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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1914
Page
2
Wyoming’s grand outdoor Christmas tree lights up Main Street
A 45 foot tall Christmas tree in Wyoming’s Main Street drew crowds with about thirty electric lights and evening performances by local children and a cornet band. Santa Claus gave out treats from Babcock’s store and the Santa Claus Mission. the event highlighted community generosity from business owners and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Main Street
Cornet Band
Farley
Dillon Bronson
Electric Light Company
Pleasant Ridge
Santa Claus
Babcock’s
Santa Claus Mission
J. M. Green
M. I
Nickless
Chicago
R. Fishwild
Presbyterian Church
McDonald
James McDonald
Washta
M. H. Calkins
J. T. Paul
Kenneth Babcock
Sovereign
Saskatchewan
W. G. Wherry
Monmouth
Illinois
G. E. Bruntlett
Stillwater
Minnesota
K. N. Wilcox
W. J. Embree
Ohio
T. G. Richardson
OC. C. Overley
J. W. Waite
Anamosa
Alex Adams
Monticello
Lee James
Cedar Rapids
G. W. James
John Paul
OC. B. Paul
Fred Fifield
Wheatland
Louie Koch
Rev. D. S. deBest
Earlville
Mises Inez Anderson
Community News and New Year Greeting
The item notes the home of A. W. Anderson in town and mentions Arthur Tompkins assisting at the post office. It closes with a cheerful New Year greeting to Express readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Anderson
Arthur Tompkins
the Express
Tragic Death of Ethel Cunningham in Castle Grove
Mrs. Ethel White Cunningham died after an appendicitis operation following illness spread by telegrams from Sheldon Iowa. Her husband Frank White survives with two young children and her father D W Cunningham. Funeral held in Monticello after brief illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Grove
D. W. Cunningham
Sheldon
Iowa
Ethel White
Cunningham
Manchester
Ethel Cunningham
John Nelson
Prairieburg
Plymouth County
Frank White
Ethel
Nicholas Miller
Edward
Mr. Miller
Monticello
Will McLaughlin
Jack Rabbit
Will
Jack
E. D. Hogan
Cascade
Bessie Hogan
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Margaret Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Mae Hogan
Sinsinawa Mound
Wisconsin
James Hogan
Lutheran Church
O. R. Ricker
Seneca
Nebraska
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
Silas Grant
Denton
Texas
Ames
M. J. Cass
Fern Howie
Mazie Cunningham
O. F. Hosford
John McLaughlin Jr
Chicago
McLaughlin
Margaret Deischer
Dennis Delay
Luthberan
J. A. Howie
Sokol Wedding Noted From Los Angeles Home
Onslow December 30 reports the marriage of Hon. F. J. Sokol at his Los Angeles residence. The notice notes family ties and wishes him happiness. Also mentioned are Christmas visit by Rev. S. B. McClelland and wife, and birth of a first child to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hansen. Funeral of Earl Conley reported. A gathering at the opera house for Harbinson Orr and Mrs Carstens family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbinson Orr
Martin Carstens
Opera House
Orr family to depart for California and Anamosa move
The Orrs plan to leave for Los Angeles soon while the Caretens relocate to Anamosa this week. Leonard Ingwersen has rented H Or rs farm and taken possession. Mrs Orr's parents Mrs Dennison accompany them. Hal Smith and Florence Maple wed on Christmas day at the Maple home near town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrs
Californa
Anamosa
Leonard Ingwersen
H. Orr
Los Angeles
Orr
John Dennison
Hal Smith
Center Junction
Florence Maple
J. H. Maple
Lara Johnston
Harned & Mays
Davenport
O. O. Johnston
Wm. Spence
Franks
Maquoketa
Melvin Spencer
Grace French
Holtz
Idaho
Lizzie McMaster
Will Clark
R. A. Scroggie
J. 4. Mackrill
Tompkins
Prof. Evans
M. B. Walters
R. C. Walters
Mr. Walter
A. K. McMaster
Prairieburg Notes and Obituary of Newel W. Austin
