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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1935
Page
7
A portly longtime Monticello resident recalls local events of the past 50 years while aging contentedly with tobacco. The piece weaves his marriage, work as a farmer and drayman, service at the post office, and ties to community figures, clubs, and a coming carnival plus school and church notes from Onslow and surrounding towns.
Sunday dinners and visits unfold across Hopkinton and nearby towns with families gathering in Colesburg Earlville and Monticello. Local residents attend parties funerals club events birthdays and community functions while longtime landmarks like the 1868 barn near the grade school are moved to a new farm site.
The article warns foreclosed debtors under the old moratorium must file for further extension before March 1 1935 or risk automatic loss of protection. It contrasts automatic refiled continuances under new Iowa law for cases without sheriff sale and stresses immediate action to avoid sheriff's deed post March 1 1935.
The Farmers' Mutual Creamery of Sand Spring released its annual report for 1934 showing total receipts of 109,200.30 with 102,289.16 from butter shipment. Expenses totaled 109,176.22, including manufacturing 8,297.09 and administration 955.85. Butter produced reached 429,649 pounds. butterfat averaged 0.2896 per unit. The egg department bought 4,490 cases with a 64 percent rise over 1933 and a net profit of 276.69. Officers listed include H. E. Chaplin president, C. K. Greer vice president, W. E B. First secretary, Henry Becker treasurer, John Batchelder buttermaker, and E. H. Cox manager.
Despite bad weather Mon ticello Post 1683 VFW and Auxiliary attended a pot-luck supper and meeting before the fourth annual Hello America hour. Washington announced 18 041 recruits in 3200 posts nationwide took the obligation via radio hookup led by Commander James E Van Zandt from Altoona PA with National Auxiliary President Winifred Toussaint Jersey City and Rep William Connery Jr Massachusetts among participants. The program marked the Spanish American War eve of February 15 1898 Maine sinking anniversary.
Onslow H. B. Scothorn of Waverly was a business visitor in Onslow Tuesday. Word from Arnolds Park reports A. F. Walters suffered a punctured brain from a Wah Roofs meeting, with loss of movement on the left side and a helpless condition at present. The Masonic lodge held its reg
Hopkinton sees the marriage of DeLila Green to Burdette Easter at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. Soule officiating. The bride graduated from Lenox college and St. Luke's training. the groom from Lenox and served as Hopkinton postmaster. They plan to live in Washington. A funeral for Frederick Ratcliffe, Buck Creek pioneer, notes eight children, marriages, and long ties to Hopkinton. Lenox college Athenian officers and local society news follow, along with visits and hospital notes.
The hog corn contract signers in Castle Grove elected J. H. Specht as chairman and P. 41 Crowley C. Cramer O. R. Howie and Fred Heiken as committee members. Royal Rangers, farm bureau women, a beef cattlemen banquet, and a farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Burr are noted with visits from area residents and plans for an achievement day exhibit in Monticello. An Iowa Farmers Mutual Reinsurance meeting with slides will be held in Schoolhouse No. 2, funded by several local associations, and a risk inspection program is continued as yearly work. The Burrs plan to move to a farm near Paris around March 1.
The obituary notes Cecelia Drexler died Tuesday afternoon in Central City at her daughter Mrs Roland Hill’s home. Born to Peter Pillard near Prairieburg she married John J Drexler in 1877 and left six children with several relatives in Central City and nearby towns. Funeral rites were held at the Roland Hill home.
Miss Emma Eiben of Milwaukee arrived Saturday at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs BE F Eiben for a visit. Dennis Fehey formerly of Castle Grove has died at Bridgewater South Dakota. Mrs Josie Kehoe Ryan of Minneapolis is visiting locally. Rev and Mrs Jacoby of Guttenberg were here Sunday former Mary Eileen. Casts Grove farm bureau to hold Friday meeting. program not announced. F A Royden of Scotch Grove recently visited on business. Mr and Mrs Ray Adams and Mr and Mrs Maurice Maire of Monticello were Sunday visitors in the Or Howle home.
The article notes four signers, about 74 percent, with more expected to sign as soon as arrangements are made. Mrs. Elsie Brestown, south of Hills Mill, is hospitalized at Town City state hospital after a serious operation. The Hennessey family from Waterloo had visits from Tao Vincent Jim and Lucile. Bernard Crowley spent last week visiting Joe Hennessey’s home in Waterloo.
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