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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1928
Page
2
William Laude and Mrs. Welland visit Cedar Rapids while Miss Schneider and Miss Mangold join relatives in Dubuque and Ryan. Matthiessen Auto and Supply Co advertises bargains and auto radio batteries as Keyes optometrist highlights eye health. Many residents travel to Davenport Cedar Rapids Anamosa Monticello Oelwein and Madison for shopping visits sales and social calls.
Teroy Clark and Sam Adamson with John Pagler visit Marshalltown on business while Earl and Charles Locher stay with Mrs Carrie Locher in Dubuque. Ruth Nelson attends Monticello games. Phillip Brown plans months abroad. Multiple social visits, births, illnesses, and local concerns fill postweek notes from Center Junction to Monticello.
Miss Katherine McAleer enters Mercy hospital training in Cedar Rapids after Sacred Heart class of 1926 graduation. Folkers and Hoult couples return from a two month automobile tour through California and Texas. Donald Bader goes to Iowa City for pediatric hospital care. L. W. Lovell leaves for two months rest in Santa Fe. bank operations to be handled by assistants Bone and Sutherland. Bayless Business College promotes job placement after training. enroll Mondays. Mrs. Albert E. Coe and others attend Methodist Episcopal conference at Mount Vernon with Epworth League ties acknowledged.
Mid year graduates at the University of Iowa received 110 bachelor degrees with 16 certificates and 215 cadet commissions. Sixty men and women earned BA and fourteen earned BSc in commerce. 27 advanced degrees included 14 MA and 6 PhD. President Walter A. Jessup conferred degrees with Charles Bundy Wilson as master of ceremonies. Stephen H. Bush delivered the convocation address titled Rainy Sunshine.
The local freight station reports increasing business with fourteen cars scheduled to depart this week from Thursday to tomorrow. The mix includes eleven hog cars, two cattle cars, and one butter and eggs car, with detailed shipments last Thursday January 26 and Monday January 30 plus yesterday February 1 shipping hogs and cattle.
Lovell township trustees announce their annual road meeting on Monday February 13 at 1 o clock at the library in Monticello. The session will receive applications for road superintendents for Lovell township and handle other business as may arise. 312 F L Berlin Township Clerk.
Tests on farm seeds sold for planting show vigilance is needed by farmers and inspectors per the Iowa department of agriculture. Farmers may have seed analyzed for 50 cents by sending a sample to Des Moines. Seed dealers must provide analyses and label packages with variety purity germination noxious weeds and year grown. Seeds over one weed per five grams, including Canada thistle quack grass buckhorn wild carrot horse nettle or dodders, are prohibited. Iowa dealers offer protection though out-of-state dealers may ship without full Iowa compliance.
Sacred Heart notes end of the first semester with cemential exams for grades and high school. Report cards issued. curriculum changes planned for the second term. The basketball team beat Ryan High School 39 to 15 and St. Martin's 19 to 13. two more games set at Dyersville and Cedar Rapids. Perfect attendance listed for multiple students in both grades.
Julius and Mrs Behnke of Cascade celebrated their twentieth wedding anniversary with a family dinner attended by their children and a grandchild. Guests included Allen Bickford Emmeline Elvin Schwartz Wayne township and Wilma Irene who still lives at home. The evening featured a six oclock dinner and a game of 63 followed by ice cream and cake. Monti highs reserve basketball team lost to East Cascade high on Cascade floor in a 21 11 doubleheader after earlier Molina cello win.
The Lovell Farm Bureau held its monthly meeting in the Lovell public school music room. Mrs Laude led with music while Mr Crane and Mrs Laude sang a duet. A debate on state funding for public schools followed with Mrs Matthiessen Mrs Hanssen and Mrs Brookings supporting the affirmative and George Behrends Emil Stutt and Norman Clark opposing.
The Ryan motor car, built in Chicago, is being tested between Calmar and Cedar Rapids as well as Davenport and Monticello. It runs on steam from fuel oil, with pressure ranging from 200 to 900 pounds and typical 600 pounds. The engine sits under the car to maximize passenger space and can be operated from either end. Weighing 76 tons and priced at $50,000, it has completed test runs from Milwaukee to Rockford and has pulled multiple passenger coaches during trials.
Boy Scouts of America mark Anniversary Week with a nod to London’s early aid from a scout who refused a tip and inspired the American birth of scouting. Troop I prepares handicraft displays for Denkhoff window next week. Hike day returns Saturday with hopes for more participants after a low turnout last time.
The pupils of rural school No. 4 in Wayne township taught by Miss Agnes Maire of Monticello have 100 percent dental honor. Twenty six students were examined and corrected as needed, making the second school in the county to achieve this honor.
Monticello Lodge No 17 I O O F installed officers last week. Inducted into office were Slebe Harms grand H P Bangroft vice grand Will Skelley secretary E A Hubbard treasurer. Subordinate lodge officers included Hiram Lee noble grand supporter Edward Rice left supporter to noble grand N O Wilson right supporter to vice grand Bert Hubbard left supporter to vice grand Charles Guiles conductor William Laude chaplain.
Mrs John Finlay hosts Fortnightly Bridge Club at her home with high scores by Mrs Wilbur Cartano. Mrs Albert W Steiner entertains at dinner for her husband and twin sister Mrs J McConnell. Mrs Minnie McIntosh of Hopkinton attends a birth anniversary dinner. Miss Madge Dickey hosts a six oclock dinner for twelve friends celebrating her sixteenth birthday with games after a two course meal. Louis Coyte and friends dine with Henry Coyle then attend the Princess theater as Valentine decorations set the mood.
The Monticello Rotary club discussed paper making with C A Coxsee and Albert E Coe describing early papyrus history and modern paper machines. A Farmers Mutual Creamery annual meeting set for Feb 6 1928 includes noon dinner and reports, with officers and seven directors to be elected. Scotch Grove township holds a road meeting Feb 18 to consider road superintendent applications. Jones County Poultry Protective Association meets Feb 9 to decide on possible disbanding. Wayne township road superintendent bids are due Feb 6 1928 at the Wayne Center schoolhouse.
Iowa State college explores home grown celery with fall burial of plants to winter storage yielding tender results. Professor A B Noble demonstrates frost resistant methods while O L Fitch notes commercial celery needs air exposure. Fayette county sells 200000 in bonds for primary highway 11 with 25 mile project from Buchanan county line to West Union starting May 1.
Public sale announced for February 13 at the farm south of Temple Hill. Auction will include corn oats and live stock with an advertisement to follow in next week's paper. Pruning time for the orchard is at hand with satisfactory conditions expected from now until mid March.
George Wessels announces a closing out sale on his property near Langworthy set for February 15. An advertisement will run next week with full details.
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