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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1917
Page
5
Mrs. John Hoult is ill at home. Visitors include Miss Helen Johnson from Anamosa and Miss Margaret Quirk from Anamosa. Many townspeople travel to visit relatives in Cedar Rapids, Clinton, Manchester, and Davenport. The Monticello Gun Club, creamery board, and library events fill the community schedule with meetings and remarks from local figures.
The article notes Bishop William A. Quayle will lecture in Anamosa on Monday evening February 26, praised as one of the country’s most original and eloquent speakers. It also covers local moves including William Eby’s relocation to Platteville Colorado 280 acre Jowana ranch, medical visits, trips to Iowa City, shopping in Des Moines, and community events at Masonic Blue Lodge and Monticello Knights of Pythias banquet with Bill's orchestra.
Harold Jordan of Springville visited Monticello to recruit for Cornell College at Mt Vernon after returning from the Mexican border with the National Guard. A Pfiel house fire at Mt Stiffler's was extinguished by bucket brigades. The Cartano Eilers Hilera partnership dissolved with Gerry Hilera retiring, Cartano and Ed Gilers continuing livestock trade. Monticello High alumni elected Hicks, Coyle, Rickels, Locher as officers. District court will convene March 5 at Anamosa. Judge Edison presiding and jurors summoned for week two. Dallas Rorick of Oxford Junction plans to move to Monticello.
The Virginia Cafe owned by A C Ehrisman opened last Sunday at noon with a special dinner priced at 75 cents per plate for 130 diners The cafe is bright clean and equipped with marble topped tables and counters It is described as convenient for travelers on trains. Mrs Hannah H Dunshee mother of W H Dunshee of Cedar Rapids died at her daughter's home in Cedar Rapids last Monday at age 91 She was born in Owego New York and burial took place in Rockford Illinois beside her husband.
Robert Guthrie visiting Monticello reports his father Peter Guthrie, 94, recovering from a recent injury in Hopkinton. Neighbors on Grand Street face water outages as service pipes freeze, likely until spring. Monticello men joined a 65 member Knights of Columbus initiation in Dubuque. Ole Roe, state fire marshal, inspected local buildings, labeling several as hazardous and suggesting the old livery barn near the tracks could be condemned.
Grinnell defeats Cornell 26 to 12 to secure the Iowa conference basketball championship. The win seals the title for Grinnell and caps the season with a decisive victory over the rival.
Local merchants met at the K of P hall to organize a credit rating association. FE P Stuhler G P Rockstad and A J H McNeill were elected directors to perfect the organization. A follow up meeting will review by laws and constitution. P J Woolner promotes the effort.
The clerk issued licenses for pairs including John F. Coden and Freda M. Dirks of Monticello, H B Westphal and Louisa C Buckholtz of Wyoming, Edward Kostichek and Bessie Balichek of Oxford Junction, and others from Monti cello Olin Morley Olin and Anamosa. Henry Ladehoff and family of Scotch Grove plan to move to Glendale Montana to farm. many Scotch Grove residents already settle farms there despite 25 miles from rail.
Miss Clara Pierce living with Mr and Mrs VU KH Brainerd sustained extensive burns last Friday when her apron caught fire during cooking. She escaped into another room but most clothing from the waist up burned along with facial and hand injuries. She was taken to her parents near Delaware a few days later. Doctors deem the burns painful but not deep. Mr Brainerd also burned his hands while smothering the flames.
Miss Lena Crim daughter of Mrs A Crim of Lovell township married Charles Reggentine Jr son of Mr and Mrs Charles Reggentine Sr of Hopkinton at the Catholic church parsonage last Tuesday eight o clock Rev G A Hauck officiated. The couple will visit Lincoln then reside on the Kirkwood farm west of Hopkinton. Mrs Reggentine is a former Jones county rural school teacher and Mr Reggentine a successful Delaware county farmer. News also arrived of Jacob Rohr Jr dying at Independence hospital after mental illness. He was a Shipman tailor worker who sought Mayo Brothers care in Rochester with no relief. He leaves a wife and two children including a baby. Funeral plans are not yet known and the body will be brought to Monticello for burial. He was a son of Jacob Rohr Sr a pioneer resident of Monticello.
The Senior Christian Endeavor society assisted by the intermediate society, under the missionary committee, will present The Church in Action by Mrs. J. F. Clokey of Dubuque Iowa. About fifty characters and thirty five costumes will be used with music and temperance selections. Special costumes will be sent from Independence and more will be made locally. All members and friends are urged to attend.
J J Richardson publisher of the Davenport Democrat for fifty eight years and described as Iowa's oldest newspaper man died last Monday night after an operation.
Eye care update noting tests completed and glasses fitted by Dr L G Stubler.
At a trustees and advisory board meeting last Monday evening it was announced that individuals and societies had pledged seven of fifteen rooms for furnishing. Four rooms remain. the Methodist Episcopal church has begun work on one. A resolution thanked donors including Mrs. Peter Smith for a room and church, Rev. Father Hauck for the St Elizabeth society, G P Rockstad for the Knights of Pythias, Catholic and German Reformed church groups, Monticello Congregational ladies, Monticello Improvement Club, Rev. Schuetz for St John Evangelical Lutheran, and Mrs Lucy Stubbler in memory of her parents, among others.
The Cana road, bought for $56000 and taxed to nearly $90000 total, stirred farmer debate after Herman Sonken proposed a $250000 payment for its operation by Chicago Northwestern Illinois Central or Milwaukee. Farmers formed a five member committee but rejected the deal. In a second incident, L A Trump, a guard at Anamosa reformatory, was attacked by prisoners and left in critical condition.
From Dubuque comes word that this is the hardest winter in twenty nine years with frost penetrating five to six feet. Plumbers report digging grounds show deep frost while harbor ice tests measure forty eight inches thick and the Mississippi current area in mid river exceeds three feet.
Edward E Bedell a Civil War veteran died in Olin February 10 at age 86 He served as a lieutenant in the 31st Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers and is remembered for his service and sacrifice in the war.
The Monticello Improvement Club held its fourth annual banquet at the Lovell hotel with 182 members and guests. Highlights included D A Huene’s opening remarks, E Q Brazelton’s poem, a Mrs C G Thomas encore, and George L Lovell urging hospital room sponsorship. A total of 486 was raised to furnish two rooms in the new John McDonald hospital, as Opie Read entertained with a lecture inspired talk on his works.
Blanch Smith reports on faculty and student injuries from stairs, six weeks spelling exams, and visiting educators Miss Elsie Gearhart and Mr. Harold Jordan. Monticello lost to Lenox 14 to 7 as the high school team held the lead late. 8th over 9th grade in a close preliminary 11 to 10.
Notice is given that open offers will be received for the farm of the late Christian Balsiger Sr. located in Richland and Lovell townships Jones county Iowa at the office of Coxsee Coxsee in Monticello on Monday February 26 at 2 o clock p m attendance to be given by Rudolph Bobren Executor.
Beginning March to 1917 physicians of Monticello will adopt evening hours. Wednesday and Saturday evenings from 7 to 9. All other evenings by appointment only.
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