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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
4
January 1 report from Center Junction notes Red Cross donation receipts of 386.50 from December 15. A new shipment of knitwear is described, and about 60 members knitters are listed. Various local visits, marriages, travels, and society meetings occur around holiday time and early January.
Deaths of Mrs. Frank Kelly of Dyersville and Mrs. Mary Murray are reported with funeral plans in Dyersville and Worthington respectively. Numerous social visits and Christmas gatherings are noted among residents including the Paulsen, Greer, Wheeless, Murray, and Husmann families, with travel to Hopkinton, Monticello, Farley, Dubuque, and Castle Grove.
In Onslow January 1 a nine year old daughter of Leon Garpenter died after a loaded gun, not supposed to be loaded, was used by children during play. Dr Rawson pronounced her dead within twenty minutes. A tragic family loss draws community sympathy as details unfold. Red Cross volunteers assemble donations and dresses at local rooms. Coe College gospel team appeals for Christian support. George Smith Jr and family visit from nearby towns for New Year stay. Mrs W C Paul injured wrists while winding an engine.
The report lists visits and illnesses during Christmas season. Mr. and Mrs. Crawford and three children from Kansas visit Mrs. Garnett and relatives. Red Cross contributions from South Mineral amount to five dollars with garments donated. T. B. Johnston fell in a cellar on Christmas day breaking his hand. Cedar Rapids and Cedar Falls visitors come to relatives. Purl Walters remains ill at home but shows improvement.
In Scotch Grove on January 3 a New Year surprise for C A Sutherland involved oysters and a shared meal with plans for a charity concert. a Friday January 4 band program was misdated, with proceeds to the Red Cross. Local visits include Mrs H Hull in Manchester and Ella Loomis to Earlville, plus health and schooling updates on Arthur Himebaugh and Jud Nichols Jr. and social visits to Marion and Sand Spring.
Prairieburg scene includes Joseph Smith of the electric light company breaking an arm after a tree fall and being treated in Cedar Rapids where additional injuries were found. Local home talent plays were staged at Kula theater, and community members such as Russell Wyjack sisters Hester and Valentine returned to school. Visits include Mrs. J N Johnston of Stuart Nebraska and others, with frost bite pain for Velma Whitney and Seward L. Smith's week in Oshkosh Wisconsin.
Hog shipments to Chicago brought $17 per hundred earning nearly $2800 for EE F Eileen and Mrs Shaffer. Farmers Mutual Insurance directors met to close the year. W D McLaughlin travels to Anamosa for Mercy Hospital operation. Fred Fahrni injured after a fall. E R McLaughlin family visits from Ravinia SD. Dr Frank J McLaughlin of Chicago visits. Mr and Mrs George Specht welcome a daughter. Red Cross ladies plan meeting with Mrs A M Fairbanks. Tony Johnson moves into former Siebels residence. Siebels relocates to Richland township.
A elderly Manchester resident Wm Russell dies at 76 after critical operation. remains sent home. Hale township woman judged insane and committed to state hospital. Lawrence Dutton returns from post graduate study and plans Camp Dodge officer training. Sergeant Howard Remley returns from Camp Dodge after seven months service. Episcopal pastor Rev Eric Hamilton to move to New York City. Judge Dawley hears motion for new trial in Thos McArthur vs Town of Cascade. defendant awarded $260 in prior trial. C N Patrick offers glasses fitting services.
Oxford Mirror News reports the death of Mrs. Frank Nowachek after a brief illness at her daughter Mrs. Carrington’s home. The note also observes reduced mail, increased Christmas cards, and widespread trimming of holiday spending this year. W L Hanssen of Monticello named county chairman for Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps campaigns with Virtus trusted to lead the drive.
A. Miller resigns as Hopkinton creamery buttermaker to join Anamosa. Chas. Thing to temporarily fill the post. Rev. Hans Naether of Iowa City visits Hopkinton and Castle Grove, praising his University work. Floyd S. Dufoe and family move from Kimball S D and plan to settle near Pierre in the Big Bend. Isaac Shiedler dies at home, funeral held at Presbyterian church with Rev. W H Ensign officiating. born 1841 in Homer county Ohio. J A Dalrymple dies at 77 after a paralysis. Civil War veteran with local offices and three children surviving.
Vern Herbert Tanner of Marion and Velma Adelaid Henderson of Center Junction wed at the Marion Methodist Episcopal church at high noon on Tuesday December 25 1917 with Rev A H Hanscom officiating Leo Courtney and Frances Ward served as sponsors and A L Tanner and wife witnessed. The bride a longtime Jones County teacher now in a neighboring district wore satin crepe meteor trimmed in georgette crepe and pearl spangles. After the ceremony guests shared a lavish dinner at the Tanner home six miles north of Cedar Rapids, and the couple will reside on the Tanner farm after March 1 1918.
Anamosa Eureka reports the sudden death of Edmund LeClerc at 39 from heart trouble in Dalhart Texas on December 19. He was son of Rev G F LeClerc of Monticello and Mrs LeClerc, daughter of the late Edmund Booth. He owned the Dalhart Texan and recently installed a type casting machine. He leaves two young daughters and was mourned by family in Eagle Rock California and community alike. His funeral was attended by his parents.
A harsh reflection on ingratitude in journalism describing how publishers defend, praise, or shield individuals yet face backbiting when views differ, illustrating the uneasy balance between publicity and private backlash.
The International Harvester Company plans free tractor schools across the country to improve reliability and service. An event will be held January 22–23, 1918 in Monticello Iowa at the opera house with demonstrations and a take home booklet for attendees.
State and local court listings present numerous Iowa cases including nuisances desertions manslaughter appeals and bankruptcies. Notable items include Iowa versus Lyman Baldwin Godfrey Bader Frank and Mary Vozenilik and others across counties with garnishments attachments foreclosures and divorces. A Springfield Mass note critiques Lewis gun performance in battle.
A concise prayer asks divine guardianship for soldiers tonight and asks their safe return to honor and grace the homeland. It pleads for guidance on right paths, protection in battle, and steadfast presence with families who love them.
The Cedar Rapids Republican laments Prussians who destroyed lands and towns and raped women while in power. It notes their call for Christian consideration now that they face reversal, calling their plea cowardly and hypocritical.
Next week's schedule features Bessie Barris in Banks of Blue Ridge a five part Triangle drama and Perils of the Bakery a triangle comedy. On Wednesday January 9 Vitagraph The Fighting Trail and Keystone His Naughty Thought two reels. Saturday January 12 Enid Bennett in The Girl Glory five parts and Wheels and es Triangle comedy. Matinee at 8 00.
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