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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1920
Page
7
The piece notes growing demand for useful presents that save money and provide real value. It highlights shoes and house slippers as practical gift choices with a wide assortment for buyers to choose from.
Local notes list visitors and residents across Cedar Rapids Anamosa Dubuque Manchester Monticello and Scotch Grove. Movements include Bartlett Corbett Eby Smithson Hefner and others. several Misses and Mrs. visit for holidays and schooling. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Siebels. ads urge coal and gifts as Christmas nears.
The Monticello post office reports fewer Christmas packages than last year while families travel for the holidays. Local students and staff return home from colleges in Cedar Rapids, Ames, Iowa City, and Dubuque for Christmas, with events at the Princess theatre and sales at H and S Store. Names include Inez Young, Mary Balster, Nell Wilson, Olive Cartano, Marcella Britting, Denkhoff the Jeweler, Bernice Podhaski, Alberto and Ricardo Cilly, Reis Stuhler, and Bernice Eleanor and Russell Veazie Charlesworth.
Rural and town news from Monticello and surrounding area report visitors from Iowa State College in Ames for mid year break. Local court fines of 100 dollars each are listed for Carl Brazelton and Melvin Hempstead for illegal liquor sales.
Mrs. B R Tuel of Monticello is seriously ill with heart trouble. Her children Benjamin Tuel, Mrs Jacob Bahi, Mrs Benjamin Hilers, and Miss Arvilla Tuel fray from Mt Vernon Dubuque Lovell township Cedar Rapids attend. State agents may raid Monticello punch boards and gambling devices. warnings issued in Dubuque and Cascade.
Monticello won 86 to 11 against Oxford Junction in a game highlighted by Shelley Laude and Rockstad scoring repeatedly. Oxford Junction lacked a gym to practice and showed tough effort despite the lopsided score. The match followed an overtime win in Marion last Friday.
Last Friday forenoon a false alarm sent the fire department up First street to a hilltop residence. Neighbors and business people followed the hose cart in hopes of a blaze but found no fire, only a drill and a stream of water above the top chimney of Doctor Thomas' colonial home.
Mrs Henry Knake, aged 62, died at her Castle Grove home after an 18 year illness and eight surgeries. Born February 15 1868 in Ogenbergen Germany she emigrated to the United States with her husband Henry in 1892. Seven children survive along with three grandchildren and two sisters in Germany. Funeral services were held at the Knake home and at St Peter and Pauls Lutheran church conducted by Rev M Sechers with burial adjoining the church cemetery.
Marion high school edged Monticello 20 to 19 after five minutes of overtime. The game was tied 18 18 at the end of regulation, Monticello led early but Marion rallied as McLaughlin and Laude led the attack, and a Monticello foul gave Marion the free throw that decided the outcome.
William T. Cameron died at his daughter Mrs Edwin Wilcox south of Monticello after a night illness. Born December 22 1838 in Columbus Ohio he served in the Civil War as a 1st Lieutenant and later married Margaret A McCready. Surviving children include Mrs Samuel G Futton Onslow Mrs Edwin Wilcox Monticello and John A Cameron Town City with two deceased children. Funeral services were held at the Onslow Presbyterian church with interment at South Mineral cemetery.
Monticello records from December 1885 note the year’s end incidents and milestones. Among items: infant deaths from whooping cough, a wagon engine house fire causing $800 loss, several marriages including Cooley and Hubbard and Hickman and Waggoner, teachers at Osage and Grinnell, church ministers serving Monticello, local newspaper management change in Audubon, a 30th wedding anniversary, a German suicide at Onslow, and Jacob Zeigler’s death at 84.
Iowa State College engineering extension tests compare corn and coal heating values. At 10 percent moisture fresh corn provides about 12 000 BTU per pound, equal to average Iowa coal. corn priced at 47 cents per bushel would need coal at $20 per ton to be cost equivalent. Corn is difficult to burn and acts like green cord wood. further data are being developed.
The Monticello State Bank announces a large assortment of 1921 calendars now available for customers and friends to select. Maquoketa American Legion beat Anamosa Legion 17 to 4 in a basketball game. A Farley public school building was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin last Saturday.
District Court in Jones County Iowa announces probate of the last will and testament of Elizabeth King late of the county deceased. The court fixes January 24 1921 for trial proof and probate at the January term, when interested parties may appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Dated December 14, 1920.
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