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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1909

Page

2

Wyoming Correspondence Highlights Christmas Travel and Local Events

The Wyoming column lists Christmas visits and holiday guests from Ames College to Des Moines and Monticello. It notes social happenings including weddings in progress, church events, and movements of local residents between towns and states. The piece also honors three recent deaths and the impact on the community.

Cascade Christmas visitors and local holiday notes

December 28 Cascade notes list Otto Hassenplug of Aberdeen and many visitors and guests from Iowa towns including Muscatine Mason City Des Moines Dawnport and Mt. Vernon. Local families host relatives during Christmas and New Year gatherings with residents such as Prof Martha Firth and Mr Mrs Cowan among those visiting.

Wyoming H. D. Stable Strawberry Point Paul Levien Ames College Clyde Butler Williamsburg Joe Bohlen Wilbur Nebraska F. I. Russell Wheatland W. 8. Carr Canton Luella Miller Morley Biglow W. W. Broderson C. S. Newell Chicago E. E. Girton Des Moines B. H. Chamberlain Ross Stephenson Howard Stephenson T. G. Richardson J. A. Doutrick Monticello T. G. Tasker Waubeek H. P. Johnson C. B. Paul Anamosa Dale Paul Iowa City John Schmidt Cecil Wherry Mae Scales Elva Calkins Briggs St. Paul M.H. Calkins J. C. Glenn Lee James G. W. James R. J. Overley Vinton Frank Shimreda Oxford Junction R. M. Corbit C. E. Bruntlett Iowa Harvey Baldwin Alma Saline Kansas Jas. Inglis J. W. Waite W. J. Mills Clara Thomson Oakland E. N. Stoffel Dr. Stoffel Mechanicsville Mae Statler Cornell College Mt. Vernon Aleta Vaughn Davenport Conservatory of Music Aileen B. Corbit Ada Delano Lincoln Oxford Michigan John Thomson P. C. Levien Edwin Vaughn Ernest Rohwedder Robert Kean Cascade W. W. Chamberlain Cedar Rapids W. S. Chamberlain O. W. Graham Mr. Graham J. W. Richards Mechanics Ville S. ©. Brainard and Children Davenport J. L. Franks Miles S. G James W. Good O. W. Eye Edward Fairley Eye Lutheran Church Carl Streigh Olin Inglis & Wilcox Wm. Wilkens Harrison Davis Peter Davis Wilkens & Davis Green Street D. G. Tebo Chamberlain A. M. Loomis Otto Hassenplug Aberdeen N. D Robert Lee Muscatine Beatty C. W. McQuillen D. J. Kingsley Bedford Lettie L. Crawford Dwight Dominy Ivan Bright Bertha Faber Martha Firth Central College Pella Wm. Fagan John Gearhart The Mercantile Co Mason City Alf Leonard Sears Dawnport Thos. Kingley Huntington Claude Baum Waterloo Thos. P. Cowan Northwestern George Cowan

Center Junction Social Notes and Local Shifts

Center Junction reports a new Loomis ice house under construction and staff changes with Miss Mae Kent in Loomis store. Visitors include Frank Locher Monticello and Henry Dirks. Christmas visits span Scotch Grove Martello Grinnell Monticello and Ana soma. Stock shipments reach 14 carloads. Students spending vacation include Ethel Moses Lizzie McDonald James McNeilly Harvey Young and Frank Livingstone.

Center Junction Loomis & Co Mae Kent Loomis Frank Locher Monticello Henry Dirks Mattie Carson Martello S. G. Thompson Scotch Grove Dale Montgomery Grinnell James Young’s Dolly Rundle Laura Loomis Louisa Murphy Washington Kansas A. C. Crorey Anamosa J. F. Livingstone Myrtle Livingstone Cedar Rapids Phil Norris Gene Leggett Frank Peterson John McDonald Antoni Bros Harry Mannuel Ethel Moses Beloit Wisconsin Lizzie McDonald James McNeilly Lenox College Harvey Young Frank Livingstone Cedar Rapids Business College

Local Residents Share Holiday Visits and Creamery Upgrade

Amber reports December 29 arrivals and departures with Dierks visiting from near Hopkinton. James R. McNeilly returns from Lenox for the holidays. Roy Morey’s Christmas in Anamosa. Frank Farragher from St Paul. James Brown sale drawn attendance by Jake Matthiessen of Sand Spring. Will OConnor from Clinton visits Pat OConner’s home. Creamery Co installs new cream vat for steady cream temperature year round.

