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Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1928

Page

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Wyoming Farm House Destroyed By Fire

A large farm home belonging to William Wilcox five miles northwest of Wyoming was destroyed by fire at 4 am Sunday. Sparks from the kitchen chimney caused the blaze aided by southeast winds blowing flames away from barns. Only a few chairs and beds survived. clothing furniture seed corn and Timothy seed were lost. Insurance totaled $2,200. The structure is known as the old Newton Smith farm.

William Wilcox Wyoming John Strong Newton Smith Farm Mary McLarnon Board of Education Leysen Cedar Rapids McLarnon Bridge Relief Corps Memorial Hall Eva Brainard Isabel Barber Mayme Behnke Rose Woemachka Sarah First Ida Pealer United States Paul Rohwedder Bessie Dusanek Lincoln Hawthorne Club Nona Laughlin Edith Alden Our Country Georgia Kingdom Edith Case Nora Storm Germany Emma Alden Longfellow Minnehaha S. H. Brainard Martha M. E. Ladiss—Ald ‘Society E. R. Marshall Erma Anderson Harriet Marshall Treasury Ruth Faith Order of the Eastern Star Hohel Barnoske Marion Stoffel Barnoske Elizabeth Alden Kathryn Bronson Daisy Overly Bay View John Inelis Jones County James Inglis Myer Elizabeth Wherry Mildred Heasty Elma Holub Glatha Bramer Oxford Junction Olin Center Junction Nellie Norton Ruth Heasty Hansetta McHugh Gordon V. Mann

Center Junction Mourns Dr. J M Young Death

Community sympathy pours in for Dr J M Young who died at St Luke's Cedar Rapids after a brief illness. Funeral plans await word from his California based brother D L Young. The same morning a house fire at the John Smith homestead destroyed the Wilcox home with partial insurance coverage noted.

J. M. Young St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids Youn Youne Tre Dr. Young D. L. Young California William Wilcox Wilcox John Smith Ooseca Walter Koon Pauline Wilcox R. S. Robbie Presbyterian Church Jesus Leona Davis L Davis

Scotch Grove Community Club Holds February Meeting

The February gathering met despite poor roads, with Mrs. Carl Himebaugh hosting. Members discussed radio topics including WOC and WSUI stations, a Graham McNamee sketch, and Behind the Scenes. A dress pattern demonstration followed, and the next all day meeting is set for March 21 with Mrs. W. B. Clark.

Carl Himebaugh WOC WSUI W. B. Clark H. A. Loomis Graham McNamee M. M. Sinclair The Presbyterian Aid Society

Rickels Change Farm Residence To Scotch Grove

Mr and Mrs Carl Rickels left their long time farm for Scotch Grove and are moving into the house bought by G J Hughes from Arend Balster Ted House a nephew of Mrs For est Craig has joined L E Hutton for the coming season Harrison Loomis was ill last week Arend Balster returned from a Des Moines trip E C Hughes visited family in Monticello Mr and Mrs W E Carson moved to Monticello and may work on road construction this summer Nina Brady was briefly ill last week.

Oxford Junction Monticello Laura Fishwild Hattie Dieckman Diana Fret Club Henry Eichhorn Bridge James Inglis E. JD. Chassell Des Moines Wyoming Loyal Eye Cedar Rapids W. Bye W. E. DeMoss Emil Jansen Edith Morse Lorraine Harrington Ray Davis Madison Center W. A. Stingley Tiskilwa Ill Ross George McDonald Vera Moats Pauline Burmeister C. A. Burmeister W. K. Moats Jay Tomlinson S. G. Thompson State Shippers Association John Alexander Springville J. F. Livingstone William Alexander F. L. Himebaugh Vern Carson John Carson John Thompson Clay Hanken Peter Prahm Pauline George Guyan G. Thompson Anamosa Mary Hite Davenport John Clark Paul Paulsen Cedar Falls Paulsen May Himebauch G. James Nebraska T. I. Platner Frank Dawes William Johnston Prahm G. J. Hughes Scotch Grove Roy Bohler Olin J. M. Young J. N. Smith Mr. Smith Wilcox Fritz Schlemme H. C. Schlemme Joe Ladehoff D. K. Brady Callahans Tran Sare Carl Rickels Arend Balster Ted House Forest Craig L. E. Hutton Harrison Loomis E. C. Hughes W. E. Carson Carson Nina Brady Aick

Castle Greve Lew Brown dies after brief illness

Lew Brown died at the Kromminga home at 5 PM Saturday after a short illness of pneumonia and pleurisy. He would have turned 68 on Feb 22. A longtime area resident, he worked for local farmers and was known as a faithful worker with many friends. Funeral at the Kromminga residence conducted by Rev. G Wolf. burial in Prairie Hill cemetery.

Lew Brown E. L. Kromminga Kromminga G. Wolf Lutheran Church Prairie Hill Mary Delay Marcus Kehoe Church of Immaculate Conception Agnes Delay Kehoe Union Township Will Hiller Peter Baumann Menno Moenk John Caspers F. C. Cramer Thos. W. Hogan S. M. Hosford G. J. van Buren Gladys Hosford Cedar Rapids Farmers Mutual Insurance Association Castle Grove Cecil H. Thompson Clark South Dakota Thompson Joseph P. McDonald Chicago C. W. Furlingmeier Harms Farm Cass Township Ladies’ Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church I. R. Hintz C. A. McLaughlin Ben Mettler Monticello Martin Geiken

Mr Smith's Status Unchanged in Senate Controversy

The Philadelphia Public Ledger reports Mr. Smith defends his course to let Illinois citizens vote on the senate's actions. Despite public funding concerns and large contributions, his standing in the senate remains unchanged after the November election, as it had been in the prior month.

Mr. Smith el Philadelphia Public Ledger Senate

Office and Hospital One Block North of Post Office

A short notice states an office and hospital are located one block north of the post office with access available day or night.

Calla

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