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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
2
Matt Welter dies in Dubuque at 81 after a long illness. He was a Civil War veteran and longtime farmer. Funeral held at St Marys with G A R pallbearers. Cascade notes include death of Philip Kauder a farmer and father, Christmas events, births, and visits from relatives across Iowa and Illinois. Local residents and visitors celebrated holidays and church services with multiple family mentions and travel notes.
Onslow residents share Christmas visits with relatives across Iowa. Funeral of Mr. Cameron held at Presbyterian church with Rev. Pickering, burial at South Mineral cemetery. Christmas program and tree at the church praised. Numerous locals and travelers mentioned including Challis, Jeffries, Averett Corwin, Brule, Johnston, Lamey, and many others visiting or visiting family during the holiday.
The December 28 Scotch Grove column notes music from an Edison phonograph at church services, a blizzard season, and a Christmas program with an oyster supper. It lists residents visiting each other, travels to Michigan and Cedar Rapids, farm purchases, and holiday gatherings across nearby towns.
A very large crowd attended the box social and program at the school house on Thursday evening. Teachers Miss Kraus and Blankling prepared the program, which met with success. Dale Wheeless and Misses Louise Gestel Dorothy Pierce and Mildred Blair, Hopkinton students, are spending vacation with home folks. Mr. and Mrs H S Pierce hosted a Christmas dinner for relatives. The out of town guests included Mr and Mrs S Wilson of Lamont. Miss Margaret Greer, Strawberry Point teacher, spent Christmas at her brother C K Greer's home. Mrs L F Kurth has been visiting at the G H home for a few weeks.
Guetzko home returns to Dellas on Monday. Lang Jr family hosted by J J Lang in Hopkinton on Saturday. McDonough party plus Ernest and Clarence Schuster traveled to Dubuque on Wednesday. Ruth Guthrie of Anamosa visiting parents R J Guthrie and Mrs Guthrie. Lux family of Delhi visited Gadient home. Guetzke spent Wednesday at Eurth home near Delhi. W J Murray a Monticello business visitor Thursday. A Blair visited Cedar Rapids Thursday.
Castle Grove farm bureau meets next Friday to elect officers. Clarence Orcutt and family moved near Delhi, and C B Wernimont took Orcutt farm. District No 8’s new school house nearly ready with heating and ventilation. Rosalyn Hughes teaches No 8 and takes a week’s vacation near Cascade. News of Christmas events and local residents’ moves and illnesses.
PRAIRIEBURG portion lists residents visiting relatives over Christmas. Benson spent Christmas with a Cedar Rapids girlfriend not in Cedar Rapids. Flockharts visited Ottumwa Oskaloosa and Givin. Howard Rowley from Cedar Rapids visiting. Cherrill Parker from Central City at the DeLancey home. The two Crosby children are ill and several locals made Christmas trips. Dr and Mrs Taylor seen in Central City on Christmas Day.
The author suggests selecting overripe apples for mince meat or canning. Decayed fruit removed from storage slows rot spread and extends usable stock. Removing the rotten fruit now helps keep the remaining apples sound through late spring.
In Monticello the 1921 22 jury lists show no women eligible for service amidst a campaign to keep them off. Anamosa items report multiple local legal actions including Joe Bales held to the grand jury for larceny and Otto Rittmer ordered to support his wife and child with bonds set.
L. W. Forman of Iowa State College and the agricultural engineering department designed a simple limestone spreader for lime applications. It can be built from farm scraps at about $50, cheaper than commercial units. Trials show results comparable to higher priced machines, though phosphate handling is limited. Blueprints and a bulletin will be available soon.
G W Glatfelter of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station reports several trials on feeding buttermilk to young hogs. In four trials with 2 to 10 pounds of buttermilk per head daily, 100 pounds of buttermilk replaced 5 pounds of corn and 6 pounds of meat meal. The tests used free choice corn and forage compared with a ration including buttermilk. Pricing corn at 76 cents a bushel or 27.14 dollars per ton contextualizes cost effects.
A Monticello Express report notes corn and tankage price changes affect buttermilk value. It states 100 pounds of buttermilk fetches 36.4 cents under current inputs, with skim milk yielding 26 cents per 100 pounds of replacement value. Pigs show better gains with buttermilk, and skim milk feeding reaches about 32 pounds daily.
Iowa will purchase 2500 carloads of apples from outside the state this winter for 3 million dollars. Horticultural specialist H E Nichols notes many plant apples then neglect them, with about half of ten year old trees dying. Iowa apples are high quality and suitable varieties exist. Farm and Home week will include demonstrations on best varieties and spraying programs.
Mrs Harding examined the White House and it is believed she chose to take it, signaling a potential transition in presidential residence.
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