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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1922
Page
15
A montage of visits and social notes from Cedar Rapids and nearby towns. Notables include Dr Redmond and Mrs Lazell visiting Cedar Rapids, Drs Cochrane and Stuhler and others in town, and Mrs Jones of Hopkinton staying with relatives in Monticello. Also listed are bake sales, spring cap ads, and church auxiliary meetings.
A Dubuque internal revenue deputy will speak at Monticello on February 23 and 24 to aid residents with income tax returns. Local interest includes a Center Junction play February 8 and a Monticello high school event lineup featuring basketball against Manchester and a Waverly debate.
The column recounts family visits among Helsey relatives in Nebraska and Pennsylvania, a Castle Grove wedding of Anna Caspers to Menno Moenk, and a Sacred Heart church ceremony for Aileen Feter and John Miller. It notes a lyceum crime talk by Chicago officer Harry Loose, and farm bureau meetings with reports on soil limestone, cow testing, and local officers.
Word reached Monticello last Monday that John G. Noyes died at his Lewistown home the previous Saturday night from typhoid pneumonia. He was born June 28, 1883 in Monticello, married to Josephine Franka in 1909, with no children. Survived by his wife, two sisters, and several relatives. Funeral at Mrs. Harriet Coughlin’s home conducted by Rev. W. P. Amen. burial at Oakwood cemetery.
Charles Allen Fairbanks died at his home in Cass township on Thursday January 26 from heart neuralgia after a period of illness. He was born May 20 1867 in the Fairbanks homestead and died at age 64 years 8 months 6 days. He married Miss May Terrell December 23 1886 and had six children Lester Lillie Willie Charles Frank and Mrs. W M first. two children Lillie and Willie are deceased. Survived by wife two sons a daughter two brothers and one sister and five grandchildren. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and beloved for his love of the outdoors and generosity. Funeral at home Sunday conducted by Rev Ernst Evans with interment at Casa Center Cemetery.
About 300 people attended a Red Cross mass meeting at the opera house to view war relief pictures and discuss reviving Red Cross activity in the northern half of the county. Captain Meyers, a former army and Red Cross worker, urged organization. T.S. Lazell was named temporary chairman and a nominating committee of three selected nine directors from local clergy and residents for election at a later public library meeting.
The Monticello Express records a February 1902 month with Mrs. Henry Moenk’s death at 62 after 18 months illness in Sand Spring. Couples wed include Lizzie Ferring and John Pashong, Anna Bohlken and F A Hanken, Frank Nickel and Mary Hall, Lulu Hicks and Irving Chaplin, Augusta Schlemmer and Henry Ahraken Sr, and Augusta Miller resigns as deputy postmaster Roy Peterson succeeds. The town endures smallpox in Onslow and a sewer installation is planned. Fire—no, council notes engineer services and local business notices. The document also mentions deaths of Gentes W. Condon and Mrs. Angus Sinclair, and a 50th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Faber.
Carolina Espy Sutherland died January 30 at 4:30 p m at her daughter's home in Monticello after a long illness. Funeral services were held today at 10:30 a m conducted by Rev Mr Elges. Burial in Scotch Grove cemetery beside her husband. She was born September 30 1843 in Mercer County Pennsylvania and lived in Scotch Grove Township for about seventy years. She married John Sutherland on April 19 1871. Survived by eight children Thomas John Margaret Cedar Rapids Charles Chicago Frank Center Junction Anna Hanna Monticello and five grandchildren. She joined Scotch Grove Presbyterian at 14 and helped fund an endowment for the churchyard. She was active in wartime comforts for soldiers and in the community.
Local Monticello hosts Waverly in a Friday sporting doubleheader with a 7 15 p m basketball start and a debate to follow. The week also notes records of tickets sold and a look at Monticello s recent high school events and improvements to facilities.
Prices on Dodge Bros cars show new cuts with Touring 880, Roadster 850, Sedan 1440, Coupe 1280. Factory pricing noted. Gara models delivered at Monticello available via Burrichter's Garage inquiry.
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