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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1917
Page
4
Lindsey dies at Marshalltown Soldiers Home after long Iowa life. Reports of local trades, farm sales, and marriages fill Wyoming items. Community updates include bridge concerns, school events, and notices from optometrist Chester Patrick.
A series of brief items from Sand Spring and nearby towns mentions Mr and Mrs Walter Place hosting neighbors in Sand Spring with a purse gift as they prepare for a New Mexico move. Marion and Rollo Place will stay in Hopkinton through the school year. A Vernon Slauson home dance drawn a large youth crowd as the family plans to move to Montecello. Elsie Ray departs for Dubuque Visitation Academy with Mrs Laura Murray and EF P McDonough. Mrs George Kenny visits Earlville, Miss Mary Gadient returns from Dundee, and Prof W B Guthrie arrives from New York City due to his father’s illness. Monticello visitors include Mr and Mrs Henry Becker, Alex Blair, and Will Hanken with Fred Eggers of Crofton visiting relatives in the area.
Center Junction February 21 report that Amber presents a home talent play Uncle Jack at the opera house Friday February 23 with four acts. Proceeds aid Alma Isbel in Deaconess school. Adults 25 cents, children 15 cents. Also notes upcoming Presbyterian church events and local movements with several residents traveling or engaging in church activities.
Onslow events report a valentine party at Mrs. Harriet Lamey hosted by the As trarian club with decorated halls and a four course dinner served by Misses Dent Isabel Scroggie and Minnie Hansen. Also upcoming Onslow High School play The Dear Boy Graduates set for March 2 at the Onslow opera house.
Castle Grove reports mark a 25th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Henry Seebousen with about twenty locals attending a banquet hosted by the Monticello Improvement Club. Mrs Emily Brown returns to Kasota after weeks with daughter Mrs S M Hosford. Ladies Aids of Castle Grove churches plan meetings, and local residents Mr and Mrs M J Tallman visit Cass relatives. Dr L G Stubler offers eye tests and glasses.
Prairieburg actions include a farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Caldwell at Baker hall with a large turnout. A Gehringer family reunion organized and meals shared at home. Central City MEF church to discuss hiring a minister for union services. Local moves include the Fehr family relocating to the countryside and the Wyjack family taking the vacated house. An Umhoefer Lumber manager’s vacation to Sioux Falls. Wyjack sustains a broken arm after a fall on ice. Anamosa visitor Mrs. J K Flaherty spent the weekend with relatives. Robert Brown family moved to the Jos Lawrence place.
Mrs Harry Johnson and Leola visited friends in Center Junction last week. Brady family moves to former Ladehoff farm. Behnke family moves to rented Onslow farm. Eva Keith of Hopkinton visited Royden over Sunday. Ladies Aid met Mrs M M Sinclair Wednesday. Ray Sanford of Hopkinton visited here over Sunday. Mrs D O Sinclair has dental work in Monticello. Ed Hoyt spending a few days in St Paul and vicinity.
Langworthy Iowa Langworthy February 21 Wayne school No 9 will have a box social Friday night February 23 program starts at 8 oclock everybody come Teacher Ethel Jaylor Hattie Folkers the daughter of John Folkers has a bad attack of pneumonia Quite a number of our people attended the sale at A M Fairbanks J Popps and John Hanken were visitors at Anamosa Monday F A Miller was a business visitor at Anamosa Wednesday Henry Dirks returned from Center Junction Monday night L W Wiede is drilling a well for Gerd Prull
A light case of scarlet fever was reported at the Hucker home with Opal as victim. J J Kirkwood and Mrs Kirkwood return from Anamosa hospital where she had a serious operation. O K Greer placed in state corn and small grain contest at Ames taking second on oats third on barley and first on clover seed. John H McGlade a Hopkinton resident died at his brother in law A G Reed's home after a brief illness. In council meeting A C O Martin elected assessor to fill J Burns vacancy after Burns resignation.
Uncle Peter Guthrie remains critically ill at his home with poor prospects for recovery. Doctors from Dubuque and New York have attended him as R J Guthrie stays by his bedside. The family notes his approaching 95th birthday on February 22 and a health update published locally.
The Eureka reports several local matters including Mrs Menster of Cascade undergoing a Monday operation, twin boys also operated on, a speeding Ford case before Squire McIntyre, and Odd Fellows planning a April 26 anniversary in Anamosa. It covers a Jones county suit against Cascade, a Cedar Rapids street corner accident case, Montana land removals, and local fire marshal inspections with demolitions planned for several structures.
A collection of pithy aphorisms on conscience, gossip, and social norms. Observations critique how people judge others and how marriage and money shape behavior. The tone is ironic and wry about human foibles and social aims.
The Sioux Falls Argus Leader notes that even in a peaceful era Norway faces rapid ship losses. It discusses maritime threats impacting Norwegian vessels and the broader implications for its seafaring and defenses.
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