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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
2
Mary Durt Shaffer died at 85 in Wyoming Iowa after a long life. Rev Nathan Shaffer her husband predeceased her. Local notes report road conditions and mail delays during a thaw, school closings, and multiple community updates including auctions, sales, and a measles outbreak among children.
J. L. Paulsen crushed two fingers and nearly lost a third when a cream separator fell from a wagon. He is under doctor care and hopes remain to save the fingers from amputation. Several local residents and visitors are listed with recent travels and visits, including families from Monticello, Hopkinton, Dubuque, and Langworthy.
In Scotch Grove on February 20 the Red Cross ladies pack two boxes of clothing for Belgium relief. The items include coats dresses aprons sweaters waists dresses children's undergarments stockings shoes and infant outfits all new or in good repair. Mission continues as knitters welcome yarn and volunteers hand items to Red Cross workers. Mrs Hector Milne of Monmouth Illinois visited en route from Cascade.
Standard Oil plans a modern concrete and hytex brick service station at Cedar and First streets Monticello. The firm has bought Bajasch property and will remove the house to build a fireproof structure with roof light for driveway illumination. Gasoline will be sold at wholesale rates, with drive-in access from both directions.
A social at Slough school house on February 23 features Miss Jean Sutherland as teacher. Rocky Ridge social netted $20.20. Local residents, including R P and Bert Clark, unload car corn. Several youths head to Camp Dodge for duty and others visit relatives in Davenport and Danbury.
In Onslow on February 19 the Red Cross supper and dance raised 184 dollars. Quilts sold at auction brought 22 dollars and a sweater donated by Mrs. Bert Walters added 14 dollars. Community activities included a Praise Service at the Presbyterian church and a planned literary program at the schoolhouse.
Center Junction notes list residents traveling to Nebraska Illinois and Iowa towns. Visitors include Wm Stingley and family, Rema Dixon from Monticello, Alice Ralston from Baldwin, Lula Grimm visiting Anamosa, and Joe Freezinger from Oxford Junction. The M E L A society plans a February 27 meeting at Mrs. Zora Isabels.
At the trustees meeting two applicants, J. A. Waddick and H. Knake, were noted for supervising roads in the north half and southeast quarter of Castle Grove. An opening remained for the southwest quadrant. O’Rourke Bros. held a sale on a bad weather day Tuesday, drawing a poor crowd.
Ben Redmond moves into McLaughlin vacant house and will work the McLaughlin farm this season. O Rourke Bros and Caspers ship hogs to Chicago. Schools had two days off for institute in Monticello. Brady and Inabnit sold porkers in Hopkinton. Balster buys Hinman milker for his barn. Hubbard ships a car load of hogs from Langworthy. Caspers visits Chicago. Noble nursing Job's comforter. Cramer of Hopkinton visits Tuesday.
Prairieburg notes report birth of Harold James to Mr. and Mrs. Verner Wood, mentioning Libbie Rohn as former name. Colfax sale sees John Wiben buy Roan Cumberland 403029, 2100 pounds. Will Norton at Mercy Hospital Anamosa after limb operation. Fred Rick family moving near Central City. Will Walker buys H Story farm. Prof Crawford and Miss Divoky attend Cedar Rapids institute. Miss Hanna McLaughlin in Cedar Rapids for Red Cross training. Alvin Umhoefer visits Adrian Minnesota before camp. Mrs Knapp and nurse at Marshalltown soldiers home ill. Reichert becomes lumber yard manager. Bernice Wollmutt visits Central City. Sproston family and Mrs John Smith listed as sick. Cliff Tharp and Marion visitors.
Local notes report the marriage of Robert McClaughry and Miss Virginia Hunter on February 7 in Memphis. A rummage sale for Red Cross cleared 300 dollars between November 1 and February 1. Frank and John Redburn died in a house fire near Freeport, Illinois, with the elder brother blamed for succumbing to coal gas fumes. The Lawrence family traveled to the funeral.
Christina Lucile Egger and Albert A. Kock were married February 6 at the Egger home in Colton South Dakota. Rev Edward Lowe officiated the ceremony with Lydia Egger as attendant and ninety guests present. A dinner followed and many friends visited later. The county treasurer left a tax list at Monticello State Bank for tax payments.
A Des Moines Register illustrated feature profiles I D Cartwright Jr born January 4 1896 at Center Junction Iowa. He rose from local Manilla cornetist to leader of the 24th regular band at Ft. Logan and served with distinction in Europe. He sent a wartime letter urging sacrifice and national unity to his mother.
Amended articles of incorporation for Farmers Mutual Creamery Company of Monticello Iowa set its name and principal office. It outlines mutual cooperation, capital stock of 25000, governance by a one year term board, officers elected by patrons, and the distribution of property upon dissolution. Directors named include Schweiter Hanken Hubbard Dress Harms with Brazelton secretary and Carpenter treasurer. Dated February 16 1918.
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