Amber Will Dierks Hopkinton James R. McNeilly Lenox Roy Morey Anamosa Frank Farragher St. Paul Jake Matthiessen Sand Spring James Brown Will O’conner Clinton Pat O’conner Creamery Co

Castle Grove Notes Christmas Plans and Local Marital News

Castle Grove reports two week German school vacation. Local visits include H N Appleby and sons, and O F Hosford. Miss Lulu Howie wed Merle Cass in a quiet family ceremony at home. several residents honored guests with Christmas programs and gatherings amid a light snow.

Castle Grove Mr. Raymond Connecticut H.N. Appleby Courtland Walter Hopkinton Sheriff Hogan Anamiosa Elsie Noble Albia Milton Shear Greenfield Iowa O. F. Hosford Monticello Raymond Doran Cedar Rapids W. H. Laude A. E. Laude E. J. Noble Andrew Davieson Lulu Howie James A. Howie Merle Cass Beaver Nebraska

December events in Monticello thirty years ago

A December 1879 montage records births, marriages, deaths, anniversaries, lectures and local happenings in Monticello and nearby. Highlights include a 30n birth, horse shipment to Minnesota, Diamond Creamery milk price, a Golden Wedding, a 76 year old death, a china wedding, Cascade rail debut, a social at John Clark’s, a $300 draft from an unknown sender, a large Christmas gathering near Tucker’s, and local school roll of honor with May E. Moore as teacher.

Monticello The Express Mildred Bates Panama Bates Isthmus the Express Elsie Haynor George M. Haynor Butte S. W. Haynor Hale Canton Hayner Montana Wyoming M. H. Calkins A. M. Loomis W. S. Chamberlain Jones County W. Towne J. Ellen Foster Nic Maurice Minnesota Diamond Creamery R. B. Tuel Miss Bobleter J. B. Smith N. M. Hanken James Stewart W. Stambaugh Shelton Hickman Bowen’s Prairie Cascade John Clark East Monticello Frances Fisher Ernest Bachelder Timmie Fisher Alvin Like Cora Bachelder Anna Humble Adelbert Bachelder Minnie Fisher Eleanor Cooper Olive Bachelder Lesse Bachelder May E. Moore

Confidence vs thief words in business legislation

The Washington Post notes the difficulty of crafting laws to boost business confidence while simultaneously opposing fraud. The piece contrasts regulatory aims with vigilant enforcement, highlighting the tension between optimism and enforcement in economic policy.

Washington Post

Golden wedding of Mr and Mrs Shelton Hickman noted

The 22nd marked the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Hickman at Albernete. Longtime residents of Bowen's Prairie and Linn county, they have six children and thirteen grandchildren. Guests from Idaho Wisconsin and Spirit Lake attended the milestone with sixty present.

Shelton Hickman Albernette Rupert Idaho O. B. Ross Spencer O. A. Wood LaCrosse Wisconsin Joseph Hickman

Detecting Tuberculosis in Farm Animals

Iowa experiment station bulletin explains cattle and swine tuberculosis rise and the need for a reliable test. It defends the tuberculosis test as a live-animal diagnostic when properly administered, cites quarantining results, and summarizes experiments on transmission from cattle to hogs.

Iowa Ames Agricultural College Chas. F. Curtiss Iowa Experiment Station Stange

Monticello School Board Proceedings December 16

Monticello board met in regular session with J W Coxsee J E Bateman F A Hefner F B Bolton Dr Geo Inglis present. Minutes approved and bills allowed for Teachers Fund and school needs. Carolyn Hicks resignation accepted and Florence Hefner elected for sixth grade. Helen Hosford exempt from tuition. meeting adjourned.

Monticello Board of Education J. W. Coxsee J. E. Bateman F. A. Hefner F. B. Bolton Geo. Inglis Teachers' Fund J E Foster Baiaty Jarman F B Bolton Jessie Warnecke Ethel George Charlotte Adams Josephine M Barry Rachel R Megee Florence Babcock Carolyn Hicks M Locher Alicia Whiting Aletha Babcock Pear Green Elsie Bender Nellie Wales Lnk I Jarman Grace Young Finn W B Sloan Sloan Eenban Ee N Petterson Voorhees Coal Co Hoag Duster Co Robert Henderson Inbor Monticello Electric Co Vey Ryaes Gate J J Locher Ins L P Waddick Charles Scribner’s Sons John B Dosman

A Valuable Milestone Encountered in Lancashire

A famous novelist touring Lancashire seeks Fleetwood and stops to ask a roadside stone breaker for directions. The man replies with a wry joke about a milestone bearing a newt to hint at illiteracy, illustrating a sharp clash of wit between traveler and local.

Lancashire Fleetwood Newt London Graphic

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