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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1927
Page
7
Monticello and surrounding towns feature shopper notes, social visits, and sales. Highlights include Mrs. R. J. Langer visiting Cedar Rapids, Dr. Burris at Marion with family, and Miss McAleer from Detroit visiting Monticello friends. Hardware specials list 12 quart milk pails at 50 cents and Winchester roller skates for 2.25 at McNeills.
Lovell State bank now handles Monticello taxes and the surrounding area with tax listings issued by county treasurers. Community notes report store specials, travels, school staff, and local visits including teachers, students, and officials across Monticello and nearby towns.
A montage of town life items includes entertainment events at Luther Hall, early hardware sales, cancelled appearances, anniversaries, neighbors helping with farm chores, nurse placements, hospital staff departures, bridge luncheons, receptions, weddings, church activities, farm purchases, and church play readings.
The Henry Boner Jr vs Charles Goardke case in Anamosa district court ended after twelve hours of deliberation with a hung jury. The last tally was five for the defendant and seven for the plaintiff over a $138.50 auto collision claim involving Goardke’s daughter. A retrial is planned at the next term.
Harold B H Deischer transfers his milk business and equipment to Thomas Shover effective today. Shover invests 25000 to operate two fine dairy barns and a dairy building for bottle sterilization and filling. He aims for top quality product and owns purebred Holstein cows with high butterfat. He plans to handle Guernsey milk from Deischer’s herd.
An ice jam broke loose upstream this week tearing out a forty foot section of a 200 foot dam on the log mill property owned by Iowa Railway and Light. The incident halted local rail traffic and disrupted cross river travel and will delay related construction work for weeks.
The public is invited to an open meeting of the Izaak Walton League of America at the opera house on Thursday February 17 at 8 o clock. Hon Charles D Huston former Cedar Rapids mayor and postmaster will address the gathering. A three reel movie will follow showcasing hunting fishing and wildlife scenes. Admission is free and children under fifteen must be accompanied by parents. The talk explains the League aims to promote outdoor recreation protect streams and playgrounds and foster healthier citizens.
Power farming entertainment and tractor school will be held for all progressive farmers at the R. H. Balster Implement Store on February 16. The day will cover power farming problems and show instructional motion pictures using practical tractor experience from International Harvester instructors. Free lunch at noon.
Sacred Heart defeated Immaculate Conception Cedar Rapids 32 to 26 in a rematch this week. The half stood 12 to 10 at intermission with Sacred Heart pulling away in the second half as Simmons of Monticello fouled out and Reichart replaced him. Referee Lewis Zubler officiated the game and Sacred Heart prepares to host St Wenceslaus next Friday at Cedar.
Due to customer demand, Wilcox Dairy will begin delivering Guernsey milk in addition to Holstein milk. Milk comes from tested cows and is processed with sanitary methods at a modern barn using new equipment. A 1,500 bottle order will feature the dairy name to help patrons identify their bottles and prevent mixups.
Orcutt and Orcutt announce the sale of their ice cream and confectionery business to A O Lambert and confirm possession. They urge all debtors to pay immediately and request continued patronage for the new proprietor, thanking former customers for their support.
Mabel Miller a 32 year old widow killed herself by turning on a gas jet in her Maquoketa home last Monday. Her door was locked a passerby smelled escaping gas and officers found her body on the living room floor with a canary nearby. A gas hose lay open near her face. She formerly lived in Waterloo and left her husband two years ago. She is survived by two brothers in Waterloo and Maquoketa and a sister in Peoria Illinois.
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