Local items report a car trip by Mack Fish and neighbors to Manchester and health concerns for Dayton Cunningham, plus church events, visits, and a family reunion. A Riverside Daily Review obituary profiles Newel W. Austin, Monticello founder and longtime contractor, detailing his life from Franklin County New York to Iowa Tacoma and Riverside, with 2:30 PM service at First Methodist and Evergreen Cemetery burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairieburg
Mack Fish
O. A. DeLancey
Dayton Cunningham
Newell Gillian
Manchester
Sheldon
Sam Fleming
John Dolan Jr
Aurora
Tom Dolan
Georges Fish
Fay
Central City
Ed Fish
John Kola
Herald
Minnesota
Seward Smith
Grandma Leclare
Monticello
Esther Rhatigan
Anamosa
L. Rovers
Harold Fleming
Alburnette
Burlingham
Cherrill Parker
Wm. Smith
Coggan
Ruston
Gertrude Adams
McQueen
M. EK
Mary Burke
John Dolan
Louisi Gebringer
Ad Caldwell
O. Caldwell
R. O. Pinch
M. 8
Knapp
Tom Brown
Givin
Iowa
Flockhart
Henry Dolan
Omaha
Frank Mclaughlin
Newel W. Austin
Riverside
California
Nature
Mr. Austin
Franklin County
New York
Emaline A. Gardner
Austin
Tacoma
Methodist Church
L. G. Austin
Ashland
Nebraska
H. H. Monrose
Nellie A. Freeman
Leech and Prahm Open New Hardware Firm in Center Junction
Center Junction residents welcome Leech & Prahm as new hardware firm owners. Revival meetings by Lenox Gospel team boost Presbyterian church attendance. Local moves include families traveling to Springfield and Muscatine, with visits among relatives in Davenport and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leech & Prahm
Preston
Lenox
Presbyterian Church
George Killinger
Springfield
Massachusetts
George
Mary
William
David Phillips
Fayette
Phillips
John McNeilly
Muscatine
Mabelle Hudson
Sam Alexander
Stanwood
Will Alexander
Leo Courtney
Keota
Iowa
George Courtney
Lena Stupka
Oxford Mills
C. W. Preston
James Leech
Davenport
Earl Stingley
Lucy Millner
Wyoming
K. Moncrief
Anna Stingley
Lafayette
Colorado
Daisy Crorey
Anamosa
Will Leech
Dawson
Ray Young
Kansas
Homer Harr
Hally
Yolga City
State Board Rules Quarantine for Chickenpox
The state board of health orders chickenpox quarantine as with other infectious diseases. Clarence Beggs settles disputes with Wm Welch and leases the Union farm, planning to move to Minnesota next week. Rev J J Kidder, a Methodist minister, reportedly invests in a banana farm in South America after trading a Canada farm. Minnie Murray reportedly leads in the Chicago Drovers Journal contest with a grand prize of a Mitchell automobile amid an overwhelming final day of votes and subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Clarence Beggs
Wm. Welch
Union
Minnesota
Lament
J.J. Kidder
South America
Canada
D. &. Kehoe
Minnie Murray
Chicago Drovers Journal
Miss Murray
Mitchell
Moore Claims Inside Track for U S marshal nomination
Anamosa resident E R Moore who backed W A Hogan for U S marshal now says his recommendation has been sent to the White House from the department of justice. Washington dispatch notes nominations for attorney in the Northern and marshal posts in the South and North districts are at the White House with DOJ recommendations. Hogan supporters denounce Moore’s actions and vow protests at the White House and Senate if nominations advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boss Moore
Anamosa
W. A. Hogan
U. S
White House
Department of Justice
Washington
Des Moines Register
Leader
Iowa
Dan Hamilton
Reed
E. R. Moore
van Wagenen
Friends of
Billy
Hogan
Moore
Senate
Coast in crisis. California labor chief warns of winter idle
Labor Commissioner McLaughlin cautions eastern readers not to come to the Pacific coast this winter unless they have secured work. He notes coast cities are crowded with idle and destitute men amid deteriorating and widespread hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Herald
McLaughlin
California
Pacific Coast
Riddle of the Year Father and His Fleeting Sixteen
A riddle describes a father with twelve sons each bearing thirty daughters. The daughters are party colored with one white cheek and one black, never see each other’s faces, and live no more than twenty four hours.
