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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
9
A crowded column lists residents and guests across Cedar Rapids Anamosa Monticello and Centre Junction with dozens of visits from Mrs Lillie Hearn Jake Bader Minnie McLaughlin and many others Engraved calling cards advertised and bake sales planned at Iversons Two letters remain uncalled for at the Monticello post office reflecting typical small town notes and notices.
Miss Elisa Schatz visits her parents in Monticello after Cedar Rapids business college. LaVetta Perrine offers piano lessons at Perrine residence call Black 223. KE J Drury sells Gill street residence to H S Richardson for 2800. Various local visits, jobs, and society notes through Monticello with multiple names and events. The high school plays Iowa City next night. The Hoag Duster Co demands fifty new workers.
The Methodist church will hold Sunday services with the morning sermon titled An Unfailing Treasure and an evening discussion on The Healing of Naaman. Sunday school and prayer meeting will occur at usual hours amid a cordial invitation to worship.
At a Monticello meeting the Farmers' Mutual Creamery elected a seven member board led by Ruben Dress as president and re elected secretary O W Brazelton. The creamery reported 690000 pounds of butter produced in 1919 and 494000 dollars in business. It also supplied patrons with feed provisions hardware and coal. In Scotch Grove township Louis Christopher Balster died after pneumonia illness starting January 22. He was born August 29 1904 and survived by six siblings. Funeral plans set with Rev H Kettler and services at the Balster home and St John’s church. Burial follows.
At a meeting of St Matthew’s Lutheran church voting members last Sunday the decision favored keeping Rev. Sigmund Ide. A second vote supported building a new church to accommodate the growing membership, with a committee appointed to hire an architect. The church has bought a site on North Cedar Street and about 17 000 dollars has been subscribed for the venture.
Charles M. Walter, 26, of Monticello, hanged himself in a barn after a day of unsettled decisions about land. His wife found him after a neighbor call. he had prepared a rope climber and mounted a beam, dying before help could reach him. He left no children and is survived by his wife Louise Moore Walter. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery with a Reformed church service led by Rev. Kuentzel. Born December 14, 1878, he and Louise married December 6, 1904, after living on a Sand Spring farm and later Castle Grove township.
Report by Glenn Eilers notes a science class visiting a tombstone site, a Cascade boys win and girls draw in basketball, a junior party with Ricaro band, ghost stories, and the seniors planning a banquet. Seniors and faculty shared a home economics room feast. toast themes centered on The Annual. Next Friday the team travels to Iowa Golty hoping for another win.
A Congregational church in Iowa Falls offered Rev. Co E Cushman of Monticello a unanimous call. Cushman, a Grinnell College and Chicago Theological Seminary graduate, has led Monticello for six years and is expected to decide soon. Iowa Falls church has 400 members, double Cushman's current flock.
The three act comedy presented by American Legion Post No 209 members and assistants filled the opera house Tuesday and Wednesday. Cast included Captain Robi Ralph Deane Obadiah Dawson Timothy Tolman Buster Tootsy Mr Dalroy Hobson Katy Mrs Tolman Clarice and The Captain's wife with strong home talent. The entire performance gained praise with no hitch and netted about 150 for the treasury as Rickless orchestra provided music before and between acts.
Property owners seeking street oiling must file a petition signed by a majority of residents on the street. The petition is to be presented to the City Council at a special meeting in the council rooms on Monday evening February 32 1. Jas A Voorhees mayor.
Iowa’s primary road fund stood at no net balance of 5 046 770 on January 1. The fund, derived from automobile fees and federal aid, supports 6 400 miles of main roads and averages about 785 per mile. Federal aid totaling 1 508 755 will be obligated by July 1 with plans to cover nearly the full amount by February 1. Charles Walkup of Monticello and Ryan died from a sand pit collapse near Fergus Falls, Minnesota, after a long residence in the state. He was 59 or 60 and unmarried. his mother survives at 91.
Miss Bernice Rodman remains a patient at the hospital. Rudolph and Mary Helmrich of Manchester were operated on last Mri day. Mrs. Vernon Stockwell had an operation last Mriday. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Paul Matre last Tuesday. Theresa Supple underwent an operation last Friday. Mrs Reuben Drogas is a medical patient. Esther Folker was a tonsil case last Saturday. Leonard and Margaret Weismeir had their tonsils removed last Monday. Mrs Harry Barlow is at the hospital for medical treatment. Clarency Sehneider underwent an appendicitis operation today. Edward Lawrence is a medical case and from Short is at the hospital for medical treatment.
A list of names for petit jurors drawn for the February 6 1920 session at the Anamosa Iowa courthouse includes Carl Brazelton Montivello Corbatt Dave Monticallo John Cloudt Oxford Junction Tom Animosa Jon Carcada Chas Meld Oxford Junction Foster C H Ammona Kramer John Olin Luckstead George McLaughlin Merritt John Nelssen J 8 Jai Prull H G Monticallo Paulsen G B P Monticallo Robinson Chas Monticello Ricklefs H Monticello Rodman Harry Montivealto Skoals J 11 OuUn Thompson Q W Amamosa Clarence Wood ATMOS Wyoming Monticello Mechanicsville LT das
Klisworth Tallan served notice that Jones County owes him 8000 for damage after his steam traction engine broke through the Shaw bridge near the Wapste. The county contends the engine was unusually heavy and proper crossing preparations were not made as required by law.
Fragmentary OCR lists names Peterson Hogan Frank Byerley Mob Reynolds Kaufman Hob and Nate with no dates. Mentions an auction by Jones Co. Trust & Savings Bank Building and a warning to date early to avoid confusion.
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