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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
3
Local notes show residents visiting relatives in Clinton Cedar Rapids and Preston. A. J. Lewis Center Junction and Harold Paul Iowa City appear on state business and family visits. Funeral notices include Dr Geo Johnson of Guthrie and Dr A G McGrew of Geneva. Lincoln centennial program features readings music and a 50th wedding anniversary for Nathan and Nathan Shaffer.
The Onslow notices report Willie Smith going to Clinton for factory work and M B Walters acting as witness in a Cascade lawsuit in Dubuque. John Russell’s caretaker Charlie Green plans for Wm Paul, Mrs. Franks, and Miss Lizzie celebrate a birthday as neighbors gather for farewells to the Alexanders who move to Stanwood. Myron C Walters dies, founder of Clay Mills, a longtime Clay Township leader and Free Will Baptist supporter, with his life traced from New York to Iowa to his final Onslow residence.
Miss Isa Carson traveled to Monticello for the weekend while many residents including Henry Dirks and Chas Nelson visited Monticello. Visitors from Scotch Grove Spokane and Wyoming arrived, and Mr. F L Coder will occupy the Loomis house as local movers expand. The K Ks hosted a St Valentine party at Dr J M Young with red and white decor, awarding prizes to Mrs. Frank McNeilly and Guy McDonald.
A. B. Sayles guests the RE Moore family, N. J. Bisenius visited from Chicago, and Mat Faber returns to Dalesboro Canada on his old stamping ground. Mrs. John S. Beatty and E. Moore of Richland township listed as sick. About 70 newly initiated into the K Cs increasing council to about 400. Elmer Gearhart and wife welcome a baby girl born last Tuesday. Sylvester Smith, formerly with Farmer & Merchant State Bank, visited Saturday. Miss Margaret Lauser and Peter N. Smith to marry tomorrow at St Marys and depart for Randolph. Adamsons hosted a 400-plate K Cs banquet on the 14th. Flora Conlin, daughter of J E Conlin, sustained a broken leg in a Dubuque coasting accident. A freight incident halted traffic briefly when two cars derailed near the cattle guard. Tennis founder Win, born Cascade township September 28 1870, died February 11 after typhoid fever. Survived by widow three daughters a brother John Hopkinton and sister Mrs Mary Lauser. R Cs gathered for his funeral at St Marys last Saturday. He was well liked in Cascade.
Alvah Hilers moved onto Chas Howie's farm and G Zumbrunnen settled on Meyer's vacated place. The Lox social at Jas Lahey's was a HUCCEBH. Cecil Thompson from Buck Creek stayed several days at A W Cramer's. Karl Gillian visited Hopkinton over the weekend, returning Monday. No chapel services due to bad weather.
Last Sunday Dr Parkhill will speak at the usual hour next Sunday weather permitting John Nelson and family of Prairieburg moved into the Frank Howie house on Wednesday Augene McLaughlin attending business college in Cedar Rapids spent Sunday at home The measles have appeared in the homes of M F Byrnes and W L Himes The Ladies Aid will meet with Grandma Noble on Thursday The men are invited Wm Hiller and family of Buck Creek stayed at the Cramer home over Thursday Little folks with chicken pox include Anna Caspers Gladys Hosford Henry Heiken and Denver Wilder
Amber notes record visits by Henry Stult John Newman sick list for Dr J Thoms and George Mardorf stone work for a new house. Willig Ross from Hopkinton calls on friends. Lt McMickle Anamosa and John Bailey Anamosa visit. Mrs Mary Brown dies at Anamosa aged about 86 after years near the community. Her husband died twelve years ago.
The Monticello corn show drew 45 exhibitors with 115 samples. Prizes honored yellow, white and other varieties, with awards to N B Lathrop, Andrew Watt, McNeil Bros, John Bailey, and others from Monticello, Oxford Junction and Center Junction. A. A. Quaife judged and spoke on seed selection and testing.
A.R. Miller of Hazel Creek will not have a sale on the 17th as he plans to move to Hettinger North Dakota where he has rented a farm W N Appleby plans to move to the William Kruger farm in Castle Grove Township three miles south neighbors on the county line will miss Harry Hogan for his farming and neighborly conduct Simon Hogan learned on Monday of his brother John Hogan’s death
John, longtime resident of Union and Silver City Idaho, died January 1 from stroke. He left home about twenty five years ago seeking fortune in the west. He was a negligent correspondent and his letters home were rare. He remained unmarried.
A January library update shows numerous new books added across adult and children sections. Titles include works on history biographies fiction and education by authors such as Booth Brady Connolly Crockett Herrick Johnston Macy Mitchell Fox Potter Jamieson Roosevelt Morse Ruhl Weyman White Mayo McDonald Oshea Plummer Stuart Lang Chambers Rankin Deming Oxford and more.
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