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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1920
Page
7
A long list of local residents and guests shows Christmas and New Year visits across Monticello, with names of travelers in and out of Cedar Rapids Iowa City Dubuque Davenport and Chicago. Births and family gatherings are noted among the community listings.
Local notices report James Howie in John McDonald Hospital with double pneumonia and several residents visiting relatives. Monticello hosts New Year basketball doubleheader with Greeley and Delhi girls, plus updates on staff changes and community events across Cedar Rapids to Dubuque counties.
Timothy Moore of Martelle dies at 65 with funeral held at Martelle Methodist church. Other items include a Dubuque city employee robbed of cash and ring near a lumber yard, holiday travels of Louise Stambaugh teaching in Pittsburgh and William Brazelton visiting Monticello. Lovell township farm bureau elects officers and appoints committees. next meeting January 26, 1921 at 1:30 pm at the public library.
Many friends mourn the death of Mrs. B R Tuel who died at 1 a m at the hospital after two weeks of ill health. Primary cause hardening of the arteries. Born May 8 1857 in Dubuque, she moved to Monticello as a child and spent her life there. Survived by husband Benjamin R Tuel and seven children four daughters and three sons with two deceased. Also survived by five sisters. Funeral at Sacred Heart church next Saturday at 10 am under Rev George A Hauck. Burial in Oakwood cemetery.
Forty years ago The Monticello Express recorded December events including S Starks selling his livery to Nash Brothers, infant death of Dr. and Mrs. O B Rundle, editor John Blanchard, and a wooden wedding anniversary for Fred Penniman. Notables: Gen John O Duer died aged 42 10 from pneumonia. Rickless & Houser set to open in Peterson block. county seat fight over Delhi to Manchester. Robert Howie left for Scotland. deaths of L C Rice and Anna Gardner. Edward Howard back in town for Christmas.
In a spirited Monday match Monticello Alumni defeated Monticello High 20 to 17. Cashen and Hauss starred for the alumni as Laude and Rockstad traded baskets for the high school before a late rally fell short.
Asenath Mary Gibson Mudge born in Scotch Grove Iowa and raised in Monticello. She married Clark E. Mudge of Rock Island in 1883 and had two daughters Vera Ruth and Mary Elma. She died December 22 after pneumonia. funeral held at Zion City Grace Missionary Church with Rev Nelson and cousin Rev Johnstone assisting. Survived by daughter Mrs Arthur Taylor, sisters Mrs John Bacher, Miss Luella Gibson, Mrs Libbie Robertson, and Mrs Hugh McCarroll.
Edward Dale Brainard died at home of D O Ellison on December 21 1920 from diabetes. Born March 30 1917 in Cass township he was 3 years 8 months and 21 days old. Survived by parents G M Brainard grandmother two brothers Carlton and Galen sisters Geraldine Esther. Funeral in Cass Center church Friday 10 30 burial Cass cemetery.
The Monticello State Bank announces a large assortment of calendars for 1921 and invites customers and friends to visit and select their favorites. William Curran died in a Clinton church on Christmas night after attending a midnight mass, reportedly dying while kneeling in his pew.
The Dubuque law firm Hurd Linehan Smith and OConnor sues A A Cooper Wagon Company for 1400 dollars in unpaid professional fees. A 25 year old man, Ray Kafer, was found dead in a hut near Ridgewood after being missing several days. An American Legion post is formed in Cascade with officers named. A Preston man, 67, dies crossing a railroad track in his town. A bonded whiskey theft near Dubuque involves an eight thousand dollar booze car and a gunfire chase. Matthias Welter, 81, dies as an ex G A R member. Cascade mourns. Manchester patrons protest high steam heat rates. First Bluff near Cascade has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Cedar Rapids hosts a major 24 hour booze raid yielding six stills and hundreds of gallons of mash and moonshine.
The Bonnie Brooke Company led by Miss Bonnie Brooke and Violinist Lugile Blakely will appear at the opera house next Monday evening as part of the local music and lecture course. Brooke performs dialect songs with Civil War selections and comic numbers while Blakely, a Cincinnati Conservatory graduate, contributes violin pieces. Reserve seat tickets are available at Kay drug store starting Friday at ten o'clock. single admissions are fifty cents.
The Methodist Episcopal Church led by Pastor William Hayes Mitchell holds morning service each Sunday at Steven-Nk with Sunday School at 10 a m and evening service at 7 80 p m A cordial invitation is extended to attend The Sunday morning sermon January 2 is Launching Forth and the evening discussion is A Secret of Successful Search The Young People's Circle reports engaging meetings and a prepared instructive program for the coming Sunday evening All invited
William Porter Ames pastor announces church school at 10 a.m. worship at noon young people at 7 p.m and Thursday mid week service at 7:80 p.m. Communion service theme John s lyric of love includes Bible verses and a New Year sermon Beginning Note for the New Year 3 Chronicles 29:27 8.
Presbyterian Church invites worshippers as Pastor Leonard Duckett preaches Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 7:80 p.m. Visitors welcome. Theme for morning service is What Will the New Year Bring Us and evening is Facing the Future. Midweek meeting Thursday at 7:80 o'clock.
St Matthews Lutheran Church outlines Sunday school at 10 00 a m and preaching at 10 45 am Pastor Sigmund Ide leads The Luthor League meets on the first Sunday of each month The German or Rugilah service is alternated every other Sunday
Sacred Heart Church announces Father George A. Hauck as pastor. First Mass at 8:00 a m second at 10:00 a m Sunday school instructions at 2 16 p m and devotions at 28 00 p m.
Noland P. Kuentzel, pastor, leads regular Sunday services at 10:00 a.m. Sunday school and 11:00 a.m. preaching. German and English sermons alternate on Sundays. All faithful and friends welcome to attend.
Richland Fairview Greenfield and surrounding townships list jurors to appear January 24 1921 and January 31 1921 at 10 o clock am at the court house in Anamosa Iowa for grand and petit juries Names include Brown Balster Halser Tasker Stover Hicks and many others from Wyoming Madison Scotch Grove and Jackson counties.
Poultry expert R L Cochran from Iowa State College says clean hen houses and consistent feeding boost January egg production. During cold weather hens stay indoors longer, so provide scratch feed in litter and a stable mash with warm water several times daily to keep them active and healthy for market.
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