Local Notices and Movements in Amber Area
December 29 notes report a chicken pie supper at Harry Witham's Friday for church funds. Spencer Guiles preached at the brick church in Jackson Sunday night. J H Sanderson moves to Anamosa this week. August Toenjes expects house completion soon. Rev L Gould preached here Sunday. Lloyd Robertson went to Anamosa Monday. Mike Faust moves to Springville. Farmers hauling coal were observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber
Harry Witham
Spencer Guiles
Jackson
J. H. Sanderson
Anamosa
August Toenjes
L. Gould
Lloyd Robertson
Mike Faust
Springville
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Anamosa and Monticello
A sequence of property transfers is recorded, detailing transfers in Anamosa and Monticello. Executrix Jennie E Zerbe sells lots in Olin. W L Myers bu y into Shaw’s subdivision. Elzadie Helmer sells Webster’s out lots. Addie Scott et al sell three parcels. Adam Bodenhoffer and spouse sell lot 79 and a strip. Barbara Wosoba et al to Frank Powelka in Oxford township. J A Potter et al to Eliza Potter in Wyoming. Frank A Locher to Monticello Independent School District. Anna Hoss guardian to Sarah Kennedy. John E Snyder to G E Shoop. Jennie Schipman to Charles Schipman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elzadie B. Helmer
William L. Myers
Webster
Anamosa
Addie Scott
Margaret P. Gillen
Adam Bodenhoffer
Charles Zimmer
West Side
Lewis F. Zeller
Barbara Wosoba
Monticello
John E. Snyder
G. E. Shoop
Fairview Township
Jennie E. Schipman
Charles H. Schipman
Warvil
All Over a Few Offices
Democratic group lingers over internal fights as Kilkenny cats precedent is invoked in a mock convention parody. Judge Van Wap en gags the attorney general, accused as a poor lawyer, while Murphy calls him a pettifogger in a jab at justice court prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Democratic Organization
Kilkenny
van Wapenengags
Trusts
Murphy
Van
Farmers Mutual Insurance Meeting in Castle Grove
The annual meeting of members of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of Castle Grove will be held at Schoolhouse No. 2 Castle Grove township on Saturday January 10 1914 at 1 pm. 2712 5. M Hosford Secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Mutual Insurance Association of
Castle Grove
Castle Grove Township
M. Hosford
Closing Out Sale At Shipman’s Former Location
Jewelry stock discounted thirty three to fifty percent with everything goes. Located opposite Perrine’s residence at Shipman’s former shop. Bargain for everybody. Conducted by W. F. Bingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipman
Perrine
W. F Bingham
Notice to Contractors Monticello School Building Bids
The Monticello Iowa board of education invites sealed bids for a gymnasium with classrooms. Estimated cost is 10000 dollars. Bids due February 8 1914 at noon and will be opened February 3 1914 at 2 PM. A 10 dollar certified check payable to the treasurer is required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Monticello
Iowa
Independent School Distrit
E. E. Reed
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward and Testimonials
One hundred dollar reward offered for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by F J Cheney and the National Bank of Commerce Toledo. Cure advertised as internally taken and acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, price 75 cents per bottle, sold by all Druggists. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
R. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
J. W. Doxsee
Hopkinton Leader News
Jennie
E. Zerbe
F. D. Gordon
Walnut Fork
W.L. Myers
Preston H. Kramer
Shaw
Doutrick Dry Goods Co
Wn. H. Gifford & Sons
Geo. Stuhler’s Sons Company
Monticello, Iowa
Geo. ‘Stuhler’s Sons Company
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