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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1930

Page

3

Hopkinton Items Lead With Martha Keyes Rites

Funeral services for Martha Keyes were held at the Presbyterian church with Rev. E. W. Roberts in charge. Keyes, born May 21, 1854 in Millville Iowa, later lived in Hopkinton and Mitchellville before moving to Ulm Arkansas and eventually returning to Hopkinton to reside with her niece Mrs. Margaret LeClerc. The same column reports on the Hopkinton Co operative Creamery annual meeting noting 1,064,375 pounds of cream delivered and a butterfat total of 309,053.63 pounds with 395,714 pounds of butter produced and various financial details, plus town notes on local residents, real estate deals, and school athletics.

Presbyterian Church Martha Keyes E. W. Roberts Coggan Millville Iowa Thomas and Jane Joseph Keyes Prairieburg Maquoketa Hopkinton Washington Mitchellville Ulm Ark Margaret LeClerc LeClerc J. J. Drexler Central City John Keyes Baltimore Charlotte Thomas Keyes Hopkinton Co-operative Creamery Company Legion Hall H. M. Reeve New York C. W. Rouse Tate Presiden Leo White L. L. Appleby Warren H. Winch George Williamson Peter Schuster John Beitz Alvan House Russell Guthrie B. A. Smith Hugh McGlade

Center Junction declamatory contest and community events

The Presbyterian church hosted the home declamatory contest with winners Pauline Burreister in the wandering Jew, Dean McDonald second with The New South, Maurine Stingley first in Elizabeth and Pauline Serbousek second with Daddy Doc, and Catherine Thompson in The Bath Hour top in humor. The event featured judges from Onslow and Center Junction, with Miss Hazel Burge coaching and a community orchestra.

Presbyterian Church Pauline Burreister C. R. Smith Winona Hleineck Norman Alan Serbousek Monticello Will Bucher M. J. McNeilly A. D. Serbousek J. F. Livingstone George McDonald W.S. Pangburn S. W. Clark Woman's Missionary Society Peter Prahm Korea Church and Irma Sanford R. S. Robbie Center Junction High School Onslow Center Junction Independents Wyoming Pauline Prahm S.N. Smith E. F. Kleineck L. A. Dreibelbis Cedar Rapids H. J. Dirks McDonald Hospital Martin Nowachek Oxford Junction

Wyoming Auction Sells Farm Good and Town News

Wyoming Machinery sales at a closing out auction for H P Barber raised prices for implements cattle and corn. Auctioneer R D Cooley and clerk W G Wherry reported strong bids on a tractor plow disc and hay equipment as well as 85 hogs 18 cows and two geldings with 4000 bushels of corn and 800 of oats sold.

H. P. Barber Here R. D. Cooley Wyoming W. G. Wherry First National Bank G. H. Goodrick M. E. Church Memorial Hall W. H. Alden Goodrick Fred Wilson Tipton A. C. Case Merton Miller C. B. Shaffer Glatha Bramer Onslow Bramer Ed Holub

Local Travelers Report Harbors and Visits

Ruth Nelson spent several days in Hopkinton with friend Dorothy McDonald a Lenox college student. Mr and Mrs O O Watson visited Cedar Rapids last Sunday to see their son Glen Mrs Watson stayed a few days. Paul N Smith traveled to Cedar Rapids Monday with hogs. J N Smith went to Anamosa Tuesday for a supervisors meeting.

George Besler Littlefield Orlo Blanchard Manchester Dubuque Hopkinton High Finkbohner Hall Duane Wilson Hopinton Gertrude Thomson Donald Johnston Monticello John Williamson Frances Martin Williamson Martin Charles Reegintin Barney Davis Ruth Nelson Center Junction Dorothy McDonald Clarke Hall Dorothy R. J. McNeill Chicago McNeill Paul Johnston Oneida High Point Oneida High Hopkinton Smith Lenox Wisconsin School of Mines Platteville Lenox Boys Fred Hill Helen Wheeless P. R. Wheeless Mercy Hospital Maquoketa Lenox College O. O. Watson Cedar Rapids Glen

Progressive club hosts immigration program and social notes

The Progressive club met at Mrs. Frank Layton's home last Tuesday with a program on Immigration led by Mrs. Maude Stoffel who read Gen. E. Hall's letter. Other items include Eastern Star and church society events, relocation of the Mahlmenger family, and a declamatory contest set for Feb 11 with 14 contestants across oratorical dramatic and humorous divisions.

Progressive Club Frank Layton Maude Stoffel Gen. E. Hall Hunt Ida “Pealer Stella Mallicoat Mahlmenger Calmar Lewis East Main Street Mahlmanger Swift Elsie Trimble Althea Allen Grace Kent Monmouth R. W. Chatterton F. K. Barnes George Lyons Onslow Eastern Star Fay Fishwild Walker, Arizona Mary Platner Central City Wyoming Josephine Noyes Eastern Star-Masonic Boone Ladies’ Missionary Society of The Presbyterian Church Memorial Hall Opera House

Community News From Anamosa and Surrounding Areas

Richland Center residents Mrs Will Balsiger and Mrs John Yossi attended a board meeting in Anamosa last Saturday afternoon. George M Hein returned from Cedar Rapids last week. Mrs Fritz Marugg and daughters Margaret and Mary Lavonne Miss Jenny Winch and Mr and Mrs Roy Sackett spent last weekend at Buck Creek with Mrs Lucy Winch. Sidney and Janaan Schweitzer visited Mondovi with their grandparents. Mr and Mrs Galen Hein were at Sand Spring last Friday.

Walter James Wyoming Elizabeth Alden Miss Hartz Phillips Mae Rohwedder Mabel Bramer Alden Rohwedder Bramer St. Luke's Hospital Davenport Belgium United States Dakota University of Towa Center Junction Anna McDonald Miss McDonald James McDonald Charles Hisatomi Los Angeles Calif Howard Palmer Independence James Delahooke Froelich Hugh Chance Claude Rose Newton Cornell College M. E. Church Chance Rose Helma Iris Rude Cedar Falls A. C. Case Jolly Circle South Mineral Aid Society Robert Tasker Howard Bolce Little Sons of Independence Mary Boice Sue Myers H. H. Brooks Bobby Hopkinton Leonard Brammell Louise Kukkuk Preston Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society Louise Bramer Edwin Schenk Maquoketa Will Balsiger John Yossi Anamosa George M. Hein Cedar Rapids Fritz Marugg Margaret Mary Lavonne Jenny Winch Roy Sackett Buck Creek Lucy Winch Sidney Janaan Schweitzer Monticello Galen Hein Sand Spring

Social calls Across Monticello and Sand Spring

James Balsiger visited Mrs. Sam Semmert in Monticello while Roy Sackett’s family stayed with M. D. Sackett near Sand Spring. Lucile and Dolores Yossi vacationed with Mrs. Elizabeth Bohren in Monticello. John Yossi Casper Friedis joined dinner at Bohren home. Herman Hoffman and family were hosted by Leonard Buol last Sunday.

O. Arduser James Balsiger Sam Semmert Monticello Roy Sackett M. D. Sackett Sand Spring Lucile Dolores Yossi Elizabeth Bohren John Yossi Casper Friedis

Safe Thoxine Cough and Sore Throat Relief for All Ages

Thoxine, a doctor’s prescription, relieves coughing and sore throat within 15 minutes for children and adults. It aims at the source of irritation with no dangerous drugs, no gargling, and a kid friendly taste. Sold in 35c 60c and 1.00 dollar bottles at Stickford’s and other drug stores.

Stickford’s All Good Drug

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