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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1920
Page
2
The Monticello Express is published by editors J. W. Doxsee and Chas. A. Doxsee with proprietorship held by the same duo. They oversee local news, notices, and community updates from Monticello.
Cascade items report deaths of Mrs J P Koppes near Browerville and Mrs Patrick Rogers of Cascade with funeral details. local weddings include J B Aitchison and Ruth McComber. Community updates list visits, illnesses, church events, school break, and shop notices across Cascade and surrounding towns.
Onslow December 14 report: the Presbyterian Guild met at T. H. McMaster home with a picnic supper and husbands invited. Christmas program and treat planned at the Presbyterian church for children. Ed Wilcox and wife visited. Rev Finly of St Louis lectured at the church. Several local social visits and travel notes throughout town and surrounding areas.
Philip Wildenbrandt Jr and family enjoyed a fine Florida trip and are now in West Palm Beach where he does carpenter work with good pay and his sons do well in school. Henry Ladehoff returns from four years in Montana to Iowa soil. John H Hanken family moves to Carl Rickels farm. Will Hanken and wife relocate to Anuosa. Carson couple head to Riverside California this week. Farm Bureau meeting postponed to December 20 due to bad weather. Mrs Floyd Sinclair visits Anamosa. Otto Lange sells J M Eby farm interest to his brother William. Olive Rickels clerks in Scotch Grove store. Lee Rathbun rents Reiken farm for next year.
Philip Reitz of Wyoming Iowa born October 25 1870 in Anamosa died December 5 1920 at Iowa City hospital after illness. He married Bessie Van Slyke May 2 1894 and had three children Ernest Sadie and Marie. Funeral at West Main Street home conducted by Rev H J Bowder, burial in Wyoming cemetery. Also reports road maintenance concerns, corn show results, a stock sale by John Wolfe, a December 2 marriage of Jim James and Joyce Bye, school start time advisory, a home purchase by C W Mallicoat, and a Cascade badger hunt sighting.
Sand Spring December 13 notices report Louis Shuster visiting Dubuque then heading to Johnstown for the winter. Others share family visits from Prescott Minnesota to Hopkinton and Worthington, a baby boy born December 12, and local shopping and caregiving updates.
Prairieburg reports visiting O D Deen and wife from Central City, Geo Chandler in Anamosa hospital with cancer, rural mail carrier exam in Cedar Rapids, Paul Lauser family in Cedar Rapids and Marion, Isther Rhatigan dental work in Monticello, O A DeLancey holiday shopping in Cedar Rapids, Sylvia Drexler shopping in Cedar Rapids, Sunday school Christmas program ahead, Dr and Mrs Taylor in Central City, C O Rowley in Anamosa Sunday.
John A. McKeever and Miss Clara Martin both of Monticello were united in marriage by Geo. C. Lawrence J P at his Anamosa office on December 2 1920. Wilma Freda Weiderman infant of Amber dies from whooping cough. funeral held and Amber cemetery interment. Judge D McCain returns to office after operation at nearly four score years. T J Rushford dies after illness and hospital stay. former barber of the city. George Fry general store in Viola robbed. rear entrance entry. Bloodhounds from Oelwein used in search.
Police followed trail of dogs to a house two miles from the store where the resident allowed a search. Stolen goods included two sheen lined coats yarn other dry goods and groceries. Sheriff Mills mentioned with a political note and a Toledo Ohio birth. A reformatory convict Gil more who escaped earlier was captured at El Paso Texas.
S. P. Carter leased his farm to George Nordman and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Milroy with their child ren departing Monday for several months in California. They will stop at Carizozo New Mexico en route to spend Christmas.
Mrs R J Milroy lies in Mercy hospital Anamosa after acute appendicitis perforation. An operation revealed ruptured appendix and serious condition. She improved slightly by Monday, with Dr Hejinian visiting. Webster City dairying regions report rising butter value as farmers churn fat and old bossie.
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