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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
7
Local social notes list numerous visits and holidays across Iowa. Names include Clarence Jock Cola Monroe Farley Goardke Blake Goagan Hickes Ladd Liddy and many more. Attendances span Cedar Rapids Monticello Anamosa Dubuque Waterloo Webster City Hopkinton and Vinton with relatives friends and holiday travel noted.
Monticello shines with a flurry of visits from relatives and friends across Iowa. The record captures nurses, students, dentists, and professionals roaming from Cedar Rapids to Sioux City, plus local events. Tradesmen and theatre critics also weigh in as the year closes. Reports include births, relocations, and a post office note.
Mr and Mrs Fred Nelson of Dayton welcome a daughter born the 17th. Mrs Nelson is the daughter of Mrs Simon Bader of this city and was visiting her mother at the time. Auctioneer Mr Williams has returned to Monticello from Iowa City after a severe surgical operation and is convalescing at his son's Edwards Home. Mrs George Fratchey and her son Robert of Minneapolis arrived last Tuesday to visit her sister Miss Cola Monroe now Mrs. Monroe.
Van Boskirk of New Mexico’s forestry service and BE. T. Wolf of Wyoming’s forestry service, joined by Lowell Hicks of Wyoming, visited the fore part of the week to discuss forestry matters.
Lawrence R Jacobs sells the 110 acre Peter Egger farm to Gerd Zimmerman of Waynes township. Zimmerman is described as an excellent farmer and is expected to succeed on his new farm.
Frank Byrne attended the funeral for James Byrne in Dubuque last Monday evening. James Byrne died in Miami Florida and was a member of the Byrne and Byrne garage firm in Dubuque. He was Frank Byrne’s cousin.
The friends of Warden McClaughry celebrate his reappointment at the Anamosa Reformatory after a rival bid to replace him failed. His record is cited as evidence his leadership deserved continuation.
Special program at the Princess Theatre features Bosworth star Hisis Janis in Caprices of Kitty a five part picture with matinee 3 o clock and evening 7 15 admissions 6 and 15 cents also notice services at Center Junction morning and Scotch Grove afternoon reversed until further notice by the Presbyterian churches.
Mr and Mrs Fred D Slauson and their children Mabel and Winfred visited Marion last weekend to attend the golden wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs James Slauson. Fred D Slauson of this city is their nephew.
Mr and Mrs Stewart Elgin of Manson Iowa spent last weekend with Mrs D E Hanawalt in her home. Elgin formerly managed the Jones County Telephone Company at Monticello. The couple departed for Davenport to pursue a course in chiropractic medicine.
CO B McKean returns from Bayfield Wisconsin where he noted heavy lumbering and farming activity in the region. In Monticello the Improvement Club reports a Christmas charity drive raised about 8100 to aid needy families with coal groceries and gifts. A month old daughter of Mr and Mrs George Stutt died of lung trouble. funeral held at home with Lutheran cemetery burial. Club urges members to remit 1916 dues promptly to support future clean-up campaigns booster parades Christmas tree events and factory hopes.
W G Bishop Anamosa and Lena Lawn Glasgow Missouri 8 Harms and Fredericka Harrs Oxford Junction John L Rohwedder and Mary Ahrendsen Oxford Junction R J Burgin Kimball Minnesota and Ruth Mary Swordes Wyoming Harvey Boots Hopkinton and Myrtle Irene Shirley Delhi Ralph Earl Story and Elizabeth Clara Schuet te Wyoming.
A new Monticello Calmar car made its initial run last Monday evening leaving Monticello at 6 50 pm and arriving Calmar at 10 50 pm It returns leaving Calmar at 5 10 am arriving Monticello at 9 10 am The service connects with Cedar Rapids trains at 9 30 am and 6 40 pm The car is a long pointed nose gasoline powered vehicle built in 1912 It has separate men and women compartments and seats about seventy to eighty passengers A dozen to fifteen rode it Monday night and twenty five on the return trip the next morning Also noting purined oysters at PERRINEs restaurant.
A bank cashier faced dismissal and fled town due to spending beyond his means on a new automobile and living beyond his income. Police do not suspect his involvement in the robbery weeks earlier, as he was ill in bed at the time.
Mr. Killeen of the Coe College conservatory will visit Monti cello to survey patronage for a special train to the Geraldine Farrar concert on Wednesday evening January 6 at the city auditorium in Oscar Rapids. The train depends on Anamosa and Monticello residents interest. Those seeking seats or train patronage should contact Miss Harriet Mc Ouckey at once.
Miss Sidith Heil, sister of Mrs. Fred McLaughlin, died of pneumonia at Freeport hospital and was buried in Maquoketa after funeral services led by Rev. GC Fletcher. The Monticello Improvement Club lit a 50 foot Christmas tree at the post office corner with 150 colored lights and a 2,000 candle power top, as Santa visited and hundreds of children received candy boxes before a program at the Princess theater.
George Davidson died at eleven o'clock last Thursday evening December 23 while visiting his brother Andrew Davidson. Born August 21 1853 in Balsam Ontario he lived in Monticello with brother Andrew as A and W Davidson until 1902. He married Agnes Mitchell in 1901 and Charlotte M Page in 1913. He left a legacy of honest work and public spirit in farming circles.
The district court lists numerous docket items including Western Card Calender Co v Martensen with a $63 verdict plus interest and costs, Koppers v Koppers noting overruling of a new trial, various stock appraisals corrected to $700, and multiple partition, guardianship, probate, and estate actions. Several trials are set for January 1916, with orders on amendments, defenses, and guardian disbursements.
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