Wonder Town.
Joe Carl of Monticello returns from Iowa City where his daughter Arvilla is convalescing after leg amputation. He reports she is in good spirits and improving rapidly, enjoying gifts from local friends. Carl plans to bring her home next Monday if recovery continues.
Mr and Mrs Bert Hubbard returned from Chicago last Monday evening with their son Clarence who underwent a spinal operation to possibly correct paralysis from an automobile accident about a year and a half ago He withstood the trip home well and will receive further movement but no marked progress is expected for several months.
The aunt of Thomas Pender and Scott Monros et al faced damages claims from a near Cascade auto crash. The trial began on Monday but was continued to the next term after an amended petition renamed Hogan & Pender as plaintiffs. Defendants said they were surprised and not ready to proceed, so the case was continued at plaintiff costs.
Mr and Mrs Will Siebels of Langworthy region marked their Silver wedding anniversary last Saturday with nearly all relatives present including Mrs George Lampbertus from Oklahoma and the couple Will Siebels and Kate Oltman have lived in Langworthy since their marriage. They have three children two boys and one girl all at home and receive many congratulations hoping for a further quarter century of happiness and prosperity.
James Fagan of Cascade dies at his daughter's home in Cascade after a long illness due to old age. He lived much of his life on a Cascade area farm. his wife had died years ago. Surviving children include Alfred, Mrs. Charles Baldwin, Mrs. Clarence Crawford of Cascade, William of Montana, Herman of Dubuque, Miss Inez Fagan of Cedar Rapids, and Fred of Monticello. Funeral services Sunday at nine in Cascade with burial there.
Mrs Jessie Smith wife of H L Smith died at her home near Langworthy after weeks of illness affecting circulation and the heart. She was about 51, survived by husband and two sons Lester of Anamosa and Roy at home. Funeral at Anamosa Methodist church tomorrow at 2 PM. She was a longtime member of that denomination. Separately, Monticello free public library designated as an official depository for State Historical Society publications, enabling permanent preservation of Iowa history materials. Monticello Christmas tree at 60 feet tall to host Friday December 24 events with candy for every child.
The Reverend D C MacIntosh longtime pastor of the Hopkinton Presbyterian church died at eight o clock last Sunday morning in Shenandoah Iowa after an operation for acute appendicitis He is survived by his wife and two daughters Hather and Helen He served churches at Audubon Storm Lake and Shenandoah from April 1912 educated at Dalhousie Princeton Chicago and Iowa State Universities He was born in Millehen Nova Scotia and was known in Monticello for speaking at the local Presbyterian church and banquets Mrs MacIntosh is a niece of A W Steiner of this city
Rudolph Kasper of Monticello dies at Finley Hospital Dubuque three days after appendectomy for vermiform appendix issues Pneumonia set in the day after surgery his final hours were spent with wife Meta Schoon daughter Ruth and his parents at his bedside Funeral planned Friday at 1 pm at German Lutheran Church Monticello Kasper aged 26 born January 8 1890 was a farmer on his father’s Wayne township farm survived by wife daughter Ruth sister Lena and parents Andrew and (Mrs) Kasper
Frank Stockwell died at his home in the northern part of town Inez Friday December 20 after a year long illness. He was born May 4 1860 in Duxbury Vermont and married Jennie Beggs February 12 1883. Survived by widow two sons Charles Stockwell Verner Stockwell five grandchildren. Funeral Sunday afternoon at the family home with Rev J H Barr officiating and Modern Woodmen of America members escorting the body to Oakwood cemetery.
The funeral of Florance Babcock Locher wife of John J Locher was held at Sacred Heart Church with Father Hanok sermon praising faith. She left four young sons and endured illness nine days before death. Florence was a Lenox College alumna who taught in Del hi Monticello and trained as nurse. The article lists many relatives and attendees from Benton Corydon Mason City Eldora Onion Vinton and surrounding areas.
Greetings from your meat market promoting early Christmas birds. We offer slaughter services for farmers any time and hog slaughter twice weekly. Buyers of cattle hogs poultry and hides are welcomed.
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