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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
2
The Monticello Express editors J W Doxsee and Ch A Doxsee announce annual subscription pricing at 6 dollars per year. The notice states subscription price per year.
Mary Caudy Dehner, 65, longtime Cascade resident and wife of H L Dehner president of Cascade State Bank, died at home after a week of illness. Funeral held at St Marys church with Solemn Requiem Mass. she was a lifelong Catholic and member of Rosary society and St Martins Alumni. Survived by husband and sisters Mrs Philo mena Hayes of Dubuque and Mrs J C Kelly of Bloomfield Nebraska.
The December Scotch Grove Community club meeting features rug making demonstrations including five rug types drawn, crocheted, woven, braided, and knitted. Mrs. Reed's hospital commitment is noted, plus local marriages, church dedications, Christmas programs, travel plans, a finger injury, and visits among residents.
Spent Saturday in the home of her aunt Mrs I W Royden. Mrs D O Sinclair went to Monticello on Thursday evening returning Saturday morning Mrs Frank Dawson returned from Cedar Rapids last evening John Lange Jr made a business trip to Anamosa yesterday.
WwW H Reade died after a short illness at 81. Funeral held at Presbyterian church with burial in Madison cemetery. Family and friends mourn his loss. members of the Masons attended. Astrurian club met at Mrs. Franks with Grace Maple as hostess. next gathering January 6. School program praised. Christmas activities planned. local events include a box social at Nina Hanna’s and a lecture by Mrs. Grace Waugh Bowman. Several residents traveling, visiting, or ill. end-of-year notices and holiday plans noted.
Center Junction news notes a December holiday program with pupils Lenox Prahm Saxon and a high school chorus. Christmas service music and a missionary meeting are announced. Families plan Christmas travel and visits to Des Moines Missouri Lost Nation Lisbon and Bozeman while local sports report a defeat to Wyoming teams.
The 389th general assembly enacted a dog tax and license system requiring owners to apply to the county auditor with a dog description and pay $1 for males or spayed females and $3 for females. Licenses and metal tags must be kept on a collar, with penalties for unlicensed dogs.
James F. Laude aged 73 died at his Greenfield home Thursday morning after a long illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at his home with Rev. Dool and Rev. Meredith officiating. Interment followed in Greenfield cemetery. He was born in Dubuque Iowa in 1848 and married Hugenle Margaret Valley in his twenties. Eleven children survive along with ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Surviving siblings and other relatives listed include Emma Barrett Detroit and Ada Shear Flushing Michigan. He lived in Dubuque and Jones counties before settling in Adair county in 1900 and held leadership roles at several creamery and bank offices. He was a long time Presbyterian and left a strong family legacy. Relatives from Monticello Dubuque Creston and elsewhere attended the funeral.
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Reggentine and their baby visited the Green family in Sand Spring last Sunday. Mrs Ellen McDonough, who had been visiting relatives here, returned to her home in Dubuque last Thursday.
Prairieburg residents anticipate a Sunday school pantomime The Birth of Christ on Christmas Eve with a follow on the school tree. The piece aims to be the best in years as local families prepare for the event and attractions.
W D Sheean propagates native and Missouri hickory nuts around the State Park. A red gravel pit near the Hartman place south of Anamosa could provide a paving grade roadbed with a convenient haul to the military highway. A A Cole editor of the Olin Recorder seeks postmaster appointment at Olin with strong chances. The civil service examination held.
Mrs. Sarah Perlina Pratt, age 87, died at her daughter’s home in Anamosa after moving from Iowa City two years ago. Born October 24, 1884 in Temple Hills Maine, she was buried in Iowa City after funeral services there on Monday.
The January term jury list for Anamosa includes 120 names spanning Anamosa Monticello De Witt Cascade Cascade Wyoming Scotch Grove and other towns. Members like Armstrong J C, Ballou Ralph Olin Bauer J C Lisbon Barber H P and many others are ordered to report January 30 morning.
A local jewelry shop unveils a new wave of arrivals with every line offering sparkling necklaces rings bracelets and earrings. Merchants highlight modern designs classic cuts and affordable luxury for spring shoppers.
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