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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
7
Local notices list Miss Belle Devlin and others visiting in Dubuque Cedar Rapids Center Junction Hopkinton Marion Oxford Junction Monticello and nearby towns. Names include Woult Noval Petersen Rickiefs Main McGarvey Kellogg Stadtmueller Fields Young and Mead with items on cream buying and Klondike incubators.
The Monticello weekly notes a public library meeting next Tuesday February 24 at 8 oclock pm. It records Miss Theora Smith a Coe College student in Cedar Rapids. J W Doxsee and daughter Mary leaving for Chicago. and various social visits, church events, high school and college student movements, a new theater opening by Alf Lambert, local births and fires, and poultry pamphlet sales promotions.
Hop and his Blue Boys headlined a Legion dance with 125 couples at the old school gymnasium. Charles Rice bought four buildings and forty acres near Monticello. three acres to rent are listed in this week’s classified column. Miss Helen Blogs wed Fred Zweifel at the Methodist parsonage with Attendants Mr. and Mrs. Will Marshall. A surprise party honored John G. Schoon with card games and a supper. Mrs. M. A. Waddick died in Castle Grove township after illness. funeral set for Saturday at Immaculate Conception. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Laude hosted a February 11 party for 50 guests. B. L Confare sold his Monticello bakery to Caroline Schoenhut. Mrs. Sarah L. Blanchard, 80, thanked readers in a letter noting fondness for The Express. She resides now in Minneapolis.
Miss Anne Monck and Ben Tholen wed yesterday February 18 at Zion's Lutheran Wayne township. Rev Willms officiated with Hannah Harms as bridesmaid and Ernest Theilen as best man. They plan to live on the Michael Tobiasen farm in Wayne township.
The Order of the Eastern Star presented the comedy Sweetheart Town at the new school auditorium on Friday and Saturday. The shows drew full houses and crowds. receipts totaled 85 dollars. Cast includes George Van Buren as Dzra Parks and Mrs. A P Lambert as Bedelia Parks with a lively chorus and dance interludes.
Mrs. Mary Able Cassidy died at her home on Sycamore Street at 6 30 this morning after failing health and a paralysis stroke last week. Born in Ben Aberdeenshire Scotland August 14 1847 she came to Canada in 1867 and later moved to Monticello where she lived 53 years. Survived by son William Cassidy two brothers Alexander Able and George Able and sister Mrs Belle Buchan. Funeral Saturday at two from the Cassidy home with Rev Leonard Duckett and burial at Oakwood.
DeJen and Lucille DeJen headlined the third lyceum night at the new public school auditorium. The magic show drew a full house with tricks for children and adults including a disappearing watch and a loaf of bread reveal. Ed Marugg and Ray Richison faced liquor raid arrests at the Day home. Day and Maruge jailed after raid, with Beatrice Snyder badly injured by a train in Lowden after attempting to catch a coach and losing a leg.
Last Friday Mr Parsons spoke on conduct, encouraging improved manners among students. The third lyceum show Devon the magician entertained Monday, with the final act set for March 6 featuring the Tooley Opera Company in Mikado. A March 5 physical training demonstration will involve all pupils, drawing parents to observe. Izora Bancroft is practice teaching as the sub-district declamatory contest nears on February 26. Monticello and local teams provided exciting basketball action, including wins over Prison City and Marion, with Monticello planning another game Friday against Hopkinton as stakes stay high.
District court jury found for plaintiff C B Larkey in the case against St Paul railroad, awarding $400 for injuries to a horse. The trial consumed the night, with the judge tackling motions and dam serves. Several defendants pleaded guilty to nuisances and alcohol related offenses, facing fines and brief jail terms.
The consolidated school house at Martelle in the county burned shortly after midnight. Loss estimated at 40000, insured. Origin believed furnace room. Fire discovered by a farmer’s wife two miles away before villagers knew. Building a two story brick erected in 1917 cost 32000. Supt. Young lost over 500 in belongings. Rebuilding plans pending. classes resume in two weeks in temporary structures. About 250 pupils and eight teachers affected. Miss Mary Wilcox was sent to a state hospital for melancholy. Oyster supper planned in Castle Grove township church.
Officers and workers of Jones county Sunday schools are invited to a Thursday March 8 institute at the Monticello Methodist Episcopal church. Walter Hutton and Rev O G Herbrecht will instruct. Morning session at 9 15 a m. afternoon ends at 4 00 p m. No evening session. Two conferences run concurrently with morning and afternoon sessions. Picnic dinner at noon with simple foods and hot drinks provided by church ladies.
Federal officials arrested Tuesday in Davenport after finding and seizing 8,000 gallons of alcohol at Clinton. W. Voespel, head of a Clinton bottling works, and his son Lyman were arraigned before U S Commissioner Bishop in the afternoon.
The weekend saw a series of results with Town 23 versus Purdue 36 and Cornell 57 against Knox 17. Other games included Ames 22 over Oklahoma 19 and Coe 14 over Lawrence 31, plus Iowa State Teachers 28, Parsons 23, Morningside 22, Nebraska Wesleyan 3, St Olaf 29 and Luther 25.
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