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Newspaper

Monticello Express

Location

Monticello, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1926

Page

7

Winchester and area notices and ads in Monticello Express

Various social notes and local advertisements list visitors and residents in the region. Mentions include MecNeill's Hardware in Monticello, Denkhoff's repair and jewelry services, vanity shops over the Princess theatre, and Beeks visiting Anamosa. Also notes Be per pound rag payment, incuba tor test claim, and local births and visits to Dubuque Perry Cedar Rapids Moline Oxford Junction and Hopkinton with names of residents and businesses.

Monticello Area Briefs and Local Notices

Local births, marriages, and derailed events fill Monticello area pages. A second child to Mr and Mrs John Miller is noted, while community members such as Lyle Sutherland and Miss Edna Balsiger are mentioned with visits, travels, and roles in schools and clergy. Obituaries and property sales appear alongside church events, farm demonstrations, and upcoming dinners.

John Miller

Poultry firm to open in former Iverson building

William Podhaski is moving into the Rundle building on Maple Street and will sell a full line of poultry equipment plus hatching chicks. The store opens March first and will buy eggs at top market price with incubators, brooders, feeders, and waterers on display.

H. P. Hoffmann J. L. Siebels North Main Street Dr. Hoffmann the Express William Podhaski Iverson Undertaking Department Maple Street

Alloways Celebrate Sixty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs James M Alloway marked 65 years of marriage on February 20 at their home in Monticello Iowa with close friends while ill health limited a larger reception. They married February 20 1861 in Edgewood Town and raised three children two of whom died, leaving Dora Brucks as a surviving daughter in Laurel Montana adopted Jeanette Callison of Laurel Montana. Mr Alloway born January 6 1839 in Tazewell County Illinois, moved to Iowa in 1840, and lived in Palo Bowen's Prairie Harrison County Scotch Grove Monticello while the couple lived in various towns. Both longtime members of the Christian church.

J. J. Locher Omaha Nebraska John J. Sullivan Sullivan San Diego California Columbus Supreme ‘Court Frances Alice Hoult Glenn Henry Bilers First Congregational Church George W. McNary Fred Lawrence James M. Alloway Town Jones County Dora Brucks Jeanette Callison Laurel Montana Alloway Iowa Tazewell County Tihnois Ohio North Carolina Palo Linn County Cedar Rapids Bowen’s Prairie Harrison County James Alloway Scotch Grove

Langworthy farmers form cooperative shipping association

Forty five farmers near Langworthy met at Heven hall on February 20 to organize a cooperative shipping group. Articles of incorporation and by laws were approved, with officers named and 29 members listed. F A Miller elected manager to list livestock for market and handle loading and billing. contact at Heven General Store. Also notes include health classes by Red Cross nurse and a two day sale at Winchester Simmons Co offering a 344 inch pure Russian hog bristle paint brush for 1.50.

Langworthy Heven Hall Co-Operative Shipping Association John D. Poppe Henry Poppe John Folkers D. J. Dirks George D. Schafer Huert Prull F. A. Miller Geo D. Schafer Henry Che Albert Weers Eilert Pruil George Poppe J. H. Dirks Harm” Fecht Winchester Simmons Co MacNeill's Hardware

Monticello Public Schools Showcase Physical Education Program

The Monticello public schools and Sacred Heart high school girls presented a gymnasium program highlighting daily physical education work. The event featured a grand march, primary stunts, volleyball, mat work, Danish dances, and final numbers by 150 students, praised for teamwork and skill.

Monticello Sacred Heart High School Whitford Sacred Heart Kate Lawrence W. Whitford Monticello Public Schools

Monticello Defeats Manchester in Basketball and Notables

Monticello hustled past Manchester 21 to 15 as Haw and Harris led scoring. The squad travels to Anamosa next Friday for a key season finale while Monti competes in a district declamatory contest with Alice Reed Lucia Schoon and Elizabeth Cooper representing various divisions.

Mount Vernon Bells George Washington Miss Parry Haw Manchester Harris Monti Anamosa Monticello Alice Reed Lucia Schoon Elizabeth Cooper Sacred Heart High School Whitford Mathience Club Jayne Shover Miss Shearwood Beth Lightfoot

Monticello Troop Honored in National Scouting Bulletin

Monticello Troop I receives special mention in the national Scouting bulletin Scouting published monthly for over 40 000 Scoutmasters. The article highlights The Hand Sled Trek Cart and a mid winter Maquoketa river hike with a tepee on ice. Court of Honor examined two First Class Scouts Stickford and Landis in Craftsmanship and First Aid to Animals. Four new recruits entered Tenderfoot tests.

Monticello Boy Scout National Headquarters Maquoketa River Court of Honor E. E. Reed J. J. Locher F. L. Mahannah Stickford and Landis Stickford W. Hiler C. Eby D. Stevens R. Locher

Death of a Former Resident Rev McCuskey obituary in Boulder

Obituary notes the death of Rev William Huey McCuskey at 1023 Grandview Avenue February 16. Born January 21 1841 in Ohio County West Virginia he served as minister in Nebraska Iowa South Dakota North Dakota and finally Monticello Boulder area. Survived by siblings four children and four grandchildren. Recalled as stern but respected man who supported the local Presbyterian church.

