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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1914

Page

9

Local Notes From Monticello Area Social Roundup

Listed at length are residents and visitors in and around Monticello Iowa including Miss Anna Arduser at Sand Spring Mr. and Mrs. John Hennessey Anamosa visitors Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hogan Excelsior Springs and residents in Hopkinton Des Moines and Winterset trips and a Lambson wedding. A pension awarded to Clarenda Quaintance is noted.

Anna Arduser Sand Spring John Hennessey Margaret Gerdes Pomeroy Guy Hogan Excelsior Springs

Monticello notes and town updates from The Express

Local items report real estate moves F M Magee buys Richmond home on Chestnut street for 925 Warnings of smallpox rise in Cascade with strict quarantines. Other notes cover theater events travel for funerals and a planned Paderewski concert train. John Walch denies any judge candidacy plans.

Manchester man visits wife at sanitarium amid murmurs on street repairs

M Hanna of Manchester was in town en route home from Anamosa where his wife has been at the sanitarium. She is not expected to leave for two weeks after four weeks there following two severe operations. There is local talk of a corn test for municipal officers this spring. Some property owners along proposed payd streets express protest but no clear election issue has formed.

Cascade John S. Walch M. Hanna Manchester Anamosa Express C. D. Chase Monticello Automobile & Supply Co Reo Buick Farmers’ Co-operative Creamery Co Monticello Carl Schatz R. Gerdes OC. G. Schneiter John B. Oswald John Prull Herman Harms Henry Zimmerman H. M. Carpenter O. W. Brazelton Brazelton Ella L. Balster George Balster Wayne Township Elmer Wahl Springville St. John’s Lutheran Church Wm H. L. Schuetz Hixpress Oy Bert Germany Chester Starks Charles Starks A. Stevenson Fritz Falkers Sand Spring Charles D. Chase Hastwood & Qchase Texas

Marriage Licenses Issued by Clerk Fisher This Week

The past week saw multiple marriage licenses issued by Clerk Fisher. Names include Thomas Bender and Linnie Garnie of Olin, Elmer Wahl of Monticello, Ella Balster of Monticello, John Phillips and Maggie McCrea Coggan, Henry Lubben and Mary Siebels of Monticello, Harrison Lubben and Lena Zimmerman of Monticello, Pete Sievers and Sopha Peterson of Stanwood, Loran Hart of Stanwood, Hazel Williams of Olin, Forrest Green of Anamosa, Jessie Underwood, Dirk Johnson Coleman of Langworthy, and Marguerite Post of Langworthy.

Clerk Fisher Thomas Bender Olin Linnie Garnie Elmer, Wahl Monticello Ella L. Balster John S. Phillips Maggie McCrea Coggan Henry H. Lubben Mary. KE. Siebels Harrison Lubben Lena Zimmerman Pete Sievers

Tuberculosis in local cattle and a jail term for Joe Joads

Local cattle dealers report tuberculous cattle arriving at Cedar Rapids packing houses with two fat cattle condemned from four carloads. A Strawberry Point buyer sold 60 hogs with 42 condemned for TB. Jon Snyder, described as a poor specimen, is jailed 80 days by Justice Matthiesen. Joe Joads abuses his wife and is jailed for a month, ending a period of domestic turmoil.

Sinclair Cedar Rapids Strawberry Point Jon Snyder Justice Matthiessen Joe Joads Joe

Rubber tire vulcanizing plant to open in town

O W Ladd resigns from International Harvesting Co to run a new steam vulcanizing shop in the rear of the Dautremont building. He plans quick operation and will offer home repairs with a guarantee while previously sending tires to Cedar Rapids for service. The town follows with marriages and local news.

H. W. Wilfong Monticello Electric Co Edgewood O. W. Ladd International Harvesting Co Dautremont Herstofore Cedar Rapids

Tragic Death of George W. Curtis in Monticello Fire

George W. Curtis was killed by a dangerous bull at a farm near Winterset. His funeral was held at the Monticello Presbyterian church with Masonic grave services. He was 41, left widow Edith Kighmey and three children Esther Ruth and John, with several survivors and relatives attending.

Harrison Lubben John H. Lubben Castle Grove Township Lena Zimmerman F. T. Zimmerman W. Z. Allen Presbyterian Church Cedar Rapids George W. Curtis Monticello Winterset W. 2. Allen Curtis Mr. Curtis Iowa State College Ames State Normal School Cedar Falls Doggon Union Washta Omaha Ida Patterson Internal Revenue Esther Ruth John Edith Kighmey William Chamberlain Earlham Mattie Starks Princeton Kansas C. ©. Curtis P. OC. Keith George Graves Stewartville Minnesota

City awards paving and guttering bid on several streets

The Cedar Rapids firm F. K. Hahn won the contract for paving guttering and curbing on South Cedar Grand Washington and Warvel streets with a total bid around 12 463 dollars. Other bidders included Western Coast Co Iowa City Dearborn Coast Co Waterloo Spaulding Kearns Fairfield and O B McNamara of Dubuque with bids ranging up to 18 090 dollars for Dolarway surface and higher for reinforced concrete.

South Cedar Grand Washington Warvel F. K. Hahn Cedar Rapids FEF K. Hahn Western Coast. Co Iowa City Dearborn Coast. Co Waterloo Spaulding & Kearns Fairfield O. B. McNamara Dubuque— Dolarway

Gymnasium contract bids set for public schools project

J and Burns of Hopkinton win super construction bid 7500 dollars and Schathe Bros of Dyersville win plumbing 1597 dollars totaling 9097 within bond limit. Other bids ranged high 9800 to 11493 with plumbing bids 1766 and 1597. Plus notes on school staff changes and a brief social update.

J. &. Burns Hopkinton Schathe Bros Dyersville J. E. Burns O. L. van Meter Monticello S. P. Neeley T. F. Lespers Cedar Rapids Paul Braum Dubuque J. H. Hunzinger Iowa City Cross How. Co Plumbing Seahark Brog

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