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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1906

Page

4

Wyoming News Roundup Reflects Local Happenings

December notes from Wyoming Iowa include social visits and travel plans. Mentions Miss Maud Murry and Dr A W Hepler, Elder Albrook sermon at M E church, and George Finch moving to Colorado with a public sale. Also coverage of high school girls basketball at Olin and local business changes including F Dellitt selling to Home Lumber Co and John Folkerts buying the Clover Leaf Creamery building.

Wyoming Maud Murry Preston A. W. Hepler A. W. Graham LeClaire Albrook M EE George Finch Colorado R. A. Preston Mary Gordonsville Virginia F. E. Russell Russell H. R. Keagy Independence A. M. McIntosh Fred Martin Williams House Chas. T. Wood Marion Charles Sherman Hahn Cedar Rapids Belle Plaine Olin Elsie Holub Luda Cohoon Mabel Schaefer Laura Eichhorn Mina Rohwedder Dale Paul Harold Wherry T. G. Richardson A. F. Dellitt Home Lumber Company North English F. R. Williams Dellitt

Cascade Community News Cabinet Dec 18 1906

Henry Ressler becomes the new mail carrier between Farley and Cascade. James Murray is ill at his home in West Cascade. Levi Dorcas of Lisbon visits the Robert Martin family. Co operative Creamery paid 1.35 per cwt for November milk. Sam Patterson Ezra Martin and J F Lehner return fromjury service in Dubuque. Residents attend Mrs Milan funeral at Clay Mills. Rev Theo Koopman Morrison Ill and Rev A M Tanner Malcom Iowa in the city. Alice Kingsley unable to teach due to grip. Emil Aegerter of Randolph Neb in the city and reports prosperity. Mrs Lucy Dunnigan called to Gilmore City by illness of daughter Mrs Taylor Beatty. Frank Wilcox travels to Cedar Falls to examine open fields for opportunities. Many attend John Ward funeral at Ward's Corners. decedent about 85. Rev Peter Bock called to Bareton Illinois. friends hope he declines. Fred W Kingsley sells Richland township farm to Green Bros retaining Graffort house and 5 acres for temporary home. James Mercer formerly Cascade now Pocahontas county elected to state legislature last November. B Y P A elects Archie Macomber president, Alice Kingsley vice president, Lettie Crawford secretary, Lillian Wallace organist for first half of 1907.

Cascade Henry Ressler Farley James Murray West Cascade Levi Dorcas Lisbon Robert Martin Co-operative Creamery Co Sam Patterson Ezra Martin J. F. Lehner Dubuque Clay Mills Milan Theo. Koopman Morrison Illinois A. M. Tanner Malcom Iowa Alice Kingsley Emil Aegerter Randolph Neb Lucy Dunnigan Gilmore City Taylor Beatty Frank Wilcox Cedar Falls Ward’s Corners John Ward Peter Bock Bareton Fred W. Kingsley Richland Township Green Bros Fred Graffort James Mercer Pocahontas County Archie Macomber Lettie Crawford Lillian Wallace

Local Route News From Amboy and Nearby Towns

Rural Route No 2 reports a busy midweek with poultry deliveries to Anamosa visits by Mr and Mrs Jim Quigly at Dorsey and Gerd Toenjes buying Christmas gifts in Monticello. A Sherman county farm purchase by Garret Harms is noted along with illness news for John Kearns and farewell to Wy more Nebraska trip.

John Johnson Anamosa Jim Quigly Dorsey’s Gerd Toenjes Monticello Geo. Schoon Sylvia Kratz Amber Wm. Ricken John Kearns Strawberry Point Garret Schoon Henry Wymore Nebraska Ed. B John Rickels John Harms Pumpkinville Wallace Grey

Castle Grove Christmas Notes From Castle Grove

Castle Grove reports include John Gillilan building a creamery and chicken house. D J Hogan shipped cattle from Prairieburg. A Christmas tree and program at the chapel is planned for Monday evening. Elsie Noble will spend holidays at home. Lutheran Christmas exercises at the church. Mrs W Eberhart and children visiting in Cramer and Pfeil homes. Captain A R O'Brien to begin chapel meetings next week. Hazel Howie unable to return to Monticello due to throat trouble. Minnie McLaughlin to return home from Dubuque for holidays. Mrs A W Cramer at Buck Creek for granddaughter's illness, who is improving. F D McLaughlin sidelined by a nail wound in foot.