W. H. McCuskey Boulder McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago Dubuque Iowa Muary B. Buison McCuskey Nebraska Northwest Sheldon Jackson Denison Charles Castlewood South Dakota Dickinson North Dakota Lime Springs Frankville Mount Hope Volga City Ife Hopkinton Virgil McCuskey Nannie McCuskey Elm Grove West Virginia Frank B. McCuskey Presbyterian Church Hoshinpur India Harriet McCuskey Clara McCuskey Mabel McCuskey Loveland High School Margaret McCuskey Bath Illinois William Donald Frances McCuskey Wooster Ohio

Wet leather ruined by drying it over intense heat

A report notes that wet leather becomes ruined when exposed to high heat during drying. The material loses flexibility and strength, leading to stiff creases and potential cracking. Immediate air drying is advised to minimize damage.

Funeral Service for Rev W H McCuskey Held Thursday

Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 30 from the Tippett Powell Home mortuary for Rev W H McCuskey with Rev Campbell Coyle delivering the message. Hymns Rock of Ages and Jesus Lover of My Soul were sung by a quartet, Grace Black sang There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy, and burial followed at Green Mountain cemetery. J W Hoult jeweler watchmaker Monticello R R watchwork specialty 36 2.

W. H. McCuskey Tippett-Powell Campbell Coyle First Presbyterian Church Jesus McCuskey Grace Black Green Mountain Cemetery

Monticello ISD to Hold Annual Meeting in March 1926

Notice to qualified electors of the Independent School District of Monticello Jones County Iowa. Annual meeting will be at the old City Hall on the second Monday in March 1926 from 1 to 6 p.m. Directors elected for three year terms to succeed L. B. Hoag and F. B. Stimson, and a two year treasurer term to succeed A. J. Stuhler. Dated February 15 1926. A H Koop Secretary.

Monticello Jones Iowa Old City Hall L. B. Hoag F. B. Stimson A. J. Stuhler A. H. Koop

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Monticello, la J. W. Doxsee Chas, A. Doxsee New E. G. Burrichter G BE. Orcutt Delhi Winchester Paints McNeill Louise Hartman Frank Locher W. W. Stickford Winchester MecNeill John Thornton Farley's Denkhof’s Adison Locher Fred Matthiessen, Sr Guibransen nianos—Locher P. . Gibson Charles Podhaski Waterloo Steiner Grocery Store A. W. Steiner Alicia Beeks F. L. Serbousek Moline Monticello Express Denkhoff Denkhoff’s Fred McLaughlin D. P. Young Perry Mayme McMahon Susan McMahon Vanity Beauty Princess Theatre Lyle “Milsap Keen Kutter McNeill’s William Magee of Margaret Eberhart John Schweitzer John Marage Mary Betty Kay Helena Wilcox Myrtle Rockstad Mrs G. P. Rockstad John Krouse CG. M. & St. P. Railway Oxford Junction Lavina Thompson Mrs. Patton W. E. Tuetken Bankers’ Life Insurance Company McNeill’s Hardware Harry Maire Lois Cowan Iowa City John Krause Cedar Rapide Kentucky W. Wm. G. Schoon W. Wim. G. Schoon Lyle Sutherland Sioux Falls C. E. Bates Iid Wirth The Modern Dry Cleaning Company Dry Cleaners Ames Congregational Church Steiner's R. G. Rogers Burlington O. J. Rogers Agnes Maire Chicago University Ulysses Maire George Hines Marion McNeill's Hardware Edna Balsiger LaCrosse Wisconsin Ruth Metcalf Eastern Star William Stuhler George Stuhler’s George Albery John Yossi John Behrends Admi Ida Kisaling C. M. & St. P. Railroad Lucile Schweitzer Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls J. W. Schweitzer Norman Clark Farm John Leonard Temple Hill Loyal Podhaski Loyal Hilda Mary Dondelinger Newhall Order of the Eastern Star New England Masonic Temple Helen Hoy Fred L. Mahannah Edna Colburn Raymond Leonard Duckett Cedar Heights Duckett Theological Seminary John J. Locher James A. Voorhees Mr. Locher William Laude Rockford James Laude Harvey, Illinois Emma Laude Everett Maloney Edgewood Maloney Third Street John Kettenhofer Edgewood Journal Harry H. Locher Anton Locher John J. Kentzinger Walter Koerner John Duschner Dubuque County Duschner John Dalenc Epworth J. K. Hale Iowa State Tourists Club Chamber of Commerce Excelsior Springs Missouri W. G. Haskell Lafayette Young Des Moines Hot Springs Philip Brown A. G. Hanken M. R. Tobiason Harry S. Stabler John McDonald Memorial Hospital Stahler William III H. J. Lang Lovell Township Carl Lee Millwaukee Edward A. Lang Alison Elmer Lang Atlanta Georgia Roy Lang Boston Lee Fred Kate Maurice Lovell Township Farm Bureau Jones County Fair Association L. E B. Hoag Harry I. Rodman Fred Matthiessen Rodman T. J. George George Eastern Iowa Fair Managers’ Association James Laude Elgin Lauder Rockford Bams Elgin Maroons Northwestern Bell Telephone Company Paul J. Daake Daake James M New Shipping Association Katherine Farmer Red Cross Clarence Rhatigan BOY Scout K. M. Keyes Fourth and Maple Streets Hoag Duster Monarch Steel Odk M. McAleer L. P, Waddick Star Meat Market Marshall & Matthiessen J. W. Hoult R. R. Watchwork Bank of Service Lowell State Bank Roller, Packer Arend Balster’s Stores Rickless’ Dry Goods Store
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