Castle Grove the Express John Gillilan D. J. Hogan Prairieburg Elsie Noble Coe College W. Eberhart Manchester Cramer Pfeil A. R. O’brien Misa Hazel Howie Monticello Minnie McLaughlin Dubuque A. W. Cramer Buck Creek F. D. McLaughlin

Local Notes From Center Junction Mix of Visits and Events

Center Junction reports residents and visitors with travels to Anamosa Wyoming Chicago Spokane Monticello and Hopkinton. Dr Inglis of Monticello made a call. Mrs Dawson returned from California. A moving picture show at M EK church is planned and Presbyterian Christmas exercises will be held. W W Crawford now Monmouth High principal.

Mable McNielly Anamosa Mies Nell White Wyoming Charles Livingstone Chicago Hal Smith Spokane Washington Inglis Monticello Thomas Dawson California M. EK Presbyterian Church David Smith Hopkinton Andrew McDonald Frank Serbousek W. W. Crawford Monmouth High School

Local Notices from Amber and Surrounding Areas

District news mentions H P Lincoln in South Dakota this week and Charles Thompson the Clinton salesman visiting today. Andrew McDonald showing slight improvement. Charles Cheshire of Anamosa was here on business yesterday. Thomas English, longtime Jackson township resident, died last week at age 80. Relatives planned a surprise birthday for H Dirks yesterday his fiftyth.

Amber H. P. Lincoln South Dakota Charles Thompson Clinton Andrew McDonald Charles Cheshire Anamosa Thomas English Jackson Township H. Dirks

The Ball In Lawn Tennis and Golf Focus

J Parmly Paret notes that tennis players often lift their eyes before striking, misjudging net height and court lines while reaching for the ball. He contrasts this with rifle, bowling, and billiards habits and explains golf demands eye displacement for success.

J. Parmly Paret America

Ocean floor clay rich in cosmic debris and fossils

The deep Pacific and Indian Ocean floors are covered with vitreous refuse containing volcanic rock, pumice, meteoric iron, sharks teeth and whale ear bones. These deposits likely originate from cosmic dust and meteoric fragments washed into the seas. Dr Coffman of Davenport will be at Lovell House December 26 for free eye examinations and glasses fittings.

Pacific Indian J. C. van Dyke Coffman Davenport Lovell House

Cornell College Orchestra Delivers Seasonal Program

The Cornell College orchestra directed by Prof. George Pierce drew a large Tuesday audience and received strong praise for Danube Waves, Stiefmutterchen, and Faust selections. Soloists Jean Eleanor Jenks and Wendell Heighton impressed, with Heighton earning three acclaimed cello encores and Jenks declining a repeat performance without her own violin.

Cornell College George Pierce Ivanovici Erichs Faust Jean Eleanor Jenks Miss Boyd Cornell Barnes School of Oratory Wallace Pierce Alma Fuller Pierce Leonard Jean Eleanor Jenks Largo Cece Eee Rece Haydn Messrs Smails Gilchrist Heighton Ioanavid Reading Cse Veces Scenes Massenet Mendelssohn Strauss Orchestra Geo. L. Pierce Mt. Vernon Neraday Gillet Wendell Heighton Stiefmutterchen Ebrichs

Definite Aim Cited as Key to Achievement

A speaker urges a fixed plan as essential for any success. The idea that education talent and genius cannot replace a definite aim is stressed. A father praises his son’s keen eye for proportion while a distracted man struggles with a cake dish.

Bragley Restaurant Waiters Considered as Candidates

A brief chat notes that Bragley and Wig discuss waiters from Bragley Haven carrying influence, suggesting they would be strong political contenders if they entered politics. The exchange highlights public perception of workers’ influence.

Bragley Wigway

Impertinent Neighbor Probed about Smith and Alice

A lighthearted New York Times item notes gossip about Mr. Smith and Alice, with children remarking they may enter the parlor during his visits. The tone suggests teasing social chatter rather than a formal report.

Culture as Legacy Beyond College Learnings

In a brief exchange, Cleverton notes Duffins focuses on pleasures as his only worry while a college president defines culture as what endures after formal learning fades from memory. The dialogue contrasts wealth with lasting human values.

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